Relying on his superhuman perception, Peter easily returned to school without alerting anyone and successfully changed out of his suit.
Almost as soon as he finished, the school bell rang.
When Peter returned to the classroom, the other students paid no attention to his movements.
Only Gwen stared at him unblinkingly, her eyes filled with complex emotions.
Don't misunderstand; it wasn't that she suspected Peter was "The Punisher."
Rather, she was very dissatisfied with Peter's "mysterious disappearance"!
She was in a terrible mood because of the stark contrast between her and The Punisher, as well as being misunderstood by the police!
Therefore, upon returning to school, she instinctively wanted to find Peter to chat and alleviate her bad mood.
But as it turned out, Peter was nowhere to be found, which made her mood even worse.
Anyone who has had a girlfriend knows that when your girlfriend is unhappy, even your breathing is wrong. If you dare to look happy, it's comparable to dancing on a grave.
So, when Gwen, who couldn't find Peter anywhere, saw him appear before her with a smile, her face instantly puffed up like a bun:
"Where did you go? Why couldn't I find you anywhere?"
As a transmigrator, Peter naturally handled this with ease:
"Oh, I heard later that Ghost-Spider also appeared at Manhattan Bank, so I wanted to go see the excitement."
"But there were so many people watching that I couldn't squeeze in at all."
I also heard them say Ghost-Spider was being suppressed by the robbers the whole time, so I figured they must have mistaken someone else for her. How could the heroic Ghost-Spider be so weak?"
"So, I left early and went to the library to read for a while."
"Oh, right, didn't you go to see the excitement early on? Did you see Ghost-Spider?"
Peter's words nearly choked Gwen on the spot, and her pretty face turned bright red.
I'm so sorry for being this weak!
But at the same time, she couldn't help but feel secretly lucky.
Fortunately, Peter didn't see her embarrassing state just now; otherwise, this guy might have become a fan of The Punisher!
Facing Peter's question, Gwen hesitated for half a second before finally giving up on the plan to lie and say she "didn't see Ghost-Spider at all."
Mainly, she was worried that new videos would leak online today, and then she wouldn't be able to explain it.
Thus, Gwen, who had originally wanted to throw a small tantrum at Peter, was instantly dumbfounded. She could only turn around and haltingly describe how troublesome Shocker was and how unreasonable the newly appeared Punisher was.
That performance, that expression... she looked as helpless as a man.
After easily handling Gwen, Peter began to conceptualize his business empire plan during the boring class time.
Even with Herman's battery technology, building a tech company from scratch was no easy feat.
Production lines, raw materials, designers, distribution channels, marketing... every link was a money-devouring beast.
Even if he invested all four million dollars he "borrowed" from Kingpin, it would only be a drop in the bucket.
Not to mention that this money couldn't be exposed to the light at all.
Therefore, to quickly take this most difficult first step, the best way was still to find a reliable Angel investor!
Speaking of investors.
The first figure that flashed through Peter's mind was that man with the flashy mustache and a face that screamed "I am a genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist"—Tony Stark.
As the head of Stark Industries and the future Iron Man, his financial power and channels were beyond doubt.
But this thought existed for less than a second before Peter decisively extinguished it.
The "father-son" relationship between Tony and Peter was a setting exclusive to the Tom Holland version.
It had absolutely nothing to do with him, the Peter of this Ghost-Spider Universe!
Not to mention that current Tony wasn't even Iron Man yet; he was just a pure playboy!
If he, an unknown high school student, showed up with so-called black technology... the most likely result would be like Killian in Iron Man 3, being stood up and left to blow in the cold wind on a rooftop all night!
Peter didn't want to accept such "humiliation."
So, Tony... pass!
Excluding Stark Industries, what other giant could become Peter's Angel investor?
The answer to this question was obvious.
Oscorp!
In the memory of his Previous Incarnation, just like the Peter of the cinematic Universe, he and the young master of Oscorp, Harry Osborn, were best friends who grew up together!
And Harry's father, the future "Green Goblin" Norman Osborn, also appreciated him very much, even more so than his own son.
Compared to seeking investment from Tony Stark, whom he didn't know at all, it was clearly more reliable to seek investment from Norman Osborn!
With the other party's appreciation for him, as long as he could produce the battery sample and then pitch the concept of the "smartphone" from his mind to Norman... getting tens of millions of dollars in Angel investment from him shouldn't be a problem!
And with Oscorp as a backer, he wouldn't have to worry about his industry being coveted and swallowed up by other capital sharks.
Doing so might make him owe the Osborn family a big favor... under normal circumstances, Peter was unwilling to owe favors to others!
But Osborn was an exception.
For no other reason than that their family's favors were simply too easy to repay!
The genetic disease inherited by the Osborn family was an incurable disease for others, but for him, who possessed the horse talisman, it was just a simple matter.
Although the horse talisman couldn't instantly cure genetic defects.
But as long as it could help Harry and Norman eliminate symptoms and delay the frequency and timing of the disease's onset, that would be enough, wouldn't it?
As long as he could help the Osborn family solve their genetic defects, the entire Oscorp would become his strongest ally!
Isn't this much better than sucking up to Tony Stark?
The more Peter thought about it, the more feasible the plan seemed.
So, after school, he didn't hesitate to pull out his phone and call Harry Osborn.
"Hey, Harry, long time no see. Are you free after school?"
Harry was more than happy to be contacted by Peter, and his excited voice immediately came from the other end of the phone:
"Oh, Peter, you finally remembered me! I was originally planning to wait until the weekend to find you, but this is a coincidence. Wait for me, I'm coming to find you now!"
Not long after Harry hung up, a somewhat flashy convertible sports car parked in front of Peter's house.
Harry jumped out of the car, gave Peter a big hug first, and then asked casually:
"What are we playing today? Basketball or arcade games?"
Facing Harry's question, Peter twitched the corner of his mouth slightly and then spoke:
"Uh, actually, I called you here because I wanted to ask if you're interested in partnering with me to do some business?"