A retired reincarnator from a certain American film studio

"Sasha."

“Lu Ke”.

On the other end of the phone, Alexander, who was in his office, rubbed his temples and said, "You really shouldn't have crippled Nick Fury back then."

Lu Ke said with a smile, "He provoked me first. I didn't kill him because of you."

Alexander shook his head: "I know, but keeping him is better than the current situation. After all, the current Maria Hill is not a fool like Nick Fury."

Although Maria Hill's rise to power meant that she could no longer roam freely across the world's branches as before, it allowed Alexander to better transform Hydra in other SHIELD branches.

But everything has its advantages and disadvantages.

Hydra's operations at the S.H.I.E.L.D. division have been greatly freed, but their operations at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters have been relatively stagnant.

"Especially this year, after Maria Hill implemented some kind of S.H.I.E.L.D. agent reform system."

Alexander couldn't help but complain, "With Maria Hill's current reform efforts, we don't even have a single agent above level six."

Because of the hierarchical affiliation system, the difficulty for Hydra to obtain intelligence at headquarters has increased exponentially.

Lu Ke asked curiously, "You didn't object?"

Alexander shook his head: "Oppose? How can I oppose it? There's absolutely nothing wrong with her reform plan. Not only can I not oppose it, I should even support it."

That's because he's a member of the Federal Council.

He could have opposed Maria Hill's proposal if it had been less than ideal, but even the East and Russia council members, who usually abstained from voting, voted in favor of it.

If he votes against it, how is that any different from being a cunning wolf?

Luke chuckled at the complaints in Alexander's voice and steered the conversation back to the present matter: "So you don't know why S.H.I.E.L.D. suddenly became interested in Xu Wenwu?"

Alexander rubbed his temples: "It wasn't a complete loss. S.H.I.E.L.D.'s interest in Xu Wenwu seems to be related to a mission plan."

Lu Ke raised an eyebrow.

"Plan? What plan?"

"Tahiti Project".

"..."

Lu Ke was slightly taken aback.

The Tahiti Project?

This name... why does it sound so familiar?

Lu Ke blinked.

Alexander put down his right hand, which was rubbing his temples, picked up the cigar beside him, and continued, "We also got a name, Zi Yuan."

Luke heard the name: "An Easterner?"

Alexander shook his head: "I don't know. After all, I'm a director now, and there are many things I can't ask on my own initiative."

Luke nodded.

hang up the phone.

Luke looked up at Earl: "Let Debbie..."

The words have not yet fallen.

Luke quickly waved his hand at Earl, who had already taken out his phone to contact Debbie, and said, "No need." Then he grabbed the phone next to him and called Cipher: "Investigate someone, Ziyuan. She seems to have been in contact with S.H.I.E.L.D.."

If we use the federal system to check, S.H.I.E.L.D. might find out.

and so……

Let Cypher investigate; at the very least, this will ensure that S.H.I.E.L.D. won't know that he already knows about Zi Yuan.

But what does the Tahiti project have to do with this Zi Yuan?

Luke had just been recalling the details of the Tahiti project in his mind.

Nick Fury's right-hand man, Phil Coulson, had died once before, and then came back to life through the Tahiti Project.

The Tahiti project is said to have been based on a mysterious corpse, from which a liquid is said to have the power to bring the dead back to life.

But what exactly does the Tahiti Project refer to?

Luke didn't have this in mind, after all, Marvel is a superhero movie, not a scientific documentary.

Could this Zi Yuan be a researcher or the leader of the Tahiti Project?

Lu Ke was somewhat curious.

But one thing is certain right now.

Xu Wenwu wants to resurrect his wife Yingli, to bring her back to life.

S.H.I.E.L.D., Tahiti, is also a research project about the dead coming back to life.

From this perspective...

It seems that S.H.I.E.L.D. and Xu Wenwu have made contact.

……

Chapter 317 Only When the Family is Well-Fed Can They Go Wild (Second Update!)

Xu Wenwu and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Tahiti project actually have one thing in common.

Or rather, a common goal.

They all wanted to bring the dead back to life.

but……

Xu Wenwu wanted to bring the dead back to life because of love.

Luke didn't know why S.H.I.E.L.D. wanted to bring the dead back to life, but he was certain that it couldn't be out of love.

"Zi Yuan? Who is this?"

"I don't know, let me know when you find it."

"Row."

Lu Ke recalled the name Zi Yuan in his mind one last time, and after confirming that he really had no memory of that name, he hung up the phone with Seifer.

Not long after he hung up the phone, Jack, who had just seen Natasha and Melinda May off, returned.

Earl turned to look at Jack as he entered the room, somewhat curious.

"So fast?"

"When I went downstairs, I ran into Debbie, so I asked her to deliver it for me."

"..."

Earl glanced at Jack silently, then quietly looked away.

Like Luke, she didn't quite understand the dynamics of the trio of Jack, Debbie, and Natasha.

Earl felt she should know, and she was certain that at least two of the three—Jack, Debbie, and Natasha—knew what game they were playing.

but……

Whether Jack knew or not, Earl was unsure.

Earl had considered asking Jack, but she worried that Jack might actually like this kind of thing, and what if she revealed it?

So after weighing the options, she chose to do the same as Lu Ke: not to meddle in other people's private affairs.

Jack caught Earl's strange look and expression just a moment ago and looked at Earl with some suspicion.

"Any questions?"

"No."

Earl quickly waved his hand: "I'm just curious, why didn't you see Natasha out? I remember you two were in the throes of a passionate romance."

Upon hearing this, Jack immediately stood at attention and looked at Luke: "Where the boss is, I only have one sun."

Old Luke is my only sun!

Jack's voice was full of energy.

Earl's lips twitched!

Good guy.

She didn't know whether Jack or Debbie was more capable on Natasha's side, but she was certain that if it came to competing for Luke's favor, she, Debbie, and Natasha combined probably wouldn't even be half as good as Jack.

Listen.

My boss is my only sunshine.

Just open your mouth and come.

As expected of someone with maximum loyalty.

Earl glanced at Jack, who was seizing the opportunity to pledge his loyalty without hesitation, and had no intention of competing for favor with him. He looked directly at Luke and said, "Chief, if there's nothing else, I'll go first..."

Luke interrupted, looking at Earl: "By the way, starting tomorrow, I'll be away from the station for about fifteen days."

He did the math.

I'll set off early tomorrow morning for Yunnan in the east, and then spend about seven days a week searching for the entrance to Tarot. That should be enough time.

However, to be on the safe side, Luke increased this timeframe to half a month.

Just in case.

Allowing more time in advance will increase the margin for error should anything happen.

As for slaying dragons?

Slaying the dragon will be quick.

Find the dragon and kill it on the spot. If you're short on time, you can also bathe in the dragon's blood.

Luke wasn't the picky type; as long as there was a dragon, he was fine with it.