Chapter 157

The officer looked at Liam with a grim expression. "What was inside? Do we need to call the bomb squad?" Liam shook his head. "It's a dead rat." A simple reply instantly broke the tension. Patients, staff, and even the police themselves all let out a collective breath. A few officers went in to confirm, and after checking the box, they carried it out with gloves, nodding that Liam had been telling the truth. "What the hell were you thinking?" one officer barked. "We told you to get out. Why didn't you follow instructions? And you even opened the box without authorization!" Liam lowered his head slightly but didn't argue. Wendy glanced over at him, her heart stirring with a complex emotion. "I had some training back in Ochor on situations like this," Liam finally said. "I didn't mean to cause concern—I just wanted to identify the contents before Dr. Hendrix had to make a call about evacuating the building." The officer frowned. "Training or not, that was reckless. If that had b