The Great Demon Lord of the American Comics World

Chapter 84, Deceiving the Chief, Deadpool Blocks the Way
"I am Leonardo Victor, president of MASA Corporation. May I ask your names?"

Li Xingzhou, of course, would not reveal the identities of the one-eyed black-skinned man and the other sparse-haired, kind-smiling detective, and simply greeted them with a smile.

“Nick Fury,” the one-eyed man said calmly, then introduced the agent beside him: “This is Phil Coulson.”

"Please have a seat, both of you. Emma, ​​coffee."

He invited the two into his office and, after Emma served them coffee, Li Xingzhou got straight to the point:

"So, what do you two want from me? Don't mention tax issues; my company absolutely has no tax problems."

"Yes, MASA has no tax issues. But..."

Nick Fury took a leisurely sip of his coffee, put it down, and didn't continue speaking, only glancing at Emma beside him.

“Emma is my personal secretary and my most trusted right-hand woman,” Li Xingzhou said calmly. “She doesn’t need to shy away from any topic.”

Hearing this, Emma shuddered, her sweet face flushed, and her loyalty to the Great Demon King soared even higher. If there weren't outsiders present, she would have immediately crawled under Li Xingzhou's desk and kissed him inch by inch, starting from his toes—

As a psychopath with antisocial personality disorder, Emma originally didn't care about anyone except herself.

But as she gradually fell under the control of the Great Demon King, she became less and less concerned about herself, centering everything around him. As long as she could please him, she didn't mind humiliating herself in any way.

Li Xingzhou was fully aware of her changing mindset, as it was something he had intentionally guided her towards.

And doing so was undoubtedly a great deed—Emma was an antisocial psychopath with no empathy and no blink of an eye when she killed. Li Xingzhou put a bridle on her and gradually tamed her, indirectly saving countless innocent people.

Seeing that Li Xingzhou trusted Emma so much, Nick Fury stopped asking her to leave. He stared at Li Xingzhou with his one eye and said bluntly:
"MASA Company is fine right now, but Mr. Victor, you yourself have a lot of problems..."

Li Xingzhou raised an eyebrow:
"for example?"

"For example, you and Tony Stark were complete strangers before, but suddenly you've become his friends... And the state Supreme Court judge, who had no connection with you before, has recently started fully supporting your MASA company, even though his financial situation hasn't changed much. This shows there's no money-for-power exchange between you. We have reason to suspect you've used some unconventional methods. And then there's your role as Kingpin's debt collector and executioner..."

"Mr. Nick Fury."

Li Xingzhou interrupted him, saying seriously:
“America is a society governed by the rule of law. I am a law-abiding citizen who never breaks the law or commits crimes. Any accusation against a law-abiding citizen requires irrefutable evidence; otherwise, I can accuse you of defamation.”

Nick Fury curled his lip:

“Evidence is not a problem. Mr. Victor, I hope you understand that no one in this world can withstand a thorough investigation. With our capabilities, if we wanted to, we could uncover all your secrets.”

But you don't even know that S.H.I.E.L.D. has become Snake H.I.E.L.D....

Li Xingzhou found it amusing, but on the surface, he frowned and pretended to be annoyed.

"So, Mr. Nick Fury came here today specifically to provoke me and make an enemy of me?"

“No, that’s not it.” Phil Coulson smiled kindly, playing the good guy: “Nick and I are here to help you today.”

"Help me?" Li Xingzhou shook his head and chuckled. "It seems you're not agents from the Internal Revenue Service."

“We are indeed agents of the Internal Revenue Service. In addition, we have many other identities, FBI, DEA, ATF... These identities are also real, and our identity files can be found in those departments' systems.” Coulson smiled and said, “But beneath these real identities, we have another identity.”

"Strategic Homeland Defense, Attack and Logistics Agency," Nick Fury said calmly. "That's the full name of our department, or S.H.I.E.L.D. for short."

Li Xingzhou raised an eyebrow: "This department sounds quite impressive?"

Collson continued, “Of course. America’s president and Congress have no authority to direct us; we are only accountable to the International Security Council. Our task is to handle any special events that may jeopardize global security.”

"So you're a respected world protector." Li Xingzhou then asked, "Then what brings you here? After all, I'm just a small-time entrepreneur."

“Mr. Victor, we have come with sincerity, and we hope you will show some sincerity in return.”

Nick Fury spoke solemnly:

"What you've done has little to do with us. As long as you don't intend to threaten world security, we can't be bothered with your conflicts of interest with others. We can even help you hide or destroy all the incriminating material related to you that the judicial authorities have already collected. As long as you can give us the attitude we want."

"Mr. Fury, you might as well be more explicit. What kind of attitude do you need from me?"

“It’s very simple.” Nick Fury said seriously, “When Earth faces a threat, when S.H.I.E.L.D. needs you, we hope you will step forward and use your power to help us. After all…”

He gazed into Li Xingzhou's eyes and slowly said:
"You're a fresh-faced superhero, Red Dragon."

"..."

Li Xingzhou remained silent for a moment, then shook his head and sighed:

"It seems your intelligence capabilities are indeed very strong."

Nick Fury's lips curled into a smile:
"The main problem is that your disguise isn't perfect. Your clothes, body shape, even your hair and eye color, all leave too many clues. With big data comparison, it's easy to pinpoint your identity. As for that Spider-Woman, we haven't been able to find out her identity yet. After all, her suit is too well-concealed; even her hair and eyes are completely hidden..."

Li Xingzhou sighed and said:

"Okay, I blame myself for not being careful enough."

"So……"

Nick Fury pulled out two business cards, stood up, walked to his desk, and pushed them towards Li Xingzhou:

“This is my and Coulson's contact number. If anything happens, either Coulson or I will contact you. You can also contact us if you have any legitimate needs.”

Li Xingzhou picked up the business card, glanced at it, and said:

"Alright, I will lend a hand when you need my help. However, I also hope that you will not interfere with my daily life or cause any impact on the normal operation of my company."

Nick Fury shrugged:

"No problem. As I said, we only deal with special events that threaten global security. As for the power struggles and even feuds among Earthlings, we can't be bothered with them. Otherwise, Kingpin wouldn't have been able to run for mayor so smoothly, would he?"

"That's true. There's another thing I'm curious about. Since you're recruiting special individuals like me, have you had any contact with Homelander and Queen Maeve, who are currently in the limelight and haven't put on any disguise?"

"what!"

Nick Fury scoffed:
"Homelander is all strength and no courage. He's good at bullying the weak, but when faced with a strong enemy, he becomes a coward. Last night, when Abomination caused a ruckus in Harlem, Homelander hid in Vought International headquarters and didn't dare to go to help at all. Afterwards, he even fabricated a lie that he was rescuing a shipwrecked ship off the coast of New York... That sissy is only fit to be an idol star, talking big on screen and deceiving fans. He's not fit to be a warrior who protects the Earth."

"I see..." Li Xingzhou shook his head, half-jokingly and half-seriously saying, "Perhaps... he's still just a child who hasn't been weaned? His mind is still stuck in a child's stage?"

"Who knows? Anyway, none of these superhumans created by Vought International are reliable. Rather than relying on them to protect the Earth, you might as well rely on my 82-year-old neighbor. At least that old lady from Texas dared to take down a gang gunman with a shotgun..."

Nick Fury grumbled for a moment, nodded to Li Xingzhou, and was about to turn and leave with Coson when Li Xingzhou called him back: "Mr. Nick Fury, please wait a moment, I have a business deal I'd like to discuss with you."

Nick Fury stopped in his tracks: "Business? What kind of business can you and I talk about?"

"A unique, high-tech assistive device invented by my secretary, Miss Emma, ​​a graduate with two master's degrees from Imperial University." Li Xingzhou smiled charmingly. "Only $15 each..."

A few minutes later, Nick Fury readily finalized a $75 million contract with Li Xingzhou to purchase 500 high-tech "electric-assisted handcarts," and then left with Coulson.

The net profit from this deal will likely be around fifty million dollars, and Emma, ​​as the inventor, will receive another five million dollars as a commission. However, Emma didn't seem very happy; instead, she asked Li Xingzhou with some concern:
"Boss, this S.H.I.E.L.D. sounds pretty powerful. Will they cause us trouble?"

"Trouble? No, no, quite the opposite, it's an opportunity."

Li Xingzhou's lips curled up, his smile delighted:

"S.H.I.E.L.D. controls a lot of resources, some of which are extremely rare, even in the entire universe..."

For example, the Tesseract is currently in the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Previously, Li Xingzhou had no connection with S.H.I.E.L.D., and even though he knew that the Tesseract was in S.H.I.E.L.D., he couldn't find the secret base where the Tesseract was stored.

Now the opportunity has arisen.

Of course, Li Xingzhou doesn't need to possess the Cosmic Cube. That thing is too conspicuous, and too many people covet it. With Li Xingzhou's current strength and influence, even if he got his hands on it, he wouldn't be able to keep it.

But he could try to get some of the Cosmic Cube's energy, and if he's lucky, he might even be able to get the Cosmic Cube's core ability to "travel through space".

Hearing this, Emma felt relieved. She went over and locked the office door, then went to Li Xingzhou's side, took off her glasses, licked her lips, and gave him a sweet and charming smile:

"Boss, since S.H.I.E.L.D. is an opportunity, shouldn't we celebrate this brand-new opportunity?"

Li Xingzhou chuckled, put his arm around her slender waist, pulled her close, kissed her, and then gently pressed her forehead.

Emma understood immediately and crawled under the desk, kneeling before him.

the other side.

Nick Fury, who had just taken the elevator down to the building's basement level and was heading to the parking lot to get his car, suddenly stopped and frowned:
"wrong……"

Coulson asked:
"What's wrong?"

"This deal is not right."

Nick Fury frowned. "S.H.I.E.L.D. has robotic dogs that can carry 200 kilograms and autonomously accompany operatives through complex terrain. Why would I spend $75 million on an electric trolley? Coulson, don't you feel something's wrong?"

Colson shrugged:

"I thought you were trying to win him over through this deal. After all, it's only $75 million. It's a very worthwhile deal to use this to win over a powerful superhuman with many strong subordinates and a promising future."

Nick Fury shook his head:

"However, I didn't intend to use this to win him over; I was genuinely persuaded by him and agreed to the deal without really understanding what was going on..."

Colson said in surprise:

"You mean... you're being mind-controlled by him? That's impossible!"

As the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury possesses a special gadget that prevents mind control, making it impossible for even Professor X, the world's number one psychic, to mind control him.

"It wasn't mind control. The mind control protection devices I was wearing never gave any warning..."

Nick Fury murmured:
"That guy convinced me more with his charm and eloquence than anything else... Could that be how he befriended Tony Stark and His Excellency the Supreme Court? Damn, that guy is a succubus! Coulson, this guy might be a psychology master and a PUA expert. You'd better be extremely careful when dealing with him in the future!"

Coulson said with a smile:

"However, I'm just an ordinary S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, unlike you who can easily close a $75 million deal. He probably wouldn't go to such lengths to deal with me."

"That's hard to say... I have a feeling that although we've uncovered many of his secrets, what we know about that kid is only the tip of the iceberg..."

afternoon.

After finishing their morning work and having lunch at the company, Li Xingzhou and Emma headed to Rex Island to inspect the progress of the prison's underground construction project.

During the journey, his mainland hotel cell phone vibrated a few times. When he took it out, he saw that it was a new bounty mission.

Looking at the target's photo and name, Li Xingzhou whistled:

"Family Hero is on the bounty list too? Ten million dollars, who has such a deep grudge against him that they'd spend ten million dollars to kill him?"

Although he had admired family heroes before, but...

This is America. Business is business. A ten million dollar deal, there's no reason not to take it, right?
So Li Xingzhou happily accepted the bounty, and then sent a text message to the Death Walker team, transferring the bounty to them.

These bounty missions targeting ordinary people no longer require his personal involvement; his subordinates handle them for him. The profits are split 50/50 afterward, a win-win situation for everyone.

As for whether the Death Walkers can complete this bounty...

Even if Family Hero is a speed demon and has a large family, he's still just an ordinary person. If the Death Walkers, with their centuries of combat experience and expertise in all kinds of cold weapons and modern firearms, can't handle him, then they might as well die.

Li Xingzhou doesn't keep useless people under his command.

After dealing with this minor matter, Emma's Chevrolet Camaro had already driven to the location where she had been attacked by the Sand Angels and others on her first trip to Rex Island.

Today, on this secluded road leading to Rex Island, which is not open to the public, someone is blocking the way again.

However, this time the person blocking the road was quite polite. They didn't start a fight as soon as they met. They just stood by the roadside, sticking out their buttocks, and gave the car a thumbs-up in a seductive pose.

Looking at the guy's flashy red bodysuit, Li Xingzhou shook his head speechlessly and signaled Emma to stop the car.

"Boss, that guy doesn't seem like a decent person. Should I take him out?"

“You can’t kill him. That guy is truly immortal; even if he’s reduced to a pulp, he can come back to life.”

Li Xingzhou spoke casually, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth. After Emma lit the cigarette for him, he pushed open the car door and got out of the car.

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