Returning to her temporary apartment, Sharon turned on the light and sat down on the sofa.
The contact went smoothly. With the support of SHIELD behind the scenes, she also got in touch with the secret research of the Jintek Group through Karen.
However, I don’t know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that Karen’s boyfriend seemed to be on guard against her. Logically speaking, apart from the abrupt scene of a beautiful woman saving a beautiful woman, she should not have revealed any other flaws.
She frowned and thought for a moment, but when she couldn't figure out the reason, she temporarily put aside her thoughts on it.
Maybe it's just Alex's personality.
But since he has this tendency, it would be better to slow down the subsequent investigation to be on the safe side.
Huh~~
He let out a light breath, sat on the sofa and stretched hard.
It seems that this task will need to continue for some time!
Jingle Bell…
The phone rang. Sharon picked up the phone and looked at the call display. She frowned, ran to a small room, locked the door, and answered the call.
"What progress has been made in the investigation?"
Sharon listened to Nick's straightforward question and responded in a very different and capable tone from her friendly and easy-going tone at the Kintek Company: "It has been confirmed that there is a secret research department within the Kintek Group. We have some clues, but there is one thing that concerns me..."
Sharon reported, her tone sounding a little hesitant.
During the dinner, according to Karen, Alex suddenly relaxed half a month ago, and that was exactly the time when she infiltrated the Jintek Group.
However, she must have been overthinking it! This was all just a coincidence.
After all, the person who sent her on this mission was Nick Fury, the director of SHIELD. Everyone in SHIELD knows that the director is a super secretive person, and there is no possibility that the mission she is directly led will be known by others.
Therefore, unless the director himself betrayed and informed the Jintek Group, why would she be asked to investigate
Although an agent must have the quality of doubting everything, this is more than just doubt, it is delusion!
"I'm sorry, sir, for making some ill-considered assumptions."
Sharon's face felt a little hot.
"No, it's nothing. Since you have a clue, continue investigating. If you need anything, please let me know."
On the other end of the phone, Nick was silent.
"I understand." Sharon responded, paused, and asked, "Sir, what instructions do you have for me to call you this time?"
"I was originally planning to let you come back, but now that you have a clue, let's continue investigating."
"That's all. If there are any clues or actions, please inform me at any time."
After giving his final instructions, Nick hung up the phone.
Sharon looked at the hung up phone and her brows gradually frowned.
Did something big happen
Otherwise, there wouldn't be a shortage of manpower to the point where all the dispatched agents need to be called back.
It seems that the idea of slowing down the investigation is a bad idea.
He let out a slight breath, looked at the face reflected in the mirror in the room, and his expression gradually became firm.
…
Washington.
S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.
In the director's office.
As the call with Sharon was hung up, Nick stood up from his chair, his one eye full of thought.
Sharon didn't believe her own guess, but for him, a hint of doubt suddenly arose in his heart.
As Sharon said on the phone, it was all a little too coincidental.
Of course, only he knew about sending Sharon Carter as an infiltrator, so there was no possibility of it being leaked, but many people had seen the plague video recorded by Colin Blake.
Kingpin, Tony, Tony's secretary, and some people belonging to their SHIELD, and maybe some others he doesn't know.
We cannot rule out the possibility that this video has also fallen into the hands of the Jintek Group, or in the hands of Blackwatch.
If they are still conducting the forbidden virus research, after learning about it, in order to prevent their investigation, temporarily stop what is said in the past.
Moreover, this was not the result of his groundless speculation based on some coincidences. After all, the researcher Alex Mercer at the secret institute that they had investigated had obtained a degree from Columbia University in a field closely related to virus research.
“There are more and more troubles.”
Nick muttered under his breath, his eyes sharpening.
In recent years, no, it should be said that since the playboy Tony announced in public that he had become Iron Man, all kinds of monsters and demons have jumped out from the dark.
The black wizard who played the plague, the devil from hell, the god of thunder from Norse mythology, the super monster created by the military, the Avengers who used high technology to cause chaos, and now he dug out a super virus that may have been studied for decades and can turn people into zombies in the movies...
These things are more troublesome than the other, and more difficult to solve than the other!
And now, these super big troubles are all coming out at the same time, so that S.H.I.E.L.D., which used to have a serious surplus of staff, is actually feeling short-staffed.
Damn it!!!
He took a deep breath, returned to his desk, and took out a document from the drawer.
Just as Coulson suggested to him to establish a special force composed of ordinary people to suppress the extraordinary people, he himself did not fully believe in the Avengers who had not yet been formed, and he also had a backup plan.
And at a time when SHIELD feels somewhat powerless, he believes that it is time to launch this plan.
"The Cosmic Cube."
Nick muttered softly, looking at the azure blue picture on the document, his expression rarely showing a hint of nostalgia.
The origin of this thing is quite strange. The initial record shows that it was snatched from Red Skull, and then it was involved with his trusted comrade who was also his final trump card.
And then, there's that damn cat!
Damn it, before that incident, he never thought that one day he would be blinded in one eye by a cat!
He clenched his fists, then finally relaxed them.
Anyway, that's all in the past, and that damn cat is no longer on Earth.
Now, he still hopes that Dr. Eric Schalvig has enough real talent to bring him some surprises.
After all, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s current situation is really bad, and he himself urgently needs some good news to boost his spirits.
He stood up, put on the black coat hanging on the chair, and strode out of the room.
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