Chapter 836
Stark Industries had strong PR forces. Therefore, many news media had turned their backs on Mysterio’s propaganda and constantly exposed Mysterio as he really was, a complete liar that aimed to control the world!
But as Tony initially worried, not everyone believed in it. Moreover, the internet kept spouting some conspiracy theories about Spiderman and instead of believing that Spiderman was innocent, they instead thought that the news that tried to prove Spiderman’s innocence was the conspirator in all this.
They hypothesized that the evidence revealed later were faked by Stark Industries to protect Spiderman! They kept saying that Stark Industries’ action was unforgivable. After all, the army of drones that Spiderman used to attack was given by Tony Stark himself!
Many people didn’t believe that Mysterio was a liar as they saw it themselves that Mysterio was protecting the Earth! So, even if some sane people stopped accusing Spiderman of murder, they wouldn’t outright convey their feelings as they didn’t want to be mocked in the internet.
Nevertheless, many people still accused an innocent 16 year-old high school student of murder without a proper evidence.
Everyday, a large number of Spiderman supporter and haters debated on the internet as they wanted to prove their point. The news media too was undecided as half of them believed in Mysterio and half of them supported Spiderman.
Meanwhile, Peter Parker was under tremendous pressure as he didn’t know what to do while Tony kept encouraging him. Peter still went to school everyday, but he knew that he was no longer an ordinary high school student.
Peter knew that he had to stay strong as rumors and slanders would be thrown to his face everyday. But as long as the people he cared about still believed in him, Peter knew that he could still go on!
In addition to his kindness, Peter’s other outstanding qualities were slowly being polished.
Now, Tony and everyone else, who believed in Peter, were convinced that as long Peter survived this current dilemma, he would have the quality of an excellent leader! Peter would finally transform from a cocoon into a butterfly!
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Peter stayed at a high place at night, overlooking New York city, a place of heaven and hell! When he was looking out for criminals that lurked in the night, suddenly his phone rang and Peter checked it out immediately. He saw MJ’s name on the screen and she had sent him several text messages.
Since the end of the London Incident, the two of them had officially dated each other. Even everything that happened didn’t create a gap between them. Their love was real and MJ’s motivation kept Peter going.
However, Peter overlooked a crucial issue that he forgot to handle.
So, when Peter opened MJ’s text messages, a rush of anger flooded his mind.
“We are in an abandoned toy factory in the suburbs, 30 minutes from the city! I know you have a lot of Avengers friends, but please believe us that we will kill your little girlfriend as soon as we saw trouble. So, come here alone if you want to see your girl get out of this place alive.” The text message was a kidnap ransom!
MJ’s picture were attached on the text, showing that she was tied to a chair and unconscious.
“Fuck!” Peter shouted like an injured beast. He put away his cell phone and immediately swung over the city. He will not tolerate MJ being harmed, so he had to arrive there as soon as possible.
At the same time, Peter also blamed himself that something like this occurred. He only thought about Aunt May’s safety, but he forgot about MJ and his close friend’s safety. Obviously, those criminals that didn’t know whether they could win against Spiderman with their own power start with those around Spiderman first.
It was so obvious that his friends and MJ would be targeted first. If they didn’t got to MJ, it would be Ned or his other classmates. The famous Spiderman identity had gone public and now, everyone that had some form of connection with Peter Parker might become a target.
This was why Peter didn’t want his identity as the Spiderman exposed! Now the people around him could be exploited by the criminals. This might be the first time it happened, but it certainly wouldn’t be the last.
Peter further blamed himself for this negligence. 25 minutes later, Peter finally found the abandoned factory building in the suburbs. But instead of rushing in, he chose to sneak in through the window.
He had to rescue MJ before he can punish those kidnappers. But as he slowly crawled in the cover of darkness, suddenly the entire building’s light was turned on. To top it all off, the lights were all aimed at him, so he completely lost his element of surprise.
A sound of applause was heard from the side.
“The famous Spiderman finally comes to visit, how could we not prepare for your arrival? I had expected that you wouldn’t enter from the main door and it seemed I was right!” A man with a disfigured face came out from the corner with hundreds of people.
In an instant, Peter was surrounded! Peter was annoyed, but there was nothing he could do now to preserve his stealth element, so he jumped down to the ground. Behind those men, MJ stared at Peter with wide eyes. She tried to scream as she wanted to warns Peter, but it came off as a muffled noise that no one could understand.
“Let her go and I will willingly surrender!” Peter said calmly.
“Oh no! Now I am scared! What will you do if I don’t want to do that?” The criminal said mockingly.
“Brother, let’s just make everyone happy! We all want to try what Superhero’s woman taste like!” A fat man next to the criminal leader said while licking his lips in anticipation as he looked over towards MJ.
“That would be fine too! Since our little spider over there is too stubborn to talk with us willingly, perhaps seeing his woman in deep trouble will change that.” The Criminal Leader said coldly.