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Chapter 149: Alexander Pierce
🕑 Added 2023-10-20 18:19:15 +0000 UTCOn the other side-
In Alexander Pierce's office, Sitwell handed over a set of information to Pierce.
The information was the complete file on Charles and his agency that Barbara had passed on to Coulson.
"Secretary Pierce, the Hand that we were planning to acquire was completely wiped out by Charles and his people."
"At present, this information is all we have on Charles and his agency. They are an organization with special ways for cultivating superpowers."
"Currently, neither the SHIELD nor our own channels have found any information about this so-called Hidden Leaf Village."
Alexander Pierce looked at the information in his hand with great interest. He didn't expect to lose the Hand only to catch a big fish.
"Are you confident in recruiting Charles?" he asked.
Sitwell recalled the information on the file, and then spoke, "Mr. secretary, it's not impossible to recruit him, but he might not be willing to submit to someone else."
"Based on his past analysis and his rise from a mere assassin to an elder of the High Table, he wants that kind of position to manage an organized group with actual power. Moreover, he is backed by a supernatural force."
Sitwell's analysis suggested that in order to recruit Charles, they might have to offer him a high-ranking position, perhaps even the position of a head.
Hydra with the iconic emblem of the Hydra Octopus - have many heads, divided into many branches, each with many leaders.
As the leader of this branch, Alexander considered Sitwell's analysis and said after some thought, "It's not feasible to give him such a position just to recruit him. It's not in our interest."
Sitwell wasn't surprised by his boss's refusal and continued, "Mr. secretary, we don't actually need to recruit Charles."
"I've found an interesting point that we can use his strength without needing to recruit him."
Pierce immediately became interested when he heard his assistant's words. "Tell me about it."
"Mr. secretary, Charles's agency accepts any kind of task, even things that won’t be accepted in Continental hotels, all can be commissioned through his agency."
"Whether it's finding lost items or destroying an organization, they are willing to take them on."
"So we don't need to absorb them. We just need to give them some of the tasks we need to accomplish as commissions."
Upon hearing his assistant's analysis, Pierce chuckled and then confirmed, "They really will pick any tasks?"
Sitwell recalled all the information on the Charles Agency and then said, "Based on the information we have, they don't turn down any tasks."
"Whether it's destroying the Assassin's Brotherhood, annihilating the Hand, finding Tony Stark, or even some smaller, more bizarre tasks, their agency has never refused and has maintained a 100% completion rate."
Upon hearing his assistant's firm words, Pierce laughed, "Ha ha ha!"
"Great, this is great."
"It's just like what we control - the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division, we don't need to be the director all the time, but being able to command them is enough."
"Sitwell, take some time to contact them and try to give them a task to see their reaction."
"Yes, Secretary Pierce!"
In this way, besides Nick Fury, Hydra also set its sights on Charles, but the two sides had different approaches.
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On the other side-
On his return journey, Tony Stark was eventually exposed on the radar and, after a fierce battle with a fighter jet, ended up crashing an F-22 Raptor, fortunately without causing any casualties.
However, the news about Tony's new armor was still leaked to his good friend, Air Force Colonel Rhodes.
Back at his villa, Tony Stark was in the process of removing the exoskeletal arm, disassembling his armor. However, he was discovered by Pepper Potts, who had come to visit him and exclaimed at the bullet marks on the armor.
"Well, you caught me!"
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Elsewhere-
Charles's office-
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It was a beautiful day, starting with the receipt of coins.
After a simple wash-up, Charles went to the dining area downstairs and found that everyone, except for Ginny, was gathered there.
"What are you all worrying about? There's no need to gather here."
"If you have your own work, go do it. If you don't have any work, go take on a mission."
Since Ginny wasn't there, John Wick took the initiative to speak up, "Boss, if they come after us, more people means more strength."
"I'm planning to call in the remaining High Table envoys to guard the office, which can also be of some help."
Upon hearing John Wick's words, the others nodded seriously. However, people like Iruka remained silent, just quietly looking at Charles.
"Okay, I understand your concerns, but there's no need to go to such trouble or bring those guards back. Let them continue with their previous work."
"But since you're all so concerned about this, just follow the deployment I made yesterday and continue your normal work."
Looking at John Wick and the others, Charles raised a finger and said, "One day, just one day."
"Today you can all stay in the office. There's an armory inside. Choose the weapons you like, and you can guard here for one day."
"After a day, if there's no attack, just go about your business. If you're attacked while outside, report to me immediately."
After hearing their Boss's words, John Wick and the others didn't say much. After all, if they dared to do this, they certainly would have to bear the consequences.
But it was the first time they were openly confronting a official spy agency like this, so they were still somewhat nervous.
Charles sat in the lobby, watching the latest news, and soon the office door was knocked.
