605. Hill's Intelligence
Goofy knows that Maria Hill has always been the de facto second-in-command of S.H.I.E.L.D., and her workload is not far behind that of S.H.I.E.L.D. chief Nick Fury.
Allowing Agent Hill to take a break from work and sit in Manhattan for 15 hours to wait for Goofy is enough to show that Agent Hill is here to talk about important matters.
"Come on, Agent Hill, I'd like to hear what you're brought." Goofy poured Hill a cup of coffee and handed it over and asked solemnly.
"Uh......" Agent Hill, who had always been logical, suddenly became stumbling this time, and she obviously hadn't figured out what to say about it.
And this is even more strange, because Agent Hill has been sitting in the office for 15 hours, and if such a long time can't help her organize her thoughts, then how complicated is this matter?
"To be exact, I'm not coming to you to provide any information, but to ask for help."
Agent Hill took a sip of his coffee and finally got down to business,
"I'm sorry, Goofy, but it seems like I've come to you every time to ask for help."
"It's okay, I think we're old friends already." Goofy smiled generously, "It's a matter of course for friends to help each other. β
"Thank you." Agent Hill politely nodded in thanks, and then said, "You know, after the creation of Ultron, there may have been some philosophical differences between S.H.I.E.L.D. and you, which caused us to become very unpleasant, and it would not be too much to say that we broke up......
Steve shrugged and said, "It's nothing, because Ultron and I had a temper with Goofy, and although it was a bit naΓ―ve in retrospect, we had a serious quarrel at the time. β
Goofy smiled and admitted, "Yes, you see, even my relationship with Steve will be conflicted because of different philosophies, not to mention S.H.I.E.L.D......."
After that, the conversation changed, "But S.H.I.E.L.D. is very mature in handling this matter, Nick Fury didn't interfere too much in this matter, and took the initiative to withdraw from Ultron with S.H.I.E.L.D., which he did well." β
However, as soon as Goofy finished speaking, Maria Hill said with an embarrassed expression, "Uh......"
"Huh?" Goofy frowned slightly, tilting his head to look at Agent Hill.
Although the two hadn't seen each other in a long time, Goofy was still familiar with Maria Hill, and in their previous conversations, Agent Hill had never had the mantra "uh".
However, in the course of today's short exchange, Agent Hill has already said this "uh" twice, and Goofy sensed that something was wrong and asked in a low voice, "Ciel, has S.H.I.E.L.D.'s attitude towards Ultron changed?" β
"Well...... Agent Hill admits awkwardly, "it seems like that's true." β
"At the beginning, after S.H.I.E.L.D. withdrew from the United States, he never asked Ultron about it, and Fury only asked a few squads to analyze Ultron's domination, but it wasn't until a month ago that Fury suddenly announced that Ultron had shown a 'fearsome ambition'...... He said that this kind of ambition should not be displayed by AI programs. β
"'Feared ambition'? A month ago? Goofy pondered for a moment, and suddenly realized, "I know, probably the news that Tony Stark is starting to build the Earth Defense Fleet was monitored by Fury, right?" β
"Earth Defense Fleet?" Agent Hill doesn't seem to have heard of the plan, "Can you tell me about it?" β
"Absolutely." Goofy did not refuse Agent Hill's request, "More than a month ago, a very powerful and ambitious alien came to Earth, and his goal was to absorb the energy of Earth and thus prolong his life ......"
Hill listened attentively, nodding his head in response from time to time.
Goofy continued, "At that time, the alien almost succeeded, and our Earth was almost destroyed by him. It was at that time that we realized that Ultron alone might not be able to properly protect the Earth, and that we needed a fleet that could compete with the alien invaders......"
"For example, in the case of the last Kree invasion of Earth, if it weren't for the cosmic bounty hunters on Earth, we wouldn't even be able to get close to the Kree Warband and intercept their ship......"
"Earth's defense system and army are too weak, and we must raise our combat effectiveness to the cosmic level."
"So, Tony Stark decided to build a cosmic-level warship army, and this plan happened to start last month......"
"I think it may be that S.H.I.E.L.D. got the news, and that Nick Fury mistakenly thought that it was made by Ultron, and then conclude that Ultron showed 'feared ambitions.'"
Agent Hill thought for a moment, then nodded, "That makes sense, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s intelligence accuracy on Ultron has indeed decreased a lot after it withdrew from Ultron. β
However, after saying that, Agent Hill shook his head and said, "But that's still not what makes Fury abnormal. β
"Fury is abnormal?" Goofy asked with some curiosity, "What's wrong with him?" Hasn't he always been against Ultron? β
"He was against Ultron before, but he didn't try to destroy Ultron." "This is partly because Fury respects you enough to fly high, and he knows he's no match for you......"
"On the other hand, Fury is a cautious person, and he generally does not interfere in the direction of the world situation and the development of human civilization......"
"Fury often says that S.H.I.E.L.D.'s responsibility is to protect, not change, and the last thing we should do as S.H.I.E.L.D. agents is to forcibly change history, which is also the biggest difference between us and Hydra......"
"But as time passed, Fury began to go against what he had said."
Agent Hill said with a solemn expression.
"Oh?" Goofy asked curiously, "You mean Fury wants to destroy Ultron?" β
Steve Rogers also became nervous: "How is Nick Fury going to eliminate Ultron?" Destroy the entire Ultron Nation? β
Under Goofy and Steve's questioning, Agent Hill's expression became a little ugly.
Still undecided, she glanced up at Goofy and Steve, and finally took a deep breath.
"Goofy, Steve, what I'm going to say next may be contrary to my status as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, but I'm saying it in a responsible way for the people of Ultron as a whole, and for S.H.I.E.L.D., ......"
"I know that you are all very sensible people, so I have the confidence to tell you this. But please be calm, and remember that everything I say is only a partial part of what I see, and it is not necessarily the truth. β
"Maybe there was some misunderstanding in this, or maybe I was blinded by my own subjective judgment and made the wrong inference......"
Speaking of which, Goofy and Steve's curiosity has been ticked to the extreme.
What is it that makes Agent Hill so serious?
That's when Maria Hill reveals the answer, and it does surprise Goofy and Steve.
"Some time ago, in the assassination of King Techaka of Wakanda, it was Ultron Robotics who bombed the conference center at the scene, right?"
"But I know that those Ultron robots are all fakes, and they are definitely not sent by you Ultron Country......"
"Because if there were no problems with my investigation, I should know who faked these Ultron robots......"
"The one who faked the Ultron robot is S.H.I.E.L.D."
"I found the records of the Ultron bot in the S.H.I.E.L.D. weapons manufacturing records, and the initiator and approver of this manufacturing are the same person-"
"The Director with the highest authority of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Nick Fury!"