Chapter 29: The Beginning of the Riot
New York, a megacity with a population of more than 20 million. Even as the construction of the new mega building begins, millions of people have moved into the superbuilding, but more than 10 million people are still crowded into New York City to live and work.
More than 10 million people is not a small number, in fact it is more than the entire population of many countries. New York City is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world. But after millions of people moved into the megabuilding, the city got some breathing room, and she finally stopped being so bloated.
Peter Parker, Spider-Man, roaming the streets of New York, feels the cool breeze blowing in his face, and he enjoys the feeling of wandering the streets of New York.
"Hey, Spider-Man, come on!" a stall owner with a hot dog stand tossed a packed hot dog at Peter. Peter catches the hot dog with spider silk, and while Spider-Man finds a towering street lamp to stand on, he shouts at the stall owner, "Dude, how much?"
"You're welcome, Spider-Man. This is for you. The stall owner said very generously: "In order to thank your wife or your girlfriend, or your sister a few days ago, or your mother's help." ”
The stall owner uttered a series of salutations, which made Peter shake his hands quickly: "Stop, stop, what are you talking about?"
"Oh, I just wanted to say thank you to the female Spider-Man. My daughter was almost robbed by a group of bandits when she got off work, and the female Spider-Man stepped in to help. She subdued all the gangsters and sent my daughter home. So I thank you for that, you and Spider-Man came to eat hot dogs for the end...... One...... Three months free!Yes, three months free!" The hot dog stall owner looked generous.
Peter looked up and down the clothes of the hot dog stall owner, who looked like cheap clothes he had bought from Walmart. And judging from the discount that the stall owner wanted to pretend to be bold just now, but repeatedly reduced the amount, the stall owner of this hot dog stall is actually not a wealthy person.
So Peter Parker put away the hot dog and launched the two-dollar bill into the hot dog stand with spider silk, and before turning to leave, Peter said to the shopkeeper, "You're welcome, I'm your good neighbor, this is what Spider-Man should do." Of course, Spider-Man also has to pay for his meals. Ah~whew~" Spider-Man Peter wandered away with spider silk.
However, during the wanderings, Peter used his inner communication to contact Gwen directly: "You helped a girl subdue the vicious gangster the other day?"
On the other side of Peter's house, Gwen, who was learning how to make chiffon cakes along with the video tutorial on TV, replied with meringue: "Yes, it's just a righteous act of righteousness passing by." ”
The way the two of them communicate like this is really very convenient and caring, after years of training, Peter has finally mastered the Occlumency, but when he needs to open his mind to say some sensual love words and other things to Gwen, thoughts are always better than words. Because words can still be wrong, but thoughts are not.
And because of the influence of the Reality Gem, Peter and Gwen's telepathy was almost inseparable and there was no delay, as long as one party began to think, then the other party would receive it immediately.
Peter can talk to Gwen while fighting crime on the streets of New York. After more than four years of getting along, in fact, Gwen and Peter have also grown a lot. Growing up from a happy family to a partner who can accompany each other actually has to endure a lot of suffering.
For example, a certain sword master in the United Kingdom is still a thief, and he still wants to collude with a certain mage to find a way to dig Peter's corner or something. Although it was said that Peter was blocked back, but it was also troublesome, wasn't it? Peter had to believe that Gwen wouldn't have a mess with a certain Juggernaut. It's like Peter has met a black cat twice in the past few years, and the black cat is really a very sexy and charming woman.
She seems to be genuinely interested in Spider-Man and seduces Peter Parker in every possible way. Peter had to resist the temptation of lies, and he couldn't waver like he did when he was younger. He needs to understand what the responsibility is, and Gwen needs to trust Peter on this point. It's like Peter trusts Gwen not to get involved with some Juggernaut.
Although the two have quarreled a lot over the years and there have been many cold wars, it is always not easy to survive together. Speaking of which, it is still thanks to this mutual telepathy, even if the two quarrel, but the inner thoughts always care about each other. You can't deceive yourself, because you can't deceive the other person. So the relationship between Peter and Gwen became more and more solid.
Many people say that first love is difficult to consummate, but Peter and Gwen are each other's first love. Although I have experienced a lot of labor pains, I am about to complete my cultivation.
Peter and Gwen are actually about to get married, especially when they see their good friends Li Jie and Harry both living happily ever after they got married. Now Peter has a decent official job as the project leader at a research institute supported by the Horizon Foundation, with Gwen as his deputy.
The life of the two is still very comfortable, doing research together and fighting criminals or something.
"But don't you think he's getting more and more robberies in New York City lately, Gwen?" Peter was talking to Gwen when he noticed a cosmetic robber on the street. The criminals robbed at least two dozen bottles of Dawn Hair Growth Lotion.
Instead of robbing cash, criminals now prefer to rob hair growth lotion and various X beauty potions. Because these things are easy to get rid of and are hard currency, harder than gold on the black market, as long as you have the goods in hand, you will definitely be able to sell them. Because it is the monopoly business of Dawning Technology and Tuvalu, Dawning Technology has a little bit of hunger marketing in it.
"The reason is very simple, Peter, because of the rise of new industries and the elimination of old industries, you know that a lot of people are unemployed, don't they? Gwen said helplessly, as she had already whipped the meringue and was about to mix it into the batter.
"But didn't Jason and Tony set up a lot of re-employment training courses?" Peter thought that Li Jie and Tony were actually doing a very good job.
But Gwen has her own opinion: "Not everyone has the courage to learn something from scratch. It's not uncommon for a lot of people to be content with the status quo and not want to make progress. Not to mention the older people, even many young people. I know that the ideal job for many young people is to find a job where they don't have to study or make progress in the future, and they can get paid for a little bit of fooling around. There are too many such people. They don't want to move forward in their lives, and they never sit down if they can lie down. In fact, there are quite a lot of unemployed people in New York, and even if there is relief, some people are still used to spending lavishly. ”
"Actually, I saw someone buy high-end T-bone steaks and beer at the supermarket with food aid vouchers the other day, and you know how expensive those things are? There are such people in this world who can never wake up. They always like to complain, everything is the fault of the world, and it has nothing to do with them. Gwen was a little angry with the emotions that came through her head. Because she hates this kind of idle person the most.
"Well, there's a little bit of truth to what you're saying. Peter admits that Gwen is right.
At home, Gwen poured the batter into the mold and prepared it to be baked in the oven, and passed a message to Peter: "You'd better come back early today, I've baked a cake tonight." ”
"Okay, I'll do it as soon as possible. Peter was ready to go home after handing over the robbers to the police, but as he passed by Times Square he felt like he might not be able to go back today. He had to send a message to Gwen: "I probably won't be able to go back today. ”
"How?"
"Something happened in Times Square!"
"Huh?!"
In Spider-Man's sight, tens of thousands of people gathered in Times Square, shouting wildly: "We want to work, we want to eat!"
Some people were holding signs that read "The explosion of the Ark Reactor will blow up the earth and stop using the Ark Energy", and others were yelling: "Give back the jobs that were stolen by the Iron Armor!". The people on the scene were in a state of rage, and they looked like they were about to break out into a terrible bloody clash at any moment.