h4Chapter 674: Chapter 679 Zhongyang City/h4

    Zhongyang City.

    This is a first-tier city. Although not as bustling as East Sea City, it is one of the top metropolises in the nation, easily ranking within the top five. Sitting in the taxi, Qiu Yong looked at Ling Chen in the passenger seat and asked, "Ling Cheng, how did you know that the God Organization’s research base was in Zhongyang City?"

    Ling Chen smiled slightly and exined, "Actually, it’s quite simple. If it were before, I really wouldn’t have any way to know, but now it’s different. At least now we know that the God Organization has significant ties with the southern Ling Family. Therefore, we just need to investigate the industries of the Ling Family and then randomly check ording to the type of industries. By doing so, we can easily pinpoint the location of the research base."

    During the conversation, the taxi slowly stopped at the roadside.

    "Everyone, we’ve arrived!"

    "Thanks, driver." Ling Chen paid the fare and led Qiu Yong and the other two to a building nearby.

    Qiu Yong examined the building in front of them and asked, "Ling Chen, is this the ce?"

    Ling Chen nodded and answered, "This building is a research institute owned by the Ling Family, dedicated to developing chemical drugs for the family’s factories. It’s an official research institute. However, that’s just the public im. In reality, it is a secret research base for the God Organization."

    Zhang Zhongfeng curiously asked, "How are you so sure that this ce is a secret research base for the God Organization?"

    Ling Chen confidently smiled and said, "I had Hu Fei check—the purchase list of this research institute includes many items that aren’t rted to chemical products. Moreover, the institute publicly ims to have over twenty research staff, yet the amount of food they purchase daily is enough for sixty to seventy people, which is definitely abnormal."

    Upon hearing this, Qiu Yong and hispanions instantly understood.

    "It’s quitete; there probably aren’t many people working inside the research institute right now. It’s the best time to make a move," Qiu Yong said. Then looking at Zhang Zhongfeng, he added, "Fourth Brother, find a high spot when we get inside and block the enemy, and cover our retreat."

    "Understood."

    "Second Brother, Sixth Brother."

    "Big Brother, yourmand."

    "In a moment, the two of you find the drug ingredients Miss Zhu wants, and I’ll distract the enemy. You guys need to move quickly and try to resolve this within half an hour."

    Xu Ming and Ling Chen responded in unison, "Okay."

    After everything was ready, the four of them climbed over the fence outside the research institute and entered the spacious courtyard.

    On one side of the courtyard was a sturdy gate. Next to the gate was an electronic keypad on the wall. Ling Chen looked at it for a moment and quickly approached the device, immediately ripping off the cover with his hands.

    Looking at the red and blue wires inside, Ling Chen quickly picked up a red wire and connected it to a blue one. The moment the two wires touched, a sh of electric light sparkled. Fortunately, Ling Chen reacted promptly and let go, preventing an electric shock.

    As the keypad was disabled, the tightly shut gates slowly moved apart, revealing a spacious entrance.

    Without hesitation, Zhang Zhongfeng drew his bow and arrow, quickly stepping in to inspect the area behind the gate to guard against any enemies.

    "Clear!"

    Upon hearing Zhang Zhongfeng’s voice from inside, Ling Chen and the others immediately entered.

    They moved through the gate and, aided by the dim lighting, Ling Chen observed the surroundings, noting the empty corridors on either side, devoid of anyone.

    Strange!

    Why is there not even a single security personnel here? Ling Chen frowned internally. Hu Fei had told him that this research institute was always operational and wasn’t ever abandoned. If that was the case, why was it empty?

    "Big Brother, be careful, this ce feels a bit odd."

    Qiu Yong nodded, his voice grave, "I also sensed something amiss." He then gestured, and Xu Ming followed him, heading toward the corridor ahead.

    Ling Chen followed behind with Zhang Zhongfeng covering the rear.

    The four walked over twenty meters, seeing through the transparent ss various machines and equipment. Suddenly, Ling Chen stopped in his tracks, staring at a piece of equipment behind the ss, his eyebrows deeply furrowed.

    Seeing Ling Chen standing still, Zhang Zhongfeng inquired, "Ling Cheng, what’s wrong?"

    Ling Chen pointed at the instruments and the iron bed behind the ss, pausing between words, "I’ve seen this ce."

    "Seen it?" Qiu Yong and Xu Ming turned their heads, looking at Ling Chen, "Ling Cheng, have you been here before?"

    Ling Chen shook his head and said, "I haven’t been here, but I saw this ce in an image."

    Originally, when he was in Lin Jiawei’s manor, Lin Jiawei had shown him Xia Mutong’s situation through a tablet using remote video. This ce was exactly where Xia Mutong had stayed in the video.

    This indicated that Xia Mutong was definitely brought here, and the experimentspleted at this research institute took ce.

    Calcting the time, this research base was still operational within half a month, but now it’s empty, which is really baffling.

    "Ling Cheng, there’s a door over there. Let’s go check it out."

    Hearing Xu Ming’s voice, Ling Chen nodded and quickly walked towards the ss door nearby.

    As he opened the door, Ling Chen hadn’t even stepped in when he suddenly stepped back, his expression turning somewhat grim. Noticing his unusual behavior, Qiu Yong quickly asked, "Ling Cheng, what’s going on?"

    Ling Chen pointed at the ss door, his brows furrowed, "People have died here, and many of them."

    Hearing this, Qiu Yong and the others exchanged nces, a hint of shock in their eyes.

    Standing at the doorway, smelling the stench of decay emanating from behind the ss door, Qiu Yong nodded, "This strong decay smell, the people inside must have been dead for at least half a month."

    "Let’s go in and take a look."

    "Be careful."

    Entering theb behind the ss, Ling Chen hadn’t walked far when he heard a ng underfoot as if he had stepped on something round.

    Ling Chen looked down and saw a shlight on the floor. He bent down to pick it up and turned it on, a bright beam of light immediately shooting out.

    With the shlight in hand, Ling Chen shone it around and saw several bodies lying on the floor not far from him; their mouths wide open, eyes bulging, as if they had been greatly terrified before death.

    "Ling Cheng, shine the light on me; I’m going to check their bodies."

    After saying that, Qiu Yong walked over to the bodies and carefully examined them.

    "Ling Cheng, look, their chest cavities have been pierced by a blunt object," Qiu Yong said, puzzled. "Looking at the marks around the wounds, it seems it wasn’t some heavy blunt object."

    "It was an arm."

    "An arm?"

    Qiu Yong and the others lifted their heads, puzzled, looking at Ling Chen, "You mean... they were pierced through by someone’s arm?"