That was a surprise. The Val Fury knew could do much worse than that. Maybe she was losing her touch. "I can give you a blank check, Val, but it's gonna bounce. You think my accounts aren't frozen courtesy of the new boss? And what I have got isn't enough to pay for shit." Not true at all but money was a commodity he needed to. It was the one thing in the world that talked to all, great and small. He wasn't bank rolling HYDRA, they could go fuck themselves. He knew her well enough to know that above all she was self-serving and this was about her, not HYDRA. Even if the two were often mutually exclusive and even if having her doing something for him might conveniently distract her.
"What I'm asking's as useful to you as it is to me. Inside information always is. Now make a counter offer of something I can actually give you and remember this is already beneficial for you so don't play dumb and waste my time. Stupid's not a good look on you."