Chapter 008: You Know Me

Yes, Wang Bo chose to surrender.

It wasn't because Wang Bo was a coward.

Rather, it was because he genuinely did not want to fight Spider-Gwen here. Once Wang Bo and Spider-Gwen crossed hands, his true strength would inevitably be exposed.

At that time, Wang Bo's peaceful life would likely vanish once and for all.

So in order to maintain his peaceful life, Wang Bo wisely surrendered.

Spider-Gwen was a bit bewildered by Wang Bo's actions, but she quickly calmed down and asked, "Is Carmine Falcone still in his lair?"

"Yes, in his lair." Wang Bo answered readily.

Spider-Gwen asked, "When will he come out?"

"That I don't know, but right now both the underworld and the authorities are looking for you. If he doesn't eliminate you, he probably won't come out of his lair," Wang Bo said.

As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, one will be scared of a well rope for ten years!

Carmine Falcone, though not that cowardly, would absolutely not come out of his lair in the short term at least.

After all, Spider-Gwen's strength was no joke.

The raid on Arkham Asylum had already proven Spider-Gwen's strength.

And to guard against Spider-Gwen sneaking into his lair, Carmine Falcone tripled the number of men inside, sealing the entire hideout as tight as a drum.

In addition, the manor was equipped with all kinds of heavy firepower.

Even Spider-Gwen, facing this level of defense, would be beaten into a pulp if she tried to force her way through. After all, she is still flesh and blood—her body is not yet hard enough to be bulletproof.

Only characters like Thor, the Hulk, or Iron Man could ignore heavy firepower, go on a rampage, charge straight in, and capture Carmine Falcone.

As for Sentry, that would be even easier.

Quicksilver would work too, after all, he's so fast that before you can even blink, he's already carried you out of your lair. Faced with such speed, never mind three times the manpower, even ten times the manpower would be helpless.

Unfortunately, Spider-Gwen did not possess any of the above conditions.

Spider-Gwen was well aware of this as well.

Ever since Carmine Falcone slipped away right under her nose the last time, Spider-Gwen has been looking for a chance to catch that bastard.

But this guy kept hiding in his lair and wouldn't come out, so she could do nothing about it.

Whenever she tried to break into the manor, her Peter tingle—no, her spider-sense—would warn her of extreme danger ahead. So she had to suppress the impulse in her heart and calmly wait for an opportunity.

Just then, Spider-Gwen suddenly had a new idea.

Since the other party was unwilling to come out, she would create an opportunity for them to come out on their own.

Spider-Gwen knew that Carmine Falcone was looking for her, so she planned to deliberately show herself in front of his underlings, let them inform him, and thus lure him out.

She carefully selected one of Falcone's men, someone she had seen before at Arkham Asylum.

Although he didn't even block a single blow from her, he passed out.

But for some reason, Spider-Gwen always felt that this man was a bit strange.

The other party seemed to be hiding something.

So Spider-Gwen chose her target, followed them all the way to the cathedral, and inadvertently prevented a crime, pretending to accidentally appear before them.

Logically speaking, at this moment the other party should have been overjoyed and called for someone, telling their boss that they had found her.

However, Spider-Gwen was astonished to find that the other party simply turned and left.

This was completely contrary to Spider-Gwen's plan, so she had no choice but to pay a visit herself.

Wang Bo had no idea what was going through Spider-Gwen's mind; he simply thought she had accidentally appeared before him, and upon realizing she had been exposed, came to corner him.

Therefore, in response to Spider-Gwen's inquiries, he could be said to be completely forthcoming.

The cooperation was very good.

"Call your boss and tell him you found me."

When Wang Bo heard Spider-Gwen say this, he suddenly understood. Spider-Gwen had not accidentally appeared before him.

Rather, it was intentional.

She wanted to use herself, to use herself as bait to lure Carmine Falcone out of the manor.

After thinking it over repeatedly, Wang Bo nodded and agreed. He personally called his superior, Leonardo, to tell him that he had found the Spider Woman.

What, you found it? Where?

"At the cathedral," Wang Bo said cautiously. "This is a place where you can overlook all of Gotham City, so I came here to see if I could find any clues about Spider-Woman."

"But not long after I climbed up to the cathedral, I unexpectedly saw Spider-Woman stop a robbery."

Leonardo said excitedly, "Stay there and keep an eye on Spider-Woman. Don't let her leave under any circumstances. I'll send people over immediately. This time, we must kill her."

Last time in Arkham Asylum, Spider-Woman had made him lose all face.

This time, he would make Spider-Woman pay the price.

After hanging up the phone, Wang Bo asked, "See, is this okay?"

Spider-Gwen frowned. The man before her gave her a strange feeling, but she couldn't quite put her finger on where the strangeness came from.

After a long moment, a flash of inspiration struck Spider-Gwen's mind.

That's it, the eyes, it's the eyes.

There was no fear in the other's eyes, although on the surface he appeared cautious, answering all my questions without holding back, seeming very afraid of me.

But his eyes were wrong. Beneath that seemingly cowering gaze was a kind of placid calm.

He wasn't afraid of himself at all.

Spider-Gwen had fought quite a few criminals, so she knew well the look in their eyes—a complex mix of fear, dread, anger, and more.

In contrast, the look in this man's eyes was far too calm; from beginning to end, he simply was not afraid at all.

At the same time, Spider-Gwen suddenly recalled the scene when she first saw him.

At that time, he seemed to have a very surprised expression.

But at the time, Spider-Gwen didn't think much of it, assuming they were simply surprised by her outfit.

After all, her appearance in a spider suit was indeed very eye-catching.

But what if the other person was not just surprised by one's outfit, but surprised by oneself as a person, surprised by why one would appear in a place like this?

For a moment, Spider-Gwen blurted out, "You know me."

“I don't know him!” Wang Bo answered instinctively, but the moment he said it, he knew he was in trouble.