American comics: Starting with gaining Spider-Man's abilities

Chapter 29 Targeting

Matthew Michael, being no professional interrogator, failed to detect any fluctuation in Li Buying's heartbeat after receiving the answer to his question, and could only assume that he truly had no information.

After talking, Matthew said, "Anyway, be careful. I'm afraid many more people will come looking for you. If you're willing to trust me, you can call this number, and my friend will come to rescue you."

Matthew and Luke left together after taking out another business card and handing it to Li Buying. Having received no news, the boy watched their backs without saying a word, just looking at the business card until the car disappeared from sight, at which point he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In the car, Matthew asked Nick Fury, "Will you send someone to protect or monitor him?"

"Yes, S.H.I.E.L.D. suspects that the people who want the artificial vibranium data are connected to Hydra. They certainly won't give up and come back again. Have you found anything out?"

Daredevil tapped his square cane and said:

"He seems to know or have seen the weaver before. There are two possibilities: one is that the weaver might be friends with the child, and the other is that the weaver is specifically targeting the two mercenaries."

This means that Demonbane and Bullseye were summoned by Kingpin because Kingpin wanted vibranium data, and it's also possible that he has connections with Hydra.

Nick Fury seemed lost in thought when the phone rang. After hanging up, he said:

"You guessed right. We investigated the phones of Demon Slayer and Bullseye, and Kingpin did have contact with them. The Weaver must have found out about this, which is why he came to Queens."

"Can this be used to establish evidence of Kingpin's guilt?"

Matthew looked up with a delighted expression, but as a lawyer, he quickly shook his head after realizing what was happening. This could at most prove that Kingpin had contact with them, but it couldn't definitively prove that Kingpin had sent these two mercenaries to capture Li Buying.

Moreover, they were intercepted halfway there.

While driving, Nick Fury slammed his fist on the steering wheel: "One or two night owls are one thing, but they don't even obey the law."

Matthew and Luke, who were complete strangers, were somewhat embarrassed. Nick Fury was clearly implying that the reason they hadn't been caught by S.H.I.E.L.D. was simply because their actions weren't significant enough.

"By the way, take a look when you have time, and let me know if you're interested."

After dropping them off at home, Nick Fury handed them two large envelopes. Matthew took the envelopes home and opened them. His thoughtful letter was written in Braille, and the title was—

The Avengers Project.

……

Should we hand over the items?

Li Buying, sprawled on the sofa, pondered.

That's right, he had been lying to everyone who came looking for the item all along. His parents had indeed told him that something important was buried under the big tree that he, his parents, and his sister had planted together.

He guessed that his parents were referring to information about artificial vibranium, but Li Buying had never shown it to anyone, and even Lorna had probably forgotten about it.

Being targeted by S.H.I.E.L.D. is not a good thing. If he were just an ordinary person without any power, he would naturally need S.H.I.E.L.D.'s protection. But if he has power, then S.H.I.E.L.D.'s protection is equivalent to surveillance.

Rubbing her head, Li Buying suddenly had an idea. Her eyes lit up, and after lying on the bed for a moment, she got up, took out her wand, and waved it: "Mirage!"

[Photo Capture Spell]!

A slight throbbing pain shot through his head. A very realistic image of himself appeared where he had been sleeping. Li Buying reached out and touched it, passing right through it.

Although it's fake, it's enough to fool any potential surveillance personnel.

After dispelling the photo-retention spell, Li Buying glanced at the time, grabbed her schoolbag, and rushed to the station. On the way, she passed an electronics store and saw Jin being interviewed by a reporter.

"My death is a complete fabrication. He was just an employee who looked a lot like me. I promoted him to manager of the department store precisely because he looked like me."

Kingpin stood in front of the department store, wiping away what appeared to be tears:

"It's a pity that he died like this. I was planning to pass on my mantle to him. Oh God, he must have died for me..."

Here, I strongly condemn the murderers who killed my employees, and I believe the police will bring them to justice!

The obese Kingpin raised a finger to the sky and angrily berated the murderer. Li Buying, who had stopped to watch, pursed her lips and clenched her fists.

Looks like there's work to be done again, but Kingpin's security measures might be strengthened, so he needs to be careful.

……

Why do many superhero battles take place at night?

That's because there are fewer people at night, and normally as long as the fight doesn't take place in a busy area, it won't be seen, and the number of casualties can also be reduced.

More importantly, in order to ensure that their identities are not exposed, they dare not appear openly in the public eye.

The reason why there are more daytime scenes in the Avengers movies is mainly because most of the members' identities are already known to the public, so there is no need to deliberately hide them anymore.

After nightfall, Li Buying drew the curtains and closed the doors and windows. She used a shadow spell to leave a 3-hour imprint of herself on the bed. After confirming that no one was watching, she climbed out the window, raised her hand, shot out a silk thread, and swung away.

Weaving through the skyscrapers, Li Buying quickly arrived at the department store, which was brightly lit. However, he did not see Kingpin. He must have gone to hide somewhere after the press conference.

Standing atop the high-rise, Li Buying looked around. The department store's security was much tighter than before, with people observing the building's surface from all directions, wary of heroes like Spider-Man climbing on it.

The same applies inside; there is a guard stationed in almost every room, and one person on each side of the corridor. If one of them disappears, the others will immediately notice.

Seeing that Jin was not there, Li Buying neither went in to arrest or interrogate anyone, nor did he go home. Instead, he went straight to another location.

Today marks the fourth day since Kingpin came out to clarify the truth. In these three days, he has held more than one press conference. He seems to be very busy lately in order to dispel the rumors of his "death".

Because of his frequent visits, his residence was easily found by paparazzi. Of course, it was also possible that Kingpin had set a trap to capture or kill Li Buying.

Anyway, Li Buying felt that a mafia emperor wouldn't expose his residence so easily, and there was probably a lot of ambushes inside. But he still had to go and scout it out.

Upon arriving at Kingpin's enormous mansion, the security was as tight as that of a department store. Li Buying couldn't find a place to enter, and it was also difficult to determine whether Kingpin was inside.

After serious consideration, he decided to consider it a wasted trip and not prepare to enter the potentially dangerous mansion. However, just as he was about to leave, the system issued him a mission.

Opening the taskbar, Li Buying perked up, ready to venture into the lion's den.

(End of this chapter)