Marvel's Venom, starting with a Hydra undercover agent.

“Every detail about you was meticulously examined and compared in this way, so there is absolutely no problem.”

Hearing Venom's words, Holm smiled and patted its head.

Speaking of Venom's big head, it feels quite comfortable to touch. It's cool and fits the shape of your hand perfectly. Apart from being a bit ugly, it has no flaws.

"I still need a hat, after all, my face is still different from his."

As Holm was speaking, a venomous tentacle shot out from his head.

Under Venom's control, the tentacle coiled around his head twice before transforming into a black hat.

With the hat, Holm's outfit was perfectly fine.

He stuffed the venom back into his body, then straightened his clothes, lowered his head slightly, opened the door, and walked out.

Compared to Grant Ward, Holm was much more aware of his surroundings, and with Venom's help, he could even perceive every detail of what the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were doing while on surveillance.

That's why Holm was able to exploit their blind spots at every turn, making them completely unaware that a different person had taken over.

And so, Holm, under the watchful eyes of those behind him, continued to move through the streets, finally disappearing around a street corner, leaving behind bewildered S.H.I.E.L.D. agents still desperately searching for the figure they had lost track of.

Chapter 56, A Little Respite in Agent Life

In a nearly empty burger joint in the suburbs of New York, Holm was sipping his Coke through a straw, watching Daisy sitting across from him, frowning and chewing her burger with a worried expression.

"Does it taste bad? Judging from your expression, this burger doesn't seem very delicious."

Upon hearing this, Daisy raised her eyes and glared at the gloating Holm, but ultimately gave up chewing and spat the hamburger in her mouth onto a napkin.

"I have never eaten such a bad burger before. I can't imagine how this store has managed to stay in business for so long."

"The bread had no aroma whatsoever, like it had been sitting out for days. The beef inside was as tough as a shoe sole; I chewed for ages and still couldn't break it down. As for the cheese and sauce... I can only say it was the first time I'd ever known cheese could taste like this..."

Listening to Daisy's description of the rather unappetizing-looking hamburger in front of him, Holm smiled and happily placed the Coke on the table.

Luckily, he was cautious. After seeing what the restaurant looked like, he decided to play it safe and didn't order anything. Otherwise, he would be the one eating bland food now.

Although the cola in his hand didn't taste very good either, and it was obviously not fizzy enough, it wasn't that bad, so he just treated it as sugar water.

"Perhaps you should become a food critic. Your descriptions are so vivid, it's as if I've already eaten them myself."

"That's not quite right. It should be more like, even though I haven't eaten it, it feels like I have, hahaha."

Holm chuckled as he pushed another glass of cola toward Daisy, indicating that she could use the cola to wash away the taste in her mouth.

"Hmph! You're so cunning! You only ordered a Coke, and you just watched me suffer and make a fool of myself here!" Daisy said angrily, grabbing the Coke.

"I was worried you ordered too much when I was ordering, but now it's all wasted."

"I'm so angry! And you're just standing there gloating..."

"Slurp...!" Daisy said, taking a big gulp through the straw, trying to soothe her wounded heart with the cola.

The next second, she sprayed out all the cola in her mouth.

"Pfft! Cough cough cough! What is this?! It tastes awful!"

As Daisy spoke, she looked at the Pepsi logo on the cup, somewhat questioning the meaning of life.

Across from her, Holm slowly put down his plate, which was still dripping with cola, tapped the table, and said helplessly, "The cola was spraying right at me, and you didn't even ask me."

"If I hadn't been quick and responsive, I would have been so embarrassed and wouldn't have been able to face anyone."

Hearing Holm's words, Daisy raised her eyes and said angrily, "How dare you say that? You know this stuff tastes awful and you still made me drink it. It's obvious you just wanted to see me make a fool of myself."

"Playing pranks is one thing, but now you're turning around and blaming me. You blocked it clearly, yet you're still criticizing me. You're really going too far."

Daisy didn't give Holm a chance to trick her, and pointed out his sinister intentions directly.

Over time, their relationship grew increasingly harmonious, and their true natures gradually came to light.

Just like that prank, Daisy would never have imagined that Holm, who always had a cold face towards her, would do something like that.

Daisy herself was never as lively as she is now. Holm was deeply impressed by her tense face and aloof, unapproachable demeanor.

Compared to before, Daisy is now just as talkative, and her whole demeanor has become more lively.

"What a waste of these ingredients! This chef is so sinful, wasting so much good stuff."

"And I originally wanted to fill my stomach, but I've already paid for it and I'm still hungry."

After denouncing Holm's unscrupulous behavior, Daisy looked with some regret at the burger meal, which looked even worse after being showered with cola, and patted her own stomach.

"Hey, have a piece of chocolate to tide you over." Seeing Daisy's pitiful look, Holm stopped teasing her and took out a piece of chocolate from his pocket and handed it to her.

"Hmph! Even if you give me chocolate, I won't forgive you." Daisy took the chocolate and said with a snort.

Seeing this, Holm feigned regret and said, "Oh, is that so? That's such a pity."

"I was originally planning to take you to a really good restaurant after things are over to make up for today's disappointment."

"Well, since you won't forgive me, I think we should just cancel this plan."

"What a pity! That shop also has burgers, and their double patty cheeseburger is really delicious. The patty is tender and juicy, and the bun is fragrant and soft..."

Upon hearing Holm's words, Daisy immediately envisioned a perfect double patty cheeseburger.

As I was thinking about it, my mouth started to water and my stomach began to rumble slightly.

"Ahem, well, never mind, I won't hold it against you. Considering you gave me chocolate, I'll generously forgive you this time." Daisy said to Holm while stuffing a piece of chocolate into her mouth and crunching it.

Upon hearing Daisy's words, Holm feigned surprise and said, "Oh, really? That's wonderful!"

“So… that place that has hamburgers…” Daisy hesitated before she could finish.

"What kind of place has hamburgers? Do you want a hamburger? I'll go order one for you." Holm said, getting up to go to the counter.

"You bastard!" Daisy could no longer tolerate Holm's teasing and stood up to teach Holm a lesson.

"Haha, just kidding. I'll definitely take you there later, it'll be my treat." Holm laughed and sat back down.

Teasing Daisy occasionally is indeed fun and adds a lot of color to his life as a secret agent.

"Hmph! I'll let you off the hook for now." Considering that Hamburger and Holm were going to treat her, Daisy decided to let him go for the time being.

Then she started asking Holm what the restaurant's specialties were, seemingly ready to go all out in a little while.

Holm finally got serious and started introducing her to the signature dishes he usually ordered at that restaurant.

Meanwhile, in a parking lot not far from the hamburger shop, in a black sedan, Phil Coulson was sitting in the back seat, looking at the chat between Daisy and Holm and various data displayed on the screen in front of him, and then said to the person on the other side of the screen: "The monitoring data is all normal, there are no abnormalities."

"Horm Clint's condition is stable. It seems that the things on him have not affected him. On the contrary, they have enhanced his combat power and given him some special abilities."

After Phil Coulson finished speaking, a deep voice came from the screen: "This is good news. He's in your hands now. Train him well."

Upon hearing the deep voice's reply, Philin Coulson smiled and nodded in response, "I understand."

Chapter 57, Daisy? Kingsman?

"Creak!" Phil Coulson pushed open the door of the burger shop and walked toward Holm and Daisy with his usual smile.

Seeing this, Daisy also moved to Holm's side, leaving the other side for Phil Coulson.

"It seems the food here isn't quite to your liking." Felin Coulson remarked with a smile, looking at the mess on the table.

As he spoke, the staff member he had only met briefly when ordering also came to the table, first taking away the unpalatable hamburgers and cola, and then wiping the table clean.

Seeing how enthusiastic the staff were, Holm suddenly understood something.

It seems this terrible burger joint is more than just a burger joint; it must have some connection to S.H.I.E.L.D., and perhaps even its staff are agents.

Daisy ignored these minor details; she simply looked at Philon Coulson sitting opposite her and, after the staff left, couldn't wait to start complaining.

"It's not a matter of whether it suits my taste or not, it's just that the food at this restaurant is really awful... I was just saying that I really don't know how this restaurant has managed to stay in business for so long..."

Listening to Daisy's complaints, Philon Coulson laughed and said, "Actually, this store is owned by S.H.I.E.L.D. Didn't you reveal your identities?"

"It's my fault. I forgot to remind you. I'm sorry. I've been busy lately and it was an oversight."

Phil Coulson said apologetically, then continued, "The food here is deliberately made to be terrible; it only tastes normal when people from S.H.I.E.L.D. come here to eat."

"Are you afraid business will be too good? But this place is already very remote." Holm asked, looking at the desolate scene outside.

In a suburb like this, even if you cook something delicious, you won't have many customers, right?

Phil Coulson smiled and said, "It's just in case."

“We had a similar dessert shop before, located in a sparsely populated suburb. It became an online sensation because the donuts were so delicious, and then every day many people would drive there to queue up to buy them.”

"The agents in charge of running that dessert shop were extremely busy every day. After all, in addition to making desserts, they also had their regular jobs to handle. In the end, they had no choice but to close the shop because the lease was due."

"Since then, whenever we design a store like this, we make sure to deliberately make the food taste terrible so that the same thing won't happen again, and we can ensure safety and privacy to the greatest extent possible."

Listening to Phil Coulson recount his past, Holm and Daisy suddenly realized that they had never expected such a story to exist. Indeed, there are always outrageous causes behind outrageous rules.

"I've gone a bit off-topic. Actually, the main reason I came here is to communicate with you and invite you to join a project."

After recounting the past to set the tone, Phil Coulson brought the topic back to the present.

Upon hearing his words, Holm and Daisy exchanged a glance, seemingly lost in thought.

Daisy was wondering what this project was, while Holm was somewhat puzzled as to how things had unfolded this way.

In his mind, the main topic of discussion this time should be his abilities, since his performance in the Lizardman mission was quite outstanding, and S.H.I.E.L.D. should have some special arrangements.

Strangely enough, a month has passed since the Lizardman incident, and in that month, Holm and Daisy have carried out several small missions together.

However, neither S.H.I.E.L.D. nor Hydra, who were expected to contact him, made any move.

S.H.I.E.L.D. is relatively easy to deal with, since he is now openly working for S.H.I.E.L.D., but Hydra is a bit more unpredictable.

Previously, Grant Ward was his single contact in Hydra, and any missions he was given were issued to him by Ward.

But now that Grant Ward has been branded a traitor and killed by him, Hydra should have sent someone to contact him, but there has been no word from them for a month.

This sometimes made Holm wonder if he had truly broken free of Hydra's identity, but considering Hydra's usual behavior, he also laughed at himself for being too naive.

Hydra would never let him go, after all, they had put a lot of effort into training him, not to mention how useful he was and how well he had completed his missions in the past.

Now that Grant Ward has defected, he is, in any case, the most suitable replacement.

Pulling his chaotic thoughts back, Holm also focused his attention. After all, Philin Coulson was now standing in front of him, and it was unlikely that the matter of his abilities could be bypassed.

Phil Coulson didn't give them much time to think; he paused briefly before continuing to introduce the project he was talking about.