Oscorp's New York headquarters was also home to its research center.
In truth, from the moment Professor Curt Connors was fired by Oscorp, there had no longer been a place for Gwen Stacy there. If she wanted to join Oscorp, she would have to start over from scratch.
However, Gwen's pass was a short-term intern pass. Unless it was extended by a set time, it would automatically expire. That was why it had not been canceled along with Curt Connors's access privileges.
Although her pass still had a few days left before it expired, getting past the guards in the first-floor lobby would not be easy.
After all, this was the headquarters of an international corporation and the location of its research center. The security personnel were highly qualified. These men, all veterans, knew exactly who could enter and who could not. They might look rough, but they were meticulous, and they would not let people through casually.
So Gwen Stacy was unsurprisingly stopped in the lobby. With tears glistening in her eyes, the young girl pleaded, "Please, I left something in the laboratory. I just want to go in and get it. Can't you make an exception?"
Actually, Gwen felt a little guilty as she said this. Though she had agreed to help Spider-Man, she was only a lowly intern. What influence could she possibly have? She could only try to muddle through by acting cute.
The lobby security guards were all licensed to carry firearms, each one a hard-edged tough guy. Yet the tougher the man, the more helpless he became when faced with a delicate young girl pleading softly.
Besides, Gwen Stacy had interned at Oscorp for some time, and these big men all knew her. Not only were beauties of her caliber rare within the company,