"Ouch!"
The moment Fury's voice faded, a cry of pain followed.
It wasn't Tao Wen rolling on the sofa in agony, but Natasha, who had landed on one foot, clutching her right foot. She was playing a game that Tao Wen had only played as a child, like Fighting Chicken, but tears were welling up in her eyes.
Meanwhile, Tao Wen remained lying there, completely unharmed. It was as if Natasha's kick hadn't even landed on him.
"This?"
Fury stared at the scene, dumbfounded. As someone who had worked with Natasha for a long time, he knew her strength. It wasn't just a person; even a sturdy stick would be split in two.
Now, she was bounced back by Tao Wen, doing the Fighting Chicken dance. It was truly unexpected.
"What are you wearing, titanium alloy plating or something?!"
Natasha jumped around for a while, then shouted angrily at Tao Wen.
"Nothing. I'm just… particularly… firm. Want to try again?"
Tao Wen looked at Natasha with a smile in his eyes. He was very satisfied with her reaction, and it also calmed down his anger a lot.
"You!"
Natasha was so angry that she glared, but there was nothing she could do. She couldn't just pull out her gun and act tough in front of Fury. She gave Tao Wen a deep look, pondering how to get even.
"Alright, that's enough. Both of you, stop it."
Fury gave Natasha a warning glare. "You know his strength now. Get on with the mission."
Then he tossed a document to Tao Wen: "The mission details for this time, read them carefully."
"Fury, don't worry, I'll take care of this weakling. Let's go, Widow Sister."
Tao Wen stood up, beckoned to Fury, and then said to Natasha.
"Okay."
Fury subconsciously waved his hand, but he immediately felt something was wrong. His wave had just confirmed that Natasha was the weakling. Sure enough, when his gaze fell on Natasha, he was met with her murderous glare.
"Don't get too cocky, don't give me any leverage. And what's Widow Sister?"
Natasha looked at Tao Wen with a mix of annoyance and curiosity, her teeth itching.
"Of course, it's a title, an honorary title for your glorious history."
Tao Wen chuckled lightly. As a Marvel fan, of course he knew the origin of that name. It was because of Natasha's difficult romantic life and her image, which was very similar to the Black Widow, that she got the nickname Widow Sister, which was generally accepted by the public.
"Don't humiliate me. If you call me Widow Sister again, I'll make you regret it."
Natasha glared at Tao Wen fiercely. Being a widow was an eternal pain in her heart, like a reversed scale.
"Okay, Widow Sister," Tao Wen responded with a smile.
"I told you not to call me Widow Sister! Don't be so flippant with me!" Natasha's temples throbbed, she pulled out her pistol, aimed it at Tao Wen, and the threat was obvious.
"You want to do something?" Tao Wen wasn't afraid, but instead stuck his head out.
"I told you not to provoke me!" Natasha's eyes were cold: "Get out of here."
"Then, if you have the guts, shoot me! If you don't shoot, I'm your granddaughter!" Tao Wen glared at Natasha and roared.
Bang!
The enraged Natasha immediately fired her gun.
With a loud bang, the bullet struck Tao Wen's head, but it didn't penetrate. Instead, he quickly retreated, experiencing a terrifying recoil force within his body, and fell to the ground.
"I told you from the start you were a weakling."
A trace of狂喜 flashed in Tao Wen's eyes. Natasha's shot hadn't caused him any harm, not even a hint of pain. This thrilled him; the Thorn Armor actually had such a marvelous effect.
He had sensed it before, but he hadn't expected the defense to be so strong.
Against these firearms, he was almost invincible!
Slap!
Tao Wen walked forward and slapped Natasha's rear. His gaze then landed on all parts of Natasha's body with intense aggression: "This slap is your punishment. If you dare to attack me again, I'll make you experience a passionate collision all over!"
With that, he walked away.
As he moved, a data notification appeared before his eyes: Fragment +1.
"Despicable pervert!"
Natasha glared at the departing Tao Wen, a cold glint flashing in her beautiful eyes. No one had ever touched her and walked away so casually before.
Tao Wen was the first.
However, she didn't attack again. All her offensive methods would only cause corresponding backlash, and she didn't want to suffer anymore. Furthermore, she didn't want to be shamefully attacked on her body by Tao Wen again.
"Just you wait, I won't let this go!"
Natasha said coldly, walking in another direction.
"...Truly worthy of being a rose of S.H.I.E.L.D., truly thorny, but, the feel was really good."
Tao Wen stood at the gate, watching Natasha leave in the distance. He couldn't help but murmur to himself. He'd already expected Natasha wouldn't be joining him, and he had his eyes on a vehicle anyway.
A Harley Davidson!
Even though it was just a motorcycle, it was enough to attract the attention of every man. It was also Captain America, Steve Rogers' favorite. The black lines and the retro style ignited Tao Wen's heart.
The retro foot brake and the long-gone foot gearshift made him unable to look away.
He walked forward and, after showing his employee ID, received the keys from a beautiful woman.
Vroom, vroom!
Revving the engine and listening to the pleasant roar, Tao Wen rode the heavy motorcycle, becoming the most dazzling guy on the street, attracting attention.
The feeling of riding the wind was exhilarating.
Stark Industries.
Tao Wen parked his Harley Davidson in the garage and looked up at the famous building.
In the past few minutes, he had familiarized himself with the mission: to approach Tony Stark, either to recruit him or to choose the right moment to have him join S.H.I.E.L.D. directly.
Tao Wen wasn't too surprised by this. In the original timeline, Natasha was the one who approached Tony Stark, and with the unexpected assistance of Ivan Vanko, Whiplash, she successfully recruited him into S.H.I.E.L.D.
Fury had assigned the two of them to this mission, but because they didn't get along, they had to work separately.
Natasha was assigned to the legal department, while he was assigned to the security department.
He was happy about this, as it would allow him to easily approach Tony and then start farming for fragments.
After receiving and putting on the security uniform, Tao Wen went straight to Tony Stark's living area to patrol.
Many people along the way looked over, and after realizing he was a security guard, nodded and smiled.
"Pepper!"
Tao Wen was incredibly lucky; he'd just reached the gate when he saw Tony hurrying after Pepper, who looked furious.