Chapter 74
Sheriff Black: Big Fool Chun! What are you doing?!
Meanwhile, watching the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents leave, Commissioner Black, who seemed confident, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
God knows, he begged and pleaded with everyone he knew, pulling strings and painstakingly reporting to his superiors before leaving New York. He finally managed to obtain this special law enforcement authority after enduring that damned, dragging-out bureaucratic process. This was to ensure that District 13 could provide Uncle Dragon and Riley with solid and reliable protection in their upcoming operations.
But the result?
Exhausted but secretly delighted, Sheriff Black rushed back to Section 13, eager to share the good news with Uncle Long and the others as soon as possible. He announced that all future talisman collection operations, and even the necessary use of force in combating crime, would be completely legal and legitimate.
But when they unexpectedly learned that Riley and his friends, who had been staying in New York City, had been classified as wanted criminals by the New York City Police Department in less than two days, how devastated, helpless, and desperate they must have felt!
Who understands! I went out for a short trip, and when I came back, the sky had fallen!
If Sheriff Black remembers correctly, when Riley called him to ask District 13 for help in tracking down the Lizard Man, it was clearly to get to the scene as soon as possible and save innocent civilians!
How come in your mouths it's become a lawless, wanton criminal who wantonly attacks his victims?!
You big idiot Chun! What exactly are you trying to do?!
Feeling like life is too easy, are you making the game harder for yourself?!
Why did you have to provoke that modern-day Jia Xu of all things?
It's one thing to let that unscrupulous newspaper owner slander Spider-Man's reputation on the big screen all day long.
After all, there are still quite a few reasonable people, and there will always be people who spontaneously promote Spider-Man, making J. Jonah Jameson's "Spider-Man is harmful" theory become an alternative form of publicity to boost Spider-Man's fame.
Now look what's happened! They're not even putting on an act anymore; the authorities have stepped in and labeled these two kids as wanted criminals!
What, are you afraid that he is too kind-hearted and can't stand seeing him do good deeds, so you have to force him to become a super villain before you will be happy?
What's the point?!
It was precisely because of this unexpected and absurd turn of events, which defied all reason and defied normal human logic, that Sheriff Black, usually a kind-hearted and unassuming man, was jolted awake and instantly became much more alert!
Without even taking a break, Sheriff Black immediately issued orders, almost without hesitation, to put the District 13 intelligence network into full operation. They located Peter's whereabouts as quickly as possible.
Then they rushed over with their men and helped Peter out of the predicament.
As for Riley?
Ha, what a joke, does Riley need me to worry about him?
If an opponent can't beat Riley, then Riley will definitely have a solution.
But what if the opponent is so powerful that even Riley can't handle them?
Even if all the forces of District 13 were combined, they wouldn't be enough to fill the opponent's teeth.
Therefore, after much deliberation, rather than sending people over there and causing trouble for Riley, it would be better to take a different approach and have his agents quickly rush to Queens to ensure the safety of Riley's family. This was undoubtedly the best option.
This is why, even when Sheriff Black came to help Peter out of his predicament, he assigned more agents to prioritize their safety, ensuring that Ben Parker and May Parker, who were completely unaware of the situation and mistakenly believed that the Parker brothers were simply spending the night at a friend's house, as they had said on the phone. They had no idea what earth-shattering event their two children were up to.
The reason for this is precisely because they are afraid that Riley, after saving the world, will return to find that his home has been inexplicably raided.
From then on, a perfectly normal superhero who made people feel safe was transformed into a world-class BOSS who spread despair!
Of course, judging from Nick Fury's change in attitude...
Also because Riley, after being reminded by the Ancient One, took things seriously for once and displayed exaggerated numbers, Sheriff Black, whose vest was quietly soaked with sweat, was now certain...
I made the right bet!
Previously, I was too busy worrying, but Lai used his intelligence to carry out some scheming and trickery, making it impossible to guard against him...
They completely overlooked the fact that once Riley gets pushed to the limit, he can be incredibly ruthless and few people can withstand his attacks!
By then, what kind of schemes or plots will Riley still have to play?
You can't just flip the table and forcibly dismantle the crystal by pushing the tower!
Simply by ordering Hulk to charge into battle, he can be fearless against most of the modern firearms available!
So much so that Riley, without anyone noticing, had become "full of martial virtue."
Sheriff Black had a vague premonition...
As long as we cling to Riley, tie him to District 13, and make sure he doesn't get mentally ruined by those idiots...
So, District 13, which has been painstakingly built up over so many years but has always been regarded as a lower-level substitute for S.H.I.E.L.D., will surely usher in a new era!
Perhaps, in the future, their status will even surpass that of S.H.I.E.L.D.!
Thinking of this, Sheriff Blake finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But Sheriff Black also knew that this incident was far from over.
So, after a brief moment of thought, Inspector Black led his agents back to the van. As he passed Harry and Peter, he patted them on the shoulder and said something meaningful.
"Alright, kids, I'll take this... um... Dr. Connors back to District 13 and treat him well."
"And you, if there's anything else you want to do, go ahead and do it. I will provide you with the necessary assistance."
"I believe that Riley and his team will need your help."
As he spoke, Blake knew that the current situation had exceeded what a normal human being could handle.
Therefore, unlike Black Egg, Sheriff Black, who did not have such a strong desire for control, decisively chose to unconditionally support the Parker brothers' choice based on his understanding of their personalities.
Harry and Peter, who were initially somewhat eager to join the fight but worried that their participation might have a negative impact on Riley's actions, immediately lit up after hearing Sheriff Black's encouragement.
Furthermore, thanks to Sheriff Black's generous sharing, the two, who were usually influenced by Riley's "fear of insufficient firepower," did not hold back at all when they learned that if they chose to participate in the war, they would have to face that terrifying monster.
Before long, the two guys had transformed into demolition geniuses, each carrying two rocket launchers on their shoulders and with ammunition hanging from their waists.
They then stepped onto the hoverboards, one after the other, their eyes filled with excitement and anticipation, and sped into the night sky.
And so, without any misunderstandings, without any drama of turning against each other...
Harry and Peter, with their unwavering trust in each other, embarked on their first joint operation.
If this were to happen in the original timeline, where Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man and Garfield's Spider-Man, due to various melodramatic misunderstandings and their inability to clarify things face-to-face despite having mouths, gradually became estranged and ultimately had to face Harry head-on in a life-or-death struggle...
I wonder how complicated their feelings must be right now...