"Mia, Mia... Happy birthday!"

Catherine took the hands of her friends, plus Gwen, who had just joined the small circle, and several very eye-catching girls surrounded Mia, singing birthday songs in circles, and the Devil's Gang's headquarters in New York had been dressed up, with streamers and balloons everywhere, like a holiday.

It's an internal banquet, except for the members of the Devil's Gang stationed in New York, there is almost no one else involved, Mia's cold personality is also destined not to have too many friends in school, Gwen is her best friend and best friend,

But Rao is so, dozens of people get together, but also set off a lively atmosphere, the welfare of the Devil's Gang is very good, after monopolizing nearly a third of the arms trade in South America, its form is more like a strictly forbidden joint-stock company, these core members of New York are not bad for money at all, so the gifts they give Mia are some very extravagant things.

Plus gifts from Gotham and elsewhere, piled up in the center of the living room like a pair of hills.

Lewis thoughtfully prepared some fruit wine for the young people, and now they were having a good time, and the noise almost lifted the whole roof.

Young girls are always easy to be friends with, and in less than 10 minutes, Gwen has successfully joined Catherine's "Little Devils", they have their joy and pure hilarity, and adults have adult happiness.

"Here, a toast to Sergei's recovery, and to the birthday of little princess Mia!"

In the house next to the living room, Cyber raised his glass, and beside him, Robin, Lewis, Cooper, and Sergei raised their glasses at the same time, and the glasses of clear vodka slammed together, and the rich aroma of wine was swaying, and there were several foods, the best cigars and indulgences on the table in front of him, and the atmosphere here was a little deeper.

"Speaking of which, Sergey, how do you feel now? There are demons living in your body, do you have a mouth that breathes fire when you sleep? I almost burned down my house the other day, that feeling... It's fucked up. ”

Lewis shook his head, picked up the cigar, and with a movement of his fingers, a dark green flame appeared on the top of the cigar, obviously, this was his ability after contracting the devil, in the face of his whining, Sergei shrugged,

"The mouth breathes fire, but no... The most troublesome thing is that from time to time there will be some impulses in my heart to tear up all the people in front of me who don't like the eyes, but I can still control it I heard that the other children have the same problem, and they are all with you now, right?"

Sergei's gaze looked at Robin, who nodded,

"Will is key. ”

He pointed to his head and said meaningfully, "You can try yoga and meditation, don't give it a chance to control you, being able to contract demons shows that your willpower itself is strong, just control it a little, this matter in my opinion anyway the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, it is a good thing." ”

"Yes, to see my daughter grow up with my own eyes, even if it falls into hell, I'd like to, but... It would be great if Kevin could be here, and he should have a chance. ”

Sergei drank all the wine in one gulp, the red glow in his eyes flashed, anger surged, and he slammed his fist on the table, "Damn Konstantin! I don't know what that bastard is running, we don't want his life! If you catch him this time, you will break his legs!"

"Phew, you should listen to me on the spot, break that rat's leg, and see how he runs!"

Cooper, who had lost a finger but had now grown back, played with the cigar in his hand with a gloomy expression, his eyes had turned into vertical pupils similar to snakes, and there was a lingering irritability in them, "But that guy is hiding well in New York, and our people are all sent out, and there is no news at all." ”

"About this..."

Cyber's fingers twitched on the wine glass, and he closed his eyes slightly, "I already know about Chinatown, I'll take care of it myself after Miya's birthday party is over, Constantine's problem is more complicated, I've probably heard some from other people." ”

He opened his eyes, looked at the people around him, and said in a deep voice,

"This time I'm here, I have to say another thing, about the people left behind by the Devil's Gang in New York, I'm going to change a batch, after Konstantin comes back, I'm going to put people who can contract demons here, the situation here is more complicated, ordinary people are no longer of much use here... I've decided to put Sergei in charge here, but there's a lot of power in New York, and I don't really need you to do anything here. ”

Cyber pondered for a moment, and thought of a suitable adjective,

"It's going to be a sentry here, you know, so we don't have to look blind to the situation, I don't need you to get into those bad things. ”

This statement stunned everyone else, and after a moment, Cooper asked tentatively,

"Boss, is there something going on?"

Cyber took a sip of wine,

"It's not going to happen... It's already happened, the world is going to be chaotic, ordinary people may not feel it, but it is really going to change, think about the previous New York Sanctuary War, if it was still the previous era, where would there be such a situation? Before we had time to adapt, we turned our heads and were already in it. ”

There was a glint in his eyes,

"But since it's already in it, I want to find a way to protect myself, and I can do other things later..."

"Anyway, you don't have to worry about Konstantin's business, I'll take care of it! Now, let's enjoy a moment of relaxation and happiness, and then lift our spirits and get back on the road." ”

He lifted the filled glass and raised it above his head,

"Cheers, brothers!"

"Cheers!"

The core members of the Devil's Gang drank again, but just as Cyber put the glass to his lips, a familiar figure caught his eye, a man he had almost forgotten, and a memory from a long time ago.

But soon, Cyber frowned, "How do you feel... A little off. ”

Exhausted, Peter Parker walked into the richly decorated hall under the guidance of the waiter, and saw Gwen, his girlfriend, who was having fun with the glamorous girls.

In fact, as a recognized nerd, his ability to win Gwen's favor is indeed something that amazes the entire Midtown High School, and even Parker himself feels that this is not very real, because Gwen has more and better options... But that was in the past, and Parker doesn't take it too seriously.

Because he's not the same anymore, he's changed, and although on the surface he still looks like the same nerd with round-rimmed eyes, blond hair, and loose casual clothes, but he's really different, even if he's not used to being who he is.

"Hi Gwen, sorry I'm late. ”

Parker cheered up and smiled at Gwen and the other girls, "Professor Connors is very strict with his experiments, so I had to help him debug all the instruments..."

He scratched his head innocently, turned his gaze to Mia on the side, as if he suddenly realized, took out a palm-sized gift box from behind his back, and handed it out with both hands,

"I almost forgot this..."

Parker said to Mia in a deliberately deep voice, "You know, my family isn't very good, so I can't give you anything very valuable, but... I can send you what you need most!"

It didn't sound right, and Catherine's brows furrowed, but just as Mia curiously opened the palm-sized gift box, what appeared in her hand was a handwritten manuscript with neat notes, with a line written on the cover in very beautiful lace script,

"To my friendliest friend, Mia, from your loyal friend Peter Parker, I can give you the best gift I can give you. ”

When she opened the notebook, Mia's expression changed from surprised to moved.

"This is..."

"Professor Connors's biological experiment notes on 'Biological Cell Recovery', I know you admire him, but I can't get you the original copy that he treasures, so I can only copy it by hand. ”

Parker scratched his head, pushed his glasses, and smiled gently,

"I remember you saying that it was something very important to you. ”

"Thank you, Parker!"

Mia stepped forward and gave Parker a hug, just a ceremonial hug, as a sign of her gratitude, and she looked at the note in her hand, which she once saw as the only way to save her unconscious father,

"I don't need it anymore, but... Parker, this is definitely the best gift I have received today. ”

"Hey, you nerd, you've got a set!"

Catherine was not stupid, and when she saw the name of the codex, she knew why Mia was moved, and the misunderstanding she had had about Parker vanished at once, and she stepped forward with a big grin, and was about to pat Parker on the shoulder, but was stopped by a voice that sounded from behind.

"Come back, Catherine. ”

Standing at the back of the hall with a glass of wine, Cyber whispered, "Standing in front of you is not a little guy you can bully casually, in fact, he is so dangerous, it only takes a third of a second for his left hand hidden behind his back to hit your little head, and he is ready to do so, am I right?"

Hearing this voice, Parker's body trembled, he raised his head and saw Cyber holding a glass of wine and nodding at him, it was 4 years since he saw this gentleman, but he had never been changed by time, seeing those eyes, Parker who felt the danger hurriedly raised his hands,

"No, I wasn't going to do that, but I sensed a threat from Miss Catherine, and it was a... An uncontrollable instinct, I didn't think of hurting her, Mr. Cyber... You're so good at kidding. ”

After saying that, Parker laughed dryly, his eyes looked left and right, and Sergei and Cooper were already faintly blocking his escape path left and right.

"Brother Cyber!"

Mia looked back in surprise, "You know Parker?"

Cyber glanced at Parker's expression, he waved his hand, motioned for Sergei and Cooper to get out of the way, he put the wine on the table, walked up quickly, reached out and grabbed Parker, who could not resist, and said to the girls who were watching him,

"Of course I knew Parker, actually, I knew him before you all did, five years ago..."

"No, no, no, it was 4 years ago. ”

Parker corrected, pushing his glasses, "Actually, I met Mr. Cyber in the alley of Mt. Rock, Queens, three years ago and 11 months ago. ”

A glint flashed in Cyber's eyes, and he smiled,

"Of course, it was there, I teamed up with Parker to take down 5 bad people who bullied him, when I took Catherine to New York for the first time, it was a long time ago, Parker was a very brave kid 4 years ago, but his bravery was hidden under a peaceful appearance, and it was difficult for ordinary people to see. ”

He turned his head to look at Gwen,

"Kid, you've got a great boyfriend, you're very discerning. ”

Gwen was a little embarrassed by the stares of Cyber and the other girls, and she smiled shyly, a gesture that drew good-natured laughter from the others, but in the midst of the laughter, Cyber whispered in Parker's ear,

"Do you remember?"

Parker nodded faintly, "Hmm... Half a month ago, because of some accidents, I just remembered. ”

"Good... Find a chance to meet me tonight, I'll be waiting for you here!"

"Okay! I'll be there!"