The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics.

Chapter 467 Interlude, Chance Encounter

After listening to Yang Le's analysis, Gwen also felt that this matter was indeed a bit strange. This business trip was Neil's first time in the United States. He had no relatives here and did not know any acquaintances.

It can be said that if it weren't for the sudden awakening of his abilities, no one would have noticed this little guy. It seems that someone has indeed set their sights on his abilities.

It is not something that ordinary people can do to manifest the abilities of mutants. Just as Yang Le said, at present, the government and the military are the most suspected.

Based on his own abilities, Yang Le took the initiative to take over the investigation of the government and the military, while Gwen naturally ran to the streets to patrol to see if he could find any useful information.

However, Gwen herself did not have much hope for this kind of behavior of trying her luck on the street, but she still responded with a certain enthusiasm for the rare heroic activity. Even if she didn't find anything useful, it would be nice to take a walk around New York after a long time.

Of course, Gwen didn't wander around aimlessly. She decided to first visit the places where the superhumans were recorded to have visited before they disappeared, hoping to find some clues.

The first person Gwen came to look for was Neil, who had disappeared last. After all, evidence is time-limited. The older the case, the fewer clues there are. It is always right to start looking from the case that was closest in time.

Gwen's first stop is the mutant detention center, but Neil's disappearance there has caused considerable panic in society. Therefore, in order to reverse the outside world's doubts about the safety of the detention center, not only the security but also the building of the detention center has been upgraded.

The crime scene had changed a lot, so it was naturally impossible to find anything useful. Gwen relied on the stealth function of the split-body suit to sneak in, took a look around, and then left.

Next is the hotel where Neil lived. There, too, nothing useful could be found due to the cleaners. Finally, there is the Empire State Building, which is where Neil's abilities awakened.

But unfortunately, not far from here, the place where Neil's ability awakened, the public facilities and ground bricks that were burned black by his ability have also been replaced. Because Neil has been sentenced, there is naturally no cordon or anything to protect the scene, and nothing can be found.

It was a bad start. Gwen sighed lightly, blocked the spider silk and left the Empire State Building and came to a lower building. Gwen was going to enjoy her lunch here. If it weren't for the reminder from Olaf in the split suit, she almost forgot to eat.

Climbing to the top of the water tank and pulling off the backpack that was stuck on it, Gwen rolled over and landed on the ground. Then he walked to the edge of the building and sat on the ground with his feet naturally stretched out over the edge. He looked like a stock investor who had gone bankrupt and was choosing a flying posture.

Humming the tune they had composed together in the Mary Janes, Gwen unzipped her backpack. Inside was her lunch for the day: a giant beef sandwich and a bottle of sports drink, along with a number of loose energy bars and chocolates for emergencies.

Seeing the lunch Yang Le had carefully prepared for her, Gwen's eyebrows curved into crescents. In a good mood, she was thinking about where to start eating.

"Tattoo!"

Just as Gwen was about to take a big bite of the sandwich, a burst of hurried footsteps caught her attention. However, since the transforming suit was made of nanocrystal robots, Gwen did not need to take off the entire mask. She only needed to remove the nanocrystals in the mouth area, so Gwen did not panic.

Gwen looked back with the sandwich in her hand, and took a bite of it on the way back. Suddenly, the milky aroma of the bread, the salty aroma of the special sauce and cheese, and the meaty aroma of the steak, all kinds of flavors burst out in her mouth.

Along with the delicious food, the door to the rooftop also opened. A black-haired girl was panting and leaning on her legs. Perhaps because she ran to the rooftop, the girl no longer had the energy to look up at Gwen, but she was still speaking loudly and intermittently.

"Wait...wait a minute, don't...jump yet!"

It turned out to be a kind-hearted girl who thought she was going to jump off the building. Gwen chewed the sandwich in her mouth, feeling warm and amused at the same time. "Hehehe..."

Gwen quickly shut up. She didn't expect that she could laugh out loud. The girl opposite her obviously heard it and her body suddenly stiffened.

"This is bad, this is bad. This is because he's so desperate about the world that he's gone crazy." Cindy thought to herself, panting with her head down, that this was bad. She was just an ordinary high school girl and didn't know any negotiation skills at all.

Today, I was just visiting players from my company. When I was stretching on my way home, I looked up and saw a pair of feet sticking out from the rooftop. I thought someone was going to jump off the building and rushed up without thinking. What should I do now? What if I said something wrong and broke the person's defense?

In short, calm the other person down first, and then quietly call the police!

Cindy, who had made up her mind, had almost calmed her heartbeat. She slowly raised her head and was about to speak, but she happened to see Gwen putting the last piece of the sandwich into her mouth.

"Huh?" Cindy was stunned.

"Huh?" Gwen was also stunned. She didn't expect to meet an 'acquaintance' in this universe.

Cindy Moon, to be precise, should be considered his enemy. According to his and Yang Le's investigation, the reason why he gained spider superpowers was because of Cindy from the 65B universe.

Because Cindy from the 65B universe wanted to obtain spider superpowers, but unfortunately she didn't dare to experiment on herself, so she arranged a play to make herself her experimental subject.

Later, she was also involved in the affairs of Harry's father and Kingpin. However, after Yang Le sent Kingpin to prison, Cindy also disappeared and no one knew where she went.

Later, Gwen gradually put this matter into the corner of her memory. She didn't expect to think about it again in this way today, but the Cindy in front of her was not her enemy.

But looking at this face that originally made her hate it so much, Gwen still felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to start for a moment.

"What? It's you." Cindy sighed, put one hand on her hip and looked at Gwen unhappily.

Gwen was a little surprised, pointed at herself and asked, "Do you know me?"

"Of course, I'm also a student of Central City High School. I was at the scene of the superhuman terrorist attack yesterday." Cindy waved her hand.

"Thank you for saving us all. I was just thinking about how to thank you, but I didn't expect to run into you here."

"Um, you're welcome." Gwen closed her mask, quietly threw the oil paper wrapping the sandwich into her backpack, and said calmly.

(End of this chapter)