911, Evenson, after hearing the name, felt a little distant for a moment. After all, he hadn't awakened at that time, but that didn't mean he was unfamiliar with it.

The historic event of 11 September 2001 when a plane hijacked by terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. According to the post-mortem investigation, the number of victims is as high as 2,996, and the economic damage has also reached 200 billion US dollars.

Compared with the other day, what the so-called Mandarin did, even if he got on Air Force One and approached the President of the United States, it can only be regarded as a small fight. Because 911 caused a world-class panic, it marked the rise of terrorism.

But after all this time, Peggy Carter brought it up at this very moment, and Evenson wondered if it had something to do with recent events.

"Don't you think it's strange?" As she walked to the elevator door and waited, Peggy Carter asked Evenson again, "After joining S.H.I.E.L.D. for so long and knowing what S.H.I.E.L.D. is capable of, isn't it strange why S.H.I.E.L.D. failed to prevent 911 from happening?"

The two of them walked into the elevator at the same time, "The terrorists back then were not as sophisticated as they are now, they were all ordinary people, and now it seems that their plan at that time was not complicated, why didn't S.H.I.E.L.D. prevent it from happening?"

Evenson pondered for a moment and guessed, "Could it be that he thought too much and misjudged and delayed the timing?"

After the elevator door closed, Peggy Carter slowly shook her head, "There was no miscalculation back then. ”

"That's... What did S.H.I.E.L.D. do back then?" asked Evenson.

"Nothing was done. Peggy Carter seemed a little reluctant to mention: "They didn't do anything back then." ”

Evenson raised an eyebrow, "In that case, then I should call this a dereliction of duty... Or is it intentional indulgence?!"

"Call him a dereliction of duty. The elevator slowly descended, and Peggy Carter's tone also deepened, "But the blame is not on S.H.I.E.L.D. ”

"Oh?" said Evenson, narrowing his eyes, a little puzzled.

"The predecessor of S.H.I.E.L.D. was the U.S. Strategic Forces of Science. "It was formed during World War II to fight against the Hydra forces led by the Red Skulls. But after the victory of the war, after the fall of Hydra, it had no value to continue to exist, but it still survived and developed into today's S.H.I.E.L.D., why is that?"

"I heard that it was because there were some particularly difficult and bizarre cases in China at that time. Only the scientific-strategic corps will be able to solve it. Evenson said lightly.

"But that's just a cure. Peggy Carter smiled wryly, "What really reshapes the value of its existence is an iron curtain that hangs over the world." ”

"Cold War. Evenson said.

"That's right. Peggy Carter nodded, "In that half-century-long Cold War, no country in the world felt safe, as if the next moment it would enter a global nuclear war, and human civilization would come to an end." In those horrific and crazy years, the value of the Science Strategy Corps was immeasurable, and the U.S. government paid more attention to it than it did during World War II, and all kinds of resources were tilted towards it, allowing it to develop rapidly. ”

"There are still a lot of people who call it a golden age, but I am not one of them. ”

Evenson nodded to show that the value of firefighters can only be reflected when fires are frequent. It is also very normal for an organization like S.H.I.E.L.D. to be very popular in the Cold War, not to mention that there are people with ulterior motives who secretly contribute to various crises in the world and make their façade angry.

But one day the Cold War suddenly ended. Peggy Carter pouted, "It's over without warning, although the reason for the end of the Cold War is the truth, but for those of us, even today, we don't understand why the Cold War ended so suddenly." ”

"Perhaps in the dark, there is a great being who sincerely wants peace in the world. The corners of Evenson's mouth twitched, and you couldn't figure it out, because the Terminator of the Cold War was now on vacation in a bar in Los Angeles.

"Perhaps. Peggy Carter shrugged her shoulders and said noncommittally, "But after the end of the golden age, the Dark Ages came, the Cold War ended, world peace ended, and S.H.I.E.L.D. once again lost its value and faced the fate of being dismembered." After barely holding on for a decade, a turnaround suddenly appeared. ”

"Is it 911?" Evenson thought.

"That's right. At this time, the elevator had reached the parking lot, and the two walked out of it, "The rise of terrorism has cast a veil of terror over the world, terrorist organizations are not countries, they do not follow the rules and wantonly destroy, and the countries of the world fear and hate them more than the Cold War, so in that case S.H.I.E.L.D. took off again, and successfully transformed into a world organization, directly under the World Security Council, and its power reached its peak. ”

"When 911 happened, S.H.I.E.L.D. was in an awkward position and its functions were almost suspended, so the responsibility was not on him. Peggy Carter looked at no one on the left and right, and whispered to Evenson, "But because of this incident, it is an indisputable fact that S.H.I.E.L.D. got out of the predicament and gained more power. I'm afraid that someone has tasted the sweetness of this. ”

"So you think..."Evenson scratched his head, he now figured out what Peggy Carter was trying to say, "This S.H.I.E.L.D.'s abnormal behavior is to reshape the situation of the year in order to gain more power?" "If Killian's plan succeeds this time, S.H.I.E.L.D. will indeed be held accountable, and Nick Fury may be scolded at the committee, but what will be the result? In order to prevent similar things from happening again, the committee can only put more power in the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D. In this way, Killian is really a true clown, and the plan he has painstakingly woven can be a stepping stone in the eyes of some people by simply watching from the sidelines. All the results of his plan will only become a sacrifice for the more powerful S.H.I.E.L.D. banner.

"It's not impossible. Peggy Carter gritted her teeth and said, "I know that what Nick Fury asked for was never power, but power was a necessary means, a necessary means to better protect the world." ”

"In order to better protect the world, you must first put him under his control. A sneer tugged at the corner of Evenson's mouth, "I understand that, but that's not what S.H.I.E.L.D. is all about. ”

"That's what I'm most worried about...", Peggy Carter's voice was bitter, "how far has that organization gotten within S.H.I.E.L.D., and even Nick Fury has been lured by them?"

"Hydra... Everywhere. ”