Chapter 188 The current situation of Fury and Natasha
SHIELD's agent apartment is located at the back of the entire base. Not only is the house spacious and beautiful, but it also has supporting facilities such as a swimming pool, gym, and training room.
It is truly luxurious!
The ant-sized Leo quickly shuttled from room to room in the apartment building, looking for Natasha.
Finally, Leo found her in a single apartment on the fifth floor of the apartment building.
At this time, Natasha was sitting in the study, reading quietly, not impatient and contented.
Leo quietly walked over and found that she was actually reading a literary masterpiece, without any sense of urgency about being imprisoned.
Leo first circled the house to confirm that there were no surveillance cameras, and then he flew behind Natasha. His mechanical power surged and he suddenly returned to normal size.
Before he could say hello to Natasha, Natasha already felt the uninvited guest behind her and stood up with a kick from behind.
Leo quickly hugged his arms and caught the leg firmly, then took two steps back to distance himself from Natasha.
Natasha turned around, retracted her legs, raised her hands, and assumed a fighting stance. Then she saw Leo's dress clearly. The dark brown armor was particularly familiar to her, so she tentatively asked:
"Leo?"
Leo mustered up his mechanical strength and narrowed the mask alone, revealing his increasingly resolute face.
He gave a thumbs up and said in admiration: "Natasha, you are very responsive!"
It seemed to Natasha that the person was indeed Leo, joy flashed in her eyes, then she frowned slightly and asked:
"How did you get in? Why didn't I hear the door knock? Besides, there were soldiers outside!"
Leo smiled slightly, instantly became smaller and disappeared from Natasha's eyes.
"Leo, where have you been? What's your trick??"
Leo, who had turned into the size of an ant, was suspended next to the ceiling, watching Natasha looking around in surprise, feeling filled with a little pride in his heart.
He mustered up his mechanical strength again and returned to normal size. He waved his hand and took off his armor, shrunk it to the size of his thumb and stuffed it into his pocket.
At this time, Natasha had not recovered from Leo's magical operation, her mouth was slightly open, and she stared blankly at Leo, who had returned to his casual clothes.
Leo waved his hand in front of Natasha's eyes a few times, smiled and softly called her name twice to regain her attention.
Natasha came back to her senses, pursed her lips subconsciously, and asked tentatively: "Did you... shrink just now?"
Leo nodded.
"How did you do it?" Natasha asked.
"Technology!" Leo replied calmly.
"Then can you get bigger?" Natasha continued to ask.
"Of course!" Leo continued to answer calmly.
Natasha thought for a moment and said:
"Looks like fun!"
She made her own unfounded assessment of the Pym Particles.
Leo curled his lips helplessly, stopped talking nonsense to Natasha, and started asking about serious matters.
After a brief conversation, Leo and Natasha exchanged information with each other and knew what was going on.
Then Leo asked:
"Now that you are imprisoned, what do you want to do? Do you want me to help you get out of here first?"
"Everyone in S.H.I.E.L.D. has been imprisoned, and everyone is suspected of being a Hydra agent. If I escape now, the white ones will also be called black."
"You still care about this?" Leo asked back.
"You care! Why don't you care..."
Natasha continued,
"I have already been wronged once in the Soviet Union, and I don't want to experience that feeling again. And I quite like the United States. If I am labeled as a Hydra again, I won't be able to stay in the United States.
"
Leo pondered for two seconds and said:
"Well, you can stay here and deal with the review with peace of mind. I will come over every morning and evening to confirm your safety. If there is no problem with your review, then everything will be fine. If something happens, it will not be too late to leave then.
"
Natasha nodded and accepted Leo's kindness.
Leo thought for a moment and asked again:
"Where is Fury?"
"He and Pierce were named by Dr. Zola as subjects of special care. They are probably in the detention room now."
Natasha didn't know, so she could only make reasonable guesses based on the situation.
Leo nodded:
"Then I'll go find him and discuss something with him. You can stay here and take care of yourself."
In the end, Leo didn't forget to dig in,
"Be sure to pay attention to your safety. Bucky is worried about you, and little Eric misses you too. And...
You still owe me a lot of money and you haven't paid it back, and it seems impossible for Fury to pay it back for you. There will be no future with him."
Natasha was originally very moved, but Leo's last words wiped away Natasha's moved emotions.
And when Natasha wanted to give Leo a look, Leo had already put on the sixth-generation Viper armor and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
It took a full ten minutes for Leo to find Fury in a heavily guarded room.
The inner and outer walls of this house are made of metal, and there is only one bed inside.
However, Fury was not tortured. At least the clothes he wore were not prison uniforms, and he had eggs and milk for breakfast, and he also took a hot bath in the morning.
In addition, he can go to the bathroom up to once every two hours while being supervised.
Moreover, Fury seemed to be in good spirits and was sitting in a chair thinking carefully about the problem.
When Leo flew in through the crack in the door, he saw "The Thinker" Fury.
Compared to Natasha's single apartment, there are three cameras in this room, so there is no privacy at all.
Therefore, in order not to be exposed, Leo could only maintain an ant-sized body shape.
He quietly crawled to Fury's ear and whispered:
"Fury, I'm Leo."
This was not the first time that Fury heard Leo suddenly speaking in his ear. He had gradually adapted to Leo's elusiveness, so he did not show any abnormality.
"Fury, what's your situation now? Are you in any danger?" Leo asked.
"It's just a review. There is no life-threatening danger at the moment." Fury's lips moved slightly, and his voice was as low as a mosquito, as if he was whispering.
However, Leo heard it clearly, and it did not affect the communication between the two of them at all.
Leo then asked:
"Do you need me to take you out first?"
"Of course not! I haven't done anything bad, and I'm not afraid of scrutiny. If I leave, won't it be clear that I can't explain it?"
Fury's reaction was within Leo's expectation.
But it was Fury's business to decide whether to leave or not, but Leo's attitude was completely different whether he asked or not.
Fury didn't want to leave, and Leo certainly didn't force it, so he thought about it and continued:
"Fury, originally according to our plan, you would eventually take the position of director. But in this situation, do you think it is still possible?"
"It's difficult." Fury thought for a moment,
"At least it will be difficult in a short period of time. I have been directly exposed by Zola. Even if SHIELD or the Security Council can prove my innocence after review, it is impossible to immediately promote me to be the director of SHIELD. After all, I am now
On the cusp of the storm.”
Fury continued,
"Leo, I have no hope of becoming the director now, so I may not be able to fulfill my promise to arrange your identity within SHIELD."
"It's okay. I can't blame you. We didn't expect that Dr. Zola would suddenly bite you."
Leo said,
"Besides, I didn't help you get the position of director. I didn't help you with anything. You don't have to feel guilty."
"No, you have already helped me a lot." Fury didn't think so.
"You have brought out the problem of Hydra agents all over SHIELD, and the identities of most of the agents have been exposed, especially Pierce will also be scrutinized. This is the greatest help to me."
"You played a big role in it, so you don't need to put all the credit on me." Leo said with a smile.
"Without you, I would never have been able to do this on my own." But Fury still thought Leo was a great help, and even said thank you to Leo at the end.
Leo was not polite and accepted it calmly.
Finally, he thought for a moment and decided to sell Fury another benefit, so he told Fury what he said to Natasha:
"I will contact you every morning and evening until your review is completed. During this period, if you find anything wrong, remember to tell me immediately. After all, safety is top priority."
Fury is not the kind of person who is foolishly loyal, so of course he agreed with Leo's suggestion.
Then the two briefly exchanged a few words, and Leo took his leave.
Leo did not leave the SHIELD base directly, he went to the room next to Fury, where Pierce was being held.
Pierce's situation is similar to Fury's now, and he has not suffered much abuse.
But unlike Fury's indifference, although Pierce looked calm on the surface, there was an occasional fierce flash in his eyes, as if he was very irritable.
However, Leo quietly observed for a while and then left Pierce's room.
This person will be examined by the Security Council. If the Security Council cannot deal with him, Leo will be ready to take action.
After leaving Pierce's room, Leo flew out of the SHIELD base and flew towards New York.
Next, he plans to take this time to update his equipment and completely transform the more than three billion US dollars in supplies into his own strength.