New York, a Wall Street financial firm.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent VII Phil Coulson walked past the busy white-collar workers behind a blonde woman in a crewneck suit and black women's patent leather shoes, the sound of high-frequency typing and phone calls in his ears.

The woman led him into an empty private office and closed the door with her hands behind her when he entered. The name "Bill Water" is written on the door number, and that is the owner of this office.

This is a well-lit and exquisitely renovated office. Agent Coulson's professional expertise was evident from the moment he entered the door, scanning the room inch by inch with his knife-sharp gaze, not missing a single detail, like a trained hound trying to sniff out any suspicious smell with his nose.

But after two minutes or so of observation, he had to admit a fact...... There doesn't seem to be even the slightest suspicious part of this office.

It just looks so ordinary. Stacks of well-organized papers were stacked on the desk, and a bunch of keys were left in the keyhole of the desk. There are potted plants on the windowsill and cute seahorse ornaments on the filing cabinets. Adorned on the walls are the medals that the owner of the office, Bill Walter, has received in every past year, and it looks like the gentleman is still an exemplary employee.

Agent Coulson even found a photo of Bill Watt and his colleagues at a dinner and party on the cabinet.

He turned his head and asked the woman next to him, "How long have you known Mr. Walter?" ”

The woman thought back: "At least it should be...... It's been two years, since he came to work here. He is a very low-key person, but he is serious and responsible for his work, and he is often commended, and he is a good man. Everybody likes him. ”

After a pause, she asked suspiciously, "Is Mr. Walter in any trouble?" ”

"No, nothing, ma'am." Agent Coulson politely said, "He's involved in a case, but it's just a routine investigation, not a big deal." ”

After asking a few more simple questions, Agent Coulson took his leave and left the company. He returned to the bottom floor and crossed the street back to the black Porsche parked on the side of the road.

He dialed Nick Fury's phone.

"How's it going, Agent Coulson?" Fury asked.

"The identity you asked me to verify, Bill Water? I checked his ID, driver's license, graduation certificate...... All the information seems to be fine. Then I went to his office, and all his colleagues proved that it was. One of them told me that he had been working here for two years, and although I didn't have the help of professional equipment, I didn't think she was lying. ”

"What about the people in the office?"

"The identity has also been verified, and there really seems to be no problem."

"So you believe Bill Watt's identity is innocent?"

"As far as I can see, sir? It's seamless. "Frankly, if everything involved in this identity is faked, then the person who forged it is either an ultimate genius that we have never heard of...... Or a magician who can distort the truth. ”

"I see."

"Excuse me, are you sure you don't need me to know who this Bill Waters is?" Coulson asked.

"That's classified, Agent Coulson." Fury said, "Thank you for your help, but your mission is over." ”

Nick Fury finished his correspondence and pondered in his office for a long time with a frown.

A few hours ago, the mysterious guy codenamed "Black Knight" was finally willing to emerge from the black iron shell and meet him officially. In contrast to his appearance, hidden in the suit was a young man with a thick beard, about thirty to forty years old, wearing a modest suit of the standard of a white-collar collar.

He claimed to be Bill Water, and said that it had been his disguise since he broke away from Hydra, and that the elite agents he sent had just verified it. And this does seem reasonable, as a disguised identity, Bill Walter is indeed quite low-key.

Then Mr. "Bill Water" gave him another address, which was a warehouse on the outskirts of New York. The company that owned the warehouse went bankrupt a few years ago, and the warehouse has been abandoned there ever since. Mr. Walter said that it had been his secret base for all these years, and that all his equipment, technology, and armor had been stored there.

This "Black Knight" wears a high-tech suit all day, so it stands to reason that he should have a secret base. Fury also sent a team of agents to investigate the location, and the results returned were indeed as described. It seems that this "Bill Water" does show full sincerity, at least even a super spy like Nick Fury can't find any flaws in the information he provides for a while.

But what Fury didn't know was that there was far more than one identity that Michael had prepared for himself, and each of his identities was designed seamlessly, corresponding to each identity He also had a different face. He pre-made a digital mask of all his identities, and when he put on the mask, he instantly gained a completely different identity.

So Michael didn't lie to Fury, he did reveal his identity - but only one of them.

So in the future, Fury can register "Bill Water" on the list of dangerous people in Aegis, and then monitor the accounts and movements of this fictional character that does not exist around the clock, without actually causing any burden to Michael's subsequent actions.

As for whether Fury will decide to trust him for once? This Michael is not very worried.

Because to be honest, given the current situation and the situation of Aegis, they probably don't have much option in this matter.

After a few moments of thought, Fury sat up, picked up the phone and dialed a string of numbers.

"This is Commander Fury, inform the Council." "I have important things to talk about," he said. ”

***

An hour later, the floating carrier, nine thousand meters above the ground.

Nick Fury stood in the center of the room with his hands folded and his face blank. High-ranking figures from the World Security Council surrounded him in the middle through three suspended monitors.

Paradoxically, the three delegates did not speak for thirty seconds. Over the past few years, they have put pressure on the black chief and tried every means to force him to confess what he was hiding. And when Fury finally reveals himself, none of them seems to be ready to face the truth.

Fury didn't make a sound, just stood there with his hands behind his back, patiently waiting for them to chew and digest the huge amount of information. The darkened room was audible for a moment, except for the sound of heaving breathing through the stereo speakers.

After a while, one of the delegates spoke with some uncertainty: "Director Fury, let me confirm again...... You're just telling us that 'Hydra' — either another Hydra, the same terrorist organization that survived the Second World War — still exists today. And that organization has been inhabiting S.H.I.E.L.D. for the past century? ”

"That's pretty much what it means." Fury's tone was flat.

"And in the past century, it has long been a part of Aegis, they have infiltrated every aspect of Aegis, even the former A.S.E.l.D. Commander Alexander Pierce is one of them?" The representative said, accentuating, "You realize how ridiculous this sounds like, don't you?" ”

"I'm responsible for everything I say." Fury said.

"If that's true, I'm afraid it's beyond your responsibility, Director Fury." The delegate who spoke was clearly accountable, "Does that mean that your department has been full of Hydra spies for all the past few years, and as a commander, you know absolutely nothing?" ”

"We've been very dissatisfied with your hierarchical secrecy system more than once, Director Fury." The representative of the council who spoke earlier also rebuked, "In particular, I have repeatedly stressed the importance of transparent management mechanisms. If you hadn't been so opinionated and had taken the advice earlier, things wouldn't have gotten to this point......"

"And it doesn't make sense to say that now." Fury said coldly, "The important thing now is to solve the problem." ”

"You're directing the full force of Aegis to take down multiple facilities that are suspected to be enemy strongholds at the same time?" A council representative shook his head, "But you can't even tell us where the source is. Decisions of this magnitude need to be made carefully, and we can't just ...... that."

"You seem to have misunderstood, gentlemen." Fury interrupted, "As we've been in contact with Hydra lately, we've gotten to know Hydra better, and I've become more aware of how unfathomable this organization really is. It is no exaggeration to say that Hydra has truly penetrated into all aspects of the world, and their shadow can be found in any country, region and organization. Even if I were to say personally, the possibility that there were Hydra spies mixed in within the World Security Council cannot be completely ruled out. ”

As soon as he said this, the delegates of the council began to sit still and began to rebuke them with words such as "ridiculous" and "nonsense".

Fury ignored their reaction and continued to himself, "This is a decisive battle between us and Hydra, and the secrecy of the operation is quite important. So you see, I'm not here to try to ask for your permission. While I'm standing here with you guys......"

He paused, and shot a predatory falcon-like gaze in his right eye.

“...... The action has already begun. ”

As the conversation took place, the Hydra strongholds listed by Michael were all violently attacked at about the same time.

The long-range strike missiles were the first to kick off the battle, and powerful modern weapons rained down from the sky, bringing billowing smoke and scorching flames.

This was followed by a strike by the Kun fighter. S.H.I.E.L.D.'s unique advanced fighter planes were almost close above the enemy's head before they lifted their stealth, and relentlessly poured out tongues of fire downward. Heavy weapons such as fighter jets and laser tanks in the Hydra facility that were attacked were blown apart before they could even be activated, and more than half of their combat effectiveness was lost before they could fight.

After the fierce and ample fire suppression almost destroyed most of the base's facilities, Aegis's elite assault team was dispatched to break through. By this point, however, the situation had largely settled, and their task was nothing more than to hunt down the fish that had slipped through the net and control the situation.

Each team was under the direct command of Fury's personally appointed commanders, all of whom were his own henchmen who had been identified by his own strict scrutiny. None of the other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents involved were aware of the mission, and each team was only informed of their work when they arrived on the scene.

Anyone involved in the operation doesn't know the full picture of the mission, so that no one can tell the truth - that's how Nick Fury does things.

The news of victory was transmitted back to headquarters one after another, and the final battle was over just an hour later. At this point, most of the highest-ranking branches that Hydra had carefully hidden were completely destroyed, and the three highest-ranking leaders were killed on the spot.

The final battle has just begun, and it has already ushered in the end.