Chapter 48 Uncle Ben’s Horror Story!
Hospital surgical clinic.

"Do you know him? The man who attacked you?"

Christine asked as she bandaged Strange's wound.

"Yes, although I didn't recognize it at first, but I remember it now."

Strange exhaled and said, "His name is Dan Stein. I once performed surgery on his wife. Although she is divorced, he still tries his best to take care of his ex-wife."

"Do you remember every patient of yours so clearly?"

Christine was surprised at the other person's good memory.

Strange shook his head, "No, it's just that he's a little special. He's very talkative, and he loves fishing and stocks. We have some common topics - popular metal bands from the 90s, such as Poison, Mötley Crüe, Wanted, and Gwen."

"He also had a daughter, whose name, I think, was Rebecca."

Christine listened to what the other party said and asked in surprise, "I don't understand why you two are so familiar with each other, and he tried to hurt you. It seems that he has a deep hatred for you."

"I do not know."

Strange covered his painful forehead with his left hand. "He is a good man. I am absolutely sure of it. He looks like the kind of honest man who would apologize if he stepped on a cockroach. I don't understand why he did that."

Christine thought for a moment and asked, "Did you refuse to operate on his wife? Maybe that would make a man explode."

"Do you also think that I am a cold-blooded person?"

Strange raised his eyes and looked at Christine.

Christine was stunned for a moment, then slowly shook her head, "No, doctors are not gods and cannot save everyone. You have rejected many patients, but this is normal. Although you are a little arrogant, you are not the kind of person who has no 'heart'."

"I don't know whether you are praising me or insulting me."

Strange smiled bitterly, "I often doubt whether what I have done so far is correct for me as Doctor Strange? Should I continue to be Doctor Strange in the future?"

"The more I try to maintain Doctor Strange's way of life, the more people will die. My brother died because of me."

Before he could finish, Christine interrupted him.

"Although I want to say, Strange, this is not your fault, I guess you can't let it go. What I want to say is that when you don't know whether this path is the right one, all you can do is to keep going."

Strange was stunned for a moment, then turned his eyes away from Christine's face and said, "Thank you for your advice, Christine. Let's get back to the point. I did not refuse to perform surgery on Dan's wife. In fact, the surgery went smoothly. I am not the kind of person who only cares about money. I have not forgotten my Hippocratic Oath."

"Ah."

Kristen nodded, "Then why did he still try to hurt you?"

"That's exactly what I'm wondering about."

Strange frowned. "His eyes exude a light that doesn't belong to him. He looks like a different person!"

Looking at the wound on his hand, he whispered, "What on earth can make a person become another person?"

Christine was also puzzled. "You can go talk to him later. He is under the control of security now and can't hurt you."

"That's all."

Strange stood up and suddenly remembered another thing.

"How well do you know Peter Parker?"

"Didn't we talk about this last time? He's a patient of Dr. Ryan's."

“But I want to know more.”

"He just saved me," Strange said.

"uh-huh."

Christine recalled the impression Peter gave her, "He was full of mystery. Even Mrs. Weber said his fate was unpredictable."

Hesitantly, she did not tell Dr. Ryan that he had deleted Peter Parker's data.

Maybe now is not a good time.

"Maybe you can prepare some gifts and forget about the last time he slapped you," Christine suggested.

"Okay, that's a good idea."

Strange originally wanted to tell her that Peter subdued Dan single-handedly, but in the end he didn't say it.

As the two were talking, there was a knock on the department door.

Christine got up to open the door and chatted with the nurse outside for a while.

"what happened?"

Seeing that Christine looked a little strange when she came back, Strange had a bad feeling.

"Dan is dead."

"what?!"

Upon hearing the news, Strange was stunned.

Forest Hills, Parker House.

Peter had no idea what was going on in the hospital.

Now he was listening to Aunt May and Uncle Ben discussing the issue of household expenses.

"The thing about credit cards is that if you exceed the limit, you can't pay it. It's a bottomless pit."

Uncle Ben raised objections to using credit cards.

"My pension will last me for a while, and maybe I can find a part-time job, like driving a taxi."

Peter, who was standing next to him, originally wanted to tell the reasons he had prepared.

He had already found a suitable reason for the money he got from the Hand.

Because of his excellent academic performance and character, the school waived his tuition and rewarded him with some cash.

Although the excuse was a bit lame, as long as Aunt May and Uncle Ben didn't go to the school to investigate, he could easily get away with it by preparing fake school letters.

But now when he heard that Uncle Ben was going to drive a taxi, his brows immediately frowned.

He remembered Uncle Ben, and it seemed that the original ending was that he was robbed of his car and shot by gangsters.

If Uncle Ben really drove a taxi, there would be a chance he would be killed every day.

what is this?
The inertia of history?!
"Maybe I can help a little."

Peter spoke out.

Aunt May turned her gaze to him and quickly shook her head.

"What are you going to do, Peter? Delivering newspapers? It's not an easy job. Your uncle Ben did it when he was a kid, but it left a psychological scar."

Peter looked at Uncle Ben in confusion. Could delivering newspapers cause any psychological trauma?
Aunt May tried to stop Uncle Ben from speaking: "No, Ben, don't go into that detail! Peter is only a child!"

"He has grown up. Ahem. Actually, it happened a long time ago. Where I live, there is a woman named Maggie. Many people call her Crazy Maggie."

Uncle Ben was in high spirits, and Aunt May was totally unable to stop him.

"She had a large group of cats, at least dozens, and she kept bringing in new cats from outside. She would take home any stray cats she saw, and she would go to rescue centers and bring home cats that were dying. I heard she even stole cats from other people's homes."

"She led a very regular life. She came out of the house every day to collect mail and newspapers, and then watered her dying flowers. Most of the day she sat at the window, staring blankly outside, waiting for me to deliver the newspapers. There was a time when I didn't see her for several days in a row."

"and many more!"

Peter turned his shocked eyes to Uncle Ben, "Uncle Ben, don't tell me the ending is the same as I guessed."

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