Chapter 2168: Battle of Two Cities! (10)
Two wrinkled and slightly weathered hands were clasped together. After releasing their hands, the leather shoes of the two parties were slightly different. The two feet were polished to a bright shine, while the two feet on the opposite side were stained with dirt and stains.
"Nice to meet you, Chief Inspector Gordon, Phil Coulson, Level 8 Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." Coulson smiled at Gordon, led him inside and said, "We have heard of the name of the tough chief in Gotham for a long time. I also went to the police academy in Chicago for training for a period of time. You are a graduate there, right?"
Gordon nodded silently, turned the corner and walked into an office, and saw a beautiful red-haired woman coming out.
"Good evening, Coulson, I guess this is Chief Inspector Gordon?" The female agent walked up and shook hands with Gordon, who acted reserved and stiff.
Because all his detective experience kept reminding him that the woman in front of him was very dangerous, like a deadly poppy.
"Natasha." The female agent nodded at him and said, "I've heard of you for a long time, Sheriff Gordon."
"Go, Natasha, the captain and the others are still waiting for you." Coulson reached out and patted Natasha on the shoulder and said, "Leave it to me."
Natasha nodded at him and walked out quickly, while Coulson led Gordon to the office and sat down.
The expected interrogation did not come. May poured him a cup of hot tea. He sat parallel to Coulson on the sofa in the reception area. There was no scrutiny or oppression, but more like a hospitality of reunion after a long separation.
"Sorry, our director has more important things to deal with. You can see that there are a lot of troubles in this city."
"I understand." Gordon nodded, and a cold light flashed in his eyes under the lenses. He said, "Then why did you ask me to come here?"
"We know something about the criminal Kingpin who kidnapped your daughter, Sheriff. Whether you can help us or not, we will help you rescue your daughter. It's that simple."
Gordon frowned deeply and stared at Coulson's profile, and Coulson turned his head and said to Gordon gently: "This is the director's instruction. If you must know why, I can only tell you that Kingpin crossed the line."
"The power to rule the new city at his fingertips made him even crazier, so he did the wrong thing, which forced SHIELD to take care of it. The first thing is to make him pay for his crimes."
"I don't understand." Gordon's fingers tapped lightly on the armrest, looking thoughtful, but more like an instinctive reaction of anxiety.
"Please allow me to introduce you." Coulson stood up and led Gordon to the wall. Gordon saw many file covers on the wall.
"The main responsibility of SHIELD is to deal with global supernatural events. We are an organization directly under the United Nations Security Council and are only responsible for the main body of human civilization. Our jurisdiction includes supernatural events, invasions of extraterrestrial creatures that are far beyond the scope of human processing, mutations of native residents on Earth, and crimes committed by superpowers."
"Is the one who kidnapped my daughter a superpower?"
Coulson shook his head and said, "King Bing is just an ordinary person. Although he has undergone certain mutations, he does not reach the threshold of SHIELD's jurisdiction. The Avengers occasionally deal with him, but most of the time it is the FBI that is tracking down evidence of King Bing's crimes."
"Generally speaking, he He is just a black boss with all-powerful hands and eyes, but we all know that someone has to sit in this position. Kingpin has never shown his extreme and crazy fangs before, but this time is different. "
"He hired superpowers. I don't know if you have heard of the evil six. Originally, they spontaneously formed an association to find trouble with Spider-Man. This is actually not within the jurisdiction of SHIELD."
"Why?" Gordon asked, "Isn't this considered a superpower crime?"
"Yes, but they did not cause harm to human subjects-we only use this as the criterion for judgment." Coulson looked at Gordon and said, with a tone of indifference that Gordon didn't like.
"You should understand better than us, Mr. Sheriff. Law enforcement agencies are only responsible for social stability. To put it bluntly, we only need to live up to the funding we get."
"Our chief is already quite responsible, so he invited you here." Coulson showed a serious expression and said, "We analyzed the files of all people in the Gotham Police Department and found that you are probably the only one who can be relied on."
Gordon wanted to ask them where the files of the Gotham Police Department came from, but suddenly he found that he was a little slow.
He had not seen any agents in the years he worked in Gotham. He had almost forgotten how agents worked, but in fact he had dealt with the FBI when he was in Chicago.
This group of violent law enforcement agencies that are above ordinary people are not reasonable at all. What they do is to violently rush into all facilities to get what they want and make everyone feel scared. That's what they do.
And if S.H.I.E.L.D. is really an agency that handles these supernatural events as they say, then at the first time of urban integration, they will definitely want to and be able to get the information of the law enforcement agencies in Gotham.
He was really the only one left in the Gotham Police Department. Gordon couldn't help but laugh absurdly. He thought, the most ridiculous thing about this matter was not only that the police station was full of corrupt police, but also that even the Penguin who bribed the chief and other police chiefs was the first to find him after the incident.
What does this mean? This means that all the police officers in the Gotham Police Department except him not only took money, but also took money without doing anything.
Or they took money just to do nothing, but over time, everyone's ability to do things has degenerated, and they have become a group of idiots who need to be supported by money.
Only Gordon, the last conscience who is still working hard even if he is powerless, still has some ability to be a detective, so now he, who used to be hated by everyone, has become a hot commodity.
The Penguin is looking for him, S.H.I.E.L.D. is looking for him, and the super criminal named Kingpin has kidnapped his daughter and wants to teach him a lesson. He has really become a big celebrity in the new city.
But Gordon actually didn't have any hope for this organization called SHIELD, because the FBI suffered too much in this city, and the way it suffered was a little too funny.
No one in Gotham likes agents, because they have never done anything more than rushing in recklessly to cause a lot of trouble, and then running away in disgrace.
"If you are willing to help with the search, I'm happy." Gordon stood up and looked at Coulson and said, "But I'm afraid I really don't have the spare energy to cooperate with you now. In addition to my daughter, I have to solve problems everywhere."
Da Da Da, heavy and hurried footsteps came from outside the door. Gordon turned his head and saw a woman pushing the door open with a document in her hand.
After seeing Gordon, she was stunned for a moment, and immediately walked up to hand the document to Gordon, and said, "Is this your daughter?"
Gordon took it immediately, and then he understood why the woman was staring at him. The photo was Barbara, and she looked very similar to him from this angle.
"We just controlled all the cameras in the downtown area and found this girl using the intelligent facial capture system."
"Where is she?" Gordon immediately stepped forward and looked at her and asked, while Coulson stepped forward and introduced him: "Jemma Simmons, life scientist, Level 5 agent of SHIELD."
Gordon shook hands with her, and Simmons replied: "She was last seen three minutes ago in Brooklyn, I mean downtown... Never mind, I don't know what you call that street, anyway we found her in a house."
"But when our people got there, they were gone. The camera showed that their movement was very strange. The person who took her away was most likely a wizard."
Simmons showed Gordon another photo, in which a man in a windbreaker turned his back to the camera, and Barbara fell to the ground with blood all over her waist.
"No..."
"You have to believe us, James." Coulson immediately stepped forward and said, "You have discovered that this matter is not that simple. It is not some gangster who kidnapped her. This man is likely to be able to use magic, and only SHIELD is an expert in this area."
"Of course I can cooperate with you." Gordon supported one hand on the table, looking a little weak. He turned his head to the other side and said, "But I don't know what I can do. I know nothing about these mysterious events."
Simmons and Coulson looked at each other, and Coulson patted Gordon on the shoulder and said, "Believe me, helping us is also helping yourself."
About ten minutes later, Gordon left the SHIELD station with a sad and angry face, and he kept this expression until he walked out of the building.
Coulson didn't even see him off. He looked indifferent after he came out. At this time, a young agent walked up to Coulson and smiled and asked, "What's wrong, boss? Is this guy giving you a headache?"
"Humph." Coulson snorted coldly, then shook his head helplessly and said, "He wants us to help him find his daughter. He doesn't even look at the time now. The chief is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot."
Coulson leaned against the door frame and stared at Gordon's back and said, "I don't know why the chief attaches so much importance to this guy. Is he the only one working in the police station in such a big city?"
After saying that, Coulson went back to his office.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was attentive. The young agent returned to his workstation and soon got up again, pretending to sort out his equipment.
"Mr. Sitwell, they broke off the negotiation with the sheriff named Gordon. Do you think we need to contact him?... He is so important. OK, I know. I will try to contact him."
"Yes, he has a daughter, and from what Coulson said, his daughter was kidnapped, and he was very anxious to find her. Fury couldn't take care of her, so they didn't cooperate successfully."
"Yes, I think so too. OK, I will mobilize all my strength to get this important bargaining chip in our hands as soon as possible."
In Nick Fury's office at S.H.I.E.L.D., he took off the headphones on his ears and smiled at Natasha. Natasha rolled her eyes helplessly and threw the rolled-up bills in her hand to Fury.
"I have to say this, Nick, you are really cunning." Natasha snorted coldly and said, "You have known for a long time that SHIELD is full of Hydra, and the purpose of keeping them is to make them work for nothing. It's too insidious."
"Thank you for the compliment." Nick knocked the wine glass in his hand and looked at the new city through the French window.
After the two earths merged, Nick Fury from the central universe who originally stayed in the old earth 616 naturally retained the position of director of SHIELD.
Most of the Nick Fury in the universe are similar. This Nick is nothing special except that he is particularly greedy. If you have to say, he is still very good at guiding Hydra.