The attack failed to take out Norman, a result that silenced all those underground forces.
During the days Norman waited to take office, they were like sinners awaiting judgment, unable to eat or sleep in peace.
Many even left the United States directly, leaving behind those who lacked the ability to flee, silently praying that they had done their work seamlessly.
"Peter, you did a great job this time."
Harry and Peter were walking by the river, enjoying a rare moment of relaxation.
"Just doing what I'm supposed to do," Peter shrugged.
"Security in New York is getting better and better; I'm almost out of a job. My selfies used to sell for $100 each at the Daily Bugle, but now they only sell for $25."
ctOS had already reduced the crime rate in New York to a very low level, so Spider-Man's appearances weren't as frequent, and naturally, the traffic he brought in had decreased as well.
Harry thought for a moment and said, "I heard you want to go to Oxford University as an exchange student? Is it because of Gwen?"
Through Police Chief Stacy's connections, Gwen had worked part-time at Osborn during high school and had become very close with Connors, eventually receiving a recommendation letter for Oxford University through his recommendation.
It just so happened that Harry had also called Peter to the company for an internship at that time. In the original story, he didn't have much time to intern at Osborn because he had to be Spider-Man, but now that New York had the best security in the United States, that wasn't a problem anymore.
Consequently, Peter was surprised to find his goddess interning at Osborn, and discovering that Gwen liked him too, the two naturally became a couple.
Although Harry didn't give Spider-Man any bonuses or salary, it was, in a way, giving Peter a chance to be a normal person.
Facing Harry's question, Peter nodded.
"How about this: I'll have Dr. Otto write you a recommendation letter."
"What?" Peter was so happy he almost jumped up, but then he became worried. "But will they agree? I mean, Dr. Otto doesn't know that I am Spider-Man."
"Well, that depends on what you want to do. You can come clean to Dr. Otto. Even if you don't, the doctor wouldn't mind doing me this favor," Harry shrugged.
In this World, Peter didn't have any vicious supervillains staring at him; New York had become Osborn's backyard, so there wasn't a damn supervillain in sight.
Those gangs now had no choice but to switch to working as bricklayers; their only gang activity was protesting against the bricklaying robots that had taken their jobs.
It was just that Peter still felt he shouldn't reveal his identity.
"Alright, that works too," Harry shrugged. Peter was a very talented student himself, and Dr. Otto wouldn't mind doing so; in fact, during their time interning at Osborn, they had become quite familiar with each other.
Breathing in the air of New York, Harry felt a bit emotional.
This city was completely his now; the deep-rooted presence of ctOS here meant the city had no secrets from him.
Even across the riverbank, the giant building of Osborn was extremely oppressive, but this situation wasn't good for public opinion, so Harry specially left a garden area of nearly 1 kilometer next to the building, so that from a distance, it would only feel somewhat mysterious without being suffocating.
Now, it was known by the citizens as the "Osborn Stronghold."
With the growth of Osborn, many of the opportunities and motivations for the appearance of superheroes had been largely dissolved.
For example, with Peter, Uncle Ben and Aunt Mei were still alive and well; even in the three years since he gained his spider abilities, he hadn't encountered any supervillains, and Gwen was living well, too. The two were just like a normal couple.
In fact, Spider-Man now only appeared at some charity organization events, such as benefit performances for disabled children.
If things continued this way, Peter would probably only live a relatively ordinary and happy life.
"Peter, do you still want to be a superhero?" Harry suddenly asked.
Peter was stunned for a moment: "Although life is pretty good right now, if there is a need, of course, I will step up and do what I can. So, is there a mission?"
It sounded like Peter, having a girlfriend, was no longer as conflicted about becoming a superhero as he was in high school.
Not to mention that Uncle Ben hadn't died.
"Alright, I have some information about your parents."
Harry opened his phone and displayed the file that Fury had given him earlier.
"This is the truth about why your parents left you; I think you should know."
The file detailed the research of Peter's parents, how a mysterious organization came to them, how they sought refuge with S.H.I.E.L.D., and finally how they were killed on a plane.
Peter looked at the file in disbelief: "When did you know this? So that spider was my father's work?"
"Not long ago."
In reality, it was three years ago, back when he had just approached Peter.
At that time, Peter was still young and had just gained his abilities, and Harry hadn't decided how he should handle these things yet.
Now, Harry felt it was better for him to decide for himself.
"You decide for yourself how to handle these things; if you need help, you can come to me."
"I will think it over carefully; thank you, Harry."
Having received the file, Peter needed to go back and think carefully about how to handle these things, so Harry was left alone to stroll by the river.
To be honest, he didn't have much of a real sense of most people in this World, because he had already seen them and their future fates in movies, which always gave Harry a sense of detachment.
The motivation that drove him to keep doing these things was mostly just the satisfaction brought by the continuous growth and development of Osborn.
At this moment, an electric car that looked like a Batmobile stopped in front of Harry.
This was an electric car he had designed himself, modeled after the Batmobile. As soon as the car stopped, it immediately attracted a crowd of onlookers.
"Chairman, still out for a walk so late?" The person driving the car was Hurley. "Get in the car? Or continue walking for a bit?"
Harry smiled and got into the car.
Regarding this assistant, it was certain that she definitely had some connection with S.H.I.E.L.D. That "Black Egg" (Nick Fury) had almost explicitly stated it—S.H.I.E.L.D. had been contacting Harry through this assistant.
Hurley's methods of doing these things were fairly secretive, but from various aspects, she didn't seem much like an Agent, which left him somewhat puzzled.
It was just that Harry didn't really want to investigate her secretly; perhaps it was out of habit, or perhaps the modification surgery had lowered his hormone secretion levels. He felt that having a girlfriend like this wasn't bad, and he didn't want to go around sowing seeds like the young Tony.
Harry intended to figure this out at some appropriate time, and he didn't plan to do anything like backhanding her with a label of betrayal and taking her out.
Isn't it normal for Osborn to poach talent from S.H.I.E.L.D.? Besides, she might not necessarily be an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Sitting in the car, Harry said, "I want to arrange a board meeting."
Hurley was stunned for a moment: "A board meeting? But there's only one director in the company, which is you?"
"That's still a board meeting. The location will be the 'Board Meeting Room'."
"What are you talking about? Hold a board meeting in the 'Board Meeting Room'?" Hurley was completely confused, not understanding Harry's meaning.
Harry smiled, "You'll know. The time is set for next month, the day of my father's inauguration."
It's time to find a moment to clear out the system tasks.
Although she didn't know what Harry was actually planning to do, Hurley still obediently wrote this down on the schedule.
"Can you reveal some content about this board meeting? Chairman and CEO, I can't just rely on this to make preparations, right?"
"Secret."
If I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise anymore.
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