Starting with A Divorce by Gloria Warren

Chapter 358 Ten Years Ago

This factory, which had been sealed for nearly ten years, finally showed the prosperity of the past to the people of Seattle at that moment. Chad took Manuel to the valley with ease. At the innermost part of the mountain range, Manuel and Chad stopped.

The weeds had already grown all over the land. Chad quickly pulled away the cirrus, and suddenly a rusty iron gate came into view.

Time left mottled marks on the iron gate. The iron rust fell off as soon as it was touched. In the middle, there was an iron chain and an iron lock. Chad casually picked up a stone and smashed it at the big lock. A dull loud sound was heard, and the lock fell to the ground.

The factories ten years ago were very different from today’s factories. There were not many anti-theft measures. After all, there were all heavy devices in it, and it was difficult to steal them

out.

The two of them stood in front of the huge iron gate. Manuel reached out and touched the cold iron gate. “How do you know this place?”

Chad looked at the valley solemnly and slowly said, “Ten years ago, I was an employee of this factory. I can’t say anything more. Manuel, it doesn’t matter, right? You can find the truth, right?”

Manuel nodded. He suddenly remembered what Ainsley had told him. When Chad quarreled with his wife, Katherine, Katherine said that many people were killed because of him. Manuel thought, what role did Chad play in the explosion that year?

Chad walked into the door, took down the iron chain, and threw it on the ground. He grabbed the

handle of the door.

“Creak!” A loud noise was heard. Chad used all his strength to slowly open the door of the factory. The sliding wheels were turning hard in the mud covered with grass. The dust that fell like a curtain unlocked the time that had been sealed for many years.

The strong musty smell and dust mixed, making people cough. Manuel took out a mask from his

pocket and handed it to Chad.

The gold-rimmed glasses hung on Manuel’s high nose bridge, and his eyes emitted a sharp light. “Go in.”

Chad took the mask and nodded. He said, “It must be very dark here. The circuit of the factory is very old. It has been ten years. There were not many things left behind by the explosion. What’s more, it has been so long.”

Manuel took out a flashlight. The moment Manuel turned it on, the light lit up the entire factory.

Only then did Manuel realize how big the factory was.

Inside the huge factory building, the grey wall was full of cracks. The huge vibration caused by the explosion made the things in the factory pile up in pieces. The tables and chairs were all broken.

“Everything is gone. All the equipment and devices here have been destroyed after the explosion,”

Chad said with a distant look.

Manuel looked around the factory with a flashlight. He wanted to find the place where the

explosion started, but he couldn’t find the real source after searching for more than ten minutes.

Manuel walked back and found Chad. He asked Chad, “Where is the source of the explosion?”

Chad frowned. He thought for a moment and signaled Manuel to follow him.

After passing through this large space, they turned into the workroom on the second floor. The stairs

were broken and swayed. It seemed that they were about to collapse in the next second.

The two walked carefully. Chad pushed open the half-broken door and pointed to the dark room.

“Here.”

The look in Manuel’s eyes became more complicated. He thought, why did Chad know the source

of the explosion?

Has he read the case report of that year?

The report showed that a flammable item was found in the material room on the third floor. It was

caused by a director who accidentally brought it in, and a large amount of Helium was found in

that room, several times more than in other places.

Manuel thought, Chad did not mention the third floor directly. Instead, he took me to the second floor.

Either this is the real explosion site or Chad wants to hide something.

There are more charred places in this room than in other places, especially the working room.

There is almost nothing left, and there is debris everywhere. It cannot be seen what has been there.

There is only an empty working room and the smell of burning.

Manuel’s flashlight lit up the entire room. Chad had already tried to turn on the switch but in vain.

“The wires in the factory have aged. Nothing can be turned on,” Chad complained.

Manuel shook his head and said with a serious expression, “The moment it exploded, it would produce

extremely high heat. The temperature is usually several hundred degrees. Some things can evaporate in

an instant. Those wires have long been burned down ten years ago. Nothing was

left.”

Chad’s pupils shrank. He nodded. “I thought that nothing could be found. Any traces would be

destroyed.”

Manuel looked at Chad and said, “How much do you know about that matter? And what role did.

you play in it?”

Chad pursed his lips. He did not want to tell Manuel, but he was likely to get 320 thousand dollars.

Chad could not control his desire.

“I can tell you about that, but you have to promise me one thing!” Chad looked flustered.

Manuel asked, “What is it?”

“If you want to tell the employer the truth, can you be sure that I will not be involved?” Chad

begged.

“Tell me first,” Manuel said, his eyes full of contempt.

It was still hot in October. After heavy rain, the turbid air of the factory got fresh.

Chad followed many of his workmates into the factory. The pharmaceutical factory was

particularly busy that day. Recently, the factory received more and more orders, especially from

Seattle.

As soon as Chad entered the factory, they sensed that something was wrong. The leaders of the factory were particularly busy. Each of them seemed to be anxious.

In less than half an hour, Chad was called away by the factory director.

“Chad, you are my confidant in the factory. This time, there is an important thing for you to do. Are

you willing to do it?”

Chad nodded excitedly and said, “Of course I am. Just tell me what the mission is.”

“This mission is very important. Change the operation room’s third liquid tank to this one,” the

factory director said carefully, pointing to a jar in the corner.

Chad looked at the factory director in confusion. He approached the jar and had a bad feeling.

“What is this?”

“Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask,” the factory director said coldly.

Chad did not ask again and carried the jar into the operation room.

The two senior pharmacists in the operation room were just called away by their supervisor. Without thinking too much, Chad took the jar to the mouth of the material and made sure that the

valve had been tightly closed.

Taking a deep breath, Chad was about to report to the director’s office when he heard an unexpected quarrel in the supervisor’s office.

“Why did you do this? You know that this medicine can’t be produced anymore. Too many people

have died!”