Chapter 82 Recent Changes

The plan to find a few brains for the symbiote to eat ultimately failed, because Schiller discovered that the symbiote was not only hungry, but also extremely picky about taste.

"What do you think of him? I dare say he has more than a dozen lives on his hands, this gangster villain..."

"No, his brain is not fragrant enough, I won't eat it."

"What about him? Let me see, a lawyer who defends a serial killer should be a smart man, right?"

"He doesn't taste good either, not to my taste."

"What about this one? I heard he once robbed the largest bank in Manhattan..."

"It must be very bitter."

Finally, Schiller, who had nothing to gain and had to return to the psychological clinic, quarreled with the symbiote in his mind: "Why are you so picky about food? Can't you just make do with it? Why can't you eat a few brains of ordinary criminals?"

"Then why don't you drink American coffee?"

Schiller opened his mouth, not knowing how to refute. This symbiote is getting smarter and smarter.

"Okay, but you have to tell me where you want to go to drink the espresso you want, right?"

Just as Schiller finished asking this question in his mind, the door of the clinic rang, and Steve, who had just finished his morning run, walked in. The symbiote said happily: "...The espresso is here."

Following Captain America was Natasha. Before Schiller could speak, a yellow figure flew over. Natasha threw Pikachu into Schiller's arms and said, "First of all! SHIELD does not have pet boarding services!"

"But the contract..."

"We just revised the contract, mice are not allowed to be boarded!"

"You are discriminating. Dogs and cats are OK, why not mice?"

"Yes!" Pikachu hugged his arms and echoed: "Why not mice?"

"Shut up!" The others said together.

"Now the dog and cat are no longer okay, we cancelled this employee benefit, and everyone agreed with it."

"I just put it there for a few days..."

"How many days??? How many more days do you want to put it there??? Coulson changed 6 mobile phones in 7 days, Nick Fury used up all his annual leave and hid away, the leader who came to inspect the United Nations left in a hurry after staying for two days, and even the Army Lieutenant General who was most willing to make things difficult for SHIELD bought an economy class ticket at his own expense overnight..."

Natasha stood at the door with her hands on her waist. The female agent was obviously very angry. She said: "The only good news is that the things he broke and the mental damages of the employees can make Nick's report next month have another 50% reimbursement amount..."

Schiller looked down at Pikachu and said: "I remember before I left, you promised me that you would stay well..."

He grabbed Pikachu's two short hands and stared at him. Pikachu stared at him with two black eyes, looking very innocent, then he wrinkled his nose and jumped onto the sofa.

"PIKA-PIKA!"

"You've been away for quite a long time this time." Steve said as he sat on the sofa.

"So has anything big happened recently?"

"Nothing big, but a lot of small troubles."

"Oh?" Schiller asked as he washed cups at the kitchen sink: "What troubles?"

"Stark and the military have completely fallen out." Natasha said: "It is said that he found solid evidence that the military planned the kidnapping in Afghanistan, although I think that was Obadiah's plan to alienate them."

"You mean, Obadiah actually planned this case and then put the blame on the military? Does he really not want Stark Industries to cooperate with the military?"

"Obadiah is like a hen guarding eggs. He does not allow anyone to touch Stark Industries. Whoever dares to touch his Bi "Before Stark was kidnapped, Obadiah had already been under a lot of pressure from the military. The military's appetite is endless. They want too much, even touching the core interests of Stark Industries. Obadiah has been displeased with them for a long time." "At first, they did just buy some ordinary weapons, but the weapons of Stark Industries were so easy to use. The military wanted to get their technology and then make their own products. Obadiah certainly wouldn't allow this to happen." Natasha also leaned on the sofa. Steve poured her a glass of water. Natasha said, "Thank you." Then Steve said, "But I still find it ridiculous. Just to destroy the relationship between Stark and the military, he asked terrorists to kidnap Stark?"

"Obadiah is very smart. He knows that sooner or later Stark will create amazing technology. He must give Stark a reason not to compromise with the military, so that his half-life's hard work will not be stolen by the military."

"As long as Stark, who has the core technology, refuses to give up, at least the core technology of Stark Industries will be preserved."

"But that is at the cost of his nephew's life safety."

"Obadiah doesn't care." Natasha lit a cigarette and asked, "Do you mind if I smoke a cigarette?"

"Go ahead." Schiller said.

Natasha looked at Steve, and Steve said, "I don't smoke, but there are many people who smoke on the battlefield, so I don't mind."

The female agent slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, and it seemed that she was under a lot of pressure. Stark's complete breakup with the military was not a completely good thing for SHIELD.

The current relationship is like this. SHIELD and the military have always been at odds because of the allocation of military funds and SHIELD's ridiculous law enforcement power.

The conflict between Stark and SHIELD is mainly due to his father and Stark's unwillingness to be kidnapped by official organizations.

The main conflict between Stark and the military is the military's overly greedy appetite and Stark's unwillingness to use his inventions in war.

None of the two parties want to see the other two parties unite, because one of the two parties must have its own enemy. If its power is strengthened, it will definitely be difficult for itself.

But they don't want two of them to completely break up, because once the two parties break up and go to war on the spot, it must be a third party to clean up the mess.

Schiller said meaningfully: "Stark and the military fell out. This may be more than just Obadiah's credit, right?"

Natasha said: "This is confidential, I have no right... Well, it's not really a confidential matter. Stark wants to cooperate with the military to develop medical technology and exoskeletons, but you know, the military doesn't want these things at all. They want weapons with bigger weapons and more powerful firepower."

"So, SHIELD used this to sow discord between them?"

Natasha tapped the ash and said: "We just gave a slight push from behind. More importantly, Obadiah had already laid the groundwork."

Steve asked in confusion: "Didn't Stark think that this might be Obadiah's conspiracy?"

"Maybe he thought of it, but he is Tony Stark." Schiller said.

Natasha shook her head and said, "Obadiah knows his nephew too well. If he can blame everything on the military and preserve their uncle-nephew relationship, then Stark will definitely choose to deceive himself and vent his anger on the military."

"More importantly..." Schiller also poured himself a glass of water and said, "Obadiah is still lying in a coma in the hospital. He has become a victim."

"And whoever the victim says is the murderer is the murderer."

Steve sighed and said, "When Howard founded Stark Industries, he might not have thought of this day."

"Maybe he thought of it, at least he must have thought that his genius brain and technology in his hands would be targeted by people with ulterior motives." Schiller said.

"The situation is on the verge of breaking out. Stark is very tough and even slammed the table with a group of admirals. General Johnson's affair was exposed, and the military began to distrust Hammer Industries. They are very eager to force Stark to bow his head."

"How do you think this matter will be resolved in the end? By force?" Schiller asked Natasha.

The female agent shook her head and said, "They have already fought, General Johnson lost, the robot army can't do anything to Stark, and Stark got a nano-mech technology from somewhere. If he gives everyone a cigarette, it will be bad."

"The military is very anxious, but they dare not act rashly. I think they will eventually return to the negotiation table for the exchange of interests."

"There should be another fight." Schiller said, "The military will not be willing to go to the negotiation table so soon, because they know that if they don't give Stark a hard blow, they have no bargaining chips to exchange for Stark Industries' technology."

"At least we are allies for the time being." Natasha said, "Stark needs SHIELD to bear some of the pressure for him."

"What do you want? His nano-mech technology Technique?"

"I don't know. It depends on what Director Fury means. But SHIELD's route is different from the military. Even if we get a large number of nano-mechs, we don't have personnel to arm them. Agents are not suitable for wearing that stuff. Maybe Nick has other plans."

"Has he never thought of asking Stark to make armor tailor-made for the agents?"

Natasha put out her cigarette butt and said, "You don't know much about the working methods of agents. Simply put, for work that requires wearing mechs, an extra set of mechs will not increase the success rate much, and for work that does not require wearing mechs, wearing mechs will not bring any better changes."

"Agents are not superheroes. Most of us still make a living with our brains."

"Brain! Eat!" The symbiote shouted in Schiller's mind.

"So the medical cooperation between Stark and the military has also stagnated?" Schiller asked.

"In fact, not much has been done at first. Stark did not directly provide the technology, but the two parties cooperated in research and development. The military has invited some experts, and Stark provided some technical information and financial support. Of course, the cooperation should have ended now."

"Are there any results?"

Natasha shook her head and said, "Scientific research is not playing house. How can there be any major results in such a short time?"

Steve said: "If they can really unite as one, perhaps many soldiers will benefit from it."

"This is impossible. Before a winner is decided, neither side is willing to back down. They all think they can get more benefits. This is just an exchange of interests, not for the real benefit of anyone."

Steve looked a little unhappy. He said: "In fact, I understand the truth. Before truly launching comprehensive cooperation, both sides must conduct countless tests until they find out each other's bottom line, and then it is possible to establish a cooperative relationship."

"But sometimes I always think that if we can really use technology and financial resources where they should be used, we can definitely save a lot of people. If people think that this kind of wasteful behavior is necessary, and I don't stop it, then who will sympathize with those who can't be saved because these resources are wasted?"

"Captain, I understand that you have a compassionate heart, but you don't have to take this mistake on yourself." Schiller said,

"I just think we can do better, and I always have a bad feeling." Steve said with pursed lips.

"Those who they think have long lost their voice will sooner or later stand up. By then, their way of speaking will not be to ask polite questions with words."