A retired reincarnator from a certain American film studio

"..."

Luke took the phone, tapped play, and looked at the screen showing Jack descending from the sky, then appearing out of thin air, followed by Xu Xialing arriving, detonating the Whitehorse, and then leaving by plane.

Jack, standing behind Luke, also saw the video Luke was playing, and then looked at Natasha beside him.

Jack opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

Natasha rolled her eyes at Jack.

But apart from that, he showed no other expression.

Because she can understand.

After all, they were on different sides and each served their own master.

Jack is Luke's underling, and his most loyal one at that, so there's no doubt that Jack is on Luke's side.

Moreover, both of them were well aware of what their respective bosses wanted to do.

Natasha and Jack also had great chemistry.

It was a business phone call.

Private matters are discussed in bed.

and so……

Jack and Natasha's personal relationship seemed completely unaffected by their work.

Luke had already finished watching the video in his hand.

next second.

When Luke looked up and handed the phone back to Maria Hill, he burst out laughing.

Maria Hill took back her phone and watched Luke's expression with great interest.

"Director Dan is very happy?"

"Kind of."

"No way."

Maria Hill feigned surprise and looked at Luke: "This is evidence that Director Luke Dane has close ties with the Ten Rings, a world-renowned KB organization. Moreover, this video can convince even a 36-person grand jury that the more than 100 crew members on the Whitehall died because of some authorization from Director Luke Dane."

Luke nodded: "Indeed, if Nick Fury had seen this video, I would probably have been arrested by now."

Maria Hill raised an eyebrow.

"but……"

“You were the one who saw the video, so I know very well that you won’t arrest me. Besides, if we’re really serious, this video alone doesn’t prove anything.”

What can this video prove at most?

He was on the Whitehall, and with him was the daughter of the Ten Rings boss.

But that's all.

No.

From the very beginning, Luke had no intention of hiding his visit to the Whitehall.

Lee Da-yeon, who was released, is the best proof of that.

The most important thing.

Maria Hill obtained the video but did not arrest him; she even showed it to him. Whatever the reason, one thing is certain.

She wasn't Nick Fury, who thought he was smart but wasn't actually smart at all; he just looked smart.

but……

Luke's gaze fell on the phone in Maria Hill's hand.

"Where did Commander Hill get this video?"

"My private email address."

Maria Hill spoke frankly, looking at Luke: "My people couldn't trace the email's sender, but I think Director Dane probably already has someone he suspects."

Luke smiled again: "Really?"

Maria Hill smiled, then changed the subject.

“I have a suggestion, Director Dan.”

"proposal?"

"Yes, why don't we put on a play?"

Maria Hill smiled and said, "To be honest, I'm also very curious now about who is so determined to kill our Director Luke Dane."

Luke must know who it is.

But he didn't want S.H.I.E.L.D. involved either.

The cause is unknown.

Maria Hill's first thought was the Ten Rings.

After all, news from the Eastern Divine Spear Bureau had ruled out any possible cooperation between Lu Ke and Xu Wenwu of the Ten Rings Gang.

Therefore, Lu Ke's relationship with the Ten Commandments has returned to an adversarial state.

Of course.

This was S.H.I.E.L.D.'s guess before Xu Xialing appeared beside Luke after they learned he had landed in Seoul.

With the appearance of Xu Xialing and the corroboration of this video, the speculation that Lu Ke and Xu Wenwu were friends rather than enemies was once again brought to the forefront.

Maria Hill was very curious. Luke had not only destroyed the Ten Rings' branch in Los Santos, but also killed Xu Wenwu's men, and even Xu Wenwu's clone.

Under these circumstances, how did Lu Ke and Xu Wenwu suddenly go from being irreconcilable enemies to being friends rather than adversaries?

Of course.

This matter is not the focus at the moment.

The immediate concern is that an unidentified organization has its eye on Lu Ke, and this organization is no less powerful than the Ten Rings Gang.

And yet, S.H.I.E.L.D. had absolutely no clue about this unidentified organization.

The most important point.

Lu Ke knew about this unidentified organization, but he chose to be like them, even knowing that the video was sent by someone from this unidentified organization, he had no intention of revealing the organization's intentions.

It seems that Luke is also intentionally concealing the existence of this organization from S.H.I.E.L.D.

This is intriguing.

So Maria Hill deliberately suggested that S.H.I.E.L.D. could cooperate with Luke to put on a show.

She wanted to see if Luke would agree.

If they agree, it means that Luke is not intentionally hiding anything. Once they board the ship, it's only a matter of time before they learn about this unidentified organization.

But if you disagree...

In the blink of an eye, Luke instantly understood Maria Hill's scheme.

They locked eyes for another moment.

The air seemed to quiet down.

Jack, standing behind him, looked down at the floor, his expression unchanged, completely ignoring Natasha's gaze.

Natasha stared at Jack, trying to glean something from his expression.

William Stryker, who was not far away, saw Luke and Maria Hill looking at each other and subtly clenched his fists repeatedly, trying to evaporate the sweat from his clenched fists.

quite a while.

Maria Hill met Luke's gaze and spoke first.

"What, Director Dan, do you think this proposal isn't... a good one?"

"Do not."

Lu Ke withdrew his gaze and chuckled softly: "That's a good suggestion, but there's one problem."

Maria Hill raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, what's wrong with it?"

"trouble."

Luke laughed and said, "As everyone knows, I hate trouble, especially when it comes to plans. I prefer things to be as simple as possible. And, Commander Hill, if you want to know who is behind this, there's no need to go through all that trouble. You can just ask me directly."

He knew perfectly well what Maria Hill was planning.

His silence just now was simply because he was quickly thinking about how to answer Maria Hill's question.

Maria Hill was taken aback by the unexpected answer.

"Will Director Dane tell me directly?"

"of course."

Luke put his hands back in his pockets, smiled at Maria Hill, and then, without giving her any warning, asked, "Commander Hill, do you know anything about the organization 'Cobra'?"

Upon hearing this, Jack, who was standing behind him, couldn't help but look up at Luke, who had his back to him.

expression……

Surprise mingled with a hint of bewilderment.

Natasha caught the expression on Jack's face.

William Stryker, who was not far away, almost knocked over the test tube next to him because his hands trembled after Luke spoke.

Maria Hill also had a furrowed brow.

"cobra?"

"Commander Hill must be wondering why, even though I was at odds with Xu Wenwu before, his daughter is now by my side."

"..."