California, on an old street.

The woman was caught in the sea of people, stepping on the old cement pavement against the direction of the flow of people. She was dressed in casual clothes like a high school girl, wearing a peaked cap, and her body was rippling like a young girl.

If you don't look closely at her face, you might find it hard to believe that this person is Natasha Romanoff, the famous Black Widow and a traitor currently wanted by S.H.I.E.L.D. She's like a highly skilled actress, able to dress herself up for any effect the play requires, from a charming stunner to a young girl in love.

What can you do in this kind of place as an Aegis traitor, a Black Widow who has taken refuge in Hydra?

Near the end of the old street, not far from the corner stands a steel mill that has suffered many vicissitudes. After several twists and turns, the steel mill changed hands in the hands of several bosses, and finally got to where it is today. Now it has no owner, and the weeds in the yard are almost up to an adult's waist. The iron gates of the compound were locked all year round, and because of the eerie aura it exuded, no one had ever thought to go in to find out.

This seems to be Natasha's destination. She circled half a circle along the rusty iron fence outside the courtyard wall, and with a stretch of her hand, she pulled the fence open—it turned out to be a door, but it looked the same as the rest of the place, and it was impossible to see without careful inspection.

But she was as familiar as if she had entered her own garden, and walked straight in. Once inside, she made a beeline for the iron door leading to the basement - the whole factory should have been shortened, and the combination lock at the door was surprisingly working. She quickly tapped a string of numbers into the code disk, and the door clicked open.

Walking down the dark corridor, the following suddenly opened up. The basement was lit up in light blue, several computers were lined up on the table, and common equipment such as guns and ammunition were placed on the shelves against the wall.

"You're delayed by a day this time."

A voice came from behind her. When Natasha turned around, she saw a tall man in a black jacket, a shaved head, and a black blindfold with only one eye appearing silently behind her, and it was Nick Fury, the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

"Didn't find a chance yesterday." Natasha took off her cap and said, "I just got some tasks today, and I'm in the middle of the mission now." I could probably stay here for fifteen minutes, and if it gets any longer, people might get suspicious. ”

"But in my absence, you still seem to have regressed." Fury said lightly, "I was followed all the way here and didn't even notice it, it really doesn't look like you." ”

Natasha was startled and hurriedly looked back at the way she came, but she didn't find half a figure.

And the third person's voice really sounded: "I can't blame her, if I want to follow now, I'm confident that people who don't have super senses should be unlikely to notice." ”

As soon as the words fell, there seemed to be a flash of lightning in front of the two of them, and a high-speed oscillating afterimage suddenly appeared in front of them, gradually slowing down until it stopped.

It was Eric.

"Long time no see, Director Fury." "I'm still wondering who deserves Black Widow to do this, I should have thought it would make sense if it were you." ”

Fury also said, "Long time no see." When I heard that you died, I also felt very sorry from the bottom of my heart...... It's great to see you again. ”

After a pause, he added, "But you look a little different." ”

"I know, I did change a while ago." Eric said, "But how did you notice me, Director Fury?" I'm confident that my human senses wouldn't have been able to detect me, and I should have avoided all the sirens outside. ”

"It's the sensors inside this basement that monitor the number of people in this room at all times. Whether you're moving at super high speeds or being invisible, it's impossible to evade the sensors. ”

"I see." Eric understood, and continued, "I've been to the mothership to see Hawkeye, because I think it's strange that you two will take Hydra. I also got a general idea from him...... He said you stole some important data from the mothership to Hydra? ”

"That's to gain Hydra's trust." Natasha said lightly, "It's all Director Fury's decision. Because what I gave them was nothing compared to what we had to take back from Hydra. ”

Eric cast an inquiring glance at Fury.

Frey pondered for a moment, then explained, "You know, even though I've stepped down from my position as S.H.I.E.L.D., I've never stopped caring about national security. After stepping down from this position, I still have my own backdoor in Aegis's database, so I still have access to information that most insiders can't access, including who viewed the history of it. Even with Natasha's level of permission, I know what she accessed and copied. ”

After a pause, his tone became solemn: "But just a week ago, an extremely important thing was stolen from the database of the highest security level of Aegis. To a certain extent, it makes almost everything else in the database seem irrelevant. And the most terrifying thing is that even I can't tell who stole it from the records. ”

"That thing was supposed to be so safe that even the current director couldn't access it." Natasha added, "Because it's too dangerous to be owned by anyone, Director Fury left with a deadlock that he couldn't access or overwrite even with the same supreme authority as he did." ”

"But it was stolen anyway." Eric Road.

"Yes, it was stolen after all." Fury said, "It's like a god who personally poached this piece from the inside of the database, and I think that's the only way to explain why it broke through the layers of defenses on the program without leaving any trace." ”

"Then you suspect that it is in the hands of Hydra, so you let Black Widow sneak in and inquire...... I understand this part. Eric said, pausing, and asked, "So, can you tell me what that thing is?" ”

The two looked at each other.

"No suspicion, now I'm sure it's in the hands of Hydra, and they're planning to use it to end the struggle we've had for so many years." Natasha explained, "As for that thing...... It's a piece of code, a piece of code that you've probably seen in a lot of science fiction movies, a master key that breaks any lock in the program world......"

"It's that we cracked the code of the 'Earth Stone.'" Nick Fury added with a gloomy face.

Eric froze.

Earth stone, he certainly won't forget. It is a high-tech product brought to the earth by the people of the ghost, with which they can control any technological product on the earth, and if someone really succeeds in cracking its code, then it is indeed possible to get a pass to travel freely in the world of data.

"Hydra is planning a big move, probably a big move that will transform the whole world. Their preparations have been completed, and they will be in action in two days. Natasha said worriedly, "It's too late, we have to do it now." I'm pretty close to the Hydra HQ location these days, and I have a couple of possible addresses, but it will take a while to fully confirm where it is. Now the only way to do this is to contact the Avengers and have them raid these locations at once......"

"No need." Eric said lightly but confidently, "I'll just go." ”