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Chapter 241 The Ambitious but Incompetent Nick Fury

A reward that will absolutely satisfy me?

After hearing Natasha's promise, Erin felt a slight interest.

Then, turning to Natasha, he asked, "If I wanted the Tesseract, would S.H.I.E.L.D. give it to me?"

Cosmic Cube.

Upon hearing this familiar word, Captain America Steve Rogers' expression changed.

In Steve's mind, the Cosmic Cube was not a good thing.

Hydra used the Tesseract to create many terrifying weapons of war, which caused horrific casualties to the Federation.

Logically speaking, the Tesseract sank into the ocean with him, so how did it end up in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s hands...?

and many more.

Steve, whose thoughts were halfway through, suddenly remembered that he had been pulled out of the ice by S.H.I.E.L.D.

Given this, it doesn't seem unreasonable that the Tesseract, which sank into the sea with him, ended up in the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D.

However, while it makes sense, Steve couldn't help but speak up when he thought about the terrifying nature of the Cosmic Cube:

"Although I don't know where you learned about the Cosmic Cube, believe me, son, the Cosmic Cube is not a good thing. It... is more dangerous than you can imagine."

Looking at Steve's serious expression, Erin smiled and said, "Captain, I know more about the dangers of the Tesseract than you do, but it seems that S.H.I.E.L.D., or your Director Nick Fury, doesn't think so."

"Right now, at a S.H.I.E.L.D. base, Nick Fury is gathering a large group of scientists to study the dangerous item you mentioned."

"Well, I can even tell you that it is precisely because of this action that a huge disaster will be brought to humanity in the future."

"I want the Tesseract from S.H.I.E.L.D. precisely to prevent this disaster."

As he spoke, Erin turned his gaze to Natasha, who was standing nearby.

Erin wasn't lying.

The information that Nick Fury accidentally released while studying the Tesseract.

For the cosmic races that receive this message, it is a signal to start a war.

This instantly brought Earth into the sights of numerous cosmic races, who then issued a challenge to fight.

And all of this, I, as an Earthling, am completely unaware of.

If Thor hadn't come to Earth and pointed this out, and hadn't taken the Tesseract after the Battle of New York, then with the Tesseract's signals guiding the way, endless war would have awaited Earth.

Until Earth truly made a name for itself and established a firm foothold in the universe.

In addition, not to mention the wormhole opened by the Tesseract in the original story, which summoned Loki and ultimately led to the Battle of New York.

If it weren't for the Avengers destroying the wormhole...

The Chitauri, who had been waiting in ambush on the other side of the wormhole, arrived.

So...

No one knows what kind of disaster awaits humanity.

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Upon hearing Erin's words, Steve Rogers abruptly turned his head and stared intently at Natasha beside him.

Natasha, who was being watched by Erin and Steve, frowned slightly and said:

"Don't look at me like that. To prevent secrets from being leaked, many missions within S.H.I.E.L.D. are kept secret from each other. Although I've heard of the Tesseract, I don't even know what it looks like, let alone what Director Fury did to it. But..."

As things were getting serious, Natasha suddenly changed her tone and said, "Although I don't know what Fury did to the Tesseract you're talking about, I know Nick Fury. He's a cautious man, and he would never do anything to threaten humanity."

"Even if the Tesseract is as dangerous as you say, Director Fury will definitely take precautions."

obviously.

Although Erin made it sound serious, Natasha remained skeptical of his words.

Before the disaster actually broke out, they were somewhat dismissive of the disaster that Erin had described.

"Yeah?"

After saying this casually, Erin said to Natasha, "Clearly, you don't know Nick Fury as well as you think, or he's not as capable as you think."

Erin believed in Nick Fury's ability to survive.

However, Erin has a big question mark about his other abilities and his loyalty to Earth.

Seeing Natasha raise her eyebrows as if she wanted to refute something, Erin spoke first: "Don't rush to refute. If he really had the ability, he wouldn't have allowed Hydra to infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D. to this extent right under his nose. At the very least, he wouldn't be completely unaware of it. You know, he is the director of S.H.I.E.L.D."

Even with Alexander and the help of his team within S.H.I.E.L.D., it was no easy feat for Hydra to infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D. and become Snake-H.I.E.L.D.

Having served as the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. for decades, Nick Fury was completely unaware of all this.

This goes beyond mere incompetence.

A typical case of being ambitious but lacking in ability.

In this respect, Erin had to admire Alexander Pierce's eye for talent.

If he hadn't promoted Nick Fury to this position, Hydra would never have been able to develop so easily and rapidly over the past few decades if they had had a more capable director.

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Natasha initially wanted to defend Nick Fury in response to Erin's almost blatant mockery and disdain, but in the end, she found herself powerless to refute him.

Yes!

Nick Fury is the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

The fact that Hydra was able to infiltrate and even expand S.H.I.E.L.D. right under his nose was a dereliction of duty on his part.

The fact that a bomb was planted on the helicopter he was about to board at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, nearly costing him his life, is the best proof of his incompetence.

If he had had a little more control over S.H.I.E.L.D., this wouldn't have happened.

Not just Natasha.

Even Steve Rogers, who was standing to the side, and Gwen, who had never met Nick Fury before, couldn't help but nod when they heard this.

They developed deep doubts about Nick Fury's abilities.

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I noticed a flicker of suspicion in Natasha's and Steve Rogers' eyes.

Erin smiled and said, "Well, it seems we've gone a bit off-topic. Let's get back to our previous topic. After all, we're not here today to discuss your director's abilities."

call!

After hearing what Erin said.

Natasha's brow relaxed slightly.

However, she immediately shook her head: "I'm sorry, the Tesseract is an important item of S.H.I.E.L.D., and I don't have the authority to access or use it. I can't make any promises regarding your request, but I will pass it on to Director Fury."

At this point, Natasha paused slightly, then suddenly smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't tell him about your comments about Director Fury."

"Whether you tell your director what you said or not is none of my business, but besides the Tesseract, I can't think of anything else in S.H.I.E.L.D. that I want. How about this, you tell me what you want me to do, and then I'll consider whether or not to help!"

After saying that, Erin picked up a shrimp dumpling from the table and put it in his mouth to take a bite.

Let the springy and fresh taste of the shrimp meat bloom in your mouth.

Seeing Erin, who had suddenly changed his demeanor.

Natasha said somewhat helplessly, "Actually, the favor we want from you isn't difficult or dangerous. Aren't you very good at divination and finding people? We came here this time to ask you to help us divine the whereabouts of some people and things."

Clearly, Natasha must have known about Erin's use of divination to find Helen's whereabouts before she came.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have said that Erin's divination skills were very good at finding people.

talking.

Natasha handed Erin a document she had brought with her.

"Last night, a group of terrorists of unknown origin broke into the villa of Alexander Pierce, a minister of the World Security Council, and brutally murdered Minister Alexander Pierce, a cardinal of the church, a dozen agents responsible for protecting them, and two church staff members. They also ransacked Minister Alexander Pierce's basement."

"What we want you to divine is the whereabouts of the terrorists' arrival and the looted items from Minister Alexander Pierce's basement."

As Erin casually flipped through the documents Natasha handed him, a strange glint flashed in his lowered eyes after hearing Natasha's words.

Good guy.

The terrorists who killed Alexander Pierce—weren't they talking about themselves?

Of course, the cardinal of that church was killed by Alexander Pierce, and Erin refuses to take the blame for that.

As for the things in Alexander Pierce's basement, Erin didn't even need divination to tell Natasha what they were.

Those things are not elsewhere.

It's lying there quietly inside Arryn's Ring of Greed.

Fortunately, Erin's eyes were currently focused on flipping through the documents Natasha handed him; otherwise, Natasha would definitely have noticed the strange look deep in Erin's eyes.

And this time.

Steve, who was standing nearby, also spoke up: "We suspect that after Director Fury's helicopter was blown up, Secretary Pierce may have discovered something that led to his assassination by that group of unidentified terrorists."

"His ransacked basement might very well contain crucial information about Hydra, so we've come to ask you to help us divine the location of those people and the items in Minister Pierce's basement."

After hearing Steve's words, the strange look in Erin's eyes intensified.

Good guy.

Is this a suspicion that Hydra was behind the assassination of Alexander Pierce?

That's really interesting!

However, they stumbled upon one thing that turned out to be a happy accident.

Alexander Pierce's basement did indeed contain important information about Hydra, including a list of all the members of his Hydra branch.

but.

With the thought from yesterday lingering in her mind, Erin had no intention of handing those things over to others for the time being.

After slamming the folder shut, Erin placed it on the table and said, "Looking at this stuff so early in the morning is really disgusting."

"I have no interest in the affairs between your S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra. Divining the whereabouts of those people and things is not as easy as you think, and this matter is not as safe as you say. Once I get involved in this matter, it will be the same as plunging headfirst into the vortex of the struggle between Hydra and your S.H.I.E.L.D."

"Even a UN Security Council minister like Alexander Pierce can be killed so easily. As an ordinary civilian, I am far from safe getting involved in this."

"Of course, if S.H.I.E.L.D. is willing to give me the Tesseract, I'm not unwilling to risk my life to help you predict the whereabouts of those people and those things."

Gwen, who had been sitting silently next to Erin the whole time, reached out and grasped Erin's hand with some unease after hearing this.

Then he shook his head slightly at Erin.

Gwen didn't know much about S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra.

But she was well aware of the weight of a UN Security Council minister; such a powerful figure could lose his life so easily in the power struggle between S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra.

obviously.

Gwen didn't want Erin to get involved in such a dangerous matter.

She didn't want her boyfriend, with whom she had just started a relationship, to die young.

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He patted Gwen's hand.

Erin said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Gwen then looked at Natasha and Steve Rogers and said, "As you can see, my girlfriend doesn't want me involved in such a dangerous situation. So... if there's nothing else, you two should leave!"

Upon hearing Erin's refusal, Natasha frowned, as if she was about to say something more.

But Captain America, who was standing nearby, pulled her back.

"Aelin is right. This matter is not as safe as we thought. If his divination really finds the group that attacked Minister Pierce's villa and those things in the villa's basement, Hydra will definitely retaliate against him."

"We cannot let a minor bear these dangers because of our affairs."

With that, Captain America pulled Natasha away from Erin's house.

As Captain America reached the door, he seemed to remember something and suddenly turned back to Erin, saying, "By the way, thanks for the treat. The steamed buns were delicious."

(End of this chapter)