Doctor Otto Octavius's statement gave Henry no additional information. It was all perfectly ordinary, no different from the movie he had seen before crossing over.
But! There was always a but. How these people who had returned from the Three-Spider Universe would act was the part the movie had never explained. And that was the situation Henry now faced.
Norman Osborn had gone into hiding, pushing his son into the spotlight. Doctor Otto Octavius had calmly accepted legal punishment, making no deliberate attempt to evade it or flee using his mechanical tentacles.
From Doctor Octopus's case, Henry could tell that Norman Osborn had his own little schemes. He was not simply trying to make things happen or reduce the damage. He still considered only his own interests.
So Henry decisively gave up on notifying Norman Osborn that one of his employees might be about to cause trouble.
If that old fox truly intended to stop it, he would not need Henry to tell him. He already knew about the Lizard. With a little investigation, where could Professor Curt Connors possibly run?
And if he had other ideas, there was no point in stepping forward himself except to expose himself.
The emperor was not worried, yet the eunuch was fretting himself to death. There was no point in that.
So Henry could only find another way to stop the citywide lizardization Curt Connors might unleash across New York. His first move was to contact Gwen Stacy.
The call was answered quickly, and the girl's cheerful voice came through. "Henry, you were looking for me? What is it?"
"Gwen, I wanted to ask about Professor Connors. Have you seen him today?"
"The professor took a long leave from school, supposedly because he was in a car accident. But when I saw him