Chapter 803:
Rylie turned to him. “Kailee’s father is a government official. I suspect the report he’s preparing on Everswell is going to stir trouble.”
Marcus’ brow furrowed. “You think he’s siding with the radicals? And that he would only make things worse for Brad? But what does any of this have to do with South Verdania?”
Rylie shook her head slightly. “I’m equally confused. I don’t know what South Verdania has to do with it, but I just can’t shake the feeling that something isn’t right.”
Marcus restrained the words forming in his mind and instead advised his sister, “I know how much you care about Brad, but he’s entangled in political conflicts. Do what you can to help, just don’t go too far; we’ll end up worrying.”
Rylie’s tone grew gentle. “I understand.”
When his conversation with his sister ended and dinner was over, Marcus stepped out onto his balcony to call Deandre and relay the situation.
Deandre, who oversaw the Costa Syndicate in Troale, spent most of his time traveling. The moment Marcus mentioned South Verdania, Deandre instantly thought of something, his tone sharpening. “That place isn’t just about wildlife. It’s crawling with major gangs, drug traffickers, and arms dealers. Kailee’s repeated trips there for reasons unrelated to animal protection point to something far more dangerous.”
Marcus replied, “I understand, but Brad already has enough problems on his plate. Even though I know our sister keeps many things to herself and is more capable than she lets on, I can’t help but worry about her venturing off on her own.”
“I’ll bring a few people with me and follow her from afar,” Deandre said without hesitation. “She’s the heart of our family, and I won’t let any harm come to her.”
Marcus released a long breath of relief. “Having you watch over her puts me at ease.”
After all, within their family, Deandre was the only one who still maintained connections to the underworld.
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Rylie remained at home for several weeks, meticulously analyzing the data from the confidential research documents her mentor, Dominic, had left in her care. Once all was completed, she sent her findings to him.
She added her final conclusions — the root cause of the experiment’s failure was not the quantity of stem cells extracted, nor any fault of the patients. According to her simulation results, all patients’ cells appeared to have been exposed to an unidentified biological inhibitor during extraction and amplification, which led to rapid decay and cell death when the medication was applied.
She couldn’t determine whether it was caused by human negligence or an unforeseen accident, and subtle inconsistencies surfaced during the AI-assisted analysis.
Data verification. These irregularities had led to the fatalities once the reagent was administered to the test subjects.
She planned to personally examine the laboratory’s ongoing work at the first opportunity.
After sending the encrypted email, Rylie leaned back in her chair, pressed her fingers against her temples, and released a quiet breath of relief.
Recently, the Reid family had wrapped up several large-scale shipping projects worth hundreds of millions, earning considerable profits. In contrast, Morgan Group was facing instability after the government released an official statement about the ship Everswell, casting a shadow over their stock market outlook.
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