Standing at the door, the leading Hydra Agent, who was dressed very much like an FBI agent, took out his credentials.
"Ms. Stacy, FBI."
"Uh-huh."
Gwen stood at the door, glancing at the credentials shown by the Hydra Agent.
"Is something the matter?"
"A suspect involved in a national security threat has entered this building. Can you hand her over?"
"No!"
"..."
The lead Hydra Agent looked at Gwen, who refused without a second thought, falling silent.
Generally speaking.
When dealing with civilians who are less willing to cooperate with them, they typically choose to use heavy-handed tactics.
After all, civilians who don't cooperate with their work are no longer ordinary civilians.
Heavy-handed methods are necessary.
When words fail to persuade the other party, they are somewhat versed in physical force.
But...
Now is not a general situation, and Gwen is not an ordinary civilian.
The white ash of Wakanda hasn't been cleaned up yet.
The soul of a tribe is still wandering there.
So!
After several pep talks to himself, the lead Hydra Agent's face piled up with a smile again, and he said to Gwen standing at the door, "Ms. Stacy, we don't intend to be your enemy. We just want the wanted criminal. We hope you can hand her over, and we'll leave immediately, without delay."
Gwen remained unmoved, continuing to shake her head.
"I'll say it again, there's no one you're looking for here."
"Motherf**ker!"
The Hydra Agent standing on the left side of the lead Hydra Agent instantly became unhappy upon hearing this remark, erupting on the spot, pointing at the bloodstain clearly seen on Gwen's loungewear.
"Are you joking with us? Do you really think we don't dare to rush in, motherf**ker, you're f**king..."
"Smack!"
Before the words were finished, and before Gwen's expression could change, the lead Hydra Agent was the first to react with a backhand slap, directly hitting the Hydra Agent beside him who was pointing at Gwen's clothes and cursing.
The force was so great that it instantly knocked out two of the male agent's teeth, and moreover, it caused this Hydra Agent to spin in circles on the spot.
Gwen was taken aback as she watched the Hydra Agent spin on the spot and his knocked-out teeth fly out.
"My apologies!"
After angrily hitting his colleague, the lead Hydra Agent once again plastered a smile on his face, looking at Gwen, "My companion doesn't know your identity, I apologize on his behalf."
Gwen recovered her senses, looking at the Hydra Agent in front of her with a full-faced smile, humble to the extreme, taking a deep breath inside.
"I have no special identity, I only know that there isn't anyone you're looking for here."
"Ms. Stacy, we saw with our own eyes the fugitive enter this building. Her car is still on the lawn."
The lead agent said while pointing at the bullet-riddled car that Sharon had just driven over and parked on the lawn at the door.
Gwen glanced in the direction of his finger.
"I don't know whose car this is, but there isn't anyone you're looking for inside my house."
"..."
The Hydra Agent standing on the right heard this and wasn't happy either, speaking in a low, warning tone, "Ms. Stacy, you should know the reason we're still speaking nicely with you right now."
Upon hearing this, Gwen looked at the third Hydra Agent who spoke, chuckled, "Of course I know, but do you know? If you're sure you want to come in, go ahead. Come in."
As she spoke, Gwen directly made way for a pathway.
The path to the interior of the house instantly opened up.
Only...
The three Hydra Agents standing at the door hesitated to move forward even though Gwen made a way.
Because Gwen also said one sentence.
"... But remember, I didn't invite you in; you insisted on coming in. Please remember this point, because when my fiancé returns, I'll tell him that while he was away, three unknown agents who may or may not be with the Federation ignored my dissuasion and forced their way into our home."
As soon as this statement came out.
The expressions on the faces of the Hydra trio, who were a bit happy because Gwen made way, suddenly froze.
Indeed.
They were really afraid of Hawk.
Gwen observed the expressions of the three Hydra Agents, one playing the black face, one the white, and another the red face, thinking silently.
The three Hydra Agents' expressions stiffened, their gazes meeting each other's.
Seeing this, Gwen shrugged, ready to close the door and decline the visitors.
But...
Just when she was about to close the door, the Hydra Agent with a clear handprint on his face and knocked-out teeth playing the black face spoke harshly, "Ms. Stacy, don't think we don't dare."
Gwen stopped her action of closing the door again upon hearing this.
The Hydra Agent playing the white face also said in a deep voice, "Ms. Stacy, this is the last warning, hand over the person, we don't intend to be your enemy, but it doesn't mean that if you oppose us, we will back down."
There's no such logic.
Every time before Hydra, I was deferential.
As Hydra, the idea is to strike hard, because if you keep being timid, then you're not really being Hydra.
Gwen looked at the Hydra agent playing the bad cop, raising an eyebrow.
Next moment.
The leading Hydra agent, playing the good cop, immediately shouted at the bad cop: "Shut up!"
Gwen was now completely certain.
These three Hydra agents were playing bad cop, good cop, and neutral cop.
Once she understood this, Gwen couldn't help but laugh.
But at the same time, a curiosity arose in her.
Gwen's gaze settled on the face of the leading Hydra agent playing the good cop.
"I'm curious, if my fiancé was home right now, would you dare come to the door, appear at our house, and in front of my fiancé, use a threatening tone to make me hand over the person you're looking for?"
"Nonsense, of course, we wouldn't dare."
The leading Hydra agent didn't even think before answering, but didn't say it aloud.
After all, saying it would be too much like boosting someone else's morale and undermining his own authority.
But...
Saying they dare?
Sorry, they truly don't dare.
If they did dare, back when they were chasing Sharon Carter, they wouldn't have hit the brakes as soon as they saw Sharon Carter drive into Palm Street, afraid to follow her inside.
It's widely known.
Palm Street has a terrifying Great Demon King who could lightly destroy families or even clans.
Hence, after they stopped the car, they immediately chose to report to their superiors.
Result...
The superiors, upon learning Sharon Carter ran into Palm Street, just scolded them severely, and then gave them an ultimatum: either bring back Sharon Carter immediately, kill Sharon Carter immediately, or commit suicide.
But this is not the main thing.
The main thing is that their superiors also instructed them not to provoke the Demon King's Shackles while capturing or killing Sharon Carter.
As for how to bring back or kill Sharon Carter without provoking the Demon King's Shackles, the superiors didn't elaborate, simply told the three to use their initiative.
Because if the mission failed, Hydra wouldn't acknowledge them.
Wow.
The three exclaimed wow after hearing all this from their superiors.
But...
Despite the exclamation, the task still needed to be done because fear of current authority may lead to death, but defying organization order could also lead to death.
And such death would definitely be brutal.
As a result.
They discussed a plan inside the car: a mix of persuasion, intimidation, and threat.
One played the good cop to persuade.
One played the bad cop to intimidate.
Another played the neutral cop to threaten.
Deploying all three approaches, maybe, perhaps, possibly it could make Gwen, who their organization code-named the Demon King's Shackles, hand over Sharon Carter.
After all, according to the information, Gwen is only nineteen.
So...
They went for it.
Now hearing Gwen's words, they were completely frozen.
Clearly.
Gwen was not intimidated by them, rather it seemed like the roles had switched with Gwen watching them with interest: "Seems you wouldn't dare come when Hawk is at home, but I need to remind you that Hawk has only temporarily left New York City, he is not gone forever."
One sentence.
Hawk has only temporarily left, he hasn't died.
A dead Demon might not be very frightening, but a Demon who has only temporarily left, one who has proved capable of lightly destroying families or even clans, if he returns and learns about this, only God knows what will happen.
Gwen said as much and then changed her tone, addressing the Hydra trio: "If you leave now, I'll pretend this incident never happened, otherwise, when my fiancé returns, I will certainly inform him of this, and I won't plead for you. You know well how terrifying my fiancé is, I tell you, he eats people and doesn't leave bones."
When Gwen talked about Hawk eating people and not leaving bones, her expression was quite familiar.
As if she had personally witnessed it.
Her intention was to use this method to quickly get rid of these three people.
Result...
The Hydra agent playing the bad cop seemed to sense Gwen's urgency in trying to drive them away and sneered, looking at Gwen: "But your fiancé is not in New York City now, is he?"
Back to the same point.
If they don't capture or kill Sharon Carter today, then they are as good as dead.
Hence, as the bad cop starts playing bad cop, the agent originally playing the good cop lost the smile on his face, looking at Gwen: "Ms. Stacy, step aside, or else..."
Before finishing his sentence.
A voice suddenly appeared behind them, with a chilling tone.
"Or else what will you do!"
"..."