"You are the ones looking for me, what's the matter?"
At the door of the confidential room, Lawrence looked at the two people standing there and asked.
"Minister Pierce asked us to tell you something." Lupin looked serious.
"It's not very convenient here, where can we talk?"
Looking around, Lupin pointed to a corner near the utility room.
Lawrence's eyes flickered, and he looked in the direction Lupin pointed, smiled, and nodded, "Okay."
Although he was a little puzzled as to why Minister Pierce did not call to inform him to come over, but instead sent someone over.
But because they were inside SHIELD at the time, although they didn't know the other party, the place of the conversation was near their department, so they didn't have any suspicions. They were just guessing the purpose of Minister Pierce asking the two to come over.
The place Lupin pointed to was not far away. When they arrived, Lawrence smiled and said:
"Here, you two... um..."
Before he could finish his words, a thin needle-like object hit his neck.
Lawrence felt dizzy and lost consciousness instantly.
Before Lawrence fell to the ground, Ziyuan reached out and supported him.
However, at this time he did not care about Lawrence who suddenly fainted, but looked at Lupin's wrist with some doubt.
"Hey, Lupin, that thing you're wearing..."
Lupin chuckled twice, shook his wrist and said, "Yes, it's the same watch as the one that called your dad a brat!"
"I have to say, this kid's stuff is pretty good at tricking people!"
Lupin had an expression of admiration on his face, and Jigen's mouth twitched. He opened the door of the utility room, dragged Lawrence in, and asked, "When did you steal it?"
"Before that kid went back to Japan, he also exchanged it instead of stealing it this time!"
Lupin corrected as he followed her in and locked the door.
"Okay..." Ziyuan's eyes twitched, but he didn't dwell on the topic. He turned to look at Lawrence who had fainted on the ground and said, "Well, the next step is to find a way to get the information we want from this guy."
"What are you going to do, Lupin? If this guy is missing for a long time, S.H.I.E.L.D. will definitely find out. Besides, we can't use those loud methods to force a confession in this place."
Jiyuan looked around the messy utility room. Lupin listened and took out a bottle of lavender potion from his space belt and said, "Don't worry, Jiyuan, he will tell us what we want to know."
"This potion?" Ciyuan asked as he watched Lupin unplug the potion and pour it into Lawrence's mouth.
"Ah, it was also made by the wizard. It is used to force confessions and deeply dig into the brain's past memories. However, the side effects are also quite severe. After using it, you will basically become a vegetable. Even if you wake up by chance, you will just become a fool."
"Now that we are chasing time, we can only use the wizard's tools."
"That guy really made a lot of weird stuff." Ciyuan complained.
"Yeah, I'm thinking of changing his name to Colin Tinker Bell."
Lupin complained, and after a few seconds, seeing that the time was almost up and the potion should have taken effect, he used manual labor to wake up Lawrence, who was still unconscious.
"Hello, can you hear me?"
In the utility room, the unconscious Lawrence was awakened by the pain and opened his emotionless eyes.
Next to him, Ciyuan stared at Lawrence's body, ready to knock him out again at any time.
"… able."
He still had some consciousness of his own, but his brain was now filled with endless fragments of memories, and he could only respond mechanically to questions from the outside world.
"This potion is quite effective," Lupin muttered quietly as he watched Lawrence's reaction.
He knew a lot of similar drugs for forcing confessions, but this was the first time he had seen one of this level.
But there is nothing to be surprised about. After all, this was made by that pervert, so even if it was a little more powerful, it would not be unacceptable.
"Ahem!" Lupin cleared his throat, his eyes sharpened, and he asked, "What is the purpose of Hydra asking you to steal Vesbania ore?"
“…I don’t know.” Lawrence replied in an emotionless tone.
Lupin raised his eyebrows and said, "Then tell me what you know."
"… I am the person in charge of Hydra in Vesbania. I learned about the ore from my subordinates' reports. During the detailed investigation, I got the detailed information of the ore and reported it to my superiors."
“… Three days ago, my superiors sent me a message asking me to prepare to steal the ore. Yesterday afternoon, the order to steal was issued.”
"… After I successfully stole the ore, I handed it over to the person who came to pick me up according to my superiors' orders. After that, I was appointed as the head of the Shield's confidential department."
"Where is the ore now?" Lupin asked.
"… have no idea."
"Ah!! Damn it!" Lupin scratched his head violently.
Although the current situation was expected, it is undoubtedly the worst outcome.
Lupin let out a long breath and vented his anger, then continued to ask: "Then tell me where you think the ore might be, and who knows where the ore is!"
"… The ore may be in the Testing Department. We know where the ore is, Minister Pierce, Director Sitwell…"
"Where are they?"
"…The Inspection Department is on the seventeenth floor, and Minister Pierce is on the top floor…"
"What conditions are needed to find them all..."
"… need… "
"S.H.I.E.L.D..."
"… "
After a series of questions and answers, Lupin stood up with a frown on his face.
The progress of intelligence acquisition is much worse than expected, and there are many things that are unknown.
Of course, he could understand that this was because the other party had just arrived at S.H.I.E.L.D., but this greatly increased the difficulty of his subsequent actions.
"How to do it, Lupin?" Jigen asked standing beside him.
"We can only go to the testing department first." Lupin said after thinking for a while.
The few who know the location of the ore need to undergo artificial intelligence permission checks at their work places. Without sufficient permission, they cannot get in at all. If they insist on breaking in, they will easily be discovered and surrounded.
Now, we can only hope that we can find enough clues in the detection department.
"How does he deal with it?" Ciyuan listened and nodded, looking at Lawrence who was slumped on the ground.
Lupin also took a look, then quickly looked away and said, "Don't worry about him. The effect of the potion is only one hour. By the time he is discovered, he will be either brain dead or stupid. Don't worry about him."
"Let's go, Ziyuan. We don't have much time left. We have to leave here within two hours, regardless of whether we have any clues or not."
Lupin put his hands in his pockets, opened the door of the utility room and walked out.
Behind him, Ziyuan shook his head, took one last look at Lawrence, and followed.
…
SHIELD headquarters, top floor, Pierce's office.
"… After our testing of the ore's characteristics, we have confirmed the accuracy of the information reported previously. I have asked Rumlow to lead the action team to escort the ore to the base for final processing to ensure that there will be no problems."
In the office, Alexander Pierce sat on a chair with his hands crossed, listening to a report. Below him, the highly recognizable bald Agent Sitwell stood respectfully in front of his desk, reporting on the current situation.
After a while.
With a bang, the table was smashed hard, and some of the tea on the table splashed out and spread all over the table.
Pierce's eyes turned red, and he suddenly burst out: "Waste! They are all fucking waste!!"
"I had clearly warned them before to be careful of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Nick Fury, but in the end it turned out like this! Fuck!!"
Pierce panted to vent his anger, and Sitwell below him shuddered and responded carefully: "They will pay the price, Minister."
Pierce looked up and said in a deep voice, "Pay a price? Yes, they will pay a price, and we will absorb their legacy and gain the final victory, but the price will be that Manhattan, a city with a population of nearly ten million, will be buried with it. The United States itself will also face an unprecedented major blow, and the economy, people's livelihood, and even everything will be greatly reduced."
“We could have avoided this by not having to deal with the huge mess left behind by the waste during the harvest!!”
Sitwell listened and kept silent.
Minister Pierce has been in a bad temper ever since the virus leak, and when things escalated and something happened yesterday that even endangered them, he completely exploded.
If it were someone else, he might have used the subsequent gains to comfort Minister Pierce, but he knew that doing so would only cause the minister to be furious.
Maybe it sounds ridiculous in the eyes of ordinary people, but in fact, Minister Pierce is an idealist. It is true that Hydra aims to rule the world, but in the heart of Minister Pierce, ruling the world is not just for the power, but also to make the world a better place and practice his own justice.
Minister Pierce must be very angry at this moment because he had to carry out that crazy plan due to some unavoidable reasons.
If you don't want to become Minister Pierce's target at this time, the best thing to do is to shut up and say nothing.
Sure enough, after a while, Pierce, who had gradually calmed down, said, "Have the people below check it twice again to make sure there are no mistakes."
"Also, have our people be prepared to create momentum as soon as the incident occurs, and prepare forged evidence in advance. No matter what, things cannot get completely out of control and lead to the outbreak of a nuclear war!"
Pierce spoke loudly, and Sitwell nodded repeatedly. He looked at Pierce and said hesitantly, "Minister, don't we need to hide the matter of the ore in the Kingdom of Vesbania?"
"We can't hide it, and there's no need to hide it. Just hand it over together, but make sure the ore falls into the hands of the United States!" Pierce said.
"That's a pity." Sitwell said regretfully.
This special mineral, which can block radar scans and render certain nearby electronic items ineffective, is simply a priceless treasure in modern society.
Whichever country obtains it, its national strength will increase visibly.
Originally, after Hydra learned about it in advance, they could use infiltration and assassination to slowly control the various departments of this small country and keep this secret, this ore, firmly in their hands.
But now, we have to take the initiative to throw away this piece of fat to attract attention.
"There's no need to feel sorry. Once it's in the hands of the United States, it's equivalent to being in our hands. What you need to pay attention to is to ensure that there are no loopholes in this plan!" Pierce said.
Sitwell listened and immediately responded: "Yes, I promise there won't be any..."
Jingle Bell…
The phone rang at this moment. Sitwell looked at Pierce, and after getting his approval, he answered the call.
"What is it?" Sitwell asked in a cold tone.
"Sir, we found Director Lawrence unconscious in the utility room of the confidential office. Preliminary examination showed that someone used drugs to force a confession on Director Lawrence."
"Forced confession... Lawrence... Wait, are you saying that someone broke into the SHIELD headquarters and did these things?"
Sitwell's eyes widened and his voice suddenly became louder.
Pierce, who was sitting in his office chair, stood up subconsciously when he heard this.
"That should be the case, but according to inquiries, it has been two hours since the incident occurred. We are not sure whether the intruder is still inside S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Block all entrances and exits of SHIELD immediately!" Sitwell shouted almost roaring.
"Before reporting to you, sir, I have already instructed someone to do it." After the reporter said this, he asked, "What should we do next? A comprehensive investigation, or..."
"Sound the alarm immediately and conduct a comprehensive investigation! If you encounter any, remember to capture them alive!" Sitwell ordered through gritted teeth.
On the other side, after hearing the order, the person reporting said "received" and hung up the phone.
Snap…
The clapping attracted the attention of the team members who were checking the scene.
Seeing everyone's gazes on him, he said, "Our superiors ordered us to search out the two little mice that sneaked in. Remember, catch them alive!"
"yes!"
There was a unanimous response, and as the people who came to investigate dispersed, soon, a shrill alarm sounded throughout the entire S.H.I.E.L.D.
On the top floor of S.H.I.E.L.D., Pierce's office.
The whole room was filled with a depressing atmosphere. Sitwell stood at the bottom with his head lowered, not daring to look at Pierce's expression.
"That is to say, our SHIELD, the world's most powerful spy organization, was hacked and our personnel were tortured to confess in our headquarters, but we didn't notice it at all. Is that what you mean?"
Pierce's tone was calm, as if there was not even a hint of anger in his voice.
Beads of sweat appeared on Sitwell's forehead and he nodded stiffly.
“This is a great shame!!!”
A teacup flew out and hit Sitwell in the head.
Pierce's eyes seemed to be emitting flames. He walked quickly to Sitwell and growled, "Find them! Find them at all costs!"
"If you can't do it, then die!!"
"do you understand?"
Pierce's tone returned to calm again.
"yes!!"
Without bothering to wipe the blood dripping from his forehead, Sitwell shouted loudly.
Thanks to book friend 160818100120923 for the 100-point reward!
I originally wanted to write about the plot where Lupin and his friends were accidentally discovered by SHIELD and then escaped, but after thinking about it carefully, I decided to forget it. This should be better.
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