Chapter 1848

In the spacious and bright office of the S. H. I. E. L. D. director, Pierce threw a stack of newspapers onto the desktop with some anger. He heard a knock on the door and turned to see Nick Fury standing outside the door.

"Come in." Pierce sighed long.

"What's wrong? Director." Nick asked.

"Did you read the news this morning?" Pierce sat behind his desk and tapped the desktop lightly with his index finger: "Iron Man's appearance caused a huge sensation. People are guessing his true identity, but is there any need to guess?"

Nick immediately understood Pierce's meaning and said: "I think this is Tony Stark putting pressure on us. We haven't prepared to release the news of Hydra's resurgence yet. If Iron Man announces it first, it will be very difficult for us to control public opinion."

"That will be a big stain on my career." Pierce's face was gloomy, his eyes looking straight ahead: "The United Nations has suspended my entry. They want to know who the mysterious enemy S. H. I. E. L. D. is dealing with in Eastern Europe, and Stark has made such a big movement in the country. Internal and external troubles."

Pierce looked up at Nick and asked: "Is there any new progress in the interrogation of that Rodriguez?"

Nick nodded to him and said: "I was just about to say this. On the way to transfer him, the inspection department scanned his physical condition and found no abnormalities, but during the interrogation process, we found that he is probably not an ordinary person."

"Of course he is not an ordinary person!" Pierce raised his volume, dissatisfied with Nick talking nonsense. He stared into Nick's eyes and said: "He is even so important that the military and the FBI erased all traces of his existence. He absolutely has a shocking secret, and Hydra got him first."

"Sorry, Director." Nick lowered his head and said: "I mean, it has been seven days since we captured, detained, and interrogated him. During this period, he hasn't eaten anything or drunk a drop of water, but he is still fine. Fatigue tactics are useless against him."

Pierce's brows twisted into a twist. He said: "Do you mean he might be a cyborg, like Captain America?"

"There is a huge possibility. We estimated his age, and his childhood was precisely the era when the military was obsessed with cyborg experiments. This can also explain why we can't find his information in all databases. He might have already socially died."

Pierce sighed, turned his head away, and patted the armrests of his office chair with both hands, saying: "Stark wants us to let him stand in court, but this can't be done. He will poke all these things out. By then, the military and the FBI will also find trouble with us."

"We are always wiping their butts." Nick shook his head and said: "Ninety percent of the cyborgs who cause chaos within the federal territory are products of military experiments."

"The key is that he is also a Hydra." Pierce gripped the armrest and said: "The day he stands in court, the news that Hydra hasn't been destroyed will spread throughout the world. S. H. I. E. L. D. will become the biggest laughingstock, and I cannot tolerate my late years being ruined, Nick."

"Of course, Director. Your contribution to this world is obvious to all, but if he can provide us with enough clues to let us wipe out that group of Hydra in Eastern Europe, it will be another matter."

Pierce waved his hand at Nick and said: "Go, go tell him that in three hours, I will talk to him alone. That will be his last chance."

There was full of murderous intent in Pierce's tail tone, but he didn't see the cold light that flashed across Nick's face when he turned around.

In Stark's office, after the secretary poured tea for Coulson and left, Stark, who walked into the laboratory, looked at Coulson in a suit up and down and exclaimed: "I didn't expect you to have a bit of a spy's look, James Bond?"

Coulson smiled helplessly and said: "I thought you would call me a clingy person and a snotty worm, Mr. Stark."

"I was just about to say that." Stark rolled his eyes imperceptibly, sat opposite Coulson in his combat suit, and said: "What are you looking for me for this time? Want me to give you a few more days again, so you can speak softly to that Hydra and get some intelligence to make up for your mistakes? There is no time, buddy. My tolerance is limited."

"This time it's not about this." Coulson smiled at Stark and said: "Of course it's also related, but I am not representing Director Pierce this time."

Stark frowned slightly. Coulson rubbed his hands, his forearms supported on his knees, and looked at Stark seriously and asked: "Mr. Stark, do you know who the next director of S. H. I. E. L. D. is?"

Stark lowered his eyelids, hummed lightly, and said: "I'm not interested in your internal infighting. I just hope someone does the work, and does it better."

"Nick Fury will be the next director of S. H. I. E. L. D. Originally, they started work handover a month ago, but S. H. I. E. L. D.'s attack on Hydra in other countries made Director Pierce unable to smoothly enter the United Nations security department."

Stark leaned back, making a gesture of understanding, and said: "You mean let me stop looking for trouble, hurry up and send Pierce away, so your boss can become the director of S. H. I. E. L. D.?"

"This also has benefits, doesn't it? Once Nick Fury becomes the director of S. H. I. E. L. D., that Hydra can immediately receive the punishment it deserves." Coulson extended a finger and said: "Director Pierce, in order not to let his late years be ruined, will definitely strictly interrogate Hydra until he gets some results to explain to the public and also to the United Nations."

"But Nick Fury doesn't have this concern. He can carry out his work without this Hydra's intelligence, and he will do it better than Director Pierce."

Coulson looked at Stark and said: "Nick Fury has always tended toward fair trial. Once he obtains the position of director of S. H. I. E. L. D., we will let all Hydra stand in court to accept trial."

Stark admitted that he was moved.

Pierce might be desperate because of his future, but as long as he leaves, Nick will let Shiler stand in court. Accepting legal trial is also better than falling into the hands of Pierce, this snakehead.

But at this time, Stark suddenly realized something was wrong. Pierce was worried that Hydra's resurgence might ruin his late years, so he didn't need to announce that Shiler was a Hydra from the beginning. Just say he was an ordinary terrorist, and this matter would be covered up.

But he first told Stark that Shiler was a Hydra, and then made a big move against Hydra in Eastern Europe. Now he started saying that the world knowing Hydra hadn't been destroyed might ruin his late years. Isn't this self-contradictory?

He could have pretended to know nothing, gone to the United Nations to take office on time, and after stepping down, who cares about the flood. The pot of Hydra's resurgence could also be thrown to Nick.

Stark felt his head ache again. He instinctively felt that there might be a result of the game between Pierce and Nick. Then what did Coulson coming to him now represent?

Coulson drank a mouthful of water, looked up at Stark again, and said: "Mr. Stark, we are open and honest. When you were in Afghanistan, Nick Fury had already confirmed your whereabouts. When he was about to send someone to rescue you, Director Pierce took the first step."

The information in this paragraph made Stark's brain start to run at high speed. He knew that if there were no accidents, Nick was already in power at that time, and Pierce had already planned to be promoted to the United Nations and leave.

If Nick had already found his whereabouts at that time, did he also find something else, making Pierce rush to reveal Shiler's identity to clear his relationship?

The more Stark thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. Although in his view, Pierce's disguise was seamless, but as someone who could contact Pierce at close range, it was not impossible for Nick to notice something.

This way, Pierce's series of actions were explained. Nick might have started investigating as soon as Stark announced his disappearance and touched some clues of Pierce's plan.

Pierce found that he had the possibility of being exposed, so he immediately took over his work, and then through monitoring Shiler, got Stark's specific location, and rushed there at the fastest speed, announcing the results Nick investigated to everyone to prove that he was rigorous in work and had justice in his heart.

Although Stark wasn't very proficient in this kind of struggle, he had seen some from being influenced by what he saw and heard. Generally speaking, after a number one makes a mistake, as long as he takes a thunderous attitude to publicly punish the number two responsible for execution, this matter is easily lightly revealed, which is the legendary "punish yourself with three cups".

Pierce, in order not to let Nick follow the clues to him, rushed to Afghanistan, threw all the pots to Shiler, and ended the case. This was an emergency handling method to deal with the crisis.

But this naturally brought greater trouble later. With Nick watching, Pierce had to strike hard at that group of Hydra in Eastern Europe, otherwise he wouldn't be able to clear his suspicion. But once this happened, this matter would definitely be questioned by the United Nations, and his promotion path would also have trouble.

The more Stark thought about it, the more he felt the whole thing was connected. This was very likely a trap Nick carefully set for Pierce. If Pierce didn't move, he would easily be uprooted by Nick. If Pierce wanted to clear his relationship, he would have to affect his official career.

Stark suddenly realized. How could there be only one smart person in this world? Nick Fury probably had already noticed Pierce's abnormality.

Stark vaguely recalled that he had heard the name Nick Fury from his father Howard, but only said he was an excellent warrior. But since he could live from the World War II era to the present, he was definitely more shrewd than imagined.

Thinking of this, Stark breathed a sigh of relief. A big stone that had been pressing on his heart was finally put down. Fighting alone against the Demon King and playing with another smart teammate were completely different pressure states.

But Coulson's next sentence made his heart lift again.

"Director Pierce, in order to reverse his unfavorable promotion situation, now wants to wipe out that group of Hydra in Eastern Europe. Nick Fury is under his order to strictly interrogate the only Hydra we captured."

"But his mouth is very tight. Several agents took turns interrogating for a week and didn't get any useful information. But you can rest assured that Director Pierce, in order to get results, won't let him continue to be stubborn."

Coulson stood up and said: "Mr. Iron Man, you must want to see the murderer of this murder case stand in court to accept the trial of justice. To ensure that he can still have his life standing in court, you always have to give Director Pierce some other hope."

"For example?"

"For example, Iron Man is willing to help S. H. I. E. L. D. solve the trouble brought by Hydra and provide Director Pierce with the results he wants to appease the public."