Chapter 55: Don't Quit

When Li Jie met Peter Parker in class today, this sunny young man who was originally optimistic and cheerful was sitting in his seat with a gloomy face. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Peter hadn't shown up for several days, neither to class nor to base. Li Jie often couldn't see his people when he went to his house to look for him, or simply hid in the room and didn't come out.

His face was as ugly as a storm was coming. He sat in his seat in silence and said nothing. His hands were flipping through the pages of the book, but his eyes were not focused on the book. At first glance, it looks absent-minded.

"What's wrong with you?" said Li Jie, a little worried about Peter. "Don't let those reports affect you, Peter. You know, those reporters and media outlets just like to chase after the wind, especially the rumor-mongering. You have to understand all this, they are just for the readers and the eyeballs. ”

Li Jie wanted to keep Peter as unaffected by the media coverage as possible. Recently, the media coverage of Spider-Man has become more and more excessive. Under the fanning of the lawyer Lucar, the trend of public opinion is becoming more and more strange.

The robber, Mark McChon, is described by Lucar as a man who is just a little quick-tempered, but not malicious. Although he was in possession of a pistol, he had a legal licence to carry a firearm. And the firearm in possession is a type of firearm that is permitted by New York State law for civilians to possess.

In Lucar's description, Mark McHun has a certain anxiety disorder. At that time, he was in a hurry to catch the bus and needed change, and the convenience store clerk was too slow, and Mark McHon was too eager at that time. That's why I took out my pistol and asked the clerk to open the ATM quickly.

An important basis for his actions not to constitute robbery was the twenty-dollar note he left behind at the scene. That's more than the value of the fifteen-dollar note he took.

You know, it's a lawyer's job to exonerate his client. It didn't matter to Lucar what the real story was. The important thing for him is that he wins this case.

Reversing black and white is an essential skill that a professional lawyer should master. In Lucar's description, Mark McHon fell victim to violent law enforcement.

At the same time, Lucar said that Mark McHon had some radical behavior in the past. That is, pointing a gun at the other party and asking the other party to apologize for giving him change. And willing to financially compensate the frightened clerk.

After some private deals and compromises. The convenience store does not pursue Mark McHon's actions. And the prosecution of the robbery case initiated by the police is also facing huge trouble.

Because Mark McHon pleaded guilty to his actions of owning a gun and intimidating others. But he refused to admit that he had committed robbery. The charge of intimidation became difficult to pursue because Lucar issued a psychiatrist's diagnosis confirming that Mark McHon suffered from a certain level of anxiety.

Especially when Lucar privately approached the convenience store clerk and the owner and offered them a compensation that they were willing to accept, the prosecution became very difficult to proceed.

The original intention of the law should be fair and just, but the reality is often that this fairness is subject to various obstacles due to various reasons. For example, a barrister like Lucar who has no moral bottom line.

After solving McMchong's own problems, he sued the New York Police and Spider-Man. The New York police charge is violent law enforcement, and Spider-Man is charged with unlawful detention.

The New York police lawsuit is about to officially begin, but Spider-Man can't find the defendant, so it just becomes a gimmick.

But the two indictments have attracted a lot of attention from the New York media. Especially the Clarion Daily, although it is said that James, the editor-in-chief of the Clarion Daily, has never been waiting to see Spider-Man.

Whenever there is any news about Spider-Man, he will smear Spider-Man's behavior throughout the article and scandalize him as a villain with a mask.

These things are usually done by the reporters under James. He rarely went into battle himself. And the recent Clarion Daily seems to have gone crazy.

James's editor-in-chief began to take matters into his own hands, writing the front page headlines of the newspaper and the top stories on the website. And he lashed out at the New York police's level of handling cases, and that Spider-Man, as a pest of the city, is a cancer of the city.

He also began to criticize the inaction of the New York City authorities and talked about the need for reform in New York City, among other things. It seems that at a certain moment, James went from being a newspaper editor to a human rights fighter who cared about the welfare of citizens.

The Clarion Daily was like a mad dog that bit the questions of Peter and the New York police. Lee Kit reads James' long editorials in this newspaper almost every day.

This made Li Jie put a question mark in his heart, what kind of ghost is this hateful editor playing. He's going to make a stink of Peter Parker, but what does that mean to him?

So Li Jie was a little worried that Peter would be affected by these news comments. But Li Jie didn't know about the conversation between Peter and George at the dinner that day.

George's words were what made Peter feel the most uncomfortable. He's wondering if he's really meddling in his superhero if he's really meddling.

The thought flowed like venom in his veins, gnawing at his heart.

"It's okay Jason, I just want to be quiet. I've been feeling a little tired lately. Peter smiled weakly. Peter was a little absent-minded all day.

Even before school in the afternoon, the forward of the school basketball team, Eugene, stopped in front of Peter, and he didn't notice it.

Eugene spent three years in high school at odds with Peter and Lee. Especially before Peter didn't become Spider-Man, he was bullied almost constantly.

It wasn't until that time in Central Park, when he was approached by the original gang and asked him to deliver drugs again, that Eugene's personality changed dramatically.

Maybe he understood something after that, and his character was not so arrogant. He began to mature and introvert, and this change in personality also affected his style of play.

Eugene is now playing basketball more efficiently and as a team rather than focusing only on his own performance. It also allowed the Mets basketball team to reach the top eight of the national league for the first time.

This summer, Eugene is expected to lead the varsity team to the national championship.

When he blocked in front of Li Jie and Peter, Li Jie thought that he was looking for trouble again, but Eugene quickly explained his intention.

"I'm sorry. Eugene whispered quickly.

"What?" Li Jie was a little surprised.

"I mean, I'm sorry for the bastard stuff I did before. Including nothing to provoke you, Peter. You're really sorry. High school is coming to an end, and in a little more than a month. If I don't say it now, maybe I won't have a chance in the future. Eugene's words surprised both Li Jie and Peter.

"It's okay, man. Everyone has a time to make mistakes. Li Jie and Peter shook their heads, saying that Eugene did not need such a formal apology.

The noises and contradictions of the student days are just some small episodes in life. Sometimes even some important memories are made many years later. When the two rivals got together, they might be able to sit down and talk about the stories of each other's hatred back then, but they became real friends.

Eugene looked at Li Jie and Peter, and both smiled. "Can you come and see the final quarterfinals, I can get tickets. Nice location!"

Li Jie and Peter looked at each other, "Of course, we still want to see our varsity team win the national championship, and we are waiting to see you trophy and become the MVP of the national high school league!"

Eugene exhaled a sigh of relief, and then happily gestured to the two of them, signaling them not to forget their promise.

On the way out of school, Peter Parker opened his mouth to Li Kit as if he had made up his mind. "I want to quit. ”

"What?" Li Jie didn't understand for a while, what Peter meant by this.

"I mean, maybe Spider-Man should take a break. Maybe New York City doesn't need Spider-Man that much, you know. Jason. Peter's tone was low.

"Why? Because of the gossip in the media? You have to know that those people are talking! These paparazzi have never taken a position, as long as something catches people's eye, they will write something, you don't pay attention to them!" Li Jie couldn't believe what Peter said to himself.

What happened to Spider-Man who decided to retire?

Peter didn't react much to what Li Jie said, he just shook his head. "I'm sorry, please forgive me for being selfish and willful. I ......"

"Shut up!" Li Jie unceremoniously interrupted Peter. "Listen, all you have to do now is go home, roll into your bed, close your eyes, get some sleep, and report from the base tomorrow night." If you don't come, Harry and I will go back to your house and drag you out!

"I'm going to figure out what's going on lately, and you'd better stop giving me any more trouble now! You know I've been busy lately. Li Jie's words were rude, but Peter laughed.

Turning apart from Peter at the intersection and preparing to go to his house, Li Jie saw a newsstand on the side of the road. A large poster hanging outside the newsstand caught his eye.

"The election campaign in New York is coming, and the list of five candidates is out. Who will be the mayor of New York? Li Jie looked at the giant poster lined with five candidates' photos and names.

And at this moment, Li Jie finally understood what the editor-in-chief of Clarion Daily was biting Peter's news like a mad dog.

He has a mustache and a big back. A picture of James, the editor-in-chief of Clarion Daily, who looks like an old gentleman, is smiling on the poster.

And he's one of the candidates for mayor of New York City!