Although it is a bit impolite to advance the meeting time temporarily, but for SHIELD, there is no need to be too polite.
People from SHIELD typically want to open a dyeing workshop when given some color.
The more polite you are when dealing with them, the easier it will be to get them to take advantage of you.
S.H.I.E.L.D.
New York Bureau.
Colson, who was processing official documents, suddenly received a message from No. 3.
At half past eleven?
Looking at the meeting time displayed on the message, Colson, whose hairline was severely receding, cursed Fuck in his mind.
"Agent Romanoff, come with me to the Octopus Monster headquarters building."
Horqin picked up the phone on the table and dialed Natasha's number.
"Okay, I'll come right away!"
Natasha replied immediately.
A few minutes later, Coulson and Natasha drove towards the Octopus Monster headquarters building in a black Chevrolet SUV that was particularly popular among American police officers.
Coulson had no intention of driving his vintage car, Laura.
Although it would have been more convenient to drive a flying "Laura" in the past, Coulson decisively gave up this idea considering the poor relationship between SHIELD and Russell.
Traffic in New York is as bad as ever.
Although the rush hour has long passed, the traffic situation on the streets is not much better.
Twenty-five minutes past eleven!
Relying on a slightly "rude" driving style, Coulson and Natasha finally arrived at the Octopus Monster headquarters building.
Led by the staff, they arrived at the office on the top floor and saw Russell sitting on the sofa in the reception area, drinking whiskey.
"Mr. Bradley, long time no see!"
After seeing that Russell had no intention of getting up, Coulson showed a professional smile and said to Russell.
"It's just over a week, not a long time!"
Russell glanced at Colson and Natasha, pointed to the sofa next to him, and motioned for them to sit down.
Although his current attitude was a little disrespectful, neither Colson nor Natasha said anything. They went straight to the sofa in front of him and sat down, looking at him calmly.
Colson was still wearing the same black suit that had remained unchanged for thousands of years, and his hair, which was not too much, was taken care of meticulously.
Unlike Coulson, who exudes a rigorous atmosphere, Natasha's dress is much more casual.
Natasha did not wear a uniform that could fully show off her beautiful curves, but wore slightly loose casual clothes, giving people the feeling of having just finished going to the gym.
Too bad I wasn’t wearing yoga pants!
"To make a long story short, you contacted my artificial intelligence assistant and said you wanted to talk to me about the ownership of the symbiote dragon."
Russell looked at Colson and Natasha and said casually.
"That's right! Mr. Bradley, you may not know it well, but we discovered the symbiote dragon in the first place."
"Due to some accidents, this symbiote dragon escaped from our laboratory."
"If you don't mind, Mr. Bradley, we would like to recover this symbiote dragon."
Coulson said politely.
Although his expression and tone were polite, his words were not very polite.
Reclaim Grendel?
Russell had no intention of giving up what was his to anyone else, let alone to S.H.I.E.L.D.
"What if I say I mind?"
Russell looked at Coulson and said.
"Mr. Bradley, we don't want to conflict with you. The symbiote dragon belongs to SHIELD. I hope you can understand."
Coulson said neither humble nor haughty.
"To correct you, Grendel was never yours, you just happened to dig him up."
"By the way, Grendel is the name of the symbiote dragon."
"I have talked with him and I know what the accident you are talking about is, so you don't need to use those official words to fool me."
Russell said with disdain.
"Mr. Bradley, we know it's a bit difficult for you to hand over Grendel to us, but don't worry, we won't let you sacrifice your interests in vain."
"As long as you are willing to hand over Grendel to us, we are willing to share all the profits with you."
"These are some of the research results we have so far. You can take a look at them first."
After speaking, Coulson took out a tablet and handed it to Russell.
Although it was impossible for him to hand over Grendel to SHIELD, Russell didn't mind taking a look at what SHIELD had researched.
He put down the wine glass in his hand, took the tablet from Coulson, and quickly browsed it.
Russell originally thought that the research materials on the computer would only be about symbiote agents at most, but to his surprise, in addition to the contents about symbiote agents, there were also some contents about the medical field.
Symbiote Potion!
Looking at the contents on the computer, Russell observed a few seconds of silence for the second-generation symbiote Natasha brought back to SHIELD.
Symbiotes have powerful healing abilities. You don't need to study to know this.
SHIELD knew this, and they went even further.
By studying the healing power of symbiotes, they have developed several medicines for terminal diseases such as cancer and AIDS.
It’s interesting!
If S.H.I.E.L.D. only uses the symbiote in the military field, Russell won't have any surprises.
Unexpectedly, SHIELD actually used the symbiote in the medical field.
"The report is interesting, but I don't see anything worth cooperating with."
"Although the Octopus Monster Laboratory has not been established for a long time, the Octopus Monster Laboratory can still research these things."
Russell put the tablet on the table and looked at Coulson and said.
"I don't doubt that the Octopus Monster Laboratory has such capabilities. After all, the Octopus Monster Laboratory has now begun the development of gamma drugs."
"But in the field of medicine, Squidward has no roots whatsoever."
"If you are willing to share the symbiote dragon Grendel with us, SHIELD will fully assist Octopus Company and make Octopus Company a dual giant in the military and medical fields."
Perhaps because they learned from the experience of the military, or perhaps because SHIELD didn't want to have a fierce conflict with Russell, SHIELD came up with a completely different solution this time than before.
They don't plan to snatch Grendel, but plan to develop the symbiote with Russell.
From SHIELD's perspective, this is already a big concession.
"Director Coulson, do you think I'm a little stupid?"
Russell asked suddenly.
"How could it be, Mr. Bradley, how could you have such an idea?"
Coulson immediately denied it.
"Really? But what you are doing now is no different from dealing with fools."
"Octopus Company does not have any foundation in the medical field, but as long as I think about it, Octopus Company can still become a giant in the medical field even without the help of SHIELD."
"I have no shortage of funds, personnel, equipment, and materials. Even if there are some official procedures to deal with when entering the medical field, I can handle it."
"Isn't SHIELD a bit too presumptuous to talk to me about cooperation with help I don't need?"
In addition to the official background and support, what S.H.I.E.L.D. can do, Squidward Corporation can do the same, or even do better.
Just to take Grendel from him based on so-called help, SHIELD overestimated itself.
"Mr. Bradley, this is just a preliminary plan. If you have other needs, you can just ask. As long as we can do it, we can talk!"
"No, we have nothing to talk about. I won't hand Grendel to anyone. If you insist on grabbing it, you can give it a try."
