Thinking about Black Widow giving Stark a shot, I suddenly remembered that in one universe, Black Widow killed Stark with a single injection.
Haha, although it's not what I meant before, isn't this considered Stark dying from palladium poisoning?
I can only say that the Ant-Man in that universe was truly amazing, single-handedly wiping out the Avengers!
This is something even Purple Potato couldn't do!
Although Purple Potato also killed most of the Avengers, making the scene horrible to behold, at least the Big Three were still alive.
Unlike Ant-Man, who directly annihilated them, leaving only Nick Fury as a bare-bones commander.
Although it was only the early days of the Avengers, this record is still shocking enough.
One shot and he killed himself?
Stark couldn't help but gasp inwardly, "Are you saving someone or killing them?!"
His counterpart in that universe was just too tragic, wasn't he?
But, how exactly did his other self die?
Stark certainly didn't believe it was because Black Widow's hand slipped, accidentally puncturing his artery with a needle. That was too ridiculous.
She was, after all, a top-tier ace agent. She wouldn't make such a foolish mistake.
In other words, the entire injection administered by Black Widow should have been fine.
So the most likely culprit was the drug itself!
Either S.H.I.E.L.D.'s research on the drug was flawed, or the drug had been swapped out or tampered with.
Although S.H.I.E.L.D. was an international intelligence organization, Stark didn't think either possibility was very likely.
Stark fell into contemplation when he saw the diary mentioned Ant-Man killing the Avengers.
Why did it say Black Widow killed him with a single shot, only to immediately contradict itself and claim Ant-Man wiped out the Avengers? Perhaps "wiped out the Avengers" was a general term that didn't include Stark, who was killed by Black Widow.
The diary then emphasized that Ant-Man also killed the Big Three! That's right, even though Black Widow killed Stark, Ant-Man was the culprit! Then, a logical conclusion emerged: Black Widow killed Stark because Ant-Man was behind it! The other party really used some method to tamper with the drug.
"Ant-Man?"
"Who is this guy?"
Stark had clearly memorized the name.
Even though Ant-Man's slaughter of the Avengers happened in another universe, his power was still evident.
Besides, the Purple Potato's power was also displayed even more vividly.
Stark always knew the Purple Potato was strong. He had fought many superheroes, but he never expected the Purple Potato to kill most of the Avengers!
It seemed he was right. That Purple Potato was absolutely a big boss.
"Ant-Man?"
Nick Fury, in front of another diary, was intrigued.
Tony Stark didn't know who Ant-Man was, but Nick Fury, as the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., naturally knew.
Ant-Man was also a super powerful figure within S.H.I.E.L.D.!
However, he had already left S.H.I.E.L.D. a long time ago and became a well-known entrepreneur, founding Pym Technologies.
In addition, he was very old, so old that he was completely white-haired and had become an old man.
Even so, Nick Fury didn't dare to underestimate him.
For no other reason, Ant-Man's equipment was really impossible to defend against!
Even Hank Pym didn't need to wear the suit himself; anyone could put it on and wield the power of Ant-Man.
The suit was what mattered, not the person!
Although Nick Fury didn't know why Ant-Man had slaughtered the Avengers in another universe, he had secretly made a decision.
S.H.I.E.L.D. needed to pay closer attention to these potential threats!
Having made up his mind, Nick Fury once again placed his eye on the diary, waiting for the diary to "update."
But once again, the diary abruptly stopped without any warning.
Nick Fury waited for a while, but there was no further development, so he had to take his attention away from the diary.
And the first thing Nick Fury did afterward was log into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s internal system to conduct an inquiry.
Querying what?
Naturally, I'm checking for the HYDRA moles revealed in the diary.
First up is the "Bald Guy with Glasses," the one Nick Fury can start investigating immediately.
Tap tap tap!
With a flurry of keystrokes, he set the search parameters and hit enter.
Beep beep beep!
The computer screen flashed with profiles of potential suspects.
This process took a few seconds, and then the screen froze.
Twelve bald guys with glasses appeared before Nick Fury.
The guy who leaked the Insight Project in Captain America: The Winter Soldier was among them.
"Which of you is it?"
Nick Fury glanced at the few "candidates" in front of him, his gaze becoming sharper and deeper.
There were only twelve people, which was still easy for Nick Fury to investigate.
The only problem was that this matter had to be handled with extreme caution! After all, the diary made it very clear that the HYDRA infiltration within S.H.I.E.L.D. had reached a crazy level.
If his investigation alerted them, it would be very troublesome.
In other words, this investigation needed people he could absolutely trust.
Fortunately, although this condition of "absolute trust" was a bit harsh, after the diary's "certification," a few candidates were presented to Nick Fury.
Coulson, Hawkeye Barton, and Black Widow.
As for Agent Hill?
Although Stark's level of trust with Nick Fury was high, it was only higher than other agents.
If you looked at Agent Hill alone, Nick Fury didn't completely trust her either, maintaining a certain level of vigilance.
Never trusting anyone was Nick Fury's consistent nature.
Therefore, for this extremely arduous task, Nick Fury immediately excluded Agent Hill and only planned to choose from Coulson and the other two.
Considering that Black Widow and Hawkeye were both currently occupied with missions, Coulson had just finished a mission in the Arctic Ocean.
Then, it was a natural decision as to who should handle this matter.
"Coulson!"
Nick Fury immediately called Coulson over again and placed the twelve personnel files in front of him.
"I have a top-secret mission for you. One of these twelve people is a high-ranking spy from another organization."
"I need you to find out who this person is, as quickly as possible."
"Also, I want you to handle this investigation alone. Don't use S.H.I.E.L.D.'s resources."
Unlike the mission to rescue Captain America, where Coulson was told to pick trustworthy people, this time, when investigating the HYDRA mole, Nick Fury only tasked Coulson.
This would eliminate any possibility of leaks.
"Sir, are you implying that there are other moles within S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
Coulson wasn't stupid; he naturally sensed something and immediately asked Nick Fury about the question in his heart.
"I neither confirm nor deny that." Just like when Coulson asked how he lost his eye, Nick Fury gave an answer that was as good as no answer.
Coulson understood immediately that this wasn't something he should pry into, so he didn't ask any further questions.
"But if it's like this, Director, you'll need to approve more funding."
Coulson said to Coulson in a serious tone.
If he couldn't use S.H.I.E.L.D.'s resources, then Coulson would have to use resources outside of S.H.I.E.L.D.
And they had to be the most elite, the most awesome team.
After all, they were investigating S.H.I.E.L.D., and they couldn't alert the enemy.
And that would cost a lot of money!
"I understand."
"Don't worry about the funding. I just want results."
"Understood, sir!"
Coulson left in a hurry.
After Coulson departed, Nick Fury began investigating another significant HYDRA figure.
Baron Strucker.
Clack, clack, clack!
After some rapid typing on the keyboard.
A middle-aged man with a buzz cut, who actually looked quite refined, appeared before Nick Fury.
The name was provided, and he was a baron, with such specific details, Nick Fury easily found the person.
"So, you're actually HYDRA?"
After glancing at Baron Strucker's file, Nick Fury's expression became increasingly serious.
This Baron Strucker was no simple character; his status and position were not to be underestimated!
And then there was that senator, a person of significant power.
So, HYDRA's infiltration of society had reached this shocking level!
Nick Fury didn't plan to leave the investigation into Baron Strucker to Coulson, nor did he intend to assign it to Barton or Black Widow.
After some thought, he dialed a few extremely secretive numbers that he rarely used.
That's right.
Nick Fury also began to personally utilize resources outside of S.H.I.E.L.D. to conduct the corresponding investigation.
As for that HYDRA senator?
That's the most troublesome part.
You have to be extremely careful with big shots in politics.
You can't leave even the slightest opening, and you definitely can't arouse even a hint of suspicion.
Otherwise, it will bring huge trouble.
It needs to be planned in the long term.
Of course, before that, Nick Fury has another thing to do.
That is, when the Hearing is held tomorrow, find that guy first!
And at the same time.
Not only Nick Fury was paying attention to this Hearing.
There were also the other two diary holders, as well as Zhou Cheng.
Tony Stark didn't need any explanation; he was the one involved.
Of course, initially, even as the person involved, the playboy wouldn't have paid much attention to this Hearing.
So what if it was a Hearing? In front of the great Tony, it was just a show.
But now... Knowing that his parents died at the hands of HYDRA, and knowing that HYDRA was planning to target his Armor at the Hearing, the playboy naturally couldn't remain indifferent.
After the latest wave of spoilers from the diary, Tony Stark had one more thing to do at the Hearing, besides protecting his Armor.
Find that HYDRA senator! That was the key.
For Black Widow, it was the same.
Even her only "motivation" for paying attention to this hearing was to find out the identity of that HYDRA senator.
So, what about Zhou Cheng?
He already knew who that HYDRA senator was, and even if he didn't know, he didn't care. The HYDRA business had nothing to do with him.
Zhou Cheng was simply there to eat some melon and watch the show!
Tony Stark showing off at the hearing, yelling at the senators on the spot. Such a good show was sure to be very exciting, and it was not to be missed.
Just like that.
Under the attention of all parties.
The next day at nine o'clock, Tony Stark and his personal assistant, Pepper, appeared on time at the hearing.
They sat in the relevant seats.
And looking around, the venue was already filled with big shots from the military and various parts of the political world.
Whether it was the committee members on the stage or the onlookers in the audience.
Without exception, everyone present was a prominent figure.
This kind of scene, it has to be said, wasn't something just anyone could handle.
But for the cool and awesome Tony Stark? It was child's play, he didn't take it seriously at all.
Even after the Hearing officially started, he kept turning around to tease his little assistant, his arrogance was off the charts.
It wasn't until Senator Stern launched a full-scale attack on Tony Stark, each move deadly, trying to strip him of his armor, that the playboy finally turned his head.
He glanced up at Senator Stern, outwardly composed, but inwardly, he couldn't help but sneer.
"You, you're the fat pig, the HYDRA senator mentioned in the diary, right?"
"Since that's the case, don't blame him, Big Tony, for not holding back!"
"Destroyer weapon? No, my device doesn't fit that description."
"I define it as a high-tech prosthetic."
"I am the Destroyer, and I am one with the Destroyer. Turning over the Destroyer is like turning over myself. That's like selling my body, or, you know, prostitution."
"I am your nuclear deterrent. You're welcome. It's very effective. We succeeded. America is safe."
"I did you a favor. I successfully privatized world peace! What more do you want!"
Clap, clap, clap!
As the playboy put on a dazzling performance at the Hearing, the observers in the audience all stood up and applauded enthusiastically for the playboy.
The entire Hearing was lively and festive, turning into Tony Stark's personal stand-up comedy show.
"Fuck you, Stark!"
"Fuck you!"
Senator Stern, whose face had been slapped repeatedly, couldn't help but angrily curse.
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