Inside the Life Foundation laboratory, Maria's body had been found. Dr. Dora, along with two other doctors, examined Maria.
Upon receiving the news, Drake immediately rushed back. Upon arrival, he immediately asked, "How serious is the situation?"
Dora looked at Drake and said, "It's very bad."
Drake angrily exclaimed, "Be more specific!"
The male doctor beside him explained, "The symbiote has been taken away by an intruder."
Drake paused for a moment, somewhat incredulously asking, "Taken away? Taken away?"
Dora interjected, "We don't know what happened."
The security captain who came with Drake immediately spoke up, "I'll question the staff who were on duty last night."
Drake glanced at Maria's body and then said, "Get her out of here quickly."
Dora immediately covered Maria's head with a white cloth and pushed her body away.
Meanwhile, the male doctor who spoke up earlier said, "Drake, you need to see this."
Drake asked in surprise, "See what?"
The male doctor led Drake to the A2 laboratory and said, "His blood pressure has returned to normal, and his liver function is also normal."
Seeing the man inside the A2 laboratory, Drake's face lit up with excitement. "I knew it, he just needed time to adjust."
"No time to waste, expand the scale of the experiment immediately."
The doctor immediately complied, "Yes, sir."
Then Drake called the someone and gave him a task: to retrieve the lost symbiote.
...
On the other side-
After a tumultuous night in his room, Eddie passed out in the bathroom. When he woke up again around noon, he looked around the messy living room and exclaimed, "Oh my God!"
He then checked his phone and reviewed the evidence he had taken. Meanwhile, the symbiote, which had been fleeing since the beginning, was now controlling the body of a little girl and boarding a flight to San Francisco.
After confirming that the evidence he had filmed was accurate, Eddie thought for a moment and then retrieved Charles Doyle's phone number from his contacts. He dialed the number directly.
Charles, who had just finished lunch, looked at the incoming call from Eddie Brock on his phone and smiled slightly. Then he answered the call.
"Hello, Mr. Charles Doyle, this is Eddie Brock. Do you remember me?"
"Eddie, I remember you."
"How's the new job? Have you adapted?"
"Mr. Charles, do you know about the Life Foundation?"
Charles chuckled, "I've heard of it, a medical group located in San Francisco. You got yourself into trouble with them before, leading to the threat of unemployment."
Eddie now understood that the other party was definitely aware of it.
He continued, "I have made a significant discovery here. They have brought back an extraterrestrial life form and are conducting human experiments with it. It has already caused the death of many people."
"I have a lot of evidence on my side, and Dr. Dora from the Life Foundation will testify for us."
"With this evidence, we can completely nail Drake and rid society of this pest."
Listening to Eddie's words, Charles nodded silently. This was not much different from what he already knew. He said, "Eddie, I understand everything you've said."
"I'll give you an email address. Send the information over, and I'll arrange for the media to expose the Life Foundation, making sure they're completely nailed."
"But the Life Foundation is a huge corporate organization. If they find out it was you who broke into the lab, they will resort to armed attacks against you."
"Eddie, don't underestimate any capitalist. For profit, they could sell their own country for profit, let alone when it involves extraterrestrial life forms."
Hearing Charles's words, Eddie instantly understood. He couldn't underestimate Drake and the Life Foundation. Since they dared to chase him with guns in the lab, they might not hesitate to come after him in the city.
"Boss, should I come back now? I believe with you around, even Drake wouldn't dare to do anything."
Hearing Eddie's words, Charles chuckled. "Haha, I thought you were a fearless reporter."
"Daring to break into their lab alone and then managing to escape, you're quite impressive."
"Here's the deal, I'll give you two options. One is to stay in San Francisco. I'll send a team of ninja members to protect you and carry out Drake's arrest. You'll be responsible for filming and broadcasting everything that happens. You can choose to broadcast it on television."
"The second option is to catch the next flight back to my office in New York. There will be people to protect you until everything settles down."
Hearing the two options given by his boss, Eddie thought for a moment and then asked, "Boss, aren't you going to take action yourself?"
Charles shook his head. "He's not worth it!"
"Eddie, for such small fry, my subordinates can take care of them directly. If I personally intervene, it would be giving him too much credit."
Hearing his boss's words, Eddie didn't know what to say. But considering the terrifying power reported in the media, Drake, an ordinary person, indeed wouldn't stand a chance.
After thinking for a moment, he answered, "I choose the first option. I want to record Drake's arrest."
"Alright, then get ready to film. The ninja team will contact you soon."
"Thank you, boss."
Eddie hung up the phone, his face showing a hint of joy. This was the benefit of having a powerful backer. No need to worry about offending people or being bullied.
After hanging up the phone, Charles immediately called Yuhi Kurenai.
"Kurenai, Second phase of the mission begins!"
"Yes, Lord Charles."
The second phase of the mission assigned by Charles: to save Eddie at the critical moment, arrest Drake at the Life Foundation, and if Drake was also possessed by a symbiote, retrieve it. If Drake was not possessed, then Yuhi Kurenai had to find the symbiote and bring it back.