Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 44 Capital is a monster and also creates monsters
"what happened?"

"Then you know I went to the laboratory yesterday morning."

"Ah."

Hawke nodded.

That was before I went to the library yesterday.

He originally thought that Gwen had gone to Dr. Connors to cancel her leave in the morning.

at the moment?

"Did something go wrong with the experiment?"

"The experiment went fine, but I heard there was a problem with the investor. You know that Dr. Connors' experiment was a collaboration between Osborn and the military, right?"

"You said that last time."

“The military has withdrawn its funding.”

Gwen lowered her voice and leaned forward to say, "Dr. Connors's experiment has been going on for almost two years, and there's been no results yet. As a result, the higher-ups at Osborn are starting to get impatient with Dr. Connors's experiments."

Capital is real.

They will sponsor the funds you need and even provide you with venues to meet your requirements based on the pie you draw at the beginning.

But if you fail to deliver the expected results to capital, then capital will abandon you without hesitation.

Because, stopping losses in time is a compulsory course for capital.

This is what happened with Dr. Connors' regeneration experiments.

Not to mention that the military withdrew funding from Dr. Connors' laboratory last month due to funding withdrawal.

Although the military said it was temporary, they would invest again when funds became available to keep Osborne Bio-Industry going.

but……

Things are not peaceful inside Osborne Bioindustries either.

There are rumors that Norman Osborn, who has been recuperating in his own manor since last year due to a strange disease, is now terminally ill and his time is up.

This news is not groundless.

Harry Osborn, who had been studying in the UK, returned to New York City this summer and began to get involved in company affairs with the help of Norman Osborn's personal secretary Felicia Hardy. This was a very obvious signal.

Although the Osborne family controls the majority stake in Osborne Bioindustries.

But in this era when the old king is about to die and the new king is about to be established, there are always people who want to take advantage of this wave of change of dynasties to gain some benefits for themselves.

Moreover, a new official has three things to do when he takes office.

So at this juncture, some people proposed to streamline the laboratories and abolish some laboratories that had not yet produced capital results.

Dr. Connors' laboratory was the first to be affected as the military had its investment suspended due to funding gap.

Although the military said it would wait for the next batch of funds from the Pentagon to arrive before resuming investment, who can guarantee that?

After all, the credibility of the federal military is there.

However, Osborne Bioindustry did not decide to withdraw its investment in Dr. Connors. Although the military funding was cut off, some of the previous funds still remained.

and so……

"The doctor's lab staff has been reduced."

"Five researchers were fired."

"Of course, there were some for me."

"I just heard about it yesterday, but since I'm working part-time, the fees aren't expensive."

"And I went to the laboratory yesterday, and Dr. Connors wasn't as happy as you said, so I was a little surprised when you mentioned this just now."

Gwen recounted the recent developments in Dr. Connors' laboratory.

Hawke didn't really care whether Dr. Connors's experiment would succeed, so he just listened. After Gwen finished, he shrugged and said, "Well, that's what Dr. Connors said on the phone anyway. Who knows if it will succeed?"

Gwen also nodded: "I also hope that Dr. Connors' experiment will be successful."

The two of them were just chatting casually.

But the conversation was over after that. After Hawk finished the burger in his hand, the two got up and left with their plates.

That concludes the discussion about Dr. Connors's lab. But...

They can end it, but the person involved in the conversation, Dr. Connors, cannot say that the topic is over and change to the next one temporarily.

Because at this moment, Dr. Connors is about to be abandoned by capital.

Dr. Connors looked at the person who was standing in his office and brought the latest resolution of the board of directors.

"Doctor, have you made up your mind?"

"I don't know."

"Doctor, you should understand."

The middle-aged, elite white man representing the board of directors said with a warm smile, "The military has withdrawn its funding. Although they used the term temporarily, we all know what that means. The board originally intended to suspend funding for the lab as well. But, Doctor, your latest research has successfully helped your lab regain funding, but it's only just."

Because Dr. Connors' latest achievement, the regenerated mice, gave the board of directors a glimmer of hope.

But it was only a hint.

Dr. Connors frowned.

"So what does the board of directors think?"

"Human experiments!"

"what?"

Dr. Connors' eyes widened upon hearing this, and he looked at the middle-aged man. "I just extracted a serum that seems to be viable from the only mutated mouse, and I haven't had time to verify it yet. It's too hasty to conduct human trials now. Besides, where can we find willing test subjects?"

The middle-aged man shrugged and said, "There are plenty of experimental subjects in the military hospital. Just use the name of the latest vaccine."

He said it easily.

After all, everyone does it.

If you go to Bharat to conduct human experiments, you have to pay the local government, but if you conduct experiments on low-income people in your own country, you don’t even have to pay.

In a word.

Are people at the bottom human beings?

No!

Capital is profit-seeking. While maximizing profits, it also seeks to minimize costs.

But Dr. Connors found it hard to accept after hearing it.

"What? I don't agree."

"Time waits for no one, Doctor. You don't have much time left, and neither do we."

"……us?"

"You don't need to know this. You just need to know that the board of directors is doing this for your own good. There will be someone dedicated to this matter. If it fails, Doctor, you can pretend you know nothing."

"I'm not here to discuss this with you, Doctor."

"This is a notice."

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he turned around and left Dr. Connors' laboratory.

Now the top brass are saying that Norman Osborn will not live long, and the reason why Dr. Connors' regeneration laboratory was established is actually to research a cure for Norman Osborn's strange disease.

and so……

The middle-aged man was actually not wrong. They were now pushing for human experiments to be carried out as soon as possible. While helping Dr. Connors, they were also helping them.

After all, there is only one emperor and one courtier.

Who knows what Harry Osborn would do if Norman Osborn really died.

Well known.

Capital also likes stability, because only with stability can capital make money steadily.

But Dr. Connors is not capital.

After the middle-aged man left, he sat in his office chair.

like a statue!
……

(End of this chapter)