Lord of Cinder in American Comics

Seeing that Number 3 was preparing to handcuff May and Ben, Ash waved his hand and said, "They don't need it. They're just ordinary people."

Ash pulled up a chair and sat down next to Peter Parker, saying, "You haven't answered my question yet."

"Regarding the stress structure, the existing data is for 16mm boron steel padlocks, and the acceptance standard is a tensile force of 10 tons, but they can generally withstand a tensile force of 14 tons."

Good student Peter Parker quickly provided his answer.

"What about you? Your strength is more than ten tons, right? Maybe you can break free? Want to give it a try? Maybe if you kill all of us, you can escape?"

Ash's words were like the whispers of a demon, constantly stimulating Peter Parker's nerves.

Ben, like a father, moved in front of Peter Parker under the gun barrel, blocking Peter Parker's path.

He's just a child!

Although Ash understood that Ben meant not to use threats against Peter, the tone made him subconsciously think of some unpleasant things.

Ash's face darkened instantly, and at that moment Frank walked in from outside.

"It's him."

Frank's murderous aura triggered Peter Parker's spider-sense to alarm wildly, and Peter was instantly turned into a cryogenic chamber.

At that moment, the cleaning team came downstairs, camera in hand, and reported to Frank: "Confirmed."

Seeing the camera, Ben roughly understood that Peter must have photographed something he shouldn't have. He then began to apologize to Ash and Frank.

But this behavior was completely ineffective. Ash was the Lord of Cinder and had seen it all. Frank would have killed the entire family without batting an eye for his wife's safety.

Frank, looking displeased, touched the M1911 strap to his waist, while Peter began to struggle frantically, trying to break free of the restraints.

But Ash still reached out and pressed Frank's hand down, making him put the gun back in its holster.

"Call the base and have them begin a mission to handle the transport of superhumans."

Frank stared at Peter Parker for a long time, but still chose to believe Ash. To avoid accidentally killing Peter in front of him, Frank decided to go outside to make the call.

"What made you decide to go there? Never mind, you'll tell me when we get to the base..."

Ash tried to ask, but then stopped herself. Like Frank, she left the house.

Only one squad remained inside, all of them pointing their guns at Peter Parker to prevent him from doing anything unusual.

Not long after, the sound of hydraulic brakes from a vehicle could be heard outside.

An armored convoy with the Bureau of Control markings pulled up outside Parker's house.

With the arrival of Ghost, he took over Frank's black operations, transforming the operation into a documented and legal act.

Peter was held at gunpoint, but he walked out on his own. According to the code of conduct, no one is allowed to come into contact with any criminals with supernatural abilities.

The transport vehicle was very special; it was a Hummer with its engine removed, and this iron coffin was attached to the back of a Strick armored vehicle by a tow rope.

The 105mm cannon and anti-tank missile launcher of the mobile artillery system on the armored vehicle were aimed at the rear, with their sights firmly set on the Humvee's iron coffin.

From the moment they were put into the car, Ben, as the head of the family, kept reassuring Peter and May, trying to ease their tension.

"It's alright, it's alright. They seem to be a legitimate government agency..."

However, before he could finish speaking, a formulaic warning came from the speakers in front of the Hummer: "Anyone with superpowers, please note that you are sitting on a 500-pound thermite bomb. The armored vehicle in front of you is armed with weapons. Any attempt to escape or sabotage will be met with immediate action. Repeat, any person with superpowers..."

Faced with such a warning, Ben immediately shut his mouth, sitting firmly in the back of the vehicle, not daring to move at all.

Peter Parker, seeing his family being detained and threatened, apologized to them, saying, "Ben, May, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have taken this job."

Peter Parker's actions were clearly seen by Ash and Frank in the other vehicles.

Frank, frowning, stared at Parker's young face and said, "Who would hire such a young man to do this kind of thing? And how did he climb such a high cliff?"

Ash then pulled out what he had found on the cliff, a white net, and handed it to Frank, saying, "That's no ordinary young man. If his family hadn't been there, those restraints would have been useless against him..."

"What is this sticky stuff? Could it be...?"

"Spider web, that's that kid's ability. He can secrete organic matter from his body to climb cliffs. And he has more than just one or two abilities, so don't underestimate him..."

Frank glanced at the text message from his wife on his phone and smiled knowingly. But in an instant, his expression returned to its usual coldness.

"What are you going to do with him?"

"Same as always, it all depends on whether he cooperates or not..."

Chapter 197: The Contract of Indenture

In the interrogation room, Peter Parker was sitting at the table, but this time the restraints on his hands had been removed and replaced with ordinary handcuffs.

These handcuffs were so easy for Peter Parker to break with a flick of his wrist. But Peter still dared not move an inch, because a JDAM bomb was blatantly displayed in front of him.

This 1,000-kilogram bomb was filled with approximately 429 kilograms of TNT. This type of bomb was already obsolete and could not compare to the power of the newer 113-kilogram SDB small diameter bomb.

However, several fuses were connected to the brightly lit bomb, which circled the interrogation room, and the bomb was also marked with "Explosive, Do Not Touch" in red paint.

Peter Parker's spider sense told him that this was a genuine explosive, so much so that Peter had remained motionless and seated for nearly half an hour.

At that moment, Frank, his face dark with anger, walked in through the door. He would become Peter Parker's interrogator.

"Name!"

Peter Parker

"Who instructed you to go? Who is your superior?"

“I don’t have a superior. I just took a part-time job. The Daily Bugle has issued a bounty: anyone who can capture a scene of Ash Solar using magic will receive a large sum of money…”

Peter's words only aroused Frank's suspicion. After all, all news about Ash now had to be reviewed by the military, and any media that tried to smear Ash could be hit by a bomb that accidentally fell from the sky.

But based on Frank's years of interrogation experience, Peter Parker's facial expression did not suggest he was lying.

Of course, this could also be a trained intelligence agent, which is why Frank had previously insisted on using waterboarding on this disobedient guy to check Peter's critical condition.

But Ash refused this request. Pointing to the finger marks on the restraints, Ash said, "This restraint can withstand thirty tons of tension. Are you sure you can hold him?"

With a dark expression, Frank gave up on his plan to do anything to the kid. After all, Peter Parker had only just graduated from high school; he was still just a child…

So Frank decided to leave this trouble to Ash and let him handle it himself.

After Frank left the interrogation room, Peter Parker heard no sound except for the faint sound of waves.

The faint sound of someone suddenly appearing at the door triggered a stronger warning from Peter's spider-sense than ever before.

However, the person who entered from outside the door was Ash, whom Peter had met before.

Seeing Peter break free of his handcuffs and warily eyeing the doorway, Ash said thoughtfully, "It seems your senses can indeed foresee danger..."

"Sir...I..."

Peter tried to explain, but Ash stopped him.

"Alright, kid, now everyone on Earth knows that there are superpowered people on Earth. Relax."

Ash placed a whole stack of documents on the table, flipping through them as he said to Peter, "Oh, your documents say you can study at NY University or Imperial College London, why didn't you go?"

“I don’t have money; the scholarships they gave me don’t cover all my study time…”

Ash took out the camera she had found in Peter's house, placed it in front of Peter, and said, "So you took this kind of part-time job that no one else would dare to do?"

Peter was too embarrassed to speak.

Ash continued, "Since you've taken on this part-time job, how can you guarantee he'll pay you according to the bounty? Or are you planning to use your fists to demand your wages?"

Peter hadn't considered Ash's points at all and was momentarily plunged into self-doubt.

Ash put away the file and asked with interest, "Can I ask you something personal?"

"what's up?"

"Have you ever thought about using your abilities to make some money? For example, you could rob a bank, or become a jewel thief? At the very least, you could apply to be a bodyguard for important people; your sensory abilities can foresee most dangers..."

Peter looked at Ash with some shock, as if it were incredibly surprising to hear such words from a law enforcement officer.

"Sir, what you're saying is illegal! And I have no way of becoming a bodyguard..."

However, Ash replied with an expression that said, "You really haven't thought about it?"

Peter lowered his head, not daring to look Ash in the eye, and said in a shameful voice, "I've thought about it. I even made a hood myself, ready to fight in underground boxing matches..."

Upon hearing Peter's words, Ash exclaimed in surprise, "So? You didn't go? You didn't go to the boxing match?"

"Yeah, so what? What does it have to do with anything? The dimensional invasion happened the day I was going to go, and I stayed home to protect Ben and Mei."

"But if you didn't go, wouldn't you have let a robber who was robbing the stadium go free just because the stadium didn't pay you the compensation you deserved? And then that robber was able to kill your Uncle Ben! You messed up your schedule!"

Ash's tone of disappointment left Peter speechless, his mouth agape in shock.

"This...this..."

Peter, panting heavily, was genuinely shocked by Ash's words. He thought back to the series of conflicts he'd had with Ben and May after gaining his powers; Ben had even been secretly following him, fearing he might do something bad.

Furthermore, his plans to participate in underground boxing matches were meticulously prepared. The timing perfectly matches the time Ben was following him.

Overwhelmed with emotion, Peter stood up from his seat.

However, this action triggered an alarm in the interrogation room, and all the windows and doors were sealed with armored steel. The timer on the bomb instantly began its countdown.

"Warning! Superpowered individual, return to your position. Any act of sabotage will trigger an explosive device. Warning..."

The flashing red warning lights instantly cooled Peter's initial excitement, and under Ash's watchful gaze, Peter returned to his seat.

Once Peter calmed down, he grasped the information in Ash's words and asked, "Sir, is time really linear?"

The linearity of time is like the emergence of Spider-Man, Stan Lee's beloved son, in every universe; like the impending doomsday crisis in every universe; like Ben's inevitable death in an accident...

This is something that cannot be changed, so Peter's question means whether this outcome can be changed.

Peter wasn't without his doubts about Ash's words, but under his spider-sense, every word Ash said was true.

Peter believed in his own abilities, and therefore believed Ash's words.

"Congratulations, you have just created a world with books..."

Ash drew two lines on the paper, one extending from the other, believing Peter was smart enough to understand them.

Seeing how easy Ash was to talk to, Peter became bolder.

"Sir, is the interrogation over? May I leave?"

As if she had heard a huge joke, Ash threw down her pen and struck a pose as if to say, "What is an international superstar anyway?"