Chapter Forty-Eight: The Troublesome Child Has Milk to Drink
Regarding the attack on Dacon, both Charles and Logan expressed 120,000 points of apology. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Info And Daken is still in the frozen state of the Iceman.
For this matter, it is difficult for Li Jie to do too much research on the professor or Wolverine. He was just comforting Katie and giving her the gift he had prepared. Before leaving, he said to Professor Charles with some meaning. "This kid could be in extraordinary danger. Professor, maybe you should keep an eye on him. ”
"And, I think you should look into whether anyone is instigating him to do something. That's not a good thing for him. ”
Watching Li Jie drive away in his Ford, Logan and the professor exchanged a look. Both of them could see the heavy worried look in each other's eyes.
Li Jie didn't know why Dai Ken attacked him. And the best way to do this is to leave it to the professor and Wolverine to investigate on their own. After all, Dyken had just come to the United States, and Logan had just recognized his son.
If he delved too deeply, the devil knows if Logan would beat himself up with his son? Thinking of this, Li Jie could only shake his head helplessly.
S.H.I.E.L.D.
Hill lay down on the couch in his office, exhausted, and the pressure of the S.H.I.E.L.D. director was staggering. She had just returned from Washington today.
There was only one purpose for her to go to Washington, and that was to ask for money. Because of the reduction of employee benefits, S.H.I.E.L.D. is already full of complaints. Many employees are even looking for part-time jobs or are already preparing to find a new job.
This made it even more difficult for her, the acting director, to have a difficult time.
"If only Nick had convinced Tony Stark to join the Avengers. Ciel's muttering to himself as he lay on the couch, regretting that he hadn't fooled Tony in the first place.
If Tony Stark had joined the Avengers, then at least the Avengers would have a big financier. S.H.I.E.L.D. may be able to use the budget for the Avengers to supplement other daily expenses in the bureau.
But now it's an afterthought. I couldn't recruit Tony Stark. Then now it is even more unlikely. It's true that Tony is rich, but he's not stupid.
Now I know that S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fire pit, and funds are all kinds of tight. At this time, a world-class rich man like him jumped in, and he didn't want to be slaughtered like a wronged leader.
Although it is true that the original creation of S.H.I.E.L.D. was founded by his father, Howard Stark. But Tony doesn't have any feelings for S.H.I.E.L.D., after all, it's not Stark. He is not obligated to sustain the rise and fall of this organization.
It must be said that many things have changed because of Li Jie's involvement. The biggest change for S.H.I.E.L.D. is that Tony becomes an outsider, stopping as a bystander, rather than stepping in and wading through the waters.
Hill lay on the couch and didn't even think of moving her fingers, she was too tired. She thought about her own treatment in Washington, and even Commissioner Budyuno, who had always supported Nick within the Security Council, apologized to her.
"You know Hill. This time, S.H.I.E.L.D. is embroiled in a complex political battle. Nick Fury wasn't arrested because he really did something wrong. It's simply someone who wants to replace him. Bugino whispered a warning to Hill in a no-man's land.
"You have to understand about the budget. The approval process within the Security Council, while independent, is more or less influenced by the Congress, or by other departments. ”
"You need to understand that representatives of the military have always been an independent faction in the American political system. Although it is said that the military should not be involved in politics, who can really do it completely. ”
"S.H.I.E.L.D.'s ultra-high budget has always upset representatives of the military, as well as a significant portion of Congress. You have a budget equivalent to one-sixth of military spending, but less than one-tenth of the U.S. military. This has already attracted quite a lot of people's eyes. ”
"The members of the council also have to take into account the opinions of members of Congress and the military. You know, Hill, the members of the Security Council are not for life. One day, the commissioners will step down, and they will have to think about their future political careers. ”
Bugino told Hill all this in a serious voice, and also told Hill in an indirect direction. It's no fun to think about what you want to budget. It is precisely because of this that Hill has not been motivated at all since he returned from Washington.
Without funding, all planning and construction is empty talk. Money is needed for the architecture of the new safety net, and money is needed for research and development in the scientific sector.
It also costs money to track down the remnants of the vampires who caused the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D. that day, not to mention the cost of tracking down those remnants of Hydra.
Thinking of this, Hill was extremely annoyed, and she couldn't help but get up from the sofa and overturn the stainless steel coffee table in front of the sofa. "him XXXXX!"
There was a loud bang, and the stainless steel coffee table fell to the ground. Hill was panting with her hands on her waist, her hair was a little messy because the movement of flipping the table was a little too big.
Ciel's chest rose and fell with the rhythm of her breathing. It took half a minute for the mood to subside.
"Whew!" Hill let out a breath, like a deflated ball, no longer with the angry look he had just had. She straightened her hair and clothes. He also set up the coffee table in its original position.
Try to restore everything to the way nothing happened, but the corner of the stainless steel coffee table was bruised, which cannot be concealed.
When she had done it all, she was ready to plunge into the busy and frustrating work of the day. Her secretary sent Captain Rogers a request for a meeting.
"Good afternoon, Hill. Rogers said hello briskly, and as soon as he entered the company, he noticed that something had happened on the stainless steel coffee table next to him.
"Ahem. Hill coughed twice, drawing Captain Rogers' attention back from the coffee table. "What's the matter, Captain?"
"Oh, I heard you're back. So I would like to ask, is this trip to Washington to discuss the budget going well?" Hill felt that the anger he had just subsided was about to rise again.
She tried to take two deep breaths before she could suppress her emotions. Rogers didn't need Hill's answer, though, he had already guessed the outcome. "Looks like the results aren't promising?"
"Yes, you guessed it!" Hill said listlessly as he spread it out in his office chair like a deflated ball. "They're not prepared to overpay us a dime. Perhaps from next month, several projects in the scientific research department will be suspended first, and then started when there is money. ”
"I'm afraid that the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. is the first person in history to be like me. Hill said with some self-deprecation.
Captain Rogers, however, smiled, unaffected by Hill's emotions. "Ciel, do you know what that really means?"
Hill folded into his office chair, his eyebrows furrowed. "What do you mean?"
"I mean, when a baby is crying, parents always think that the baby is hungry or needs a diaper change. That's when they want to do these things. Rogers sat across from Hill.
"If you don't do anything, it's likely that your parents won't realize you're hungry. ”
"I've done my best to make trouble, Captain. But nothing worked. Hill felt like his energy had been drained of his position as director.
Rogers clapped his hands as he looked at the exhausted Ciel. "Maybe it's not enough. At least not as good as everything Deadpool did to Hawkeye. ”
Hill looked into Captain Rogers' eyes, and suddenly couldn't guess what the captain was trying to do.