Chapter 70
Harry: This is too hard for me—
During the day, he continues to maintain the persona of "Harry Osborn" to prevent his father from becoming suspicious.
In the evenings, I try to make time to further familiarize myself with the high-tech equipment at hand through repeated practical exercises.
And so, Harry began a fulfilling and exciting new life.
Harry thought that his new life would proceed smoothly without any surprises in the short term.
Until that day...
Harry saw the news of the lizardmen rampaging through the streets on a breaking news broadcast. Without a second thought, he donned the nanosuit Riley had made, mounted his hoverboard, and sped off to the scene.
Then, while hovering high in the sky, thanks to the goggles that transformed from his nanosuit and their built-in night vision, Harry became one of the few people who witnessed firsthand what exactly happened that night.
So when Harry saw his heroine Spider-Man suddenly labeled a wanted criminal by the police that evening, he was so angry he jumped up from the sofa. Completely abandoning his usual gentlemanly demeanor, he pointed at Sheriff George's face through the television screen and launched into a tirade of insults!
After calming down a bit, they relied on their experience of occasionally meeting Sheriff George when the four of them were together, as well as their brief time with Sheriff George when they proactively reported the theft at their company.
Having some understanding of Sheriff George's personality, Harry gradually realized that there must be something else behind the police's sudden arrest warrant.
Then I thought of my good friend Peter. After receiving an invitation from Dr. Connors to join his research team, Dr. Connors's research, which had been progressing at a standstill for years, immediately made a breakthrough. And the first genetic research topic they chose was lizards…
In Harry's mind, a bold conjecture was born—one he didn't want to face, yet which was precisely the most plausible possibility at the moment…
That night, I saw a large group of lizardmen...
It comes from their own Osborn!
Moreover, based on my understanding of Dr. Connors, it is highly likely that he was forced by his own father to go against his original intentions and choose to cooperate with the military to create this mess!
This explains why, even though Spider-Man was trying to stop the Lizard from causing destruction and protect the citizens, he ended up becoming the wanted criminal, while the Lizard became the victim!
Clearly, there is a powerful figure behind the scenes, capable of controlling everything, who is distorting the truth and trying to cover up the crimes of the lizard people!
But this is precisely what puts Harry in a dilemma.
Even if you guess the hidden truth behind it all, what can you do about it?
That was her own father, who not only raised her, but also gave her everything she had.
Should he betray him and publicly clarify that none of this had anything to do with Spider-Man, and that it was all Osborn's doing?
Even assuming Harry prioritizes the greater good and is willing to sacrifice his father for the greater good before his father commits even more heinous crimes…
Without concrete evidence, how many people would be willing to believe what he says?
After much deliberation, Harry ultimately couldn't resist the pangs of his conscience. Using his newfound knowledge, he secretly "borrowed" his father's account access and located the secret laboratory.
Then he turned off the lights, pretended to go to bed, temporarily fooling the bodyguards guarding the door, and put on his battle suit. He then rode his hoverboard straight to the secret laboratory, wanting to confront his father and clear things up.
Unexpectedly, before Harry could even process his complicated feelings and figure out how to bring up the matter with his father, or how to respond after his father readily admitted it, he happened to witness Peter's display of power followed by his current predicament.
Without a second thought, Harry decisively activated the hoverboard's mechanism, launching a barrage of pumpkin bombs to block the shuriken's attack. Utilizing the fire-resistant properties of his suit, he broke through the inferno created by the explosions and rescued Peter in time.
"Should I stay home and lose one of my best brothers without my knowledge? Oh, come on, I don't want to."
It was only at this moment that he saw his good brother successfully escape the crisis with his help.
Harry, who had been feeling uneasy and whose eyelids had been twitching incessantly, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was certain that his choice had indeed been the right one.
To avoid worrying Peter, Harry, while trying to remain calm, maintained his usual nonchalant tone and teased Peter, thus changing the subject.
"Besides, if I hadn't come, when would I have found out that the 'weak Parker' I remembered was actually so strong that he could shatter such a big rock with one punch? Hey, seriously, I thought we were brothers. You kept it from me for so long~"
As he spoke, Harry, hidden behind his goggles, glanced down at Dr. Connors, who had transformed into a lizardman, and his expression became subtle.
If I wasn't mistaken, Peter seemed to be with this lizard man...
But this lizardman was different from the one he'd seen last night. Not only did he not harm Peter, but he also seemed quite human, as if he were deliberately protecting him…
Could it be that I have misunderstood my father's good intentions?
The lizard man was actually the product of an accidental experimental failure, not something he deliberately created.
During this time, I have been staying in the secret laboratory to make up for this mistake, working overtime to rush to produce an antidote.
If that's really the case...
Doesn't that mean that everything I worried about before was just me scaring myself?
"Uh... don't blame me! I only have that much strength thanks to this magical cow charm. But, Harry, what are you doing here?"
Of course, because Harry was standing with his back to Peter in front of the hoverboard, controlling its movement, Peter didn't notice the change in Harry's expression.
So before Harry could even feel happy for long, Peter, to prevent Harry from being unaware of the truth and accidentally injuring his own troops, bluntly answered, pulling Harry's slightly improving mood back into despair.
"Oh, right, that lizardman down there isn't some monster, it's Dr. Connors. To rescue me from that secret lab, he injected himself with the newly created, improved lizardman serum, but he hasn't lost his mind yet! Harry, can you think of a way to rescue Dr. Connors too?"