My person should already be at the door; he will take you to a special place to use those devices and materials!"
At first, Nick Fury had not so simply thought of agreeing to Lu Yu, allowing Lu Yu to obtain the right to use these devices and materials.
He needed time to research, time to be suspicious!
However, some situations arose; although Lu Chen temporarily had no further actions and had been quite stable recently, the United States still demanded S.H.I.E.L.D. immediately provide an explanation regarding Lu Chen's matter.
Lu Yu's matter, which remained unresolved, was tightly seized upon by S.H.I.E.L.D.'s enemies, escalating into a profound problem.
Additionally, the previous attack on Lorna was also attributed to S.H.I.E.L.D. because they were present at the scene.
S.H.I.E.L.D. was in a mess.
S.H.I.E.L.D. had never been without enemies; S.H.I.E.L.D. had many enemies.
This time, some people used this to express doubts about S.H.I.E.L.D.'s execution capabilities, even outright accusing S.H.I.E.L.D. of harboring criminals.
Nick Fury also received news that some counterparts who had long been dissatisfied with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s reckless behavior on their home turf wanted to use this as an excuse, leveraging some past troubles caused by S.H.I.E.L.D., to stir up trouble regarding S.H.I.E.L.D.'s enforcement power within the United States; if not to revoke it, then at least to restrict it.
And the opinions of Nick Fury's expert team also forced him to think deeply, so he began to undergo some changes.
Of course, the main reason was that he could not so simply control Lu Chen; if he could truly easily resolve Lu Chen, Nick Fury would not have bothered and would have already started to control Lu Chen.
Why go through all that trouble?
Because there was no other way, today, he finally agreed and sent someone!
Lu Chen's matter was important, but complete enforcement power was even more important.
It should be known that S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters is in the United States, and if enforcement power is restricted, S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters' armed forces, personnel allocation, and other aspects might all be reduced.
How then could S.H.I.E.L.D.'s independence and security be guaranteed? And how could he ensure he could happily extract money from the World Security Council in the future?
Much of the money he embezzled went through the books for weapons and equipment.
So many of his secret Bases were waiting for him to maintain.
Nick Fury chose the lesser of two evils, giving Lu Chen an opportunity and an opening.
Chapter 32: Wings
Lu Chen was unaware of these behind-the-scenes matters; with some doubt, Lu Chen opened the door.
He saw a bald man in a black suit... uh, a bald man standing outside his door, wearing glasses, appraising him.
"Hello, I am the person sent by the Director; you can call me Sitwell!" the bald man said, shaking Lu Chen's hand as if confirming Lu Chen's identity.
Oh, so it's you!
That coward who controls the dispatch of HYDRA Agents!
In a way, he was the one who caused HYDRA's plan to fail.
He was not as loyal as typical HYDRA members, and he was extremely afraid of death, saying things he shouldn't have, which led Captain America to know many things, contributing to the failure of the Insight Project to a certain extent.
Lu Chen didn't care about this little bit!
What Lu Chen cared about was that it wasn't Coulson!
Was S.H.I.E.L.D. finally fully staffed? It wasn't always Coulson anymore?
Perhaps Sitwell saw through Lu Chen's thoughts and said to Lu Chen, "Agent Coulson has another mission; this time, I am responsible for your reception!"
"What is Coulson doing?" Lu Chen asked.
"This…"
Sitwell hesitated for a long time before saying, "Agent Coulson is currently responsible for another mission; we have a confidentiality agreement and cannot disclose it, so please don't take offense!"
"Can't disclose it? Then never mind!"
Lu Chen just asked casually; in reality, Lu Chen already had some ideas.
A few days ago, news came that Tony Stark had an accident in Afghanistan; as Howard Stark's son and one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s 'princes,' Nick Fury should at least show some concern.
Not to mention, Nick Fury highly valued Tony Stark.
Where Coulson went was already quite obvious!
"Let's go!"
Not wanting to say anything more, Lu Chen tidied up a bit, put some things away, and, carrying Lorna Dane, who was feigning death and trying to escape this opportunity, got into the S.H.I.E.L.D. car.
The car stopped after about an hour, but that wasn't the end; they stopped in an open field, boarded a fighter jet, flew for another two hours, and finally landed at a somewhat dilapidated Base.
Because he didn't know Lu Chen's specific intentions, even if he had yielded somewhat, out of caution, Nick Fury, that black-hearted fellow, had not prepared any of S.H.I.I.L.D.'s currently used secret Bases for Lu Chen, nor had he considered letting Lu Chen go to S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
Instead, he reactivated an abandoned Base from the nineties, temporarily setting up a laboratory and related supporting facilities.
S.H.I.E.L.D. truly is rich and powerful!
Just like that, a Base is reactivated!
Compared to Coulson, it's just incredible!
Lu Chen and the reluctant Lorna Dane, led by Sitwell, arrived in a white underground space of this Base, surrounded by a pile of equipment.
"Take a look if there's anything that needs modification; if so, feel free to speak up. The Director has given orders for us to cooperate with you as much as possible, and we will make adjustments as much as we can!" Sitwell said to Lu Chen, who had his eyes closed.
Nick Fury ordered him to keep Lu Chen in this place for his research work as much as possible, and he could only be somewhat subservient.
He had to meet Lu Chen's needs as much as possible to ensure Lu Chen wouldn't think of taking these devices and materials away.
"No need, everything here is complete; there's nothing that needs modification!" Lu Chen said to Sitwell, retracting his mental tendrils and subtly glancing in the direction of the various monitoring devices.
Lu Chen was not surprised.
What kind of person is Nick Fury?
Lu Chen wouldn't be surprised no matter what he did!
Using the excuse of using these devices to lure Lu Chen to such a heavily monitored place, wanting to truly know what Lu Chen was doing, was already considered normal.
Lu Chen also had no extra emotions!
It was something he had already anticipated, and besides, Nick Fury's goal couldn't be achieved so simply; since Lu Chen dared to come and deal with S.H.I.E.L.D., he wasn't afraid of these things!
After saying those casual words, Lu Chen activated his psychic power.