A retired reincarnator from a certain American film studio

Jack then said, "Boss, S.H.I.E.L.D. seems to care whether you're in Los Santos or not."

Luke shook his head: "I'm back now."

No matter how many days he was away from Los Santos, in the eyes of S.H.I.E.L.D., he had only disappeared for about a day at most.

Well known.

One day is not enough time for people to travel back and forth between the Federation and the Eastern Kingdom, let alone take care of the trip and the trouble that follows.

Moreover, the image he presented to the S.H.I.E.L.D. was that of a half-dragon.

and so!

Luke wasn't worried about whether he was with S.H.I.E.L.D. in Los Santos.

But he clearly underestimated the extent to which S.H.I.E.L.D. cared about him.

Just as Luke returned to the Federal Building at eight o'clock in the morning and went back to his office, Earl, who was welcoming him back, received a call from the front desk on the first floor.

"Supervisor, it's the same two who came yesterday. They want to..."

"Let them come up."

Earl glanced at Luke, who had already returned, said something to the receptionist, and then hung up the phone before turning to Luke and saying, "Chief, Natasha and Melinda are here again."

Luke nodded.

soon.

Led by an agent, S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Natasha Romanoff and Melinda May once again entered Luke's office.

Almost as soon as the two entered the office and saw Luke taking the documents from Earl and carefully signing his name, they exchanged a glance and came to an answer.

not him.

According to the information relayed by the Divine Spear Bureau, the person who appeared next to Xu Wenwu this time seems to be a half-human, half-dragon, half-orc.

When S.H.I.E.L.D. heard the news, they were initially unwilling to believe it.

but……

The S.M.A.S ...

Because when Luke, the half-dragon, first appeared, Feng Baobao from the Divine Spear Bureau secretly took a picture of Luke in his half-dragon form.

Because it was taken secretly, and because Luke had horns on his head and was covered in dragon scales at the time, the half-dragon Luke in that photo has absolutely no relation to the current Luke.

But S.H.I.E.L.D. still wanted to confirm it.

Because of Shang Qi's testimony.

Shang-Chi did say that when he was on the phone with Melinda, he had never seen the man next to Xu Wenwu before, but he was sure that he had met that man in Los Santos.

Based on this information, there is no one else besides Los Santos FBI Director Luke Dane who has the motive and the ability to connect with Xu Wenwu.

S.H.I.E.L.D. originally wanted S.M.A.S ...

But the people from the Divine Spear Bureau sent a message saying that Shang Qi was sick and that Xu Wenwu had sent him to a secret medical facility around last night.

S.H.I.E.L.D. and S.M.A.S ...

pity.

Shang Qi is Xu Wenwu's son, so even if they have doubts, they can't interfere in other people's family affairs.

Therefore, S.H.I.E.L.D. had to settle for second best: as long as they could determine whether Luke was in Los Santos, they could determine whether Xu Wenwu's accomplice was Luke.

Now the answer is out.

Leaving aside whether Luke could travel from the Eastern Kingdom to the Federation in a day, even if he could, Luke and the half-dragon from the Divine Spear Bureau had absolutely nothing in common except for their similar build and clothing.

However, some necessary formalities still need to be followed.

"Director Dane."

"Agent May."

After signing the remaining documents and handing them to Earl, Luke stood up, shook hands with the stern-faced Melinda May in a formal manner, and then greeted Natasha in a friendly tone: "Natasha."

This is also a manifestation of loving someone because of their loved ones.

Although we don't know the exact nature of the relationship between Natasha, Jack, and Debbie, the point remains the same: whether it's Jack or Debbie, Natasha is practically one of his own.

Natasha also greeted her politely.

Luke then invited the two women to sit on the sofa in the living room next door, and then asked Melinda May with a smile.

"Coffee, bourbon?"

"It's working hours now."

"so what?"

"Cafe."

Melinda May stated directly.

Luke smiled and looked at Earl.

The latter understood, got up and left the office to prepare coffee.

Luke then leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs, and looked at Natasha with a relaxed expression, asking curiously, "I heard from Earl that you came yesterday too?"

Natasha nodded: "Yes, wasn't Director Dane at the station yesterday?"

Lu Ke smiled and said, "It's both present and absent."

Natasha looked at Luke with curiosity.

Lu Ke shook his head and said, "I drank with some friends all night the night before last. When you came to find me, I was feeling unwell and dozing off on the sofa. I only found out about this after I woke up."

Natasha nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this.

Melinda May glanced at Natasha and then showed a look of realization.

The newly appointed FBI director in Los Angeles is a heavy drinker.

This is also common knowledge.

And this can also be seen from the conversation just now.

After all, what kind of bureau chief starts drinking as soon as he gets to work? This can no longer be called good wine; it's practically an addiction to alcohol.

Therefore, Lu Ke's explanation aligns with his public persona.

It's both reasonable and justifiable.

At that moment, Earl came in with two cups of coffee, handed them to Natasha and Melinda, and then sat back down on the sofa.

Luke took a sip of his bourbon, then raised an eyebrow at Melinda May, who had visited him for two consecutive days: "Agent May, is there something you need to visit us for?"

He had just given a reasonable excuse for not seeing the two people yesterday, and now he was curious about why they would come to his door for two consecutive days.

As Lu Ke spoke, he glanced at Earl and then said to Melinda and Natasha, "Earl said that she asked you something yesterday, and you said that there was something very important that you wanted to tell me in person?"

Upon hearing this, Melinda and Natasha couldn't help but exchange a glance.

Upon seeing this, Lu Ke leaned back on the sofa, tilted his head, and chuckled, "What, you two didn't come to see me just to confirm whether I'm in the station or not, did you?"

There was a pause.

Lu Ke was quite interested.

"You S.H.I.E.L.D. are very concerned about my schedule?"

"no!"

Melinda's heart skipped a beat. Hearing Luke's seemingly joking but actually barbed words, she quickly came to her senses and looked at Luke: "We do have something important to discuss with Director Dane."

Luke's lips curled up in a smile.

"what's up?"

"It's like this."

Melinda took a deep breath, glanced at Natasha again, and then took out a photo from her pocket that seemed to have been prepared in advance, handing it to Luke: "Director Dane, take a look at this."

Luke reached out and took the photo Melinda handed him.

into the eye.

His eyes narrowed.

When Luke looked up at Melinda again, the smile on his face had completely vanished, replaced by an extremely cold expression.

Seeing this, Earl, who was sitting to the side, couldn't help but glance at the photo in Luke's hand out of the corner of his eye.

next second.

Earl's expression also changed.

"she?"

"hehe."

A cold smile crept across Luke's lips. He looked down again at the photo in his hand, then stared coldly at Melinda: "S.H.I.E.L.D., interested in her?"

Melinda felt the temperature around her drop significantly at that moment. After hearing Luke's emotionless words, she seemed to feel the temperature around her drop even lower than zero.

Seeing this, Natasha quickly spoke up and looked at Luke: "Director Dane, please rest assured, we have no ill intentions towards Lucy Chen."

Yes.

The photo Melinda just handed to Luke features Luke's ex-girlfriend, former Los Angeles Police Department officer Lucy Chen.

The reason they were called former Los Angeles Police Department officers is quite simple.

After Lucy Chen broke up with Luke, she took a vacation and went to Seoul with her Korean mother to relax.

It is said that Lucy's grandmother passed away, so she accompanied her mother to Seoul to handle the funeral arrangements. Then, perhaps because her mother needed to receive some inheritance in Seoul, Lucy resigned from the Los Angeles Police Department in order to be with her mother.

That's right.

Lucy is no longer in Los Angeles; she has moved to Seoul, South Korea.

Luke sneered at Natasha's explanation, threw the photo in his hand onto the table in front of him, crossed his legs, and looked at Natasha.

"So……"