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Chapter 218: Poaching (Two in One)

The car was speeding along the winding road, and the scenery outside the window passed by quickly like a phantom.

However, Barbara had no time to appreciate it, and her mind was full of thoughts about Tommy's motives.

At this moment, she realized that she had fallen into Tommy's trap.

After all, with the strength Tommy had shown before, it would be easy for him to kill her, and there was no possibility of being held hostage by her.

Everything that happened before was probably just an illusion created by the other party.

Well, the problem is coming.

Why did Tommy pretend to be captured when he could have taken her down right there?

"What on earth is this guy going to do?"

Barbara asked herself this question over and over again in her heart.

Tommy's strength is far superior to her and Lance.

It is no exaggeration to say that she and Lance were like newborn babies encountering a heavyweight champion in front of Tommy, and they had no ability to fight back at all.

If Tommy wanted to, he could kill them in an instant without going through so much trouble.

But that guy did just that and deliberately went around in a big circle.

First he pretended to be held hostage by her, and then he put forward those ridiculous conditions.

In the end, the only result was that she was captured alone.

There is no essential difference between this and taking her down on the spot.

Barbara wouldn't believe Tommy just trying to tease them.

"But what does that guy want to do?"

This question kept circling in Barbara's mind, making her head explode.

But if Tommy knew what she was thinking right now, it would only tell her that the answer was very simple.

It's laid out directly on the surface.

As he had said before, he only wanted Barbara as a person.

However, don't get any misunderstanding.

He had no improper thoughts about Barbara.

To put it bluntly, with his wealth and status, what woman could he not want?
It's easy to change one every day.

There's no point messing with Barbara, the thorny rose.

What he values is only the value inherent in Barbara herself.

It is rare to find such an outstanding talent who is both an agent and a scientist.

It would be a waste of talent to let Barbara continue to stay in SHIELD, where there are so many snakes and rats.

You might as well come and work for him.

Of course, poaching requires skill.

Blindly acting recklessly or forcefully will only backfire.

The means must be clever.

Speaking of which, Tommy just happened to have a perfect example to refer to.

In the novel "Water Margin", there is such an interesting character.

His name was Wu Yong, nicknamed "Zhi Duo Xing". He was the number one think tank of the Liangshan Group and one of the earliest veterans to join the group. He made outstanding contributions to Liangshan.

It can be said that without Wu Yong, there would be no Liangshan.

Even if there were, it would be difficult for Liangshan to become so prosperous, and many heroes would not necessarily choose to become bandits.

Among them, Lu Junyi is the most representative.

Lu Junyi, who lived in Daming Prefecture, Hebei Province, was originally a well-known wealthy businessman in the local area. He had a great reputation in the underworld and was known as the "Jade Unicorn".

On weekdays, Lu Junyi likes to wield spears and sticks, and often practices wrestling skills with his good brother Yan Qing.

When she was tired, her beautiful wife would boil water for her to bathe.

When he is hungry, the chef at home will cook delicious food from all over the world for him.

Life is so comfortable.

If nothing unexpected happens, Lu Junyi's life will remain stable until the day he dies.

But sometimes, God always likes to play jokes on people.

Lu Junyi, who was living a good life, was targeted by the unreasonable bandits in Liangshan, who wanted to drag him into banditry.

With his lovely wife and beautiful concubines in his arms, Lu Junyi naturally would not allow himself to fall into depravity.

So, Wu Yong used his wisdom and came up with an idea that couldn't be worse.

He disguised himself as a fortune teller and took advantage of Lu Junyi's superstition to trick Lu Junyi into leaving home.

Then, he led a large group of Liangshan troops to ambush along the way.

As soon as Lu Junyi appeared, they surrounded him and took him back to Liangshan.

This is not finished.

On Liangshan Mountain, Wu Yong used both soft and hard tactics.

While he asked people to soften Lu Junyi's will, he was also throwing dirty water on Lu Junyi outside, saying that Lu Junyi had defected to Liangshan.

The local government believed it to be true, and immediately issued a warrant for Lu Junyi and sent people to arrest him.

Then a series of events happened.

In short, under Wu Yong's series of ghostly tricks, the majestic Jade Unicorn finally turned into a bandit in Liangshan.

Even if he became the second in command, how could it compare to his previous happy life?
Let’s not talk about what kind of person Wu Yong is, but his strategies are indeed good and very valuable for reference.

Of course, times have changed.

Over time, existing social situations change.

The customs and culture of America are also very different from those of the ancient countries in the East.

Under such circumstances, it would definitely not be advisable to copy Wu Yong's strategy.

Some localized improvements are bound to be made.

For example, the fortune teller part is hardly useful now.

It can’t be said that it is completely unusable.

To this day, there are still many people who believe in tarot cards and crystal divination.

They are essentially the same as fortune-telling, just in a different form of expression.

However, it is quite difficult to hide the secret from a shrewd agent like Barbara.

Therefore, Tommy simply did not use those methods that were easy to be exposed, and went straight to the most critical part.

He pretended to be held hostage by Barbara, and then took her away in front of her teammates.

The purpose of doing this is to cause Barbara's teammates to misunderstand that he and Barbara have a close relationship, or have reached some ulterior motive in private.

As for the final effect, it depends on the individual.

If the person who came today was just an idiot as dumb as a rock, then Tommy's move would be like winking at a blind man, and would be of no use at all.

But if the other person is a smart person, he will inevitably have wild thoughts and the more he thinks about it, the deeper he will get into it.

Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they will quickly take root and sprout, growing wildly and unchecked.

By then, no matter how reluctant Barbara was to serve him, she would probably have no other choice.

There was another unexpected surprise for Tommy today.

He thought that SHIELD would at least send a whole team of agents to deal with him, but he never expected that only Lance Hunter came.

The best part is that Lance Hunter, who was present, was Barbara’s lover.

The suspicion between lovers is often more easily magnified.

Tommy's plan will be more likely to succeed.

……

The car was still speeding, and the scenery outside the window had changed from a desolate suburb to a bustling urban area.

Finally, more than ten minutes later, Tommy drove back to his estate and walked into the villa with Barbara. "You guys, take this lady to wash up and give her the clothes you prepared."

Tommy gave a few instructions to the maids who were coming towards him, then walked towards another room.

Barbara was surrounded by maids.

She did not resist, but was secretly thinking of ways to escape.

As the maids took her to the bathroom, she quietly observed the layout of the villa, trying to find possible flaws.

Unfortunately, she found nothing.

The security of the villa is airtight, with surveillance cameras installed everywhere.

Moreover, no matter where she went, she was always followed by a team of maids. Even when she took a bath, someone served her, leaving her no chance to be alone.

In this situation, escape seems to be an unattainable luxury, almost an impossible task.

Warm steam filled the bathroom.

Barbara had no expression on her face and let the maids wash her.

After a set of procedures, several maids handed her a set of clothes.

According to Barbara's original idea, this outfit might be very revealing or even provocative.

Anyway, it’s not some serious clothes.

But the facts turned out to be beyond her expectations.

What lay before her was just an ordinary training suit, nothing special about it.

After she changed her clothes and was led to another room by the maid, her doubts grew stronger.

The whole room is spacious and bright, and the wooden floor is polished so hard that it almost reflects light.

Various large and exaggerated fitness equipment are placed around the room.

Judging from the degree of wear and tear, it must be used a lot on a daily basis.

In the corner, there are several sandbags, all of which are specially enlarged in size.

The most eye-catching and largest space-occupying arena is located in the center of the room.

"What the hell is this guy doing?"

Barbara was filled with doubts.

She was increasingly confused about Tommy's thoughts; this guy simply didn't play by the rules.

Just then, Tommy's voice rang out in the ring, clearly reaching her ears.

"Barbara, I know you may still be unconvinced, so I decided to give you another chance. As long as you can defeat me in the next battle, I will let you go."

"This is not fair!"

Barbara shook her head. "You know very well that I am no match for you. This match has been a foregone conclusion since the beginning."

"Well, you do have some truth in what you said."

Tommy stroked his chin, as if thinking, "How about this, to be fair, you can use the weapons over there, and I will only use my bare hands. I think you should be satisfied with this condition, right?"

Barbara's heart moved.

There is a high wall between unarmed and armed.

The combat effectiveness she displays when she is armed and when she is not armed is on two completely different levels.

If Tommy really was unarmed as he said, then she might have a chance of winning the fight.

Seeing the melancholy look on her face, Tommy felt that it was enough and decided to add fuel to the fire.

"Still hesitating? Well, I'll lower the conditions a bit. You don't need to defeat me. As long as you can hold on in my hands for three minutes, you'll win. How about that?"

Since Tommy said so, Barbara certainly wouldn't hesitate any longer.

Although Tommy was very strong, she couldn't think that she couldn't last even three minutes.

Especially when holding a weapon.

Thinking of this, fighting spirit ignited in her eyes.

A fierce battle thus began.

……

The next morning.

In front of the gate of the manor villa, a figure staggered out.

Her steps were heavy, and every step she took seemed as if she was carrying a heavy burden.

And this staggering guy was none other than Barbara, who had been fighting all night.

At this moment, Barbara's face was full of fatigue and her body was weak.

Her legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead, and every step seemed extremely difficult.

After last night's battle, she was not only physically exhausted, but also suffered a severe blow mentally.

As a former gymnastics champion and active agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Barbara is somewhat confident in her skills.

He believed that even if he couldn't defeat Tommy, he could at least delay time.

But judging from the facts that followed, it seemed that she was just wishful thinking.

The gap between her and Tommy is as big as the difference between an ant and an elephant. They are not even worthy of being compared.

So much so that later on, Barbara didn't even have the courage to take action. She didn't even dare to look at Tommy's face. Her heart was filled with gloom.

Fortunately, Tommy fulfilled his contract.

He said he would keep her for one night, and he really only kept her for one night.

She was not even given a few minutes to rest and was kicked out directly.

Although this approach seemed inhumane, it made Barbara feel relieved.

She was really afraid that Tommy would use his power to bully her and hold her back.

Now it seems that Tommy is still very reasonable.

What happened last night was most likely just to vent anger and take revenge for her undercover behavior.

Thinking of this, Barbara didn't think Tommy was being too extreme.

If someone had planted an undercover agent around her, she wouldn't feel good about it either.

Just then, a black car slowly stopped beside her.

After the car door opened, several familiar figures rushed down immediately.

Barbara looked up and found that she knew all these people.

His immediate boss Phil Coulson, his teammates Melinda May and Grintel Ward.

And of course her boyfriend, Lance Hunter.

After a night of treatment, Lance's injuries were mostly healed.

Except that it is temporarily not advisable to engage in strenuous activities, everything else is normal.

He was able to recover so quickly thanks to the recovery ointment, otherwise with such serious injuries, he would not be able to get out of bed for four or five days.

"Barbara, how are you?"

Among the group, Lance, the sick one, ran the fastest.

He took big steps and rushed to Barbara in a few seconds, wanting to give her a warm hug.

Seeing this, Barbara frowned slightly and dodged without making a sound.

She was covered in wounds and it hurt to touch her.

But in the eyes of others, this normal action seems to carry another special meaning.

The smile on Lance's face froze, but soon returned to normal, but the doubt in his eyes lingered.

Coulson also keenly sensed that something was wrong.

He gave Melinda a look, and the latter immediately understood. She immediately took a few steps forward, took Barbara aside, and then spoke:
"I'm so sorry, Barbara. We wanted to rescue you last night, but the manor was too heavily guarded. We tried several times but couldn't find a way to break in, so we had to wait until daytime."

Melinda first explained why they didn't come yesterday, and then asked casually as if casually.

"If you can, could you tell me what happened last night?"

(End of this chapter)