Rust - Chapter 328



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RUST -328

The Homeland Security Operations Control Center is busy.

Because cannibals began to run wild simultaneously from all directions.

The New York Police Department had already stopped backing up and returned to its duties, and the military stationed outside New York City was also called in to quell a cannibalistic rampage in a nearby town, adding to the burden on Homeland Security agents.

“How is the operation progressing?”

[Standing at 70%.]

All the smaller gangs, cartels and mafias have been taken down, but the big guys have yet to be touched.

There are crazy guys on Wall Street. Powerful families with long roots in New York. Dealing with the remaining 30% was not easy.

“First, we need to block the criminals from hiding among the citizens by sniping them.”

[All right.]

If his head explodes every time he sticks his head out, he won’t be able to come out easily. We have no choice but to lock him up for now and send in Vladimir Maru.

“What about Vladimir Kalin?”

[Cleaning up the party.]

As expected, Vladimiru. Director Den Brown nodded with a satisfied expression on his face for the first time in a while.

“Okay. Then let’s deal with the gang first. To Vladimiru···.”

[Director Vladimir Kalin is moving rapidly.]

“···where?”

[AI prediction results show that Riser constraints are the most likely.]

No, why there? Didn’t we just finish the story? We were going to check if it was a cannibal and leave it if it wasn’t?

Director Den Brown’s brow furrowed. There was no way Vladimir would go back on his promises or stories without a reason. At the very least, he would work as hard as he was paid and receive as much as he worked.

“No way? When the riser restriction is passed on to the cannibal, raise the scenario. To the highest level.”

A scenario in which all executives, including Chairman Geese Riser, become cannibals.

“Right now, check the Riser’s real estate! And get a list of all of their employees and their families! Find out where they are and what they’re doing. Turn all the CCTVs in that direction.”

[How do you do Monader constraints?]

“First, Riser. Contact Vladimir Kalin.”

[I am not receiving any contact.]

That’s just the way he was. Dan Brown responded as if he was used to that kind of guy.

“Send a text. If Chairman Riser is a cannibal, I agree to dispose of him, but he can’t be killed right away. Say it’s because of the problem with the production of the cure. And send the guys near the Riser Pharmaceutical headquarters to secure the safety of Geese Riser first. Quickly.”

[All right.]

Riser Pharmaceuticals was the subject of intensive management as it was a facility that produced a variety of drugs.

Although the company itself claims to be concerned about security, Homeland Security agents were stationed nearby to prepare for any unexpected events, such as a terrorist attack.

[Right now. Request Chairman Geese Riser to be diagnosed with cannibalism. First, test the chairman and other executives. Then test everyone else.]

“All right.”

[Vladimir Kalin is on his way there. Stop them from barging in before the test, and if the test comes back positive, get out of the way.]

“Even if it comes out positive. It’s a company that produces treatments, so honestly, isn’t it okay?”

[This is not a situation to be taken that simply. There is a possibility that cannibals have taken over the company, so don’t let your guard down and start immediately.]

“All right.”

‘This is it.’

It was a difficult order to understand, but what can I do? I have to do as I’m told. Tsk- The agent headed to the Riser Restrictions with his colleagues.

“This is the Department of Homeland Security. We would like to see Chairman Geese Riser due to an emergency.”

“Please wait a moment.”

The desk attendant connected me directly to the chairman’s office.

[Mr. Chairman, Homeland Security agents have requested an interview.]

Geese Riser, who had just finished organizing important data and was preparing to leave for the cocoon, nodded to his secretary and said.

“I bet Dr. Jack Neese is bored. To Lab 3.”

“I will prepare.”

The Homeland Security agents followed the guiding secretary.

[The door opens.]

[Going down.]

An elevator that goes down instead of up.

‘Instead of going to the chairman’s office, you’re going down to the basement?’

And it’s not just the 1st or 2nd floor, it’s the 10th floor underground.

The agents exchanged glances.

What I thought was simple could turn out to be more dangerous than I thought.

How could a company that makes a cure not have a cure? I thought there would be no problem, but the atmosphere was not good.

However, it was not possible to launch a preemptive strike based on feeling alone.

But it doesn’t always go underground. I’m nervous.

“Is it underground? I know the chairman’s office is above.”

“You were in the underground laboratory, so I brought you there.”

“You seem very busy, so I will wait upstairs.”

“No. He has already stopped the experiment and is waiting.”

There was a subtle tension between the female secretary who guided them and the agent.

[Ding- the door opens.]

An empty hallway greeted the agents.

The secretary spoke with a faint smile to the agents who were hesitant to take a step even though the elevator door had opened.

“The place you are going now is the Level 1 Security Laboratory of Riser Pharmaceuticals.”

This means that top secret research is being conducted.

“For security reasons, we have electromagnetic security equipment and radio wave blocking devices running at all times, so please turn off your cell phones.”

“······.”

“······.”

This means that in case of an emergency, there is no way to contact colleagues waiting outside.

“The chairman is waiting.”

It wasn’t an atmosphere where they would send them upstairs. The agents rolled their eyes and looked around. There were CCTVs everywhere and even heavily armed security guards.

Even if he subdued the secretary here, there was no chance of him moving up.

‘Until you get there, you have no choice but to go.’

‘Fuck. I have no clue.’

‘so do i.’

My mouth was dry, but I had no choice but to move forward.

Crack, crack

Following the secretary’s footsteps, a faint laboratory smell seemed to rise. Is this what a laboratory smells like? Cold sweat formed on the spines of the agents who swallowed dry saliva.

Beep-

As they entered using fingerprint recognition, iris recognition, voice recognition, and password, Geese Raiser greeted the agents with a happy face.

“Didn’t you say you should have contacted me in advance?”

An unexpected welcome. The agents’ expressions, which had been tense with an ominous feeling, slightly relaxed.

“Let’s sit down. Juice? Coffee? Water?”

“Please give me water.”

The secretary brought out a glass bottle of premium mineral water and handed it to me. The mineral water was in a beautiful glass bottle. It was premium mineral water that cost several dozen dollars a bottle.

Asking for water was a polite thing to do. It was a basic rule not to drink bottled water in the operational area. However, this was water sealed in a glass bottle.

The agents’ eyes turned towards the glass bottle as if they were possessed by a thirst that had deepened without them knowing it.

earth-

As I opened the bottle cap in front of the agents, a cold air rose from the open bottleneck.

Glass bottles instead of plastic bottles, high-quality mineral water, and even caps that you can see right away.

The agents, unable to resist the temptation of that refreshing taste, carefully moistened their throats. As the cool water seeped into their bodies and minds, which had been parched from tension and anxiety, their expressions improved significantly.

Geese Riser, who had been quietly watching the scene, started crying.

“So, what brings you here?”

“It’s because of cannibalism.”

“It’s because of cannibalism…. There is a cure for cannibalism, so it’s not a problem, right?”

“That may be true, but the director would like all employees of Riser Pharmaceuticals to be tested.”

Geese Riser, who had been sitting with his legs crossed, wiggled one of his legs.

“That’s strange. The biggest side effect, cannibalism, can be suppressed by taking the cure, so there’s no need to test it.”

“It’s a decision by the Department of Homeland Security. We don’t know the details.”

The gaze of the lifter narrowed.

“Really? By the way, I haven’t heard that there is a cannibalism diagnostic kit. Where did you make it?”

“We don’t know either.”

Don’t you know? Ha- The gaze of the Geese riser sank coldly.

“Then shall we take a look at that diagnostic kit?”

One of the agents took a white paper cup out of his bag and held it out to me.

“What is this?”

“If you spit on it, it will be tested.”

After hearing that he could immediately find out if he was infected by simply spitting once, Geese Riser nodded and sent a signal to his secretary.

A moment later, a 20-inch suitcase was placed on the table.

‘What is this?’

‘Why carrier?’

Click – When the secretary opened the bag, she saw what was inside.

A circular cylinder.

Aqueous solution.

Bubbling bubbles.

Electronic equipment and wires connected here and there

and

The gray matter brain floating around inside.

!

One agent instinctively reached for his gun, but instead fell forward.

My mind was fine, but my body wouldn’t move.

Since when?

Water? It’s a glass bottle?

Surely not from the beginning?

The two startled people tried to stand up at the same time, but they couldn’t control their bodies and ended up hitting their heads on the table.

Agents just blinking at each other.

This isn’t a sleeping pill. What is this?

The kiss riser spoke to the floating brain.

“Doctor. You must be getting used to it by now, so let’s do some work.”

Pogurrur- Pogurrur-

When the secretary pressed a button on the device connected to the cylinder containing the doctor’s brain, a golden, glowing needle popped out.

She took the needle protruding from the end of what looked like a vacuum cleaner hose and rammed it straight into the skull of the agent next to her.

Crunch.

The needle dug into the skull and rippled through the agent’s brain like tree roots.

Pogurruruk- Pogurruruk-

The agent’s brain was connected to Dr. Tong’s brain. How long had it been? The interpretation was complete, and images began to appear on the screen. After checking the images and text, Geese Raiser sat up.

“Withdraw immediately.”

“I need a little more time to sort things out.”

“It’s coming.”

The secretary said carefully.

“What if we lure them into the underground lab?”

No matter how great a person is, there were many ways to get in here.

They could have captured him alive using gas, or if necessary, they could have cremated him using an incinerator. In the worst case scenario, they could have buried him alive by detonating the self-destruct device.

“Okay then. Will you take responsibility and try it?”

“Yes. Leave it to me.”

“Wait for good news.”

Kiss Riser left, leaving his secretary behind.

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thud-

From rooftop to rooftop

From the roof of the building, Maru ran the shortest distance by breaking through the side of the building next door, and the headquarters building of Riser Pharmaceuticals appeared in front of him.

Quagagagagagagagak-

Maru, who had stabbed the side of the building with a knife to slow down his fall, landed on the road. As he moved while hiding, it looked to passersby like the exterior of the building, which seemed fine, was splitting for no reason.

As Maru avoided the crowd of people taking pictures of the long, torn building with his cell phone and headed towards the headquarters of Riser Pharmaceuticals, various pieces of information came to mind.

[The Department of Homeland Security has requested a brief pause. Three agents are currently in place to test Chairman Geese Riser for cannibalism.]

The Hood’s operation was definitely different from AI. It hacked and immediately reflected the results in the operation. At the same time, it was using the hacking results to act as a bridge with the Department of Homeland Security.

‘You’re pretty good at it.’

To be honest, I was a little impressed by Maru. Although AI was superior in terms of calculation speed and hacking speed, it was true that Hood was still ahead in terms of automatically cutting in the middle and organizing things.

[These are the Riser Pharmaceuticals headquarters blueprints. The main entrance is made of special bulletproof glass… and due to the design structure, there is a high probability that there will be an automatic turret in the empty space.]

“It looks like there’s no one here right now. Are the security guards only inside?”

[No, this is not a critical facility, and there are Homeland Security agents and Riser Pharmaceuticals PMC mercenaries lurking nearby.]

A map appeared on the HUD. The red dots indicated the Homeland Security agents and mercenaries.

“I can’t wait any longer. I don’t want to deal with Homeland Security, so I’d like to go around it without them knowing. Is that possible?”

The hood was slightly surprised and quiet for a moment.

[Yes. I will lead you to the square.]

After approaching from a square angle, he went through the glass wall and infiltrated. Maru followed Hood’s lead and infiltrated the Riser Pharmaceuticals headquarters, avoiding the eyes of the mercenaries and Homeland Security agents.

[wait a minute.]

As they entered, Hood asked them to wait, wondering if something was wrong. Maru hid himself in the shadows of a corner just in case.

[It’s hard to take control of the CCTV. And. It seems like a lot has changed during the remodeling, unlike the blueprint. There’s a motion detector and a weight sensor on the floor.]

“So does that mean I was exposed because I came in?”

[···Yes. It cannot be avoided with optical concealment equipment alone.]

This is true. There are things that even Japanese pharmaceutical companies and Ojin Pharmaceuticals don’t have.

The announcement sounded as if Maru had let out a hollow laugh.

[Vladimir Kalin. Chairman Geese Riser would like to meet you.]

[Let me explain this again.]

[Vladimir Kalin. Chairman Geese Riser would like to meet you.]

[A guide is waiting in the central lobby. Please follow the guide’s instructions. Thank you.]

Do you see these?

Psik- Maru, who was smiling, stretched his head from side to side and then walked towards the central lobby.

The guide bowed deeply toward the hidden floor, either seeing it or feeling it, and began to guide us.

“If it’s the Ripper Suit’s stealth equipment, you can remove it.”

It means that since we already know this, let’s not waste energy.

“······.”

Maru followed the guide without answering and maintaining his hiding position. The moment the guide got on the elevator and was about to press the floor button, Maru, who had been silent until then, opened his mouth for the first time.

“Hey- Underground?”

“Yes. The chairman is in the lab···.”

Kwajik-

The guide’s elbow, which had been pressing the underground button, was bent in the opposite direction. His own twisted fingers were stuck in the guide’s mouth, which was trying to scream.

Kkeu-kkeu-

Before the attendant, with his arm clenched in his throat, could mumble anything, Maru pulled out his knife and pressed the elevator’s emergency stop button.

“These chews are playful from the beginning.”

Quadddddddddddd—-

The emergency stop elevator lid cracked open like a tin can.