It's just a pity, though. They finally formed a real team, only for a civil war to break out not long after."
"A group of Avengers fought a chaotic battle at a Germany airport."
"Although none of them tried to kill each other, it's an undeniable fact that the Avengers began to split from that point on."
"Many Avengers were even arrested by the authorities and imprisoned in a secret underwater prison, which is truly lamentable."
Civil War?
Split?
What's going on now?
Nick Fury's brow furrowed slightly.
He had originally seen the diary's spoiler that the Avengers would form a true team after the New York Battle, and he had subconsciously thought everything was on track.
But then Satan quickly made a U-turn, giving Nick Fury an extreme plot twist.
The Avengers, once on track, suddenly erupted into a Civil War?
One must remember that these Avengers were all super-heroes who controlled extraordinary powers!
Releasing that power casually could cause immense destruction.
And they fought a chaotic battle at a Germany airport?
What the hell, was this a free-for-all among a group of super-powered individuals?
Nick Fury felt a headache just thinking about it; that scene would be an absolute mess, a super huge disaster.
But what exactly was the reason?
None of the Avengers were bad people, much less extremists.
What happened that made them unable to resolve things in a more peaceful way, forcing them to act so extremely?
Although Nick Fury didn't know the specific details of this major battle, the fact that several heroes were arrested showed how serious it was.
For the Avengers, it was also a significant weakening and loss.
Of course, the Avengers had not yet been successfully formed, but Nick Fury was already officially pushing for it.
So, for him, he naturally wanted to prevent this Civil War in advance from the bottom of his heart.
Then everything came back to one very crucial question.
What was the fuse for this Civil War?
Nick Fury subconsciously turned his gaze to the diary, hoping to get a more detailed answer from it.
It was a pity, though.
The content in the diary ended completely here and did not continue to update.
Nick Fury temporarily withdrew his gaze and fell into deep thought.
Nick Fury was not pondering the numerous bombshell pieces of intelligence revealed in the diary.
He was pondering what attitude he should take towards this diary.
On one hand, Nick Fury was highly skeptical of the "time-traveler who knows the future" identity crafted by Satan and did not believe it.
On the other hand, the other party had indeed accurately "predicted" many things.
His mental journey of forming the Avengers, his "dealings" with the Skrulls, the Avengers roster, and so on.
These also made it impossible for Nick Fury to ignore.
The reason he hadn't made a final decision yet was because Nick Fury needed more evidence, more factual support.
Anyway, Natasha was already on her way, wasn't she?
And according to Coulson's intelligence, Natasha also had a high probability of having obtained this mysterious diary, just like him.
Once they met with Natasha, Nick Fury would be able to decide what attitude to take towards the diary.
Knock, knock, knock!
It didn't take long before the door to Nick Fury's office was knocked.
He glanced at the monitor with his single eye; the visitor was indeed his loyal subordinate, Natasha Romanoff.
Nick Fury didn't waste any words and let her in.
The diary!
It was that diary!
As soon as Black Widow entered, the diary she held in her hand, identical to the one in front of Nick Fury, directly entered his sight.
"The diary!"
At the same time, Black Widow had the exact same reaction as Nick Fury.
Her gaze was also immediately drawn to the diary on Nick Fury's desk.
It's true!
Her Officer had indeed also obtained this miraculous diary.
Black Widow couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
Heaven help her.
The feeling of knowing so many secrets but being unable to tell anyone, only able to keep them bottled up inside, was simply too awful.
After such a long time, Black Widow had finally found a "companion."
"You really have this, what I don't know whether to call eerie or miraculous, diary."
Nick Fury nodded, then a look of surprise appeared on his face.
He had just said the word "diary" and was no longer choked by that inexplicable force!
Was it because they were both holders of the diary?
"And clearly, you can see it too!"
As those thoughts flashed through his mind, Nick Fury casually picked up the diary.
Sure enough, he saw Black Widow's gaze across from him move with the diary.
"Yes, Officer, just as you can see the diary in my hand, I can also see the diary in your hand."
"And… in front of you, Officer, I can speak of the diary's existence."
Black Widow rushed to Nick Fury's desk.
Then she was also surprised to find that the unspeakable, unmentionable diary could suddenly be spoken and mentioned.
"OK!"
Nick Fury nodded. "Since that's the case, let's see what the difference is between these two diaries!"
The two then began to place the two diaries side by side and carefully compared and studied them.
Rustle!
The office became quiet for a moment, with only the occasional sound of turning pages.
"Officer, it appears our two diaries are identical so far."
A moment later, Black Widow said to Nick Fury with a serious expression.
Nick Fury didn't say much about this; after the comparison, he had indeed found it to be true.
The two diaries were no different.
Whether it was the style of the diary or the content recorded within, everything was exactly the same.
"Natasha, you got the diary much earlier than I did. Tell me your conclusions."
Nick Fury then fixed his single eye on Black Widow and gave her this order.
"Yes, Officer!"
"I obtained this diary about half a year ago. I believe you are well aware of how the diary suddenly appeared, Officer, so I'll skip that part."
"I believe what you want to hear from me, Officer, is not this, but my opinion on the diary, right?"
"You ask for my conclusion? My conclusion is that I think the intelligence recorded in the diary can be considered true."
Black Widow was very rigorous, using the phrase "I think."
Because she believed that her Officer would certainly be skeptical about the diary's authenticity.
After listening to Black Widow's report, Nick Fury remained calm on the surface, but his heart stirred.
For an Agent of Natasha's caliber to believe it could be trusted, that spoke volumes.
And the reason for Natasha's level of trust was not difficult to guess; there was only one situation.
"It seems that the things 'predicted' in the diary over the past six months have all come true?"
Nick Fury made this judgment in a very affirmative tone.
"Yes, Officer."
"When I got the diary, Tony Stark was still that arrogant, self-important Playboy."
"At that time, the diary said Tony Stark would be kidnapped, would be trapped in a cave to build the Iron Man Armor, and it also said the mastermind was Obadiah, and that Stark would close the weapons manufacturing department."
"You know what happened later, Officer; everything came true."
"Not just Stark's matters; in fact, everything recorded in it, everything I could understand and access, all came true."
Everything came true!
Nick Fury's expression began to grow very serious.
If that were the case, then his attitude towards this diary would truly need to be adjusted accordingly.
Although he couldn't directly believe all the information in it, he had to treat it as a very important source of intelligence for analysis.
And if necessary, he would also need to make corresponding deployments and arrangements.
"If that's the case… Natasha."
Quickly putting those thoughts aside, Nick Fury asked Black Widow another question, "Do you really believe that S.H.I.E.L.D. is infiltrated by HYDRA Agents? Infiltrated to the extent described in the diary?"
This spoiler was still extremely absurd in Nick Fury's eyes.
"Yes, Officer, although it's shocking and somewhat illogical, and I have some doubts, if you ask me to choose between 'believe' or 'not believe,' I choose to believe."
Black Widow, however, did not hesitate and gave this answer.
"That's not like you, Natasha."
Nick Fury's voice became somewhat meaningful.
Black Widow didn't say much but took out some relevant materials and placed them in front of Nick Fury.
"The diary said that the Red Room still existed. I also wondered at the time if this piece of intelligence was wrong."
"Although Tony's kidnapping came true, the diary shouldn't be entirely correct, right? Could there also be errors?"
"Because I did spend a lot of time investigating the Red Room, but I couldn't find any clues."
"Until two months ago."
"That's right, I found it. Although it was just some faint traces, it's true, the Red Room still exists."
Nick Fury picked up the materials Black Widow had placed in front of him, flipped through them, and his expression grew even more solemn.
Black Widow was right.
Although those pieces of evidence were not irrefutable, they were enough to prove the Red Room's existence.
"So, if the Red Room, which was thought not to exist, still exists, why can't HYDRA, which was thought not to exist, also still exist?"
"And logically speaking, such a possibility does exist. Officer, you haven't forgotten Project Paperclip, have you?"
Project Paperclip!
Nick Fury's heart stirred slightly.
As the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., how could he not know about this project.
After HYDRA was destroyed, not all HYDRA personnel were dealt with.
Many scientists and researchers were directly absorbed by S.H.I.E.L.D.
The most representative example was Arnim Zola.
That guy even held a high position after being absorbed into S.H.I.E.L.D. and researched the Tesseract with Howard Stark!
Although they were all researchers, different from Agents and spies, this was indeed a loophole and a breakthrough point.
Of course.
This project didn't prove anything.
Nor was there any evidence that the existence of those scientists allowed HYDRA to continue.
But since there was such a loophole and breakthrough point, who could guarantee there weren't others?
"Although the level of infiltration described in the diary is somewhat absurd, I think it's because we are missing some crucial intelligence."
"As for what that crucial intelligence is, it seems we can only wait for the diary to update."
Nick Fury across from her was temporarily silent, not expressing any opinion.
What Black Widow said was naturally a possibility, and Nick Fury indeed couldn't deny it.
And considering the fact that almost everything in the diary had come true.
Nick Fury could even only assume that the shocking fact of "more HYDRA moles than legitimate personnel within S.H.I.E.L.D." was true.
And proceed with corresponding deployments and arrangements based on that.
And the reason for saying "almost" was because there were also some things in the diary that had not been verified, and even contradicted facts.
For example, Obadiah Stane's early arrest.
For example, Tony Stark's "Call me Destroyer."
These were clearly inconsistent with the diary's records, and even Satan expressed great confusion about them.
Nick Fury also raised this very sharp question to Black Widow.
"Officer, I have two theories."
"First, as Zhou Cheng said, this Universe might not be the 199999 Universe, but a highly similar Universe."
"So, the development of some things will have certain deviations."
"Second, Tony Stark, like us, is also a holder of the diary."
"He learned about Stan's affairs through the diary, which is why he was able to find evidence of Stan's crimes so quickly and send him to prison."
"Considering Stark's personality, it's not too hard to understand that he might want to play a humor game with the Master of the diary."
Black Widow immediately gave her deductions.
Nick Fury was noncommittal about the first deduction.
Such things, which couldn't be verified, were a waste of time and energy to dwell on.
But the second deduction immediately made Nick Fury sense something.
Nick Fury couldn't help but recall his encounter with Tony Stark.
At that time, the Playboy was incredibly arrogant and cool, completely dominating Nick Fury from beginning to end, displaying a wide range of knowledge that even surprised Nick Fury.
But if all his knowledge came from the diary, wouldn't that be more reasonable?
After all, it was indeed somewhat strange for a Playboy to normally pay attention to things like S.H.I.E.L.D., aliens, or super-heroes.
Thanks again to reader 08a for the reward! Also, in the last chapter, Captain America's age was 100, not 200. A basic mistake, I'm mortified. It has been corrected.