The next day, early morning.
Nick Fury hummed a West Coast rap tune as he drove to the Headquarters in Washington D.C..
He was in a good mood today.
To be precise, ever since Agent Li Chengfeng arrived, his mood had been getting better and better.
Even his paranoia was almost cured.
He felt that borrowing Li Chengfeng from the Republic was the wisest decision he had ever made in his life.
Think about the current structure of the America General Bureau: Professor X took over the Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, holding down the fort for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, while he himself commanded the overall situation from the center, and Li Chengfeng and Coulson led the charge on the front lines.
It was perfect.
The only problem was that this little monster, Li Chengfeng, kept stirring up bigger and bigger troubles, and the powerful allies he brought back were more influential than the last.
He even managed to bring back two "Gods."
Oh, no, according to the mission brief sent to his terminal last night, the brother of the Death Goddess and the God of Mischief was also abducted by him.
"Tsk, the most urgent task is to modify the General Bureau's energy detector first."
The monitoring room flashed so much every day it was like being struck by White lightning, it was too dazzling.
As he thought of this, Nick Fury had already driven his car into the Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters' parking lot, and after parking in his exclusive spot, he locked the car and left.
Upon entering the Headquarters lobby, someone not far away immediately walked towards him.
"Director Fury."
"How have you been these past few days, Mei?"
"Aside from having to look after an entire team of kids, not bad."
"Isn't Steve Rogers on the team too?"
"A World War II veteran who was frozen in the North Pole for decades is even harder to handle than those kids when it comes to adapting to modern society."
Melinda May's expression barely changed as she said these words, but a subtle hint of resentment was still discernible.
Nick Fury looked at one of his trusted Agents and did not continue to ask, but turned to another question.
"By the way, Coulson... how has he been recently?"
"Completing missions, devising training plans, investigating the intelligence broker known as 'The Clairvoyant'—he's very busy and fulfilled; he hasn't had time to overthink his own resurrection for a long time."
"Very good. Remember not to proactively mention the T.A.H.I.T.I. project to him, and do not provoke him to seek the truth. This is our best protection for him."
Nick Fury couldn't help but sigh whenever he thought of the T.A.H.I.T.I. project.
GH325, made from the blood of blue-skinned people (Nick Fury didn't know the name 'Kree'), could save Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents who were critically injured, dying, or even recently deceased.
It was initially thought to be a miraculous medicine, but it was ultimately discovered to be a deal with the devil.
After being resurrected with GH325, people were initially normal, but after a period of time, their psychological condition would begin to deteriorate, with complications such as hypergraphia, aphasia, catatonia, and so on. Those with poor mental fortitude would even go insane.
Ultimately, they chose to erase and replace memories, but… the pain of surgically replacing memories was even more terrifying than death itself.
At the end of the T.A.H.I.T.I. project, some personnel committed suicide, and others went mad.
"Regarding the T.A.H.I.T.I. project, have you ever confessed to Agent Li Chengfeng?"
"Li?" Nick Fury paused, looking at Melinda May, "Why bring up Li? This matter is in the past, is there still a need for him to know?"
"It's time to change your suspicious nature." Melinda May showed no fear when facing the Director, after all, she was a soldier personally trained by Peggy Carter. "Even in the current Federal Bureau of Investigation with many power users, Agent Li Chengfeng is the strongest among them. Not only does he possess multiple abilities, but he is also constantly unearthing new ones. He might just have a way to resolve the after-effects of the T.A.H.I.T.I. project… Although it hasn't appeared in Coulson yet, it's only a matter of time."
"You care about Coulson more than I thought."
Nick Fury pressed the elevator button and walked in with Melinda May.
"Officer, I've just had little expression since I was young, not that I have no feelings."
Melinda May stood at attention behind Nick Fury to his left, with her hands clasped behind her back.
"But Coulson always messes up when he should express emotions, like an unyielding block of wood," Nick Fury chuckled, reminiscing with Mei. "Honestly, the fact that you two never dated is one of the most surprising things in my life."
Melinda May glared at the back of Nick Fury's head and said flatly:
"He's someone who passively accepts emotions, he'll never learn to be proactive, otherwise I wouldn't have accepted Andrew's proposal… So men, don't be too passive, just like you can't wait for Agent Li Chengfeng to discover the problem with Coulson before confessing to him."
"You've circled back again!"
"My debate and linguistic logic assessments were always first place… I just don't show much expression."
Nick Fury rolled his single eye, but thankfully, the elevator had already reached the floor where his office was located.
"Ding."
With the elevator's chime, the elevator doors immediately opened.
Nick Fury and Melinda May walked out, one after the other.
But they saw a man and a woman in his office, sitting separately at his desk and on the sofa, chatting happily.
Nick Fury pushed open the door and grumpily asked the fellow sitting on the desk:
"Li Chengfeng! You won't sit on the sofa, you won't sit on a chair, you just have to sit on my desk!"
The one sitting on Nick Fury's desk was, of course, Li Chengfeng; who else would have such guts?
Hela would, but she wasn't interested.
"Oh, Fury, you're here?" Li Chengfeng lightly leaped up, performing a front flip to land on the ground. "And Mei? Perfect, let me introduce you to a new friend."
Li Chengfeng said, pointing to the brown-haired woman sitting on the sofa.
At this moment, the woman, who had been facing away from the door, stood up and turned to face Nick Fury and Melinda May.
Then, both of their expressions turned to stone.
"Hello, Nick Fury and… Melinda May? Melinda May in this timeline actually became an Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation instead of a Supreme Justice?"
"You, you are…"
Nick Fury rubbed his single eye and looked forward again.
Was he seeing things?
Even Nick Fury, the king of Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents, the Black Egg who strategized and won battles a thousand miles away, was now stammering and unable to utter a complete sentence.
"Oh, my mind, I got a bit too excited seeing familiar faces and forgot to introduce myself."
"I am Peggy Carter, but to be precise, not your Peggy Carter. You can call me Captain Carter."
Li Chengfeng watched the completely dumbfounded Nick Fury and Melinda May, slapping the desk and laughing heartily.
Aren't you the leader?
I'll bring your leader over!
Let's see if you dare not approve my funding!