Under the pretext of her aunt's visit, Maria walked into Natasha's villa openly. Of course, her outfit was inevitably ridiculed by Natasha. Although her current identity is very different, Natasha still has no intention of being polite to her.

"Good afternoon, auntie. I don't even know when you got so young! Where did you borrow this dress, and who painted your makeup? I think you should tip him more, because it's not easy to dress you up so young. ”

"That's enough, Natasha. I don't have time to joke with you here. I came to you with something to do. ”

Very unceremoniously sat down on the sofa in the living room, and Maria was already blushing at Natasha. Natasha was stunned by this performance, but she still served Maria a cup of black coffee as she expected, and then sat down across from her and asked her strangely.

"Is there anything you need to come to find here? You know, your current status is not ordinary. In the eyes of those who care, no matter how much you disguise, it is impossible to hide it. ”

"Only once. Otherwise, you think I'm going to use this method. ”

Retorting disdainfully, Maria did not drink coffee, but opened her handbag and took a lady's cigarette from it and lit it for herself. This is something she has recently learned, because of the pressure of work, she has to learn some ways to relieve her spirits. And compared to men, women have a lot less ways to relax. So she learned a universal means of smoking.

This is the easiest way to relax. And there is a special benefit to this approach. That is, the smoke from tobacco burning can obscure your eyes and some subtle expressions to a certain extent, so that others are not easy to guess what you really think.

Maria smokes, not only to relieve her mental stress, but also to cope with Natasha. If it were an ordinary person, she would definitely disdain to use such small means. But for Natasha, she had to make more preparations. Because she wasn't sure if the most elite agent would find something from her look.

I took two puffs and vomited without going through my lungs at all. With his face completely enveloped in a cloud of smoke, Maria opened her mouth directly at Natasha.

"Remember your mission? About the secrets inside the Nano Neuron company? ”

"Of course." Natasha, who had also guessed what Maria was going to ask, nodded, and then according to her own thoughts, she said everything she knew, and at the same time thought she should say. "Nano Neuron is a company registered in that country. There are some government-related people behind the company who hold shares. The shares are not large, but they can give political protection to the entire company. Of course, the most important thing is its R&D strength. ”

"This company hasn't been around that country for long. But it has the strongest R&D strength. The technology you think they stole is actually developed by them. From the bottom of the nano metal manufacturing to the application of nano medicine to human medicine, all the technology tree is a complete company. So, your assumptions weren't right at the beginning. They don't have the suspicion you say at all. ”

"It can't be!" Shaking her head vigorously, Maria directly denied Natasha's statement. "You're also a professional, don't you know the problems that can arise in technology development? Can two people, no matter how talented they are, develop something almost identical at opposite ends of the world without any discussion? ”

"Tony and Ivan. Isn't Vanke a good example? Smiling slightly, Natasha said such things very confidently. You're going to ask me to help you investigate something like this. But now that I give you the results of my investigation, you don't believe it. There's nothing I can do about it. You know, I'm retired. Helping you this one is also based on the past. I didn't take a penny from you, and we didn't have that kind of superior-subordinate stake between us. If you don't want to believe me, then you can find someone else to look into this. ”

Of course, Mary would not go to anyone else. Because even if you find someone else, you can't do it better than Natasha. Still, what Natasha said now didn't satisfy her. She didn't take the risk to come here to hear such news. So, after a moment of silence and a moment of thought, she said this to Natasha.

"Well, you're the most professional and I trust your judgment. However, there are some things you shouldn't have told me yet. ”

"Something else? What do you want to know? ”

"A technology cannot exist without an inventor. And a person who can invent this technology can't be some nobody. Just like Tony, there are a few people in the world who don't know he exists. And with the development of nanoneurons to the present, there must be a similar person who exists. It's just that, unlike Tony's swagger, this guy doesn't seem to have any intention of showing up at all. I've looked into this, and I don't seem to have a clue at all. So I want to ask you, is there any special news. ”

As soon as Maria said this, Natasha's face immediately showed a thoughtful look. She was remembering, and Maria was waiting for her to remember. It wasn't until a cigarette was almost burned out that Natasha opened her mouth again.

"I know a person. According to the custom on the other side of the earth, you can call him Mr. Ao. But I really don't know. You should know that the government there is the most tightly knit organization in the world, and you don't even know what their secret service is called, how can it be that I, who has no energy at all, can figure out such a secret? ”

"Mr. Ao?" This answer and Maria. Hill didn't think the same. And it was this situation that was completely out of her imagination that made her entire eyebrow tangled into an ugly lump. "Are you sure?"

"You can find someone to investigate it yourself. Of course, it's best to find the kind of person who can infiltrate the upper echelons on the other side. ”

Mary stopped talking this time. She just silently pinched out the cigarette that had reached the end of her life, and then lit a new one for herself.

This kind of behavior is really a bit abnormal. Even Natasha, who was unwilling to delve into this issue, had to frown and ask her questions.

"What, is there something wrong?"

There were some things that Maria didn't want to say, and if she could get some evidence, then there was no need to let Natasha know. But now it was different, everything was different from what she expected, and it made it impossible for her to verify the conjecture in her heart. So, when Natasha asked such a question, she said directly to her in her heart.

"I discovered some secrets. This secret may have something to do with Tony! ”

As soon as she said this, Natasha chuckled in her heart. Clever as she had heard the hint of trouble in this sentence. And the last thing she wants to get out of her previous life now is trouble. So she immediately had to stop Mary from saying what was next. But Mary spoke to her before she did.

"I know you don't want to get in trouble. Seriously, I didn't mean to stir you in at first. But now, I want you to hear the secret I've discovered. Because I'm afraid that if anyone knows that I'm secretly investigating these things, maybe it happened to Nick before. What happened to Fury will happen to me again. You don't want me to die in vain! ”

As a friend, Natasha naturally didn't want to watch such a tragic thing happen to Maria. However, she really didn't want to get into trouble with herself. It made it hard for her to do! And in the end, it was emotion that prevailed. So she could only sigh deeply and say to Maria.

"Say it. I'm going to see what makes you so unconfident. ”

With a grin, Maria smiled a not-so-good-looking smile. Then she started saying that.

"I discovered a secret. It's that Tony's situation is a little less human now. Do you remember the shooting in front of the White House? ”

"I remember the news reports more than once. It is said that the situation was critical, and Mrs. Stark was on the verge of death. ”

Nodding, Natasha had just replied with that, and Maria was already very impatiently shaking her hand, and then whispered.

"It's not just Mary. She's just an innocent person who has been implicated. The real target of that man's attack is Tony! Do you think a man who has been with the FBI for more than 30 years could miss the target at that close distance? ”

"Off target?" Shaking her head, Natasha directly expressed her denial. As a professional, she knows exactly what shooting is all about. As long as you are always in contact with a gun, at that distance, even a person who has only practiced marksmanship for two or three years will not be able to miss the target. And an old FBI, it's even more unlikely.

Natasha's reaction was expected by Maria, as she and Natasha were in the same mind. So immediately, she said to Natasha.

"Since it is impossible to miss the target, where did the bullet hit? You may not believe the answer, but that's exactly what I'm going to tell you. ”

The bullet hit Tony, and it hit him in the right spot. And the crux of the problem is not here, the crux of the problem is Tony. I found the footage of the sightings and did a reverse analysis bit by bit. Finally I found this. ”

"The bullet pierced his body. He was hurt. However, strange changes have occurred in his body. Something like metal, repaired his wounds. In the process, he didn't shed a single drop of blood, do you know what that means? ”