Shadow of the Beautiful World

Director, a sensitive visitor wants to see you.

In the office of the Trident Building, Fury heard the report from his assistant Hill, but he didn't want to ignore it.

The director of Braised Egghead is a little anxious because of the sudden disappearance of his subordinate, deputy director of S.H.I.E.L.D., level 9 agent Merlin, but he is a senior agent after all, and he can control his emotions well.

I'm a little busy right now, Hill.

Fury took a deep breath, and he asked:

If it's not important, just say no for me.

She said her name was Waller, and she was an old friend of yours, Chief.

Hill's voice sounded again:

She doesn't want to reveal the purpose of her visit to you, but her dressing style and way of speaking are really similar to you...

Amanda Waller?

Fury said the name in surprise, and after a while, he said to Hill:

Let her in.

Two minutes later, the door of Fury's office was pushed open, and under the leadership of Agent Hill, a black lady in a black windbreaker with short hair and a shrewd look was brought into the office.

Fury waved to Hill and signaled his assistant to leave.

After Hill closed the door, Fury set his sights on the visitor in front of him. As Hill said, this woman in her 30s, not only in terms of temperament, but also in terms of eyes, and even dressing and matching. Both are very similar to Fury.

She's like a younger version of Nick Fury, but with a bit more edge.

I thought I'd never see you again, Waller.

The two looked at each other, and after a few seconds, Fury withdrew his gaze, then slowly picked up a document, flipped it in front of his eyes, and said softly:

We haven't been in touch for several years since we separated in Bucharest.

I've been looking forward to seeing you again.

Amanda Waller casually walked to the window, she reached out to close the blinds, then took out a watch instrument, and walked around Fury's office twice, after confirming that there were no wiretapping, recording and monitoring equipment, she Sitting on the sofa in a lazy posture, with her left leg raised and resting on her right leg, she looked at Fury and said in a deep voice:

Teacher, it's only been more than ten years. The king of secret agents back then looks really old.

Everybody gets old, Waller, including you.

Fury wasn't offended by his disciple's aggressiveness, saying:

You came here with great fanfare, probably not just to ridicule me, so, tell me, you have seen the news you brought, I am very busy.

Busy to track down Hydra?

The female agent chuckled, she stared at Fury, and she said:

I'm not trying to satirize you, teacher, I'm just stating the fact that you're old, your once amazingly sharp senses have disappeared, you've become dull, and you've turned this country upside down over the years just to Find those bugs that hide, but you never look behind you...

The people you're looking for have been hiding in the shadows behind you...Unfortunately, you never found them.

Fortunately, I have important news for you before your heart is pierced by the dagger in your back.

Fury's expression changed.

It is not surprising that his former disciple Amanda Waller found out that S.H.I.E.L.D. secretly investigated Hydra. After all, Waller is the senior commander of the Sky Eye Society. Although the department is young, it has received strong official support.

Especially after S.H.I.E.L.D. came under the management of the World Security Council, began to intervene in international affairs, and gradually drifted away from the US government, the Sky Eye Society became a substitute for S.H.I.E.L.D. in the North American official intelligence system. What happened in this country It's hard to hide from them.

In the past few years, the Eye of the Sky has intervened in many supernatural affairs in North America, and even had some friction with s.d.o.l.d., but both Fury and Merlin are avoiding direct conflict with the Eye of the Sky.

On the one hand, they are all official departments after all, and a large-scale conflict would be ugly.

On the other hand, the intervention of the Celestial Eye Society will also reduce the pressure on s.d.o.l.d. when dealing with increasingly complicated supernatural affairs.

Although this young department has not yet proposed a strategic plan, they have executed quite well in terms of specific tactics. At least Merlin, the deputy director in charge of supernatural affairs, spoke very highly of the several small-scale operations of the Sky Eye Society against aliens. .

I remember that the field of work of the Sky Eye Society is mainly in supernatural affairs. When did you start to care about these espionage affairs?

Fury put his hands together, and he asked:

And, I'm curious, what information did you bring that made you come to my office so confidently and speak out?

are you angry?

Amanda Waller smiled. She stood up, walked to Fury's desk, put her hands on the table, and said to Fury:

Don't be angry, teacher, I'm here to seek cooperation. And the news I brought is the sincerity of Tianyanhui. Believe me, it is what you need very much.

Let's talk about the news first, and then talk about cooperation.

Fury said without hesitation:

Show your sincerity first, and then I'll think about it.

You're still the same, you haven't changed at all.

A look of indifference flashed across Waller's face, and she said:

If you don't see a rabbit, don't scatter an eagle.

I taught you, Waller, we are agents, and this is our code of conduct.

Fury said:

It doesn't mix any personal factors, the rules are the rules.

All right.

Waller reached out, took out a recording device from his pocket, and threw it on Fury's desk. The latter reached out and turned on the device. A short conversation sounded in the office:

I found information about the leader of Hydra. He is an old man who serves on the World Security Council. He may be a director and has a high prestige in the political world.

Can you confirm the authenticity of the news?

You know... under the lasso of truth, there is only truth, no lies.

The conversation had obviously been manipulated, with the tones of both speakers altered, but the information revealed in it made Fury frown.

He looked at the confident Amanda Waller, and said:

Are you kidding? Waller, do you think I'm going to start investigating the director of the World Security Council with a recording you don't know where?

No, you don't need to investigate.

Waller whispered:

The Sky Eye Society has completed the investigation, and we have locked the target and obtained the evidence, and we are one step ahead of you.

She stretched out her hand and tapped on her cool wristwatch, and a projection appeared in front of Fury's eyes, with several photos taken on it.

It was a group photo of Alexander Pierce and several gray-haired old men at the World Security Council meeting, as well as several real estate deeds and screenshots of some bank accounts.

There is no need to doubt the authenticity of the source, Fury, I can assure you that the information is true and there is no possibility of error. Starting from these characteristics, our target has been narrowed down to 3 people .”

Amanda Waller looked at the projection and said:

Alexander Pierce, Gideon Malik, and Darryl Bromfield.

They have all served as directors of the World Security Council, and they are all very prestigious in the political world. They are all old men, and they are all men. His Excellency Darryl Bromfield suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last year and has passed away, so the alternative target There are only two left...

You mean, the leader of Hydra...

Fury looked at the two people circled in red in the group photo and said:

Gideon Malik?

Um.

Waller nodded, and she said:

I know that Merlin, the deputy director of S.H.I.E.L.D., who is in charge of supernatural affairs, disappeared 2 hours ago. He disappeared with him and a 'friend' from the Sky Eye Society. I know that it is an internal matter with the Yiren Dynasty. The big crisis in question, and the location where that crisis happened, I mean, the castle that hides the mysterious object that can summon the evil gods. Although it has changed hands many times over the decades, its actual owner has never been changed.

Mr. Gideon Malik's family has owned the control of that castle at least 500 years ago. We used some not-so-legal methods to search Lord Malik's family property... and we found a lot of Interesting details.

The projection on Waller's wrist replaced several screenshots of the bank's cash flow, and she said to Fury:

A.i.m, which was destroyed by you a few years ago, and Zemo Business Investment Company, which has been confirmed as a branch of Hydra, and even Daniel Whitehall's laboratory, all have capital injections from the same consortium company, And that consortium is a charitable organization in name, but the chairman of that organization is Miss Stephanie Malik, the daughter of His Excellency Gideon Malik.

Of course, there is still a huge amount of money invested in a NASA exploration project called the 'Far Star Project', but according to NASA's official records, that project was abolished 27 years ago...it has been It is still in operation, and in these years, the disappearance of more than 15 astronauts has an inseparable relationship with this distant star project.

She looked at the dignified Fury, and she said:

Do you still need me to go on?

Fury didn't answer. He turned his head and looked at the recording device at hand. After being silent for nearly a minute, he said to Amanda Waller in front of him:

What kind of cooperation would Tianyan want?

It's very simple. We request to form a data sharing system with S.D.O.L.D., a department under S.H.I.E.L.D. headed by Deputy Director Merlin.

Waller said seriously:

I know that s.d.o.l.d. has established a large database of supernatural affairs and heterogeneous information. Sky Eye will hope that this database will also be open to us. Of course, we will also upload our data to this database...

This is a very reasonable request. Monitoring affairs in the supernatural domain is only one of the functions of S.H.I.E.L.D., but it is the entire work of the Sky Eye Society.

The senior commander of the Sky Eye Society said frankly to Fury:

Although I don't want to admit it, the new order established by Agent Merlin in the supernatural realm is worth learning from. In this regard, the S.D.O.L.D. he established is indeed the best teacher of the Sky Eye Society.

You need to talk to Merlin about this.

Fury said:

If you know the functional structure of S.H.I.E.L.D. well, you should know that if Merlin disagrees with your request, even I can't intervene in it.

I know.

Amanda shrugged, and she said to Fury:

But Agent Merlin is still missing. According to the 'friend' from the Sky Eye Society, the possibility of him safely returning to the real world in the near future is very low...so if I were you, teacher, I would Prepare for the worst, I mean, maybe you need to find a new deputy director...

cough cough

Just after Waller finished speaking, a light cough sounded behind the two of them.

This world is really bad. I just left for 2 hours, and someone spread rumors that I was dying.

Merlin, who was leaning on a cane, came out of the distorted light. He changed his clothes and seemed to tidy up his hair. He looked at Amanda Waller, who was facing away from him. He pushed his glasses and said softly. explain:

You young people are so young and naive. You heard that the wind is rain... There is no evidence in the first place. You have to spread it again. Fortunately, Fu Rui didn't listen to you, otherwise if something goes wrong in the publicity , you are responsible, do you know that?

young people?

Amanda Waller's expression was a bit awkward, but she was Fury's disciple after all, and Fury's true biography of thick-skinned. She turned around blankly and looked at Merlin who was intact and rosy. ,she says:

I'm older than you, okay?

Oh, so now in the spy business, being old is an advantage?

Merlin said casually:

If the senior commander of the Sky Eye Society is just like this, then I'm really disappointed...Your Excellency Waller, you really need to improve your knowledge level.

you!

Waller was a little embarrassed by Merlin's words, but just when she was about to refute, Merlin waved his hand and interrupted her.

He told Amanda Waller:

The information sharing of the large supernatural affairs database can be given to you, but the premise is that you can't just intervene in the actions of s.d.o.l.d. I mean, if the two parties want to cooperate, they must have a complete system of mutual non-interference. The terms of reference. Regarding this, you can go and discuss it in detail with Agent Phil Coulson.

Merlin looked at Ms. Waller and said:

Do you have any other questions?

Gone.

Waller achieved her goal, her expression became gentle, she stretched out her hand towards Merlin, and she said:

So, happy cooperation?

Well. Happy cooperation.

Merlin also reached out to hold Waller's hand. He looked at Waller, frowned slightly, then lowered his voice, and said to Waller:

Ma'am...with all due respect, your illness cannot be delayed any longer.

Waller's expression changed, she didn't say anything, but turned her head and nodded to Fury, and then quickly left Fury's office.

She is sick?

Fury watched his former disciple leave. He looked at Merlin, who had a trace of pity on his face. He said:

Well, basically it can be regarded as an incurable disease, your disciple, she is also quite pitiful.

Okay, let's talk about Hydra.

Merlin stood in front of Fury. He looked at the recording device in Fury's hand. He said:

Caught that deep dive snake?

Um.

Fury closed his eyes, leaned back in his chair, and said:

It's very troublesome...it's really troublesome. I need to communicate with Pierce first. If this matter is not handled properly, there will be a lot of trouble. I mean, it's big enough to make the whole God The kind that the Shield Bureau will accompany in.