Marvel's Hogwarts Wizard

Chapter 361 Owl Location (6000+ words)

Jerry had a pretty good impression of Dr. Maya Hansen. He had originally planned to go and talk to this bigwig biology professor when he started his research experiments on wizard bloodlines, but he didn't expect that someone would beat him to it and kidnap him first.

"So you've come to me this time asking for my help to rescue Dr. Hansen?"

"Jerry asked."

Coulson shook his head:

"Not entirely. Dr. Hansen will definitely be the one to save him, but I would prefer that you help us first to rescue Mr. Peterson's son, and then destroy the headquarters of the Thousand-Mile Eye organization and help us capture their leader, Thousand-Mile Eye."

The "Thousand-Mile Eyes" organization is well-funded, has bases all over the country, and a group of powerful centipede warriors. The organization has a tight structure, acts ruthlessly and professionally, and operates very covertly.

The overall danger it exhibits is far greater than that of the previously arrogant fake terrorist organization Killian, something S.H.I.E.L.D. absolutely cannot allow to exist.

"Peterson, is that the centipede warrior you mentioned who you rescued at the beginning?"

Jerry remembered that Coulson had just mentioned that they used the freeze gun developed by Fitz and Gemma to save an ordinary person who had been modified by the centipede virus, whose name was Mike Peterson.

Coulson sighed helplessly:

"Yes, because of the freeze gun, it didn't explode by accident, and he gained power comparable to Captain America. He has been training at S.H.I.E.L.D. during this time."

They originally came to help us fight the centipede warrior with the clairvoyant eyes, but unexpectedly, the clairvoyant eyes somehow got wind of it and found Mr. Peterson's child, using him as leverage in a trade!

"What are we exchanging?"

"Jerry asked."

"By exchanging Mr. Peterson himself, we suspect that the Clairvoyant organization wants to find a way to completely stabilize the centipede virus from within Mr. Peterson's body."

Coulson shared their team's guesses.

"Alright, that makes things simple. When it's time for the exchange tonight, I'll rescue Mr. Peterson's child, capture them all alive, and then follow the trail to find that 'clairvoyant' guy. That should be about it."

After thoroughly understanding the situation, Jerry felt it was pretty good. Taking down a terrorist organization that was spread all over the world and dealing with enemies of the Centipede Warrior level meant there should still be quite a few Little Red Stars left.

Although Coulson claimed that the centipede warriors were stronger than the Extremis, to Jerry there was no difference; they were like stronger ants and thinner ants—both could be kicked with a single kick.

If things go quickly, everything should be resolved in one night without taking up much of his time.

"By the way, what's the payment for this?"

Jerry then bluntly brought up the issue of payment for his help.

Earning little red stars is one thing, but he still needs to collect the rewards. Otherwise, all sorts of messy things will come looking for him, and he won't have that much free time.

Most importantly, he must not let S.H.I.E.L.D. take it for granted that they should ask him for help.

Coulson was not surprised by this. It was the rule of wizards to pay for their help, and he knew it. Moreover, judging from the current intelligence, this "Clairvoyant" organization was very wealthy.

Once this organization is wiped out, a large amount of funds can be readily accounted for later, and a portion of it can be given to the wizards as rewards without any problem.

"The chief said, name your price!"

"No need to pay me, I want a complete set of the most advanced biological research equipment currently available at S.H.I.E.L.D. You know, I majored in biology in college and have been researching this area recently!"

Jerry clearly stated his conditions.

Money is like a blank sheet of paper to him; if he wants to get his hands on it, there are countless ways.

It would be better to get some top-notch scientific research equipment, which he can use when he does bloodline research.

Coulson thought about Jerry's request for a moment and readily agreed without consulting Nick Fury.

A set of top-of-the-line biological research equipment is nothing to S.H.I.E.L.D. Even if Jerry doesn't help this time, as long as he asks, the director would probably be willing to give him a set in exchange for his friendship.

Seeing that Coulson agreed so readily, Jerry didn't say anything more about the topic, but instead asked curiously:

"Speaking of your director, Nick Fury, have you still managed to completely expose those Hydra spies hiding within your S.H.I.E.L.D.? If you really can't, you can always ask me for help. I'll just add a little extra reward—consider it a bonus!"

"The chief has already identified a high-ranking agent; it shouldn't be long before they can take care of everything!"

Coulson replied with a slightly embarrassed expression.

In reality, Coulson knew that although Nick had identified a high-ranking agent, it wouldn't be so easy to find all the hidden Hydra spies.

However, this matter involves the secrets of S.H.I.E.L.D. and has far-reaching implications, so Nick doesn't want others to get involved or make a big fuss about it. He just wants to handle it discreetly and quietly.

Because if things escalate and the members of the Security Council find out that S.H.I.E.L.D. has Hydra spies infiltrating the organization, and not just one, then S.H.I.E.L.D.'s reputation will be ruined.

Without the support of members of the Security Council, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s power would be severely limited.

The reason why S.H.I.E.L.D. currently wields greater power than local government agencies in most countries around the world is because the members of the Security Council are the high-ranking leaders of those countries.

If the Security Council experiences a crisis of confidence in S.H.I.E.L.D., S.H.I.E.L.D. will immediately become an unofficial entity, unable to carry out missions openly, and its funding will be greatly reduced.

"Alright then, but I must warn you, if I find any Hydra agents daring to harass my family again, I won't be so lenient. I'll go to your headquarters and find them all using my own methods."

Seeing Coulson's unusual expression, Jerry understood what was going on without using Legilimency.

He hasn't dealt with Hydra yet, partly because he doesn't have much time and doesn't care too much about it, and partly to give Nick Fury face and let him handle it himself.

"Jerry, let me introduce you to the members of my team. The last few times were all rushed, and I didn't have a chance to properly introduce you all. They all really like you!"

Coulson quickly changed the subject, opened the door, and led Jerry toward the Airbus's luxurious reception hall.

"This is Skye, a genius who can hack into our S.H.I.E.L.D. system with just an ordinary computer. Her biggest hobby used to be exposing the government's hidden darkness, but I recruited her into the team."

Coulson pointed to the stunningly beautiful mixed-race woman sitting at the control panel, typing away on her keyboard.

"Wow, it's the wizard! So you were the savior Coulson was talking about!"

Skye's face lit up with surprise when she saw Jerry next to Coulson.

If we're talking about who's most worried about Mike and his son on this plane right now, it's Skye, because she knew the father and son before she joined S.H.I.E.L.D.

Now that Coulson had actually managed to get a magical wizard to help her, she could finally feel a little more at ease.

"No need to be so polite. Coulson and I are old friends. Just call me Jerry."

Jerry reached out and shook hands with Skye.

At that moment, Coulson's squad members were also drawn over by Skye's voice.

"Gemma and Fitz, inseparable biologists and physicists, hold multiple doctoral degrees."

Grant Ward, an operations specialist, once single-handedly dismantled a nuclear bomb detonation device during a mission.

Melinda May, our pilot, is also our most skilled team member.

Mike Peterson, I just introduced him to you!

Coulson introduced each member of his team to Jerry.

Jerry greeted them with a smile. These people were among the most talented in their respective fields, and there might be opportunities for collaboration in the future.

"Coulson, we've received a message confirming the time and location of the exchange!"

Skye looked at the new email on her computer and quickly reported to Coulson:

"The exchange will take place in Los Angeles at 9:00 PM."

"How long will it take us to get to Los Angeles from here at the fastest speed?"

Colson asked May.

Mei's already cold face looked even colder:

"Two hours, which is 8:50."

"They chose a city with the fewest S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, and timed it perfectly; it seems they don't want to give us too much time to react!"

Coulson quickly realized the other party's sinister intentions.

The largest concentration of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents is located near headquarters in Washington, D.C., and New York, while there are relatively fewer in Los Angeles, as it is too far from headquarters.

Previously, Tony Stark's mansion in Malibu, Los Angeles, was bombed by Extremis, and S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't even have time to react and go to his rescue.

This would never happen in Washington.

"Simmons made an odorless tracking agent, and my instrument can track them from fifty kilometers away like a detector. Once the exchange is complete, we can track down and rescue Mr. Peterson."

At this moment, Fitz stepped forward and said.

"With my sniping skills, I can quickly take them out if anything goes wrong."

Grant then added a comment.

Mike's expression tightened:

"They specifically instructed me not to follow or ambush them. I don't care what happens to me, as long as my son is safe."

"He'll be alright, and you'll be alright too. Trust us!"

Skye stepped forward and patted Mike on the shoulder to comfort him.

At this moment, Coulson pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Jerry:

"Jerry, what's your opinion?"

"I don't think it needs to be that complicated, Skye. The location is Los Angeles, but did they specify exactly where in Los Angeles?"

Jerry smiled and looked at Skye.

Skye replied:

"There's no specific location, just that it's in the city. We'll tell you more details when we get to Los Angeles."

"Mei, could we find a suitable spot to park this plane?"

Jerry nodded and looked at Mei again.

May then turned to look at Coulson, who agreed without much hesitation.

Although Jerry is not old, he is very mature and his mind is exceptionally sharp.

If he hadn't inadvertently broken the spell Jerry had cast while nearly dying, S.H.I.E.L.D. would still think the wizard was a girl living in Hell's Kitchen.

In addition, he was one of the first agents to come into contact with Jerry. Unlike Nick Fury, who was always suspicious, he trusted the wizard very much.

He always felt that, as a secret agent, one must sometimes trust one's instincts, even if they are not always accurate.

This is also why he was able to bring together this group of people, who were originally scattered and had their own personalities, into a small team, and make them feel like a family.

Seeing that Coulson agreed, May immediately turned around and walked to the cockpit, switched from intelligent driving to manual driving, and stopped in a nearby wasteland.

"Actually, you've seen this magic before—the portal!"

Once the plane came to a stop, everyone regrouped in the hall. Jerry then drew a circle of fire leading to Los Angeles.

Upon seeing this, Coulson and the others immediately understood that Jerry was using magic to allow them to directly cross the spatial barrier and arrive in Los Angeles.

This wasn't the first time they'd seen Jerry's teleportation magic, but as ordinary people, it was difficult for them to think outside the box when solving problems.

Upon hearing that the agreed meeting place was in Los Angeles, the fastest way they could think of to get there was by plane.

But as a wizard, Jerry's first thought was of a portal.

This is because his research on the magic of teleportation is not yet in-depth enough; otherwise, he wouldn't need to go through all this trouble. He could simply open a huge teleportation portal outside the plane and let the entire plane pass through the portal directly to the skies above Los Angeles.

"Everyone, grab any necessary equipment and weapons as quickly as possible. We're heading straight to Los Angeles through the portal!"

Upon seeing the portal appear, Coulson's eyes lit up, and he immediately gave orders to all members of the squad.

If they can arrive in Los Angeles in advance, they will have more time to prepare, and they might even be able to find out the other party's location through the emails they just sent.

Even if the location cannot be pinpointed, arriving ahead of the opponent's expectations can disrupt their plans and prevent them from being in a passive position.

"Actually, what I wanted to say was, 'Whatever makes you happy!'"

Seeing everyone, including Coulson, quickly disperse to gather their preparations, Jerry raised his hand but then lowered it.

He originally wanted to say that it wasn't necessary to go to so much trouble, as he was there and they didn't need to make any preparations.

But then he thought that he couldn't let them feel no involvement at all, otherwise it would be quite awkward later, so in the end he didn't say anything more.

Three minutes later.

"Alright, we're ready. What's next?"

Coulson, with his fully armed squad, stood before the portal, took a deep breath, and looked at Jerry.

"What to do? Just step over it, of course!"

Jerry rolled his eyes.

To be honest, even Coulson, who had been through countless training sessions and all sorts of situations, was a little nervous experiencing teleportation magic for the first time.

So that question was more of a way to reaffirm my belief and give myself a pep talk.

"Alright, everyone follow me, one by one, through the portal!"

As the commander, Coulson reliably took the lead, stepping over the ring of fire and landing first on the concrete ground opposite it.

Seeing that Coulson had safely reached the other side, May and Grant did not hesitate any longer and followed him through the ring of fire. As Fitz passed through the ring of fire, he muttered something about quantum tunnels.

On the rooftop of a building in downtown Los Angeles, Coulson and his companions looked at the GG sign across the street that read "Welcome to Los Angeles" and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Magic is truly a wondrous power!"

With just a casual stroke of the pen, he transported them across a distance of over four thousand kilometers in an instant.

"Skye, can you track down the location of that email?"

After his initial exclamation, Coulson immediately returned to his mission mode.

Skye then opened her laptop and typed a few words before replying:

"We were able to track them down to a location 20 miles away, but we can't be sure if the location where they sent the email is their actual location, and we're also unsure if they moved after sending the email."

Skye's point was simple: she could use her superior hacking skills to track the other party's location, but she couldn't guarantee that the other party would always be there; perhaps it was just one member responsible for sending emails.

Moreover, even if the other party is still there, it's been five minutes since they were there. By the time they get there, the other party might not still be there.

"We have to give it a try. They won't expect us to get here so quickly. Even if we can't catch the main culprit, we can at least catch a tail, and then we won't be so passive."

Coulson thought about it for a moment and finally decided to go and take a look.

But at this moment, Mike became agitated:

"I disagree with the past. If our actions are discovered, Ace will be killed instantly. That clairvoyant can see what will happen in the future!"

"You can see things from afar? Mike, what's going on?!"

Coulson looked at Mike with a serious expression; Mike hadn't mentioned this information before.

Mike's face was full of conflict, and his tone revealed deep helplessness and guilt:

"I can't say it. If I do, Ace will be in danger. My clairvoyance allows me to see the future. I can't gamble with my child's life!"

"Mike, wake up! Nobody can see the future. Lena is just scaring you. She's a psychology expert, a master at manipulating people!"

Skye quickly stepped forward and grabbed McGonagall's arm.

Who is Lena?

Jerry looked at Coulson.

Coulson quickly replied:

"A woman who likes to wear floral dresses, one of the high-ranking members of the Thousand-Mile Eye organization who has recently appeared, and the one who led the kidnapping of Mike's son, Ace."

"But if it's not true, how did she know my son's location, and the exact location of the Airbus?"

Mike wasn't sure if Lena was telling the truth, but he didn't dare gamble. His son was the most important person in his life, so even if there was only a one percent chance, he wouldn't take the risk.

"Ugh, this is so inefficient!"

Looking at the crowd still trying to persuade him, Jerry frowned. He wanted to resolve this as soon as possible so he could go back to studying magic. He didn't know how long this would take.

"Capture the spirit, grasp the mind!"

Bypassing the crowd and standing in front of Mike, Jerry immediately cast a Legilimency spell on him.

A moment later, Jerry looked at Coulson with a surprised expression:

"That person named Lena's target isn't him, it's you!"

Yes, through Legilimency, Jerry read Mike's mind. The condition that Rena exchanged wasn't Mike at all, but Coulson. Mike was just bait.

At this moment, Mike looked at Jerry with eyes full of shock:

"How did you know? I... I didn't say."

"Sorry, I saw you were being too slow, so I used magic to read your thoughts. You can think of it as a kind of 'mind-reading' ability."

Also, don't worry about your child. That so-called "clairvoyant" can't see the future at all. If he could, he wouldn't have kidnapped your son.

Jerry shrugged.

In his view, there are only two ways to predict the future. One is like the divination magic he learned, which can be used to calculate and see multiple possibilities for the future, and find the one that is most likely to happen, which is similar to big data analysis in science.

The second type is to directly see fragments that will inevitably happen in the future, like breaking through the barrier of three dimensions and directly seeing what is happening in four dimensions, but this is the least useful.

Because it was destined to happen, whether you saw it or not, it would be the same, and the outcome would only happen because you saw it and took action.

If the other party can truly see the future, whether it's the first or the second scenario, they should be able to see his appearance.

"Mike, Jerry is right. The reason they know this information is probably because one of them has infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D., which is why they were able to obtain this intelligence."

Although shocked that the Clairvoyant organization had targeted him, Coulson remained calm and conducted a thorough analysis.

Michael's son, Ace, was always under the protection of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Airbus's flight tracking was also under the supervision of headquarters. If a high-ranking agent was a member of the Clairvoyant organization, it would be easy for them to obtain this intelligence.

"Alright, let's not waste any more time. Now, don't say anything, and follow me. I'll find a way to find Ace and that Rena, okay?"

Seeing that everyone was about to start talking and another endless tug-of-war was about to begin, Jerry used a "Silence" spell to forcibly silence everyone.

Everyone opened their mouths, but when they realized they couldn't make a sound, they all looked at Jerry and nodded in unison.

Jerry then broke the "Silence" spell, summoned an owl from the box space, took out a parchment envelope, and wrote Ace's name on it.

"owl?"

Everyone was stunned when Jerry suddenly pulled out an owl, but given the silencing spell he had just used, no one dared to ask.

Jerry shook his head upon seeing this:

"It's fine to talk normally, just stop arguing. This isn't an ordinary owl, it's a magic owl. It can lead us directly to Ace's current location."

Upon hearing Jerry's answer, everyone finally understood why he had told them to shut up; it turned out that their discussion had indeed been a waste of time.

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