When Zhou Yi returned to the camp with the huge black panther, many people looked at him with strange eyes.
The patrolling guards raised their weapons, and the passing survivors cautiously avoided them. If Coulson hadn't heard the news and rushed over to disperse the crowd, and arranged for Zhou Yi to take the big cat into a tent, they probably would have been surrounded for a while.
"My God, where did you find such a big jaguar?" Coulson pulled Zhou Yi into the tent and couldn't help but exclaim. "Do you know that because you brought this thing back, the camp almost exploded? Many people thought we were breached, and even this kind of monster came here. The survivors desperately wanted to go out, and we almost couldn't suppress them. If a riot happened at this time, I wouldn't know how to solve it."
"Sorry, this child was just injured. I didn't feel safe leaving it outside." Zhou Yi scratched the big cat's ears, letting it lie on the ground. The big cat obediently followed his command, and after it lay down, Zhou Yi lifted Jill from its back and placed her on the camp bed inside the tent.
The sudden lightness on its back made the big cat feel instantly comfortable. It frolicked on the ground, rolling around a few times, and then directly placed its head on Zhou Yi's feet. Fortunately, Zhou Yi's physique was different from a normal person's; otherwise, it would have hurt for a while. With a weight of nearly a thousand kilograms placed there, it wouldn't be painless.
"How did you train it to be like this? It doesn't seem any different from a slightly larger house cat." Looking at the big cat snoring and squinting, Coulson asked in surprise. He had seen this kind of beast before; some people with strange tastes liked to raise this kind of thing. But few people could raise a beast to be as docile as a house cat. It requires a lot of time and talent.
"By chance, this child is very smart!" Zhou Yi shrugged. At this moment, he saw Natasha and Ada Wong coming together. The two women were chatting and laughing, not at all displaying the previous hostile feelings.
"What happened to them?" Pointing at the two women, he asked Coulson. He felt that something interesting must have happened in the short time he was gone. Otherwise, these two antagonistic women couldn't have become this harmonious.
"They reached a small agreement." Coulson gave an awkward smile, looking at the two women. "Let's not worry about them for now, buddy. Didn't you adopt a daughter? How are you feeling about that lately?"
"Damn it, why are you suddenly asking me this?" Zhou Yi immediately became wary when Coulson brought up his adopted daughter. He instinctively felt something was amiss. A special agent would never ask about his daughter for no reason. Unless he had a death wish.
"On the basis of our friendship, I'll warn you first: Erisa's legally recognized now. You'd better not have any ideas about her if you don't want me to beat you to death."
"Hey, I've never had any ideas about the kid. I was just asking a simple question, you know?" Coulson retorted, exasperated. He'd only wanted to find a topic to start a conversation, but why had he suddenly been accused of having ulterior motives? This made him feel incredulous, even questioning the trust between people.
He considered himself not to be a fierce-looking guy, and he was honest and kind. How could he be seen this way in Zhou Yi's eyes?
"You really don't have any ideas about Erisa?" Zhou Yi continued to scrutinize him, beginning to consider whether to trust the special agent's words.
"Damn it, I swear on my grandmother's name, I've never had that thought." Coulson felt like he was going crazy. If he couldn't beat this guy, he would definitely make him taste the power of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s internal, non-transferrable ultimate fighting technique.
"Alright, let's assume you haven't had that thought."
"I never had that thought in the first place."
"Then why did you bring up Erisa? Don't you know what your job is? It's easy to misunderstand, buddy." Zhou Yi patted Coulson's shoulder apologetically and offered him a cigarette, acknowledging his innocence.
Coulson took the cigarette with great displeasure, wanting to curse him. But he found he had nothing to say. The guy was just worried about his child, and besides, as an agent, there wasn't really anything to say about being viewed with a biased eye; that was his job.
"Let it go this time. You should know that as a friend, I won't hurt you." Coulson waved his hand, signaling everything was forgotten. Zhou Yi just smiled and nodded at his words. Whether he believed him or not, no one knew.
Coulson didn't expect him to believe it so easily; such things usually needed actual actions to prove. Words alone were useless. So he avoided the topic and said directly to Zhou Yi.
"Do you remember the child Natasha brought back?"
"What, is there a problem with the child?"
"The child is fine; it's Natasha who has the problem."
"The Borken couple unfortunately perished in this disaster. This child has become an orphan, and we've investigated her relatives. It's safe to say none of them are capable of raising her. So Natasha had an idea, she wants to raise the child. But our internal regulations don't allow for that."
"Unless Natasha retires, she can't raise this child. But whether or not she retires isn't up to her. So, I gave her an idea!" Coulson straightened his expression and said to Zhou Yi.
Hearing this, Zhou Yi understood what he meant. He immediately shook his head and said, "You want me to raise this child? Are you out of your minds? You should know what my home situation is like. There's no way I can take in a child like that!"
"Buddy, I know your home situation, of course. But right now, we don't have many other options." Coulson tugged at his sleeve, explaining.
"You should know what Dr. William was researching. The T-Virus can cause so many people to go crazy, let alone the more powerful G-Virus. Dr. William is dead, and all the intelligence points to his daughter. We can't put her in an ordinary family. That would lead to a terrible tragedy."
"You could put her in your headquarters. It would be safer there, and it would give you more peace of mind, wouldn't it?"
Zhou Yi still refused this idea. He already had enough trouble at home; he really didn't want another one.
"I can't do this, man. I can't deprive a child of her life. You know what would happen if she was adopted by people like us. Her life would become incomplete. And, Natasha wouldn't agree with me doing this either. That child is a good kid, she shouldn't have to live in the shadows like us forever."
Coulson said urgently, the pleading look on his face making Zhou Yi feel like it would be a sin to refuse. He was about to say something else when Coulson cut him off directly.
"Please, man. Consider this me begging you, alright?"
"And me too, consider this me begging you, okay? I just want this child to grow up carefree, I don't ask for anything else. As long as you agree, I can meet any of your conditions." Natasha also lifted the tent flap at this time and said to Zhou Yi solemnly.
Although she said it very solemnly, Zhou Yi didn't take it to heart. He had endured such teasing before, there was no reason to get carried away because of this empty promise.
However, at this point. It was already difficult for Zhou Yi to refuse. Coulson was his friend, and his relationship with Natasha was more than just acquaintances, their request wasn't easy to refuse. Moreover, he still had some sympathy for the poor child. But he still wanted to decline, it's best not to get involved in this kind of troublesome matter.
"I will be very busy in the future, you should know my plans. I won't have any free time to take care of this child for a while."
"Boss, leave it to me. I can make time to take care of this child." Ada Wong also spoke out in support at this time, but her target was obviously wrong. Obviously, she must have made some dirty deal with these two guys.
"Ada, you betrayed me!" Zhou Yi gritted his teeth. Being betrayed by his own people was not a pleasant experience.
"I'm sorry, Boss. I just wanted to lighten your load. Besides, Miss Romanoff said that if I helped her, the past could be forgiven, and she could also help me smooth things over. So, I had to side with them."
Ada Wong knew Zhou Yi's bottom line very well, so she also knew how far she could go. Just as she was doing now, she neither made Zhou Yi resent her nor prevented the situation from developing towards the result they wanted. And no matter what she did, it wouldn't cause her much loss. This was the extent of what a smart person could achieve.
Looking at the earnestness in the three people's eyes, Zhou Yi pondered for a long time and finally nodded.
"Alright, I agree. But you must promise me two things."
"First, S.H.I.E.L.D. can't harass this child's life anymore. Once I take her back, she's my child. I won't allow anyone to have designs on her at any time, not even you!"
"I can guarantee that S.H.I.E.L.D. won't harass her internally, but what if we want to see her?" Natasha asked anxiously, seeming to care deeply about the child.
"I can allow you to see the child in a personal capacity, but that's the limit."
"No problem. What's the other request?" Coulson agreed. He could see that this was the right solution for the child.
"Secondly, forget everything about the virus. She's just a normal child, and has nothing to do with the G-Virus anymore. That's what I need you to record in the files."
This wasn't a simple matter. It didn't just mean erasing the child's past from all the records, but also silencing the voices within S.H.I.E.L.D. that were interested in the virus.
The power of the G-Virus would definitely attract some people's attention. Zhou Yi didn't have the time or the inclination to deal with these ambitious people. Coulson and the others would have to handle them.
Coulson and the others exchanged glances and nodded. They made their choice for the sake of their own conscience.
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