"Do you take me for a fool?"
There's no way Arnim Zola would fall for that!
He knew that if Ye Li really managed to decode him, his lifeline would be in someone else's hands—ready to be crushed at any moment!
"Tsk~ since~ that's the case....."
The little golden man suddenly raised his arm—-———
SLAP!!—BOOM!!
A huge slap shattered Arnim Zola into pieces!
The shattered Zola didn't die but turned into a small clump of green source code, bound by tiny golden chains of light.
That earlier appearance was just a simulation of what he looked like in life—this was his real form now,
Like [JARVIS], [Ultron], [Skynet], [Red Queen]... one of those kinds of AIs.
Ye Li planned to imprison Zola first and decode him slowly.
With slow, grinding effort, he refused to believe he couldn't break through.
"So, this is Hydra's 'Insight Plan'..."
After reading the decoded data, Hill's eyes were filled with disbelief.
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s plan to eliminate terrorists preemptively... turned out to be nothing but a pawn in Hydra's game...
[I must stop this!]
The beauty set the laptop aside, eyes burning as she stared at Ye Li,
"We need help from your club!"
Ye Li: "You want me to take down the Insight Plan?"
"No..."
Hill removed all her clothes herself, humbling her tone,
"I don't think I'm worth that much... I only need you to lend me one unit... one of Silver Sables Security's special forces teams..."
Before Ye Li could refuse or agree, she quickly wrapped her long, slender legs around him...
"Uh..."
Ye Li actually wanted to say———
Taking down the Insight Plan was no big deal, totally doable...
…..
"Mmm..."
Natasha mumbled in her sleep, seemingly disturbed by the movement nearby.
…..
The sky had long gone dark.
It was now the middle of the night.
[You have become Maria Hill's 'Extraordinary Connection'. 'Connection Quests' will now trigger based on the target's inner desires. Please stay alert for new quests.]
[Triggered Connection Quest: Maria Hill wants to borrow a super-soldier unit from you. Grant her request.]
[Completing the quest will allow you to overlay Maria Hill's template.]
…..
The room was unlit.
But the ceiling's simulation projector had been turned on.
A lake reflected the starry sky, with ripples spreading gently from time to time, making the stars in the water seem to softly dance.
"Didn't expect President Ye to be such a romantic~"
The beauty lazily hung onto Ye Li, hands gently wrapped around his neck and shoulders.
The ceiling displayed a lake, the lake reflecting starlight, and the starlight gently danced across her smooth, jade-like back.
Hill seemed to be in surprisingly good spirits, Ye Li's effort in setting up this heart-tugging romantic scene made her feel valued.
After all, no woman likes being treated casually.
Ye Li twirled a few strands of her wavy hair with his fingers,
"Feels nice, doesn't it?"
"Feels pretty good, but..."
Hill raised her head, a bit curious as she looked at the simulation on the ceiling,
"I remember this lake... it used to have crashing waves before,"
"Why is it now calm and only has a few tiny ripples?"
"Ahem..."
Ye Li raised his fist near his mouth and cleared his throat twice, then seriously explained,
"Because this simulation is set to react based on sound levels..."
"To be honest, I was surprised you were able to make such big waves earlier..."
He mentally added: 'Even more surprising is that Natasha didn't wake up... or maybe she's pretending to sleep...'
"W-What?"
Maria Hill's already flushed face turned even redder...
If it reacts to sound, then doesn't that mean she...?!
So, this simulation device... was meant for that?!
And she actually thought it was romantic! 凸(艹皿艹)!