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Chapter 310 The Shop's Secret

Behind Carter, police officers were setting up a perimeter, indicating something serious had occurred ar the

shop:

| couldn't help but feel uneasy as | glanced at him. "Is it okay forto be here?"

"Don't worry. All the cameras have been turned off."

That reassured me. He wouldn't putat risk.

"You should've been inside. It's freezing out here."

| just wanted to see you sooner. He offered a soft smile.

For a brief moment, almost forgot how he used to be Why had I once thought of him as so frightening?

I gently pushed him toward the door. "What happened today?"

"I had speople stir up trouble at the shop. As soon as they heard we might call the police, they tried to pay

to make it go away. But when money didn't work, one of them shut the place down."

| stopped in my tracks. "They were planning to force their way in?"

"Yes. A bunch of thugs, really. They didn't expect us to be prepared. We had backup waiting outside, and when

the scuffle started, they ran into the underground tunnel."

I'd figured out where the tunnel was, but now | worried. With so many people around, | feared the decoy might

have gotten into trouble.

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"Did anyone get hurt?" | asked, anxiety rising. | had only wanted to cause a bit of a stir, not out of hand.

Carter's face grew dark. My stomach twisted. "What happened?"

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"They're badly injured. They meant to scare them, but the situation escalated. They broke into a secret

underground base. If that secret leaks, the whole shop is done for. That's why they never planned to let anyone

leave today. "Do you remember the guy who used to fix our cars? He stepped in to protect them. He got hurt,

but at least he's alive."

| remembered him well. I'd added him on WhatsApp, chatted with him a few times.

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He hadn't been at the shop long, so he likely didn't know anything too important.

I'd gone through his posts. He was a cheerful guy, cfrom a small town in the mountains to support his

family. He had a younger sister who was excelling in school.

He was kind too. When he couldn't afford to buy food for stray cats, he'd give them half-of his lunch.

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But tim, he was caught up in something he didn't ask for.

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For th nd | hadn't witnessed the chans firsthand, | could imagine how dangerous it must have been. Once inside

the dege, | to the police had taken control, Officers were investigating, looking around. chop, fer

There were barricades everywhere, and the floor was stained with dark red blood.

Carter and Netion reached an agreement, giving us permission to enter the scene.

The sight of blood stains on the floor madenauseous. Carter's bodyguards were young, strong, and

If they were werely injured, the fight had been fierces

"Where's Captain Turker? tasked.

"He's in the basement, Carter answered.

"What down there? What's the secret?

hard to explain in just a few words. You'll get it when you see it.

Take followed us down the hidden passage. Just as | expected, the entrance was right in front of us.

The tunnel was unfinished. The walls had only been roughly coated with cement, and the air was thick with a

musty, rotten scent, mixed with the overpowering smell of blood. The last t| was here, | was a spirit. | didn't

have the ability to smell anything.

Carter looked at me, his expression full of concern. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, | replied, though my voice was tight.

"Is this the place you've been before?"

| nodded and pointed down one of the paths. "Yes, the room | went to was down that way."

| slowed my steps as | walked down the familiar route.

The closer we got, the harder my heart beat. My palms were slick with sweat.

Don't worry, Carter said gently, patting the back of my hand.

The door to the room was already open. As | stepped inside, | was hit by the sight of the stone bed in the middle

of the room-it was empty.

Tsaw my own body lying here," | said. "This is the sroom."

My emotions overwhelmed me. | saw a man with dark skin enter. They were talking about... skinning

As | spoke, Damian, wearing gloves, opened a nearby cabinet. It was filled with sharp tools.

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The sight of them made my tears fall freely.

"They must've... dismemberedin this room. Skinning me!"

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Luke's eyes narrowed as he studied the assortment of tools. His anger was evident, and his hands clenched into

fists.

Carter stood motionless beside him, his gaze icy and unreadable.

"This place." | said, Trying to steady my voice, "it might hold sanswers about the bodies."

There were many rooms below, and this was only one. | wiped away my tears quickly. "What's in the other

Tooms?"

""You'll find out soon enough," Carter replied.

| stepped into the next room, and the sight leftreeling.

The other rooms had been bare and unfinished. But this one was something entirely different.

It was filled with medical equipment-machines of all sizes, an operating table, and tools that looked more

advanced than any | had seen in a hospital.

"Is this an operating room?" | asked, my voice shaky.

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Carter nodded. "And several procedures can be done at once."

| had expected something strange, something eerie, but not this.

What kind of operations were they carrying out here?

| followed the sound of voices to another room. Nelson was standing by the door, his face serious and

stern.

He looked up when he saw me. "Mrs. Bolton."

"Captain Tucker, what's going on here?" | asked, my voice low.

He stepped aside, allowingto see into the room. Inside, there were rows of cages, each holding young

people-boys, girls, teenagers, all mostly under 25. They were locked in separate cages, organized by age.

The stench of unwashed bodies filled the air. Their hair was unkempt, their nails long, and their faces were dirty,

making it almost impossible to recognize them.

The only clean part of their faces were their eyes, wide with fear. They huddled together in terror, as though they

had forgotten how to trust anyone.

In front of each cage were stone troughs, and it was clear-they were being kept like animals.

My mind raced as | thought about the surgical equipment | had just seen.

"Who are they?" | whispered, my heart aching.

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Nelson's expression darkened. "Most are orphans, with no families to claim them. Swere adopted, but

others were taken."

The memory of the recent missing persons reports flashed through my mind-especially the many missing middle

school students. Had they all been brought here?

"These people, they've been raised for this... could it be...?"

Nelson finished my thought. "Exactly. It's an organ farm. The repair shop is just a cover. Down here, there's an

underground operation selling organs. And it's not just about transplants-it's far worse." He guidedinto

another room. The scene beforewas enough to make my stomach churn.