Urban Soldier Young Master

Chapter 1098 - 1097: Three Long Minutes

Chu Ge walked over with Chu Shiyao. As Chu Shiyao looked down, she couldn't help but gulp, her face turning rather pale.Even though the laboratory was brightly lit and the temperature was moderate, Chu Shiyao still felt goosebumps rising on her skin, a chill that made her scalp tingle from deep within.

Through the floor tile that had been removed, what appeared in Chu Shiyao's eyes looked like a deep well. With the light shining straight down, it was conservatively estimated to be ten meters deep, and at the end was a blood-red expanse.

Although she knew it was an air cushion designed to buffer gravity, standing at the edge of the hole and seeing that color, Chu Shiyao still felt a vertigo from her fear of heights, and her stomach churned with nausea.

Besides this air cushion, there seemed to be something else ahead, but from this angle, it was unclear.

Chu Shiyao couldn't see clearly, and neither could Chu Ge.

However, since he was using his immense Spiritual Power to suppress Chu Chengrui, keeping this old mad dog in a hypnotic state, if he couldn't see clearly, he could just ask.

Although Chu Chengrui was in a hypnotic state, bewildered, and would only respond to Chu Ge's questions, at least he was very cooperative, and Chu Ge quickly learned about the specifics inside this escape passage.

In front of the air cushion was a track car. As long as they sat in this track car, they could travel through the tracks and directly reach a place very close to an abandoned warehouse. Following the path, they would see a secret door; by entering the password on the door, they could enter the abandoned warehouse.

Having learned everything he wanted to know, Chu Ge was silent for over ten seconds before turning his gaze to Chu Shiyao.

"Yaoyao, what do you want to do now?"

Chu Shiyao was still gazing at the large hole hidden beneath the tile, inwardly astounded by the grandeur of this escape route. Suddenly hearing Chu Ge's voice, she couldn't help but be stunned.

"What?"

Instinctively, Chu Shiyao asked a question and glanced at Chu Chengrui, standing aside in a daze, a hint of complexity quickly appearing on her clear, doll-like face.

Chu Ge repeated his words, and Chu Shiyao's expression grew even more complex.

In fact, even without Chu Ge's reminder, she had already recalled some things, some words she had once spoken.

The escape passage was right here. There was no problem for her and Chu Ge to get out, so...the thing to do now was to decide how to deal with Chu Chengrui.

She had asked Chu Ge to let her personally kill Chu Chengrui; now was clearly a better chance than ever. Even though Chu Ge hadn't made it particularly clear, the situation was quite obvious.

Chu Ge had fulfilled what he promised her, and now it was time for her to make a choice.

He would respect her decision on what she wanted to do.

Looking at the calm expression of Chu Ge and then at the dazed Chu Chengrui, Chu Shiyao felt this was the hardest decision she had to make in her life.

After pondering over it, Chu Shiyao discarded some unnecessary thoughts. She felt there were two most worthwhile choices in front of her.

The first option was, as she had previously said, to kill Chu Chengrui with her own hands, using the most straightforward method to avenge the deception and torment she had suffered.

The second choice was to leave with Chu Ge, taking Chu Chengrui with them, and then hand him over to people with enough power and authority to ensure he received due punishment.

What should she do?

Thinking about this question, Chu Shiyao felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on her heart, each beat becoming so burdensome that even breathing, an instinctive action, became somewhat difficult.

This decision was too hard for her. In the span of just one minute, she wanted more than once to give up making this choice and let Chu Ge handle everything. But each time she opened her mouth, she ended up not saying a word.

Chu Ge had already done enough for her, and she was no longer a child. Just as Chu Ge was fulfilling his promise to her, some responsibilities should be shouldered by her own shoulders.

Once more, her gaze wandered between Chu Ge and Chu Chengrui. Chu Shiyao took a deep, deep, deep breath, then lowered her head, making sure Chu Ge couldn't see her expression, as if she wanted to see through the ground beneath her feet.

Time at this moment seemed to slow to a crawl. Every second felt like a year to Chu Shiyao, as countless struggles brewed within her heart, like an unseen and fierce battle raging quietly inside her.

The air was deathly still, yet Chu Ge sensed something intangible—Chu Shiyao's spiritual fluctuations becoming slightly erratic.

Chu Ge sighed quietly. It's no wonder, considering she was just a girl in her twenties—how could she not be conflicted?

Chu Ge was somewhat surprised. He had thought Chu Shiyao would hand this difficult decision over to him to make, but instead, she was deeply pondering, insisting on making it herself.

Since Chu Shiyao has not given up on solving this problem, Chu Ge decided to give her some more time to either solve it or give up.

However, this time won't be long, because the phrase "the longer the night, the more likely dreams are" is a fundamental truth. Even though theoretically, no one will come into this lab to disturb them, they don't have much time to waste here.

Time passed second by second, and before they knew it, these seconds had aggregated into three minutes.

Just as Chu Ge was finally about to say something, Chu Shiyao let out a long sigh and lifted her head.

That beautiful, doll-like face no longer showed any struggle; instead, it was replaced by a calmness that Chu Ge had never seen on her face before, like a frozen lake, undisturbed even by raging winds.

"Brother Chu, wait for me a moment."

Chu Ge had already vaguely guessed what Chu Shiyao intended to do, but he said nothing, merely nodding with a complex emotion.

Chu Shiyao turned around and walked out of the lab. Seconds ticked by, and when she returned, she held a long and cold, gleaming scalpel in her hand.

Chu Shiyao's answer was... kill!

If, when Chu Shiyao had first entered this trap, Chu Chengrui had shown her even a sliver of warmth, if today when he took Chu Ge away, he had cast even a glance at her, then she might not have been able to make this decision in such a short time.

Unfortunately... there was none, not at the beginning, and not at the end.

In fact, in those short few minutes earlier, aside from the grievances between her and Chu Chengrui, Chu Shiyao thought about many things, and it was those thoughts that were the most important reason she made this decision.

Perhaps, death was Chu Chengrui's best destiny.

Since Chu Chengrui had long been involved in biological experiments, he undoubtedly accumulated a wealth of experience and experimental results. The existence of people like "Number Ninety-Seven" was the best proof.

Such a person, what he knows in his mind is the most terrifying. If Chu Chengrui does not die now, while he's awaiting judgment and punishment, countless people might seek to obtain the crazy ideas, experiences, and results in his mind.

The human heart has always been the most complex thing. It can be pure, true, good, and beautiful, yet also evil, sinister, and wicked, and such transformations might occur in the blink of an eye due to a swell of desire.

With Chu Chengrui's current achievements and status, those who associate with him are undoubtedly significant figures.

It's no exaggeration to say that if these people merely coughed, some would be as quiet as a mouse, while others would exhaust their minds, pondering whether there was some deeper meaning behind the cough.

If these people were to stomp their feet, it could even cause mountains to shiver and everyone to live in fear.

That Chu Chengrui reached this point and even achieved such terrifying experimental outcomes without being exposed demonstrates his ability and intelligence have reached an exceptionally high caliber, and also, of course, leverages the tremendous network he accumulated over many years.

Moreover, among these "big" figures, it's quite possible that none are unaware of his mad plan but secretly offered him a certain degree of support.

Although Chu Shiyao really didn't want to think this way, it seems only this explanation could make certain matters more easily and thoroughly comprehensible.

For example... in the dialogue between Chu Ge and Chu Chengrui earlier, she learned that they were actually situated inside the mountain where the Chu Family villa complex resided!

What a colossal project it must be to excavate a mountain and construct such an enormous research base inside it?

Yet, remarkably, this remains a secret?

Theoretically, this is impossible, but that's the reality. This alone is enough to demonstrate how extraordinarily powerful Chu Chengrui is.

Chu Shiyao really didn't want to think, or dare to think about how those involved in these projects came or where they went.

As for those exotic beasts, extraordinary people, legal and illegal equipment sourced from around the world, and the tunnel stretching several dozen kilometers beneath the lab, compared to the massive project, they are trivial details.

So, if Chu Chengrui doesn't die now, might someone secretly rescue him? Or perhaps pull a trick to replace him with a scapegoat? Then have him change his identity and continue these insane biological experiments elsewhere?

The answer is... highly likely!

Even though Chu Shiyao knew very clearly what she needed to do next, she was surprisingly calm at the moment. Her right hand holding the knife was as steady as a rock, and her doll-like face showed no expression.

Chu Shiyao walked back to Chu Ge's side, and finally, she decided to give Chu Chengrui one more chance.