Hawkeye Barton's self-deprecating remark left everyone at a loss for words. They couldn't argue.
"I think, although Lin Feng is wary of this Serpent Shield Bureau, it's not the same kind of wariness he has for the Ancient One, Odin of Asgard, or Dormammu," Tony Stark said. "It's more like his wariness of Kingpin - the fear that Kingpin might threaten his family! So far, we know his wariness falls into two categories. One is for those he can't beat in a fight, like the Ancient One, Odin, Dormammu, and that Purple Potato of yours. The second is for those who could cause trouble for his family, like Kingpin. Nick Fury, you're in that second category too, though he probably doesn't think you're quite as ruthless, which is why he hasn't considered taking you out. And this Serpent Shield Bureau seems to fall into that second category..."
Nick Fury rubbed his bald head, feeling a chill. Lin Feng had mentioned this before, but he hadn't taken it seriously at the time. After all, his position meant he had a lot of enemies; one more wanting to kill him wasn't a big deal.
But later, as Lin Feng's power grew, he suddenly realized that Lin Feng probably had the ability to kill him whenever he wanted.
At least from his performance against the Destroyer Armor, even if he wasn't as ridiculously strong as the Hulk, he was clearly no longer human.
"So what are you trying to say?" Hawkeye Barton asked.
"What I'm saying is, since Lin Feng isn't particularly wary of them, they probably don't have overwhelming power. So, I think this organization is probably similar to your S.H.I.E.L.D. Lin Feng could probably take out their leader and eliminate them at the source, but he's worried that a drastic change like that would alter the timeline and bring in the Ancient One or that TVA..." Tony Stark continued, speaking with his usual flair. "What does this mean? It means that the Serpent Shield Bureau is definitely related to some major events. Lin Feng doesn't hesitate to kill ordinary criminals, which shows that their existence or non-existence doesn't have much impact on the timeline. But some people are different. For example, Lin Feng has some reservations about killing Kingpin directly. And this Serpent Shield Bureau is probably an even more formidable organization than Kingpin, which is why Lin Feng is even more cautious about wiping them out and changing the course of history!"
"This just proves even more that there's some kind of organization maintaining our timeline, and they can probably easily detect loopholes in certain timelines. For example, if we were reading history books and suddenly discovered that Washington was gone, what would happen?" Hill asked.
"We'd find out that the Native Americans were saved!"
Nick Fury cracked a cold joke, then realized he was the only Black person present. That joke was ice cold.
But Hill's words also made everyone understand that if such an organization existed, they might be looking upstream at the timeline. Everything that happened upstream would be recorded, and any deviations from those records would likely indicate a historical error.
For example, if they were to establish such an organization now, and discovered that Washington was gone, what would be the consequences? Perhaps America would disappear too. They would immediately need to correct this history, assuming they had the ability.
After all, those were their ancestors. If they were gone, their own existence would vanish along with them.
Judging others by oneself, one could see how terrifying this time-keeping organization was.
No wonder Lin Feng was wary.
"But what's strange is the connection between the two. Why would the Serpent Shield Bureau also notice something that S.H.I.E.L.D. noticed? Could there really be an organization in the shadows as big as ours?" Black Widow Natasha said, a bit puzzled.
"It's hard to believe, but if we assume Lin Feng isn't lying about this, then that organization probably does exist," Nick Fury said, feeling a chill.
A powerful organization like this – if S.H.I.E.L.D. noticed it, then the Serpent Shield Bureau must have too. Such a vast organization, with its manpower, resources, and connections, wouldn't have been put together overnight.
Yet, in all their years of handling cases around the world, they hadn't found a single clue.
It didn't make sense.
The only reasonable explanation was that they were like those sorcerers, aware of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s existence, but with special means to avoid their surveillance.
This put S.H.I.E.L.D. in the open, while they operated in the shadows.
If this Serpent Shield Bureau decided to attack S.H.I.E.L.D., they'd be almost defenseless. Someone operating in the shadows is the most dangerous.
"Regardless, we need to be careful with this Serpent Shield Bureau and we don't know their allegiance," Nick Fury said.
"This Serpent Shield Bureau definitely isn't good news..." Tony Stark said. "The reason is simple. Lin Feng's concern about this Serpent Shield Bureau is very obvious, but their strength is clearly not enough to be a threat to him. Yet, he's so wary of them. There's only one possibility: they could harm his family. Although Lin Feng is from another universe, he's not heartless. He seems to have accepted this relationship, so from that perspective, in Lin Feng's eyes, this Serpent Shield Bureau could target his family. How could they be good people?
If Lin Feng wasn't worried about causing drastic changes to the timeline, he would have eliminated the head of the Serpent Shield Bureau himself a long time ago. This shows that Lin Feng knows their origins, their strength, and their methods, but he's just not able to act!"
Everyone nodded in agreement. It was true. They had discussed it before; they could roughly judge whether a force was lawful, good, just, or evil, chaotic, and disordered based on Lin Feng's attitude towards different factions.
Their guesses were always accurate, and nobody dared to speak up.
"Do you think it's possible this force has already infiltrated our agency?" Hawkeye Barton suddenly had a wild thought. "Otherwise, how could we have found no trace of them for so many years? They're not like those mages with all sorts of magical means. They seem to be on par with us, so how could they do this without leaving a trace?"
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