I Am Gwen's Spider-Man Mentor

Chapter 23 Clumsy and Ridiculous Gwen
"Mr. Nathan, I have to admit that I underestimated you a bit."

Stephanie, who was holding her chest, turned off the recording of Raymond Xu's speech on TV, and looked at Nathan with complicated eyes, "The man you are looking for is indeed flexible in his wrists. He is ambitious but knows how to advance and retreat. He can do it well." Good Nathan, have you considered moving from a technical role to a management role?"

Stephanie's last sentence was half-truth and half-false, and even in Nathan's eyes, there was a bit of temptation and fear hidden under the temptation.

After weighing it over and over briefly, Nathan decided not to make any judgments. After all, his relationship with Xu made his position in this matter quite awkward——Stephanie made a mistake in her judgment, and at least she could count on Mr. President to cover her up; but judge by herself If you make a mistake, the responsibility can only fall entirely on yourself.

"He handled the whole thing very beautifully, even with an artistic sense." Stephanie seemed to have not noticed Nathan's silence, and continued to explain her views on Raymond Xu's various behaviors in this incident , "There have been videos showing him as a 'pretty strong tough guy' in the face of police arrest. In multiple Internet forums and communities, a large number of users certified as Stark Industries employees have expressed their support for him."

Stephanie rubbed her chin and continued to analyze: "'I personally expressly object to the continuation of this work, and request to re-evaluate all job transfers and layoffs, and compensate the relevant personnel involved', these words together with His previous behavior, putting himself in the position of a 'resistance leader' is understandable, but he stopped this 'resistance' in time..."

Speaking of this, Stephanie, who has been up and down in the quagmire of Washington DC for many years and has a lot of experience in scheming, couldn't help but increase her tone: "I have been in the intelligence system for so many years, I have met so many people, and I have done so many things. Few people have Xu's 'Oriental Wisdom', and he even realized that the dead are more useful than the living, and it's even more surprising to bring out Howard Stark instead of Tony Stark."

Nathan decided to act obediently as a fan, so he responded with an "Oh?", his eyes showing curiosity and confusion appropriately.

"Whether Tony Stark can return is still unknown. The dissatisfaction with Obadiah inside and outside the Stark industry is only aimed at his brutal large-scale reorganization. Xu has accurately positioned himself as a' People who abide by Stark Industries' past policy', on the one hand, make most people in Stark Industries not object to the possibility of him becoming a leader; Bound by the Stark principle, he must also be on top."

"Tony Stark may be a dead person or a living person, but as long as he is still a living person, his values ​​and purpose will change at any time."

Stephanie was greatly satisfied by Nathan's appropriate transition from confusion to thought, and she further reviewed Professor Xu's train of thought, "But Howard Stark is definitely a dead person, and a dead person cannot speak, nor can he What to change, so Xu holding a dead man's sign has ample space to interpret Mr. Howard's words without worrying about the bound book, that's why the dead are more useful than the living."

"This……"

In Stephanie's replay, Nathan really felt a little bit of shock from the political struggle, and realized for the first time that a single sentence can stir up the situation so powerfully, and the shock on Nathan's face was also revealed. Dispelling Stephanie's fear in her heart, she took her English translation to a higher level:
"By preempting the right to interpret Howard Stark's principles, Xu also defined Obadiah in the public's mind as the flag-bearer of the "established policy of Stark Industries", confronting the "past policy" he advocated, Against the background of Obadiah's "established policy" that has caused complaints before it was implemented a few days ago, Stark Industries has become the leader of the global arms company in one fell swoop when it was run according to the "past policy" and a series of achievements will naturally be infinitely praised. It’s too high, not to mention that people are all obsessed with the past and the present.”

Nathan already had some calculations in his heart, this time his old friend did really well, and he also successfully avoided Stephanie's temptation.Although the situation is good, in order not to capsize in the gutter, Nathan tried his best to restrain himself from wanting to fix his prosthetics, and replied to his boss in a steady voice without any emotional fluctuations:
"Your inference is correct. The feedback from Xu's speech was very good. Various media are working in three shifts to dig up or fabricate black material about Stark Industries and Obadiah himself. It has been confirmed that WP and HP will each have an article on the front page tomorrow. Banner headline, front page with a wide-angle photo of Obadiah himself. Preliminary surveys of current and ex-Stark Industries employees show that people who believe Xu became the ACEO before Tony Stark returns are evenly distributed across Obadiah. Among the supporters, opponents and fencers of Badiah."

"Honey, there's no need to read the report again." Stephanie shook her head while raising her hand, waving her index finger left and right, "You have a common problem with this report, that is, you ignored his disclosure to the media. The matter of Officer Enesis Wilson's full name."

"The NYPD has announced the firing of Eniseth Wilson and will investigate his abuse of power and deliberate assault. The NYPD labor combination has said nothing about it. In general, Xu's behavior is consistent with Capitol Hill, The White House has a very high degree of matching, and they all believe in the principle of 'hold grudges if you lose, and counterattack if you win'."

"This is almost the 'killer instinct' I want. That old bastard Obadiah thinks he has the advantage and uses the note to scare him, but he never expects that Xu snatched the card from him, and in turn uses the media to scare him. A royal flush was played." Stephanie tapped the table as if relieved, "This is a good thing, Mr. President has been worried that the turmoil caused by Tony Stark's disappearance will lead to unemployment starting from Stark Industries tide."

Nathan knew that the current approval rate of the President-elect really couldn't support a wave of unemployment, but he still remained silent——

He does not want to participate in the political decision-making of the director of national intelligence. After many years in the bureaucratic system, he knows that the more he participates, the more mistakes he makes, the more he has the handle, and the more he is controlled by others.

Stephanie, who was leaning on her large armchair, finally had a little more sincerity in her smile, and even her voice became more relaxed: "I think, at such a moment, with such a wonderful person, Your Excellency the President will be very happy." Interested, and there will be an interest in our mid-year budget supplement."

----split line----

Gwen Stacy stood at the gate of the police station for a long time. When the reporters gradually dispersed and the gate of the police station began to return to normal, the girl's frozen brows slowly relaxed—something that the director of national intelligence can understand , Gwen must not understand it based on her own experience.

After all, both Raymond Xu and Stephanie were in the game and had learned enough information.And Gwen -- she's a complete outsider to the mess within Stark Industries.

The parts that Gwen can read include: Professor Xu declares war on Obadiah, Professor Xu intends to unite those who are dissatisfied with Obadiah, Professor Xu almost immediately takes revenge on the police who beat him, and... The whole of New York, and even the whole of the United States, announced his personal code——

Violence is the last resort of the powerless.

This last point makes Gwen very happy-unknowingly, she has regarded Raymond as an important friend of hers, so after learning that he hates violence, Gwen is very concerned about the professor's potential slide towards evil. Worry lessened.

The blond girl herself didn't want to go through the embarrassment and anxiety she felt when facing the lizard man transformed from her childhood sweetheart Peter Parker.

But after being happy, there was a strangeness that made Gwen palpitate. She still didn't know whether it was within Raymond's calculation to call her friend Betty Brant for help—she knew that the professor was experienced and mature, but Never thought that Raymond's step-by-step calculations were so terrifying. He seemed to put everyone into his plan, like a hot knife cutting butter, and pushed forward his plan resolutely and ruthlessly.

And Gwen still couldn't figure out what the plan was.

Before this moment, Raymond Hsu had always seen himself as a soft, thoughtful, sometimes nasty joker, and a bit pompous young genius—but after this moment, Gwen Stacy Suddenly, she felt that the distance between them had been pulled away. She seemed to be unable to understand the professor's thoughts, and even realized that her previous view of him might be wrong.

Sensitive Gwen thought quickly—she quickly thought of the beginning of everything, the starting point of everything: he is a traveler from a parallel universe, he knew his identity, and then he chose to expose himself, get closer to himself, Gained his own trust, and even let himself join his laboratory and become his student.

The girl's shoulders trembled slightly, and she lowered her head, feeling a little sad—Gwen Stacy longed for a friend, someone who could identify with herself, share the same aspirations as herself, and be able to work hard together.Just as Raymond let go of her defenses step by step, she suddenly found that she didn't understand him at all, and couldn't understand him.

I used to think that I knew Peter Parker, but what was the consequence?

She even thought of her father—the middle-aged man who stubbornly thought that the cold war between his daughter and him was because of Peter's death. Go around and be a good daughter again.

In front of Raymond, is he as clumsy and ridiculous as his father is in front of him?

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(End of this chapter)