Yang Chen sneered at the leader's statement.

Ignoring the two, he went directly into the changing room to change clothes and disinfect himself before entering the laboratory.

Yang Cao saw Yang Chen and immediately approached him, "Boss! You're here!"

Seeing that the leader and Ye Liangcai also came along behind, he pulled Yang Chen aside and whispered, "This morning, somehow the leader got the news and insisted on inspecting the lab's work. I couldn't stop him; in the end, the leader forcibly entered and saw what was in our laboratory and the condition of the mouse after being parasitized. He took it very seriously and immediately had people surround it. On purpose, he already notified the old chief, so I quickly informed Uncle Ye to come over and also had Uncle Ye contact you."

Yang Chen nodded slightly, "You did the right thing."

If this thing fell into the hands of the Guard, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Certainly, someone would end up in trouble.

Therefore, during the immature stages, Yang Chen was unwilling to hand things over.

At this moment, Ye Liangcai and the leader stood in front of the experiment's glass box, letting the staff conduct normal experimental work on the mouse inside.

The experiments they regularly conducted on the mice were nothing more than electric shocks, external sharp object stimuli, cutting, stabbing, and the like.

The current mouse was no longer normal. Its body had more than doubled in size, entwined with roots all over, with many roots sprouting facially, in its mouth, ears, and even protruding out from its nostrils, appearing extremely terrifying.

With electrical stimuli, the mouse bared its teeth at the few people outside, frantically crashing into the glass, making loud banging sounds.

The next step was stabbing.

As sharp objects repeatedly stabbed the mouse, no blood came out, nor did it leave any wounds.

Then it was cutting.

A blade cut off the mouse's tail.

However, not long after, a new sprout started to grow from the severed part, visibly growing rapidly to the naked eye.

Seeing this scene, the leader looked delighted and said to Ye Liangcai, "Old Ye! Don't you understand the usefulness of this thing? Limb regeneration, how many humans could it benefit?"

At this point, the staff cut a deep bone-visible wound on the mouse's back.

The mouse, in pain, struggled and leaped madly.

However, only a few drops of green, blood-like fluid oozed out, which soon stopped.

Moreover, the wound was healing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

"Wounds healing rapidly, this could save so much time! On the battlefield, how many wounded could it save?" the leader exclaimed excitedly.

At the same time, he told the staff, "Place another uninfected mouse inside and see what happens."

"But…" the staff looked troubled.

All infection cases were limited in number and within their control.

If another was put in, it too would get infected, thus increasing the number and, simultaneously, increasing their difficulty and cost of control.

Yang Chen walked over and said to the staff, "Do as he says."

The staff knew Yang Chen was the real boss here, nodded, and fetched another mouse.

"Put it in!" Yang Chen said.

He knew that sooner or later, the leader would find out about these things. Seeing it now or later was the same, so he might as well satisfy his curiosity.

Ye Liangcai gave Yang Chen a puzzled look.

With the unusual powers of these parasitic organisms, showing more abilities would only make the leader more covetous, wouldn't it?

He couldn't understand Yang Chen's intentions.

The moment the staff put the mouse in, the infected mouse immediately rushed up.

Moving extremely quickly, like a bolt of lightning, it pounced on it, instantly snapping its throat and biting off its limbs.

Seeing this scene, the leader exclaimed, "Amazing!"

To him, the mouse's aggression and attack efficiency were extremely high, like a combat instinct!

This was exactly what he needed!

With these, his guards would be invincible, each with the attack power of the Dragon Tooth Squad. Who would they fear then?

The leader said to Yang Chen, "Yang Chen, the potential of this thing is enormous, it could lead to so many discoveries and benefit all mankind!"

Yang Chen said coolly, "Leader, don't be hasty, please take another look at the mouse that was almost killed."

The leader turned and saw the mouse's body writhing, its severed limbs beginning to regrow as it came back to life!

The leader couldn't help but widen his eyes.

He watched as tentacles sprouted from the mouse's limbs, crawling to its severed areas, starting to consume them.

It needed to gather energy to grow its limbs.

The leader watched this in astonishment.

Yang Chen, at the side, said, "This thing is a Pandora's Box; once opened, the world will face doomsday! Did you see its spreading speed and control ability? Once contaminated, it will spread infinitely like the zombie virus in legends. Do you think you can control it? No matter how many guards, they will all become its minions, is that what you want?"

The leader thought of the terrifying implications, feeling a twinge of fear.

However, after some thought, he said, "Precisely because of this, it should be strictly controlled! Not a single slip-up is allowed, for if one person spreads it, the whole world will suffer!"

"I'm already in control, more involvement isn't needed. The more people involved, the more attention it draws, leading only to more prying eyes!" Yang Chen said.

The leader frowned deeply.

"The item is in my hands, the source is in my hands. Until it's under control, I absolutely won't hand it over to anyone else." Yang Chen stated firmly.

The leader furrowed his brows tightly.

Yang Chen gave him no chance, "So, now you only have one choice, let your researchers participate, but only the best staff. However, participating doesn't equate to having usage rights; you can share the data, but you cannot take anything from my lab. Once this thing is controllable, I don't mind handing it over to you, how to use it will be your issue."

The leader felt helpless, yet could only nod slightly, "Your words reassure me, but I still need to discuss specific circumstances with the old chief."

Yang Chen shook his head with a smile, "The thing is mine, you only have the right to cooperate, not to choose; if you don't agree, I'd rather destroy these things than become a sinner for the ages!"

The leader was silent; he didn't expect Yang Chen to be so strong-minded, showing no regard for his and the old chief's status.

This display finally made him understand the old chief's previous concerns.