The one who arrived was none other than the young Spider-Man, Peter Parker.
After staying silent for so long, he had finally figured it out!
The clock rewound half an hour.
The neighbor's child, Henry, asked him, "Peter, you're the reporter who specializes in taking pictures of Spider-Man. Where is he?"
Parker answered, "He..."
Parker hesitated for a second before answering, "He quit."
Henry asked, "Why?"
Parker said, "He's doing something else."
Henry asked, "He'll come back, right?"
Parker said, "I..."
Henry left disappointed, having received no affirmative answer.
But Aunt May, standing nearby, saw through everything.
Aunt May said, "Parker, there is a hero living in everyone's heart. It keeps us true to our souls, gives us strength, grants us noble character, and in the end, lets us die with honor."
"Though sometimes, we have to sacrifice the lesser self, give up what we cherish most, even our dreams..."
"Spider-Man inspired Henry?"
"He wants to know where he went."
"He needs him, Parker..."
Aunt May's words deeply moved Parker. Just as Chen Xi had said, this world was falling apart. Someone had to mend it, didn't they?
When Spider-Man appeared before the public once more, all of New York erupted. Their superhero had returned!
Wherever there was danger, there was Spider-Man. He would always be New York's friendly neighborhood hero, their little Spider-Man!
"How does it feel?"
After looking at the cheering faces on the television, Chen Xi turned to Gwen and asked.
"Fake and snobbish."
Gwen stared at those disgusting faces with loathing.
When they needed him, he was Spider-Man, everyone's friendly neighborhood hero. When they didn't, he was a wanted criminal, a spider freak.
"Seeking advantage and avoiding harm is a creature's instinct."
"By the way, are you sure you don't want to go keep an