Chapter 2164

Of course, Maria Hill could feel the relationship between them, but for her, this was something that she didn't need to pay too much attention to.

Having been working as a politician for so many years, although she hasn't made much progress in her means, she has a thick-skinned attainment in her face. After all, everyone knows that you can't lose face playing a politician, and once you get started with this kind of thing, you will naturally get used to it.

Maria didn't take Coulson's rawness into consideration, but spoke directly to him.

"I need your help, Coulson. Find Frank and ask him to hand over the antidote to the virus. You should know that this is our only way!"

"What makes you think that you can find the antidote if you find Frank? Do you think that this virus really has anything to do with Stark at this time?"

Coulson frowned. He essentially felt that there was a problem with Maria's thinking. What does it mean to ask Frank to hand over the antidote? So far, except for some extreme politicians who believe that this is the consequence of Stark's failure to study a certain virus, all the evidence only proves that Stark is only the first victim of the accident, that is, patient zero.

Asking the patient to hand over the antidote is as ridiculous as asking the victim to hand over the murderer. What's even more ridiculous is that someone actually has such an idea, and this person is actually standing in front of his eyes. This made Coulson feel more and more that this world has become absurd.

"That's not what I meant." Maybe she also felt that her words were a little out of proportion, Maria frowned and tried to make up for it. "I mean, he is a very critical existence. Finding him will help us find the key to solving this virus. Don't tell me you don't care about this, you should know, this is related to the fate of countless people and even this country, We can't just sit on the sidelines like this!"

"Otherwise what else?" Coulson asked back. "Is there anything else we can do now? Don't tell me you don't know where we are. There's nothing we can do right now with all of us trying. Admit it, Hill. We've been kicked Out of the game. Isn't it good to be an outsider honestly?"

"Being an outsider? That's not like something you'd say."

Hearing Coulson's answer, Hill immediately folded his arms and began to look down at him with a slight height advantage.

"Being an outsider and waiting to die slowly. It's incredible that you would accept such an arrangement. What made you say such despondent words? Is it because you were discouraged, because of our failure? Or Say, you've found a solution to your problem?"

Even though Hill has indeed been immersed in this power game over the years and cannot extricate herself, it does not mean that she will lose her own keen perception. Don't forget, she can act as the mothership commander in SHIELD, and this is not due to the nepotism between him and Nick Fury.

In fact, I want to secure this position only as a woman, so that others will not gossip. Level is the most indispensable. The key to this is tactical operation and judgment.

She is always keenly aware of some people's intentions and targets them in a timely manner. But right now, when Coulson just said some negative words, Hill has already noticed something wrong hidden in his mind.

She knew Coulson all too well. With more than ten years of working experience, she can know almost every move of Coulson. Therefore, when Coulson made it clear that he was playing tricks, she immediately noticed it. And this is exactly what Coulson doesn't want to see.

extraneous branches,

This is not a good thing for him. Especially under the premise that what he has to do is very sensitive. So when he coughed with embarrassment on his face, Coulson stood up a little hesitantly.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Hill. I'm sorry, but I have a concert to attend. So if you don't have anything urgent..."

He hoped to dispel Hill's curiosity, but obviously, Hill was not so easy to dismiss at this time. She stared at Coulson, guarding the door without taking a step away. And after she made her intention to stop it very obvious, she immediately questioned Coulson.

"I can't even remember how long it's been since you've heard the cello. And, Phil, don't be so nonchalant. I know you too well to give up at the last minute. People. Especially since it's not just about us... Come on, tell me. What the hell did you find out. I might be able to help you, maybe, if possible?"

"you......"

Hearing what Hill said, Coulson inevitably showed a hesitant look on his face. It's not that he doubts Hill's connections. In fact, she, who has been supervising the Superhero Registration Act, can provide them with the best quality candidates at this time. What he cared about was Hill's attitude. Because with Hill's current mentality of wanting to make a difference in politics, it is difficult for him to be sure what kind of attitude she will have when he tells his plan.

If he agrees, then everything is fine, but if not, then he has to consider the risks involved.

From Hill's point of view, he must first consider the possibility of Hill doing so. Because agreeing with his actions is tantamount to participating as a mastermind, which undoubtedly means that she will bear a major political responsibility. Coulson is naturally indifferent, he is not even afraid of death, let alone some political ups and downs. But Maria was different. Judging from the risk that her political future would be completely ruined if she was not careful, the possibility of her agreeing to such an action was really slim.

And if she disagrees. Obviously, she will become the biggest obstacle in this series of plans.

It's not that he has any special views on Hill, but that he knows too well how much a person will eventually change when he is lost in power. He can say with certainty that the previous Hill was someone who was absolutely loyal to this country, even in the face of death, she would not have any hesitation on this issue. But the question is now, now, when this country itself has become the arena of her power struggle, whether she can still have the kind of awareness before, he really has no confidence at all.

It's embarrassing, especially after all these years of friendship. However, he did not dare to gamble, nor could he afford to gamble.

Trust is such a fragile thing sometimes, even if it is the person you know the most, you dare not say that you will just share the heaviest burden on yourself. Not only was he afraid of crushing him, but he was more worried that he would get hurt.

Therefore, Coulson could only remain silent. And this silence seemed to hurt Hill's heart, so that she immediately raised her eyebrows and questioned Coulson.

"Are you afraid to tell me? Or, do you think I'm not trustworthy?"

Such a question almost pushed Coulson into a corner, forcing him to answer. On the one hand is the friendship of more than ten years, and on the other hand is the most persistent hope and bottom line in his heart. This led him to make a choice no matter which answer he gave.

Obviously, he couldn't give up his last hope. So after nodding with difficulty, he said.

"I don't want to take unnecessary risks."

"Unnecessary risk?" Hill raised her voice, and at the same time, her face turned red with anger.

"How many years have I worked with you, Coulson! It's been almost twenty years since I started serving as Chief Fury's adjutant! How many times have we fought side by side in the past twenty years? Don't you forget that you were born and died for the first time?"

"You forgot, I can't forget. How many times your bastard's life was saved by me, you know it well! If it wasn't for me, you would have been lying in some coffin long ago, Waiting for someone to give you a bouquet of flowers! It’s good now, but you actually told me about unnecessary risks and suspected that I would betray you? Very good, really good!”

This was a sign of being out of breath, and Coulson couldn't help but feel a little guilty seeing her like this.

In fairness, do I really have to treat her like this? This is of course a difficult question to answer. And there is no doubt that, from the current point of view, his approach is biased. At the very least, he was sorry for the friendship born of blood and fire between them all these years.

Realizing this, of course he felt a little sorry. But that doesn't mean he's going to compromise, he's not such an unprincipled guy. So he was just embarrassed, and then in this awkward situation, he had to explain it to Hill.

"Sorry, Hill. I simply don't want to drag you into this, it's dangerous. Whether it's for you or for me..."

"Danger? That's funny. So, are you afraid of danger, or am I afraid of danger? When did people like us start avoiding danger?"

Using danger as an excuse is really a ridiculous reason. You must know that no matter what their identities are now, they were all agents in the past. It's the kind of person who came up from the front line bit by bit, and to put it bluntly, he really got out of the pile of corpses. For such people, even death follows them almost like a shadow. To say that they are afraid of danger is simply absurd. Their work is inherently dangerous.

This does not constitute a reason. Coulson himself knew this, but he didn't intend to change his words. Because the danger itself can be explained in many ways, such as the one he wants to state.

"I know you don't care about these things, but that doesn't mean you can ignore all situations. I can only tell you that what I'm going to do next is likely to have a very bad impact. Failure, everyone Just wait to die together. And even if it is successful, it is very likely that our country will suffer very severe hostility and blows." "In this case, if you get involved, the best result is Just saying goodbye to your political career. Worse than that, it's unimaginable. Of course I can ignore it, because I've prepared for the worst. But you, Hill. You really Is it possible to have such an awareness?"

Coulson is not the type to aim for nothing. Although as an agent, he would certainly tell some good-sounding lies when necessary, but when faced with really serious problems and very serious situations, he was always very serious.

Hill is very aware of this. That's why she was even more stunned, a little unbelievable, wondering what kind of plan Coulson was brewing at this time.

"What the hell, my God, what the hell are you trying to do, Coulson?"

"You give me an affirmative answer before I can tell you what I want to do!"

Coulson threw back the question again, and for his question, Hill fell into a rare silence.

Saying goodbye to one's political career is bad enough. But this is not the worst. Worst of all, all the past she knew was gone.

She didn't pay much attention to this issue when Stark died, but when Nick Fury was gone, she was already clearly aware that the world she was familiar with was obviously gone.

They no longer have the means to change, or even stop the drastic changes in this world. Facing the sinking of this country, she, like Coulson, can only watch helplessly.

Of course she was not reconciled to this, but no matter how unwilling she was, there was nothing she could do. She can't stop this, and she can't even rely on her own means to take away from those cunning politicians the power that belongs to them and can be used to save the country.

Compared with how she could still play a little role in the past, she is completely irrelevant at this moment. And this, of course, made her depressed and painful.

As a woman, she has a sensual element in her nature. And in her most essential thoughts, she really didn't want to see such a scene.

She didn't want to wake up one morning with the Stars and Stripes turned into meaningless rags, and the noisy city and even the country fell into dead silence. She didn't want to open her eyes again, so she could only face a barren and withered area, and all she could see was white bones.

She just wanted to keep all of this, even if everything in front of her was already very bad. So without much hesitation at all, she had already raised her voice to Coulson.

"Tell me, what is your plan? And what can I do to help you inside?"

"You have to think about it clearly. If this is really added, there is really no room for relaxation."

Coulson routinely gave the last warning, which naturally couldn't scare Hill, who had already made up his mind.

"Stop talking nonsense, tell me what you plan to do!"

"It's actually very simple. I just want to dig a corner in Europe."