"Hmm." Vincent, in the car, suddenly furrowed his brow.
"What's wrong?" The one-eyed Black man glanced at him.
"Nothing."
Vincent shrugged. For a moment, he seemed to feel as if someone was talking about him.
"Let's get back to the topic, Uncle."
Vincent lightly tapped his thigh, and said cheerfully, "No, I should say, what does this important figure, the Director from S.H.I.E.L.D., specifically want with me?"
"I've investigated you. Your previous co-instructor, Natasha Romanoff, is one of my subordinates."
Nick Fury leaned back in the driver's seat, with the car in autonomous driving mode. He used this as an opening, and also to show Vincent his sincerity and attitude.
"And then?" Vincent seemed a little surprised, "Why investigate me?"
In fact, he had known it all along, from the moment Natasha appeared as the co-instructor.
Nick Fury pondered, "You should know. Your guardian is Wonder Woman, a Superhero of the Justice League, right?"
Vincent showed some hesitation and nodded. If he said he didn't know this, it would be too fake.
At the same time.
A hint of realization dawned in Vincent's eyes.
Sure enough, he was targeted by the S.H.I.E.L.D. forces for this reason.
Initially.
When Black Widow Natasha appeared as a co-instructor at his school, Vincent originally thought that his identity as the Three-in-one kitten, or the Magneto Spider King, had been exposed.
Later, he found out that it wasn't the case.
After all, Black Widow ultimately stopped Cheetah for him, which indicated that she most likely didn't know his identity, or even that he had extraordinary abilities.
Therefore, Vincent also guessed that the problem stemmed from his aunt.
When his aunt frequently appeared on the World stage as Wonder Woman and became a founding member of the Justice League, S.H.I.E.L.D. naturally began to investigate Wonder Woman's hidden identity.
They must have soon discovered an even more astonishing fact—
Wonder Woman, a demigod existing in the World, had adopted a human boy and raised him to adulthood.
Regardless of the reason.
S.H.I.E.L.D. would want to know his origins and if he was truly just an ordinary human.
The only thing Vincent couldn't figure out was.
Last time, based on his overall performance in front of Black Widow, he shouldn't have exposed his extraordinary abilities.
Why would S.H.I.E.L.D. come to him a second time?
Nick Fury quickly provided the answer, asking, "That cat in your house… isn't an ordinary cat, is it?"
"You mean Little Emperor?"
Vincent was stunned for a moment.
He quickly tried to recall in his mind when Little Emperor had been exposed, but he couldn't think of anything.
However, the other party mentioning it so accurately meant that Nick Fury already knew about Little Emperor's extraordinary nature.
Vincent didn't hide it, "Indeed, Little Emperor has abilities that other cats don't."
Nick Fury's single eye was deep, with a hint of recollection, "If I'm not mistaken, it should be a Flerken."
"A Flerken?"
"That's right. A Flerken, a very terrifying and powerful alien species from the outer space Universe!"
Nick Fury looked at Vincent gravely, pulling open the black eye patch over his left eye, revealing the clear claw marks underneath, and the eye that had already lost its luster, "The injuries inflicted by a Flerken cannot heal, so even with an eyeball transplant, my left eye still cannot see the light again!"
"Little Emperor is actually that powerful…" Vincent's eyes were full of wonder.
Nick Fury: "…"
His original intention was to scare Vincent, but unexpectedly, it seemed to have the opposite effect.
"If possible, we can help you adopt that Flerken Cub, and give it the best care…" Nick Fury said seriously.
Vincent suddenly understood.
It turned out that S.H.I.E.L.D.'s second target was not him, nor Wanda.
It was the little house cat at home.
That's it?
Vincent was a little dumbfounded.
With so many superhumans at home, S.H.I.E.L.D. made an effort and caught the cat?
Also, this Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., the rumored important figure—
He came to trick a cat… "I believe Little Emperor won't harm me, and I still want to keep him by my side."
Vincent refused directly, "How about it, Mr. Fury, you go and talk to my aunt?"
Talk to Wonder Woman?
Nick Fury fell silent.
Actually, at the founding of the Justice League, he had negotiated with Batman.
S.H.I.E.L.D. originally wanted the Justice League and the Avengers to combine into one super-large Superhero team. However, although both alliances shared the goal of protecting the Earth, their philosophies and systems were vastly different—
The former, with Iron Man and Captain America as spiritual leaders and pillars, the Avengers also took decisive action centered around the two.
The latter, led by Batman and Superman, advocated non-lethal methods, and their actions appeared righteous and honorable.
Their philosophies and core principles clashed.
This led to the possibility of the two alliances cooperating in the future, but never truly combining!
Therefore, to avoid interference when acting independently.
The Avengers and the Justice League subtly and tacitly maintained their distance.
For example, once a supernatural event occurred in New York, the Avengers would naturally be the first to handle it, while places like Gotham City and Metropolis would relatively prioritize the Justice League.
They were both competitors and temporary allies with good relations.
The relationship between the two alliances was somewhat similar to Gwen and Kara.
It's just that the object of the cake analogy has changed from Vincent to the entire Earth World… "How about this."
Nick Fury felt that he really couldn't use the tricking-children approach to fool Vincent's cat, the adopted son of Wonder Woman, and pondered, "Sometimes, we might need the Flerken's abilities. Can we borrow it in the future?"
"I see, you should have said so earlier."
Vincent smiled and said, "Since it's a loan, we can discuss the price for renting Little Emperor."
Nick Fury was slightly stunned, mistakenly thinking he was sitting next to a small businessman, but he still nodded readily, "No problem, how much do you want to rent it for?"
"Let's make it cheap. Ten billion a day." Vincent was very straightforward.
Nick Fury: "…"
Does this kid know what ten billion U.S. dollars means? And it's the price for renting it for one day, is it game currency?
Vincent looked at Nick Fury, whose face was even darker than before, and waved his hand, saying, "How about this. Let's give a discount, one hundred million."
"Thirty million U.S. dollars at most." Nick Fury said in a deep voice, "This is the highest price I can offer."
"Then it's settled." Vincent nodded readily, and decisively 'sold' Little Emperor.
A huge business deal of thirty million U.S. dollars a day was thus reached with unusual simplicity. If word got out, it would probably shock the entire World.
Vincent casually said, "However, I want to visit your S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters. I also need to understand what Little Emperor's potential work environment will be like in the future."
"Alright." Nick Fury thought for a moment and agreed, "This weekend. You bring the Flerken Cub, and I'll have someone pick you up for a tour of S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters."
"OK."
Vincent's fingers, tapping his thigh, paused, and he smiled in agreement.
He originally didn't want to lend the cat.
But thinking that he could take the opportunity to enter S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters and investigate the whereabouts of Wanda's brother, he agreed to Nick Fury's cat-lending deal.
Anyway, what if he lent it? At that time, he would let Little Emperor slack off, and retreat immediately if anything went wrong. The Flerken also had Venom inside. If the two exerted their true strength, no one could do anything to them.
S.H.I.E.L.D., which is closely related to the Avengers… Vincent suddenly became curious, wondering if this mysterious organization, besides Black Widow, had any other extraordinary females.
Hmm, purely out of curiosity.
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