Research Success

Klaw hurried back after receiving Shen Fei's email. This was too absurd.

The person he had found for Shen Fei was actually from S.H.I.E.L.D.

Inside the tea room, Shen Fei handed Klaw a slip of paper. "Don't say it over the phone. There could be bugs here."

Klaw nodded and said, "I'm fine. How have you been lately? Sleeping well?" His fingers typed on his phone: What do we do? Should we fire her?

"Not bad. How have you been eating?"

Shen Fei typed on his phone: No. That would alert them.

The volunteer will arrive this afternoon.

Mm.

They chatted aloud about one thing while their phones exchanged entirely different messages beneath the table.

Shen Fei had no idea how Black Widow could have made such immense contributions in both Avengers and Avengers 2, yet still remain so consistently successful at infiltration. It was truly ridiculous.

That was S.H.I.E.L.D.'s strength. They could alter the experiences and background of an entire lifetime at any time.

Shen Fei suddenly said, "Osborn Company lost the military district's support because that old man Norman failed in his research on a new product.

"Their stock price has plummeted. If you have the money, buy up as much of their stock as you can."

"Ah, sure, sure, sure." Klaw had no idea why Shen Fei suddenly brought this up, but he hurriedly nodded.

"Osborn is a biotech company. I've looked into what they research. Norman is probably working on a Human Enhancement Serum, something that offers other benefits for strengthening the human body."

Shen Fei launched into another lengthy explanation, and Klaw quickly realized what Shen Fei was doing.

He planned to divert S.H.I.E.L.D.'s attention so they would not remain fixated on him.

Knowing S.H.I.E.L.D.'s nature, they would definitely investigate it.

Sorry, Green Goblin. You'll have to take one for the team.

Norman Osborn was the father of Harry Osborn, Peter's best friend and closest buddy, and the infamous Green Goblin.

The two soon began discussing Osborn. Shen Fei did most of the talking while Klaw listened.

"Osborn..."

Natasha listened to the intelligence coming through her earpiece and immediately sent a message back to S.H.I.E.L.D. Osborn was actually researching something like this?

"And who exactly is this Shen Fei? Why does Klaw trust him so much?"

Natasha had begun watching Shen Fei as well. Though her target was Klaw, recent intelligence showed that he had already made contact with Eric Killmonger, who had escaped from Wakanda.

Black Panther was someone S.H.I.E.L.D. hoped to recruit, so a man like Klaw, who held an old grudge against Black Panther, was naturally under investigation.

Not to mention that he had dealings with people from Wakanda.

But she had not expected Shen Fei, the man beside Klaw, to apparently be so highly valued. After considering it, Natasha sent the unexpected intelligence on Osborn back as well.

Her instincts, honed from years of espionage, told her that Shen Fei was no ordinary person.

She actually wanted to enter the Experiment Zone and take a look, but having only just arrived, entering such an important area now would surely disrupt too many things. She decided to wait a few days.

Before long, Natasha's earpiece connected, and a deep male voice came through.

"Don't worry about Shen Fei for now. He's just an ordinary technician. The intelligence on Osborn is valuable. Keep a close watch on Klaw.

"The dispute over the Hero Act within the Avengers has been growing more intense lately. Go sound out the others."

"Again?"

"Remember this: a spy must complete any mission by any means necessary!"

"Yes!"

Shen Fei left after talking with Klaw for a while. Klaw still had things to deal with.

Now that S.H.I.E.L.D. had its eyes on him, he naturally could not let Eric Killmonger come here again.

And during his exchanges with Eric Killmonger, he had sensed that the man harbored other intentions. He simply could not figure him out, which was why he had intended to bring Shen Fei in.

For now, they had to deal with S.H.I.E.L.D. first.

Shen Fei entered the laboratory. For the moment, it was still relatively safe here.

The lab had already been cleared out. Shen Fei would have to conduct the next stage of research himself, since it involved data from his own body.

Although he needed White Mice, he also had to perform repeated experiments on himself to gather data.

On the operating table, Logan was being injected with Nutrient Solution. Shen Fei had given him a huge dose of highly concentrated Ether, so he was still asleep.

But from the looks of it, Logan was about to wake up.

"Let's try fusing the Tissue Fluid first..."

Shen Fei picked up a syringe beside him and was about to draw Logan's blood when Logan suddenly opened his eyes.

"You're awake. The procedure... uh, I'm just drawing another tube. Only a few tubes today. Don't worry."

Shen Fei reassured him. A person's mood affected hormone levels, which could influence some of the data.

"You... get lost! If you have the guts, kill me! You demon!"

Logan growled. He had thought that what happened at Stryker's facility had been the last time.

From that day onward, he had sworn that he would never again allow himself to be researched like a White Mouse, stripped of all dignity.

But why... why!

Shen Fei had only been trying to reassure him. Under Logan's despairing gaze, he drew blood, Lymph Fluid, and other Tissue Fluids.

Then he drew the corresponding fluids from his own body.

He began tinkering with them on the lab bench.

"The Lymph Fluid won't work..."

"...The Arterial Blood won't work either. Why are the Platelets so active? Are they treating my blood as a foreign substance?"

Shen Fei muttered to himself, while the despair in Logan's heart deepened further.

Research was one thing.

But why did this guy keep talking while he worked? Under normal circumstances, that would have been fine.

But he was researching things taken from Logan's own body. The more Shen Fei spoke, the more terrified Logan became.

Drawing blood was not enough for this guy. He had even taken all sorts of things from Logan's brothers.

"Will this work?" Shen Fei had absorbed from Hydra the relevant biological knowledge concerning transplants.

He quickly mixed several solutions, continuously raising their concentration until they reached a certain threshold.

Before long, Shen Fei discovered that the Venous Blood had begun fusing with his Arterial Blood.

"More or less done. Now we just wait for the volunteer to arrive."

Logan froze at Shen Fei's words. What did he mean, more or less done?

"What exactly are you researching?"

For the first time, Logan felt a trace of fear toward this man.

If he did not think of a way out, he might end up in this man's hands.

He would not die, but being imprisoned forever and having blood and all sorts of things taken from him—he would rather die.

But Shen Fei only continued pressing buttons on a machine. One syringe after another filled with transparent liquid, then the needles pierced Logan's body.

The transparent liquid continued flowing into Logan's body.

Logan, who had only been awake for a short while, grew drowsy again. He only managed to say, "You..." before falling back into a deep sleep.

"If I weren't worried that Ether would affect the experimental data, you'd have slept forever by now."

Shen Fei muttered to himself and even reinforced the Magnetic Handcuffs.