Rustle rustle...
After Ye Li helped Hill into her white underwear and buttoned up her red plaid shirt, the power of the Dog Talisman he had injected into her body began to take effect, helping her regain some energy.
At the very least, she could walk normally again.
Pat pat...
Maria Hill gently smoothed the wrinkles on her shirt and bid farewell to her man.
"Then I'll head out first. Thanks again, Chairman Ye. See you soon~"
Ye Li waved goodbye, "It's nothing~"
"Oh... right!"
Maria Hill suddenly remembered something.
She turned around, bent down, kissed that bad thing of his, and asked, "That surprise you mentioned for me—what exactly is it?"
"If I told you, would it still be a surprise?"
Ye Li smiled mysteriously, "And besides, it's not for you. It's a surprise for your S.H.I.E.L.D.—a big one~"
"You being that kind-hearted?" Hill looked suspicious...
…..
Ta...ta...ta...
After Hill left, Ye Li lifted the edge of the bedsheet and instantly teleported from Natasha's room back to his own place———
Huff~
You could see, the once-messy room was now spotless.
Clearly, Rachel had done her job well and hadn't forgotten her duties.
…..
"Mn....."
His girlfriends were still resting quietly, occasionally letting out soft moans, clearly immersed in there sweet dreams.
Gwen and the others had taken the brunt of the battle, so they hadn't yet fully recovered.
Ye Li glanced over their bodies, satisfied with the battle marks left behind, nodded approvingly, then used his fate-threads to weave a slightly formal outfit before vanishing from the room.
He also had business to attend to...
A little surprise for S.H.I.E.L.D...
…..
S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
"This is an executive-level command. It requires two A-level personnel to unlock."
Seeing "Matsumoto Maki" blocked by authorization,
Pierce flashed a smug smile.
Only he counted as an A-level here.
"Don't worry, he's almost here."
"Matsumoto Maki" simply stopped trying, turned around, gave her perky butt a twist, and sat down on the desk.
She just sat there motionless, as if the Ye Li controlling her had gone off to do something else...
…..
Fortunately, those in the office didn't have to wait long———
Dududu~
Looking out the floor-to-ceiling windows, they could see a black helicopter landing on the rooftop helipad.
Soon after.
Click—
Nick Fury opened the glass door and walked into the office.
One of his arms was slung in black fabric around his neck, clearly not fully healed.
"Well... great..."
Pierce gritted his teeth, nodding faintly, his expression showing he'd just been played.
"I'm so glad you could make it... Nick... Did you get the flowers I sent?"
He was clearly trying to maintain composure—speaking mockingly.
"Is that so?"
Nick Fury wasn't in the mood: "I thought you were trying to kill me."
Alexander Pierce: "You know how the game works."
Nick Fury: "Then why make me Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
Alexander Pierce laughed: "Because you were the most…"
"Alright, enough small talk."
"Matsumoto Maki" suddenly interrupted them.
"I've got a job to finish—get over here———"
She initiated retinal scan unlock, yanked Pierce over, and shoved him against the screen, aligning his right eye for the scan.
Nick Fury walked over too and gave "Matsumoto Maki" a nod.
Even someone as prickly as Fury had to feel a sliver of gratitude toward the Club for saving the day.
Well...
Just a sliver...
That was already his emotional limit.
"You're still dawdling?"
Smack~
"Matsumoto Maki" showed Fury no mercy, ripping off his black eyepatch and revealing his grisly gray-white eye.
"Hurry up!"
Scratched by a cat, and still putting on airs—who're you trying to fool.
…..
Fury: "..."
Fine then...
Now even that sliver of gratitude was gone...
…..
Ye Li originally planned to play it tactfully,
but something urgent came up on his end, so he made "Matsumoto Maki's" actions a bit rougher...
…..
[Encryption unlocked, confidentiality protocols disabled]
The sound from the database system marked the official conclusion of the Project Insight incident.
…..
[Maria Hill 'Connection Quest' Completed]
[Base physique enhanced with 'Maria Hill Template']
Ye Li also received a notification from the system.
Honestly, he didn't care much about Project Insight—he even found it kind of laughable.
A so-called grand purge… with those slow-moving helicarriers that were basically flying bullseyes?
Forget about hidden powerhouses, even the air defense systems of powerful nations weren't going to just sit back and let it happen.
Project Insight was just a one-sided fantasy, only capable of bullying civilians and conventional forces.
A good summary might be this—
Hydra: It's fantasy hour!
After internally roasting them, Ye Li didn't forget to ramp things up.
To the point where the Kate Mara in front of him rolled her eyes to the back of her head...