American Comics: The Law of Strength

"Do I only have these two options?"

"We can continue to discuss the details, as for the other options... I can hear your thoughts first.

Although Eric put it mildly, Peter also understood that other than these two options were likely to lead to the loss of interests of one party, and even the possibility of him and the Bernano family becoming enemies.

If you choose to become a free man to take money and leave, it is not unacceptable, after all, after having the initial capital, your ability will definitely get a leap, and there is no need to worry about any threat in New York City, as for Batman's identity is a product of a whim, there is no problem selling it to the Bernano family.

If there is no future series of crises, it is okay to choose the first one, after all, Peter is not a big ambition, and it is good to get superpowers to feel the feeling of saving the world, but living a "retirement life" surrounded by wealth and freedom surrounded by beautiful women is his lifelong pursuit.

But the problem is that this comfortable life is likely to be broken in five years, or even a year, because he has provoked Phils and is involved in this power struggle in the underground world of New York.

Then it is obvious how to choose.

"So... Let's talk about my onboarding contract, Mr. Eric.

Hearing Peter's choice to join, Diane, who was sitting next to Gwen, clenched her hands into fists, showing a rare look of excitement like a little girl, although her excitement was fleeting, but she was still seen by Gwen.

And Eric was not surprised that Peter chose to join, he just nodded very indifferently, indicating that he knew Peter's choice, and his face did not even have a happy look.

Although he did not take Peter's statement of "saving the world" just now, he knew that this teenager had a lot of plans, so the protection and support of the Bernano family could eliminate a lot of resistance for him.

Since Peter had just lifted the family's huge crisis, he didn't mind helping the teenager, but as the head of the Bernano family, he didn't want his plan to lead the family into another crisis.

So he first stated his arrangement.

"You're welcome, my child, but there's one thing I need you to know in advance.

The reason I asked you to join the family and directly become a senior member of the family was because of your speech, so this is not a reward, but a new job or task. That is to say, although you can enjoy the treatment of the

high-ranking family, the power you can exercise is very limited, you only have the status of the high-level of the family, and the qualification to attend high-level meetings, and all your speeches at the meeting must be approved by me, in other words, you need to speak according to my wishes.

I need to agree with you on this point, so... Do you approve?

Peter nodded, at this point he understood Eric's arrangement, or rather, he wanted to do so, he already had too much trouble, he didn't want to worry about the power struggle within the Bernano family anymore, he was happy to be a political puppet.

Eric breathed a sigh of relief, as long as there was a consensus on this point, the next issue would be much easier, and the only place that could be disagreed was a matter of interests, and at this point they were happy to make concessions to someone who had just saved a huge crisis.

"In that case, let me first explain your future work and tasks.

The first is the high-level meeting we just talked about, you get your "script" before the meeting starts, don't worry that you have too many lines, all you have to do is echo my thoughts and requests.

However, we rarely hold such meetings, and since the big meeting in September '57, most people only have phone calls or video communications, so if there is no accident, you only need to attend about twenty times in your life.

As for other work..." Obviously, the

head of the family didn't really care about Peter, and he didn't make much arrangements for him other than making him a puppet at the conference table.

However, it is also because Peter's current status is too embarrassing, and it is difficult to arrange a suitable position for him.

As a high-ranking member of the family, they could not let Peter collect protection fees every day like a member of the lower level, or fight with the street gangsters or fight with the street on some trivial issues.

But they couldn't really get Peter to be involved in the family business like the rest of the high-ranking people, not to mention whether they could trust Peter, that is, Peter was trustworthy, and as a teenager who didn't seem to be twenty years old, there was also a question mark about whether his ability was competent.

But Diane already had a plan.

"Then let him continue to be my bodyguard."

She continued in a somewhat melancholy tone:

"My driver David, my personal bodyguard Nicole and that Tiffany who can only tell cold jokes all day all died in the original battle, and I now have a lot of places in the bodyguard team, but don't worry about affecting your freedom, you are just in name."

Eric nodded in approval, and then Diane squeezed out a slightly helpless smile. "Well, now we

can stop being so serious, we thwarted the plot of Milk and Fisk, rescued my father and won the negotiations with Fisk, now should be a time to celebrate and cheer."

Although Diane tried hard to make her voice appear lively and high, it really didn't work well in this empty safe house.

In the end, only Gwen swallowed the burger in his mouth, then raised a small hand and whispered in agreement:

"Yay...?"

Eric sighed and patted Diane's shoulder.

"Okay Diane, what everyone needs now is rest, not celebration, compared to this, maybe we should sort out their rewards as soon as possible so that we can cash out the rewards as soon as possible, as for the celebration, I will find a time for people to arrange a small party for you to celebrate."

But Gwen immediately raised his hand and said,

"The only reward I need has arrived, as for the rest... Forget it, I think these burgers are a good pay. Diane looked at Gwen with a helpless smile, she had become friends with Gwen in a sense in a few days of getting along, she

knew that Gwen's refusal to pay was sincere, so she simply said:

"Well, your nobility makes me ashamed, so I will create a non-public charity fund in your name in a while, which will provide comprehensive support for children who are affected by crime and poverty and are in dangerous environments, which can be regarded as a small help for your cause of fighting crime."

Gwen stood up in surprise, took Diane in her arms, and then lifted her directly in a circle in the air.

"Thank you, Diane, if you need to commute later, you can always ride my freedom roller coaster!"

Diane had long been accustomed to the ghost Spider-Man's various off-line behaviors, and she broke away from Gwen's embrace expressionlessly, but her face was a little paler. "Okay, I have

my own helicopter, but if you have time to come to me on your roller coaster, I will notify the security to let you pass."

But Diane suddenly noticed something strange, and she recalled the decisions she had made, trying to find the source of this strangeness.

But Eric suddenly said:

"Well, since you are satisfied with this reward, then I think you can hand over Milk, you can trust the credibility of our family, this fund will definitely ..."

However, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by two sharp screams.

"Wow!! I... I always remember that I forgot something! Blame that burger for being so delicious!

"I know!! Go get him back for me! You didn't throw him into the gutter, did you?!

But in the blink of an eye, the figures of the two women disappeared from the safe house, leaving only Peter and Eric looking at each other...