Baby, I'm Begging You~ (Continued)

The head of the research institute stood in the corridor, listening to the screams that gradually rose and then grew fainter. His short hair and back were already soaked with cold sweat.

Half an hour later, a man in military uniform slowly walked out. His expression was as cold as winter frost, and his narrow eyes flashed with undisguised arrogance. As soon as you approached, the unsettling stench of blood emanating from him, just like the man himself, forcefully invaded the senses of others.

The man was followed by two subordinates, their hands stained with blood; it seemed they were the ones who had carried out the attack.

The man stopped in front of the person in charge, his cold tone full of sarcasm. "Recruiting someone from the opposition and entrusting him with important tasks is one thing, you could say he's just good at disguising himself. But he smuggled samples out and destroyed all the research data, and you only discovered it a month later? Brilliant, truly brilliant."

As he spoke, the man clapped twice.

The person in charge was so frightened that his legs went weak and he almost knelt down. He wanted to explain, but the words got stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say a word.

Because he knew that even if he spoke eloquently, the outcome of the matter and his own fate were already irreversible.

The man continued, "The person is already dead, but they're quite stubborn. They didn't say a word. But since this accident happened, someone has to take responsibility. Who do you think is most suitable?"

The person in charge swallowed hard, his voice trembling, "It's... it's all my fault."

He neglected his duties, causing such great losses; at the moment the incident occurred, he knew he was going to die.

If he confesses voluntarily, even if he dies, his family can still be spared.

"Very good." The man praised with a smile, "It's a great virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them. You'll have many more chances in your next life, so be careful."

After saying this, the man led his subordinates away, just as arrogantly as he had come.

The person in charge could no longer hold on, collapsed to the ground, clutching his hair, tears of regret streaming from his eyes.

He went through countless hardships to climb to this position, but ultimately lost both his job and his life because he was incompetent and lazy.

Previously, the doctors at the Yong'an Base had mentioned that humans initially had the idea of cultivating mutated monsters for their own use, sending them to fight against mutated monsters in the wild, and they had even seriously attempted to do so.

But the mutated monsters are wild and untamed, unlike pets. Eating people seems to be ingrained in their genes, and even researchers who raised them from cubs to adulthood would eat them without hesitation.

When people discovered they couldn't tame the mutated monsters, they abandoned the plan and turned to researching Awakening Reagent.

Of course, this is just a facade for show. In reality, the more powerful families in the Central Base have never given up on cultivating mutated monsters.

Throughout history, from reality to literature, humans have always liked to establish themselves as the master, raising a fierce beast pet or mount to prove that they are powerful and charismatic humans.

This characteristic has been perfectly inherited to this day. Moreover, if one could tame mutated monsters like a dog or cat, making them obedient to one's own, it would not only bring prestige but also save one's life.

Unfortunately, despite the fact that several families never gave up on the plan, they never succeeded.

Even so, they remained extremely enthusiastic about the plan.

After the Shen Family produced the Awakening Reagent, they actually invested even more in the project of cultivating their own mutated monsters?

Their plan was to breed obedient, high-level mutated monsters and use them as weapons to enhance their status in human society; disobedient, low-level mutated monsters would be killed directly, and disobedient, high-level mutated monsters would be used as materials for Awakening Reagent.

Obtaining materials from high-level mutated monsters in the wild requires a huge amount of manpower and resources each time. If you had your own material storage, you could save a lot of resources.

Their ultimate goal has never been achieved, because high-level mutated monsters all develop intelligence. Once they have intelligence, how could they possibly submit to humans, whom they consider food?

As for low-level mutated monsters, they are weak and stupid; all they do all day is bite people and eat, drink, and relieve themselves.

As a second-best option, in order to obtain more research materials for Awakening Reagent, the researchers began to try to cultivate a high-level mutated monster that grows rapidly, is powerful, and is also stupid.

At first, everyone thought it was just a hypothesis, but unexpectedly, they actually figured it out by accident.

Those were the eggs of a nest of giant white spiders. Of the first hundred or so spiders that hatched, only thirty survived, and of those, only ten met the requirements.

They feed on large, fleshy worms raised by researchers, growing faster than the fast-growing chickens before the catastrophe, reaching their peak size and strength in just one week.

The only downside is that these spiders are prone to the kind of madness that only mutated monsters get; eight out of ten will eventually end up like that.

However, there are still two left, enough for the person in charge to use to curry favor with their superiors.

The person in charge actually has a very low level of education; he's practically illiterate among the group of cultured people in the research institute. He got to this position through money and connections.

So, besides stealing credit and exploiting researchers, he doesn't do any real work at all.

That researcher named Xiao Wang was not only smart, but also very good at flattering the person in charge, always sucking up to him.

The person in charge was so pleased that he transferred him to the then-prosperous white spider research group, and made him his mouthpiece and eyes and ears, to convey his orders and supervise the group members who were somewhat dissatisfied with him.

One by one, the original members were ousted, Xiao Wang became the leader of the group, recruiting a bunch of incompetent fools just like the person in charge.

The research on white spiders was entirely handled by Xiao Wang. He told the person in charge that all he needed to do was come and inspect the area regularly, and that he would handle all the other tedious tasks.

Only when the project is successful and someone needs to report to the leader will this important figure be invited to appear.

The person in charge, thinking he could slack off and easily take the credit, agreed.

Who would have thought that Xiao Wang was just putting on an act? Was he biding his time, his goal to destroy the research on the white spider?

As he expected, he succeeded.

All the samples have disappeared. No one knows whether Xiao Wang destroyed them, lost them, or hid them. The previous data was also destroyed. If you want to research a mutant monster with the same characteristics again, it's no different from starting all over again.

Xiao Wang is an opponent of the Awakening Reagent and superhumans.

Opponents argue that becoming a superhuman means no longer being purely human, but rather becoming a mutated monster.

Moreover, researching Awakening Reagent not only requires a huge financial investment, but the mortality rate of awakening experiments is also high, reaching over 90%, which is equivalent to using a bunch of lives to fill an abyss.

Most of those who participated in the awakening experiments were military personnel.

Everyone knows how much it takes to train a qualified soldier. Soldiers are supposed to protect humanity and their homes, not sacrifice their lives meaninglessly for a tiny possibility.

From the moment the existence of the Awakening Reagent was announced, the opposition emerged, and in the past two years, its momentum has grown stronger, gradually infiltrating from the grassroots to the middle and upper classes.

Especially when negative news such as superpowered individuals harming people emerges, they act as if it's New Year's Day, eager to cheer and tell the whole world about the horror and danger of superpowered individuals.

The higher-ups organized several arrests, but the results were unsatisfactory.

The fact that opposition members managed to infiltrate the research institute was something many people hadn't anticipated.

The man in military uniform arrived at the Shen Family's old residence and reported the interrogation results to the second young master of the Shen Family, who was in charge of the research institute's business, in the study.

What did he say to the person in charge before? We didn't find out. It was all a lie.

Xiao Wang finally succumbed to the severe torture and confessed a few words.

His accomplice was a cleaner at the research institute. Fearing discovery, they dared not destroy the samples inside the institute, so they had their accomplice take the samples out. However, he had no idea how his accomplice disposed of the samples.

His accomplice resigned and left the research institute after the deed was done, but Xiao Wang chose to stay to cover for him.

Xiao Wang only provided this small clue, and in the end, he died in excruciating pain.

They found their accomplice's address, but by the time they arrived, the place was already deserted.

There is reasonable suspicion that an accomplice may have left the Central Base.

After hearing this, Second Young Master Shen slammed his fist on the table and cursed.

The man in military uniform was, strictly speaking, one of Second Young Master Shen's father's men. He had been sent to assist Second Young Master Shen in investigating the case, so even though Second Young Master Shen was furious, he showed no fear whatsoever.

Although Second Young Master Shen was furious, after regaining some of his composure, he still had to politely see the man in military uniform out.

After the man walked away, Second Young Master Shen closed the door and muttered a sinister curse.

What? You couldn't find anything? You're a complete waste, yet you dare to put on airs in front of him?

Although the Second Young Master Shen is the second son of the current head of the family, he is not the child of the first wife, but the child of an outside mistress. The Shen Family Head saw that he had shown extraordinary talent when he was young, so he brought him back to the Shen Family.

In order to solidify the Shen Family's position in the Central Base, and based on a strong belief in probability, the Shen Family Head thought that as long as he had enough children, he could always find a few with great abilities to help him manage and expand the Shen Family.

If the first wife is too slow at having children, then go find a lover outside. Second Young Master Shen's mother is just one of many lovers.

The original wife had three children, two sons and one daughter, namely Eldest Young Master Shen, Fourth Young Master Shen, and Seventh Young Lady Shen.

Only those children who are recognized by the Shen Family can be ranked in the family. Currently, the Shen Family has seven children.

After returning to the Shen Family, the Second Young Master Shen was constantly suppressed by the children of the first wife and was not valued much.

But he was clever and good at business, which allowed him to seize control of the research institute from the Shen Family Head with lightning speed when the original head of the Shen Family Fourth Young Master Shen, was assassinated by Lou Yu and the original family was busy grieving.