Commissioner George Stacy took out a band business card Gwen had given him and handed it to Felicia.
"I can't help much either. My daughter's friend Jessica—you know her.
"That girl's pretty popular at school now. Join her band, and maybe you can raise some money through your popularity..."
At that point,
George felt like he couldn't keep making things up, so he left on the excuse that he still had work to do.
"..."
Looking at the business card in her palm, Felicia thought for a moment before slipping it into her backpack.
But on her way home,
she remained torn.
A school band couldn't make much money. Compared to the amount needed to reduce her father's sentence, it was far too little...
Felicia didn't know—
her father's troubles were...
far greater than she imagined.
All Sides Covet It, the Police Station Is Attacked! An Angry Gwen!
"The intelligence is accurate. This is an opportunity..."
A mountain-like figure of flesh sat in a luxurious chair, his expression far from pleasant.
Or rather, ever since the Super Criminals under his command had been thoroughly dealt with by Black Spider,
Kingpin's mood had never improved.
It made it difficult for him to spare personnel whenever he needed to deal with street heroes who were disrupting his business.
Sometimes, he even had to handle things personally.
What kind of joke was it for a behind-the-scenes boss to personally go out and play thug?
But recently, he had found a way to solve this predicament—the experimental formula and serum recipe from the Super Soldier Program!
That was right, the very Super Soldier Program that had created Captain America.
It was inside the mind of that thief called Black Cat!
If he could obtain it,
he would have an endless supply of superhuman subordinates.
Then even Black Spider would be nothing to fear!
Kingpin issued an order to his men. "Notify Otto. I'll give him the research funding he wants. Tell him he must capture Black Cat for me!"
Police station.
Not long after Felicia left,
several men in black suits arrived before Commissioner George Stacy.
"FBI? You want to take Walter Hardy away?"
After confirming that their agent IDs were genuine, George looked at them strangely. "This doesn't seem to fall under your jurisdiction, does it?"
"We have the relevant authorization documents."
The men in black, who called themselves FBI but were actually S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, produced proof. "Commissioner George Stacy, it would be best if you moved quickly. We're in a hurry."
"I need to verify this."
George naturally would not let them take the man away so easily. He had worked hard to catch him, after all.
But just then—
"Someone's breaking a prisoner out!!"
A shout rang out from the temporary holding area for suspects, accompanied by a burst of commotion.
Before George could move, several men in black ran toward it first.
One of the agents pressed a hand to his earpiece and reported.
"Sir, something happened! Someone has attacked the police station. They're probably after Black Cat!"
"Hold them there. We'll send support immediately. If you can't defeat them, keep tracking them."
"Yes!"
Midtown High, library.
By a window,
a beautiful blonde girl rested her chin on one hand. While flipping through the pages of the book before her with the other, her gaze gradually drifted from the book to the view outside.
The drifting clouds in the blue sky slowly seemed to turn into someone's face in her eyes.
Ever since that time,
she and Ye Li had been inseparable.
One day apart felt like three years.
"Gwen! Gwen!"
A hand suddenly landed on Gwen Stacy's shoulder and shook her hard. "Gwen, stop daydreaming about boys!"
"Jessica, what are you doing?"
Jessica shook Gwen so much that even her Spider-Sense flared up. Gwen snapped, "Who's daydreaming about boys? I'm reading. Stop shaking me."
"Hehe~ Who stares out the window and spaces out while reading?"
Jessica teased as she exposed her. "You haven't seen Li for just one day, and you miss him this much already~ Gwen, you're so naughty!"
Gwen:?
"How am I... You're talking nonsense again!"
"Hmm..."
Jessica tapped her lips with one finger, lifting her chin slightly and rolling her eyes upward as if trying to recall something.
"Who was it...
when I arrived, she was still swaying her hips~"
Ever since she had caught Gwen in the act, Jessica often used it to tease her.
"You're still talking!"
Gwen angrily moved to seal Jessica's mouth with Silk. "Weren't you just one step away from truly becoming Knightress?
"You shameless little sister sneaking around behind everyone's back, seducing your own brother—I haven't even settled that score with you yet!"
Just yesterday,
Gwen had discovered Jessica's secret as well!
Fortunately, Ye Li decisively made them true "comrades," and the matter was finally smoothed over...
"Uh... this..."
Knowing she was in the wrong, Jessica blushed under Gwen's counterattack. "...All right, all right, let's not talk about that..."
Remembering the important matter, she hurriedly showed Gwen her phone screen. "Skye sent a message. Gwen, your dad's place got wrecked!"
"?"
Gwen took the phone in confusion, only then understanding what Jessica meant.
On the screen, a strange man with four mechanical tentacles behind his back was wreaking havoc inside the police station.
The tentacles moved swiftly and possessed immense strength. They also fired beams of light from time to time, leaving the officers completely unable to resist.
Several men in black used some high-tech gadgets to hold the monster back for a while.
"A Super Criminal actually dared to attack a police station..."
Gwen bit her lower lip, her brows rising in anger. "That's far too bold... I need to help!"
Worry clouded her judgment. Afraid something might happen to her father, she hurriedly moved to head for the changing room and put on her suit.
"Wait, Gwen!"
Jessica grabbed her and spoke quickly. "Skye said Li had a friend make some equipment for us. He wants us to go back to the club and pick it up first."
"Equipment? Then let's go!"
Without a second thought, Gwen pulled Jessica to her feet instead, clearly trusting Ye Li completely.
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