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"...According to the latest law signed by the Ministry of Defense, Osborn Enterprises, which caused the Monster Gate to appear, must disclose all equipment and technical information related to the experiment to the Ministry of Defense and other departments. The Ministry of Defense also has the right to invite relevant companies to participate..."
"...As the primary cause of the Monster Gate, all losses caused by the monster rampage will be compensated by Osborne Enterprises and the relevant insurance companies. For this reason, Osborne Enterprises' funds will be frozen from now on until compensation is paid..."
"...Harry Osborn will be charged with 31 counts. Your hearing will begin in two days..."
"...According to the latest Surveillance Act, Osborne Enterprises will be subject to strict control from the Department of Defense from now on. All technologies and projects must be subject to the participation and supervision of the Department of Defense. During this period, Osborne Enterprises must not conceal any project goals or technologies..."
"…"
Officials solemnly issued notice after notice to little Harry, placing each document on his makeshift desk. By this point, a thick pile of documents, as thick as several dictionaries, had piled up on the desk.
Harry's expression shifted from initial fury to current indifference. Susan and the other scientists and engineers from Osborne Industries, all beside him, were filled with a surge of rage, a shared hatred for the enemy. All it took was a single move from Harry, and this explosive reservoir of anger would instantly ignite and explode in that flame.
The person who came to notify felt the oppressive atmosphere around him and knew very well where it came from, but he still had no expression on his face and slowly issued one official notice after another.
Only his voice could be heard in the spacious office. Behind him was a group of fully armed soldiers with live ammunition. Outside the building, tanks and helicopters were about to surround the building. Even the roar of fighter jets could be heard faintly.
After thirty-one minutes of silence, the official, dressed in military uniform and with a general's badge, took the last document from the soldier behind him and stacked it on top of the thick pile of documents on the desk.
"Robber! Shameless!" Reed's voice rang out.
"Dr. Reed Richards?" The general looked at the man who was looking at him angrily, and raised the corner of his mouth. "I have some official documents here for you. Do you want to hear them?
You should thank Harry Osborn for protecting you. Otherwise, you shouldn't be standing here now, yelling at me. You should be where you belong, being questioned and imprisoned!
The Monster Gate appeared as a result of your experiments. Because of your unexpected experiments, we have suffered unprecedented and significant losses. We are currently seeking to close it. You must promise the authorities that, from now on, you will never conduct any advanced or dangerous research without permission.
"Any research is risky..." Reed heard this and glanced awkwardly at Harry, who was sitting in the office chair and remained silent as if he had suffered a heavy blow, and retorted with his eyes wide open.
"But that's your problem, not mine! Isn't it?" The general threw the question back easily.
"Because of you, the whole world has fallen into huge trouble, and the country has suffered unbearable losses. If I were you, I would not be yelling here now, but shouldering your due responsibilities." Seeing that Reed was choked and speechless, the general snorted coldly and then left with his men.
"This is a demonstration! This is coercion! This is shameless suppression! They have always coveted our latest technology and are insatiable!"
After the general and his soldiers left, the atmosphere in the temporary office slowly came back to life. One of the middle-aged researchers complained angrily.
"Who wouldn't covet Osborn's technology? We're almost single-handedly carrying the world's technological advancement forward at a rapid pace. Many people are holding us back. If it weren't for them, the changes we've brought to the world would be even greater.
"Those politicians have no idea what they're doing! They'll be the criminals of history!" A bald, white-coated old man sighed, his tone growing agitated as he spoke. His research hadn't been completed when it was unexpectedly interrupted. And given the current environment, restarting it seemed extremely difficult. This wasn't a calamity, but it was a heavy blow to him, if not a catastrophic one.
"There are definitely competing companies behind this. They've been suffocating under Osborne's pressure for the past year. They've gone from being on par with Osborne to having to rely on Osborne Enterprises. The shareholders of those companies probably hate us to death."
Their private attacks on Osborn have been the most frenzied this year. This time, Osborn has presented them with such a significant opportunity, they'll undoubtedly exaggerate and portray Osborn as the culprit for the world's destruction. Another researcher snorted, directing their ire at the other invisible group.
It's undeniable that under Harry Jr.'s leadership, Osborne Industries is the environment every true researcher dreams of. There's no need to consider social conventions; only ability and knowledge are considered. Osborne has a talent evaluation model that surpasses all other companies' standards. With everyone's help, this model is rapidly evolving, ultimately becoming more mature and less of a worry for them.
Of course, the power of other departments has been greatly weakened in return, but as long as they are paid enough, they will not cause trouble.
During this year, Osborne experienced a large number of corporate spies infiltrating. Aside from a very small number of people with scientific talent and talents who were stabilized, most of the spies in other departments were caught one by one and then thrown out.
Reed and the others, listening to the arguments and outbursts of venting around them, felt a weight heavier than ever before. In the past, unexpected events in his research had only affected a single company or a few individuals, but this time, it affected not only the company and the individuals involved but also the entire world.
Regardless, this incident seemed to have a far-reaching impact. So massive that even he was terrified, desperate to quell it as quickly as possible. He'd wanted to gather and observe more information about the alien portal, but the military had completely taken over the area, forbidding him from even approaching. And after taking away all his research on the alien portal, he'd cut off all communication.
While everyone was arguing, Little Harry was communicating with Big Harry using the symbiote network.
"I was too impatient," Big Harry sighed. "Osborne's rapid expansion, even though it has distributed a large amount of technology and profits and tied up a group of people, still has too many opponents.
If we had enough time and no accidents happened, we might have been able to smoothly crush our way to a solid foundation. But now an accident has occurred, and the backlash has also come."
Harry couldn't help but think of his own world's technologically advanced Hyperion. He had originally intended to transform Osborn into this world's Hyperion, but there were always unexpected consequences. The path of Hyperion wasn't something everyone could follow.
"Our plan is sound. If we develop slowly, by the time the enemy finds us, we won't be able to resist. Even now, we're not completely powerless, are we? We still have the power to negotiate and threaten," Little Harry reassured Big Harry. If it were him, who had nearly gone to extremes before, he might have used his skills to retaliate and hang the rebels in ambush.
But the monsters filled with psychic light that came out of that [door] later made Big Harry and Little Harry more cautious and they began to wait and see.
Even the military's forceful takeover was exactly what Harry and Harry wanted. At least it allowed them to observe the situation and circumstances from a distance.
"It's best to use it only when necessary. We need an agent to maintain order." Big Harry held no reverence for the government or the military. Truly, in this other world, the presence of Heberon and those otherworldly forces was too strong, so strong that the once-monstrous beings seemed petite and adorable.
Big Harry also saw all kinds of powerful technologies and extraordinary powers in the Time Management Bureau, and he no longer paid any attention to the official system of this world.
What made him depressed at the moment was that he wanted to replicate Hebolon's path, but failed.
At least in their world, let alone any giant corporations daring to secretly cause trouble for Heybollen, they had already elevated Heybollen to a different dimension. Even Osborne Enterprises was merely a replaceable component in Heybollen's profit cycle.
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An underground experimental base of the military.
The corpse of the monster, slain by the army with a saturation attack that devastated an entire area, was brought here. This place is home to the official elite. They have analyzed the body of the monster and discovered some incredible energy within it. This energy might be the key to humanity's further evolution, or even to mastering extraordinary powers!
At the very least, simply studying the monster's corpse could bring this country's biology and other disciplines a major step forward. Since the monster's corpse was brought here for dissection and analysis, there have been gratifying discoveries almost every day, which has delighted the government and the military and also given them more ideas about that "Gate."
For example, those who had previously considered closing it now had a different opinion within them: why not leave this [door] open and plunder more resources from that world, or even kill more monsters?
After all, every part of the monster was a treasure, and this wasn't a deal without money, only investment. To gain ownership and management of the Door, as well as to gain access to all its information, various bills were passed at a rapid pace, and various agreements and interests were reached at a rapid pace, leading to the scene at the Osborne temporary building.
The military's threatening attitude of mobilizing troops is enough to indirectly illustrate the determination of those politicians.
An army is stationed on this base as a guard force.
General Trek, the head of the base and laboratory, looked at the monster researcher standing before him in astonishment. "You said that the pituitary gland of the dead monster is still emitting some kind of information?"
"Yes, we haven't figured out the cause of this situation yet, but the other party's brain is still active to a certain extent, which has just been confirmed. We are now trying to find some memories about the world it lives in from its brain. If the extraction and conversion are successful, we will be able to obtain more information from there." The researcher replied.
"Can the spreading information be deciphered?" asked Trek.
"It'll take some time. One of our teams is currently working on this challenge. Many follow-up projects await their successful conclusion," the researcher shrugged. If it weren't for the incredible technology Osborne had brought to the table over the past year, the numerous instruments previously ordered from Osborne by the government, and the military's sealed and transported equipment for Osborne's own use, their research on the monster wouldn't have progressed so quickly, nor with such confidence.
The more useful Osborne's instruments and equipment became, the more these people were amazed and envious of Osborne's technology.
As the two were talking, a shrill alarm suddenly rang out in the lab. General Trek and the researcher responsible for reporting the situation exchanged a bewildered glance. At General Trek's signal, the researcher immediately used the secret internal lab communication device on his wrist to inquire about the situation.
"...Our personnel have been corroded and contaminated by an unknown energy. Many researchers have gone mad! Some have experienced uncontrollable distortions! Those with severe distortions are those who have spent the longest time in contact with the monster corpses. The danger may come from the monster's corpse! We haven't yet found a way to contain the spread of this crisis..."
"...Damn it, I got bit! They're all crazy!..."
The researcher looked palely at General Trek, whose expression had turned serious and cold.
"Haven't you done a good job of disinfection and protection?" General Cui Ke asked coldly, signaling the soldiers around him to prepare their weapons and asking for help from the troops stationed above the laboratory.
"The highest standards of disinfection and protection. We are also afraid of germs from another world. But it seems to have no effect." The researcher said shiveringly.
"Damn it!"
General Trick cursed inwardly. He hated these kinds of unexpected accidents. He had to rescue at least some of the people in the lab. If they all died here, their newly planned plan would inevitably be significantly adjusted!