Earth Raiders progress report [comprehensive British and American]

Peter was astonished when he learned that Joshua had run away from home.

In fact, he suspected that it wasn't running away from home at all, but some kind of accident. After all, his child-like boyfriend couldn't be more quiet and well-behaved, and no one could associate him with the word "running away from home". One person left calmly, without any appearance of being abducted or controlled.

There is no doubt that Joshua really intends to run away from home from the bottom of his heart.

This can't help but make people feel a little hurt. Even if Joshua doesn't have the memory of them in the future, he thought that the two of them got along well during this period, and they wouldn't have to run away from home.

It’s just that they have some conflicts recently regarding the Kronos matter. Joshua is just a child now, no matter how well-behaved he is, he is not a puppet doll without his own opinions. It is not incomprehensible for Tong to do such a thing when a familiar face he finally saw was quarantined.

That was indeed his fault, even if he knew that the current Joshua was no different from a child both in appearance and inwardly, even if he knew that Joshua had no memory of the future at all, and it was even more impossible for him to have the same feelings as before. Moment still takes it for granted that they do this for the benefit of the other, and a child who has no future maturity will understand and accept it thoughtfully.

No matter how clever and well-behaved, Joshua is just a child at this time, not to mention that even an adult Joshua has no obligation to be so considerate to others. Rather, even if he is always worried that Joshua will be so indulgent to him, in reality Is he already pushing his limits?

The young good neighbor in New York began to investigate the traces of his young friend while reflecting on himself. Anyway, running away from home is always an unreliable behavior. On the other hand, Joe who brought Joshua back home He also searched for the name of the boy he brought back.

The name Joshua is really not that rare, and he doesn't know the full name of the other party, so the efficiency of finding this method is still a bit low. In New York alone, there are more than one person named Joshua, let alone a man of his age. Children do not necessarily have their own social accounts.

But he really doesn't need to expand beyond New York, Joshua said he ran away from home, but he didn't bring anything other than himself, and he didn't wander the streets or travel long distances at all. Therefore, it is easy to infer that the home he ran away from is not far from the bookstore. In other words, he only needs to find a boy named Joshua near the bookstore.

The name Joshua is very religious, so his parents are likely to be religious, and there are even elders who have the same middle name as Joshua. After the regional scope and religious nature are determined, things will become more convenient. There are many, and he doesn't need to use social accounts to find out.

Probably because the incident of Spiderman kissing in public was not long ago, and Joshua is considered a very famous scientist of the younger generation, news about him popped up on the first page of the search engine.

In that news event, some photos from several angles still showed Joshua's face, so Joshua's identity was quickly discovered. The only controversy was that he used Ability that others do not know or the use of new technology.

As a result, Joshua’s social account has not been let go. He once posted a photo with Peter to announce his relationship. Directly photographing the faces of two people together, netizens still guess whether the other person in the photo is Spider-Man.

But these are not important clues for Joe. The main reason why he stays on this character is that the Joshua on it is similar to the Joshua he brought back, but their pupil colors are different, which is the most suitable. My best guess is that the boy he brought back may be this Joshua's younger brother.

This should be the most reasonable inference, but all the information about that Joshua has no trace of his so-called relatives. He really looks like he is the only one in the whole family, let alone him. Like this boy, there is no other surname or anything like that, and there is only Joshua alone, and things seem a little strange.

Especially when the boy with short dark brown hair came out of the bathroom, there was no need to cover up any more, so the unusual ears and tail on his body could be clearly seen.

Joshua didn’t throw away all of his childhood clothes. After rummaging around, he was able to find a few pieces of childhood laundry. Except that it was a little too big for Joshua, there was no other problem. If it weren’t for the ears and tail , it looks quite homely.

The young bookstore manager was stunned for a moment, but he didn't show any abnormal emotions towards the things on the boy. He just said naturally as if the previous surprise didn't exist: "It's finished? Let's eat then?"

Dinner was put on the table early, and Joe got up, closed the laptop he had checked before leaving, and smiled normally and gently at the boy who sat quietly at the table.

Joshua didn't see Joe's search for him, but he could guess some of it. He even thought that the other party might call the police when he wasn't paying attention, but it seemed that Joe didn't do much other than check his own information. What, it was a little unexpected for him to calm down so quickly after seeing his appearance, maybe it is not so rare that the appearance of this world is different from normal humans?

Thinking about it this way, the two of them didn't have any more communication, which is actually a bit impolite, after all, they took you in, and you didn't even say thank you, it seemed like everything was taken for granted, but Joe saw It seemed that he didn't care about such things at all, and Joshua was happy to be a "eccentric and weird" child.

He was actually thinking that although he hadn't practiced the experiment beforehand, this was indeed a good opportunity, and the tableware in his hand could become the perfect murder weapon.

Joe is not a nice guy.

It cannot be said that Joe is a good man, but not in the traditional sense. He will help others from the bottom of his heart. Joshua has personally witnessed the behavior of the other party when they came back. It is not hypocrisy, it is indeed from the heart, But it's also kind of...weird, like normal good people bring back a runaway kid out of pure kindness, but Joe's bringing him back isn't exactly a sympathy attack.

He's not a pedophile, his attitude towards the boy next door says it all, but...

"When is the best time for me to live here?" The dark gray-eyed boy touched the young man's knee with his foot and asked.

Because it is barefoot, this action will not stain the fabric, but if it is not for the age difference between the two parties and that is really just a fairly honest reminder, it will inevitably give the illusion of flirting. The young bookstore manager has a Instant stiffness, just looking at the opposite face with a very normal expression or even a little indifference, and tried to calm down.

It's best to live until you don't leave.He thought so, but he replied: "If you run away from home, your family must be very worried."

That's right, Joe is not a pedophile, but his eyes, the eyes at this moment like now, are not what a normal well-intentioned person would have.

Maybe he only does this with certain kinds of targets.Joshua judged this way, since he hadn’t fully determined the danger of the other party, he temporarily put aside his plan of murdering money and killing him. Anyway, his current state really needs an adult. If he directly cuts his throat with a knife, his last and People who are with Joe will have a lot of suspicion.

After giving up the murder, Joshua became a little bored. Fortunately, as the manager of the bookstore, Joe himself is a book lover, and there are many books in the room, which is a good way to pass the time, especially some suspenseful reasoning and cooking category, which really provided a lot of inspiration for his imperfect plan.

The next day, Joe didn't stay in the bookstore all the time. He went to Stark Tower. The Joshua he found yesterday worked in this company, and the information he got showed that Joshua had already It hadn't been seen in a while, and combined with the similarities between the two Joshuas, at such a coincidental timing, speculation also sprang to mind.

He originally thought that the Joshua he brought back might be the product of an experiment that borrowed the gene of that scientist's adult Joshua, etc., but now it seems that the two Joshuas are the same person, I just don't know why it became like this.

That is to say, the boy he brought back was originally an adult who already had a boyfriend.

Spiderman?The curly-haired young man thanked the front desk, then turned and walked towards the bookstore.

"Who is that person?" The man who just walked out of the elevator saw that Joe didn't look like a building employee at all, and frowned slightly as if he had some doubts.

The front desk was not very clear about this question, but seeing that the person who asked him seemed to be a colleague who occasionally walked with Joshua, he replied honestly: "He came to find Mr. Joshua, I told him to make an appointment. Shuya didn't come to work for a few days, so he left."

In fact, she suspected that Joshua might have switched to being an Avenger now, and she might not work here anymore, but out of professionalism, she still didn't speak out the speculation without definite evidence.

Looking for Joshua?The man's expression became more and more serious, and he walked out of the building after thinking for a few seconds.

On the other hand, after reading a book, Joshua, whose environment has become very free, began to feel that the fact of committing murder by himself is not so smart and rigorous. Joshua has no demands on him, and he never leaves the child alone Worried about whether something will happen at home, he didn't give any instructions before leaving, which means he can do whatever he wants.

Joshua observed the room carefully, covered his tail and ears, and prepared to collect some information from the boy next door, but he just opened the door, and before he could take a step, he saw someone in the corridor. Several unfamiliar adults came towards him.

That's right, they were indeed walking towards him, their bodies like bodyguards looked quite menacing, Joshua tightened his hand on the doorknob, but still didn't close the door directly.

Immediately afterwards, the adult men all dressed in black walked up to the boy. When Joshua calmly simulated the route of the escape plan, the leader squatted down, his tone of voice was in great contrast to his appearance, "For To save Hydra, please debut as an idol?"

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