Marvel's Joker Game

"You may not believe it, but I slept with a woman in my arms last night, but I didn't do anything."

The next day, Roger went to the bar to brag with two colleagues and boasted like this.

His colleague Barton gave him a look of disdain and joked: "Do you think I would believe it? A boring guy like you is just as good at sleeping with a sow in your arms?"

Roger retorted: "When it comes to boring, you, a man who only knows how to shoot, have the nerve to say it to me."

"I'm a perfect archer, so it's not interesting anymore. When I performed in the circus, all the audience clapped and applauded me for my superb skills. I was the most popular one," Barton mentioned the old story again.

"Come on, you've boasted about this a dozen times, and you're just going to tell me whether you've found a girlfriend now," Roger mocked.

He and Barton had collaborated on a mission three years ago, and they had become friends since then. They would get together for a drink or two, and make fun of each other by the way.

Barton has more seniority than him and is already an eighth-level agent, but he has no interest in promotion and will remain a field agent until the end of his life.

If Barton had been told this before, he would have been unhappy, but this time it was different. He looked at the wine glass with mysterious eyes and suddenly said: "Since you said so, I will make an exception and tell you." , I actually got married three years ago."

"What?" Roger was shocked, "Why didn't you tell me?"

Barton spread his hands and said, "Why should I tell you? Just like how Natasha and I met before, I didn't tell you. As an agent, of course, the fewer people know about many secrets, the better."

"Then why are you telling me now?" Roger said speechlessly.

Before Barton could speak, Natasha, who was drinking sullenly next to him, said, "Because you met me recently, Barton dared to tell you the truth."

Roger was shocked again and accused Barton: "So you don't trust me all the time."

He looked very sad, but actually he didn't care in his heart, because he himself was just a time traveler wearing Roger's skin. Having Roger's memories during his lifetime did not mean accepting everything about him.

"I'm sorry, my friend, even the director doesn't know about my marriage. I value my family very much and don't want them to be implicated, so only Natasha knows this secret." Barton said calmly.

"So you even have a child"

"Yes, it's a girl, she looks like me"

Roger said: "Why don't you introduce your wife and daughter to me?"

Button refused: "Let's wait until I retire. I will stop doing this business after two years."

The three of them drank wine and chatted, but they never mentioned work.

Unsurprisingly, at noon, SHIELD suddenly called Natasha.

After hanging up the phone, Natasha looked at the two of them seriously and said, "Sitwell is dead. The director asked us to go back immediately."

"It's the bald guy with glasses." Barton has been out on missions all year round. Apart from the director, he only has a superficial impression of the people above him.

Roger pretended to be surprised and said, "What did you say about how he died?"

Three consecutive questions expressed his surprise, sadness, and pain of not wanting to believe the truth.

Natasha was deceived by his expression and comforted him: "Don't be too sad. In our line of work, it's not strange to die on the street one day."

Roger lowered his head and drank in silence. After a few seconds, he said with a choked voice: "Agent Sitwell was my guide. He was the one who led me into S.H.I.E.L.D. back then. It can be said that without Sitwell, there would be no S.H.I.E.L.D. I, to tell you the truth, I have always regarded him as a close friend and mentor, but I didn’t expect that.”

"I must find out his murderer and avenge him." When he raised his head again, Roger swore firmly, his eyes were red.

This performance can be said to be very successful, even the two senior agents were not aware of Roger's flaws at all.

Natasha and Barton comforted the grieving Roger all the way and drove back to SHIELD.

As soon as he entered the door, Roger was taken to an isolation room by people sent from above and interrogated alone.

Obviously, he was identified as a suspect. Roger guessed that this must be what the old guy Pierce meant. No one except him would suspect him.

"Agent Roger, where did you meet anyone between eight o'clock and two midnight last night?"

"Why are you asking me that? Do you suspect that I killed Sitwell?" Roger slammed the table angrily and roared.

The two interrogating staff members comforted him and said, "Please don't get excited. This is just a routine conversation. Everyone who came into contact with Sitwell yesterday will be treated the same. It's not specifically targeting you."

Roger took a few deep breaths, calmed down his emotions, and said: "Sitwell is my most respected superior. I have always followed his example and abide by the duties of an agent. When such a tragedy occurs, I feel more heartbroken than anyone else. SHIELD has lost an outstanding mid-level cadre. This is a loss for the country and a misfortune for the world."

"Well, I can feel your grief. Please express my condolences, Agent Roger, and please answer our questions first."

"Okay, I met with the director yesterday afternoon and gave a detailed report, and then happened to meet Sitwell in the elevator. As you know, I have a good relationship with Agent Sitwell, so I went to his office to chat for a while, and then left SHIELD After the game, I went back home."

Roger told all the details of what happened yesterday very clearly, except for the part where he assassinated Agent Sitwell, and even the part where he and Harley Quinn went to the bar to drink, and then went to the hotel to book a room.

Office of the Secretary General.

Pierce looked through the interrogation records and asked the person in charge of the interrogation: "Have you investigated it?"

The interrogator replied: "We have sent people to the bar and hotel he mentioned. According to the service staff's explanation, he did not lie. Moreover, there are cameras in both places. The surveillance video that was retrieved is the most powerful." evidence of."

"That way, we can rule out the possibility of him assassinating Sitwell."

"Actually, there is one doubt." The interrogator raised.

"Say." Pierce's eyes moved upward.

The interrogator showed doubts and said: "We investigated the woman who rented a room with Agent Roger. It's strange that the woman didn't have any background record. We couldn't even find out her identity. This person seemed to appear out of thin air. The same."

Pierce pondered for a moment and said, "Have you sent anyone to contact that woman?"

“It’s sent but”

"but what"

The interrogator smiled awkwardly and said, "That woman had a weird temper. The two people sent to interrogate her were beaten to the ground before even asking a few questions. They have been sent to the hospital now."

"Hey, she is blatantly resisting law enforcement and attacking a government official," Pierce said angrily, "Send someone to arrest her for interrogation."

The interrogator said: "This is a bit troublesome. Not only did she beat our people, she also made drunken troubles in the street and beat police officers. Now she has been arrested by the local police and detained in the detention center."

Pierce said: "Go to the local detention center on my behalf and ask them to transfer the person to SHIELD."

"I'll make the arrangements right away." With Pierce's authorization, the interrogator quickly left the office.