A certain American comic book's secondary profession master

Chapter 17 A Trip to Russia

Inside the supermarket, Li Wei leisurely pushed a shopping cart, selecting the items he wanted.

Completely unaware that someone had appeared next to them at some point.

"Don't turn around, don't look around!" A deep voice came from behind.

"Frank?" Upon hearing the other person's words, Levi was stunned for a long time before he realized who the other person was.

"It's me! I was being watched by S.H.I.E.L.D. before, but I just managed to shake them off. I don't know when they'll start watching me again. For your safety, don't show that you know me!" Frank said while pretending to pick out items from the other shelf.

What the hell? Frank is being targeted by S.H.I.E.L.D.?

This didn't happen in the original storyline.

Could it be because of the butterfly effect I created?

"Why are they targeting you?" Li Wei asked, puzzled.

"Perhaps it's because I killed Carson. After all, he was a senior agent of the Department of Homeland Security. With the Department of Homeland Security currently enjoying great influence, the death of a senior agent caused quite a stir. I was too hasty," Frank sighed slightly.

How much of a sensation could a mere Homeland Security agent cause?

This is the Marvel Universe...

Wait, no, that's not right.

Li Wei suddenly realized that he had fallen into the habitual perception of the Avengers series from his previous life.

After all, in the Avengers era, there are all sorts of amazing characters.

Disasters on Earth or even in the universe are occurring frequently.

In that era, the death of a junior Homeland Security agent wouldn't really cause much of a stir.

In the original timeline, Frank only truly began his revenge during the Avengers era.

At that time, S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers were busy saving the world, so they naturally didn't have the energy to deal with Frank.

The problem is that it is only 2003 now.

Although there are indeed figures like the Winter Soldier, Black Widow, and Captain Marvel in private, these figures remain unknown to the public.

Only Nick Fury knows about Captain Marvel, and she's light-years away.

Black Widow is probably a newcomer.

The Winter Soldier is also Hydra's secret weapon.

Therefore, in this era, whether in the eyes of the general public or various conventional intelligence agencies, apart from a "deceased" Captain America, there are no superhumans.

Therefore, in this pre-Avengers era.

The death of a senior Homeland Security agent is indeed a very serious matter.

Moreover, S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't have any major incidents during this period.

It's not surprising that they've set their sights on Frank.

"They want to recruit you?" Li Wei asked.

Given S.H.I.E.L.D.'s modus operandi, they certainly don't want to capture Frank, but rather recruit him. Besides, Frank's revenge is not within S.H.I.E.L.D.'s jurisdiction.

"Yes, Nick Fury came to my door in person, but I refused. Although I didn't say anything at the time, I know they've been trying to track and monitor me!" Frank replied. "By the way, there's one more thing I have to apologize for. They also found out about the drugs you gave me."

When Frank returned to his apartment and saw Nick Fury examining the medicines, he noticed that some were missing.

He knew that S.H.I.E.L.D. must have taken it back for testing.

Frank was powerless to do anything about it—he knew all too well how intelligence agencies operated; S.H.I.E.L.D. would never return the samples to him, and it would be a great mercy if they even kept the rest for him.

Moreover, he couldn't take it back, since he didn't even know which way the S.H.I.E.L.D. door was facing.

In fact, if Levi hadn't told him beforehand, he wouldn't even have known about the existence of S.H.I.E.L.D.

As for taking Nick Fury, the director, hostage?

Do not make jokes.

Frank had a very keen intuition. Years ago, when Nick Fury, who was his temporary superior, first met him, he already sensed that the other man was the same kind of person as him.

Moreover, the other party was clearly on guard when dealing with him.

Frank had no confidence that he could take the other party hostage.

Not to mention that there were a large number of secret agents around the apartment at the time.

In that situation, Frank's last act of defiance was simply saying no to Nick Fury's offer to recruit him.

Fortunately, Nick Fury didn't seem to be hostile towards him and didn't force him to join.

I simply warned him not to continue what he was doing and then left.

Otherwise, if things really came to blows, Frank didn't think he could leave unscathed.

In the days that followed, he also discovered the power of the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that Levi had described as the number one intelligence agency on Earth.

It's completely incomparable to the CIA and the Department of Homeland Security.

No matter how many times I shake them off, they'll stick to me again.

It's incredibly annoying.

Of course, he also successfully tracked them back and gave them a warning.

But people will continue to follow up afterward.

Frank couldn't go too far, otherwise, if he really faced a full-scale manhunt, he probably wouldn't be able to get revenge.

"The drug has been discovered? It's alright, it was bound to happen sooner or later... So what are your thoughts now? Continue your revenge?" Li Wei asked.

"I don't know, but with S.H.I.E.L.D. involved, it'll probably be difficult for me to continue seeking revenge, and I can't find Rollins right now. So I wanted to ask you if you have any way to get me out of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s interference... at least to prevent them from stopping me. Or didn't you say you had something for me to do? I can do something else first!" Frank said.

"Well, there is indeed someone in New York who can help you get rid of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s harassment, and he's someone I hope to win over. However, this person has a bad temper and is not easy to approach!" Levi said after thinking for a moment.

"Who?" Frank asked.

"Look, that one on TV!" Li Wei said, pointing to a TV on a distant wall inside the supermarket that was playing entertainment news.

It was the same village chief from the beginner village that Li Wei had encountered before.

"That playboy?" Frank was stunned.

Frank wasn't a caveman, so he naturally knew that Tony Stark was the world's richest man and New York's number one playboy.

With his power and influence, he could indeed help him get rid of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s harassment to some extent.

But as Levi said, this guy is notoriously difficult to get along with, and Frank doesn't think he has any reason to ask him for help.

"A playboy? Perhaps, but this playboy is the true savior of this world... In the future, half the universe's inhabitants will owe him a life!" Li Wei said.

"...Really?" Frank was shocked.

"Of course it's true!" Levi exclaimed, looking at the triumphant Tony Stark on TV.

"But how can I get him to help me?" Frank asked, composing himself after the initial shock.

"That's one of the things I want you to do!" Li Wei replied.

"What?"

"Let's go to Russia!"

(End of this chapter)