Peter thought about it for a long time, so terrified he didn't dare move a muscle.
Had other people's minds already been altered? Were they all lurking among the population as sleeper agents, waiting for the perfect moment to launch a sudden, coordinated attack?!
"No, no! I have to get out of here right now... I absolutely have to get out!" Peter was so terrified by his own theories that his whole body trembled and his legs turned to jelly. He immediately scrambled to his feet and hurried out of the room.
Fortunately, thanks to his status as a "Great Scientist," his personal freedom wasn't strictly limited. He simply informed the head of the psychiatric ward and walked right out the door. A monitoring drone followed closely behind him, but he didn't care.
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