Great Paladin in the World of American Comics

Chapter 164 Layout

Chapter 164 Layout

A few days later, in the council office of the Tricurve Wing S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, there were two knocks on the door, followed by a man with a back hair and a somewhat raised hairline. S.H.I.E.L.D. Level [-] Agent Phil Coulson walked in with his customary smile.

He had just disembarked from his six-engine 'C-17' Globemaster CXD 23 airborne mobile command station, and had even taken a shower and changed into decent clothes before the plane landed.

Because he got the news that there was a major personnel appointment waiting for him, that is to say, he was going to be promoted soon, so he couldn't help but treat it carelessly.

"Hello there!"

"Mr. Mograine, is it you who want to see me?"

Looking at the young man sitting behind the desk, Coulson didn't dare to do anything wrong, he just held his wrist like that, stood respectfully in front of the desk, and waited for the other party's reply.

"Yes!"

"Don't be so restrained, sit down!"

Glancing at the other party, Lei Nuo first closed the book in his hand, and then motioned Coulson to sit on the chair in front of the desk.

"By the way, have you read this book?"

When the visitor who had been waiting for a long time just sat down, Lei Nuo casually pushed the book in his hand towards him, and then pointed to the cover of the book with his fingers and asked with great interest.

"Faust?"

"I've seen a bit of German folklore in the sixteenth century. Is there any problem with it?"

Coulson was a little confused, so he didn't know what it meant when Lei Nuo summoned him today and suddenly handed over a poetic play.

"No problem at all!"

"I'm just a little interested in the information about a devil described in it."

As he said that, Lei Nuo stretched out his hand directly, and skillfully turned the book to a certain page, and there was a paragraph written on it:

'There was a bet between the devil and God, and Faust, who made the bet, didn't know it yet.The devil lures Faust to sign an agreement with him: the devil will fulfill all Faust's demands during his lifetime, but will take Faust's soul in exchange after his death. '

"devil?"

"Mephisto?"

"Sorry, I still don't get it"

He lowered his head to look at the above content, then raised his head and looked at Renault, then frowned slightly and thought for a while, but in the end Coulson still couldn't figure out why he came, so he had to wait with that innocent and apologetic expression. Let Renault continue.

"Some people say that Mephisto is one of the seven demon kings of hell, the demon god of the flame hell?"

"Some people say that it is a demon formed by splitting and merging the energy of dead gods and spirits. It has a physical body and has a sinister and cunning character. Can it lure people to fall?"

"Someone else said..."

"He is actually just an ordinary demon, a contract between the demon and the magician, and he is loyal to Lucifer, the king of hell?"

While talking, Lei Nuo closed the book, and instead of touching it, looked at the visitor sitting opposite him.

"But……"

"What's wrong with that?"

"That's just a legend. Is it necessary for us to study it?"

Coulson still had a puzzled look on his face, he couldn't figure out what Lei Nuo had mentioned for Shenma.

"Ah!"

"It seems that Coulson, you have not been very well informed these days..."

Seeing that the other party was ignorant, completely unaware of what he meant by mentioning that demon, Lei Nuo shook his head with a little emotion.

In the past, when something happened to him, the other party must have known it immediately.

However, after the Hydra riot a few days ago, S.H.I.E.L.D. was severely damaged, many important functions were directly paralyzed, and the intelligence system was severely damaged, so that the other party has not received any information until now. That message, it does make sense.

But that's good too, from now on, Renault doesn't need to worry about someone staring at him and his people 24 hours a day.

"You must have heard of it."

"We were trapped in the sky above the Pacific Ocean for 160, eight hours, and 10 minutes. If a tanker hadn't refueled twice, I'm afraid we would have fallen into the ocean and drowned."

"During this time..."

"Except for SHIELD's internal notification, we can only obtain limited information from the outside world through the global Internet. We are very passive, and we almost became blind and deaf."

Spread the word, Coulson said he never wanted to go through the bad day of being stuck on a plane and being ordered to stay in the sky again.

"OK then!"

"End of the topic just now, let's talk about your affairs first!"

Renault has learned enough about Mephisto and the devil these days, and has taken corresponding precautions, so he doesn't intend to waste more time on that defeated opponent, even if the opponent is definitely hiding at this moment. The same goes for hating and cursing yourself in hell.

"my business?"

"I don't understand, sir, what can I do?"

Originally, Renault was his monitoring target, but now, it seems that in less than a year, Renault has become a senior executive of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Coulson himself is still the little As a seventh-level agent, this novel and unusual experience really made him feel a little embarrassed and helpless.

"It's not that you have a problem, but that the problem has found you!"

"Forget it, I won't play charades with you anymore."

"It's like this..."

"S.H.I.E.L.D. Seventh-Level Agent, Mr. Phil Coulson, after the council's study and unanimous decision, we are planning to upgrade you to three levels in an exceptional manner, and appoint you as the new director of the reorganized S.H.I.E.L.D.!"

"How about it, are you confident to do this job well?"

Renault didn't decide or continue to chat with the other party. Instead, he took out a document and read the important content directly before handing it to the other party.

That document was decided after the meeting of the members of the World Security Council yesterday, and it bears the signatures of each member of Parliament. If the person concerned, that is, Phil Coulson himself, does not object, the document will take effect immediately. And the other party will also officially take up the post in the director's office of the headquarters of the Three Curved Wings S.H.I.E.L.D. from now on.

"!!"

"Bureau, Director?"

"But, why me?!"

Coulson was stunned.

He really didn't understand what was going on.

You know, in the battle against the Hydra, he has been on standby on the air command plane without making any achievements, and he stayed there for a full seven days, perfectly missing all the combat missions. When he landed, he suddenly received this surprise. Not only was he promoted three levels in a row to become a tenth-level agent, but he was also appointed as the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D.?

"Because you are the most suitable!"

"You are not on my side, and at the same time you will not oppose me. If you are in that position, I believe everyone will feel at ease!"

"Although……"

"Could it be only temporary?"

As he spoke, Renault smiled, and after lying deeply on his armchair, he looked at each other with meaningful eyes.

"Everyone?"

"Does it include you, Your Excellency?"

"Yes!"

"Of course it includes me!"

"But……"

"Your Excellency, why not let Agent Hill be the chief?"

"She is a ninth-level agent, with strong abilities and much older qualifications than me. If she is the chief, I believe others will be more convinced."

After thinking about it, Coulson, who felt that he lacked some ability and confidence, tried to propose to Renault.

"If it's her, maybe it will be more beneficial to S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

Coulson, who just got off the six-engine 'C-17' Globemaster CXD 23 airborne mobile command station of S.H.I.E.L.D., is still blind to many things, missing seven or more days of information As for him, he is indeed quite uneasy about whether he can do the job of the director, and it is not just because of his humble heart.

"But it's no good for me!"

"That woman, she belongs to Nick Fury, so..."

Shaking his head and sneering, Reynolds didn't explain any more, he just answered in a straightforward and indifferent manner, without any attempt to conceal his defensiveness and disgust towards that ninth-level agent of SHIELD, Maria Hill. .

"But sir, it seems that I am too?"

Hearing Renault's words, Coulson hurriedly stood up to reveal his identity and faction.

Because everyone in S.H.I.E.L.D. knows that, like Agent Hill, he, Phil Coulson, is indeed the capable officer and direct descendant of Director Nick Fury.

"No!"

"you are not!"

Renault interrupted the other party's words, and went on to say:

"Actually, I don't mind who you are!"

"What I care about is..."

"There has to be someone who understands me and I can trust to sit as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., whoever he is, as long as he's not that stubborn old guy like Nick Fury!"

"And you, Phil Coulson, are currently the most suitable candidate!"

Having said that, Renault stopped and stopped talking, but looked at Coulson, waiting for the other party's answer.

In his opinion, the other party is indeed the most suitable candidate at present, but he is not the only one. If the other party refuses again, then he will have to choose another one.

"..."

After staring at Renault and pondering for a while, Coulson finally compromised.

"Sir!"

"I'll be there, but what about the assignments I've been given?"

"The remnants of the Hydra, the Inhumans, and..."

Coulson remembered his team and the important tasks he was following up on, but before he could finish, Raynor interrupted him with a gesture of his hand.

"don’t worry!"

"I'll put someone else in charge of those little things, what do you think of... Agent Sitwell?"

"Can he lead your team well?"

Renault casually gave a candidate.

It was just a small thing, but at this moment Renault was thinking, if he sent Sitwell to the opposing team, would something interesting happen?

"Agent Sitwell?"

"Very good, I have worked with him, he is very suitable."

Startled for a moment, Coulson nodded simply, thinking that he and the bald-headed Sitwell agent got along fairly well on weekdays, had cooperated many times, and the other party was not that rigid.

"Then it's settled like this. You can handle those things yourself after you take office."

"Congratulations, Mr. Coulson..."

"No!"

"Should I call you Director Coulson now?"

He breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that he had finally persuaded the other party to be the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and ensured that S.H.I.E.L.D. would survive the current chaotic period safely and stably, Renault stood up and extended his hand towards the other party.

"Thank you!"

"Mr Renault, I know, I can be the director, this must be your proposal, right?"

Firmly grasping Renault's hand, Coulson expressed his gratitude without hesitation.

"Maybe!"

"But I won't be a member of parliament soon. I don't like those complicated jobs. I would rather go back to school to chat with my seniors and have a romantic relationship... Shengguang can testify that it is better than meeting and talking. It's much easier to study how to deal with those politicians."

Renault really didn't like working, otherwise, he wouldn't have handed over the entire kingdom of Atlantis and the underwater world to others.

In terms of authority, population, technology, etc., the countries of the sea are no worse than the continents or countries on land, and even stronger than the land, and he doesn't even have time to be the lord of the sea, so how can he have time to care about it? The so-called World Security Council?

Therefore, Renault has already decided to find an opportunity another day and directly let his housekeeper Old Tom replace him as that boring congressman, while he himself continues to waste his time.

"there's one more thing!"

"Although the current news may not have leaked too much, the reorganization of SHIELD is already a certainty. In the near future, it may be named 'Holy Shield'?"

"That's just a name, I hope you don't mind too much?"

After speaking, ignoring the astonishment on Coulson's face, Renault smiled and picked up the document just now, handed it to the other party, and signaled Coulson to go out and prepare for taking office.

"I see."

"Then, sir, I will go out first."

After solemnly accepting the document representing the appointment document with both hands, Coulson nodded, did not dare to say anything more, turned around and left the council office quickly.

"..."

"call!"

When Coulson walked out and closed the office door, Renault turned around and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the lakeside scenery outside the Tricurved Wing S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters and secretly heaving a sigh of relief.

"Tsk!"

"Finally, this troublesome thing about S.H.I.E.L.D. is over. Next, I think it's time to find time to meet that old guy, right?"

"I'm really looking forward to it..."

Not long ago, S.H.I.E.L.D. detected fluctuations in the Rainbow Bridge, but Sif told him that none of the Asgard warriors seemed to report to her, so he knew that something interesting must have happened.

(End of this chapter)