Kamen Rider ZZZ, the American comic book spiritual mentor

"Honey, it's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Lin Nan."

She stretched out her hand, her fingers long and slender, white, as exquisite as a work of art.

Lin Nan squeezed his hand, then immediately withdrew it, realizing that the other person had given him a rather ambiguous squeeze.

"Hello, Honey, nice to meet you. I'm going upstairs now. See you next time."

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Lin Nan with a look of confusion in his eyes.

Is it just my imagination? I feel like this woman is subtly seducing him.

He doesn't consider himself to have any succubus-like qualities, that women just flock to him whenever they see him.

Upon reaching the top floor, I found the laboratory doors tightly shut, with technicians and researchers inside busily reinstalling equipment.

"Lin, over here!"

Harry had already been notified by the front desk and had been waiting at the door of the meeting room for a while.

Upon entering the reception room, I found it completely empty.

“Have a seat, Lin,” Harry said.

Soon someone brought tea and snacks, placed them on the coffee table, and then left.

After Lin Nan sat down, she noticed that Harry looked great; he was practically radiant.

"What's wrong, Harry? Why are you so happy?"

"Lin, although the laboratory was damaged during the Battle of New York, the artificial sun project was still successful. I believe that it won't be long before the Osborn Group will be able to become strong again."

Harry's tone was very excited; clearly, the company had been reborn under his leadership, which was something to be very happy about.

Lin Nan took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Harry. I have another good news to share, but I haven't had a chance to tell you yet."

"What news?" Harry asked curiously.

"Uncle Norman may soon be free."

pat!

Harry's teacup slipped from his hand and landed on the table. He exclaimed in surprise, "Really? Lin, you're not kidding me, are you?"

"It's true, you two can be reunited in real life."

The moment those four words "realistic level" were uttered, the two of them had an inexplicable tacit understanding; they exchanged a glance and laughed heartily.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Lin Nan casually asked, "By the way, where's Wanda? I haven't seen her."

"Wanda is training. Should I call her?"

"Ah, if she's training, I won't disturb her. I have something to do, so I'll be going now."

Lin Nan stood up, ready to leave. It didn't matter if she didn't see him; she could see him in her lucid dreams anyway, so it wasn't a big deal.

Just as I stood up, I heard Harry say, "Thank you, Lin. Without you, I think we would be in a terrible situation right now."

Lin Nan stopped and casually waved her hand: "Let's not talk about this between us."

After parting ways with Harry, I went downstairs.

When the receptionist saw Lin Nan come down, her bright eyes lit up, and she stood up and bowed, highlighting her stunning figure.

Lin Nan nodded to her, smiled, and quickly left.

After Lin Nan had walked quite a distance, the beautiful woman sat down and murmured to herself, "The Battle of New York, Osborn Industries, the artificial sun... Lin Nan..."

"Just who are you? I'll see what tricks you're up to...hehe..."

After leaving Osborn Industries, Lin Nan sent a very simple message to Attorney Matt: "Where are you? We need to talk."

The message was quickly answered: "St. Matthew's Church, I'm waiting for you."

church...

Attorney Matt likes to go to church whenever he faces a major life decision.

Lin Nan had an idea and took a taxi to the church.

The towering spire of St. Matthew's Church pierces the sky, its marble exterior bearing the marks of time, exuding a solemn and dignified aura. The stained glass windows reflect dappled light and shadow, casting several magnificent rainbows on the ground.

Lin Nan pushed open the door and entered, finding the church quiet today. Only Attorney Matt sat on the last row of benches, head bowed, saying nothing.

His expression was solemn and somewhat sad, with the left half of his face hidden in shadow.

"You've come, Lin."

"Ah."

Lin Nan sat down next to him, looking up at the high dome and at the crucifix of Jesus at the end of her gaze, remaining silent for a long time.

I don’t know, I’m scared.

As Lin Nan focused his mental energy and his detection accuracy increased, he discovered some unusual things about Matt.

Matt, who was originally energetic, alert, and full of tension, now seems to be sinking in a pile of mud, feeling incredibly heavy.

"What brings you here?" Matt asked in a deep voice.

Lin Nan nodded: "I do have some questions for you, but you didn't sleep yesterday, so I had to come to you in person during the day. Is there a quiet place for me?"

"Come with me."

Matt stood up and led Lin Nan toward the underground confessional.

Lin Nan followed behind him.

Matt's walking posture and power generation pattern have changed somewhat; his entire foot drags on the ground instead of his toes touching the ground as usual.

The guide cane in his hand did not make a sound when it hit the ground as usual, but instead hovered in mid-air.

A bad feeling welled up in Lin Nan's heart again; something was very wrong.

Lin Nan disliked this feeling of uncertainty. He clenched his fist and took a deep breath.

Whatever the anomaly, we must figure it out and resolve it today.

Chapter 106 Erosion

I followed Attorney Matt into the storage room next to the underground confessional. It was very dark inside, with the lights off.

Snapped!

Matt skillfully fumbled in the dark to press the switch.

In the cramped and dimly lit storage room, a small lamp was lit, filling the entire space.

The two sat down on the only small wooden stool, their backs against the cold wall.

“Attorney Matt, I’ve heard some things about Hell’s Kitchen that you might know something about,” Lin Nan began, breaking the silence.

"what's up?"

Do you know the Hand?

Matt fell silent for a long time, then shook his head: "I don't know, I've never heard of it."

"Don't know?" Lin Nan frowned, something was very wrong, so he asked directly:

“I have very precise intelligence sources. The Hand has recently appeared near Hell’s Kitchen. Are you really unaware of this?”

“Attorney Matt, I’m more concerned about your current situation than the Hand. Have you run into some trouble?”

Matt tensed up for a moment, then relaxed.

That move just now was definitely not something Daredevil could do before; his entire body's muscles instantly activated and then relaxed, flowing smoothly like water.

"Lin, I'm fine, really. I'm doing great now, maybe even better than before. There's nothing wrong with me."

Matt's lips curled into a smile, the two corners of his mouth turning up at the same angle, almost perfectly symmetrical.

"Ugh..."

Lin Nan sighed. It was wrong to use the Dream Harmony Capsule to guide the subconscious of his teammates. He hadn't originally planned to use it on Matt.

But now it's obvious that something's not right. We can't just use force against Daredevil, so we have to resort to this last resort: using the dream capsule to manipulate his mind and induce him.

As his consciousness sank in, the energy of [Harmony] spread, silently covering Matt's body. This power was like a veil and air, without any sense of presence.

Attorney Matt's senses are too sharp; one must be more subtle and cautious to avoid alerting him to anything amiss.

"Matt, we're friends now, and I think friends should be honest with each other. What do you think?"

"Everyone has their own secrets, which is normal. Of course, you can choose not to tell them, and I respect your choice."

Lin Nan's voice was gentle and unhurried, flowing like a clear spring into Matt's ears, gradually penetrating Matt's heart with the power of [Harmony].

His facial expression showed struggle, and two voices arose in his mind.

One said, "Matt, we should trust him. Lin has been fighting alongside us for so long; he's trustworthy."

Another voice, more seductive, said in a low voice, "Matt, do you really know him? For example, his past, how do you explain the power he possesses? He has many secrets. You can know a person's face but not their heart, Matt..."

The atmosphere fell silent again. Matt remained silent, and Lin Nan silently increased the power of her [Mediation] skill, then asked, "Attorney Matt, are you aware that Kingpin was rescued by the Hand?"

Upon hearing this, Matt finally reacted quite strongly, frowning as he asked, "How did you know about this?"

"I have reached some kind of cooperation with S.H.I.E.L.D. They revealed that Kingpin was rescued by the Hand, so there must be some kind of cooperation between them."

A silence fell over the room. After a long while, Attorney Matt finally spoke up: "The Hand did show up. They were loitering around Kingpin's old house when I spotted them."

"Then why did you hide it?"

"Because of this..."

Matt took off his glasses, revealing a pair of gray, vertical pupils that looked like venomous snakes, sending chills down one's spine.

What is this?! Why can't the [Harmony] Dream Capsule detect it? Is it because the power level is too high, or is it hidden too deeply?

"That's why... back then I attacked the Hand, and they dropped a bone fragment. I snatched it, but they took it back, and that's how it turned out the next day."

"Aside from the eyes, have there been any other changes?"