Zongman: Is this how it’s sewn?

Chapter 23 021. Marcus out
SHIELD, Sharon Carter, who temporarily took over as director of SHIELD, handled the work in an orderly manner to prevent possible turmoil during the transfer of power.

Sharon Carter is our well-known niece and Agent 13 in the Marvel Universe.

In the original novel, Sharon briefly served as the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., and she acted as a liaison between Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D., and the relationship between the two gradually developed from an ambiguous relationship to a romantic relationship.

Sharon was once pregnant with Captain America's child, but unfortunately miscarried during a battle with the Red Skull's daughter.

Sharon Carter's mother is Peggy Carter, and given her relationship with Captain America, it is not surprising that she temporarily takes over as director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Although Nick's death was not glorious, Carter decided to give Nick a definition of sacrifice and hold a memorial service for him to wash away the stigma on him.

Nick's memorial service was held on a rainy day. Despite being postponed again and again, it was still rainy. Many of Nick's friends, colleagues and subordinates attended the memorial service, as well as some candidates for the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

In the eulogy, Nick became a heroic martyr who bravely fought against the red dragon to protect citizens and finally died heroically.

A red Lexus came hurriedly and stopped in front of the Capitol. The driver opened the back door in the rain and used a black umbrella to shield Xu Zhenqing from the rain.

Xu Zhenqing waved his hand, indicating that he was there to mourn for the hero, and let the wind and rain outside blow over.

In the United States, ordinary people have the opportunity to attend mourning services for various public figures.

For example, in 2017, more than 200 Chinese people came from all over the country to attend the funeral of an American soldier. Although this American soldier did not have Chinese ancestry, his sacrifice and spirit were widely respected.

So it was reasonable for Xu Zhenqing to attend Nick's memorial service.

Facing Hill who was coming towards him, Xu Zhenqing said with a look of sorrow: "Salute to the heroes and observe a moment of silence for the deceased."

"America has lost a good director."

Hill opened his mouth, but in the end no sound came out.

Xu Zhenqing walked over the hill to the noblewoman Valentina Allegra de Fontaine and said bluntly, "You must be the hero's lover."

"I'm just Nick's girlfriend."

This seemingly capable woman has many identities, including Nick Fury's girlfriend, Madame Hydra, Viper, Countess de La Fontaine, etc. She can be called a double agent of the Empire.

Xu Zhenqing apologized to the other party and said that he had only heard it from others.

In this way, Xu Zhenqing, who was a very annoying existence in the eyes of others, just participated in Nick's mourning service. Poor Nick had experienced the second death in his life. After social death, he was still a person with an unknown marital status.

Xu Zhenqing was wearing a black suit with a white background. He took out a white lily from the chest of his suit, placed it on Nick's coffin, and even made a cross gesture.

Ange and Blake, who were standing by, witnessed all this and just praised him for being a good boy who could distinguish right from wrong.

Carter thought that everyone would remember Director Nick at this moment, but would slowly forget him in the future, and that would be the third death.

Xu Zhenqing took Alicia, who came to pick him up, into the car and left.

In this battle, Xu Zhenqing took advantage of the power of public opinion, the power of his own country, the power of American law, the power of capital and financial power, and the power derived from his own abilities. It would be against the will of heaven if Nick didn't die.

Xu Zhenqing could have killed Nick directly with the "horror" meme, and of course he did so, but in a roundabout way.

It's not impossible to avoid it, but how can you use Nick's blood to benefit yourself and establish your public image?
It is more interesting to completely drain the value of the other party and suck the marrow out of their bones.

Hill looked at Carter's figure, and after careful consideration, he said, "That Zhenqing Xu might be the murderer."

"Do you have any evidence, Agent Hill?" Carter said, not turning back, watching Xu Zhenqing leave. "I don't have any evidence, it's just my intuition," Hill said, his voice growing weaker.

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Alicia looked at him questioningly, "Brother Zhenqing, was the death of the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. due to you?"

"Yes, there is no reason to be on guard against thieves for a thousand days even if you can only steal for a thousand days?" Xu Zhenqing spoke the truth, and it was partly true.

The two of them were connected by fingers, and Alicia's eyes were all focused on Xu Zhenqing, and her delicate skin turned pink and rosy.

Marcus, who was at the Umbrella Hive Base, also sighed a lot after hearing about Nick's death, which saved some favors.

Compared to these trivial matters, Marcus actually cares more about another thing.

"Red Queen, have the relevant personnel dealt with the mysterious spaceship ruins discovered a few days ago?"

"Dr. Isaacs is in charge of this matter. He is on his way there. I can transfer you to Dr. Isaacs."

Red Queen jumped out to answer Marcus' question, because there was no signal where the ruins were located, and in order to prevent important things from being lost, there were usually backups.

"Transfer Dr. Isaacs. I need to discuss something with him."

"As you wish, Mr. Marcus."

Red Queen located Isaacs's location and sent a call request.

Isaacs, who was far away in the mountains of southern America, looked skeptical, but after thinking for a moment, he agreed to the call.

"Long time no see my dear friend, Isaacs, how are you?"

"Marcus, when did you become so cheesy?"

The two men burst into laughter in an instant, and then communicated about the affairs of both sides, although each party had people around the other.

The exchanges are beneficial, and mutual trust and communication between the two sides have enhanced friendship and understanding.

The two talked about the company's personnel deployment and decision-making adjustments, and Marcus introduced some basic information about Xu Zhenqing to Isaacs.

Isaacs looked a little grim after he ended the call. Originally, he could have relied on uniting other small shareholders to fight against Marcus to a certain extent. But now, Marcus and Xu Zhenqing's shareholding has reached 51.34%. The other party can completely manipulate the shareholding to cover the sky with one hand.

Is this trip back for liquidation or something else?
Isaacs's judgment of others by his own standards may be a curse rather than a blessing.

"It seems that's the only way to use it."

"Marcus, you forced me to do this."

A piece of information about the ruins was "accidentally" discovered by a guard on duty. Instead of making it public, he quietly found the designated location and made a satellite phone call.

"Mr. Marcus, an alien civilization's artificial intelligence was discovered in the ruins. It far surpasses Red Queen. Isaacs is trying to gain access to it."

"Okay, I get it. You've done a great job. Your mother's cancer treatment is nearing its end. I believe you'll be able to see a healthy and beautiful Ms. Hamisha soon."

The staff on duty were moved to tears when they saw the photos and videos forwarded by Marcus, and thanked Marcus repeatedly.

(End of this chapter)