Black American Comics: Start with a Snap

Chapter 59: The Secret of the Skrulls

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Looking at the guard who was about to return to his post, Su Ze suddenly called out to him.

The guard in the combat readiness room paused and turned his head in confusion.

"Anything else, Agent Kaia?"

After hesitating for a while, Su Ze asked tentatively, "Do you know Claire?"

"Are you referring to Agent Claire, Minister Kalina's adjutant?" When the guard in the combat readiness room heard the name, he thought for a few seconds and immediately found the corresponding person in his head.

He is considered an old employee in this base and is relatively familiar with the staff here. Although the last name "Claire" is occasionally repeated, it is highly likely that it is not an ordinary position if an action team member takes the initiative to ask about it.

What's more, Kaia was the person Minister Kalina had personally called to say hello, so the guard quickly realized that the Claire the other party was talking about was most likely Minister Kalina's adjutant.

The facts were consistent with his speculation. After hearing the guard's words, Su Ze nodded slightly. "That's her. Do you know where she is now? I just came back from a mission and thought she was in this base."

"Oh, Lieutenant Claire went on a mission. Not long after you went to outer space, she received some equipment from me and left the base." The guard glanced at the registration form on the post table and added, "She must have gone on a mission."

"On a mission?" Su Ze couldn't help but frown when he heard the answer.

Lady Kalina was replaced by the Skrulls during the time when she and the Avengers were away from Earth.

At this critical moment, Adjutant Claire actually left the North State Base. This was obviously not a simple coincidence.

As an executive lieutenant, Claire's status is basically the same as that of a secretary. She needs to accompany Minister Kalina at all times. Even if SHIELD is short of manpower now, it will not send its deputy out.

"Do you know what mission Adjutant Claire is going to carry out?" Su Ze asked again.

Upon hearing this, the guard immediately smiled bitterly. "Kaiya, please don't embarrass me. With my status, how dare I ask others about their missions? You are also an operational agent, you know the rules."

Su Ze saw this and realized that he had overstepped his authority, so he quickly waved his hand. "Oh, I was just asking casually, I forgot, I forgot."

Realizing that Su Ze's reaction might be just a casual chat, the guard relaxed a little. He turned his head and looked around, and seeing no one, he whispered to Su Ze.

"Although I don't know the details of her mission, but looking at the equipment she registered, I guess it should be a problem in Hell's Kitchen. After all, the New York area is now under the management of Minister Kalina."

Hell’s Kitchen!?
When he heard the name, Su Ze's eyes suddenly flashed with a gleam of light.

But he quickly suppressed his emotions, pretended to be calm on the surface, and asked casually, "Hell's Kitchen, is there an accident there?"

"You don't know?" The guard saw Su Ze's puzzled expression and looked a little surprised.

"Oh, I just came back from Wakanda and went to outer space. I don't know much about things here. Tell me if you know anything." Su Ze patted the other person's shoulder and spoke while leaning against the table.

The guard was stunned for a moment, then fell silent, as if he was hesitating whether to reveal some gossip to Su Ze. After pondering for a moment, he spoke in a low voice.

"I heard about it, too. I'm not sure if it's true or not. Rumor has it that a few illegal superpowers appeared in Hell's Kitchen. They took advantage of the outbreak of the Shimmer Crisis to start doing evil. I heard that many people died there, and even our people were affected."

Listening quietly to the guard's story, Su Ze discovered that the rumor was almost the same as the information Kalina told him. Although it is true that three people can make a tiger, things involving human lives are rarely groundless.

The most important thing is, Ms. Kalina had already given me the task of investigating Hell's Kitchen, so why did she send Adjutant Claire out before me?
Besides, since we were dealing with the same mission, why didn't Ms. Kalina tell me about Claire's situation in advance? It seemed that this trip to New York was more dangerous than I thought.

After getting the information he wanted and chatting briefly with the guard, Su Ze called Rocket Raccoon to leave.

This time, the vehicle registered by SHIELD for itself is a Chevrolet Trailblazer, which is made of hard metal all over. Even the glass is specially made, the same as the window glass on the helical mothership, and is very explosion-resistant.

According to the guard in the combat readiness room, the vehicle's overall protection is enough to withstand tank armor-piercing shells and even defend against medium-sized gunpowder.

Such a high-end car, equipped with such advanced security measures, Su Ze felt that even if the king was traveling, it might be like this.

I drove the vehicle all the way out of the Zhoubei base without being stopped by anyone on the road. The personnel on duty at the gate just glanced at the license plate and let me pass without doing any further inspection.

As for the weapons and equipment taken from the war preparation room for this mission, Su Ze also delegated them all to Rocket Raccoon. After all, he was not familiar with these things, and it is better to leave professional matters to professionals.

"Rocket, are you sure there is no listening or monitoring system in our car?" Su Ze said, holding the steering wheel and looking at the empty road in front of him.

"Don't worry, I had already checked it secretly while you were chatting with that idiot. The car is very safe now. I even re-debugged the onboard system." In the co-pilot seat, Rocket patted his chest and replied proudly.

"That's good. Don't underestimate these guys. No one in the spy business has a clean heart." Su Ze let out a breath.

"It's just ordinary technology. It's good only on your planet. If it were in the universe, any program virus would paralyze your computers."

Rocket Raccoon smiled casually, then turned his head and looked directly at Su Ze beside him and spoke.

"Don't talk about this useless stuff. We are safe now, and there are only two of us in this car. You should tell me what happened now."

Hearing this, Su Ze licked his dry lips.

After tidying up his words, Su Ze did not speak directly, but instead asked a question.

"Do you know the Skrulls?"

"Skrull?"

Rocket was visibly stunned when he heard the name, and after thinking carefully for a while, he answered uncertainly.

"I haven't heard of this race for a long time. Rumor has it that they are a race with the ability to shapeshift, and they waged a war with the Kree a long time ago. That war lasted for a long time, and then this race disappeared."

"I remember that this race should have been extinct. After all, those crazy Kree people usually don't leave any hidden dangers."

Rocket said confusedly, rubbing his chin.

"Wait, why are you asking this all of a sudden? I want you to tell me what kind of danger is there on Earth right now—!"

Rocket suddenly reacted halfway through his speech. He pursed his lips and let out a long "oh" sound.

Then he leaned back tactically and slowly leaned back on the backrest.

(End of this chapter)