Chapter 18 - The Hidden Laboratory Beneath The Abandoned Clinic
Midnight shadows stretched long across the abandoned coastal property in the Hamptons indicated on the thumb drive. Federal tactical units crept silently across the manicured lawn toward an old, weathered carriage house.
Rachel and Agent Miller followed closely behind the lead breach team, keeping their flashlights pointed downward. A tactical officer applied a hydraulic charge to the hidden cellar door, blowing it open with a muffled thud.
They descended a steep flight of concrete stairs into a brightly lit, sterile subterranean medical laboratory. Rows of cryogenic storage freezers hummed quietly against the white walls, housing thousands of frozen genetic samples.
Dr. Adrian Vale sat at a stainless-steel desk in the center of the room, calmly reviewing digital patient files on a monitor. He didn't even look up as the federal agents swarmed the laboratory with weapons drawn.
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"You're late, Agent Miller; I expected federal marshals hours ago," Vale remarked with a cool, unbothered smile. Agent Miller kicked his chair backward, slamming the doctor against the steel desk in handcuffs.
"It's over, Adrian. Your illegal genetic dynasty ends tonight," Miller stated, snapping the cuffs tight. Rachel stepped into the light, staring down at the mad scientist who had manipulated their entire family.
