The Sun rose, and Harry Osborn lay in bed, turning on the huge TV screen on his bedroom wall.
"...Osborn Enterprise has suffered a major tragedy, with several researchers perishing overnight.
The Police are fully investigating the killer, but judging by the extent of damage to the walls and equipment, some claim the perpetrator is not human at all..."
"What?!"
Harry Osborn watched the TV screen, showing seven or eight bodies covered with White sheets being carried out of the Osborn Building.
The news reporter continued to broadcast something in front of the camera, but Harry Osborn had no heart to listen further.
He quickly got out of bed and rushed out of his bedroom, but his steps suddenly halted as he was about to run to his father Norman Osborn's bedroom.
Norman Osborn was not in his bedroom at all, but was lying on the corridor, bare-chested, sleeping soundly.
"Father, are you alright?"
Harry Osborn hurried over and shook Norman Osborn a few times.
"I... I don't know, what happened?"
Norman Osborn was woken up by his son's shaking and asked groggily.
"I just got up and saw you lying in the corridor, Father, you must have been overworked," Harry said, "Something happened at the company."
"What? What happened?"
As soon as Norman Osborn heard the keyword, he immediately scrambled up from the corridor, asking anxiously.
Harry Osborn opened his mouth, but found it difficult to describe the matter in words, so he simply pulled his father into his bedroom, pointing to the news footage still playing on the huge TV screen:
"It happened last night."
At this moment, on the news screen, the reporter was announcing the names of the deceased one by one, all of whom were without exception technical personnel who had worked for Osborn Group for more than ten years.
The company's development was inseparable from their research; they were core members of the core.
At the same time, even the fifty homeless people's bodies on the second basement floor were exposed due to the appearance of the Police and media, and General Ross's Military forces could no longer suppress it.
Whew!
Norman Osborn's breathing suddenly became rapid, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was filled with disbelief:
"Who did it? Who?!"
In an instant, faces of high-ranking executives from rival companies flashed through Norman Osborn's mind, but he dismissed them one by one:
"No, they wouldn't use such bloody methods to compete, they don't have the guts..."
"Is it Spider-Man? I sent Spider-Slayer to kill him, is this his revenge?"
Norman Osborn's face was contorted as he gripped his son's arm tightly:
"Harry, get dressed and come with me to the Police Station."
"Father?" Harry Osborn looked at his father, puzzled.
"I need to see Spencer Smythe," Norman Osborn said, "I think I might already know who the killer is."
In the Abandoned Shipyard, Batman was still putting Peter Parker's body through extreme training, and he could feel that this body was getting stronger and stronger with constant exercise.
Because Peter Parker's height was too short (relative to Bruce Wayne), Batman also specially customized a diet for himself, so that his figure gradually approached Bruce Wayne.
There was no TV in the Abandoned Shipyard, but Batman bought a radio to replace it.
At this moment, the radio was playing news about the bloody murder that happened at Osborn Group last night.
"Who is the killer?"
Batman kept his body and brain running at the same time.
Last night, he had searched Osborn Group from top to bottom but still hadn't found Norman Osborn.
Those researchers were not conducting human experiments, but were engaged in intense discussions.
"Currently, I can only confirm that the incident happened after I left Osborn Group, but I need to personally visit the scene to investigate the specific details of the case."
"News reports indicate that the damage at the scene is enormous, not like humans... It's not ruled out that Osborn Group's human experiments have once again produced a monster like Squid Man."
Thud!
A twenty-five-ton counterweight was dropped on the ground by Batman, emitting a dull thud.
Changing into a plaid shirt, he went to Peter Parker's rented apartment to show his face, and Ursula, the landlord's daughter, was once again waiting at the door:
"Hi, Peter."
"Harry Osborn just called and said he couldn't go to school recently... I knocked on the door just now, but you didn't seem to hear it."
Batman nodded, he hadn't forgotten that his superficial identity was still the Science and Engineering Men Peter Parker:
"Ursula, I was sleeping too soundly... What happened?"
Ursula handed over today's Daily Bugle, which featured the tragic incident that occurred at Osborn Group last night.
Batman's superb acting skills successfully deceived Ursula, making the simple and honest girl believe that he had just learned the news, and Ursula quickly comforted him:
"I know Harry is your good friend, and I hope this matter won't affect his studies."
"I hope so," Batman said.
Today is Monday, Peter Parker should go to school, but Batman is busy.
Osborn Group is currently sealed off by the Police Station, and it's not appropriate for Peter Parker to investigate the situation on site, while going as Batman would likely lead to him being mistaken for the killer by the Police.
Batman has to go tonight, but for now, he needs to go to Dr. Otto's laboratory first.
"Osborn Group, which funds his experiments, has had a murder case, so Dr. Otto will inevitably think that the experiments will be postponed indefinitely..."
Thinking of the scientists in Gotham who went to extremes for various reasons: Mr. Freeze, Scarecrow, Professor Pyg, Man-Bat... No matter how small the possibility, Batman did not want what happened in Gotham to play out in New York.
"Brooklyn."
Sitting in a taxi, Batman said to the driver, then closed his eyes to rest for a moment while en route.
"Contact Brooklyn Police Department, don't tip them off."
At the Manhattan Police Department, George Stacy calmly issued orders.
There were still no clues about last night's gang violence, and this morning, employees of Osborn Group discovered the tragedy on the third basement floor due to the strong smell of blood.
At the same time, the human experiments on the second basement floor, which were made public, led to the complete lockdown of Osborn Group.
"According to investigations of Osborn employees, Osborn Group has halted almost all funded experimental research projects, investing most of its funds into the so-called 'Super Soldier' program... Could there be a connection to the murder on the third basement floor?"
Just as George Stacy was overwhelmed with calls due to this series of cases, the New York Power Authority also called:
"There's abnormal power consumption underground in Brooklyn."
Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Police Station received a report that Dr. Otto's laboratory had a loud noise yesterday.
When the Police arrived, they found that Dr. Otto and the experimental equipment had disappeared without a trace, leaving only huge, non-human claw marks at the scene.
—Dr. Otto's nuclear fusion experiment was funded by Osborn Group, and it was also one of the projects that were halted.
The damage on the third basement floor and the claw marks in Dr. Otto's laboratory, the murder case that occurred last night and Dr. Otto's mysterious disappearance, the halted experimental projects and missing equipment, abnormal power consumption... George Stacy temporarily identified Dr. Otto as the suspect in the murder case and coordinated with the Brooklyn Police Department for synchronized action.
Woo woo!
A series of Police cars filled with fully armed Police roared towards Brooklyn.