Chapter 83 White Spider-Man
Today, New York is as lively as ever.
Superheroes are dressed in strange costumes and parade through the streets.
Gang shootouts.
Pedestrians fight each other.
Supermarkets sell for free.
Needles, leaves, urine smell, homeless people, and crazy donuts are everywhere.
It is a city with a crime rate that is skyrocketing, and it is one of the top 10 safest cities in the world.
What is different from yesterday is that.
There is a white Spider-Man in the city.
A police chief named George Stacy took office in the New York Police Department.
This worries Kingpin.
He is very anxious.
Really anxious.
Because he is now the underground emperor of New York, coordinating all gangs and managing crime in an enterprise manner.
He also cooperates happily with Daddy's company, and from time to time he pushes his disobedient younger brothers out to make movies.
It is the kind of explosive movie with real guns and bullets, and you will die after shooting it once.
It is very popular and profitable.
But.
Such a perfect industrial chain was delayed because of the appearance of White Spider-Man.
That new guy has no manners at all, like a fool, he goes wherever there is a gang gunfight.
From her performance, she is just fighting for justice.
She hits whoever she catches, swiping and tying up the gang members, and then throwing them to the police station.
If I didn't know, I would have thought she was a member of the police station.
But the newly appointed Sheriff George Stacy is also a rare clean stream. All the indulgences, crime cards, monthly services... have been stopped.
Originally, according to the rules of the streets of New York, no matter what business you do, you just pay taxes, or protection fees, and then you can move freely.
Isn't it normal for wars to happen between gangs?
If gangs fight each other, who will not be a death row criminal?
But!
George Stacy is an idealist. When he took office, he said that criminals are also human beings, and even the most evil criminals can only be punished by law.
Before the law punishes them, no matter how heinous the other party is, the New York Police Department will definitely protect them to the end.
Kingpin: "?"
No, buddy, you are absolutely right, but this is New York, America!
The current trend is that if you don't have some charges, don't make a pledge, and don't go to the island, you can't even think about becoming a congressman.
If you are capable, why don't you confront the congressman?
Don't torture me!
Besides.
What's the point of arresting criminals?
Isn't decriminalization and legalization everywhere?
Criminals enjoy being in jail, and they will be released after enjoying it. People who die in your police station can't even get a pension!
What are you so proud of?
Kingpin couldn't figure it out anyway.
He was so angry that he ran directly to his father's company to complain.
The pear heard the report.
After thinking for a moment and using Hydra to check the situation, she decided to go out in person.
CEO, start!
Of course.
Various short video promotions should be launched first.
Get the first impression.
…
New York, clock tower.
It is a landmark building.
It is also the stage for Spider-Man Peter Parker.
“Do you want to dance too?”
He would live-stream his dance here every day, and then fight crime, help build buildings, or deliver takeout according to the needs of fans.
The Venom suit gave him plenty of physical strength and a coquettish dance.
He was very fulfilled every day.
…
Peter Parker was looking at the scenery on the clock tower.
Under the clock tower, beside the road.
Gwen Stacy, with her golden hair, emerald green pupils, and petite figure, was looking at him.
She was originally an ordinary high school student.
Until she was stung by a radioactive spider during a camping trip, she had Peter's clever spider sense, the spider hair power that could fly over walls, and her strength and speed were also improved.
After losing her best friend Peter Parker.
In pain, she learned the truth that "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility", so she put on a battle robe and became New York's good neighbor "Spider-Man".
These days.
Gwen has also fantasized about "Resurrection! My friend!"
But unexpectedly, this day really came.
Seeing that he is not only Spider-Man, but also a superstar, and the person who is Peter Parker.
Gwen's heart is full of mixed feelings.
She couldn't help but start watching short videos.
As follows--
[Peter Parker secretly protects his girlfriend, but is tragically broken up. He watched her get on his supercar. Once his identity as Spider-Man was exposed, New York was a sensation! ]
[You broke up with me, a superstar, what do you regret? ]
[The evil Hulk is in the city! ]
[The locomotive, absolutely! Kill all of you! 】
【Why did Thor disappear? His ditch...】
Gwen doesn't watch the earthy ones.
But she was fascinated by such earthy ones.
As she was scrolling, she came across a short video interviewing Kingpin.
"You white Spider-Man, George Stacy, are you fighting crime? Can you? You know those who can't!"
"New York City, how many mayors, council members, sheriffs have been replaced one after another?"
"The world's highest incarceration rate + jail charges $249 a day, the rich enjoy it, and the poor become slaves of the new era. Who is the American law punishing?"
"Various police station membership cards, relative cards... Have they changed? It's just a change of name!"
"There is no corruption or extortion in the United States, because all of these are legalized!"
King Bing sat in front of the camera and complained: "In addition to being an entrepreneur Wilson Fisk, I am also King Bing."
"People should know the real me, what I do outside the public eye."
"You may think I am crying thief."
"But the fact is that I sincerely hope that this city can become better. Now it is not a straight-forward sheriff or a hero who fights crime who can live up to this city."
"This city needs people like me, and only people like me can truly understand how it works."
"This is a sin city!"
"It does not need a futile effort, but all crimes are governed by one person and are regulated!"
Gwen: "?"
At first glance, she was confused.
But then she looked through the comments section.
"Ahhhh, baby Kingpin is working so hard!"
"To be honest, living in the Kingpin community is more comfortable than living in a rich area. At least you don't have to worry about the Americans sending homeless people to your home."
"Yeah! If you are troubled by environmental protection, animal protection associations, and illegal settlers, what's the point of going to the police station? It has to be Kingpin!"
"Being a police station is in your heart, and you can't get through the phone if you have something to do!"
"American officials have brains? That's really a big joke."
"White Spider-Man is really ignorant! Is he another wild superhero without a superhero professional certificate from his father's company?"
Gwen: "..."
She was silent.
To be honest, she had opposed Kingpin before, and she had heard Kingpin's fallacies.
At that time, she could shout "love and justice" and spit silk directly.
But not now.
Because King was not talking to her, but to the whole of New York.
Because in fact, the corporate evil behavior really made the city safer and more orderly.
Because when ordinary people can also speak up, the first thing they do is superhero.
Or so to say.
A superhero without a professional certificate from his father's company.
All this is so absurd, but because America is more abstract, absurdity has become beautiful.
After all, in the first season of The Boys, the superhumans under the jurisdiction of the company would be on the hot search if they killed one person.
Killing casually, killing for a hundred years.
It is not as destructive as a big incident caused by a superhero in Marvel.
This absurdity.
It tore apart Gwen's cognition and worldview.
Superheroes, is that right?
Is her father, Sheriff George Stacy, really helping the public instead of defending those real crimes?
She began to doubt her life.