Natasha almost laughed sarcastically when she heard that the executioner who had just killed dozens of gang members said he was going to sue them in court.
But if you think about it carefully, it's not her who is paying for it. As Dio said, she is doing it to complete the mission, so all expenses must be paid by the public. So she should just give it to the director to worry about it.
"This amount of money is too much. You need to go through the application process. Also, someone will come to fix the door of the restaurant for you soon. After deducting this fee, you can ask Director Guan for the remaining money when we meet again."
After saying that, Natasha turned and left, disappearing from Dio's sight at an extremely fast speed, as if she was afraid of being forced to stay again.
Dio quickly chased after them and shouted, "Oh, I almost forgot, how do you calculate my reputation damage compensation? So many people saw you guys break into my restaurant with guns, I'm not going to be able to do business anymore!"
However, no one answered him, only the roar of a car driving away was heard.
After returning to the restaurant, Dio immediately became serious. Overall, this first contact with SHIELD was not what he had expected, and it happened much earlier than he had planned, but looking at the result, it was acceptable.
At this time, it seems that Nick Fury has already begun looking for candidates to form the Avengers. After Iron Man comes out and Tony acknowledges his identity as a superhero, Nick Fury should make up his mind.
Therefore, Dio was expecting SHIELD to win him over. SHIELD was always particularly tolerant towards capable people, just like those Hydra scientists who were recruited in large numbers, and the Hulk who destroyed countless buildings and killed countless soldiers.
In comparison, Dio only killed a few evil gang members. In the eyes of the black-bellied black-salted egg with only one remaining eye, that was not a big deal at all.
But the problem is that Dio has no intention of working for S.H.I.E.L.D., so if he can't become one of their own, it's not certain whether Nick Fury, that tough guy, will be so easy to talk to.
Dio knew without thinking that he was absolutely surrounded by SHIELD's spies at the moment, and it was simply unrealistic for him to run away in such a swagger.
So we still need to make preparations for both situations.
So he took out his cell phone and didn't care whether SHIELD was monitoring his calls or not. He blatantly called the middle-aged manager of the gold shop.
"I want all the goods you have left..."
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After returning to S.H.I.E.L.D., Natasha immediately reported to the director. She knew a little about the superhero plan that Nick Fury wanted to create. Judging from the current situation, Dio, who possessed certain healing abilities, outstanding strength, speed, and invulnerability, was undoubtedly an excellent candidate. If his so-called "stand-in" ability was taken into account, she believed that the director would not give up the idea of recruiting him.
And the facts were exactly as she thought. After listening to her complete report, Nick Fury immediately fell into deep thought.
Such a special talent is simply tailor-made for the team he envisioned, not to mention the other party's magical healing ability. He is a reserve talent that is urgently needed by any force at any time. Even if there is no idea of that special team at this time, Nick Fury also very much wants to pull him into S.H.I.E.L.D. If Natasha's judgment is correct, the other party can become a super agent who can stand on his own with just a little training.
"The other party clearly stated that he does not want to join us?"
"Yes, he seemed to have seen through our plan before I invited him, and he rejected it without hesitation, and also showed that he was unwilling to take on too much responsibility."
"With great power comes great responsibility. Is that what he said?"
"I'm sure, but he seems quite dismissive..."
Disdain
For someone who can say such words, even if he denies it again and again on the surface, the fire in his heart is probably difficult to extinguish.
Nick Fury has made up his mind, but everything still depends on the final test results. He wants to see with his own eyes whether the other party's special talents are worth his personal invitation.
"Arrange for him to come to the base as soon as possible for a capability assessment. Tell the testers to conduct the most detailed tests."
What is 'just a rough review'
That only means that SHIELD feels that there is no need, and this time Nick Fury feels that he can observe it carefully.
Natasha has long been accustomed to her director's inconsistency and saying one thing in front of her and another behind her back. Although she can be considered as one of his accomplices in deceiving him, her position is clear, and she will not argue with her BO.SS over such a small matter just for a possible future colleague.
Besides, isn’t it a God-given privilege for women to lie
Without delving into the matter further, Natasha then took out the bill that Dio gave her before leaving with an expressionless face and handed it to Nick Fury.
"What's this?"
"The bills that the target asked us to pay included the cost of my meals during treatment, the subsequent cleaning costs, the cost of repairing the restaurant door, and mental damages... Oh, by the way, in the end he even yelled at us to compensate him for his reputation damages, saying that our presence might cause problems for his business."
Natasha narrated coldly, and at the same time, she felt a sense of satisfaction that the prank had succeeded as she looked at her BO.SS's frowning brow.
"Humph! This is blackmail! SHIELD will not pay such an inexplicable fee!"
Nick Fury slammed the bill on the table in anger.
Dior demanded a total of 130,000 U.S. dollars, including meal expenses: 100,000 U.S. dollars, cleaning fees: 10,000 U.S. dollars, restaurant door repair costs: 10,000 U.S. dollars, mental damages: (100,000 U.S. dollars was crossed out) 10,000 U.S. dollars, and reputation damages that were not written down in time.
Anyway, SHIELD is rich and powerful, so they would rather kill them than not. Dio has always been very brave, otherwise he would not have broken into the gang's lair alone to rescue people.
"In fact, the cost of repairing the restaurant door can be waived. I have already asked someone to install a new 'door' for him. He originally asked for $100,000 in mental damages, but later changed it to $10,000. I think if we want to recruit him in the future, we can start from this aspect, but the premise is that we need to pay this compensation this time to let the target see our sincerity."
"Are you sure you want to pay this inexplicable amount? The meal cost one hundred thousand dollars... What did you order?"
"On the contrary, I personally think that the $100,000 is the most worthwhile of all these funds. When you have the chance, Director, you can experience it once and you will know what I mean."
Natasha also tried her best to eat and drink at public expense.