Emily POVI woke at 2 AM to alarms blaring throughout the facility. Not the usual testing alerts, thesewere security warnings, urgent and continuous.Dr. Yuri ran into my quarters without knocking. "Mrs. Zhou, we need to move you, Now.""What's happening?""Security threat. I can't explain. Just come with me."Something in his voice was wrong, like he knew more than he wassaying.I pulled on my shoes and followed him through corridors I'd never accessed before. We passedarmed guards who didn't make eye contact, scientists who looked terrified, equipmentbeing hastily covered or moved."Dr. Yuri, what kind of security threat?""The kind that requires moving you to a secure wing until we resolve it.""You're lying. You've been lying for weeks. This isn't a civilian research facility, is it?"He stopped walking, turned to face me. "No. It's not. And Mrs. Zhou , I'm sorry. I was told I was doing medical research, but I've been complicit in weapons development. Using yourgenetics to c
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