Chapter 225 Stacy and her father instantly spot the fake goods~
Chapter 225 Stacy and her father instantly spot the fake goods~
Rewind a few minutes, to when Gravik had just hung up on Gia.
Rossley Beach, England.
This isn't the typical crowded beach where everyone is lying on the sand sunbathing or surfing.
This area has relatively few tourists. Most visitors come here to enjoy the natural seaside scenery on foot or by car, rather than to swim or sunbathe on the beach.
After all, if it's just about swimming or sunbathing at the beach, there are plenty of beaches like that in the United States, so the Gwen family didn't need to come all the way to England.
However, this family hiking trip was not Gwen's idea.
It was Stacy, the busyest person in the Stacy family, who proposed it.
This dedicated and always frontline bureau chief took a few days off to take his whole family on a trip.
Toby knew about this, after all, Chief Stacy had invited him to go with her last night before she left.
But at that time Toby was... cough cough, I mean, he was guiding Strange onto the path of a sorcerer, so he politely declined.
Director Stacy wasn't disappointed; on the contrary, she was secretly pleased that Toby wasn't coming.
Because he was quite satisfied with Toby as his son-in-law, as he was capable, responsible, and courageous.
But ever since Gwen and Toby confirmed their relationship, her beloved daughter has spent even less time with her old father, which inevitably makes Chief Stacy a little 'jealous'...
So, Director Stacy was quite happy that Toby wasn't coming this time, allowing him to have another proper talk with his daughter alone.
As for what he wanted to talk about, that naturally involved Gwen's other identity...
He had long suspected that Gwen was the female Spider-Man from the Spider-Family, Ghost Spider-Man.
But since Gwen hadn't told him this on her own initiative, he, as her father, didn't feel comfortable asking her directly, for fear of causing her to misunderstand.
But these past few times, the Spider Family has been facing increasingly dangerous beings. Last time, the supervillain that Toby faced even affected the entire Harlem area, causing countless casualties in a single battle!
Although he understood that it was already quite difficult for Toby to stand up for that level of supervillain, he shouldn't blame Toby for the civilian casualties caused by it.
But Chief Stacy couldn't suppress her worries any longer and decided to have a serious talk with Gwen.
See if Gwen can talk to Toby and see if they can fight a powerful supervillain outside of New York next time. Every time they fight, it causes a lot of casualties in New York City. The pressure on him as the NYPD Commissioner is really immense!
And most importantly, he wanted to ask how much longer Gwen planned to keep her identity a secret from him.
Does she really not trust her own father that much?
Why don't you dare tell yourself that you've become the Ghost Spider-Man?
In fact, thanks to Toby's influence and his control over the Spider-Family, and because he didn't frequently disrupt the police's arrests of ordinary criminals, Chief Stacy in this universe doesn't actually dislike the superheroes, much less the Spider-Family of New York.
Because he knew that in an era where superhumans were appearing more and more frequently, superheroes were a necessity.
Only superhumans can defeat superhumans. Even if ordinary police officers could catch superhuman criminals, the price they would pay would be many times greater than if superheroes took action, and might even cost the lives of many officers.
So while Director Stacy was worried about Gwen becoming Spider-Man, she didn't oppose it.
After all, he's protecting New York too...
Stacy and her family walked along the coast, with Chief Stacy bringing up the rear. Watching Gwen chatting happily with her mother, she silently encouraged herself and finally mustered the courage to ask Gwen a question.
"Gwen, I'd like to speak with you alone..."
"Hey, Gwen!!!"
Before Chief Stacy could finish her somewhat guilty words, her voice was drowned out by another, even louder voice.
Director Stacy looked closely and saw a tall, upright figure with a sunny smile jogging towards Gwen.
That's... Toby?
Chief Stacy frowned slightly.
Didn't this kid say he wasn't coming last night?
Why are you following me here again? Are you planning to give Gwen a surprise?
Director Stacy couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. This kid used to be so straightforward, how come he's learned to do all this fancy stuff now!
The more he looked at Toby standing in front of Gwen, the more annoyed he became.
Especially seeing Toby's bright smile, Chief Stacy felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
I don’t know if it’s just my imagination, but Toby today is completely different from the Toby I’ve met before, the one who made me feel like I was in a gentle breeze and whose words and actions were very agreeable to me!
Something's not right...
The old sheriff's intuition alerted Chief Stacy to something amiss, so he quickly stepped forward and, just as Toby opened his arms to hug Gwen, blocked her way and took the hug for her.
Gwen looked at her father blocking her way, lowered her slightly raised arm, crossed her arms, and raised an eyebrow.
It seems my astute bureau chief father has also noticed something.
That's right. Gwen looked at Toby running towards her with a bright smile and didn't even use her spider-sense to distinguish him. She just saw that he was an imposter.
As a Toby fan who has waited for him for years, Gwen is already familiar with every little habit and action of Toby, just like those obsessive fans.
Although Toby usually fights with a lot of big, sweeping moves, he would never show such a stupid smile or run like that to anyone.
Although she didn't know how the other person managed to disguise themselves to look exactly like Toby, Gwen was 200% certain that the other person was definitely not her Toby!
If her father hadn't suddenly stood in front of her, this imposter would have been punched into the sea and fed to the fish by now!
But now that her father has stepped in, she'll see what this guy is up to.
Gravik, now transformed into Toby, released Chief Stacy and looked at the old man in front of him with a hint of displeasure in his eyes. He had ruined his plans!
But he had also read the information and naturally knew that the man in front of him was Gwen's father, so he still smiled, patted the other man on the shoulder, and greeted him in a very familiar tone:
"Hey George, long time no see, how have you been?"
Director Stacy was taken aback by what she heard, and then the last trace of a smile on her face slowly disappeared.
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