"It's you!"
Natasha, who had been utterly baffled, instantly understood when she saw Tao Wen. Especially when she saw that Tao Wen had already changed back into his original clothes. She realized it wasn't her disguise that was lacking, but rather that Tao Wen, this teammate, had been discovered ahead of time.
"What? You don't recognize me after just over an hour?"
Tao Wen looked at Natasha with a smile, ignoring the fury flashing in her beautiful eyes.
"Do you know what you've done!"
Natasha roared at Tao Wen. This was the first time she'd failed so badly, and it was all because of Tao Wen.
If Tao Wen wasn't bulletproof, she would have shot him right then and there.
"Get on. Come on, I'll tell you what I did."
Tao Wen tossed his motorcycle helmet, patted the seat behind him, and said with a chuckle.
"Get lost!"
Furious, Natasha exploded. She swatted the motorcycle helmet away and strode towards the gate, leaving Tao Wen with a cold back.
"Tsk tsk, Widow is Widow, she's got personality."
Looking at Natasha's graceful back, a hint of disappointment flashed in Tao Wen's eyes. He really wanted a close encounter with Natasha on the bike.
Of course, just a fragment-collecting encounter. He didn't want to have any emotional involvement with Natasha.
Although Natasha was beautiful and alluring, she was a woman of many faces and would not easily be moved. She wasn't someone he could control.
Even she could run rings around him, and many superheroes had connections to her.
"Let's go."
Tao Wen expertly put on his helmet, started the Harley Davidson, and smoothly shifted into gear. The motorcycle's roar echoed out, drawing the attention of many. Under their gazes, the motorcycle thundered away, eliciting envious glances.
Tao Wen didn't head straight back to S.H.I.E.L.D. Instead, he went to a well-known fast-food restaurant, grabbing a large soda and a burger to go. Only then did he leisurely return to S.H.I.E.L.D.
"It really does smell good."
After parking the Harley Davidson, Tao Wen couldn't wait to take a sip of the soda, savoring the unique sweetness. He couldn't help but exclaim in appreciation, then took a bite of the burger while walking towards Fury's office.
Just a few meters from Fury's office, he heard Natasha shouting. He could vaguely make out words like "get out," "scram," and "rascal."
"Knock, knock, knock."
Tao Wen walked to the outside of the office and knocked on the door.
"Come in."
The noise inside the office immediately stopped, and a deep voice came out.
Creak.
Tao Wen pushed open the door and walked into the office calmly.
Swoosh swoosh.
Two gazes fell on him.
One was sharp as a knife, the other deep as the sea.
Sharp eyes came from Natasha. Tao Wen's arrival gave her a vent for her pent-up anger: "You dare to come! Look at what you've done! You made us miss the best opportunity to recruit Tony! Tony will never join S.H.I.E.L.D. again!"
Tao Wen took a bite of his burger calmly. The unique chewing sound echoed in the large office, particularly jarring. Even Fury frowned, his gaze towards Tao Wen becoming impatient.
"Why can't I come? I'm also a part of S.H.I.E.L.D. And what do you mean we missed the best opportunity to recruit Tony? I've already recruited Tony. It won't be long before he joins S.H.I.E.L.D."
Tao Wen said loudly, taking a big gulp of his soda.
"Recruited Tony? Are you dreaming? We were clearly kicked out by Tony, we're already on his blacklist." Natasha said loudly.
"It was you who were kicked out, not me."
Tao Wen finished his burger in one bite, then downed his soda. His gaze swept past Natasha and landed on Fury, and he said with certainty, "I've contacted Tony. He will definitely join S.H.I.E.L.D. within three days."
"Are you sure?"
Fury's impatient gaze held a flicker of surprise. According to informant reports, Tao Wen had indeed entered Tony's residence, so he couldn't deny what Tao Wen was saying.
If that was the case, it would be ideal.
"You believe him? I think he's just a liar, full of hot air."
Natasha looked at Fury with a speechless expression. She didn't believe Tao Wen could do it. Tony Stark was notoriously arrogant, and S.H.I.E.L.D. had nothing to attract him. Aside from Tao Wen's tough skin, he was utterly unremarkable. How could he possibly attract Tony?
"Director, give me a nice office. Tony will definitely be coming to my office for coffee in the next couple of days."
Tao Wen said to Fury.
"Here."
Fury tossed a key.
"Director, I'm off."
Tao Wen caught the key and quickly left the office, continuing to ignore Natasha.
"You!"
The blatant disregard stoked Natasha's anger to an extreme. She wanted nothing more than to pounce on Tao Wen and have a three-hundred-round battle with him, but unfortunately, he had already left the office.
Click.
Tao Wen walked towards his office. It wasn't far, only about ten meters from Director Fury's office. As he opened the door, a bright and spacious office came into view.
"Tsk tsk, S.H.I.E.L.D. is indeed loaded. These conditions are really good."
Tao Wen walked around the office and was pleasantly surprised to find that it not only had a separate reception room, but also a highly intelligent lounge, complete with an automated coffee machine, a water dispenser, and a massage chair.
Time flew by like a distended bladder being emptied.
During the day, Tao Wen gradually became familiar with the environment of S.H.I.E.L.D. and established good relationships with many people. The only regret was that Tony hadn't come looking for him to join S.H.I.E.L.D., as he had imagined.
Natasha, however, had walked past his door several times, each time carrying a glass of red wine, her gaze sweeping in with a playful look, as if she wanted to see him make a fool of himself.
The current Tony Stark is indeed exceptionally arrogant. It seems I need to act quickly; the Hulk storyline is not far off.
The next morning, Tao Wen opened his office door. After drinking a cup of bitter coffee, he decided not to wait passively any longer and began to take action.
Counting the time, today was the day that Ivan Vanko, Whiplash, would attack Tony. It was also the moment he would begin to demonstrate his abilities.
"First, send Tony a text message to let him know that Ivan will be coming for him."
Tao Wen picked up his phone and composed a text message to Tony before leaving the office.
Taking advantage of his S.H.I.E.L.D. credentials, he secured a private jet and arrived in Morocco around noon. After hastily grabbing a burger, he headed to the racetrack, following the terrain described in the plot.
The racetrack was packed with people. Blond, blue-eyed, and voluptuous women were everywhere, and shouts and cheers echoed through the air. There were also quite a few Asians with black hair and yellow skin, just like him, but his arrival didn't attract much attention.
"Found him."
His gaze swept over the scene, bypassing the attractive women, and quickly searching for another figure.
His eyes lit up when they landed on a burly man chewing on a toothpick.