pjbooks Chapter 24 Re-contact
Chapter 24 Re-contact
Chapter 24 Re-contact
Link smiled politely and said, "I'm just respecting my own feelings. This painting has a strong sense of space, and I think it suits my living room. What I like most is the glass ceiling in the living room; it makes the space feel very open."
"They're a perfect match!"
"That's right. This is one of the painter's masterpieces, and it has great potential for appreciation in value. Right now, it only costs $80,000." Vanessa explained the price. "Lin, do you want to continue now or buy it first?"
"Of course we'll continue. One painting isn't enough for the living room. We'll pick out two today, both of which are intended for the living room. Hopefully, we'll find some more satisfactory works." Link won't buy them all at once, and he won't just hang paintings by one person.
Intelligence gathering is a meticulous task, Link continued, "Of course, I can't buy only oil paintings. Do you have any other friends?"
"Of course, but what kind of artwork do you want to buy?" Vanessa asked.
Link turned to Jessica and asked, "Honey, is there anyone you like?"
"I don't know much about these things, you can make the decision. I feel that the painting you bought last time matches the restaurant very well, but we haven't cooked together yet." Jessica is very smart. If it weren't for Link's appearance, she would have experienced a huge change and become a private detective in the future.
She has strong abilities in investigation, analysis, and intelligence gathering.
Link asked, "What do you think of the sculpture?"
"The home is predominantly white, and the designer's use of blank space is to allow us to add our own color. I started with photographs, then oil paintings, especially these brightly colored abstract paintings."
"Then I think a sculpture would be a suitable decorative piece."
"Hmm, not a bad choice." Jessica thought about it and realized it really did seem to make sense.
"Vanessa, what do you think?" Link asked Vanessa again.
Vanessa thought for a moment and said, "That's certainly possible, but most Western sculptures are also quite monochromatic. Lin is of Chinese descent; are you interested in Eastern art?"
"Of course I'm interested, especially in porcelain. It's a good idea," Link said, looking pleased. "However, I don't know anything about this. Porcelain is about color on one hand, and age on the other. I don't know anything about antiques."
"You must introduce me to a businessman who is as honest and reliable as you."
"No problem, I promise!" Vanessa agreed with a smile.
Link continued his tour and bought another artwork for the living room. It looked like a starry sky. This one wasn't too abstract, or rather, the starry sky was too unique to be easily recognizable.
The total cost was $140,000. Delivery was scheduled for 10 a.m. the next day, and the delivery and installation were handled by the same person, which was very convenient.
Link and Vanessa agreed on a time to go to another place to look at Eastern porcelain before Link left.
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At S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, Coulson reported Link's achievements to Nick Fury, who was very satisfied.
"Very good. It seems his intelligence-gathering ability is quite good, and this intelligence is of great value. Coulson, I'm now assigning this task to you, but you must keep it a secret." Nick Fury was very interested in the wealth recorded here, which was funds that did not go through S.H.I.E.L.D.'s accounts.
"Take care of these guys secretly. Don't touch that joint construction company yet. Transfer the funds to a secret account."
"Yes, sir!" Coulson agreed without asking any questions.
Coulson turned and left. Nick Fury looked at Link's file and felt that this guy was pretty good, both in terms of combat ability and intelligence gathering. However, he also had a question: why was this guy so good?
He only knows psychology and was trained at a police academy. Is that genius?
Of course, Nick Fury didn't suspect anything too much, because they had recruited the other party themselves, rather than the other party joining voluntarily.
Moreover, the other party now seems to enjoy this kind of exciting industry, after all, their wealth is increasing too fast, and they are not short of money or means to make money.
Looking at his past experiences, especially after becoming a police officer, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with him.
Nick Fury's intense observation is for the sake of his future Avengers; there aren't many people with superpowers right now, and even fewer who can join.
Even if it happens in the future, he will still need some people who obey his orders, and the more people in the Avengers, the better.
While Hawkeye and Black Widow are powerful, they are still ordinary people. Adding a Link who is similar in ability is quite necessary.
Even if the Avengers can't be assembled, it would be good to have Coulson lead a highly capable special agent team.
Link is already demonstrating strong capabilities, especially with the large sum of money he's secured this time, which will allow him to build more safe zones.
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Link was unaware of all this. After receiving the painting, he had the workers hang it up and then sat in the living room with Jessica to admire it.
"That's great, honey, you have a really good idea." Jessica felt good about it too. "Tracy introduced me to a charitable foundation; I could go and learn about it."
"Great idea!" Link agreed. "But we should buy you a car and then find you a driver who can also be your bodyguard."
"Isn't it unnecessary?" Jessica didn't want Link to spend too much money.
Link insisted, "This is necessary. After all, if you're running the foundation in the future, do you expect to take the subway every day?"
"Okay!" Jessica accepted, snuggling into Link's arms, feeling very happy.
At the same time, she was also afraid, afraid of losing this happiness, so she made a decision: to train herself to master the power.
This was a question she had never considered before. She had never liked this power, so she had never trained for it, but now it was very necessary.
A few days later, Link met up with Vanessa to see some Eastern porcelain. Jessica was very busy these days, studying management at a charity foundation and hiring a coach.
The best way to control power is actually through combat, and Jessica has realized this. Will Link's wealth continue to grow?
Because Link had already arranged bodyguards for her, she originally thought she didn't need them, but now it seemed necessary, since she didn't want to expose her power.
Tracy suggested that she learn to fight, even use firearms, control her strength, and use weapons to protect herself, so that she could avoid being discovered as much as possible about her superpowers.
Jessica has begun secret training, while Link is unaware of it yet.
(End of this chapter)