Chapter 130: We All Are Liars

Tony Stark looked at the masked terrorist lying on the ground.

After a moment, he pushed his sunglasses up and glanced at Spider-Man standing nearby.

Although he really wanted to thank the "Spider-Kid" in his eyes now, he felt he should maintain some dignity.

Superheroes and himself were somewhat distant, after all.

But this guy saved him, so maybe he could offer him some compensation.

Ask him what he needs or desires.

If he speaks up, he probably won't refuse.

Of course, the premise is that he can deliver.

With these thoughts in mind, he approached Peter.

But things took an unexpected turn.

Just as he reached Spider-Man, ready to speak, Peter saw Tony's face in front of him. Without waiting for him to speak, he turned around and prepared to leave.

Compared to Tony Stark, he still preferred Iron Man.

"Hey, I'm Tony Stark, Spider-Man, can we talk?" Tony hurriedly reached out to greet him.

"Sure, you go upstairs and wait for me," Peter said, pointing to the rooftop of the airport, then bent his legs and leaped forward, disappearing into the airport terminal.

Gwen glanced at Tony and quickly walked away.

Now the crowd was gathering more and more, and airport police had arrived.

Although he wanted to know the identity of these terrorists, it wasn't suitable to stay here now.

On the highway, inside a speeding car, Coulson was on the line with S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.

Beside him in the passenger seat was his protected target—Cindy Moon.

Through headquarters, Coulson had already learned about Spider-Man single-handedly subduing the airport terrorists.

"Things have finally been effectively controlled," Coulson said, ending the call and turning to Cindy.

Cindy was well aware of the outcome.

Originally, this attack wasn't targeting anyone.

It was just a stage she set up.

Her original plan was to have Gwen take the stage, but Spider-Man ended up appearing.

As for attacking Tony Stark, she never intended that.

It just so happened that he showed up at the airport today, so she set him as the target for kidnapping.

This way, these "terrorists" would be seen as attempting to abduct a prominent billionaire, and the police would focus their investigation in that direction, resulting in no significant findings.

"Well, that's good news," Cindy said absentmindedly, looking out at the passing scenery through the window.

Although Gwen didn't take the stage, she still managed to gather data on Spider-Man, which was the least disastrous outcome among a series of bad ones.

She removed the communication earpiece she had been wearing discreetly, hidden by her hair. It was a tool she used to communicate with members of her organization.

"How's that young man?" Coulson asked Cindy.

When he drove past, the young man lying on the ground had already been carried away on a stretcher, so he didn't know his final fate.

"He's dead," Cindy replied calmly.

Hearing this news, Coulson felt a heavy heart.

Although it was normal in such situations, his mood was still unusually gloomy.

For Tony Stark, today was the worst day.

He waited for Spider-Man, only to spend two hours freezing on the rooftop.

Not to mention seeing Spider-Man, he didn't even catch a glimpse of him.

What's worse, he even missed his own flight.

Although the airport was under terrorist attack and flights were delayed, he might not have taken the plane even if he hadn't been freezing on the rooftop.

But he was still annoyed.

"He's such a jerk!" Tony swore to make Spider-Man pay for his enthusiasm being completely played.

He wanted to tear off his mask and see if his face was filled with cunning.

Wait a minute...

Rubbing his chin stubble, he suddenly felt this scene was somewhat familiar.

Did he do something similar?

Making an admirer wait on the rooftop for him, only to stand him up like Spider-Man did today?

He tried to recall the person's name.

But because such things were too common in his view, he couldn't remember the specific details.

As he was reminiscing about his past actions, his phone suddenly rang.

Pressing the answer button, he said to the other end, "Yes, I'm late again, but it's not entirely my fault."

"I know, just make the Valen Mining Company wait. After all, I've been freezing for two hours, while they're waiting in their warm air-conditioned office. And, hurry up and investigate the origins of those terrorists."

After hanging up the phone, Tony put on his sunglasses and headed towards the private plane parked inside the airport.

After experiencing the terrorist attack, he dared not to take commercial flights anymore.

In a café, Peter and Gwen sat near the window, watching police cars flashing by outside.

Gwen looked up at the airport in the distance and said to Peter, "I wonder if the police can find out the origins of these terrorists."

"It's difficult."

"Why?"

"Because they're all dead."

Peter picked up the coffee, which tasted bitter to him, and said, "Don't look at me like that, Gwen, it's not me, they took care of themselves, like those vampires who decompose, they swallowed the lethal potion themselves."

Gwen nodded. She felt that these terrorists were obviously targeting Tony Stark.

The people at the airport were innocent victims.

Just as she was about to say something, her phone suddenly rang.

Gwen took out her phone and found it was a call from Harry.

After answering, she heard Harry's anxious voice.

"Gwen, are you and Peter okay? I just landed and heard about the incident at the airport!"

"I'm fine, and so is Peter. The incident happened after we left the airport."

Gwen explained to Harry with a pre-prepared excuse.

After saying a few words, she hung up the phone, feeling somewhat disheartened, and said to Peter, "Now I've become the Queen of Lies."

Peter stirred the sugar cubes with a spoon, hoping the sugar would dissolve completely in the coffee.

He said to Gwen, "It's normal. Wearing a mask means you have to live with two identities. If you can't switch between them at any time, you'll get into trouble."

"But wearing a mask is really tiring."

Gwen couldn't help venting her emotions to Peter, "I feel like I'm doing something wrong to Harry, even though I have no other choice."

Before Peter could say anything, Gwen continued, "Well, I'm just venting. Speaking of which, Peter, how did you meet Helen teacher?"

Faced with Gwen's curious and scrutinizing gaze, Peter fell silent.

He tried to come up with a lie that wouldn't easily be exposed.

...

On the other side.

When the unfortunate Tony arrived at the Valen Mining Company headquarters, he was suddenly informed of important news.

Under the newly discovered open-pit copper mine of Valen Mining, something unusual was found.

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