I Became Spider-Man's Cousin in Anime Crossover

Chapter 168 The Unexpected "Guest"

A short while later, just as Xiaoyu had guessed.

Because the plot was so absurd, and the school roster clearly listed only one Chinese student, Jackie Chan, and there were no Chinese female students at all, the two brats' "lie" was easily exposed.

That's why, no matter how much the two brats cried and complained, no one believed them.

In fact, because of his behavior of running naked in public at school, which seriously violated school rules and brought huge negative impact to the school, the teacher called his parents.

Of course, judging from the way their parents' faces gradually turned ashen and gloomy after arriving at the school and hearing the teacher's description...

They will surely have a wonderful memory that they will never forget after returning home!

As for Jackie Chan, on Riley's advice, he successfully asked his teacher for leave from school, claiming he had just transferred and wasn't fully prepared, having left many things at home. At Riley and Jade's request, he took them with him to find their father at this particular time.

"So, you two came from the future, from 2008, and accidentally traveled through a time tunnel to be here with me? And you're my future niece? Wow, that's incredible... That's so cool!"

Of course, while walking along the road, Jade, having received Riley's permission, had no intention of being the riddle teller. Regardless of whether Jackie Chan would believe her, she told him everything about their origins.

Fortunately, Jackie Chan, who is about the same age as Xiaoyu, is at the stage where his imagination is most vivid and he is most receptive to new things.

Therefore, Jackie Chan was only briefly surprised, but based on the amazing abilities that Jade had previously demonstrated, he quickly believed Jade's explanation.

He couldn't help but look the two of them up and down, like a curious child, and immediately channeled Peter Parker, bombarding them with questions.

"Hey! Since you're from such a distant future, can you tell me if, like in the movies, there were already hovercars in 2008? Or, even without phone booths, could you walk around and make a phone call, and even see what the person on the other end was doing? Oh, and also, how many movies did my idol, the future Bruce Lee, make? Will I have a chance to work with my idol and appear on screen?"

"The hovercar hasn't been built yet, at least not on the surface. But we have indeed made video calls, and we call that thing a 'cell phone.' As for Bruce Lee... I can only say that, in a sense, Uncle Lee, you did realize your dream, you collaborated with him, and you had close contact with him."

Seeing Jackie Chan's excited chatter, Riley couldn't help but turn to look at Jade, teasing her with his eyes, "Young Jackie Chan is just like you, Jade."

The latter instantly understood Riley's look, crossed his arms, rolled his eyes, and expressed his dissatisfaction that he was not as noisy as Uncle Jackie Chan was when he was a child!

After composing himself, Riley patiently answered Uncle Long's questions.

"Close-up collaboration? Good heavens! What kind of collaboration is it? Like shaking hands with your idol while playing a minor role? Or hugging your idol? Wait, why do you look so strange... It can't be that the collaboration you're talking about is me getting beaten up by my idol, right?"

"Pfft... Knowing too much means you'll miss out on the surprises. You'll naturally find out when you grow up."

Although Riley abhorred the Riddler's actions, considering Bruce Lee's subsequent fate and the "Uncle Long" in this universe, if he had actually chosen to be an actor instead of an archaeologist, the world would probably be in chaos.

Riley could only reach out and, taking advantage of this perfect opportunity, ruffled Jackie Chan's hair before giving a knowing answer.

Before Jackie Chan could complain or ask any questions, he immediately changed the subject, pointing to a familiar-looking cassette tape store in the distance, only with a different signboard.

"Alright, it looks like we've arrived. This should be the place... I didn't expect that after so many years, the overall design of Dad's house hasn't changed at all."

"Hey! Who says nothing's changed! Even the signboard is different! Shouldn't Dad be in the antique business? And what's this 'eight-track cassette tape'?"

"The current popular music storage medium can be understood as a memory card in a mobile phone. And Dad is still young, probably around the same age as Uncle Long we know, and he didn't go to learn magic from the Archmage. Even his interest in antiques is just a personal hobby. So it's normal that he runs different kinds of businesses."

[Note: In 2008, due to technological limitations, external memory cards for mobile phones were not yet obsolete. It was even possible to remove the phone battery and charge it with a universal charger.]

"Oh, that makes sense... but I'm still very curious about what the young old man looked like!"

After Riley's explanation, Xiaoyu realized that many things had changed over time.

This made Xiaoyu even more curious about her father who was about to appear before her. She stepped forward ahead of Riley, pushed open the door of the cassette tape store, and excitedly shouted inside.

"Hey! Dad! You might not believe it, but I'm your future... Ahhh—!"

"What's wrong, Xiaoyu!"

"Over there...!"

"Huh? Over there? What could be over there... Huh? What, it's you guys?!"

However, before Xiaoyu could finish speaking, she cried out in surprise.

This made Riley's heart skip a beat. Before his mind could even process it, his body had already leaped out like a cheetah.

When he came to his senses, he was already holding Xiaoyu in his arms, nervously looking her over.

It wasn't until Riley confirmed that Jade was unharmed that she kept pointing into the store, gesturing for Riley to look up and ahead.

Riley looked up in confusion, following the direction Xiaoyu was pointing.

The next second, Riley, like Jade, stared wide-eyed in astonishment.

Because at this moment, the person appearing in the store is not the younger version of Dad.

It's actually the four-man Black Hand gang!

Of course, if it's only this level, it wouldn't be considered a shock to Riley, who is familiar with the plot.

Strangely enough, the four members of the Black Hand Gang, who arrived at the store before him, did not attempt to kidnap the younger version of his father as a hostage to force Xiaoyu to hand over the talisman...

Instead, they took cleaning tools and diligently helped tidy up the cassette tape store, which was clearly still under renovation and had not yet officially opened.

The clear division of labor and the way they worked diligently...

If Riley didn't know the true identities of the four people in front of him, he would probably have suspected that they were a professional cleaning team specially hired by his younger father!