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Chapter 200 Coulson's Surprise

"Can't I check?"

Steve frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Upon hearing this, Natasha smiled and said, "Of course... no, it's just a little more troublesome."

"However, compared to the previous aimless wandering, I think investigating a senator is much easier. At least we have a target, and it seems that this Senator Stern might be a big fish in Hydra?"

Steve, who was standing nearby, nodded in agreement.

If Stern was indeed a member of Hydra, then as a New York City councilman, his position within Hydra would certainly not be low.

and this.

This is good news for both Steve and S.H.I.E.L.D.

"Let's go back and report to Chief Fury first. Investigating a New York City councilman is beyond my authority. This kind of thing requires Chief Fury's approval."

With that, Natasha started the sports car.

boom!

With a roar of the accelerator, the sports car registered under S.H.I.E.L.D. sped away.

Natasha, who was driving, did not notice the barely perceptible ripple that appeared in the depths of Steve Rogers' eyes the moment she mentioned Nick Fury.

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A few hours later.

Inside the S.H.I.E.L.D. tri-wing building in Washington, D.C.

Natasha led Steve Rogers all the way to Nick Fury's office.

"Tap tap tap..."

Hearing the knock on the door, Nick Fury, who was flipping through a report, frowned, then said without looking up, "Come in."

After Natasha led Steve into Nick Fury's office.

Nick Fury closed the document in his hand with a slight headache.

After raising his head again, Nick Fury looked at Steve Rogers, who was approaching with Natasha, and a smile appeared on his dark face.

"Director..."

After greeting the director, Natasha deliberately glanced outside the office.

Seeing Natasha's action, Nick Fury calmly pressed a green button under his desk.

The moment Nick Fury pressed that green button, the lights in his specially designed office immediately went out.

The blinds automatically lowered, blocking the view between the office and the outside world.

A jamming device inside Nick Fury's desk also silently began to operate.

After three seconds, Nick Fury said calmly to the two people in front of him, "Alright, you can talk now. I've activated the jamming device, so no one will be able to hear our conversation from now on."

After hearing Nick Fury's words, Natasha nodded, then looked at Steve Rogers behind her and said, "Captain, you should tell him. You're the one who found out the information."

After glancing at Natasha, Steve didn't refuse, but instead said directly to Nick Fury, "I just went to see that little guy you were talking about, and he really is special..."

After briefly describing his meeting with Erin, Steve continued, "Before leaving, he said that in consideration of the psychological counseling I had given him with the videotapes I had taken, he wanted me to thoroughly investigate Senator Chastern."

Steve did not hide or alter the details of his meeting with Erin.

He only slightly omitted Erin's final "reminder" to him.

He attributed the reason why Erin told him about Senator Stern's name to Erin's tutoring through his videotapes.

"I never imagined that the stuff you filmed, Captain, would have this effect."

After making a joke about Captain America, Nick Fury said seriously, "Stern is a powerful senator in New York, and he has considerable influence even in Congress. If he is also a member of Hydra, then a lot of things make sense."

After a moment's hesitation, Nick Fury said to Natasha, "The captain's identity is too obvious. The task of investigating Senator Stern will be temporarily assigned to you, Agent Romanoff."

Natasha nodded upon hearing this: "Leave it to me! But I need your authorization so I can access all the information about Congressman Stern in the database."

"Okay," Nick Fury replied. "I'll give you temporary authorization later, allowing you to access all the information you need. However, you must be discreet about this. If Congressman Stern is truly a member of Hydra, he won't let us have any leverage over him so easily."

"Don't worry, Chief. I've never failed in my missions to deal with this kind of person."

Nick Fury nodded, recalling Natasha's near-perfect mission record.

Then he looked at Steve again and said, "Hydra is not something that can be dealt with overnight. Captain, you've only been awake for a short time, so focus on recovery during this period."

"Yes, I think you should go out more and experience modern society."

"By the way, I've arranged a tutor for you downstairs. She'll teach you how to use some modern electronic products to help you understand and integrate into this era more quickly."

How can we better understand and integrate into this era?

Steve Rogers did not refuse the help Nick Fury offered; instead, he earnestly thanked Captain Nick Fury.

Nick Fury raised his arm, glanced at the time on his watch, and said, "I arranged to meet her at 1 p.m., and it's already 12:18. Captain, you can go downstairs to have some lunch first, and then go to the training room on the fourth floor to find her. She should be in training room 408."

Steve paused for a moment, then glanced at Nick Fury and Natasha, who was standing motionless beside him, and quickly realized that the two of them wanted to avoid talking to him.

Steve nodded and said "Okay".

He walked toward Nick Fury's office door.

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After Steve left.

Nick Fury, having closed the office door again, asked Natasha:

"The captain just said that when he was talking to that little guy, the other person performed an incredible magic trick that isolated them from the surrounding crowd. You were there at the time, so tell me what you saw."

"I didn't see anything."

Natasha recalled the scene with a somewhat grim expression, saying, "In fact, if the captain hadn't reminded me afterward, I wouldn't have realized what had happened during that time."

"It felt like someone had blocked or altered my memories of that period..."

As Nick Fury listened to Natasha's description, his expression also became serious.

After a long silence, he spoke up: "It seems that this little guy's abilities are far more complex than he claims. Natasha, do you think it's possible for us to recruit him?"

Natasha gave Nick Fury a strange look and said, "Recruiting him won't be that easy. I remember you said that guy is quite rich, right? Recruiting these rich people isn't that easy."

talking.

Natasha couldn't help but think of Tony Stark, that playboy.

During the time I was infiltrating Stark Industries, I thoroughly understood the true nature of this playboy.

If it weren't for that incident in Harlem District...

He accidentally exposed himself.

Perhaps, I'm still being harassed by that playboy right now.

Natasha reminded him.

Nick Fury also recalled the long string of numbers in the assets section of the latest assessment data from Erin on his computer.

Osborne Group also owns a large number of shares in Stark Industries.

This directly made Erin a newly minted billionaire in the Federation, and he quickly moved closer to becoming a billionaire.

If it weren't for Erin's low profile and the fact that this year's Forbes list hasn't been released yet...

It's likely that Arryn has long since become a darling of the news media, following in the footsteps of Tony Stark.

Let alone others.

Even Nick Fury was tempted by that long string of numbers.

Given that Erin possessed such a large fortune at such a young age, coupled with his unique abilities, why would he join S.H.I.E.L.D. and accept their constraints?

Thinking of this, Nick Fury sighed softly.

and.

For some reason, Nick Fury suddenly recalled the two S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who had disappeared in Erin's house.

If Erin had possessed this ability back then, would the disappearance of those two S.H.I.E.L.D. agents have also been related to him?

Thinking about this...

Nick Fury's eyes suddenly became unpredictable.

Forget it, let's increase the surveillance on him first.

I'll try to meet that little guy in person when I have the chance.

It would be best if we could get him into S.H.I.E.L.D., but if that's not possible...

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After seeing Natasha off.

Nick Fury's office, which had barely been quiet for a few minutes, welcomed another guest.

"Director..."

As Coulson reappeared before him, Nick Fury glanced at his left arm, which was covered by a glove, completely concealing the skin beneath the glove and suit.

Then he asked, "How's the recovery? Are you getting used to your new arm?"

"Not bad. I have to say that the things Tony Stark personally made are really amazing. This arm is much more flexible than a regular prosthetic arm. And I've tested it. This metal arm, and those 'gadgets' installed inside, have directly raised my combat power and survival ability to another level."

"If I were to fight Clinton (Hawkeye) again, I wouldn't lose this time."

"However, the only downside to this arm is that it's too stiff, and it's uncomfortable to sleep on at night."

Nick Fury, standing nearby, rolled his eyes upon hearing this: "You should be grateful. So many people have wanted Tony Stark to build an arm like that and have been turned away. You've actually turned misfortune into blessing this time."

After chatting for a while...

Nick Fury quickly got back to the point, saying, "We should have let you rest for a while longer, but as you know, there have been many incidents happening around the world recently, and S.H.I.E.L.D. is severely understaffed, so..."

"Chief, you don't need to say anything, I understand."

When Nick Fury called Coulson back to headquarters, he realized that the recuperation leave he had earned by sacrificing an arm was gone.

Therefore, after Nick Fury began his skillful prelude, Coulson, who had already realized something, took the initiative and said, "So, what's the mission this time?"

Nick Fury, who was interrupted, showed no displeasure. Instead, he smiled and handed Coulson a prepared document.

Nick Fury handed Coulson a mission briefing.

Upon opening the document in his hand, Coulson immediately understood what his mission was.

Nick Fury then spoke up, "Late last night, unusual atmospheric phenomena occurred in the sky near the town of Puens, New Mexico. Satellite monitoring captured images of an unidentified object falling from the sky, emitting an extremely strong energy reaction. I need you to investigate what caused that massive energy reaction."

As he spoke, Nick Fury glanced at Coulson and said:

"Clinton will assist you on this mission. If you're not afraid of getting beaten up by him, I think you can arrange a time to fight him."

Upon hearing that Clinton would be joining him this time, Coulson, who had just been clamoring to fight Clinton and save face, immediately rolled his eyes.

Just saying.

Who would actually go and fight that freak Clinton?!

After turning the page, Coulson immediately frowned and asked, "Is Clinton going too? Is this mission that troublesome?"

Nick Fury shook his head: "I just wanted to add an extra layer of insurance. I don't want to see any more parts of you missing."

After shaking his head and sighing, Nick Fury added, "By the way, news came from New Mexico this morning that someone discovered a crater near the town of Puens. You can go check it out when you get there."

"A meteorite crater?"

Combined with what Nick Fury just said, the unidentified object that was photographed falling from the sky by satellite.

Coulson nodded. "I understand. I'll leave right away."

Go!

Just as Coulson turned around to open the door to Nick Fury's office.

Nick Fury, standing behind Coulson, suddenly said, "Oh, right, I forgot to mention earlier, about your arm. I've applied for Level 1 workers' compensation for you, and the money should be in your account soon. Also, based on your previous outstanding performance, you've now been promoted to Level 7 Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Congratulations, Coulson."

Coulson, who had just placed his hand on the doorknob, immediately brightened up upon hearing this.

The S.H.I.E.L.D. Level 1 workers' compensation is tax-free and amounts to a full $500,000.

This is a large sum of money, which is no small amount for Coulson.

With the added privileges he received, today was a double celebration for him.

(End of this chapter)