My last name is Stark after I changed my job to become a female musketeer?

"Did he really say that?"

Listening to Skye's story, Lainie couldn't help but feel a little amused. After looking at the girl's face for a long time, she turned her eyes back to the slowly opening hatch.

"Don't make fun of me. Although I don't know what that guy is up to, I think things are definitely not that simple..."

With a bitter face and annoyance, Skye jumped out of the cabin of the SHIELD 13 fighter plane first, as if she had given up and lost herself.

If Lainie hadn't insisted on dragging her along, Skye would never want to run to this godforsaken place again to see that ghost Ward.

In her words, instead of dragging herself so far, it would be better to have someone give Ward a shot of truth serum. No matter what secrets that guy has hidden, he will have to spit them out!

However, the truth is not as simple as Skye imagined, because truth serum is not a panacea.

It will only induce the prisoner to answer the so-called truth that the prisoner himself believes to be the fact, and the focus is on "self-identification".

In other words, as long as it is reasonably arranged, or the prisoner is professionally trained and good at self-hypnosis.

Then the prisoner may identify the "truth" that is not the truth as the truth, and answer it to the interrogator under the effect of the truth serum, so as to achieve the purpose of concealing the real truth.

As a former SHIELD Level 7 agent Grant Ward, he has received this kind of training to deal with the truth serum inducement, and is also proficient in self-hypnosis.

Therefore, it is far more difficult to get the truth from the other party than Skye imagined.

"Whether it is pretentious or sincere, since that guy wants to invite you to dinner, why not do it as he wants and see what is hidden in his map?"

Following the former's footsteps and getting off the plane together, Lainie stood on the towering tarmac and looked around the vertical prison hanging alone on the sea.

When was the last time she came here?

If I remember correctly, it seems that it was when those members of the think tank loyal to Killian were imprisoned.

So is this place still confidential now?

Sitwell was able to secretly take Brent and others out, so wouldn't it be easy for those Hydras who knew the secrets of SHIELD to take people away from here?

It seems necessary to talk to Coulson and move the serious criminals inside to another place.

Thinking about this, seeing that Skye had already opened the prison elevator with her authority, Lainie no longer thought about it and followed the former's steps into this lifeless and cold building.

...

Ding~

The pleasant elevator prompt sound suddenly sounded, and in an instant it spread throughout the entire floor, disturbing the prisoners imprisoned on this floor.

Da~da~

The familiar footsteps came, and Ward slowly opened his eyes in a dozing state, and couldn't help but say in his heart: "7 days."

That's right, it has been a whole week since he was imprisoned in this cold prison. During this period, no one came to visit him, let alone interrogate him.

If it weren't for the robots in the prison that regularly delivered food to him, he probably had never seen even half a moving thing.

You know, in this vertical prison called "refrigerator", there are no prison guards or other staff.

In addition to the prisoners, all daily maintenance, food and water supply, and sanitation and cleaning work in the entire prison were entrusted to a series of robots with single functions.

The person in charge of supervising this prison only needs to watch the surveillance at a SHIELD base somewhere, and then take the SHIELD transport plane here regularly to replenish food and fresh water.

The prisoners have no contact with any outsiders at all, and there is no chance to go out for "fresh air". Once they are locked up here, there is only imprisonment and loneliness without daylight.

Of course, this does not mean that this prison is unconquerable.

After all, a prison without direct management means that when any emergency occurs in the prison, the supervisors will never be able to arrive at the scene in time to deal with it.

That is, once a prisoner tries to escape from the inside, most likely no one can come to stop him in time.

But why has there been no prisoner escape from this prison so far?

The reason is very simple, because there is no tool for them to escape from this prison.

In order to conceal the existence of this isolated island prison, SHIELD deliberately chose this desolate island hanging in the sea.

Whether it is an airplane or a ship, even if the prisoners without vehicles get rid of the cage that imprisoned them, they still cannot escape from this island that may be submerged by sea water at any time.

As a former senior agent of SHIELD, Grant Ward is naturally very clear about this.

Even in a cell on the upper floor of this prison, there are prisoners captured by him personally. He will naturally not make such a low-level mistake without a mind.

At the same time, he is also confident that he will not be detained here for too long.

As he said before, he believed that he and Skye and the others would definitely meet again.

Now, isn't the chance to meet again here...

"Long time no see, Miss Lainie, and, Skye..."

Sitting up from the cold bed, Ward's eyes passed through the glass cage in front of him and fell on the two people who were walking slowly in the corridor outside.

"It's been a while since we last met..."

Laini noticed the helplessness on Skye's face and raised her lips.

"But am I seeing things? Are you really Grant Ward? I remember you were the top agent in the European branch. How come you look like this now?"

Looking up and down at the man in front of her who looked particularly sloppy because he hadn't been groomed for many days, Lainie clicked her tongue in disgust.

The man in front of her was no longer as handsome and elegant as before. It was only because the cell provided shower facilities to ensure the most basic hygiene needs of the prisoners, otherwise Grant Ward would probably stink now.

Ward looked down at his clothes awkwardly when he heard this, and then reached out to touch the beard on his face, feeling a little helpless for a while.

"No way, the situation forced me to be a little unkempt... But, Miss Lainie, you came here from afar, didn't you just want to laugh at me?"

Ward sat on the bed calmly, and didn't mean to get up and fix his appearance.

He wouldn't get angry because of Lainie's ridicule.

Lai Ni didn't beat around the bush when she saw this, she shrugged and said directly:

"I heard that you planned to invite Skye to dinner before, and even gave up the chance to escape and get caught, so I brought her here to see, but you don't look like you can attend the dinner now~"

"Oh? Skye accepted my invitation?"

Ward couldn't help but look at Skye on the other side who had a dark face throughout the whole process.

"Hehe, stop dreaming, I just want to know what you are up to."

Skye curled her lips in disdain, and snorted in response to Ward's gaze at her.

Ward smiled when he saw this, and his untidy beard trembled a little.

"I understand. Please wait for a moment and allow me to tidy it up."

After that, Ward walked to the sink and washed carefully.

However, due to the limited conditions in the cell, there was no razor for him to shave, so no matter how carefully Ward washed, his untidy face was still sloppy.

But his spirit was much better than before.

Lainie and the others did not say anything to stop them. They came here to get to the bottom of it. Since the other party was able to cooperate, they were not in a hurry.

While Ward was washing, Lainie simply used her ability, reached into the void beside her, pulled out a dining table specially prepared for camping, and took out two folding chairs and placed them in the corridor.

That's right, the "dinner" they were going to was in this prison, even in the corridor.

Lainie skillfully placed the prepared dishes and tableware on the table, and took the lead in sitting down at the main seat, and then motioned Skye to sit down beside her.

"Is it necessary to go to this extent?"

Skye frowned and looked awkward. Dating and having dinner in such a place? Is this something a human can do?

"Otherwise, do you really want to go out to eat with him?"

Lainie didn't care, and even took out a bottle of specially prepared brandy from the space and poured it for Skye.

Skye looked weird when he saw this, and felt awkward for a long time before sighing and resignedly sitting down on Lainie's left.

"Forget about the wine..."

"Don't worry, I don't drink, just drink with him, it's easier to talk with wine."

After winking at Skye in a teasing manner, Lainie put down the brandy, and seeing that Ward had already packed up, she snapped her fingers.

At the same time, the cell door that had been locked was unlocked, and the transparent bulletproof glass door opened to one side, providing the sloppy gentleman inside with a short "ventilation" opportunity.

"The conditions are limited, so please make do with it."

With a meaningful smile on her beautiful face, Lainie extended her hand to invite Ward to join the table.

"I understand, things are different now."

Seeing this, the latter was not polite, and while nodding to express his gratitude, he focused his eyes on the exquisite dishes on the table.

As expected, the dinner Lainie prepared was Chinese food. Judging from the prints on the tableware, it should be the Chinese restaurant where the other party often invited guests for dinner in the past.

Ward, who often went with them, naturally knew how to use chopsticks in the tableware, so he didn't show any embarrassment. After asking for Lainie's consent, he took the lead in using chopsticks.

Skye, who was standing by, opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but was stopped by Lainie's eyes. Then he lowered his head and took chopsticks to pick up a few of his favorite foods in the past and put them on his plate.

So, this dinner, which seemed completely inappropriate, went on smoothly in the weird atmosphere of the three people's own thoughts.

During the period, Skye had no appetite at all. He only picked a few of his favorite foods in the past and stopped eating after a few bites.

Lainie only drank some water from beginning to end, and didn't even pick up chopsticks.

Only Ward seemed to be heartless. The chopsticks in his hand kept flying, and he kept satisfying his appetite with the bottle of brandy that was a little abrupt on the table.

He wasn't afraid that Lainie and the other girl would poison the food and drink, or use some kind of truth serum to make him confess the truth.

After all, he was eating alone, and the other two women were watching.

Until Ward had eaten and drunk enough, Leni took out a pot of hot tea from the void again and filled it for the two of them leisurely.

Are we finally going to talk about business?

For a moment, the other two protagonists at the table couldn't help but say in their hearts at the same time, and then they sat upright and took the tea handed by Leni, intending to listen to how Leni wanted to get to the bottom of it.

"What is your relationship with Congressman Ward in Congress?"

To Skye's surprise, the first question Leni asked after putting down the teapot was such a seemingly insignificant topic.

However, Ward, who was sitting opposite Skye, heard this, and a hint of unnaturalness flashed in his eyes. Obviously, he didn't expect Leni to suddenly mention Congressman Ward.

Even though Ward restrained that unnaturalness at the first time, it still didn't escape Leni's eyes.

"Judging from your reaction, it means there is a relationship, right?"

Leni took a sip of the teacup and observed the other party's reaction with interest.

Seeing that the truth had been exposed, Ward simply admitted it without any more cover-ups.

"Did Agent Sitwell tell you?"

"Well, I guess so. The bureau found out after conducting an in-depth investigation on you. But what makes me curious is that SHIELD doesn't know about your relationship, but why doesn't Hydra know about it? Is it to avoid suspicion, or..."

"Neither, I just don't want to be associated with that family."

Ward shook his head. He had no interest in knowing about the affairs of Christian Ward, the congressman who is now in a high position.

Hearing this, Lainie raised her eyebrows in understanding.

The fact is indeed just as she knew the story. The newly elected congressman Christian Ward and Grant Ward in front of her are indeed brothers.

It's just that because of some tragic experiences in their childhood, the two originally parted ways a long time ago.

Lainie was not interested in the other party's childhood shadow. The reason why she asked this question was mainly because she could get to the point faster.

"Yesterday, the congressman found Coulson and hoped that SHIELD would hand you over. For this, he would publicly stand up for the current SHIELD and take the lead in recognizing the legitimacy of SHIELD's missions around the world."

Refilling Ward's empty teacup slowly, Lainie continued to observe his reaction.

Similarly, Ward's performance at this moment still did not disappoint Lainie. After hearing this, a trace of panic that could not be concealed suddenly appeared on his originally indifferent face.

"So this is my last meal here?"

Ward took a deep breath and calmed down after a while. He did not touch the teacup on the table again, but looked straight into Lainie's eyes.

"Maybe, it depends on my mood."

Lainie, whose plan succeeded, smiled slyly, picked up the teacup and drank the hot tea inside.

"You can't hand me over to that guy. His whole family is the same, a bunch of damn psychopaths who want to torture me to death!"

As if Lainie had brought back some tormented memories, Ward's eyes clearly revealed an emotion called fear.

And this is exactly what Lainie wanted to see.

As a former senior agent of SHIELD and a member of Hydra, Lainie was very sure that the other party's strength in resisting interrogation was definitely not inferior to her.

So Lainie had to use some unconventional means to force this senior agent to cooperate with her.

"But the conditions offered by that congressman are really hard for me to refuse. You know, the new SHIELD is no longer as glorious as it used to be. Congress, the military, and even the Security Council are all watching us, and they wish they could see us as a thorn in their eyes.

If we can get the public support of Congressman Ward, our future will be much better."

Laini said slowly, and then she picked up the teapot to fill her teacup again, and then looked at Ward leisurely, indicating that she wanted Ward to make conditions, otherwise she would hand him over.

Ward naturally understood this, and at the same time, he finally figured out the real purpose of Lainie, this woman, who suddenly came to this prison to invite him to dinner out of kindness.

However, although Ward knew it in his heart, he was not the original SHIELD agent at the moment, so how could he have so many prices to put on the table?

For a while, Ward's expression couldn't help but look a little ugly, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

But Laini on the other side was not in a hurry, she believed that Ward must know something she didn't know.

As for whether those things can bring Ward a chance to get rid of the shadow of his childhood, it depends on whether they are worth the price.

After a long while, seeing that Leni drank a cup of tea and refilled her cup, Ward reluctantly spoke again:

"If you win, I will tell you everything I know, but you must promise not to hand me over and guarantee my personal safety!"

As if he had made up his mind, Ward stared at Leni with burning eyes.

"You are quite safe here..."

Skye interrupted, but was interrupted by Ward in a deep voice as soon as she finished speaking.

"You know very well that this place is not safe at all."

Skye was speechless when she heard this.

She really knew that this place was not safe. This secret prison that seemed unknown to anyone had actually been under the insight of Hydra for a long time.

Laini, who was standing by, did smile when she saw this.

"Have you thought about it?"

"Of course I haven't! But I can't turn back now!"

Ward said angrily, his eyes fell on Lainie's face again, and then he reached out to pick up the cup of cold tea on the table and swallowed it all in one gulp.

"I should have run away with the obelisk that night! Stay away from you guys!"