Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 463 48. Reply Letter. Task Completed

"What? Hydra again?"

The next afternoon, in an office in Washington, Pierce, wearing reading glasses, had just finished attending a regular meeting of the World Security Council when he waited for a document delivered by Fury himself.

The tired old man frowned after only one glance.

He flipped through the documents in his hand, and then said to Fury standing in front of him in a playful voice:

"You guys are really on the fence with Hydra... One wave has not been settled, and another wave has risen."

"That's a good thing, Pierce."

Fury said to his old boss:

"Merlin is very lucky in this regard. He can always catch the tails of those guys who hide deep. Speaking of which, we have already handed over enough criminal information about AIM. What is the World Security Council going to do with this organization? "

"Of course it is blocked!"

Pierce replied without a trace of fireworks:

"Dare to participate in so many sensitive things, and conduct such inhumane human experiments. They are carrying out indiscriminate activities in the name of scientific research. If we pretend not to see these things, the highest The World Security Council at the level is simply disbanded."

He took off his reading glasses and said to Fury:

"Next month... all AIM organizations around the world will be forcibly shut down. This resolution has been passed. Let your internal affairs agents prepare to take over all the industries of that organization in North America, and then get cash from One-tenth of the flow will be used as the strategic reserve fund of S.H.I.E.L.D."

"Well, this is good!"

Fury immediately beamed.

As an international organization, S.H.I.E.L.D. can receive funding from the World Security Council, but the problem is that money, this thing, is always not enough to spend.

Especially after Fury embezzled part of the funds and built several secret bases, the cash flow of S.H.I.E.L.D. is already in a very tight state.

"Okay? Take it easy, Fury."

Pierce glanced at his subordinates. He shook his head and interrupted Fury's joy. He took out a document from the filing cabinet behind him and handed it to Fury. He said:

"This money is not for you to spend lavishly, Fury, this money is going to be used for a secret operation that is about to start. Look at this, here is the outline of the operation, I need you to help me perfect it, Then put it to the World Security Council for discussion."

"Insight plan?"

Fury looked at the file in his hand, he looked at Pierce again, and he said:

"You haven't given up on this plan yet?"

"of course."

Pierce stood up and walked to the window. He looked at the busy street below and the sunset in the sky. He said:

"The plan was not approved back then, on the one hand because of our lack of technological strength, and on the other hand because Ms. Carter tends to be conservative and defensive."

"But times have changed, Fury."

Pierce said with some emotion:

"Look around us. One after another, superhumans have emerged. They can smash tall buildings with a single punch. They can run faster than the fastest sports cars. Some of them can even fly... those mutants People, the ones who started to pop up in the cities...well, the superheroes, the vigilantes. Their talent, their luck, made the efforts of ordinary people useless."

"Of course, I don't dislike them. They fight crime and make people's lives better, which makes me admire, but the problem is, Fury..."

Pierce turned and said to his subordinates:

"You should understand that the line between good and evil is not so clear. They think they are doing good things, but it is an indisputable fact that they abuse violence and break the law."

"It's like that Batman in Gotham City...he doesn't really kill people, but in the past few months, he broke hundreds of people's ribs and threw them in prison. I admire people like that, Fred Rui, they can follow their inner insistence and make great achievements that ordinary people can't reach, but the problem is...who gave him the right to fly around the city at night, doing what the police should do? "

"Guess how many complaints have been made about Batman in the past few months? Where did those complaints come from?"

Pierce undid the first button of his shirt, took off his expensive tie, threw it on the table, and said to Fury:

"The police who have been robbed of their limelight and jobs are asking angrily, if Batman wants to do good things, why doesn't he become a policeman?"

"Look, Fury, times have really changed. In our time, gangsters killed men and would send a bouquet of flowers to mourning women. But now, they only kill women, and crime is following. With the progress of the times, it has become more and more rampant, and it is difficult for us to curb crime with our existing power."

"I don't want to blame the cops, but superheroes really came into existence because of their...well, incompetence, do they really want to be heroes? Not really."

Pierce sighed:

"If we're doing what we're supposed to be doing, then people like Batman who know how to restrain themselves should stay at home and enjoy life instead of risking their lives to fight crime...theirs Appeared because of our incompetence, because we did not fulfill our responsibilities!"

"It's a disgrace!"

The old man emphasized his tone:

"If we don't change, Fury, there will just be more superheroes, and more supercriminals because of them...it's a vicious cycle where people start to worship heroes and Contempt for the government is the beginning of the collapse of social credibility and the beginning of the collapse of order."

"We have to stop it!"

Pierce said to Fury:

"Not only to stop crime, but also to prevent the collapse of people's inner beliefs. We brought back Steve for this purpose, and we are now implementing Project Insight for this purpose."

"Go to the criminal after committing the crime? Isn't that the same as killing the fox after the fox has eaten the chicken?"

Pierce snorted:

"Crime must be stopped before it happens! The moment a fox comes onto the farm, it deserves to be shot!"

"You're right, Pierce."

Fury felt that the document in his hand was a bit heavy, and he said:

"But... you use artificial intelligence to detect criminal behavior, it is difficult to convince other people, isn't it equivalent to using a machine to judge who deserves to die?"

"No, no, Fury, the Insight Project isn't that superficial."

Pierce shook his head, and he said to Fury:

"This is a very complicated algorithm, and I don't understand it very well, but the technical experts under my command have told me that this algorithm is feasible. You can go to someone you trust to test it. If there are any problems, even If there is even a slight problem, I will abolish this plan, not to mention that it is only a draft now, and it will probably be a few years before it is officially passed."

Pointing to his head, Pierce said:

"It's just an idea, but Fury, I know, you, like me, are the kind of people who are willing to dedicate their lives to maintaining order, including Merlin... We are the kind of people who can put our hands in dirty things, One who finds good things by this.”

"We are not afraid of getting our hands dirty, because we know that what we do is the right thing... think about it carefully, and I will wait for your reply."

"in addition..."

Pierce glanced at Fury's papers on Hydra and Hive on the table, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and he said:

"Regarding the matter of Inhumans, I agree in principle, and I will help you submit this application to the council. Now you can start digging deep into the secrets of those conservative Hydra...I will fully support you !"

"Let go and do it!"

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Half a month later, the ghost base.

Agent Babbit sent a list to Merlin. Merlin took it over, took a look, and found that it was the list of radical mutants arrested this month, including several criminals who had committed cruel things.

"These people... don't need to be imprisoned."

Merlin picked up a pen and drew a few circles on the list. He handed the list to Barbie and said:

"They have blood on their hands. Such people are not qualified to enjoy a good time in prison...send them to Moira for experiments."

"Sir..."

Agent Babette said with a look of embarrassment:

"Those criminals who have disappeared in recent months have attracted the attention of the media. Are we..."

"what?"

Merlin looked up, he looked at Barbie, and he said:

"The media?"

"The Daily Planet, the Washington Weekly, and other newspapers that focus on these things."

barbie says:

"They are all using various methods to try to find out the inside story of the ghost base. We only expelled a few reporters who disguised themselves as staff members and tried to sneak into the base a few days ago."

"Are they so brave?"

Merlin rubbed his chin, and after a while, he said to Barbie:

"Help me contact Agent Hill and ask her to issue a warning to those newspapers in the name of S.H.I.E.L.D. In addition, I suspect that these restless newspapers may be related to extremist forces abroad. Send someone to investigate , to see if they have espionage."

"Sir...this..."

Agent Babette hesitated for a while, but Merlin raised his head and stared at her, he said:

"What are you afraid of?"

"Do you think what you're doing is wrong? Do you feel ashamed that some bastard who should have gone to hell died on the bench? The talk of those who don't know the truth will make you doubt your duty ?"

Agent Babbit didn't know how to answer, Merlin looked at her, and after a while, he waved his hands in disappointment:

"Forget it, put them in prison for serious criminals. Since you think they should live, let them continue to live."

"Sir, I..."

"go out!"

Agent Babbit wanted to say something, but Merlin indifferently issued an order to evict the guest.

Barbie bit her lip, she was a little aggrieved, she also felt that these bastards who had hurt many people should be damned, she just wanted to preserve the reputation of her department.

But facing the indifferent Merlin, she didn't say anything in the end, but turned and left the office.

After Barbie left, Merlin's indifferent expression disappeared immediately. He rubbed his forehead a little tiredly, and then stretched out his left hand that had been hidden under the table. On that left hand, scales of demon skin had emerged, and the sharp claws made people shudder.

"It's getting out of control again..."

He said softly:

"You're messing with me again...we both know you're not going to let me go like this, are you?"

"buzz"

Just when Merlin was trying to suppress the restless demon power in his body, the large silver ring that he placed in front of the table, which was used as an ornament, suddenly vibrated.

This immediately caught Merlin's attention.

This is the liaison emblem left by the Asgardian dwarf general Vostagg.

He moved his recovered left hand and brought the emblem in front of his eyes. On the emblem of the two sharp axes interlaced on the surface of the emblem, the beating light represented that among the stars, there was a force trying to get in touch with the ring.

Merlin injected magic power into the ring, and a moment later, Vostag's signature deep voice sounded in Merlin's mind.

"Merlin the brave of Midgard, the trusty Vostagg has helped you find that Asgardian named Skolchi...he is now a glorious squire of the Golden Palace Guard."

"I gave him your letter, and he was very excited, and asked me to bring him to Midgard."

"Heimdall didn't block our request, but Skorchi's position is too low. To pass the Rainbow Bridge, he needs to go through a series of applications, so we estimate that we will arrive in your world in a few hours."

"The location is up to you, remember to bring the emblem, it can guide us... Also, prepare something to eat, I have been running back and forth between several kingdoms for a whole week, and I desperately need a good meal to soothe Take a look."

"The message is from your loyal friend, Vostagg."

After Merlin listened to this message, he moved his body, stood up, and said in a low voice:

"Asgardians are really efficient. Well, Randolph is going to meet his son. I don't know what the scene is. Most importantly, what surprises will he bring me?"

Merlin smiled. He opened the door and walked out. Before leaving, he went to Agent Babbit's office, but there was no one there.

Merlin could only leave a sticky note on Agent Babbitt's desk.

There are only a few short sentences above.

"I'm sorry, Barbie, you are a good agent, I can understand your thoughts, I shouldn't question you like that."

"From today onwards, you will be in charge of containing and identifying criminals. I believe...you will be able to complete this job perfectly."

"In addition, your transformation program has been scheduled, and you have recently recuperated your body, and appease your slightly stubborn boyfriend..."

"If you can't persuade him, then I don't mind doing it for you."

(End of this chapter)