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Chapter 99 Daredevil

Daredevil, or rather, the demon of Hell's Kitchen.

He's like an urban legend, a shadow lurking in the darkness. Unlike Spider-Man, no one has ever taken a picture of him, not even a clear image can be found in police files. His existence can only be pieced together from the testimonies of bruised and battered gangsters, or from the occasional glimpse of a dark figure caught by passersby between tall buildings.

Some say he's a superpowered person, some say he's a mutant, and there are even more outrageous rumors—Daredevil is a real demon who crawled back from hell to punish evil.

But Peter Parker knows that Daredevil not only exists, but also knows his true identity: the blind lawyer Matt Murdoch, who by day defends the underprivileged at the Nelson-Murdoch law firm he co-founded with his good friend Fergie Nelson, and by night transforms into a demon, unleashing his fury with fists and a baton, and seeking truth and justice for his clients.

Tonight, the Hell's Kitchen sky is still stained with neon lights and sin. Daredevil leaps between skyscrapers, his keen hearing catching every whisper of evil in every alleyway. Suddenly, his movements stop—the sound of the wind has changed. It's not a siren, not a gunshot, but a lighter, faster whooshing sound, the sound of a person moving back and forth in mid-air.

“Spider-Man, that’s strange, you don’t usually come to this place.” He stopped and stood next to a water tower, putting his baton back in his sleeve. “I rarely see you in Hell’s Kitchen.”

"Perhaps I should say I can hear you, Daredevil."

Peter landed on the water tank, not fully revealing that he knew the other person's identity, but then, as if realizing something, he asked, "Wait, didn't the Punisher tell you about me?"

"My relationship with Frank isn't exactly good, and we both have our own things to do."

Daredevil relaxed a bit upon hearing the Punisher's name. Regardless of what Jonah Jameson said about Spider-Man, since the Avengers had invited him to join them, Spider-Man shouldn't be an enemy. However, he hadn't anticipated that Spider-Man knew a surprising amount of information.

“I guess you’re planning to send Wilson Fisk to jail for the third time.” Peter understood what Daredevil was trying to do: “Will it work? You’ve already sent him in twice, but he’s come out again, and not only that, he’s been cleared of all charges and has become a famous philanthropist.”

To be honest, the plot of the 616 universe is very messy. For example, the events that should have happened in Daredevil season 3 in 2015 were actually completed in 2010. And after the Battle of New York, Kingpin, who was sent to prison for the second time by Daredevil, was released again. Not only that, Fisk actually made a fortune of over $100 million in just a few months by contracting post-Battle of New York construction projects, and went public to launder his money, looking like a normal businessman.

However, at the same time, the plot of "The Defenders" seems to have not happened. The plot has once again gone in a direction that Peter does not understand. The whole world is like an unknowable stage of fate. You seem to know what will happen, but in reality you know nothing.

Daredevil awkwardly licked his parched lips, assuming Spider-Man would agree with his code of conduct: "You mean, kill Fisk? But that's not our responsibility..."

“But you also know, the court may never sentence him to death.” Spider-Man finished speaking, looking at Daredevil who hadn’t answered him. Daredevil was different from him. Daredevil truly shared Batman’s principle of not killing. Although Peter didn’t like or want to kill, it didn’t mean he wouldn’t do so in certain situations.

In fact, apart from Ant-Man, there doesn't seem to be a single extreme non-killer in the Avengers.

“No organization has given us the power to judge them…” “In fact, no organization has given us the power to fight criminals, but let’s leave that aside for now.” Peter interrupted Daredevil, scratching his head, not wanting to get entangled with Daredevil on this issue: “Actually, I came to you because, well, I’ve been investigating those people who dig up and smuggle Chitauri artifacts from the ruins of the Battle of New York—”

"You think Fisk did it."

"Yes, but I have no evidence. I broke into the Fisk building twice, but I found nothing."

Peter crouched against the wall, watching Daredevil silently contemplate. This was undoubtedly a collaboration offer, but Daredevil needed to consider whether it would violate his principles.

Daredevil finally nodded and accepted Peter's invitation.

"There is only one condition: no killing."

"Okay, this is the first time I've ever heard someone tell me not to kill anyone."

As Peter spoke, he glanced to the side. His senses might not be as acute as Daredevil's, but they were far beyond those of an ordinary person, allowing him to naturally hear the criminal activity taking place there. Almost immediately, he rushed over, swinging on his webs while wondering if Matt Murdoch had some misunderstanding about him. Was Spider-Man some kind of born killer?
As Spider-Man swung toward the crime scene, Daredevil immediately gave chase. However, compared to parkour on the rooftops, he was no match for the speed of spider webs. By the time he arrived, several gangsters were already stuck to the wall in spider webs, their weapons broken and discarded to the side.

Spider-Man, hanging upside down on his web, looked at Daredevil curiously and asked, "Any more questions? If not, then I'll ask."

Daredevil, seeing this, smiled and shook his head with mixed feelings: "Ask away, kid, what do you want to know about Fisk?"

"You've already sent him to jail twice with evidence of his crimes, and you really have no leads at all?"

Daredevil fell silent, or rather, he was speechless. Peter stared in shock, his eyes wide. What? You really didn't know?

“All of Fisk’s businesses seem legitimate now.” Peter could sense the frustration in Daredevil’s voice. “I’ve tracked down a few gang operations, but they have no apparent connection to Fisk, and there’s no direct evidence against them. His wife, Vanessa, used to manage his businesses, but now she doesn’t even touch them anymore.”

Peter frowned. If the person he had been investigating all this time was Kingpin, then the other party should have a sizable weapons modification factory and other equipment. But reality told him that there was not a trace of any of these.

“Okay, I have a lead here, a missing private investigator, possibly hired by Kingpin to gather dirt on us and investigate our identities.” Spider-Man took a picture of McDonald Gagan out of his pocket and handed it to Daredevil: “His name is McDonald Gagan, see if you can find any clues about him.”

(End of this chapter)