Chapter 137 The Marginal Man
At night, John, Lille’s exclusive driver, drove to pick him up, and the two of them chatted in the car.
If you put aside the familiar characters, Lille would even think that this is an ordinary world.
Even considering the existence of the Osborne Group, there don’t seem to be so many things beyond imagination in this world that brush your face from time to time.
John drove smoothly like a serious driver and reported to Leal on the recent changes in the community.
In general, with the launch of Youth Edition ctOS in communities and nearby neighborhoods, the cost of crime has gradually increased and the crime rate has also dropped rapidly.
Some enterprising and ambitious police officers in the NYPD will even take the initiative to choose to be responsible for the security of this area -
Because they almost never face cases where the criminal cannot be found, and successfully solve robberies, Theft and other security cases are very beneficial on their resume.
The decline in the crime rate has made unemployed people less anxious and made property owners more satisfied -
In the United States, security is a very expensive service, but now they use Experience high-quality security services at a not too expensive price.
But Leal knew that this peace was largely due to the Kingpin reining in the gang's actions, and that once he solved the cash flow problem, he would inevitably come back.
The ctOS system and criminal groups are naturally hostile - unless the technology itself is in the hands of criminal groups.
But no matter what, we no longer see robberies and gunfights every night.
Everyone is still used to going home early, so there are almost no people on the streets - which is good.
The car stopped and the two of them went back to their homes.
After eating, Lille got into his room and began to decorate the "operating room".
[Tech Points-500]
[Current Tech Points: 120]
A simplified version of the prosthetic doctor’s gloves appeared in Lille’s hands, with a ring-shaped part for fixation. It only reaches the wrist, which is half smaller than the gloves in the cyberpunk world.
After connecting various surgical equipment, Lille adjusted the gloves to confirm that they were correct. The next step was to start the operation.
It's just this surgery. It's best to have an assistant.
But who can he trust in this world?
Skye, John and Anthony will not harm themselves, but that is just a subjective wish. They have almost no medical experience, and it is very likely that something will go wrong objectively.
For those with medical experience, it is not convenient for him to let them see his prosthetic body, such as Professor Connors.
He has more than just an accessory heart. Once on the operating table, these things cannot be hidden——
And Lille can't create these prosthetics yet, he can't explain it clearly.
Lil was thinking about it and suddenly noticed the footsteps in the living room - that was his mother cleaning.
Maya has medical experience as a nurse in the hospital, and it is impossible to harm herself.
It’s just that the surgery scenes will be cruel – is this a problem?
Liel hesitated for a moment, but decided to let my mother be the assistant——
Surgery cannot be careless, and all means that can improve the success rate must be used.
Liel opened the door and waved to his mother: "Mom! Come here, I have a favor that I need your help with."
Maya put down the broom in her hand.
"What's wrong?"
Liel organized his words and asked: "Mom, have you ever worked as a device nurse in the hospital?"
Maya nodded: "Of course. For example, taking bullets from someone who was hit by a stray bullet. This is quite common in Hell's Kitchen."
".That's it, Mom, I need your help for a surgery.”
Maya was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Leal said.
Liel pointed to his chest: ".I need to do an operation here. There is an artificial accessory heart here. I want to use it to continuously inject myself with medicine.
This drug improves cell vitality and extends my life. ”
"I heard you right, I mean, you have a special medicine, but the use of this special medicine requires you to perform an operation on yourself."
Maya repeated Lille's words and tried to keep it true. Stay calm.
But she didn’t quite understand what Lille was saying.
"Yes." Lille said calmly, "My medical tools are relatively unique, they are automatic like a robot hand, but I need an instrument nurse to help me sterilize the instruments and assist in the normal operation. . ”
Maya was as shocked as she was when she witnessed the 911 incident, even more so!
Lille was very calm, but what he said was not simple at all!
"Mom, I know this is hard to accept, but I really need your help."
Liel cleaned the bed surface and then used sterilized plastic Cloth cover -
A sterile environment is necessary in routine surgery, but not so necessary for him, it just needs to be properly arranged.
Mom looks calm, that's enough.
It's normal to feel shocked. The key is to control it and don't act surprised.
According to this standard, my mother seems to have always been quite calm.
Liel connected his gloves to the prosthetic system and lay down on the bed.
"There are medical equipment brought back from the laboratory in the box. Mom - we will start when it is ready."
Maya felt a little dizzy, but she still listened to Lear's words .
Just when walking, sometimes I look back three times with every step.
Midtown High School, there is a dance here——
This is Peter's last semester in middle school, and it is also the last semester for their classmates here.
However, even though he attended the dance, he still dressed like a nerd and wore a pair of glasses, which made him look a little out of place——
He stood at the door a little at a loss, and a blond strong man stood in front of his friend. Surrounded by people, they slapped him hard:
"Haha, Peter Parker - the most awesome nerd in Midtown High School!"
The people next to him showed sarcastic smiles. Most of them were not familiar with Peter, but they were very familiar with this strong man. Lesh is familiar.
So they laughed too, making Peter even more embarrassed -
"The most unlearned idiot in Midtown High School, I was still wondering if you couldn't find him We're on the way."
A slightly mature female voice interrupted the American bullying. The speaker was a blond girl, holding a drum stick in her hand——
She didn't dress like someone attending a dance, it was obvious that she was here to play the drums.
Fresh stopped talking when he saw the girl, nodded and walked in.
Peter looked at the girl and said in surprise: "Gwen, you want to be a drummer?"
Gwen gently tapped Peter's head with a drum stick: "I have been practicing for a long time. ——Peter, you have to be tough, I'll go in first, see you later." Peter scratched his head, still standing at the door, looking at Gwen's back, looking worried, and seemed even more out of place with the people next to him.
It wasn't until Harry's arrival that this feeling of incompatibility eased.
Harry is not willing to show off his identity as the son of the Osborne Group, and is relatively aloof to others, but he can't bear it. His surname is Osborne, and people will look at him wherever he goes.
Harry patted Peter on the shoulder and walked up to him.
"Hey, genius, this is a dance. Are you sure you want to bring your genius to the dance?"
"I would like to attend the genius's dance, but I don't have a ticket." Peter shrugged.
The two brothers walked into the school side by side, which was full of light bars. The dance was held in the gymnasium.
Peter was just like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. He looked at everything around him with his eyes. He looked at his classmates who were dressed in glittering clothes. He felt a little envious in his heart.
After a while, Harry was taken away by the girl——
And Peter sat aside and watched his classmates enjoying their youth, feeling a little at a loss and feeling like a waste. A doll in the wrong place.
An indescribable feeling came over him: He felt much more comfortable in the laboratory than here, even though he had not officially participated in the experiment.
But he was better than all his classmates in this aspect. As he watched, he suddenly began to fantasize about how great it would be if he could really join a big project!
Just like the artificial blood project.
If he participates in that project and the project succeeds, he can become a truly famous person, a scientist who saves many people
While talking, the lights of the ball suddenly flashed, and all the lights Gathered on the stage!
Cymbals!
Drummer Gwen struck the cymbals vigorously, and the lights instantly focused on the stage!
The host on the side also turned on the screen projection behind him -
“Welcome to this dance, I hope everyone likes this event and has fun!
We have invited a special guest, now, let’s watch a video she contributed to us!”
Peter was stunned for a moment, raised his head, and looked at the video like everyone else -
The first angle of the video appears on a high-rise building - not inside the building, but on the exterior wall of the high-rise building!
This group of young people held their breath: This height is too high!
A nice female voice appeared in the video:
“Hey guys, I want to wish you a good time and then a happy graduation.
But Guang said It’s not enough, I guess you should want to feel this——
Also, stop calling me 'Spider-Man'. "
The person who shot the video suddenly jumped from a tall building. Her figure was reflected on the face. As she fell, the sun behind her changed from rising sun to setting sun——
" Spider Woman! "
Exclamations rang out.
Peter looked at Spider-Woman in black, white and pink on the screen, and was a little dazed for a moment.
In the video, Spider-Woman's perspective moves quickly between buildings. After careful editing, it shows pictures taken from different streets at different times from a perspective that ordinary people cannot achieve.
Accompanied by music, it is like a ballet with a height of tens of meters, and Spider Woman is the ballet dancer.
Exclamations came one after another. Only Peter remained silent, but his eyes staring at the screen had more emotions than the others.
He wants to become such a person.
Instead of the current Peter Parker.
"Are you stunned? Our nerds will also have people they like."
Harry appeared next to Peter, but Peter didn't even notice the approach of his good brother.
"I" Peter paused, remembering that Gwen had asked him to be tougher before, he said, "No one dislikes her, and now she has come forward and admitted that she is a girl."
"Well, finally no one is arguing about this - what do you think she wants to do? This masked stuntman?"
"I don't know, Harry, I'm not a psychologist." Peter shook his head, "But she's really charming."
"Who says it isn't?" Harry shrugged and sat next to Peter.
The two of them just enjoyed the video with others.
Pop!
Suddenly, Peter was startled by the movement beside him. He looked over and found that Harry accidentally knocked over the cup!
Harry was a little embarrassed: "Uh, accidentally."
Then he reached for another quilt, but his hands were visibly shaking!
Harry squeezed his forearm hard, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he made a sound in his mouth: "What's going on?"
Pa!
Another quilt was thrown down, and Harry's face became even more ugly!
But this unsightliness did not last long because the situation quickly worsened!
His breathing began to quicken and he looked very painful!
There was a loud buzzing in Peter's mind, and what Norman told him yesterday came to mind -
Family hereditary disease!
The movement Harry made made everyone around him look over. Peter anxiously supported Harry, and then shouted: "Call an ambulance! Call an ambulance!
Damn it, are you all deaf?”
"What's wrong with me?" Harry couldn't control his hands. This feeling made him very nervous and made him almost breathless!
People were startled and took a few steps back. Peter was helpless. At this moment, a white figure fell next to them!
Peter looked up - it was Spider-Woman who had just appeared in the video!
"I'll take him to the hospital."
Spider Woman carried Harry on her shoulders, jumped over the crowd with just a slight jump, and then disappeared into the night.
This athletic ability beyond ordinary people's understanding is the most debated thing on the Internet, but no one can give an answer.
Considering the good things Spider Woman occasionally does, they can only understand that she may be a superhero, and they don't need to be too clear about superhuman things.
People watched the hero save the patient and applauded one after another. Flesh, who liked to bully Peter, even blushed and cheered for the hero.
Only Peter, looking at the figure disappearing into the night, became more and more disappointed.
The reality is: he can't do anything.
Any fantasy of participating in a big project and becoming a hero is just a fantasy.
Peter sat down on the chair and looked at the spilled drinks. The green potion suddenly appeared in his mind——
Or he could be the first human experimenter—— —
Voluntary, there is no moral issue involved.
Of course, those who are willing to sacrifice are also considered to have participated in the experiment.
He wants to be a hero, the first person to eat crabs -
instead of the current Peter Parker, this marginalized person.
(End of this chapter)