69novels Chapter 39 Intricate and Complex
Chapter 39 Intricate and Complex
Chapter 39 Intricate and Complex
"Okay, I have to go to school with Gwen tomorrow. If nothing happens on the way, I'll have to leave halfway, and then I won't be able to hide my identity from Gwen at all."
Peter slipped out of his house after 10 p.m., his spiderwebs tracing shimmering arcs in the Queens night as he swam like a shadow towards Manhattan. Avengers Tower stood in the darkness, only a few windows glowing faintly. Jarvis had opened the door for him beforehand; Peter landed lightly, habitually brushing non-existent dust from his uniform.
"Good evening, Jarvis. How's the Avengers' mission going?"
[After the Kun-type fighter entered Wakanda's airspace, all external communications were cut off. The only recorded data transmission occurred inside the Wakanda Royal Palace.]
That should be fine. The Avengers entered the Wakanda palace, but communication was lost due to Wakanda's unique circumstances. After getting a general idea of the situation, Peter stopped paying attention to the Avengers and instead focused on two other things: first, whether the newly arrived adventurer was a runaway chameleon or just Mysterio; and second, why Kalkin was following him and whether he had discovered something.
"First, do the simple thing, Jarvis, help me compare the head of Cal King, a freshman at Midtown High School, to all the known cameras in New York. I want to see what he knows."
Jarvis quickly found the first piece of information Peter needed from the cameras of various media outlets. On the night of the Spider-Man battle, Kal King appeared on the scene and even went to the battlefield to look around for a while after the battle ended.
That seemed to be the end of it. Peter then had Jarvis compare the footage of himself being filmed by the camera, using ten-minute intervals from the same camera. And naturally, all the footage took place at Midtown High School.
It seems there's nothing wrong...
Peter's eyes sharpened as he grasped the crucial detail he needed: that night, after he went to the school lab to prepare the new spider web solution, Karl King had also entered. Perhaps Karl had found the spider web that hadn't yet degraded, and given that Karl had placed the spider on his neck, Peter began to doubt himself.
He shouldn't be so suspicious.
"Are you worried about my retaliation? Well, Carl, then you'd better understand that I won't do anything to you. Until then, you'll have to live with your fears."
Peter, who knew nothing about the villain "the thousands," skipped over Carl and instead had Jarvis retrieve information about the chameleon. And Jarvis and the NYPD did not disappoint—the chameleon had indeed escaped again.
It's unclear whose corrupt cop released the chameleon, but it escaped. Some unusual things happened along the way: "The Punisher" Frank Cassel tried to kill the chameleon, but he targeted the wrong target. The chameleon had already made its escape and its whereabouts were temporarily unknown.
"The Punisher? He's been hunting the chameleon for a long time?"
According to existing records, Frank Cassel has carried out more than five operations against Dmitry Snergakov, all of which ended in failure.
"Can you find out why? No, okay."
After sorting through the current clues, Peter roughly deduced the specific situation: First, Chameleon was cooperating with Mysterio, and Mysterio's equipment was designed for thriller theft. In order to coordinate with the thriller theft, someone organized a large-scale bank robbery as a cover.
Now, Mysterio and Chameleon are teaming up, initially trying to smear him, which suggests there must be a mastermind behind them, intending to eliminate Spider-Man. Whether it's killing him outright or smearing him, it doesn't matter. As for the reason, after carefully considering all of Spider-Man's actions so far, Peter has only one conclusion: the other party is the guy who bought a large batch of Chitauri parts in New York and then modified them into weapons for sale. After all, Spider-Man has been dealing with these smugglers who roam around with high-tech weapons for quite some time now.
Who could it be? Kingpin? Hammerhead? Tombstone? There are quite a few mob bosses in New York, so it's really hard to say for sure who it could be.
But in any case, the chameleon's objective was very clear: to take down Spider-Man.
"But Chameleon has been targeted by the Punisher. If he continues to smear Spider-Man, the Punisher will recognize him as an imposter. That's why he has to imitate me and do what superheroes do, which is ironic."
The chameleon that has appeared is definitely a trap, although Peter can't yet determine exactly what kind of trap it is—perhaps a large group of thugs, a bomb trap, or a supervillain hired by the mastermind. However, if Peter goes to the appointment, he will inevitably step into the trap, even if it might not work on him…
Why should I deliberately step into this trap?
Isn't there a punisher here?
"I need to talk to the Punisher. He'll be keeping a close eye on any Spider-Men who appear. I should be able to find him easily... If he doesn't shoot at me, it shouldn't be this violent, right?"
Peter was certain that the Punisher, who had been hunting the Chameleon for so long, must know a lot about the Chameleon. However, he still needed to confirm whether the Chameleon was truly unforgivable or, like Herman, not in essence beyond redemption.
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"Okay, let me state my conclusion first: Spider-Man is probably a student. A high school student or a college student or something, more likely a high school student."
While McDonald Gagan may have an average personality as a detective, he certainly possesses the professional qualities of one. After summarizing his findings, he looked at his two temporary teammates and Kingpin. Kingpin brought over a traditional Chinese armchair from the East, sat down occupying only half of it, smiled gently, and gestured for McDonald to continue.
"Okay, here's my summary of his appearance times. It's quite obvious that Spider-Man's activity times differ between weekdays and holidays, with significant distinctions on weekdays. He rarely appears between 8 a.m. and 15 p.m., which is definitely not during work hours, but rather during school hours. I checked the school schedules across Manhattan, and there are seven schools whose schedules match the criteria."
"Very good, Mr. Gagan."
King took the A4 sheet of paper listing the names of seven schools from McDonald, glanced at it, and handed it to the Wanderer standing beside him with satisfaction: "This list might be useful if we haven't dealt with Spider-Man yet. But for now, let's think about how to take care of Spider-Man directly. I've already made arrangements. An entire building under construction, not owned by Fisk Corporation, is packed with enough explosives to kill any living creature. Even if it doesn't kill him, the rubble will be enough to bury Spider-Man."
"Now all we need to do is find the right time, when Spider-Man is on the move, so that he notices us and we can lure him into our trap."
Kingpin stretched out his palm, as if a non-existent spider was standing in his palm, and he clenched his fist tightly.
"Then, once and for all, eliminate Spider-Man."
(End of this chapter)