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Chapter 223 The First Meeting with the Big Shot

"As for those people outside, I'll leave that to you to handle."

After listening to Natasha's words, George glanced at the corpse covered in mushrooms and couldn't help but recall his colleague in Queens who had almost been infected and turned into a mushroom person while handling a similar corpse.

After a few seconds of silence, George nodded, leaving this professional matter to the professionals.

Upon seeing George nod in agreement, Natasha smiled broadly, and her slightly tired face instantly radiated a stunning charm.

Even George, who is usually upright, was slightly taken aback by it.

Of course, George recovered quickly.

Natasha, who had experienced countless similar scenes, didn't mind George's momentary lapse in concentration. Instead, she sincerely thanked him, saying, "In that case, thank you very much, Director George."

After speaking, Natasha glanced at Erin, who was standing among a group of students beside Gwen not far away, and then silently turned her head away.

After having the mushroom-covered corpse loaded into a car, Natasha decisively led her people away.

Natasha is gone.

However, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents did not finish their journey.

After Natasha left.

Some staff members in protective suits were spraying an unknown liquid in the bathroom where the body had been.

Even the school clinic at Midtown High School.

The same group of staff members wearing protective suits were also present.

They seem to be dealing with something.

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After Natasha left, George Stacy and the principal of Midtown High School, who had rushed over from home, exchanged a glance and then walked helplessly out of the school to face the parents who were crowding the school gate.

And the reporters who, like sharks, smelled the scent and swarmed in.

The winter dance at Midtown High School turned out to be such a big disaster, with people even dying.

Midtown High School must give an explanation to the students' parents and the community.

As for George, he was simply dragged into endorsing the document.

of course.

Some things that are not suitable to be shown to the public also need to be explained to the public by George Stacy, who represents the New York Police Department.

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"dad!"

As George Stacy walked past her, Gwen couldn't help but gasp softly as she looked at him.

Upon seeing Gwen, George gave a slight greeting to Principal Smith, who was standing nearby, and then turned and walked over to Gwen.

Upon seeing Gwen, and remembering that his daughter had also attended the ball that evening, George seemed to recall something and asked with a serious expression:

"Gwen, tell me, did you eat anything mushroom-related at the ball tonight?"

Hearing George ask this, Gwen, knowing what he was worried about, immediately shook her head and said with certainty, "Don't worry, Dad, I didn't eat any of those things."

After hearing Gwen's answer, George breathed a sigh of relief, but still seemed a little uneasy.

Seeing this, Erin spoke up, "Mr. George, Gwen and I arrived quite late. The ball started not long after we arrived at the venue, and it was only halfway through when Gwen was pulled away to help out at the school infirmary. We didn't have time to touch the food at the ball."

At this point, Erin shook his head: "In a way, it's a stroke of luck amidst misfortune!"

It's truly unfortunate that such a perfectly good winter ball turned out like this.

What's more, this was his first night with Gwen after they officially became a couple, and their first dance.

However, it wouldn't be accurate to call them unfortunate. Compared to the students who were parasitized by mushroom spores, Erin and Gwen were far more fortunate.

Because they didn't know whether they had eaten any mushroom-related foods, almost all the students who ate at the dance that night were sent to a nearby hospital for stomach pumping.

People like Erin and Gwen, who escaped unscathed and without any serious consequences, became the minority.

George, standing to the side, looked much more relieved after hearing Erin's detailed explanation.

After a moment's thought, George said to Erin, "You saw the body that appeared in the bathroom tonight. In fact, this is not the first such death in New York. According to the information we have, these mushroom spores are infectious."

"Gwen, you were pulled into the school clinic to help out today, so you might also get infected with those mushroom spores."

"The nearby public hospitals will definitely be packed with Midtown High School students getting their stomachs pumped tonight. Here's what we'll do: Erin, you take Gwen with you to Osborne Third Hospital. I know Dr. Gene at Osborne Third Hospital. I'll call him later and ask him to cut you in line for a thorough check-up."

Osborne Third Hospital?

Upon hearing the name of the hospital, a strange glint flashed in Erin's eyes, then she smiled at George and said, "If we're going to this hospital, there's no need for you to make a call."

Ok?

Upon hearing this, George raised an eyebrow at Erin.

Before he could speak, Erin continued, "You forgot, Osborne Third Hospital is an Osborne Group property. As a shareholder of the Osborne Group, I can enjoy the best treatment in any of the group's properties, and of course, Gwen is the same."

After saying that, Erin smiled at Gwen and said something with a hint of meaning.

With just one look, Gwen understood what Erin was trying to say.

Gwen felt a sweet warmth in her heart, but at the same time, she glared fiercely at Erin.

To die!

Do you really think he can't tell when I say these things in front of him?

Needless to say.

As a veteran agent, how could George not see the flirtatious banter between Erin and Gwen, which was typical of a young couple?

Almost instantly, George's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

She flirted with my daughter right in front of me. Does she really think I can't handle a gun?

George, his blood rushing to his head, instinctively placed his right hand on the butt of his gun at his waist, wishing he could draw his pistol the next second and empty the magazine of the wild boar that was feeding his little cabbage right in front of him.

Fortunately, Gwen noticed that her father was in a bad mood and quickly stood between George and Erin, blocking George's view.

Otherwise, one really can't predict what irrational things George, the old father, might do.

Seeing his cabbage protecting the wild boar, George became even angrier.

But with his beloved daughter in his way, he couldn't really lash out.

He could only say coldly, "If that's the case, what are you, the major shareholder of the Osborn Group, still standing here for? Do you really want to wait until the illness flares up before you'll take my daughter to the hospital?"

"Of course not."

Erin, who clearly sensed that George was in a bad mood, did not want to provoke his father, who was in a fit of rage.

Regardless, for Gwen's sake, we should give George some face.

As the mental field shifted, it subtly calmed George's volatile emotions. Erin smiled at him, then took Gwen's hand and walked out of the school.

Because of George's connections, the police officers guarding the entrance to Midtown High School gave Gwen and Erin a quick check before releasing them, along with the students who had already passed the checks and signed certain confidentiality agreements, out of the school.

Meanwhile, George, watching Erin and Gwen leave the school hand in hand, was surprisingly less angry, and his emotions were much calmer than before.

He shook his head in slight confusion.

George straightened his clothes and then walked toward Principal Smith, who had been waiting for a while.

He still has a tough battle ahead of him.

Those emotionally charged parents and the storm of criticism stirred up by reporters are not so easy to deal with.

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After leaving school.

Gwen first called Helen to let her know she was safe, and then she and Erin went to Osborne Third Hospital, located at the other end of Queens.

This was because prior arrangements had been made through the Osborn Group.

After Erin and Gwen arrived.

Erin, a major shareholder of the Osborne Group, received the highest level of hospitality from Osborne Third Hospital.

This gave Erin a firsthand experience of the power of capital.

Accompanied by a hospital board member who arrived unexpectedly, Osborne Third Hospital assembled a highly qualified team of doctors to give Gwen a comprehensive examination.

And they produced the inspection report in the shortest possible time.

Although all of Gwen's indicators were normal during the examination, and he was even much healthier than most people who were in a sub-healthy state at the time.

However, the team of senior physicians assembled on short notice still provided a detailed and feasible report of recommendations.

This report not only details ways to relieve fatigue and help Gwen alleviate various types of fatigue in her daily life, but also provides her with a health plan.

Erin took a look and thought that if the health plan above were implemented for a few months...

It will indeed improve Gwen's physical health to some extent.

After confirming that these so-called famous doctors were not just empty names.

Arlin then handed the report of recommendations to Gwen.

After receiving the recommendation report from Erin, Gwen carefully kept it together with her own medical report.

Gwen, who has extensive medical theoretical knowledge, is quite interested in the advice of those famous doctors.

For example, Gwen secretly memorized a piece of medical aesthetic advice on how to shape the breasts and buttocks to create a perfect figure, planning to try it out tonight.

Seeing Gwen's serious expression, Erin smiled and then declined the hospital board member's suggestion to undergo a comprehensive check-up together to better confirm her health.

As a member of the mysterious cultivation system, Erin dared not have his blood and various pheromones tested.

Not to mention what kind of strange problems might arise in routine tests for Erin's body, which had already undergone a mutation due to the potion.

The mere knowledge of curses within the Mysterious System made Erin instinctively resist leaving his own blood outside.

After declining the hospital board's invitation to have dinner with him, Erin left Osborne Third Hospital with Gwen.

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After saying goodbye to the hospital director who had warmly escorted him to the parking lot.

As Erin drove away from the parking lot, he took a deep look at the hospital director's reflection in the rearview mirror.

Then, amidst the roar of an Aston Martin, they left the hospital, which was owned by the Osborne Group.

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Not long after I saw Erin off.

The hospital director, whose smile was initially warm but tinged with obsequiousness, gradually regained his composure.

After sending the doctors away.

He secretly went to a corner and dialed a number on his phone.

"My lord, I have failed. He refused to undergo the procedure at the hospital... Please punish me!"

After a long silence, when the back of the hospital board member was soaked with cold sweat that had seeped out unnoticed.

Only then did a deep, hoarse voice come from the other end of the phone.

"I see······"

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Because of the top-level reception at Osborne Third Hospital, and the smooth passage of various examinations.

The time Erin and Gwen spent at the Third Hospital was surprisingly short.

At 11:30 p.m., Erin delivered Gwen safely to Mrs. Helen and George, who was standing nearby.

During the time that Erin and Gwen stayed in the hospital.

Having temporarily resolved the mushroom incident at Midtown High School, George rushed home almost immediately.

Having already learned from George what had happened at the school, Mrs. Helen hugged her daughter with a look of lingering fear.

George, who was standing to the side, took the examination report issued by Osborne Third Hospital and quickly flipped through it.

George Stacy only breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that Gwen's vital signs were all normal and there was no sign of her being parasitized by those terrifying mushroom spores.

Because a lot happened today, and it's already close to midnight.

Arryn did not stay at Gwen's house for long.

After sitting for a while at Gwen's house, Erin, under George's threatening gaze, refused Mrs. Helen's offer to stay overnight at Gwen's house.

He left directly.

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After leaving Gwen's house.

Erin drove his Aston Martin straight back to Chinatown.

After parking the car.

As Erin pondered Natasha's meaningful glance at school and the implications behind the hospital board member's enthusiastic gesture at Osborne Third Hospital, he walked towards his home.

I just stepped through the gate.

Just as Erin stepped into the house he considered a safe haven, he seemed to see something unbelievable, and his right foot, which had not yet fully landed, froze in mid-air.

"You're back..."

(End of this chapter)