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

Wayne, noticing the situation, quickly grabbed some blood pressure medication from the drawer and handed it over. After taking the pill, Dr. Ray finally started to calm down, though his face was still a bit pale. He massaged his temples with his fingertips, then looked up at Wayne again, asking, "Still no clue on who swiped the data?"

The office wasn't just occupied by Dr. Ray and Wayne; a few other researchers, including Ben, were there too, all eyes fixed on Wayne.

Wayne gave a weary smile. "Nope, the whole surveillance system got hacked. There's not a single trace left."

The Medical Institute's whole mission is to serve humanity, and their research data is a treasure trove of years of hard work. Losing it is nothing short of a disaster for them.

Manuel stood nearby, the middle-aged guy whose phone Nick had smashed the night before. He muttered through clenched teeth, "I'm positive it was someone on the inside. No outsider could waltz into that lab so easily."

Thinking about the analytical solution they'd been working on for nearly a decade being wiped out, Manuel felt his heart sink.

"You had a run-in with this person, right? Got any suspects?" Wayne asked Manuel.

The mention made Manuel even more frustrated. "He was in disguise, couldn't get a good look at him, and I wouldn't recognize him."

"The guy was tall, skinny, and pretty nimble. He seemed young too," Ben, who'd been quiet until now, chimed in.

"Yeah, Xiao Yuan also tangled with him," Manuel recalled, then turned to Ben. "You chased him afterward, got any leads?"

Ben fiddled with a ring on his finger, saying, "Not yet, but I've narrowed it down to a few names from the institute."

Wayne asked Ben to share the names. Ben, prepared, pulled a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Wayne.

Wayne scanned the list, none seemed to fit, so he passed it to Dr. Ray. There were six names, and Dr. Ray studied them, paused for a few seconds, then crossed one out with a pen. "Check the files of the remaining five and find out where they were last night," he said, placing the list on the desk.

Wayne picked it up, surprised to see Nick's name crossed out, especially since Nick hadn't been at the institute long. "Why not check Nick?" he asked.

Dr. Ray noticed Wayne's confusion and explained, "Nick wasn't even in the country. How could he have stolen the data?"

"Not in the country?" Wayne blinked in surprise.

Dr. Ray nodded. "He's from the T5 Institute, and there's a neurology conference in the States right now, so I sent him there."

Wayne recalled this. "Alright, that makes sense."

"Exactly," Dr. Ray added. "Plus, Nick rarely visits here, so he's not familiar with the place."

Wayne nodded. "I'll get someone on it right away."

Dr. Ray waved him off, his gaze drifting back to the list of lost data, looking as though the weight of the world had aged him ten years.noveldrama