I'm working on Marvel's Spider-Man in American comics.

Chapter 130 Feigning Compliance with the "Snake"

"Actually, it would be better for me to handle this matter, since an Avenger is much more convincing than an urban legend."

Listening to Spider-Man's感慨 on the other end of the satellite phone, Daredevil, who had already taken off his suit and changed back into Matt Murdoch's costume, couldn't help but chuckle and comforted the young man on the other end of the line: "But you yourself said that if you show up, it will arouse Hydra's further vigilance. On the contrary, although Daredevil is an urban legend, he is not very powerful or threatening. Even if Hydra finds out, it won't raise their vigilance level too much."

The initial plan was genuinely to have Luke Cage swallow the tracking device and then locate Hydra's new base. However, Jessica Jones raised two questions: first, how could they ensure the tracking device's signal wouldn't be blocked once inside the Hydra base? Second, how could they determine that Hydra's attitude towards Luke Cage was capture rather than execution?

So, Matt was there not only to stop Viper Security from taking Luke away and handing him over to the police, but also as a precaution: if Hydra chose to execute Luke on the spot, Daredevil would appear to confront them. And if Daredevil couldn't handle the situation alone, he specifically hired help.

In short, Spider-Man should stay out of the public eye until he discovers Hydra's headquarters and confronts them directly.

The fact that Viper Security ultimately chose to take Luke away also confirmed part of their suspicions: Hydra did indeed need Luke. Upon hearing the name "Viper Security," Peter immediately thought of Marvel's Viper Gang. To be honest, he had virtually no recollection of the entire organization; he couldn't remember who the members were or what their abilities were. The only one he vaguely remembered was Lady Viper, Ophelia, whose right cheek appeared to be disfigured, and who supposedly received a blessing from the demon god Chthon, granting her immortality or something like that.

But most importantly, Madam Viper herself is a high-ranking member of Hydra, and the Viper Gang is her exclusive henchman force. This further proves Peter's conjecture—that Hydra is indeed behind all of this, rather than a conclusion drawn from mere deduction.

As for what happens after Luke Cage's arrest, that's a problem for lawyer Matt Murdoch to solve.

“I won’t say a word until I see my lawyer.”

Inside the police station, Luke Cage, who possesses superhuman strength and an indestructible body, did not choose to escape or defend himself. Faced with police questioning, he obediently sat in a chair, handcuffed himself, and repeatedly uttered only one sentence.

This has given the police a real headache. "Brother, you're just a dockworker, you don't have a lawyer, do you? And you don't have any family or friends either. Why don't you hire one now?"
The police officer, who was having a headache, suddenly heard a knock on the door. He looked towards the door and received some shocking news: the lawyer who identified himself as Luke Cage, Carl Lucas, had arrived.

You actually have a lawyer?

Then the police saw a beaming Matt Murdoch. His arrival was perfectly timed, almost seamlessly following Cage's entry into the station. Strange? Coincidence? It was definitely a coincidence; it was a clear indication that everything had been planned.

"I'm sorry, I need to understand the situation from my client first."

As he spoke, Matt pulled out several green Franklin bills and smiled. The police officers understood, then took the money and left, leaving only Matt and Luke in the detention cell to exchange statements. "Just like we said before, you'll tell the police your story. How you were wrongfully imprisoned, how the US military and government mistreated you, how they turned you into a super soldier, how you had to escape because of the mistreatment, and how you used that power to fight crime."

In a room at the police station, a recording captures the entire conversation taking place in the detention cell. It's the content of a lawyer's persuasive words: "In the end, it's not the judge who decides your fate, but the jury. You have to tell a good story, in which you must be the victim, you must be a kind person, and you must make the jury sympathize with you."

"That's why you made me pretend to be a superhero."

“Yes!” Matt Murdoch’s excited voice echoed in the recording studio: “These days, everyone loves superheroes, especially reformed superheroes like you. You’ve already saved a lot of people, and you’re already on social media. Next, the key is the federal government’s compensation. They illegally conducted human experiments on you, so use that as grounds to sue them. And while you’re at it, secretly leak the news to the media. You absolutely must leak it to the media, otherwise your safety won’t be guaranteed.”

"Think about it carefully. When the media hears the news about the U.S. military's human experimentation, they will swarm around like sharks smelling blood. Then you can extort a lot of money from the federal government."

Ophelia cut off the recording.

She initially thought Daredevil might be involved in some kind of conspiracy, but it turned out he wasn't. Luke Cage wasn't really a superhero; he was just a simple thug. He also hadn't anticipated Hydra's involvement. (Normally, without the serum test tubes brought by Black Cat, it would have been impossible to discover this.) The only troublesome issue was the lawyer, who threatened to take the matter to the media.

If that's the case, it might be too late to capture Luke Cage and bring him to the lab.

While Ophelia was pondering how to eliminate the lawyer and bring Luke Cage out before everything was settled, an idea suddenly came to her. However, this idea required a little planning. Weren't they planning to use his superhero persona to inform the media, create hype, and cause trouble for Hydra?

But all of this is actually very easy to solve. All it takes is for Luke Cage to "voluntarily" break out of his cell and escape from the detention center, and the superhero narrative will crumble. All you need is someone within the Viper Gang who can guarantee they have the power to control Luke Cage and bring him out.

However, no one has received the full Super Soldier Serum yet; we'll have to wait.

It was at this time that Ophelia received a new message from Koyama, who needed another batch of "volunteers" with specific gene sequences.

　I have a question for everyone: has the quality of your updates dropped in the last few days?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)