Not to mention, the river also contained a large number of piranhas and crocodiles; even if they miraculously survived against scientific common sense, they would still be in dire straits.
As for why Idalgo kept Rebecca, the female doctor, the reason was simple: to help with his daughter Manuela's organ transplant.
After all, Viya, the private doctor in the basement, had been beaten half to death by him and would be unable to perform the organ transplant surgery for some time.
But now, Manuela's organs were failing again and a second surgery was needed immediately, making Rebecca the best temporary choice.
Everyone else was completely useless and could simply be thrown away.
"Father…!"
On the other side, upon hearing the punishment her father intended for Javier and the others, Manuela's face changed, and she quickly spoke, wanting to plead for their forgiveness.
After all, she didn't want to drag Javier and the others into such a dangerous situation; they were all innocent.
Unfortunately, just as Manuela was about to speak, a glance from Idalgo commanded his drug dealer subordinates to quickly rush forward and take Manuela away.
He didn't want to hear his daughter's plea; these damned Americans wanted to abduct his daughter, and he would absolutely not allow them any way out.
"Bang… Rumble…!!!"
A loud noise came as the large dam's drainage outlet successfully opened its gate.
Like muffled thunder, a large volume of water suddenly rushed down the opened drainage outlet at an extremely fast speed.
The roaring sound of the rushing water constantly filled the ears; at this speed, anyone dragged into it would indeed face certain death.
Forget falling from a hundred meters high; just the impact speed of this water flow alone would be enough to crush a human body.
The situation was precarious.
Just as Javier thought negotiation was impossible and he could only try to use the buff smoke bomb skill, Legendary Hero Appearance, to become invisible and make a desperate attempt, Rebecca, who had been silent in the crowd for a long time, suddenly spoke:
"Javier Hidalgo, correct?"
"Release all my companions, and I can immediately perform the organ transplant surgery for your daughter, Manuela.
Otherwise… I can very seriously warn you, if you dare to throw them all into the drainage outlet,"
"Then your daughter will die within two days.
Her heart organ failure is very severe, and her life safety cannot be guaranteed; there is a risk of cardiac arrest at any time.
I knew this when I examined her."
"You can try it.
Since you only left me, a defenseless doctor, it means that your dam stronghold temporarily has no other surgeons available.
Therefore, no matter how you torture me, as long as my teammates are gone,"
"Your daughter won't be able to receive surgical treatment.
You can choose one: which is more important, the lives of a group of irrelevant Americans, or your daughter's life, which is hanging by a thread!"
With an incredibly resolute expression on her small face, Rebecca threatened him word by word.
Chapter Sixteen: The Master Key
Rebecca's words were sharp and threatening.
Of course, this was merely her guess.
Rebecca didn't understand the situation inside the dam, but since Idalgo had kept her, it absolutely couldn't be out of gratitude, even though she had saved Manuela's life before.
So, with high probability, it was because Manuela's current condition was very serious and required Rebecca, the only remaining doctor, to help with the organ transplant surgery.
Therefore… seeing Javier and the others about to be thrown into the drainage outlet, Rebecca fearlessly opened her mouth and threatened him.
At the same time, Manuela, who was being tightly held by a drug dealer on the other side, heard Rebecca's threatening words, and her gray eyes couldn't help but light up.
The very clever Manuela immediately cooperated with Rebecca and began to act, her whole body starting to twitch uncontrollably, her eyes rolling back.
Before Idalgo, who was overlooking everyone from the high platform, could react, Manuela immediately pretended to lose strength and fainted.
"Plop… Bang…!"
With a muffled thud, even the drug dealer behind her didn't have time to react as their young mistress suddenly went limp and quickly collapsed to the ground, causing the drug dealer's face to instantly change, and his voice quickly became terrified as he shouted:
"Boss! Boss!!!"
"Miss Manuela fainted! It wasn't me! I didn't hurt Miss Manuela! Miss Manuela just suddenly fainted on her own, her body suddenly went limp and she collapsed.
It definitely wasn't caused by me!"
With his hands raised, the slightly dark-skinned drug dealer explained frantically, his face terrified and innocent.
He had only been holding her lightly just now; who knew this young lady would suddenly do this?
And given Idalgo's character as a boss who doted on his daughter like his life, if he didn't explain clearly, he would definitely become a bullet's victim the next second.
And sure enough, upon hearing the news that his daughter Manuela had suddenly fainted, Idalgo's expression abruptly changed, and he quickly rushed forward to check.
At this very moment, Manuela was fully showcasing the superb acting skills of a contrasting little demoness.
Her entire body was limp and powerless, as if she were asleep, her limbs not stiff at all, indicating she wasn't simply faking sleep.
Manuela also didn't move her eyeballs around, just kept them tightly shut.
If she were to move her eyeballs, it would be detected even through her eyelids; Shirley had tried this, and it didn't work in front of Javier and Lisa.
And clearly, Manuela was even more adept at this.
The level of their pretense as obedient girls was simply not on the same dimension.
Most importantly, it was her breathing.
To portray an extremely serious and dire situation, Manuela deliberately slowed her breathing.
Even if her father, Idalgo, placed his finger in front of Manuela's nose, he could only feel faint, intermittent breaths.
This caused the usually calm and composed drug lord Idalgo's face to instantly darken.
He couldn't determine whether his daughter Manuela was acting or truly unconscious.
After all, he wasn't a fool— Manuela had fainted immediately after Rebecca, the female doctor, threatened him.
How could such a coincidence happen?
It was highly likely that this girl was trying to force him to compromise in this way.
But… the current situation left Idalgo, as a father, perplexed.
After all, her breathing was so faint… What if it was a genuine coma caused by heart failure?
Undoubtedly, Idalgo, who doted on and cherished his daughter, dared not gamble.
He could only say in a low voice with a darkened expression:
"You! That female doctor, come quickly and examine my daughter's condition, and immediately proceed with the organ transplant surgery.
I can temporarily spare the lives of your companions, but if anything goes wrong with my daughter's condition, I can also guarantee you that you will surely die without a burial place, all of you will be buried with my daughter!"
Looking towards Rebecca in the distance, Idalgo commanded with his inner frustration suppressed, his voice deep.
At the same time, he waved his hand, ordering his drug dealer subordinates to temporarily close the dam's drainage outlet.
The rushing water, like muffled thunder, abruptly stopped, and the interior of the dam once again fell into a deathly silence.
Javier and Leon and the others were unable to resist and could only be forcibly led into the dungeon by these drug dealers.
Krauser tried to struggle but was quickly struck hard by a drug dealer with a gun butt, causing blood to appear at the corner of his mouth.
Krauser stared at these drug dealers with eyes like a wild beast.
If he had the chance, he would definitely kill all of them.
"Thump, thump, thump…!"
"We're here…"
"Throw them all in.
Without the boss's permission, starve them for a day for now; don't give them food or water.
Oh, and… don't forget there's a doctor next to them; he can't die.
Get him out tomorrow!"
Not long after, Javier and Leon and the others were led into a cold dungeon.
This place should be deeper within the dam.
Although dry, the cold environment was unbearable, making them wake up freezing at night.
There weren't many people in the cell.
After Javier and the others had their equipment confiscated, they were all thrown in, three people crammed into one cell.
In the adjacent cage, there was a man wearing a dirty white coat, curled up on the ground, trembling all over, covered in blood, seemingly having been beaten badly.
He even wore black-rimmed glasses and had delicate skin.
This man was Viya, Manuela's former private doctor.
He had been severely beaten by Idalgo, the drug lord, for letting Manuela escape, and then thrown into the dungeon as punishment.
The bone-chilling cold of the dungeon was unbearable for Doctor Viya; his body was turning blue from the cold.
If he endured a few more days, he would likely die there immediately…
…
Meanwhile, on the other side, while Javier and Leon and the others were taken to the dungeon, Rebecca and Manuela were led into a large sickroom.
However, though called a sickroom, it was more like a Laboratory, because apart from the white hospital bed, the surroundings were filled with various medical instruments and equipment.
These items were all purchased by Idalgo to save his daughter Manuela's life.
The air was filled with a strong scent of disinfectant alcohol.
The various instruments and equipment hummed and beeped.
Shelves were stocked with all kinds of medicines and potions, and surgical knives and other tools were fully available.
Even if something was missing, Idalgo could send his subordinates directly by helicopter across the Amazon Rainforest to a large hospital in the city to seize it.
This was a father's doting love for his daughter.
However, Rebecca frowned deeply at the sight before her.
As a doctor's workspace, this place was arguably perfect, with all the desired equipment, tools, medicines, and data readily available.
But as a patient's room, it was like hell.
The entire sickroom was lit by overhead lights, with no windows for ventilation, preventing any view of the blue sky and white clouds, or the breathing of natural air.
Inside, apart from cold machinery, Rebecca saw no hope of curing illness, only endless cold isolation…
No wonder Manuela wanted to flee the dam and her father's side like crazy.
If it were Rebecca herself, she would probably make the same choice.
This was originally a sterile sickroom built by Idalgo, the father, to prevent harmful bacteria from entering and affecting Manuela's treatment progress.
Therefore, the air was circulated only after being purified by equipment, and the entire sickroom was sealed.
Of course, many reasons might also be due to the dam's interior not allowing windows.
But all of these things also made Rebecca see the deep, doting affection of Idalgo, this father.
However… although this father poured infinite love into his daughter, it was tragically misguided and coercive.
This made Rebecca recall her own equally stubborn father, but unfortunately… he was no longer there.
At this, Rebecca could only sigh deeply—!
But very quickly, before Rebecca's emotions could calm down, she witnessed an even more terrifying scene.
In the secret cold storage warehouse ahead, Rebecca saw rows of corpses, hanging in mid-air like frozen pork, covered in plastic film, their necks severed and decapitated, their heads nowhere to be found.
All of them were hung neatly like this, about twenty to thirty bodies visible at a glance.
And those slender limbs, convex bodies, and gentle curves—if Rebecca, who had studied medicine for several years, hadn't gone mad, then these should all be female specimen bodies, 100%.
Moreover, judging by their skin color, they hadn't been dead for too long, and even by age, none exceeded twenty.
Undoubtedly, all these female bodies were Idalgo's organ transplant storage prepared for his daughter Manuela—
Seeing this, Rebecca again gasped, taking a cold breath.
Initially, she had thought Idalgo was merely a father who doted on his daughter too much but used the wrong methods.
But now… Rebecca felt she was wrong.
She believed that Idalgo, this father, had gone mad, massacring so many girls of the same age for Manuela.
His actions were utterly unscrupulous, like those of a devil.
Is Manuela his daughter, but other people's daughters are not daughters?
With so many young female bodies, how many fathers who deeply loved their daughters would be heartbroken and grief-stricken?
Rebecca did not know this, but Rebecca knew that Idalgo, this father, had committed a serious and irreparable mistake—!
"Doctor, begin!"
"I will not allow any mishap to my daughter.
Once my daughter's life is in danger, you and your companions will pay the corresponding price.
Believe me… I will make good on this!"
Upon entering the sickroom, Idalgo motioned for his subordinates to carry his daughter Manuela onto the bed, then pulled out his pistol and pressed it against Rebecca's forehead.
His dark sunglasses gleamed coldly, and he threatened Rebecca in a menacing tone.
To prevent these Americans from delaying and his daughter Manuela from falling into danger again, Idalgo urgently wanted to proceed with the organ transplant surgery.
But in the face of such a threat, Rebecca shook her head and flatly refused.
"Mr. Idalgo, if you don't want your daughter to die early, I advise you not to command me like this.
Furthermore… the reason your daughter fainted is because she is physically and mentally exhausted.
Running for her life for three days and three nights, what she needs now is to rest and recover her bodily functions, not rush into surgery."
"Help her with some nourishing food, and let her rest for at least a day.
When she wakes up tomorrow, I will begin the organ transplant surgery.
Of course… if you insist on proceeding with the surgery, I have no objections.
It's up to your choice."
Spreading her hands, Rebecca again indicated that she had no other options.
Firstly, the facts were indeed as she stated; her previous words about not surviving two days were entirely Rebecca's alarmist talk, aimed at seizing a sliver of hope, and now it was simply a matter of stalling for time.
Of course, pre-operative physical conditioning was also an essential preparation…
And in the face of Rebecca's explanation, Idalgo, the drug lord, was powerless.
Even if he knew Rebecca was stalling for time, he couldn't do anything because currently, only Rebecca could perform the organ transplant surgery.
Viya, that private doctor, had been beaten half to death by him and was temporarily unable to move, let alone perform surgery; he could easily ruin his daughter Manuela's organs!
In his helplessness, Idalgo could only let out a cold snort, ordering his other drug dealer subordinates to stand guard there, allowing his daughter Manuela to rest and recuperate for a while.
At the same time, they were to try their best to provide Rebecca with any tools or medicines she desired, but under no circumstances should any accident befall Manuela; this was his ultimate bottom line!
In response, Rebecca subtly curled her lips.
Paternal love, occasionally, could be exploited.
Although it felt very despicable, it was also an unavoidable measure for survival—
…
Meanwhile, on the other side, while Rebecca was stalling for time, Javier was busy figuring out how to break out of the dungeon.
The guards inside were not strict; there were basically no drug dealers patrolling back and forth in the dungeon, only two drug dealers guarding the entrance.
So Javier thought it should be fine; he could force his way out.
After all, since returning from the Antarctica Research Institute dungeon, he hadn't shown up for a long time… and had even forgotten about the Golden Finger System, which had added some new skills for him.