As Chen Mo had said, the real-world S.H.I.E.L.D. was not the same as the one in the movies.
They were not an organization jointly established by various countries and managed by the World Security Council. Rather, they were an ancient organization created by Chen Mo that had existed for over a thousand years!
Their mission was to maintain world peace and protect Earth!
Compared to them, David felt that his former ideals had been far too narrow-minded. But when he thought of Chen Mo's age and mysterious ability, he was able to accept it.
Although David considered himself outstanding among ordinary people, he was simply incomparable to a superhuman powerhouse like Chen Mo, who possessed extraordinary abilities and had lived for over a thousand years.
Based on Chen Mo's description, David realized that the S.H.I.E.L.D. that existed in the real world was far purer and nobler than the S.H.I.E.L.D. in Marvel movies.
However, David's greatest concern was still S.H.I.E.L.D.'s way of operating. Without supervision from international organizations such as the World Security Council, S.H.I.E.L.D. was free of restrictions and restraints, but its actions were also more aggressive. Their previous massacre of the Los Angeles Mafia was a clear demonstration of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s style.
From the FBI's perspective, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s conduct—violently killing Mafia members outright without evidence, arrest, or trial—was plainly illegal. It would be classified as murder or even terrorism. From that standpoint, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s methods were in serious conflict with David's original beliefs.
Over the years, David had upheld justice by conducting investigations, obtaining evidence, and sending criminals to prison through trials. Most of those who died at his hands had violently resisted arrest. As for the rest of the criminals he had captured, most of them were still alive and well in prison.
The FBI's principles had taught him to place