The Not-So-Simple Agency

2024-04-25

By: Pencil Dancing

Charlotte picked up a button on the meeting room table and pressed it.

Within seconds, there was a knock on the meeting room door, and the next moment, Iruka Umino walked in.

"Iruka, bring Rock Lee over here."

Upon hearing Charlotte's command, Iruka said nothing, turned, and left the meeting room.

Seeing Charlotte's understanding, Coulson nodded in satisfaction.

A killer, even a legendary killer from New York, what of it...

Not even five minutes later, the door was knocked on again, and Iruka brought Rock Lee into the meeting room.

"Lord Charlotte, you were looking for me?"

Rock Lee walked in with a smile, thinking he had a new mission.

Charlotte beckoned him over. "Rock Lee, come sit. This gentleman has something to discuss with you."

As Iruka left, Coulson looked at the child's attire with curiosity. "Rock Lee, do you admire Bruce Lee?"

Hearing Coulson's question, Rock Lee asked uncertainly, "Sir, who are you talking about?"

Coulson gestured with his hands. "Bruce Lee, the Chinese kung fu master."

Rock Lee remained confused but stated confidently, "Sir, I don't know who you're talking about."

Hearing Rock Lee say that, Coulson asked with uncertainty, "Then what about your outfit?"

"It really looks like Bruce Lee's, just the color is a bit different."

Rock Lee looked at the man before him and explained, "Sir, this outfit was a gift from my master. I like it very much, and I admire him, but I don't know who you're talking about. He's clearly not my master."

Hearing the word "master," a thought flashed through Coulson's mind, and he asked doubtfully, "Master? Charlotte?"

Charlotte watched Coulson's performance without saying anything. He didn't stop Rock Lee from mentioning his master, as perhaps one day, Might Guy might actually appear.

Rock Lee shook his head and explained, "It's not Lord Charlotte, it's my own master."

"Sir, what is it you wanted to see me about?"

"Do you have a commission for me?"

When he mentioned commissions, Rock Lee's expression became excited, filled with youthful energy.

Hearing Rock Lee mention commissions, Coulson gave Charlotte a deep look. It was immoral to send a child on missions.

Coulson put on his approachable smile again and said, "Rock Lee, do you want to go back to school?"

"Return to the life of an ordinary child, studying carefree."

Rock Lee replied helplessly, "Sir, I've already graduated, and it's been over a year. I won't be going back to school to study."

Coulson, who had been full of confidence, was taken aback when he heard Rock Lee's words. Graduated?

Looking at the 13-year-old Rock Lee, Coulson wanted to explain the school he was referring to and the life he was describing.

Before he could speak, Charlotte stood up and said, "Mr. Coulson, you talk with Rock Lee first. When you're done, I'll wait for you outside."

With that, Charlotte turned and left the meeting room. He didn't want to listen any further.

Coulson's strategy wasn't wrong, but he was targeting the wrong person. How could you convince a ninja to go back to school?

Even if he were applying the right approach, Coulson couldn't attract Rock Lee at all.

Actually, just now, Charlotte had considered letting Rock Lee go with Coulson to infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D. and gather information, not about the Tesseract's whereabouts, but about its Energy Blocks.

He wanted to see if that thing could be used for charging. But Rock Lee was still a child. Even if he went, what good would it do?

He would still have to enter the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent academy. By the time he graduated and was qualified to access those things, it would be too late.

So Charlotte abandoned the idea. When the time was right and his strength was sufficient, he would simply snatch the Tesseract when Loki arrived.

Seeing Charlotte come out, Iruka stood up and asked, "Lord Charlotte, are you finished with your discussion?"

"Not yet. This person wants to meet Rock Lee. They're still talking."

Hearing that the discussion wasn't finished, Iruka said, "Lord Charlotte, ever since that man arrived, we've been under surveillance."

"I sensed killing intent. There should be more than one gun pointed at our agency."

"I don't know if these people came with this agent, or if they are bounty hunters, so I haven't apprehended them."

Hearing Iruka say there were watchers and gunmen outside, Charlotte didn't pay it any mind and said, "They're all protecting this FBI agent. Don't worry about it."

Hearing Charlotte say not to worry, Iruka didn't say anything further. The two of them started chatting outside.

About half an hour later, the meeting room door was opened.

Coulson's face no longer held that endearing smile; he looked helpless.

After talking for so long, he felt like he and Rock Lee were not on the same wavelength.

He hadn't even managed to extract much information, only knowing that the other party had a master who taught him cultivation, and that master wasn't here but would come in the future.

He didn't pick up on any other information; the child was cautious, seeming more like someone from an academy than an ordinary person.

Especially the cameras and recording devices hidden on his person, he felt he had been discovered by the other party.

This was because the child had stared at those few locations for a long time, but hadn't exposed him.

Coulson approached Charlotte Doyle and said, "Rock Lee is unwilling to come with me, and he has his own godfather, but I won't give up easily. Perhaps I'll come back another day."

Indeed, in Coulson's eyes, Rock Lee's teacher was that godfather.

Seeing that Coulson hadn't given up, Charlotte spoke, "As I said before, Little Lee won't go with you. You should abandon this idea."

"Goodbye, Charlotte."

Coulson didn't say anything more and turned to leave the Charlotte Agency.

After walking out the door, Coulson went to his car. He wasn't alone; Agent Mei was already in the car.

"Mei, the video and audio were transmitted in real-time. What are your thoughts after watching our conversation?"

Mei took off her headset and slowly said, "Charlotte, the legendary assassin, doesn't care about us."

"Or rather, he doesn't care about the FBI. And he's very confident, knowing that Little Lee won't go with you."

"Also, this Charlotte Agency is not simple. That Asian person named Iruka discovered our deployment. While you were talking, he walked out the door and specifically looked towards the direction of our deployed snipers."

"And he showed no panic at all, as if he didn't care about being targeted."

Hearing Mei's words, Coulson thought about Charlotte's attitude, as well as his anger and reaction when he had threatened Charlotte.

He said helplessly, "Let's go back first and report to the Director to see how he wants to handle this."

"At the same time, leave a team to monitor the target."

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