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Chapter 160 The Avengers? No interest!
"Mr. Stark, thank you and your friends for what happened last night!" Nick Fury's first words to Tony at the hamburger joint across from Stark Industries were to express his gratitude for the keel excavation site the previous day.

"Wow, no wonder he's the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., he's got some serious connections!" However, Tony ignored Nick Fury's thanks and instead glanced around the restaurant, saying with a hint of sarcasm.

However, in order to see Tony, Nick Fury had completely emptied the burger joint.

Even signals within a certain area were completely blocked.

To prevent the content of their conversation from being leaked.

This behavior is actually quite normal, but when Tony sees Nick Fury's face, he can't help but want to say a few sarcastic things to him.

"To host the world's richest man, we still need to do some preparation!" Nick Fury didn't take Tony's sarcasm seriously at all.

"Surely, what do you want from me? It can't just be something like inviting me for a hamburger, can it?" Seeing Nick Fury's calm demeanor, Tony felt bored and took a bite of his former favorite cheeseburger before speaking.

Why do I say it was my favorite?
Naturally, after eating so many of Levi's dishes, a simple cheeseburger was no longer enough to satisfy his taste buds.

In fact, he hadn't had a cheeseburger in a long time.

The information from S.H.I.E.L.D. is somewhat outdated.

At this moment, he even found the hamburger a bit greasy.

So after taking one bite, I never wanted to take a second one.

Instead, he picked up the Coke next to him and rinsed his mouth.

“Of course not. I’ve invited you here for two reasons. First, I want to thank you for your contributions to the world as Iron Man, especially for completely eliminating the remnants of Hydra and restoring peace to Europe. Second, I want to discuss with you how you, as a hero, can better fulfill your responsibility of protecting the world,” Nick Fury said solemnly.

Tony was stunned when he heard Nick Fury's words.

No, does this black-haired guy really think that the research institute their alliance destroyed in Austria and Strucker Castle in Sokovia are the last remaining forces of Hydra?
“Mr. Stark, do you think there’s something wrong with what I said?” Tony looked at Nick Fury with shock, which made him very uncomfortable.

"Of course... what makes you think I've completely wiped out the remaining Hydra forces?" Tony couldn't help but ask.

“Tony… please allow me to address you this way. It is true that we at S.H.I.E.L.D. were negligent in dealing with the remnants of Hydra, which led to our failure to discover the existence of these lurking rats. But please believe me, after the Sokovia incident was exposed, we have mobilized all our resources to conduct a thorough screening of organizations and groups worldwide. Now we can basically confirm that what you and your friends eliminated were the last remaining forces of Hydra,” Nick Fury said firmly.

Of course that's what it said.

But deep down, Nick Fury still harbored some doubts about whether Hydra had been completely eradicated—after all, that's just his personality; he's skeptical of everything.

Despite his doubts, as the director of H.I.E.L.D., he still had to maintain a firm stance when facing Tony Stark, an "outsider."

However, what he didn't know was that it was precisely this attitude of his that made Tony completely lose faith in S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers.

That's really unreliable.

No wonder Levi's face showed distrust when S.H.I.E.L.D. was mentioned. Tony Stark once thought that Levi's distrust of S.H.I.E.L.D. stemmed largely from the existence of Hydra.

However, based on numerous interactions with S.H.I.E.L.D., the real reason why S.H.I.E.L.D. is unreliable lies with its director, Nick Fury.

"Hehe, it's nothing, I'm just amazed at how efficient S.H.I.E.L.D. is!" Tony didn't argue with Nick Fury about whether Hydra still existed, but simply ignored the topic.

Because it has no meaning whatsoever.

“In fact, the more you interact with us, Tony, you’ll find that S.H.I.E.L.D. is completely different from agencies like the CIA and FBI. We can cooperate much more deeply on many things!” Although he felt Tony’s behavior was a bit strange, Nick Fury didn’t press him for details. Instead, he continued to play the emotional card, “After all, the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. is still your father’s brainchild.”

"Alright, let's stop playing the emotional card. Let's talk about the second thing you mentioned: what does it mean to better fulfill the responsibility of protecting the world as a hero?" Tony interrupted, clearly displeased, when Nick Fury mentioned his father.

“Okay, then I’ll get straight to the point… In fact, I’ve been preparing a special group all along…” Seeing that Tony didn’t want to mention Howard, Nick Fury decisively stopped the topic and changed the subject… so as not to make things unpleasant between the two sides over such a small matter.

But before he could finish speaking, Tony interrupted him again.

"Wait a minute... let me guess. You're not trying to tell me you're planning to build a superhero team, are you?" Tony asked with a half-smile.

No wonder the other person suddenly wanted to see me.

So it turns out they wanted to create the Avengers.

But why was it brought forward so much?

Tony thought about it and remembered what happened yesterday.

Clearly, it was Bullseye's performance that made Nick Fury uneasy.

“You guessed right, Tony. One person’s strength is ultimately limited. You know what happened yesterday. Captain Carter is very strong, but without Bullseye’s help, yesterday’s battle would have been very difficult. So if we could gather more heroes like Captain Carter and Bullseye, and of course you too… you can imagine how powerful that force would be.” Nick Fury said excitedly.

He waited a full ten years for this plan!

"Let me guess, are you planning to name this group the Avengers?" However, after listening to Nick Fury's description of the Avengers, Tony said something that stunned and even terrified Nick Fury with a half-smile.

"How did you know?" Nick Fury asked, shocked and furious.

This plan was a top-secret project orchestrated entirely by him; no more than one person in the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. knew about it!

How could an "outsider" like Tony Stark possibly know?

"If that's all you have to say, then I'm sorry, I'm not interested!" Tony shook his head, stood up, and prepared to leave.

"Wait!" Nick Fury stopped Tony without hesitation, staring intently at him. "How do you know about this plan?"

(End of this chapter)