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Suddenly, her spider-sense jolted!
Danger! To the left front!
Gwen stopped almost instinctively, her body tense, her sharp gaze sweeping in the direction from which she sensed something—the exit of the alley.
Several furtive figures were cornering a young woman in business attire against the wall, and they seemed to be holding weapons!
Another robbery? Or something worse?
Gwen didn't hesitate at all!
She lightly touched the wall with her toes, and like a nimble cat, she silently darted up the wall, using the shadows as cover to quickly approach the alley entrance.
"Hey, little girl, hand over your money and all your valuables!" a sleazy voice rang out.
"Please, please let me go, I just got off work..." The woman's voice was choked with sobs.
"Stop talking nonsense!" another gruff voice interrupted her. "If you don't cooperate, don't blame us for being impolite!"
Gwen saw clearly that three men, holding daggers and baseball bats, were approaching the poor woman with sinister smiles.
It's now!
Gwen took a deep breath and suddenly descended from the sky!
She didn't land directly among the thugs, but instead landed on the wall behind them, her feet firmly attached to it!
"Who?!" The sudden noise startled the thugs, who turned around in surprise.
What greeted them was Gwen's lightning-fast kicks!
"Bang! Bang!"
Before the two thugs closest to him could react, Gwen delivered a precise kick to their temples, causing them to groan and collapse to the ground!
The remaining knife-wielding assailant was stunned!
He stared in terror at Gwen, who was hanging upside down on the wall like a spider, with only her cold eyes visible: "A ghost...a ghost!"
He yelled and tried to run away, wildly waving his dagger.
Gwen's eyes turned cold, and she flipped her wrist!
Although she hasn't developed a spider silk emitter yet, through this period of "dual cultivation" and her own exploration, she discovered that she could actually secrete a small amount of extremely viscous and tough... spider silk-like liquid from her fingertips!
Although the quantity is small and the range is short, it is enough to deal with ordinary criminals like this!
laugh!
A white, viscous thread shot out from her fingertips and precisely wrapped around the thug's wrist holding the knife!
"Ah! What is that?!" The thug was horrified to find his wrist firmly stuck to the ground and he couldn't shake it off!
Gwen pulled suddenly!
The assailant lost his balance and fell to the ground with a scream.
Gwen landed lightly on the ground, walked up to him, and stepped on his other hand, which was reaching for the knife.
"Ah!!" The thug let out a bloodcurdling scream like a pig being slaughtered.
The rescued woman stared in disbelief at everything that had happened before her. The mysterious girl who had suddenly appeared and resolved the crisis like a heroine made her forget her fear for a moment.
"Are you... are you alright?" Gwen asked, turning to the woman after dealing with the thugs, her voice deliberately lowered.
"No...it's nothing! Thank you! Thank you so much!" the woman said excitedly. "Who...who are you?"
“Call me… Ghost.” Gwen hesitated for a moment before uttering a code name she had recently come up with.
After saying that, she didn't linger. With a few leaps, she disappeared into the shadows of the alley, leaving behind three unconscious or groaning thugs, and a woman who was still in shock but full of gratitude.
From a high-rise building in the distance, Lin Tian took in all of this and nodded in satisfaction.
"The ghost spider... has begun to spread its wings."
His gaze returned to the direction of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Natasha Romanov.
It's time for the first "contact".
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Chapter Eleven: First Encounter, The Widow's Heart
Natasha Romanov has been a bit irritable lately.
The investigation into Gwen Stacy, the "Spider Girl" from Queens, has reached a stalemate.
The girl was wary and intelligent. Apart from admitting that she was a little "special", she kept quiet about the source of her power and her specific abilities, and even began to deliberately avoid S.H.I.E.L.D.'s surveillance.
All signs indicate that there may be someone else behind this girl.
Who is it?
A mysterious mentor? Some unknown organization? Or... the Brotherhood of Mutants? Or worse?
Natasha's intuition told her that things weren't that simple.
Her gaze involuntarily fell on Gwen Stacy's neighbor's information—Lin Tian, a seemingly ordinary young Chinese man with an almost too-clean background, whose parents died early and whose inheritance was meager. Apart from being excessively handsome, there was almost nothing suspicious about him.
But the more this was the case, the more suspicious Natasha became.
Especially last time downstairs at the apartment building, she felt that the young man named Lin Tian's gaze towards her was... too calm, so calm that it didn't seem like the reaction an ordinary person would have towards a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Even... beneath that calmness, she vaguely sensed a hint of... amusement?
Is it an illusion?
Natasha's years as a secret agent have taught her that she doesn't believe in coincidences.
She decided to meet Lin Tian in person.
The following afternoon, Natasha changed into a smart casual outfit and, under the guise of a community worker conducting a resident survey, knocked on Lin Tian's door.
"Dong dong dong."
Soon, the door opened.
Lin Tian appeared at the door, dressed in a simple white T-shirt and jeans, his soft black hair falling over his forehead, and a perfectly measured, warm smile on his face, looking like a friendly boy next door.
But Natasha's pupils contracted almost imperceptibly the moment she saw him.
Lin Tian today seems... a little different from when I saw him downstairs last time.
She couldn't quite put her finger on what was different.
He still had that impeccably handsome face, and that peaceful gaze, but... he seemed to possess an indescribable "charm".
Like a piece of finely polished jade, it exudes a warm and restrained luster, seemingly harmless, yet it seems to contain some kind of... fatal attraction.
Especially those eyes; they were smiling, yet so deep they seemed to draw one's soul in.
Natasha immediately became alert!
This man is definitely not simple!
"Hello, how can I help you?" Lin Tian asked with a smile, his voice warm and pleasant, with a unique magnetism that made it very comfortable to listen to.
“Hello, Mr. Lin,” Natasha quickly composed herself and gave a professional smile. “I’m from the community service center. I’d like to conduct a simple resident survey to understand everyone’s living conditions and needs. It won’t take up much of your time.”
"Oh? Is that so? Please come in." Lin Tian naturally stepped aside and invited Natasha into the house.
Natasha entered the room, her gaze quickly and discreetly sweeping around.
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The room was small and simply furnished, but exceptionally clean, with a faint, indescribable, yet pleasant fragrance in the air.
Everything looks normal.
"Please sit down." Lin Tian gestured for Natasha to sit on the sofa, then turned to pour her some water.
The instant Lin Tian turned around, Natasha's fingers twitched slightly, and a miniature listening device, as if it had a life of its own, silently slid to a hidden corner under the sofa. This was a habitual action of hers, no matter how harmless the other party might seem.
However, just as the bug was about to be attached to the bottom of the sofa!
A sudden change occurred!
The tiny bugging device seemed to be repelled by an invisible force, or as if it were precisely caught by an unseen hand, and it flew back to Natasha's hand in a strange arc, without a sound!
Natasha's heart skipped a beat! She almost lost her smile!
what happened? !
Coincidence? Static electricity? Or...?
She looked at Lin Tian, who was pouring water, with suspicion and uncertainty. He had his back to her, and his movements were smooth and natural, as if he had not noticed anything unusual at all.
Am I overthinking things?
"Please have some water." Lin Tian returned with a glass of warm water and placed it on the coffee table in front of Natasha.
Natasha looked at the glass of water, the surface of which reflected Lin Tian's smiling face.
She took a deep breath, suppressed the turmoil in her heart, and began to conduct the so-called "questionnaire survey" according to the procedure.
"Mr. Lin, did you just move here recently?"
"Yes, about a few months ago."
"Are you getting used to life in Queens? How do you feel about the safety?"
"It's great, the neighbors are all very friendly. As for the security..." Lin Tian smiled, "There might be a few minor troubles occasionally, but there are always some... kind-hearted people who will take care of them, right?"
Natasha paused slightly in her grip on the pen.
Was he hinting at Gwen? Or... did he know something?
"Mr. Lin, what are your hobbies? Your home looks very tidy." Natasha tried to find a breakthrough from the side.
"I don't have any particular hobbies. I like quiet, and occasionally I read books and drink tea," Lin Tian answered flawlessly.
Natasha asked several questions but found that she couldn't get any useful information out of the man.
He's like a deep abyss shrouded in mist, impossible to see through or guess.
Moreover, as the conversation progressed, Natasha felt increasingly uneasy.
Lin Tian's voice seemed to possess a certain magic, causing her highly tense nerves to relax involuntarily. The faint fragrance emanating from him also made her feel exceptionally comfortable, even... a little drowsy?
wrong!
Natasha bit her tongue sharply, the stinging sensation instantly snapping her back to reality!
Is it some kind of...psychological influence? Or...a pheromone attack?!
She looked at Lin Tian again, and he still had that harmless, gentle smile, his eyes clear, showing no sign of anything amiss.
But Natasha's back was already covered in a fine layer of cold sweat.
This man... is too dangerous! Much more dangerous than she had imagined!
"Alright, Mr. Lin, that concludes today's investigation. Thank you for your cooperation." Natasha quickly ended the conversation, stood up, and prepared to leave. She didn't want to stay in this room, which made her feel uneasy, for even a second longer.
"You're welcome." Lin Tian also stood up and saw her to the door.
Just as Natasha was about to step out the door, Lin Tian suddenly spoke, his voice still gentle, yet carrying a subtle, unspoken meaning:
"Miss, please watch your step when you walk. Sometimes, what seems like a smooth road may hide... an unseen trap."
Natasha paused, then turned sharply to look at Lin Tian.
His smile remained, but to Natasha, it seemed to be filled with...warning and mockery?
Was he reminding me? Or... warning me not to investigate him anymore?
He knows my real identity?!
Countless thoughts flashed through Natasha's mind.