Chapter 106: Adult Decisions
In the living room of Belle's house.
Louis Wilson stubbornly sat upright on the couch. With his legs apart, his hands reviewing, his waist straight, his eyes looking straight ahead, and his expression serious, it was easy to mistake him for the president to award him a medal in a while.
On the other side of the couch, Belle sat languidly, like a cat basking in the sun.
Helen brought Louis a bottle of beer and served Belle a cup of brown rice tea, much to the latter's displeasure.
"What kind of thing is this, it smells like burnt kelp, and there is nothing decent to drink at home?"
Helen seemed to have anticipated Belle's reaction, and quickly handed over a drink list, milk, juice, tea, sparkling water, all kinds of flavors, all kinds of varieties, all kinds of everything.
"What the hell is this?" Belle asked, "Are you trying to force me to become a monk?" ”
"I've consulted with Peter, and made a plan for you to quit drinking," Helen said close to Belle's ear, "and besides, the little brother over there respects you as an idol, so you'd better be reserved." ”
Reluctantly, Belle took her feet off the coffee table, habitually trying to sit cross-legged, and found Helen staring at her, and had to land on her feet with her legs together in exchange for Helen leaving contentedly.
Louis also secretly relieved. Educated in a church school since childhood, he is actually very conservative in his thinking, and he is very unaccustomed to Belle's bold style.
Helplessly, the other party is his own boss, and this is in the boss's house, so he doesn't have much to say.
Fortunately, even if Helen had saved the scene, Louis might have poked himself in the eye to show his innocence.
He said seriously: "Boss, let's talk about things at work." ”
"Don't be so nervous," Belle said, "Anyway, it's just the two of us, you don't have to call me boss, just call me Belle." ”
Different people, with different methods, this is the principle that Belle has always believed in.
She was also a subordinate, and she had never said such a thing to Hernan Alvarez. No matter what the occasion, Alvarez can only call her boss, which is also a hint to him, don't use any crooked brains.
And for Louis Wilson, a person who has a noble belief in serving the country and the people, and whose three views are so positive that things must be opposed, Belle hopes to cultivate a true comrade-in-arms friendship with him.
On the one hand, I hope that Louis will not be so rigid. In the TV series, the reason why he embarked on the road of terrorist attacks was that he was too drilly. If only he had been a little more relaxed, that wouldn't have happened.
Belle, on the other hand, believes that what Louis would never do is betray his friend. At this point, he is much more reliable than Alvarez.
Skill, experience and belief are exactly what makes Belle so important to Louis Wilson.
And the task she arranged could only be done by Louis Wilson.
"Yes, Belle." Louis replied.
He corrected his cognition in an instant, and from then on, in his dictionary, the word Belle had been equated with the boss.
In this regard, Belle was also very helpless, but she could only go with him.
"All right," said Belle, "what you want to call me is your business, but I called you to my house because what I have to say in a moment must not be known to a third person." ”
Louis nodded firmly.
"This task can only be done by you alone, there is absolutely no support, and it is very difficult, and if you don't do it, your life will be in danger. And the time is urgent, there is not much time for you to think about it, give you half an hour to think about it, and then tell me if you are willing to accept it. ”
"I'm a soldier, and it's an insult to me to refuse to carry out a mission because of the danger." Louis said solemnly, "I don't need to think about it, Belle, please give orders." ”
"Very well," Belle nodded in satisfaction, and Louis's reaction was exactly what she expected, "I need you to leave for Romania immediately to spy on a man, Hydra's top killer, the Winter Soldier, James Buchanan Barnes." ”
Hearing the name of Hydra, even Louis, is inevitably nervous.
Two years ago, in order to completely eliminate the Hydra, Natasha Romanoff disclosed all the secret information of S.H.I.E.L.D. with the belief that the jade will be burned, and the mysterious Hydra also appeared in the public eye for the first time.
A few months ago, Hydra made a comeback, killing hundreds of U.S. lawmakers and celebrities with a single move.
These three words represent evil, horror, and madness.
This dark gothic and death metal quality has actually attracted a lot of fans, but Louis Wilson is not such a brain-wreck.
From the bottom of his heart, he believed that these brains should be divided into three parts: one to plant trees in the Sahara Desert, one to reclaim wasteland along the shores of Hudson Bay (a region similar to Siberia), and one to spread the gospel of God in the Middle East. The boredom of their idleness adds trouble to the society.
In short, it was an honor for Luis to do his part in the fight against Hydra.
The information of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra that has been made public is huge, and most of them are very boring for the people who eat melons. In addition, S.H.I.E.L.D. tried its best to control it, and most of the classified content did not circulate.
But the Winter Soldier, the top killer, a mysterious person with only one code name in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s information, from the end of World War II to the present, for decades, has come out from time to time to show his presence, and even top agents like Black Widow have been injured in his hands.
This kind of story is undoubtedly very attractive. The name of the Winter Soldier, like an urban tale, has been passed down by word of mouth on the streets, and has successfully replaced the big bad wolf as the best weapon for incompetent parents to deal with bear children.
"If you cry again, the Winter Soldier will come and arrest you!"
Louis naturally knows this name, and he also knows something about his various "evil deeds".
Fortunately, he was still sober and sensible, and he did not say stupid and arrogant words such as "as long as the boss gives you an order, I will kill him", but asked the most important question very carefully.
"The Winter Soldier, who can't even be found by S.H.I.E.L.D. and the CIA, how did you know he was in Romania? Moreover, since you have this kind of information, from your standpoint, shouldn't you directly contact S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers, or even arrest him personally? ”
"Because he is not only innocent, but also a war hero, he was only brainwashed by Hydra to become a Winter Soldier."
Belle explained briefly, but Louis was surprised.
"You don't have to ask me how I know," she continued, "just complete the task I've been told." Keep your distance, keep watching, there is nothing dangerous about this thing in itself, as long as you don't intend to kill him, he won't take the initiative to kill. ”
Louis fell into deep thought, this description did not look like a Hydra killer at all.
"What could be dangerous is the other people who are watching him. If my estimate is correct, there should be other forces watching him, and you have to be careful not to be discovered by them, and it is better to find these people. ”
"If he has a conflict with someone else, you must not interfere, contact me as quickly as possible, and then continue to monitor as much as possible on the premise of ensuring your own safety, understand?"
……
In the next few days, Belle made a lot of arrangements one after another.
The Sokovia Agreement is already on the way, and civil war is inevitable. She didn't know if these arrangements would be useful, but she wanted to do everything she could to reduce the impact and losses of the impending civil war.
Also because of the "Sokovia Agreement", Peter Parker also made his own decision after a painful self-struggle in the past few days.
In Tony Stark's office at the Avengers headquarters in upstate New York, Peter solemnly returned the metal box containing the Spider-Man suit made by Iron Man to Iron Man.
"I can't sign this agreement," Peter said, "I can't let Aunt May know that I'm Spider-Man, I only have this one relative, and she'll be scared to death if she finds out that I'm part of the Avengers and often risking her life to do those crazy things." ”
Peter was nervous and guilty.
He has always believed that with great power comes great responsibility, but only if this responsibility does not implicate his relatives.
May is his only relative.
In addition, he also has his own selfishness, he really plans to start a business and live an ordinary life.
He made his own choice, betraying the trust of Mr. Stark and the captain and becoming a deserter.
To his surprise, Mr. Stark didn't say anything excessive, didn't even try to persuade him.
"Son, I'm glad you think so." Stark said, "I'm afraid you're going to do something that you might regret because you're young." You can think like that, that's what a responsible adult should think. ”
"You're not the same as me, Captain, Roddy, Romanoff, you shouldn't have been here in the first place, I didn't think it through and dragged you in. You have the power to choose what you want in life, and you do well. ”
Hearing him say this, Peter's guilt was even heavier.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Stark, for not being able to help you."
"No, no, no, in fact, you can do me a great favor," Stark said, "and instead of continuing to be an Avenger, you can do me a great favor, and only you can do it." ”
"Go talk to Belle, let her retire too, go confess, propose or something, do what you young people do, and stop messing around with us all day."
"Huh?" Peter didn't understand much.
"Belle isn't like you, she's not even an official member of the Avengers. But the woman named Waller apparently didn't think so, so she threatened Belle to support me. Stark said, "But there is an obvious loophole in her threat, as long as I don't have a conflict with the captain, there is no question of who Belle supports, to be honest, how can I do it with an old man, I don't do it for fear that he will touch porcelain." ”
He pushed the metal box in front of Peter again.
"You can keep this, you are an excellent child, even if this is a gift from me, keep it as a souvenir. Even if they don't do the Avengers, New York needs their good neighbor Spider-Man. ”
Peter's tears were already rolling in his eyes.
"Alright, alright, you can go back if you have nothing to do," Stark impatiently tried to chase Peter away, "Don't forget to tell Belle to get my car back." Passed my stuff and expected me not to know? ”
He almost half-pushed Peter out of the office.
After closing the door, he let out a sigh of relief and sat down on the couch exhausted.
"If only Wanda were so reasonable." He said to himself, "Shouldn't I talk to Vision?" ”