"What!"
If Nick Fury could maintain a basic composure upon hearing that John Garrett was HYDRA, then upon hearing that Alexander Pierce was also HYDRA, his expression could truly be described as one of great dismay.
The entire S.H.I.E.L.D. was taken over by him from Alexander Pierce. If not for Alexander Pierce's strong recommendation, he might not have become Director.
And much of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s funding was secured by Alexander Pierce, now the Minister of the World Security Council, who did his utmost to obtain it from various major countries.
It could be said that in Nick Fury's heart, Alexander Pierce was not only his old superior but also a good friend with similar ideals.
"No wonder, no wonder I had just conducted a screening yesterday, and today I was almost killed. Besides him, no other high-ranking S.H.I.E.L.D. official could have done that."
Although he was unwilling to believe it, when Nick Fury substituted Pierce as the mastermind behind the entire incident and as a HYDRA Agent, everything instantly made perfect sense.
"Are there any others? Is there a specific list of HYDRA Agents who are S.H.I.E.L.D. members?"
Nick Fury looked up and pressed.
Li Chuan turned around and spread his hands:
"At that time, the Base was about to explode, and we were in a hurry to leave, so we didn't get too complete information. Currently, the only ones confirmed are John Garrett and Alexander Pierce.
However, based on the information we obtained, it can be analyzed that most of your S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents have already defected to HYDRA."
He provided Pierce's intelligence to prevent Nick Fury from being too passive in the upcoming battle, which might force him to call back Captain Marvel. He provided Garrett's intelligence because he had a grudge against him.
As for the others, he did not plan to provide them.
Otherwise, if Nick Fury easily eliminated all HYDRA Agents based on the intelligence he provided, it would not be a good thing for him either.
He needed a balance between the two sides so that he could reap the benefits.
Even if Nick Fury ultimately cleared out HYDRA, he would at least be severely weakened and unable to dictate terms to him.
"Good, that's already very good, Mr. Li Chuan, thank you for the intelligence you provided. The Super Soldier Serum sample and related data you requested, I have already had someone retrieve them, and they should be delivered here very soon."
Hearing Li Chuan's answer, Nick Fury was not too regretful, because the gains from this transaction had already exceeded his expectations.
He originally thought that being able to expose a high-ranking HYDRA official like Garrett would already be very worthwhile, and he could slowly uncover others hidden along that line.
He didn't expect to also expose Pierce, a great unexpected surprise.
In fact, if Li Chuan had really given him a list of HYDRA Agents within S.H.I.E.L.D., he really wouldn't have believed it.
In his understanding, since HYDRA could remain hidden for so many years, their secrecy measures were absolutely thorough. Perhaps even Pierce wouldn't have such a list, let alone a HYDRA Base in Sokovia.
About ten minutes later, a red antique car with a 1930s design, spewing Fire from its rear, flew above the Li Clan Building and then slowly landed on the rooftop.
"Director, here's what you asked for!"
A middle-aged Agent with a visibly receding hairline, carrying a box with a smile, walked out of the car.
His name was Coulson, and he was one of Nick Fury's most trusted Agents.
"Why does this car look so familiar?"
Tony was not interested in the box in Coulson's hand, but he became interested in the flying antique car Coulson drove over.
Because he always felt that he had seen a car with such capabilities somewhere.
"Her name is Laura. She was originally built by Mr. Howard, and then modified many times to achieve her current excellent performance."
As soon as Tony mentioned his beloved car, Coulson immediately became interested and began to speak voluminously.
And Tony gradually recalled some memories:
"So it's this car, I remember now. It seems that at the 1943 Stark World's Fair, Father did a similar experiment, but it failed.
Later, after research, there was indeed a finished product, but it was abandoned due to high cost."
While Tony and Coulson were chatting about Laura, Nick Fury handed the box to Li Chuan.
"Mr. Li Chuan, thank you again for your help. If there is any new information about HYDRA, you can contact Coulson. I believe we will cooperate happily, just like today."
"Of course!"
Opening the box, Li Chuan nodded in satisfaction as he saw a Super Soldier Serum sample and a USB drive neatly placed inside.
At this moment, Coulson, who was chatting with Tony, also handed Li Chuan a business card with his number on it.
"This is my business card."
"I will contact you if anything comes up."
Li Chuan closed the box and took the business card with a smile.
"If there's nothing else, we'll be leaving first."
Having achieved all the objectives of this trip, Nick Fury signaled Coulson and Natasha and then sat in Laura's passenger seat.
Having learned the identities of Pierce and Garrett as HYDRA, he urgently needed to return to make various arrangements and plans.
Seeing this, Coulson and Natasha, who had been somewhat dazed, also greeted Tony and Li Chuan, then got into the car.
However, just as Laura was taking off, Li Chuan suddenly thought of something and shouted with a smile to Natasha, who was sitting in Laura's back seat:
"Miss Natasha, don't forget you've made plans to go shopping with Wanda tomorrow. Don't break your promise, or Wanda will be disappointed. If Wanda is disappointed, I will be unhappy, and if I'm unhappy, I might not inform you about future HYDRA intelligence, okay?"
"Mr. Li Chuan, I understand."
Natasha's mouth twitched, but she still nodded in response at Nick Fury's signal.
Only after Laura was completely away from the Li Clan Building did Nick Fury ask Natasha:
"Although the mission failed, I think you should have gained something!"
"His subordinates have a very professional and powerful team of bodyguards, and he himself is not an ordinary person. His strength should be very strong, and it's not ruled out that he and his bodyguards have injected body-enhancing Agents.
At the same time, he loves his wife very much and places great importance on her safety; he is a very competent husband."
Natasha took a deep breath, cleared the distracting thoughts from her mind, and began to report one by one.
Nick Fury had been frowning throughout Natasha's initial report, but a smile appeared on his face only when he heard the last point.
It wasn't because he thought Li Chuan was a good person for loving his wife, but because he felt he had found Li Chuan's weakness.
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