Chapter 20:
"Pepper, you can close the gate now."
A steel figure suddenly broke the calm surface of the sea.
"Oh, it's such a shame you missed such a beautiful night view, Pepper!"
From the other end of the phone came Pepper's helpless voice.
"I know. Can you come back first before talking about anything else?"
Tony, wearing his Iron Man armor, flew rapidly between the skyscrapers in the city center.
Before long, he arrived at the rooftop of Stark Tower.
Letting the mechanical arms help him remove the Iron Man armor, he walked straight toward Pepper and casually picked up two glasses of red wine from the bar nearby.
At the same time, the huge illuminated sign outside Stark Tower lit up the night sky.
Just as Tony was about to celebrate with Pepper on the sofa, an inharmonious figure walked in at the right moment.
Pepper saw the person first and broke free from Tony's arm to greet him.
"Hi, Coulson. Long time no see. Come in, let's celebrate together since we haven't seen each other for so long."
This made Tony beside her feel slightly unhappy.
"Hey, I didn't even know his name was Coulson. I always thought he was just called 'Agent'."
Coulson wasn't angry at the remark. He simply took out a file and handed it to Tony.
"No, no, no. I don't like it when people give me things," Tony said disdainfully.
However, Pepper beside him didn't indulge him. She smiled and took the file from Coulson's hand.
"What is this? Does it have something to do with the Avengers?"
Hearing Pepper's words, Coulson couldn't help but glance at her.
Realizing she had let something slip, Pepper quickly explained:
"I don't know what the Avengers are."
Tony, standing to the side, didn't bother explaining. He simply turned around and said:
"Now is not the time for me to accept consultations."
"Hey, this isn't a consultation. This is an emergency."
Hearing Coulson's words, Tony just shook his head and said:
"This has nothing to do with me. Remember? I don't meet your membership standards."
As he spoke, Tony walked over to the console and dragged all the content related to the Avengers Initiative off the display screen.
Looking at the information about Rogers, Dr. Banner, and the others,
Pepper knew this matter was no longer something she could ignore.
So she spoke up:
"Get on the plane to Washington tonight. These things are enough to keep you busy. Besides, Coulson looks really anxious. You should help him."
Even though Tony was reluctant, he could only nod after hearing Pepper's words.
"Don't worry, I'll make the arrangements. We'll leave tonight. I've already booked the hotel."
Seeing that Tony had agreed, Pepper smiled with satisfaction and pulled Coulson along as they walked out.
"Alright then, I'll head out first. Bye!"
With that, Coulson and Pepper left the hall together.
After watching Pepper leave, Tony's brows furrowed tightly, his face extremely gloomy, as if something unpleasant had happened.
However, his expression quickly returned to calm.
On a Quinjet, Coulson and Captain America sat facing each other.
"I really can't believe I would choose to join us. Although this isn't the first time I've seen you, I'm still very excited. After all, every time I saw you before, you were still asleep."
In the depths of the universe where no one knew, Loki was discussing with Thanos' subordinate how to attack Earth.
Soon, the Quinjet landed on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier. Captain America followed Coulson off the Quinjet. Black Widow, Alex Chen, and the others had already been waiting for a long time.
Seeing Captain America, Alex Chen felt a small surge of excitement inside. Even though he had used his abilities to obtain an impressive physique, he still paled in comparison to Captain America. This guy had real muscles.
Moreover, he had an extremely handsome face. Whether in appearance or other aspects, Alex Chen was both envious and jealous.
"Alex Chen, don't overthink it. He is our team leader."
Black Widow saw Alex Chen staring at Captain America's back without wanting to look away for even a second and couldn't help but remind him.
"Oh, oh, sorry."
Alex Chen awkwardly came back to his senses and quickly adjusted his mindset so as not to reveal anything.
"During this time, S.H.I.E.L.D. has been searching for the Cosmic Cube. Do you have any news?" Captain America asked as he walked inside.
Black Widow quickly shook her head.
"No news. We've been searching continuously, but we still haven't found any clues. We've been wondering whether the Cosmic Cube is still hidden on Earth, but this speculation is very dangerous."
Hearing this, Captain America also fell into deep thought.
"So are we just going to wait like this? If we don't find the Cosmic Cube, I'm afraid the entire Earth will be threatened."
Alex Chen, standing to the side, couldn't help but interject, causing everyone to fall into deep thought.
Yes, if the Cosmic Cube remained hidden on Earth, there wouldn't be so many alien races appearing on Earth.
The previous Hydra organization had relied on the Cosmic Cube to master technological power far beyond that era.
The urgent task now was to retrieve the Cosmic Cube first.
But where exactly was the Cosmic Cube hidden on Earth?
While everyone was still discussing, a group of guards and officers walked over and invited them to the bridge.
Soon, they saw Nick Fury again. After a simple introduction, he continued with his own tasks.
Before everyone left, Nick Fury called Black Widow back.
"Is there something else?"
"Recently, Hawkeye has disappeared. His last known appearance was with him."
On the screen was Loki's face. Black Widow unconsciously fell into thought.
At the same time, after searching for so long, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s agents finally found Loki's location — 28 Königsstraße in Stuttgart, Germany.
At this moment, Loki was discussing the evening's operation with Hawkeye. The former was not worried about his whereabouts being exposed. In his mind, Earthlings were nothing more than his slaves.
Behind Loki, Hawkeye also had a cold and stern expression.
"Since they want to find me, I'll let them see just how powerful I really am. Maybe then I can turn those few humans into my servants."
Loki thought to himself, his eyes flashing with a strange light.
On the other side, after being busy for so long and finally finding Loki's location, Nick Fury also found Captain America and hoped he could go capture Loki.
"No problem, Director. It's a good chance for me to stretch my body anyway. After lying in bed for seventy years, my joints are about to rust if I don't move them."
"Thank you for your hard work, Captain."
Nick Fury watched Captain America's departing figure.
Who would believe this was a hundred-year-old man?
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