Rules are rules, but people are flexible.

Rouyi said to Dodge, "Anyway, the boss wants to see us. There's no harm in calling to say hello beforehand."

Dodge used a dedicated encrypted phone to call the boss. The boss seemed to have anticipated that Fatty and the others would inquire about Han Yu and Jennifer. Not only did he not blame Dodge, but he also gave Dodge Jennifer's location, instructing Dodge to take Fatty and Rouyi to find Jennifer. However, he didn't mention Han Yu at all.

Fatty knew that Jennifer's situation was more critical than Han Yu's. He had witnessed the Z organization's way of doing things. As a pawn abandoned by the Z organization, Jennifer would certainly not be treated kindly.

Seeing Dodge say that he could take them to find Jennifer, Fatty released Dodge's hand. It took Dodge half a day to recover from the pain.

Fatty had embarrassed Dodge in front of his subordinates, and this hatred was deeply buried in Dodge's heart. He silently vowed that if one day Fatty was no longer a "guest" of the Z organization, he would kill him immediately—no, he must torture him first, so that he could also experience the feeling of wanting to live but being unable to, and wanting to die but being unable to.

...

Inside a bright and spacious laboratory.

More than a dozen researchers in white coats were bustling about, busy with experiments, observations, calculations, and data exchange.

These researchers were all handpicked by Strange for Han Yu. Han Yu was currently standing in front of a large projection screen, intently staring at the data on the screen, silently calculating.

Strange quietly entered the laboratory and stood behind Han Yu, saying casually, "Dr. Han, I regret to inform you that the Lop Nur archaeological expedition has failed. The joint archaeological team has been completely wiped out."

Han Yu ignored Strange, but from her expression, she was not surprised by the news Strange brought.

Strange smiled strangely and said, "Your good friends, Mr. Ishikawa and Ms. Rouyi, were in the archaeological team."

Hearing Fatty and Rouyi's names, Han Yu's heart skipped a beat. She didn't expect Fatty and Rouyi to be in the archaeological team.

Han Yu turned her head sharply to look at Strange: "What's going on? How could they be in the archaeological team? Didn't you promise me you would protect them?"

Seeing Han Yu so nervous, the smile on Strange's face grew even wider.

Han Yu's emotions became more and more agitated, and she seemed ready to explode at any moment.

Strange decided not to keep her in suspense any longer, and said, "Ishikawa and Rouyi are survivors of the archaeological team. Although I don't know how they got out of the black sandstorm, they are still alive."

Han Yu walked directly to Strange, unafraid of him, and asked, "Where are they now?"

Strange said gently to Han Yu, "I've sent people to pick them up. They are on their way here. Don't worry, I've given them the highest level of courtesy, and no one will make things difficult for them."

"Besides telling you about Ishikawa and Rouyi, there is another matter I need your help with," Strange said.

Hearing that Fatty and Rouyi were not in mortal danger, Han Yu felt much relieved.

"Please come with me, Dr. Han," Strange said, making a gesture of invitation.

Han Yu followed Strange out of the laboratory.

After all, Fatty and Rouyi's lives were in Strange's hands. Now that he was using Fatty and Rouyi's lives as a threat, Han Yu had no room for hesitation.

Two of Strange's men had been waiting outside the laboratory for a long time, one pushing a wheelchair, the other holding a strange helmet.

Strange said hypocritically to Han Yu, "Before that, for safety's sake, please put on this blindfold, Dr. Han."

Han Yu silently accepted Strange's request. One of the two men put a helmet on Han Yu, and the other helped Han Yu into the wheelchair.

Inside the helmet were headphones and a head-mounted display screen. After putting on the helmet, Han Yu could only see the content on the display screen and hear the sound in the headphones.

The helmet was showing a video of Michael Jackson's Super Bowl halftime show. The scene was very lively and immersive. Han Yu could only concentrate on the picture and sound of the video, and could not feel what was happening in the real world outside the helmet at all. Moreover, she was sitting in a wheelchair and being pushed, so she had no idea where she was being pushed.

Although Han Yu tried her best to feel the changes in the surrounding environment, she felt nothing except changes in temperature and the feeling of the wheelchair accelerating, decelerating, stopping, and weightlessness.

After about twenty minutes, the wheelchair stopped. Strange's men took off the helmet for Han Yu.

The scene in front of her suddenly switched from the concert video to reality. Han Yu felt an unprecedented sense of dizziness. She closed her eyes and rubbed her temples, and didn't get up from the wheelchair for a long time.

Strange was not flustered. He did not urge her, but waited quietly for Han Yu to adjust.

After the dizzy feeling gradually disappeared, Han Yu slowly got up from the wheelchair. She refused Strange's offer to help her.

Strange was not angry. He waved his hand and let his two men push the wheelchair away.

After his men left, Strange greeted her with a smile and said to Han Yu, "Dr. Han, welcome to my biochemical laboratory."

"Please follow me," Strange said, walking ahead, pointing the way.

There were many small laboratory cubicles in the biochemical laboratory. Every time they walked to a laboratory, Strange would briefly introduce the function of the laboratory. Some were dedicated to testing, and some were dedicated to analysis.

When they walked to a poorly lit laboratory, Strange repeatedly reminded her that it was a dissection room, and there was a dissection going on inside, and the scene was a bit bloody, so don't look inside. Han Yu couldn't help but peek inside out of curiosity, and this one glance startled Han Yu.

The scene in the laboratory was extremely terrifying and eerie.

A corpse was being dissected and studied by researchers in an almost five-horse-divided manner. Part of the corpse's scalp had been peeled off. From the peeled-off scalp, it could be seen that the person was bald before his death.

Researchers had made a hole in the corpse's skull, and the brain had been taken out. The corpse's limbs had been cut off, and the internal organs had also been taken out. These parts were being studied by different people.

The researchers' clothing was also very strange. They were not wearing the surgical gowns of ordinary forensic doctors, but rather hazmat suits. Han Yu had only seen this kind of attire in science fiction movies.

Seeing Han Yu's curiosity, Strange explained: "The person being dissected was a researcher here before his death. He had been working here for a long time. More than half a month ago, when he was working on a certain project, he suddenly developed a serious illness and unfortunately passed away. His remains were donated to the laboratory and are being studied."