Chapter 4
Harry Osborn
So, before arriving at Osborn, Riley, who had already made preparations, dialed a phone number.
Then, unsurprisingly, right in the center of the gathered crowd at the foot of the Osborne Building, I spotted my flamboyant best friend in a green bespoke suit, looking around expectantly.
Harry Osborn.
The big boss of Osborn, and the biological son of Norman Osborn.
He was also a good friend whom Riley unexpectedly met during his daily acts of bravery.
In this universe, Osborn's capital is almost comparable to that of Stark Industries.
Therefore, in order to ensure his son's personal safety and to allow Harry to receive the best education so that he could inherit his mantle in the future.
When Harry was young, Norman Osborn, who looked down on all schools, decided to hire the best teachers to tutor Harry one-on-one at home.
And occasionally, Harry would be taken along to various business banquets, allowing Harry to become a familiar face to bigwigs in various fields as early as possible.
As a result of doing this, Harry's knowledge and connections indeed far surpassed those of his peers.
But this also left Harry with almost no friends his own age, making him feel extremely lonely.
So, as he grew older, Harry began to flaunt his life as a rich kid on social media to gain envy and admiration from others and to achieve a sense of fulfillment.
As time went on, he became a well-known internet celebrity, much like a certain Huaxia celebrity.
Of course, during this process, Harry, who had absolutely no sense of self-preservation and was practically labeling himself as "foolish and rich," unsurprisingly became the target of the robbers.
Taking advantage of Harry's opportunity to once again ditch his bodyguards and go for a drive alone, they first sent a companion to pretend to be a sick person and deliberately collapse in Harry's driving path. They tricked the kind-hearted Harry, who had no idea what "faking an accident" meant, into stopping to check on him.
Then they swarmed him, pressed pistols against Harry's waist, and forced him into an empty alley, intending to extort money from Norman Osborn for "pocket money."
Unfortunately, before they could even get their hands on the money, a piercing police siren blared in their ears, followed by shouts of "Officer, they're in here!" coming from afar. The thugs, who were only after money, could only accept their bad luck and scrambled to escape into the depths of the alley before the police could surround it.
This allowed Harry, who had thought he was going to die, to breathe a sigh of relief.
Driven by instinctive curiosity, wanting to know why the New York police, whose investigative efficiency is often criticized, responded so promptly this time, I followed the sound out of the alley.
Then, looking around, he didn't see the police car with its siren blaring as he had expected.
Instead, near the entrance of the alley, I spotted a stranger holding a cell phone, smiling broadly as he turned the volume up to the maximum and played a chase scene from a police movie.
This is the scene when Harry and Riley first met.
As for Riley, who has the system's support, why didn't he just rush in, knock all the thugs unconscious, and capture them alive...?
Putting that aside for now, they have Harry as a hostage, and a conflict could easily result in unnecessary casualties...
So far, the enhancement effect provided by this system has only given Riley an athlete-level physique, not turned him into an invincible superman!
Therefore, given that the other party was armed, Riley, who was simply happy to help but not so arrogant as to believe in the fallacy that "a gun is faster from seven steps away, and a fist is faster within seven steps!", would definitely prioritize scaring the criminals and rescuing Harry without bloodshed.
After that, Riley learned that the rich kid she had casually saved was actually Peter's best friend Harry, which made her remark on how "small" New York City really was. At Harry's request, she exchanged contact information with him. And every now and then, she would take Peter and invite Harry along, and the three of them would go out to play together.
Over time, Riley, who was Harry's savior, looked about the same age as Harry, and most importantly, had no intention of taking advantage of his kindness and simply treated Harry as a good brother, quickly became Harry's best friend.
So, when Riley called and told them they had arrived downstairs at the company,
Having learned of everyone's schedule in advance, Harry, who had unusually stayed at the company all day, felt relieved and rushed downstairs.
"This! This way! You guys are really slow!"
When Harry spotted the trio walking side by side in the crowd, his eyes lit up, and he waved to them.
He took two steps at a time and walked between Riley and Peter, naturally placing his hands on the Parker brothers' shoulders.
"You should feel honored to be personally received by Osborne's eldest son... Oh, my apologies, I just noticed that there is such a beautiful and charming lady beside you, a woman whose beauty could rival the moon and shame the flowers. May I ask her name, and would you have the honor of joining me for dinner tonight?"
"Pfft... Come on, Harry, you have countless female companions, you couldn't possibly change ten a day, so let's skip it, I don't want to become the enemy of all women in the country."
Of course, after meeting Gwen, the original trio would occasionally turn into a group of four.
Therefore, having already seen through Peter's thoughts, just like Riley, Gwen couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh as she watched Harry, who was deliberately putting on airs and flirting with girls in front of Peter in an attempt to provoke the taciturn Harry to come to his senses sooner.
But when she saw Peter meet the expectant gazes of the crowd, he only subconsciously clenched his fists, his mouth opening and closing repeatedly, yet ultimately unable to overcome the hurdle in his heart. He felt he had no advantage over Riley and Harry, utterly unworthy of Gwen, and chose to remain silent with a gloomy look in his eyes. The smile that had been flickering in Gwen's eyes instantly turned into helplessness and disappointment.
He quickly rallied, raised his hand and lightly patted Harry on the shoulder, jokingly changing the subject.
"Well, Gwen is right, you playboy, don't even think about hitting on Gwen... Besides, today is Peter's 'big day.' We can't keep Dr. Connors waiting and let Peter leave a bad impression on the doctor."
At the same time, Riley, like Gwen, secretly lamented that Peter was "unworthy" and failed to seize the opportunity.
Then, while suppressing her urges, she spoke up in front of everyone, revealing that the two were secretly in love with each other, thus ruining Gwen's anticipation of Peter's personal confession. She then picked up where Gwen left off, turning to Harry, who also looked at her with disappointment, and asked him a question.
"By the way, did you remember to prepare a temporary pass for me?"