"Henpecked"

After thinking it over, Lin Hai decided it would be safer to contact Matt himself.

It wasn't just about confirming tomorrow's plans. More importantly, if Elektra joined the meeting, she would lend considerable weight to their plan to destroy the Hand.

Lin Hai briefly explained his thinking to the three friends beside him. Gwen, Peter, and Harry all nodded in agreement. They clearly thought it was a worthwhile idea.

With no objections, Lin Hai took out his phone, found Matt's number, and called him.

It rang only a few times before Matt answered. "Lin Hai? Foggy handed me the phone and said you were calling."

Lin Hai got straight to the point. "It's me. Sorry to bother you so late, so I'll keep this brief. We're planning to visit Kingpin tomorrow to discuss how to get rid of the Hand for good."

"We'll come to your office first thing in the morning, then head over together. There's one more thing I'd like to ask..."

"If Miss Elektra is in New York and available, could you invite her to come with us? As a former member of the Hand, she could help us make a much better plan."

Matt listened quietly. He showed no reluctance at the suggestion of meeting Kingpin to discuss taking down the Hand.

This Matt was nothing like the one Lin Hai remembered from the comics, where he and Kingpin were bitter enemies locked in a fight to the death.

In this timeline, altered by the flutter of Lin Hai's little butterfly wings, Kingpin was still the ruler of New York's underworld. But he held to certain lines. He refused to touch the filthiest businesses, such as drug and human trafficking.

As a result, Matt, who defended the people of Hell's Kitchen and spoke for those at