Chapter 303 - 171: ’Two-headed Dog Experiment’, ’Freak Show’, ’Beast Creation Technique!’, ’Prostitution!

"Someone created them. And many, many people were involved."

"Most examples are from ancient times, so there’s no modern evidence. But we can use examples from the last century."

January 4th.

Around four in the morning, the dead-silent police station slowly came to life as a voice broke the stillness.

Xu Huo stood in the police station’s courtyard.

No, to be more precise, most of the command staff were standing in the courtyard, gathered around something.

"As for things from the last century..."

’The end of the 20th century, in his past life.’

During that special, "cold" period, Da Mao and Eagle began all sorts of black-ops tech research.

Of course, besides black-ops tech, there was also the matter of steering public opinion.

Once, Eagle started a rumor targeting the other side, claiming they were using live subjects for gruesome human experimentation!

The specifics of the human experimentation involved...

...what came to be known as the "Two-Headed Dog Experiment."

The rumor’s authenticity could never be confirmed. Judging from the few existing photos and videos...

...its premise was to determine if a single circulatory system could support two heads.

The subject of the video, a dog’s head, was severed and then, in an extremely short amount of time, grafted onto the body of another, more robust dog, creating a two-headed, single-bodied monster.

Obviously, from a scientific standpoint, there were many holes in this thing.

But that couldn’t stop the concept from taking root.

As for whether two heads could survive...

...they could. It doesn’t even require human intervention.

Two-headed turtles, two-headed snakes—you can find them with a quick search on any video app.

There are also newborns with two heads, commonly known as a type of birth defect.

But, no matter what...

...cross-species grafting is impossible!

"Then... what’s the situation... with this thing before our eyes?"

In the chilly courtyard, the cold wind howled. All the police officers stood there, clad in heavy winter coats.

But no matter how many layers they wore, they couldn’t stop the chill that crept into their hearts.

What were they seeing?

A dog with a human head!

Everyone gathered around the iron cage, staring at the snarling human face and the black-furred body within.

This was what Xu Huo had brought back from the construction site...

"Captain Li, I think you should be able to tell."

Xu Huo pointed to the body of the Hei Gou before them, from the neck down.

"You can tell whether this is a man or a dog, right?"

Li Jianye froze, then fell silent and nodded.

What could he tell?

The creature’s true identity.

From the neck down, Hei Gou was covered in long, black fur. But the fur started neatly at the base of the neck, almost like a turtleneck sweater.

Its hind legs and forelimbs were too long, its torso was too long—it was fundamentally different from a normal dog.

It didn’t even have a tail.

All in all, it was...

...a deformed human, walking on all fours!

Except this person’s body was draped in the skin of a dog.

"What... what the hell is this!?"

Zhao Shui’s brow furrowed. He crouched down, inching closer to the iron cage.

But the creature immediately bared its teeth, its bestial eyes glaring at him.

He looked up at Xu Huo, confused.

"It has no human rationality at all. It’s completely a ’dog’..."

Hearing this, Xu Huo paused. He turned his head to look at Chu Linhai, who had been silent the whole time.

"I think you’d be better off asking your Director Chu."

"Yes, judging by the timeline, Director Chu should have participated in the ’83 operation. He probably caught quite a few of them himself."

’Chu Linhai... caught them himself!?’

For a split second, the few people around them were stunned, and they subconsciously looked toward Chu Linhai.

Chu Linhai didn’t speak. He stared silently at the thing before them, which was as good as a confirmation.

After a long moment, he finally spoke slowly.

"A kind of..."

"...very cruel way to make money."

What kind of way?

It depends on the country.

Let’s start with the Western Country. Due to the timeline of their civilization, their society was filled with barbarism, mainly reflected in something that appeared last century.

Freak shows!

Not many people have probably heard of them. Generally speaking, they were run similarly to circuses.

Circuses put on shows, making money and capturing public attention with the novelty of animals and other acts.

Freak shows were similar, except they replaced the animals with ’people’.

That’s right. You could say it was people riding unicycles and jumping through hoops of fire.

But these people were special. They weren’t healthy, whole individuals—they were deformed!

A hand with six fingers?

Or an imbecile with a malformed brain?

Neither. Those types weren’t eye-catching enough.

It had to be someone with two heads and one body, or someone with no lower half, or even someone who had undergone atavistic regression.

The more deformed, the better. For example, a woman might lift her skirt...

...to reveal three legs. A literal, underdeveloped third leg. That’s what satisfied their morbid curiosity.

How many people would watch such a horrifying thing?

It was a nationwide craze!

Everyone from the nobility down to the common folk would come to watch.

In other words, this business was extremely profitable.

And when something makes money...

...you won’t be the only one doing it.

The money would attract others to stage the same kind of shows. But that created a new problem...

The number of naturally deformed people is small. Where were they supposed to find enough of them to draw a crowd?

You have to understand, a simple extra finger or a misshapen arm wasn’t going to attract any attention. It had to be something truly severe!

In an era with poor information flow, just finding a single dwarf was trouble enough.

Let alone gathering enough people to form a whole troupe.

But since a problem had arisen, a solution would naturally follow.