France - Paris.
After learning of Yakushi Kabuto's betrayal, Grant Ward was depressed for a while before throwing himself back into his demanding work.
"Agent Grant Ward, we've located the package's address. We need to terminate the operation."
Grant Ward, who was riding his motorcycle to his destination, replied directly, "I can retrieve the package in five minutes."
Another Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., who was communicating with Grant Ward, said, "The others are also five minutes away."
"They posted the coordinates online."
Grant Ward had arrived at the destination, parked his motorcycle, and said, "If the mission is easy, it's no fun."
Grant Ward took off his helmet, pulled a tray from his pocket, and went into the hotel restaurant.
He quickly changed into a waiter's outfit, and through his earpiece, other S.H.I.E.L.D.. employees were reporting the target's location to him.
"Red tie, by the window."
Following his teammate's suggestion, Grant Ward carried the tray to the target and said, "Would you like me to take the cup away, sir?"
The target nodded at the waiter in front of him.
Grant Ward easily took the cup the target had used, placed it on the plate in his hand, and walked away. Soon, the fingerprints on it were scanned by the white cloth on the plate.
After obtaining the fingerprints, Grant Ward headed towards the target's home.
Upon entering the room, Grant Ward paid no attention to the woman singing in the bathroom. He twisted the tray in his hand, and the bottom of the tray immediately turned into a scanner, scanning and inspecting the surroundings of the room.
Grant Ward quickly scanned a safe behind a painting.
Grant Ward stepped forward and took down the hanging painting, revealing the safe's combination lock interface. He immediately entered the password, then placed the white cloth that had been used to scan his fingerprints on his hand and pressed it onto the fingerprint area.
"Bite!"
The fingerprint analysis was successful. Originally, the bottom of the drawing depicted a fireplace, but now the fireplace slowly rises, revealing a dark room inside.
Inside the dark room were a considerable amount of cash, gold bars, and several unopened Suitcase.
Grant Ward saw a small black bag in the middle of the cash and knew that it was the target item, so he put it directly into his pocket.
Having retrieved the item, Grant Ward emerged from the dark room, only to be met by a woman in pajamas. Looking at her Grant Ward said, "Your fireplace is broken."
Just then, the Room Door opened, and two armed security guards rushed in.
Upon seeing this, Grant Ward immediately picked up the tray he had been holding and hurled it at one of the men. His strength was immense, and the flying tray knocked the man over. Facing another bodyguard who was armed, Grant Ward immediately stepped forward and attacked, disarming him in no time.
The woman in her pajamas watched the fighting but didn't care at all. She went back to her room, changed her clothes, and then walked out of the room.
Then a teammate's voice came through the headset. "Grant Ward, just a heads-up, there might be enemies nearby."
Grant Ward looked at the two men who had been knocked unconscious on the ground and said, "Is that so?"
After eliminating the enemy, Grant Ward and his companion opened a room, went to the top of the building, and took a helicopter away from London.
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S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Hill's field office at S. H. I. E. L. D.
Grant Ward sat down at the round table, at which point Agent Hill spoke up, "What does SHIELD stand for, Agent Grant Ward?"
Grant Ward calmly stated, "Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division."
What does it mean to you?
Grant Ward chuckled, then said, "It means someone really wants our initials to spell 'shield'."
Seeing that his answer was not satisfactory, Grant Ward continued, "It means we are a line of defense, standing between the world and a more bizarre world, preventing people from knowing things they are not prepared to know."
"If we fail to do so, we must protect their safety."
Grant Ward pulled out his target item from his pocket. "Like this Chitauri Neural Link."
"We got it before the bad guys."
Then, this neural link was slid across the table toward Hill.
Hill picked up the item, examined it for a moment, then stood up and said, "Do you know Vanchat intends to sell it to?"
As she spoke, Hill placed the Chitauri Neural Link into a box held by Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. standing nearby.
Grant Ward didn't answer Hill's question, but instead said, "I'm more interested in how this Rising Tide found out about this."
"Aren't they a bunch of hackers?"
Has anything changed?
Hill turned to Grant Ward and shook his head. "Everything has changed."
"The Battle of New York was the end of the world; now comes the new world."
"Humans are different now; they have access to high technology, enhancement agents, and secrets they weren't prepared to know."
Grant Ward didn't care when he heard this; he had been in contact with ninjas before, and had even served as their monitor.
Grant Ward leaned forward and looked at Agent Hill, saying, "Why were I transferred back from Paris?"
Hill glanced at the other person, then said, "You'll have to ask Agent Coulson."
Grant Ward said helplessly, "Fine, I have Level 6 clearance. I know that Agent Coulson was killed in action before the New York operation."
"I've read the full report; after all, he and I were both monitoring that person."
At that moment, Coulson emerged from the darkness and said, "Welcome to Level Seven."
Grant Ward stood up in surprise, looking at Coulson with disbelief.
Coulson laughed and said, "Sorry, it was dark in that corner, I just couldn't resist."
"It seems like one of the light bulbs is broken."
Grant Ward went over and gave Coulson a hug. "Man, it's so good to see you alive."
Coulson hugged Grant Ward and said with a smile, "Did you mourn for me?"
"Yes, buddy."
As he spoke, Grant Ward punched Coulson in the chest, but Coulson took the punch without flinching.
However, after Coulson recovered, Nick Fury delivered a dose of Physical Enhancement Serum to Coulson on Tahiti.
Having just been resurrected, he underwent another physical enhancement.
At this time, Coulson was also a Superhuman on par with Barton, Hawkeye, Captain America, Crossbones, although Coulson was not an agent known for his fighting skills.
"Director Fury faked your death to ignite the Avengers' fighting spirit."
Hill, standing nearby, remarked, "The death of a mutual friend can effectively unite them in cooperation."
The three left the office and headed to other floors, passing through a door using facial recognition.
Coulson laughed and said, "And it wasn't that dramatic, I only held my breath for 40 seconds."
Hill retorted, "It's only eight seconds. You're just adding more time every time you say it."