CHAPTER 548: CHAPTER 548: YE CHEN IS DOOMED TO DIE

"Morgue? What’s in that morgue now?"

"There are the corpses from the experiments we did before. They’re all laid out in the morgue now."

"So if that’s the case, then, Ye Chen might have passed through the morgue, entered it, and even noticed there were several corpses there?"

"If Ye Chen is intelligent and has strong analytical skills, he should be able to deduce that we’ve performed some experiments on these people."

"In that case, I think I understand why Ye Chen didn’t leave with the others. It’s because he wanted to wait until we were gone, then look in our laboratory for clues, right?"

"Exactly, that’s the point. So now we can explain why Ye Chen didn’t leave immediately."

"Fortunately, we acted in a timely manner, and I believe that when we entered the Underground Hospital, those two people must have been hiding in the central control room all along."

"Yes, only from that place can we control the entire situation in the Underground Hospital. We really rushed our actions back then, so we forgot all this. But now he’s buried under the ruins; I believe he’s no longer capable of survival."

"An emergency exit and a normal entrance door. Besides these two exits, are there any other ways to escape from here?"

Although Yang Da knew the chances of Ye Chen’s survival were slim, he always felt that Ye Chen wasn’t an ordinary person.

If, by chance, he has truly escaped death, what information could he still have in his hands? That would be a bothersome matter for him.

"There shouldn’t be any left. Basically, all the exits are completely sealed now. Besides, we saw him going there, and even if he holds any information, it doesn’t seem to matter anymore, right?"

"Right, from the time we got those items, until we left here, climbed to the surface, and then triggered the explosive device, how many minutes did the whole process take?"

Suddenly, Yang Da seemed to realize something, so he turned his head back and asked them.

"Let me think, at that time, when we came out from there, and then went to get those items, the whole process took about five or six minutes."

"5 or 6 minutes, does this include the one minute it takes for the automatic detonator to activate?"

"Yes, it’s all included."

"So that means, aside from that one minute, he had five minutes to enter your laboratory, right?"

"Yes, definitely. Moreover, if he knew the password and entered quickly, he could clearly see everything inside. The key issue is, it’s impossible for him to know the password. When we designed this lock, it was meticulously calculated so that nobody could open it."

"But I’m worried that Ye Chen might have that ability. If, let’s say, he really went inside, five minutes would be more than enough for him to analyze everything."

"But what does it matter if he finished the analysis? Once the self-destruct device is activated, no one can escape."

"That’s not right, there should be one more place."

Just then, someone seemed to suddenly remember something, then smacked his forehead and stood up from his seat.

"Oh? What place?"

"We have a duct used for delivering oxygen, ventilating, and exchanging air, right?"

"Where is it?"

"The entrance should be on one side of the main hall. It’s never opened under normal circumstances; it’s only accessed when the ventilation system needs maintenance and someone needs to crawl through."

"What, can he crawl out through there?"

"No, not just crawl out. The main point is that if everything were to collapse, that duct could potentially hide a person, given it’s made of a special steel structure."

"That won’t happen. When it was built, we took such preventive measures, meaning even if someone hid there, they would suffocate to death inside, because once the self-destruct device is activated, it would be connected to all areas, including all entry and exit points."

"You mean, including the ventilation duct?"

"Yes, that device was precisely added as a precaution, so when the self-destruct device is activated, it would also seal all those things inside."

Hearing this, the person just took a long sigh of relief, realizing that perhaps his worries had indeed been excessive.

"Good, if that’s the case, he has almost zero chance of escaping, so we don’t need to worry about it at all."

After exchanging these thoughts, everyone seemed to agree that Ye Chen was doomed and thus dismissed their worries.

However, they noticed that Yang Da still seemed troubled.

"President Yang, you really don’t need to worry so much. Even if he were a deity, he wouldn’t be able to escape now. It’s impossible for him to find that ventilation system."

"Another point: even if he does manage to get into that ventilation duct by sheer luck and his strong calculation ability, what then? When the hospital collapses, the duct will also be buried within."

"But haven’t you noticed? Guo Tao has already deployed a large number of people who are digging and searching here. I would have suspected that one day, they might find that spot."

"The length of that duct, all together, should be about 180 meters. With both ends blocked off, the air available inside would be incredibly scarce, barely supporting someone for about four hours max."

"And now, with the number of people at the site, even if there are many, it’s impossible for them to scour the entire area and find that location within 4 hours."

"Right, meaning, no matter what he does, he won’t have any chance of survival this time."