Marvel's Speedster

In an underground scientific research base of S.H.I.E.L.D, thousands of staff members are busy dismantling instruments, packing a large amount of equipment and reserved materials into boxes, and then transporting them to the constant On the incoming and outgoing transport vehicles, several fully loaded convoys were assembled and sent separately to the outside of the base.

Fury stood quietly on the podium, with one eye coldly looking down at his subordinates performing tasks, from the weapon warehouse to the main control room, from the power center to the information center, all the equipment was cleaned up by the agents, Not even a pencil was missed.

It used to be his brainchild here, but now he is about to lose them, and these things will soon be handed over to others, including the most precious cube in the center of the hall, the Tesseract, which is as precious and rare as the diamond in the crown.

The floor slammed a few times, and Phil Coulson's voice sounded behind him~.

"Sir." Phil Coulson came behind his boss and looked down at the scene under his feet. The 65,000-square-foot spacious hall was already empty, and only some scientists were still cautiously waiting for the energy fluctuations radiated by the Rubik's Cube to subside. Then they put it in a special - lead box.

"Advanced Labs just sent an official document [demanding that we immediately restore the freedom of Jane Foster and Dr. Selvig and others." Phil Coulson raised the document in his hand.

Since the Asgards stormed the summit meeting, Jane and her team, who had briefly traveled with Thor in the outskirts of New Mexico, were imprisoned by S.H.I.E.L.D. Lucky scientists find more clues.

"There are them everywhere." Hearing the name of the cutting-edge laboratory, Fury was extremely annoyed, but there was no expression on his swarthy face.

"In what capacity is he, prosecutor, when can Ross‧Byrne interfere with S.H.I.E.L.D's investigation?" Fury asked in a questioning tone.

"Ross claims that Jane, Selvig, and Daisy are all employees of the cutting-edge laboratory, and they have signed an employment agreement before arriving in New Mexico, promising to join S.T.A.R. and accept Ross's financial support... If this If it is true, then Advanced Labs does have the right to make the request on its behalf, and it is said that their legal team is drafting litigation documents, and if we continue to insist on controlling personal freedom, S.T.A.R. will sue us within a week at the latest." Phil Coulson explained in a low voice with.

Fury waved his hand and didn't say anything, now he can only blame himself for researching too late, so that his plans were disrupted by impatient politicians.

Tesseract had been controlled by S.H.I.E.L.D for decades long before Fury took over from Pierce.

But it has been sealed in the secret Warehouse for a long time. In addition to the backward technology in the early days, it was also because Peggy Carter, the leader of S.H.I.E.L.D at the time, was wary of such mysterious items. Putting too dangerous things in the hands of mad scientists, causing unnecessary new troubles, so it has not been developed before

It wasn't until the situation changed in recent years that there were more and more people with super abilities, and some people seemed to be secretly trying to solve the Rubik's Cube. Then Fury decided to break the old rules and take the initiative to research and use this treasure, but the time limit was too limited. Short, coupled with the lack of scientific research personnel, so far no gains.

Ever since he learned of the existence of people like Selvig, Fury, who suffered from lack of capable scientists, talked with them several times. He was pleasantly surprised to find that Selvig had a very advanced academic level, and his thinking was also rigid with the current mainstream scientific circles. The old concept is completely different, this unexpected joy once made him hope again, but just at this moment

The White House ordered him to immediately suspend the experiment, cancel the secret base, and hand over all resources to more professional scientific research institutions such as cutting-edge laboratories. Fury had to obey orders after several struggles to no avail.

"It seems that we can't keep it anymore." Fury leaned forward, pressed his hands on the railing, and watched the blue light lingering on the surface of the cube in the center of the hall getting weaker and weaker, gradually fading to an indistinguishable To this extent, he couldn't help but sighed slightly.

The scientists left behind equipped the mechanical arms in advance, took heavy steps, and slowly opened the metal joints, while the others gently opened the sealed box and waited quietly.

Prepare to cooperate with your companions to put the restored Rubik's Cube into a lead box.

"Can't it be left in Washington, under our control?" Phil Coulson saw the regret of his boss and suggested casually.

"Don't even think about it." Fury directly vetoed his subordinate's suggestion. "The president knew that we had this thing and immediately asked us to send it away. It is strictly forbidden to be placed near Washington and the city. If possible, they would like to send it out of the solar system."

Phil Coulson was silent for a second, and then he remembered that he had received a call before entering the base, and someone was willing to give Ross a little trouble.

"Stark just expressed his interest in the Rubik's Cube. He is willing to invest a sum of money and develop it with us, or he can also study together with Reed Richards."

"It's too late." Fury turned around indifferently, and took out some official documents from his pocket.

"Before you came, the military had expressed its full support for cutting-edge laboratories, Senator Kelly was also exerting influence on the White House, coupled with Ross's private activities, we seemed to have the initiative, but the only options available were cutting-edge experiments This is the only option in the studio. All of this seems to be planned, we can only perform according to the script set by the screenwriter, and there is no room for development at all." Fury said with a blank face, hating this feeling of powerlessness in his heart , he felt like a worm that fell into a spider's web, and could only watch the deadly hunter approaching step by step.

Even more shameful, this status quo also reflects the declining status of S.H.I.E.L.D.

In the past, Fury could have completely ignored the opinions of the White House, and even resolutely rejected the orders of the President and the Security Council, using S.H.I.E.L.D's particularity and irreplaceable status as a weight to create an insurmountable moat for himself.

For a long time, this strategy has been quite effective, but the recent war in New York has greatly shaken his power base - as the first line of defense against supernatural phenomena, S.H.I.E.L.D failed when Asgard invaded. Any role will make the United States lose face in front of countries all over the world. This will not only annoy the president himself who proposed to hold the meeting, but also other departments including the military will take the opportunity to add insult to injury.

It is no exaggeration to say that the current situation of S.H.I.E.L.D is not optimistic. If you continue to stick to your own views, you may face the risk of being reduced in power. Therefore, even Fury with a strong personality dare not anger the White House at this time.

Dispelling unpleasant thoughts, Fury turned to another question.

"How is Natasha Romanoff's progress at Stark Industries?"

"No progress." Phil Coulson spread his hands.

Fury frowned, and turned to look at his most loyal subordinate.

This is another bad news.

Phil Coulson quickly explained the situation.

"Now there is a firewall around Stark, Natasha Romanoff can't see him at all, she is directly sent to other states to do market research, and she doesn't even have a chance to go back to the headquarters.

Unlike the original timeline, the assistant next to At the moment Iron Man is not Pepper, but the former female reporter Christine.

Unlike Pepper, Christine is a very ambitious lady. She uses her assistant status to control most of the company's affairs, and by exaggerating her ambiguous relationship with Stark, she wins over a group of people. Not being excluded can only choose to stand on her side, and then she uses these people to bargain with Tony in turn.

Because Christine is very smart, she seems to be thinking about the interests of her employer in everything, and only emphasizes her own existence step by step in the details, so Tony still can't find a reason to drive her out of the company.

...asking for flowers...

Definitely the root cause of this state of affairs lies with Stark himself, a playboy who has little immunity to beautiful women and who can't stay focused on corporate affairs for long. In the past, it was Pepper who could roam freely in his own world, but now it is Christine, since he cannot leave their help, abandon his private hobbies and comfortable life, and devote himself to the boring administrative work , so the top position of the former female reporter has almost become an inevitable thing.

After taking control of the personnel power, the first thing Christine did was to eliminate the threat and surround the employer with gaudy and brainless women, while those beautiful and intelligent female employees were continuously sent to other places by her for various reasons. Branches of companies in various states, even the distant European continent and the Pacific Rim, especially rivals of Natasha Romanoff's level, are hidden dangers that she wants to get rid of with all her heart. From the time of the interview with Natasha Romanoff, she realized what kind of threat keeping him by Tony's side would bring to herself, so she always regarded Black Widow as an enemy and strictly guarded against it.

Although she has not received strict agent training, the former female reporter has always been well-informed about men and women, and because of a very scheming female intuition, in front of Christine who is fully on guard, even Natasha Romanoff The classic technique of deliberately creating accidents to generate chance encounters and then getting a man's attention has also lost its effect. Moreover, although Black Widow is an experienced ding-level agent, she is better at stealth and assassination [I can't come up with a better way to deal with such strict defense for a while.

After hearing Phil Coulson's explanation, Fury somewhat regretted that he shouldn't waste time on Stark.

He misread the development trend of Ross and Stark, and now he can only swallow the bitter pill of unfavorable actions.

"If Miss Christine encounters some troubles, will it facilitate Natasha Romanoff's actions?" Fury lowered his head and pondered.

Phil Coulson understands what his boss means, but Christine is very concerned about her own safety. Although she is only an assistant, the scene of entering and leaving the company is more grand than Stark. I have learned a very bad habit, that is, I may call the lawyer anytime and anywhere to let the company's lawyers solve all the problems.

"So, it doesn't make sense for Natasha Romanoff to stay in Stark Industries. I'm going to change her job." Fury made a decision in his heart.

At the moment, the Rubik's Cube and research machinery have been disassembled, and hundreds of containers are neatly placed in the hall, and they will be transported to the new research base by the staff.

Fury stepped down from the podium, deeply caressing|mo the lead box that contained the Rubik's Cube, for him, the texture of every character engraved on the outside of the box was very familiar, and he could almost recall their appearance even with his eyes closed.

In his heart, Fury has always believed that Tesseract is like one of the core cornerstones of S.H.I.E.L.D. Without it, HYDRA during the World War would certainly not be arrogant, and the predecessor of S.H.I.E.L.D, the Scientific Strategic Corps, would not have been established.

After the war, Tony's father, Howard, in order to find its whereabouts, did not hesitate to delay the last chance to save Captain America. As a result, Captain America was frozen for seventy years and was only released recently.

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It can be said that this small cube has carried Fury's too many expectations, but now he still can't keep it, just like the classic line that King Lear said----it's not his own thing, it's all about painstaking efforts In vain.

Faintly, Fury had a feeling that maybe he would never be able to get in touch with this thing so closely from now on.

The next morning, under the witness of the White House staff, a large number of armed agents sent the most valuable property of S.H.I.E.L.D to the hotel where Ross stayed. Since then, Tesseract has been under the control of the cutting-edge laboratory for five years. .