"Who is it?" Nick frowned and asked after hearing Natasha say that.
He usually likes to make multiple preparations when doing things, and Natasha is his other backup plan after he failed to obtain the virus from the Kintek Group and Black Watch.
Of course, it seems now that Natasha, who had placed high hopes on him, has not been able to obtain the relevant information.
"Alex Mercer." Natasha took a deep breath and answered, with a hint of fear in her bright eyes.
"Who?" Nick's eyebrows jumped, and he asked doubtfully, "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"
There is no doubt that Alex Mercer was shot and killed at Pennsylvania Station, not only was it witnessed by hundreds of pedestrians, but their agents also went over to investigate.
And how can a dead person come back to life, unless it is something that SHIELD is secretly researching...
Thinking of this, Nick's face darkened.
"It should be him. His face is the same as in the photo. However, he seems to have some problems. His temperament has changed drastically, and his strength has become extremely strong. If it weren't for the Black Watch pursuers who came and forced him away, I would have been captured or killed by him now."
As Natasha spoke, she couldn't help but touch her arm which was still aching.
It was just one punch, and it didn't hit her hard. After she rolled over to absorb the force of the punch, she felt like her whole body was going to fall apart. If a real fight came, she was sure that even with all the special equipment of S.H.I.E.L.D., she would not be able to withstand more than three moves.
In S.H.I.E.L.D.'s files, Alex was just an ordinary researcher. No one knew what had happened to cause him to undergo such a drastic change in just a few days.
"Tell me more about it."
Looking at Natasha's fearful look, Nick frowned and said.
After listening to this, Natasha described in detail what happened at that time.
After a while, as Natasha finished speaking, Nick drummed his fingers on the table in thought.
The matter was not complicated. Natasha followed his orders and secretly went to an experimental base of the Jintek Group to investigate, but failed. Instead, she was chased by the Jintek Group and Black Watch.
When he was escaping, he happened to meet Alex who was also rushing over.
According to Natasha, they only had a brief contact and then separated because of the pursuers.
And judging from Alex's emotional changes when Natasha used Sharon to test him, it must be him.
This also explains why Alex's house suddenly caught fire, as well as some of Black Watch's troop deployment issues.
When I received the news, I thought it was to destroy the evidence and prevent them from finding out. But now it seems that there was another reason.
The office fell silent for a moment. After a while, Nick thought enough and said, "First, investigate whether Alex is really alive and how he survived. Also, didn't you say he has become very powerful now? Give it a try and see if you can win him over. If necessary, you can ask Sharon to try. She at least has some connection with Alex."
"What about the virus investigation?" Natasha thought for a moment after listening to Nick's instructions and asked.
Nick listened, his eyes deepened and he said, "Let's put it aside for now."
Natasha's operation failed this time, and the already vigilant Blackwatch will certainly become even more alert, and the possibility of continuing to use infiltrating agents to investigate intelligence will become increasingly small.
Moreover, more and more things happened that were beyond his expectations, and he didn't want to continue investigating so slowly.
If we take action, we will succeed with lightning speed.
Now, he didn't need to tell Natasha about his plan.
He looked up and gave a few more instructions, then watched Natasha walk out of the office door, picked up the phone on the table, and began giving orders continuously.
There have been more and more things happening recently, and with the new information I got from Natasha, I had to change some of the previous arrangements.
…
Inside a residential building in Lower Manhattan.
Following a slight sound coming from the door, a girl with short brown hair and delicate features suddenly picked up the pistol from the drawer in front of the computer desk and looked towards the door carefully.
Alex walked in and the girl breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him.
"Brother! How is it? What did you gain?" Dana Mercer hurried over.
"Someone went there early and was nearly caught by those guys." Alex shook his head as he looked at the strange yet somewhat familiar sister in front of him.
"Going there early? Are there others investigating the Jintek Group?" Dana was a little surprised.
"Yes, a woman. She also mentioned a woman's name that I don't remember much about, but it made me feel annoyed. She should have some relationship with me in the past."
"I originally wanted to capture her and interrogate her, but the troops were chasing us at the time, and I didn't want to attract attention, so I didn't force it."
“…Are you chatting with someone?”
After briefly explaining the reason, Alex paused and asked, looking at the lit screen on the computer.
Now is not the time to communicate casually with outsiders.
"Yes, my best friend whom I met when I was working at the newspaper, Skye."
Dana sat back at the computer desk, sent a message with both hands, and explained to Alex in a panic: "We know too little after all. It is difficult to investigate why you lost your memory and why you became like this."
"Skye is a top hacker and absolutely trustworthy, so I asked her to help investigate on the Internet..."
The voice was a little low, and Dana felt a little nervous when she saw Alex's frown.
Although she never mentioned it, she had admired and feared her brother since she was a child, and even though they hadn't seen each other for so many years, their feelings for each other had not diminished at all. Otherwise, after learning from the Internet that Alex had been shot to death, she would not have quit her job as a reporter in Washington and rushed to the sealed-off Manhattan to investigate in order to avenge Alex.
Although things seemed to be a little different from what she imagined in the end, Alex not only did not die but became a superman, but this vague fear did not disappear. Instead, it became more severe as she saw Alex kill an enemy with his own hands in front of her as if he was slaughtering a chicken.
"You should have discussed it with me in advance." Alex looked down at Dana for a while and said helplessly.
"Sorry! It was mainly because the thought suddenly popped up in my mind at that time, and I sent it out all at once. I will definitely not do it again in the future!" Hearing the voice, Dana breathed a sigh of relief, stuck out her tongue cutely, and put her hands together to assure Alex.
Alex looked at it, shook his head and said nothing more.
After all, she is his sister, and what has been done is useless.
(End of this chapter)