Umbrella's Containment: The First Line of Defense
Chapter 940

(Arthur: Fine, I can't be bothered to keep pretending. We have a fallback plan.)

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"Lay everything bare?"

Jing Nan looked at Arthur in confusion, then raised her head to look toward Morgan and said:

"Lord City Lord, are you really hiding something?"

At Jing Nan's words, everyone present turned their attention back to Morgan, who sat in the City Lord's seat.

"..." Morgan's expression was conflicted, as if he were considering whether to reveal the truth about the Lighthouse.

By contrast, Arthur, who usually wore a smile or acted carefree, had completely changed his usual demeanor. His expression was cold.

If Morgan had known about Nirvana Company's "human evolution plan" and continued experimenting on the ten thousand or so humans remaining on the Lighthouse, Arthur might not have caused him trouble now.

But once the transit passage opened, Arthur would certainly use his position to put Morgan on the list of scumbags among the D-class personnel, letting Morgan experience what it felt like to be experimented on.

"Ah..." In the end, Morgan let out a heavy sigh, his shoulders drooping as he said:

"It seems nothing can escape Mr. Russell's eyes. Indeed, I knew long ago that Mark was different, and I had also seen the... 'person' lying in Dr. Carrie's laboratory."

As he spoke, Morgan tried to rise from the City Lord's seat.

But his body was still weak, so he needed Victor's support. Only with Victor's help was he able to leave the City Lord's seat and walk down the steps to stand before everyone.

Immediately afterward, a City Defense Army soldier wearing a red beret pushed an electric wheelchair to Morgan's side.

After Victor helped Morgan into the wheelchair, the old City Lord manually controlled it toward the elevator and said to everyone:

"Everyone, follow me. It's time for you to learn the Lighthouse's secret."

As his voice fell, Victor had

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