After Ricardo's death, the forces that had been in charge of the New York underground gangs were quickly reshuffled, and everything seemed to be calm again.

On a bench by the sea in Manhattan, New York, the new gang leader Vaal faces the sea, comfortably feeling the cool breeze blowing on the sea. Not far behind him, several black-clad bodyguards were scattered in different directions.

When a stocky, balding man approached, several bodyguards tried to intercept him, but Val stopped him. Val greeted the stocky man graciously and let him sit down on the bench.

"Val, it looks like you're enjoying your life right now. The bald man said unhurriedly,

"Mr. Rum, thank you and S.H.I.E.L.D. for your support, and I'm walking on thin ice right now. Val said flatteringly.

After Ricardo's death, several of his original subordinates fought with each other for territory. Several other gangster families in New York are also eager to get their hands on some of the territory that used to belong to Ricardo.

Val, as Ricardo's former subordinate, has always been known for being ruthless. In the process of this scramble, his ruthlessness played a great role, coupled with the line with the people of S.H.I.E.L.D., won their support, and finally succeeded in taking the position.

S.H.I.E.L.D. also didn't want New York's underworld to fall into chaos, and after Ricardo's death, they began looking for a new agent. In the process, Val happened to be chosen by them. As a result, S.H.I.E.L.D. secretly helped Vaal, eventually eliminating several of Vaal's potential rivals, allowing Vaal to quickly quell the gang's civil unrest.

This bald man named Rum is the person in charge of contacting Vaal by S.H.I.E.L.D.

Previously, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agency laid a trap in Ricardo's villa in an attempt to capture the people of the Xuanyuan Dragon Alliance, but Li Jingwei escaped by luck.

After the incident, the S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel repeatedly reviewed the footage at the time, and judging from their figure and appearance, they could conclude that they were East Asians. However, when the avatar taken in the video was later compared and searched in the database, nothing was found.

S.H.I.E.L.D. experts determined that the person in the video should have been disguised. However, they did not give up, so they found Val, hoping to use the power of the gang to search New York. S.H.I.E.L.D. believes that the person in the video should still be in New York, but he doesn't know where to start the investigation, that is, he is looking for Val to assist in the search, and in fact there is no hope.

"Did the person you asked you to help find it find before?" Rum asked slowly as he picked up the whiskey on the table and drank it.

Rum was very satisfied with Val's performance, no matter what happened behind the scenes, but at least he had a lot of respect for him face, and served him like an uncle every time they met.

Val knows very well that he can achieve this position to a large extent because of the support of S.H.I.E.L.D., otherwise, I am afraid that he is still fighting with others on the streets and grabbing territory.

Although he is a gang boss, he knows very well in his heart that no matter how big the gang is, they are all chickens and dogs in front of the S.H.I.E.L.D. and are vulnerable. It is precisely because of this that although he scolded Rum countless times in his heart, he still did enough work on face and gave Rum enough respect.

Val picked up the bottle, added a little wine to Rum's glass, and replied, "I distributed the picture you gave me to my brothers, but after a few days there must have been no clues." Are you sure he's still in New York, Mr. Rum?"

For the orders given by S.H.I.E.L.D., Vaal carried them all to the letter. This time, when he received an order to find someone, he also mobilized the gang and conducted a dragnet investigation within his own territory. But nothing was found.

For some other gangs' territory, he also made some inquiries about the territory, but again to no avail.

Val was sure that there was no one in the video on his own turf, otherwise he would have found out. However, he was not sure if the man was hiding on someone else's territory.

The reason why he asked Rum if he was sure that this person was still in New York, rather than directly asking if he was in another district, was also to put Rum's tone on the other gangsters' territory to see if S.H.I.E.L.D. had infiltrated the territory of other gangs.

Rum didn't think much about it and said, "To be honest, I don't know. We checked his picture in the S.H.I.E.L.D. database, and there were no clues. However, I hope you can keep your younger brothers on the lookout and let me know as soon as you find out. ”

"Rest assured, I'll keep my men on the lookout. Val patted his chest and reassured.

"By the way, you told me earlier that the Clowber family got a treasure map of ancient China, is this news true?" Rum asked.

"Absolutely. I'll tell you the truth, I have eyeliner in the Klober family, and the news is absolutely true. Val said.

Then, he added, "However, the problem is that this treasure map is drawn and written with some kind of cipher, and the Klober family has privately hired a number of experts to try to decipher the secrets in the treasure map, but they have all failed." ”

"Oh, that's interesting. Rum said meaningfully. With that, he stood up, waved at Val, and turned to leave.

After walking some distance, he took out his mobile phone and dialed a number.

After the phone was connected, he respectfully said to the person on the other end of the phone: "Director, the news has been verified, the Clowber family did get a treasure map, but the treasure map is encrypted with some kind of password, and they have not cracked it with great effort, I think this is an opportunity for us." ”

"Is this an opportunity for us? Rum, tell me what you think. "The person on the other end of the line seemed interested.

"Director, I think we can make a deal with the Clowber family and get the treasure map. After getting the treasure map, let's see if we can crack the code. If we can crack the code, we will take out the treasure first, and then let the Klober family release the news that they are going to trade the treasure map with S.H.I.E.L.D., and I think there will be a lot of people interested in trading. Rum said.

"If we can't crack the code either, then we're going to take this opportunity to deliberately throw out the treasure map, and we probably can't crack it with the help of other forces. Of course, make sure that we have access to the cracked information. ”

"If we succeed in provoking a fight between the parties, then we can take the opportunity to understand their power in our country. That's our main purpose. ”

"What are we going to do with the Clowper family in exchange for a treasure map, and how can we get the Clowber family to willingly cooperate with us in acting?" asked the director on the other end of the phone.

"Klober Sr.'s grandson, Matt Klober, is still in federal prison, he's the heart of Klober Sr., and we've got enough leverage to make a deal, right, Director. "And, for the Clowbers, an uncrackable treasure map is of no value, so they will be very willing to trade with us." ”

"In addition, there is no loss for them to play a scene with us. I think I'll be sure I'll be convinced if you'll allow me to talk to old Clowber. ”

The director pondered for a while and said, "Rum, I think your idea is good and very feasible. You just let it go. ”

"Yes, Director. Rum patted his ass flatteringly.

"In addition, when the wind is released, the story should be more exciting, and it is better to involve the Japanese, Koreans, and Indians, so as to better dispel the doubts of the Chinese, isn't it?" the director advised.

"Okay, Director. I'll be sure to implement your ideas. What a great idea you have!"

"So be it. Rum, do a good job, I'm optimistic about you. With that, the director on the other end of the phone hung up the phone.

Hearing the director say, 'I'm optimistic about you,' Rum was still in a mood after hanging up the phone.

The former director of the S.H.I.E.L.D. is a complete force supremacist, and he is completely dismissive of people who have no special functions, such as civilian personnel like Rum.

Although the current director also advocates force, he also attaches great importance to talented ordinary people like Rum. This gave Rum renewed hope and worked harder to look forward to a second life in his career.

He calmed himself down and dialed out another phone number.

"Ciro, old friend, sorry to bother you again!" Rum said to the person on the other end of the line after the phone was answered.

"Brother Rum, I heard that you've been having a good time lately, so why do you have time to call me?" said Ciro.

Ciro is a lawyer who specializes in litigation for the underworld in New York, and the two lived in a dormitory while studying at Georgetown University, where they and Rum were close friends.

"Haha! Your brother is well-informed, and he can't hide anything from you. Well, excuse me, I want to meet old Clopber, and you tell him that I have a way to rescue his grandson, Matt Klober. ”

"What did you say?" asked Ciro a little bit of a foreign voice, "do you really have a way?"

Ciro was well aware of the case of the elder Clopber's grandson, who was one of the defense attorneys hired by the elder Clopber at the time. They tried their best at the time, but they couldn't get Matt Klober out. If Rum can really get Matt out, then he will have to do well as an intermediary.

"Dude, when did I lie to you. If I say there is a way, there must be a way. Of course, it depends on whether the old Clowber is sincere enough. Rum said.

Ciro understood that Rum was trying to make a deal with the Klober family. However, he also knew that if he could get Matt out of federal prison, it was estimated that no matter what the conditions were, as long as Old Klober could do it, he would agree.

"Well, brother, it's up to me. I'll get in touch with the Klober family right away, and you can wait for me to get back. Ciro hung up the phone with some impatience, and then dialed Flandy, the butler of the Clobe family.

Rum put away the phone, hummed a tune, got into a car on the seaside road, and drove away.

A web of conspiracy is slowly unfolding again.