Two officers quickly set up a portable tactical ladder against the stone wall. The team leader climbed up, pulled himself to the iron bars, and used a heavy hydraulic tool to snap the metal seals. Within seconds, the bars clattered to the ground, and the officers breached the opening, dropping silently into the purple-lit room.
The air inside was freezing, and the hum of the machinery was deafening. The officers moved through the space with synchronized precision, clearing the upper floor room by room. They found long tables, automated tanks of some sort, and rows of empty plastic trays.
There were clear signs of a frantic, hurried cleanup. Wet footprints stained the concrete floor, and several overturned supply boxes proved that the occupant had fled just minutes prior. The officers searched every inch of the perimeter walls, looking for a main entrance, but the structure remained completely sealed. There were no stairs leading down, and no doors to the outside world. The suspect had vanished from a room with no exit.