Bidding farewell to Tony and Pepper, snow suddenly falls from the sky.

In a short time, the snow was thick and the sky and the earth were white.

"Ryan, do you know what day it is?" Antonia walked up and asked softly as she stood behind Ryan.

"Huh?"

Antonia chuckled, "It's Christmas." ”

Ryan suddenly thought for a moment, and he said, "Since it's Christmas, shouldn't I prepare some gifts for you?" ”

Antonia took his hand: "Don't worry, I've been ready for a long time, in your name." It was handed over to them in advance when they left. ”

"Okay." Ryan smiled, "You've thought it through, but I can't do nothing, but my gift may be delayed for a few days." ”

"It's okay, they won't mind." After a pause, Antonia proposed, "Are you interested in shopping with me?" ”

Ryan didn't hesitate: "Of course." ”

So, the two went back to their room to change some clothes and drove into the city.

Due to the festival, although it snowed heavily, people's enthusiasm did not cool down in the slightest.

The streets are full of people and the traffic on the roads is endless.

Park the car on the edge of the city and walk hand in hand.

Shopping malls, shops, everywhere left their traces.

Ryan didn't know how many things Antonia bought, but many of the things she bought were ordinary daily necessities or furniture, and occasionally a few pieces of clothing or jewelry were not luxury items at an astonishing premium.

"Although we are not short of money, we cannot casually use our own money to fill the premium that others pretend to exaggerate." Antonia said.

Ryan smiled at this, and although he also felt that Antonia had a point, he did not comment on it.

After all, when she bought something for Ryan, she had never looked at it or cared about the price, and it wasn't until Ryan himself stopped it that she restrained herself a little.

This walk, the time of the day passed quickly.

At night, the city is lit up and the streets are crowded with pedestrians.

Rumble!

With a loud bang, bright fireworks lit up the night sky, and beams of light continued to rise into the sky, blooming bright sparks.

Antonia hugged Ryan and pressed it to his chest, looking up, the starlight in her eyes like the Milky Way.

Slowly, Ryan took her into the sky with her in his arms, watching the fireworks all over the city from a different perspective.

On this night, the artillery fire was continuous.

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Following.

Yelena came to visit early.

Ryan was wearing pajamas, raised his eyebrows and said, "Just after the holiday, don't you need to rest?" ”

Yelena looked at his attire and pouted: "Of course I need to rest, no one likes rest more than me, but I found out what you asked me to check, and I also received some other news, I think I should tell you in time." ”

"Yes, conscientious, I'm superficial." Ryan handed her a steaming cup of coffee and said, "Do you need me to give you a promotion and a raise?" ”

"Haha, what else can you do with me?" Yelena smiled brightly.

Ryan thought about it seriously, "Uncle has shown me the information of S.H.I.E.L.D., and at present, more than ninety percent of the middle and senior agents in S.H.I.E.L.D. have to go through the special training and test of S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy. However, although his uncle serves as the deputy minister, the minister is still Nick Fury himself, and even with Pierce's help, about thirty percent of the personnel in S.H.I.E.L.D. now belong to Nick Fury. ”

Yelena understood, and she blinked her eyes wide: "You want me to go?" ”

"Well, it's not just you, it's Zemo."

"I think it's okay to have Zemo, he's very smart, although his skills are average, but I'm not as good as him when it comes to brains."

"That's why I arranged for you to come along, he has been in charge of Black Widow and the remaining armed forces of the Red House with you, you pick some people, go to S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy together, and kick out the thirty percent of those who don't belong to me."

Hearing this, Yelena was not surprised: "Are you finally going to do it?" ”

Ryan raised an eyebrow: "You're looking forward to it?" ”

"Of course!" Yelena's tone was exaggerated, "You don't know, although we haven't had any direct conflicts with Nick Fury in the past two years, there are many times when we have too many things to worry about, and we feel that we can't do things at all." Zemo believes in you the most and listens to you the most, he always asks us to restrain ourselves, and to be honest, I'm having a hard time. ”

Ryan smiled, "He's good for you too." If you were caught by Nick Fury, maybe not now, but in the future there is a good chance that he will be evidence against you. ”

Yelena took a sip of coffee and leaned lazily on the sofa, feeling weak: "I know, otherwise I would have beaten him a long time ago." ”

Seeing her like this, Ryan couldn't help laughing: "Okay, I'll tell Zemo that you don't have to be careful in the future." To be honest, his considerations and restraints are very reasonable, but he is too cautious, and I believe that even Nick Fury himself will not be very bright behind his back, otherwise we would not have caught him so much. ”

Yelena sat up straight in an instant, refreshed.

"When are you going to take the throne?"

"It's coming."

"How long is it going to be?"

"A year?"

"It's been too long!" Yelena's eyes widened, "Why does it take so long?" ”

Ryan didn't rush and explained slowly: "I know what you're thinking, you must think that I'm so powerful, you are so strong, we have so much prestige and popular base, and we have so much evidence, we can easily kick Nick Fury away, and S.H.I.E.L.D. will be ours?" ”

Yelena thought for a moment and asked rhetorically, "Isn't it?" ”

"Yes." Ryan nodded.

"Then you're going to have to wait a year?"

Ryan shook his head: "To put it simply, I don't want half of S.H.I.E.L.D., but a complete S.H.I.E.L.D., not only those of Nick Fury's men, but also all his arrangements outside of S.H.I.E.L.D." A year may seem like a delay, but it can actually help us solve all the problems that may arise in the future at once, and I don't want to see anyone related to Nick Fury jump out against us in the future. ”

In short, the S.H.I.E.L.D. that Ryan wants is a base that can stabilize the world internally, and resist the universe externally, and even go out of the earth to other forces in the universe.

Such a S.H.I.E.L.D. can be controversial, because the controversy itself is inevitable.

But.

He will not be like Hydra or other villains, in a way that is overtly protective, while protecting the whole world, while inevitably cultivating a succession of opposing forces on Earth.

Ryan is not afraid of someone standing against him.

He just didn't want to waste his time and strength in internal friction.

Otherwise, a Nick Fury is just that, and Ryan can easily kill him even if he sits at home and does not move.

"I've left this matter to my uncle and Pierce, they are experienced and sophisticated, and I'm sure they won't let me down. You don't have to worry about that, just tell me your information. ”

Some people died, but not completely......