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Chapter 39 If the open approach doesn't work, try the covert.

"That's how it happened, Chief."

Coulson lowered his head in embarrassment; the mission's failure was indeed somewhat unexpected.

To be fair, Coulson wasn't always able to complete his missions successfully; there were always times when he made mistakes. Even Black Widow Natasha and his former superior Nick Fury, the king of agents, had their moments of failure.

However, this is the first time S.H.I.E.L.D. has failed due to legal issues.

Coulson felt utterly humiliated; he was too ashamed to face anyone now and was likely to receive a severe scolding from the chief.

However, to his surprise, Xia Ling did not get angry.

"Oh, I see. No problem, just continue the investigation."

Xia Ling seemed completely unconcerned, since both S.H.I.E.L.D. and Dagon's Church, led by Kaecilius, were his subordinate forces.

The fight between the two sides is nothing more than the left hand fighting the right hand. No matter which side loses, they will just step off the stage to rest and then fight again.

If S.H.I.E.L.D. loses, they'll retreat back to headquarters and fight again another day. If the Church of Dagon loses, these sorcerers will simply open a portal and run away. At worst, they can just hide in the water.

Could it be that someone can go into the water and catch them all in one fell swoop?

"So, Chief, what's our next step? Should we forge a search warrant and go again?"

Coulson asked cautiously, but before Xia Ling could speak, Hawkeye directly refuted Coulson's idea.

"It's pointless to forge a search warrant now. They're definitely on guard. It's better to investigate at night under the cover of darkness. Maybe we can uncover some unspeakable secrets."

"Coulson, what's your opinion on what Hawkeye just said?"

Coulson was frustrated. Why did Director Xia have to ask him about everything? No matter how outstanding he was, he couldn't withstand this kind of torment.

"Chief, I don't have any particular thoughts. I'll just follow your orders."

Good heavens, Coulson just wanted to do a regular job, stay in that position and live a comfortable life until he got old and received his pension.

Instead of continuing to toil away like this, not knowing if you'll even live to see the day you receive your pension.

"We're respectable people, how can we sneak in like thieves?"

Upon hearing this, Hawkeye immediately thought of refuting it, but then he saw Xia Ling change the subject: "However, in order to protect the lives of American citizens, it is necessary for us to conduct some patrols at night that we deem necessary."

Hawkeye's eyes lit up. As a long-time American citizen, he knew this all too well.

"The chief is right. Protecting the lives of the American people is our inescapable responsibility. Since monsters appear at night, we must naturally do everything in our power to eliminate the danger!"

Watching the two of them sing in unison, Coulson felt completely superfluous.

"In that case, Chief, I will immediately begin preparations for the night patrol and form a team to deal with any trouble we may encounter."

Coulson looked at Xia Ling cautiously, afraid that the director would disagree and send him and Hawkeye to patrol together again.

Of course, it's not that Hawkeye isn't good enough, but there really aren't enough people. Without the help of teammates, if they encounter danger, they won't even be able to run away.

"Coulson, as expected of you, you always manage to handle things perfectly. It's no wonder I trust you so much. Of course, your request to form a team is possible. This time, let Brock Rumlow join as well, and you can select a few other people to join the team."

This time, we must make sure it's done perfectly.

"Yes."

Coulson breathed a sigh of relief; at least he had managed to secure a small team to work with him on the mission.

He had wanted to bring his colleague Brock Rumlow on board last time, but he happened to be away on a mission and wasn't with S.H.I.E.L.D.

And it wasn't just him; many of his originally excellent colleagues at S.H.I.E.L.D. were also away on missions at the same time and not at S.H.I.E.L.D.

This also puzzled Coulson: what kind of mission would make so many of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s elites go on a mission?

However, Director Xia Ling didn't say anything and instead acted as if everything was normal, so Coulson didn't ask any further questions.

For a low-level employee like him, it's best not to know or understand many things.

Otherwise, one day they might get themselves into trouble and inexplicably commit suicide.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, was watching over this area.

She changed into ordinary clothes, and concealed her powerful aura. To the average person, she would just look like an ordinary, pretty woman.

Although she was bald, her face was still beautiful.

The Ancient One already knew where her disciple Kaecilius had fled to; after all, such a large church was right here, so there was no reason why she couldn't find it.

However, the Ancient One couldn't enter that church.

It wasn't that she lacked the ability to get in, but rather that she had an extremely ominous feeling; every cell in her body was sending her a warning.

It was as if if she dared to walk in so openly, she would immediately be sent to the underworld.

Although the Ancient One did not believe that anything on Earth could kill her in an instant, it did not mean that she could ignore these warnings.

Moreover, she doesn't have much magic power left; every bit she uses is precious, and she hasn't found a suitable new sect leader yet.

The voice that had been circling in her ears continued to echo, promising to become her new sect leader, and that the interest it asked for wouldn't be too high.

However, the Ancient One never agreed, even to Dormammu, her former mortal enemy, whom she dared to absorb the power of the Dark Dimension to allow herself to live indefinitely.

However, given the voice that kept echoing in her ears, she didn't dare to directly regard this being as the next sect leader for herself and the mages.

And coincidentally, her time was running out.

Her disciple Casillas had already chosen a sovereign as a creditor for a continuous stream of loans, and if she and the sorcerers, as the Sorcerer Supreme, did not also choose a sovereign as a creditor...

Then it wasn't Casillas hiding from her, but rather Casillas leading his disciples to hunt her down.

According to the original timeline, he should indeed have died at the hands of Casillas, thus retiring in the process.

However, under the current circumstances, that is clearly not feasible.

She must live on, live forever!

(End of this chapter)