Peter stared blankly back and forth between the two Short-haired Gwens, who were dressed identically. He asked subconsciously, "Gwen, when did you get back? Weren't you on a family trip to England?"
Peter, Harry, and Cindy all knew that two Gwens existed in this World simultaneously, so they weren't overly surprised by this.
But Ben and May didn't know about the two Gwens yet. Hearing his nephew's words, Ben looked at Peter beside him with utter confusion.
"When did Gwen go to England? Hasn't she been staying at our house these past few days?"
May also glared at Peter and Harry. "And why do you two look completely unsurprised that there are two Gwens? Are you brothers hiding something from us?"
Ben placed a hand on a shivering Harry, a smile on his face that made Harry's skin crawl. "And you, kid, spill it. What kind of mischief is your brother Ryan up to?"
At those words, Peter and Harry's eyes began to wander guiltily.
They were wondering if they should just sell Ryan out right now...
Watching the fake Ryan transform into her own likeness, the Short-haired Gwen saw that the rushing Parker Family still hadn't grasped the main point and were instead interrogating Peter and Harry. She couldn't help but complain:
"Hey, everyone, how about you look over here first and settle this? It's true there are two Gwens in this World right now, but I'm the real Gwen. The one opposite me isn't—she's a total fake!"
Hearing this, Ben and May temporarily let Peter and Harry off the hook, turning their gaze toward the fake Gwen that Gwen was pointing at.
Jia, in the form of the fake Gwen, immediately put on a pitiful, wronged expression for the crowd.
"I'm the real one, she's the fake! I just came up and saw her sneaking around in Ryan's room. As soon as she saw me, she pulled a gun on me without a word. You know I don't have a gun..."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the other Gwen and indeed saw a handgun lying by her feet.
As the heads of the household, Ben and May stroked their chins, nodded, and made a decision. "Hmm, it certainly seems that way. Let's do it—capture this fake Gwen first!"
As soon as they finished speaking, amidst the fake Gwen's slight, triumphant smirk, everyone else present attacked!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—
But in the next second, the fake Gwen could no longer smile.
Because four strands of Silk were wrapped around her, binding her limbs tightly!
As for why there were only four strands of Silk among the five people present, it was because...
The 'real' Gwen stared at the black Symbiote Silk binding her own hands, veins popping on her forehead as she glared at Harry, who had attacked her. "You are so dead, Harry!"
Harry was also dumbfounded, looking at the other four around him in disbelief. Even without wearing the Venom suit, his face was as dark as could be.
"You guys set me up!!!"
Now it was Ben, May, Peter, and Cindy's turn for their eyes to wander. They hadn't expected Harry to be so honest as to actually believe the fake Gwen's simple framing and attack the real Gwen!
Kid, don't you have Spider-Sense?
Oh, right. It seemed that in this household, Harry really was the only one without Spider-Sense...
Harry quickly tried to explain to the real Gwen: "Sister-in-law, if I say I didn't do it on purpose, would you believe me?"
Gwen flexed her hands forcefully, violently snapping the Symbiote Silk. She walked step by step toward the retreating Harry, cracking her knuckles with a sinister grin.
"I believe you, of course I do. But I can't control my fists right now. Don't blame me, I'm not doing it on purpose either!"
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Three Spider-Punches—they sting a bit!
After Gwen's three punches, three large bumps immediately swelled on Harry's head, and he collapsed to the ground, eyes rolling back.
The rest of the Parker Family acted as if they hadn't seen a thing.
Who told you to be so lack-witted that you couldn't even tell your own sister-in-law from a fake? A lesson was in order!
Ben pulled on the Silk binding the fake Gwen, lifting the utterly incredulous Jia into the air. He looked at the Short-haired Gwen and asked with a frown, "Gwen, what's going on with her? How can she turn into you?"
Short-haired Gwen actually hadn't figured it out yet either. She knitted her brows and shook her head.
"I don't know. I just came upstairs and heard movement in Ryan's room. I thought Ryan was back, but when I opened the door, I saw her looking like Ryan."
"Then, after I saw through her, she fired a gun. That's when you heard the shots and came running, and she turned into me..."
When May heard that the intruder had even turned into her son, her heart sank. Usually kind-hearted, her expression turned angry for the first time.
Unlike most people, whose logic weakens when angry, May grew calmer the angrier she got. She first looked at Ben: "Ben, call our son and let him know about this first."
Then May looked at Gwen, her gaze deep. "Gwen, you call the other Gwen and warn her to be careful. Don't try to hide it; I know there's another Gwen, and she's the Gwen of my Universe!"
Looking at May's sharp gaze, Short-haired Gwen seemed to see a shadow of Ryan in May at this moment.
Like mother, like son. Although they usually acted very kind, they were both strong-willed to the bone!
Short-haired Gwen nodded obediently and quickly dialed the other Gwen's number.
Seeing this, May finally looked at Harry, who was still on the floor with his eyes rolled back, and gave him a kick in the butt.
"Alright, Harry, stop faking. Your sister-in-law knows how to pull her punches, and Little Venom already healed you. Get up and have Little Venom read this imposter's memories. I want to know everything!"
"Once it's done, Little Venom gets unlimited chocolate for the month!"
Hearing this, before Harry could even move, the Venom on him got excited first. A ferocious, large black head extended from Harry's body, rubbing against May's hand like a puppy, and said with a fawning smile:
"Hehe, I knew Aunt May was the best to me. I'm your most beloved and reliable child. Don't worry, Auntie, I'll make this fake spit out even the color of her underwear!"
Ever since May and Ben discovered the secrets of the Spider Family, the family hadn't hidden anything anymore, including the Symbiotes on Ryan and Harry.
Initially, May and Ben were worried that the Symbiote parasitism would be harmful to the two children.
But after some contact, they found it wasn't the case; instead, it could even cure Harry's genetic disease.
Furthermore, despite the Venom on Harry being a bit ugly, it was actually kind-hearted inside.
So May often bought chocolate for Venom. But because of this, May, who treated Venom as one of her own, also managed Venom like her own child, strictly limiting Venom's chocolate supply each month.
She wouldn't let Venom go hungry, but she wouldn't let it overeat either.
In a mother's words: eating too much junk food is bad for your health!
Under May's unreserved affection, Venom had long ago come to view May and Ben as its own parents, just like its host Harry, forming a bond of kinship.
Thus, Venom always listened to May. To Venom, the words of this 'Mom' were even more effective than those of its host, Harry.
So, without waiting for Harry's consent, Venom approached Jia with a ferocious smile. Amidst her terrified screams, it suddenly lunged at her face!
Watching Jia's body twitching as Venom wrapped around her head to read her memories, Ben couldn't help but toss her onto the floor in disgust.
"Geez, young people these days really know how to play..."
Ben muttered a complaint and immediately took out his phone to dial his son's number.
On the other side, in Kamar-Taj, Ryan, who had been lounging while watching the Ancient One constantly hoodwink Stephen Strange, casually picked up the call from his old man.
A moment later, Ryan's amused expression as he watched the drama slowly vanished, replaced by a heavy look that made Stephen Strange feel the atmospheric pressure drop.
"I understand. Keep her under control for now. Don't worry, I'll go find the Gwen in England; she'll be fine."
After speaking, Ryan hung up the phone, a smile even more ferocious than Venom's appearing on his face. "Bastards, I haven't gone looking for you yet, but you're in such a hurry to die. Very well!!!"