Everyone Could Be Uncle Ben

"Ugh!"

Li Wei rubbed his temples, feeling as though the world had become unbearably noisy.

All kinds of voices flooded into his mind, and they were people's inner thoughts.

He could sense every person's dark side.

For example, someone might greet another person warmly on the surface while cursing them in their heart.

Or they might be smiling on the outside while silently insulting someone inside.

If this continued, Li Wei felt like he would become depressed.

No wonder telepaths did not casually peer into other people's minds.

Because it would make them despair of the world.

Everyone had a devil in their heart!

But he did not withdraw his power. Instead, he tested its range.

His telepathy could probably spread over three hundred kilometers—that was the radius!

In other words, he could easily cover all of New York.

Then there was mind control. He could easily control others and peer into their thoughts.

After playing around with it for a while, Li Wei felt somewhat tired and withdrew his ability.

"This should be pretty close to Omega-level, right?"

"Yeah, if they aren't enemies, it's best not to look into their hearts so easily. Otherwise, you'll be disappointed."

Li Wei silently summed it up.

Telepathy was powerful, but he should not use it constantly. Otherwise, he would probably lose faith in the whole world.

People always talked about beautiful hearts, but people with truly beautiful hearts... were far too few.

Why else would the ancients always say to judge deeds, not hearts?

That afternoon, Li Wei simply slipped away.

He drove Bumblebee to the FEAST Homeless Shelter.

This building was considered luxurious in New York. If not for all the homeless people coming and going, no one would have guessed it was actually a shelter.

At that moment, the shelter was handing out free food.

The food itself was not worth much, but the meal expenses claimed per person were astonishing. Naturally, the shelter pocketed the difference.

"Hahaha, donuts are so delicious."

As soon as Li Wei got out of the car, he heard a simple-minded voice.

He twitched the corner of his mouth and ignored it.

He looked around and came to a conclusion.

The shelter was completely overwhelmed.

Homeless people formed a long line down the street, and plenty of others had joined the line just for the excitement.

Free food was free food. It would be a waste not to take it.

May Parker had personally come out to help, running around until she was drenched in sweat.

After quite a while, the free food was finally gone, and only then did the homeless people leave.

Only then did Li Wei walk over.

"I'll do it."

He went over to May and picked up the tables and chairs.

"Mr. Li, how can I let you do that?"

May did not let go right away, her hand resting on Li Wei's.

Not to mention, although Aunt May was already in her thirties, she was still at the height of her charm. Her skin was well cared for, and she was quite captivating.

The only problem was that being her man was a little dangerous.

It would be too easy to end up saying, "With great power comes great responsibility."

"It's fine."

Li Wei smiled. "Calling me Mr. Li is too formal. Just call me by my name."

"This... all right."

May agreed. Calling him by name made them seem closer, and it was a good way to build rapport.

The two chatted while moving things inside with the volunteers.

Li Wei subtly probed for information and discovered that Aunt May had not remarried yet. She did not even have a boyfriend.

"I'm raising a child. Who would want me?"

May shook her head repeatedly.

"He isn't your child, is he?"

Li Wei asked.

"Of course not. He's my sister's, but something happened to them, so I could only raise the child myself."

May Parker fell silent when she spoke of this.

There was no Uncle Ben in this world, but everyone could be Uncle Ben...

Li Wei did not continue the topic. Instead, he asked, "What did you want to see me about?"

Once the conversation returned to work, May's eyes regained some brightness.

"As you can see, the shelter doesn't have enough people anymore. I want to hire some permanent staff."

She spoke to Li Wei.

"These people?"

Li Wei looked at the people currently helping out.

"They're all volunteers, but there are fewer and fewer volunteers now. The economic crisis..."

May sighed.

The impact of the economic crisis was enormous. Although America kept relying on its "allies" to recover, plenty of people still ended up on rooftops.

Under such circumstances, there were naturally fewer and fewer volunteers.

After all, volunteers at nonprofit organizations like this were not paid...

Otherwise, why would they be called volunteers?

Only a few official employees like May received salaries.

When people could barely feed themselves, naturally they would not think about helping others.

Li Wei said, "Just handle those matters as you see fit. I trust you completely, May."

Those words moved May deeply, and she thanked him over and over.

Then May brought up another matter.

"Li Wei, I never expected kind Martin Li to be a gang leader."

She looked at Li Wei. Though she was charming, Li Wei naturally would not say anything careless.

So Li Wei sighed as well. "I didn't expect it either. I guess everyone has two sides."

Fortunately, May did not dwell on it and said, "There are too many gangs in New York. Martin Li had barely left when someone else came."

"Oh?"

"It's that Kingpin, the mayoral candidate. He said on television that only if he was elected could New York be free of gang members. Otherwise, New York would become a paradise for gangs. I think he's threatening us into voting for him."

May said.

Not long ago, Kingpin had already issued a threat in order to win votes for himself.

Anyone could see what he meant.

As the underground emperor, it might be difficult for him to make New York better, but making New York chaotic would be easy.

Norman Osborn, meanwhile, had firmly declared that once he took office, he would crack down on every gang and wipe them all out.

That was very America.

Elections were all about shouting slogans. Whether they could be fulfilled was another matter, but the slogans had to be loud.

The key was that the public actually bought into it.

The more outrageous your claims, the more people believed you, making it more like a boasting contest.

That was the benefit of happy education...

Li Wei really had not known about this, so he asked, "Will this affect the shelter?"

"Not really. Other than some people coming because of Martin Li at first, nothing happened afterward."

May shook her head.

They had been Martin Li's enemies, but the shelter no longer had anything to do with Martin Li.

So those gangs had quickly left as well.

Li Wei nodded. "If anything happens, contact me immediately."

"Li Wei, won't this put you in danger?"

May looked at Li Wei with great concern.

"Don't worry."

Li Wei stayed there for a while afterward. Everyone at the shelter trusted her, and she managed the place well.

Not only was she beautiful, she was capable too.

That afternoon, Li Wei invited her to dinner.

May shook her head. "There's still a child at home. I need to hurry back and check on him."

"How old is he?"

Li Wei immediately asked.

"Seven."

May answered.

"Can I go see him?"

"This... all right."

May had initially worried that something might happen if she invited Li Wei to her home.

But with the child there, Li Wei probably would not do anything improper, so she agreed.

The two bought pizza and brought it back.

Li Wei soon met the young Peter Parker.