Marvel turns into Iron Man

Chapter 460 458 Consideration and Interpretation

Facing Rogers' questioning, Fury couldn't help but fell into a deeper memory.

Back in that memory, in a secret conversation in his own home, Miss Stark had questioned Fury himself in the same way.

The general meaning is how he wants to ensure that S.H.I.E.L.D. can do a thorough investigation, and how to ensure that Hydra's moths are cleaned out.

Even if S.H.I.E.L.D. has done all this, but such a thing has already happened, how can the public trust S.H.I.E.L.D.

Fury failed to give a specific answer at the time, but now, facing Rogers' questioning, can he give an answer?

Rogers' opinion has always been that Hydra is not the only thing that needs to be destroyed, just like what Peggy Carter said to him before.

[Sometimes, the best we can do is to start over]

Rogers can ask for the disbandment of S.H.I.E.L.D. without any burden, but can Nick Fury nod without any burden.

For Captain America, whether a S.H.I.E.L.D. that died following Hydra will be rebuilt has nothing to do with him.

The question is, as director of S.H.I.E.L.D., can Nick Fury agree with that conclusion without any complaints?

Fury stared at Rogers' stern face and knew he wasn't joking.

He was silent, and lowered his head to think quietly, while his right index finger was placed on the edge of the conference table and tapped lightly.

The conference room fell into silence again, and it seemed that everyone held their breath and waited for Fury's reply.

Three minutes passed, five minutes passed, so long that it seemed that Fury was stalling for time.

When Rogers also started to get irritable and wanted to urge him to give a formal answer, it was Fury who spoke first.

"This matter is too involved, I need some time to think about it—let's leave first."

Fury patted the table lightly and stood up, looking at Hill who was sitting next to him, motioning for her to go out with him first.

The two left the meeting room just like that, without even taking Romanov with them, only Fury and Hill left.

Everyone knew that this was a conspiracy on the part of SHIELD, and they also understood that Romanov had been assigned to Rogers' side.

Although the director left with his adjutant, Natasha still looked indifferent, as if she didn't care about being left behind.

In the lounge next door, when Hill followed Fury in and locked the door, Fury also spoke.

"Rodgers seems determined to destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. What do you think?"

"With all due respect, sir, I do not think Captain Rogers' choice is surprising."

Hill shook his head lightly, and sat on the single sofa on Fury's right hand side.

"Let's not talk about whether S.H.I.E.L.D. will really be destroyed, even if it is destroyed, which side do you think will gain the most."

Fury seemed a little unmoved and relaxed against the back of the sofa, but the expression on his face was still very serious.

And such a question, although it sounds like asking Maria Hill's opinion, has no asking tone at all.

Hill wisely chose to shut up, waiting for the next sentence from the director.

"Hydra is in the dark, and S.H.I.E.L.D. is in the light, no matter whether the Hydra we destroyed is the entire organization of Hydra, or whether there will be remnants."

"But one thing I know is that if we go according to Rogers' ideas, I'm afraid our entire S.H.I.E.L.D. bureau will be destroyed."

"And when an institution like S.H.I.E.L.D. is destroyed, who will stand up to protect the earth and ordinary people next, and when will it appear."

"What's more, after S.H.I.E.L.D. is banned, what will happen to our agents and staff."

"Who do you think will be the person who will take over the S.H.I.E.L.D. asset reserves and those countless industries?"

Fury said a lot of words in a series, and let Hill know what kind of mess the S.H.I.E.L.D. is going to be after it is destroyed.

And going around, the final result is still coming back. The question is, who will get the most benefit after SHIELD is disbanded?

"Sorry...sir, I don't think I know the answer to that question."

Maria Hill shook her head lightly, expressing that she didn't know the answer to this question.

"When the situation becomes like that, the beneficiary will not be the US government, it will not be Hydra, and it will not be S.H.I.E.L.D., which we have disbanded."

"Actually, you already have some guesses in your heart, don't you, Hill."

"In my opinion, there is only one real beneficiary of this matter, and that is your billionaire girlfriend."

Nick Fury should have guessed it a long time ago, since the middle of 2008, when she established the disaster management and control company, she should have thought of it.

She built a company that sells superheroes, bluffed the public to win their trust, and bluffed the government to open up a large underground facility on the East Coast.

At the same time, Miss Stark also hired a group of engineering teams from Nick Fury to S.H.I.E.L.D. to build an underground base for the disaster control company.

As if it's no surprise that superheroes have underground bases, Nick Fury is doing her a favor for the dollar.

After that, she didn't start the operation of the underground base at all, and she didn't even intend to recruit any staff to maintain the operation of the underground base.

Subsequently, Miss Stark agreed to Fury's invitation to join S.H.I.E.L.D. as an external consultant with A-level authority.

She can browse any internal information of S.H.I.E.L.D. without any restrictions, and can contact anyone in S.H.I.E.L.D. without any restrictions.

She started to build her own reputation through incidents, and then launched a team of superheroes.

Although not many people know about this so-called team, its status in the hearts of most people has actually overshadowed the S.H.I.E.L.D. Bureau composed of ordinary people.

For a period of time after the Battle of New York, the Disaster Control Company immediately cleaned up the battlefield and sealed up the alien weapons.

The underground storage facilities on the East Coast were filled to the brim, and no one dared to challenge her.

Even if the U.S. government did condemn her actions, she countered with Black Friday.

Fury was still observing the situation at that time, and did not rush to intervene, but in the end he got the current evil results.

Finally, when Nick Fury was not in S.H.I.E.L.D. for some time not long ago, Miss Stark once again launched the next step.

She took Alexander Pierce, and a group of people from the United Nations Association of World Security Directors, to launch the MIB talent management program.

It now appears that this is the last necessary bargaining chip for her to choose to replace S.H.I.E.L.D., and then, the Insight Project begins.

The occurrence of all this made Nick Fury feel chills in his heart, how did she calculate all this, and how did she manage to take advantage of all opportunities.

In the same way, this also made Fury start conspiracy theories-whether she led the insight plan by herself.

Whether it was a few years ago, she had already anticipated the results of SHIELD and decided to reach out and push.

Fury told Maria Hill beside him what he knew, and all the inferences based on the results.

Afterwards, he sighed slowly, sat on the sofa with his legs spread apart, stretched out his hands and gently massaged his aching temples.

Hill also didn't make a sound, quietly digesting all the information Fury brought her.

After a long time, after she had absorbed and carefully reorganized the things she had obtained, she took the initiative to break the tranquility of the room.

"So—you're saying she's seeking the S.H.I.E.L.D. legacy, right?"

Based on some unspeakable relationship between Hill and Miss Stark.

Every time Hill mentions Miss Stark, she chooses to use "Her" to address her.

"Hill, how much is the total budget of account funds currently held by S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

Fury obviously heard Hill's question, but he didn't choose to answer her positively.

"This year, excluding the nearly 200 billion US dollars budget for the [-] satellites of the Insight Project..."

"And you have $150 billion outstanding due to Disaster Management for three aircraft carriers."

"SHIELD's budget for this year is only about 150 billion yuan, including nearly 50 billion yuan for the operation and maintenance of global operation bases."

Hill took out his mobile phone from his jacket pocket, and found a copy of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s financial report for this year, explaining to Fury.

"There should be some of what we can use, right?"

Hearing the numbers reported by the adjutant, Fury nodded slightly, his face a little dignified.

"All the public accounts in your hand have been frozen, and the private account is estimated to have about 50 billion US dollars, which we have saved over the past three years."

But this time, after hearing the director's report clearly, Hill gave the answer directly.

"You find an opportunity to transfer the money in these private accounts to other safe accounts, and..."

He seemed to be hesitant, but soon the hesitation on his face was gone.

"The 15.00% stake in Stark Industries held by S.H.I.E.L.D., you have to find a way to get it for me."

Even if S.H.I.E.L.D. is disbanded and all the assets in its possession are divided up, Fury will never let that woman have the last laugh.

But this time, after hearing her boss' request, it was Maria Hill's turn to hesitate.

"Sir, the market value of Stark Industries has reached trillions of dollars, do you think we can get it?"

Hill's words trembled slightly, but Fury still heard the meaning behind her words.

If according to Rogers' idea, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra would die together, then the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. would be banned and disbanded in the name of an illegal organization.

At the same time, the assets of S.H.I.E.L.D. will also be turned over to the national government as illegal non-performing assets for management by the national government.

Part of the assets will be put up for auction, while the other part will be completely nationalized.

It just so happened that Miss Stark was really busy helping Norman Osborn with the presidential election recently.

If her people succeed in controlling the entire country, then this part of the assets will become her own regardless of whether they are nationalized or not.

"Do as much as you can, the most important thing is to leave us some leeway...so be it."

The conversation between the director and the adjutant ended here, and the two returned to the conference room where the other three were.

Rogers and the others had been waiting for more than ten minutes, and they all seemed to have annoyed expressions.

Perhaps, it is indeed difficult for them to understand all this, but Fury must consider the employees of S.H.I.E.L.D. and decide to retreat.

"Okay—since you're the captain, we'll all listen to you."

Fury uses a clever pun that breaks the chill in the room.

After such a lap, the five people unanimously passed the request given by Rogers.

Not only must the entire Hydra organization within SHIELD be destroyed, but even the entire SHIELD must be disbanded.

"But I still have a small question—"

The only outsider present with voting rights, Falcon Sam Wilson, asked his own question at the end of the meeting.

Everyone set their eyes on this black buddy who had become a monk halfway, waiting for his next words.

"I'm serious, I'm not familiar with you, but I do have a question."

"Since you have so many connections, why don't you ask the person from Stark Industries if they can provide support?"

Sam's question indeed asked the essence of the problem from the side, although it was not so precise.

In the eyes of the public, whether it is SHIELD or those superheroes, they should all be on the same front.

With such a big problem facing S.H.I.E.L.D., especially with millions of lives at stake, why not turn to the superheroes for help?

"We are S.H.I.E.L.D., even Hydra is lurking inside S.H.I.E.L.D."

"This matter is a problem in our own family, and we don't need to trouble others."

Hill spoke softly, but Natasha immediately added something, and then the two women looked at each other.

What the two of them said is indeed correct, but it is not entirely the answer to the whole matter.

"Actually, on this matter, it was the lady from Stark Industries you mentioned who first brought it up to me. SHIELD has an inner ghost."

"It's just that I did not find any useful information at that time, so I have become so passive even now."

Fury coughed lightly, focused everyone's attention on himself, and then explained.

"I have also notified her of the current situation of the Insight Project, and at the same time told her about our own concerns."

"Fortunately, that lady is indeed very reasonable and agreed to let us do it first."

"If our plan is not successful or effective, she will take over at any time to put an end to this trouble."

"Now, do you have any concerns or questions, Sergeant Sam Wilson?"

PS:

I'm going to make a recommendation tomorrow, and I'm really reluctant