"Someone has wronged you, Mr. Corden!" Rick raised his hand and lightly patted Mike's shoulder. Then he glanced meaningfully at
Mike's injury before sitting down again.
Mike sucked in a breath, obviously in much pain. As he put his leg away, he tied up the torn bandage again and said, "Rick, what
were you trying to do? Did you think my injury was fake?"
Rick's voice was cold as a smile crept onto his stoic face. "Well, not really. | just wanted to see what weapon the other party used."
His excuse was superficial, and no one bought it. Mike snorted and said, "If you wanted to know what weapon they used, you
could've just asked me. Also, don't change the topic! The most urgent thing right now is to find the boss quickly!"
After a pause, he continued, "Do the higher-ups know about the boss's disappearance?”
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Everyone was downplaying the situation before this. Now that Mike had mentioned the higher-ups, Rhea's face froze. Even Rick
raised his brows.
Only Lily did not react much to it.
She did not know which 'higher-up' Mike referred to. Although she had a rough idea and knew people were working behind the
scenes, she had never been in contact with them.
"W-We’ve yet to inform them," Rhea hesitantly said as she glanced at Rick with uncertainty.
"It's something recent, and the incident was so sudden. That's why we haven't reported it yet."
It was evident these two dared not report the incident. However, the boss's disappearance could not stay hidden for long, even if
they did not report it. The boss must have had his way of contacting the higher-ups, and they should be in regular contact.
On top of that, he would have to report the experiment’s progress. No one dared even to imagine what the consequences would be
if the higher-ups knew about this.
"So, we must find the boss before the higher-ups learn of his disappearance!" Mike said anxiously. His face was pale from the pain
as large beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks. He looked anxious and troubled.
Rick looked deeply at him before slowly turning to face Lily, who had hardly spoken.
"What do you think, Ms. Christian?" He asked.
Lily raised her eyes and glanced at him lightly. "Sorry, I...have no opinions."
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She opened her hands up, making her look helpless.
Rhea suddenly becangry and slammed the table before leaning forward. "Stop pretending! You must have something to do
with the boss's disappearance! You chere with bad intentions from the very beginning!"
"As | said, | was in the lab at that time," Lily was not angry as she lightly answered, "There is evidence of that."
She glanced at Rick; he was the one that brought this proof to the table.
"What evidence?! Anyone can falsify evidence! From what | see, you're the biggest suspect here! You should be apprehended and
tortured for answers!" It was Rhea's chance to get Lily detained, so she quickly jumped on it. She would never let such an
opportunity go.