Chapter 4: Way of Death

"Haven't you thought about how to solve this problem?" Suwan covered it up with a dry cough and took two steps back away from the iron bars.

"Of course I've thought about it. We've been trying, but we've never succeeded. It's difficult to succeed because it doesn't conform to the laws of human development. Those people can't bear the forced genetic enhancement. But the experiment has not ended. I just participated in the experiment, and I've seen many people die painfully in front of me, not to mention before..." Charlotte suddenly thought of Suwan's and her very different attitudes just now. She felt even more misunderstood and had to hug herself tightly to give herself some sense of security. Then she cried weakly: "You didn't see it, so you can say they did nothing wrong, but I saw it all. It was really terrible. Watching their blood splattered on my clothes was too dazzling. They didn't know anything at all..." Charlotte looked helpless: "They also have their own families and their own children, but their families don't know that they are dead, and they don't know that they have disappeared and can never go back. Even the bodies can't go back, because those bodies have been destroyed by corrosive solutions, and there is nothing left. I regret participating in the experiment. I became an accomplice..."

Suwan is a soldier, and he follows his best instincts in making certain decisions. Sacrificing the lives of a small number of people to save the majority is sometimes a helpless act, and it is difficult to judge right or wrong. But listening to Charlotte's description, Suwan couldn't help but frown.

How cruel, Suwan thought.

That way of death is too painful and too inhumane. Just as the Belster Institute was jointly established by many countries, the laboratory is also a joint research and experiment conducted by scientists from many countries. Although the military's conducting live experiments is a secret that the public can guess, they will not know more about it, let alone the pain of these people's deaths.

Charlotte was not wrong to want to make the truth public, but she trusted the wrong person.

Charlotte sobbed quietly and almost collapsed. Suwan didn't know how to comfort her. He just watched Charlotte sitting on the ground with her shoulders shaking and sobbing quietly. After that, he really had nothing to say.

Suwan stood for a while, then simply sat on the ground and took a nap against the iron bars behind her to conserve her energy. It seemed that no one would come during this day's quarantine. Suwan now only hoped that the guards would come to let her out tomorrow. She really wanted to go back and take a shower. The smell here was getting worse and worse. Suwan was a little tired, so she didn't pick on the environment here. After all, she was a student of Belster and had a strong ability to adapt. The bruised shoulders and back touching the stiff and cold iron bars made Suwan very uncomfortable. Suwan had to adjust her posture and closed her eyes aggrievedly.

There was originally a firearms class in the afternoon. I wondered if Instructor Oviso would be mad at me for skipping class. I hoped she could understand because I had no choice, Suwan thought aimlessly.

The confinement cell was empty and quiet, and Suwan soon fell into a deep sleep.

It was Charlotte's soft call that woke her.

"Hey, hey," Charlotte saw that Suwan had slept for too long and couldn't help knocking on the iron cage to get Suwan's attention. She knocked on the iron cage with her fingertips, and because the confinement room was too empty, it caused a brief echo.

Suwan immediately opened his eyes alertly.

"Are you okay?" Charlotte stood at the edge of the iron bars, leaning on the iron bars and looking at Suwan, and asked softly: "I saw you were motionless, and I was a little scared."

Although Suwan was in a light sleep, her mind was well rested. She rubbed her eyes, stood up and stretched her body, and then she felt bored. When she was searched, all unnecessary items were checked and taken away. The confinement room was a separate and enclosed space, and only the light above her head was always on. Suwan didn't know what time it was, but she felt comfortable after a good sleep.

"Didn't you rest?" Seeing that Charlotte was still so distraught, Suwan asked her.

"Oh... I slept for a while and then woke up." Charlotte forced a smile.

"Why don't you take a break?"

"I can't sleep. I'm waiting for them to execute me," Charlotte lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong, feeling both regretful and panicked.

Charlotte had done such a wrong thing, so she was bound to be executed. But the strange thing is, why has it been delayed until now? It's not that difficult to convict her.

Charlotte was very nervous and of course had no intention of sleeping. The longer she waited, the more tormented she became.

Suwan couldn't think of anything to persuade her, and there was no need for her to persuade Charlotte, as Charlotte had it all her own way.

At this moment, the confinement room suddenly shook without warning, and Charlotte screamed in fright. She was almost on the verge of collapse, and she would get very excited at the slightest change.

The entire underground laboratory was shaking.

"Oh my God, it's an earthquake!" The shaking was so violent that Charlotte, who was standing next to the iron railing, swayed and fell to the ground. She quickly hugged the iron railing tightly, closed her eyes in fear, and her body shook uncontrollably.

Fortunately, the vibration stopped soon.

Suwan was listening to something, which made Charlotte anxiously ask her, "What are you doing?" Suwan made a gesture to keep quiet, so Charlotte didn't dare to say a word. She just hugged the iron railing for fear of more aftershocks. There was no place to hide here, and the only thing she could rely on was the iron railing beside her.

"Listen," Suwan said.

"I didn't hear anything," Charlotte said.

The confinement room is an enclosed space and is semi-underground, so no sound from outside can be heard, let alone the sound from the ground. But Suwan is different. Charlotte is a genius doctor with an extraordinary IQ, but other than that she is just an ordinary person. Students like Suwan are born with a sixth sense that is superior to ordinary people. It is because of their innate excellence that they are selected into the academy, and further studies in the academy have further enhanced their abilities in all aspects.

"There's a fight going on outside," Suwan quickly came to the conclusion, although her wireless headphones had been taken away and she couldn't know what was going on outside, and she was very sure of her judgment.

"The lab building is being bombarded," Suwan said, listening quietly, feeling the vibrations in the brig.

"What?" Charlotte's eyes widened in surprise.

For people like Charlotte who live in a protected environment, it is hard to imagine that war is happening around them. War is very far away for them, and they will never experience it in their lifetime. In fact, because they are protected so well, they are almost forgetting the word war.

That's why it was so unimaginable for Charlotte. The unimaginable thing happened to her immediately.

Apparently, Charlotte's hope that the death of the spy would put an end to the situation and that things would not develop any worse had not been fulfilled.

Now a worse development has occurred.

After a day's classes, Angela and her classmates went to the college cafeteria to eat something, and then returned to the dormitory. On the way, she met many students who asked her mysterious questions about why Suwan was locked up.

Suwan was taken away by the guards without explanation. This was already big news in the boring Belster Academy. It spread all over in the morning. Angela shrugged without saying anything, because she really knew nothing, but she thought Suwan would not violate any rules. Although Suwan was a little naughty, she was a rule-abiding person, especially conservative, and Angela often joked about this.

In Angela's eyes, a conservative Chinese like Suwan is as rare as China's national treasure, the giant panda.

Speaking of giant pandas, Angela has always wanted to go to China to see those lovely animals. Their simple appearance but fierce bite force made Angela very interested. However, it is impossible during the training period at Belster Academy. She also doesn't know if Suwan can be her tour guide to take her to see those amazing animals after graduation.

Angela went back to her room and closed the door. She immediately took out the miniature camera that Suwan had given her. She looked around in her palm and struggled with whether to look at the contents inside. But she finally put the camera in the drawer because it was Suwan's thing after all. Although Suwan gave it to her for safekeeping, he did not agree to let her see the contents inside. If she wanted to know, she could just ask Suwan when he came back. They were good friends. In Suwan's Chinese, they were sworn brothers. Suwan was relieved to give the camera to Angela for safekeeping, and of course he would not hide anything from her.

"Brother-in-law↓!" Angela remembered this and repeated the sentence in her foreign accent in a strange way, still feeling very proud of herself.

Angela and Suwan were roommates in the same room. Being alone in the room without Suwan's bickering was a bit boring for Angela. She took a shower early and went to bed, but she did not sleep well. In the early morning, she was awakened by a violent vibration.

Earthquake? This was Angela's first reaction. She jumped out of bed reflexively and leaned close to the floor to prevent anything from collapsing and hurting her. The next second, she heard dense gunfire coming from outside.

What's going on?! Angela put on the wireless headphones she had placed on the bedside table. A slight electric sound came from the headphones, indicating that they were activated, and then came the guard's order.

"Emergency, emergency! We are under attack. All trainees and instructors must immediately prepare for battle and participate in the fight! Emergency, emergency, we are under attack..."

Under attack?! From the sound of it, there is a large-scale firefight going on outside. This is a real attack, not a drill.

Angela put on her combat uniform and organized her equipment in the shortest time possible, picked up the gun hanging on the wall and ran out of the room, following the students in the corridor through the emergency passage to prepare for battle. But she came back quickly after running a few steps, opened the drawer with force, took out a miniature camera from it and put it in her pocket, then reached out and patted the hard object in her pocket. Only then did Angela feel relieved and went out to catch up with the students.

Although I don't know what's in the camera, since Suwan handed it to me so carefully, it must be something important, so I should keep it with me and give it to Suwan when I see her. I don't know how Suwan is doing now?

What Angela didn't understand was why the academy suffered such a fierce attack without any warning?