Now that he had identified the real culprit, Luke was no longer in a hurry.
Mexico's Great Harvest Plan has proved that as long as you catch the opponent's weakness, the more thorough the preparation, the greater the harvest.
Simply capturing the clairvoyant Garrett is meaningless. Only by keeping an eye on Garrett and digging out all the Hydra related to him can his value be maximized.
It would be perfect if Garrett had a wider network of contacts and could contact other "heads" of Hydra.
But it's not easy for Luke to check this himself.
The confidentiality system within S.H.I.E.L.D. is still very strict, and it is impossible for him to get the list of members that Garrett contacts on a daily basis.
But, someone can.
Luke sent a message to Phil.
Half an hour later, the two met again.
A man walked out of the dark alley, opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat. He looked at Phil and nodded: "I still like this model No. 2."
Phil immediately determined that the person coming was Beidou.
No one except Beidou knows that this face is now the second model of the new mask.
Phil started the car and asked, "You said there was a major discovery, what is it?"
Luke: "Let me state the conditions first."
Phil: “No problem, go ahead.”
Luke: "I must be involved in the cleanup operation. For example, you can temporarily assign me a SHIELD agent identity."
Phil: “Well…”
Luke waved his hand: "Go ask Nick Fury, don't rush to answer me."
Phil: “Okay.”
Luke: "I'll tell you the news first, so you don't reveal your identity. Have you heard of John Garrett?"
Phil waved his hand, and the car shook: "Who?"
Luke: "John Garrett. Secondly, there is a younger guy with him named Grant Ward, who may also be a problem."
Phil took a deep breath and said nothing for a while.
John Garrett, a level 7 agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., has more experience than Phil and has made more contributions than him.
This means that the number of people involved with Garrett is a terrifying number.
Take Phil, the newly promoted Level 6 agent, for example. There are more than fifty SHIELD agents who have worked under him and more than three hundred other staff members who have collaborated with him. His old superior is Nick Fury.
If Phil is a suspect, then these people, including Nick Fury, will be included in the investigation.
Garrett has more seniority and has made more contributions, so there are more than two hundred agents in SHIELD who are related to him, and at least eight hundred staff members if not a thousand.
What’s worse is that Garrett’s old boss is... Alexander Pierce.
This is the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and currently one of the five members of the World Security Council.
Nick Fury was able to become the director with Pierce's strong support.
From this point of view, even if Phil is Hydra, the harm would be much less than if Garrett were Hydra.
If Phil hadn't always been steady and hadn't "died" once recently, he would probably be scratching his head frantically right now.
He didn't suspect Beidou of giving false information.
Beidou told him this information so that Nick Fury could verify it himself.
This isn't a TV show, and Phil and Nick Fury are stupid enough to arrest Garrett right away just because they say who the spy is.
But if Garrett is Hydra, then the problems are too huge.
As for Grant Ward, Phil also had a deep impression of him.
This young man has outstanding abilities and acts calmly and boldly. He is the new generation agent that Phil is most optimistic about in S.H.I.E.L.D.
As long as Ward is given ten years, he can become a level seven agent.
Now… what can we expect! Ward was brought into the industry by Garrett, and he and Garrett even go on long vacations together.
The relationship between these two people is deeper than that between ordinary teachers and students.
If Garrett is Hydra, can Ward still stay "clean"
The problem is that there are many SHIELD agents like Ward who were brought into the industry by Garrett.
Luke gave Phil a few minutes before continuing, "Rama is controlled by Garrett. He implanted a 'clairvoyance system' in Rama's eyes to monitor these people at all times, and he can also issue orders or cook their brains at any time. He calls himself a clairvoyant to these controlled men, you can also pay attention to this."
Phil's mind was in a mess, but he still wrote this down.
But Luke hadn't finished speaking yet: "The mechanical prosthesis that Rama uses is likely related to the Roxxon Company. You can also check whether Garrett has any cooperation with this company."
Phil finally stepped on the brakes and put his hand on his forehead: "Any more bad news?"
When he heard the name Roxon, he felt like his head was going to explode.
According to Luke's description, Garrett has a large number of familiar subordinates and friends in SHIELD, and he can also use some kind of clairvoyance system to control the "death squad".
Not only does he have the Mexican cartel that makes billions of dollars a year in black money, he also has cooperation with super capital groups like Roxxon.
This guy alone is enough to match the power of an entire SHIELD branch.
Luke chuckled twice: "There is no bad news, but there is a bad speculation. Do you want to hear it?"
Phil: “Go ahead.”
Although he didn't want to hear it, it was necessary.
Luke: "Hydra's slogan is, cut off a head, and two heads will grow. Is this familiar to you?"
Phil hummed.
Luke: "If SHIELD had chopped off one of its heads before, and we just found Garrett's head."
Phil: …
As soon as Luke finished speaking, Phil probably understood.
If Garrett, who has worked at SHIELD for more than ten years, is Hydra, then there would not be only one "head" in the bureau.
Without the ability to expand like a virus, how can Hydra dare to claim to "grow two heads"
This proves once again that the problems within S.H.I.E.L.D. are huge—at least much bigger than Nick Fury and Phil expected.
The ten-level system of SHIELD agents has only three main levels.
The first level is newcomers and peripheral personnel at levels one, two and three.
The second level is levels four, five and six, which are the backbone personnel (including scientific research logistics and field staff).
The third level, level seven, is the "prince" among the agents, who has the power to form his own team and be solely responsible for a certain matter (such as managing a branch).
The remaining level eight and nine are extremely rare. They can be counted on one hand in the entire S.H.I.E.L.D., and Phil only knows one level ten person - Nick Fury himself.
In terms of authority, agents from level one to level six can only query information within the scope of their own work.
Level seven and above can query most of the intelligence on non-individual confidential projects.
This also means that about 50% of SHIELD's information is open to Garrett.
If half of the secrets of a spy organization are known to others, it is equivalent to putting your life in the hands of others.
Luke looked at Phil's sad face, feeling calm and even wanting to laugh.
The biggest problem that is giving Phil a headache is his experience package!
If we don't take the situation seriously now, it will not be fun for Nick Fury to still fantasize about solving Hydra alone.
Luke’s psychological bottom line is to get at least half of the total experience in this copy of Snake Shield!
He saved Phil twice, provided intelligence and dug out Garrett, so he must get the "reward" he deserves.