94. Special Departments
Coulson stepped into the branch established in New York, the huge eagle emblem reflected the silver light, he looked at the lengthy name under the sign, and thought to himself if he should suggest to the director of the bureau to change it to a shorter and easier to remember name, the name of the Territorial Strategic Defense Attack and Logistics Support Bureau, it is really a bit of a twist.
"Hey, long time no see, John." Coulson smiled and greeted a middle-aged man.
"What a rarity, Phil. It seems that the mutant matter did make a big deal yesterday, otherwise Director Fury would not have sent you over. Senior Agent John Garrett chuckled heartily.
This sturdy, cowboy-like middle-aged man is a top-tier Eighth-level agent, who joined a special agency approved by the World Security Council at the same time as Coulson, and is now the manager of the New York branch.
"Yes, Magneto, who is on the number one danger list, appeared in a way that was too grandiose, and it was during the high-level summit of heads of state, and a big man died, and the White House was extremely angry......"
Coulson smiled bitterly, his hard-won vacation was ruined, and he originally planned to go to Provence with his girlfriend for a vacation, but now he could only postpone it for a while.
"We are already tracking down the whereabouts of Eric Lanssel, the Nazi leader of the mutants, who has always been the object of our vigilance, but their strength is too strong for ordinary low-level agents to monitor, and as for Westchester's mutant academy, it is even more difficult to control, and all the agents who monitor it don't remember anything as if they have been artificially erased."
Garrett shook his head helplessly, these extremely threatening mutant groups are not something ordinary people can compete with at all, they are born with powerful abilities, unless they have received special training of high-level agents, it is really difficult to deal with.
"Has the Director's plan passed?" This middle-aged man, who seemed to be rough, asked casually.
As one of the high-ranking personnel, Garrett knew that the black director had a very dangerous plan, specifically aimed at more and more superpowers, but it was difficult to get the approval of the World Security Council, so he put it on hold for a long time.
Coulson glanced at his old friend deeply, and said lightly: "This is not a problem I should care about, I hope that the group of mutants can stop a little, at least let me spend a vacation with peace of mind." ”
He followed Garrett to the archive room where the materials were stored, and the shelves were lined with intelligence information sent by various low-level agents, and then classified according to different levels, and classified classified materials above level B would be sent to the headquarters, and even backups would not be left here.
Coulson came to the New York branch this time only to retrieve some old archives, these low-level information documents, which are not recorded in the database, but stored in paper form.
"Here's all the files of Herrera Lansel, the guy who has repeatedly confronted the federal government, plotted raids, rescued imprisoned mutants, formed fraternities, and treated humans with cruelty...... Director Fury once formulated a capture plan specifically for him, but the opponent's ability is too strong, and even if it uses a polymer weapon made by Stark Industries, it is difficult to capture him alive. ”
Garrett pulled out a few documents and said, "And there are other mutants around Magneto, and it is extremely difficult to carry out a decapitation operation or assassinate someone secretly. ”
Coulson nodded in agreement, of course he understood how difficult these mutants were, and Director Fury also had a headache about it, in the past, he used to use the moderate Professor Charles to contain Magneto's brotherhood, but with yesterday's vicious incident, the contradictions between the two sides have become more and more intensified, and the White House has become wary of this special group hidden in society.
However, Colonel Stryker, who has always maintained an anti-mutant stance, has been a blessing in disguise, and has received the attention of the White House and the military, and the mutant research that had been shelved has also begun to be restarted.
"The White House needs Director Fury to give him a defense strategy for mutants, not only Magneto and his brotherhood, but also Charles Xavier and his mutant academy, all of whom must be listed as dangerous elements. Colonel William Stryker, who has formed a mutant defense team, has sorted out this information and is going to be handed over to him. ”
"Haha, it looks like Mr. Colonel got what he wanted." Garrett laughed, he'd heard rumors of Stryker's hatred of mutants.
Coulson was sorting through the dusty files, something he wasn't supposed to do, just a low-level agent or a support officer, he just stopped by and looked for an opportunity to visit a friend.
"Mutants are going to be out of luck." The high-ranking agent shook his head.
Putting the documents into the cardboard box, Coulson seemed to remember something, turned his head and asked, "Are there any noteworthy people in New York lately?" Mutants are enough of a headache for us, and those street heroes don't want to make any trouble. ”
Garrett frowned, thought about it carefully, and then replied: "Those guys have been surprisingly quiet recently, and they started to fight against an extreme organization in Hell's Kitchen, and then disappeared, the Punisher, Daredevil and the like are nowhere to be seen, and the New York Police Department is estimated to open champagne to celebrate, and that gang-ridden chaotic area has a rare period of calm days." ”
Coulson was surprised, he had previously served as the manager of the New York branch, and naturally knew that there was a group of extraordinary talents hidden in the city, and Director Fury had long listed them as the target of surveillance, making simple daily records to ensure that the other party would not do any terrorist acts that endangered national security.
Powerful characters such as Punisher and Daredevil, generally speaking, those field agents will only roughly determine their whereabouts, and will not rashly interfere in their lives, or easily make contact, otherwise it is easy to arouse the other party's alarm and resistance.
In short, these dangerous elements who cannot be recruited are the object of surveillance and vigilance.
"We all strictly follow Director Fury's orders, classify them according to special events, and list some suspects as targets of surveillance." Garrett smiled at Coulson. "But I think your classification is too detailed, we are a special agency that specializes in dealing with superpowers or unconventional events, why do we even have to take care of gangster vendettas!"
The rough-looking senior agent complained a little, he still remembered that half a year ago, a high school student was defeated by a few gangsters, and at the same time, the gangs where those gangsters belonged suffered a serious blow, and then the low-level rookie who performed field work actually listed a student under the age of twenty as the target of surveillance, and only crossed out the other party from the list after the suspicion was completely eliminated.
When this kind of thing gets out, even the FBI will laugh at them, after all, cases like gangster vendetta are things that the New York Police Department should be responsible for investigating.
"It's not like that everywhere, this is New York, so of course we have to be cautious." Coulson comforted his friend.
This special department, which has a huge hidden power, has a meticulous and meticulous grading system, setting up various levels of authority to ensure the confidentiality and security of the department, and many things that even Coulson himself cannot intervene in.
Especially with the emergence of superpowers, their lives are no longer easier, and the execution agents are no longer dealing with international terrorist organizations or private armed forces, and they are facing more headache opponents.
"No wonder the Director was so desperate to get through that plan...... Coulson thought to himself.
If you want to deal with a group of dangerous people, you have to recruit another group of even more dangerous people.