Just as Luo Xia fell into thought, Natasha suddenly spoke up. "Gentlemen, I think we should wait until we've met the people from Asgard before considering anything else. After all, they know far more about these Frost Giants than we do."
Luo Xia blinked, smiled at Natasha, then said, "You're right. I'll go see if Asgard's representative is ready. Excuse me."
Natasha watched Luo Xia get to his feet. Only after he had left the room did she breathe a sigh of relief.
"Natasha, what's wrong?" Coulson asked, puzzled.
Natasha looked as if she had just been through something terrifying. Her body was so tense it had almost gone rigid. How could the famous Black Widow possibly be feeling afraid?
"Just now, I had the feeling that all three of us would die here," Natasha said, still shaken.
"You mean that kid would kill us? Him?" Garrett said disdainfully.
Natasha turned to Garrett. "I don't know what this young man named Luo Xia can do, but I know this sense of danger very well. I've faced countless desperate situations, but none of them came close to what I felt just now. If he really wanted to kill us, we wouldn't be able to fight back at all."
Garrett still didn't believe her, but he knew how capable Natasha was and wouldn't simply dismiss her judgment.
"Coulson, what do you think? Could that man be plotting something?" Garrett asked.
"Probably not. Luo Xia was the one who contacted us, and he has no reason to kill us."
Coulson couldn't make sense of it either. He had expected this mission to go badly, but not this badly. He would rather face those politicians at the White House himself and have Nick Fury deal with the Frost Giant invasion.
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