A retired reincarnator from a certain American film studio

Maria Hill has not yet succeeded Nick Fury as director.

but……

She only lacks a title now; the power that a bureau chief should have is all in the hands of this commander.

Therefore, Maria Hill should normally be working at the Triple Crown, instead of flying all over the world like before.

no way.

Since you enjoy the power of the bureau chief, you must also bear the responsibilities of the bureau chief.

It's like Luke's last trip to the East was a clandestine one.

The main reason he went there secretly was that he didn't want to expose his whereabouts. At the same time, he didn't have a suitable reason to ask for leave, so he asked Earl to pretend that he was still in the office.

But this trip to Seoul was different.

His ex-girlfriend has disappeared, so he has a legitimate reason this time, and Seoul is a colony in name only.

In a word.

Whether he's in Seoul or on the federal mainland, there's no fundamental difference between him and the federal government.

therefore!

Hill used the same reason as Luke this time.

Besides...

"It's been a long time since I've been out, I really miss it, and it's a rare opportunity."

"..."

Hill looked at Natasha, who seemed somewhat speechless, laughed, then stretched and his gaze fell on the rows of corpses on the deck.

"Are these all bodies salvaged from the Whitehall?"

"...mostly yes."

When Natasha saw Hill talking about the current case, she also calmed down and explained the classification of the bodies to Hill. Then she glanced at Hawkeye and told Hill about Hawkeye's speculation about the case.

After hearing Hawkeye's speculation, Hill looked at him with some surprise and laughed, "Should we be playing the detective role instead of the archer?"

Hawkeye chuckled and offered no explanation.

People inevitably have worries when they reach middle age.

Hawkeye is no exception. He's almost forty and still struggling on the brink of death. It would be a lie to say he's not afraid.

So, these days, Hawkeye spends his free time auditing various criminal investigation courses at S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy.

He has thought it through.

I'll work for another eight or nine years, until I'm around fifty, then I'll retire to the second line and give the opportunities to the younger people in the bureau.

Of course.

He hasn't told Natasha about this yet.

Hill made a joke, and seeing that Hawkeye was unwilling to respond, he didn't continue on the topic. Instead, he was led by the two to the conference room in the SHIELD cabin to listen to Natasha and Hawkeye's formal work briefing.

soon.

After listening to their formal report, Hill crossed his arms, rested his chin on his hand, and said thoughtfully, "So you suspect that a third party intervened and rescued Lucy Chen, and also that Lee Da-yeon?"

Natasha and Hawkeye exchanged a glance and nodded.

Hill raised an eyebrow.

"Have you found any information about Lee Da-yeon?"

"We found out. She just joined the Seoul Criminal Police last year. Whether it's her family background or her social connections, she doesn't have the knowledge or contact with this professional and somewhat mysterious third-party organization."

The fact that this third-party organization was able to find the Whitehorn before Aegis could prove that its strength far surpasses that of ordinary organizations.

and so……

From this perspective, this third-party organization was likely targeting Lucy Chen, not Lee Da-yeon.

There is a problem right now.

"Commander, we have not yet found the whereabouts of these six unidentified individuals."

"I know."

"We will..."

Natasha, who had been about to say she would find out as soon as possible, suddenly paused, as if she had heard something. She looked up at Maria Hill: "Commander, you just said..."

Hill's expression remained unchanged as she rested her chin on her hand and smiled at Natasha, who seemed somewhat bewildered: "You heard me right, I know who they are."

Natasha and Hawkeye locked eyes again.

"who."

"The Ten Commandments Gang".

"Ten...what?"

Natasha frowned slightly, then seemed to think of something and looked up at Maria Hill: "Commander, Xu Wenwu's daughter, Xu Xialing, has been by Luke's side ever since Luke landed in Seoul, except when we came to the Philippines."

Maria Hill smiled again.

Are you sure she wasn't here yesterday?

"..."

Hawkeye couldn't hold back any longer and looked at Maria Hill, who seemed to know everything all along: "Commander, have you received any information?"

Maria Hill smiled, took a button-type signal jammer from her pocket, placed it on the conference table, and then activated it.

Her face also became serious.

next second.

Maria Hill took another USB drive from her pocket, placed it directly on the conference table, and tossed it to Natasha.

"Play."

"Yes."

Natasha pressed the USB drive that slid across the table, plugged it into the computer in front of her, adjusted it, and then selected to play it on the conference room screen.

soon.

A high-definition video appeared on the projection screen.

The video was shot from a high vantage point, and based on the information source shown in the video, it is almost certain that the video is a live satellite feed.

In the scene, the first character to appear is Jack, who seems to have descended from the heavens like a divine warrior.

The moment Jack appeared on screen, Natasha couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, somewhat incredulous.

"Jack?"

"Keep watching."

"……it is good."

Natasha suppressed her shock at seeing Jack's appearance and continued looking down. When she saw the werewolf slap Jack, leaving a deep, bone-revealing claw mark, her eyes narrowed with a look of pity and heartache.

Hill, sitting in the main seat, glanced at Natasha's expression but said nothing, quietly watching the video on the projection screen finish playing.

The video is not very long and it is visibly edited.

but……

The video has already conveyed the intended meaning.

From Jack's appearance to Luke's appearance, the werewolf immediately knelt before Luke. Finally, Xu Xialing and the members of the Ten Rings appeared and planted a bomb on the Whitehall. After everyone left, the Whitehall exploded.

Everything is available.

After the video finished playing, none of the three people in the conference room spoke.

Hawkeye was the first to speak.

Hawkeye looked at Hill with some confusion: "Commander, the source of this video... wasn't something we discovered, was it?"

Their Aegis satellites have been monitoring this area of ​​the ocean.

However, under the Aegis satellite, this sea area remained unchanged, without any abnormalities.

Moreover, if their satellites had detected this footage, someone would have already notified them, and they wouldn't need to speculate here.

Therefore, the source of this video is definitely not from within S.H.I.E.L.D.

Maria Hill nodded in agreement.

"Yes, I found this video in my private email about an hour ago while I was on my way here by plane."

"Private email address".

Hawkeye frowned: "What does this person who posted the video want us to do?"

Maria Hill shrugged and looked at Natasha: "Natasha, what do you think we should do now that we have this video?"

Natasha frowned, looking at the frozen image of Jack on the screen: "It turns out that FBI Director Luke Dane of Los Santos has close ties with the Ten Rings, a world-renowned KB organization, and was involved in the tragedy that occurred on the Whitehall cargo ship. We should arrest Luke Dane, Jack, and the people appearing in this image."

Maria Hill nodded. "That's good."

Hawkeye frowned deeply: "So, the person who sent us this video wants us to arrest Luke Dane?"

Maria Hill didn't answer, but looked at the two of them: "So, do you think we can arrest Luke Dane now?"

Hawkeye frowned: "The evidence is sufficient."

Maria Hill nodded upon hearing this.

"So, Patton, you mean you're inclined to arrest?"

"……Correct."

"Natasha, what about you?"

"We can't arrest him."

"reason."