Chapter 662
Where is the Hand?
Chapter 662 Where is the Hand?
A few minutes later, Daredevil and Spider-Man appeared in the sky above New York at the same time. The two stopped on the roof of a building, and Peter knew very well that Matt must have found him because he had a clue about the Hand.
Sure enough, Matt's first words were about the Hand: "Kingpin found me and wants me to team up with him to fight the Hand."
Peter was somewhat surprised to hear the news. He didn't doubt that Kingpin was capable of collaborating with superheroes, after all, Kingpin was a very flexible and shrewd person.
You see, ever since Peter visited Kingpin in prison, no one has investigated his identity anymore.
So if certain special circumstances arise, Kim would indeed choose to cooperate with the heroes. However, what Peter found strange was that he actually decided to cooperate with Matt on the issue of the Hand.
"Is the Hand really that much of a threat that Kingpin would choose to cooperate with you?"
Matt paused for a moment after hearing this, then frowned.
"I don't know either. From what I've seen, although the Hand has shown up a few times and attacked me repeatedly, they haven't actually posed any unexpected threat..."
As a superhero, Matt primarily evaluates the Hand based on its combat prowess. He doesn't think the Hand's strength is exaggeratedly powerful. Upon closer inspection, compared to the villains Matt has faced, including Kingpin himself and Bullseye, the Hand doesn't seem particularly strong.
If that's the case, why would Kingpin think he needs his help?
"In other words, Kingpin must have seen something unusual from his perspective as a mob boss."
Peter's words were echoed by Matt, who remarked, "But the question is, what is it?"
Matt fell silent, while Peter scratched his head: "I don't know either. I've asked a lot of people lately if there's anything strange about gangs or similar places. There are quite a few strange things, and most of them are related to the Hand, but I can't connect them to the Hand's location."
Matt "looked" at Peter, somewhat expectantly intending to hear about Spider-Man's discoveries during this time.
Peter's intelligence sources included Aunt May's charity banquet, where Martin Lee was located, and where he could also find out information about the Chinese community. As a member of the Defenders League, he naturally contributed some of his efforts as well.
Besides that, there were many ordinary people he knew, as well as people like the terrifying mother that Peter later came to know and get to know.
During this period, New York City did indeed undergo some truly dramatic changes.
"First, there was the rapid reduction in the amount of enhancers. Although it wasn't a full-scale attack, the Hand eliminated many gangs and killed many people—and they had no intention of replacing these gangs' original niches. Moreover, these people were originally there to fill Kingpin's territory, which resulted in a temporary vacuum in the gangs."
These former gang-owned territories were quickly "invaded" and occupied by Charity Banquet in an attempt to seize territory from the gangs. Martin Lee still formed a "Demon Gang," but now the entire gang is a dynamic social organization responsible for maintaining order.
This was the only solution Peter and Martin came up with after discussing it. If they only defeated and arrested the gangs, new gangs would eventually replace them. So it was better to rely on the Charity Party itself and Martin's strength to replace the gangs.
While this is still a temporary solution for New York at present, many problems are not only at the level of social structure but also at the level of ideology. Simply replacing gangs with charity parties to maintain order in a few neighborhoods cannot solve the problem. However, in the process, Peter discovered something strange.
"You mean... the Hand doesn't deal in related drug sales?"
"At first I also found it strange, after all, these guys don't seem like the kind of people who would give up making money for the sake of morality. And you have to know that both the Germans and the Japanese used fortification agents as military supplies during World War II."
Peter offered a conclusion that was entirely speculative and without any evidence: "So, either the Hand is planning to supply the product itself, providing a new enhancement agent that has never been seen before, and therefore they are attacking the existing sales network..."
"Either they are hoarding these enhancers on a large scale to prevent them from entering the market."
Matt realized what was happening, then shook his head. Peter was right; the situation was indeed very strange, but there was no way to connect it to the Hand's location.
He finally understood what Kingpin meant by having a thorough understanding of Hell's Kitchen. It wasn't about knowing the terrain, but about having a complete grasp of Hell's Kitchen's operating logic and how the underworld works, so that he could detect the Hand's actions from that perspective.
He took a deep breath. Did he really need Kingpin's help to find these ninjas?
“I tried to find the suppliers of these drug dealers before, but unfortunately, after a certain level, the Hand cut them off first. So I’m even more certain that they are trying to cut off the original supply of enhancers. If they really intend to reduce the influence of drugs, it would be a good thing.”
Despite saying that, as mentioned before, Peter had absolutely no intention of trusting the Hand's moral standards.
So he came up with another idea.
"Fortunately, we have extra help. A friend of ours went out to look for his daughter, but he's back now, and he can help us with this."
"Does he know where to find the Hand?"
Matt looked at Peter with some skepticism. Peter shook his head this time. The helper he had found couldn't directly tell them information about the Hand, but he had one advantage.
That is, he had fought against the Hand and remembered their scent.
That's right, this person is Logan. As the Hand's old adversary, Logan doesn't even need to investigate beforehand. As long as he smells a similar scent in the surrounding area, he can quickly pinpoint the Hand's location. With this skill, Peter believes he can successfully get to the bottom of the Hand.
Hearing all this, Matt got excited and started thinking about other things: "Then I'll talk to Kingpin and agree to cooperate with him—we need to ensure that Kingpin's actions are under our surveillance and don't affect us."
Peter added, "Also, find out exactly what he intends to do in this situation. I have a feeling that Kingpin's goal isn't simply to take down a Hand."
(End of this chapter)