**INT. VENTILATION DUCT - CONTINUOUS**
Valentine crawls through the tight space, the metal groaning under his weight. The further he goes, the stronger the device's pulse becomes.
Mia, how much longer?
Approximately fifty meters. The device's resonance is increasing. It's almost... agitated.
The duct opens into a larger space. Valentine peers through a grate. He's looking into a high-tech laboratory filled with advanced equipment. Scientists in white coats move between holographic displays and complex machinery.
What is this place?
Not Dissonance Tech. The architecture... it's Chronos Corp. Their research division.
Chronos Corp. The very organization that employs him as a Chrono Shifter. Why would their secret lab be connected to Dwayne's murder?