"Morning, Jessica."
Ethan Long greeted Jessica lazily.
"Morning, Ethan."
Jessica replied with panda eyes, looking lifeless, apparently influenced by the noise from the two cabinets next door.
Ethan Long looked at Jessica Jones and said seriously, "Your condition is very bad, Jessica. You should catch up on sleep, but I can't help it; I still need to go to school."
"No," Jessica Jones shook her head. "Ethan, I think you'd better move closer to the school instead of staying in Hell's Kitchen. This place is not very friendly to you."
Ethan Long smiled bitterly and said, "I just hope I can remember the hatred and find the real culprit who shot my parents. Jessica, my offer remains the same. If you can help me find them, I will pay you 5,000 USD."
Jessica Jones was tempted but turned it down: "Ethan, the information you provided is too vague. I also checked with the police station, but the archives related to your parents' murder were burned. Without more information, it's difficult for me to investigate."
Ethan Long knew that Jessica Jones hoped that the money she had worked so hard to save wouldn't be endlessly invested in revenge. In her eyes, Ethan was still a poor student. He still had to go to college in the future, and revenge would consume all the wealth left to him by his parents.
If he continued to chase revenge, Ethan Long, a young Chinese American, wouldn't have to wait until he graduated from college; he'd be kicked out of Hell's Kitchen because he couldn't pay tuition and rent, becoming a homeless person under some overpass in New York.
Jessica Jones knew Ethan Long's character well. If he knew who the murderer was, Ethan would retaliate desperately. This could harm Ethan. Moreover, she herself was in trouble, a lot of trouble, and now she didn't want too much contact with Ethan, as it wouldn't do him any good.
"Jones, I'm going to school. My offer remains the same. As long as you find them, or provide useful information, I'll pay 5,000 USD."
The elevator doors opened. Ethan Long left a sentence, stepped on his skateboard, and rushed to the subway entrance.
"Morning, Ethan."
A girl with glasses, Hannah, greeted Ethan Long.
"Morning, Hannah."
Their seats were very close. Ethan Long took a second look at the girl with glasses. He recognized who this Hannah was. She had only a few scenes in "The Amazing Spider-Man" but left a deep impression on the audience with her appearance. This is the girl whose face is sealed by glasses.
"Do you have a date for the dance?" Hannah asked in a low voice.
It took Ethan Long a moment to come back to his senses.
"Who do you think would be willing to be a dance partner with a Chinese American?"
Ethan laughed at himself. At school, he was just a little transparent. Except for Hannah, there weren't many people he could talk to.
Especially in class. They knew Ethan's parents were shot dead, and they wouldn't even think about dealing with him. Hannah thought for a while and stopped talking. She had no romantic feelings for Ethan, just pure camaraderie.
"You're very handsome. I see Julia has feelings for you again," Hannah whispered. Her eyes fell on Julia, a member of the cheerleading squad.
That red-haired and fair-skinned beauty?
Ethan Long followed Hannah's gaze and shook his head. There weren't many people he knew in the class. In the eyes of others, he was a freak. A nerd who could only read books, had an introverted personality, and was unwilling to contact people. A properly transparent person. There were only three or five people he knew. Anyone who knew him, only Hannah could call him by name. By the way, there were also teachers.
Classes had started. Ethan Long's attention was not on the class. He was about to graduate. If he wanted to go to a good university, he also needed a letter of recommendation from someone with influence. Otherwise, the acceptance rate of the school he applied for would be very low. Because his goal was MIT.
The voices of classmates' discussions came to his ears. With his keen hearing, he quickly caught the sensitive words.
Tony Stark.
"I hear Mr. Stark has been found."
It was just a sentence, but it attracted Ethan Long's attention.
The missing Stark is back? Is the Marvel story about to start?
Ethan Long knew there were mutants in this world, but news about them was deliberately suppressed. Even some time ago, the huge green monster in Harlem fought with amazing destructive power but was still suppressed in the end.
Ethan Long knew this was a battle between the Hulk and the Abomination.
At this time, Stark Industries was still in Los Angeles. The landmark Stark Industrial Building had just been acquired by Stark Industries, and the headquarters had not yet moved into this building.
None of this is critical.
"Tony Stark is back, and the stock price of Stark Industries will rise back."
"This is a great time to short Stark Industries."
Because Tony Stark's return would lead to the closure of the weapons department, Stark Industries' value would be halved.
"If I operate properly, I can even become a minority shareholder of Stark Industries."
Ethan Long's eyes were deep and focused. It happened that he had 44 million in deposits, and using leverage would make him a lot of money. More money and less money are all numbers. The key is that his own wealth value would increase.
"In addition to Stark Industries, there's also the Osborn Group..."
Thinking of this, Ethan Long's eyes fell on Peter Parker.
[Ding, please choose the following tasks. 1. Help Peter Parker become Spider-Man and guide him. Mission level: white.]
[2. Capture the opportunity of Peter Parker and create the birth of Ghost Spider-Man. Task level: blue.]
[Please choose?]
Ghost Spider-Man?
Gwen Stacy!
Ethan Long's gaze couldn't help but fall on the girl with smooth blond hair.
Emma Stone? She looked younger than her movie counterpart.
A very beautiful girl.
Hannah glanced at Ethan Long and smiled. Sure enough, all men like Gwen Stacy.
"System, choose two."
Because changing the plot and even the timeline would make the task more difficult, Ethan wondered if the Time Variance Authority would show up to clean up after him?
[The birth of the Spider Woman has been accepted, and the follow-up task has been completed. Do you choose to accept the next task blindly? Rewards will form a superimposed surge +200%!]
Ethan Long's eyes lit up slightly. The chain mission had begun.
The last mission was blue + cyan. After the reward integrated surged, a purple blind box was formed, and a frozen fruit was opened.
Now that Ethan Long's ability is even stronger, he is naturally not afraid to accept the test of continuous missions.
"Accept."
Ethan Long began to think about the next task process.
As for making Gwen Stacy a Ghost Spider-Man, in Ethan Long's opinion, it is a simple matter.
Throw Gwen Stacy into the spider nest of the Osborn Group.