The Case
Sir, what are you doing, making those faces?
Oh, so you were trying to wink at me. Please don't do that; your face is always dark, it's pointless.
Watching Nick Fury's actions, Coulson wanted to complain but didn't say a word.
"Continue." After activating the shielding, Nick Fury leaned back in his seat and waited for Coulson to continue.
It wasn't that he was overly cautious; it was just that after the Hydra incident, he seemed to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), seeing everyone as a potential Hydra agent. These were essential measures for him.
"There was more than one dead. The Bad Ghost Gang, though low-class, still had a dozen or so members. Except for one person, they all died in that bar." Coulson took out a tablet, pulled up the relevant files, and handed them to Nick Fury.
Black Eggplant placed the tablet directly on the table. The highly intelligent desk instantly read the data on the tablet, and a small blue light quickly simulated the environment of the bar based on the police photos of the scene, showing the arrangement of the tables and chairs, the deceased's posture, and the cause of death.
"There were no signs of a struggle at the scene. Unless they were killed elsewhere and then moved here, how could Mutant have killed more than a dozen people in an instant?" Nick Fury concluded based on his analysis of the situation at the scene.
Coulson said, "Yes, according to the police investigation, the killer was a black man named George Carl who dropped out of high school and hung out with people in the community. Later, a group of them formed the Bad Ghost Gang, and he was the only survivor of the Bad Ghost Gang. He is now missing."
As soon as he finished speaking, the intelligent system projected George Carl's photo, along with a complete list of his life history—he was involved in gangs, so he must have had a history of being arrested. This part of the information was also obtained from the police. George Carl's photo was also a criminal record photo, with a height standard line in the background, and he was holding a sign with his identity information written on it.
"What does the bar owner who called the police know?" Nick Fury's hand slid across the holographic projection screen, skipping over some of George Carl's trivial matters and going straight to the last record: the bar where the incident occurred.
The Bad Ghost Gang wanted to seize territory and collect protection money, hoping to rise from an insignificant gang to a well-known one. However, they ran into a tough opponent and were brutally beaten by the opponent's guards, leaving everyone injured. Afterward, they went to the bar where the incident occurred to drink.
"Before the incident, members of the Bad Ghost Gang had a conflict with a very generous customer. To avoid getting hurt in the chaos, he hid under the bar and escaped unharmed. He didn't see the specific details of the incident," Coulson said. "The tablet has police investigation footage."
Nick Fury manipulated a screen, and a video replaced the bar's projection in the center. It was a recording of two police officers questioning a lean, middle-aged man. Skipping over the previously categorized and documented content, Nick Fury swiped directly to the section introducing the wealthy customer.
"That guy looks to be in his sixties, but he doesn't seem old at all. He's very muscular; he was probably a bodybuilding Champion when he was young."
"My shop was already full of the Bad Ghost Gang at that time. I gestured for him to leave, but he wouldn't listen. Instead, he ordered a bottle of imported Germany beer and paid twenty dollars. He was wearing a suit that didn't look cheap, and he could easily pull out twenty dollars. The Bad Ghost Gang had just been ripped off elsewhere, so they definitely wouldn't let go of the opportunity to make some money off this guy."
At this point, the police asked, "Did that person later have any conflicts with the members of the Bad Ghost Gang '?"
The bar owner nodded and said, "Yes, that guy seemed to be a salesman, carrying a briefcase. He was trying to sell something to a gang member when he was mistaken for a conman. One of the Bad Ghost Gang started arguing with him—I don't know what happened after that, because I was already hiding under the counter at the time."
"Selling products to members of low-level gangs... Was he selling some kind of illegal drugs?" the police officer asked.
Aside from this kind of thing, I can't think of anything gang members would actively buy—and trying to sell something to gang members with very low spending power would only increase the chances of them being robbed.
"I couldn't see clearly from that distance, but it was probably something like USB Drive." The bar owner thought for a moment, then said, "The salesman also talked to that gang member about some kind of hidden power, as if he and that person weren't ordinary people, and that what he was selling could unleash the power of people like them."
"Then a fight broke out between the two sides. I was hiding under the counter and didn't see what happened, but I heard tables, chairs, and benches falling to the ground and people screaming. When it quieted down and I looked up, I saw corpses all over the floor."
"Oh, right, that salesman said he'd be coming back to my bar. He'll run out of what he sells; the first one is free. He wants the gang members to use that to raise money so they can buy more from him. The transaction will take place at my bar."
"The murderer must have been one of those gang members. When the salesman left the bar, the members of the Bad Ghost Gang were still shouting and cursing."
That was the end of the useful information. Nick Fury didn't read any further and pulled up the composite sketch drawn based on the bar owner's description.
"Doctor Death!"
This wasn't the first time Nick Fury had seen that face that belonged to Magneto. During the anti-vampire campaign, S.H.I.E.L.D.. teams had captured some humans who worked for vampires. Several of them had been involved in the deal between the vampire high-ranking officer Victor and Doctor Death. They gave up all the relevant information in exchange for a reduced sentence. This was the first time that Black Eggplant had obtained information about SHOCKER outside of Wei Xiuming's oral account.
"Doctor Death ordered a beer. Where's the bottle? And the bill he used to pay? Even the accidental touching of the table and chairs—anything that could leave Doctor Death's information, even just a fingerprint, must be firmly documented," Black Eggplant said in a low voice.
The most terrifying thing is the unknown, SHOCKER is a perfect example of that.
Since Wei Xiuming traveled through time and told him about the existence of SHOCKER, he has been able to obtain very little relevant information. It's as if SHOCKER, the organization that inherited the legacy of the Third Reich, was just a fabrication by Wei Xiuming. However, Doctor Death's few activities have already demonstrated its potential threat, so Black Eggplant is eager to obtain more information, even if it's not useful for the time being.
"When we learned of the incident, the scene had already been disturbed; the tables, chairs, benches, and broken bottles had been disposed of after the police took samples during their investigation."
Coulson pulled out a banknote from a transparent evidence bag. "That's all I got."