Trap

Daisy took the envelope and couldn't help but sneer.

A brown paper envelope, with an antique look, but "Daisy Johnson" was written in Mandarin with a brush. Fair to say, the brushwork was quite impressive, a hundred times better than those contemporary calligraphers.

No need to say, this was another game played by that old hag, Madame Gao.

To deal with such an old monster who lacked a sense of honour, she had to be very cautious now.

The old officer gave it to her earlier, indicating that the cover wasn't poisoned, but the contents was uncertain.

She tested it using a few methods she knew, but didn't find anything suspicious, then she left the scene and found a yakuza guy with tattoos of monsters and demons on his body to help her open the letter.

The young man was very displeased, but he didn't dare to resist under Daisy's gun.

He held up the paper for her to see.

Madame Gao's wording was very polite, something about admiring the moon at night, something about inviting her on behalf of the Yashida family's to visit theKochi Prefecture in Shikoku, it was as if she was inviting an old friend.

But Daisy knew, this was a blatant trap.

If it were an ordinary woman, she'd probably be scared out of her wits by now.

If it were a hot-blooded protagonist, they would bravely shoulder the burden, charge in alone, fight bloodily, and ultimately rescue the hero and the beauty.

Unfortunately, she neither fears nor wants to be taken for a fool. Knowing it was a trap, should she still jump into it? Her approach was to find help.

S.H.I.E.L.D's special agents in Japan were too weak, and they couldn't be trusted since she couldn't distinguish them, from friend to foe.

She needs an ally with a large number of subordinates that she could command, and Viper came to mind.

HYDRA and the Hand did have common goals in the beginning. Everyone was a loser, so they huddled together for warmth, sharing resources was the only way back then.

But over sixty years later today, things had changed.

The powerful HYDRA wants to swallow up the Hand, and the Hand's Five Fingers are all exiled elders of Kun-Lun. With their long lifespans, they look down on HYDRA's leaders. The contradictions between the two sides are quite sharp.

For Baron Strucker, Dr. Whitehall, their focus was in Europe and the Americas. Only Viper's activities were in East Asia. To say that she and the Hand were one big happy family, Daisy couldn't buy it.

Madame Gao won't bow down, and neither will Viper.

An ironic twist, Daisy finds that HYDRA can actually offer her help.

It wasn't difficult to find Viper. After a night of surveillance, Daisy was very familiar with her frequency. She took a taxi and circled around Tokyo for a while before locating Viper's whereabouts, not far from the warehouse where she had been "interrogated" before. Daisy was curious why Viper didn't move farther away, especially considering the severe cold she seemed to have caught.

Viper was hiding in an ordinary rental apartment, showing no signs of an Asian crime boss.

After confirming there was no danger around, Daisy jumped in through the window.

The sound of her boots on the floor startled someone in the bedroom. Daisy heard the sound of a pistol being chambered.

She leaned against the door, and the other side didn't make any movements. The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Daisy sent out her newly researched invisible ripples in a specific direction. There were no ambushes in the room, just a faint life signal.

Huh? Only now did she realise something was off with Viper.

While Viper's previous appearance had always been that of a sultry seductress, seemingly fragile, she was actually quite resilient. After all, she had a contract with the demonic deity Chthon.

But now, in Daisy's perception, Viper was a bit stronger than a candle in the wind, but her strength was limited.

"Hey, as an old friend, I came all this way just to see you. I spared you back then, and now I have no ill intentions. If you keep this attitude, I'll just leave." Daisy said with an air of authority from behind a wall.

Three seconds passed, she heard the sound of the pistol being thrown far away. She confirmed the surroundings again with seismic waves, and then stepped out.

After a week, seeing Viper again, Daisy was taken aback.

This lady was now unusually haggard. Her once alluring peach blossom eyes had turned into panda eyes, the beauty mark at the corner of her mouth seemed to have lost its luster, and her meticulously groomed golden hair was now disheveled and sticking to her face. From Daisy's perspective, even her "unmentionables" seemed to have shrunk a size.

"What happened to you? Poisoned?" Daisy was genuinely puzzled. Viper had a contract with Chthon, the dark god, so he couldn't protect her from this?

"I... I'm not poisoned!" Viper stammered, almost speechless. She was the world's top expert in poisons. What kind of poison could bring her down? She was sick!

Daisy quickly realised her condition and almost burst out laughing. This lady had been lying in bed for a week, planning to rely on her own body to recover slowly. Unfortunately, the healthier one's body usually is, the more serious colds can become.

When the deal with the demon lord was signed, they probably didn't anticipate that the contractee could be brought down by a common cold.

Now Viper was nearly on her deathbed, and the old demon lord hadn't sent any vitality from the other side of the contract. It was either indifference or helplessness. :

Daisy felt that both were true. When she was feeling unlucky, she discovered someone even more unfortunate, and the more she thought about it, the more amused she became. Finally, she burst into laughter.

"Damn it! You dare laugh! It's all because of you... your ability... that has turned me into this state!" Viper was about to explode. After plotting within the Yashida family for so many years, when she was about to reap the fruits of her victory, this unexpected event occurred. Not only had she invested in the early stages, but she also faced a life-threatening situation.

"Oh, still daring to curse me, then I'll leave!"

"Don't go... help me find some fever-reducing medicine, and I'll owe you a favour." Viper explained hurriedly. To strengthen her argument, she forced herself to say, "I've found the person you're looking for, but I can't tell you now. You have to help me first."

Daisy was unmoved. Madame Hydra was in such a state, and she expected to gather any useful information? She could tell it was all nonsense. As for favours? If the other party recovers and poisons her in return, then let her go, wouldn't that be a "favour" as well? She'll only be interested if she can see and gain something tangible.

Seeing that Daisy was unswayed, Madame Hydra became anxious. She knew that unless she provided some valuable information, she might not be able to escape this ordeal.

She went through all the information she knew in her mind, making sure it would be convincing to Daisy, while also not causing herself too much trouble.

After two minutes passed, she suddenly realised, in a muddled state, "Nazis, I know where there are remnants of the Nazis."

This news caught Daisy's attention. She had already understood her current situation. Although it might not be fair to Hill, she still wanted to climb higher. Even if she had to get rid of a certain scoundrel later, she would make Hill her deputy! To climb to a higher position, she needed some impactful achievements.