Chapters 1118 and 1119-Zola? Ultron? Vision? (4)

"You—"

Nick Fury's facial muscles twitched violently. He opened his mouth, instinctively wanting to refute it, wanting to use his usual excuses like "information control" and "the bigger picture matters" to defend himself.

But when his gaze swept over Black Widow's complicated expression and Maria Hill's eyes, which held an indescribable meaning, he suddenly realized that all those arguments about "secrecy" would be pale and powerless before the truth. They would only further intensify the conflict.

So he could only force the words that had risen to his lips back down.

After pondering for more than ten seconds, Nick Fury finally tried to salvage the situation in an ambiguous tone. "I'm still not certain what specific connection exists between Pierce and the Winter Soldier, or whether Captain America's death was entirely orchestrated behind the scenes by Pierce—"

Before he could finish, Tony Stark rudely interrupted him. "Since that's the case, then let's be decisive and destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra together—only then can we make sure no one slips through the net. It's the safest course of action."

Seeing Tony Stark refuse to back down and press him step by step, even going so far as to completely deny the foundation of the career he had spent half his life building, the last shred of Nick Fury's good temper—the part trying to maintain a superficial peace—vanished without a trace. He slammed his palm on the table and roared, "Tony, stop making decisions on your own. S.H.I.E.L.D.'s affairs aren't yours to decide as an outsider—"

"I said that your next mission is to use these three Blade Motherboards to intercept and disable those three Helicarriers. They're S.H.I.E.L.D.'s property, built through countless sacrifices and immeasurable effort—I absolutely won't allow anyone to damage them."

His fierce gaze swept over everyone present before finally settling