Chapter 1525
Nick stood in front of the window in the office of the Helicarrier, reached out and scratched his bald head, and said with great confusion: "Why is it thundering on such a sunny day?"
Seeing Natasha walked into the office, put a stack of documents on the table, and said: "Bad news, Director. The key figures are not in New York. Agent Carter is on annual leave recently, and the Captain accompanied her to Hawaii for vacation."
"The Stark Group's business center has moved from New York and spread across the United States. Obadiah is staying at headquarters, Pepper has gone to other regions to expand business, and Tony Stark doesn't know how he followed."
"Peter followed his good friend Harry Osborn to Los Angeles, and Matt accompanied Elektra home to visit relatives."
Nick helplessly took the data and put it on the desktop, saying: "Either they are all crowded in New York, or they are all nowhere to be seen. Did they agree on it?... Wait, they wouldn't really have agreed on it, would they?"
Nick started pacing in place, thinking while saying: "The important superheroes all left New York at the same time because of certain things. This doesn't look like a coincidence no matter how you look at it."
"The last time this happened was when Schiller established the United Heaven. Important superheroes, including me, all died once. One of the purposes was to let the Skrulls hiding among us think that important positions were vacant, so they would surface and turn from dark to light."
"So the same situation has occurred again. What fish does Schiller want to catch this time?" Nick frowned, stopped by the window, looked out the window, and slowly said: "What other problems are left unsolved inside New York? What other enemies are hiding in the dark?"
"Then, shouldn't we investigate whether the superheroes who left New York had contact with Schiller before?" Seeing Natasha asked.
Nick shook his head, pinched his chin with his index finger and thumb, and said: "When Schiller guides people to act, he won't leave any traces, and even the parties involved who play various roles in the plan won't realize that they have already been deeply involved."
"If you call or send agents to ask now, they will only say they are visiting relatives or traveling. That's not them lying on purpose, but they really only know that much."
"But this situation is different from the last United Heaven plan." Seeing Natasha said keenly: "Last time, you and Schiller worked together to set up the game, and you were the first person to exit and disappear. But this time, others disappeared, and you are still here."
Nick suddenly widened his eyes. He looked at Seeing Natasha and said: "Have you noticed that the superheroes who left New York for various reasons are all those with higher moral standards in their respective superhero teams?"
"Needless to say, Peter is the most moral one wherever he is. Captain America is the one with the strongest sense of justice among the Avengers. Iron Man can be called the last conscience in the Radiant League, and Daredevil is the moral benchmark in the field of young superhero training."
"Schiller got them out, but left me here." Nick narrowed his eyes and said: "He wouldn't be wanting me to draw a knife, would he?"
Seeing Natasha's expression immediately became serious. She stood by the table, looking at Nick without saying a word. Nick's expression didn't change much, just sighed slightly, pressed a ballpoint pen at the table, and said: "From the start of the solar system development plan to now, there are so many idiots who can't see the situation clearly that they can fill the entire Hudson River."
"Some are bad, some are stupid, and some are both bad and stupid. My personal death list can already fill a book. It's just that I know I can't act casually, because ordering agents to assassinate important figures is definitely beyond the acceptable range of all the superheroes just mentioned."
"Do you mean that Schiller doing this is actually to provide space for S. H. I. E. L. D. to act?"
Nick's fingertips tapped rhythmically on the table, like notes of death. After a while, he spoke.
"Not S. H. I. E. L. D., but me."
Seeing Natasha frowned fiercely. Nick looked at the empty desktop and said: "Now S. H. I. E. L. D. is the coordinator and supervisor of the solar system development plan. From beginning to end, it has played a positive role and is an official agency. How can an official agency engage in assassination?"
"Schiller knows that for the past few years, I have been constantly misappropriating funds to build my own power. It's just that New York is calm on the surface, and those so-called 'final measures' are of no use."
"But this doesn't mean that the calm appearance can be maintained forever." Nick tilted his head to one side, then lowered his head and said: "How did Spider-Man's reputation develop to what it is today? How did the riots in the Bronx develop so quickly? Who is pushing the narrative that Iron Man and Captain America are enemies behind the scenes?"
"I have the answers to all of them. It's just that before I can completely wipe them off this world, there's no need to tell anyone."
Seeing Natasha sat on the opposite chair, looked at Nick, and said: "But you have to know, if this is your personal action, then once you are held accountable, what you will get is personal retaliation, not official accountability."
"Official pressure can be borne by the entire S. H. I. E. L. D. relationship network. The Stark Group and the Osborn Group will both stand on your side. But if you, Nick Fury, are exposed for ordering agents to assassinate politicians, no one can stand on your side."
"As an agent, of course I know that some people should have died when they did certain things. But assassination is evil, improper, and unacceptable to the public under any circumstances, no matter what the hidden reasons are."
"In the last United Heaven plan, you died heroically, so after you were resurrected, you could still use this identity. But if you are executed for ordering others to assassinate important figures, then the name Nick Fury will be permanently nailed to the pillar of shame and will never be resurrected."
"I have been waiting for this day since the day I became an agent." Nick lowered his eyelids, raised his eyelids on one side again, and said: "Or do you think that the so-called King of Agents should have a brighter and more glorious ending than other agents?"
Seeing Natasha sighed softly, relaxed her body and leaned back on the chair, looked at Nick, and said: "Give me the list, Mr. Legendary Agent."
Eddie, who walked down from the shuttle, wrapped the scarf around his neck tightly. Venom said in his brain: "I said I wanted to raise your body temperature a little, but you actually didn't appreciate it. Why doesn't New York have a typhoon to blow your useless brain onto the fishhooks of those rich people?"
"Then you don't have to raise my body temperature to 43 degrees, right? Why weren't you so useful when I wanted to ask for sick leave?"
The two were bickering while walking through the shuttle platform. Passing through the Stark Tower's security equipment, Eddie walked into the laboratory. The next second he was stunned because Stark, who was sitting in the laboratory, had an afro.
"Tony, you..." Eddie looked Stark up and down, and opened his mouth hesitantly: "Are you interested in the disco trend of the seventies recently?"
Stark wiped the black ash on his face with paper, turned his head and glared at Eddie. He just wanted to fight back when black mucus instantly covered Eddie's body, and a deafening laugh came from a bloody mouth full of sharp teeth.
"Hahahahahahahaha! You rotten person actually got struck by lightning!
If it weren't for the strand of beard remaining on your mouth, I almost thought Nick Fury was sitting here wearing a wig! Hahahahahaha!
!"
The moment Venom appeared, Stark stood up vigilantly and retreated to the wall. Eddie realized something was wrong, hurriedly called Venom back, looked at Stark, and said: "You wouldn't be that Iron Man from another universe, would you? How did you get yourself like this?"
"Then you should ask the Thor of this universe." Stark said unhappily, and didn't forget to add: "And the damn Loki of this universe... How did I believe her evil?!"
"Alright, since you're not the Tony of our universe, then I'll come back another day." Eddie shrugged and turned to walk back, muttering: "Although I think no matter which Tony Stark it is, they wouldn't agree..."
"Wait." Stark called him to stop and said: "What are you looking for Iron Man for? What wouldn't I agree to?"
Eddie stopped, turned around, hesitated for a while, and still spoke: "Nothing, just some documentary filming matters."
"Filming a documentary? Recording what?"
"Probably the stories of important figures and teams in the Earth's development process in recent years. We plan to commemorate it."
"Then why did you come to find Tony Stark? Are you here to ask for investment?"
"Of course not. This is officially funded filming, and the investment is already in place. It's just... have you watched a documentary?"
Stark frowned and recalled: "I watched some science documentaries on the Discovery Channel when I was very young, probably."
Eddie put down his bag again, gestured with his hands, and explained: "The vast majority of documentaries related to figures must adopt the method of restoration and interpretation. Simply put, it is to arrange actors or simply let the parties involved re-enact the scenes in the story to help the audience understand."
"This is the most important part of a documentary. After all, if there is no restoration and interpretation, and only dry interviews and oral accounts, then why don't people listen to audiobooks?"
Eddie held the back of the chair and said very seriously: "I think the journey of these few years is very worth commemorating. I also want to make a documentary worthy of the efforts of so many heroes, so the restoration and interpretation must of course be as realistic as possible."
"Now the situation in New York is stable, and everyone is not too busy, so I want to invite the protagonists of the story to perform the restoration and interpretation filming as much as possible. After all, who can compare to the parties involved in their perception of the emotions at that time?"
Stark's eyeballs turned, and he said: "In other words, you will film everything that happened in your universe in these few years?"
"Big events must be filmed, of course, but some personal background stories will also be interspersed, but it should cover the entire development process."
Stark suddenly fell silent. After a while, he asked: "How is the relationship between Iron Man and Captain America in your universe?"
"Why ask that?"
"Just a little curious." Stark turned his head to one side.
And at this time, Venom used Eddie's mouth to say in a nasty tone: "A poor little thing who ran to another universe to take refuge after quarreling with his good friend! Then you came to the right place, because only in this universe can you throw yourself into your mother's arms and cry..."
With a 'Whoosh', a cup was thrown at Eddie. Eddie swayed left and right, gritted his teeth, and said: "Venom, can you shut up? Who did you learn..."
Eddie was suddenly choked up, and then his gaze fell on Stark's face. He suddenly felt that his dissuasion was not very necessary. Who else could Venom's nasty wording come from? It wouldn't be Peter Parker, would it?
Stark suddenly stood up, looked at Eddie, and said: "Anyway, the Iron Man of this universe won't be back for a while. I'll accompany you to film that whatever restoration and interpretation. My acting skills are definitely much better than that Stark you know."
Eddie took a step back, looked Stark up and down, and said: "This image won't work now. Your beard has been burned off. Fortunately, Hollywood has professional stylists. Let's go. We should still be able to book a spot if we go over now."
The two walked toward the shuttle together. Stark touched his beard while walking and said: "Is it really all burned off? This is what I worked so hard to grow..."
"Yes, and it makes you look more like a rock star."
End of Chapter
