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Chapter 680: Chapter 685: Trapped in the Laboratory (1)

At this moment, inside the laboratory, Ling Chen spread his arms and cautiously felt the objects around him, step by step, he moved forward, calling out Zhu Xiaozhu’s name.

However, the lab was very spacious, and visibility was extremely low due to white smoke enveloping the area. Two minutes passed, but Ling Chen still couldn’t find Zhu Xiaozhu.

At that time, smelling the pungent odor, Ling Chen suddenly felt something unusual with his body, feeling drowsy and unable to muster his energy. He shook his head and muttered to himself in surprise, wondering why he now felt unwell despite being fine just moments ago.

While he was pondering, he heard Hu Fei’s voice coming from the lab’s loudspeaker: "Ling Chen, be careful—the white smoke is aerosolized anesthetic. The greater the amount sprayed, the higher the concentration. It can easily cause people to lapse into unconsciousness. Be very careful not to get affected."

Upon hearing Hu Fei’s warning, Ling Chen finally understood.

So the white smoke contained the effects of the anesthetic, no wonder he was feeling unwell.

"Ling Chen, wait a moment, I’ve already sent someone with a gas mask for you."

As soon as Hu Fei’s voice faded, Ling Chen heard footsteps approaching from his left.

"Who’s that?" Ling Chen asked, heading towards the direction of the footsteps while reaching out his hand, "Hand it over to me."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard the footsteps stop. For a long while, there was no response from the person in the white smoke. Seeing this, Ling Chen opened his mouth, ready to speak again. But before he could say anything, he heard a voice not far away, "Mr. Ling, where are you? I’ve brought the gas mask."

Hearing that voice, Ling Chen’s expression changed abruptly. He had thought the footsteps earlier were from Hu Fei’s subordinate, but now it seemed that was not the case.

With thoughts racing through his mind, Ling Chen quickly stepped back twice, staring intently at the white smoke before him, he demanded firmly, "Who are you? Speak!"

But no matter how Ling Chen called out, the other party remained silent.

At this point, something dawned on Ling Chen, he hastily asked, "Fatty, besides me and Zhu Xiaozhu, is there anyone else in the lab?"

"Uh... oh right, there’s also Miss Xia. When the incident happened in the lab, the researchers were conducting a physical examination on her."

"Xia Mutong?" Ling Chen was startled, could it be that person just now was... As this thought crossed his mind, Ling Chen urgently commanded, "Everyone get out, immediately!"

"Hey! Ling Chen, what’s going on?" Hu Fei asked anxiously.

Before Ling Chen could respond, someone suddenly burst out of the white smoke like lightning, rushing swiftly towards him. When the figure got close, Ling Chen finally confirmed that the silent person was indeed Xia Mutong.

Damn it!

Cursing under his breath, Ling Chen yelled, "Fatty, didn’t those idiots inject any anesthetic during the examination?"

"They did indeed."

"Mr. Ling, we administered ten milliliters of anesthetic."

Hearing the voice of a researcher over the loudspeaker, Ling Chen couldn’t help but curse, "Only ten milliliters? You idiots, I..." but then he didn’t know how to continue.

It seemed that this incident wasn’t anyone else’s fault. Xia Mutong had only been brought in today, and he hadn’t had a chance to instruct those researchers. Xia Mutong’s condition was different from Jiang Yunkai and Bai Huanjun; she required a higher dosage of the anesthetic, so the normal dose was insufficient.

The researchers must have neglected the fact, leading to an insufficient dosage of the injection, which is why Xia Mutong woke up midway through.

Without time to think further, Ling Chen stepped back, blending into the white smoke, disappearing in an instant. Avoiding Xia Mutong’s attack, Ling Chen hurriedly ran towards the back. Currently, the white smoke enveloped the surroundings; he couldn’t see Xia Mutong, and Xia Mutong couldn’t spot him either.

However, this situation wouldn’t last for long. The white smoke contained anesthetic vaporized into the air, and if he kept breathing it in, he would definitely pass out.

Therefore, he had to find Zhu Xiaozhu and leave with her while he was still able to stay conscious.

"Fatty, lock down the lab."

"Lockdown?" Hu Fei said in surprise, "Are you crazy? If the lab is locked down, no one can get in or out, you and Miss Zhu will be trapped inside, do you..."

"Enough, stop wasting time, just do as I say," Ling Chen urged impatiently.

Thinking of Nanrong Wanqing and everyone else outside the lab, Ling Chen had no choice but to make this decision. If Xia Mutong escaped from the lab, who knows how much damage would be caused; it would put everyone’s life at risk. After careful consideration, locking down the lab was the best course of action.

Under Ling Chen’s pressing, Hu Fei had no choice but to activate the lockdown procedure for the laboratory.

For a moment, all the glass doors and windows around the laboratory were separated with thick steel plates.

Looking at the locked-down laboratory, Nanrong Wanqing outside expressed anxiously, "Ling Chen hasn’t come out, are you just going to leave him?"

Hu Fei, feeling helpless, said, "There’s no choice, it was Ling Chen’s decision, we can only follow suit. Moreover, Miss Xia has woken up, if we let her escape, the consequences would be unimaginable."

"Miss Xia? Who is that?"

"Xia Mutong, Miss Nanrong should know her."

"Her?" Nanrong Wanqing nodded lightly, "I know her, but what danger can she pose?"

"Miss Nanrong, the matter is a long story, now’s not the time to explain." Having said that, Hu Fei led the people to the office, connected to the laboratory’s monitoring system through the computer, and checked the situation inside the lab. Unfortunately, too much white smoke billowed in the lab, which hindered the surveillance cameras’ view distance, making it impossible to locate Ling Chen.

With no other recourse, Hu Fei had to turn the lab’s audio receiver to the maximum, to receive signals from inside and thus determine whether Ling Chen was safe.

But after a few minutes, the laboratory was silent, without a sound.

"What’s happening, why is there no movement at all after such a long time?" Nanrong Wanqing asked, fraught with concern.

"Don’t worry, I am aware of Ling Chen’s capabilities; he won’t easily get into trouble," Hu Fei responded. noveldrama

"That... Mr. Hu, could it be that Mr. Ling has been affected by the anesthetic, so..."

Hearing the researcher’s speculation, Hu Fei frowned slightly and said, "You’re saying he passed out?"

"It’s a possibility."

Kaelina spoke gravely, "How about letting me lead a team inside to find Ling Chen and Miss Zhu?"

"This..." Hu Fei hesitated indecisively, uncertain whether to send people in or not.