Chapter 137 Marginal People
In the evening, John, Lille's exclusive driver, drove to pick him up, and the two chatted in the car.
If you put aside those 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 on the face from time to time.
John drove smoothly like a serious driver and reported to Leal on 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 solving robbery, theft and other security cases are very beneficial to 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 can experience high-quality security services at a not-so-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".
【Technology Point-500】
[Current technology points: 120]
A simplified version of the prosthetic doctor's glove appeared in Lear's hand. The ring part for fixation only reached the wrist, which was 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 could he trust in this world?
Skye, John and Anthony will not harm themselves, but that is only subjective intention. 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 make these prosthetics yet, and he can't explain it clearly.
Lear was thinking about it and suddenly noticed the footsteps in the living room - that was his mother cleaning.
Maya's work as a nurse in the hospital can be considered as medical experience, and it is impossible to harm herself.
It's just that the surgery scenes are a bit cruel - is this a problem?
Lille hesitated for a moment and decided to let his mother be the assistant——
Surgery cannot be careless, and all means that can improve the success rate must be used.
Lille opened the door and waved to his mother: "Mom! Come here, I have a favor that I need you to help me with."
Maya put down the broom in her hand.
"What's wrong?"
Lear organized his language and asked: "Mom, have you ever worked as a device nurse in a hospital?"
Maya nodded: "Of course there is, such as taking bullets for some unlucky guy who was hit by a stray bullet. This is quite common in Hell's Kitchen."
".That's it, Mom, I have a surgery that I need your help with."
Maya was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Leal said.
Lear pointed to his chest: "I need to do an operation here. There is an artificial accessory heart here. I need 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 surgery on yourself."
Maya repeated Leal's words, trying to stay calm.
But she didn't quite understand what Leal was saying.
"Yes." Lear 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's heart was as shocked as witnessing the 9/11 incident, or even worse!
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."
Lille cleaned the bed surface and then covered it with a sterilized plastic sheet——
A sterile environment is necessary in routine surgery, but not so necessary in his case, it just needs to be properly arranged.
Mom looks calm, and that's enough.
It's normal to feel shocked. The key is to control it and don't act surprised.
By this standard, my mother seems to have always been quite calm.
Leal 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'll start when it's ready."
Maya felt a little dizzy, but she still listened to Leal's words.
Just when walking, sometimes I look back three times with every step.
Midtown High School, there's a dance here--
This is Peter's last semester in middle school, and it's also the last semester here for their classmates.
But even though he attended the dance, he still dressed like a nerd and wore glasses, which made him look a little out of place——
He stood at the door, a little at a loss. A blond, strong man surrounded by his friends gave him a hard slap:
"Haha, Peter Parker - the most awesome nerd in Midtown High!"
The people next to him all showed sarcastic smiles. Most of them were not familiar with Peter, but they were very familiar with this strong man, Flesh.
So they laughed too, making Peter even more embarrassed——
"The most uneducated idiot in Midtown High School. I was still wondering if you couldn't find a way out."
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.
When Flesh saw the girl, he stopped talking and walked in.
Peter looked at the girl and said in surprise: "Gwen, you want to be a drummer?"
Gwen gently tapped Peter on the head with a drum stick: "I've been practicing for a long time - Peter, you have to be tougher. I'll go in first. See you later."
Peter scratched his head and still stood at the door, looking at Gwen's back. He looked 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 was reluctant to show off his identity as the eldest son of the Osborne Group, and he was relatively aloof to others, but he couldn't bear the fact that his surname was Osborne, and people would look at him wherever he went.
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 ball, 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 like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. He looked at everything around him with his eyes. He looked at the students dressed in glittering clothes and felt a little envious in his heart.
After a while, Harry was taken away by the girl--
Peter sat aside and watched his classmates enjoying their youth, feeling a little overwhelmed and feeling like a doll that had been misplaced.
An unspeakable 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 imagine 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 it succeeds, he can become a truly famous person and a scientist who saves many people.
As he was 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 the dance, I hope you all enjoy this event and have fun!
We have a special guest, and now, let’s take a look at 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 appears in the video:
"Hey guys, I want to wish you a great time and happy graduation.
But just saying it is 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, and her figure was reflected on her face. As she fell, the sun behind her changed from rising sun to setting sun--
"Spider-Woman!"
There were exclamations.
Peter looked at Spider-Woman in black, white and pink on the screen and was stunned 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's like a ballet with a height of tens of meters, and Spider Woman is the ballet dancer.
There were exclamations one after another, but Peter remained silent, but his eyes staring at the screen were more emotional than the others.
He wants to become such a person.
Not the current Peter Parker.
"Stupid? Our nerds will also have someone 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 will be 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 watched the video with others.
Snapped!
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 pinched his forearm hard, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he made a sound in his mouth: "What's going on?"
Snapped!
Another quilt was thrown down, and Harry's face became even more ugly!
But the ugliness didn’t last long as 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 genetic 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 picked up Harry, crossed 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 might be a superhero, and they don't have 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, looking at the drinks spilled on the side, and the green potion suddenly appeared in his mind--
Or, he could be the first human experimenter--
If it is voluntary, there will be no moral issues involved.
Of course, those who are willing to sacrifice are also included in the experiment.
He wants to be a hero, the first person to eat crabs——
Not this Peter Parker now, this marginalized person.
