Nick Fury hung up the phone, his dark face thoughtful. He had originally intended to call Luke to account. After all, the other man's Security Squad had indeed caused quite a stir in the underworld these past few days. Especially today, when an explosion involving what appeared to be a high-powered weapon had damaged numerous buildings.
But he had not expected Luke to be so sharp-tongued that he turned the questioning around and left him speechless. Nick Fury even had to help come up with excuses and clean up the aftermath.
Of course, that was also because Nick Fury had never truly intended to make trouble for Luke in the first place. It had merely been a routine warning. What he had not expected was the information Luke gave him before ending the call, along with that inexplicable numerical code.
Ding!
A notification sounded for Nick Fury's private encrypted email. He picked up his phone and opened his inbox. A massive compressed file appeared before him. He entered the numerical code Luke had given him as the password, and soon saw the vast amount of information Luke had sent over.
There were all kinds of photographs of human experiments, as well as the financial flows of numerous illegal organizations, official identities, and incomplete information on human enhancement technology.
Nick Fury looked over it all with an impassive face. The condition of those human test subjects in the photos was indeed unbearable to witness. They looked miserable and pitiable, enough to inspire sympathy. But such emotions would never appear on Nick Fury's face. He had seen images that were crueler and bloodier still. Everything he had experienced had taught him to remain wary of everyone at all times and to always hold something back when dealing with any matter.
He did