Can the surveillance footage be restored? If so, how much information is in it, Fitz?"
Li Chengfeng immediately pushed away Skye, who was still trying to stick to him, and entered work mode.
Fitz looked at the most popular Agent in the America General Bureau with a flattered expression, nodding repeatedly, "Theoretically, it can be restored, but the data is too severely corrupted, even the time code cannot be synchronized. So, we can only make a rough analysis or even a profile of the scene, but it will never be precise enough."
"The time code can't be synchronized? What if I can provide you with the audio file from that time? I was using a self-made long-tube sound collector to directionally collect sounds from that lab from not far away, but unfortunately, there was too much static, and I thought it was useless… But for scientists like you, separating static should be very easy, right?"
Skye, having calmed down, stepped forward and said to the two science babies, "The electronic file of the audio is in my truck."
Fitz and Simmons immediately entered the unique domain of science babies. Everyone couldn't understand what the string of professional terms coming out of these two geniuses' mouths was for, until they discussed a feasible conclusion and exchanged smiles.
"Thank you so much."
"If there's audio, that would be best."
Coulson looked at his team members, who had no apparent estrangement, with a somewhat gratified smile.
People like Skye are actually recruited by the Federal Bureau of Investigation every year, just as big internet companies are happy to offer high-paying offers to hackers who successfully attack their firewalls.
And among the best of these people is "Black Widow" Natasha Romanoff, whose name is known but who has never been seen.
As long as you are not HYDRA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is happy to play with anyone.
However, Coulson heard Skye mention her truck.
"All your equipment has been placed in your broken truck. You were right before; we really couldn't crack the encryption on your equipment."
"I reiterate, that's a truck, not a 'broken truck'!" Skye seemed to have an extraordinary attachment to her truck. "It's normal that you couldn't crack the encryption. Since I'm going to be working with you now, I'm not afraid to tell you that the encryption system I set up is coupled with the Global Positioning System, which means you can only start unlocking it by driving my truck to the designated location."
Skye was very proud of her little trick, after all, even a World-class organization like the Federal Bureau of Investigation couldn't break her encryption.
Li Chengfeng opened his personal terminal, tapped a few times, and then placed it in front of Skye.
"Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents have driven your truck back to the alley where it was first found… Oh, by the way, they also gave it a complimentary deep cleaning, inside and out."
"What! No!"
Skye looked at her old truck, now clean enough to reflect, on the personal terminal screen and let out a wail!
"My weathered and sexy body has been ruined by you, you idiots! I deliberately made it look old!"
Looking at the somewhat frantic Skye, Li Chengfeng scratched his head.
"…What, besides being a super-powered being fanatic, are you also keen on 'patting' trucks? Did we just wash away its patina for you?" Li Chengfeng looked Skye up and down. "Polishing an entire truck is a lot of work, can your small physique handle it?"
…
In the end, the person who accompanied Skye to her truck to retrieve the audio file was still Li Chengfeng.
Originally, it was Coulson plus Wade Wilson, but Li Chengfeng volunteered.
Although Wade Wilson is one of the best Agents in the entire Federal Bureau of Investigation, he is simply not enough compared to Mike Peterson, the Death warrior implanted with "Centipede."
In Li Chengfeng's opinion, Mike Peterson's ability is at the level of being able to join the Avengers.
"So how long are you going to keep staring at me like this?"
Skye glanced at Li Chengfeng. The infatuation she had for Li Chengfeng's super-powered identity finally temporarily subsided.
With a "clatter," the car door opened, revealing that the interior of the old truck was surprisingly spacious.
A dozen screens and various devices flickered with lights, new and old, presenting a post-apocalyptic punk style.
"You are an undercover Agent for the Rising Tide organization, and we haven't completely forgiven you yet." Li Chengfeng rolled his eyes. "Actually, I shouldn't have been assigned to this small team. The main reason is that Captain America's physiological indicators have returned to normal after thawing, but he still hasn't woken up. Otherwise, it should be Coulson and Captain America watching you here."
"What!? Captain America? Is it the legendary Captain America who punched Nazi and kicked HYDRA!?" Skye immediately became excited, but her hands on the keyboard did not relax—that's professionalism. "Captain America is actually joining this special emergency team!?"
"Theoretically, yes, but you also know that after nearly a century, he needs time to re-adapt to society after waking up again, and he may not be able to return to the team quickly."
Li Chengfeng sighed.
If he put himself in Captain America's shoes, for him, being resurrected from the ice was like a living hell.
He had traveled through time in the ice for nearly a century to arrive in a completely unfamiliar World.
The only things that still had a connection to his past, besides the national flag, were an old woman whose oil was running dry and whose consciousness was muddled.
And that was the career he had dedicated everything to, and his long-lost lover.
Just as the frail Peggy Carter held Captain America's hand and told him…
"Sometimes, the best choice is to start over."
"We… have been apart too long…"
"Too long."
Love does not succumb to time, but it can become a lifelong regret.
Li Chengfeng wiped his face. Sometimes, being overly emotional was not a good thing.
"I understand, I understand. It's like when I grew up in an orphanage at a church, the nun teachers there gave me a name called Mary Sue Bobo, and after I left, I adapted to society like a newborn… and then realized that name was truly infuriating."
Skye closed her laptop, then pulled out the memory card and turned to Li Chengfeng, shrugging.
"But life has to go on, doesn't it?"
"Done?"
"All the data you need is in there." Skye held up the memory card in her hand. "And I also sent a message to Mike Peterson… You can handle him, right?"
"You mean 'handle' him in what way?"
"Of course, 'handle' him in a way that prevents him from exploding!" Skye looked seriously into Li Chengfeng's eyes. "He is a father with a child."
Skye might be a somewhat unscrupulous hacker, but kindness still dominated her true nature.
Having grown up as an orphan, she didn't want another innocent child to experience all of this.
That's why she helped Mike Peterson in the first place.
"Then you chose the only path."
"That's good… Watch out behind you!"
The moment Skye looked up, she saw Mike Peterson, with his hand already raised, behind Li Chengfeng.
But before her words even finished, Li Chengfeng, as if foreseeing it, instantly turned around, acting later but arriving first, and gripped Mike Peterson's neck with one hand.
He slammed him directly into the wall, creating a dent.
"Who are you…"
"Hmph hmph hmph! You've asked the right question!"
Li Chengfeng chuckled, shaking his head and saying:
"I am the one who treads the three mountains and roams the five peaks! I hate that heaven has no handle, and earth has no ring. I oversee the America General Bureau and the surrounding counties of Washington, the true great hero, Li Chengfeng!"
After speaking, Li Chengfeng felt refreshed.
He had wanted to use this joke for a long time!
But Mike Peterson didn't find the joke funny at all. He was basically like Empress Wu Zetian after her husband died—he had lost Li Zhi.
Although he didn't understand this series of crosstalk rapid-fire lines, he understood "Federal Bureau of Investigation" perfectly clearly!
"Skye! You betrayed us!? Didn't you say you came to help me? Didn't you say these government people in black suits would hurt us!?"
Having experienced a series of changes such as unemployment, homelessness, and harming others.
Plus the extreme instability of this spliced-version Extremis virus, named "Centipede."
Mike Peterson's fragile sanity was on the verge of collapse.
And Skye, who had repeatedly promised to "help" him, had also "betrayed" him, becoming the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Thus, the rapid surge of adrenaline caused the blood vessels all over his body to turn a shining orange-red. Even someone who knew nothing about superpowers would know this was an extremely dangerous omen.
And in fact, it was true. Mike Peterson had become a human thermobaric bomb about to explode.
At that moment, from the back of the truck not far away, a child's voice, full of fear and worry, reached everyone's ears.
"Dad, Daddy?"
Just one sentence made Mike Peterson, who was on the verge of exploding, briefly calm down.
Li Chengfeng sighed and gave Skye a command.
"Take the child away now! Quick!"
Then Li Chengfeng turned to Mike Peterson and roared, "Listen to me! Mike Peterson! Your child is still here, do you want to kill him too?"
"So calm down now! Only then can I help you!"
Mike Peterson's struggle was intense, but Li Chengfeng was stronger, so he still held him down steadily.
It wasn't until the last sentence was spoken that the struggle stopped.
As the movements ceased, hot tears flowed out.
An adult's breakdown often comes in an instant.
Li Chengfeng controlled Mike Peterson, but now came the problem.
His abilities could basically nullify Mike Peterson's explosion…
But that was on the premise of killing him.
Yet he had just seen that little kid with bright eyes…
Li Chengfeng couldn't bring himself to kill a father in front of his child.
At this moment, the communicator rang.
"Hello, hello! Are you there, Li? It's me, Tony! Coulson told me his team ran into a bit of a tricky problem, and I figured since I'm free anyway, I'd come offer some technical support."
"So when did you start hanging out with Coulson?"