The highest prison in the Federation. A place where serious political and economic criminals are generally held. At the same time, it is also a place where you are almost only allowed to come in, and absolutely not let out.

Entering here doesn't just mean the end of your political career or even your days out and about. It means that you will probably spend the rest of your life here.

This is a thing that is almost without exception, and many guys who are still in this prison at the age of seventy or eighty are the best proof of this. However, nothing can be absolute. As they were now, the two figures were being escorted by heavily armed soldiers, step by step out of the depths of the prison.

Looking at Coulson and Nick who appeared in his sight. Fury, Maria, who had been waiting for a long time, suppressed her excitement a little, and made a gesture to them as calmly as possible.

"Mr. Fury, and Mr. Coulson. Please take a seat, I don't think we need to do anything more between us. ”

"Of course, although life here is a little harder, it is not to the point of ignorance of the outside world. By the way, congratulations yet. Happy newlyweds to you and Tony! ”

and Nick, who always has a gloomy face. Fury is different. Coulson could still give a gentle smile to Maria, who was special. In the face of his smile, Maria, who was still a little nervous, slowly relaxed.

She glanced at Serena, who had always been expressionless beside her, and then said to the two of them in a calm tone.

"Thank you for your blessings, Coulson. But now is not the time to talk about that. Mr. Fury, Mr. Coulson. I think you should be aware that I'm not here just to see you. We don't have such a deep friendship yet. So, the reality is, I brought a deal. ”

"Deal?" Hearing this sensitive word, Nick. Fury opened her mouth and interrupted her speech. "I beg your pardon, ma'am. Can you tell us who initiated this transaction? It's you, or Tony. Stark? ”

"You could think that Tony initiated it. But for now, I'm the one responsible for this transaction! ”

There was no idea to hide, and Maria just explained the situation in a more awkward way. And to hear her say that, Nick. Fury's eyes slowly became deep and sharp. The long prison life did not deprive him of his keen judgment, and even today, he is still immortal.

"So, it was your idea to call the two of us here? Madame, can you tell me what you mean? Don't you know that trading with people like us without permission is, in a way, a sign of responsibility for Tony. Stark's betrayal? As his wife, you should know him well. He was never an open-minded man. ”

Nick. Fury's words are not slanderous, because anyone who knows Tony knows that this guy has always been a cautious existence. If he had known that Mary had done so much while he was away, he might have thought something in his mind.

And Maria knew this, but she was sure that she had to do it. So she could only quietly clench her fists, and then stared at the two people opposite her with a blazing gaze, and said to them seriously.

"As I said, I take all the blame. And all you have to do is choose whether to accept my deal or not! ”

Maria's resolute attitude made the two perceptive fellows immediately realize what the problem was, and they looked at each other before Coulson opened his mouth to ask.

"Can you tell us what the deal is? You can't just hold a contract in front of us and let us not even have a chance to look at it, and then let us choose to accept it or not. That's not a deal, that's an order. No trade fair will look like this. ”

There was no way for Mary to say anything more than what was reasonable. So after glancing at Serena beside her, she waved away the few guards who were following her. Then he whispered to the two people in front of him.

"The deal I'm going to make is that I can clear your name and get you out of here. And all you have to do is work for us. The FBI, the Sky Hammer Bureau, these two key positions need you to hold. ”

It's a very generous condition, so generous that both Nick and Nick. Neither Fury nor Coulson were a little unconvinced. This kind of thing has exceeded their expectations, and even makes them wonder if there is some conspiracy in it. So immediately, Nick. Fury looked at Maria with a scrutinizing gaze and asked her the same question.

"Who do you work for? Tony. There's no way Stark could have agreed to such a thing. Unless he's dead! What the hell is your purpose! ”

Nick. Fury had apparently seen Maria as a representative of the interests of an organization. So his tone became a little less polite. In the face of his bad tone, Maria's face turned pale at first, and then she mustered up the confidence in her heart, and replied seriously word by word.

"I don't work for anyone, everything I do is for Tony's ideals."

After saying this, her face had already become sad. But she continued with a determined look in her eyes.

"Tony is now in an accident and his life and death are unknown. And once the United States is out of Tony's control, it will soon be in chaos. I can't let Tony's country that he has put so much effort into maintaining with great difficulty become a mess again. So I had to do everything I could to stabilize it. You, and Ciel, are the only beings I can rely on now. That's why I'm here to make this deal with you. Because I need your strength, and this country needs your strength as well. ”

"Tony. Stark's fate unknown? "Hearing that, Nick. Fury's eyes flickered. As a mature politician, he knows exactly what this will mean. Perhaps, as Mary said, it will be the beginning of chaos. But it is also possible that new opportunities are being born.

Until now, he has not agreed with the changes Tony has made to the country. In his opinion, Tony. What Stark has done is something that could be called a tyrant. Just like Napoleon back then, although the brilliance is so great that people have nothing to say, it is not a good thing for that country. So, if he had the chance, he would have been against Tony. And the current situation is not an opportunity for him.

"Do you want us to help you? That's a good thing to do. It's just that there are some situations you need to know that we don't agree with Tony's philosophy. If, as you say, insert us into that important position. Then we're going to do something that Tony would never have allowed to do before. For example, clear the name of Captain America! ”

Nick. Fury and Coulson were imprisoned in the highest federal prison for shielding the Winter Soldier. So their knowledge of Captain America was only at that time, and the last time they saw Captain America was on TV, in the farce of the last Winter Soldier trial. Although many people know Steve. Rogers is already recognized by the government as an accomplice of Hydra, but they don't know why. And like Nick. People like Fury and Coulson, who trust Steve to the extreme, and don't know what happened on Prison Island, think that this is Tony's false accusation against Steve under the pretense of the government.

At this time, they were still thinking about clearing Steve's name and something, which made Maria feel speechless and realize that this was a very good opportunity. So immediately, she righteously refused.

"It can't be, Steve. Rogers' identity as a Hydra spy has been confirmed. This is a fact that cannot be changed! So don't even think about it! ”

"That's a frame-up!" As soon as he heard this, Coulson, who had always looked like a good man, immediately turned red. He's a big fan of the captain, so he absolutely doesn't allow this kind of false slander. "That's obviously Tony's deliberate framing of the captain in order to vent his hatred. You should know that the captain has spent his whole life fighting Hydra, so he will never be in the same league as Hydra. ”

"Coulson, if you had said this before, there would probably be a lot of people who would agree with you. But at this time of age, this kind of talk has completely turned into a joke! ”

With a sneer, Maria directly put the cruelest reality in front of them.

"Steve. Rogers is a man of Hydra, which has been confirmed by countless people. There are eyewitnesses who have betrayed us and joined the ranks of Hydra. It's not a false accusation, it's not a rumor. This is a very true thing. If you don't believe it, ask those who have personally experienced his betrayal. I'm sure they'll give you the most suitable answer! ”

"It can't be!" Coulson struggled to his own devices, but his eyes were inevitably shaken.

Could this be true? If this is true, then what does what we have done in the past mean? Thinking of this, he and Nick. Fury immediately looked at each other. Then, at once, the two men said in unison.

"I accept your terms and take us out!"