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

Chapter 356 Reasoning Section
"This is the victim's information. It was a family of three: parents and a child. The child was only eight years old when he was suddenly killed."

Peter looked at the victim's photo and part of Mary Jane's narration. It was a family of Irish immigrant descendants who seemed very ordinary, and neither their work nor their place of residence seemed to be related to anything like crime.

After frowning as he looked at the scene, Peter gave his first conclusion after seeing the explosion: "The explosion didn't shatter any windows, so we can conclude that the explosion occurred inside the hotel."

"Then……"

"That restaurant wasn't booked in advance, in other words, the killer couldn't have known where they were sitting beforehand."

Mary Jane listened thoughtfully: "So, the killer couldn't have planted the bomb beforehand and dropped it immediately. The killer was most likely at the scene when the bombing occurred?"

"Yes, it's a very simple conclusion, and the police certainly know it too. Across from the restaurant are ATM windows with surveillance cameras. In fact, they can roughly deduce who the suspects are by simply retrieving the surveillance footage from there."

Americans, or rather, Westerners in general, dislike installing surveillance cameras, to the point that some cases that should be easily solved simply cannot obtain sufficient evidence. This is partly because ordinary people are unwilling to sacrifice their own interests for security. However, on the other hand, the US government is also quite unethical; no one believes these cameras are installed simply to prevent crime and facilitate police operations.

It must be the evil White House and Pentagon spying on the daily lives of ordinary people again!

In reality, they don't trust the US government and police at all, and they have no goodwill towards the Pentagon-organized Avengers. Instead, they prefer to believe in superheroes like the Avengers who have no official backing. At least they're clean enough and won't disturb ordinary people's lives unnecessarily.

Yes, that's what they'll think before they even see the list.

"Therefore, the police are very likely to be able to narrow down the search and find the suspects. They just need to look at the security cameras to see who slipped out of the restaurant after the bombing."

Mary Jane was disheartened upon hearing the news: "How could they do this? Three people died there, and the boss said their bodies were charred beyond recognition, and they just left them there?"

"This is also useful intelligence."

Mary Jane paused for a moment.

"If the other party were a capricious madman, the police certainly wouldn't be willing to help him. If he just wanted to kill two people for fun, there would be no need to use such a novel bomb that no one had ever seen before. This can only mean one thing: the killer had a purpose, deliberately targeted this family, and this new bomb was the best way for him to deal with these people."

Thinking deeper, if the other party is also a "demon," then the purpose is obvious: to eliminate those who know, or might know, their identity, in order to protect their own true identity. This demon is extremely cunning; both Ned as a shield and this bombing are ways to cover up their whereabouts.

At the same time, it can be inferred that the evil spirit in action probably does not have a strong gang background and cannot hire gangsters to help him solve his problems, but he can start from the legitimate world... Of course, this may also be part of a shield, deliberately making people think that the other party has no gang background, but generally no one would go to such lengths.

"Could the victim be connected to any social celebrities, government officials, or corporate executives?" Mary Jane seemed to understand and nodded quickly. After speaking, Peter gave her a few instructions: "Once you've finished your investigation, give this information to the reporter in charge of reporting at the Daily Bugle. He will definitely publish it."

“I can’t be too sure about that. While he may not be as quick-witted as you, Mr. Liz is a veteran reporter for the Daily Bugle and has a lot of connections in the police force. It’s not like he can’t deduce these things: a powerful person without underworld connections, who has social interactions with the victim, and who was in the restaurant that day.”

After Mary Jane finished taking notes, she put down her pen: "But he didn't choose to continue the investigation. Why? He must know something and wanted me to investigate so he could get away with it. I certainly won't let him succeed. I'm going to give the materials to Mr. Ben Urick, or if that doesn't work, to Jonah Jameson. They'll definitely report it."

Undoubtedly, while Jonah isn't exactly likable, he's certainly got guts. However, so far, Mary Jane and Peter's conclusion is merely that "the killer might be someone the victim knew, someone without underworld connections, someone with power and influence." That's all. It's not a definitive conclusion, just speculation. At most, they can publish a report to question the NYPD and urge them to take action.

It might even alert the enemy.

However, Peter had already obtained enough intelligence.

Mary Jane mentioned "Mr. Lids," which likely refers to Ned Lids, the reporter for the Daily Bugle covering the case. This would connect him to the case, and the real killer would probably use this to frame Ned as the murderer. Since Ned didn't choose to report further, it's highly likely that he has been brainwashed and believes he is truly an evil spirit.

Next, as long as Ned panics and tries to cover it up, or if others at the Daily Bugle find out, the mastermind can easily pin the whole thing on Ned. In that case, it will be a case of a senior journalist taking on the story to cover up the truth and then concealing the truth.

Of course, we need to probe a little more and see if Mary Jane has any more information.

"You also have no evidence that he reported negatively, Mary Jane. Perhaps he was trying to investigate, but just encountered resistance?"

"No way, absolutely impossible."

Mary Jane shook her head and explained, taking the plastic fragments out of her pocket: "There were some of these at the crime scene, but only a few remained. He must have had a reason for taking them back."

The outer shell of the pumpkin bomb is probably from the same container as the one left behind by the Ned family.

Peter nodded, but still cautioned, "Be careful, Mary Jane, don't make hasty judgments."

As for Ned, sorry, he might be going to jail tonight.

(End of this chapter)