Hearing Jameson's determined tone, George looked at the newspaper in his hand again, then faced Jameson and asked: "Mr. Jameson, you said before that the victim contributed to the Daily Bugle, so he mainly published
What type of article is it?”
But at this time, Jameson showed an embarrassed expression. He rubbed his hands and said, "To tell you the truth, Chief George, Hu Ji and I also have a bit of a conflict. Because of this, the two of us agreed half a year ago.
The cooperation was terminated because I did not agree with some of the views in his published manuscripts."
Jameson took George to the other side of the crime scene. It was relatively quiet here and there were not so many unrelated people coming and going, but he still lowered his voice and spoke to George.
"Hu Ji originally wrote biographies of election figures. He had been working in the political news industry for ten years. But one day, he suddenly came to me and said that he saw the news about Spider-Man that I published in the Daily Bugle.
, I am very interested in some of these ideas.”
"The two of us chatted all afternoon and exchanged our views on superheroes. We found that we had many similarities, so I invited him to write an article about superheroes for the Daily Bugle."
"What I didn't expect was that he also focused on Spider-Man, wrote the sequel to 'Hu Ji Takes You to Reveal Spider-Man's Dirty Secrets', and brought it to my office, hoping that I
To have it on the front page of the Daily Bugle."
"The focus of his first issue was on Spider-Man destroying the original law enforcement order, causing chaos to the police, and making people panic. I think this is a pretty good starting point, and the two of us polished the article together.
and published in the Daily Bugle.”
George nodded, expressed his agreement, and then said: "Spider-Man does a lot of this kind of thing. Sometimes our police officers are acting in accordance with the order, and he has to fall from mid-air to show off as a hero.
"
"When Spider-Man first appeared, one of my police officers caught a thief. At that time, he was waiting for his colleagues to come over and take the thief and the victimized store owner back to the police station to make a record."
"The thief was not very honest and struggled to run out of the door. Our police officers had already rushed to subdue him, but Spider-Man dived to the ground and knocked the thief to the ground with one punch."
"The thief broke his nose and was admitted to the hospital. After he was discharged, he sued the police for violent law enforcement. Of course he could only complain to the police because Spider-Man had his face covered and no one knew who he was."
"That's what I'm about to say." Jameson said in a more serious tone: "I don't care what fancy clothes he wears, but if he covers his face, it means he doesn't want to be responsible for his actions."
George patted Jameson's shoulder as if he had thought of something and said: "Spider-Man's real harm to society is that he shows up in a big way with his face covered. It seems that he is doing good things, but in fact he is telling the people that as long as he
I cover my face and I can do whatever I want."
"Spider-Man may have done some good things, but what if someone imitates him and does bad things? If everyone thinks that as long as I cover my face, I am not responsible for any of my actions, how many people will be like that?
Is your girlfriend the same victim?"
“I always believe that the deterrence of the police lies in telling those who want to challenge the bottom line of social order that we have powerful means to stop them. Even if we cannot handle every case, when the deterrence exists, there will be people.
Be afraid and don’t disrupt order.”
"But if there is one person who stands outside the bottom line and tells everyone that the police have no ability to interfere with any of his actions, the police's deterrent effect will be weakened."
"Potential criminals who are still hesitant will feel that as long as I follow Spider-Man and cover my face, the police will be unable to do anything to me. The consequences of the imbalance of social order are far beyond what he can make up for by doing a few good deeds - I am right
All superheroes have this view."
Jameson first sighed deeply, then took out a notebook and pen from the pocket of his windbreaker, and said: "Chief George, I can write what you just said into our mysterious person interview section next week.
Are you there? Don’t worry, your name won’t appear.”
"If you are willing." George patted Jameson's arm again and said, "Let's talk about the victim again. Since you were like-minded at the beginning, why did you part ways later?"
Jameson lowered his head and glanced at the newspaper in George's hand. George understood his intention and handed the newspaper to him. Jameson looked at some of the remarks on it and said.
"The first three issues of Revealed by Hu Ji all discussed the harm caused by superheroes on a social and philosophical level. I think this kind of discussion is beneficial and can bring another rational perspective to the public to view superheroes."
"But in the revealing article in the fourth issue, Hu Ji said that Spider-Man visited pornographic establishments near Hell's Kitchen many times in the early days of his debut, and even casinos and black boxing rings. Therefore, he wrote in the article that Spider-Man was a prostitute and gambled.
Ghost, and even manipulated underground boxers to make money for him, and speculated that he was probably also involved in drug abuse and gangs."
Hearing this, George frowned slightly. Jameson looked at his expression and knew that the experienced police detective had made the right judgment. Sure enough, George said.
"Based on my many years of experience in dealing with criminals, Spider-Man should not have any bad habits. He is incredibly healthy. This is not to say that his superpowers give him a strong appearance, but if you really see
After spending too much time with gamblers and prostitutes, you will understand that Spider-Man and them are completely opposite."
Jameson nodded and said: "I think so too, so I put forward this part of the speculation euphemistically. There is no substantial evidence to support it and it cannot be published for the time being. Hu Ji is very dissatisfied."
"Two days later, he suddenly came to me and said that he had found evidence. He played me a recording from an underground boxing ring in Hell's Kitchen. A waiter there said that Spider-Man came from their place.
The one who debuted turned out to be a black boxer."
"Chief George, you should know who the Black Boxers are better than me. Hu Ji insisted on releasing this recording as if he had obtained some incredible treasure, and then published his speculations in the newspaper.
superior."
George's eyes immediately became serious, but Jameson touched his chin and said: "At this time, I noticed a question, where did Hu Ji get these clues?"
"I'm ashamed, but I've been paying attention to Spider-Man since he first emerged in New York. But Hell's Kitchen is such a mixed bag that small characters like us can't investigate clearly. The background and identity of Spider-Man who came out of there is a mystery. Hu
But Ji was able to dig out extremely critical clues there in two days."
"My intuition told me that something was wrong, so I politely declined his request for publication. However, Hu Ji understood that there was not enough evidence, so he did not impress me."
"Two days later, he produced evidence that Spider-Man had haunted the sewers of New York. It was very detailed and professional. He even obtained samples of residual spider silk."
"I was shocked at the time. Needless to say, how complicated New York's sewer network is. During the renovation project of the underground network, dozens of reporters from the Daily Bugle sprinkled water without any splash. Could it be that Hu Ji knew the magic of cloning?
?”
"Being able to produce this kind of evidence in such a short period of time shows that he cannot be a simple news editor. Either he has enough manpower to conduct a carpet search, or he has planned it for a long time and has already mastered many information about Spider-Man.
The clues are only now provided to me."
"I felt more and more something was wrong, so I proposed to completely terminate cooperation with him. Hu Ji looked very angry, so I could only calm him down and then send him away."
"Unexpectedly, within a week, he found a new partner, and it was not just one partner, but six or seven newspapers and a dozen online media. They began to publish the evidence that Hu Ji had found.
"
"The death of the first generation of Spider-Man has been made a big deal about again, some of the outrageous behavior of the second generation of Spider-Man has been amplified by the media again, and the true identity and address of the existing three generations of Spider-Man have begun to be discovered."
"Things are getting bigger and bigger, and the rumors are getting more and more outrageous. Some of the news published in regular newspapers are fake news. Some of the news that the Bugle Daily reported on Spider-Man in the past have also been distorted or taken out of context. I
Hurry up and ask the editor to issue a clarification."
"I published several reports in a row to explain the true meaning of those previous articles, and at the same time released the reliable evidence in my hand. For example, he was very young when he debuted and was unlikely to have an illegitimate child. He was in good health, had a regular schedule, and took drugs.
The possibility is also very small, etc., but..."
Jameson hesitated for a moment, and George could see that he had scruples, so he pulled Jameson to an empty room next to the crime scene, closed the door and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it, James."
Mr. Sen, if the situation is serious, I can apply for witness protection for you."
Jameson pushed up his glasses, shook his head and said, "It's not that serious, but within a week of my clarification reports being sent out, I discovered that my home might have been searched, and I also found out on my way to work.
Found someone following..."
George immediately frowned, and Jameson seemed to know what he wanted to ask, and said: "It's useless to call the police. The other party is quite professional. It doesn't look like the kind of journalist who wants to investigate and collect evidence, more like..."
"Law enforcement officers?"
Jameson nodded and said: "Of course this is my personal speculation, but I have been immersed in this industry for so many years and know a lot of people. I immediately realized that I might be involved in a big trouble, so
I immediately stopped working and went to the West Coast for a vacation, and the Daily Bugle also temporarily suspended publication."
"Then you said that Spider-Man may be the number one suspect in Hu Ji's murder case..."
"He may be seeking revenge." Jameson looked toward the door, lowered his voice, and said, "Because I have interacted with Spider-Man a lot, I know that he is not the kind of person who only knows how to throw his fists.
A fool, he is incredibly smart."
"Even I can see the clues about Hu Ji and the people behind him organizing a large-scale smear campaign against Spider-Man. There is no reason why he can't notice it. Do you think a young and energetic young hero can tolerate others slandering him like this?