Click!
Closing the door, Luke Cage turned to look at Natasha, who was looking around the room after entering.
"Speak, what do the Avengers want with me?" he asked directly.
Turning around, Natasha looked at the tall Black man in front of her.
He had come into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s sight because of an operation with Spider-Man.
However, he was not originally Natasha's target.
But now they were in urgent need of talent, otherwise the entire World would fall into an unprecedented crisis, so Natasha thought of Luke Cage.
Although he was not a hero in the conventional sense, he had acts of self-sacrifice.
Furthermore, he possessed a righteous heart.
Although he might be somewhat negative due to having experienced too many things, and didn't appear in public like other Superheroes, he would never stand idly by if something truly happened!
The Osborn laboratory previously had nothing to do with him, but Luke Cage still risked his peaceful life being disrupted to investigate.
As a result, his peaceful life was indeed disrupted, and he himself had to find a place to hide!
As for how Natasha found him and knew he was here? Haha!
Never underestimate the ability of a truly elite Agent!
Finding people, Natasha was a professional.
"I came to you because this World needs you to save it." Natasha began with the grand goal of saving the World.
However, Luke Cage was no longer a young man, so he naturally wouldn't be easily fooled by Natasha's "saving the World."
"Isn't saving the World the Avengers' business? Why are you looking for me?" Luke Cage frowned, clearly not wanting to meddle anymore.
Natasha didn't waste words with him and directly handed him a pre-prepared document.
"Take a look, and give me your answer after you've read it." She pulled over a chair and sat down, waiting for Luke Cage to finish reading the document.
This confident demeanor, however, bluffed Luke Cage.
So he picked up the document and began to read it.
The more Luke Cage read, the more he felt shocked!
By the time he finished reading, Luke Cage's face was full of anger.
"So S.H.I.E.L.D. is HYDRA?" he questioned.
"I just found out too." Natasha nodded. "Of course, not entirely. There are still good people within S.H.I.E.L.D., but... most of them are HYDRA."
Before coming here, Natasha and Steve had already met the faked-death Fury.
It was from Fury's mouth that they learned how serious the situation within S.H.I.E.L.D. truly was.
At the same time, they also had to bear the responsibility of stopping HYDRA.
This was not only to save this World, but also to atone!
Natasha didn't know how many of the missions she had performed in the past were truly righteous? And how many were arranged for her by HYDRA?
She once thought that leaving the Red Room would start a new life.
But the truth was, it was just a change from the Red Room to HYDRA!
This could no longer be said to be merely a change in name.
Instead, it was a step from one quagmire into another, larger and more toxic quagmire!
Therefore, Natasha needed to atone!
"What do you plan to do?" Luke Cage asked.
He had already decided to help.
After all, this concerned the lives of countless people!
If HYDRA's plan were truly realized, then who knows how many people worldwide would die for it.
"Destroy their plan!" Natasha stood up and said, "Cut off all their heads!"
"I'm in!"
Luke Cage reached out and handed the document to Natasha.
"Welcome!"
Natasha took the document and nodded.
She wasn't surprised that Luke Cage would agree so readily.
In fact, everything was within her expectations.
From the moment Luke Cage took that document, the outcome was already decided!
...
At a secret Base.
Luke Cage arrived here by car, following Natasha.
This was one of the secret Bases that Fury had built by embezzling public funds during his time as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.!
There were many such Bases all over the World.
It's easy to imagine how much public money that Black Egg embezzled!
Upon entering the Base, Luke Cage discovered that he wasn't the only one who had been invited.
A man named Sam Wilson had also been invited.
"Brother, how are you?"
Sam was a very enthusiastic Black man, and he took the initiative to greet Luke Cage.
The two hugged and then separated, introducing themselves to each other.
The atmosphere seemed quite harmonious.
"I have another target I need to go invite. Once I get back, we'll act immediately!"
Natasha said to Steve and the others.
But upon hearing her words, Steve's expression changed, and he followed up by saying, "Natasha, I thought we had reached an agreement. He's still a kid! He shouldn't be involved in this kind of mission!"
"I know, Captain!"
Natasha said faintly, "So my target isn't him, but another."
Another?
Steve was stunned for a moment.
He thought the target Natasha was referring to was Spider-Man.
He didn't expect there to be another.
"What are you talking about?"
Luke Cage, having just arrived, wasn't very familiar with everyone present, so he didn't understand what the two of them were talking about.
"You ask the Captain, I'm leaving first."
Natasha tossed her head and turned to leave directly.
Leaving three big men standing there, looking at each other.
A bit awkward.