Chapter 26: Uninvited Guest

The commotion coming from outside the room startled Ryan. What was really happening? Was the Avalerion company under attack?

If he listened carefully, he could hear people screaming, objects breaking, and metal clinking. Ryan started to feel that it all makes sense. Irina had just been poisoned, and now there was a huge commotion outside the room. This had to be a planned attack.

Ryan only hoped that his research room would not be touched at all. He could only pray while still channeling his inner energy into Irina. As long as the noise wasn't coming from the direction of his room, he didn't have to worry. But as he continued to listen to these voices, his face grew even paler.

The noise, mixed by shouts of people and broken objects, could be heard from the next room—his laboratory.

Ryan's face was getting gloomy. He could hear several people saying, "Destroy it, throw away all the tools and don't forget to burn all the paper."

Die! All those people were looking to die!

Ryan was on the verge of getting angry. His internal power began to churn. He wanted to emit a killing aura but Irina's moan brought him back to his senses.

Now was the crucial time to fight and conquer the poison in Irina's body. Now he had 2 choices. First, he could forget about Irina's treatment and chase after the criminals who dared to invade his room. Second, he could forget about them and continue the treatment and Irina's life would be saved.

If he chose the first option, his treatment would have a negative impact on Irina's body. At the same time, when he drew back his inner strength he would also face negative inner strength within his body!

Ryan had also made up his mind. He also didn't want to lose his dear wife.

His eyes seemed to glow. He had to complete this inner exertion.

While ignoring the sound that came from outside, Ryan calmed down and concentrated again to focus on removing the poison in Irina's body.

After a while, Ryan's irregular inner energy calmed down again. It spread back into Irina's body, forcing the poison out.

During this process, the noise did not end. In fact, there was the sound of the crowd's footsteps coming. It looked like this company's security team had arrived. Following the noise was the sound of people clashing and people falling. A fierce battle seemed to take place outside.

After a few minutes, the battle seemed to have ended. The noise gradually did not return and the sound of people's footsteps calmed down again.

Irina's treatment had reached the final stage and Ryan returned to concentrate. He closed his eyes and directed his inner strength. With a strong push of his inner power, Irina vomited a mouthful of black blood from her mouth.

"My dear, you are fine but don't force yourself to move first and rest. I will look at the outside." After making sure Irina was lying quietly on her desk, Ryan rushed out of the room and into his room.

Ryan's running speed was so fast that he flashed into light.

By the time he got outside, there were several security guards lying on the floor groaning in pain. Broken glasses were shattered everywhere. Some of his tools were scattered outside the room.

Seeing this made Ryan furious but he still held back from exploding and immediately headed for his laboratory. Seeing the contents of the room made him even more angry.

His research room was completely destroyed. The tables and chairs were all overturned, his tools had been slammed, all the glass utensils such as tubes had become shards and the papers they had researched had been burned, all the computers had been crushed and the previous medical equipment he had bought was scattered on the floor and its contents spilled all over the place.

The workers there had their own reactions. Some were crying, some were scared and some others were still confused about what had happened.

Valerie was no exception. She was trembling with fear while hugging her knees. Seeing Ryan arriving, she didn't hold back from jumping into his arms.

"Sob ... Sob ..."

"Calm down, I'm already here." Ryan tried to calm Valerie and wiped her tears.

"What happened? Can you explain the details?" Ryan asked.

Valerie who was still sobbing said, "Just now a group of people carrying metal sticks suddenly entered the room. They started slamming, beating and burning everything in here. Mr. Richard wanted to prevent them but he failed and was injured."

Ryan then saw several perfumers and Richard was still lying in pain. He subconsciously apologized deep down inside.

"When the security team arrived, the two sides started clashing fiercely. But those people were carrying knives and stabbing our people." Valerie said while trembling in fear.

Ryan then hugged Valerie tightly, 'Destroying my research room and poisoning Irina, are all these attacks aimed at this company or me?' He racked his brain trying to figure out the answer.

If all these things were aimed at him then Irina should not have been poisoned. The enemy would only destroy his room. If the enemy already knew where he was in this Avalerion company, it was no wonder if they used tactics like this.

This puzzle still had many holes.

"How is this Ryan? They look like thugs and murderers." Valerie said in fear, "What if they come back here?"

"Valerie, calm down, you don't have to think about strange things. Get some rest, I promise that they won't mess with us again." Ryan then brushed Valerie's hair to calm her. He then thought, 'Coming back? Don't expect them to walk back here after I break their legs after this.'

"Valerie I ask you to rest and entrust this to me." Ryan then lifted Valerie's head and kissed her forehead.

"Okay then, please take good care of yourself." Valerie said.

"Don't worry, your handsome boss must be fine."

After Valerie left, Ryan treated the injured victims who were still lying around by channeling their inner strength. He also did this to the people outside. When finished, he asked one of the security guards, "Do you remember the person who attacked us?"

"Everyone who came to attack was wearing a mask and he took one of our men hostage. Thanks to that they could have access to this floor. This is a premeditated attack." Said one of the security guards.

"Do you remember special features like tattoos or something?"

"No, things were chaotic when we arrived. They had killed our friend who they'd taken hostage when we got here." He said while shaking his head.

Ryan then asked other people, "Do any of you remember clearly?"

Everyone there also shook their heads, it seemed that they didn't know the details either.

This problem was quite complex. Ryan's heart clenched. If the clue was only about the masked figure then this would be very difficult to trace. Although the city of Avalerion was relatively small, there were many groups of thugs or criminals. There was no way he could examine them all. Even with Golge's help, this would take time.

"What about the camera?" Ryan asked, "This company must have security cameras on every side."

"Unfortunately it's useless." Said one of the security guards, "They came here prepared. Apart from masks to cover their faces, they also turned off the security cameras before they arrived at this building."

Ryan frowned again. It looked like the opponent this time was completely prepared.

'Is it true that there are no traces left?' Ryan slapped himself to focus more.

He then stood up and walked towards the elevator. He decided to search for this truth in the underground world beneath Avalerion. Maybe from there he would find traces and find out who the real culprit was.

Just as he was about to leave, a security guard stopped him.

When Ryan turned to the guard he said, "I managed to take off one of the masks when we clashed earlier. I feel that his face is very familiar."

'Oh?' At once Ryan's face looked interested, he immediately went to the officer. "What did you see?"

"If I'm not mistaken he has a nickname as the fox. He has red hair, pierced nose and an incision scar under his lip." The guard explained.

"I often see this guy at one of the bars on East Campbell street called Hakkasan." He continued.

A bar in the middle of a busy street?

Ryan grinned.