He felt as if Lu Chen knew something.
"Don't play these games with me. We're both old foxes. Why are you playing strange tales from a chinese studio with me?" Lu Chen curled his lips and said disdainfully.
"What old foxes? What strange tales from a chinese studio?" Coulson looked bewildered, using stiff Chinese to utter these two nouns.
When Lu Chen said the terms "old fox" and "strange tales from a chinese studio" just now, he used Chinese, and it was clear Coulson's Chinese wasn't up to par.
"Uh, you can understand it as: we're all con artists, so don't even think about conning each other!" Lu Chen explained briefly.
Coulson showed an expression of understanding, then fell into deep thought. After a long while, he smiled wryly at Lu Chen: "It seems you've already understood a lot, but even so, you should know that this is essentially not very useful!"
Old Man… Magneto himself was being hunted, and his protection for Lorna Dane was limited.
Of course, Lu Chen didn't entirely agree with that.
Moreover, even if Old Man couldn't do it, didn't he still have his best friend?
Professor X wouldn't allow his best friend's daughter to be hunted down wantonly; if he didn't know, that would be one thing, but once he knew, he would at least offer some protection and wouldn't just let it happen.
Didn't Coulson know?
Coulson knew, and he was very clear about it.
However, this matter could only be understood, not spoken!
"What kind of riddles are you two speaking?" Lorna Dane looked at them, full of confusion.
"Why do little kids care so much? Here's a lollipop, go play!"
A lollipop actually appeared in Lu Chen's hand. He shoved it into Lorna Dane's hand, ignoring Lorna Dane's exasperated expression, and pushed Lorna Dane towards the inner room.
"You, this, still..."
Coulson didn't know what to say.
"Let's keep it simple. You're saying you can't suppress them, right?" Lu Chen suddenly said.
"What's wrong?" Coulson said guardedly.
"Nothing much. Since you can't suppress them, why don't you tell me where they are? Since you can't suppress them, then I'll completely resolve this trouble!"
Although Lu Yu didn't say exactly what method he would use to completely resolve it, Coulson knew it wouldn't be a very friendly one.
It sounded quite good, as it wouldn't require them to expend so much effort and cost.
However, Coulson still chose to refuse!
Are you kidding? Could Lu Chen be involved in this matter?
If he got involved, would those people still live? Would Coulson himself still live?
As an Agent and a middle-aged man, although he was already quite old, he felt that his professional career could still continue.
"Um, how about I contact my superior and ask?"
"Whatever!"
Lu Chen didn't care at all!
Coulson didn't linger. He took out his communicator and walked out.
"Are you really planning to go after them?" After Coulson left, Lorna Dane, who had been peeking around, finally couldn't help but ask.
"Otherwise? Just watch them bully us again? I don't like trouble; I want to resolve everything directly!"
"In that case, S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn't seem to have much use, does it?"
"That's not necessarily true. You really underestimate the power of S.H.I.E.L.D. They can do many things. Although this matter has some compromises in certain aspects, it can be well utilized..."
"Cough! Cough..."
As Lu Chen was speaking, some coughing suddenly appeared.
"You're back so soon?" Lu Chen turned to Coulson and said.
The coughing sound just now was from him.
"Mm!"
Coulson glanced at the oblivious Lu Chen, sighed, and continued: "The higher-ups have agreed to this matter, but they feel that some things should be discussed, right?"
"Perhaps!"
Lu Chen also knew what it was about; it was nothing more than him stopping.
S.H.I.E.L.D. was using this matter as an opportunity to talk with him.
Lu Chen thought about it and felt this was also an opportunity, so he decided to admit for the first time that this matter had something to do with him.
"Don't you want me to stop? Meet my conditions!"
Lu Chen began!
"What conditions?" Seeing that everything seemed to have a chance of ending, Coulson instinctively asked.
"Very simple. I need you to do me an extra favor: give me a billion U.S. dollars!" Lu Chen was completely shocking, directly making an outrageous demand.
Shearing the golden sheep, for greater expectations, the first time naturally meant asking for a large sum.
Coulson: "..."
Chapter 27: You don't believe me!
A billion U.S. dollars?
Big Brother, did you say it wrong, or did I hear it wrong?
I want a billion U.S. dollars too!
Do you really think S.H.I.E.L.D.'s money just blows in on the wind? That we can just give it to you so casually!
Coulson lost his composure!
This was a billion U.S. dollars; he couldn't earn that much in his entire life of hard work.
Not to mention him, even his stingy Director wouldn't agree.