The sensory enha serum, developed to plement the super soldier serum, was unched as a new project.

  Norman also temporarily set aside his administrative duties auro the b.

  He khat while administrative work was important, it was only a small part of the business, especially for a newly established pany like Oscorp Industries. To truly secure his position within the pany, he o prove his value in the b.

  This was Norman's pn.

  Over the past six months, he had gaihe trust of the pany's ma. Most of the leadership within the Oscorp were loyal to him. Although Luthor had a few subordinates in key positions, it wasn’t a signifit issue.

  At the same time, Norman had realized something during their previous iions. The researchers, who were pletely obedient to Luthor, had made him aware of a fact.

  While he had been cultivating his own influehin the administrative domain, Luthor had not been idle in the b.

  Thanks to his outstanding abilities and strong personal charisma, Luthor had mao make nearly all of the researchers in Oscorp see him as their leader. The researchers didn’t even sider Norman, the chairman, to be important.

  The Oscorp Industries relied entirely on the research b's results. If the b faced problems, the whole pany could colpse.

  Norman wouldn’t allow his pany’s future to be at Luthor’s mercy.

  So he came to bolster his image, to show all the researchers that he was not just the chairman, but also a skilled stist.

  The value he could create would far surpass Luthor’s.

  Only by creating this impression within the pany could Norman secure his position as chairman and not be reduced to a mere shareholder.

  Reid, pying as Luthor, could clearly see through Norman's iions, but he remaieadfast, stig to his strategy.

  After all, in his view, the man wouldn’t st much longer. Since he had given up on peting with Reid in the b from the start, it was only a matter of time before he stepped away food.

  Reid also couldn’t just foran out. The man’s skills were still valuable, and his involvement did tribute to the research.

  What made Reid truly fident, however, was another piece of news.

  Norman's wife, Emily, was about to give birth.

  ‘Norman’s wife giving birth means Harry Osborn and the future Spider-Maer Parker will soon be born.’

  With that thought in mind, Reid set aside his work and headed to another boratory.

  In Oscorp, those who had personal bs were exceptional researchers, and the owner of this particur b was a newer who had only joihe pany a little over a month ago.

  The reason he was given a personal b was because both he and his wife were extraordinarily talented. Even with Reid’s dising eye, they were undoubtedly impressive.

  "Hey! Richard, how’s the research going?"

  Richard Parker, that was his name.

  Since joining the Oscorp Industries, Reid had been keeping an eye on this biologist. However, during the recruitment process, he hadn’t entered Richard and hadn’t been able to find any information on him.

  It wasn’t until a month ago that Richard, along with his wife Mary, came in for an interview and with his outstanding performance, secured a position at Oscorp. Reid, in turn, arranged for him to have a personal boratory.

  However, during this period, Reid noticed that Richard's information had suddenly beore plete.

  At that point, Reid was almost certain that Richard y, likely sent by S.H.I.E.L.D. or the FBI. He leaoward S.H.I.E.L.D., remembering Richard’s backstory as a former CIA agent, and knowing S.H.I.E.L.D. had strong ties to the CIA.

  "Hello, Mr. Luthor," Richard greeted politely, carefully putting down his work.

  Reid wasted no time and handed him the sensory enha serum issue to resolve.

  He wasn’t oo hold bae spies were employees too, so why not put them to use?

  "This is the major focus of the pany. I know what you're capable of. You should be able to ha."

  Richard took the materials and quickly assessed the situation. Drawing from the intel he had gathered within Oscorp Industries, he grasped Reid's iions.

  "Mr. Luthor, you intend for me to achieve results before Mr. Osborn does?"

  As a spy, it’s crucial to build good retionships within the anization to gather intelligence. Richard had naturally heard that Norman had returo the b and taken over part of the work from Luthor.

  And that part was the very issue in Richard’s hands.

  "It seems you know quite well."

  Reid nodded, not hiding his thoughts. He was after power. The entire pany knew about the ongoing rivalry between him and Norman, so what was there to hide? Was he supposed to present himself as a noble figure? Reid didn’t have the luxury for that.

  His goal was to defeat Norman as quickly as possible, pletely take over Oscorp, and re LexCorp. That was his pn.

  "I uand."

  Richard was a little unfortable but still nodded. It had been a long time since he’d seen someone so open about their ambitions.

  As Reid had guessed, everyone already knew about the power struggle between him and Norman, so there was o pretend.

  After seeing Richard take the work, Reid smiled again and patted his shoulder.

  "I heard Mary is pregnant?"

  "Yes, she’s four months along. So, I won’t be able to e into work for a while."

  Richard said this with a hint of unease. After all, they had only been with the pany for a month, and now Mary was about to go on paid maternity leave followed by her full maternity leave.

  They hadn’t created any value yet, while their sary remained untouched, which did seem a little uhical.

  "It’s fine. I’m really looking forward to how smart you and Mary’s child will be. With the timing of their births so close, maybe your child and Norman’s child could even bee good friends," Reid said with a smile.

  "Haha, you’re joking, Mr. Luthor. There’s no way Mr. Osborn’s child and mine would ever bee friends."

  Richard didn’t take Reid’s words seriously. After all, he thought he had kept his cover, and who could predict the future?

  Maybe Peter Parker could even bee the President of the Uates, who knows?

  ……

  Building a good retionship with Richard was just a small part of the pn. With that in pce, Reid would be able to position himself in front of Peter Parker at the right time.

  However, peaceful days didn’t st long.

  Not long after Norman gathered a group of assistants to show off his talents, the news of his wife’s impending bor pulled him out of the b.

  And Richard, seizing this opportunity, solved the tough problem, shattering Norman’s pns of gaining favor in the b and making his image shine.

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