"What?!"
If hearing that John Garrett was Hydra had allowed Nick Fury to maintain a basic level of composure, then hearing that Alexander Pierce was also Hydra left him utterly horrified.
S.H.I.E.L.D. itself had been handed over to him by Alexander Pierce. Without Pierce's strong recommendation, he might not have become Director at all.
Moreover, much of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s funding had been secured for him through Alexander Pierce's tireless efforts with the major nations, now that Pierce served as a member of the World Security Council.
To Nick Fury, Alexander Pierce was not only his former superior, but also a good friend who shared his ideals.
"No wonder. No wonder I only started investigating yesterday, and today I was nearly killed. Other than him, none of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s higher-ups could have pulled that off."
Though he was unwilling to believe it, once Nick Fury placed Pierce in the role of mastermind behind the entire affair and considered him a Hydra agent, everything suddenly fell into place.
"Are there others? Do you have a detailed list of Hydra agents among S.H.I.E.L.D.'s personnel?"
Nick Fury looked up and pressed the question.
Li Chuan turned around and spread his hands.
"The base was about to explode, and we were in a hurry to leave, so we didn't obtain very complete information. At present, the only ones we can confirm are John Garrett and Alexander Pierce.
"However, based on the information we obtained, we can infer that most of your S.H.I.E.L.D. agents have already defected to Hydra."
He had provided the information about Pierce so Nick Fury would not be too passive in the coming battle and ultimately be forced to call Captain Marvel back. He had provided the information about Garrett because he had a grudge against the man.
As for the others, he had