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Chapter 11 Coulson's Favor

The obvious threat to Grant Ward.

Erin simply smiled and replied.

"Oh, right, I forgot to mention earlier, that $100,000 was net income after taxes!"

Coulson: "..."

Grant Ward: "..."

As the largest and most violent law enforcement agency in the federal government, the IRS is notorious for its corruption.

At least $20,000 in taxes can be deducted from $100,000.

Erin's response can be seen as indirectly increasing the costs for S.H.I.E.L.D.

Grant Ward, his face darkening, was about to say something when Coulson quickly stopped him.

If he continued, Coulson feared that this seemingly gentle but actually cunning Chinese-American young man would raise the price again.

"I agreed to what you said, now tell me what you know!"

"No problem." Erin shrugged. "As far as I know, the current state of Morning Star Bar is caused by a forbidden object. Once that forbidden object is sealed, the bar will return to normal."

Forbidden items?

What is that?

Coulson hesitated for a moment, then immediately pressed, "What is this forbidden object you're talking about? What is its function? And how do you seal it?"

"Forbidden objects are taboos left behind by the devil on earth, and each forbidden object has a different function. The forbidden object in Morning Star Bar has an ability related to sound; it can hypnotize, corrupt, and control creatures within a certain range through sound. You just need to find the thing in the bar that is emitting music, and you will find it!"

Taboos left behind by the devil among humankind?

I've never heard of this before.

Although they had some doubts, another piece of information that Erin mentioned coincided with their previous guesses.

Grant Ward was almost hypnotized and controlled, which made Coulson and Grant Ward suspect that the strange noises in the Morning Star Bar were related to the strange music.

And now their guess seems to have been confirmed by Erin.

With that in mind, Coulson and Grant Ward nodded.

That's something I can say.

It seems that Erin is not the kind of conman who fools people, and his words can be trusted for the time being.

After explaining for a moment, Erin solemnly said, "As for the seal, for such a forbidden object, I suggest you deploy a bomber to repeatedly bomb this Dawn Bar to completely destroy the seal within through physical means. This is the fastest, safest, and most effective method."

According to the description of the taboo item "Moonlight DJ" on the scales of fate, it is not a particularly powerful taboo item.

Erin didn't know if such a forbidden item could be physically destroyed by artillery fire, but if it could, this method would undoubtedly open up another avenue for Erin to explore.

Of course, he also knew that Coulson would never adopt this method.

as predicted.

Before he could finish speaking, Coulson interrupted, "Impossible."

This is not the chaotic Middle East, but New York, the most developed city in the federal government.

Coulson was willing to guarantee that if they dared to use bombers to bomb New York over something like this, they would be torn apart by angry politicians and the public that very night.

Erin shrugged upon hearing this.

"In that case, we can only wait?"

"Wait? Wait for what?"

"When the moon appears, its light will be the key to sealing that forbidden object. Of course, before that, you'd better seal this place off, disperse the onlookers, and don't let anyone get close. Otherwise, the more people who go in, the stronger the forbidden power in the bar will become."

Does the power of that thing inside increase with the number of people who go inside?

Coulson frowned, then said, "I understand. I'll evacuate as many people as possible from the surrounding area. But why wait for the moon to appear? Can't we do it now?"

As he spoke, Coulson looked up at the somewhat gloomy sky over New York.

It's only just past noon now, and it will be quite a while before the moon comes out.

Are they just going to wait around like this until the moon comes out?

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As dusk settles and the moon rises above the treetops.

Most of the day had passed, and the Morning Star Bar had been completely surrounded by a huge curtain from the inside out by S.H.I.E.L.D.

This would effectively prevent the situation at Morning Star Bar from being leaked and causing panic, and would also facilitate S.H.I.E.L.D.'s subsequent actions against Morning Star Bar.

Even the people in the surrounding buildings were cleared out by Coulson under the pretext of a gas leak.

At this time.

Coulson was sitting in a motorhome filled with sophisticated instruments in front of the Morning Star Bar, with a stack of freshly printed documents in front of him.

If you look closely, you can see that at the very top of this stack of documents is Erin's name, along with a photo that Erin had taken before.

Such a long time.

In addition to clearing out the surrounding crowd, Coulson also thoroughly investigated Erin's background.

However, according to the information he had, Erin was just an inconspicuous ordinary high school student in the past.

All of this was clearly inconsistent with what Erin had presented to him today.

Moreover, according to the data...

It seems that Erin has had a conflict with the Water Ghost Gang behind the Morning Star Bar these past two days.

A couple of days ago, the Water Ghost Gang, for some unknown reason, kidnapped this guy and the daughter of the New York police chief.

Unfortunately, something seemed to have gone wrong, and he escaped.

In the past two days, the NYPD and the city government (Pepper Potts is pulling the strings) have been giving the Water Ghosts a lot of trouble because of these two little guys.

This guy is definitely not here to get revenge on the Water Ghost Gang.

and many more!

Why did the Water Ghost Gang kidnap him? Could it be that the incident at Morning Star Bar is related to Erin?

If that's the case, then the Morning Star Bar incident has another explanation.

With that thought, Coulson closed the documents in his hand and stepped out of the RV.

It's time to go and meet that little guy named Erin again.

Meanwhile, Erin, who had bought a lot of things from Chinatown, ate a hamburger and fries to fill her stomach and returned to the Morning Star Bar.

When they met, Pu Yi was the first to arrive.

Coulson then asked Erin, "What should we do next?"

"In half an hour, at midnight, that forbidden object in Morning Star Bar will be at its most powerful and vulnerable. At that time, you can try to bring it out and then... seal it away."

"How do we seal it?" Coulson asked.

Erin shrugged and said, "That's your problem. Obviously, sealing a dangerous forbidden object is not within the scope of our previous transaction."

Before Coulson's expression could turn ugly, Erin changed the subject, saying, "However, I can seal it for you in my personal capacity, but in that case, you'll owe me a favor."

Coulson was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay!"

(End of this chapter)