American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 131 Beyond Parker

Having extracted a wave of fear from the young agent, Xiao Xian didn't immediately go to find the goddess in the young agent's heart. Firstly, he had promised to go find Barbara, and Xiao Xian didn't intend to break his promise. Secondly, the most terrifying thing is a sword that hasn't been drawn yet.

"You even bought a collar?" Xiao Xian asked, somewhat surprised, as he arrived at Barbara's house and saw her all dressed up.

"If we're going to play, we should play something more exciting." Barbara winked playfully, her tail wagging behind her.

"Is this electric?" Xiao Xian asked curiously, grabbing the dog tail prop.

"No," Barbara said, blowing air into Xiao Xian's neck.

After rewarding Barbara, Xiao Xian did not immediately go to the White Queen to discuss Jigsaw. Instead, he asked Harry to use his connections to get him a job as a research assistant at S.H.I.E.L.D.

Of course, Xiao Xian's purpose was not to conduct scientific research, nor to help S.H.I.E.L.D. advance its technological development; Xiao Xian's purpose was the power of fear.

"Which test subject do you plan to choose for the experiment on the limits of superhuman pain tolerance?" Dr. Zhao Hailun opened the management program and showed Xiao Xian the files of each test subject, while casually unbuttoning her blouse and gently fanning herself through the black lace fabric underneath.

"It's so hot~"

"Peter Parker." Xiao Xian glanced at the pile of files and quickly identified an old acquaintance among them: Beyond Parker.

"I've heard about your feud with him." Dr. Zhao Hailun smoothed her hair, as if she were taking credit, and said, "I also can't stand his behavior, so I usually don't use anesthesia when I do experiments on him."

"Not bad~ How long does it usually take to get approved after the application?" Xiao Xian asked, glancing at the surging waves.

"It depends. Peter Parker is a high-risk individual. It'll probably take an hour or two," Dr. Zhao Hailun replied immediately, then added casually, "There are security cameras here, so it's a bit uncomfortable talking here. How about we go to my office to talk? There are no security cameras there."

"Okay." Xiao Xian nodded. Firstly, he could collect some cards, and secondly, he could take the opportunity to see how Dr. Zhao Hailun's nanotechnology was progressing.

As a highly educated Asian woman, Dr. Helen Zhao was relatively reserved, but that was only in front of the surveillance cameras. Once in the office, Xiao Xian realized that Helen Zhao was just as uninhibited as America.

"Is it okay for you to speak so loudly? Won't other people hear you? People who don't know better might think there's some kind of violence going on here." After defeating Zhao Hailun once again, Xiao Xian looked at the back of Dr. Zhao Hailun, who was completely defeated and slumped on her desk, panting heavily, and asked.

"It's alright~ The rooms here are very soundproof. The experimental subjects usually make a lot of noise, but you can't hear them outside at all." Dr. Zhao Hailun said in a slightly hoarse voice. At this moment, she regained her composed expression, but her gentle gaze towards Xiao Xian and the clothes and underwear scattered on the floor betrayed her.

Walking to the other side of the table and sitting in a chair, Xiao Xian crossed his legs and propped them up on the table. Dr. Zhao Hailun, who was next to him, didn't seem to mind. Instead, she moved forward a little and lay down on Xiao Xian's feet, looking at him with a blissful expression.

"I heard you're researching nanotechnology?" Xiao Xian asked Dr. Zhao Hailun, feeling the soft touch on the back of his foot.

"That's right, we've made great progress already. It won't be long before I overcome the technical hurdles. Maybe then I'll be qualified to compete for the position of Chief Scientist at S.H.I.E.L.D." Dr. Helen Zhao said with great pride.

"Are you qualified to compete? Does someone like Tony, who's practically an outsider, count?" Xiao Xian asked curiously. Apart from Tony and Mr. Fantastic, who are the absolute best, the research abilities of others, even the so-called academic giants, are no match for someone like Dr. Zhao Hailun.

"Unless you're a genius like Tony Stark, it doesn't have much to do with research ability. S.H.I.E.L.D. is a complex web of internal power struggles. As an Asian with no connections, my eligibility to compete for the Chief Scientist position is only thanks to the recent rise of the Democratic Party, which has taken control of S.H.I.E.L.D. and appointed Nick Fury, a Black man, as director."

Dr. Zhao Hailun shrugged.

"If it were the previous director, Alexander, that white supremacist, someone like me wouldn't even be able to get into the mid-level of S.H.I.E.L.D."

"What if you have powerful backers?" Xiao Xian asked, looking at Dr. Zhao Hailun who was lying on his feet. If he had people in the upper echelons and core of S.H.I.E.L.D., it would be much easier for him to do things.

In particular, the chief scientist at S.H.I.E.L.D. was able to help Xiao Xian obtain a lot of information about superhumans and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s secret weapons, even the Tesseract!

"That depends on the power dynamics." Dr. Helen Zhao didn't take Xiao Xian's words too seriously. In her eyes, although Xiao Xian was the most handsome superhero in the world, as a senior scientist working for S.H.I.E.L.D., one of the largest violent agencies, Dr. Zhao understood that being handsome was of little use in the face of real power.

Peter Parker is quite handsome, but he was still tied up in a lab and dissected by a bunch of scientists, his brain was taken out for research and then put back in.

Xiao Xian's ability to obtain a research assistant position at S.H.I.E.L.D. indicates that he definitely has supporters within S.H.I.E.L.D. However, arranging a research assistant position is a completely different matter from supporting him to become the chief scientist.

The former only requires spending money, finding the right connections, and getting approval from a high-ranking leader; the latter, however, involves a real power struggle.

"Is the Osborn Group enough?" Xiao Xian asked with a slight smile.

"The Osborn Group?!" Dr. Zhao Hailun exclaimed in shock, her expression shifting rapidly before she turned to Xiao Xiandao.

"If the Osborne Group can really give me enough support to compete fairly with other candidates, I am confident that I can win the position of chief scientist based on the achievements in nanotechnology."

"Very good, I like girls who are ambitious." Xiao Xian pinched Dr. Zhao Hailun's cheek with satisfaction.

"Let me repay you." Dr. Zhao Hailun said, grabbing Xiao Xian's leg and crawling forward.

"I think you just want to reward yourself. First, check if the application has been approved." Xiao Xian pressed his hand on Dr. Zhao Hailun's forehead and said. Xiao Xian saw through this little trick at a glance. He had been bitten by people quite often and was very experienced.

"I see the application has been approved. You can go over anytime today to conduct the experiment on Peter Parker's superhuman pain tolerance limit." Dr. Zhao Hailun took out her phone from her pants next to the table, unlocked it, glanced at the message, and replied with great disappointment.

"I'll go do my experiments first. You do your job well, and I'll reward you properly when there's a breakthrough in nanotechnology." Standing up, Xiao Xian pulled his shirt, which had been pressed down under Dr. Zhao Hailun's snow-white thighs, and put it on.

"Okay! I will definitely do my best!" Dr. Zhao Hailun's fighting spirit was instantly ignited.

"Subject number 20635, sent to laboratory B65 for the experiment on the limits of superhuman pain tolerance!" Hearing the voice on the staff's walkie-talkie, Peter was completely dumbfounded. Experiments that weren't designed to cause pain usually drove him to the brink of suicide, and today they were putting on an experiment focused on the limits of pain tolerance?!

Is this something a human could come up with? S.H.I.E.L.D., could you be any more despicable?

A few minutes later, Peter realized that the answer was yes, because the person who conducted the experiment on Peter was Xiao Xian.

At that moment, Peter felt utterly hopeless. He regretted not having followed the devil to hell back then.

(End of this chapter)