Chapter 1150

The young man glared at him for a few tense seconds before speaking up, "So, what do you want from me?"

"I'm here to make a deal. You spill what you know, and I'll get people on trying to save your hide. Whether they manage to or not, well, that's on you."

"And if I don't wanna talk?" the young man challenged.

"Simple. I leave, and you can kiss your ass goodbye," Tarquin replied with an indifferent shrug.

The young man ground his teeth in frustration.

He had anticipated Tarquin coming to him, but not like this. So calm, so detached. He had expected Tarquin to do everything in his power to pry information out of him, not act like he didn't give a damn.

The young man couldn't get a read on Tarquin's psyche and didn't dare push too hard. After all, staying alive was his top priority, and right now, Tarquin was his only lifeline.

"I don't know his real identity. All I know is there's a massive research facility beneath the newspaper office. They've been conducting experiments in secrecy, using the staff as their guinea pigs," the young man reluctantly shared.

"Guinea pigs?"

"Yeah, they'd inject us with stuff periodically, keep us under constant surveillance, taking notes on every possible metric."

are they researching?" Tarquin

dark as much as you are. All I know is that

at that newspaper too. Was she one of their

brief silence, Tarquin asked, "What exactly does

research, incredibly important to them. Apparently, it's the result of over twenty years of work, and your mother somehow managed

your parents died, they

focus on you. Initially, they thought you had it, but then realized you

item would only be hidden somewhere connected to you, somewhere only you

been watching you, from

he's been trying to kill me too, why? How would he find

he didn't want you

could replicate the results without needing what your mother took, they thought about@liminating you. However, when

Tarquin remained silent, processing.

can't guarantee its truth," He added after a

longer look, then asked, "Have you ever been

us surface-level

frankly, wouldn't want to go. Everyone

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