The orphanage courtyard was utterly silent!
Every S.H.I.E.L.D. agent stood speechless, their pupils contracting as they watched the scene unfold. Each felt a chill at the back of their head!
Even after Xia Zuo had left, the soldiers under his control still killed themselves without hesitation!
Everyone understood that Hydra soldiers could not possibly kill themselves willingly. After all, people valued their lives. Yet they had shot themselves in the head without any hesitation, which showed just how powerful Xia Zuo's control over them was.
"Someone like him will definitely become a major threat to the world. He's only six years old! We shouldn't have let him leave!" Nick Fury's expression was almost overflowing with gravity. The more contact he had with Xia Zuo, the more wary he became.
"But weren't you the one who ordered us to let him leave?"
Natasha looked at Nick Fury in confusion. Nick Fury had no way to explain his predicament, but his wariness of Xia Zuo had reached an unprecedented level, even surpassing his concern over Hydra.
If people with abilities like mind control were terrifying, then Xia Zuo was the most terrifying among them. Although Professor X also possessed such an ability, he had always been kind and worked hard to maintain peace. He would not readily do anything terrible.
But looking at Xia Zuo's methods just now, the blood covering the ground, the corpses strewn everywhere, and the final sight of every Hydra soldier shooting themselves in the head, Nick Fury could sense how decisive Xia Zuo was when it came to killing!
This was a man without restraint!
That was precisely why Nick Fury was so wary. Xia Zuo had done something like this at only six years old. There was no telling what kind of being he would become once he grew up, but there was one thing Fury could be certain of: one day, the whole world would remember Xia Zuo's name.
"Sir, what should we do now?" All the soldiers looked at Nick Fury, waiting to see what their commanding officer planned to do next.
"Clean up the scene. Also, find the rest of the people from the orphanage. They're all innocent. Make sure they're properly settled!"
Nick Fury sighed. Xia Zuo had already left, and he had killed every Hydra operative here. There was nothing they could do but clean up the scene.
Even if they could not keep Xia Zuo here, they at least had to suppress the news of what had happened. After all, more than two hundred people had died in a tiny orphanage. Even if they were all Hydra operatives, word of this would undoubtedly cause a huge sensation and could even cause social unrest. This was where S.H.I.E.L.D. came in. They needed to handle all the aftermath.
"Yes, sir! Move out!"
All the S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel got to work.
Meanwhile, Matron Mary and the others, who had been controlled by Xia Zuo and moved to a park half a kilometer away, came to and looked around in bewilderment.
"Where is this? Why am I here? And why are all the children from the orphanage here too? What on earth happened? Wasn't I talking to little Asta in the kitchen?"
Matron Mary looked utterly bewildered, with no idea what had happened. Beside her, little Skye slowly came to as well. The moment she woke, her eyes reddened, and she could not stop her tears from falling again.
Matron Mary did not know what had happened and simply comforted Skye gently. Just then, several figures in smart suits approached her, including the smooth-headed Nick Fury.
"Hello, Matron Mary. Allow me to introduce myself. I am-we are the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. I'm its director. I've come to ask you about a few things and discuss some matters with you," Nick Fury said earnestly as he approached Matron Mary.
With S.H.I.E.L.D.'s capabilities, finding Matron Mary and the others was hardly difficult. His main reason for coming in person was to ask her about Xia Zuo.
Of course, he also had to tell Matron Mary about moving. The orphanage had become a blood-soaked site and was no longer fit to live in. S.H.I.E.L.D. also needed to seal it off and investigate to see whether they could discover anything, so he had decided to find the orphanage a new home in the suburbs.
"What on earth happened?" Matron Mary looked bewildered, completely unaware of what had happened.
Nick Fury briefly explained what had happened. Naturally, he left out certain key details, since some things could not be disclosed. Once Matron Mary learned what had happened during that time, her gasps of shock were inevitable.
"Where's Xia Zuo? How is he now?"
Skye, who had been quiet at the side, suddenly spoke up. What concerned her most was how Xia Zuo was doing now.
"Sorry, little girl. There are some things we can't tell you, but I can tell you that he's still alive." Natasha lowered her head slightly and looked at Skye with sympathy as she spoke.
This incident had brought Xia Zuo fully onto S.H.I.E.L.D.'s radar, so some information about him had been uncovered. That was how Natasha knew about Skye as well.
After that, no matter how Skye questioned her, Natasha did not reveal another word. S.H.I.E.L.D. had rules, after all, and there were certain highly classified matters they could not disclose.
Without a doubt, after this incident, anything involving Xia Zuo would be assigned a very high classification. In fact, she had already revealed something she should not have.
"I understand."
Only after a long while did Skye slowly utter those words. She had already made up her mind: since they would not tell her, she would one day find out exactly what had happened to Xia Zuo.
Skye made that vow silently. Xia Zuo had no idea that his actions this time had left such a profound impact on her. Unfortunately, he could not take Skye with him. At the orphanage, she still had a stable life and could grow up safely. If she left with him, she really would have to wander the world.
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