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Chapter 144 Lurking
After a series of investigations, SHIELD obtained some important clues and roughly understood what happened in Central Park, especially obtaining information about one of the parties involved.

"Tommy Vercetti, male, 27 years old, former head of the Italian Mafia Camorra family. He was arrested and imprisoned for wounding someone with a gun four years ago. He was sentenced to ten years in prison. He was released on bail three years later. After being released from prison, he came to New York. He now runs a hamburger restaurant called the Krusty Krab. His subsidiaries also include..."

Looking at the information brought by his men, Nick Fury's face was as gloomy as water, and his dark complexion made it impossible to see the expression on his face.

However, Phil Coulson, who had followed him for many years, could sense his emotions very well and knew that he was not in a good mood.

"It looks like we caught a big fish..."

After reading the information over and over again, Nick Fury had to admit that this guy named Tommy Vercetti was really capable.

In just over a year, Tommy Vercetti transformed himself from a former mafia boss into the business superstar he is today.

He owns many companies covering many industries, including but not limited to catering, medicine, finance, and entertainment.

In addition, the other party also used the cover of the security company to beautify the Vercetti Gang and openly possessed a powerful armed force.

Not only that, according to the agents' investigation, Tommy Vercetti is also an excellent investor with a shrewd and unique vision. Since entering the stock market, he has never suffered any losses and has been nicknamed the "God of Stocks".

If it were just career success, Nick Fury wouldn't take it so seriously.

The full name of SHIELD is the Strategic Homeland Defense Attack and Logistics Agency.

As the name suggests, SHIELD will only take action when it comes to major national security issues.

A mere young, wealthy tycoon is not worthy of too much attention from SHIELD.

What really made Nick Fury take it seriously was what Tommy had done during this period.

"Take a look at this. This is the information that the agent down below just sent over."

Taking the document from the director, Agent Coulson read it carefully from beginning to end.

He knew some of the content here, after all, he was one of the people in charge of the investigation.

But he only had a general understanding of it. Now, after browsing through it as a whole, he couldn't help but feel quite shocked.

Defeat the superhero Daredevil, single-handedly eliminate the Russian gang, eradicate the conspiracy force Hand, flatten the vampire family that has been passed down for thousands of years, and repel the attack of mysterious aliens...

Each of these events, taken individually, is remarkable.

Now that everything is focused on one person, and it only took about a year, it is even more extraordinary, making the target person much more dangerous.

“It’s incredible.”

Having worked at S.H.I.E.L.D. for many years, Coulson has seen many strange people and people with super powers.

But this was the first time he had seen someone like Tommy.

Because of this, he suddenly came up with an idea.

"Director Fury, do you want me to take someone to..."

"No way."

Before he could finish his words, Nick Fury shook his head and interrupted him:
“You can arrest someone, but what’s the reason?

Tommy Vercetti did kill a lot of people, but those guys were either gangsters, ninjas who carried out assassinations everywhere, or vampires who killed people.

Putting aside unnecessary prejudices, judging from the results alone, Tommy Vercetti can be called a 'crime buster'.

If you want to use this to catch someone, it's impossible.

besides……"

At this point, Nick Fury took a sip of the coffee on the table to moisten his throat, and then continued:

“Also, Tommy Vercetti has great interpersonal relationships and knows many government officials, and even has a close relationship with Georgina Bloomberg, the daughter of the current New York mayor.

Paparazzi once took intimate photos of the two in a restaurant and also took pictures of the two walking into a hotel together.

Of course, we can ignore the official relationship. After all, SHIELD is not a small force and has the support of the United Nations.

But what about social impact? We have to consider that, right?" Coulson knew what the director was referring to.

As a public figure, Tommy Vercetti is keen on philanthropy and has set up a charitable foundation in his personal name.

Nearly $10 million in grants have been spent in the first half of this year alone.

Just recently, Tommy Vercetti went to several eastern states to express his condolences to those affected by the floods and donated supplies worth millions of dollars on the spot.

Not only that, the other party also sent its own security team to join the disaster relief operation, and personally took a helicopter to rescue a pregnant woman trapped on the roof.

When Tommy's fingertips touched those of the pregnant woman, the accompanying reporters at the scene decisively snapped a photo, recording that classic scene forever, which was later widely circulated in newspapers and media.

This alone is enough to make SHIELD cautious.

Of course, if SHIELD really has to take action, it can still do it. The key lies in what price SHIELD is willing to pay.

Judging from the current situation, things are far from the point where we have to do something.

Coulson naturally knew what the right thing to do was. The reason he asked that question just now was mainly because he wanted to know what the director thought.

It now seems that the director has no intention of taking direct action and is prepared to adopt some more "gentle" methods.

Coulson: "Same old?"

"Yes, it's the same as always."

Nick Fury nodded.

The so-called old way is, of course, lurking and surveillance.

Simply put, the agents need to observe Tommy Vercetti closely for a long time to determine the threat level of Tommy Vercetti, and then determine what means to use to deal with him, or recruit him to become one of their own in S.H.I.E.L.D.

"It's a pity that we missed the best opportunity. We may never have such a fair chance to recruit people again, like the assistant recruitment fair a few days ago."

Nick Fury sighed as he spoke.

If S.H.I.E.L.D. had discovered Tommy earlier, they could have taken advantage of the other party's last opportunity to recruit an assistant and place an agent directly next to the target person.

By doing so, SHIELD would be able to have the clearest understanding of Tommy Vercetti's every move and know many of his secrets.

But now.

I can only start from scratch.

"Who do you have in mind?"

Before making a direct decision, Nick Fury first asked his generals for their opinions.

Without answering in a hurry, Coulson hesitated for a moment and thought carefully in his mind.

As a former Mafia boss, Tommy Vercetti must be very sensitive to undercover agents and spies.

This requires the latent agents to be smart enough, have sufficient insight and adaptability to deal with dangers that may come at any time.

Considering Tommy Vercetti's powerful fighting ability, the agents sent out this time must also have good skills, or at least a certain ability to protect themselves.

After selecting from a long list of agents, Coulson suddenly had an idea and a name popped into his mind, along with a blond, blue-eyed, charming face.

"How about Barbara Morse?"

"Barbara Morse... Yeah, good, that's her."

After remembering who Barbara was, Nick Fury was quite satisfied with this candidate.

Smart, capable, and good at fighting.

Moreover, female agents are less threatening and more easily ignored than male agents.

There are also some implicit "special" advantages, which I won't go into detail about.

(End of this chapter)