"Phil Coulson, how dare you!"
"..."
The sound on the phone was chaotic.
Nick Fury's expression instantly became ugly, he hastily waved his hand to call his subordinates, and ordered with a serious face, "Quick, return to Washington immediately!"
Nick Fury was shouting for a helicopter while tightly gripping his phone, "Now give your phone to Coul..."
"I will never let anyone slander Captain Rogers!"
"Agent Coulson, wake up!"
"You and your Hydra's conspiracies..."
"Agent Coulson, we are not those Hydra guys!"
Just as the other side of the phone was still arguing, a crisp gunshot made Nick Fury feel some headache, and his phone call was instantly interrupted.
No one knew what happened on the other end of the phone.
It seemed this phone in the call was directly shattered by the gunshot.
Nick Fury quickly dialed Hill's phone, the person he thought most likely to stop Coulson, yet he suddenly recalled the report from the previous agent.
Coulson took the video hard drive from the Arctic Ocean salvage operation...
Hill deleted the work footage of Coulson taking the video hard drive...
Even though it was just a moment, Nick Fury had already figured out everything, quickly linking all the clues together to arrive at a near-truth of the incident.
Doubts existed within the Arctic Ocean salvage operation.
Among them, there might be evidence unfavorable to Steve Rogers, like this Captain America being loyal to the Führer of the Third Reich, Hitler or something...
To be honest, Nick Fury really didn't want to believe this kind of thing.
Yet now the conflict occurring at S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters in Washington proved this matter wasn't something he could ignore just because he didn't want to believe it, perhaps there was indeed a bit of a problem.
The most important thing now was to return to Washington immediately!
Nick Fury was urging to speed up while attempting to dial Coulson and Hill's phones, but both of their phones were unreachable.
However, when Nick Fury dialed other lines at S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters, he received unsettling news... Hill and Coulson had escaped from S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters with crucial evidence, disappearing without a trace.
Meanwhile, the agents at S.H.I.E.L.D. dared not take extensive action against their higher-ups due to their ranks, they didn't even shoot to kill, only to injure.
The only good news...
Maybe it's that the standby agents at S.H.I.E.L.D. collected all the data surrounding Coulson and Hill's defection beforehand on Director's office desk...
Some of this information was lacking.
However, even if the data was somewhat lacking, once Nick Fury flipped through the remaining materials, he could directly uncover the truth of this incident!
Inside a warehouse in Washington.
Having just escaped from S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters being chased by a group of agents, Hill and Coulson finally breathed a sigh of relief, the two immediately wanted to contact Nick Fury.
No matter what, they eventually chose to trust their superior.
Yet two dark shadows appeared silently behind them, knocking out Agent Coulson and Agent Hill with a hand chop!
When Coulson and Hill woke up, they found themselves locked in a dungeon, also seeing the familiar face of a man sitting outside the cell.
"Hello, Agent Coulson, Agent Hill."
The man leisurely offered two cocktails to them, smiling warmly at his colleagues, his smile pleasant and amicable.
"Welcome to the deluxe VIP double room I prepared for you..."
"At this moment, I think we should have a drink to celebrate..."
"Celebrate that from now on, Director Nick Fury can only trust us... Cheers to our Director Mr. Nick Fury, long live Hydra!"