The phone call ended.
Uehara Naraku snapped his fingers out of boredom, releasing the soul-crushing spiritual pressure in the room, and then leisurely threw himself back into the chair.
Coulson and Hill had listened to Uehara Naraku deceive Nick Fury the entire time, and their tension had just been released. They looked at Uehara Naraku with complex expressions.
How is this guy so good at lying?
And right in front of the two of them, placing all the blame on their shoulders and gaining Nick Fury's trust for himself...
This guy...
How does he play this game so smoothly?
This fellow is clearly a high-ranking leader of Hydra, yet acts more like one of Fury's close confidants than the two of them!
Honestly...
Even if Coulson and Hill racked their brains, they couldn't figure out how Nick Fury, being played by Uehara Naraku, could turn the tables.
"Ha..."
Uehara Naraku yawned and waved towards the door, ordering someone to take them away: "Take Mr. Coulson and Special Agent Hill back, let them rest early."
After saying this, Uehara Naraku suddenly called his subordinate: "By the way, has our organization's new recruit reported to the Avengers Base? I need her prepared for the Africa operation."
The organization's new recruit.
Naturally, that's Scarlet Witch Wanda.
"She'll arrive tomorrow, Sir."
The Hydra agent nodded seriously and continued, "Is there anything else you need to instruct?"
"Hmm, and also..."
Uehara Naraku tapped his fingers on the table, speaking softly: "Have the New York Branch Base release Bucky Barnes! Otherwise, I have no reason to let Tony Stark act according to my wishes."
Currently, Tony is entirely obsessed with hunting down Bucky Barnes, and as long as there's news of Bucky colluding with Steve Rogers, Tony Stark will definitely not let it go.
After saying this, Uehara Naraku suddenly spoke again: "Wait, bring Mr. Coulson along, find a subtle way to let Bucky Barnes know that it was Mr. Coulson who's been ordering him to assassinate Captain Steve Rogers.
And...
Mr. Coulson should leak the information that S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers Squad are planning to attack Wakanda in Africa to seize Vibranium as a weapon, and make sure Bucky Barnes discloses all of this."
"..."
The Hydra agent nodded speechlessly.
Coulson and Hill could barely restrain themselves from cursing.
For God's sake...
Can't Uehara Naraku do something human for once?
Now that Hydra has released Bucky Barnes, once Bucky regains his sanity, his statements are bound to solidify the notion that Coulson is a Hydra spy. How can Coulson clear his name after that?
Unfortunately...
Uehara Naraku won't care about such small issues.
If Coulson is worried about this stigma sticking to him, Uehara Naraku could actually teach him how to clear his name, it's just that he doesn't have the time now.
Time is short.
Uehara Naraku is busy preparing for the ultimate battle on Earth.
There aren't many members inside the Avengers Base, and even those are temporarily on his side through certain means.
Iron Man, Tony Stark.
War Machine, James Rhodes.
As for Bruce Banner, being a strict neutral, he naturally won't participate. Banner will always remain neutral until he's needed as a piece in play.
Now...
Uehara Naraku is meeting the new member of the Avengers.
Scarlet Witch.
Wanda Maximoff.
The voluptuous woman, wrapped in a deep red coat with a vast white expanse exposed at her chest, hovered to Uehara Naraku's side, wielding her dark red powers.
"Sir."
Scarlet Witch lowered her gaze slightly, bowing her head in submission, handing over the Mind Staff to Uehara Naraku: "On my way here, Pietro asked me to bring this staff back and deliver it to your hands."
Scarlet Witch, Wanda.
Currently, her brother Quicksilver, Pietro Maximoff, is living safely and is serving as the head of the Hydra Sokovia Base.
So...
Wanda is also an undercover agent from Hydra.
And she had received some corresponding training even before coming to report at the Avengers Base, so she was a bit curious about this superior, Uehara Naraku.
This superior freed her and her brother from their ordeals, bringing them out of the darkness and giving them a new life.
"It seems you two siblings are doing well..."
Uehara Naraku reached out to take the Mind Staff, and a powerful spiritual pressure instantly emanated from his palm, directly destroying the staff!
"Sir..."
Wanda's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and she looked at Uehara Naraku's actions with some surprise, asking in a low voice, "Its power should hold some value, right?"
Such a precious thing...
Could it be destroyed so easily like this?
Furthermore, Wanda was even more surprised by the power Uehara Naraku displayed; with the staff's sturdiness, it couldn't withstand his mere grip!
At the moment when the Mind Staff shattered, a strong shockwave instantly swept through the surroundings, bizarrely, the pieces of the staff hung in mid-air...
And among the fragments...
was a shining yellow gem interspersed.
"It indeed holds value..."