"I want to make a deal with you."
Nick Fury's camera focused on Lynn's face, revealing a more aggressive white of his eyes, which formed a sharp contrast with his dark face, with a certain sense of non-negotiability.
"Deal?" Lynn couldn't believe his ears.
He has been in New York for so long, and has done it voluntarily, under duress, and out of kindness, but Nick Fury is the first one who wants to make a deal with him.
"Tell me about it."
"I need you to do something for me, and I will give you a satisfactory reward after you complete it."
Another reward... Lynn felt like a bounty hunter.
Besides, what kind of place is SHIELD? They have all-powerful connections, and they want to make a deal with me
He doesn't understand.
So he motioned for Nick to continue.
"You also participated in Stark's operation today. I believe you can see something about SHIELD from it." Strangely, Nick didn't say it clearly.
"You mean the leak of Mr. Stark's action plan?" Lynn understood immediately.
"Very good, Mr. Mysterious Man, you are very perceptive." Nick nodded, "I have always suspected that there are people from Hydra in SHIELD. Of course, it is normal to have such thoughts. After all, we have people among them."
"But it wasn't until Stark told me today that I realized there were far more Hydras hiding in SHIELD than I thought."
"I have to deal with them."
Lynn understood that Nick Fury sensed the danger and wanted to clear the door.
But there was one thing he couldn't understand: why did they come to him for such a top-secret matter
"I'm sorry, Chief Fury, but why did you bring this matter to me? As far as I know, this is the first time we've met, and we haven't even established the most basic trust. This doesn't make sense."
"It's true that this is the first time you meet me, kid, but it's not me. I have been secretly observing you for a long time." Nick stared at Lynn, looking him up and down.
"You have never done anything evil. It is no exaggeration to say that you have done nothing but good things. In the subway, on the beach, in the park... You have a low-key style, stand up for justice out of moral reasons, and dare to take risks. You have the template of a superhero, and S.H.I.E.L.D. is a place that accepts superheroes."
Lynn didn't expect Nick to come up and give her a bunch of flattery.
But he was very alert. This might be some kind of rhetoric, which gave him psychological hints by labeling him, making him believe that this was the fact.
Astrology, tarot cards, fortune telling and so on, all work on the same principle.
"Stop... Chief Nick, I have never thought of being a superhero, and even if I am like what you said, it can't be a reason for you to trust a stranger."
"There's a saying in the East that friendships are shallow but words are heavy, and that's not a good thing."
Lynn shouted directly.
"What a surprise! You are very sober. You are different from those guys." Nick stopped looking and looked directly into Lynn's eyes.
"You guessed right. These things cannot be considered as evidence. The reason I really want to try it on you is that you have gained the trust and friendship of Spider-Man and Iron Man. I heard that even Doctor Strange is no longer targeting you."
"It's not easy to get Stark's approval, kid, his nostrils are so high to the sky." Nick laughed.
“But why me? What I mean is, you have people under you who are more professional and more trustworthy. It’s far from the turn of a stranger like me. There are risks involved, right?” Lynn felt that this reason was not sufficient.
"The people in the bureau are all familiar faces. Hydra's spies have always been wary of those old guys, so it's difficult for them to do this kind of thing."
"Generally speaking, when encountering this kind of thing, the rule of the underworld is to find an inconspicuous recruit with a blank slate who is completely defenseless, and this often works." Nick said.
"So I thought of you, and I heard from Stark that your abilities are very interesting."
After hearing this, Lin En understood everything.
Nick Fury wants to start an Infernal Affairs with me, the location is S.H.I.E.L.D., and the opponent is Hydra.
This is really an exciting... and life-threatening job!
Come on, he just got an enviable share from Iron Man and can immediately live an extravagant and shameless petty bourgeois life. Isn't that comfortable
What a beautiful thing this is, isn't it
Why take this risk
Lynn subconsciously refused.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Fury, I'm afraid I can't do what you say due to my limited abilities."
"Oh, haha, Mr. Lynn." Nick seemed to have anticipated Lynn's reaction. He did not show disappointment, but laughed playfully. "Maybe you forgot one thing. I said at the beginning that this is a deal."
"Don't you want to hear the bargaining chip I'm offering?"
Chips
Lynn had a bad feeling. Nick Fury had the confidence to come to him, he must be absolutely sure, and his so-called bargaining chips might have some kind of threat.
“Tell me about it.” Lynn stopped turning around.
"Then allow me to first comment on your code name... Mysterious Man, Mask, Hood, Windbreaker, you are indeed quite mysterious every time you appear, kid."
"Does this mean that you are very careful about protecting your privacy? And don't like unnecessary trouble?" Nick's angle of approach was strange.
"Being an ordinary student in school during the day, and becoming a lone ranger in the night at night... This is indeed the dream of every teenager, oh no, every man."
Nick Fury smiled and then changed the subject.
"But unfortunately, SHIELD is currently promoting a project regarding the registration and public disclosure of superhero identities issued by the United Nations."
"You are also on the list, the mysterious man - Mr. Lynn Joe."
"And as the Director of SHIELD, I happen to have a few places exempt from registration, which were originally reserved for special logistics personnel."
"How about this, is this chip enough?"
Nick was as steady as an old dog when he said this, and he really had calculated everything.
Lin En was naturally caught.
What Nick Fury said was not groundless, nor was it meant to scare him.
This is an actual event that happened in the movie universe, and it had extremely serious consequences—it directly led to the split between Iron Man and Captain America, and indirectly disintegrated the Avengers.
You know, when this regulation comes out, unregistered superheroes will be considered rebels and will be rounded up by S.H.I.E.L.D.
However, Lin En was firmly opposed to registering as a superhero.
That would mean that he would lose his normal life, be restricted and supervised everywhere, and face danger at all times.
"This is a really stupid decision, Chief Fury."
"The United Nations passed it with a high vote. This is the will of all mankind." Nick Fury did not comment. "To be precise, this is the will of ordinary citizens around the world."
"I need to think about this matter again." Lin En didn't want to make a decision so quickly.
He even wanted to give Nick Fury an Obliviate.
But he didn't do that, because who knows if the other party had any backup plan.
"I'll give you two days, Mr. Mysterious Man." Nick pressed his watch, and then a man with a bow and arrow jumped down from a tree in the distance.
"Something big is happening, and I have to solve the problems in the bureau before that happens."