So after this incident, George began considering Jameson's words, so he contacted the New York Temple at the first opportunity. However, strangely, the usually responsive New York Temple was slow to respond, which made George even more curious.
He didn't know that all the temples around the world were currently busy looking for their long-lost Supreme Magician. He felt that the Temple was being ambiguous, which might imply some hidden truth.
With such thoughts, George proceeded with the investigation in a systematic manner. Having served as the police chief for so many years, he knew that in the face of immense pressure, the police must be fully mobilized, giving an impression that everyone has something to do, so as to avoid criticism.
But George didn't follow the majority of his officers to investigate various crime scenes or face questions from energy tycoons. Instead, he went alone to the Daily Bugle.
A few months ago, the Daily Bugle had ceased publication. Therefore, the newspaper office was now vacant, with no staff working there. George managed to enter the Daily Bugle building easily and successfully found Jameson's office.
He knew how cautious Jameson was with regards to Spider-Man's issues, so he didn't bother looking at the file cabinets out in the open. Instead, he went straight to the archives room next to the editor's office to find the locked file cabinets and skillfully opened the locks with a gun.
Before long, George found the evidence related to Spider-Man that Hugie had initially provided to Jameson in a locked file cabinet.
The evidence included backups of recordings from a waitress in the underground boxing ring, clues from the sewer, and Spider-Man's whereabouts, which Jameson had not mentioned.
After thumbing through these materials, George discovered that the majority of the recorded information was located in Hell's Kitchen. This was where the first-generation Spider-Man started his early career. Based on this, George speculated that Hugie and the organization behind him might have a base in Hell's Kitchen.
George placed the materials he had obtained on the table and quickly cross-referenced them. By examining the range of Spider-Man's whereabouts, George was able to determine the rough area of the base. He then drove to the target street.
As the cold autumn wind rushed through the streets, George bowed his head to look at the documents in his hand. The fragile paper rustled in the strong wind. Shiller turned a page in his notebook and pointed to a piece of information on it.
"After Hugie's death, investigators are bound to discover that he had an organization behind him specifically discrediting Spider-Man. This organization is quite professional and every piece of information about Spider-Man is extremely detailed and reliable."
"The people I sent won't leave any clues, so investigators can only focus on the organization behind Hugie. I intentionally disclosed some whereabouts information. Professionals can easily determine the rough location of the base by collecting information about Spider-Man's movements - A32C on Harlinde Street in Hell's Kitchen, which is two streets away from my clinic."
"I placed some clues in advance at that location. Investigators will soon discover that this is Hydra's work, and it even involves the energy giant, the Roxon Corporation. The Roxon Corporation has always been funding S.H.I.E.L.D and also has connections with Hydra inside S.H.I.E.L.D."
"The Roxon Corporation couldn't compete with the Stark Group in the heavy weaponry field, so they shifted their focus to civilian weapons several years ago."
"About a year ago, they connected with Hydra within S.H.I.E.L.D, asking them to investigate the whereabouts of superheroes in New York, mainly to dig up their scandals, then bribe the media and writers to publish these twisted or fabricated pieces of evidence."
"This was to create an atmosphere where superheroes could harm ordinary people at any time, causing ordinary people to feel the need to buy weapons to protect themselves. This was to undermine the anti-gun faction and increase the sales of civilian weapons."
"But understanding that Hydra's agents were already very busy, and since I happen to know a lot about Spider-Man, especially the early-stage Spider-Man, I just provided them with some evidence, such as Spider-Man often appearing in illegal places and participating in underground boxing."
"Investigators will discover evidence of the Roxon Corporation contacting Hydra to dig up the superheroes' scandals in that room. Regardless of the investigator's attitude, the evidence will eventually be disclosed, and the public will realize who has been fooling them, and the theory of the threatening superheroes will collapse on its own."
"What's even more significant is that the Roxon Corporation's business is primarily civilian. Once it is caught up in a public opinion storm, it will definitely try to salvage its brand image. Unable to rely on Hydra, they would have to turn to S.H.I.E.L.D, who just happens to need funding to establish a new superhero team system..."
Shiller laughed and said, "Once the truth of the severe slander against Spider-Man is spread, people will inevitably re-evaluate this young superhero."
"And if George had held prejudices against Spider-Man due to public opinion, his immediate reaction to Spider-Man revealing his identity to him will not be anger, but guilt. This way, Peter's issue will be easily resolved."
However, in that small house in Hell's Kitchen, George tossed aside the shocking news about Hydra and the Roxon Corporation. He picked up a report from a corner about Spider-Man's appearance and disappearance times and was taken aback.