The situation is very mysterious.

Hercule could see that these FBI agents were well prepared and had been waiting here for a long time. The shuttle bus departs at a fixed time, but the one he took was not on the schedule.

Before getting on the bus, Hercule thought that the airport or SHIELD had some special arrangements. Now it seems that the FBI has specially arranged a bus just to take him to the police station.

Then the fifth passenger in the car besides the driver should be the SHIELD agent... This person has an expression of confusion that he can't hide, as if saying: Wait, how come we are traveling together?

Hercule could imagine the process of the incident:

For some reason, the FBI regarded him as a suspect, and prepared a shuttle bus at the time when the plane landed, ready to quickly arrest the target in the airport where people come and go. As a result, he waited and waited, and he didn't come. When he contacted again, he found that the target was busy enjoying the coconut cake in the cafe.

The SHIELD agent knew that Hercule was on vacation, and the two of them took the same plane.

The detective had Wayne pay for the first-class ticket, but Fury was not so generous, so the agent squeezed in the economy class for 11 hours.

The detective got off the plane to buy snacks, and the agent bought himself a cheapest McDonald's hamburger at the fast food restaurant next to him.

The detective left the airport, and the agent hurriedly boarded the shuttle bus first.

Mainly, since a 007 agent in the British Empire next door spent several times the budget on eating, drinking, and flirting with beautiful women at public expense, peer organizations around the world have become more cautious when allocating funds to their subordinates.

The SHIELD agent was thinking about how to report his hamburger expenses more beautifully while stepping on the steps to get on the bus. Out of professional habit, he looked around first and was stunned after reading it. Then his mind sank slightly, and he didn't want to alert the enemy, so he pretended to be an ordinary passenger and walked to the last row to sit down.

The FBI in the car was also a little stunned when facing the SHIELD agent.

——Is this person a target?

——No.

——Then why did you let him up? !

——The target is about to leave the airport, it would be too obvious to kick the other passengers off the bus now!

——Forget it, let's make a quick decision later.

In this way, the two sides reached a tacit understanding, each of them kept their troops in place, waiting for Hercule to come.

After discovering that the people on the bus were from the FBI, the SHIELD agent was even more reluctant to step forward. He was a little confused about the situation and worried that this was a power struggle among the upper echelons of various departments.

Hercule Hugo's identity is different now. After the "gate" incident of Avant-garde Technology, there are many people in the government who are eager to get the mechanical heart, people who are interested in new energy, and people who want to know how he passed through the upside-down world without protection. They still suspect that he is the mastermind behind the New York arson case...

SHIELD's response was as quick as ever. They sent agents to follow Hercule, which may have meant that "this job belongs to me."

In this case, the FBI detained people openly, which was equivalent to not taking Fury seriously. Once the two departments conflicted, the subordinates would encounter more troubles when working.

The SHIELD agent felt a headache just thinking about it, and couldn't help praying in his heart:

You caught the wrong person, you caught the wrong person...

Just at this moment, Hercule put down the box and raised his hands: "Please don't shoot, I don't know what I did wrong. But first of all, I don't mean to evade the ticket. If you need it, the change is in another pocket."

He had just the right amount of confusion on his face.

But the SHIELD agent thought: FBI brothers, I understand you, this guy looks like a criminal who has been wandering on the wrong path for at least ten years.

Especially the polite and innocent look, knowing that the FBI is not going to check the ticket but deliberately saying so, it really deserves a beating.

However, the FBI police were not angered, and they didn't want to ask questions. They seemed to be particularly sure that Hercule was the person they were looking for. First, they handcuffed Hercule without saying anything, and then took away the pipe in his pocket and the box containing the mechanical heart and the golden hourglass.

The SHIELD agent was immediately anxious.

The FBI police were busy dealing with Hercule, and had no time to take care of the only "passenger" in the car.

When they realized that there was a bystander, he would be forced to separate from the detective if he did not reveal his identity. And if he showed his ID, what if the FBI detained him as well if it was really a political struggle?

Too unlucky!

The SHIELD agent judged the situation and finally chose to keep silent.

Halfway through the journey, he was asked to get off the car by the FBI. Hercule walked to the middle window seat and sat down, and several agents took turns staring at him. The SHIELD agent stood on the side of the road with a sad face and raised his head. When the pair of sharp and penetrating gray-green eyes in the sun looked through the window, he knew that he had been seen through.

He showed a slightly bitter and puzzled smile, and shook his head slightly, which meant: Don't act rashly.

Then, while reporting the sudden accident to his boss, he went to find a car for himself and decided to confirm where the FBI took Hercule first.

**

There is an FBI branch in the capital of Hawaii. Hercule did not get to enjoy the scenery of the police station this time and went directly to the FBI office for afternoon tea.

As the only tropical archipelago state not on the North American continent, Hawaii has a beautiful natural environment, but its cultural facilities are indeed much behind New York and Gotham.

In layman's terms, the FBI building is rather shabby, and only the three coconut trees at the door are quite interesting. Their agents are also very serious. The cake Hercule just bought was confiscated on the way.

Someone came to explain to him why he was arrested. It is said that he was involved in an interstate case, suspected of fraud, inducing suicide and murder. The FBI believes that as the leader of a cult group, he used illegal means to spread bad information among the crowd, directly or indirectly causing the deaths of at least 12 people.

Hercule:?

He sat in the interrogation room as usual.

The FBI agent opposite described the case clearly, but Hercule couldn't help but raise his hand to interrupt him halfway through: "Wait, are you talking about me?"

The other party raised his eyelids: "What else? You have the right to remain silent, but every word you say may become unfavorable evidence against you in court."

Such a familiar Miranda warning. Hercule had a feeling that the following conversation would be very stupid, but he had no other choice but to say in a tone of teaching a child: "Thank you for your kind reminder, but I am Hercule Hugo. Who are you going to arrest?"

The agent actually looked down at the documents on the table, and then said confidently: "It's you."

At the same time, the FBI's case records were transferred to the SHIELD agent through internal channels.

He drove a borrowed sports car and stopped at the side of the FBI office. He stared at the FBI's suspect list and read it over and over again, but he didn't find Hercule Hugo's name on it. As he thought, Hercule had nothing to do with the charges that the FBI forced on him.

Everyone is an insider, and the agent knows exactly how to push the pot and take advantage of loopholes. This is the first time he has seen such a bold frame-up as the FBI in Hawaii.

Knowing the law and breaking it, illegally detaining - even if the detective is easy to fool (this assumption itself is not true), do you really think that the SHIELD behind him does not exist?

The agent has already regarded the FBI's behavior as a provocation to SHIELD. Even people without a sense of collective honor would be furious when encountering such an insult to IQ.

He immediately called the headquarters and applied for a legitimate reason to take action against the "corrupt elements in the investigation bureau" and snatched back the detective who abided by the law, had no extraordinary behavior, and could not even finish the cake from the enemy's hometown.

The boss told the agent not to get angry and asked them to communicate with the FBI branch first. Maybe there is some misunderstanding. The detective is a good person, and the FBI cannot be all idiots.

Ten minutes later, the boss called back. She seemed even angrier than the agent on the field: "Stupid FBI! You can't talk to them!"

Of course, the agent would not remind the boss to be careful with his words. He pretended not to hear and asked, "What's going on, boss?"

Superior: "I assured them that Hercule Hugo had nothing to do with the interstate murder case, but the FBI didn't listen.

I also provided them with evidence of Hercule's activities in New York, proving that he had never traveled to the two states where the crime occurred recently, but the FBI didn't listen.

Finally, I even hinted that the SHIELD agents had been following the detectives, which was fucking illegal but useful! The FBI still didn't listen."

Hearing this, the agent's doubts overcame his indignation. Political struggles seemed unable to explain the current situation. He asked, "Why?"

The boss was silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, he was much more serious:

"Something's wrong. They firmly believe that the person they want to arrest is Hercule Hugo, and they won't admit their mistakes even if I put the evidence in front of them. But when I asked for the reason and they refused to explain to me, I could hear that the people in the Bureau were not shirking or perfunctory. Obviously, the FBI believes that their reasons for taking Hercule away are more sufficient than the evidence provided by SHIELD."

The agent immediately had many conspiracies in mind.

If the top officials of the FBI branch in Hawaii covet a special item in the hands of a detective, they can indeed temporarily control the person in this way at any cost. But what happens next? Will all agents obey the orders of one person, or does this person control all his subordinates by special means?

Even if this is true, there is also SHIELD outside the FBI branch. Why do they think they can fight against the entire outside world with just one small island? And under this assumption, there is no need to go to the trouble of accusing Hercule.

After a moment, the agent said honestly: "I can't figure it out at all, boss."

"I'm sorry, me too." The boss replied, "The plan has changed. I want you to follow Hercule closely and save his life and special props as the first priority. In the worst case, if he dies, you must bring back his body and the core of the black apple. The others will stop looking for the Devourer and join you. If necessary, I authorize opening fire on the FBI."

"Don't we have to do anything except protect?"

"All you have to do is listen to the detective. Believe me, he can figure out what's going on faster than you and me, and everyone else."

**

Hercule wrapped his coat tightly and nestled in the cold chair, keeping a calm silence, listening to the FBI assigning him a new character.

Not to mention, the setting of this cult leader is quite rare.

According to the detective, he used to be a captain and sailed on the ocean all year round. Hercule's impression is that even if some luxury ships in the early 21st century are equipped with satellite broadband, sailors still have strict traffic restrictions when accessing the Internet. It is simply impossible to contact the outside world every day like land people.

People who work in a monotonous environment are prone to psychological problems. A recent survey revealed that six percent of sailors have died by suicide over the past four decades.

However, the psychological disease of the cult leader in the detective's mouth is reflected in other aspects - he did not suffer from depression when he was working on the ship, but was inspired by it and figured out the method of exploring the weaknesses in the hearts of his colleagues and inducing them to commit suicide. Little tricks, even practiced successfully several times.

Due to the infrequent and cautious operations, no one connected the sporadic suicides with the seemingly friendly and kind old captain until he left the ocean.

After returning to land, the closed environment on the ship was lost, and the captain disappeared from everyone again. He worked steadily for a while, but finally couldn't bear the sense of disparity, so he had thoughts that he shouldn't have. In recent years, he began using his talent and honed skills to recruit suitable partners and host small gatherings at his home.

At first, all activities were offline and there were no illegal activities. Later, the Internet gradually developed, and it became easier to create an information cocoon. The retired captain became more and more skillful, and the number of members under his command increased like a snowball.

Until recently, suicides continued to appear among members of online gatherings, attracting the attention of the FBI. After many days of hard work, the Hawaii FBI Division finally found a qualified target, so it dispatched field troops this afternoon and planned to arrest him as soon as possible.

After hearing this, Hercule asked: "Allow me to interrupt, is the leader of the cult you are talking about a rather young captain?"

The agent nodded.

Hercule continued to press for confirmation: "Then the agents arrested me at the airport."

The agent continued to nod.

Hercule: "You seem to be somewhat smart. Don't you think there's something wrong with my age?"

The agent said matter-of-factly: "You are Hercule Hugo, the retired captain and cult leader we are looking for. I don't see any problem here."

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