At S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, Wetz was sitting in his office. Through the Leader, he had already made contact with the guy nicknamed 'Men in Black' who was in charge of managing the Abilities.

Although the Adepts are nominally subordinate to S.H.I.E.L.D., Wetz, as the director, does not have direct command. To use the Adept, one must also obtain authorization from the Leader before orders can be given through the 'Man in Black'.

This organizational structure is designed to make it easier to pass the budget deliberations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and on the other hand, to restrict the use of the supernatural. If the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. has unfettered command over the superpowers, there is a risk that his power will be abused.

Compared to ordinary people, the superhuman beings are superhuman-like beings, and if they are used without restrictions, it may also lead to an increase in panic for the general public.

This time, Wetz wanted to find out who he saw in the last moments of his life by involving the Stranger in the investigation.

One of the S.H.I.E.L.D. adepts can read the information stored in the deceased's mind before dying, a bit like the conjuring of spirits in myths and legends.

The reason for this is that in the surveillance of the Natural History Museum, there is no scene where the horizontal stripes meet the people. However, when the body of the stripe was examined, things that were extremely important to him, such as wedding rings, were missing. Including the original treasure map, of course.

If the treasure map was taken from someone, the looter wouldn't be interested in anything like a ring. Moreover, there is no trauma on the finger with horizontal stripes, which does not belong to the case of forcibly taking the ring.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that it was the horizontal stripes who hid the original of the ring and the treasure map before he died. But, whatever the case may be, S.H.I.E.L.D. needs to figure out what exactly happened. In particular, the whereabouts of the original treasure map must be clarified.

According to Wetz's original plan, the original treasure map should have been sent to the Black Dragon Society's intelligence room by Hengwen himself. Now the stripes are dead, and the treasure map is gone.

The agents of the S.H.I.E.L.D. agency conducted a detailed investigation inside the Natural History Museum and also preliminarily checked the situation of tourists who visited the museum that day, but so far no valuable clues have been obtained. Therefore, Wetz wanted to use the Psychic to understand what happened before Striated died.

Just as Wetz was immersed in thought, there was a knock at the door.

Weinz looked at the time, and it wasn't yet the time he had agreed with the man in black. It was then that he remembered that it was time to meet with Rum.

"Hello Director!" said Rum, bowing to Wetz as he entered.

For Weitz, Rum is respectful from the heart. That's because, unlike his predecessor, Weitz has a lot of respect for a civilian like him. Moreover, after Weitz became the director, he also took Rum more seriously, at least on the surface.

This time the plan of action, including the arrangement of the deal with the Clowber family, Rum was involved. Although the plan was not successfully completed due to Larry's defection, the main objectives were achieved, including the identification of the moles in the S.H.I.E.L.D. department.

So, on the whole, Rum still has a lot of credit for this matter.

"Come and sit, Rum. Weitz beckoned Rum to sit in the chair across from his desk and called his secretary to bring him a cup of coffee.

Weitz's actions made Rum grateful.

"Director, I have carefully reviewed some of the materials that the agents have found in the Museum of Natural History, especially the surveillance footage of Julian Hittel before his death, and I would like to report to you some preliminary findings. Rum said respectfully.

Rum didn't know that Julian Hittel's code name was Striated, so he still called him by his original name.

"Oh, well, what have you discovered?" asked Wetz, happily.

As for the materials obtained from the Museum of Natural History, the experts of the intelligence department in charge of Hayden have looked at them and found no valuable clues, which is why Weitz pinned his hopes on the Anomalous.

Now, hearing Rum say that he had made a discovery, he was immediately interested.

"I want to say a little bit about the surveillance video of Julian. From Julian climbing over the fence to entering the museum building, he was not captured by surveillance cameras, nor was he filmed in the surveillance building. This suggests that he deliberately avoided surveillance cameras. ”

Finally, before he died, he came to a small hall with a surveillance camera, and he was sitting in a position just enough to be clearly photographed. This is also clearly deliberate. In particular, I repeatedly observed his expression before he died, and I seemed to feel a sense of relief. ”

Although he did it very stealthily, it did not give the impression of deliberately looking for a camera. However, I dare conclude that he deliberately chose this location with a camera to die in the end. Moreover, he ended up taking poison and dying. In fact, judging from the results of the forensic autopsy, with his injuries, he would have died quickly even if he did not take poison. ”

"From these circumstances, I have two speculations. First, before Julian died, he must have met someone and explained what had happened. This can be seen in his relieved expression. There are no answers to the question of who exactly was met and whether it was a pre-agreed meeting. However, I was sure he must have seen someone. ”

"Second, he chose to die where there was a camera, and he died of poisoning, which is a signal to us that he is cornered. This is nothing more than telling us that he was betrayed, and that this person is someone from our S.H.I.E.L.D. department. This is also confirmed by Larry's defection. ”

"Under normal circumstances, as a member of S.H.I.E.L.D., and in the United States, he should have asked for our help, and even after climbing over the fence to enter the museum, he should have asked the museum staff for help. But he didn't, and committed suicide by poisoning himself in front of the camera. This means that he knows that he can no longer ask for help from us. And the one who attacked him should be the people of the Japanese Black Dragon Society. ”

"Director, if I'm not mistaken, he's the one you plan to break into the Black Dragon Society, right?" asked Rum.

"That's right. Weitz replied.

Now that the stripes have been discovered by the Black Dragon Society to have defected, and they are dead, there is naturally no need to continue to hide Rum.

"It is estimated that from the moment the people of the Black Dragon Society attacked him, he already realized that he had been betrayed. Rum sighed.

Weitz heard Rum's exclamation and didn't say anything. He knew that Rum should have something to say to himself.

Sure enough, Rum went on to say:

"If that's the case, it's estimated that there will be a fight in the future. The treasure map that we asked experts to forge can't fool the eyes of the Japanese. In particular, this treasure map is very important, and the Black Dragon Society will definitely invite Professor Inoue, an authority on cryptography in Japan, to come out, and it is estimated that he will be able to tell the truth at a glance. ”

In this case, he will definitely ask the Black Dragon Society to continue to search for the original treasure map. Although the pattern of the fake treasure map is the same as that of the real treasure map, but the sheepskin is different from the old and new, Inoue will not think so, he will suspect that there is something wrong with the treasure map, and he will definitely ask the Black Dragon Society to confirm the treasure map. So, in the future, the Japanese will continue to look for the original treasure map. ”

When Weitz heard this, he immediately reacted. With the caution of the Japanese, they will definitely do this. He hadn't really thought about it that much until Rum said that. He originally thought that when the Japanese got their hands on the treasure map, they would start deciphering it.

However, if the Japanese believe that the treasure map is fake, they will continue to look for the original treasure map, even if it matches the pattern of the real treasure map.

Weitz pondered for a moment and said, "Julian must have taken a picture of the treasure map, and when examining his body, no negatives were found. ”

In that case, it would explain why Julian was able to escape from the Japanese and then escape to the Museum of Natural History. He must have given the negatives to the people of the Black Dragon Society who came to answer them, that is, the people who were going to kill him. After the other party seriously injured him, the reason why he did not continue to chase was because on the one hand he was sure to die, and on the other hand, because he had already obtained the negative. Rum said.

He then added: "If the Japanese can get the negatives and check each other, they should be able to dispel their concerns." So, then, if the Japanese do not take further action, it means that they have begun to decipher. ”

"Now, they've got a replica of the treasure map. As for whether the photo negatives will be obtained, it is uncertain, but they will definitely pay special attention to the negatives. The Japanese would have thought that the original treasure map was still in the hands of our S.H.I.E.L.D., because Julian's body was in our possession. ”

When Weitz heard this, he also had such an idea. Of course, it is impossible to tell the Japanese that the treasure map is not in the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D. now. Even if this is said, the Japanese will not believe it.

However, it doesn't matter, anyway, the Black Dragon Society will not dare to go to the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters to snatch the treasure map.

At the same time, Weitz also realized that there would be a fight over the treasure map negatives in the future. After all, in the last scramble, the Koreans, Filipinos and Indians all lost their troops and lost their troops, but they gained nothing.

They will think that the Japanese have already obtained the treasure map, and they should not care too much about the negatives, which can be an opportunity for them to snatch. But I didn't expect that the Japanese would also attach great importance to these negatives.

"So, do you want someone from S.H.I.E.L.D. to come forward?" Weitz thought to himself. After all, he still pinned his hopes on the Japanese for the cracking of the treasure map, and he hoped that the Japanese would be able to return the negatives to Japan safely.

Rum seemed to see Weitz's thoughts, and said, "Director, with the cunning of the Japanese, I believe they will come up with a perfect solution." I suspect that they have probably made multiple copies of the negatives. So, let's just watch from the sidelines this time, and they'll take care of their own business. ”

As the saying goes, the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear. Rum's words woke up Weitz.

He glanced at Rum and said, "Rum, you're doing a good job, keep it up." Next, I will thoroughly investigate the matter of the tourists who visited the Natural History Museum that day, and I will ask you to take care of it together with Hayden. Although a preliminary investigation has been carried out, it is not comprehensive and thorough, and it is necessary to investigate everyone in detail again. ”

Weitz found that this Rum is indeed a thoughtful guy, as long as he is given space to play, he believes that it will be a big help for him in this matter.

"Okay, thank you, Director!" replied Rum. Although he didn't show it on his face, he was still very happy in his heart.

The purpose of his visit today was to persuade Weitz to involve himself in the follow-up investigation. He hopes to be able to participate in the follow-up investigation. However, Hayden's stinky woman was obstructing him in every way, so he had to get permission from Wetz.

The analysis he had done before was all aimed at impressing Wetz. Now, the goal has been achieved, and he is naturally very happy.

Weitz looked at the time, and the time agreed with the man in black was almost up.

So, he said to Rum, "Go ahead, Rum, and I'll tell Hayden at once." You work with each other to complete the personnel screening work and do a thorough investigation one day earlier. ”

Rum thanked Weitz again and left.

With Wetz's mandate, he wasn't worried about Hayden not cooperating with him. Taking a step back, although there is competition, the ultimate goal of the two is the same after all.