Chapter 24: Oakes' attitude
"Sent by the black bald."
Coo licked its mouth, and after eating its snack, it was reporting to Oakes.
"Two people, this one is left by the man."
Oakes' communication with Gollum was more of a psychic one, so the ball-shaped eavesdropper just recorded a string of meows.
"That's the loophole that doesn't check personally."
Oakes sighed, such a tasteless thing, sure enough, it was the agents who made it.
But you can guess that since the S.H.I.E.L.D. gang is coming for Gollum, it means that at least one agent has noticed Gollum's existence.
And this agent is not low-level, at least he can meet Nick Fury directly, which will arouse the vigilance of the other party.
With the vigilance of Mama Fakeman, even if it was just a sentence of "that orange cat is called coo", it was enough to make him want to investigate himself.
And all his own information, in front of a behemoth of the level of S.H.I.E.L.D., is not a secret.
Then it was logical to send two high-ranking agents directly, and the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. should have investigated himself thoroughly.
However, now Oakes is also prepared to face S.H.I.E.L.D. directly.
That day would come, if not because Gollum had caught their attention, and they would have taken action when the scale and effectiveness of the recovery potion became known to the general public.
So, is it Sharron Carter, or is it someone else?
"I reserve the right to use legal means to hold me accountable for discovering such a regrettable little device in the home of a good citizen like me, who abides by the law and operates with integrity."
Oakes' speech was not fast, but anyone could hear his implicit dissatisfaction:
"If you can't give me a reasonable explanation, I'm sure there are many top lawyers who will be interested in this lawsuit, after all, what I have here will be of interest to the whole world."
He squeezed the small bulb of bugging in his hand, and a cloud of emerald green light enveloped it, and a moment later there was a crackling sound and the flashing indicator light went out.
A bunch of cat grass seedlings grew out of the gap in the ball, causing Gollum to lick her mouth.
"Play as you like."
Oakes returned the ball of cat grass to Coo, who happily nibbled on it.
Oakes didn't wait long, and the next morning, as soon as Zhang drove away, a white man with a trusting smile came straight to the store.
"Dr. Oaks Lin, long admirable."
The corners of Coulson's mouth twitched, and he walked over to the counter - Oakes simply ignored him.
"Phil Coulson, Level 7 Agent of the Territorial Strategic Defense Attack and Logistics Support Bureau, Dr. Lin, the first time we met, the previous thing was a misunderstanding."
Coulson regretted a little, originally he wanted to take the opportunity of Oakes' return to visit again, and unknowingly retrieve the bugging device so that he could collect as much information as possible.
But God knows, most of the time this thing actually recorded the sound of "purring" rolling, cat meows, cats eating, cat purring, and the noise of hitting various walls and furniture.
Coulson, who realized that the bugging had been discovered by Goo, didn't dare to come to the door again to find a chance to recover it.
Yesterday, when Oakes' voice came back to Coulson, he was relatively relieved.
Because Oakes is obviously very sane, and he doesn't seem to know who put the bugging device.
"Misunderstanding?"
Oakes was looking at the newspaper behind the counter, and a week earlier the New York Times had published Tony's New York Environmental Fund, and Zhang had subscribed to the newspaper for a month.
This matter has been fermenting for a week, and Oakes, the mysterious "partner", has been almost picked up by major media.
made a bet with Tony Stark, and won it, and got the other party's approval, so as to rub into Stark's top hot spot as a partner, and now Oakes is a well-known environmentalist in New York and even in the United States.
It is also the kind with a particularly high gold content, both at the technical level and at the economic impact level.
Although he didn't expect Tony to directly come to a wave of god assists, the current situation undoubtedly makes S.H.I.E.L.D. no longer face a low-key scientist, but a hot public figure.
"You mean, as a senior official in a high-ranking official department, you accidentally dropped a bugging device in the shop where you were treated, and then listened to the daily routine of life for a week without thinking to retrieve it?"
Oakes narrowed his eyes and mocked:
"I'm not a law major, but I'm a Ph.D., and I don't think I'm a fool."
"Of course not."
Coulson's gentle smile had always been a blessing for his mission success, but he found that in Oakes, it didn't seem to have much effect:
"Dr. Lin, we're not an average government department, well, in terms of terms of remit and the level of incidents handled, it's higher than the FBI and CIA, as well as the U.S. military."
"Well, it's just that the name is too long, but I remember it."
Oakes raised his eyebrows, and the other party directly revealed his identity, which meant "You have a big deal".
"A lot of people say that about the name, and we're already thinking about improving it."
Coulson stretched out his right hand and handed out a business card:
"Dr. Lin, let's go in and talk?"
"Don't think about coffee yet."
Oakes stared at Coulson until the latter's identity as a Level 7 agent turned a little unnatural, then he took the business card, got up and hung a rest sign on the door of the store, and walked towards the lounge:
"I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer, Mr. Agent.
After all, in the country where human rights are the most vociferous in the world, a little bit of superficial work still needs to be done. ”
Human rights? The war in Afghanistan is not over yet.
Coulson thought silently, and then followed Oakes to the break room.
And when he saw Goo Goo jump directly into Oaks's arms and beg for stroke, he almost couldn't control his expression.
Well, in front of the Elemental Devouring Beast, human rights must still be guaranteed, the difference is that this is your own human rights.
"Dr. Lin, I apologize again for the previous misunderstanding, since you have made your attitude clear, then I will get straight to the point."
Coulson pondered for a moment before he spoke seriously:
"Dr. Lam, I personally and even our Director General have great admiration for your professional achievements and sense of social responsibility.
By coincidence, we learned that you recently adopted this orange cat - and from some indications, this orange cat is a creature with a major threat. ”
"Not with me."
Oakes scratched his chin and sneered when he heard this:
"In my opinion, a powder addict is more threatening than a goo, and it is more practical for you to take out a few Mexican gangsters who sell powder."
"It seems clear to you that it's no ordinary cat."
Coulson was already mentally prepared, he took out a document and handed it to Oakes:
"Although we don't know how you know about the peculiarity of Goo, this information is the truth we have, please read it carefully."