Hail Hydra

Just as Wang Haotian was about to arrange the dishes, Lin Xu's words suddenly made him break out in a cold sweat.

"Xiao Wang, Lao Wang is just a mage friend of mine. He rarely socializes. Tell Nick not to investigate him; it's a waste of money, understand?"

"... Boss, I..."

"By the way, how much is your monthly salary, and who is your supervisor?"

After a brief moment of surprise, Wang Haotian quickly regained his composure.

"Boss, I'm sorry, I'll be leaving tomorrow. Also, my salary and my supervisor's information are confidential."

"Ha, I was just kidding you. I didn't expect you to actually be from S.H.I.E.L.D.."

That's true, since he really can't read minds. But before, I was just suspicious and not quite sure. Now that I can basically stop eating beef, there's no harm in testing him a little.

Xiao Wang:????

"You too, this store manager is doing a great job. Such a shrewd businessman, why did you become a secret agent?"

Xiao Wang remained silent.

"Here's what we'll do. I think you're a talented person. You don't need to go back to S.H.I.E.L.D.. Here, I'll give you a two hundred thousand a year, after tax."

Xiao Wang remained silent.

"Oh, you don't need to worry about your safety. You should know that besides owning a few restaurants, I'm also a shareholder in Stark. Protecting you won't be a problem."

"Reporting to the boss, my superior is Agent Coulson. My annual salary plus fieldwork allowance at S.H.I.E.L.D.. is approximately 18. That concludes my report. Please provide further instructions!"

Sure enough, with the double guarantee of life and money, Agent Xiao Wang immediately betrayed the cause without the slightest hesitation.

"Haha, as the saying goes, 'A wise man submits to circumstances.' Xiao Wang, you've made the right choice. Alright, tell them to start cooking."

"Yes, boss!"

After Xiao Wang left, Lao Wang immediately came over.

"Old Lin, I don't think this kid is a good person. He'd betray his superior for a mere two hundred. Are you sure you can trust him?"

Lin Xu glanced at Lao Wang, his tone slightly mocking. "Yeah, just for a mere two hundred..."

Unlike some people, whose goal is a whole feast!

"Huh? No! What kind of look is that?!"

To prove his innocence, Lao Wang quickly explained, "First of all, let me make this clear: I'm not here for the food, I'm here to offer my opinions!"

"Oh right, so Lao Wang, have you thought of your opinion?"

"Sigh, we haven't even eaten yet!"

"Haha!" ×2

On the other side, Xiao Wang, who had just come out of the kitchen, walked towards the restroom as if nothing had happened, coughing twice as he passed the bar.

Two minutes later, Wang Haotian came out of the toilet and coughed twice more.

Immediately afterwards, a male cashier at the counter said to his colleague, "Watch this for me, my stomach hurts, I need a toilet."

His companion muttered, "Lazy oxen and lazy horses produce lots of excrement!"

The male cashier quickly went to the restroom, to the last stall at the very back, and pulled out a cigarette pack from the very back of the toilet paper holder. Inside the cigarette pack was a piece of paper.

[I have gained Lin Xu's trust and am awaiting further instructions. Hail Hydra!!]

"Tch~"

The male cashier scanned the piece of paper in front of his glasses, then put it in his pocket and lightly pressed the frame.

"Chief, what should we do?"

"Let him keep quiet. Hydra in New York has been dealt with. The Prophet must know his identity. Let the Oracle play Prophet he wants to. Also, from now on, you no longer belong to S.H.I.E.L.D.."

"Understood, so now?"

"Extraterrestrial Joint Defense Agency, Level 6 Agent!"

"Clear!"

"We've eaten, Lao Wang, what's your opinion?"

"It's pretty good."

That's it?

"Otherwise what?"

"Haha, okay, just for that good review, it's worth it!"

After saying goodbye to Lao Wang, Lin Xu returned to the Avengers Compound once again.

He still didn't use the main entrance; as soon as he stepped through the Mystic Portal, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

In this universe, he had always been an ordinary person, living a secluded life and trying to avoid any potentially fatal events.

This has resulted in the fact that, for nearly nine years, apart from Tony, only Black Widow has seen him a few times in the entire Avengers, and even that was several years ago.

As for Hawkeye, he's just a lowly Level 7 field operative. He's not even qualified to access data unless he's on a mission.

Hello everyone, am I disturbing you?

"I remember, I designed the door." Tony stood up and walked up to Lin Xu. "You're making me feel like I have no privacy at all."

"I'll definitely do it next time!"

Lin Xu dodged Tony's greasy hand, which was still sticking out of his hamburger.

"I don't believe your assurances." Tony didn't wipe the oil off his hands; he just licked his fingers and then wiped them on the corner of the table.

"Everyone, this is Lin, the second largest shareholder of Stark Industries, and also a magician. Lin, would you like me to introduce you all?"

"No need, I know them all. Natalie? We met at the Stark Tower in Los Angeles."

"Oh, Natalie is his alias; his real name is Natasha."

"Using a pseudonym? Everyone has one, it's normal."

"Elf Prince, Shield Master, War Mouth, I know you all!"

Hawkeye, Captain America, and Rhodey, who were called out, exchanged glances and then smiled at each other. As expected of Tony Stark's legendary supporters of Iron Man, these two were indeed on the same page and loved giving people nicknames.

"And then there's the one-armed kid, the angry ordinary guy..."

"Alright, how come I never noticed before? You have such a sharp tongue. Don't you have other enemies? What are you doing here looking for me?"

"Isn't that what I learned from you..."

Lin Xu muttered something, took out the Quantum Tunnel from his pocket, and was about to amplify it when suddenly he saw Wanda in the corner.

Another troublemaker; I can't let her see this.

"Hey, what's this? A mini figurine? Why does it have Stark's logo on it? Which factory made it?"

Lin Xu pulled Tony to another corner and whispered a few words in his ear, which immediately drew gasps of surprise.

"Time machine..."

"Shh!"

Tony looked around before whispering, "Impossible. One-dimensional time in three-dimensional reality is irreversible. Moreover, according to the second law of thermodynamics, the macroscopic world is governed by the Time-Reversal Symmetry. Time only moves forward in one direction. If it were reversed, the law would be broken, and the entire universe would be destroyed."

"So, this thing doesn't follow the timeline. You know Quantum Realm, right? It's that wave or something-or-other number thing."

"You mean shrinking it to the Planck Mass, observing the changes in the wave function, and finally traversing decoherence to reach parallel universes on different timelines? Theoretically, it is indeed possible."

Lin Xu: What is this person saying?

Tony looked at Lin Xu and sighed. It was another day of missing Banner.

"So, is this something I invented in the future?"

"No, this is a forgery."

"Phew... So when do you plan to use it, and at what time?"

"The faster the better, it only takes 5 seconds round trip anyway. As for the time, how about you become the Godfather in 1970?"

"Shit!"