"The Avengers Initiative?"
Inside the Antique Shop, Frank paused his cleaning and looked at Natasha.
Frank and Natasha had met a few times.
They had even happened to complete a mission together before.
Still, Natasha's invitation surprised him.
After all, Nick Fury was his old comrade-in-arms.
If they really wanted to invite him, surely Nick Fury should have come in person.
"I'm still busy."
"Looking for the people behind the murder of your entire family?"
Natasha seemed to have come prepared and took out several files.
"He lost his power long ago. He died a few days ago, too."
Frank narrowed his eyes and snatched the files from Natasha's hands.
Seeing that his real enemy had indeed died, he felt a hollow sense of loss, though he still had his doubts.
"I see." Despite his words and his gradually relaxing expression, Frank would still investigate it himself.
"Let's talk about this Avengers... Initiative of yours," Frank said. "What is it? A new team to do S.H.I.E.L.D.'s dirty work?"
Frank actually knew what the Avengers Initiative was about.
Some of his comrades-in-arms, along with others he knew, held mid-level positions.
Steve had hardly kept a low profile when leading his team's operations.
Most mid-level military personnel had heard something about it.
And the return of Steve, Captain America, naturally made for an excellent conversation topic.
However, Frank knew perfectly well that S.H.I.E.L.D.'s invitation was not aimed solely at him. It was more likely an invitation to Old Man, who stood behind him, or even to the Sorcerer Supreme, Jiang Xiang, who stood behind Old Man.
"No. The Avengers Initiative is a supernatural organization established to protect world peace, with the joint support of various countries. This is something S.H.I.E.L.D. has learned from experience: only supernatural power can counter supernatural power. We're