Chapter 9: Papa Mark's Antique Cottage

Papa Mark's antique cottage

A strange name, this is the address that Kodak spent three days asking around for investigation, and finally learned from an impatient person he had grinded along.

The exterior doesn't look very special, a wooden door of some age has various traces on it, and the walls on both sides have fallen off a little, looking quite old and dilapidated.

Kodak gently pushed the door open, and a scorching breath hit his face, mixed with the strong smell of filet mignon.

There are two rows of shelves in the room, and the shelves are stacked with antiques that look a little old.

Blue and white porcelain, ancient jade, wood carvings, old oil paintings, and even some Shinto-looking religious tokens.

In the middle of the two rows of shelves, there is a front desk, the front desk is empty at this time, smell the steak in the air, and you don't have to guess where the people who should have stayed at the front desk have gone at this time.

Kodak didn't rude into the backstage, nor did he shout, but searched around, found a small bench that looked crumbling, sat down and waited.

Daddy Mark is a legend, and it is said that when he was young, he held a lot of positions in the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today, the four largest newspapers in the United States.

Later, due to his old age, he quit his job and opened this antique cottage with some gadgets he had traveled from south to north when he was young.

There are real antiques in it, and I heard that from time to time some people have found real goods from here, and then they became rich overnight.

Kodak's purpose here is not to Taobao, just because he knows six of the seven tricks of antiques, it is better to play this than to take dollars to light cigarettes.

He came here to ask Daddy Mark for help.

If the rumors are true, then this Daddy Mark must have an amazing intelligence network, and has held positions in the four major newspapers, even if he has resigned and abdicated, there must be many of his former friends or colleagues in the four major newspapers, relying on these hidden resources, Daddy Mark can burst out with terrible energy.

If you want to find someone, or investigate something, Papa Mark is more reliable than even the most professional detective agencies.

That's why Kodak came here to ask Daddy Mark to help investigate a matter.

Asking someone to help naturally requires a certain attitude, and it is better to wait here for a while to show your kindness.

"Oh!!"

“比较输入的验证煅……”

A small song in an unknown language came from the background, like a little dwarf yelling in the sky, and the noisy sound began to mercilessly torment Kodak's ears, and the corners of Kodak's mouth twitched fiercely.

"This old gentleman is quite capable of making trouble."

There is nothing Kodak can do but close his eyes, keep an empty spot, and try to ignore this strange magic sound.

"Crunch!"

The closed wooden door was suddenly pushed open, and a little cold wind rubbed into the room along the wide open wood, which was cool, and Kodak, who had almost fallen asleep, woke up instantly.

Kodak subconsciously glanced back, and his eyes shrank in a little fog.

Standing at the door was a very attractive lady.

This lady is dressed in a tight-fitting combat suit, with a clean hairstyle, well-defined facial features, deep contours, thick eyebrows and blue eyes, and a cold face, full of a heroic beauty, slender legs, and a slender waist, and every point has a moving charm.

It's just pure beauty, which definitely can't cause such a big reaction from Kodak, and what really makes Kodak change color is that he knows this lady.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Level 7 Agent Maria Hill is a top talent with high professional qualities, superb hand-to-hand combat skills, and proficient use of various weapons.

If you don't count those guys with extraordinary abilities, this beautiful lady in front of you is definitely one of the people who have stepped into the pinnacle of human beings.

Although in this world of mutants and empowering people, Maria Hill's light is greatly obscured, but it is still not to be underestimated.

This is the first time Kodak has seen a character in his memory in his previous life, and the impact of the formation of illusion and reality has made Kodak a little discolored for a while, which is understandable.

"The Hill in front of him is the same as Hill in the movie, although there is no evidence, but if you want to come to Hill in the Marvel Comics world, there should be a gap between it and the movie."

"In other words, this world is a less dangerous Marvel movie world, which is good news."

A series of color changes and thoughts, in fact, only overnight, the corners of Kodak's mouth raised, and he evoked a gentlemanly smile at Hill, and then turned back, neither cold nor friendly, just like treating a stranger.

It's just that Kodak didn't notice that after he turned around, Hill, who was also silent, looked at his back with a strange look, and the look in his eyes was particularly profound, and a sense of exploration lingered for a long time.

Hill walked on long legs, took a few steps to Kodak's side, followed Kodak's example, and found a small bench to sit down.

It's just a small house of less than 100 square meters, but there are several small benches in the house, and I don't know what it's used for.

After Hill sat down, he didn't close his eyes like Kodak, but took down an oil lamp from the shelf on the side that looked a little old, and studied it with interest.

This oil lamp resembles a celadon lamp from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period in Chinese history, with a carved cow-shaped base and some viscous lamp oil dangling inside.

Although Kodak seemed to be resting at this time, the corner of his eye kept looking at Hill beside him.

In the face of the top agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., you must be very vigilant, this is a group of monsters who have no extraordinary abilities, but deal with extraordinary people all day long, their minds, wisdom, and means are absolutely top-notch, and they will land if they are not careful.

Suddenly, Hill's hand playing with the oil lamp accidentally loosened, and the oil lamp fell directly to the ground, and the remaining oil splashed out of the oil lamp, which 'coincidentally' spilled on Kodak's body, wetting Kodak's clothes.

Hill's face was panicked, and he hurriedly took out a tissue from the handbag he was carrying, and helped Kodak wipe Hill, exclaiming as he wiped.

"Oh God!"

"Believe me, sir, I definitely didn't mean to."

Kodak's closed eyes suddenly opened, and he took a deep look at Hill, who looked panicked beside him, and his heart froze.

"This method can't be prevented!"