I Became Spider-Man's Cousin in Anime Crossover

Chapter 161 Sheriff Black: Where's my rabbit?!

Time slipped by unnoticed, and before we knew it, it was the morning of the second day.

Just as expected, Riley woke up naturally and felt refreshed and in great shape after a quick wash.

"Phew... thankfully, Uncle Long didn't notice..."

"Hmm? Didn't find anything?"

But just as Riley was getting ready and opened the door to go to school, he saw Jade carrying a lunchbox, muttering to herself, walking past him like a thief.

This made Riley instinctively feel that something was wrong, and he quickly caught up with Xiaoyu and patted her on the shoulder.

"Hey! Uncle Long! I really didn't take it...! Oh, it's you, Riley. You've been appearing and disappearing like a ghost, you scared me half to death... Ah, I mean, why haven't you gone to school yet?"

At first, Xiaoyu, who was patted on the shoulder, jumped three feet high on the spot like a startled rabbit.

Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief when she turned around and saw that the person standing behind her was Riley, and quickly changed the subject.

"Because I overslept and accidentally woke up a little late? By the way, you seem a bit nervous, Xiaoyu. Is something wrong?"

"No! Of course not! Uh, I mean... it's my turn to be on duty today, so I'll be going now. Goodbye, Riley!"

"...Okay, goodbye, Xiaoyu."

Looking at Xiaoyu, who had only exchanged words briefly before running away, she seemed genuinely anxious.

After waving goodbye, Riley raised an eyebrow and muttered to himself.

"That's strange. I remember that it's Xiaoyu's turn to be on duty next week. Could I be mistaken?"

In his words, he said, "When a child is quiet, he must be up to no good."

Today, Jade didn't wake Riley up to go to school together. She even went to school early without Uncle Long urging her. She seemed to have suddenly changed her personality, becoming a model student with a strong work ethic. This made Riley, who knew Jade's character well, increasingly suspicious.

"Hey Riley, are you there?"

"I'm here, Peter, what's wrong?"

"There's a group of armed robbers robbing a bank and they've taken a lot of hostages. But Harry, Gwen, and I are dealing with other crimes and can't get there right away. Could you please take over for us?"

"No problem, consider it my morning exercise. Send me the coordinates, and I'll head over right away."

However, before Riley could even begin to suspect anything and follow Xiaoyu as she walked away to see what kind of trouble the child was up to, a sudden phone call from Peter forced Riley to temporarily put the idea aside.

After thinking for a while, Riley first secretly caught up with Jade and installed a tracker on her.

Then he put on the Spider-Man suit and, following the coordinates given by Peter, immediately rushed to the scene.

In this way, even if Xiaoyu really gets into trouble, Riley can find Xiaoyu's exact whereabouts immediately.

Unless, Xiaoyu suddenly vanishes from the face of the earth, disappearing completely from this world.

But Xiaoyu is just going to school; she's not going to challenge the eight demons or do anything earth-shattering.

It's impossible that Xiaoyu, who rarely goes to school alone, could possibly pull off some kind of "technological and ruthless feat," right?

And while Jade and Riley were leaving District 13.

Sheriff Black, accompanied by high-ranking government officials, arrived at the secure underground vault.

He then entered the password to open the heavy metal door in front of him, turned around, and confidently spoke to the well-dressed officials in front of him.

"Alright, we've arrived... Just as I told you before, the magical talisman is kept behind this door. Anyone who holds it can possess super-fast movement...!"

However, the sentence was only half-finished.

Sheriff Blake, who subconsciously turned his head and glanced at the scene inside the underground vault, was stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

Because this huge underground vault, with its layers of strict defenses laid out using various high-tech devices, is solely for protecting the pedestal in the very center, which is specifically used to house the talismans.

But now, the rabbit talisman, which should have been quietly embedded in the pedestal under this watertight and meticulous protection, has vanished without a trace!

The worst part is that the talismans have been stolen. These defense systems, which Sheriff Black poured a lot of effort into, have never sounded an alarm, just like the security measures of the Land of Light!

So much so that even though everything was prepared, the only thing he didn't expect was that he would lose the talisman at this critical moment, and he suddenly fell into a state of mental blankness!

I also gained a deeper understanding of why, from the very beginning, Riley preferred to hold all the power himself rather than agree to hand over the talisman to Section 13 for safekeeping...

So it wasn't that Riley was selfish after all, but that District 13 really couldn't protect these amazing little gadgets!

Who did this? Could it be the Mafia?

When did the Mafia become so powerful?!

Moreover, I just got the Rabbit Talisman from Riley last night, and it was stolen this morning...

Are the Mafia's intelligence networks really that good? Or is there a mole within their District 13?!

What terrified Sheriff Black even more was that the heavily guarded underground vault could be infiltrated without anyone noticing...

What if next time, the other side wants to wreak havoc in District 13?

Most members of District 13 will likely die in their sleep, without knowing why, and it's impossible to guard against them!

"Super-fast movement? That sounds pretty cool... So, where's that... talisman?"

"...Uh, I think I made a mistake. This isn't the underground vault where the talismans are stored, hahaha... Oh! Right! You've come all this way, you probably haven't had breakfast yet, right? How about we grab a bite first, and then slowly delve into the mysteries of magic? Our donuts from District 13 are pretty good, you know?"

Fortunately, the fact that Sheriff Black was able to become the leader of the secret organization shows that he has exceptional abilities.

Almost the instant the officials around him asked a question out of curiosity, Sheriff Black, snapping out of his daze, pressed the button to close the underground vault door again, and turned around with a broad smile, preventing the officials from taking the opportunity to step inside.

Before the other party could raise any questions, he responded with a mix of truth and falsehood—after all, the talisman was gone, so this was indeed not an underground vault for "storing talismans," and it wasn't a lie—completely dispelling the officials' doubts.

While warmly greeting the other person with his arm around their shoulder, he used his free hand to make coded hand gestures behind his back, instructing the agents accompanying him to find a chance to leave quickly so that Riley could be informed of the lost talisman as soon as possible.

Riley needs to know that the Mafia has been hiding its true strength all along and is far from being as weak as it appears!