Chapter 52

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For Nick Fury, finding someone who could directly confront the Hulk was not an easy task. Even Captain America, a hero with a storied history, was not strong enough to face the Hulk, who had surpassed human limits.

After much consideration, Nick Fury ultimately felt that only three people could勉强 meet the requirements.

The first was the playboy Tony Stark, whose Iron Man suit, combined with his enhanced body from the intermediate gene evolution serum, would at least allow him to protect himself, even if he couldn't defeat the Hulk.

The second was Thor, the God of Thunder. Even if his own strength wasn't overwhelming, with his hammer, he had a chance to defeat the Hulk.

The third was the Angel Baron Impris, who wore dark golden armor.

Unfortunately, among these three, only Tony Stark remained available. Thor had returned to Asgard and never came back, and the Angel Baron had returned to his own world, or so he claimed.

"Mr. Liu, do you have any good candidates?" Nick Fury, suppressing his thoughts, kicked the question back.

"If it's just from my side, besides Impris, I don't have any other good candidates," Liu Ruian replied, having anticipated Fury's thoughts.

"Is he still around?" Nick Fury, seizing the key point, asked.

"He's still around, but not in this world. If needed, I can bring him here," Liu Ruian said, shaking his head.

"Then please bring the Angel Baron here," Nick Fury, who had already listed him as a high-priority target for S.H.I.E.L.D., nodded and said, "Do you have any suggestions for the time and place?"

"I don't mind the time and place, but I suggest a desert or an ice field, somewhere uninhabited," Liu Ruian said, shrugging.

"I'll inform you once I've arranged it." Nick Fury stood up and walked towards the door, but stopped at the entrance and said, "Mr. Liu, I hope you'll reconsider the gene optimization serum."

Liu Ruian, still leaning on the sofa, shook his head and smiled, "There's no need to reconsider. I've already sealed the gene optimization serum project."

"After all, I can't determine who will use the gene optimization serum I sell."

"I don't want my research to end up creating more enemies for me."

"Even S.H.I.E.L.D.'s order won't work?" Phil Coulson, who had been silent since his boss arrived, suddenly interjected.

"If it's S.H.I.E.L.D., it's not impossible, but I need to know who will use it," Liu Ruian, looking at him, replied with a smile, "For example, if it's you, Phil, I have no objections, but if it's someone else, well..."

"Even I can't have it?" Nick Fury, standing at the door, suddenly said.

"As a leader, knowing how to use people is enough. Even S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn't need its director to be on the front lines," Liu Ruian said, though he didn't directly answer.

Faced with this clear refusal, Nick Fury didn't show any anger, at least not on the surface.

"Besides Phil, who else do you think can?" Nick Fury asked calmly.

"I don't know much about S.H.I.E.L.D., but besides Phil, Hawkeye and Black Widow can also use it," Liu Ruian said, shrugging.

"When can I get the gene optimization serum, intermediate or basic?" Nick Fury asked.

"Right now, of course, it's the intermediate gene optimization serum, but it can only be injected here, not taken away," Liu Ruian said, having anticipated the question.

Nick Fury, knowing this arrangement was to prevent S.H.I.E.L.D. from reverse-engineering the formula, paused and said, "Since that's the case, Phil, you stay. I'll arrange for Hawkeye and Black Widow to come later."

"No problem, as long as they're here, it can be done anytime," Liu Ruian said, nodding.

Nick Fury, giving him a deep look, didn't say anything more and walked out, leading his team out of the Umbrella Tech building.

However, instead of taking the Bugatti-Veyron luxury transport, he left through the main entrance via the elevator.

It had to be admitted that S.H.I.E.L.D.'s efficiency was impressive. When Nick Fury left, a fleet of Acura RDXs was already waiting.

"Do I need to come back tomorrow, no, this morning?" Phil Coulson, who was left behind, asked.

"Forget it, you've already woken me up, so I won't be able to sleep well anyway," Liu Ruian, finally standing up, shook his head and said, "Follow me, let's get this done so I can have some peace."

With that, he led the way to the gene lab in the basement.

Though Tony Stark and Pepper Potts had already been examples, Phil Coulson had indeed thought about becoming a hero through the gene optimization serum, but now he felt a bit nervous.

"What's wrong? Did the samples I gave you have problems?" Liu Ruian, standing in the high-speed elevator, glanced at the composed Phil Coulson and suddenly asked.

"The samples are fine," Phil Coulson, with a complex mood, said subconsciously.

"If the samples are fine, then are you worried I might take advantage of this opportunity to harm you?" Liu Ruian, with a hint of purple in his eyes, smiled.

"I am a bit worried, but I trust you won't do that," Phil Coulson, whose mood instantly calmed, said honestly.

"Oh? Why do you think so?" Liu Ruian, stepping out of the elevator as it dinged, asked.

"If you really wanted to harm me, you wouldn't go through all this trouble," Phil Coulson, following him out, replied.

"You see things clearly," Liu Ruian, not feeling ashamed of his recent actions, smiled.

"It's not that I see things clearly, but that you've shown enough sincerity and goodwill," Phil Coulson, shaking his head, continued, "If someone goes to such lengths just to harm me, I hope there are more people like that."

Faced with this response, Liu Ruian didn't question whether it was genuine or flattery, but shook his head and said, "The value of something is always relative. What's important to you might not be to me."

"But you're right about one thing: I have no ill intentions towards you or S.H.I.E.L.D. Otherwise, I would have let Hydra continue to infiltrate, and it wouldn't be long before you fell apart."

"It seems you take Hydra's strength seriously," Phil Coulson, walking behind him in the white corridor, said.

"Is that a problem?" Liu Ruian, turning his head slightly, smiled.

Phil Coulson didn't answer, but his expression revealed his thoughts.

If it were someone else, they might have been misled by this expression.

Unfortunately, Liu Ruian knew Phil Coulson wasn't the type to be easily fooled. He was likely trying to extract more useful information.

"You'll know if it's a problem when the time comes," Liu Ruian, smiling, said, then changed the subject, "By the way, Phil, if one day, and I mean one day, S.H.I.E.L.D. falls apart because of Hydra, would you consider working for me?"

"Work for you?" Phil Coulson, somewhat surprised, asked.

"Yes," Liu Ruian nodded.

"Like Maria?" Phil Coulson asked.

"No, no, Maria is a plant I deliberately brought in to make you feel at ease," Liu Ruian, wagging his finger, explained, "I mean for you to truly become part of Umbrella, not just a mole."

As he said this, Liu Ruian used a Chinese phrase.

"身在曹营心在汉?" Phil Coulson, with a strange accent, repeated, looking puzzled.

"This means someone who works for me but is still loyal to S.H.I.E.L.D.," Liu Ruian, amused by Coulson's accent, explained.

Understanding the meaning, Phil Coulson didn't laugh but remained silent for a moment before saying, "If S.H.I.E.L.D. falls, I will defend it with my life."

Faced with this response, Liu Ruian wasn't surprised.

If Phil Coulson didn't have this belief, Nick Fury wouldn't have appointed him as the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the TV series "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." to continue the fight against Hydra.

To some extent, Nick Fury's willingness to risk reviving Coulson, who had been killed by Loki, also reflected this.

Even Liu Ruian's decision to give Coulson the intermediate gene optimization serum was based on the agent's character and integrity. (The novel "The Transcender in the Marvel World" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, along with 100% lottery gifts for everyone! Now, open WeChat, click the "+" in the top right corner, search for the public account "qdread" and follow it. Hurry up and do it now!)

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