Chapter 23:
The Quinjet soon returned to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier.
Tony, Thor, and Captain America were the first to disembark, escorting Loki to the interrogation room to meet Nick Fury.
Black Widow, who was walking behind, pulled Alex Chen aside.
"Tell me, was everything that happened just now done by you?"
Alex Chen knew Black Widow was referring to the moment he had controlled the Quinjet to dodge the attack.
But Alex Chen had no intention of revealing his true abilities.
So he played dumb and asked:
"What are you talking about? I don't quite understand."
Seeing that Alex Chen was still pretending, Black Widow lowered her voice even further.
"I'm talking about what happened just now. Have you really forgotten? During the fight, Loki's attack almost destroyed our Quinjet."
"At that time, there were only the two of us on the plane. I clearly felt the jet being controlled by someone and forcibly dragged out of the attack range."
"That person could only be you besides me. How much exactly are you still hiding from us?"
The more Black Widow spoke, the more agitated she became. Finally, unable to hold back her anger, she suddenly raised her hand to slap Alex Chen, but he easily blocked it. At the same time, he grabbed her right hand with his other hand and pulled her entire body into his arms.
"Don't be in such a hurry, Black Widow. Everything that happened just now might have just been a coincidence."
Black Widow hadn't expected to be subdued so easily by the other party.
The night before they set off for Germany to capture Loki, Alex Chen had just fished Captain America's super combat skills from the lake in his mind.
Now, looking at the entire S.H.I.E.L.D., it would be hard to find many people who could match Alex Chen in close-quarters combat and physical techniques.
So at this moment, Black Widow was truly shocked.
"Let go!"
Black Widow struggled and shouted.
"Don't worry, I won't do anything inappropriate."
Alex Chen smiled and released his hand.
By this time, Captain America and the others had already entered the interrogation room.
Nick Fury was sitting in a chair.
But who was Loki? The God of Mischief in Norse mythology. In front of him, all of Nick Fury's interrogation techniques seemed like child's play.
Knowing he couldn't easily get the location of the Cosmic Cube from Loki's mouth, Nick Fury tactfully left the interrogation room and gathered Captain America and the others in the conference room.
As soon as Captain America and the others entered the conference room, they saw Alex Chen sitting near the door. Apart from Tony and a few others who had interacted with Alex Chen before, both Captain America and Thor felt curious about the young man in front of them.
Because the five of them participating in this meeting made perfect sense, but why was a college student appearing here?
"We don't seem to know each other yet."
As he spoke, Captain America walked up to Alex Chen and extended his hand.
Alex Chen originally hadn't wanted to attend this meeting, but Nick Fury's attitude had been very firm.
To avoid arousing suspicion from others, Alex Chen immediately put on a look of a little fanboy and stood up excitedly to shake hands with Captain America.
"Hello, Captain. My name is Alex Chen. I'm a sophomore in college. It's a great honor to meet you face to face here."
When Captain America shook his hand, he suddenly froze.
This palm feels… a bit off.
"Alex Chen, what's going on with your hands? They're so rough, like those of a battle-hardened mercenary."
Hearing Captain America's words, Alex Chen instantly became nervous.
During the previous mission, Alex Chen had deliberately avoided speaking a single word to Captain America, always hiding in the corner of the cabin, afraid that the experienced Captain would notice something and trigger further investigation.
He hadn't expected that as soon as he came forward, Captain America would notice the calluses on his hands. This made Alex Chen feel a trace of panic inside.
But he quickly calmed down.
He smiled slightly and said in a relaxed manner:
"I previously accepted a period of tactical training from S.H.I.E.L.D. to complete the undercover mission assigned by Director Nick Fury."
"Moreover, because my foundation was poor and the mission was urgent, my training intensity was much higher than others. It's normal for my palms to be rough. Thank you for your concern, Captain."
"Oh, so that's how it is."
Hearing this explanation, Captain America didn't press further. After all, the other party had already explained it clearly.
But his gaze never left Alex Chen's hands.
Although doubt flashed in Captain America's eyes, he didn't linger on the issue of Alex Chen's palms any longer.
Alex Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After everyone sat down, Captain America once again asked for information about Loki and learned many details.
At this moment, Alex Chen stood up again and reported all the information he had gathered about Loki and the whereabouts of the Cosmic Cube.
Of course, many of the details were things S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't know and were filled in by Alex Chen based on his own memories.
Alex Chen did all this only so that S.H.I.E.L.D. would focus all their attention on Loki and the Cosmic Cube, leaving them no energy to pay attention to him.
And Alex Chen's arrangement was clearly very effective. After he summarized all the information about Loki for everyone, the attention of Captain America and the others was diverted, and they no longer paid any attention to Alex Chen's hands.
This also made Alex Chen feel much more relaxed.
"Captain, Loki is currently being held in the special cell of our S.H.I.E.L.D. secret research facility. He has been inside for two days and two nights, but there is still no movement at all. I suspect he may have other intentions?"
At this time, Alex Chen suddenly spoke up.
Alex Chen's words also hit the key point, because Captain America, Tony, and the others all knew that Loki had shown no movement in the past two days.
At this critical moment, this seemed extremely strange.
"What you said is not without reason."
Captain America pondered for a moment, then said:
"No matter what schemes he has, we must be prepared."
"We need to station a large number of agents outside the special cell. We absolutely cannot let him escape."
Hearing Captain America's words, everyone agreed.
"Additionally, as a god, Loki definitely has many abilities that are difficult for us to understand. So I sincerely hope that Thor can stay and help us find the Cosmic Cube together."
After Captain America finished speaking, he looked at Thor, who had been silent the whole time.
Captain America's proposal immediately received support from everyone.
After a brief hesitation, Thor nodded.
But what everyone didn't know was that at this moment, an unexpected person had appeared outside the special cell where Loki was being held…
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