foreigner's journey

Chapter 1223 See you tonight at o'clock

The aftermath of the incident did not cause any trouble for Heather and Gwen.

Just as President Suzan said, Gwen, as Ghost Spider, cooperated with the Hero Association's "Publicity Department" and "Criminal Countermeasures Department" to conduct relevant inquiries and record statements. Of course, under the surveillance of the New York City Police Department.

Gwen even saw her dad George at the inquiry.

The tall and strong man who had worked hard to raise Gwen was initially indignant about Ghost Spider's behavior, believing that she had bypassed the law and the police to privately and brutally kill an untried person. Not only George, but many police officers present held the same view.

The favorability with the police that Ghost Spider had built up by following Heather's advice seemed to be cleared overnight or even dropped to negative numbers.

However, the president of the Hero Association, who rarely appears in public, was present in person and showed the New York Police Department police officers documents signed by 69 countries, including the United States, and the Hero Association.

The documents show that Matt Murdoch has repeatedly escaped legal sanctions and remained at large by relying on his identity as a lawyer and his insight into legal loopholes.

The crimes he committed include but are not limited to murder, rape, sabotage, large-scale poisoning, drug trafficking, etc.

In view of this, Matt Murdock and his Hand members were classified as Class A criminals, meaning "super criminals who pose a great threat to society and the public and have committed numerous crimes." Any superhero who encounters a Class A criminal committing a crime has the right to launch unlimited counterattacks.

In short, the Hero Association and the sixty-nine partner nations have deprived Matt Murdock of his basic human rights, and he no longer enjoys any legal protection within the jurisdiction of the Hero Association and the partner nations.

Ghost Spider's actions this time were based on her desire to rescue the high school student kidnapped by Matt Murdock, so she went alone to fight Matt Murdock and his ninja army. Unable to hold back, Matt Murdock paid the price for his heinous crimes.

Ghost Spider's actions can be considered just, both in terms of motivation and outcome.

With a legitimate reason, and the fact that Ghost Spider's reputation-boosting efforts had been very effective, everyone in the New York Police Department reluctantly accepted this statement.

Ghost Spider was still in a daze when he returned to Heather's rental house.

Is that all? That was Matt Murdock, the Lord of the Night who led the Hand Ninja Army and made the entire New York City afraid to make loud noises at night!

"Isn't this bad?"

Heather said as she cleaned up the mess left by the fight between the ninjas:
"The president has already promised that there will be no leaks of your name or mine in this case. Although I don't know what means he plans to use, since he is the boss of the Hero Association, he must have his own way."

Gwen had changed back into her short skirt. She wiped the table and threw the rag aside. "It's still a little hard to believe. The villain who had been pestering me just died like that. His death was meaningless."

Heather leaned on the mop pole and frowned slightly. "I am a little worried about the Hero Association. Kingpin has lost his most capable subordinate, and Murdoch's death is about to have a huge impact. He will never let it go."

"You mean, the thing about super villains being deprived of their human rights?"

Heather nodded, “Well… the Hero Association is equivalent to forcing the super villains and criminals into a corner.

Originally, it just followed the same reincarnation plot of 'the hero defeats the villain and puts him in jail, the villain escapes from jail and causes trouble, the hero defeats the villain again and puts him in jail'.

Now the Hero Association and even countries around the world have suddenly given registered heroes the power to decide the life and death of villains. Villains are no longer protected by laws and human morality, and have become pests that everyone wants to kill. This poses a far greater threat to villains than any previous superhero.

After the news is released in a few days, super criminals around the world will definitely take action. I hope the Hero Association can survive this."

Two days later, the news of the death of 'corrupt lawyer' Matt Murdoch made headlines on major news channels and newspapers around the world.

The death of a lawyer would not cause such a big commotion, but the real identity of this lawyer is the super villain "Night Devil", which is very eye-catching.

Immediately afterwards, the Hero Association held a press conference and announced the document "Anti-Super Criminal Personal Rights Act" signed by 69 countries around the world.

The whole world was in uproar. This document meant that superheroes were no longer forced to adopt the ridiculous "non-killing policy" when facing super criminals, but had unlimited rights to fight back.

Super criminals are all in danger.

Crime lord Kingpin is furious. He just declared war on the Hero Association, and his right-hand man Murdock was killed. And the crime lord doesn't even know who killed Murdock.

No one knew what method the Hero Association used to completely erase all traces of Murdoch's actions that night. The Hand also completely disappeared after the death of its leader, just like the black fog blending into the night, and Kingpin could not contact them.

It's not that Jin didn't suspect the ghost spider, but he knew the character of the female spider very well. She was definitely not the type who would kill.

Moreover, it is hard to say who will win or lose in the life-and-death battle between Ghost Spider and Night Demon. The latter is ruthless and vicious, and the former may not be able to defeat him.

Who is it? Jin didn't have the energy to continue looking for the murderer because he received an invitation.

An invitation letter from Latveria.

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At noon a week after the incident, Heather came to the cafeteria of Midtown High School as usual to meet Gwen.

Recently, thanks to Gwen's efforts, Mary Jane and Peter's relationship has progressed steadily, at least to the level of meet and greets.

Peter was so happy about this that his mouth was almost stretched to the sky. He also bowed and scraped to Gwen, the great hero.

But Gwen didn't hold out much hope.

"Mary Jane obviously just treats Peter as a little brother, and she doesn't mean anything like that at all."

In the corner of the restaurant, Gwen handed the lunch box to Heather.

Heather took the lunch box and said, "Peter, that poor kid, why didn't he pay attention to Jessica Jones? The way that girl looks at Peter has become more and more scary recently. I'm really afraid that Peter will be kidnapped by Jessica Jones one day."

"You make Jones sound like a perverted stalker."

Gwen curled her lips: "And why are you so concerned about Jones?"

"I'm just worried about my good friend's personal safety. I've finished the first draft of the novel. Do you want to read it?"

"I'll read it! Fortunately, the Hero Association, the client, took the initiative to extend the submission date for you by half a month, but you actually took a week to finish it. I told you in advance that if you dare to write bad things about me in the book, I will really fight you." Gwen shook the fork at Heather threateningly.

"Don't worry, this is the origin story of the Ghost Spider. Of course, I deliberately made it up in a different direction to try not to let people guess the source of your ability. Otherwise, if everyone goes looking for spiders to bite themselves, I'll be considered promoting a bad social atmosphere... Oh! It's tomato meatball spaghetti, I like it!"

Heather said as she opened the lid of her lunch box with a surprised expression on her face.

Gwen's mouth curled up, then she remembered something and quickly said, "By the way, can you dance?"

"I have practiced very little, why are you asking this?"

"PROM!" Gwen's face flushed slightly, and her fingers twisted together unconsciously: "You, you won't find another--"

"Well, I was planning to invite you again in two days."

Heather cleared her throat and said solemnly, "Beautiful Miss Stacy, would you please accept my invitation and attend the prom at Midtown High School with me?"

"Well, since you invited me so earnestly...hahaha!" The proud look on Gwen's face only lasted for two seconds before she burst into laughter.

"To be honest, I'm not a very good dancer. We need to practice a little later."

"Then you have found the right person. I have been dancing since I was a child."

While the two were chatting, Heather's phone suddenly rang. It was an unfamiliar number.

"……Hey?"

"Remember me, bro?"

A familiar and lively female voice came from the other end of the phone:
"You haven't forgotten our previous agreement, have you? We will come to you after you gain the power of the Berserker Ring."

"Yes, I haven't forgotten."

"Then let's meet at 8 o'clock tonight. Remember to prepare a can of iced Dr. Pepper for me. Oh, if you are worried, you can call your awesome girlfriend. That's it, see you tonight!"

Click! The person on the other end of the line said a lot of gibberish, not giving Heather a chance to speak, and then hung up unilaterally.

Heather frowned and put down her phone, looking at Gwen who was curious:

"free tonight?"

(End of this chapter)