[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman":3,"chapter-marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-270":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marvel: A Lazy-Ass Superman",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1721876,2198,"Chapter 270 270 — The Higher You Stand, the More Blind Spots You Have","marvel-a-lazy-ass-superman-chapter-270",270,"\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For 20 advanced chapters, visit my Patreon:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patreon - Twilight_scribe1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What!\" Tony wore a look of genuine surprise for the first time that day, then his expression turned serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry didn't answer directly. He just smiled and said, \"See, you think if you stand higher you gain a wider view. In fact there are still blind spots inside your view — you simply didn't notice my situation, did you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So now you're a killer?\" Tony crossed one leg and rested his hands on his knee, clearly on guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry shook his head. \"No, no — the Continental Hotel is a system. There are many jobs in it. Not everyone is a shooter who takes contracts to kill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't tell me they also find lost puppies and rescue kittens,\" Tony scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As far as I know, if you offered a hundred thousand coins as a reward, it wouldn't be impossible,\" Henry said honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony paused, then decided to ask for clarity. \"Explain. Tell me what you can say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry replied, \"The Continental Hotel is a kind of broker platform. Besides contract shooters, there's a whole chain of services derived from the work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If someone gets hurt and can't be taken to a hospital, medical personnel are needed to handle it. After a job, someone has to clean up the scene, erase evidence and deal with bodies so the police don't become involved — that needs professionals too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there are witnesses, or someone phones the cops, and the incident threatens to blow up, someone has to manage public opinion. There's target intelligence collection, weapons sales, custom body armor — everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In short, the Hotel's work covers many sides. It's not just about running up in a room with a gun and taking someone's life, whether that life is guilty or not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony's face softened a little. \"So you're one of those who cleans up afterwards?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm the one who gets shot, then helps stop the bleeding and pulls bullets out,\" Henry replied bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So long as Henry wasn't the one pulling the trigger, Tony seemed willing to accept him. Tony grumbled, \"Why did you join that crowd instead of getting a normal job?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because the FBI screwed me over,\" Henry said, and told the story again — how he'd been handed over to Congressman Houghton's people, how the Hotel's shooters struck, and how he'd been captured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway,\" Henry went on, \"Houghton's whole family is dead, even his bodyguards. I'm the only survivor. You can imagine how the police treat me now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Except for fleeing, the only way to live a normal life is to get somewhere they can't catch you. If I want to stop being a target of the FBI, I need cover they fear. The simplest method is to find a patron they'll think twice about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony snapped, \"Why didn't you come ask me for help?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry threw up his hands. \"I don't want to sell myself, and I don't have the bargaining chips to bring to you. The Continental Hotel became an option because they accept deals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe it's unfair to some. My services are not cheap, yet I'm still flagged by the FBI instead of getting wiped from their list. At least day-to-day I don't have those suit-and-tie people watching me, tailing me, making life hell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony lifted his chin proudly. \"Now that I'm here, you can give up the Hotel and work for me. I'll make sure your FBI file is clean by tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry snorted. \"Heh. That's precisely what I wanted to highlight. You think you control everything, but there are still things you don't know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What you want me to do — besides finding another guy who's as hard to kill — that position could probably be filled by someone else with your reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right now my post is exactly your blind spot. Don't you think me staying there helps you more than me being a public-facing figure with your logo stamped on me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony, seasoned by dealing with old wolves of the studio system, wasn't easily bamboozled. He narrowed his eyes and stared at Henry. After a moment he said, \"So in the end you just don't want to work for me and wear the Stark badge. By your logic, I could buy someone to do your job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the Hotel's method is that straightforward — buy and it's done — I believe I could find someone more dependable than you there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you really think appointing you CEO of Stark Pictures was pulled from thin air? Forget it — I don't have time to explain. If you're not interested, fine. That's that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry gave a look of approval. \"Not bad. Seems the last two years have taught you not to be the naïve student who assumes life only has one side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up!\" the young master snapped. \"We're not so close I'll take that kind of sarcasm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I apologize,\" Henry put up his hands in mock surrender. \"One more question then: what do you want to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony bristled. \"What do I want to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry asked back, \"You suspect your parents' crash wasn't an accident and strange things have happened to you — after you find the answer, what then? If you confirm they were murdered, do you want revenge? If you find they weren't, will you pursue justice by the book?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or will you ignore an ugly truth to protect your circle's rules? Is this a single person's plot or a collective decision? Or perhaps it has nothing to do with your parents at all — you just want to cleanse society of its rot and rebuild some moral order? Or maybe you haven't thought that far and just want the answer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've seen people say they want a better life, then fall headfirst into chasing money and abandon everything else. It's laughable — they save and scrimp, only for relatives to squander it. They ignore family for ambition, end up with nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know your actions carry risk, maybe cost lives. Is your goal worth the price? Or will you manipulate the levers and become the new king — slay the dragon only to replace it? Is that your aim?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry stood up, leaned close to where Tony sat, and lowered his voice. \"One last thing: is this truly your idea, or have others egged you on without you realizing? If the latter, have you considered that you might be a pawn charging forward while someone else reaps the reward? When they discard you, will they care if you die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it's your own idea, think harder. I don't want to be your pawn and end up tossed aside. In games at that level, can I place absolute trust in you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think carefully, Tony Stark. Don't promise more than you can deliver. People ruin themselves that way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry handed the pen-shaped jammer on the table to Tony with a toss. \"Oh, and this gadget's flat. That's our cue to stop. Conversation over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>🎉 Power Stone Goal Announcement! 🎉\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'll release one bonus chapter for every 500 Power Stones we hit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let me know what should I do\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your support means everything—let's crush these goals together! 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