Dragging his injured body, Nick Fury quickly contacted Hill, who hadn't gone far from the S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
With Hill's help, he hid in the nearest secret Base and received simple treatment.
"Fury, what do we do next?"
Hill bandaged Nick Fury's wounds with a hint of heartache.
Nick Fury pulled out the pager he never parted with from his pocket, thought for a moment, and then put it back.
"It's not time to use it yet. You inform Coulson to continue with the previous plan. I need to go to Malibu, Los Angeles."
"To Los Angeles?"
Hill was momentarily stunned.
Nick Fury nodded, put on his leather jacket, and jumped off the bed: "I'm going to find Tony Stark to figure out where his intelligence came from and see if I can more directly find the HYDRA Agents hidden within S.H.I.E.L.D."
Originally, if he hadn't been discovered, he could have slowly investigated and eliminated those HYDRA Agents one by one in a safer and more secretive way.
But now, it seemed there wasn't enough time. If he waited any longer, he might be found and eliminated first.
As the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., he knew how easy it was for S.H.I.E.L.D. to apprehend and find someone. This was because S.H.I.E.L.D. had Agents and informants all over the World, and its satellites monitored everything.
Those were the results of his efforts over the years, all so that if Earth faced another crisis or another alien invasion, he could resolve it immediately, just like with the Skrulls and Kree back then.
However, now it had all benefited HYDRA, becoming his death warrant.
"Remember, until we fully understand which Agents are HYDRA, no high-ranking HYDRA Agent can be fully trusted, except for Coulson!"
After giving Hill his final instructions, Nick Fury put on an old man's hat and, after some disguise, left the Base.
Besides being the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., he was also S.H.I.E.L.D.'s top-level Agent, a Level Ten Agent. Combined with some secret technological weapons, he could temporarily evade S.H.I.E.L.D.'s detection methods.
In the evening, after Tony returned to his Villa, he immediately conducted a more detailed physical examination and even made a small instrument to constantly test his palladium levels.
"It's already 5% content. It seems being a superhero isn't so easy after all."
Looking at the numbers displayed on the instrument, Tony couldn't help but sigh.
He knew he was stuck with this spokesperson role.
"Sir, Nick Fury has trespassed into the Villa again. Should I inform Happy to expel him?"
Just then, Jarvis's reminder suddenly sounded.
"This guy, he really has no manners at all. No need, I'll deal with him myself!"
Tony checked the surveillance, then walked over and, with Jarvis's help, put on his Mark Armor again.
Ever since Nick Fury easily broke into his Villa last time, he had spent time specifically upgrading the Villa's security protocols and installing an interference device above the Villa to ensure it wasn't captured by satellites.
Now, because of the poisoning, he was in a very bad mood, and it was a good opportunity to vent his frustration on this extremely impolite Director.
According to the law, trespassing into private property could result in direct shooting. He wouldn't kill the other party, but a beating should be fine, right?
In Queens, New York, as Li Chuan got out of his car, Li San, the Captain of the community's security team, ran over.
"Boss, a new resident moved in next door at noon today. Her name is Natalie Shostakov, and she's currently at your house."
"Isn't it Mrs. Martha who lives next door to us?"
Li Chuan's face showed a puzzled expression. Mrs. Martha was very good at making desserts, and Wanda often asked her for cooking tips.
Li San explained: "Mrs. Martha lives alone, and besides the master bedroom, she has two idle guest bedrooms. She wanted to rent them out to earn some money and had them listed online. They were just rented out this morning."
"Rented out this morning and moved in at noon? Isn't that a bit too fast? Do you have her information?"
Hearing Li San's words, Li Chuan frowned.
If it were another building, he wouldn't care, but since it was right next door, involving Wanda's safety, he definitely needed to be careful.
Li San took out a stack of documents: "Our intelligence team has already investigated her, and all aspects of her information are fine."
"Natalie Shostakov, born in 1988, currently at..."
After roughly reading the new neighbor's information twice, Li Chuan also couldn't find anything suspicious.
It was normal; if his professional intelligence personnel couldn't find any flaws, he, an amateur, naturally wouldn't see anything amiss.
"Okay, I understand."
He noted down the contents of the documents and returned them to Li San.
Since the person was currently at home, he would go back and personally test her. Some things couldn't be seen in documents, but it might be different in person.
"I'm home!"
As soon as Li Chuan opened the door, he heard Wanda's giggling from inside the house.
"Natalie, I didn't expect you to like watching 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' too! The part you just mentioned is what I find most interesting."
Wanda heard Li Chuan's voice, happily got up, ran over, took the briefcase from Li Chuan's hand, and pointed to a beautiful woman with long, wavy red hair sitting on the sofa, introducing her: "My dear, let me introduce you. This is our new neighbor, Miss Natalie Shostakov, a very easy-going older sister."
"Oh, I can tell. Good evening, Miss Natalie. I am Wanda's husband, Li Chuan. Welcome to our community!"
Li Chuan lovingly stroked Wanda's head and turned to Natalie with a smile.
Natalie replied with an envious expression: "Good evening. You two really look Happy. And I heard Wanda mention your good qualities quite a lot while we were chatting this afternoon, which made me want to end my single life and find a partner to marry soon."
Wanda's face flushed upon hearing this:
"Natalie, you're so beautiful and so excellent, finding a good boyfriend shouldn't be difficult."
"But finding someone like your husband isn't easy. Well, I won't disturb your sweet World for two. I'm hungry anyway, I'll go back and see what to eat."
Natalie smiled and shrugged, about to get up and leave.
"Indeed, excellent men like my husband are rare."
Wanda subconsciously nodded, then saw Natalie getting up and quickly stepped forward, saying:
"You just moved in this afternoon, and Mrs. Martha went to her daughter's place today, so she probably won't be back tonight. Why don't you eat with us? I've prepared plenty of dishes."
After speaking, she winked at Li Chuan and then said: "My dear, go next door and see if Pietro is back. He said he would eat with us today, and it's a good chance to meet our new neighbor."
"Okay, I'll go call him now."
Li Chuan immediately understood and pushed the door open to leave again.
He knew Wanda must think Natalie was very nice and, being single, wanted to set her up to see if she and her brother Pietro would hit it off.
Because Pietro had never said he would eat with them today.
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