I Am Gwen's Spider-Man Mentor

Chapter 25 The Chair of Power
"Xu, your speech was good. The Intelligence Director's Office is very optimistic about you." Gwen heard the weak voice in the receiver, and wondered if Xu knew that his senses were much sharper than ordinary people, but anyway, he answered in front of his face. The phone is also a kind of trust.

"Oh?" Gwen saw Raymond pretending to be surprised, "Then what does your superior say?"

"The turmoil in Stark Industries needs to come to an end." On the other end of the phone, Nathan tried his best to use cryptic language to avoid creating an excuse for the federal executive branch to interfere with the personnel changes of private companies—

But Raymond is very clear, and Gwen is also very clear. Since Stark Industries is still in turmoil under the current ACEO (acting CEO), he will naturally not be the one who is qualified to end!
Although it was easy for Gwen to decipher this meaning, she was still a little surprised-is the government also interfering in Stark Industries?But the girl thought about it again, and thought of the close relationship between Stark Industries and the U.S. military, and suddenly she didn't feel strange again.

"There is no need to comment on the more detailed situation." Nathan blocked Xu's further questioning space in advance, and took the initiative of leaking secrets, or the informal briefing, into his own hands, "But what I can tell you is that all measures are in progress. The relevant procedures are being carried out in an orderly manner, it is expected that the current turbulent climate will be improved, and an environment conducive to the stable development of Stark Industries is being shaped."

Raymond was a little surprised. He knew that this old friend usually only said [-]% of what he said, and it was hard to imagine how many people and how many resources were used in the government to let him speak so much. , doing this.

"But you should also know that you have to take care of your own safety after you say that. Although many powerful friends are watching you, but unexpectedly..." Nathan paused and changed his words: " Hidden arrows are hard to guard against."

Raymond subconsciously glanced at Gwen next to him, and Gwen also frowned, looking at his professor rather tangled - did he want to protect his safety by himself?Should I...

Shoot!Gwen, it is your duty to protect ordinary people! ——The girl finally reprimanded herself like this, and then easily ended this little entanglement.

"I understand, but for the sake of my roommate, tell me, how is it arranged?"

There was a silence that followed, and just as the silence made Raymond and Gwen feel awkward together, Nathan on the other end of the phone finally decided to reveal one more piece of news:
"According to an informal source who did not want to be named, the Secretary of the Board of Directors of Stark Industries and a powerful person who lives in the West Wing of the White House have exchanged information about electing you as CEO. opinion, whether Tony Stark himself is alive or not.

"Hey." Gwen watched Raymond put down the phone, tilted his head to the right, and made a standard smile—but anyone could see the coping and hypocrisy in that smile, "Congratulations, you are going to be the chief Executor."

She used the full spelling of the abbreviation CEO.

"Gwen." Raymond turned around, Gwen saw the professor showing such entanglement in front of him for the first time, he tried to explain to himself: "It happened suddenly, I didn't have time to explain it to you, just Can we arrange this first..."

As he spoke, the professor walked towards the tea table in the office, and then asked Gwen who was standing by the door without looking back, "Tea or coffee?"

Gwen knew that Raymond liked to drink tea, and in the past she would be more out of touch with this kind of problem, but today she just responded with a calm face, polite and thoughtful, and she was completely different from her usual: "Coffee ,Thanks."

Raymond poured two cups of coffee and put them on the table, then sat down and invited Gwen to sit on the sofa on the other side.Facing his student, Raymond was a little embarrassed at this moment, rubbing the thumb and index finger of his left hand gently.And Gwen was on another sofa, sipping the high-end coffee in the professor's office gracefully, her face remained unchanged, as if the teacher-student relationship between the two had been reversed.

He can fully predict how bad the girl can think of this matter with Gwen's cleverness combined with his own concealment-with Gwen's sensitivity to crime, she will definitely doubt what she is going to do with Spider-Man Yes, so he added another sentence, filling in his biggest worry: "I'm sorry to involve you in such a complicated and dangerous matter."

Gwen looked at the nervous professor, and couldn't help feeling a little shaken in her heart. Of course, she could see that the professor was so nervous just because he cared about her own feelings—in fact, what she wanted today was nothing at all. To explain, all he wanted was his attitude.

But Gwen thinks she needs to go further to prove this.

"I am..." "Why are you..." After a long silence, the two spoke at the same time. Raymond's nervousness and embarrassment need not be said, but Gwen, who pretended to be calm, panicked at the moment when he spoke. Betrayed her emotional background.The two looked at each other awkwardly, and finally the blond girl calmly pointed out the crux of the matter, breaking all the embarrassment and silence:
"Raymond, you didn't do anything illegal and criminal to hide from me. It's not wrong. If it's a misunderstanding, we just need to make it clear."

For a moment, the 24-year-old professor looked at the 20-year-old girl in front of him, and felt that a large part of his life as a human had been spent on a dog—Gwen Stacy’s transparency and generosity are exactly her It is a very lucky thing to be her friend.

Raymond's body relaxed, he took a deep breath, leaned back on the sofa, and then took a sip of coffee: "I'm sorry, Gwen, this is really not a crime, but I'm still very sorry for you. When you brought it in, I was more or less selfish."

Gwen Stacy was not annoyed when she heard the words, the girl’s eyes were as calm as water, even with some encouragement—Gwen understands that everyone will have communication errors, information omissions, and emotions Concealment, this is not something unforgivable, on the contrary, she even expects the other party to be honest and true.

And Raymond in front of him knew that it was Gwen Stacy who sat in front of him and listened to all this, not anyone else, so he had the desire to communicate and the courage to be honest.

"I know you are Ghost Spider-Man, and I personally have..." The professor chose the most honest and neutral words, "Let's put it this way, 'political ambitions', I can't help thinking of making you my student, and even establishing Friendship will benefit me a lot, so it is better to say that the help to you is inherently politically speculative."

"You don't have to say that, Raymond..." Although the other party said this very badly, Gwen's heart that was as cold as ice warmed up - the other party could say that, but it helped Gwen confirm He has enough weight in his heart. A deep-minded person like Raymond will not open his heart to anyone.

The girl who was a little moved in her heart took over the words: "Obadiah is in contact with Jin Bin, which means that he is not clean, and if you do this at this time, although the means may not be fair, it is the most important thing to do — you did nothing wrong, even from Spider-Man's point of view."

When Raymond was about to speak, Gwen sat up straight, stretched her eyebrows, and smiled: "Even if you want to engage in this political speculation, if you really want to prevent people like Obadiah from taking control of the overall situation, then Spider Woman will also protect you."

...a moment of silence...

"Gwen..." After hearing the speech of the blond girl in front of him, Raymond was silent at first, and then felt choked with surprise.

Even as a time traveler, even if he sat in front of the superheroes in these comic book movies, he never thought that Gwen Stacy was... He couldn't describe it. From Gwen, he felt more than just The individual heroism of an American-style superhero made him feel the chivalrous spirit in his ideal.For a moment, Raymond was really attracted by the softly smiling blonde girl in front of him.

After a long time, he said the next sentence: "Thank you, Gwen, frankly speaking, you have given me more courage to face the next thing... Although it is not my job to be the CEO of Stark Industries now. I mean, but as a human being, to get something done, I need a chair, at least a chair with a higher status than Nick Fury."

"Wait..." Gwen stopped the professor's confession in time, "Who is Nick Fury?"

"Uh..." Raymond covered his brow, realizing that he had overdone it in agitation—but now he and Gwen were honest.He thought briefly, and replied: "The current head of a secret service department, he is in charge of superheroes, super villains and aliens."

"Then let me sort it out..." Gwen stretched out a finger, as if it could help him clear his mind: "You need to use Stark Industries as a springboard to gain more power to help you' accomplish some things '?"

Having said that, the blond girl frowned again: "What is it?"

"To make things the way they should be," Raymond replied curtly, "to make it possible for someone with power and wealth to take responsibility instead of putting it on a girl like you; to avoid And to eliminate some regrets, in order to prevent people like me from eating other people’s blood and continue to live and dream with a zero-responsibility class attitude, and to protect the justice you insist on from another level.”

"Sounds a bit machismo." Gwen chuckled, "Raymond, it seems that you are indeed a self-righteous person, but what you say sounds good, and it is a goal worth striving for."

"So——" Gwen Stacy stood up and held out her hand to Raymond Xu: "I will do my job well, and you will do yours well. I am waiting for you to fulfill your promise!"

　This chapter can be said to be a very important heart-to-heart exchange in the early stage. When I wrote it, I repeated it many times, especially what Gwen should say and how to respond.

　　The final effect is very good. She is a person who knows that she is being used, but as long as the purpose of the use is good, she is willing to continue to protect the professor. This also makes the professor feel at ease and willing to be honest with Gwen.

　　However, can communication solve all problems?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)