Director's Charge

Coulson's question had truly stumped Chen Changsheng.

What happened here? Chen Changsheng looked at the Stark Industries park, now reduced to ruins, seemingly contemplating where to begin his story.

But it was only for a moment before Chen Changsheng launched into a tale that would make listeners weep and listeners mourn.

"I'm just a kind passerby. While out for a normal walk today, I noticed an explosion here. In the spirit of 'everyone for themselves, and I for everyone,' I immediately rushed over, ready to contribute my own part and rescue some innocent civilians. But when I arrived, I saw two Iron Men fighting. One of them was Tony, but Tony was being completely overpowered by the other Iron Man. In the end, I saw Tony lure the other Iron Man into the building with the Arc Reactor and detonate the Arc Reactor inside, which finally resolved that big problem."

"???" Listening to Chen Changsheng's simple account, Coulson was perplexed. When did America get such a kindhearted Samaritan? And this scene, which looked like something out of a world war, was really caused by just two people fighting?

Tony Stark, who had just regained consciousness, happened to overhear Chen Changsheng's narration and was momentarily stunned. What's going on? Did I defeat Obadiah?

The turn of events was so plausible that he couldn't find any loopholes. But he just couldn't believe it, especially since he had been knocked out at the time.

However, Tony also knew that Chen Changsheng had saved him, so he didn't say anything that would discredit Chen Changsheng. He just listened quietly to Chen Changsheng's account, trying to figure out what Chen Changsheng was really trying to convey.

"Mr. Jack, please maintain a proper attitude. I don't believe you're just a simple passerby?" As a professional agent, Coulson didn't believe a word Chen Changsheng said.

In fact, Chen Changsheng's perfunctory attitude made Coulson consider taking him back to S.H.I.E.L.D. for a thorough interrogation. People who behaved like this usually had secrets they couldn't reveal.

Tony also finally realized that Chen Changsheng didn't want to be dragged into this matter. Since Chen Changsheng had saved his life, Tony spoke up to help Chen Changsheng out of the situation. "What Mr. Jack described is basically fine. He also saved my life during the explosion, and I believe him. It's all Obadiah's fault; he's the real culprit. Obadiah colluded with terrorists to try and assassinate me and launched a terrorist attack on Stark Industries. Pepper has the evidence; I believe she's already given it to you."

Coulson nodded upon hearing Tony's words. He trusted Tony a lot, especially since he was someone his boss was paying close attention to.

Moreover, Pepper had indeed given him some documents, which also indicated that Obadiah was the prime suspect in this incident.

As Tony spoke, he drew Coulson's gaze. Noticing where Tony was lying, and seeing the relatively intact ground beneath him contrasting with the surrounding devastation, Coulson couldn't help but inwardly scoff. This is your so-called passerby? Who did nothing? It's obvious you're hiding something.

Deep down, Coulson still wanted to arrest Chen Changsheng and interrogate him thoroughly about the secrets he was hiding.

The military already possessed the Tyrants produced by Chen Changsheng, and in terms of high-end combat power, they were now on par with S.H.I.E.L.D.

The director of S.H.I.E.L.D. had also tried to purchase a batch of Tyrants through military channels, but due to the low production volume of the Tyrants, they had never had the opportunity. This matter had made S.H.I.E.L.D. lose face in front of the military bigwigs.

The director of S.H.I.E.L.D. was particularly resentful about this and had been looking for any leverage against Chen Changsheng so that they could more easily purchase the Tyrants they wanted from Umbrella Corporation.

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Just as Coulson was contemplating how to detain Chen Changsheng to get his hands on a batch of Tyrants, the long-overdue NYPD finally arrived, led by Chen Changsheng's father-in-law, Captain George.

Seeing a group of men in black surrounding his son-in-law, seemingly intending to take him away, George was immediately displeased. Although I also dislike this wild boar, he's still my family's wild boar.

"Ahem," George cleared his throat and, with a few officers, stepped between Chen Changsheng and Coulson. He said to Coulson and the other men in black, "This area falls under the jurisdiction of the NYPD. In the event of a terrorist attack, we, the NYPD, are responsible. You unrelated individuals should leave immediately."

Coulson glanced at the approaching NYPD officers and showed no intention of acknowledging them. He pulled out a badge from his pocket.

It was an agent's badge from the Central Intelligence Agency, the CIA. Its primary mission was to publicly and secretly collect and analyze intelligence on foreign governments, corporations, terrorist organizations, individuals, politics, culture, technology, and other aspects.

Coulson and his team, as S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, had to remain hidden and could never be exposed in broad daylight. Officially, they operated under the guise of CIA agents.

Seeing the growing crowd of police officers and the signs that news media were about to rush in, Coulson realized he couldn't control the situation. He decided to invoke the CIA to intimidate the police officers present, as S.H.I.E.L.D. could not be exposed to the public.

At this moment, the NYPD Commissioner, Sherlock, also arrived at the scene. Chen Changsheng knew this commissioner, as he had just signed a contract with him a few days prior.

Umbrella Corporation would donate a batch of Tyrant combat units to the NYPD to form an assault team specifically for handling various armed conflict incidents in New York.

Sherlock had been very excited when he first heard that Umbrella Corporation would donate Tyrants. After all, from the Lizard People incident, Sherlock had reviewed the on-site footage many times and had a vivid memory of the Tyrants' combat effectiveness.

At that time, Sherlock thought that if his subordinates were all Tyrants in terms of combat power, then the NYPD would have the final say in New York City. He would sweep away Spider-Man and supercriminals alike into the trash heap.

Through his connections, Sherlock also knew that the Tyrants had a low production rate. Even though the military had paid in full, they had only received a small trial batch.

Therefore, Sherlock had to put away his ambitions. But who could have imagined that Chen Changsheng would come to him later, with the only condition being that George would command the team?

Who was George? Sherlock didn't care. Regardless of who it was, as long as they were still within the NYPD, they were his subordinates. As long as they achieved results, he would reap the rewards.

Sherlock, the NYPD Commissioner, also had a strong background, with several state senators behind him. This was why Sherlock could be the commissioner in a big city like New York.

Sherlock, with his prominent belly, walked up to Chen Changsheng first and asked, "Mr. Jack, it's been a while. How have you been lately?"

Chen Changsheng immediately replied, "Commissioner Sherlock, hello. I've been doing very well lately. However, I have some doubts about the identities of these agents. Please handle this matter seriously, as impersonating CIA agents is not uncommon."

The commissioner immediately received Chen Changsheng's signal, nodded thoughtfully, and looked at Coulson and the others. He said, "Mr. Jack is right. There are always some criminals who try to impersonate government officials. As the NYPD, we have an obligation to send these criminals to prison."

George looked at the wild boar he referred to, chatting and laughing with his direct superior, and in a few words, getting his superior to lead his men into action. He was very surprised. George thought that when he had the chance, he would definitely interrogate this wild boar thoroughly to find out what he did to be able to command his superior.