At the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, Charles still didn't know that his identity had been exposed so quickly.
He hadn't even opened his eyes, but continued to release his psychic powers, making his way to the S.H.I.E.L.D.
headquarters building.
"News travels fast!"
Charles infiltrated the mind of an agent who was reporting to Nick Fury and instantly realized that what had just happened between him and the President had already spread, and his identity had even been exposed.
However, Charles didn't take it too seriously, because even if it was exposed, it would at most make some people more wary of him.
These people were already wary of him, so a little more wariness wouldn't matter.
Among those wary of him, the black, one-eyed man, Nick Fury, was the most obvious.
Charles knew that Nick Fury's mind held many secrets, but Charles didn't intend to cross that line to probe Nick Fury's memories, because crossing that line would mean a complete fallout.
The current situation was just right; the other party would be wary, but wouldn't directly start a war.
Charles had been doing things this way for years.
"Why aren't you continuing your report?"
Nick Fury frowned, listening to the agent who had suddenly stopped.
He looked up at the agent, and suddenly, Nick Fury's expression changed slightly, "Charles?!"
"Hmm?"
Although Charles knew that his agreement with the President had already been known to Nick Fury, he was still somewhat surprised that Nick Fury recognized him so quickly.
However, Charles didn't know that in Nick Fury's mind, anyone who could pose a threat to him would be recorded, and Charles ranked very high in Nick Fury's mind.
Most importantly, he had just been thinking about how to deal with Charles, and Charles appeared.
"Hello, Director Fury, I've heard much about you.
I'm well aware of your actions."
Charles directly controlled the agent to admit his identity.
"Oh?"
What actions are you referring to?"
Nick Fury narrowed his eyes, looking deeply at the agent in front of him as he asked.
"Naturally, it's about our mutant brethren.
However, I'm not here to settle scores with you.
I'm here to tell you that you can stop researching mutants.
This is not a power you can control!"
The agent's hollow eyes stared directly at Nick Fury.
Behind those eyes, Nick Fury seemed to see Charles's gaze.
"Hmph!"
Nick Fury avoided the agent's gaze.
He was worried that Charles could influence him through the agent's eyes, so Nick Fury snorted coldly, "So, Professor Charles is here just to say that?"
"I'm here to tell you some news that you'll definitely be interested in..."
A faint smile appeared on the agent's lips, "But, I also have an unexpected gain, which I'll tell you when I leave."
"I know you've always been very interested in super-powered individuals, otherwise you wouldn't have targeted mutants.
And now, the big guy the military is chasing, the Hulk, you must have received news about him.
He's currently in New York's Chinatown..."
"However, remember to bring enough people, because you'll be even more interested in the person harboring him.
Oh, and General Ross already knows about this.
If you arrive too late, you might not even get a drop!"
"When you put it that way, I am indeed very interested!"
Nick Fury didn't look at the agent's body, but a hint of mockery appeared on his lips, "What kind of person is it that even our Professor Charles can't handle, and needs to form alliances, notifying both me and the military..."
"You'll know very soon."
The agent's face still held a smile, "Oh, by the way, this agent is actually an undercover operative.
You should be very familiar with his organization, Hydra..."
Upon hearing this, Nick Fury's expression suddenly changed.
Even when he first discovered the agent was controlled by Charles, Nick Fury's expression hadn't changed this much.
But when Nick Fury looked at the agent, Charles had already left, and the agent stood there, looking a bit confused.
"Dir... Director, where was I just now?"
The agent came back to his senses and asked Nick Fury in a low voice, looking a bit embarrassed.
"Hail Hydra!"
Nick Fury stood up, walked over to the agent, and whispered.
"Hail Hydra!"
The agent's eyes suddenly lit up, and a trace of fanaticism flashed in them.
He hadn't expected that his own director was also a member of the organization.
However, the agent then became a little confused.
If they've already infiltrated to the top, is there really still a need for undercover agents?
However, this agent didn't know that some people in their organization had already reached the position of World Security Council Minister, yet they still handed S.H.I.E.L.D.
over to Nick Fury, letting Nick Fury help S.H.I.E.L.D.
develop so that Hydra could lurk within S.H.I.E.L.D.
and absorb more nutrients.
"Bang!"
After hearing the agent's reply, Nick Fury's heart sank, and he directly knocked the agent unconscious.
At this moment, Nick Fury didn't even care about Chinatown and the Hulk anymore.
He just wanted to find out if this Hydra mole was an isolated case or a widespread occurrence!
At this time, Nick Fury didn't even dare to call other agents.
Instead, he took the agent to a secret room, tied him to a chair, and injected a mysterious liquid into his body.
"Tell me, how many people from your organization are still hidden within S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
Nick Fury's voice echoed in the agent's ear.
The agent showed no intention of opening his eyes, but his consciousness had awakened.
"I don't know..."
The agent replied, somewhat confused.
"You don't know?
Then who do you usually contact?"
Nick Fury's gaze sharpened.
He realized that the situation was probably even more serious than he had imagined.
This was a Level 5 agent, with classified access permissions, able to access most ordinary intelligence and some special classified information approved by superiors.
It required several months to a year of comprehensive background checks to be promoted.
And now, a Level 5 agent had a problem, and who knew how many people would be implicated behind it.
More importantly, from the words of this Level 5 agent, it was clear that this Level 5 agent was just an insignificant pawn of Hydra!
"I wait for contact from my superiors.
When there's a mission, my phone receives an encoded message.
I've only received two missions.
Other times, I'm no different from a regular agent."
The agent replied again.
"Hand over your phone and tell me the translation method for the code!"
Nick Fury took a deep breath.
It seemed this was the only breakthrough.
"Yes."
The agent obediently handed over his phone and explained the code's translation method.
"Why did you join Hydra?"
Seeing that no other information could be extracted, Nick Fury suddenly asked a question and pulled out a pistol.
"Because the benefits were good.
I've been getting paid since the year I joined..."
"Bang!"
"Alright, you don't have to worry about benefits anymore."
Nick Fury's expression was slightly cold as he looked at the phone in his hand, "Because from now on, you've been seconded by me for an important mission!"