Chapter 315. Message (Part2)

Upon hearing Victor's answer, the single-eyed Strucker looked at the meteorite beside him, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes. But, it was quickly hidden.

"I failed. The other party rejected my proposal to purchase the meteorite."

After leaving Victor's company, Strucker made a phone call.

"Do you need me to send SHIELD to handle it?"

"No."

The calm voice on the other end of the phone made Strucker's eyes flicker, but he quickly recovered. He recalled the anomaly on Victor's body during their conversation earlier and cautiously replied, "It looks like Mr. Von Doom, like the Fantastic Four in the previous reports, was affected by the cosmic radiation and undergone mutations. It's risky to act rashly and could cause problems, and it isn't time the right time for us to reveal ourselves."

"What about the experiment?"

"Although we didn't get the meteorite, the data from Loki's scepter that you sent can also help me carry out the next experiment. If possible, I hope I can actually see it for myself."

"I understand. I'll arrange for the scepter as soon as possible... Hail Hydra!"

"Hail Hydra!"

.....

"Should be here."

Leading the way, the clone [Uncle Dragon] looked down at the compass in his hand and made a confident expression.

"The thief should be hiding here."

"Dragon, are you sure the containment item in your hand isn't pointing in the wrong direction?"

Looking up at the building in front of him, Tony raised his eyebrows with an uncertain expression.

No matter how he looked at it, it didn't seem like a place where the Phantom Thief Kid would be.

"This containment item would never be wrong."

In the face of Tony's doubts, the clone confidently answered, not only because of the compass in his hand but also because of the information transmitted from the original body.

"Well, since you insist."

Anyway, Uncle Dragon had already helped them locate Spider-Man with the compass in his hand before, so even though the location indicated was somewhat unreliable, after some hesitation, Tony still chose to believe in the effect of this containment item in the hands of the Foundation containment specialist.

"But, I never thought that the elusive Phantom Thief, who caused headaches for the entire police department, would be hiding in a nursing home."

That's right, the place where the compass guided everyone to was a nursing home in some remote suburbs of New York.

"Maybe, the reason why the thief is called a phantom is because he doesn't think like normal people."

Through Tony's connections, the group easily entered the nursing home.

Looking at the compass in his hand, the clone stopped and walked around the nursing home. Finally, they came to a stop in front of an old white man in a wheelchair with white hair, dementia, and drool on his mouth.

"Is this Phantom Thief Kid?!"

[Reputation points from Tony Stark ...]

[Reputation points from Good Peter Parker ...]

[Reputation points from Evil Peter Parker ...]

Looking at the man in the wheelchair, Tony instinctively raised his voice.

"Dragon, looks like your compass is pointing in the wrong direction."

"No. Don't forget, Phantom Thief has the ability to disguise himself, maybe this old man in front of us is the Phantom Thief." Shaking his head, the clones still insisted.

"Does a disguise need to be so realistic that he's even drooling?"

Tony raised his eyebrows and said so with a strange expression as he looked at the drool on the old man's cheek.

"...That's only a way to make it seem realistic."

Seeing that scene, even the originally steadfast clone's expression turned uncertain. He scratched his head, looking puzzled. "This shouldn't be happening. The compass has never been wrong before. Why is this time ...?"

"Mr. Dragon! Mr. Stark!"

On one side, the clone and Tony began arguing with each other due to the unexpected turn of events. On the other side, good Peter Parker suddenly shuddered under the sensation from his spider senses. He looked at evil Peter Parker and quickly shouted out.

Under good Peter's warning, Tony and the clone turned their heads subconsciously to look at the old man in the wheelchair.

As they watched, the old man who had been motionless in the wheelchair suddenly sat up as if a switch had been turned. He deftly took out an old-fashioned cassette player from his pocket, then, under the gaze of everyone, he pressed the play button on the player.

Accompanied by the sound of the cassette tape turning, a clear, magnetic voice came from the player.

"When you hear the sound of this cassette tape, it means that you should have found the nursing home and the clues that I left behind..."

"Phantom Thief!"

[Reputation points from Tony Stark...]

[Reputation points from Good Peter Parker...]

[Reputation points from Evil Peter Parker...]

The voice that came from the cassette made Tony's and the others' expression change. It was clear from the tone of the voice on the cassette that this guy was the Phantom Thief that they had been searching for.

"Congratulations, whether it's you or you all, you've done well. At least you haven't gone in the wrong direction. As a reward, I've left the other half of the amulet..."

As the voice from the cassette came through, the elderly man reached into his pocket and pulled out the remaining half of the [Tiger Talisman], laying it out on his palm.

"Talisman!"

The two Peters exclaimed at the sight of the talisman while Tony's gaze shifted to the old man in front of him. After observing him, he noticed the small antenna-like thing on the top of the old man's head. If his guess was correct, this thing was controlling the other party's movements.

"...But I think you should have already made contact with the Foundation's people if you were able to find clues. They should have already told you about the containment items and how dangerous they are... I can accurately tell you that what the Foundation people say is true. The containment items are indeed quite dangerous, and a little carelessness can lead to great disaster, so you must be careful with every containment item."

"..."

Inside the nursing home, Tony and his group listened to the ending of the cassette with a sense of helplessness.

The content that Phantom Thief Kid left behind was somewhat inexplicable. If the situation in front of them was used as the ending of this matter, the thief, who had caused various problems, had suddenly turned into a good person who helped them wrap things up.

However, just as the few of them were at a loss, the old man in the wheelchair once again turned over the cassette in his hand and pressed play again.

Then, the voice of the thief once again sounded from the cassette player.

"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot. The reason why I used this talisman to bring you Foundation people here is to remind you all about the Stone Mask. I was completely fooled by that guy. The owner of the Stone Mask is even more evil than I imagined, so be careful..."

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