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Chapter 35 S.H.I.E.L.D. Goes Astray
"Sir, Rollins is dead!" The next day, in the director's office, a senior agent reported to his director.

"Frank Castle has appeared?" Fury's powerful memory immediately recalled who Rollins was.

“Sir, things are probably a bit complicated. According to some information from the scene, it wasn’t just one person who did it, and they did it very cleanly and efficiently. Inside Rollins’ residence, five agents, including Rollins himself, were killed before they could even react. The whole process took no more than three minutes and left no trace.” The agent quickly replied to Nick Fury’s question.

"More than one person?" Nick Fury frowned after hearing his subordinate's report.

Rollins and his trusted subordinates were not the kind of office clerks; they were real action personnel.

His combat skills may be slightly inferior to those of a top-tier individual soldier like Frank, but they are definitely top-notch.

Being able to take down an agent of this caliber within three minutes and clean up the entire scene is something even S.H.I.E.L.D.'s action team would find difficult to do.

With Frank Castle all by himself?

Fury shook his head, recalling the commotion caused when Frank killed Homeland Security agent Carson.

If you say Frank could take down Rollins and his five men, Fury would believe you.

But to say that Frank could do that is absolutely impossible.

It's unlikely he would have found accomplices—unless he found a super soldier like Captain America.

So, was it someone or an organization behind Frank who made the move?

Nick Fury immediately made the connection to those drugs.

If those drugs didn't originate from any one person, but from an organization, then everything makes sense.

It's not surprising that a group of well-trained soldiers, along with those drugs, could achieve this level of skill.

No wonder Frank rejected his offer so decisively back then.

It turns out he had already joined another organization.

Fury instinctively thought the worst.

This situation made him feel uneasy.

This can be considered an occupational hazard for Nick Fury as the head of the Secret Service.

He felt uneasy about anything that wasn't under his control, especially after he took charge of S.H.I.E.L.D., the world's number one intelligence agency, where this desire for control reached its peak.

He really didn't like this feeling.

“Is there any other information?” Fury asked.

"Yes..." the agent replied hesitantly.

“Speak!” Nick Fury asked.

“We discovered that Rollins had been investigated a few days before the incident!” the agent replied.

"Who is it?" Looking at his subordinate's expression, Fury realized that the other party was probably someone important, and the fact that they had investigated Rollins before the incident proved that the other party was likely related to this matter.

“Obadi Stan, COO of Stark Industries!” the agent replied.

Fury: ? ? ? How did Stark Industries get involved in this?

It's actually quite simple. Tony was investigating under the identity of Obama.

This can also be considered a casual move by him against Obama.

However, this seemingly insignificant move caused Nick Fury to frown deeply.

The name Stark Industries is of great significance, whether in the United States, within S.H.I.E.L.D., or around the world.

After all, there is no Einstein in the Marvel Universe.

Howard Stark is the Einstein of the Marvel Universe! That's why even S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn't dare to interfere with Stark Industries' affairs.

Not to mention, Howard Stark was also the founder of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Otherwise, why was Coulson so humble when he approached Tony and Pepper in the movie?

Because we really can't afford to mess with them.

And there are congressional hearings? Do you really think they can be held just because of some rich person?
It's all because Tony Stark's identity is too special.

If it were Hammer, he wouldn't have received this treatment; he would only be qualified to testify at a hearing.

So if Obama, the COO of Stark Industries, is the person behind Frank, then things get very complicated.

"If I remember correctly, Obama has been secretly smuggling weapons to some hostile forces in the United States, right?" Fury suddenly asked.

“Yes, sir, and it’s also in cooperation with the CIA!” the subordinate nodded and said.

Upon hearing this, Fury seemed to be deep in thought.

If that's the case, then what Rollins did might not necessarily have been done by Frank.

It's impossible for the US high command not to know about arms smuggling, especially smuggling to hostile forces.

However, this kind of thing is not a big deal for major arms dealers, because everyone is doing it, and they are doing it together.

After all, the potential profits are enormous.

The situation is just like what was depicted in the movie Lord of War, which was filmed in Li Wei's previous life.

So what if Yuri was captured in the end?
We should let go of what needs to be let go.

Because by the later stages of Yuri's life, he was no longer alone; he was backed by the entire American arms industry.

Therefore, nobody really cared about Obadiah St.'s illegal arms sales.

Only Tony, who is still relatively naive, is unaware of the specifics.

In the original timeline, the biggest reason for Obama's failure was not because he smuggled weapons.

Instead, he wanted to murder Tony Stark.

Rollins sold not only flour, but also weapons, just in much larger quantities.

If Rollins offended the arms smuggling group led by Obama during this process, then Obama's targeting of Rollins would make sense.

However, just because it makes sense doesn't mean Fury will let the matter drop.

Because no matter who did it, the fact that they did it even more cleanly and efficiently than S.H.I.E.L.D. is enough to attract Nick Fury's attention.

"What is Agent Coulson doing right now?" Fury asked after thinking for a moment.

“Still in Peru,” the subordinate replied.

"Have him transfer his current mission to Stark Industries. Hmm, don't make direct contact, investigate covertly, and find an opportunity to reveal Obama's arms smuggling to Tony Stark!" Fury ordered.

Obadiah Stane's identity does make it difficult for Fury to target him directly.

But what if it's not S.H.I.E.L.D. targeting him, but Tony Stark?

The owner of Stark Industries has never been anyone with the surname Stan!
Tony Stark had no idea that his next seemingly insignificant move would turn into a boomerang and land on him.

Frank, the real mastermind behind this matter, has temporarily fallen out of the spotlight.

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