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Chapter 135 Black Widow, Monthly Salary of 5000
TL: Kyous
Leo didn’t mind Fury’s protest and felt being a mercenary was rather good. However, if Fury didn’t wish to be the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. right now, Leo was helpless against it. After all, one can take a horse to water, but one can’t make it drink.
“How should I give you one-third of the name list? By the way, I can provide free delivery service.” Leo started discussing business with Fury.
“There’s no need. Just tell me over the phone.” Fury didn’t want to meet Leo.
Leo was indifferent about it and stated straight away, “Alright, listen carefully.”



Leo spoke while Fury jotted down. Half an hour went by as he gradually uttered the last name, “Alexander Pierce.”
On the other end of the call, Fury frowned while silently jotted down the name.
“You’re not surprised?” Leo inquired.
“Not at all. I’ve long suspected him.” Fury said calmly, “It’s about you, Mr. Erwin. Who in the hell are you?”
Fury was curious about Leo for a long time. Leo Erwin, an ex-assistant of H.Y.D.R.A. ’s Dr. Zola, current CEO of New York’s El Tech Company. He provided the location of H.Y.D.R.A. bases and provided the name list of H.Y.D.R.A. spies in S.H.I.E.L.D. as well

This was every information Fury possessed about Leo.
What was more confusing for him was what’re the actual causes for Leo to leave H.Y.D.R.A. and turn against it!
Leo knew what Fury wanted to ask and he had already prepared an answer, “You can treat me as a traitor who forsaken darkness for light.”
It was this one simple sentence.
The corner of Fury’s mouth twitched and chose not to pursue anymore.
‘Who the hell doesn’t know you’re a traitor? Forsaken darkness for light
 Answering this way means you don’t want to answer anything!’
With this thought, Fury said, “The technological information I’ll send to you within seven days. It’s getting late, I’m leaving work. That’s all then.”
Just as Fury was going to hang up, Leo stopped him, “Hey, wait. Did you forget something?”
“What?” Fury acted ignorant.
Leo glanced at the silent Natasha at the side, “About Agent Romanoff’s ransom. We still haven’t talked about it.”
“Oh, this.” Fury considered for a bit before saying, “I’ve been kicked out right now and can’t apply for funds. So, I can’t pay the ransom for now. Agent Romanoff, you’ll have to stay at El Tech Company for a while.”
Tututu

Before Leo and Natasha managed to react, Fury swiftly hung up the phone.
Concurrently, at the faraway San Francisco. After hanging up the phone, Fury stared at the densely written notebook in his hand in dazed.
Leaving Natasha in New York was a result of careful considerations. He was prepared to let Natasha monitor Leo. Moreover, he didn’t expect there would be that many spies within S.H.I.E.L.D. Accidents were prone to happen if he left Natasha alone in the base. Leaving her at El Tech Company was safer.
Although he was uncertain of Leo’s true objectives, after two transactions, he could sense Leo didn’t have any bad intentions toward S.H.I.E.L.D. Therefore, Leo wouldn’t do anything to Natasha. The so-called being imprisoned was just an overdone joke. He wasn’t worried about Natasha’s safety.
What he was more concerned about was the densely written name list in his hand. This was one-third of the name list. If it was the entire name list, then did it mean around 60% of S.H.I.E.L.D. was H.Y.D.R.A. personnel?!
Fury alone couldn’t clear these many H.Y.D.R.A.s!
Did he really need to request assistance from Leo Erwin?



Simultaneously, El Tech Company. Chairman’s office.
Natasha and Leo were both stunned by Fury’s answer as they gradually widened their eyes, each with their own thoughts in mind.
Natasha, ‘Fury, are you messing with me again?!’
Leo, ‘Fury, you old fox! You f*cking throw a hot potato at me?!’
After a long time, Natasha snapped out of it first and silently stood up before heading to the door.
“Where are you going?” Leo asked, “Right now, you’re still being imprisoned. I prepare to ask for five million ransom from Fury. If Fury doesn’t pay the money, I won’t let you go!” Leo’s tone was fierce, venting out the anger Fury gave.
“I’m going to look for Teacher Bucky to have dinner.” Natasha halted her footsteps and coldly said, “Besides, Fury won’t spend the money. His underlying words are letting me stay here and monitor you.”
Leo felt some pain at the back of the tooth groove. Otherwise, why would he be calling Fury an old fox that threw a hot potato?!
“Fine. Go and find Bucky for dinner.” He didn’t want to see this potato again and waved his hand. “Remember to report to the HR Department tomorrow and let the person in charge arrange a job for you. The salary will be 5000 dollars a month. After you have five million, I’ll let you go.”
Natasha couldn’t turn him down. She raised her hand and forcefully twisted the locked doorknob, heading out.
The door slammed with an annoying thud.
Leo took a deep breath before exhaling

If it wasn’t for Natasha being Bucky’s student, Leo really wished to hang her up and send a pic to Fury, proving the imprisonment wasn’t a joke!
But now, Bucky and Natasha still carried the teacher-student relationship. Leo had no way of taking rough actions on Natasha. He could only take it one step at a time, leaving the matter for a later time.
After Natasha left, Leo was the only one left in the office. Recalling his deal with Fury, he believed he didn’t make a loss. What technologies had Howard Stark left in S.H.I.E.L.D., he had no idea about it as well. However, as long as he could get the blueprint of a huge-sized Arc Reactor, he felt it would be a huge profit.
Ever since Viper Mark V was able to fly, its energy consumption was large and Leo loved to fly around when he had nothing to do. So, for the past few days, the energy in Vibranium Energy Crystals hadn’t been fully charged at all.
While constantly siphoning electricity wasn’t a reliable way either, the large-scale nuclear reactor fuel was too difficult to be purchased! Moreover, the radiation from the nuclear reactors was dangerous. If there was any leakage, it was akin to treating the entire New York City as a joke.
Hence, Leo’s plan of building a large-scale nuclear reactor in his lab was scratched.
It just so happened today when he was negotiating with Fury, he suddenly recalled the movie “Iron Man 2” from his past life. In the movie, Fury gave Tony a box left behind by Howard. Inside the box was the blueprint of a large-scale Arc Reactor. Thus, he decided to exchange the H.Y.D.R.A. name list with the high-end technology left behind by Howard.
“Besides, maybe among the technologies provided by Fury, one of them may give me an unexpected surprise! Heh!” Leo chuckled while mumbling to himself with an excited face.
After considering all of the benefits, Leo began to ponder the hidden value of this deal.
Opening the system, he glanced at his mission tab.
【Mission “Undying H.Y.D.R.A.”. Current completion rate, 69%.】
The mission completion rate hadn’t moved an inch for six months.
Leo reckoned the remaining progress of the mission should probably be on the leader, Sinthea, Dr. Zola, and spies within S.H.I.E.L.D. Giving H.Y.D.R.A. 2.0 name list Fury, Fury certainly would think of ways to annihilate these snakes. Then, wouldn’t he be able to complete the mission while doing nothing?
Thinking of this, Leo wouldn’t complain about the old fox, Fury’s stunt just now. Walking to the cupboard, he stretched out his hand, summoning Viper Mark V over.
Trudging over to the rooftop, the Anti-gravity Pulse Blasters ignited and Leo soared into the sky. He had no important matters to attend, flying out was just purely to enjoy the sensation it brought. For him, flying out was just the same as a stroll after a meal.
After soaring in the sky and enjoying New York’s nighttime view, Leo returned to his private lab before starting to hammer stuff.
The large-scale Arc Reactor’s blueprint was arriving soon. He wanted to make room for it in the basement.