Enough Is Enough

Pierce had truly arrived in high spirits. After all, Malik, the prestigious old family that had always looked down on him, considered him a heretic, and styled itself as Hydra's orthodox lineage, had actually lowered its head and come begging him for help.

And there was none of Malik's usual overbearing tone. He had asked politely. The moment he opened his mouth, he had even invited Pierce to watch a little movie starring his daughter. Ha, the thought had been rather exciting.

But that excitement had gone completely overboard! The actors in that movie were actually clothed—no, damn it! The real surprise was that Peggy Carter had been hidden in there like a massive bomb, blowing his mind apart in an instant!

And after the recording reached this point, there was nothing particularly useful afterward. Evenson merely reported on what he had done during his trip to Asgard. All of that was in the official report he had submitted to S.H.I.E.L.D., minus the nauseating self-praise.

Having finally recovered his senses, Pierce remembered why he had come and decisively picked up the remote to turn off the recording. "This ends here. You absolutely cannot investigate this any further!"

Even Pierce himself felt guilty saying that, and his feelings were deeply conflicted. Truthfully, if this matter only involved Umbrella Corporation, he really would have wanted Nick Fury to follow that trail and investigate further. He had even intended to cooperate fully, because he had always been extremely wary of Umbrella Corporation!

Based on the intelligence currently available, that elusive and mysterious company was unquestionably an organization with advanced technology, immense influence, and staggering financial resources. They had branches all over the world, and many of the world's unsolved incidents might very well have been arranged by them!

Perhaps they had bought a