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Zheng Xian has a very ordinary appearance, but he is very approachable. After confirming each other's identities, he acted like a qualified host, making sure everyone was taken care of.

A convoy was already waiting outside the airport. Agents and a few experts in related fields boarded different vehicles according to their identities, indicating that their disguises had been completely exposed. The structural force detection device was also put into an armed escort vehicle.

As the highest-ranking member of the team, Wei Xiuming was fortunate to be accompanied by Zheng Xian, and the two rode in the same car.

After the convoy left the airport area, Zheng Xian casually started a conversation. "In recent years, our country has been keeping a low profile to avoid becoming a target for other countries to divert domestic conflicts. However, the economy cannot stagnate. A considerable number of people are still living below the poverty line, and livelihood issues urgently need to be addressed. As a major producing country, we need a calling card to promote ourselves, attract foreign investment, market our products, and showcase our basic industrial capabilities."

"The Olympic Games is an excellent platform. The funds spent on building Olympic Games main stadium and related facilities would not be recouped even in twenty years through the revenue from renting out the venues. However, it is a global advertising campaign. Our superiors require that security be impeccable and that no one be allowed to disrupt its normal operation, as this is crucial to our development over the next twenty years."

After learning that Wei Xiuming was more fluent in Chinese than English, Zheng Xian spoke entirely in Chinese, with little variation in tone and a slow pace to accommodate Wei Xiuming, a foreigner. However, Wei Xiuming interpreted this as a threat.

Furthermore, Zheng Xian's eyes widened slightly as he spoke. Although it was only for a brief moment, Wei Xiuming sensed a murderous aura in his eyes, like a long sword being drawn from its sheath, revealing its sharpness, which was chilling.

Although Zheng Xian had undergone professional training and belonged to the top tier of humans, he didn't possess any superpowers. Wei Xiuming could sense this, but for a moment, Wei Xiuming almost couldn't suppress his power and subconsciously wanted to retaliate.

"I'm only here for technical exchanges, to promote some products, and to take care of some business." Wei Xiuming thought for a moment and slowly said, "How much intelligence do you have about me... for example, the purpose of my trip?"

"I initially thought I had a lot of information, but two days ago Nick Fury communicated with us and provided some additional details, giving me a preliminary comprehensive understanding of you. You are the top technical director of Osborn Group, the technical director of S.H.I.E.L.D..'s scientific research department, and a successfully enhanced super soldier."

Zheng Xian said calmly, "He is a person with a great sense of the big picture. The Strategic Defense and Counterattack and Logistics Support Bureau is a global organization, but most of its bases are located within the United States. Although the majority of its funding comes from the World Security Council, the majority of it still comes from the United States, which restricts his work in some aspects. Even so, he knows that this is a sensitive period for us, and when he sent people here, he gave us the personnel list in advance."

"But he didn't reveal the purpose of your trip."

After speaking, Zheng Xian looked at Wei Xiuming, waiting for his reply.

Wei Xiuming roughly understood Nick Fury's thoughts. This guy probably believed what Wei had been telling him all along, and then started to gather allies around the world to deal with the impending disaster. Due to its national conditions, although China occupies a seat in the World Security Council, it is independent of S.H.I.E.L.D.., and is undoubtedly not a good partner. Wei Xiuming had been tricked into coming here as an ambassador for exchange.

But can I really play this role well?

After a moment's thought, Wei Xiuming made a decision: since that's the case, then he might as well use someone else's name and raise a big banner.

Have you looked into the issue of the Worms?

Zheng Xian didn't mince words, saying, "If you're referring to the three that the United States smuggled into our country, they're already lying on the dissection table."

"So fast." Hearing Zheng Xian say this, Wei Xiuming was surprised by the country's efficiency. The United States, the only superpower on Earth, took eight years to finally solve the Worms problem.

Zheng Xian continued, "Fifty-five years ago, the United States airdropped fleas, rats, and contaminated grain carrying deadly viruses into our country. It was only through the nationwide campaign to eliminate the four pests that a large-scale spread was prevented. Four years ago, the United States used our country as a testing ground to conduct large-scale experiments on infectious viruses. We pay extra attention to the ports of entry overseas, especially to goods imported from the United States."

Wei Xiuming asked, "How well is this car kept secret?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xian said, "Let me formally introduce myself. I am Zheng Xian, the head of China's highest intelligence organization. According to the confidentiality regulations, I cannot disclose the organization's name and structure to you. You can refer to us by our code name used by outsiders: the Divine Spear Bureau."

As the head of intelligence, Zheng Xian also handled diplomatic work. He was responsible for the cooperation that bypassed the United States and reached directly with S.H.I.E.L.D.., and he was also quite familiar with Nick Fury.

"As you should already know from your intelligence, I've developed several sets of fairly high-performance mechanical Exoskeleton Armor and have some knowledge of human enhancement," Wei Xiuming began. "I'm here this time to exchange ideas on earthquake prediction through geological tectonic force analysis, and also, from my personal standpoint, to help you build your own Super Soldier team."

"We've entered an era of technological explosion. Those operating outside the law could acquire advanced technology at any time, hence the need for Super Soldier to deter them. On the other hand, if your research on the Worms reaches a certain level, you'll discover they are a branch of some alien race. The meteorite that brought them to Earth was actually their spaceship. This precisely illustrates that there are many unknown civilizations in the universe, and they have a high probability of having entered the era of interstellar travel, or even interdimensional jumps."

"In the face of a civilization with space technology, human armies are utterly vulnerable. It's like sending Earth's strongest army to fight an enemy from the flintlock era. Through satellites and other means, the enemy in the flintlock era would have already suffered a saturation attack beyond visual perception before they even discovered us. That's an absolute crushing advantage. Therefore, localized operations with a small number of elite troops are imperative."

Nick Fury named it Avengers Initiative, establishing a highly capable special forces G.I. Joe to conduct small-scale strategic operations... However, because the United States values individuality and freedom, his selection of personnel was not based on obedience to orders.