"Yes, sir, I'm certain!"
"Just a few minutes ago, it made me act like a lunatic."
Black Widow nodded firmly, meeting Coulson's gaze, confirming her answer.
"So… you're telling me…"
"The reason you were standing there with your mouth open, not saying anything, was because of that invisible 'Item 084'?"
Coulson stared intently at Black Widow, seeking confirmation.
"That's right."
"When I try to talk about Item 084, there's a strange force that grips my throat."
"It prevents me from speaking."
Black Widow described the situation to Coulson in detail.
"Is that so?"
Coulson responded noncommittally, falling into thought.
Normally, no one would believe Black Widow's explanation; it sounded a bit far-fetched.
But as a senior S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, Coulson had encountered some supernatural events before, so he remained relatively calm.
He didn't dismiss Black Widow's account outright, but he wasn't immediately convinced either.
How exactly, he still needed to assess.
"Wait a moment."
Coulson's thoughts shifted again.
He recalled Black Widow's previous actions and glanced towards the notebook.
Of course, Coulson couldn't see anything.
In his eyes, the space on his desk remained empty, nothing there.
"Also, did you put Item 084 here?"
"But I can't see it?"
Coulson slapped his hand on the diary.
To be precise, he slapped it on the "projection" of the diary.
Black Widow saw it clearly; at that moment, the diary had turned into a holographic projection.
There was no physical object in front of Coulson.
Coulson's hand passed right through the diary and landed directly on the table!
But when Black Widow reached out, what she touched was hard. She easily picked up the diary.
There was no problem; the diary was still a physical object!
Item 084!
This was definitely an Item 084.
"Yes, Director, that's exactly what happened."
"You actually touched Item 084 just now, but for some reason, it became intangible."
"And now, I'm holding it."
Black Widow said, shaking the diary in her hand towards Coulson.
But as far as Coulson could see, Black Widow was just miming holding something. That was all.
Her hands were empty.
Nothing there.
What's more…
Coulson pulled up the office's surveillance footage again, giving it a more detailed examination.
But it was still the same; he couldn't see anything useful.
Just a side note here.
The reason Jarvis could see the diary was because the diary allowed him to.
Jarvis, like Tony Stark and Black Widow, was a holder of the diary.
Otherwise, a level of artificial intelligence program like Jarvis wouldn't be able to see the diary.
"So, in other words, you have no way to prove the existence of 'Item 084' to me?"
Coulson frowned slightly.
"I'm sorry, Director. It seems I can't reveal anything at the moment."
Black Widow said to Coulson, a little exasperated.
"Is that so?"
Coulson was getting a headache.
If you can't say anything, what am I supposed to do?
Coulson wasn't even sure.
Was all this just Black Widow's story, or did the other party really possess the Item 084 she described?
It wasn't that Coulson suspected Black Widow.
Even though Black Widow was one of his most capable and trusted subordinates.
But you haven't provided anything concrete, just a performance.
How can anyone believe that?
"Alright, Natasha, take that 'Item 084' and go to the Tech Department."
"See if you can find anything."
"We'll discuss the follow-up when I get back."
Coulson thought for a moment and then made this decision.
"Understood!"
Black Widow could only nod.
At this point, she really couldn't do anything else.
After leaving Coulson, Black Widow didn't hesitate.
She took the mysterious diary straight to the Tech Department, where it underwent all sorts of tests and analyses.
But the results remained unchanged.
All of the Tech Department's cutting-edge equipment and top-tier methods were unable to detect the diary.
Except for Black Widow herself, the diary didn't exist for anyone or anything else.
Black Widow gave up completely.
As things stood, she really had no way of revealing the diary.
So…
Black Widow's expression immediately became grave.
Whoever was behind this, why would they hand over such a bizarre diary to her?
What was their purpose?
Furthermore.
Black Widow's attitude toward the information revealed in the diary was also completely different from before.
Previously, Black Widow was skeptical, with "doubt" far outweighing "belief."
But now.
Black Widow already had a certain degree of trust.
After all.
The person behind the scenes had delivered an Item 084-level object to her. Surely they weren't just trying to deceive her?
"So… there's a real possibility that Tony Stark has been kidnapped?"
"And recently?"
Black Widow's eyebrows furrowed slightly.
If this were true, then theoretically, S.H.I.E.L.D. couldn't just stand by.
After all, this involved something major.
But the key problem was that Black Widow couldn't reveal the contents of the diary! Not to mention,
the diary's description of the kidnapping was also vague, not providing any more detailed information.
So, after careful consideration, Black Widow realized.
Besides keeping a close eye on Tony Stark privately, there wasn't much else she could do at the moment.
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