Rise of an Empire

After chatting with Edwin for a while, Conrad donated 300 million US dollars to SHIELD in a private name to help him tide over the immediate crisis.

Amid Edwin's thanks, the Duke came to Pierce's private office.

Pierce is currently in charge of the External Economics Department within S.H.I.E.L.D., which is specifically responsible for helping to make money.

He can be said to be the busiest person in S.H.I.E.L.D. Because industries in various countries have been seized, Pierce is making overseas phone calls every day, arguing with the foreign ministries of various countries, asking them to hand over those industries as soon as possible.

It's just that everyone feels that he is doing useless work. The governments of those countries obviously want to take advantage of Howard's death to carve up the benefits. How can they spit out the benefits that have been taken into their mouths?

Of course, if Pierce really has the ability to get those industries back, then he will be the hero of the entire S.H.I.E.L.D.'s reinvention.

Conrad had already figured it out when Edwin complained to him just now, and he could conclude that the whole thing was a Hydra conspiracy.

Although it is said that the tea is gone, the government agencies that are unhappy with Howard after his death will definitely find ways to reduce SHIELD's influence, but after all, we are all civilized people, at least we have some face.

Seizing SHIELD's property directly is too rough a way to do it. We stopped doing this a few years ago, right?

Although Hydra has penetrated a lot within S.H.I.E.L.D. over the years, Howard is still the leader of S.H.I.E.L.D., and it would be a fool's errand for them to obtain key positions.

Pierce should already be regarded as Hydra's top insider within SHIELD, so this time, taking advantage of the chaos, Hydra's various branches rarely cooperated and wanted to push him directly to the front desk.

Hydra's biggest advantage is concealment, but concealment alone is useless.

Straker hid in Sokoviana for more than forty years and built the Turtle Fortress into an impregnable one, but so what?

If you really want to be hidden, just dig a hole in the desert and bury yourself. That would be absolutely hidden. But what's the use of being so hidden?

As the most tireless villain in the Marvel world, in addition to ensuring its own safety, Hydra also needs to have an intelligence network all over the world and an army that can be deployed at any time.

If you can't even do these three things, how can you have the nerve to claim to be the villain of the Marvel world?

SHIELD is currently Hydra's best choice.

"Conrad, you're done talking to the director."

Seeing the Duke walking in from outside, Pierce put down the phone in his hand and asked with a smile.

"I came here this time to find you."

"Uh, if you need anything, just ask me."

"It's nothing serious. I just want you to help me set up an intelligence network and help put a few people in." At present, all the external intelligence networks of the Weiting Consortium are almost entirely supported by Natasha. The Black Widow has been using the Soviet intelligence system. Doing private work for yourself.

Although Natasha has done her best over the years, it is impossible for her to master the information alone.

S.H.I.E.L.D. is just a small intelligence agency now, and it may even collapse at any time after Howard's death. However, Conrad, who is familiar with the plot, knows that once Nick Fury takes over, S.H.I.E.L.D. will immediately leapfrog. rise up and become the overlord of the world's intelligence agencies.

So now that I have nothing to do, it is quite necessary to arrange a few idle chess pieces.

"Well, you should talk to Director Edwin about this kind of thing. I'm just the Minister of Foreign Economic Affairs. I'm not responsible for these things at all." Even Pierce's city couldn't help but blush after hearing Conrad's words. It took him two seconds to react.

Brother, I just said a few polite words, do you want to be so upright?

You said in front of yourself that you wanted to put people in SHIELD, why didn't you go to the Capitol and say that you wanted to appoint the next President of the United States?

"That guy Edwin is getting old. I think if he can survive until the end of the year, he should be in high demand. The next director of S.H.I.E.L.D. must be you." The Duke sat on the chair