Chapter 1214
Back at the lab, Kelly asked Harvey, "Mr. Harvey, has Ms. Riddle boarded the plane yet?"
’Yes, she has taken flight now."
"Don't worry, the situation back home might not be as serious as described in the news." Harvey comforted Kelly who seemed depressed.
"Yeah, hopefully Mr. Wyance and the rest are all safe and sound," Kelly said, and proceeded to pray.
The factory was filled with smoke. Jared, who was there, rushed in and stared at the production site for The Beacon. About half of the factory had been burned to ashes, and the ground was covered in soot and cinders. Some of the employees were performing emergency rescue procedures on those who were injured, and others were salvaging the products.
"Where is Martin?" Jared grabbed ahold of a worker and asked.
"Mr. Wyance is inside.” The worker pointed at a part of the factory that had been completely destroyed.
Jared's eyes froze for a moment and a nightmarish thought flitted across his mind. Then, he made his way into the factory.
"Sir, you can't go in there." Max attempted to stop Jared as he was worried that the latter would get injured.
"Get away from me!" Jared bellowed.
"Sir, it's too dangerous inside. You can't go in." Max persisted.
Jared shoved Max away and made a beeline for the factory.
Clouds of smoke were rising up into the air in the factory as Jared searched for Martin. From time to time, workers would hurry past him as they moved The Beacons which they had salvaged from what was left of the factory.
"Martin!" Jared shouted.
Martin was concealed behind curtains of smoke, attempting to save any usable products from the ashes. When he heard someone calling his name, he turned spun around to see who it was.
With the aid of his gut feeling, he made a guess and shouted, "Mr. Jared, is that you?"
"It's me!" Jared yelled. "Where are you?"
Everyone inside was covered with soot, and as such, Jared could not discern which one of them was Martin.
"Don't come in here. It's too dangerous!" Martin bellowed, stopping Jared from moving forward.
After a while, Martin took some of The Beacons with him and approached Jared. 'Mr. Johnston, let's talk outside."
Jared squinted and stared at all of the people in front of him. He could not tell if the person in front of him was Martin or not. Once they were out of the factory, Martin passed the goods he had managed to salvage to the others. Then, he turned toward Jared.
"Mr. Johnston. It's too dangerous. You can't stay here." Martin yelled, attempting to dissuade him from staying here.
"Has the fire been put off completely?" asked Jared.
"Yes, and we're all salvaging the products now."
"Are there a lot of products left inside?"
"Yes, there are plenty," Martin replied. "The people can salvage some of it."
Jared looked at him, "It's better for you to stay outside. My men will be coming over soon."
"No, Mr. Johnston," Martin argued. "We need all the help we can get, and the more hands we've got, the more well be able to salvage."
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