A retired reincarnator from a certain American film studio

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Chapter 458 Commander Hill's Concern for Luke

That's not it!

Hill's judgment was made with absolute certainty, as if he had personally witnessed Luke not being at the Federal Building yesterday.

Melinda May was somewhat dazed, but also curious.

seem……

His friend and boss paid too much attention to Lu Ke.

Melinda May would have found it understandable in the past, given the many suspicious points surrounding Luke at the time.

But the matter has now been investigated and clarified.

Cobra tissue.

Luke learned of the organization's existence and, during his covert investigation, was assassinated by the organization. Even his daughter, who was far away in Seoul, was kidnapped.

Fortunately, the story's ending was a bittersweet kind of happy ending.

But right now, Hill seems to still be keeping an eye on Luke.

“Hill.” Melinda May seemed to have thought of something and asked cautiously, “You’re not upset because Luke chose to go on vacation, are you?”

Hill is a workaholic; he even spends 300 out of 365 days a year sleeping at the headquarters of Sanfei Decoration.

It seems that there is nothing in Hill's life except work.

This is a secret that's not exactly a secret within S.H.I.E.L.D.

Things were fine before Hill took over, but since he did, let's just say that the biggest expense for Sanfei Ornaments has changed from "unknown reimbursements" to "overtime pay".

Even though S.H.I.E.L.D. strictly enforces federal overtime laws and pays overtime wages in full, most S.H.I.E.L.D. agents would choose to leave work rather than stay in the office with their superiors if given the choice.

and so……

In Melinda May's view, Luke's choice to take a vacation instead of investigating the case as soon as he became the head of the tripartite joint investigation team was undoubtedly like dancing in Hill's minefield, and dancing in a way that made him lose himself in the process.

Hill frowned as he listened to Melinda's cautious question: "As a federal civil servant, his behavior is indeed a waste of federal funds, and I really can't stand it."

Melinda continued to probe cautiously.

"so……"

"But he's not one of us, SHIELD."

Hill frowned and said, "So, even though I don't like it, there's nothing I can say. I only started following him because I felt he was hiding something from me."

Melinda's eyes lit up.

"whats the matter?"

"I still do not know yet."

Hill shook his head, looking at the flight path of Luke's Gulfstream private jet on the big screen: "Are there any agents nearby in Sokovia?"

A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent quickly replied, "Yes."

Hill didn't hesitate: "Pass the word down. I need to know all of Luke's movements in Sokovia, when he went where, and anyone who had contact with him. I need to know everything. Have the Aegis satellites keep an eye on him 24/7."

The S.H.I.E.L.D. agent nodded.

Seeing this, Melinda quickly said, "Hill, wait a minute, what if Luke finds out?"

Hill shrugged: "If you find out, follow him openly. As the head of the three-party joint investigation team, it is necessary to protect his safety."

This reason isn't just perfect, it's practically perfect.

Luke has just finished an assassination attempt against him, and now that Cobra has been completely exposed, they might choose to resort to desperate measures and continue their assassination attempts.

Maria Hill, as the deputy head of the tripartite joint investigation team, realized this and arranged for people to protect her secretly. If they were lucky, they might even be able to capture some people alive.

After all, so far, none of the suspects who could prove the existence of the Cobra organization have survived.

From Seoul to Nevada, every single one of them was executed by Luke before they could even arrive.

So this reason is absolutely perfect.

Hill thought for a moment, and then seemed to realize something.

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"exist."

"By the way, did his trio show up today?"

"Have."

Melinda nodded and instructed her subordinates to display the movements of the trio on the big screen, sharing it with Hill. She said, "This morning, his assistant, Earl Coleman, arrived at the Federal Building at 7:00 AM, followed by Agent Debbie Cissé, who arrived at 8:59 AM. I checked the records and found nothing wrong."

Hill said, "I don't care much about his assistant and the female agent. I'm more concerned about Jack. After all, based on what happened before, Jack seems to know more than these two women. Do you know anything about Jack's whereabouts?"

Melinda laughed and said, "Yes, Natasha received a call from Jack right before you connected, and then she went out on a date."

Hill chuckled: "Alright, keep a close eye on Jack. I have a feeling that if Luke makes any further moves, Jack will be the one he'll target."

Fortunately.

They planted a spy next to Jack, and this spy was actually requested by Luke himself, so that they could plant him openly.

Based on past records, there is Jack in Seoul and Jack in Nevada, so Hill concluded that if Luke makes any moves, Jack's involvement will definitely be involved.

but……

Maria Hill is going to be disappointed this time.

After about fifty days, and it was almost the end of August, the monitoring center of S.H.I.E.L.D. had about thirteen piles of data, but Hill's suspicions still had no trace of evidence.

"Sokovia."

"Croatia."

"Albania."

"..."

"Bulgaria."

The S.H.I.E.L.D. agents tried their best to analyze the data by following Luke's Gulfstream flight path and receiving messages from local S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.

but……

There's nothing worth analyzing here.

"If there's anything in common."

"These countries are all poor."

"Very poor."

"Could the Cobra organization be hiding in these small countries?"

Melinda May and Commander Victoria Hand also joined the video conference to help with the analysis.

Hill shook his head and said, "MARS has no business in these countries, and they don't even have liaison offices throughout Eastern Europe."

Victoria Hand asked curiously.

"What did Luke do after he landed?"

"Nothing special. According to the local agents, he spent the whole day sightseeing. If there's anything special, it's that his fiancée Rachel and his sister Lorna took a lot of photos."

Melinda's eyes lit up.

"Is there something wrong with those photos?"

"No."

"what?"

Melinda asked curiously, "Have you seen the photos?"

Hill picked up her phone expressionlessly: "I have Rachel and Lorna's social media friends, and I can see their photos immediately."

Commander Victoria Hand blinked.

Melinda asked curiously, "I know you have Rachel's good friend, but Lorna?"

When Luke was still in Seoul, Hill had visited Los Santos. The mayor's wife happened to be hosting a dinner party and invited Rachel. During the dinner, after Hill mentioned that he was from the Washington, D.C. Department of Homeland Security, Rachel proactively added Hill's contact information.

But Lorna?

"When did this happen?"

"The day after I added Rachel."

Hill covered his forehead, somewhat speechless, and said, "When I added her, she said she was a friend I might get to know, so I didn't think much of it. After I added her, I found out that she was Luke's sister. I wanted to delete her, but after thinking about it, I kept her."

Melinda suddenly realized: "That's how social media works. I often get recommendations for friends of my friends to meet."

Commander Hand shrugged, indicating that he had encountered the same situation.

"Is there anything different about those photos?"

"It's all about the scenery, and also selfies."

Hill let go, unlocked his phone, and scrolled through his social media feed: "Selfies by the river, selfies on the mountaintop, selfies in the mountains, selfies... all kinds of selfies. After looking at them for so long, I'm starting to want to go and see them for myself. Come to think of it, when I went to these places before, I never thought they were so beautiful."

Commander Hand shook his head and said, "Perhaps you were on a mission, not on vacation."

Melinda nodded in agreement: "Since I stepped down from fieldwork, I've found that many places I've been to are unfamiliar, as if I've never been there before."

As the three of them talked, they were completely unaware that they seemed to have gone off-topic.

fortunately.

Hill realized his mistake in time.

Melinda and Commander Hand have already started discussing when to take Hill on a trip together.

What a joke.

Travel, to relax?