A few hours later.
Strategic Homeland Defense Attack and Logistics Agency Headquarters Building.
Nick Fury was sitting in his office, looking at the image data collected by his agents and the gold coin that had just been sent to the laboratory for testing. He took a deep breath and asked the middle-aged man next to him wearing glasses and dressed as a scientific researcher, "Tell me, doctor, how bad is the result?"
"Very bad! First of all, this gold coin, after detection, can be basically confirmed to be 100% pure gold, without any impurities. Secondly, the strange force field wrapped on the surface of the gold coin allows it to withstand temperatures of thousands of degrees without melting, let alone being corroded or damaged by other things. Finally, and most importantly, the value on the energy detector has exceeded eight digits. In our estimation, the sun only has an energy level of about seven digits."
The middle-aged man called Doctor wiped his sweat and shook out all the data he had obtained.
Especially when the value of the energy detector is mentioned, the whole person is shaking slightly uncontrollably.
You know, that's equivalent to the sum of a dozen suns put together!
If this power is really controlled by one person, it will be effortless for the other party to destroy the earth.
"Are you sure there is nothing wrong with the detector? If you are really like what you described, then why are ordinary people who have come into contact with the target not vaporized or cooked?" Director Egghead asked with a frown.
His long career as a spy has made him develop a habit of never easily believing any conclusion given by anyone.
Be suspicious of everything, even what you see with your own eyes.
This is the current acting style of Director S.H.I.E.L.D..
The middle-aged man called the doctor smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Sorry, we don't know about this yet. Maybe he controlled the spread of energy, or maybe as you mentioned, the detector was interfered with and there was a problem. But no matter what, it can be basically concluded that the target this time is not ordinary people."
"Okay, I understand, you go ahead and do your work." Nick Fury waved his hand to indicate that the other party could go out.
Obviously, he didn't want the other person to hear the rest of the conversation.
Since S.H.I.E.L.D. itself is an organization filled with countless secrets, large and small, a corresponding complex confidentiality hierarchy has been established.
If a person's level and authority are not high enough, he is not qualified to know too much.
The doctor undoubtedly knew this very well. He reluctantly glanced at the gold coin on the table, and then immediately turned around and left the office without hesitation.
As soon as he walked away with his front foot, Director Egghead rubbed his heart with his back foot, and continued to ask without raising his head, "Coulson, what are those three targets doing now?"
"According to the reports from the agents, they just bought a Queens grocery store two hours ago..."
"Wait! Where did they get the money? And the legal identity required to handle the transfer procedures?" Nick Fury interrupted with a frown.
"The target did not use banknotes, but gold coins that were exactly the same as this one. As for the transfer procedures, they did not go through it at all. They just asked the owner of the grocery store to move out directly. In addition, around the house, our agents were able to detect strong energy fluctuations, and it is speculated that they should be carrying out a series of renovations and decorations on the house."
Coulson quickly reported the information at hand to his director.
It is not difficult to see from the tense face how nervous he is now.
To be precise, since the establishment of the "Strategic Homeland Defense Attack and Logistics Support Bureau", they have not had a crisis of this level.
"Pay with gold coins? The owner of the grocery store actually accepted it?" Director Egghead widened his eyes unconfidently.
Although in modern society, gold still has generally recognized monetary properties, but that is for countries, big banks and capitalists.
For most ordinary people, holding physical gold is actually quite troublesome, and it is not as convenient as holding banknotes.
Colson smiled bitterly and nodded, "Yes, accepted. However, according to the agent's judgment, the grocery store owner should have been influenced and hypnotized by some kind of spiritual power. When we exchanged thousands of cash checks with him, he was obviously in a trance, and he agreed without even hesitating."
"Mind control and Hypnosis? This is really a troublesome ability. According to your intuition, is the danger of the target controllable?" Nick Fury raised his head and stared at his most trusted subordinate with his only single eye.
Don't look at the fact that when dealing with ordinary super Ability User, he, the director, often looks at people with his nose in a condescending manner.
But in the face of a ruthless person who is suspected of being able to easily destroy the earth, other than putting his tail between his legs and being a grandson, he can't come up with any practical solution.
After all, negotiations are based on equal strength between the two parties.
But the problem is that now S.H.I.E.L.D. cannot come up with the power to restrain the opponent.
Unless...
Unless you use that communication device to call back Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, who is wandering somewhere in the universe.
However, Nick Fury does not intend to use this trump card easily before things develop to an irreversible point.
"Judging from the behavioral logic of these three people, they should not be the kind of guys who like to cause havoc at will, or who are ambitious to conquer and rule the world. On the contrary, whether it is eating in a dessert shop or acquiring real estate, they have paid enough. I think we can observe for a while. If the other party always abides by our laws and social order, then we might as well try to make contact." Coulson carefully expressed his point of view.
"It sounds like a good idea, then go with this plan. In addition, you are fully responsible for this matter, and the confidentiality level is tentatively set at level ten." After thinking for a while, Nick Fury affirmed his subordinate's proposal.
Of course, given his character, he would secretly prepare an emergency plan.
"Understood! Don't worry, I will do my best." Coulson promised with all his heart.
Soon, under his leadership, a small team composed of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. completely surrounded the three and outer three floors of the grocery store that Allen bought.
Several unemployed black youths living nearby saw that the grocery store had a new owner and wanted to organize a large America special "zero dollar shopping" event.
As a result, before they even got close, they were pinned to the ground by the agents ambushing them all, and then they were all sent to the police station and locked up.
Not only them, but the gang members, drug dealers, thieves, and robbers all disappeared without a trace in less than a week.
Thanks to the efforts of these agents, the public security in the neighborhood, which was not particularly good at first, miraculously improved.
You don't need to ask to know that Coulson is using this method to try to let the three people who are suspected of being "alien visitors" living in the grocery store establish a good first impression of the earth.
He had no idea that every move he made was seen by the other party, and there was no secret at all.
She even knows exactly what color underwear she wears every day and what flavor of toothpaste she uses.
"Allen, those people you mentioned are indeed here." Sakura teased with a playful look on her face.
Through the glass window blessed with special magic, she could clearly see Phil·Coulson who was sitting in the cab at the moment, with his head lowered, devouring burgers, fried chicken, and drinking Coke.
This "good old man" has been very busy recently, even sleeping with one eye open at night, so he looks very tired. Not only do his eyes have obvious dark circles, but the bags under his eyes are also horrifyingly swollen.
Coupled with an extremely unhealthy diet, it is estimated that if he continues like this, he will not be far from sudden death.
In addition, apart from the people sent by Director Egghead, there was also a team of Hydra who also settled in a small hotel not far away, with about a dozen people.
"Haha, since the actors are all in place, let's let the show begin. Artoria, prepare Opening Gate to welcome the guests." Allen raised his hand and waved to the restless figure in the corner.
"Huh? Now... now?" Saber blushed instantly.
Because now she is not wearing ordinary clothes, but a black and white maid outfit that is full of shame.
"Of course! I'm willing to admit defeat! Who told you to lose?" Allen showed a malicious smile.
"Hehe! That's right! Who told you to lose?" Sakura also echoed.
Not only that!
She even came closer, hugged Artoria's neck, and deliberately blew a gentle breath into her ear.
This overly intimate gesture instantly made Saber's hair stand up involuntarily and goosebumps appeared all over his body. He quickly pushed him away, covering his chest with one hand and holding on to the hem of his skirt with the other. He looked so cute in both shame and annoyance.
Seeing that Artoria was about to get angry, Allen immediately regained his serious face, knocked on the table gently to stop and said, "Okay, stop making trouble, business is important. Go to Opening Gate for business as soon as possible. I believe those agents outside who have been waiting for more than half a month must be eager to know what we have done."
"OK! Got it!"
Sakura shrugged regretfully and sat back in the corner.
Seeing that this little witch was no longer entangled with him, Artoria was obviously relieved. He quickly adjusted his state and pushed open the door and walked out. Under the prying eyes of countless pairs of eyes, he directly activated hundreds of Magic Circle at the door.
moment!
With the grocery store as the center, a folding phenomenon occurred in the space of hundreds of meters in radius.
The originally unremarkable three-story masonry building began to grow taller and taller at an unconfident speed...
Eventually, it turned into a spire hundreds of meters high.
Thousands of extremely beautiful flowers grew out of thin air on the surrounding roads and lawns.
But it all went as quickly as it came.
In about three to five minutes, everything was restored to its original state.
Only the huge sign at the door of the grocery store has a line of English words that exudes a lavender light, which translates to "Allen's Wonderful House".
Fortunately it was midnight.
With the security situation in New York Queens, no one dares to wander on the street.
Otherwise, just dealing with witnesses would keep S.H.I.E.L.D.'s agents busy for a while.
As the on-site commander of this operation, Coulson ignored eating and immediately picked up Telescope and looked at the door of the grocery store.
After a full minute, he asked without looking back, "Damn it! Who can tell me what happened just now?"
"Sorry, sir, we only detected high-energy reactions, but we don't know what exactly happened." An agent stammered in reply.
It was obvious that the entire action team was frightened by the scene that had just happened, and some of them could not even recover from the shock.
"Sir! I think this seems to be some kind of space folding phenomenon. As long as you get closer, you will most likely step into another relatively isolated space."
A researcher with a Mediterranean Sea hairstyle couldn't help but express his opinion.
"You mean... the target separated that grocery store from the real world?" Coulson quickly drank a large gulp of Coke to calm himself down.
The scientific researcher nodded without thinking, "Yes! I think we should get closer and observe. What's more, please look at the Wonderful House sign. The other party obviously intends to do business with Opening Gate. Why don't we go in as customers to find out?"
"Wait a minute! I need to report this kind of thing to the director."
Coulson proved with practical actions why he is valued by Nick Fury.
The answer is simple!
He never tries to be smart. When encountering a major incident, he will immediately ask his superiors for instructions instead of making a decision Recklessness.
Director Egghead was obviously very curious about Allen's actions and immediately gave permission for the action.
However, in order to prevent unnecessary leaks, Coulson did not bring any other agents with him, but walked towards the main entrance of Wonderful House alone.
When they crossed the crosswalk and were only a hundred meters away from the gate, the scenery in front of them suddenly changed, and the large sea of flowers they just saw appeared again, as well as the huge tower standing in the center of the sea of flowers.
In order to confirm that this was not an illusion, he bent down and gently sniffed one of the white flowers, and immediately felt the faint fragrance.
Sight, touch, smell...
Everything is so real!
"It's unbelievable!" Coulson sighed slightly.
He couldn't understand at all how the other party accomplished all this under his 24-hour surveillance.
You must know that in order to ensure nothing goes wrong, the team participating in this operation used the most advanced detection equipment, claiming that they can detect even an ant crawling out of the house.
But what's the result?
It's of no use at all!
With fear and awe for the owner of Wonderful House, Coulson mustered up the courage to push Opening Gate in.
As soon as he crossed the threshold, he saw Artoria in maid uniform, bowing slightly and greeting in a very stiff tone. "Welcome! What do you need, guest?"