NOVEL NEXT American Comics: The Law of Strength
Chapter 21
Eddie just thought it was really bad today.
As an intern who had just joined the newspaper, most of the work he could assign was just serving tea and water.
Including but not limited to buying coffee, helping to find parking spaces, and even on the day of "taking the children to work", he is responsible for helping the "seniors" in the company take care of the children.
With a group of toddlers and teenagers ranging from 8 to 16 years old, running around the company, you have to make sure that the normal order of the company is not affected.
After all this, he finally waited for a chance to go to Hell's Kitchen to produce a story about the newly emerged mystery investor. As a result, as
soon as I got off the subway, I ran into a murder before I could find my direction.
And this is only the prelude to a nightmare, and what follows is almost a dramatic and rapid escalation.
Gunfights, superpowers, superheroes, supervillains, and the ghost Spider-Man who has recently been on almost every news page.
Instinct as a journalist allowed him to hide and secretly record every detail of what happened next on his phone.
However, just when he thought he was a blessing in disguise, he was directly dragged out by this man suspected of being Batman.
Eddie, who had a premonition that he might not survive tonight, opened his mouth to say a word or two begging for mercy, but he only felt that his mind was blank, and in the end he only uttered a few meaningless syllables.
And his hands try to hide the mobile phone that records everything, even if he really wants to die, he wants to make a big news after death.
Peter looked at the bloodied guy with a smile on his face, directly snatched away his mobile phone hidden behind him, and then took his wallet, documents and keys from his pocket.
Peter did not intend to kill this witness.
Although he treats the enemy mercilessly, he still has a bottom line, at least not cold-blooded enough to kill a civilian who is unarmed and has no desire to attack.
But apparently Peter couldn't just let him go.
He may have heard about his deal with Black Cat, which cannot be spread anyway, not to mention that the deal just now involves the recent media "darling" Ghost Spider-Man.
So it is necessary for him to collect some material for threats.
Peter directly held the other party's documents in his hand and quickly obtained all the information of the other party.
Eddie Bullock, twenty-one, lives in Oakland, San Francisco, and now works for the Global Daily.
Grabbing a business card and stuffing it back into his wallet, Peter checked the content of his phone.
Mobile phones in this era obviously cannot replace professional instruments, and the pictures taken are not only blurry but also the sound is messy, and almost no effective information is recorded.
And Eddie finally calmed down at this moment, he took several deep breaths and finally managed to suppress his fear, and then said to Peter, who was checking his phone:
"Hey, brother... Do you know that you are violating my rights? My filming and recording are protected by the First Amendment. Peter looked at
Eddie in slight surprise when he heard this, and after Eddie said the words, he realized that he seemed to be looking for death, but he still stood up trembling and looked at Peter, and then stretched out his hand tremblingly.
"Can you give me my phone back?"
Peter pulled out the business card just now and carefully rotated Eddie Bullock's name in his mind several times, but still did not have the slightest impression.
Seeing that Peter did not respond to Eddie taking a step back and leaning against the brick wall of the alley, so as not to fall down because of the trembling of his legs, he then pointed to the business card in Peter's hand and said:
"You know I'm a journalist, but believe me, I know that there are some things that can't be scribbled, I will delete that video, but please let me keep a few photos, I need this news."
"This news?"
Peter raised his eyebrows, and asked with interest,
"Tell me what kind of story you're going to tell today."
Eddie pointed to Peter without hesitation, and for the first time without trembling, said:
"You, I want to write a story about you, Batman."
"Huh."
Peter couldn't even help but chuckle out loud, only feeling that this guy was really unscrupulous in order to survive, and actually slapped his horse fart in this way.
Eddie took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, and the whole person finally got out of the state of fear.
"I know you, you used to show up in that comic shop, right?
Although many news stories blame the incident on the ghost Spider-Man just now, many people have filmed you fighting someone in a red uniform and a purple uniform.
And that time there was also a pillar of light that you just used.
You're a superpower, right?
Peter suddenly remembered that extraordinary powers in the Marvel world at this point in time were still very rare, and even many people had never heard of the existence of superpowers in their lives, and the ability he had just shown was indeed enough to shock many people.
Eddie took Peter's silence as a tacit acquiescence, and then said excitedly:
"I don't know who you are, but your news has great potential, and you are more valuable than that ghost Spider-Man."
As long as you are willing to cooperate with me, you will be more famous than the Batman in the comics! You can even become a new cultural symbol.
Listening to Eddie's words, an idea suddenly welled up in Peter's mind, and as Eddie spoke excitedly, the idea gradually perfected.
And Eddie is still chattering about what kind of stage he can take Peter to.
"Listen man, I don't know what you do, I didn't listen to a word of the conversation between the few of you just now, really.
But one thing I know very well is that you have been hiding in the dark.
To be honest, it's pretty cool and probably safe for you.
But believe me, when you come to the light, you can earn more than ten times more money and gain than you can earn now.
"Then why should I choose you? If I were as valuable as you say, I could have gone to any journalist, even a TV station.
Eddie was slightly stunned, but quickly understood that Peter's question was actually asking for his chips, so he immediately said:
"I will keep it secret for you, will not say anything you do not want me to say, will only publish what you approve, and will never ask questions indiscriminately."
"Such journalists grab a lot in New York."
Eddie immediately added:
"I'm still a rookie, but I have a lot of friends in the press and the police department, my information network is all over New York, and believe me, I'm very good at making friends."
Seeing that Peter still did not speak, Eddie gritted his teeth, filtered and screened the available information in his brain over and over again, and finally, he suddenly thought of the purpose of his coming to Hell's Kitchen today.
"Yes... It's the new mysterious investor who has emerged! Fisk that Catwoman said just now must be the new mysterious investor in Hell's Kitchen, and your gathering here must be related to him, and Hell's Kitchen will definitely be stormy next.
That big guy has a certain relationship in business and politics, and if you want to threaten him, brute force alone will not work, you need the support of public opinion.
And the average journalist doesn't have the guts to challenge such a person with hands and eyes for you.
"I remember you said you didn't hear anything?"
"Of course I can not hear anything."
What a surprise, Peter looked at the blood-stained reporter with some surprise.
If you count the age of his previous life, he is a few years younger than himself, but this quickness and courage is much inferior to his previous self. Thinking of the ability of sixteen-year-old
Gwen Stacy and sixteen-year-old Peter Parker, Peter couldn't help but sigh in his heart, are the young people in the Marvel world monsters?
Peter then tossed the phone and wallet back into Addisd's hands and turned to leave.
Eddie immediately stepped forward two steps, but finally did not dare to pull Peter, so he had to shout:
"Hey! Give me at least an answer, right?
Peter didn't turn around, but waved Eddie's business card in the air.
"Go write your news, I'll contact you if necessary."
As an intern who had just joined the newspaper, most of the work he could assign was just serving tea and water.
Including but not limited to buying coffee, helping to find parking spaces, and even on the day of "taking the children to work", he is responsible for helping the "seniors" in the company take care of the children.
With a group of toddlers and teenagers ranging from 8 to 16 years old, running around the company, you have to make sure that the normal order of the company is not affected.
After all this, he finally waited for a chance to go to Hell's Kitchen to produce a story about the newly emerged mystery investor. As a result, as
soon as I got off the subway, I ran into a murder before I could find my direction.
And this is only the prelude to a nightmare, and what follows is almost a dramatic and rapid escalation.
Gunfights, superpowers, superheroes, supervillains, and the ghost Spider-Man who has recently been on almost every news page.
Instinct as a journalist allowed him to hide and secretly record every detail of what happened next on his phone.
However, just when he thought he was a blessing in disguise, he was directly dragged out by this man suspected of being Batman.
Eddie, who had a premonition that he might not survive tonight, opened his mouth to say a word or two begging for mercy, but he only felt that his mind was blank, and in the end he only uttered a few meaningless syllables.
And his hands try to hide the mobile phone that records everything, even if he really wants to die, he wants to make a big news after death.
Peter looked at the bloodied guy with a smile on his face, directly snatched away his mobile phone hidden behind him, and then took his wallet, documents and keys from his pocket.
Peter did not intend to kill this witness.
Although he treats the enemy mercilessly, he still has a bottom line, at least not cold-blooded enough to kill a civilian who is unarmed and has no desire to attack.
But apparently Peter couldn't just let him go.
He may have heard about his deal with Black Cat, which cannot be spread anyway, not to mention that the deal just now involves the recent media "darling" Ghost Spider-Man.
So it is necessary for him to collect some material for threats.
Peter directly held the other party's documents in his hand and quickly obtained all the information of the other party.
Eddie Bullock, twenty-one, lives in Oakland, San Francisco, and now works for the Global Daily.
Grabbing a business card and stuffing it back into his wallet, Peter checked the content of his phone.
Mobile phones in this era obviously cannot replace professional instruments, and the pictures taken are not only blurry but also the sound is messy, and almost no effective information is recorded.
And Eddie finally calmed down at this moment, he took several deep breaths and finally managed to suppress his fear, and then said to Peter, who was checking his phone:
"Hey, brother... Do you know that you are violating my rights? My filming and recording are protected by the First Amendment. Peter looked at
Eddie in slight surprise when he heard this, and after Eddie said the words, he realized that he seemed to be looking for death, but he still stood up trembling and looked at Peter, and then stretched out his hand tremblingly.
"Can you give me my phone back?"
Peter pulled out the business card just now and carefully rotated Eddie Bullock's name in his mind several times, but still did not have the slightest impression.
Seeing that Peter did not respond to Eddie taking a step back and leaning against the brick wall of the alley, so as not to fall down because of the trembling of his legs, he then pointed to the business card in Peter's hand and said:
"You know I'm a journalist, but believe me, I know that there are some things that can't be scribbled, I will delete that video, but please let me keep a few photos, I need this news."
"This news?"
Peter raised his eyebrows, and asked with interest,
"Tell me what kind of story you're going to tell today."
Eddie pointed to Peter without hesitation, and for the first time without trembling, said:
"You, I want to write a story about you, Batman."
"Huh."
Peter couldn't even help but chuckle out loud, only feeling that this guy was really unscrupulous in order to survive, and actually slapped his horse fart in this way.
Eddie took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, and the whole person finally got out of the state of fear.
"I know you, you used to show up in that comic shop, right?
Although many news stories blame the incident on the ghost Spider-Man just now, many people have filmed you fighting someone in a red uniform and a purple uniform.
And that time there was also a pillar of light that you just used.
You're a superpower, right?
Peter suddenly remembered that extraordinary powers in the Marvel world at this point in time were still very rare, and even many people had never heard of the existence of superpowers in their lives, and the ability he had just shown was indeed enough to shock many people.
Eddie took Peter's silence as a tacit acquiescence, and then said excitedly:
"I don't know who you are, but your news has great potential, and you are more valuable than that ghost Spider-Man."
As long as you are willing to cooperate with me, you will be more famous than the Batman in the comics! You can even become a new cultural symbol.
Listening to Eddie's words, an idea suddenly welled up in Peter's mind, and as Eddie spoke excitedly, the idea gradually perfected.
And Eddie is still chattering about what kind of stage he can take Peter to.
"Listen man, I don't know what you do, I didn't listen to a word of the conversation between the few of you just now, really.
But one thing I know very well is that you have been hiding in the dark.
To be honest, it's pretty cool and probably safe for you.
But believe me, when you come to the light, you can earn more than ten times more money and gain than you can earn now.
"Then why should I choose you? If I were as valuable as you say, I could have gone to any journalist, even a TV station.
Eddie was slightly stunned, but quickly understood that Peter's question was actually asking for his chips, so he immediately said:
"I will keep it secret for you, will not say anything you do not want me to say, will only publish what you approve, and will never ask questions indiscriminately."
"Such journalists grab a lot in New York."
Eddie immediately added:
"I'm still a rookie, but I have a lot of friends in the press and the police department, my information network is all over New York, and believe me, I'm very good at making friends."
Seeing that Peter still did not speak, Eddie gritted his teeth, filtered and screened the available information in his brain over and over again, and finally, he suddenly thought of the purpose of his coming to Hell's Kitchen today.
"Yes... It's the new mysterious investor who has emerged! Fisk that Catwoman said just now must be the new mysterious investor in Hell's Kitchen, and your gathering here must be related to him, and Hell's Kitchen will definitely be stormy next.
That big guy has a certain relationship in business and politics, and if you want to threaten him, brute force alone will not work, you need the support of public opinion.
And the average journalist doesn't have the guts to challenge such a person with hands and eyes for you.
"I remember you said you didn't hear anything?"
"Of course I can not hear anything."
What a surprise, Peter looked at the blood-stained reporter with some surprise.
If you count the age of his previous life, he is a few years younger than himself, but this quickness and courage is much inferior to his previous self. Thinking of the ability of sixteen-year-old
Gwen Stacy and sixteen-year-old Peter Parker, Peter couldn't help but sigh in his heart, are the young people in the Marvel world monsters?
Peter then tossed the phone and wallet back into Addisd's hands and turned to leave.
Eddie immediately stepped forward two steps, but finally did not dare to pull Peter, so he had to shout:
"Hey! Give me at least an answer, right?
Peter didn't turn around, but waved Eddie's business card in the air.
"Go write your news, I'll contact you if necessary."
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