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Chapter 2 Crisis

Not long after Erin called the police, a line of police cars came speeding by and surrounded the hotel where Erin had woken up.

After a brief but intense exchange of fire.

Two bodies were carried out of the hotel, and Gwen Stacy was quickly rescued and taken to the hospital.

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Gwen Stacy was rescued, but Erin, who was hiding nearby, felt a chill in her heart.

Two.

The police only brought out two bodies and did not bring out a third person, even though he had heard three people outside the door earlier.

Of the three people, only two were carried out, which means that one of them escaped during the police manhunt.

Erin didn't know who the person who escaped was.

But he knew he was in big trouble.

Regardless of whether those people entered the room before the police arrived.

Judging from the fact that the police only managed to rescue Gwen Stacy from her room, the group could easily figure out that they had already escaped before the police stormed the hotel.

Considering the police's precise raid, unless those people are completely stupid, they will most likely hold themselves accountable for this.

I'll be in danger then.

In this way, he only had two paths to take.

One option is to go to the New York Police Department and seek protection as a victim.

Considering that she had made that phone call and saved Gwen Stacy, Erin believed that her father, George Stacy, wouldn't mind giving her some help.

But is that really safe?

Earlier, when the guys who had tied her up were chatting, she overheard that Gwen Stacy was kidnapped because one of George Stacy's enemies was unhappy with her. Could he really protect her?

Moreover, given how accurately they were able to track George's daughter's movements, Erin had reason to suspect that the big shot those guys were talking about was a member of the New York Police Department.

If that's the case, then going to the police station to seek help would truly be walking into a trap.

"No, I can't entrust my life to someone else."

Having just transmigrated to this world, Erin was filled with vigilance towards everything and severely lacked a sense of security, so she almost subconsciously rejected this path.

It's not what Erin wants to entrust her life to the kindness of others.

In that case...

Then he'll have to figure out a solution to this problem himself.

However, before that, I need to go home first.

Thinking about this...

Erin turned and walked toward Chinatown, where "he" had lived for more than ten years.

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He took out his key, turned the lock, and walked into the old three-story apartment building his mother had left him. As soon as he pushed the door open, he saw Pepper Potts sitting on the sofa in the living room, wearing a blanket and frowning.

Hearing the door open, Pepper Potts turned around and saw Erin standing in the doorway.

The moment Pepper Potts saw Erin, her furrowed brows relaxed by about 70%, but quickly tightened again. Pepper removed the blanket from her body, stood up, looked at Erin, and said, "Staying out all night isn't a good habit. Can you tell Aunt Pepper where you went last night?"

Erin was also taken aback when he saw Pepper Potts.

And it seems that Pepper Potts has been waiting here all night.

However, the fragments of memory that flashed through his mind quickly reminded him who the person in front of him was.

Pepper Potts.

Tony Stark, chairman of Stark Industries, is the personal assistant to Stark Industries.

She was once a partner in Kelly Lin's company and also Kelly Lin's best friend.

During her lifetime, Kelly had invited Pepper Potts to stay overnight in this small building on several occasions, and even made a special key for Pepper Potts.

During the time when Kelly died in a car accident, Erin seemed to have lost her soul and was in a daze.

At the time, it was Pepper Potts who helped with Kelly's funeral and subsequent estate arrangements. If it weren't for Pepper Potts, Kelly's estate would have been divided up by those vampires long ago.

Given the character of those vampires, it would be considered extremely merciful of them to leave this three-story building to Erin.

Not to mention any inheritance.

Moreover, the fact that Erin, an orphan, was able to attend one of the top high schools in New York, Midtown High School, was largely due to Pepper's efforts.

Recalling Pepper's relationship with her predecessor, Erin's eyes lit up; it seemed there was another path.

Without hiding anything, Erin recounted everything that had happened that day to Pepper Potts in detail.

"What...?"

Pepper Potts' expression changed after hearing Erin's description.

She initially thought that Erin was going through puberty and had gone to a bar with that bad friend, or that he had met up with that girl and spent the night outside.

Pepper wouldn't say much about that kind of thing, she would only tell Erin to be careful and not to cause any deaths.

After all, she was young once too.

But little did she know that Erin's experience last night was far more exciting than she had imagined.

Kidnapping.

Gangs.

police.

dead.

All these elements combined could be made into a teen idol drama.

Quickly realizing the potential danger, Pepper Potts immediately pulled Erin aside and said seriously, "Leave this to me, I'll handle it. Don't go home for the next few days, come stay with me."

Hearing this, Erin shook her head. "Aunt Pepper, I'm already very grateful that you can help me. As for me, I won't go back with you."

Pepper Potts lives in a predominantly white, middle-class neighborhood. While the neighborhood is safer than Chinatown, the improvement is still limited.

If Erin were to stay there, his safety wouldn't be guaranteed, and it might even endanger Pepper Potts.

This is not what Erin wanted.

Upon hearing this, Pepper Potts assumed that Erin didn't want to leave his house, so he put his hands on Erin's shoulders and seriously analyzed the pros and cons for Erin: "If it's really as you say, and the people who kidnapped you have actually been watching you for a while, it's not safe for you to stay here alone until this is resolved, Erin."

"Trust me, when the time comes, you'll just need to stay at Aunt Pepper's house for a few days, just like when you were a child. Once things are settled, Aunt Pepper will send you back."

Before Pepper Potts could finish speaking, Erin spoke again: "I know, Aunt Pepper. I don't want to drag you into this. I'll find a place to hide for the next few days. Chinatown is big and very xenophobic. It won't be easy for those outsiders to find me here. Don't worry, Aunt Pepper, I'll protect myself."

"Besides, the NYPD isn't going to be trifled with. Those guys kidnapped the police chief's daughter and might not even be able to protect themselves now, so they might not even remember me."

After saying that, Erin gave Pepper Potts a gentle smile: "Of course, I'll need Aunt Pepper to make a phone call to the school to ask for leave."

(End of this chapter)