Looking at Coulson who was unable to refute for the moment, regardless of whether he really had no words to refute or had other strange ideas, he pointed at the hammer and said: "Leave those things to your bald boss! Let's talk about this first."
"Let me make it clear in advance that I will never give up!"
He pointed at the hammer and said in an unquestionable tone.
Coulson listened, put aside his thoughts about the devil for the time being, and said seriously: "This is the property of S.H.I.E.L.D."
He admitted that Colin Blake had enough bargaining chips to make SHIELD pay attention to him, but the effect of this bargaining chip was limited to that they would not take the initiative to deal with him, and any other unreasonable requests would not be accepted.
Colin Blake must be well aware of this.
"Tsk, property of SHIELD?"
Looking at Coulson's determined eyes, he curled his lips, took two steps back, raised his hands, and said in a gesture of surrender: "Well, to be honest, I don't want to develop to the point where we threaten each other again."
"How about this? I'll take a step back and let you own the hammer, but you can't hinder me from researching it in any way. How about that?"
He asked, looking at Coulson with a smile.
Things are different now than before. As his attempt to show his madman persona has failed, they will consider whether to accept the case unless SHIELD determines that this matter is of equal value to his life, and he threatens government departments with the plague virus and there is indeed a possibility of using it.
In other words, the days when he could threaten anyone he wanted with the amulet and the threatened person would be frightened are completely gone... Although it didn't exist for long...
But facing this situation, he couldn't say he was disappointed.
The plan of using the plague to fight is a plan because of one's own weakness and having to place hope on others. If one had the current strength, the plague would never have been created.
Now he is confident that he can face any possible threats in the future on his own. He is prepared both physically and mentally.
Well, if there is an opportunity and necessity, he will still not miss the useful method of threat.
After all, to some extent, he is also a pragmatist.
"What if I refuse?"
Coulson asked after a moment of silence.
Anyone with a little social experience could see that Colin was using a negotiation method of first proposing a condition that was impossible to accept, then taking a step back and proposing his real condition, making it too embarrassing for the other party to refuse.
As a senior agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., he naturally wouldn't care about face or embarrassment. What really made him hesitate was what Colin would do after the rejection and what kind of interference it would cause to them.
And if he agreed, would he be able to obtain some intelligence or some unique resources belonging to Colin Blake
And what will Colin Blake get from this hammer? Which one will be more beneficial to S.H.I.E.L.D.
These are the questions he is considering now.
"Reject?" The smile on Colin's face gradually faded. "I will stay here shamelessly, and once you attack me, I will fight back to a corresponding degree. This is probably the situation."
He didn't want things to develop to that point. The time it takes for Thor to recover his power is not long. If that happened, his limited time for analysis would become even shorter, and the gains would become even smaller.
However, this kind of thing is not something he can decide unilaterally. Although he made several arrangements in advance and tried his best to achieve the situation that SHIELD promised him, it is still unknown how much effect it can really have.
"We can let you stay." Coulson said after thinking for a moment, "But there are conditions."
"I have some expectations. You can tell me about them, but I can't guarantee that I will agree to them." He said without changing his expression.
"First, your range of movement must be restricted. You cannot enter certain locations within our company without permission."
"Okay, I didn't intend to find out any of your secrets."
"Second, your research time limit cannot exceed ten hours a day, and the research results must be consistent with ours..."
"Stop!" Colin stretched out his hand to interrupt. Looking at Coulson who was not talking, he sighed and said, "I don't know if you really think so or if you are just testing my limit."
"But if it's the former, I can declare that the talks between us have broken down now. If it's the latter, you can stop now."
"I don't want to play the game of guessing you and guessing me with you. Just tell me the conditions and I'll agree if I think they're good enough. If not, you can now think about how to deal with me, the uninvited guest."
"Let's not waste our time."
He looked over with a serious expression, and Coulson couldn't tell for a moment whether he was really disgusted with this kind of temptation or didn't want this temptation to continue and allow him to explore more information.
But this has little impact. He has already made a decision after drawing a line in his mind.
"If we don't agree to let you stay, even if you insist on staying, it will be difficult for you to get what you want due to our interference." Coulson expressed his own inference.
"Yes, that's the main reason why I'm here talking to you right now." He nodded in acknowledgement. It was hard to deny something so obvious.
"So in order to ensure that your research is not disturbed, you should be mentally prepared to pay a price for it. I think there is nothing wrong with my understanding." Coulson continued.
"That makes sense, but the price is also worth it. If it's more than that, I won't agree." He then nodded.
"Then some information and research results about this hammer can be considered as one of the costs. The information mentioned by the young man you talked to before is not something someone like you would say unintentionally."
"You think too highly of me." He laughed after hearing this, but did not admit it. "I just said it simply at that time, but I do have some guesses about this hammer. If you are willing to listen, I can tell you this as a price."
"But... research results can't be counted. Of course, if you really want, I can just make some up for you."
He looked up and said this. Coulson nodded in agreement and continued, "Then the news about the devil Mephisto can be considered as one of the costs. I think this is what you want to see."
"Haha." He laughed after hearing that, and looked at Coulson and said, "That's right. Although this is the situation I want to see, it doesn't mean that my information has no value. After all, whether I say it or not, you will investigate it, and with my information, your losses may be much less."
"Of course, I can tell you, but this is the price I have to pay for it. Do you agree?"
I wish you all a happy new year and all the best!
This may very well be the end of this chapter today.
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