Chapter 1037
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“Right here.” Felton immediately handed a tablet to Shanley, who held it at a comfortable angle for Juniper to read.
As they scrolled through the dossiers, a chilling pattern emerged.
Every single kidnapped scientist specialized in the exact same field: Human Genetics.
Shanley’s voice dropped to a grim murmur. “A massive medical facility dedicated solely to genetic research.”
“Yeah.” Juniper nodded slowly, the pieces clicking into place.
They now knew exactly what Sanctum Holdings was doing. The Gene Modification Project.
If they succeeded in altering human DNA on a mass scale, the global fallout would be catastrophic.
“Fast forward. I want to see the patient,” Juniper instructed.
The video skipped ahead to Silas’s room. The camera perfectly captured the emaciated, hollow-cheeked man lying on the bed.
But the visual was much worse on screen. Without the adrenaline of the moment, they could clearly see the sheer amount of trauma inflicted on his body. His arms were bruised and covered in needle tracks, and a jagged surgical scar ran across his shaved scalp.
It was horrific. A lesser man would have died years ago. To survive that level of torment—and actually wake up—required an unimaginable will to live.
“Zoom in on his face,” Shanley ordered, leaning closer to the screen, his dark eyes analyzing the man’s bone structure. “Does he look familiar to you?”
Juniper stared at the screen for a long time before shaking her head.
She felt a strange, inexplicable pull toward him, but she was absolutely certain she had never seen this man before in her life.
“I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere,” Shanley muttered. “Maybe he’s a famous researcher we came across in a textbook.”
But the man was too emaciated. Standard facial recognition couldn’t get a solid read, and there were no immediate matches in the database.
“Run a digital reconstruction,” Shanley ordered the tech team. “Restore his original bone density and facial fat, then run it through the system again.”
“Yes, Boss.”
“The rest of the video is just hallways,” Shanley noted, gently taking Juniper’s hand. “We didn’t catch a glimpse of his wife.”
“It’s obvious what’s happening.
Sanctum Holdings kidnapped the brightest minds in genetics to force them to work
on this project,”
Juniper said, her tone heavy. “That man and his wife are just two of their prisoners.”
And from the looks of it, they were being tortured into compliance.
*5. 7.*
Juniper opened her hand, staring at her palm in deep thought.
What did those numbers mean? 7? As in ‘Seven’, her alias?
Was he trying to tell her he knew who she was? Or was it a code?
And the way he looked at her… it was heartbreakingly desperate, filled with an
emotion she couldn’t quite name.
“The flight was exactly three hours
from Eclara City, followed by a
forty-minute drive, an hour and a half on a boat, and another
fifteen minute drive, Juniper stated, rapidly recalling the sensory data. She gestured to the hackers to take notes.
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“The waves were aggressive, and I heard herons. We didn’t pass any commercial vessels or tourist chatter, which means it’s located in private or restricted waters.”
“The facility is built inside a mountain, but considering the wind tunnels, it has to be
a canyon or a valley directly adjacent to the ocean.”
“Cross-reference those parameters. I want a list of every possible location on the
map.”
“Right away,” a hacker nodded, typing furiously. “But Ms. Payne, why are we looking for this specific base?”
“Forced genetic modification is a crime against humanity,” Juniper said, her eyes turning glacial as she looked across the room the succeed, the consequences will be irreversible.”
“We find it, and we burn it to the ground. That’s the mission.”
The hackers froze for a split second, their eyes widening in sheer awe and respect.
“Get it done, and everyone gets double salary this month!”
“YES, MA’AM!” the room roared in unison.
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