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Chapter 499 Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Nick Fury was already sitting on the office sofa when Michael entered.He tilted his head when Michael appeared, glanced at his watch, and said, "The action is very fast. I thought it would take at least three to five 10 minutes to get down from the space station. You have your own space station, right?"

Michael didn’t speak, just waved his hand lightly, motioning Elizabeth to go out.Elizabeth nodded, went out without saying a word, and closed the door behind her.

"I don't understand what you're talking about, Commissioner Fury." Michael strode to his seat and sat down. He clasped his hands together, "As you can see, my schedule is always full, and you Apparently there are no appointments. So whatever you want to say, get on topic as soon as possible."

Fury sat up straight, looking straight at him with one eye.

"Then let's open the skylight and talk about lighting, Mr. Passo." Fury said, "I know your true identity, and I also know how much energy you have. Anyway, I have been a spy for so many years Boss, you have some experience. You don't really expect that you can lie to me for the rest of your life with that 'Bill Walter' nonsense, do you?"

Michael didn't speak, but rested his chin on the back of his hand and looked at him silently.

"Okay, let me make it clear. Yes, this is just a guess." Fury sighed, "I admit defeat, okay? I think you are the actual highest person in charge of the Black Knight and the Heavenly Sword Bureau, but I No proof, it's just speculation. And I'm not interested in unmasking you now, I just want to have an open and honest chat, as simple as that. I promise, this conversation will be kept confidential, No wiretapping, no surveillance, no backup. I'm the only one here, and I just want to talk."

He paused, and then said again: "Besides, do you really need to continue to pretend after you've reached this point? Michael Passo, this identity itself doesn't mean much to you, does it?"

Michael lowered his hands, and seemed to finally have the intention to speak.

"If this is what you want to hear, then congratulations, you are right, Director Ferry. I am the Black Knight, and I am indeed in charge of the Heavenly Sword Bureau." Michael said lightly, "I believe you do not have monitoring or monitoring. Wiretapping, but even if you did, it would be pointless. This is my place, and you can't take anything from here, Chief Fury."

"It's the 'former director'." Fury shrugged his shoulders, "I'm no longer the director."

"There is no difference in my opinion." Michael said, "Even if you are not in this position, you have never stopped your work, have you? The so-called 'Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.' is not just a job, a medal in my opinion. That's all. It's a special responsibility, and as long as you feel it rests on your shoulders you're still the chief."

"If that's what you really feel, that's great," Fury said. "Then I thought it might save me a lot of trouble trying to convince you to be the next person to sit in this position."

Michael raised an eyebrow.

"You mean you want me," he pointed to himself, "to be Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

"That's exactly what I meant," Fury confirmed.

"I thought there was Stark already doing the job."

"Stark is not suitable for this, from the beginning." Fury shook his head, "The guy who came up with the idea of ​​letting Iron Man be the chief is an idiot. He may be a genius, but not a genius in this area. Tucker himself is aware of this problem, and he doesn’t want to continue working now—the same is the opinion of the White House. They all hope to find a more suitable candidate.”

"You did a good job before." Michael crossed his arms, "I think you can try to get back to your old business."

Fury vetoed it again: "That is equivalent to that we have gone back to the starting point. This time Aegis is different from the past. This time Aegis must be a public institution, an institution that people can trust and entrust their lives with confidence. Let That's what Iron Man is doing as a facade, but it's obviously not very effective."

Fury sighed, stood up and looked out the window.

"The Skrull thing was a total disaster," he said, "and while objectively you can't blame Stark too much, he's hard to blame. You also know that the old Aegis was found crawling inside What kind of a stir was it when it was full of hydra, and this time the nature of the incident was even more serious. As the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., he has been completely unaware of the alien infiltration for a long time, let alone even himself being replaced , so that the entire Avengers and Aegis fell into the hands of the enemy."

Having said that, he turned his gaze back to Michael.

"On the contrary, it's you, Mr. Passo," he said, "you and the Heavenly Sword Bureau have become the last line of defense on this planet. If you weren't there, our president might have sworn allegiance to the aliens by now.

In fact, I know very well that this is not the first time.Time and time again, you have brought the world back from the brink of destruction.Without you in our world, I don't know how many times I have been lost.You are the last line of defense on Earth, and always have been.You've done a better job at this than Stark, better than the Avengers, better than S.H.I.E.L.D. past and present.So when someone asks me, who else do you think could be Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.?I thought of you first, after all, in my opinion. You already are. "

Michael frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"No." He said, "Hiding in the dark itself is the advantage of Tianjian and me. We observe the enemy, analyze the situation, and then wait for the most suitable opportunity to solve the trouble, hide our whereabouts, and be clean. And stand Going into the spotlight and wrangling with a bunch of politicians is really not my specialty.

In addition, what you are talking about is a symbol, a person that people can see and entrust their lives to.That obviously wouldn't be me, and it wouldn't be the Black Knight—the well-known Black Knight is a terrorist, not a symbol of hope, much less a shining hero. "

"So why can't you be that kind of person? Or should I ask it another way. Why do you think you're not that kind of person?"

Michael raised his eyebrows.

"You know, I've seen a lot in my life, and I've dealt with a lot of superheroes," Fury said. "Heroes have never been about flowers and applause, or cabinets in the alley. Will there be your movable doll in it? I think the so-called hero is probably the back view that can break through the difficulties at all times and leave people with glory forever. So if you want me to say, no matter you You'd already be a superhero if you wanted to."

(End of this chapter)