The man led them to the room's far end, where an elevator shaft was hidden in plain sight. Ashton and Anna were surprised by this as they would have never found the secret elevator if they had been alone, assuming Ashton's dad was long gone.
In a way, the scientist had saved them a lot of trouble. Too bad Ashton had already decided to kill anyone and everyone he saw there for their 'crimes'.
The scientist, unaware of everything going on inside Ashton's head, was excitedly chatting as if they were on a picnic trip. His squeaky voice irritated Ashton to the point where he was willing to kill him just because of his annoying voice.
[Hold it in, you'll get your chance soon.]
'I hope so.'
"Here we are," The scientist mumbled before hastily opening the doors.