The Consortium's Heir novel Chapter 243

Chapter 243 I Can’t

##Darius heard some noise on the other end of the line, then his grandfather’s resolute voice rang out.

"Tell me everything you know."

He knew there was nothing to hide about this, so he told James everything he and Borisin had seen and experienced.

James sounded even grimmer after listening to him.

"So, you mean to say that neither of you came into contact with anyone? No one injected anything into either of your bodies or force-fed you anything? Yet this still happened?"

Darius rubbed his temple.

"Yes, Grandpa. I’ve tried my best to recall every detail, but I haven’t come across anything that seems out of the ordinary."

"Alright."

James hung up.

Darius put his phone down and looked at Edward.

"That drug you researched—how is it administered?"

Edward met his gaze.

"There are plenty of ways. One can drink, touch, or even breathe it in."

"When do the memory lapses start?"

"The moment the drug kicks in.And that was the reason why it wasn’t thrown into production—there was no way to control the time it took to act up.Some saw the effects earlier than others, but there were some lab rats that only showed effects three to five months later."

Darius took a deep breath and nodded.

"How long will it take to verify whether it’s from that lab?"

"Another eight hours, sir."

Darius nodded again and leaned back while crossing his legs at the knee.

"Well, since we don’t have any updates on that matter, we can look into something else."

"Something else? Is it..."

Edward shook his head after some thought.

"Sir, I can’t think of anything else."

Darius looked at him with a faint smile.

"You don’t need to play down your talents when you’re with me.In fact, I want all the people around me to be worth ten of someone else."

Edward lowered his head, not daring to speak.

Darius sighed and continued, "Borisin took us away, didn't he? What happened to Wilson Gillette?"

When he found out about my thoughts, he immediately agreed to invest in my research, and I accepted it without hesitation.

That night, I returned to the university to pack my stuff without letting anyone know.

Only when I got to my new lab did I realize what a huge mistake I’d made.

Things were completely different from what I'd imagined.

They confiscated my phone and luggage, making me go through all sorts of data.

"At the beginning, I didn’t realize how wrong it was to conduct these experiments.It was only when they started bringing humans into the equation that I felt something was up.Also, based on my observations, none of those people had come voluntarily.

As these things happened, we were forced to keep our mouths shut.

Many lab assistants didn’t know the proper procedures when conducting experiments, and their hands were filthy.

They weren’t professionally trained, and this made me feel suspicious.

"T tried negotiating with the owner to let me leave, but it obviously didn’t work.

They locked me up and starved me until I gave in.

After about two years, they allowed me to leave the lab, but I had to marry a woman and live with her.

Our neighbors were the security guards at the lab, including that old lady.

"One night, the house caught on fire. That’s when I took the opportunity to escape."