Chen Mo was in no hurry to bring the Autobots under his control.
Thanks to the information Bumblebee had given Optimus Prime about Chen Mo and S.H.I.E.L.D., as well as the overwhelming strength Chen Mo had displayed when he took out Barricade alone, Optimus Prime had few doubts about Chen Mo's identity or S.H.I.E.L.D.'s existence.
But Chen Mo himself knew that S.H.I.E.L.D. did not exist at all right now. The entire organization consisted of him alone, a commander without an army!
If Optimus Prime agreed now and accepted S.H.I.E.L.D.'s authority, Chen Mo really would not know where to put them.
He could hardly tell them that S.H.I.E.L.D. was just him and they could stay in his garage.
Besides, Chen Mo's most important task right now was dealing with the Decepticons. The Autobots were not an urgent concern. They had come with good intentions, after all, and Chen Mo was not worried that they would harm humanity like the Decepticons.
So Chen Mo planned to deal with the Autobots only after everything before him had been settled and he had achieved his goal of using the Decepticons to train himself.
As for before then...
Staring directly into Optimus Prime's blue-glowing electronic eyes, Chen Mo spoke in a cold, solemn voice.
"I'll deal with every one of those Decepticons. Until then, you only need to stay hidden and make sure ordinary people don't discover you. As for Bumblebee, he'll stay with me for now."
Seeing Chen Mo's resolute attitude, Optimus Prime could only nod helplessly and temporarily abandon the idea of helping. However, with Bumblebee by Chen Mo's side, they would be able to keep track of developments. If anything unexpected happened, they could rush over to help at any time.
No matter what, they absolutely could not let the AllSpark fall