MUP: Chapter 110. Deception

"Jiu You?!"

S.H.I.E.L.D., Director's Office.

Nick Fury frowned as he listened to the news from Natasha.

As the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury was still feeling a little bit of a headache when the issue of Peng Lai wasn't cleared up yet, and now, a mysterious organisation called Jiu You was involved.

"Any detailed information?"

"Not yet. Right now, we only know that Jiu You is suspected to be related to the demonic being sealed in Peng Lai. According to Mister Roshi, Jiu You has been trying to find Peng Lai's position in an attempt to break the seal and release the demonic being …"

"A hostile force?"

Natasha's answer slightly reassured Fury.

There were times when the existence of an opponent somehow signified a balance.

Fury's eye flickered, and he continued to ask, "How about other information?"

"The target was a little more difficult than I had previously thought, although he's still a bit easy to coax by women." On the other side of the earpiece, Natasha replied in a light tone, "Besides that, Ip Man has been watching him. I can't dig in too deep."

"We need more information. Whether it's about Peng Lai or Jiu You. We need to determine in what way we need to approach these mysterious forces."

"Understood." On the other side, Natasha responded curtly and then cut off contact with Fury.

Taking off the earpiece, Fury rubbed his eyebrows, looking a little tired. Nothing had been going smoothly on matters of Peng Lai or the Avengers' Initiative. As the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Fury was under enormous pressure, and as someone in the know, he knew full well that the world wasn't as safe as the public thought it was.

Not only did they have to face the enemies in front of them, but there were also those far beyond the stars who were eyeing Earth.

Knock knock knock --

At this moment, a knock at the door caused Fury to collect the fatigue on his face. He immediately returned to the calmed-face Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and spoke out in a low voice, "Come in."

"Nick, you don't look so good ...?"

Pushing the door open, a middle-aged man in a suit came in. He glanced at Fury sitting in his office and spoke with a smile.

"You can see that?" When he saw the middle-aged man in the office, Fury couldn't help but force a smile, "No one can take it easy in my position, Sir."

"That's because everyone trusts your ability." Taking a seat in front of Fury, the man named Alexander Pierce looked at the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. in front of him, "You're a legendary agent. I still think back to the scene where you fought the aliens every now and then."

As he spoke, Pierce's gaze swept over Fury's left eye, which was covered with an eyepatch.

"What kind of monster is it that injured your eye? "

Aware of Alexander's gaze, Fury answered, "You should know that's confidential. I can't answer that."

"All right." Shrugging his shoulders, Alexander was obviously very familiar with Fury's standard response.

Then the conversation turned, and he asked, "Is it about Peng Lai?"

Silently looking up at Pierce, Fury didn't hide it. The other party was the Secretary of the World Security Council, so they almost had the same level of security, and at least in Fury's opinion, he was a trustworthy man. So, he slightly hesitated before revealing another piece of news, "It's not just Peng Lai. The other party is also involved in a mysterious organisation we don't know about -- Jiu You."

"Jiu You?"

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[Reputation points from Nick Fury +245]

[Reputation points from Alexander Pierce +300]

On the street of New York, noticing the numbers popping up in the data panel, the corners of Ryan's eyes subconsciously lifted up under his sunglasses.

He wasn't surprised by the points from Nick Fury. After all, he knew Natasha had been in contact with the other party from the beginning. However, the name Alexander Pierce, if he remembered correctly, should be a high-ranking Hydra member who infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D.

If this name appeared in the data panel, it meant that HYDRA had noticed his presence. 'No, it should be more like they had noticed Peng Lai or Jiu You.'

It seemed that he would have to be a little more careful in future, lest HYDRA would catch on.

While it was certainly gratifying to get a new source of points, Ryan felt a little more worried when he thought about how dangerous HYDRA was. They were undoubtedly even more terrifying than S.H.I.E.L.D. because they were a villainous organisation; they had no moral code or guilt to worry about. There was no bottom line, and anything could be done for their mission.

"Mr Roshi, where do you want to go next?"

At this moment, Natasha's amorous voice sounded, which pulled Ryan's thoughts back from the HYDRA issue.

He turned his head and looked at Natasha, standing in a feminine manner beside him.

If he didn't know the true nature of the Black Widow, he might have fallen for her.

Of course, Ryan, who knew the inside story, wanted to take advantage of this situation. He broadly smiled and said, "We'll go wherever you want to go and do whatever you want to do."

"Really? That's great!" Hearing Ryan's answer, Natasha deliberately wore a cheerful expression. She reached out and grabbed his arm, her body seemingly moving a little closer, and spoke with a smile on her face.

Feeling the softness close at hand, Ryan's heart fluttered, and his face then took on a lecherous look of excitement as he said, "Yes, it's great."

As he said that, he deliberately leaned in Natasha's direction, revealing his mischievous look.

'Alas, look how much I've suffered in order to act like Master Roshi. It's all for the sake of points!'

"Master Roshi!"

Noticing the scene, Ip Man, who was standing on the sidelines, couldn't help but speak up.

"Ip Man, don't be such a wet blanket. You know it isn't easy for me to leave the island, let me enjoy it a bit." Turning his head, Ryan replied back to Ip Man with a perfunctory look on his face.

"That's right." Natasha also chimed in, "Mr Roshi, let's go for coffee."

"Yes, of course, whatever you say."

Sigh~

Looking at 'Roshi', who was completely attracted to Natasha, Ip Man immediately shook his head with a face full of bitterness, seemingly helpless.

However, if people looked closely...

Natasha, as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., did everything to collect information. Roshi, who Ryan pretended to be, was also trying to earn points. Ip Man, who followed behind, was actually Ryan's clone.

In other words, none of the three was sincere; they were all acting.