If HYDRA truly hadn't been destroyed and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s higher-ups were infiltrated, then his most important task now was to bide his time and not let the other side know that he already possessed this information.
Then, he would use his most trusted subordinates to slowly set up countermeasures.
Similarly, he also needed to figure out the source of this information—was it accidental, or was Tony intentionally conveying this message to him? Was it an enemy or a friend?
"Director, is there a mission?"
A beautiful woman in a high-necked black one-piece catsuit with wine-red wavy long hair walked into Nick Fury's office.
Natasha Romanoff, codenamed Black Widow, was originally a top spy from the Red Room who had been brainwashed, then brought into S.H.I.E.L.D. by S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Hawkeye Barton.
She possesses top-tier combat skills, is proficient in various languages, even the nearly extinct Latin, and can skillfully pilot all types of land, sea, and air vehicles. She excels most at disguise, concealment, infiltration, and stealth.
She has profound expertise in psychology, capable of moving freely within various organizations in different countries to obtain desired intelligence.
"You are authorized to use any means. I want all information on this person, but do not let him discover it."
Nick Fury handed Li Chuan's file to Black Widow.
Black Widow quickly scanned and memorized the contents of the file, then nodded and left.
After Black Widow left, Nick Fury thought for a moment, then pressed the communication button on his desk again:
"Have Agent Hill and Agent Coulson come to my office."
Hill and Coulson were his two most trusted subordinates in S.H.I.E.L.D.; investigating the infiltration of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s higher-ups by HYDRA would require their assistance.
After arranging things with Hill and Coulson, Nick Fury let out a long breath and opened the office's virtual projection.
"That's another problem to deal with!"
Looking at the projection of today's most explosive news—Stark Industries' CEO, Tony Stark, revealing himself as Iron Man—he couldn't help but rub his forehead.
At the same time, Li Chuan, who was in the company laboratory communicating with Samuel Sterns, also saw the same news.
"He really likes to show off!"
Shaking his head, he didn't pay too much attention and then continued to speak to Stern:
"Just tell him that you're close to mastering a cure for him and have him find a way to come to New York to see you."
"But, I still can't determine if the antidote is effective. It might only temporarily suppress it, not completely resolve it. And the dosage is hard to control; too much could be highly toxic, possibly directly fatal..."
Dr. Stern frowned; he was not satisfied with the current effectiveness of the antidote.
Li Chuan, however, patted his shoulder and advised:
"Having him come over doesn't mean he needs to immediately inject your antidote. It's just that with his main body here, you'll be able to conduct research better, and he himself is also an expert in this field. You two working together will solve the problem faster."
If he weren't worried about Dr. Banner not trusting him, he would have directly asked Stern for Banner's location and then sent someone to pick Dr. Banner up.
For now, the plan was to trick him into coming over, then find a way to stabilize him and have him join Li's Group's research team.
"Alright, I'll contact him now."
Stern thought for a moment; what Li Chuan said indeed made sense.
Although most of his current research achievements were his own, many crucial points were discussed during online chats with Mr. Green.
If Mr. Green himself could come over, whether it was for collecting blood samples or researching together, he could complete his dream experimental results much faster.
He had replicated a large number of Mr. Green's blood samples, but replicas are replicas after all, and there was still a difference compared to blood collected from the original body.
A moment later, Stern returned to Li Chuan's side:
"He's very excited. I hadn't even invited him yet, and he said he wanted to come himself. Then, as you said, I put the meeting address at Grayburn College."
Stern is now an official employee of Li's Group, but he hasn't completely resigned from his college job. To repay the principal's appreciation for him back then, he still takes one day a week to return to the college to give lectures.
Li Chuan nodded, then smiled:
"Very good. Keep in touch, and if anything comes up, have Xiao Liu inform me immediately.
Also, this morning, I already donated a new teaching building to Grayburn College in your name. Your college's principal should be calling to thank you very soon!"
"This is truly, truly too much expense for you."
Hearing Li Chuan's words, Dr. Stern's body stiffened, and a moved expression appeared on his face.
He hadn't expected Li Chuan to value him so much, even donating a teaching building to Grayburn College for him. This feeling of being valued truly touched him deeply.
"Work hard. Even if the research on Dr. Banner's blood doesn't yield good results, your abilities alone are completely worth all of this."
Patting Dr. Stern's shoulder, Li Chuan left the laboratory.
Donating a teaching building to Grayburn College was, on one hand, to win over Dr. Stern, and on the other, to take over this college, which is quite good in biology, to continuously supply talent in biological research to Li's Group in the long term.
Not long after returning to his office, Li Chuan received a call from Tony.
"Chuan, have you seen the news?"
Tony's triumphant tone came from the other end of the phone.
Li Chuan smiled:
"I saw it. I didn't expect you to be the famous Iron Man. It truly surprised me a bit."
Tony had been in contact with Li Chuan before, but he never mentioned making the Iron Man Suit, nor did he reveal that he was Iron Man.
As for the reason, Li Chuan knew, so he didn't expose him.
"Haha, were you scared? If you ever encounter any trouble in the future, just find me. I'll definitely sort it out for you."
Tony replied confidently.
When he was imprisoned by Terrorists, Li Chuan came alone and eliminated all of them, even breathing fire to detonate missiles and blow up the Terrorists' Base.
That scene is still deeply etched in his memory.
Now, having built the Iron Man Suit, he believed that even the powerful Li Chuan would definitely not be his opponent.
"Very good. I actually need your help with something. If you're free, come to my company."
Hearing Tony say this, Li Chuan accepted without hesitation.
He had been waiting for Tony to reveal his Iron Man identity for several days now.
"Uh, alright then. Wait for me, I'm flying over now!"
Tony was stunned for a moment but readily agreed.
Li Chuan had saved his life; as long as the request wasn't against morals or the law, he wouldn't refuse.
"Oh, right, Nick Fury from S.H.I.E.L.D. came to see me last night. I told him about HYDRA, but I didn't say it was from you."
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