The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 1300

Nick greeted the Section Chief with a nod and gave a friendly nod to the two colleagues standing nearby.

The Section Chief glanced at his watch and cut straight to the chase, handing Nick a data sheet. "So, Mirabella, you know lab number three recently developed a new drug, right? It's already in human trials, and two out of the first group of subjects have had some adverse reactions..."

He paused, his expression growing serious. "Lab three plans to conduct a detailed examination on the subjects, and our department needs to assist. With your background at the T5 Research Institute overseas, you're the best person to lead this surgery."

Nick furrowed his brow. Hadn't he destroyed that batch of drugs himself? How were they still around?

Just then, the Section Chief's phone rang. He turned to answer it, cutting off any response from Nick.

"Manuel's pushing us to get moving, let's head over," the Section Chief said, hanging up and heading to the door.

Nick was still caught up in his thoughts about the drugs and didn't move until a colleague's pat on his shoulder snapped him back.

"Nick?" the colleague said, scrutinizing him a bit. "You look a bit off."

Nick managed a small smile. "Probably just jet lag from the long flight."

"You sure you're good for the surgery later?" the colleague asked with concern.

Nick hesitated briefly before shaking his head. "Should be alright."

"On the night of the break-in, a colleague had a run-in with the intruder. They matched six people here by height and build," the colleague explained.

Nick quickly put two and two together. "So, I'm one of the six, huh?"

"Yep," the colleague nodded. "That's why I said you were lucky to be away. The other five are still locked up, likely having a rough time."

Nick fell silent, fully grasping the seriousness of the situation. Research data, the culmination of countless hours of work, held immense value. If it got into the wrong hands, the repercussions could be catastrophic.

And those five researchers? Their ordeal was likely far worse than just having a "rough time."