Ten hours after Fury disappeared.
Captain America Steve Rogers, as far away as Vienna, and Agent Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow, were temporarily detained in secret alloy cells.
The two are now like prisoners, wearing high-current restraint props. Once they find any changes, they will release thousands of volts of current, enough to subdue them in an instant.
A bright interrogation room.
Grant Ward was in a suit and leather shoes, like a noble boy attending a banquet, with a familiar smirk on his face, and sat in the position in charge of the interrogation.
Sitting in the opposite position of the person being interrogated, sat the former eighth-level agent, one of the close associates of Nick Fury, the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D., the famous black widow: Natasha Romanoff.
Although in previous missions, Natasha often played the role of being interrogated to extract more information, but it was the first time for her to sit in her own interrogation room.
"I'm honored to be able to sit here."
After sitting down, Grant was not in a hurry to start the interrogation, but casually flipped through the notes: "You should know in your heart that this is an interrogation according to the regulations, so I hope Miss Black Widow can cooperate with our work."
"What do you want to know?"
Natasha did not show anger, nor did she show any dissatisfaction. Instead, she looked like I did my best to cooperate: "I generally understand the rules. If you have any questions, I can tell you."
It's not because of disloyalty or because she has no feelings for Fury, but she understands deeply that it's useless to talk hard.
Even if your will is as firm as iron, SHIELD has a way to pry your mouth open and get the information they want.
For things like Veritaserum, S.H.I.E.L.D. has hundreds of formulas of different styles, which guarantees that after one injection, you can even speak clearly about the bad things you did when you were a child.
Especially the man in front of me...
Natasha is very familiar with his methods, very good at playing with people's hearts, and has no moral bottom line. Basically, few spies from various countries fall into his hands to survive.
Even if he could survive, he would eventually become insane and be sent to the Elizabeth Mental Hospital for recuperation.
"Very good, it seems that Miss Natasha is not as stubborn as the rumors." Grant was satisfied with her performance and smiled slightly: "Since I am willing to cooperate, then I will cut to the chase, Nick Fury should return Do you have another mission?"
"......Yes."
Natasha was silent for a moment, but finally admitted this and said, "Be responsible for monitoring Steve Rogers, and if necessary, take back the obelisk at any cost."
"No no no..."
Grant raised a finger, shook it in front of Natasha, and grinned: "Miss Natasha, you should know very well in your heart that what I want to ask is not the obelisk, but another more important item. plan."
"......I do not know what you're talking about."
Natasha's face showed a daze: "The task that Fury gave me is only to get back the obelisk, and there are no other tasks."
"I am disappointed, Miss Natasha."
Grant's eyes sank slightly, his originally handsome face was a little hideous, and his voice suddenly dropped a few degrees: "Do you need me to remind you? Before the death of the eighth-level agent Phil Coulson, Nick Fury gave it to him. A secret mission, a research plan for the [Spiritual] project."
Natasha's face finally changed, and a look of shock appeared in her eyes, and all of this was taken in Grant's eyes, which made him more convinced of the previous information, Nick Fury handed over the research plan of the [Spiritual] project to Natasha Romanoff was in charge.
"Later, Agent Coulson was killed."
Grant already knew it at this time, leaned back on the seat relaxedly, folded his arms in front of his chest, and said confidently: "Nick Fury changed the person in charge of this plan to you, I want to know The content of this plan, and the location of that secret test base."
"Who are you... who are you?"
Natasha gave him a deep look, but a storm had already set off in her heart.
The research plan related to the Lingzi project, in the database of S.H.I.E.L.D., is the highest-level tenth-level secret. Only a few people in the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. have the right to know this plan, but it is only the name.
And Grant is only an eighth-level agent, how could he know the tenth-level confidential information?
Granting the famous Black Widow with such a shocking expression, Grant was more than satisfied, so he showed a mysterious smile and silently said a sentence with his mouth.
Natasha is proficient in lip reading, so she could tell from Grant's mouth that what he said was...cut off one head, and two will grow!
"No...it's impossible!"
Natasha's pupils shrank slightly, her face changed in a short period of time, and she said in awe: "You were completely wiped out by S.H.I.E.L.D. in World War II seventy years ago!"
"Ha ha ha ha......"
Grant's wild laughter was mixed with a hint of sarcasm and mockery: "Everyone thought we were wiped out, but in fact we didn't disappear at all, just in a different form, always under your nose."
"Frey...you did it?"
Natasha's face changed drastically, and it was not until this moment that she finally realized that everything was a conspiracy of Hydra, and they had been completely infiltrated before they knew it!
No wonder......
With Grant's authority, he was able to know the spirit sub-project plan.
And in the top levels of S.H.I.E.L.D., and even in the Security Council, it is very likely that Hydra is hidden, otherwise Nick Fury will not have an accident.
"I'll give you one last chance."
Grant tapped a finger on the table, smiling confidently as if he was winning: "Tell us about the plan of the Spirit Subproject and the secret test base. I can apply to it and let you join us."
"Sounds good."
Natasha was silent for a few seconds, and after she regained her calm, she said, "I can save my life, and maybe I can get a promotion and make a fortune. Besides, I have already betrayed the country. Now that I betray again, it's not incomprehensible, right?"
"Yes, this is the right choice."
A smile slowly bloomed on Grant's face.
"But...I refuse!"
Natasha's eyes were full of ridicule, and she said coldly: "Although I have betrayed the country, done many ugly bad things, killed many innocent people, and even wiped out my conscience, but I... Nata Sha Romanov, never betrayed humanity!"
"You... know the consequences?"
The smile on Grant's face, stiffened a moment ago, gradually turned into a cold, visible anger that erupted from those eyes, as if to burn her to the ground.
"Stop thinking about using Veritaserum."
Natasha sneered: "The 'Swallow' who came out of the red house has long been immune to that thing, just to let me see if you Hydra have any other means."
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in underground waterways.
"Formal introduction."
The handsome blond short-haired man, with his arms on his chest, said lightly: "You can call me Icaris, our family has been silently guarding mankind since hundreds of years ago, and secretly guiding the development of mankind ."
"Then you... who are you?"
Fury squinted his eyes habitually and was not surprised. After all, he has experienced this kind of thing a lot, and he has long been used to it. He asked in a very calm tone.
"We are... the Eternals."
Icaris said solemnly.
"The Eternals... are you alone?" Fury glanced at him and asked in surprise.
"No...there were a lot of people before."
Icaris seemed to be mentioned about the sad thing there was a trace of sadness in his eyes: "But now...there are only three people left."
"Killed by mutants?"
Fury raised his eyebrows at the end, and the threat level to the mutant race in his heart was raised by a few grades.
"Not a mutant race..."
Icaris gritted his teeth, anger bursting out of his eyes, and said coldly: "You should also be familiar with the murderer who killed them."
"Oh?"
Fury looked curious.
"he is the one......"
Icaris took a deep breath, then spit it out heavily, and said solemnly: "The ruler of the invisible empire, the head of the Star Cross Knights - Yugran Hasward!"
"..."
Fury looked a little weird.