"I'm sorry, miss, we only accept guests who have made reservations."
After exchanging glances with Natasha after she changed her clothes, Dio politely asked her to leave.
After going out, Natasha was about to go back, but when she saw what Dior stuffed into her hand while she was putting on makeup, she immediately changed her mind and left alone.
After arriving at the nearby safe house, she took out the two things Dio gave her again.
One of the items was a note telling her not to trust anyone and to wait until she was alone before taking out the second item.
The second thing Dio gave her was a miniature snail the size of a knuckle. If Coulson were here, he would immediately recognize it, but Natasha didn't know the function of this miniature snail. But she still placed it on the palm of her hand according to Dio's instructions.
The moment the connection was successfully established, Dio sent a message through 'Xiao Qiang'.
"It's me. Don't be surprised. We are communicating through the snail in your hand. If you have anything to say, just think about it and then silently send it to me."
Dio's voice suddenly rang in her head, which startled Natasha, but her strong psychological quality allowed her to listen carefully to the words that inexplicably appeared in her head, and then she tried to communicate with her mind for the first time with a look of surprise.
"I'm Natasha, and I'm alone in a safe place. What's going on? Do you have telepathic abilities?"
"It's not telepathy. It's a magical animal. What you are holding in your hand is a part of it that has split off. In this way, we can build a bridge of spiritual communication between us. If you put the snail down, the bridge will be broken and communication will no longer exist."
After hearing his words, Natasha began to look at the pocket-sized snail in her hand with great interest. Apart from a few golden stripes on the white shell, she couldn't see anything magical about it, but Dio would not deceive her on such a thing.
"I understand, but I want to know whether all my thoughts can be perceived by you after establishing this communication bridge. This is very important." As a senior agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Natasha knows too many secrets. If this cannot be guaranteed, she will terminate the communication immediately.
"Your worries don't exist. This is 'communication', not 'exploration'. I don't have the habit of sharing my life with others, so you can probably think of it as an alternative online chat room?"
Dio was telling the truth. If it was something the other party didn't want him to know, then even if he had 'Xiao Qiang' he couldn't force the knowledge. 'Xiao Qiang' established a bridge of communication, not the concept of 'robbery'.
"What was I thinking about?"
"Probably what's for dinner? Hey, do you think I'm lying to you?"
At this moment, Natasha temporarily believed what he said, because she had just deliberately thought of a song that a man and a woman would sing in a duet, but she did not "send" it as a test. If Dio heard it, he would never be so calm.
Another thing is that it is a bit late for her to think about these things now. If Dio really has the ability to detect her thoughts and memories, then her secret would have been exposed the moment she picked up the snail.
"Let's get down to business. Do you suspect there's something wrong within SHIELD?"
Natasha turned serious. She had already guessed why Dio was being cautious.
"The fact that you can say that means you already have the answer in your mind."
Natasha frowned, "What do you know?"
"I'm not sure yet. I will go to a place to find the truth at night. My intuition tells me that the problem is likely to lie there."
"What do you need from me?"
"Help me find the Kingpin, and I will kill him myself."
Although Matt Murdock has been sent to look for Kingpin, Daredevil is alone and weak. Even if he has his own methods, it is unknown when he will be able to give an answer.
So Dio began to make second-hand preparations. With Natasha's ability and the resources of S.H.I.E.L.D., it would not be difficult to find a gang leader. However, in order not to alert the enemy in advance, Natasha could only investigate secretly, which might delay some time.
In this way, no matter which side gets the information first, he can take action to solve the problem in the first place.
"It's not that hard to find Kingpin, but it would be troublesome if Kingpin died."
How could Natasha not know about this American underworld king? It's not that no one wants to remove this cancer, but Jin Bing is smart in that he gradually whitewashes himself as a successful person who is influential in both business and political circles.
Therefore, once official forces want to deal with him, he doesn't even need to do anything, as those politicians who have gained huge benefits will immediately help him suppress it.
But in private, he was still the feared underworld emperor. Anyone who dared to challenge him was sunk into the sea. Over time, no colleague dared to challenge his authority.
Natasha believes that Dio has the ability to kill Kingpin, but the impact of Kingpin's death will be enormous. His huge business empire including smuggling and drugs will immediately fall apart, attracting countless vicious dogs with no manners to enter.
Then the underworld forces integrated by Jin Bing will quickly fall into fighting. In this way, the entire United States may fall into a brief chaos until what Jin Bing left behind is divided up, or a new "emperor" appears and re-establishes order.
As expected, if Dio really killed Kingpin, both the black and white worlds would target him.
But Dio obviously didn't care about that. "Just help me find him, and I'll take care of all the consequences."
In his view, the chaos is only temporary. As long as enough people die, everyone will have to behave themselves. Moreover, he never minds personally helping the American police to reduce the crime rate.
He had to keep fleecing the sheep, but he couldn't leave out the 'part-time job'. Anyway, all they had in their hands were ill-gotten gains stained with blood, so he accepted it without hesitation.
"It seems you have made up your mind."
"In fact, I asked others to look for Kingpin's whereabouts yesterday. You are the second insurance."
"I never thought that there would be a day when I would be a 'spare tire'." Natasha said jokingly.
"I'll keep this snail with you for now. If you need anything, feel free to contact me. By the way, don't let Coulson see it. This bastard hacked my snail last time and now he still owes me one million dollars. I'll go and collect the debt from him in person after I finish this matter."