Chapter 8: Brother and Brother

"Matthew? How are you? ”

"Isn't it weird, why can't it be me?"

Matthew took the stick and threw it away.

Then the brothers fell into embarrassment, and they stared at each other, not knowing what to say.

Little Peter looked like a juvenile version of the Dutch brother, more delicate than cute, and he was very surprised at this time, under the heavy lenses, the clear glasses were open, and there was a puzzled gaze flashing inside.

He hadn't expected to run into Matthew here.

"Why is Matthew here? Isn't he afraid of being seen? Is he helping me? Peter thought.

Before, his brother hadn't seen Vlachie bully him, but Matthew at that time never thought of helping him.

One is a sports star on campus, and the other is a "Frankenist" at the end of the school contempt chain, and Matthew chose the most understandable and cowardly approach, which is to take the initiative to draw a line with his younger brother, refusing to admit that he has such a younger brother who is contrary to the word "cool".

"Peter, I knew you wouldn't leave me, hahaha, worthy of my best friend." A joyful speech interrupted Peter's thoughts.

The little fat man was very excited, and when he saw Peter who came back with a stick to save him, he was reluctant to look at the fried chicken in his arms, and handed it to Peter as soon as possible.

"Now, your fried chicken, I didn't even eat my favorite fries to protect it, haha, that's interesting."

Facing the enthusiastic Ned, Peter glanced at Matthew very attentively, and found that there was a smile of unknown meaning on his face, and immediately blushed and quickly turned his head.

"Who's your best friend, my best friend is obviously Harry."

The little fat man immediately slapped his hand on his chest and made an exaggerated sad expression: "Isn't Harry just a little handsome, and has a very rich father, can he solve geometry problems, can he be a robot?" Where can I compare to me! ”

Peter pondered for a moment, and then replied:

"I can teach him."

The little fat man shook his head, his expression was still exaggerated, and he made a move out of thin air to pull his heart out and tear it apart, with dubbing.

"Squeak—my heart is broken, I declare that you don't have your share of this bucket of fried chicken today!"

In the blink of an eye, the little fat man made the long-coveted fried chicken, and he ate it and chewed it very fragrantly.

Ned's gag completely resolved the subtle awkward atmosphere, Matthew naturally patted Peter on the shoulder, then turned around, faced Vladki and the others, and scolded:

"You guys, what are you still doing standing here, don't get out of here."

It was only at this point that Matthew turned off the "Rorschach Mask" skill, which he was secretly using.

Vladki and the others were under pressure, and as if they had been amnestied, they quickly slipped away.

Matthew kicked the question and continued to threaten: "You are not allowed to bully my brother again in the future, otherwise I will let those players in the middle school play you like rugby, do you hear?" ”

"Yes, yes, you have the final say." Vladki ran away, much faster than his two younger brothers.

Seeing the embarrassed appearance of Vlaki and the others, little Peter was also very relieved, and after they ran away completely, Peter lowered his head, came to Matthew's side, and said a little shyly:

"Thank you, Matthew."

"If there is anything to thank or not between brothers, next time someone bullies you, remember to report my name."

Matthew was an only child before, and he had never had the experience of facing siblings, so he had to learn the concepts in the novel, which were bold and Chinese.

This gap in concept, Peter, who was sensitive, was a little flattered, and he was very concerned about it, and on the way home, he kept wondering what Matthew wanted to say.

Along the way, the brothers walked side by side, chatting about some things and not, and the little fat man Ned was still very active, asking questions around Matthew, and begging Matthew to get him into the rugby team.

"Don't worry, I won't be able to play football well when I go in, don't I have logistics work, as long as I can see those cheerleaders every day, I can do anything!"

"They all say that as long as you get into the football team, you can pick any cheerleading team, is it true?"

"Do you seniors often have parties? Can I go, doesn't every party need a few misfits for the scene, I think I'm up to the job! ”

Matthew was amused by his various bewildering speeches.

Before parting, he gave the little fat man a caring look: Come on, there is everything in your dreams!

The rest of the way, only the Parker brothers walked together.

Matthew took the future Spider-Man and walked the streets of Queens like this.

In New York, Queens is in an awkward position, not as modern and commercial as Brooklyn, full of old buildings and poorly maintained infrastructure; It is not like Manhattan that carries the glory of an era, obscure and not even many tourists; Not to mention the Upper East Side, which completely belongs to the landlord and old money class, the first thing that many New Yorkers think of when they mention Queens is the word poor.

Of course, when it comes to downsides, Queens isn't as notorious as Hell's Kitchen.

It's poor, it's crowded, it's crowded and busy, but it's also the most suitable place for ordinary people to live, full of fireworks, low cost of living, all kinds of entertainment are very close to the people, and the security is not too bad, and it's very diverse.

It is only here that everyone's friendly neighbor can be born - the Spider-Man who can compete with the Lord and Da Chao in Marvel Comics for popularity.

Aunt May's apartment is already in sight.

As he walked, Matthew suddenly had a flash of inspiration and stopped.

"Oops! It was as if I had forgotten something very important. Matthew muttered to himself.

"What?" Peter asked.

"I forgot...... Forget it, let's go home first. ”

Peter remained motionless and was quickly pulled away by Matthew several meters.

"Huh? Why don't you go, it's all downstairs. Matthew asked.

Peter lowered his head and opened his mouth several times without saying a word, apparently holding back something.

Matthew approached, took the bag and threw it over his shoulder, Peter's large, heavy bag fit in Matthew's hand, like a fluttering plastic bag.

Pulling at his brother's sleeve, Peter still refused to move, and after holding back for a while, he finally mustered up the courage to ask:

"On the day of your parents' accident, should you have been on that plane?"

Matthew thought about it, it seemed that this was really the case, the day he crossed, the original Matthew seemed to be preparing to go to the airport to take a plane.

"Why do you ask?" The inherited memory made Matthew a little weak, and he didn't answer positively.

"Today at school, someone told me that my parents were supposed to take you with me, and you don't know if you will come back once you go, why leave me alone!"

As he spoke, Peter's eyes were already blurred with tears, and the last paragraph was a little hoarse because he was holding back tears.

Why did the Parkers run away, and why did they leave Peter alone?

Matthew didn't know the answer to this question either.

Because there are too many versions of Spider-Man, the cause of death of the Parkers is different in each version, and the current Avengers world, because of the addition of Matthew, the cause of the Parkers' death is even more a mystery.

In the past, Matthew, because he subconsciously felt that the couple had nothing to do with him, never thought about this problem.

At this time, he was a little caught off guard by Peter's questioning.

After thinking about it for a long, long time, Matthew finally had to imitate Aunt Mei's tone and said:

"Didn't I stay too? What is in the past, just let it pass, and everything will be fine. ”

Peter began to choke.

"But do you know what else the man said?"

"What?" Matthew was in a trance, always feeling that there seemed to be something deep inside waiting to wake up.

"Mom and Dad were murdered!"

Peter finally began to cry.

"If you hadn't stayed, you'd have died on that plane, and I'll be a real person by then!"

Mom and Dad were murdered?

Scheme! Kill! Target!

His brother's words tugged at Matthew's heart.

In the blink of an eye, the memories of the past, the days of living with Aunt May and Parker, today's encounter, and the not-so-good smell of the evening in Queens are all intertwined, pulling each other, and finally leading to the simulated life.

As a result, the images of Mr. and Mrs. Parker and Mr. and Mrs. Scientist coincided.

"Matthew, let's find out the murderer of my parents together."

"As long as we join forces, we will definitely find that person!"

Peter Parker pleaded.