Charlotte picked up a button on the reception room table and pressed it.

Within a few seconds, a knock came from the door, and Iruka Umino walked in the next moment.

"Iruka, bring Little Lee over for a moment."

Hearing Charlotte's instruction, Iruka said nothing, turned around, and left the reception room.

Seeing Charlotte being so cooperative, Coulson nodded with satisfaction.

An assassin, even a legendary one in New York, what of it?

A few minutes later, there was another knock on the door, and Iruka brought Rock Lee into the reception room.

"Lord Charlotte, you were looking for me?"

Little Lee walked in with a smile on his face, thinking there was a new mission.

Charlotte beckoned him over, "Little Lee, come and sit. This gentleman has something to say to you."

Seeing Iruka leave, Coulson looked at the boy's outfit and asked curiously, "Rock Lee, do you admire Bruce Lee?"

Hearing Coulson's words, Rock Lee asked a bit uncertainly, "Sir, who are you talking about?"

Coulson made a few gestures and said, "Bruce Lee, Li Xiaolong, Chinese Kung Fu."

Rock Lee still looked completely bewildered but said with a certain tone, "Sir, I don't know who you're talking about."

Hearing Rock Lee say this, Coulson said uncertainly, "Then your outfit?"

"It really looks like Bruce Lee's, just the color is a bit different."

Rock Lee looked at the man in front of him and explained, "Sir, this outfit is a gift from my master. I like it very much and admire him greatly, but I don't know who you're talking about. Clearly, he is not my master."

Hearing the word 'master', a thought flashed through Coulson's mind, and he asked doubtfully, "Master? Is it Charlotte?"

Charlotte watched Coulson's performance without saying anything. He didn't stop Rock Lee from mentioning his master; after all, Might Guy might actually show up one day.

Rock Lee shook his head and explained, "It's not Lord Charlotte, it's my own master."

"I wonder, sir, do you have some business with me?"

"Is there a commission to give me?"

When mentioning a commission, Rock Lee's expression became excited, full of the spirit of youth.

Hearing Rock Lee mention a commission, Coulson gave Charlotte a deep look. It was immoral to let a child complete missions.

Coulson put on that friendly smile again and said, "Rock Lee, do you want to go back to school?"

"Return to the life of an ordinary child, studying without a care in the world."

Rock Lee said helplessly, "Sir, I've already graduated, and it's been over a year. I won't be going back to school to study."

Coulson, who was originally full of confidence, froze for a moment upon hearing Rock Lee's words. Graduated?

Looking at the thirteen-year-old Rock Lee, Coulson still wanted to explain the school he meant and the life he was describing.

Before he could speak, Charlotte stood up and said, "Mr. Coulson, you chat with Little Lee first. When you're done, I'll be waiting for you outside."

With that, Charlotte turned and left the reception room; he didn't want to listen anymore.

Coulson's strategy wasn't wrong, but his target was. How could you convince a Ninja to go back to school?

Even with the right approach, Coulson couldn't attract Little Lee at all.

Actually, just now, Charlotte had thought about letting Little Lee go with Coulson to infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D. and gather information—not the Tesseract's location, but its energy blocks.

He wanted to see if those things could be used for top-ups, but Little Lee was still a child. What could he do even if he went?

He would still have to enter the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy. By the time he graduated and was qualified to touch those things, it would be too late.

Charlotte dropped the idea. When the time was right and his strength was sufficient, he would just snatch the Tesseract when Loki arrived.

Seeing Charlotte come out, Iruka stood up and asked, "Lord Charlotte, is the discussion over?"

"Not yet. This person wanted to meet Little Lee, so they're still talking."

Hearing that the discussion wasn't over, Iruka said, "Lord Charlotte, ever since that man arrived, we've been watched."

"I sensed killing intent. There should be more than one gun aimed at our agency."

"I didn't know if these people came with this Agent or if they were assassins looking for a bounty, so I didn't capture them."

Hearing Iruka say there was surveillance and gunmen outside, Charlotte didn't care and said, "They're all protecting this FBI Agent. Don't worry about it."

Hearing Charlotte say not to worry, Iruka didn't say anything more, and the two chatted outside.

About half an hour later, the door to the reception room opened.

At this time, the friendly smile was no longer on Coulson's face; he was very frustrated.

After talking for so long, he felt like he and Rock Lee weren't even on the same wavelength.

He hadn't even managed to extract much information, only learning that the boy had a master who taught him cultivation, who wasn't here but would come later.

He didn't get any other information. The child was very cautious, acting more like someone from an academy than an ordinary person.

Especially the camera and recording equipment hidden on his person—he felt the other party had discovered them.

Because the boy had stared at those spots for a long while, though he didn't call it out.

Coulson came up to Charlotte Doyle and said, "Rock Lee is unwilling to come with me, and he has his own godfather. But I won't give up easily; perhaps I'll come back one day."

That's right, in Coulson's eyes, Rock Lee's master was a godfather-like figure to him.

Seeing that Coulson hadn't given up, Charlotte said, "I told you before that Little Lee wouldn't go with you. You should give up on that idea."

"Goodbye, Charlotte."

Coulson didn't say much more and turned to leave the Charlotte Agency.

Walking out the door, Coulson got into his beloved car. He wasn't alone in the car; The Cavalry, Mei, was also sitting there.

"Mei, the video and audio were transmitted in real-time. What are your thoughts after watching our conversation?"

Mei took off her headphones and spoke slowly, "Charlotte, this legendary assassin, doesn't care about us."

"Or rather, he doesn't care about the FBI. Moreover, he is very confident, knowing that Little Lee wouldn't go with you."

"Also, this Charlotte Agency is not simple. That Asian man named Iruka discovered our deployment. While you were talking, he stepped out and specifically looked toward our Snipers' positions."

"And he didn't show the slightest panic, as if he didn't care about being aimed at."

Hearing Mei's words, Coulson thought about Charlotte's attitude and his anger and performance when he was being threatened.

He said helplessly, "Let's go back first and report to the Director to see how he wants to handle it."

"At the same time, leave a team to monitor the target."

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