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Chapter 606: Exposure
In the end, after a short discussion, everyone decided that Jimmy, who provided the information, should be the one to confirm whether the message he brought was true.
Everyone understood the difference between having enough to eat every day and just having one full meal. Although superhumans weren't as common as hairs on a cow, they had become less rare after the New York event. Everyone present felt it wasn't necessary to give up more money-making opportunities for an uncertain piece of news.
Facing everyone's decision, Jimmy outwardly appeared very happy, as if he were truly confident. But in reality, he had no confidence at all. Just like he said before, the source of this news was just a deduction he made from casually paying attention in his life.
There was no strong evidence to support his deduction.
Teenage boys are the most impulsive. Having acted so confident before, even for the sake of his respect, Jimmy couldn't back down at this point. So, under the gaze of his partners, Jimmy dialed the phone number to contact the Sentinel robot.
This was also Jimmy's first time calling this number. Stark Industries' television stations broadcast these numbers 24 hours a day. Even a student like him could easily find out how to talk to those superhuman robots.
But don't think these numbers are easy to get and try to make pranks by calling randomly. Once you do those things, not only will the Sentinel robot not accept your advice the second time, but in serious cases, the police might come knocking on your door.
That's right, after being tough for a long time, those big shots sitting in the office negotiated with Hyperion. Now the government will provide convenience for the Registration Plan until the plan is completed.
The government had no method to deal with Hyperion and could only go along with him. After all, they really had no method to deal with Hyperion. Many people even felt that this nation might be taken over by Hyperion.
The President of this nation might be replaced soon.
Holding this idea, Jimmy dialed the phone, and after reporting his position and message to the customer service, he and his partners hid downstairs of the building.
If the intelligence was true, the Sentinel robot would call them back. At that time, as long as they entered their electronic account through the phone, they could get a considerable reward.
Conversely, if it was fake, they would be immediately blacklisted, and the person calling back would become a police officer.
Logically speaking, they could have already left, but Jimmy and the others were all teenage boys who liked to find exciting things to do. What could be more exciting than watching a Robot Cop battle against a superhuman scene live?
With good luck, if they encountered a stronger mutant, they might even come across a big scene with four or five Sentinel robots handling a case at the same time. Filming such a scene and posting it online could sometimes bring in a considerable income.
…
Staying at Gwen's home for almost a week already, even Katie, who was usually informal, felt embarrassed. The longer she stayed, the more uneasy she felt.
But she really had nowhere else to go. Although her parents had luckily survived, Katie couldn't guarantee that they could really accept her as she was now.
Not to mention the increasingly intensified Registration Event against superhumans recently. Now even if Katie wanted to leave, Gwen wouldn't let her go. According to the current situation outside, even if Katie's parents accepted her, they might be caught in the increasingly intensified superhuman arrests and end up with family ruined and people dead.
Back and forth like this, it was even more impossible for Katie to leave. But because she really didn't want to have a free meal, she proactively took over the work of cooking food. For example, she was making breakfast right now.
Actually, it was just simply frying a few eggs and bacon, and toasting a few slices of toast. Anyone could do these chores, but to make Katie reassured, Gwen let her do it.
Today, as usual, Katie was frying eggs when she suddenly heard a knock on the door. This discordant sound startled her, and she almost threw the frying pan in her hand.
Calming down her mood, Katie glanced reproachfully in the direction of the doorway, muttering with resentment in her mouth.
"Strange? Who could it be?"
Suddenly, Katie seemed to have thought of something and clapped her hand, saying, "Right! Could it be Gwen's boyfriend is back? Gwen said that everything would be resolved when he came back."
Thinking that the days of hiding and thinking wildly all day long were finally coming to an end, Katie couldn't help but become happy. She skipped and hummed a popular song as she walked towards the doorway.
When Katie reached the doorway and was about to check who it was through the peephole, a small hand pulled her from behind. Katie subconsciously turned her head and found that Gwen, who was originally washing up in the bathroom, had silently come behind her at some point.
Just as Katie was about to open the door, Gwen took the lead and stopped her with a gesture. The latter shook her head, signaling Katie not to act rashly, and then took her hand and pulled her back to the living room.
"Wh... What's wrong, Gwen?" Katie asked in puzzlement.
"We might be exposed." Gwen's brow furrowed tightly. Just now, her Spider-Sense rang for no reason. Being battle-hardened, she naturally knew what this meant. So she immediately ran out of the bathroom and just happened to see Katie wanting to open the door.
"Exposed? You mean those robots!" Katie's eyes widened. Thinking of the ferocious performance of those Sentinel robots shown on the television, she couldn't help but shudder.
"Calm down, Katie." Gwen grabbed Katie's shoulder and looked directly into the latter's eyes. "Do you still remember your own ability? As long as you don't want to, no one in this world can damage you."
Hearing Gwen's words, Katie, who had just become a superhuman not long ago, remembered this. She hadn't gotten used to the fact that she had superpower, and occasionally still forgot about it.
"What about you, Gwen?" Katie's face looked a little better, and she immediately became concerned about her best friend. "What should you do? Why don't you run away quickly? I'll stay behind as bait. Anyway, they can't touch me, I'll be fine."
"Silly girl!" Gwen tapped Katie's head. "You just can't be touched, but it's not like you don't need to eat. When your stamina runs out, you'll still be caught."
"Then, then what should we do?"
"Don't worry." Gwen comforted her best friend. X-Bao, who had been mimicking a mobile phone, took the opportunity to climb up Gwen's shoulder from her foot.
"We can still fight our way out."
…
"Why is there no movement at all after such a long time?"
Jimmy observed the apartment building not far away. The long wait made the hot dog in his hand taste like wax.
"Logically speaking, even if it's mistake intelligence, there should be feedback by now? What's going on today?"
Unable to figure it out, Jimmy could only take a bite of the hot dog in his hand to ease the awkwardness. He didn't dare to look back at the gaze of his friends. That thing made him feel uncomfortable all over.
"Boom!"
(End of Chapter)
In the end, after a short discussion, everyone decided that Jimmy, who provided the information, should be the one to confirm whether the message he brought was true.
Everyone understood the difference between having enough to eat every day and just having one full meal. Although superhumans weren't as common as hairs on a cow, they had become less rare after the New York event. Everyone present felt it wasn't necessary to give up more money-making opportunities for an uncertain piece of news.
Facing everyone's decision, Jimmy outwardly appeared very happy, as if he were truly confident. But in reality, he had no confidence at all. Just like he said before, the source of this news was just a deduction he made from casually paying attention in his life.
There was no strong evidence to support his deduction.
Teenage boys are the most impulsive. Having acted so confident before, even for the sake of his respect, Jimmy couldn't back down at this point. So, under the gaze of his partners, Jimmy dialed the phone number to contact the Sentinel robot.
This was also Jimmy's first time calling this number. Stark Industries' television stations broadcast these numbers 24 hours a day. Even a student like him could easily find out how to talk to those superhuman robots.
But don't think these numbers are easy to get and try to make pranks by calling randomly. Once you do those things, not only will the Sentinel robot not accept your advice the second time, but in serious cases, the police might come knocking on your door.
That's right, after being tough for a long time, those big shots sitting in the office negotiated with Hyperion. Now the government will provide convenience for the Registration Plan until the plan is completed.
The government had no method to deal with Hyperion and could only go along with him. After all, they really had no method to deal with Hyperion. Many people even felt that this nation might be taken over by Hyperion.
The President of this nation might be replaced soon.
Holding this idea, Jimmy dialed the phone, and after reporting his position and message to the customer service, he and his partners hid downstairs of the building.
If the intelligence was true, the Sentinel robot would call them back. At that time, as long as they entered their electronic account through the phone, they could get a considerable reward.
Conversely, if it was fake, they would be immediately blacklisted, and the person calling back would become a police officer.
Logically speaking, they could have already left, but Jimmy and the others were all teenage boys who liked to find exciting things to do. What could be more exciting than watching a Robot Cop battle against a superhuman scene live?
With good luck, if they encountered a stronger mutant, they might even come across a big scene with four or five Sentinel robots handling a case at the same time. Filming such a scene and posting it online could sometimes bring in a considerable income.
…
Staying at Gwen's home for almost a week already, even Katie, who was usually informal, felt embarrassed. The longer she stayed, the more uneasy she felt.
But she really had nowhere else to go. Although her parents had luckily survived, Katie couldn't guarantee that they could really accept her as she was now.
Not to mention the increasingly intensified Registration Event against superhumans recently. Now even if Katie wanted to leave, Gwen wouldn't let her go. According to the current situation outside, even if Katie's parents accepted her, they might be caught in the increasingly intensified superhuman arrests and end up with family ruined and people dead.
Back and forth like this, it was even more impossible for Katie to leave. But because she really didn't want to have a free meal, she proactively took over the work of cooking food. For example, she was making breakfast right now.
Actually, it was just simply frying a few eggs and bacon, and toasting a few slices of toast. Anyone could do these chores, but to make Katie reassured, Gwen let her do it.
Today, as usual, Katie was frying eggs when she suddenly heard a knock on the door. This discordant sound startled her, and she almost threw the frying pan in her hand.
Calming down her mood, Katie glanced reproachfully in the direction of the doorway, muttering with resentment in her mouth.
"Strange? Who could it be?"
Suddenly, Katie seemed to have thought of something and clapped her hand, saying, "Right! Could it be Gwen's boyfriend is back? Gwen said that everything would be resolved when he came back."
Thinking that the days of hiding and thinking wildly all day long were finally coming to an end, Katie couldn't help but become happy. She skipped and hummed a popular song as she walked towards the doorway.
When Katie reached the doorway and was about to check who it was through the peephole, a small hand pulled her from behind. Katie subconsciously turned her head and found that Gwen, who was originally washing up in the bathroom, had silently come behind her at some point.
Just as Katie was about to open the door, Gwen took the lead and stopped her with a gesture. The latter shook her head, signaling Katie not to act rashly, and then took her hand and pulled her back to the living room.
"Wh... What's wrong, Gwen?" Katie asked in puzzlement.
"We might be exposed." Gwen's brow furrowed tightly. Just now, her Spider-Sense rang for no reason. Being battle-hardened, she naturally knew what this meant. So she immediately ran out of the bathroom and just happened to see Katie wanting to open the door.
"Exposed? You mean those robots!" Katie's eyes widened. Thinking of the ferocious performance of those Sentinel robots shown on the television, she couldn't help but shudder.
"Calm down, Katie." Gwen grabbed Katie's shoulder and looked directly into the latter's eyes. "Do you still remember your own ability? As long as you don't want to, no one in this world can damage you."
Hearing Gwen's words, Katie, who had just become a superhuman not long ago, remembered this. She hadn't gotten used to the fact that she had superpower, and occasionally still forgot about it.
"What about you, Gwen?" Katie's face looked a little better, and she immediately became concerned about her best friend. "What should you do? Why don't you run away quickly? I'll stay behind as bait. Anyway, they can't touch me, I'll be fine."
"Silly girl!" Gwen tapped Katie's head. "You just can't be touched, but it's not like you don't need to eat. When your stamina runs out, you'll still be caught."
"Then, then what should we do?"
"Don't worry." Gwen comforted her best friend. X-Bao, who had been mimicking a mobile phone, took the opportunity to climb up Gwen's shoulder from her foot.
"We can still fight our way out."
…
"Why is there no movement at all after such a long time?"
Jimmy observed the apartment building not far away. The long wait made the hot dog in his hand taste like wax.
"Logically speaking, even if it's mistake intelligence, there should be feedback by now? What's going on today?"
Unable to figure it out, Jimmy could only take a bite of the hot dog in his hand to ease the awkwardness. He didn't dare to look back at the gaze of his friends. That thing made him feel uncomfortable all over.
"Boom!"
(End of Chapter)
