Zhou Cheng was naturally unaware of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Director "invading" Tony Stark's mansion.
Although he'd seen the movie and knew about the scene.
He couldn't possibly have guessed when it would happen, right? After all, it was just an Easter egg in the movie Iron Man.
In fact, many people didn't even know about it.
As for being targeted by Nick Fury himself, or even being considered as an Avengers candidate by Nick Fury, Zhou Cheng was even less likely to know.
Lately, besides regretting his previous mistakes, he'd been focusing on the major events and characters in the Marvel world.
He wanted to determine how much this world deviated from Earth-199999.
This was still very important to Zhou Cheng, since it directly affected whether he could still use his foresight cheat.
If the deviation wasn't too big, everything would be fine. But if the deviation was really too large, Zhou Cheng would have to seriously consider what to do.
Fortunately, apart from Obadiah being arrested early and Tony Stark announcing he was the Destroyer, not much else had changed.
Just yesterday, Stark Industries also released an official statement, announcing the restart of the Stark Expo.
This was also consistent with Zhou Cheng's memory.
The opening ceremony of the Stark Expo, wasn't that the opening scene of the second Iron Man movie?
According to the plot.
After the Stark Expo began, there would be the "show-off hearing," the "racetrack battle with Whiplash," the "Palladium Poisoning death crisis," and the "Iron Armor army K" and other classic scenes.
Just didn't know if everything would play out as he remembered.
These questions, Zhou Cheng would have to verify one by one.
But before that, Zhou Cheng was caught off guard by something else.
Squeak!
As usual, Zhou Cheng returned home casually after eating at a restaurant.
But as soon as he pushed open the door, before even crossing the entryway, he couldn't help but freeze.
What's going on?
There was actually someone else in his house?
Zhou Cheng, who was only halfway through changing his slippers, immediately looked up.
He looked at the figure sitting imposingly on his sofa.
He almost blurted out, "Holy shit!"
"F*cking Nick Fury!"
What the hell!
S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury actually showed up at his house?
What the hell kind of development is this?
Considering Nick Fury's special status, the fact that he came personally meant it was definitely not a small matter!
Zhou Cheng immediately became alert.
At the same time, his brain quickly started working, trying to sort out a train of thought, and he quickly came to a reasonable guess.
Could it be because he'd displayed extraordinary power?
This was the only reasonable possibility Zhou Cheng could think of.
But if that was the case, Zhou Cheng relaxed a little.
Nick Fury showing up uninvited was already quite polite.
That probably meant things wouldn't get too bad.
"Who are you?"
"Why are you in my house?"
Throwing those thoughts aside quickly, Zhou Cheng deliberately adopted a guarded and cold tone, staring at Nick Fury and questioning him sternly.
"On the surface, I'm an unemployed bum, fired from my company. Even my neighbors think I'm hopeless."
"Because you haven't worked for over half a year, just idling around every day."
"But who would know that this unremarkable guy possesses another identity that would shock everyone?"
Nick Fury stood up from Zhou Cheng's sofa, his tone mysterious as he spoke.
His bald head reflected the light at an angle, giving off a Saitama-sensei vibe.
Hearing Nick Fury put on this act in front of him, Zhou Cheng became even more certain.
It seemed his guess was right; the bald man had indeed come because of his extraordinary identity.
His implication couldn't have been clearer.
"Astonishing identity" undoubtedly referred to his identity as Satan.
Zhou Cheng had been surprised when he first saw Nick Fury, but now, he was used to it.
After all, it was S.H.I.E.L.D.!
It's not like I'm just sitting around doing nothing.
But even though he knew what was up, Zhou Cheng didn't admit anything directly.
He just stared sharply at the black-haired Nick Fury: "Spit it out. Don't waste our time."
"You don't really think you can fly around in the sky wearing a mask and nobody will know who you are, do you?"
"Mr. Satan?"
Nick Fury really didn't beat around the bush anymore, directly exposing Zhou Cheng's identity.
"Since you know who I am, you still dare to show your face?"
Zhou Cheng deliberately gave Nick Fury a cold smile.
You know, the Nick Fury across from him really felt a certain sharpness.
An indescribable pressure.
After all, the current Zhou Cheng was truly not an ordinary person. With all his various methods, he was already very, very strong at this stage.
"Yes, that's right, I know you're Satan, but I still did this."
"Because my understanding of you is far greater and deeper than you think."
"You aren't someone who easily attacks others, so even if I expose you, you won't do anything to me."
"You're not a bad person."
"And that's also the reason I came to you."
Nick Fury spoke to Zhou Cheng with a confident tone.
This made Zhou Cheng couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.
Egghead thought he had seen through him?
He didn't know that he was the one being seen through!
However, Zhou Cheng didn't intend to expose Egghead. He just remained silent for a moment, as if he had been proven right.
Then, he continued to ask, "You haven't told me who you are, and why you're here."
"Mr. Satan, I am Nick Fury, the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D."
Since the groundwork was almost complete, Nick Fury didn't continue to be coy, explaining his purpose for coming, "I'm here to talk to you about the Avengers."
Zhou Cheng: "…"
Nick Fury actually wants him to join the Avengers?
Even though he had guessed as much, hearing the answer directly from Fury still surprised Zhou Cheng.
After all, the Avengers were incredibly important in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
All the major events, all the plotlines, revolved around them.
To put it bluntly, Marvel's stories are the Avengers' stories!
The Avengers are the absolute protagonists of the Marvel universe!
But there was a key problem: not everyone wants to be a protagonist.
Especially not Zhou Cheng, being a transmigrator.
Knowing the Marvel series' plot, having the advantage of foresight, and already having a cheat, there was no way he would join the Avengers unless he was out of his mind.
With almost no hesitation, Zhou Cheng made his decision.
"Reject Nick Fury!"
Of course.
Even though he already had a plan in mind, to avoid giving himself away, Zhou Cheng played along with the current situation, asking the other party, "S.H.I.E.L.D.? What organization is that? And what is the Avengers?"
"Simply put, S.H.I.E.L.D. is an organization employed by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, specifically to handle extraordinary events that ordinary agencies can't deal with."
"And the Avengers, which I plan to establish, is a special operations team specifically for dealing with these extraordinary crises..."
Nick Fury began to explain the relevant issues to Zhou Cheng in detail.
At the same time, he also brought out the same spiel he used to con Tony Stark.
Something about Satan becoming part of a larger universe, that this world isn't what ordinary people think it is, that there are many extraordinary crises, extraordinary people, and so on and so forth.
All in all, a whole load of rambling, which, for the average person, was actually very persuasive.
But unfortunately, for Zhou Cheng, a transmigrator, his heart remained completely unmoved.
"Thank you for valuing me, but I refuse."
Zhou Cheng gave a very clear answer, "I am a mercenary, I don't do anything for free. Any action of mine requires payment."
"If S.H.I.E.L.D. wants to hire me to handle something, I can indeed consider it."
"But joining the Avengers, let's forget about that."
"Mr. Satan, I don't need you to give me an answer right now, you can take your time to consider it."
Seeing Zhou Cheng's resolute attitude, Nick Fury didn't continue to press the issue.
After saying that to Zhou Cheng, he strode away with a swagger, leisurely leaving.
It was as if this wasn't Zhou Cheng's home, but rather the home of the egg-bald hero himself.
"This damn it, I'm being watched by the egghead!"
After Nick Fury's figure completely disappeared from the living room, Zhou Cheng plopped down on the sofa, unable to help but frown in annoyance.
One thing was now obvious.
Even if he clearly refused to be an Avenger, his life probably wouldn't be peaceful anymore.
He'd probably be under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s surveillance at all times, right? Thinking about it made him feel frustrated.
But still...
In a world like Marvel, unless you're an ordinary person without any special abilities,
you're bound to be noticed by S.H.I.E.L.D.
And for Zhou Cheng, who had so many advantages, it wasn't possible to hide away for the rest of his life just because S.H.I.E.L.D. was watching, was it? That would be too stifling!
That was obviously impossible.
So, thinking about it this way, being targeted by S.H.I.E.L.D. seemed unavoidable.
"Oh well!"
Zhou Cheng shook his head and quickly came to terms with it.
So what if he was being watched? He could just pretend S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't exist! After all, he never intended to become a World-destroying Villain anyway.
S.H.I.E.L.D. wouldn't do anything other than keep an eye on me.
Just ignore them! As for Nick Fury's suggestion about me becoming an Avenger, there's no doubt that Zhou Cheng wouldn't agree.
This stance was unwavering, without question.
However, the fact that he had a lot of complaints to vent was also undeniable.
Zhou Cheng subconsciously moved his thoughts and brought up the diary again.
He poured out all the complaints that were stuck in his throat into the diary.
"Sir, is everything going smoothly?"
Downstairs, he got into the car.
Agent Hill, in the driver's seat, fastened her seatbelt and casually asked Nick Fury a question.
"Everything is under control."
Nick Fury, his single eye profound, uttered these words in a deeply resonant tone.
It wasn't really Nick Fury showing off.
Before the actual negotiation with that Satan, Nick Fury certainly wasn't completely certain he would succeed, right?
"So, what's next?"
Hill, unfazed by her boss's dramatic answer, quickly started the car.
"Back to headquarters."
"Understood!"
Vroom!
The black "Agent Car" started immediately.
It quickly merged into the bustling traffic, disappearing from sight.
Back at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, after sending Agent Hill away, Nick Fury went straight back to his office.
Only at this moment did Nick Fury finally couldn't help but rub his temples.
A bad start!
Both the individualistic Tony Stark and the mercenary Satan, who made his attitude clear, gave him very pessimistic feedback.
And that Bruce Banner, who was hiding abroad to practice yoga, was also a headache.
The guy was useless when he wasn't angry, unable to help, but when he got angry, he might make things worse!
It seemed that this plan needed to be carefully planned.
Huh?
What's going on?
Nick Fury froze, his mind still reeling from the things he'd been considering.
His gaze immediately landed on a black notebook sitting on his desk.
Where did this notebook come from?
Nick Fury clearly remembered that there was nothing like this on his desk.
And considering it was the S.H.I.E.L.D. Director's office, Nick Fury didn't think it was some subordinate who had accidentally left it there.
After all, no one else could enter this office!
It couldn't be that someone had broken in while he, Nick Fury, was away, and secretly placed the notebook on his desk, right?
Obviously, that was impossible.
So, where did this notebook come from?
After a moment of thought, Nick Fury couldn't figure it out.
So, he stopped wasting brainpower and pulled up the security footage.
He planned to see exactly what was happening.
But what surprised the Director was this:
He carefully reviewed the surveillance footage from the moment he left until now, and everything was completely normal! No one had entered at all.
Furthermore, the surveillance equipment was functioning properly, with no signs of tampering.
Then, the question arose.
The surveillance footage showed that no one had entered his office, so did the diary just sprout wings and fly in?
Wait a minute!
Before he could figure out what was going on, Nick Fury discovered something even more suspicious.
The surveillance footage didn't even show the diary!
In the footage, his desk was completely empty, with nothing on it!
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