The office is still the same as yesterday.
The only people inside were Xia Zhiye and Fury.
"you win."
Fury got straight to the point: "No matter how you did it, you gave all of us a vivid lesson."
"Thanks."
Xia Zhiye adjusted his posture slightly to make himself sit more comfortably.
Then he said, "Actually, you don't have to be nervous. No matter what I can do, at least, I didn't do it."
"This is also the reason why the two of us can sit here today."
Fury said: "Now, you are the winner, please state your request."
A smile appeared on Xia Zhiye's lips: "Do you dare to listen to my request?"
"What do you mean?" The expression on Fury's face was quite interesting.
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Xia Zhiye and Fury chatted in the room for about two hours before opening the door and coming out.
Natasha had been leaning against the wall. When she saw him come out, she stood in front of him and asked, "Is the negotiation over?"
“It’s just setting the rules.”
Xia Zhiye shrugged and said, "At least, I hope to live in peace with you."
"But by violent means?"
"Your words fully expose your naive nature." Xia Zhiye laughed and said, "You are not that naive, are you?"
Natasha curled her lips slightly. "Show your muscles and let Fury know the consequences of provoking you. Then sit here as a peacemaker and make a covenant with him. It is indeed a mature idea... although it is very bold."
"I just don't want to be disturbed."
Xia Zhiye smiled and said, "It's good now. We have reached an 'interesting' agreement."
"Interesting?" Natasha chewed on the word and shook her head. "That's all?"
"You think I don't want enough? Then what do you think I want?" Xia Zhiye looked at the office behind him and smiled: "He was frightened last night, right?"
"Well, the amount of sweat is almost enough to wash him white."
“It’s a shame that this hasn’t been done.”
Xia Zhiye shrugged.
"Someone wants to meet you..." Natasha said this with a serious expression: "Are you willing?"
Xia Zhiye was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Of course, I am looking forward to it too..."
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Black Widow was still driving. She had almost forgotten her job as an agent and became a dedicated driver.
Xia Zhiye looked at the street outside the window, supporting his chin with one hand, silent.
Xia Zhiye knew who he was going to meet...
When he went to the Joint Dark Energy Initiative that day, it was Natasha who met him.
The person who issued this order should be the person you are about to meet.
The whole journey was silent. Xia Zhiye looked out the window without saying a word, and Natasha just observed his every move through the rearview mirror.
Finally, the car stopped in front of an ordinary-looking building in a heavily guarded base.
After opening the car door and getting out, Xia Zhiye stood in front of the building, looking at the building in front of him, then looked at Natasha standing on the steps, took a deep breath, and then shook his head gently: "This is a little harder than I thought..."
Natasha was a little surprised: "I thought you were fearless."
"Only by harboring fear can you go further." Xia Zhiye exhaled softly, "People who are a hundred times stronger than me cannot be completely fearless in their hearts, let alone me?"
Natasha was silent for a moment, then looked at Xia Zhiye with a different look in her eyes. She smiled and said, "Go see her. She has always wanted to see you."
"Me too, I have to meet him too."
Xia Zhiye's eyes became much calmer and he followed Natasha into the building.
The elevator went up to the seventh floor and stopped. The quiet corridor and comfortable colors made everything feel relaxing.
Natasha led the way in front, and Xia Zhiye suddenly asked, "Since when did you follow her?"
The black widow who had been acting relatively free and easy suddenly paused, without looking back or saying anything, she came directly to a door and said, "Please come in."
Xia Zhiye withdrew his thoughts, looked at the door handle in front of him, exhaled lightly, grabbed it and turned it.
Compared to the negotiations with Fury, Xia Zhiye felt that this door seemed heavier.
As you push the door open, a relatively familiar style immediately comes into view.
The whole room is designed in the style of seventy years ago, which is incompatible with the high-tech outside the window.
A window is open, and the wind blows into the room, causing the curtains to flutter in the wind...
Xia Zhiye turned his eyes to the bed, where a woman was lying.
She had white hair and seemed to be awakened by the sound of the door opening. She slowly raised her head and looked towards Xia Zhiye.
Her eyes were already cloudy, but for some reason, she recognized the person in front of her in an instant. An old voice uttered from her throat: "Is the world... at peace?"
"There are too many people who hope that this world will never have peace."
Xia Zhiye walked over and said, "And some people, in order to achieve some kind of peace, have tried more than once to plunge the world into war again."
Coming up to him, looking at Carter, whose hair was already white and whose face was almost unrecognizable, Xia Zhiye pulled the corners of his mouth slightly and revealed a smile: "Long time no see..."
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Natasha stood in the corridor, recalling scenes from long ago in her mind.
Little by little... interweave into a river.
But because of the passage of time, it has become unclear...
At some point, she heard the sound of a door opening, and Natasha's mind returned to reality. She looked at the door and saw Xia Zhiye standing there.
"Did you finish talking?"
Natasha sorted out her emotions and made her appearance look calm.
“There’s not a lot to say.”
Xia Zhiye looked at Natasha: "For me, it may be better. But for her, I am already a memory of her youth."
Natasha was silent for a moment, then she said, "You always meant something different to her. She has lived her whole life, but to her, you are like a shadow hanging over her, influencing every decision she makes."
Xia Zhiye thought for a moment, then shook his head. "No matter what I once meant to her, it doesn't matter now. She deserves a rest, and now... can you take me somewhere?"
"sure."
Natasha walked ahead: "You are right, she has worked hard for a long time. She should have a worry-free ending."
Xia Zhiye said nothing, went downstairs and got in the car: "I'm going to meet someone, Colonel Phillips." (To be continued)