Chapter 53 Masochism

"Hey, Chief Coulson, there has been new progress in the investigation of Charlotte that you asked me to track down."

That's right, with Tony Stark being kidnapped, the focus of Smith's investigation shifted. At Coulson's instruction, it shifted from investigating the life returners who carried out terrorist attacks to investigating Charlotte.

This is also the reason why Smith decided to come to the door.

"Oh, have you discovered his connection with overseas organizations?" Coulson's tired voice came from the other end of the phone.

He is exhausted both physically and mentally in his efforts to track down Stark, and there has been no progress so far.

Smith replied calmly:

"No, I found him to be schizophrenic."

Upon hearing this news, a look of speechlessness flashed across Coulson's face.

What's there to report about schizophrenia? Are you just making fun of me?

After Stark disappeared, Charlotte, who had predicted Stark's disappearance and had been on TV, inevitably became one of the suspects.

Prophet?

No - the first thing SHIELD suspected was Charlotte's relationship with the terrorists.

They even directly linked the life returners with foreign forces, and turned Charlotte's previous escape from death into a drama of self-torture.

Of course, because of Charlotte's advance report, Stark's uncle Obadiah is also a key suspect.

But unfortunately, Obadiah has no flaws and has recently put a lot of effort into tracking down Stark's whereabouts.

Obadiah even said directly that no matter which force kidnapped Stark, he was willing to offer a high price that the other party could not refuse.

For a while, the investigation was at a standstill.

Smith calmly threw out a big melon:

"But I am basically sure that Charlotte is Spider-Man."

"What?" This news surprised Coulson and immediately piqued his interest.

Pulling out a cigarette and placing it between his lips without lighting it, Smith presented the results of his analysis:

“I think Spider-Man is Charlotte’s alter ego.

The first thing that proves this is the alternating time between Charlotte and Spider-Man.

Shortly after Shano was released from the hospital, Spider-Man suddenly appeared in New York and became active.

Secondly, Spider-Man rarely appears when Charlotte is working during the day. According to the food delivery information I found about Charlotte, every time Spider-Man appears, he is on the route that Charlotte must take to deliver food.

I then checked the surveillance footage of all the roads and confirmed that the areas where Charlotte and Spider-Man appeared always corresponded to each other.

This morning, after someone saw Spider-Man, I immediately went to Charlotte's house, and sure enough, Charlotte was not in the room. "

Smith raised the corners of his mouth, his eyes flashing with confidence. He was very confident in his inference.

Coulson also nodded repeatedly. Although Smith had no direct evidence, his inference about S.H.I.E.L.D.'s ace agent was absolutely certain.

Gently stroking his smooth forehead and narrowing his eyes slightly, Coulson showed his signature smile.

There is a unique sense of mystery in this friendly smile.

"Smith, I guess you're more than sure of that."

"Of course!" Smith's smile became more confident.

“Spider-Man calls himself a good neighbor to the citizens of New York and uses his super powers in a violent way.

According to behavioral psychology analysis, he wants to show off and hopes to be praised and recognized by others.

His behavior is full of distrust and hostility towards the police and officials.

Pursue excellence, but not perfection; pursue kindness, but not peace.

Justice, but somewhat indifferent to morality, contradictory social behavior, and a pursuit of emotional stimulation in behavior.

His methods of dealing with crime are full of aggression and destructiveness, which shows that he hates criminals very much and it is very likely that his relatives have been harmed by crime.

Arrogant, not afraid of being put down, sensitive but not hiding it, he’s… complicated.

The same goes for Charlotte.

Charlotte is also very complicated, and his complexity is not just due to his schizophrenia.

A car chase, through Charlotte's response and risky driving skills.

This is enough to show that Charlotte also seeks excitement and has a certain tendency to be self-destructive. He has a sense of justice and is ruthless in the face of violence.

To a certain extent, he does not trust the police and only trusts himself. He cares about the people around him and is full of desire to show off.

It can be said that except for the fact that her family has never been harmed by crime, everything else about Charlotte is a perfect match for Spider-Man.”

After a pause, Smith recalled Charlotte's expression in front of him, and added:

"Secondly, I think Charlotte is likely to have masochistic tendencies."

"Masochism?" Coulson on the other end of the phone also fell silent.

Of course, these are not the main points. Coulson frowned and asked:

"So, you think Spider-Man was responsible for the death of the Life Returner?"

"No." Smith shook his head.

"Spider-Man doesn't have such superpowers, there is no other explanation except that someone else is behind the murder.

According to the autopsy report and on-site investigation, the murderer's superpower should be hypnosis or manipulation of other people's will.

This person also paid attention to Charlotte, or rather, he noticed Spider-Man.

For unknown reasons, he controlled the terrorists who were chasing Charlotte, making him dance after being shot and then bleed to death in the kitchen.

He controlled every police officer around so that they could not detect the movement in the kitchen, and controlled the life returnees to kill each other, and all died.

He may even be controlling Charlotte and Spider-Man right now..."

Smith sighed:

"There are many doubts and the incident requires further investigation."

"Hypnosis, command, control of others..." Coulson frowned and thought for a while. He thought Smith's judgment was very likely.

Such abilities are far too dangerous and once discovered must not be tolerated and must be restricted and controlled.

With a light sigh, Coulson said in a low voice:

"Leave it to you, Smith. If this person really exists, then find him..."