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To be honest, Herbert Langdon really planned to kick Kingpin away after his experiment was successful. After all, who was he? He was an American capitalist and scientist who had thoroughly studied the mutant X gene. He would be the light of mankind in the future. Kingpin was just a gang leader and a rat in the stinking ditch. Why would he want to drive him?

Of course, Herbert Langdon didn't dare to offend Kingpin too much now. The Brand Group had a market value of only 300 billion US dollars, which was a small giant. If Kingpin's Black Gold Empire was replaced by a listed company, it would be a real giant with a market value of at least hundreds of billions of US dollars. In addition to the powerful violence under his control, Kingpin also had a lot of connections...

Why is Kingpin able to become so big and not afraid of being besieged by the American government? Is Kingpin really powerful? How many divisions does he have? Compared with the strength of the American government, Kingpin is still just an ant. The fundamental reason why he can still become so big is nothing more than his ability to lick the American Celestial Dragons. He has made most of the American Celestial Dragons feel comfortable, helping them to launder black money, asking Kingpin to help get some beautiful women to enjoy, and making trouble for political enemies. In general, it is impossible to make a gang business as big as Kingpin without someone above the United States.

Therefore, Kingpin's strength and influence are stronger than Herbert Langdon. If a conflict really occurs, it is not impossible for Kingpin to kill him. Only behemoths like Osborn and Stark can have an ecological position higher than Kingpin.

"That would be the best! Don't lie to me, Langdon. No one can escape my eyes!" Kingpin said in a low voice, "I remember you have a son, Langdon. You don't want anything to happen to your son, do you?"

With a "bang", Herbert Langdon slammed the phone, his face turning blue with anger.

He didn't want to share his experimental results with someone like Jin Bing, but he had to consider his son's safety...

"Mr. Langdon, it is really an unwise choice to discuss business with Jin Bing." Next to Herbert Langdon, his beautiful secretary Gianvina, who was wearing an office lady outfit and glasses, looked beautiful yet smart and capable. "Perhaps we should do something to introduce a third party to counter Jin Bing. Otherwise, the Brand Group alone will not be able to keep your invention from Jin Bing."

"Perhaps you are right, Gianvina." Herbert Langdon said with a wry smile, "King Bing is really a hungry wolf, a hungry wolf that can never be satisfied. Now he is putting more and more pressure on me. I am afraid that I will wake up and find King Bing standing at the head of my bed."

In fact, over the years, due to Herbert Langdon's personal interest, he has been secretly collecting mutants for genetic experiments, but the scale is not large. When Kingpin was frantically seeking super-power projects, he was like a shark that smelled blood. He found Herbert Langdon and proposed that he could supply Herbert Langdon with a large number of mutants so that Herbert Langdon could conduct experiments on mutants without scruples. In return, Herbert Langdon shared his research results with Kingpin.

If Herbert Langdon was not greedy and rejected Kingpin's proposal immediately, Kingpin would not be able to force him to do anything. But Herbert Langdon was greedy. After thinking about it, he agreed to cooperate with Kingpin. As a result, a large number of stray mutants in New York were captured and sent to the Brand Group for Herbert Langdon's research, which led to the rapid progress of his project. Now, it has reached the final stage.

Gianvina said tentatively: "Then Mr. Langdon, perhaps we can contact the Roxon Group, or introduce the Osborne Group to the board of directors of the Brand Group?"

The Landon family is the founding family of the Brand Group. It is only because it has become a listed company that the Roxxon Group has become the company's largest shareholder, and the Landon family has become the second largest shareholder. This is not surprising. The Disney family's shares in Disney have long been almost zero, and the control of the company has long been transferred to large fund companies. Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street Corporation are also the top three shareholders.

The fact that the Landon family lost their status as a major shareholder of the Brand Group is not without benefits. They have someone behind them, and their backer is the Roxxon Group. However, because the Roxxon Group has suffered multiple blows in succession during this period, it has already begun a strategic contraction and is no longer concerned with the affairs of the Brand Group.

"No! No way!" Herbert Langdon tightened his tie, his eyes bloodshot. "No one can take away my research results! No matter if it's Kingpin, Roxon, or Osborne! Gianvina, don't worry too much. I will handle the Kingpin issue."

"Okay, sir."

Gianwina couldn't persuade her anymore, but there was inevitably a hint of disappointment in her eyes.

She had a much stronger intuitive feeling about the horror of Kingpin than Herbert Langdon. He was the dreadful demon who would kill your entire family if he said so. But was the project of slicing mutants for research really that important to Herbert Langdon?

Underground in New York, in a magnificent base.

"Haha, it seems this guy has indeed changed his mind!"

Jin Bing hung up the phone, crossed his arms, and sneered:

"And he actually treated me like a fool and tricked me, Herbert Langdon. Did he really think I wouldn't dare to kill him? His backer, Roxxon, has long since fallen, and its market value has fallen to the hundreds of billions of dollars. He is also being suppressed from all sides by Osborne, and he can't take care of himself, so how can he have the time to worry about him?"

"Do you need me to kill him now?"

Night Stalker Matt Murdock pushed up his glasses and said.

"No." Spencer Smythe said, "We still need Herbert Langdon to complete the biological analysis of the X gene. Without him as the actual developer, the project will inevitably stagnate for a long time. Even if Tony Stark is brought in to take over the project, it will be useless. The research and development of the X gene is extensive and profound. Herbert Langdon has decades of experience in this area, which is difficult for outsiders to compare with."

Spencer Smythe is a scientist with a passion for robotics and arachnids. However, because his son Alister Smythe is paralyzed, he has to work for Kingpin in exchange for high pay to provide his son Alister Smythe with a good living condition.

Kingpin said, "Spencer is right. We don't need to touch Herbert Langdon for now. We just need to keep a close eye on his son. He seems to be a man who loves his family very much. If he makes any unusual moves, arrest his son. I don't believe that guy won't compromise."

"Boss, Dad, come and see, Spider-Woman has broken into one of our strongholds again."

The voice of Alister Smythe came from the electronic display screen.

He is sitting on a suspended mechanical chair, with a magnetic levitation design that allows him to move freely without being paralyzed in bed. This is why his father Spencer Smythe works for Kingpin.

In fact, Alister Smythe is also a genius in the field of mechanics who is no less talented than Spencer Smythe, and they now work together for Kingpin.

Felicia's Black Cat Potion was partly the work of Spencer Smythe and Alister Smythe.

"Damn Spider-Woman!"

Jin Bing was also very depressed.

Compared with Black Superman, Spider-Woman's threat to him is insignificant and it is impossible for her to kill him, but this is like a toad crawling on the back of your foot - it may not kill you, but it will make you sick.

Because Spider-Woman treated him unscrupulously, he lost a huge amount of business, and he also wanted to deal with Spider-Woman, but no matter what means he used or what traps he set, Spider-Woman was always able to turn danger into safety and turn disaster into blessing, so much so that he now has a little PTSD when he hears the name of Spider-Woman.

……

Ororo, who was working with Bai Ye, suddenly pressed the earphones hidden in his ears.

Then she said to Bai Ye:

"The professor has projected his spirit into Herbert Langdon's consciousness. Next, as long as Herbert Langdon goes to the laboratory again, we will be able to locate him immediately."

"Is it so troublesome?" Bai Ye said in distress, "Can't Professor X just search Herbert Langdon's soul? Just look through his memories and find the place."

Being a teammate with Professor X is really a torture. He has the most convenient and quickest way to solve the problem, but he always finds trouble for himself in a roundabout way...

To be frank, if Bai Ye was Professor X, he would have been the President of the United States long ago. He would have used the executive power of the president to reform society and change the living environment of mutants. Anyone who dared not listen to me would have died of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Instead of possessing such powerful strength, they are ordered around by others and act like dogs for the American government.

The slap is about to hit you in the face, and you are still worried. If I fight back, will it be against the law?

Professor X, he's too extreme!

Too mild to be extreme!

Bai Ye still prefers the old Godfather: unlimited softness will only make the other party become more and more demanding; unprincipled kindness will only let the other party do whatever they want.

"Professor is like this, he is too good-natured." Ororo said: "Not only you, the hawks of Xavier College are very dissatisfied with the professor's idea of ​​restraining himself too much, such as Logan, but Xavier College Most people have been helped by the professor, he is really a very good person, no one would want to lose such a friend as the professor... Well, in fact, you don’t have to worry too much, just now Herbert Langdon He had a quarrel with Jin Bin, and seemed to be afraid of Jin Bin's research. Herbert Langdon was heading to his laboratory, preparing to achieve the final breakthrough in his experiment as soon as possible, and then find a chance to get rid of Jin Bin's restraint. So all we need to do now is to keep up, which is no different from the professor directly controlling Herbert Langdon."

"OK."

Byakuya shrugged.

Anyway, he really doesn't like Professor X's style of doing things like taking off his pants to fart. He prefers to be straightforward. If anyone dares to stab me, I will stab him ten times back by any means necessary. I don't care about things like ethics and morals.

"Professor X is still alive today, Magneto's love for him is so deep."

Bai Ye muttered.

In fact, if Professor X and Magneto really want to kill each other, it should be very easy. For example, if Professor X wants to kill Magneto, he can directly control the people around Magneto, such as Mystique, and sneak attack Magneto with a knife, and immediately kill the old man. Unless Magneto lives alone in the future and does not want the Brotherhood of Mutants, he will not be able to defend against this kind of assassination. If Magneto wants to kill Professor X, he can just take a steel dragon and go to Xavier Institute to kill Professor X. With the abilities of Storm Ororo, Cyclops Scott and others, they are simply unable to stop Magneto. He can directly bring a metal storm to Xavier Institute, and is he afraid that he will not be able to kill Professor X?

Professor X is gentle and doesn't like to kill people, while Magneto is cruel and will not show mercy when he kills people...

"Stop complaining and catch up."

Ororo urged Bai Ye.

Herbert Langdon's laboratory is not at the headquarters of the Brand Group, but in a laboratory in the suburbs of New York. He is driving there, and Bai Ye and Aurora are following him secretly.

Ororo has the ability to fly, and Bai Ye also put on his Blue Demon armor and followed Herbert Langdon all the way, and the two found the final laboratory base.

At the same time, Bai Ye and Ororo also saw the X-Men who came to the outside of the base following the guidance of Professor X.

Ororo landed with Byakuya and came in front of Cyclops and others.

"Let me introduce you. This is Bai Ye. You must be familiar with the armor he is wearing. It is the most advanced technology of the Osborn Corporation. Bai Ye, this is Scott, nicknamed 'Cyclops', this is Jean, Dr. Jean Grey, a learned genius, and this is Logan, nicknamed 'Wolverine'."

"Hello."

Cyclops Scott responded very calmly, as if he was not interested in big capitalists like Bai Ye.

Logan simply ignored Bai Ye and just smoked his cigar. A rebellious guy like him would even talk back to Professor X, let alone Bai Ye.

Only Jean Gray's attitude is very gentle:

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Osborn! Thank you for your help this time. Otherwise, we might not be able to lock down the Brand Group and Herbert Langdon so quickly. If time had dragged on, I wonder if Hank would have also fallen prey to Herbert Langdon's murderous hands!"

"Hahaha, Ororo's friends are my friends. You don't have to be polite when you help your friends."

Bai Ye held Jean Grey's slender hand and smiled gently.

Well, ever since he met Jean Grey, Bai Ye felt that even though he disliked Cyclops Scott and Wolverine Logan, two awesome guys, he could still be good friends with them.

Chapter 166 You tell me about American laws, I think they are good

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"No more nonsense, it's time to start working!"

Wolverine Logan put out the cigar with his hand, then carefully put it into his pocket and said with a stern expression.

Then he put on his headphones and walked ahead, heading towards the Brand Group's experimental base.

Cyclops Scott and Jean Grey follow.

Bai Ye followed at the end and whispered to Ororo:

"Are the salaries of the faculty and staff at Xavier College all very low? Shouldn't you throw away cigars that have been smoked? If you smoke them again, the taste won't be very good..."

Wolverine Logan, who was walking in front, moved his ears, and then the corners of his mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but mutter:

"Damn capitalists!"

That's why he doesn't like dealing with capitalists!

Bai Ye: "How is your relationship with him? Do you want me to give him a box of top-quality Cuban cigars as a small gift or something?"

Wolverine Logan immediately took a liking to Bai Ye and felt that this capitalist was different from other capitalists.

Well, little did he know that he was thinking about Bai Ye's cigar, while Bai Ye was thinking about his girlfriend...

Now Jean Grey, the Phoenix, is still Cyclops Scott's girlfriend, but she also has some emotional entanglement with Logan. If Bai Ye had a relationship with Jean Grey at this time, it can almost be said that he had NTR'd both Cyclops Scott and Wolverine Logan at the same time.

The Brand Group's experimental base is located on the bank of the Hudson River. The golden sunlight shines through the mist and onto the river surface, like a golden ribbon, flashing a soft light.

Herbert Landon entered the base in a stretched Lincoln.

"Where am I?"

Beast Hank woke up from the effects of the powerful anesthetic. He looked around and found himself in a cage. He stood up and slammed into the iron bars.

With his current strength, ordinary iron railings would be deformed by him.

But when he hit it, sparks flew from the iron railing and the strong electric current burned his hands, making him scream and instinctively step back.

"Hank, if I were you, I wouldn't act rashly before I figured out the situation." Herbert Langdon appeared in the laboratory at some point, and smiled at Beast Hank: "You are still so reckless, but I have adjusted the voltage according to your physique."

"Landon!?"

Beast Hank was surprised, but with his intelligence, he immediately figured out that the attacks on mutants these days were all caused by Herbert Langdon:

"What on earth do you want to do? Why are you doing this?"

"You can't guess?" Herbert Langdon laughed. "Don't you remember that we worked together for so many years? Dr. Hank McCoy! I remember that you tried so hard to find a way to stop your mutation that you used yourself as a test subject in the research process. You turned from a person with mutated feet into the horrible appearance you have now."

Once upon a time, Hank the Beast worked for the Brand Group and became a rookie in the biochemistry department. He also made friends with a female assistant, Linda.

At that time, Hank the Beast had been ridiculed since he was a mutant and was deeply ashamed of his mutant identity, so he began to study genetics, wanting to use scientific methods to reverse his physical mutations.

When Hank McCoy created a drug that could potentially eliminate the X-gene, he used himself as a test subject, but the drug did not eliminate Hank McCoy's superpowers, but instead enhanced them.

Eventually Hank McCoy's old age became ominous, his body covered in blue fur, his teeth became sharper, and he became a true beast.

"That was a long time ago!" Beast Hank snorted coldly: "I have changed a lot since then, Landon!"

Hank has accepted himself now, and there’s nothing wrong with him… except that he can’t find a girlfriend!

In fact, it’s not bad to not have a girlfriend. You don’t have to be a slave to others, you can earn your own money and spend it on yourself. Everything is so beautiful before you lie on the hospital bed. As for suffering a little before dying... After enjoying so much happiness, that little bit of suffering at the end is what you deserve!

"It's obvious, Hank, that you are now like those beastly mutants. You have completely changed."

Herbert Langdon sighed:

"But I don't, and the research I'm about to pioneer will wipe out all mutants."

"What are you going to do?" Hank's pupils shrank: "You want to create a genetic virus targeting mutants?"

Herbert Langdon told Kingpin that after he analyzed the mutant's X gene, he could start to artificially induce mutations in ordinary people's X genes, thereby creating a mutant army for Kingpin. But in fact, after Herbert Langdon analyzed the X gene, what he wanted to do was to kill all the mutants - as long as they could find the difference between the mutant's X gene and the ordinary people's gene, it would be very easy to target the mutants. The genetic virus targeting mutants mentioned by Hank is one example.

"Langdon, you can't do that! You're committing genocide! Do you want to be the next Hitler?"

Hank the Beast yelled at Herbert Langdon.

Herbert Langdon turned a deaf ear to Hank's roar. He came to a transparent container, knocked on it, and said with a smile: "This chemical I designed can weaken the physical electricity contained in the mutant's DNA, causing the mutant's mutated cells to attack themselves and destroy the mutant's body."

"As long as we put this chemical agent in during artificial rainfall, we can completely eliminate the mutants in the world. Only in this way can the human population be purified again!"

"You're crazy! Langdon, you're absolutely crazy!"

Beast Hank grabbed the cage bars and roared:

"What good does it bring to you to eliminate mutants?"

"There's no benefit. I just don't want to see any more humans die because of mutants."

Herbert Langdon's eyes were a little dim. His wife died in a mutant bank robbery, so Herbert Langdon believed that mutants were a strong destabilizing factor in human society. No one knew when they would get out of control and kill large numbers of ordinary humans. So, he stood up to solve the problem.

He perked up, looked at Beast Hank, and said coldly: