The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife Chapter 1857: Racing Against Time

"Time is tight now. If the National Security Bureau’s elite wants to come, it will take at least a few hours. I’ll contact Director Jin immediately to approve Hong Kong’s security office to cooperate with our operation, lock down the factory, and catch them; otherwise, they’ll all run away." Tianjing anxiously reported from the car, while Ye Shikai directly called Cheng Luoqi, asking her to assemble the team first. Though he held no position, he was still Dragon Teeth’s instructor, so Cheng Luoqi listened to him. Using the excuse of late-night training, the team was fully armed and assembled, ready to act as soon as the National Security Bureau’s approval was granted.

"I’ve already contacted the director of Hong Kong’s security office. They will gather in advance, just waiting for the bureau’s orders." Jing Xie reported.

"That’s still not enough. There’s nothing stopping them outside the factory now. They know and could run away at any time, but moving those facilities and test subjects definitely requires time, though not too long. We need people to lock it down immediately. If necessary, even the local traffic police will do." Ye Shikai added.

"Okay, I’ll go contact them." Jing Xie nodded and said.

Ye Shikai suddenly regretted not bringing some Hidden Guards. If he had a group by his side now, he wouldn’t be caught in a nobody-to-deploy situation.

"Mr. Ye, we can only deploy the twenty or so people I brought, but less than half are combatants. What should we do now?" Tianjing asked. Always calm, he was anxious now; they had startled the scared bird too early.

"It’s also my fault; I took a bottle of medicine at the time, thinking they might not quickly notice. I didn’t expect this." Ye Shikai blamed himself, but the medicine must be crucial now, possibly one of the HST project’s research results. Otherwise, they could have pretended nothing happened and evacuated at night. If they just attacked Shen Wu, they also exposed themselves.

Ye Shikai sped towards the factory, and sure enough, some things were already loaded onto trucks and ready to leave.

"Quick, stop them!" Tianjing shouted, and the National Security Bureau members acted immediately, barging in, showing their IDs, and making all drivers stand down.

"Go, attack!" Suddenly, the security guards at the gate made their move, rushing at them with batons.

"Jing Xie, Phoenix, you take people and block them. Mr. Ye, we’ll stop the trucks."

"Yes."

"Yes."

Seeing the truck drivers stepping on the gas to rush out, Ye Shikai immediately jumped up, struck one unconscious with a palm, braked the vehicle, and pulled the handbrake. The truck must be carrying equipment and absolutely can’t leave.

Dozens were in a chaotic fight; it’s deep into the night, and nearby residents, disturbed from their sleep, turned on lights to "watch."

At this moment, a siren sounded from the distance, the first to arrive was the traffic police. They were nearby and rushed over upon receiving notification.

"Surrender."

"Hurry!"

The arriving traffic police, not few in number, quickly arrested all the security guards. Ye Shikai and Tianjing didn’t hesitate and rushed inside. There might be a tunnel; they might still be transporting things out.

"Other places don’t matter; let’s go straight to the medicine room and experiment area," Tianjing shouted.

"Okay, you take the medicine room; I’ll go to the experiment area. It’s a winding path that’s hard to find; I’ve been there, and I know the way." Considering the previous detour coming in, Ye Shikai decided to go to the experiment area himself, letting Tianjing handle the medicine room. Though he feared it’d be emptied, he had to gamble.

Ye Shikai dashed inside; many lab-coated personnel were there. They showed tension, hurriedly running outside.

"Stop right there." Ye Shikai grabbed one by the collar and roared.

"Don’t... don’t kill me."

"Calm down; what are you doing?" Ye Shikai shouted, and the man’s legs were already jelly. Whether he was in charge or voluntarily or forcefully brought here, they should understand the experiments inside. If caught, there’d be dire consequences.

"We received orders to immediately evacuate, evacuate."

"What research are you conducting?" Ye Shikai demanded, but the man just lowered his head, silent, slack in every limb, his acquiescence revealing the answer.

"Did you evacuate the laboratories and medicine room?" Ye Shikai inquired.

"The medicine room’s mostly moved; the lab... not yet."

Ye Shikai tossed him aside, unsure if there was a tunnel here. But with the entrance sealed, they couldn’t escape through the main doors; Ye Shikai ignored them, rushing straight to the lab.

If the lab personnel and test subjects hadn’t evacuated, it could still be salvageable. Ye Shikai dared not delay, channeling his Inner Strength and darting like lightning towards the lab.

"Hurry, evacuate this place."

"Move everything out."

Ye Shikai hurried to the lab; many people were still there, lights glaring, moving equipment outside. Ye Shikai pulled a handgun from the Storage Ring and fired two shots at the ceiling.

Bang, bang.

"Hands up, quickly." Ye Shikai bellowed; the gunfire terrified them to panic. They’re researchers; they’d never seen such a scene, turning into scared birds.

"Drop everything and line up against the wall." Ye Shikai commanded. The experiment area was built with isolated rooms; Ye Shikai glanced inside, seeing kidnapped individuals, one per room—clearly, experiments were being performed on them.

Thinking of this made Ye Shikai furious; he dragged one researcher out and held the gun against his head.

"Don’t kill me, don’t kill me."

"Speak, what is this experiment?" Ye Shikai shouted furiously, his tone full of rage, firing into an empty corner nearby. The shot rang loud; the man collapsed, nearly fainting.

"We... we’re just following orders."

Ye Shikai scanned the surroundings and suddenly spotted a steel door on the wall, a heavy security door seen in foreign banks’ vaults—resistant to explosion, immovable.

"What’s inside here?" Ye Shikai demanded.