Coulson Arrives

"Hmm!" Tony followed his advice, taking a piece of high-density bulletproof glass from the side. With the assistance of a robotic arm, he quickly cut it into a circle that could be fitted onto his chest and installed it.

"Only this can ensure your safety. Being ambushed this time means that no one around you can be trusted. If it were someone close to you, removing this thing could cost you your life!" Fang Bie said.

"You had better keep the Golden Apple I gave you; many times, it will be the thing that saves your life!"

"Alright, alright!" Tony raised his hands in a gesture of surrender. "I'll listen to you. As for now, we can finally get some rest!"

"I'm afraid not, sir." Jarvis's voice appeared just as they were speaking, accompanied by several screens projected into mid-air.

"This is what happened in the hour since you arrived at the villa. A team of unidentified agents has surrounded the place and has issued a request to speak with you."

"Agents? Are they from the CIA, the FBI, or the Department of Defense? It couldn't be the Department of Homeland Security, could it?" Tony asked, looking somewhat puzzled.

"I do not know, sir. There is no information on them in the database." Jarvis replied.

Fang Bie frowned as he looked at the people on the screen. He was all too familiar with the person leading them.

Phil Coulson, the chief agent known to everyone in the Marvel Universe, and the go-to character in all kinds of Marvel fan fiction—the quintessential "newbie village chief." As the saying goes, village chiefs may come and go, but the village chief remains the same. Perhaps the characters everyone encounters in the Marvel world differ, but most people who come into contact with S.H.I.E.L.D. end up meeting this man.

Fang Bie remained silent. It wasn't his turn to step forward yet. Even though Tony had already announced the closure of his company's weapons division, he was still one of the top billionaires in the world. Even an organization like S.H.I.E.L.D. couldn't cause him any real harm.

Fang Bie was still in the mindset of a spectator. He couldn't afford to go up against a behemoth like S.H.I.E.L.D. at this moment. He wasn't Tony; he lacked a massive family business and background, making it impossible to confront an organization that almost controlled the dark side of the entire world.

Although Fang Bie had thought it through well, he still ended up bumping into them without any preparation.

Tony put on his clothes and went to the living room. Fang Bie and Yinsen, of course, didn't stay in his laboratory and followed him to the living room as well.

Right before them, a team of agents in black suits walked slowly to the door. They were dressed neatly and seriously, wearing sunglasses and using special equipment to obscure their faces. Only the leader revealed his face.

They stood quietly at the door, waiting for it to open.

"Jarvis, open the door. Let the first person in, and keep the rest outside." Tony didn't indulge these guys' tempers and ordered casually.

"Very well, sir." Jarvis said. As the glass door opened, the group was about to file in, but they were firmly blocked by a mechanical arm, leaving them to watch their leader walk to the front.

Coulson was a top-tier agent, after all; he had seen all kinds of situations. He waved his hand at the others and walked lightly into the villa alone.

"Jarvis, scan the items on him, jam the cameras, and lock onto his pistol!" Tony continued. Faint electromagnetic waves filled the space, and a weak current flowed slowly across the floor.

"Mr. Tony Stark, I have no malicious intent, nor am I carrying any firearms. Please don't be so nervous." Coulson knew very well how to gain someone's trust. He gently raised his hands, walked up to the three of them, and sat down slowly.

"Sir, he has no electronic devices on him, nor is he carrying any firearms." Jarvis's voice sounded right on cue, dispelling some of the wariness of those present.

"Alright, Agent..." Tony sat on the sofa with his legs crossed and raised a hand. "I don't know what business you have coming to my house?"

"Hello, Mr. Tony Stark. My name is Phil Coulson, and I am an agent." He took an ID card from his pocket and handed it to the three of them.

A robotic arm reached over from the air, took the ID, and placed it in front of Tony.

"Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division? Since when does the United States have a department with such a long name? Jarvis?" Tony asked.

"Sir, there is currently no department by this name in the United States, but it is recorded in your father's notes. You..." The mechanical voice hadn't finished before Tony interrupted.

"What a mouthful of a name. I wonder what your visit has to do with me and my father?" Tony changed his posture, sat up straight, and asked.

When it came to matters involving his father, he couldn't help but care. This tsundere young master might say he didn't care, but his actual actions had long since exposed his love for his parents.

"Mr. Stark, this matter has nothing to do with your father. If you want to learn more about our department, you might want to look for your father's notes; you should find something there. My visit this time is mainly for the person beside you..."

Coulson pointed at Fang Bie. "This stranger from China!"

"What? Do I need to report to you when I invite a friend to my house?" Tony was displeased and looked up at the other man.

"Of course not. Mr. Yinsen has a complete file within our agency, so there is no problem there. However, your friend here has no records on Earth, which is a significant threat!" Coulson said, still wearing a smile.

Fang Bie suddenly realized. Unlike the seemingly clueless S.H.I.E.L.D. in the first Iron Man movie, he remembered watching the Captain Marvel movie in his previous life and knew that S.H.I.E.L.D. had actually been in contact with aliens for a long time.

Having arrived on this planet so abruptly without any data or background, these agents probably mistook him for a Skrull or a Kree from outer space. (Note 1)

"You don't need to worry about this. I will investigate your department's information. Now, please leave my house!" Tony cut off their conversation directly, wanting to show them out.

Fang Bie stood up at this moment and reached out his hand. "Hello, my name is Fang Bie, a human who has just arrived on Earth."

He didn't hide his identity; in fact, there was no need to hide it from S.H.I.E.L.D.

The moment they knew he had arrived, this vast and rigorous organization would inevitably reveal all his information.

Therefore, Fang Bie simply wanted to have a normal interaction with them. Living in this world, he would eventually have to deal with a massive organization like S.H.I.E.L.D.

Rather than letting them become enemies in the shadows, it was better to try to be friends. At the very least, with his connection to Tony, S.H.I.E.L.D. wouldn't dare do anything to him in the open.

(Note 1: Both Skrulls and Kree are aliens in the Marvel Universe. They had contact with Nick Fury and Captain Marvel on Earth in the 1970s, so in this timeline, S.H.I.E.L.D. is already dealing with aliens. This is just a brief introduction.)

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