The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

As Ling Chen appeared, the men guarding both sides of the corridor merely glanced at him without scrutinizing. In their view, he was certainly one of their own; no outsiders could mix into the mountain top. As he approached, Ling Chen hesitated for a moment, abandoning the idea of taking action, and walked directly inside. He initially planned to handle these guards, then have Yu Beifeng and Chen Junfeng join him.

Since they didn’t detect him, it would be better for him to go in first and ascertain the situation inside. That way, he would be prepared if he needed to make a move later. At the end of the corridor, Ling Chen found that there were doors on both sides.

The door on the left was ordinary, but the door on the right had a password lock. Without much thought, he directly turned toward the left door. After entering, a man just happened to come out from the inside. Ling Chen raised his eyes and looked at him, discovering it was the man who had gone to deliver food to the prisoners earlier. His appearance confirmed that he was in the right place; those detained must be inside.

After seeing the man out, Ling Chen quickened his pace and walked straight inside. Soon, two large iron cages appeared in his view. Each cage contained about ten people, mostly young men and women in their twenties, with only a few middle-aged men in their thirties or forties.

At that moment, more than twenty people were in the cages, eating.

Ling Chen approached, took a look, and suddenly heard a familiar voice enter his ears: "Ling?"

This voice... Ling Chen froze for a moment, turning to look at one of the iron cages. Tang Shiyun stood up from the corner and quickly ran to the side of the cage. Besides her, there was someone else he knew — Tang Shiyun’s former agent, Xu Hong.

"Shiyun, Hong?" Ling Chen asked in surprise: "Why are you here?"

Tang Shiyun countered: "Ling, aren’t you here to rescue us?"

Upon her reminder, Ling Chen quickly unlocked the chain of the iron cage, releasing everyone. After a pause, he instructed: "Everyone should be quiet. If you want to leave here alive, you better follow my plan."

Having said that, he pulled Tang Shiyun and Xu Hong aside and asked: "Girl, how were you captured?"

Tang Shiyun replied pitifully: "Hong and I were in Beijing handling some business, preparing to fly back to East Sea City, but were hijacked halfway."

"We’ve been captured for a week. They take people out every day, but those who are taken never come back. We don’t even know if they’re still alive." Xu Hong chimed in.

Ling Chen nodded: "It’s alright. With me here, I will definitely get you out."

After a while, Chen Junfeng’s voice came through the earpiece, and Ling Chen gestured to everyone then led them outside. Passing through two doors, the group soon arrived at the corridor entrance. By this time, the guards in the corridor had already been dealt with by Chen Junfeng and Yu Beifeng.

Just as Ling Chen was about to lead the group away, the door with the password lock on the right side of the corridor suddenly opened from the inside. Two men came out one after the other, running into Ling Chen and his group.

Bad!

Ling Chen’s heart sank, the Nine Yang Qiankun Step immediately unfolded. Before the two could speak, he was already close, delivering fierce punches, knocking the two men to the ground. At this moment, the door from which they emerged had not closed yet; Ling Chen stepped forward, held the auto-closing door open, and peeked inside.

A laboratory? Upon seeing inside, Ling Chen was startled; Zhu Hong had actually rebuilt a laboratory. The staff inside wasn’t many, only about ten people, but the equipment was complete. Clearly, Zhu Hong had spent quite a bit of effort building this laboratory. Transporting much large equipment from the bottom to the top of the mountain is not easy.

"Ling Chen, what are you looking at? It’s time to leave."

Hearing Chen Junfeng’s urging, Ling Chen replied: "Sir Chen, you first lead everyone out; I’ll take a look inside."

"There’s nothing worth seeing."

"It’s okay. Since I’m here, I should find out what Zhu Hong is up to." Previously, Tang Shiyun mentioned there were originally about thirty captives, now only twenty remain; the others taken away, whereabouts unknown, likely had significant ties to this laboratory. If it were other experiments, he wouldn’t be too concerned. However, he knew Zhu Hong possessed a terrifying experiment. It was due to this experiment that Chen Quan’s abilities significantly improved, making him much stronger than typical Heavenly List experts.

If Zhu Hong were conducting similar experiments, he would certainly find a way to stop him.

Inside the lab, Ling Chen closed the door and began to look around. The staff noticed Ling Chen with his hands behind his back and entering from the main door, mistaking him for one of their own, so they said nothing, continuing their work.

Ling Chen glanced around, discovering several people lying on one large piece of equipment, stripped to their underclothes, motionless as if deceased. However, wires were attached to each of them, and from the equipment’s data, they were alive, just in a deep sleep.

"What’s their situation?"

Ling Chen tapped a nearby staff member’s shoulder, pointing at the individuals.

That person appraised Ling Chen with a puzzled expression: "Who are you?"

Ling Chen bs: "I’m Mr. Zhu’s designated supervisor; I’m in charge of the lab now. Brief me so I can grasp the situation early."

The staff member didn’t doubt Ling Chen’s words. Since he was to be the future superior, currying favor seemed wise. He patiently explained: "All our experiments follow Mr. Zhu’s data instructions, for instance, what you’re seeing now is a deep hypnosis experiment where we implant psychological suggestions to instill specific content into their memory, making them believe it unquestionably."

"What are the effects of this experiment?"

"We implant distinct identity information in each subject, erasing their previous identity. So far, it’s working well; however, the test is still in its early stages with several issues, requiring time for full success."

Ling Chen nodded and further inquired: "If their memories are altered, can they be restored?"

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