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Amid Peter's cries of pain, Ryan said indifferently:
"You can choose to act as a hero yourself, to carry out the so-called responsibility of protecting everyone."
"But you must understand that while you are protecting everyone, someone must protect our small family. Since you have chosen to protect everyone, I must stay to protect our home."
"Peter, I don't object to you becoming a Superhero, but remember, never advise others to become a Superhero, because you aren't helping them; you're harming them."
After saying that, leaving Peter to his own thoughts, Ryan went out for a date.
Today is the weekend.
He had promised to take Gwen out to dinner this weekend last week, and he couldn't break that promise.
This time, Ryan didn't wait for Gwen to come to him; instead, he took the initiative to drive to the bottom of her apartment building.
As for how he knew Gwen's address...
That was thanks to his mother, May.
Two years ago, after he saved Gwen, she had often come to see him.
Sometimes she would come back with Peter after school and stay at his house until evening.
May liked Gwen very much, and with her personality, she would never let a girl go home alone at night, so she naturally assigned the task of walking Gwen home to Ryan.
After walking Gwen home a few times, even without trying to memorize it, Ryan had learned her address.
Today, because he woke up early to help Peter apply medicinal wine, he decided to give Gwen a surprise.
After all, he was ready to accept the adult Gwen; he couldn't keep letting the girl take the initiative, could he?
After buying some gifts and a bouquet of flowers at the supermarket downstairs, Ryan headed up the building where Gwen lived.
Compared to Ryan's small detached house, Gwen's home fit the America elite stereotype, a large luxury apartment.
Ryan stood in front of the Stacy family's door and knocked three times.
After waiting a few seconds, hurried footsteps echoed from inside.
With her hair slightly messy, wearing bear pajamas, and a toothbrush in her mouth, Gwen, who had clearly just woken up, opened the door without even looking up.
"Thanks, but we don't need supermarket coupons, we're not interested in raffles, and we're not buying a TV. Besides, I have something very important to do today, so don't bother me, okay?"
After saying that, Gwen prepared to close the door.
"I'm guessing that 'very important thing' is the meal I owe you, right?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Gwen snapped her head up, her eyes wide as she blinked at Ryan, seemingly confused as to why he was there.
But immediately, Gwen realized that she wasn't in her usual 'full makeup battle-ready' exquisite state like when she went to see Ryan!
She was currently bare-faced and in her pajamas!
"Holy..."
Halfway through her exclamation, Gwen immediately covered her mouth. She couldn't swear in front of the person she liked!
"Ryan, wait a second, I'll be right back!"
After speaking quickly, Gwen slammed the door shut and bolted toward her room.
She was going to get fully made up as fast as possible!
This left Chief Stacy, who had just sat down in the dining room to enjoy breakfast, completely stunned.
His instinct as a Chief told him that things were not simple!
When had his always calm and intelligent daughter ever lost her composure like this?
Something was wrong—very, very wrong!
And for a calm girl to change so drastically, besides the pain of losing a loved one, there was only one other possibility... a boy!
Consequently, Chief Stacy couldn't eat anymore. With a dark expression, he stood up from the dining room, strode toward the front door, and pulled it open.
Sure enough, a tall, handsome young man was standing at the door!
Chief Stacy first sized Ryan up with a scrutinizing gaze.
He was tall and strong, with a confident posture, ruggedly handsome features, a gentle temperament, yet a sharp look in his eyes. Even his attire was a neat suit that Stacy approved of!
Oh, damn it!
How could there be someone in this World who, at first glance, was so perfect that even a Chief like him couldn't find a single flaw!
In terms of first impressions, Chief Stacy, who had intended to find fault, undoubtedly lost.
But he refused to concede, because he didn't believe such a perfect man truly existed!
Based on his years of experience solving cases, the more perfect someone appeared on the surface, the darker their heart often was, and the filthier they were in private!
So, Chief Stacy continued to question Ryan with a sharp gaze: "What's your name? What do you do? Where do you live?"
Watching Chief Stacy interrogate him like a Police officer questioning a suspect, Ryan wasn't annoyed. Instead, he smiled and answered one by one:
"Reporting, Mr. Chief. My name is Ryan Parker. I am currently engaged in research work on eliminating urban pests. I live at 104 37th Avenue, Flushing, Queens."
Ryan's polite response actually caught Chief Stacy off guard.
Usually, when he interrogated suspects like this, the other party would tell him to eat shit. Why today... Wait, he wasn't exactly interrogating a suspect... and recalling the answer just now, Chief Stacy suddenly realized he had an impression of this person!
The parker family in Queens!
Wasn't that the classmate's house Gwen often ran off to?
Gwen had been frequenting the parker family for the past two years. As her father, Chief Stacy naturally couldn't be unaware, and he certainly couldn't be unconcerned.
Therefore, he had used his privileges to secretly investigate the parker family.
And the records of the parker family were, arguably, cleaner than 99.9999% of families in America—and that applied to every member!
First, the Parker couple, the heads of the household, had spent their lives doing good deeds and working diligently; they were practically the gold standard for New York citizens!
Next, the nephew, Peter Parker, had excelled in his studies since childhood and had an honest, kind personality—a model student in any parent's eyes!
Finally, the son, Ryan Parker—the person in front of him. Although he wasn't as overtly honest and kind as his cousin Peter, nor did he do good deeds as frequently as his parents, he was still beyond reproach. One could even say he was a 'Ideal Child'!
Since childhood, his physical education and academic scores were perfect. While his personality was that of a normal person who didn't like meddling in others' business, that was hardly a flaw!
As for his work, when Stacy had investigated, various major corporations were still competing for Ryan, so he wasn't sure which company Ryan had ultimately chosen.
But without a doubt, it had to be a top-tier company!
Ryan just said he was currently engaged in research on eliminating urban pests. While this might not be considered a high-status peak career in America...
To a Police officer like Chief Stacy, who was full of responsibility and a sense of justice, Ryan's dedication to urban pest elimination research—a field few were willing to enter—was one of the greatest professions!