Chapter 117: Charity Ball (1)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“If the evidence is conclusive, why don’t you just go to the door and arrest him? Why send us to steal?” Wesley doesn’t understand the significance of this kind of action. Why do you need to steal? Why don’t you just go to the door and arrest him? Isn’t that cool?

“Idiot, let’s not talk about whether the intelligence problem is really accurate or not. Even if it is accurate, it is easy to alert the enemy by directly going to their door. The arms dealers are not that simple. They have countless interests, and they can escape if they are not careful. Otherwise, do you think it is so easy to be an agent?” Black Widow mocked Wesley. She finally spoke, but the purpose…

Naturally, Wesley wouldn’t say nothing back. “Haha, is that so? It’s so difficult for me to go alone, in case I have to protect you.”

“You’d better protect yourself. I’ve done such a mission countless times, and I’m familiar with it. What right does a newbie like you have to say that you’re protecting me?”

“Okay, you two, don’t argue. Now I’ll arrange the mission.” Nick Fury stopped Wesley, who wanted to say something. “This mission is not simple. The first person who has an alien weapon is Giles Marbury. He is a real estate businessman, and the arms business is just done in secret. At the same time, he is also a philanthropist, and the reception is a charity reception. There will be some auction items and all the funds will be donated.”

“Then I’m not going to spend money?” Wesley suddenly said.

The Black Widow gave Wesley a look of disdain. “You’re a billionaire, yet you’re feeling sorry for yourself after spending a little money?”

Wesley returned a look of disdain. “Of course, I only have a lot of assets now. I only have my salary left in cash. The dividends from Stark Industries continue to buy shares, and the Alliance Games Company continues to build its headquarters building when it earns money. I haven’t gotten a single cent back until now, unless the company goes public immediately. At that time, I’ll really have money. Now… I don’t have money!”

Wesley was telling the truth. It was true that he did not have a lot of money to do any charity work, especially in the United States. He had even less of a mind to do so. You are already the boss of the world. Why do you still need my money to do charity work? Wesley was not even willing to do tax avoidance. He would rather invest.

Nick Fury looked at Wesley and said, “Of course we know your situation. I’ve prepared a million dollars for you this time. You can decide on your own when the time comes.”

“That’s good, but is S.H.I.E.L.D. so rich after investing so much money?” Wesley looked at Nick Fury strangely.

“We have a large number of alien objects in our hands. Do you think we won’t study them? After some civil technology is developed, we will apply for some patents and then sell it. A lot of SHIELD’s fees are self-funded. Otherwise, do you think such a huge organization just relies on appropriations?” After listening to Nick Fury’s explanation, Wesley understood that some of SHIELD’s funding sources were really fat.

Once there was a problem with S.H.I.E.L.D., the various intelligence agencies and military forces in the United States would definitely rush up and take a bite. It was really a dangerous place. Wesley stopped talking and listened quietly to Nick Fury talk about the mission.

“Well, this is the situation. The two of you get ready to go directly to New York. Wesley, you have to get the invitation to the charity cocktail party as soon as possible. Natasha, you are in charge of doing it. Your chance will come after the auction starts, but the security system is a little tricky.”

“Don’t worry!” Black Widow said confidently. She does have the capital to be confident, because she has lived for decades. Wesley is not sure how many years she has lived, but it seems that she is only about ten years younger than Captain America, and she has not spent these decades in a deep sleep. She is too familiar with things like stealing information or objects.

However, the relationship between the two of them had basically fallen to freezing point. Whether the operation would go smoothly or not was still unknown. Nick Fury had a headache just looking at it. He wanted to change people to execute it, such as Tony Stark, but he had a bad personality and was not as good as Wesley. Moreover, if there was any danger, Wesley was more suitable. After all, Tony Stark could not go in his Iron Man Armor!

“You should hurry up and set off. The charity cocktail party is in three days. Wesley should hurry up and get the invitation.” Nick Fury simply let them leave.

After the two of them walked out of the office, they didn’t say a word. They didn’t even confirm the time and place of their meeting and just left in one direction each. Wesley felt that he could also handle this mission. Wasn’t it just going in to get something? If it really couldn’t be done, he would just go and snatch it. Could they stop him?

Natasha Romanov was indeed famous, and her nickname “Black Widow” made many people tremble in fear. It was just stealing something. Did she need to work with an annoying guy?

As soon as the mission began, the two people who accepted the mission went their separate ways. Wesley went straight to the parking lot. Anyway, Nick Fury had given him a million dollars. He could just get an invitation and take the things out when he got there.

The target of this mission was an alien weapon. It was a ring-shaped weapon that fired an energy beam. Its power was neither big nor small. Logically speaking, such a weapon could be made by Tony Stark without any problem. It was on the Iron Man Armor, although it could only be fired once and the parts would burn directly afterward. But this ring was different. After it was fired, there would be no damage at all, and the energy replenishment was very convenient. It was solar energy.

Charging requires 72 hours of sunlight, and after each charge, it can be fired three times. This weapon is not very useful for large-scale battles, but it is very difficult to guard against assassination. Its manufacturing materials are not available on Earth, or have not been synthesized yet. Whether it is used for assassination or to study its material composition, it can be sold for a high price.

S.H.I.E.L.D., on the other hand, was very wary of weapons that modern equipment could not discover. It was not impossible for them to be used by others at any time and trigger a world war.

It sounded a little mysterious, but it was the truth. Arms dealers loved war the most. The destructive power of this ring was limited, and it could not be used on the main battlefield. It might not be able to replicate the materials used to make it, because it was not something from Earth. It was more like the self-defense weapon of some aliens. However, it was dangerous on Earth. It would be troublesome if someone tried to assassinate some country’s dignitaries.