With the holiday season approaching, every household had hung colorful lights on their houses and in their yards, putting up all kinds of festive decorations and building strange, imaginative snowmen.
At night, snowflakes danced through the air, and the sparkling residential neighborhood seemed to have transformed into a fairy-tale town.
At that moment, Hawking was sitting on the living room sofa with Wanda's family, drinking the hot soup Elena had made while watching television and chatting about everyday matters.
"Ding-dong!"
Just as the family burst into laughter at the sitcom on TV, the doorbell suddenly rang.
"I'll check!"
Pietro activated his ability and vanished in a blur. In less than a second, he had crossed from the sofa to the door and opened it.
Standing before him was an unfamiliar, bald Black man with one eye, dressed in a black leather coat and wearing an eyepatch.
"Who are you?"
"Sorry to disturb you. I'm looking for Hawking. Is he here?"
"What a rare visitor!"
Hearing the voice, Hawking stood and walked to the door. Seeing that the visitor was actually Nick Fury, he could not help raising an eyebrow.
He had met Magneto only last night, and now Nick Fury had come looking for him. Could he be here with ill intent?
Probably not. He had not sensed anyone else nearby. If Fury had come to cause trouble, he would not have come alone.
"Hawking, is he your friend? It's so cold outside, and it's snowing. Hurry and invite him in for some hot soup. Sit down first, then you can talk!"
Realizing that the visitor might know Hawking, Oleg and Elena hurriedly rose to greet him.
They did not know that Hawking was the head of Hero Alliance International Company, but Wanda and Pietro had told them that, because