Although he has reached middle age and has gray hair, Eric, who is still graceful and graceful, cordially received Meghan in the huge villa of the mansion. After hearing Megan's purpose, Eric's eyes flashed with an imperceptible strangeness, but he still smiled kindly on the surface: "You want to ask me, what was the project your father was researching at that time?"
Megan nodded.
Eric sighed and said softly: "Back then, your father and I were both young and full of ambitions. We wanted to discover the code for longevity from turtles and then apply it to humans. Unfortunately, the research has just begun, and the research room Just when a fire broke out, all the research materials were buried in that fire together with your father."
Megan couldn't help but ask: "Was the fire really just an accident?"
Eric nodded: "I still have the certificate issued by the police back then. Do you want to see it?"
Megan nodded.
"Okay, then wait a moment."
Seeing Eric leave, Megan's mother asked in a low voice: "My baby girl, after all these years, you still can't let go?"
Meghan looked at her bejeweled mother and forced a smile without explaining anything.
It wasn't long before Eric came back with a folder in his hand. Megan took it and opened it, only to see that it contained the investigation report on the fire in the research laboratory that year. The final investigation result was that the fire caused by a short circuit in the research room ruled out human factors.
But…
Megan thinks back to her last meeting with her father.
In my memory, my father, who had always remained calm, turned out to be full of fear and panic. He hid Megan in a secret iron cabinet and asked Megan not to come out no matter what sound she heard.
But before long, smoke seeped in from the cracks, choking Megan and having to climb out of the iron cabinet. Only then did Megan realize that a raging fire had broken out outside the house, and although the room she was in had not yet ignited, it was filled with thick smoke.
Fortunately, there is a small ventilation window in the room, just big enough for a child to get out. Megan was about to crawl out when she suddenly remembered the four turtles and the big mouse in the laboratory. After staying in the research room for a long time, the four turtles and mice have become little Megan's good friends.
Regardless of the danger to her life, Megan rushed out of the room and came to the laboratory outside. At this time, in the fire, the four little turtles and the big mouse seemed to feel the danger and were desperately hitting the glass box. Megan rushed forward, hurriedly opened the glass box, held the turtle and mouse in her arms, and returned to the room where she was before.
Megan first threw the turtle and mouse out of the ventilation window, and then climbed out with difficulty. However, just after she crawled out, Megan was surprised to find that the four little turtles and the big mouse were gone.
At that time, Meghan thought she had thrown them too hard, so she threw them onto the road and were hit by a passing car. Thinking back now, there was a sewer opening under the window at that time, and the four little turtles and the big mouse probably fell into the sewer.
"Megan? Megan! Are you okay?"
Her mother’s voice interrupted Megan’s memories. Megan was startled and looked at her mother and Eric who looked confused. She smiled coquettishly and handed the folder to Eric. Eric waved his hand: "Let me give you a souvenir."
Meghan didn’t refuse, stood up and said, “Then I won’t disturb you and let’s go.”
Mother took Megan's hand and said urgently: "Since you haven't changed your mind, I won't force you, but at least leave a piece for dinner."
Under her mother's expectant eyes, Megan couldn't help but soften her heart and nodded hesitantly. The mother was overjoyed and pulled Megan to sit down again, while Eric laughed: "Then you guys talk first, and I will make arrangements."
He walked out of the living room and gestured to his trusted bodyguard. The bodyguard hurried forward. Eric whispered a few words. The bodyguard nodded, turned around and left quickly.
Not long after, several men sneaked into Meghan’s residence. About ten minutes later, they came out empty-handed.
After having lunch together, Eric specially asked the driver to drive Meghan. After Megan left, the expressions on the faces of Eric and his wife, who were originally smiling, turned cold at the same time. The two of them looked at each other, and Megan's mother said coldly: "It's because you were not rigorous in doing things back then, and now this girl is taking the blame."
Eric sneered disdainfully: "If you hadn't asked me to spare her life back then, how could there have been any mistakes!"
Megan's mother glared at Eric fiercely: "Don't forget, she is my biological daughter."
"So what? For the great cause of Master, who cannot be sacrificed?"
Eric was right in his words.
"Okay, then why don't you die?"
"Don't worry, if I really need to sacrifice, I will do it without hesitation."
"Bah, what you say is better than what you sing."
While arguing, the couple came to the underground secret room. In a secret room full of Japanese Bushido style, a man in black robe was kneeling on the tatami with his back to them.
"Master Assassin!"
Eric and his wife bowed respectfully at the same time.
The man slowly turned around, it was Lars Al Ghul, the leader of the League of Assassins!
"Master, I have something important to report." Eric said, "Do you remember a biological scientist named Shouplis? His daughter Megan just came here, and it seems that she discovered something interesting. "
"go on."
Lars said coldly without looking back.
Eric didn't dare to play riddles anymore and said quickly: "The turtle and mouse that disappeared in the laboratory that year, I guess Megan should know the whereabouts."
"Yeah?"
Lars slowly turned around and looked at Meghan's mother: "What do you think?"
Megan's mother lowered her head slightly: "She should have found some clues, otherwise she wouldn't have suddenly come and asked about the truth about the fire."
A cold smile appeared on Lars' lips: "Then arrest her and interrogate her."
Megan's mother's expression did not change at all when she heard this, and she said calmly: "If this is your order, I will absolutely obey it. It's just that the master and subordinate think there is a better way."
"Oh, tell me."
"Eric has sent people to sneak into Megan's residence. Although they didn't find anything useful, they also left behind listening equipment. As long as we keep tracking, we will definitely be able to find the missing experimental materials through Megan."
Lars was silent for a moment, then suddenly looked at Eric: "What's your opinion?"
Eric answered cautiously: "I think... you can try it too."
"Okay, then you will be responsible for this operation."
Lars closed his eyes again and turned back to sit down.
Eric and his wife quickly bowed again and quietly exited the secret room.
After Eric and his wife left, Lars suddenly opened his eyes, recalling everything he encountered at the dock, and couldn't help but murmured: "Is that the turtle...?"