**Chapter 127: Giant Python, Shapeshifter, Girl**
Behind four layers of laminated glass, in water that didn't reach a normal person's calves, a giant python with yellow-green patterns could be vaguely seen swimming beneath the slightly murky surface through the transparent bulletproof glass.
As the giant python swam past the glass, through the one-way glass, Tang Song could clearly see its deep green vertical pupils, devoid of any emotion.
"Tang, Test Subject Six is a green anaconda brought back by an animal hunter from the rainforests of Borneo!"
Seeing that Boss Tang seemed interested in this giant python, Professor Connors quickly introduced it to Tang Song: "Ordinary adult anacondas are generally five to ten meters long and weigh up to two hundred kilograms. However, this one is clearly different. After our measurements, its length reached an astonishing fourteen meters, and it weighs three hundred and sixty kilograms! It has far exceeded the size of others of its kind by a large margin!"
Tang Song's finger traced the bulletproof glass of the laboratory. On his thumb, the Black Jade Thumb Ring scraped against the glass, seemingly making a rustling sound like metal leaves rubbing together.
The giant python, swimming in the pond within the sealed laboratory, darted quickly into the corner of the water like a startled rabbit.
"Tap! Tap!"
Looking at the rippling water in the sealed laboratory's pond, Tang Song flicked the glass with his finger.
"Have you found the reason?"
Tang Song turned to look at Professor Connors.
"We extracted the digestive fluid from its stomach and found some remnants of red platycodon and some kind of plant tissue. After testing, this plant seems to secrete a special chemical component. We've done experiments, and this chemical component can extend cell lifespan. I think this anaconda swallowed this plant to break through the limits of its species!"
"Blood Orchid!" Tang Song rubbed the Black Jade Thumb Ring on his thumb, looking at the giant python in the murky water.
Borneo, a giant python that broke through its growth limits, red plant tissue. All of this brought a movie that was almost forgotten in Tang Song's memory to the surface of his mind.
"What did you say?" Connors didn't hear Tang Song clearly.
"Nothing." Tang Song waved his hand. "Right, do you still have contact with the animal hunter who provided this giant python?"
"His name is Bill Johnson, a very famous animal hunter in Borneo. He's been in cooperation with several laboratories at Oscorp. I have his contact information here!"
Professor Connors pulled a crumpled business card from the pocket of his white coat.
"Lane!"
"Boss!"
Lane, who had been standing behind Tang Song, stepped forward! "Send a small team to Borneo to take a look. Bring back the Blood Orchid if possible!"
"Boss, what is the Blood Orchid you're talking about?" Lane was a little confused.
Tang Song took the crumpled business card from Professor Connors, looked at the name and phone number on it, and casually handed it to Lane.
"Find where this kind of anaconda gathers, and you should find the Blood Orchid. Contact this animal hunter and have him take your men there!"
"Yes, Boss!"
Lane nodded, took the business card, and put it in his pocket.
...
There were over twenty laboratories, and the test subjects inside were varied and strange. It was clear that during the time Tang Song was not in New York, Lane and Frank had indeed acquired many weird and wonderful things. Vampires and werewolves were considered common species among them.
...
Laboratory Nine, a room of about fifty square meters, was set up as a simple one-bedroom apartment. A middle-aged man in a blue and white striped hospital gown sat by the bed, holding a copy of *One Hundred Years of Solitude*! This laboratory was different from the others. Although it also had four-in-one bulletproof glass, judging by the man's reaction inside, this glass curtain wall was two-way.
"Mr. Connors, we meet again!"
The man sitting on the bed put down the book in his hand. He looked up, revealing an ordinary face. His skin and bone twisted and shifted. When he faced Tang Song and the others, the face he raised was exactly the same as Professor Connors'.
"Nine, stop your twisted humor!"
After Professor Connors reprimanded him, he explained to Tang Song: "Tang, this is a shapeshifter. We have analyzed their transformation ability. The muscles under this species' skin can change direction at will, simulating other people's faces!"
Before Tang Song could speak, the shapeshifter inside the glass curtain wall, wearing Professor Connors' face, had already looked towards Tang Song.
"Hey, pretty boy, you're Connors' Boss. How about we make a deal? Let me out?"
As the shapeshifter spoke, the muscles on his face twisted, and that face instantly became Tang Song's appearance.
It was an identical face. Aside from the temperament, Tang Song looked at the glass curtain wall as if looking in a mirror.
"Why was he caught?" Tang Song looked at the smugly smiling shapeshifter inside the curtain wall, rubbing his cane.
"He used his transformation ability to trick female customers with male companions at our venue. Our people found clues through the camera and immediately apprehended him!" Lane stepped forward and reported.
"Hmm! Clear out this laboratory later, I want to use it!" Tang Song turned to Professor Connors and said.
"Ah?" Professor Connors hadn't reacted yet.
Tang Song lightly tapped his cane. Inside the laboratory, the shapeshifter, who was smugly wearing Tang Song's face, suddenly swelled up all over. With a bang, countless Sword Qi burst out from inside his body, and his entire being exploded like a balloon. The splattered blood and flesh covered the glass curtain wall in a mess.
"Find someone to clean this up later!"
Tang Song patted Professor Connors on the shoulder and walked towards the next laboratory with Fox and Lane.
Professor Connors glanced at the bloody glass curtain wall, his Adam's apple bobbing as he swallowed. He raised his sleeve, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and quickly hurried to catch up with Tang Song.
"Boss!"
In front of another laboratory, with an area of just over ten square meters, it looked like a giant nurturing dish. Inside, some bugs the size of a child's palm buzzed around. Two of them were even frantically impacting the bulletproof glass...
"Boss, these are Tooth Fairies..."
Professor Connors trotted to Tang Song's side and introduced the situation of these little things inside.
These palm-sized little things had facial features similar to humans, with extremely large mouths. Two rows of neat teeth were particularly eye-catching. They had two pairs of insect-like wings. Although they didn't look large, the strength of the impact these two Tooth Fairies had on the glass showed that this group of little things had extremely fast flight speed.
"These Tooth Fairies were just sent by Mr. Lane recently! We haven't conducted systematic research yet! Currently, all we know is that their bite force is very strong. They can tear through the skin of any creature with their abnormally hard teeth and powerful bite. And they can eat food much larger than their own bodies. Based on the past two days of feeding, they prefer calcium-rich parts like teeth and bone the most, but they also accept flesh and blood. The food they eat is quickly digested and excreted from the body as transparent gel-like waste. Most of the time, they actually eat and excrete at the same time..."
Professor Connors seemed not to have fully recovered from the matter of the exploding shapeshifter just now, and his words were a bit disjointed.
"That black market boss heard that you like collecting these strange creatures and specifically sent these Tooth Fairies as a gift!"
Lane explained the origin of these Tooth Fairies to Tang Song.
"Very interesting little things!"
Tang Song leaned on his cane, watching the little things flying in the experiment. In Western legend, Tooth Fairies have always been regarded as spirits. Legend has it that after children lose their milk teeth, they place them under their pillow, and at night the Tooth Fairy will take the tooth under the pillow and replace it with a gold coin, symbolizing that the child will get permanent teeth and become an adult.
However, it was clear that these little monsters with a mouthful of sharp teeth had little to do with spirits.
Two researchers under Professor Connors' command operated a machine and threw half a side of pork into the laboratory containing the Tooth Fairies. In less than a minute, dozens of kilograms of pork, including the bone, were eaten until not even bone residue remained. Just as Professor Connors said, only some transparent gel-like particles were left on the spot.
"What does that black market boss want?"
After watching the Tooth Fairies, Tang Song leaned on his cane and walked towards the next laboratory.
"He used to operate a black market in Queens. Recently, we've also been getting involved in this business, so he came to seek you out, hoping you'd leave him some share!" Lane walked behind Tang Song, answering his question! Tang Song glanced back at Lane.
"You handle this kind of matter as you see fit! First, calculate the profit of his black market!"
Lane quickly said: "We've already calculated it. A black market relies mainly on concealment, a wide range of goods from suppliers, reputation, and customer flow. We don't lack the first few things, but for a new black market to operate well, we need at least three years to rebuild its reputation!"
"Tell that black market boss that I've accepted the gift. For the black market business in Queens, we want thirty percent. If he operates it well, the business in Manhattan and Brooklyn will all be his!"
"Boss, isn't thirty percent a bit low?" Lane hesitated.
"We can't drain the pond to catch all the fish, can we?"
Tang Song patted Lane's shoulder, stopped in front of a laboratory, and through the one-way glass, looked at the test subject inside. The smile on Tang Song's face paused.
In a laboratory with a layout style extremely similar to the one where the shapeshifter was held, there was a beautiful Asian girl who looked fifteen or sixteen years old, with twin ponytails and a Gothic dark style!
"What is this, a dark creature or a mutant?"
Hearing the unfriendly tone in Tang Song's words, Lane quickly explained: "Boss, this girl is not a mutant. You said the laboratory is not allowed to use mutants and ordinary people for experiments!"
Tang Song glanced at Lane and frowned: "Pedantic! I told you not to use mutants for experiments to avoid trouble. If they are enemies, you don't need to worry so much. Don't go around capturing those mutants, but enemies who actively come to your door are another matter! As for ordinary people, don't touch them unless they sign a voluntary agreement. Otherwise, use the gangs who are against us as test subjects. Our territory is expanding, we don't lack test subjects..."
"I understand, Boss!" Lane nodded.
"What about her!? What's going on?"
Tang Song looked at the girl inside, raised his cane, and pointed at the girl, asking.
"Boss, she is a hitman sent to New York by the Golden Gate Group. Her target was you!"
Lane explained: "Her body seems to have undergone modification. Her speed and strength are abnormal. Our people transformed into lizard form to take her down! That's why I had someone bring her to the laboratory!"
Professor Connors spoke at this time: "Boss, we have extracted her blood, and her gene has also been re-edited—"
It's the end of the month, do the big shots have any monthly votes they need to clear? I want to do a lottery draw. They say I need a thousand monthly votes to do a lottery. I currently have a little over six hundred.
(end of chapter)