Chapter 84
The Weary Sheriff Blake
Of course, this also applies when the Parker brothers return to school, temporarily settling down to be ordinary high school students.
Spurred by this incident, Sheriff Blake was anything but idle.
Back when they had dealt with the threat of Super Abomination and returned to Section 13 with Bronsky, Sheriff Black had formally invited the Parker brothers to join Section 13 as officially recognized agents.
In order to leverage this connection, he approached both Commissioner George and J. Jonah Jameson. He presented his credentials to these two individuals, who were most likely to influence Spider-Man's reputation, declaring that Spider-Man was an official member of District 13 with independent law enforcement authority, not the masked criminal who trampled on the law as they claimed.
It's obvious that Sheriff Black is genuinely scared. He hopes that one day in the future, this absurd scenario of the entire nation wanting Spider-Man will happen again, and he'd love for the Parker brothers to become villains!
George and J. Jonah Jameson also showed different attitudes toward the guarantee and statement from District 13.
Sheriff George knew that Spider-Man was doing a good deed, but he was worried that the public would blindly follow suit and cause the vigilante's actions to become distorted. That's why he was so resistant to Spider-Man out of a sense of official duty.
But now, with an official organization like District 13 stepping in, concerns about Spider-Man's unclear background have been resolved. Sheriff George is naturally happy to see Spider-Man become increasingly active in New York City.
After all, just like we discussed at the family dinner earlier.
Since Spider-Man appeared, New York City's crime rate has indeed shown a significant downward trend. This has allowed Sheriff George, who used to be overwhelmed with cases of all sizes every day, to gradually change his workaholic ways, sacrificing his family for the greater good.
Thanks to Spider-Man's activities, Sheriff George is now able to balance work and family, and has the energy to play the roles of "sheriff," "father," and "husband" simultaneously.
Therefore, given the choice, Sheriff George naturally welcomed Spider-Man and his two special "colleagues" with open arms!
As for J. Jonah Jameson...
In a sense, he truly "loves" Spider-Man deeply.
From the moment J. Jonah Jameson publicly declared "Spider-Man is harmful" on the Times Square screen this morning, as always, his choice was already obvious.
Clearly, even with District 13's explanation, J. Jonah Jameson, Spider-Man's number one hater, is just like the actor himself, who, despite rumors of scandals, remains enthusiastic about spreading memes and jokes, and hasn't let go of a certain group of Spider-Man's "true fans." He remains true to his original intentions!
Even after Commissioner Black presented his official credentials, J. Jonah Jameson stubbornly insisted that Commissioner Black was definitely an actor hired by Spider-Man! He proudly declared that even if Commissioner Black could deceive others, he could never deceive a warrior like him who could always see through the truth and dared to speak the truth!
However, the United States always likes to publicly proclaim itself as a country that values "freedom of speech".
This is reflected in the Marvel Universe, where journalists' immunity reaches an absurd level.
So much so that he could only watch as the old man, full of passion and spittle flying everywhere, spoke in front of him.
Even the usually easygoing Sheriff Black had a twitching smile on his lips, and the tempting idea of putting the greater good first was to perform an American-style iaido and give J. Jonah Jameson a peaceful, baby-like sleep on the spot.
He was bound by the law and, until he obtained formal approval or issued new laws that clearly stipulated the relevant regulations in black and white, Chief Black had no way to deal with J. Jonah Jameson!
If this trend continues, unless Spider-Man quits one day, causing New York City's crime rate to return to its peak, or J. Jonah Jameson simply decides to become a complete villain...
This self-righteous old stubborn man will finally have his moment of enlightenment.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
After realizing the importance of the talisman, Uncle Long, guided by his father, and his ever-busy Jade, embarked on a journey to find the snake talisman.
However, the plot differs from the original work in that...
The snake charm was not sent directly to a museum in New York, but instead remained quietly dormant in a mysterious temple deep in the mountains and forests, guarded by a giant python.
Here, Uncle Long and his companions encountered an archaeology program host named Wesley. Wesley not only interfered with Uncle Long's actions at every turn and damaged artifacts with thousands of years of history, but also stole the snake talisman that Uncle Long had already obtained while he was not paying attention, and resold it at a high price.
Fortunately, his cameraman was a normal person. He not only kicked out the morally corrupt Wesley and took over his show, but also bought back the snake charm from the shop where Wesley was selling it and donated it to the New York City Museum free of charge.
Because of this part of the story, when "Jackie Chan Adventures" was released, it was presented as a spin-off to complete the plot.
This resulted in Riley, who, given the passage of so many years, only vaguely remembered the plot. He was often puzzled by Tru's sudden shifts in the story—sometimes being Uncle's apprentice, sometimes reverting to a member of the Mafia—and even at one point wondered if his memory was playing tricks on him…
Little did they expect that there would be such a little incident before the snake charm entered the museum!
Furthermore, Uncle Long believed that Riley needed sufficient time to rest after the events of that night. Therefore, even after unexpectedly learning that the Black Hand was planning to steal the Snake Talisman kept in the museum that night, he had no intention of involving Riley in the search for the Snake Talisman.
This almost caused Riley to miss the chance to acquire the Snake Talisman by sheer coincidence!
Fortunately, Xiaoyu was always the most restless one.
After putting on a pitiful act and bringing up Thanksgiving, which only earned her Uncle Long's promise to take her to see the parade the next day, the mischievous Jade immediately came up with a new idea.
She had just assured Uncle Long that she would never go to the museum with him, and sat obediently on the bed, watching Uncle Long, dressed in black, leave.
Before the door was even properly closed, Xiaoyu couldn't wait to take out her phone and call Riley.
Clearly, Uncle Long, who, like Sheriff Black, was an honest man, had no idea...
Xiaoyu did keep her promise and would never go with Uncle Long...
But Xiaoyu didn't guarantee she wouldn't go with other people.