Although he had already made up his mind to embark on this "crazy plan" with Peter for the sake of his family...
In George's heart, he still held onto his sense of justice as an old police chief:
"Since I'm already on the same side as you, I naturally have no right to ask you and Gwen to just be ordinary people anymore."
"So... help me protect Gwen! Also, I will use my connections to grant Gwen the status of a masked vigilante, so she won't be troubled by the police in the future."
"But the prerequisite is that you two can't make things too difficult for me either."
"As for you, Peter... I'll be keeping an eye on you! If I find any sign that what you do in the future doesn't match the promises you made today, our cooperation will end immediately!"
"I, George Stacy, will never associate with demons who endanger national security!"
To this, what else could Peter say? He just smiled and reached out his hand to George:
"Wishing us a pleasant cooperation in advance, future Mayor George... Also, if there's anything you need help with, just ask."
"You know, in dealing with certain matters, I am much more convenient than you."
...After dinner, on the rooftop of Gwen's house.
Gwen snuggled in Peter's arms and couldn't help but whisper:
"I really can't believe Dad agreed so easily to let me continue being Ghost-Spider."
Peter thought to himself, you think it's easy because you haven't realized how much preparation I've done behind the scenes so that you can have it easy.
But on the surface, he just put on an affectionate look and said:
"I told you, as long as your father knows I can protect you well in his stead, he will naturally be at ease."
Listening to Peter's sweet words whispered in her ear, Gwen subconsciously swallowed.
She couldn't help but think to herself, since Dad and Grandma have already agreed to the relationship between Peter and me...
Maybe we... can also take things a step further?
Thinking this, Gwen suddenly spoke with a somewhat dry voice:
"Peter... I, I have an idea."
Peter was taken aback: "What idea?"
"Close your eyes first, and then wait for me a moment."
After making sure Peter had indeed closed his eyes, Gwen nimbly climbed onto the top of her house's water tower.
Then, she shot out a web and slowly slid down upside down, cupping Peter's face with both hands.
And then... it has to be said, this was indeed a very novel experience.
Even Peter, after realizing what Gwen was doing to him, unconsciously started letting his thoughts wander.
He suddenly thought of Mr. Yee and Wang Jiazhi... the paperclip pose, oh the paperclip pose... *Creak~*
Grandma Pauline, who was about to call Peter and Gwen down for some hot cocoa, pushed open the balcony door and happened to see this stimulating scene.
The old lady was stunned for a moment, then took a look at Gwen, who was being quite proactive, and silently turned to leave.
Young people really know how to have fun... Hmm, and she really is my granddaughter, having quite a bit of my style from back in the day.
Although Grandma Pauline didn't want to disturb the young couple's World...
Unfortunately, both of their hearing was too sharp.
With this interruption, Peter was fine, but Gwen's face was flushed all the way to her ears.
No matter what Peter said, she resolutely refused to do it again.
Just then, Tony, who had just dropped the bombshell "I am Iron Man" at the press conference, called.
"Hello, Tony, why are you calling me at this time?" Peter asked curiously.
To Peter's surprise, the voice on the other end wasn't Tony's, but a deep voice with distinct Black characteristics:
"Mr. Punisher, please allow me to introduce myself. I am Marine Corps Colonel James Rhodes, and also a liaison between the Military and Stark Industries."
"The reason for this intrusion is mainly that my superiors have commissioned me to convey some information regarding the 'Hulk' to you."
Hearing that the other party was Tony's good buddy, Colonel Rhodes, and that he was here to report on things related to the Hulk...
Peter thus had a bit more patience with him:
"Please, go ahead."
"It's like this: just a few hours ago, General Ross led a team to corner the 'Hulk' at Culver University in Virginia, and the result... was a total defeat."
"In this operation, not only did we fail to catch the Hulk, but we also lost an attack helicopter, several armored vehicles, and one of our special forces aces suffered comminuted fractures throughout his body."
"Now the Hulk has kidnapped General Ross's daughter, Betty, and they've escaped into the deep woods together; we've temporarily lost track of them."
Hearing this news, although Peter had already guessed that the Military was likely playing the victim on purpose to gain sympathy and take the opportunity to let him show off his abilities, he still couldn't help but feel tempted.
Mainly, Rhodes' account allowed him to successfully identify the plot point from the original story.
The Battle of Culver University... Bronski being crippled and injected with the inferior super soldier serum copied from Isaiah... Banner running away with Betty, and during their attempt to get intimate, Banner bluntly says 'I can't'... Oh, by the way, Liv Tyler's long legs in this part of the movie are really something... Back to the point, if it follows the movie timeline, Hulk and Betty will hide out for a while, then find a way to contact Mr. Blue, who is the future Leader, Samuel Stern, and finally come to New York.
This process will take at least half a month, at most a month.
If that's the case, I don't know if it will clash with the Life Foundation's Rocket landing... While Peter was thinking about these things, Colonel Rhodes, as expected, requested that Peter go with them to help treat the injured elite soldier.
That is, the future "Abomination," Emil Bronski.
To this, Peter naturally chose to refuse without a second thought.
If he heals this guy now, he won't be able to inject the rest of the super soldier serum.
Without injecting the remaining serum, he wouldn't be able to withstand Hulk's blood and turn into the Abomination.
If the Abomination is butterfly-effected away, how will Peter enjoy the thrill of battle? How will he reap benefits from him?
Therefore, Peter stated directly that he was only helping to deal with the Hulk for Tony's sake.
He had no reason or obligation to help the Military save anyone; besides, who knows if the Military was secretly plotting something against him again?
So, he refused to help!
Seeing Peter refuse so bluntly, although Colonel Rhodes felt helpless, he knew that they were indeed in the wrong.
Rhodes, who had a strong sense of justice, did not make things difficult for Peter. He simply said politely that if there was news of the Hulk, he would contact Peter and hoped Peter would cooperate with the Military's actions then.
After ending the call with Rhodes, a thoughtful expression appeared on Peter's face.
To avoid a clash between fighting the Hulk and capturing Venom, Peter felt he needed to make some preparations in advance...