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Chapter 118 Exposed
TL: Kyous
The four walked along the coast, bypassing the Rowing Club. With several twists and turns, they finally reentered 127th Avenue through a small road.
Mary Jane with keen eyes said, “Hey, there’s a car at the roadside!”
Peter looked around before realizing they returned to the spot where they separated with Leo and Bucky. The car that Leo drove was still parked at the same spot.
Mary Jane and Heather had been drenched in the rain for a while. Places that should be wet had been wet. Seeing a car parked in the middle of the road right now, the ladies immediately approached it and tried to open the door.
“The car isn’t locked!” Mary Jane exclaimed before opening the door and diving into the car.
A sense of coldness was contained within the rain of late summer. As Mary Jane sat on the passenger seat, she hugged herself while shuddering involuntarily. Following Mary Jane, Heather also entered the car and sat in the backseat.
However, before entering the car, she took a glance at the car with the illumination from streetlamps and suddenly noticed this car was somewhat familiar. After sitting in the car, she carefully sized up the car interior, and doubt suddenly popped into her mind, ‘Isn’t this Mr. Erwin’s car? Why is it here?!’
Pak! Pak!
The doors on the other side were opened as Peter and Matt entered the car too.
“This car isn’t locked and the key is still here!” After getting into the car, Peter also exclaimed.
When Peter and Matt were leaving, Leo and Bucky was still in the car. So, Peter didn’t expect the duo would leave the car here alongside the key. In the rainy weather, Mary Jane and Heather’s running speeds weren’t fast. Having a car to replace running was a great help.
Peter couldn’t resist thinking, “Is this one of Mr. Erwin’s predictions?”
“Buckle the seatbelt, I’ll drive you to a safe place first.” Peter stopped thinking and stepped on the gas pedal, preparing to send Mary Jane and Heather to the extraction point where Red Fist was waiting.
As the car raced through the rainy night, the doubt in Heather’s eyes grew even more and more. Raising her head, she looked at nearby Daredevil. She focused her gaze on Matt’s exposed chin, lips, and nose.
Slowly, the doubt in her eyes transformed into astonishment and transformed into disbelief. She covered her mouth subconsciously and uttered, “Matt…?!”
In her eyes, Daredevil’s image was slowly overlapping with Matt’s image.
“Erm… Miss, what did you say just now? You must’ve got the wrong person.” Matt failed to anticipate Heather would recognize him and hurriedly denied it.
“Matt, it’s you.” Astonishment filled Heather’s face as she pointed at Matt, “Your mouth, your nose. I recognized them, you are Matt for sure.”
“I’m really not Matt… Hey, don’t grab my mask! Miss, you really mistook me for someone else…” Matt struggled to prevent Heather from grabbing his head, attempting to calm Heather down.
“The car we are in right now is Mr. Erwin’s. This is the proof! Stop denying, you are definitely Matt.” With that, Heather suddenly dived into Matt’s chest and began crying loudly. “Woo… Matt, I’m scared. They were holding guns and they tied me up. I’m scared that I can’t see you again. Woo…”
Matt stopped struggling abruptly as he reached out his head and hugged Heather’s head. Using his nose and forehead, he rubbed them against Heather’s soaked hair while using his original gentle voice to comfort her, “It’s okay, dear. Haven’t I rescued you? Everything is fine now.”
The moment Heather started crying, Peter already parked the car at the roadside. Currently, he and Mary Jane were watching the emotional reunion between Matt and Heather.
Peter, ‘I’ve told you before! A half-covered mask is too risky!’
Mary Jane, ‘Where is my Peter?!’
Looking at crying Heather, Mary Jane was both pained and envied. All of a sudden, her woman’s sixth sense tingled. She gradually stared at Spider-man next to her with a pair of widened eyes.
While Spider-man’s attention was drawn to the back, she abruptly reached out her head to remove Peter’s mask, but his Spidey Sense tingled. Peter firmly grabbed her right hand, “Miss, what are you doing?”
Peter was a little stunned, “So close. I almost got exposed too. Luckily, I’m wearing a mask with a 720-degree view! But it is a bit stuffy.”
Mary Jane’s strike failed, but she stared at Peter and probed, “Are you, Peter?”
“What, Peter, Jeter? I’m Spider-man.”
“Then why are you saving us with Matt?” Mary Jane wasn’t going to be fooled this easily.
“I’m also unaware he’s called Matt! I just know he’s called Daredevil who is clad in a red suit. I have never seen him without his suit on before.”
“But what are you driving Mr. Erwin’s car?” Mary Jane still wasn’t buying it and continued pressing.
“I don’t know whose car this is! You saw it too, we picked up this car at the roadside.” Peter was dead on denying it. As long as she couldn’t remove his mask, then she wouldn’t know who he was.
Mary Jane stared at Peter with sadness. It probably was an improvised plan, but she abruptly covered her face and cried out loud, “Woo… I’m scared too! Heather’s boyfriend is here to save her. Peter, where are you… Do you know I was being pointed in the head by a gun and was slapped twice? I… Woo…”
As the saying goes, women are made of water certainly is true.
Not only was she crying loudly, but tears were even cascading down from her finger, soaking her wrists.
Although Peter was hypnotizing himself, “MJ is faking, MJ is faking! Don’t take off the mask, don’t take off the mask!” Peter’s hand still honestly pulled down the mask and smiled at Mary Jane, “Hi, MJ.”
Mary Jane broke into a smile as she buried herself into Peter’s chest, hugging him tightly. By his ear, she whispered blissfully, “I knew you are my Peter. My sixth sense is always right.”
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After an episode of cuddling, Peter started the journey again. In a few minutes, they arrived at the extraction point where Red Fist and others were waiting.
Leaving the car, he hurriedly said, “Deputy Red Fist, please ask someone to send MJ and Heather to a safe place. Matt and I still need to return to help Mr. Erwin and Mr. Barnes.”
“Mr. Erwin is in the Rowing Club we escaped just now?!” Mary Jane was shocked and shouted.
“There are at least hundreds of Kingpin’s minions there. How are the two of them going to deal with them?! Mr. Red Fist, there are dozens of you here, why aren’t you helping?”
Red Fist replied solemnly, “Boss Bucky and Boss Leo ordered, don’t take any actions before receiving any signals from them.”
Out of the blue, the north was flickered with a bright light, shining the black sky. Concurrently, beeping sounds came from Red Fist’s pocket.
He pulled out the communicator and had a look, ”Boss Leo had sent a message asking me to send a car to pick them out while the others retreated immediately.”
After several minutes, Red Fist picked up the retreating Bucky and Leo and the group swiftly returned to El Tech Company.
Finally, the rescue operation came to an end.
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“The fire is too huge! Hurry! Dispatch more fire trucks!” Outside the Rowing Club, several firefighters were helpless against the raging fire. Requesting backup was their only option.
Nevertheless, judging from the fire, even if the fire was put out successfully, the entire Rowing Club would be burnt down to a crisp. Occasionally, explosions would boom, causing the firefighters to get even more nervous. No one dared to charge in to observe the situation. Instead, they were using high-pressure water spray on the outside.
The fire raged for an entire two hours. More and more firetrucks gathered, but it was useless. Ultimately, it was put off by the increasingly heavy rain.
On the road near the club, a black sedan was silently parked there as if waiting for a long time.
A man in a butler suit hurried to the car from the scene and spoke in a soft voice, “Mayor Osborn, a burnt body has been discovered in the fire. Based on its size, it is similar to Wilson Fisk’s.”
“Sigh… Those from the underground always had their head placed on a guillotine. Someday, one of their enemies will pass by and their life is gone.”
Norman caressed his forehead to drive the sleepiness away, “Bernad, start the car. Let’s return first. We’ll clean the mess in Fisk Tower tomorrow.”
Despite his partner, Kingpin, passing away, Norman didn’t carry any slight traces of sadness. Instead, he was over the moon. After Kingpin’s unannounced death, Fisk Industries lost its head. This is the golden opportunity for Norman to enrich himself.