The quiet hospital room carried a faint smell of disinfectant.
The various resuscitation devices had already been moved aside.
A privacy curtain divided the room into two sections. Su Ming stood on the inner side, deliberately avoiding the angle visible through the window.
A mobile hospital bed stood in the middle of the room. Nick Fury lay on it, covered from head to toe with a white sheet, looking every bit like a corpse.
Agent Hill stood at Fury's head, both hands gripping the bed rails.
Hearing Director Fury actually speak on his own, she hurriedly warned him in a low voice:
"Shh!! Don't move or make a sound! There are still a lot of people outside... Hold on. I'll find a way to get you out right away!"
Fury cooperatively remained still beneath the white sheet.
The agents passing by outside occasionally cast casual glances into the room.
Su Ming had found a blind spot the moment he entered, so to everyone else, the room contained only Agent Hill and Nick Fury's body.
Agent Hill was Director Fury's assistant. It was only natural that she was reluctant to leave her old superior and wanted to stay a little longer.
That was perfectly normal.
Nick Fury kept his body as still as possible. After all, his corpse was lying right where it could clearly be seen through the window.
A hint of hope seeped into his low voice.
"Agent Hill, there's no need to trouble yourself. Since Destiny is here, we're safe..."
Only then did Su Ming see what was going on.
Hill and Fury seemed to be worrying about how to transfer him safely.
The reason was exactly what Fury had mentioned before—there was a mole within S.H.I.E.L.D.
And Su Ming's arrival had resolved Fury's immediate crisis.
"Destiny, you