In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 339 Shadow Shield
Nick Fury picked up a few sugar cubes from the side and poured them into the tea, then asked Jorge to add hot milk before drinking the tea again.

He is still used to the British way of drinking tea. It's not that he can't drink tea brewed with boiling water, but he doesn't like the taste.

"If you weren't there, I would definitely push Coulson to the position of director. Although his ability is not bad, it is still slightly lacking. With my support behind him, he should be able to hold up the position, but now Coulson is just a backup."

"Neither the White House nor the Security Council would want my people to take this position, because it means that everything is still the same as before. But you are different. You are the most outstanding capitalist in recent years. You have no problem with your ability. You are also a first-class scientist and inventor. In their eyes, you are the same as someone who first founded S.H.I.E.L.D."

Qingshui searched briefly in his mind and read out a name.

"Howard Stark?"

"Correct."

Nick Fury nodded.

Qingshui tapped the table with his fingers and began to think.

There is no doubt that if one can take the position of director of SHIELD, even if it is a SHIELD that was devastated by the Hydra rebellion and then reorganized, the position of director can bring considerable luck to oneself.

Of course Shimizu wants it.

but……

"If you are really sure that you can push me up, why must it be me?"

Shimizu looked at Nick Fury and said.

As Nick Fury said, he doesn't give 100% trust to anyone.

Like the guy in front of him, not only is his appearance black, but his inside is also black after being cut open. Qingshui can only try to trust him to a limited extent and make multiple contingency plans for the subsequent development of events and leave some backup plans.

This is the safest way, and the bat next door, who is also dressed in black, has always done this.

He didn't believe that there was such a good thing as pie falling from the sky. If there was, there would definitely be a price to pay.

"You do have a chance, but you have to fight for it yourself. Your identity can help you gain influence in the military and the military-industrial complex. The president owes you a favor. As long as this matter does not cause substantial damage to his interests, he will push you up, because in this way, he will have an additional ally in politics, a political ally who is a super capitalist, a spokesperson for the military-industrial complex, and a medical spokesperson, as well as the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Yes, he owes you a favor. As long as you repay the favor, you will have exchanges of interests and political cooperation between you. Then, in the eyes of everyone, you are de facto allies.

Plus, I have certain connections and contacts here, so as long as you don’t perform too badly, external resistance can be overcome.”

Shimizu looked at Nick Fury expressionlessly.

"I don't need you to teach me how to do things, and you should know that what I want to hear is not something that can be figured out with a little analysis."

Nick Fury wasn't surprised when he failed to fool Shimizu.

If he could be fooled so easily, he would never have dared to ask Qingshui to be the director.

"Hill, Coulson, Steve and Natasha, a level nine deputy director and three level eight senior executives, they will all support you and help you gain internal support so that you can take the position of director of S.H.I.E.L.D."

Nick Fury has something else in his words.

With the support of these four people, I can do a good job as the director, but what if I don’t have them?
In other words, if you want to sit in this position, you have to rely on these four people to stay in this position.

What Nick Fury meant was that if he wanted to become the director of SHIELD, regardless of whether SHIELD was reorganized or not, he could not avoid these four people headed by Captain America.

Do we have to rely on these four people?

Maybe not, but Nick Fury does look very confident, and the feedback from the Mind Stone on his chest also shows that Nick Fury is not lying.

But if we have to rely on these few people to mobilize the core strength of S.H.I.E.L.D., then what is the difference from when Nick Fury was the director?

If you want to do something on your own and get rid of constraints, you have to invest a lot.

There are probably only a few real candidates for Nick Fury.

Hill and Coulson are two of Nick Fury's most loyal followers within S.H.I.E.L.D., as well as himself and Tony Stark.

The first two were former high-ranking members of S.H.I.E.L.D. and are deeply trusted by Nick Fury. In his mind, they should be the most suitable candidates.

But obviously, precisely because they were former high-ranking officials of SHIELD, it would be good enough for them to stay in SHIELD and continue to hold their previous positions. If they want to become director, I am afraid that neither the Security Council nor the White House will agree.

Because that would be no different than continuing to have Nick Fury as director.

Otherwise, SHIELD will have no choice but to go underground and reorganize secretly.

The remaining two people both have great influence in the military and political circles of the United States. They are regarded as super-rich people, scientists, and inventors. They can bring tremendous changes to SHIELD in terms of wealth, science and technology, and influence in various fields, just like Howard Stark, one of the former founders of SHIELD.

Nick Fury can only choose one of the two.

Tony Stark does have the ability to be the director, but he is too sentimental. He seems cynical and romantic, but in fact he is loyal and sincere.

Although they are very smart and not easily fooled, once they are fooled, it will be a big deal.

He is fully capable of being the director of SHIELD, or even a more important position, and he can definitely do a good job.

But his character, his sense of justice, and his overly strong sense of responsibility destined him to be unsuitable for those positions.

Tony Stark can be a great hero, but he will not be a politician or bureaucrat with dark thoughts, cruel heart, dirty deeds and unscrupulous means.

Apparently, Nick Fury thinks clear water could be it.

"It seems like you want to play the game of borrowing chickens to lay eggs. Did you just learn this from Hydra? If you rely on them to sit in the position of director, then the power of the director will be in my hands or in yours. I don't want to spend my time and energy rebuilding S.H.I.E.L.D. and not get any benefit at all."

Shimizu said to Nick Fury.

"I don't think that's a problem for you."

Nick Fury looked at the clear water channel.

Judging from his own experience, he felt that if Clearwater was really the same kind of person as himself, Qingshui would definitely agree.

Because they are all very confident in their abilities and are sure they can get what they want from it.

"I promise."

Shimizu's thoughts are not as complicated as Nick Fury thinks.

If you become the director of SHIELD, you will have good fortune to gain, so why not do it?
Even if the director does not do a good job, he will not suffer any loss.

He is still a super rich man, a big capitalist, an inventor in people's eyes. He is still a member of the ruling class in America and still holds a high status in this capitalist society.

The extraordinary power built up from his magic and ninjutsu will not decline in the slightest.

So what is there to worry about?

For him, being the director or not is just the difference between a plus sign and an equal sign.

"But I have one condition." Nick Fury continued to Qingshui.

"What conditions."

"In order to prevent Hydra invasions like this one, I'm going to form a new team as a branch of S.H.I.E.L.D., called Shadow SHIELD. It will be a mirror of S.H.I.E.L.D. to prevent accidents. It can also be the last line of defense and do things that S.H.I.E.L.D. cannot do. After all, S.H.I.E.L.D. is an organization that reports directly to the Security Council. It has great power, but it is also subject to restrictions."

Now Qingshui understood.

Nick Fury chose to do both: to reorganize S.H.I.E.L.D. openly and to build another one secretly.

This is Nick Fury's real purpose.

During the years he served as the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., he was often restricted by the Security Council and the world's top forces. Although he was very capable, he embezzled a lot of money by doing accounting and secretly built many secret bases as a backup.

This is also one of the important reasons why he was able to retain a certain amount of strength to make a comeback after faking his death.

On the surface, if he, Nick Fury, has Shimizu as the director of SHIELD, as the leader of Shadow SHIELD, he will no longer have to endure so many restrictions.

His only restriction is Director Shimizu, and obviously, Nick Fury believes that Shimizu cannot restrict him and even has to help him conceal the existence of SHIELD.

What will happen specifically will depend on the outcome of the future fight between the two.

Will Nick Fury be free from Shimizu's restrictions and take away Shimizu's power within S.H.I.E.L.D., or will Shimizu be able to seize the power and control Nick Fury's Shadow SHIELD?

Shimizu's biggest advantage is that his roots are different from Nick Fury's, and he is not in S.H.I.E.L.D.

Even if the Security Council has restrictions, he can still use his wealth, technology and other capabilities, with the help of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s cover, to circumvent these restrictions.

In this respect, he is much more convenient than Nick Fury, who can only try every possible way to increase revenue and reduce expenditure and to falsify accounts to deduct money.

But no matter what, Nick Fury's operation can indeed revitalize S.H.I.E.L.D., and he himself can still play a considerable role in it, guiding and monitoring the supernatural world as in the past.

After talking with Shimizu again for a while and discussing the details of the various things to do next, Nick Fury threw away his fur coat and walked out of Water Manor.

Here, a red antique car is parked outside the manor gate.

Coulson got out of the car and opened the door for Nick Fury.

"Oh, it's this car again. You maintain it pretty well."

"Chief, I send Laura to the logistics department for maintenance once a month. She looks like new now."

Coulson smiled and got into Nick Fury's favorite car, the Laura.

"It's a pity that now that SHIELD has been disbanded, the auto repair shops out there can't maintain Laura at all."

Coulson sighed.

Laura's car looks like an antique car on the outside, but it has a lot of high-tech inside. After S.H.I.E.L.D. was disbanded, he had nowhere to go for repairs and maintenance.

"Don't be too anxious. The new SHIELD will complete the reorganization and will be better than before."

Nick Fury said.

Coulson's face lit up with joy.

"When exactly, Chief?"

"Maybe within this year. Also, I'm no longer the director, so a new director will take over by then."

"A new director?"

Coulson, holding the steering wheel, couldn't help but look back at Water Manor behind him.

"You want Walter to be the director?"

"What do you think? From now on, you will work with Hill and the others to support Vought's work within SHIELD."

"I have no doubt about his ability, but... can we really trust him? What if he goes astray one day like Pierce?"

Coulson worried.

"Don't worry."

Nick Fury said.

SHIELD has gone astray, and it can be checked and balanced by using Shadow SHIELD or other methods. But Watt is a man with strong strength, technology, intelligence, and financial resources. He now not only masters more mysterious magic, but if he controls a powerful organization like SHIELD, who in this world can control him?
Nick Fury has his answer.

He had kept the pager close to his body since the 1990s and it was now in his pocket.

After Nick Fury left, Qingshui picked up the teacup and drank it all.

"Witios, send a message to Stark and ask him if he is interested in continuing to serve as a senior advisor in the newly formed S.H.I.E.L.D."

"Sent, no response from the other party yet."

"I see. Where's Mr. Banner?"

"Mr. Banner is conducting experiments on the private island you purchased. There has been no transformation recently. Do you want to send a contact?"

"send."

A few seconds later, the holographic projection reflected the image of Bruce Banna, a gentle man wearing glasses.

"Walter? What's the matter with you contacting me suddenly? By the way, I have reverse-engineered the Extremis virus you sent me yesterday based on the algorithm, and the experiment on mice has been perfectly replicated. However, the stability of this technology is not as good as Professor Connors's regeneration serum. I suggest that you must be more cautious about this technology, because the Extremis virus has the potential to be mass-produced as a human weapon. Don't let it spread."

"I know, but there are quite a lot of people eyeing this thing, and the military even thinks it can be used to make super soldier serum."

Shimizu said to Bruce Banner.

"Still General Ross?"

Banner sighed.

"No, it's someone else. General Ross gave up the military and joined politics after completing his heart bypass surgery. Maybe after the next election, he will be the next Secretary of State of the United States."

"This is really... Alas."

Banner's face showed helplessness and he shook his head.

"Don't worry, Mr. Banner. If you can become a senior executive of S.H.I.E.L.D. and serve as the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Science and Technology Department, it will be difficult for the military to touch you with this status."

A faint smile appeared on Qingshui's face and he said to Bruce Banner.

(End of this chapter)