The brightly lit Manhattan was now dead silent. Apart from the patrolling soldiers, no one could be seen on the busy streets.
Colin sat on the edge of the top floor of the building, looking down at the ground beneath his feet, and hung up the call with Vahar.
He knew very well that even though they were now cooperating with SHIELD because they each had their own needs, it did not affect the fact that their positions were still hostile.
Out of consideration for his own future interests, he is not prepared to let the spread of the virus get out of control.
But at the same time, he didn't want to hand over the vaccine for the virus to SHIELD and let them have the honor.
Wouldn’t it be better to give it to his own people? It’s not like he doesn’t have any candidates.
This is also the purpose of contacting Vahar. Of course, such a choice is equivalent to being completely tied to the same chariot with him, and it will also offend S.H.I.E.L.D., but you have to pay a corresponding price for what you get.
What's more, if it really succeeds, Dubai will be equivalent to saving the United States. As long as the Americans still have a little shame, they will not openly do something ungrateful.
Of course, it is not ruled out that the Americans will turn the tables and directly pin the virus incident on him and Vahar. After all, he also has flaws in the hands of SHIELD, so there is still a risk.
However, this depends on Vahal's choice. He has given him the opportunity, but whether he can seize it depends on his ability and courage.
Cowards are not qualified to walk with him.
Colin squinted his eyes slightly, feeling the night breeze blowing, tightened his collar, looked at his phone, changed a number and dialed.
As for the suppression of the virus and the vaccine, he already had some preliminary ideas based on the changes he had noticed when using the antidote.
If he really wanted to study it, he was confident that he could formulate a toxin that could specifically suppress the virus while causing only minor harm to the human body within a day, and develop a complete solution within a week.
Of course, the method is still to fight poison with poison.
It’s not that he can’t develop a normal method, but this is simply the fastest way. After all, his specialty is dealing with drugs.
However, he is not ready to show the results now.
Although Manhattan has caused an uproar and endless speculation on the Internet and around the world due to the military blockade of the city, nothing major has happened so far and the impact is still within a controllable range.
He needs to wait a little longer and let the number of infections and the status of deeply infected people fully explode on the Internet before releasing the vaccine.
Only in this way can he and his allies reap the greatest benefits from this matter.
As for whether he would feel guilty about doing this, it was not him who planted the poison, and it was already a great conscience that he could come out and clean up the mess at this time.
If those who died from this really have to blame someone, they should blame those who spread the virus, not him as the savior.
Of course, after the incident breaks out, the White House, eager to pass the buck, will surely attack SHIELD. However, after he has demonstrated his value, he believes that his old friend Nick Fury will definitely withstand the pressure for him.
"Who?"
The phone was connected after two beeps, and a hoarse and seductive female voice came out from the phone.
"It's me, Colin Blake."
On the rooftop, Colin responded calmly.
The person being contacted is Fujiko Mine, a member of the Lupin gang and an internationally wanted thief.
The contact information was given to him by this woman at that time in the Kingdom of Vesbania.
The reason why she was so eager to come was probably because of the potion of eternal youth that he had once told Princess Mira about
At that time, this woman was pestering him for a while.
"Brother Kelin? I didn't expect you to call me so late at night. Do you have something to ask me?"
Listening to the voice on the other end of the phone, Mine Fujiko put away her nonchalant attitude and became more serious.
"I have a commission for you Lupin gang."
Colin said coldly, ignoring Feng Fujiko's pretended familiarity.
"Lupin? I'm not..."
"It doesn't matter. If you think you can handle my commission, you can do it on your own. However, the mission is extremely dangerous. If you go to hell, don't blame me for not warning you in advance."
Amid the howling night wind, the words sounded extremely cold.
Fujiko, who was wearing a nightgown and curling her hair with her index finger, blinked and chuckled when she heard this, "Telling my sister so bluntly that the commission is dangerous, aren't you afraid that I won't agree?"
"If you succeed in your mission, I will give you a potion that will keep you young forever."
Colin directly gave his chips. On the opposite side, Feng Fujiko's hand holding the phone suddenly exerted a little more force.
"What commission?"
Mine Fujiko asked with a slightly rapid breath.
She had flirted with him in every way in the Vesbania Palace, and she almost gave herself to him, but she still couldn't get a definite answer from this straight man. Now, he gave it to her so directly. The difficulty of the commission can be imagined. She also needs to consider whether she will live to get the commission money given by Colin.
"Do you know what's happening here in Manhattan?" Colin asked simply.
"Well, I heard that it's a very powerful new influenza virus. The army has entered the city to impose martial law... Is this related to the commission?"
Fujiko turned on the tablet computer on the bedside table, entered the keyword search, looked at the large number of search items that appeared in an instant, and rolled her eyes charmingly.
"Flu?" Colin sneered. "The so-called flu is just fake news spread by the authorities. The real virus can turn a person into a monster similar to the zombies in the game. What you need to do is to find the force that spread the virus."
"Of course, I will give you all the information I know, and provide military reinforcements when necessary."
"So, are you going to accept my commission?"
After briefly explaining the situation, Colin waited for a response.
The vaccine for the virus can be handed over to Vahar. Having grown up in the palace and dealing with those old foxes for many years, he is capable of using this card to gain the greatest benefit.
But Vahar is not suitable to verify the authenticity of SHIELD's news and investigate the matter in depth.
He has very few friends along the way, and he has offended those who are capable of conducting investigations, such as Kingpin and Tony. He dare not trust them, and those he can trust are not qualified to participate in such matters.
As for the Lupin gang, with whom I had only had a cursory contact, although I was not familiar with them in reality, from what I had seen in the anime in my previous life, I had some understanding of the personalities and behaviors of several main members, and there was a basic level of trust.
If Lupin's gang agreed, with the help of these people, at least they wouldn't be deceived without knowing it.
"It sounds really scary to deliberately spread a virus that can turn people into zombies. But before I answer you, can you tell me one thing, Colin? Why do you want to find the person who spread the virus?"
In the room, Fujiko lay on the bed with her charming eyes slightly narrowed.
According to her investigation, Colin is not the type of person who would care about such things.
Thank you Occasionally Nuannuan for the 1,000-point reward.
The condition is not very good, this chapter is a bit watery.
(End of this chapter)