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Chapter 2166

~11 min read 2,008 words

Peter soon came to a street next to the abandoned garbage dump where Kevin was. This used to be a small warehouse gathering area. Now one warehouse grid after another has been transformed into homeless houses, looking like a Mexican slum.

It is very low and crowded, and the street looks longer than Peter's impression. When he bypassed the back of the small warehouse, he found that it seemed to be spliced with a street in Cat Getan. There is also a slum there, so it looks like one family.

Peter saw the figure of the fat Penguin from the gap between the houses. He was rarely dressed in a suit and leather shoes, but wore a hoodie and fat wide-leg pants, looking no different from the homeless people here.

Although he didn't understand how Bruce deduced the location of the Penguin through a criminal who snatched the police's gun, he did find his target.

"Then what next? What should I do next?" Peter asked, thought about it and said: "Should I walk up and talk to him like this? Ask him where Kevin is?"

"He won't believe you are really looking for someone. Haven't you noticed? He is now like a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow, and I dare say he has encountered danger more than once." Bruce's voice came from the earphone.

Peter nodded, rolled his eyes up, looked at the people around him vigilantly and said: "It's hard for me to say which is more dangerous, sitting in the Mayor's office waiting for the assassination of those celebrities or hiding here."

"It's safer here because he is not the only one." Bruce gave the conclusion, and then continued: "I think you should walk over and say you are his supporter and admirer."

"He will recognize me." Peter said: "Don't forget, he once dealt with a Spider-Man, and that Spider-Man wrote a "Cat Getan Travelogue"."

"In this article, he mentioned that the fire prevention measures of the Iceberg Lounge operated by Penguin were not up to standard, and the ancient building where the bar was located was not well protected. He was finally sentenced to two months of detention and was not allowed to be bailed."

Peter knew the content of the Cat Getan Travelogue by heart, and then he continued to analyze: "From the record of that Batman about time, it can be seen that Cat Getan was also on the eve of the mayoral election at that time, and Penguin was the most promising candidate to become Mayor. And from other things recorded by Spider-Man, Batman had no time to manage him at that time."

"So if it weren't for the fire prevention not up to standard and the failure to protect important buildings, Penguin might have become Mayor in that election. Spider-Man ruined his mayoral dream."

"Although I am not that Spider-Man, I think he must hate Spider-Man very much. If he recognizes my voice, he will never cooperate with me."

"On the contrary." Bruce put forward his point of view: "As long as you do as I say, he will definitely cooperate with you."

So Peter chose to give up thinking. Bruce said one sentence, he learned one sentence. He first walked through the narrow aisle between two low small houses as planned, then crossed the dirty drainage ditch and walked to the side of the Penguin who was flushing his sandals with a water pipe, and took off his mask.

"Hello, Mr. Cobblepot." Peter greeted.

Penguin seemed to be frightened. He turned his head and stared at Peter, looked him up and down and said: "Who are you? Why are you here?"

"I am Peter Parker, nice to meet you."

This time Peter's sentence was longer, which made Penguin frown deeply, because he found that this kid's voice was so familiar.

Suddenly he seemed to think of something, revealing a shocked expression, and then anger. He looked at Peter and gritted his teeth and said: "You are Spider-Man?!"

Peter nodded and said: "Yes, although it may not be the one you know, I am indeed Spider-Man, and I have read the "Cat Getan Travelogue" written by the Spider-Man who knows you."

Penguin stared at Peter gloomily. Peter remained unmoved. Penguin snorted coldly and said: "Then what are you doing here? Like that group of silly boys in the Batcave, come to beat me up? Or come to report that the fire prevention here is not up to standard?"

"I think this is very stupid." Penguin looked very irritable, he said: "You just rely on the description of me in a travel diary written by someone, and think I am what kind of person, and you dare to run in front of me and talk nonsense."

"On the contrary." Peter took a step forward and said: "I think it is full of prejudice against you, or that is the past you, and now, you make me have a different view."

Penguin was obviously stunned, and turned his eyelids to look at Peter up and down. Peter looked directly into Penguin's eyes and said: "I didn't expect you to be willing to stand on our side. Opposing the Wei En Group must be a difficult decision, and giving up the mayoral position you dream of is the embodiment of noble character."

This time Penguin was really stunned. He never thought Peter would say this. Peter sighed lightly, lowered his eyes and said in a somewhat heavy tone.

"You think I must stand on Batman's side? No, I only stand on the side of justice and public justice."

"It is undeniable that Batman wants to save people, but he has never realized the bad consequences of not preparing enough for his kindness. Heroes need to grow in tempering, but no one has the obligation to pay the price of life for his progress."

At first, Peter was just repeating Bruce's words, but he was a person who couldn't hide things in his heart, and later he began to reveal his true view of the Batman of Earth-1.

"He thinks he is ready, but that is just from the perspective of a rich man who was born wealthy and doesn't have to worry about his livelihood. In his previous life, most of the important decisions he made had great fault tolerance."

"If he didn't learn anything, he could unscrupulously not do anything. If he did something wrong, the price he had to pay was far less heavy than he imagined."

Peter exhaled a breath of air that was stuck in his chest and said: "I know the suffering he experienced is simply an unbearable weight for him, but if placed on the scale of society, his good background does make him unable to see the bottom of the abyss of suffering."

"He wants to be a superhero to fight crime. This idea is no problem, but this time he wrongly estimated the weight of his mistakes. Life is the only thing that cannot be recovered by money."

"He can no longer lightly wipe over the omissions with his own money and power as before. Losing life will be an unbearable weight for anyone, and it is also a consequence he cannot bear, because he understands better than anyone that death is irreversible."

"He thinks the preparation he made is based on the premise that there will be no such heavy omissions. And if this side adds weight and sinks to the bottom, the preparation he made before will become absurd and ridiculous."

"It has never been that after regular fitness, learning a few moves of fighting techniques, and watching a few crime movies, you can stand out and take on the responsibility of a superhero."

"In the Andael case, the murderer is indeed very cruel, but the mistakes he showed prove that he is unable to shoulder this responsibility. It is his arrogance and recklessness that made him make wrong decisions again and again and never look back, eventually leading to a heavy tragedy."

Peter's mouth twisted into a straight line, he said: "And if you want to take on the responsibility of saving ordinary people, the ability you need is almost infinite."

"Because if you have seen their lives and stood with them, you will understand that they are facing the danger of falling into the bottomless abyss all the time. To protect them, you must be a hero among superheroes, stronger than anyone, firmer than anyone, to guard every ordinary night of theirs."

"No matter what purpose you had for hitting Bruce, at least you stopped him from running wildly on the wrong path, allowing more innocent people to be injured or even die."

"Perhaps you also saved him." Peter looked at Penguin with sincere eyes and said: "In any case, he is a kind person. If only innocent people bleed and he is unscathed, then the guilt he bears is the real sharp blade. That is something that can kill his soul. Physical pain is not worth mentioning compared to it."

"I don't advocate resorting to violence, and I am even more opposed to bloody conflicts, but this is indeed the simplest way to stop this series of farces. You should receive the thanks of the people of New York and Cat Getan."

Penguin listened to Peter finish these words in a daze. He now had one thought—am I really that great?

But he thought about it carefully, and what Peter said was not unreasonable. With rookie Batman's character, I'm afraid he would definitely come out to jump around if he wasn't seriously injured.

The fusion of the two cities was already chaotic, and his identity as Bruce Wei En added several layers of danger to him. He didn't know his own level at all, didn't bring bodyguards when he went out, and insisted on being a hero to save people.

At that time, he didn't save anyone, and he had to waste energy to save him. Police power is limited. If you save him, you can't save others. And several people know better than anyone that even if there is only one policeman left in Cat Getan and New York police stations combined, they will definitely prioritize saving the richest man in the world.

At that time, there will definitely be many people who don't want Wei En to have an accident to put pressure on the police station, letting them waste a lot of police power to stare at Bruce Wei En. Then the public security situation will become worse, and more ordinary people will suffer.

And with rookie Batman's ability to make trouble, the police may not be able to watch him. At that time, it will be a lose-lose ending. Wei En was not protected well, and ordinary people also suffered.

Bruce shot himself in his office—Penguin now feels that it might just be that Batman was unlucky—that can also be considered he shot him. Now both sides are quiet.

Wei En went to the hospital. If he is lucky, he can save his life, but at least he has to rest for half a year. In this half year, he doesn't want to come out to be a superhero. After half a year, the chaotic situation is almost cleared up.

And because of serious injury and coma, he has at least a long period of no threat. Those who target him will also slightly weaken their staring at him. As long as security measures are in place, he will be safer instead.

When Batman can't jump, the Joker and the others are very quiet. The police can free up their hands to manage public security, and ordinary people don't have to worry about those madmen who only want to toss Batman coming to find their trouble.

The dilemma that was originally difficult has become a win-win situation.

Thinking about it this way, I seem to have really done a good thing. Otherwise, how could I get the recognition of the moral model Spider-Man?

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