According to Coulson, Lu Chen seemed like a good person.
Vigilante and Gangbuster are positive titles, and someone with such titles should also be a positive person!
Lorna Dane's thoughts were simple!
It was also because of this thought that her mind finally relaxed a little.
Lu Chen didn't know; if he had, he would have been amazed by Lorna Dane's thoughts, thinking, 'This is truly possible!'
Someone with such a title must be a good person? Too naive!
Lu Chen didn't pay attention to Lorna Dane's thoughts, continuing to wash the dishes, and as he washed, he said, "I don't understand what you're talking about!"
"You've been very secretive; almost everyone who's seen you act has died, and there are no traces of your movements, but there's no such thing as an airtight wall. You calculated everything, but you forgot the most crucial point!"
Lu Chen looked at Coulson, who was finally getting to the point.
Couldn't he have done that earlier?
Seeing Lu Chen finally focus his attention on him, Coulson relaxed a little and said, "You obtained a large amount of ill-gotten gains during your operations!"
Lu Chen immediately understood!
So they tracked the ill-gotten gains!
Lu Chen himself was very secretive, but for some research, he used some old channels to order a batch of materials and equipment. Lu Chen could hide very well, but they couldn't.
If S.H.I.E.L.D. hadn't investigated, it would have been fine, but once they did, their pervasive power could easily uncover these things.
A person who originally only had a little savings suddenly used a large sum of money with an untraceable source. It looked problematic no matter how you viewed it, leading them to pinpoint Lu Chen.
Once the main target was locked, further investigation led them to Lu Chen.
"We divided the area based on your activity trajectory and investigated all unexplained capital flows within this area, finding five individuals who fit the target during this period!"
He paused, glanced at Lu Chen's expression, and seeing that Lu Chen's face was calm, he said with some disappointment, "Excluding three gang leaders and one hitman broker who had no opportunity to commit the crime and had alibis, only you fit the target most accurately!"
PS: Sixth update today!
Chapter 16: Compromise Under Strength
Coulson said a lot, but he didn't mention the most crucial point: in order to find Lu Chen without rashly contacting him, S.H.I.E.L.D. had tampered with some of the money that was about to be exchanged by gangs.
Some were marked with serial numbers, others had a special method applied, allowing the gang transactions to proceed and the money to be acquired by Lu Chen.
They used this to search!
Although most of it wasn't used, some was still found.
Coupled with the previous investigation and targeting, they found Lu Chen!
Lu Chen didn't know all that, but he did gain a deeper understanding of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s power; it was different from what was shown in movies, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s strength became more three-dimensional.
"Alright, if you say so, then it is so!" Lu Chen said indifferently.
"You admit it?" Coulson's face lit up with joy.
"No, I just think it's meaningless to deny it. A powerful organization like yours, capable of such things, would certainly not allow an ordinary person to deny your inferences, so I might as well say it this way!"
Coulson: "..."
Lorna Dane: "..."
You, an ordinary person? What the hell are you talking about?
"It doesn't matter if you don't admit it, anyway, we've already confirmed it ourselves!" Coulson could only say.
"So, that's what I said!"
Ignoring Coulson's speechless expression, Lu Chen said again, "Then, how do you plan to deal with me?"
As Lu Chen spoke, he glanced out the window, trying to see if there were any snipers or similar presences across the street.
Unexpectedly, there were none!
"In fact, we never intended to deal with you!" Coulson said to Lu Chen with a smile.
This also somewhat surprised Lu Chen.
Seeing the obvious surprise on Lu Chen's face, Coulson felt like he wanted to laugh out loud.
It wasn't easy, but he finally gained a little control of the situation.
"Perhaps your methods were a bit bloody, but based on our judgment, you are not an extremely wicked person. The women you rescued three days ago, those who were abducted, and the black market goods that never reached the market are the best proof." Coulson said with some emotion.
Lorna Dane listened, feeling even more relieved. She was basically certain that what happened yesterday was a misunderstanding. Lu Chen must have just returned from an operation and wasn't some perverted serial killer. Such a Lu Chen should not treat her too badly.
Just now, Lu Chen even made her breakfast!
As soon as she thought of this, a blush of embarrassment appeared on Lorna Dane's face. Yesterday, it was simply...
Now, Lorna Dane felt a bit like she was being publicly executed.
Ignoring Lorna Dane, Coulson continued, "My purpose in coming here this time is to tell you that you cannot kill anymore!"
Cannot kill anymore?
This seemed unnecessary to mention. Lu Chen killed the scum of the earth; it was best for such people to die.
The recent drop in Hell's Kitchen's crime rate was also good proof.
However, no one killed like Lu Chen.
According to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s incomplete statistics, Lu Chen killed two to three hundred people this month. So many deaths in one month, even in Hell's Kitchen, was a very big deal, and yesterday, another thirty or forty died!
It was almost enough to shake the United States!
It was only with great difficulty that it was suppressed!
No matter what, Hell's Kitchen is in New York, and a massacre cannot happen, even if the people killed are not good people.
Furthermore, it's only been one month!
Now, some people in the U.S. high command hoped that this matter could be resolved as soon as possible, because Lu Chen was clearly a supernatural individual, appearing and disappearing like a ghost, with no trace. So, they pushed this matter to S.H.I.E.L.D. to handle, and S.H.I.E.L.D. once again became the scapegoat.
Therefore, S.H.I.E.L.D. went to such great lengths to find him.
Indeed, he really couldn't keep killing!