Chapter 177

However, Tony Stark somehow learned the news about the new element and took the initiative to request the data from S. H. I. E. L. D., which significantly diminished the effectiveness of their recruitment attempt.

This also meant that Nick Fury couldn't be too overbearing in his speech at this moment, and he didn't even bring out the negative evaluation report Natasha had written about Stark—otherwise, Iron Man would have just walked away immediately, and that would have been a disaster.

And if the black egg couldn't be overbearing, he certainly wouldn't be happy.

【How on earth did Tony find out about the new element...】

The egg was feeling puzzled.

Click—

Step, step.

The hatch was opened by the guarding S. H. I. E. L. D. agents, and the invited Ye Li walked in with Barbara.

"Li, why are you always arriving later than me?"

Tony was much more enthusiastic toward Ye Li, patting the seat beside him, "Come, sit here, let's talk to Director Nick Fury."

"Hello, Fury."

Ye Li pulled out a chair and sat down, smiling as he introduced Barbara to Nick Fury—

"This is Barbara, my personal bodyguard."

"I think she should be allowed to hear whatever it is, right? Hmm?"

Nick Fury: "..." (Playing quite a fancy game, young man, bringing an agent from my own bureau to introduce to me...)

Looking at Fury's deeply meaningful and pained expression.

Barbara gave a forced, insincere smile, "Heh heh..."

Inside, she thought: Heaven knows why Li dragged her over to meet the Director! (つД`)!!

"Hello, Vice President Ye."

Nick Fury acted as if he didn't see Barbara.

With his rank being one level higher than Barbara's, he naturally wouldn't think Ye Li was truly unaware of the agent S. H. I. E. L. D. had planted.

It was just that Nick Fury couldn't be bothered to play these childish, petty games with Ye Li.

He believed that letting Barbara stay at the Ghost Spider Club for the time being didn't matter; perhaps she could be cultivated into a liaison between the two sides.

"Since everyone has arrived."

"We can begin our discussion."

Nick Fury moved the two files on the table in front of Ye Li and Stark, "Take a look at this first."

Ye Li and Stark took them and began to flip through them simultaneously.

Hmm... aside from the names, the information was mostly the same; it was just an attempt to hire the two of them as consultants for S. H. I. E. L. D.