I Am Gwen's Spider-Man Mentor.

Chapter 159 Assassination of Pepper Potts (2)

"Hmm!" Gwen suddenly woke up from her groggy sleep. The girl broke out in a cold sweat. She lifted the quilt regardless, stood up, and drank all the water on the table.

After swallowing hard for a few times, Gwen sat on the bed dejectedly and let out a long sigh. When the sweat on her body evaporated, she felt a slight chill. The girl pulled the clothes next to her and draped them over her shoulders. He got out of bed lightly and opened the door.

"That dream was so strange..." Gwen shook her head, "It seemed like there was a danger related to thunder, but it didn't seem like there was... the spider sense had never given such an unclear prompt before?"

The girl shook her head again, and after thinking again and again, she realized that she could not come to a conclusion after all - she became more and more nervous.After thinking twice, Gwen took out her phone, went to the Spider-Woman forum, and searched for the entry "Raymond Xu"——

"Have you heard? Professor Xu returned to ESU today with the woman nicknamed 'Little Pepper'. I wonder what they are here for?"

The commenter downstairs replied: "Xu? Is he that dressed-up beast?"

Someone then retorted: "There are many professors who rely on their rich experience and experience to put pressure on female students because of their positions, but he is nothing like Gwen... Besides, have you ever seen that kind of person who is willing to pay for a young man?" Do girls give up everything they have now?"

Gwen covered her face. This was the reason why she quit the Internet recently - a girl with a bit of social fear didn't want to be a topic of discussion.

When she was first exposed, she was actually a little angry, wanted to vent her anger, and felt aggrieved. However, Raymond's absence and the fact that the two were actually breaking up made her calm down quickly - as long as she simply puts herself in his shoes. You will know that his situation must be much more difficult than yours now.

So after that, not only did Gwen not speak out, nor did she take the initiative to contact Raymond to put pressure on him, she just waited quietly for him to deal with it.

But she never expected that he would use a public confession as his way of dealing with the matter - well, it wasn't surprising given Raymond's character.

Gwen knew that her boyfriend was a stable character under most circumstances and in most things, but if he really pushed him, he wouldn't be able to do something jaw-dropping——

But this is not romantic at all for a social horror, right?
Thinking that she has now become one of the top celebrities in the United States, Gwen feels like there are ants crawling all over her body. She rarely even shows herself as Gwen Stacy these days, considering that most New Yorkers have accepted the idea of ​​"Spider" In the image of "heroine", Gwen wears a hood and a battle suit when she goes out to buy food.

It's all down to Raymond!

The girl cast her gaze out the window. The late autumn rain was turning into crystal clear water droplets on the window. In the past, Spider-Woman did not like to go out at this time of year, because the rain would always affect the accuracy of her shooting of spider silk. ...but now she has something she has to do——

After so many days of wind blowing, the NYPD really began to collect the web grenades distributed by Spider-Woman in Hell's Kitchen.

Spider-Woman is going to appear there today... But until now, Gwen hasn't thought about it. It would be okay if the police just chased her, but what should she do if the NYPD wanted to use force against the volunteers of the Spider-Woman Forum?
----split line----

When Raymond Xu escorted Pepper Potts into the car, he even put on a pair of sunglasses - the professor was also shameless in private, and his public confession to Gwen Stacy that day was really wasted Having exhausted all his courage, he finally came out of the TV station with a red face.

After he came out, he touched his cheek - it was so hot!

So today the professor doesn't want to experience the "fun" of being watched like a rare animal.

Pepper Potts couldn't help but smile when she saw Raymond facing a formidable enemy. She was now full of worries. If ESU decided to kick the ball back to Stark Industries, it would be equivalent to all the pressure. On myself...

——Tony's reputation, his own reputation, and even the reputation of this guy Raymond...

Due to the emergence of Raymond Xu, Stark has been focusing on his scientific research, and at the same time thinking about leaving something for future generations, so he did not do those ridiculous things that were useless.Therefore, since Obadiah was removed from office, Pepper has not shown such worried eyes for a long time.

Both of them got in the car, and Raymond turned on the voice shielding device he developed, keeping the conversation only between himself and Pepper:

"Xu..." Xiaojiajiao hesitated and said to him: "I hope you don't think that my attitude is against you and your girlfriend. In fact, I just...you also know that I am just a secretary, so I value it very much." I have to shoulder the responsibility that Mr. Stark has given me."

Raymond looked at the woman's sincere eyes and sighed: "I understand, we can't help it now..." "Seriously, Xu, you have to tell me the truth!" Little Pepper looked at Raymond. De's eyes emphasized, "What are you and that girl called...?"

"Gwen, Gwendolyn Maxine Stacey." Raymond gently filled in what he wanted to say for Pepper.

"Yes, you didn't use any means outside the rules with Gwen, right?"

"It doesn't seem important..." Raymond sighed, "I am the teacher, she is the student..."

"No!" Pepper looked into Raymond's eyes and continued to emphasize: "It's not important to the outside world, but I want to know... I have to know what kind of person the other rotating CEO of Stark Industries is."

Raymond sat upright now. He looked at Pepper seriously: "No, Gwen and I are definitely in free love."

"That's good..." Little Pepper sighed. There is never a shortage of capable people in this society, especially at their level. There are too many people with abilities and backgrounds.If you are going to choose someone to take on a responsibility, make sure he is reliable first.

She... and Tony Stark once believed that Raymond Xu, who helped them fight Obadiah Stane, could no longer be relied upon. At that time, everyone inside and outside Stark Industries was responsible for putting Raymond in power. the meaning of.

But as things developed today, she couldn't recognize Raymond's true face.

Little Pepper still doesn't know that Tony is terminally ill, but she is worried about her responsibilities, no matter how brave and heroic she looks on the outside.In a sense, she, like Gwen, is a little afraid of the responsibilities she has to face.

----split line----

During the cooperation between Raymond Xu and Wilson Fisk, there was a very important cooperation content——

He formulated the policy of "reducing costs, increasing efficiency, and outsourcing services" for Stark Industries to control costs and reduce risks during the company's "track transition period." Therefore, Raymond asked Fisker to contract Stark Industries A leading security business in the New York area.

Although as the teacher-student relationship controversy emerged, Raymond "sadly" stepped down, and the Stark Industry security business contracted by Alchemist Company was replaced by Pepper Potts, who had recently arrived in New York and took charge of Stark Industries alone. He was transferred back to his trustworthy person, Happy Hogan, to take charge...

But Kingpin also took the opportunity to hammer a lot of nails into Stark Industries' security department during this process!
After all, there is no airtight wall in the world. As long as it is information passed down by word of mouth, as long as you have access and are willing to use means, you can always get the information you want - especially for SHIELD and Kingpin. So true.

Therefore, after a long series of bribery, corruption, honey traps and the like, Kingpin and Sitwell succeeded in dragging down one of Happy's secretaries, causing him to inadvertently hand over Recent travel security plans for all Stark Industries executives.

——What Kingpin has done ends here. Although he is willing to help Sitwell bring down Raymond Xu, there must be a limit to the help.Coupled with his own nature of trying to hedge his bets, he simply forwarded the information to Sitwell and said nothing.

Sitwell naturally understood what Kingpin meant. Although SHIELD was shut down, Hydra's assassination team was still fully operational.

If one had to worry about whether the assassination of Raymond Xu would disturb the U.S. government or other mysterious forces behind him that Sitwell and Pierce could not see clearly - of course, this is purely the professor's bullshit. The big flag just scared the suspicious guys from SHIELD.

But compared to this, the assassination of Pepper Potts is not that conspicuous!
Not to mention the mysterious and sudden rise of Raymond Xu, and the shadowy figures of the White House and even the Bureau of Spears who appeared behind him in a series of events - the background of S.H.I.E.L.D. vs. Pepper Potts The information is clearly grasped, and there is no possibility of misjudgment or being intimidated from taking action.

In addition, there are always dozens or dozens of executives and presidents who die unexpectedly in the United States every year. Why are you, Pepper Potts, special?
Therefore, even if Little Pepper is assassinated, there is nothing surprising - and compared to Raymond Xu, who has who knows how many trump cards, Little Pepper seems to be a better target!

After all, SHIELD still hasn't figured out how the SHIELD special operations team led by Rumlow and supported by the "Winter Soldier" fell under the professor's feet last time, and even the Winter Soldier himself was captured. .

Jack Rollins watched the BMW driven by Pepper Potts and Raymond Xu into the campus of Empire State University through the 2010x scope of the M10 sniper rifle, and grinned slightly:

"The target is here, the action can begin!"

(End of this chapter)