"Sister Susan isn't an Inhuman, but she is my cousin!" Crystal hesitated before saying this. "Sister Medusa told me." "But Sister Susan doesn't know about the Inhumans." As she spoke, Crystal leaned conspiratorially towards Lin Feng, as if about to whisper a secret. "You must not tell Sister Susan about the Inhumans, Sister Medusa told me not to!"
Lin Feng's pupils contracted. A blazing fire of gossip ignited in his chest. The scent of scandal! This was interesting, incredibly interesting. Crystal, an Inhuman royal, was Susan's cousin. Logically, Susan should also be an Inhuman royal. Yet, Susan wasn't an Inhuman, and didn't even know about their existence. The information contained within this fact piqued Lin Feng's interest. So, Susan had this mysterious identity. How fascinating! He had thought she was just an ordinary reporter, but unexpectedly, she harbored such a huge secret. Lin Feng decided he had to visit the moon himself to question Medusa about Susan's situation. But not now. Lin Feng wanted to wait until he obtained the Reality Stone. After all, the Reality Stone was more important, and the celestial convergence was fast approaching. Until then, he would stay put on Earth for a few days. As for Crystal, she was just a young kid who couldn't even speak clearly. Lin Feng didn't expect her to reveal anything useful.
The conversation ended. With Wanda's help, dinner was soon ready. The four humans and one dog happily enjoyed their meal. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, and during these few days of leisure, Lin Feng shamelessly spent his time with Susan, living in their world of four people and one dog. Well, they had to be careful to avoid Crystal and Wanda. Oh right, and tetanus.
...
Two days later, at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters. Nick Fury rubbed his temples while eating a cheap hamburger. The recent events were giving him a headache again. Guarding the world was a thankless job, and the perpetually stressed Fury was wasting away. Ever since he took over S.H.I.E.L.D., he felt he hadn't slept well a single night. Just moments ago, a supernatural phenomenon occurred in London. Someone had reported it, and people were running around naked. He wouldn't have bothered, but S.H.I.E.L.D. was the most suitable agency to handle supernatural events. S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were already on the scene to take control. However, S.H.I.E.L.D. never had an operation without complications.
In his office, Hill placed a file in front of Nick Fury. It contained several recent intelligence reports. Fury flipped through the folder and sighed. "I don't want to read it, just tell me..." he said, then continued eating his hamburger, opting for laziness. The sheer volume of documents lately had made his eyes ache. And not a single piece of news was good; all of it was troublesome. Hill rolled her eyes discreetly, daring not to retort.
"There are three things, Director!"
"Alright, one by one," Fury pushed the files aside, disturbing his enjoyment of the hamburger.
"Okay..." Hill shrugged. She was the subordinate, after all.
"The first matter concerns the progress of the Divine Spear Agency's request to borrow Pietro."
"As of now, Pietro is ready, and the operation is entering its final countdown. It's estimated that the mission will commence tomorrow morning, and Pietro is expected to return in two days." Fury nodded. He knew about this. Pietro had been taken away by a mysterious Eastern power days ago. The Divine Spear Agency, yes, the Eastern superhero organization, had borrowed Pietro. Fury didn't know when the Divine Spear Agency was established; he only knew they had gradually emerged after the Chitauri invasion. The Divine Spear Agency hadn't hidden the reason for borrowing Pietro. A few days ago, a massive energy reaction was detected at the base of Mount Taibai in the East. The Divine Spear Agency investigated and discovered ruins left by an alien civilization at the mountain's base. At the center of the ruins was a colossal alien spacecraft. For reasons unknown, the spacecraft had self-activated and entered operational status. While this was initially an exciting development for the East, the spacecraft activated a system akin to self-defense. The attack power of the defense system exceeded the Divine Spear Agency's imagination; hardened alloys disintegrated in less than a second under the ship's defenses. The reason for borrowing Pietro was to use his super-speed to shut down the alien spacecraft's defense system. The Divine Spear Agency described it simply: it wasn't that their superheroes weren't capable enough, but rather that they needed a speedster with specialized abilities. Although the Divine Spear Agency claimed there was no danger, Fury hadn't relaxed at all. He had a feeling things wouldn't be resolved so easily. But since the Divine Spear Agency had made a request, Fury had no choice but to agree. The Divine Spear Agency had quite a few superhumans, and their power system was relatively complete. Fury believed this was an opportunity to forge a good relationship with the Eastern superhero organization, and the Divine Spear Agency had offered generous compensation. Therefore, Pietro was successfully lent to them. As for Pietro, after over half a year of training and missions, he was now capable of completing some tasks independently. Fury could only hope he was overthinking things and that Pietro would remain trouble-free this time.
With that thought, Fury asked, "What's the second matter?"
"The second matter is the anomaly in London."
"Our agents in London have sent the latest news."
"Thor has appeared, and he took Jane Foster with him..."
"Thor?" Fury raised an eyebrow. Thor hadn't visited Earth in a long time since the Chitauri invasion. Even that kid Lin Feng often went off to space, sometimes for half a year at a time.
"Who is Jane Foster?" Fury asked. The name sounded both familiar and strange.
"Uh... you forgot?" Hill was somewhat speechless. "She's Thor's girlfriend, an astrophysicist."
"When Thor first arrived, we confiscated Jane's research papers."
"Is that so?" Fury rubbed his temples. Good, his head was starting to hurt again. He wondered if he should ask Pietro to bring back some Eastern "nuclear bombs" as souvenirs to replenish his brain.
"Yes! According to the on-site investigation, after the anomaly in London, Thor took Jane with him."
"Jane seems to have some kind of physical issue. Police officers who approached her were thrown back by an unknown red energy. However, they weren't injured."
"Keep a close eye on this matter," Fury said, clapping his hands. "Since Thor took Jane, let Thor handle it." He was happy to pass the buck. If it involved Thor, then Thor should be the one to resolve it.
"What's the third matter? I hope it's good news!"