“That’s great!!”
Hearing these words, Officer John’s worried expression instantly disappeared, replaced by an excited one. “This is incredible news!!”
As he was beaming, Johnny Stone finally reached his destination and slowly parked his car by the roadside. He then strode towards the tea restaurant across the street, his steps steady and purposeful.
He stopped before the large glass window outside the restaurant.
Then, he bent slightly and tapped the glass window with his long, well-defined fingers.
“Hm?”
Reed, who was leisurely having lunch inside the restaurant, was startled by the sudden crisp tap. He jolted slightly and turned his head to look.
When he saw that Johnny Stone was the one who tapped, Reed quickly blinked, his pupils filled with confusion. He was obviously wondering why the officer was here.
Johnny Stone didn’t say anything. He pointed outside with the finger that had tapped the glass, signaling Reed to come out.
“Gwen, wait for me here, I’ll be right back.”
Seeing this, Reed didn’t hesitate. He turned to Gwen beside him, said briefly, and without a second thought, put down his cutlery and rushed out of the restaurant, his feet moving like the wind.
...
“If... I’m wrong, just forget about it.”
Walking along the quiet forest path next to the tea restaurant, Officer Johnny looked at Reed beside him, his voice hesitant and unsure. “Yesterday afternoon, you were...?”
“Yes, it was me who fought that spider monster yesterday!”
Without hesitation, Reed faced Johnny’s questioning with a bright smile, and then raised his signature thumbs-up again.
“He... he just revealed his superhero identity so easily?”
At Midtown High, Peter Parker looked at the scene playing on the screen with an incredulous expression.
Because, in his understanding, besides superheroes like Iron Man and Captain America, other superheroes should hide their identities.
After all, being a superhero means making quite a few enemies.
So casually revealing one’s true identity would only put one’s friends and family at unnecessary risk.
Unless, he’s not afraid of the people around him getting hurt because of him.
But is that possible?
With this question in mind, Peter Parker continued watching the future video playing on the screen.
...
“As expected, you’re the unidentified life form No. 2!!”
Even though he had anticipated it, Johnny Stone still couldn’t contain the surge of surprise in his heart when he heard Reed’s reply. He unconsciously opened his mouth, his voice blurting out uncontrollably.
“Reed, what exactly happened yesterday to make you look like that?”
“Unidentified life form No. 2?”
“So, that’s the name the police gave me? It feels... a bit tongue-tied.”
Facing Officer Johnny’s question, Reed first scratched his cheek with an embarrassed smile, then slowly spoke.
“As for why I look like that, it must be related to the stone belt.”
“Gwen and I were going to bring this artifact back to New York State University for research, but that spider-like monster attacked the police headquarters, and then the belt emitted a light, calling me, asking me to put it on to stop the spider monster.”
“Then, I followed the call, put on the belt, and it went into my body, transforming me into that form.”
“You idiot, why did you take such a reckless action? Aren’t you afraid of becoming that monster’s kind?”
Hearing this explanation, Johnny Stone couldn’t help but yell at Reed. He couldn’t understand how a prestigious university like New York State University, which is known for its reputation in the education field, could cultivate such a reckless and rash individual.
“Well... how to put it...”
On the other side, Reed didn’t pay any attention to Johnny Stone’s deafening roar. Instead, he touched his chin with a relaxed expression, pondered for a while, and then gave his answer with a light smile.
“Because the belt needed me to stop that spider-like monster from killing innocent people, so I put it on.”
“It’s just a belt, are you sure you feel right!?”
“Sure!” Reed nodded. “I tried it later, and I found that after putting on the belt, I have the ability to change my form at any time to fight.”
“Just based on your feelings, without any evidence, you could become like that monster!”
In the heat of the argument, Johnny Stone took out two photos from his pocket and handed them over, “Look at how you looked yesterday, you don’t look human at all!”
“Oh! This is what I look like after transforming!?”
“This... is even cooler than I expected! Great!!”
However, beyond Reed’s expectations, facing the photo of himself, white and terrifying, he didn’t show any fear.
On the contrary, a big smile bloomed on his face.
This completely baffled Johnny Stone. He sighed helplessly, and couldn’t help but reach out and gently rub his furrowed brows.
At this moment, Reed looked eagerly at Johnny Stone and continued to ask, “Oh, right, Officer Johnny, what happened to that spider-like monster after that?”
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