Marvel's Venom, starting with a Hydra undercover agent.

Some onlookers were wondering if the company was going to keep quiet for a few days before releasing a major juicy story, but instead of a scandal, they were met with the absolutely explosive news of Tony Stark's disappearance.

Venom isn't interested in the news; whether Tony Stark is missing or not is less important to it than the chocolate in front of it.

But when Holm saw this news, besides secretly thinking that the Iron Man storyline was about to begin, he also thought of a way to make money.

However, although he had ideas and knew what would happen next, he didn't know much about this aspect. Perhaps he should find a reliable person who knew about this kind of knowledge and operation, such as Spider-Woman Gwen Stacy, who used her pocket money to invest, as mentioned before.

Holm suddenly remembered the little thing Gwen had mentioned to him before, and he made a plan in his mind.

......

At S.H.I.E.L.D., aboard a spaceship, Hawkeye Barton is checking his equipment.

After inspecting the bow and arrows, he glanced at Natasha, who was lying on the recliner next to him with her eyes closed, and then shook his head helplessly, saying, "Natasha, I'm working."

Hearing Barton's words, Natasha kept her eyes closed and murmured lazily, "I know, but I'm still on vacation."

"So you're showing off your vacation to me?" Barton was quite exasperated by Natasha's answer. He was feeling very annoyed, especially seeing Natasha so relaxed.

"How about I apply to have you join this emergency mission as well, so you can experience firsthand the pain of returning to work after a holiday interrupted, just like me?"

“No way. It wasn’t me who interrupted your vacation. If you have any complaints, you should address them with the boss,” Natasha replied, still with her eyes closed.

"But the boss doesn't flaunt his vacation in front of me like you do," Barton said, his face dark with exasperation.

He had only been on leave for a day when he was called back to carry out an emergency mission. He was so frustrated and depressed that he was about to burst with anger.

He had been preparing for this vacation for a long time, and he even planned to have a picnic and play with his wife and children.

In the end, plans can't keep up with changes. No matter how well he prepared, he was helpless against the sudden emergency mission. Although Nick Fury had promised to make up for his vacation after the mission was over and even give him a few extra days off.

But Patton, whose vacation had just been interrupted, was not happy at all. After all, if there was an emergency mission this time, why couldn't there be one next time?

If his next vacation is interrupted again, he doesn't know how he'll explain it to his children.

“Okay, it’s my fault, but this recliner is really comfortable…” Natasha responded to Barton’s words in a languid voice, but she didn’t seem to want to say more, and she was already a little drowsy, as if she was about to fall asleep.

Hearing Natasha's response, Barton asked with some surprise, "You've only been on vacation for a day, where did you go to be so tired?"

"Did you fly directly to France yesterday to go shopping, and then fly back today...?"

"By the way, Laura's been talking about you a lot these past few days. When are you going to come over for dinner? The kids miss their Auntie Na a lot..."

Barton spoke for a long time without getting a response, and when he turned around, he found that Natasha had fallen asleep on the recliner.

Chapter 73, The sun is shining brightly, isn't it?

Imperial University, located in Manhattan, New York City, is one of the nation's premier institutions of higher learning and is renowned worldwide, having produced countless outstanding individuals.

Every year at this time, a large number of new students enter the school, constantly injecting new vitality into this behemoth.

This year, Gwen Stacy is also one of these new energetic individuals, but she doesn't seem to be in high spirits. There's always a hint of sadness between her brows, making her seem unapproachable.

Logically, she should have been happy and excited to be able to enter Imperial University, but every time she saw the Imperial University campus, she would think of the scene when she came here with Peter Parker in high school.

Back then, they strolled around the campus, dreaming about what it would be like to enter this school in the future. Right next to the stone in front of the lawn, they even made a promise to get into this school together.

They made a promise to go to school together, do research together, meet great scientists, and discuss scientific research with them.

Unfortunately, the happier the memories of the past, the deeper the sadness now.

All these wonderful ideas were destroyed by the scientist Kurt Connorson, whom they once admired.

I don't know what state the other person is in now, or whether they are suffering terribly in endless experiments, as Holm said before, and feeling like they are living a life worse than death.

Thinking of Kurt Connorson reminds me of Holm, and thinking of Holm reminds me of how I haven't seen that guy since we dealt with the lizardmen.

Holm was the only person besides Peter Parker who knew her true identity. She had thought they would become good friends and she would have someone to talk to and confide in. However, she did not expect that they would not be able to meet again for more than a month since the last incident with the lizardmen.

Although she knew it was because of their special identities and the fact that they had met several times but hadn't exchanged contact information, she still couldn't help feeling disappointed.

Holm was like a point of light that briefly illuminated her heart, which had been completely darkened since Peter Parker's death, before vanishing without a trace.

It's better not to appear at all than to appear and then disappear; at least she had already begun to get used to gradually closing herself off.

Her thoughts swirled and flowed, and the air pressure surrounding Gwen Stacy seemed to drop lower and lower.

Perhaps sensing the strange looks from those passing by, Gwen Stacy took a hat out of her backpack and put it on, pulling the brim down to cover her face, just like she always did.

"Thud!" Just as she was walking forward with her head down, a hand suddenly swung out from the side, hitting the brim of her hat and lifting it off completely.

Feeling the sunlight return to her face, and noticing her hair was slightly disheveled by the sudden action, Gwen Stacy slowly raised her head and glared to the side with a cold expression.

She didn't want to say anything; she just wanted to get her hat back from the clumsy, strange man next to her. But to her surprise, she saw a familiar smiling face.

Holm stood beside her, holding her hat in one hand and smoothing her messy hair with the other. With his usual smile, he said, "The sun is shining brightly, so don't always hide yourself in the shadows."

Seeing that the person next to her was Holm, Gwen's originally cold face softened a little, and her blue eyes showed a different kind of light besides surprise.

"Tch! Mind your own business!" Gwen said irritably as she snatched her hat from Holm's hand, folded it up, and put it back in her bag.

As she lowered her head, a barely perceptible smile appeared on the corners of her mouth.

......

"Snoring! Ah~"

"Indeed, Pepsi with ice is the best-tasting thing in the world, bar none."

As Holm spoke, he put down the Coke in his hand, then held up the half-eaten hamburger and handed it to Gwen.

Gwen, who was also chewing on a hamburger, was puzzled by Holm's actions. She didn't understand what Holm meant. Was he suggesting she try his hamburger too? But he had already eaten half of it.

"Cheers! Cheers to the burger! Hahaha." Seeing Gwen's somewhat bewildered expression, Holm explained as he held out his burger.

Listening to Holm's explanation and watching his actions, Gwen understood what he had just been thinking.

How childish! Who toasts with hamburgers? Gwen thought to herself as she handed over her own hamburger, then they clinked them together like beer bottles, one half-eaten and the other a third-eaten.

Although it sounds childish, doing it is a completely different experience, like a unique code between friends.

Thinking about this, and looking at the childish scene before her, Gwen laughed from the bottom of her heart, and then opened her mouth wide to bite into the hamburger in her hand.

"How is it? This place tastes pretty good, right? This is the final winner I chose after trying dozens of places." Holm said, then stuffed the last bite of his burger into his mouth.

Listening to Holm's words, Gwen nodded while chewing her burger, showing her approval of the restaurant.

She wasn't as fast as Holm; Holm had already finished a hamburger, while she had only eaten half of it.

Seeing that Gwen's expression and demeanor had become lively and bright, unlike her gloomy and sorrowful expression just now, Holm smiled, took a sip of cola, and then chatted with her while eating fries.

This period of more than a month is neither long nor short, and a lot has happened during it.

There's no need to mention Holm, and Gwen Stacy, who plays Spider-Woman, has also been very busy lately.

Besides entering university, she also solved many criminal cases during this time, just like before.

She has done a lot of work fighting crime over the years, so she is quite familiar with the task. What she finds even more troublesome than these criminals is the kindness shown by others after entering the new campus.

After entering the new environment, the students who enrolled with her also began to actively reach out to others, hoping to find their friends and life partners.

Many of them also found Gwen, but due to her hidden identity and the pain in her heart, Gwen did not respond to the kindness shown to her by these people.

Gradually, everyone became aware of Gwen's eccentricities, and so at the beginning of her university life, which should have been a time for new beginnings, Gwen began to withdraw from society, both actively and passively.

Chapter 74, Some Pocket Money

Gwen said so much that she felt a little embarrassed when she realized what she had said.

"No... I'm sorry, I talked on and on..." Gwen said, picking up the Coke next to her, wanting to drink something to cover up her embarrassment.

But she forgot that she had finished her cola, so what followed was an awkward "slurping" sound.

The voice acted like a freezing spell, instantly stopping Gwen's movements.

Holm found Gwen's actions quite amusing. Whether it was her talkative Spider-Man persona just now or her somewhat clumsy appearance now, they instantly brought Gwen to life.

Perhaps it was because no one had listened to her for so long that she had just lost control and told Holm everything in one go.

“We can order two more drinks, to be honest, I was thinking of ordering those just now.” Holm said as he called the waiter over and ordered two more Cokes and a serving of fries.

After ordering, Holm watched Gwen munching on a fry for a while and continued, "Let's talk about that band. I'm quite curious about them. I used to want to learn the drums..."

Gwen had been about to end her conversation, even though she still had a lot to say, but when she heard Holm bring up the band with her without any sign of impatience, she started talking again.

And so, after consuming half a serving of fries and most of a cup of cola, the two of them finally learned about the band.

By this time, Gwen had said almost everything she wanted to say, and at the same time, she remembered that Holm had come to find her on his own initiative, so there must be something he wanted to say.

But she talked too much, so after chatting for so long, she still hadn't brought up this topic, and Holm didn't bring it up either.

"By the way, is there something you wanted to talk to me about? Sorry, I just remembered." Gwen asked, taking the initiative to speak.

Upon hearing Gwen's question, Holm remembered the purpose of his trip. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I had almost forgotten. I came to ask you some questions about making money."

"I remember you said last time that you usually use your pocket money for financial management and investment, right?"

Hearing Holm's words, Gwen gradually recalled the things she had mentioned in passing last time, which surprised her that Holm could remember them so clearly.

“That’s true, after all, I have to maintain and upgrade my equipment from time to time,” Gwen nodded and said.

"Although my equipment is mostly homemade, some parts and materials cost money, so I use my pocket money to do some financial management and investment. Although I don't earn much, it's enough to support my daily expenses."

"So what do you want to do...?" After briefly explaining her situation, Gwen looked at Holm and asked.

She was a little curious as to why Holm was asking this. Could it be that he wanted to learn from her how to invest and manage his finances?

"I'd like to manage and invest my allowance, but I don't know much about it, so I'd like to entrust it to you to manage for me. Is that alright?"

“I know that investing involves risks, so you don’t need to worry about profits or losses at all. I’m mentally prepared, and it doesn’t matter if I lose everything.”

"Furthermore, I know something that I believe you have the ability to make good use of."

Upon hearing Gwen's question, Holm revealed his purpose in detail.

Since I don't know how to do it myself, I should find someone who does to help me. That way, I won't end up like the original owner, losing all my savings.

Moreover, if you ask Spider-Woman for help with your finances, there's probably no one more reliable to entrust your business to in the entire Marvel Universe.

Spider-Man's character is second to none in the entire multiverse, not to mention Spider-Woman Gwen Stacy, who is now his friend.

Stockbrokers might rip you off, but Spider-Woman certainly won't, and she won't even charge commissions.

Moreover, Holm was also planning to reveal some information about the rise and fall of Stark Industries' stock in advance, and he didn't quite trust anyone else.