Chapter 66: Clone
New York, Queens. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The sun was about to set, and the afterglow was like a golden curtain covering the villas in Queens, reflecting the golden light through the glass.
Mary Jane Watson hummed a little tune and returned home along the footpath.
Almost as soon as her key entered the keyhole, a middle-aged woman poked her head out of the room, the square frame with thickened lenses that made the bridge of her nose collapse slightly.
"Mom, I'm back." Mary threw away her bag and gave her mother a hug.
"Ah, Mary Jane, how are you doing today?"
"Did you watch TV, Mom?"
"No, what's wrong?"
"There's a superpowered maniac in the mall."
Like all mothers, her face changed drastically and she stroked her daughter's face: "Oh my God, did it hurt you? β
"No, I'm fine, I'm running home soon. Spider-Man is there, he'll take care of everything. β
Her mother hugged her tightly with palpitations, as if she was the one who would live for the rest of her life.
"My darling...... "I hate this city, even though it had its good moments." β
"Not really." Mary smiled and comforted her mother, "Rest assured, Mom, I wasn't frightened or attacked, I just ...... I quickly ran home. β
"You're doing the right thing." The mother finally gave her a warm hug again, "You are such a strong girl. β
Mary went back to her bedroom, closed the door, and sat down at her desk for a long time, unable to open her bag to face the homework she was supposed to be working on. In fact, she's excited, and she gets excited every time something involves her superhero boyfriend. That's normal, isn't it? What girl doesn't dream of having a superhero boyfriend?
She pulled out a bunch of keys and opened the bottom cabinet at the head of the bedβit was her most private space, and even her mother, who was dependent on her, could not open the door. There was a small yellow book lying inside, and inside was her diary, and I don't know when every page was full of the words "Spider-Man".
She picked up her pen, got on the bed and crossed her legs, and began to write down the exciting experience of the day into her diary, even adding the scene where Spider-Man beat up a madman in the mall that she hadn't seen with her own eyes. More than once, she imagined that it would be very interesting to open this little book to her future self and see this.
What she didn't notice was that the door of the room opened softly, so softly that there was hardly a sound.
A figure approached quietly, its footsteps silent on the pink velvet carpet, like a disembodied ghost.
It struck out in an instant, its movements as swift as lightning, and one palm slammed into the girl's mouth. She struggled in horror, moaning indistinctly in her throat, but the man's hand was as strong as pincers, and no matter how much she struggled, she could not be shaken for half a minute.
A few minutes later.
"Sweetheart, you have some letters from Barnard."
When the mother pushed open the door and poked her head in, the room was empty.
"Mary?"
She walked into the room suspiciously. The bag was still open, a pen was thrown on the pink sheets, a cold wind poured in through the open window, and the curtains fluttered in the wind.
Three Flying, Aegis Headquarters.
"General Fury, it's Tony Stark, he's ready to connect with you."
"Stark? Connect me. β
Fury pressed the hands-free and lay on his back in his soft black leather office chair.
"It's so rare that you'll reach out to me. Is there anything I can do to help? Fury asked.
"No, just a question." Tony's voice was hesitant, as if he was brewing words.
Fury waited patiently for nearly ten seconds before speaking, "Listen, I'm short on time, Stark. So if you call me for some boring reason......"
"Ah, no...... All right. I would like to ask what is the Government's attitude towards cloning experiments? β
Fury's one-eyed moved, a little surprised, but replied, "You can go to the TV news as we announced it in the news." Wanquan County Chronicle, not allowed. Cloning is too controversial and morally ambiguous. β
"So there's no one we know of doing cloning research?"
"Nope." Fury replied categorically.
"You can say for sure that no one in the Three Flying Ornaments is conducting experiments on human cloning?"
"Why did you suddenly become interested in cloning experiments, Stark?" Fury frowned, "It's not your domain, Stark, there are too many variables. Stark Industries may be your private property, but the prohibition of cloning is enshrined in the country's legal treaties and must be followed by everyone, including you. β
"Ah...... No, I didn't clone anything, I just ...... I saw it when I was flipping through a magazine. You know, my weekly magazine. β
"Alright then, I hope so, but take my word to heart and don't try to cross the line."
I don't know if Fury really believes his, but the part about Aegis that he doesn't know anything about clones should be true. Tony hung up the phone and blinked as best he could, his eyes covered with dark circles almost comparable to those of China's national treasure, the giant panda.
"No progress?" Eric asked.
"No progress." "Fury said they didn't know anything about it, and I don't think he lied about it," Tony said. β
"So what do we do now?" Peter asked anxiously, and he was like an ant on a hot pan that couldn't sit still for a second.
Tony thought for a moment, "If you want me to say we should wake up this clone now and see what he knows." β
"No, that's not going to work." Peter shook his head, "Oh my God, who's going to do that to me?" I'm going crazy. β
"Calm down." Eric patted him on the shoulder, "Things can always be solved, there is always a way. You just need to take a deep breath now. β
"Get me some of your blood." Tony flashed a syringe, "By the way, how did you get your superpowers?" β
Peter rolled up his sleeves: "Hmm...... I was bitten by a spider. β
"Huh? Coincidentally, I've been bitten too. β
"I'm not kidding, it's a big spider."
"Well, it doesn't matter."
Tony drew his blood, put it in the test tube handed by the robot, and said, "And this clone scorpion with a bit of a bad taste, huh...... There seems to be something unusual about the blood sample. Jarvis is already helping me with the analysis, and it may take a while. β
"Wait a minute? I'm out of time! Peter panicked, "Is that the one above the time?" I...... I have to go back. β
"Go back? Right now? β
"If I don't go home any later, I'll have to be curfew!" He jumped to the exit of the laboratory, "My Aunt Mei said that if I don't go back by the specified time, I will be kicked out of the house." β
"You can make a phone call."
"No, anyway...... I've got to hurry! β
After saying that, without waiting for the two to respond, he jumped off the Stark Building, swinging spider silk away.
Tony looked at his back, "So this kid just threw his clone here?" β
Eric patted him on the shoulder: "He's a kid after all, he needs to rest." I'll leave this to you, Tony, and I've got to go see him and make sure he's okay. β
"Well, go ahead, who made me owe you. By the way, this time it was paid off. β