Peter, who was in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles preparing to head over to Mary Jane's film set with two others, now faced a rather awkward problem - if they stick to their original plan, with one person distracting Mary Jane while the other two investigate the film set, then who should be the one to act alone?
Ordinarily, it made sense for Harry, who was Mary Jane's boyfriend, to be the one to distract her. An excuse was easy to come up with, such as surprising her because she's been working so hard. It would be simple enough to lead Mary Jane elsewhere, and then allow the two Spider-Mans to enter the filming set and investigate any suspicious characters.
But, there's a problem. If Harry left, and Middle-aged Peter stayed behind with Peter, Middle-aged Peter would definitely ask Peter what the purpose of the plan was.
How could Peter explain that the plan was actually to help Little Green Demon win back another person's wife from another cosmos?
If Peter and Harry stayed behind, Peter would face the same issue. Harry would definitely ask him about the sudden appearance of Peter from another cosmos, which would inevitably lead to a discussion of Middle-aged Peter Parker's life experiences—he had married and divorced Mary Jane, remarried, and even had a cute little daughter.
If Peter left and Harry and Middle-aged Peter stayed together, he did not dare to imagine what would happen.
Peter was very clear that Harry's love for Mary Jane was different from his love for Gwen. Peter hoped that Gwen would be okay, whether he was there or not. Gwen felt the same way.
But Harry had a strong possessive desire for Mary Jane, reminiscent of the Osborn family's style of loving. However, Mary Jane was a very independent person who feels that love should not infringe on personal space. They've had plenty of arguments over this.
So Peter wasn't sure how Harry would react after hearing the story from another cosmos, and he decided to try his best not to let Harry know, nor be faced with such an awkward problem.
Soon, they arrived at a real-life set in Hollywood, specifically built for movie filming. Mary Jane was acting in a city love comedy, with most of the scenes being filmed in this building. When the three of them arrived, the filming was already in progress. There were no suspicious individuals in sight.
As they stood outside the set, the three of them began discussing who should handle which tasks. Harry was the first to speak, "I can use the excuse of visiting the set to distract Mary Jane …"
"No," Peter interrupted him, "I know Mary Jane, she despises interruptions when she's working. The so-called surprise you're thinking of might just end up scaring her."
"So, what's your plan?" Harry flung out his hands problematically.
"We don't need to lead Mary Jane away. We can enter separately and search for suspicious individuals within the area separately. As long as we avoid the areas where Mary Jane is, we'll be fine. In this way, our efficiency will also be higher."
After much debate, Peter's opinions prevailed. So they planned to enter separately and divide the areas of responsibility. Peter would be in charge of the central location, while Harry and Middle-Aged Peter would take charge of the left and right of the perimeter respectively.
As this was a covert mission, they all decided against their uniforms. Peter quickly obtained the armband of a crew member from a box held by a passing assistant, and easily blended into the set, heading towards his designated location.
Just then, Peter's phone rang. When he answered, he said, "Hello? Oh, Shadow Spider-man, what's up?"
"Jonah Jameson, you mean the boss of the Daily Bugle? No, I don't know him well, and I've never worked there... Did you work there in your cosmos? What happened to him?"
"Nick gave you a mission, what? You want to kill Jameson, no, no, no, please don't!... Ah, yes, he has indeed published some reports about Spider Man, but I wouldn't consider that exactly as vilifying. I did indeed do some foolish things when I was just starting out..."
"You discovered he was colluding with an organization purposely vilifying me? I don't think that's possible, Shadow Spider-man. I don't know what Jonah Jameson from your cosmos is like, but I remember that the Daily Bugle had once published an article clearing up some defaming reports about Spider Man. While Jameson may not like Spider Man, he's a genuine journalist."
Your cosmos too? Well, that's great... So you just want to verify whether the Jonah Jameson in my cosmos is a good person? I can assure you that he is. So you can't kill him."
Just as Peter was about to hang up, he seemed to remember something, "You mentioned that he might be colluding with those who have been vilifying me... I believe there might be some misunderstanding. Someone might be trying to set him up."
"Shadow Spider-man, could you leave a note for Mr. Jameson asking him to leave New York for a bit? I am worried about him getting involved in some kind of trouble. After all, he's one of the few conscientious editors in New York..."
Shadow Spider-man said something on the other end of the phone. Peter lowered his head and sighed, "I know, I just think it's not worth getting into a feud with them. That's all, goodbye."