Before, Tony Stark, rescued from the cave, swiftly took down Stane.
Then, the fact that the other party appeared in the Arctic Ocean during a sensitive time, plus this current situation.
Nick Fury felt that things were probably not far off, more or less.
Tony Stark must have seen in the Diary that Hydra killed his parents, which is why he furiously attacked Hydra.
This motive was far more reasonable than Stern trying to steal Tony Stark's armor.
"Yes, Director, I was just as surprised as you were."
"Stark actually attacked a senator, and dealt such a heavy blow at once."
"Just because Stern wanted his armor? That doesn't sound like Stark."
Coulson's voice echoed, agreeing with Nick Fury's question, but also expressing confusion.
This further confirmed Nick Fury's suspicions.
However, it wasn't easy to explain this to Coulson, so Nick Fury didn't elaborate.
He simply let out a solemn sigh: "Hydra? Stark really opened our eyes!"
"You can say that again."
Coulson agreed deeply.
He, like everyone else, thought Hydra was gone.
"Sir, what do you plan to do?"
Coulson immediately looked at Nick Fury with a serious expression and asked.
"Stark has already done so much for us, we can't waste his efforts."
Fury said with a profound meaning.
The next step was obvious.
Nick Fury began to carefully plan the capture of Senator Stern.
Even considering the infiltration of Hydra, Fury also made a series of other detailed preparations.
Before officially implementing the capture, he used his connections to set up a large net, utilizing resources outside of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Once the official arrest began, Nick Fury would observe all the relevant reactions from various parties.
He would note who tipped off Stern in advance, who covered for him, and who tried to erase Stern's key traces.
Nick Fury would hold all of this firmly in his grasp!
For Fury, Stern was like a pebble in his hand, a pebble he would use to create some ripples.
A still, calm surface was inscrutable to Fury.
But if ripples appeared, it would be a different story, wouldn't it?
"Coulson, begin the operation!"
"I authorize you now to immediately arrest Stern!"
It was two weeks before everything was more or less ready.
Nick Fury didn't hesitate and immediately gave Coulson an order.
"Yes, sir!"
Coulson, having received Nick Fury's order, immediately set off with a crack S.H.I.E.L.D. team.
Of course, at least half of them were Hydra moles.
The news that Nick Fury was going to arrest Senator Stern was also relayed to Pierce by those moles immediately.
"What?"
"Nick Fury is going to arrest Stern?"
Pierce in the top-floor office was extremely surprised by this.
This was too sudden.
What was wrong with Nick Fury? Why would he suddenly move against a person of a senator's level?
Had that useless Stern revealed something?
Pierce fell into deep thought, but he couldn't figure it out.
"Quickly notify that waste of space; Nick Fury is onto him!"
"Get rid of any traces as quickly as possible, so Fury doesn't find anything!"
Now wasn't the time to dwell on this. Pierce quickly issued this order to the high-ranking mole around him.
However, what Alexander Pierce didn't know was that his actions were exactly what Nick Fury wanted.
After all, back when Nick Fury issued the order to capture him, Stern was already under Nick Fury's surveillance, with no blind spots.
Someone tipped off Stern, and his quick actions to handle the aftermath, and everything else, didn't escape Nick Fury's notice! This silent contest had begun.
And with Nick Fury's methods, the outcome of this contest, with a prepared mind against an unprepared one, was without any suspense.
Despite receiving the news in advance, Stern still couldn't escape and was successfully captured by Coulson.
Not only that.
Nick Fury, through the vast network he had already set up, gained even more intelligence through this capture.
Pierce's little schemes, orchestrated by Hydra, had left behind quite a few traces that Nick Fury had caught! Listening to the feedback from his private channels outside S.H.I.E.L.D., Fury expressed his satisfaction.
At the same time, he was truly shocked!
Because from the moment he issued the order to capture Coulson, the speed and intensity with which the mysterious force behind Stern operated reached an exaggerated level.
This clearly reflected that Hydra's infiltration within S.H.I.E.L.D. had reached a frenzied level.
Diary, you were right!
However, Fury also believed that through his carefully laid-out plan this time, he would definitely be able to unearth a lot of related information.
Fury was already brimming with energy, ready to launch a major operation.
Regarding the evidence gathered from the capture operation, Fury had already tasked his private channels to analyze it.
And what Fury needed to do next was to properly interrogate Stern!
Fury believed that with his methods, personally overseeing this interrogation, he would be able to extract a lot of information.
"What, Stern has been captured?"
"That waste of space, didn't I give him a heads-up beforehand!"
Compared to Fury's high spirits, Alexander Pierce inside the top-floor building was truly exasperated.
He hadn't expected Stern to be such a useless piece of work, utterly hopeless.
Coulson had barely received the order before they informed him, yet he still got caught? How did Hydra even recruit such a failure!
But now wasn't the time to berate Stern.
After venting, Pierce immediately issued one command after another to the senior undercover agents in front of him.
As Nick Fury's superior, Pierce knew Fury very well.
That guy was definitely the most outstanding agent he had ever seen.
Stern falling into this man's hands meant Nick Fury would dig up a lot of secrets.
Therefore, Pierce had to prepare early.
He knew that Hydra would have to make significant sacrifices this time, abandoning a considerable portion of its strength and resources.
Otherwise, Nick Fury wouldn't let it go.
That's right, to preserve the bigger picture, Hydra might need to make a painful sacrifice!
Thinking about this, Pierce couldn't help but get a headache. Damn that Stern!
What did he have to do, and why did he have to be targeted by Nick Fury?
Wait!
The question was, why did Nick Fury suddenly target Stern?
This was a question that Pierce was highly concerned about, even the core issue.
Because Pierce had specifically looked into it, Stern hadn't actually done anything out of line!
So why was he being watched by Nick Fury?
"Sir, it's Tony Stark!"
After some investigation, Pierce received such a surprising answer.
"Stark?"
Pierce raised an eyebrow at the senior mole beside him.
"Yes, sir. It was Stark who conducted a secret investigation into Stern after the hearing and found some key evidence."
"And then Stark gave that key evidence to Coulson."
So, why would Stark secretly investigate Stern after the hearing?
Pierce and the senior undercover agents around him all came to the same conclusion:
Because Stern was trying to steal Stark's armor.
So Stark turned around and played dirty! Damn.
You wouldn't think it, but that playboy's heart is black as night.
It's not like he just wanted to get his hands on your armor? You're going to try and ruin the guy?
Pierce was just a little surprised by Tony Stark's actions, but he didn't overthink it or suspect anything further.
After all, they didn't have a god's-eye view and couldn't know that the playboy already knew about Hydra's existence.
They could only understand it as Tony Stark being a pretty ruthless guy.
For someone like Pierce, he'd seen plenty of people with dark hearts.
Even someone as ruthless as Stark didn't even rank that high, alright?
Pierce didn't overthink it, and he even let out a sigh of relief.
It was good that Nick Fury hadn't discovered anything. Otherwise, things would have become truly troublesome.
So, Pierce calmed down for the time being.
He began to focus, preparing to deal with any trouble Stern might cause.
This silent, invisible contest between Pierce and Nick Fury had begun.
Both Pierce and Nick Fury were top-tier agents, masters of espionage.
The clash between the two was nothing short of breathtaking.
It lasted nearly a month, finally concluding with Nick Fury extracting a wealth of Hydra intelligence, effectively "squeezing dry" Stern.
However, due to Pierce's prior planning and his willingness to sacrifice assets, Nick Fury, despite taking a significant bite out of Hydra, ultimately failed to cripple them.
Of course, it was still enough to make Pierce feel the pain.
Nick Fury's actions in this instance indeed caused Hydra significant losses!
But fortunately, it was all over! That's right, temporarily over.
During this month, Nick Fury went all out, having excavated almost everything he could. He could no longer obtain anything more.
Even so...
Just from what they'd dug up from Stern, Nick Fury was already shaken to the core.
"I never would have imagined, you're all Hydra!"
Fury's single eye gleamed as he stared at the thirty-plus faces on the computer screen, his expression grim and cold.
Among those thirty-odd people were some high-ranking S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
Some were even Coulson's confidants!
And this was just from the breakthrough with Stern.
What about digging deeper?
Fury could hardly imagine.
By now, Nick Fury had basically no doubts about the extent of Hydra's infiltration within S.H.I.E.L.D., as recorded in the Diary.
S.H.I.E.L.D. had truly become Hydra!
He was a failure as Director.
But after a moment of reflection, Nick Fury fell into deep thought again.
How should he handle these spies he'd uncovered?
Eliminate them?
Or keep them for now?
Considering the current level of infiltration within S.H.I.E.L.D., eliminating these spies wouldn't be very useful.
After all, it was very likely just the tip of the iceberg and wouldn't fundamentally change anything.
On the contrary, it would alert the enemy, making the Hydra agents hidden in the shadows more cautious and careful.
So, Nick Fury quickly made a decision: keeping these spies was far more useful than eliminating them.
Fury wanted to use these Hydra infiltrators as an opportunity to dig up more information.
But how could he do that?
How could he keep an eye on the Hydra infiltrators within S.H.I.E.L.D., without alerting any of them?
Even for Nick Fury, this was a rather troublesome task.
Unless… he used a top-secret trump card in his possession!
"Seems like it's been a while since I had coffee with Talos."
After a moment's thought, Fury made a decision.
He grabbed his black trench coat, which was full of swagger, and mysteriously left his office.
"Talos, come out for a cup of coffee. This time, it's on me."
As he walked out the door, Nick Fury dialed a number.
And about forty minutes later…
Nick Fury appeared in a seemingly unremarkable cafe.
Across from him sat a man in his forties or fifties with dark-yellow hair.
This man was none other than Talos, Nick Fury's Skrull ally.
"Don't like the taste here? I seem to recall you prefer a cappuccino."
Fury casually sipped his coffee while making small talk with Talos.
"Alright, cut the act. We both know you didn't come here for coffee."
"And the only time you seek me out is when you want me to impersonate someone."
"So, who is it this time?"
Talas rolled his eyes. He'd seen through Fury a long time ago.
"That's why I like dealing with you Skrulls. You're straightforward, no need for pointless small talk."
Fury didn't waste any time and produced some documents, handing them over to Talas.
Inside, was the information on a high-ranking Hydra mole that Fury had uncovered!
That's right.
This was Nick Fury's plan to deal with Hydra: fight fire with fire!
You planted a mole in S.H.I.E.L.D.? Then I'll plant one back in Hydra!
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