Martin Redford himself was glad that he hadn't done anything bad. Otherwise, he wouldn't be sure what would have happened to him. The problem now was that the division was a third short of manpower, which was not a small number.
"Director, how do we replenish our manpower now? From the SHIELD Academy?" Martin Redford asked.
At this moment, Phil Coulson said to Wesley, "S.H.I.E.L.D. has its own talent training organization. SHIELD Academy is a general term. There are different branches such as the School of Combat, the School of Science, and the School of Communication. They are responsible for nurturing different talents."
"Wow, S.H.I.E.L.D. is really… big enough, but will the United States government allow it?" Wesley was curious about how S.H.I.E.L.D. had developed into such a huge organization.
"The predecessor of this organization, the Strategic Science Corps, was established by the United States. During World War II, this organization successfully defeated Hydra, led by Red Skull, and then the war ended. Because it absorbed a large number of Hydra scientists, the scientific and technological power of this organization was strengthened unprecedentedly. In the end, S.H.I.E.L.D. was formed by General Chester Phillips, Mr. Howard Stark, and Agent Peggy Carter." Phil Coulson introduced it solemnly. Although Wesley had learned this early on, because he was trained by the branch office, he only had three months, so he did not know much about it.
Nick Fury shook his head and said to Martin Redford, "There won't be any additional manpower for you for the time being. The New York Division is in a good situation right now. All of them are trustworthy people. You have to keep this up. You can also promote a group of people and fill the vacancies so that everyone can have hope." Nick Fury now wanted to stabilize the situation here and at the same time gather the scattered hearts of the people. It seemed that he did have some skills as a director.
"In addition, Agent Wesley Gibson, due to your outstanding performance this time, I have decided to promote you to a level five agent. After a while, I will transfer you to the headquarters. At this stage, you will still be with the New York Division to help Martin maintain his current state." Nick Fury's meaning is obvious. New York, as the most reliable division now, urgently needs stability.
"Aren't you going to strengthen the force here?" Wesley asked.
"We don't have any manpower now. We can't move anywhere else for the time being. If we move the headquarters, there will be problems all over the world. If we move the headquarters, it will be unstable, so we can only maintain the status quo for the time being."
"Understood." Wesley nodded. After the New York Division is stable, he will be transferred to headquarters. At that time, his task will be to quietly find all the Hydra members.
"Very good. This incident ends here. No one should spread it anymore. The other party is very nervous now. We can only limit ourselves to one branch office. The rest needs opportunities. Martin, you go ahead. I have something to tell Wesley." Martin nodded. As an agent, he knows that there are some things he can't know.
There were only three people left in the room. Nick Fury asked again, "Wesley, what other abilities do you have?"
"I'm not sure. After all, I've only been developing it for a short time and there are many restrictions. Whether it's reading minds or the beating of the heart, it requires a lot of physical strength," Wesley said. He would not tell his entire secret.
"Well, now you will be in charge of the New York Division. Help us keep an eye on it. We can't let the other side have a chance to infiltrate again. There is no replenishment of personnel for the time being. I want to see who is the first to suggest it, or is in a hurry to replenish the personnel. This is a good opportunity." Nick Fury wanted to fish.
Wesley had no plans to leave New York for the time being. He had just had a new sister and needed to live at home for a while. "I see. Don't worry. But where are you going to keep so many people now?"
"You don't have to worry about that. We have enough places to hold them, and it's an absolutely trustworthy place." Wesley didn't ask any more questions. SHIELD has its own heritage, and Nick Fury is not completely without the capital to fight as director.
This matter came to an end. Wesley had officially fought Hydra for the first time. The other party was beaten until he could not fight back. However, through the investigation of Hydra members, he also understood that this time, it went so smoothly mainly because the other party did not want to expose the existence of the organization, so they basically did not resist. Next, Nick Fury wanted to completely isolate these people from the outside world.
As for whether these people could be completely cut off from the outside world, this was not something Wesley could interfere with. As long as he could keep his secret, it was fine. Other things had nothing to do with him.
Wesley had an office of his own in the New York Division. It had been Jason's and now it belonged to him. And there was a lot more he needed to do.
He closed the office door and locked it. Then, he began to search the office. He needed to make sure that this office was absolutely safe and prevent some eavesdropping, cameras, and other things from existing.
"Apple, input all the information obtained from interrogating Hydra members in the next few days into the computer." Wesley pressed a finger on the USB port of the computer and then ordered Apple to do something.
"Understood." There was not much time. The information was entered and all sorted and categorized. Wesley breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back in his chair to think. This information could be handed over to Phil Coulson later. After all, he still needed to arrange for people to collect evidence. Without evidence, it was impossible to arrest a third of the divisional agents. But they still needed to hide the fact that they had discovered the problem of Hydra. This was really difficult. After all, the people they captured were all Hydra members.
These were not things he could concern himself with. Even if his abilities and identity were special, he only had Level 5 clearance after all. He could not go too deep into some things. Now he needed to think about his own problems. "Apple, is there no way for us to monitor technological equipment at all?" Wesley was struggling with this question.
"Yes, it's difficult to distinguish the surveillance of the technology itself. After all, if the camera is facing you, you won't feel anything. The coldness of the machine can't do anything to us. Even Tony Stark can't do anything good when he's being monitored like this, especially in today's highly advanced technology."
Wesley had been spied on twice, and each time it had been by technology. This was a major headache for him, but there was no good way to do it. Unless…
"Remember Ultron from Avenger 2?" Wesley suddenly asked Apple.
"Do you mean artificial intelligence? Throwing artificial intelligence into the Internet, are you going to monitor the world?"
'No, I just need to monitor my surroundings, don't I?'
"It's too dangerous. You know what Ultron did in the end." Apple didn't approve.
"Yes, but don't I have you? Although you can't enter the Internet, you can design a clone to put it in."