Chapter 145: Exposed (Patreon)

On the other side, inside the Triskelion-

Coulson had just finished downloading all the information sent by Barbara and began to browse through it one by one.

The information highlighted several key points.

Firstly, it described how Charles Doyle's strength was beyond the ordinary, possibly exceeding three tons, which suggested he might have surpassed the limits of the human body.

Secondly, it mentioned that there was a suit of armor in Charles Doyle's room, which, from her observation, possessed a certain degree of lethality.

Thirdly, it revealed that the symbol on the headband was the Hidden Leaf Village, a place with a ninja training system, likely situated in some unknown corner of the world and not in this country.

Fourthly, it explained that those with the headband were referred to as ninja, with ranks ranging from Genin, Chunin, and Jonin.

Among them, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Rock Lee were all Genin; Iruka Umino was a Chunin, while Shizune was a Jonin. Charles Doyle was also a ninja, but his rank was yet to be determined.

Looking at these five specially highlighted pieces of information, as well as Charles Doyle's current position in the High Table, the scope of his influence, and other details, Coulson went through each one carefully.

At this point, Coulson was greatly surprised. It appeared that indeed there was a mysterious force behind Charles Doyle.

This force was a hidden ninja village with a mature training system, a sophisticated power rating system, and extraordinary powers.

It was worth noting that when they evaluated the abilities of the individual known as Rock Lee previously, they had already determined that his strength far surpassed that of any martial arts master and had classified him as superhuman.

Having read through the information, Coulson didn't dare to be negligent. He immediately printed out all the information and then contacted Director Fury, learning that the latter was in his office, and rushed over there.

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In the meeting room-

Charles sat in the main chair, looking at the Adjudicators and the various ninjas arriving one after another.

Naruto had just finished a day's mission and had barely lain down when he was called.

He was still a bit sleepy, but upon seeing the people in the room, he immediately became excited and shouted, "Lord Charles, did you call everyone here for some important mission?"

Elena, who appeared in the operations room, was somewhat puzzled. She was just a mission-level person and didn't know why she was called to attend such a meeting.

Could she have been exposed? It couldn't be.

She had checked her room thoroughly, found no surveillance, and there were no eavesdropping devices. She couldn't figure out why, so she could only accept it for now.

By now, all the other personnel had arrived, and Shizune, responsible for notifying them, was the last to enter, holding a box in her hand. No one knew what was in the box, but Barbara had a bad feeling about it.

Shizune placed the box in front of Charles and stood in the lower queue.

The queue was divided into two groups, one of which was the ninjas recruited by Charles. The group of ninjas that had arrived amounted to as many as five people.

The other group was also sizable, mainly composed of Ginny, John Wick, Cross, Wesley, and Elena Morse. Although the other group consisted of five people, in reality, there were only four Adjudicators among them.

Charles observed that all the personnel had arrived. With a serious expression, he looked at everyone.

A terrifying pressure swept through the room, surprising Shizune with the sheer amount of chakra Charles Doyle possessed. The other ninjas were also amazed at Charles's power.

However, the members from Ginny's group felt as if they were facing a tsunami and an avalanche at the same time. Cold sweat immediately drenched their clothes.

As Charles's aura came and went, the terrifying pressure dissipated in an instant. At this point, his voice sounded heavy as he began to speak, "As a leader, I consider myself quite fair to my subordinates. But there are two kinds of people that I can't tolerate. One is a traitor, someone who betrays us from within."

Though Charles didn't say what would happen to a discovered traitor, everyone immediately became tense.

Charles suddenly brought up the topic, could there be a traitor among them? They glanced at the people from the ninja team, who were all staring at them.

This made Ginny, John Wick, and the others feel a chill in their hearts. Could it be that a traitor had infiltrated their ranks?

Glancing at everyone's reaction, Charles continued, "The other kind is someone with ulterior motives, a spy lurking by my side. Miss Spy, Elena Morse!"

Upon hearing her name, Barbara immediately knew she had been exposed, although she wasn't sure why. But she knew she had been exposed. With her intuition, she knew that Charles Doyle wasn't bluffing, but genuinely confirmed that she was a spy.

Barbara didn't intend to sit idly by. She immediately leaned forward and attempted to grab Wesley, who was closest to her. She needed a hostage.

However, before she could succeed, a figure appeared behind her in an instant and pressed her to the ground.

The one who acted was none other than Rock Lee. Barbara still tried to resist, but Rock Lee held her down firmly, preventing any movement.

"Bring her here," Charles ordered.

From his ninja equipment pouch, Rock Lee retrieved a hemp rope and swiftly bound Elena securely, then presented her to Charles Doyle.

Gazing at Elena Morse in front of him, Charles opened the box that Shizune had brought, revealing a satellite phone and a device to block signals.

Seeing the two items in front of her, Barbara realized completely why she had been exposed. Yet she still couldn't understand how they had found out.

"Elena Morse, or should I say Barbara Morse!"

During this waiting period, Charles finally remembered who Elena Morse resembled. It was none other than Barbara Morse, the Mockingbird, one of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Upon hearing Charles directly call out her name, Barbara Morse's worried heart quickly calmed down.

"That's right, I'm a special agent from the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division, Barbara Morse! Codename Mockingbird!"