Chapter 44: Asking for Help?
"Daddy, there's a knock on the door! Is it coming for you? ”
Elizabeth, who was resting on the bed, also heard a knock on the door, propped herself up with her hands, and asked Patch with a wink of big watery eyes.
"It should be!"
Patch smiled back, but he was actually very puzzled, there were not many people he knew in this world, only Sister Maivis and Dean Magellan who raised him in the orphanage, and the two of them were so old that they would basically not come here to look for him, so who was the person knocking on the door now?
Patch couldn't figure it out.
But when Patch walked to the door and reached out to open the door and saw the man standing in front of him, he immediately understood.
I saw Coulson, who was wearing a black suit and a somewhat high hairline, standing at the door of Patch's house, and when Patch opened the door, he hurriedly smiled and greeted: "Hello, Mr. Myvis." ”
"Coulson?" When Patch opened the door and saw him, he couldn't help but look a little surprised, and asked, "What are you doing here?" Don't you agents all have a lot of tasks, why do you always run to me twice in three days? ”
Hearing Patch's words, Coulson couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, because listening to the meaning of his words, it was obvious that he didn't treat himself very well!
But after so many years as an agent in S.H.I.E.L.D., Coulson has gradually become accustomed to being unpopular, because probably as long as he is a normal person, he doesn't like a bunch of agents running to his house all the time!
So though it was a little awkward, Patch's reaction was normal in Coulson's opinion.
Coulson looked at Patch with a smile and said cheekily: "Mr. Mevis, I came to you this time for a special matter, it is inconvenient to talk outside, can I tell you more after I go in?" ”
Glancing up and down at Coulson, Patch pursed his lips helplessly, turned sideways and waved his hand and said, "Okay then!" Coulson, please come in. ”
Coulson smiled and nodded in gratitude to Patche, and stepped inside.
Closing the door with his hand, Patch turned to look at Coulson and asked aloud, "Coulson, if there is anything, just say it!" I don't have much time to spend with you. ”
But Coulson didn't answer Patch's words, but pointed to the little Lori Elizabeth standing on the bed and asked Patch, "Mr. Mevis, may I ask, who is this?" ”
"This is my daughter Elizabeth." Patch walked over to the edge of the bed and sat down next to Elizabeth, putting his arm around her little shoulders and introducing Coulson.
After the introduction, Patch immediately said with a strange expression: "Didn't you know about it a long time ago?" Why do you want to ask me more? ”
"Mr. Mevis, you're laughing, it's the first time I've seen your daughter? How could it have been known for a long time? Coulson's face froze, but he reacted immediately and said with a chuckle.
"That's right! Dad, this is the first time I've seen this uncle! How could he possibly know me? Elizabeth on the side also asked in great confusion when she heard Patch's words.
"Pretend, continue to pretend."
Touching Elizabeth's head, Patch didn't answer her, but smiled, turned his head to stare at Coulson, and said in a loud voice: "Coulson, do you dare to say that the person who spends on me around here every day was not sent by your S.H.I.E.L.D.?" And the other day I saw your men go to the little supermarket to ask Mrs. Grant about me and Elizabeth? ”
"I'm afraid that all my daily activities or what I do, you S.H.I.E.L.D. should be the first to know, right?"
After hearing Patch's words, Coulson couldn't help but smile awkwardly, looked at Patch with some embarrassment, and responded: "So Mr. Myvis, you already knew!" If that's the case, then I won't hide it, the person who spies on you is indeed sent by us by S.H.I.E.L.D. ”
"Good, honest enough!" Patch gave Coulson a thumbs up, but then his voice suddenly changed, he looked Coulson up and down, and said aloud: "Coulson, to be honest, I actually think that an honest person like you is really not very suitable to be an agent, and I can hardly see any agent temperament in you." ”
"Mr. Mevis, a lot of people have said that, but I'm still doing the job." Coulson chuckled in response.
After Coulson finished answering, Patch seemed to suddenly think of something, and said again: "By the way, Coulson, what I said to you and May before still counts, if you quit your job with S.H.I.E.L.D. to help me, I will definitely welcome it, and you can also learn magic for free after me!" ”
"Mr. Mevis, thank you for your kindness, since I rejected you last time, of course this time will not be an exception, so ......"
"Alright! I see what you mean. Stretching out his hand to interrupt Coulson's next words, Patch stood up and asked, "Now you can tell me what you're here for." ”
"Yes, Mr. Myvis."
Coulson nodded, then smiled and said, "Actually, I only came to you for two things, one is to ask you about your recent purchase of Stark Industries stock, and the other is to ......"
"Wait......"
Coulson was just halfway through his sentence when he was interrupted by Patch, only to see him look at Coulson with a strange face, and said loudly: "Coulson, why can't you S.H.I.E.L.D. manage it if I buy a stock?" Besides, the money I used to buy stocks was all legally obtained by myself, so it doesn't seem that there is any illegal income, right? ”
"Mr. Mevis, if it is a normal matter of buying stocks, of course we will not care about it, and of course I also know that the funds you use to buy stocks are all legal income."
Seeing Patch's reaction, Coulson couldn't help but believe his speculation more and more, and continued: "But it's hard not to attract our attention to this stock you bought. ”
"A stock that has been declining, you are willing to spend all your money to buy it, if it weren't for my dazzle, then it is definitely that this stock has some value that we don't know, and this stock is still sold by the famous Stark Industries, of course, the most important thing is Mr. Myvis, you ......"
Speaking of this, Coulson paused slightly, and looked at Patch with a pair of eyes that seemed to be smiling, "I chose to buy when the stock price fell after the kidnapping of Tony Stark, the helmsman of Stark Industries, and for these reasons, we have to be suspicious of you." ”
"So, Mr. Myvis, could you please explain why you did this?"
Seeing Coulson seem to see through his gaze, Patch's heart was very unhappy, but then after seeing the mysterious smile on the corner of his mouth, Patch couldn't help but be defeated in an instant.
"Well, I'll admit I do know a little bit of the inside story." Spreading his hands, Patch said helplessly: "It's just that I can't tell you what the specific inside story is." ”
"That's it, Coulson, don't you have one more thing? Let's talk about it! ”
"Huh! I'm afraid it's not just a little bit of the insider, right? Coulson chuckled to himself, but in order to save Patty's face, Coulson didn't choose to say these words, but talked about the second thing Patch asked.
I saw Coulson's expression instantly become serious, stared at Patch, and said seriously: "Mr. Mewis, in fact, there is another thing that is the main purpose of my visit today, I am here for our S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Frey specially came to ask you for help." ”
"Asking for help?"
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