Not long after Marcus finished explaining his suggestion, the special private phone on Mike rang.
This phone was exclusively for the MIB's internal use, and at this time, the only one who should be calling was Agent O.
"Mr. M, have you heard about the Ghost Rider incident that happened in New York last night?" As expected, Agent O's voice came through the receiver after he answered the call.
"Tina reported last night's events to me first thing this morning. How does the MIB Headquarters plan to resolve this matter?" Mike replied while eating breakfast.
Compared to Agent O's tension, Mike was much more relaxed.
This was the confidence that came with strength.
"Last night, not only Ghost Rider appeared in New York, but also four powerful demons. Agent Z and I discussed it, and we'll have to trouble you to resolve this matter," Agent O said. "Of course, the organization can provide you with any support you need, whether it's manpower or weapons."
With the increasing number of mystical incidents in recent years, the special department within the MIB has become more and more prominent.
And given Mike's excellent performance in these incidents, Agent O has gradually shown a tendency to entrust the entire MIB to him.
As the saying goes: excellent people always have to bear more.
"No need for support, I'll deal with the Ghost Rider matter as soon as possible." Mike declined Agent O's kind offer and directly accepted the mission.
Mike already understood the entire incident. Last night, besides Ghost Rider, the remaining four demons should be Earth Demon, Wind Demon, Water Demon, and their leader, Blackheart.
Among them, Blackheart was one of Satan's many sons.
His purpose in coming to the human world and pursuing Ghost Rider was likely to obtain the demonic contract on him, also known as the san venganza contract.
This contract sealed the power of all the evil spirits Ghost Rider had judged, and demons could quickly enhance their strength by obtaining this item.
Blackheart's actions this time could be seen as him attempting to steal his father's power.
"Don't hang up yet. The church also took action regarding last night's events. Now that you've taken on this matter, I'll inform the church to contact you," Agent O said. "Also, I'll give the information about Ghost Rider collected by the organization to the church's people, and they will bring it to you together."
The relationship between the MIB and the church has become increasingly harmonious as Mike's cooperation with the Guardian Angels came to light.
And this time, in dealing with Ghost Rider, the two organizations clearly intended to enforce the law jointly.
"The church's people? That's fine with me. Tell them to come directly to the King's Building." This time, Mike did not reject Agent O's suggestion.
After all, unlike ordinary agents who specifically target aliens, the church's people generally have some means to deal with demons, so bringing them along wouldn't make them a burden.
Yes, the reason Mike didn't want to bring the organization's agents along before was simply that he didn't want to be a babysitter.
Half an hour later, after Mike comfortably finished breakfast, he unexpectedly saw Father James and the probationary angel Bruce rushing over.
These two had clearly rushed from the Fifth Bridge at the MIB Headquarters to Wall Street.
"Long time no see, Mr. Mike. Your reputation is really growing," Father James, whose priest's robe was bulging, greeted Mike without formality.
This new generation priest from the church could be said to have quite a connection with Mike.
When Mike was still in Texas, Father James had helped him once. And last year, they both participated in the witch incident in Mary's Town.
"You seem to be doing well in the church now..." Mike looked at James, whose physique was developing towards that of a muscular man, with interest, and teased, "Also, how did you end up with Bruce?"
If Mike remembered correctly, this Father James was very opposed to the existence of "miracles." He always believed that God should stay in heaven or exist in the faith of believers.
"Times have changed. Now that demons have appeared, we naturally need God's power to fight against them." Father James's face showed a hint of embarrassment.
In fact, he still believed that the omnipotent God should not directly interfere in human affairs.
After all, humans are weak and blind, and miracles, in the end, would only lead to blind obedience.
It's just that demon incidents are increasing day by day, and only corresponding supernatural powers can deal with them.
So now, Father James was choosing the "lesser of two evils," letting his beliefs temporarily take a backseat.
"Mr. Mike, we meet again." Bruce, who had been observing the King's Building, heard Mike talking about him and also spoke up to greet him.
Bruce, the successor chosen by Angel One, had only been a probationary angel for just over a year.
He was just an ordinary office worker before, and now he still had the same preferences as ordinary people.
Big houses, money, beautiful women, etc., were all things he liked.
It's just that with Angel One's supervision, he couldn't enjoy these things for the time being. Otherwise, he would lose his probationary angel status and thus lose the power borrowed from Angel One.
It could be said that Mike's current carefree life was the ideal life Bruce dreamed of but couldn't have.
"We have plenty of time to prepare, let's go inside and chat slowly—" Mike stopped teasing Father James, greeted Bruce, and then led the two into the King's Building living room.
Soon, someone delivered fine red wine and expensive cigars.
As a probationary angel, Bruce could only not use his superpowers for personal gain, but pleasures voluntarily given to him by others were not included in this restriction.
And James, as a new generation priest of the church, naturally didn't have so many strict rules.
So a group of people comfortably settled in the living room, enjoying red wine and cigars, which also included the Marcus brothers who had specially come to help.
As for Tina, as Mike's intelligence officer, she was also by Mike's side at this time.
"When are we going to act?" Bruce finished half a cigar, and seeing Mike finish reading the information he brought from the MIB Headquarters, he immediately asked.
"Instead of tracking Ghost Rider and Blackheart and the others, I'd rather wait for them in San Venganza. What do you think?" Mike stated his plan.
The town of Saint Venganza, located in California, was where the demonic contract first appeared.
If Mike remembered correctly, the previous Ghost Rider, Carter Slade, still existed there.
After Johnny Blaze signed the demonic contract, he had also received guidance from this elder, who helped him tame his evil power.
Now that Johnny was targeted by Blackheart, this still-immature Ghost Rider would likely return to San Venganza for help.
What Mike had to do was to wait for Ghost Rider and Blackheart and the others in San Venganza.
"Blackheart? I think I've seen that name somewhere." Father James listened to the name Mike said, thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Oh, right, I saw this name in the church's database. Blackheart seems to be Satan's son."
"According to the records, he is an ambitious great demon..."
Like Satan, Blackheart, the Son of Satan with great ambition, also liked to pass through the gates of hell to wreak havoc in the human world.
As people leave traces, his actions were naturally recorded by the church.
"The one I saw last night should be Blackheart. He also has three capable subordinates: one who can control earth, one who can create hurricanes, and the last one who can control rain..." Bruce then joined the discussion.
Like the Marcus brothers, Bruce also went to the scene last night, but the people he saw were Blackheart and his three subordinates.
It was also a dangerous premonition that made Bruce choose not to rashly attack Blackheart and the others.
"Last night, I didn't see Blackheart directly act, but the abilities of his three subordinates should be no weaker than mine..." Bruce had a clear understanding of his own abilities and revealed, "The hurricane sandstorms and terrifying rainfall they created caused great chaos to New York's buildings and traffic."
"Afterward, I spent a lot of effort to calm the disaster."
Bruce, this probationary angel, was indeed not good at combat. His main responsibilities were to calm disasters and handle aftermath.
"The abilities of Earth Demon, Wind Demon, and Water Demon are actually not that strong; Marcus and William should be able to handle them..." Mike took the opportunity to briefly introduce the abilities of the three elemental demons, then said, "As for Blackheart, the Prince of Demons, perhaps he can be left to Ghost Rider. If not, I'll step in at the end."