America: A Prodigy of Stereotypes

"..." Peter saw the scene described by Bronsky in his memory.

He stopped the killer's car, which was used to commit murder in the street, and then hung the killer from a street lamp.

He was also puzzled as to why there was no follow-up to the murder in the newspapers.

“If an assassin is stopped by a bystander while carrying out a mission and is taken to the police station, what danger would that bystander be in?” Peter asked.

No, it won't.

"The assassin can only accept his bad luck; he can't cause trouble for this innocent bystander."

“However, this unrelated passerby really has to be an unrelated passerby, not a professional bodyguard or anything like that hired by someone,” Bronsky said.

“Spider-Man,” Peter said.

"Oh! That's irrelevant."

“I guess the Killer's Tavern has already started making new rules for ‘superheroes’,” Bronsky said with a smile, glancing at Li Qun.

When the glass was empty, Bronsky still gentlemanly poured the whiskey from the bottle into the glass and added two ice cubes.

"What do you guys think of Spider-Man?" Bronsky asked.

“We usually don’t see him, and we don’t want to run into him. Jameson is right, Spider-Man is actually a problem. Running into him means you’re in trouble,” Li Qun said.

"Is that what you think?" Bronsky grinned, revealing his teeth.

“Who is Jameson?” Bronsky asked.

“Peter’s uncle Ben Parker’s boss, Jameson, the editor-in-chief of the Daily Bugle,” Li Qun replied.

“But having Spider-Man around when you’re in trouble is reassuring. I hope Spider-Man can always be there for people who need help,” Gwen said.

“But I think people shouldn’t rely on Spider-Man. Public safety is a problem for the whole society,” Stephanie said.

“I agree with Stephanie,” Li Qun said.

"This is how I see it. It's unfair that only New York City has the superhero Spider-Man out of all the cities in the world."

“Every city should have its own heroes,” Bronsky said.

"Like in DC Comics?"

"Many people are saying that DC's superhero stories have become boring."

"In order to keep the superhero stories selling, the supervillains break out of prison time and time again, constantly creating crises for the superheroes," Li Qun said.

“If reality were a superhero story manipulated by comic book writers, Spider-Man would soon encounter his supervillains, nemesis, and major superhero events,” Bronsky said.

"Colonel, you read comics?" Li Qun asked.

"I have a wide range of interests, but my favorite superhero is Superman Clark."

“No superpowers with any special mechanism, just the strongest body,” Bronsky said.

"Spider-Man's superpowers are exactly the same as a spider's: climbing walls, shooting webs, and jumping ability, but I've never seen him use venom."

"In my mind, the most dangerous thing about spiders is their venom. In Australia and in the South American rainforest, the only threat I've encountered from spiders is their venom," Bronsky said.

“Maybe Spider-Man doesn’t have Super Venom,” Peter said.

"Let me share some inside information. My superior general is particularly keen to recruit Spider-Man into the army. He could even form a dedicated service department around him."

“Spider-Man is the perfect special operations soldier,” Bronsky said.

"It feels like if Spider-Man joined the War Department, he'd be doing the same kind of work as a CIA spy," Li Qun said.

“Where is there a war right now that would require the involvement of the National War Department? Can’t you see I’m all free? Just chatting with you kids,” Bronsky said.

Chapter 352 As is widely known

A cup of coffee flew over Peter's head and nearly hit him.

Peter's spider-like reflexes allowed him to dodge the coffee cup, but he couldn't avoid the coffee inside. The iced Americano soaked his hood, making him taste the bitterness of the iced Americano.

Just as there are people who like Spider-Man, there are also people who dislike him.

This iced Americano that flew over was offered to him by someone who hates Spider-Man.

Peter glanced back at the passerby who had offered him an iced Americano, then raised his hand, shot out a spider web, and left.

"Oh no, I'm late."

Peter rushed to the movie theater, found his seat in the dark, and sat down next to Li Qun.

"I'm sorry I'm late," Peter said softly.

"It's okay, I'm only ten minutes late."

“It doesn’t matter if we’re two hours late; it’ll just be attributed to the movie being too scary,” Li Qun said.

Harry and Mary Jane were also there; the six young people had made plans to watch the recently popular horror movie "Eight-Legged Monster" together.

The movie "Eight-Legged Monster" grossed over 100 million yuan in its opening weekend. Now, in late August, the movie has been in theaters for a month and continues to break box office records.

The story takes place in a small town in Arizona, where a truck carrying toxic chemical waste accidentally spills a can of the waste into a river, causing local spiders to transform overnight into mutated monsters the size of the truck...

The success of "Eight Legged Monster" is inseparable from the "celebrity" effect; Spider-Man brought "Eight Legged Monster" unexpected success.

Anyone discussing Spider-Man inevitably touches upon the plot of "Eight Legged Monster".

Some people confidently assert that Spider-Man's creation was similar to that of the Eight-Legged Monster.

Peter sipped his iced cola and watched "The Eight-Legged Monster" with a heavy heart.

After leaving the movie theater, Peter stood in front of the giant movie poster, lost in thought.

A strange feeling arose in Peter's mind: perhaps the movie poster in this position shouldn't feature these ugly giant spiders, but rather Spider-Man.

“Were you scared?” Mary Jane grabbed Peter’s arm.

“It’s a bit scary. Mainly the final battle with the spiders; there are just too many of those mutated spiders,” Peter said to Mary Jane.

“This is called trypophobia,” Li Qun said from the side.

"I feel a little nauseous," Gwen said, supporting Li Qun's shoulder.

"Everyone, are you all able to eat dinner?" Harry asked.

“I’ll just have a drink,” Stephanie said.

The six of them went to a nearby cafe, sat down, ordered some food, and relaxed.

There was a newspaper on the table, provided by the café for customers to pass the time.

Li Qun glanced at the headline on the front page of the newspaper, which reported that the New York State government and the New York City government were strengthening their oversight of pollutant handling in the chemical industry.

Over the past few months, it seems that New Yorkers have accepted that Spider-Man is a superhero born from a mutation caused by chemical pollutants.

The New York Police Department also unearthed some old cases of chemical pollution incidents, resulting in lawyer Matt Murdoch receiving visits from New York Police and City Hall staff. He also inexplicably received a belated compensation payment and appeared on a television interview show.

Several major hospitals in New York City have been quite busy lately because some people are acting irrationally, coming into contact with dangerous chemicals in an attempt to gain "superpowers."

Peter felt depressed after reading all this messy news.

He felt that he had caused trouble for society, and that Spider-Man was the one who caused the chaos.

“Wade wants to come and see us,” Li Qun said, looking at his text message on his phone.

“Let him come over and tell him where the coffee shop is,” Harry said.

“He is not alone,” Li Qun said.

“We’re not alone,” Harry said.

"I'll ask him who the other people are."

Li Qun sent a text message to Wade, who then sent Li Qun a photo of himself with Frank, Yelena, and Lisa.

“Look, it’s Wade and his friend’s family.”

"Didn't Wade say he went to a gun expo? Why are there two little girls there?" Peter was shocked.

“The expo is for all ages, including little boys,” Li Qun said.

“If my dad took me to a gun expo when I was a kid, I’d remember it for the rest of my life,” Gwen said.

“I feel that little girls are sometimes more violent than little boys,” Stephanie said.

“Your family situation is probably like this,” Li Qun said.

“Liqun, can you not be so direct?” Stephanie said.

“I will never forget the scene of Li Qun chatting with our downstairs neighbor,” Gwen laughed.

"I didn't mean to," Li Qun said, pressing his forehead.

“What happened? Share it with me and Harry.” Mary Jane looked at Li Qun with a smile.

"Yeah! What happened?" Harry looked over too.

“Our downstairs neighbor is a single mother. She has to work two jobs a day. Sometimes we accidentally disturb her when she is resting. One day when she came upstairs to talk to us, Li Qun received her.”

“At first, Li Qun and the single mother got along very well, but as they became more familiar, some hurtful things started coming out of Li Qun’s mouth.”

“I just said her child was cute,” Li Qun said.

“It’s much more serious than that. Li Qun said her child is a fat pig.”

“My God! Li Qun, you really said that?! You called someone else’s child a pig?” Mary Jane looked at Li Qun in disbelief.

"I also gave her a few boxes of Chinese herbal medicine, saying that her complexion was too bad and she needed to nourish her body," Gwen said.

"I was talking about a chubby little pig, not a fat pig. In Chinese, this is not an offensive term."

“I treat you all the same way, don’t you notice?” Li Qun said.

“I don’t see how it’s the same,” Harry said.

"Harry, you need to eat more, you've lost weight."

"Don't drink tap water directly from the pipes. The pipes contain lead, which can make you stupid," Li Qun said.

“I can feel it,” Harry said.

"Isn't that very direct?" Li Qun asked.