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

Dr. Ray squinted, trying to make sense of the tangled situation, before looking up at the head of security. "You're absolutely sure you've got the right person?"

The leader nodded affirmatively. "Yes, after countless checks and searches, we confirmed it was this individual based on a strand of hair they accidentally left behind."

Hearing this, Dr. Ray rubbed his temples, puzzled at how this mess could be linked to the virology institute.

Nearby, Manuel pondered over the batch of medicine destroyed in Lab 3, his eyes widening with realization. "Could this person be tied to the missing documents from our institute too?"

Ben raised an eyebrow, glancing at Manuel, then at the security leader's phone. He recalled how a newly developed solution vanished just last month. And that person from the T5 Institute, who got whisked away by the virology crew that very day... Ben lowered his gaze, finding the whole scenario intriguingly messy.noveldrama

Someone else had conveniently popped up to clear his name. How interesting.

Dr. Ray couldn't afford to waste more time pondering. Without responding to Manuel, he turned to Brack. "Brack, could you get someone to round up another suspect?"

Whatever the virology institute was scheming, crossing paths with his medical school was a step too far.

Brack, already on the case of the missing medical school documents, wasn't about to let any suspect slip by. He immediately ordered Adler's apprehension.

Shortly after, Brack left the office.

The situation was getting deep, and Dr. Ray kept his explanations brief. Once Brack was out, he asked everyone else to leave, keeping only Manuel and Wayne behind.

Manuel, unable to hold back his questions any longer, blurted out, "So, are our institute's documents really stolen by someone from the virology institute?"

Dr. Ray, with a serious look, leaned back in his chair. After a couple of minutes, he finally spoke. "We can't rule out that possibility."

He wasn't about to jump to conclusions without solid proof.

"But why would they want our documents? Are they planning some secret research?" Wayne, standing nearby, was utterly baffled.

Their institute's most secretive research was about mutants. Could the virology folks really be interested in that?

"I'm not sure, but I'm heading to the virology institute now," Dr. Ray decided.

He needed to figure out if this was an individual's misdeed or if the institute itself had a hidden agenda.

"I'll tag along, Dr. Ray," Wayne offered.

"Alright, but let's keep things under wraps until we get to the bottom of it. Manuel, keep this hush-hush for now," Dr. Ray instructed as he stood up.

Manuel nodded, "Got it."

**

Over at the virology institute.

Brack's team moved fast, showing up at the institute almost immediately after getting the orders.

At that moment, Adler was still in the lab.

With agents from the national security agency present, Director Andy and the others were utterly confused after hearing the details.

Especially Andy, who had just visited the medical school with Adler a few days ago. He scratched his head, looking at the security agents. "This has to be a mistake. Adler couldn't possibly be involved in stealing from the medical school..."

"Right or wrong, come with us to the agency, and we'll sort it out," the officer said sternly, all business.