Chapter Eighty-Seven: Leviathan, The Red House
Time always passes silently, and it is not easy to notice.
After the end of the war, the citizens of New York finally lived a peaceful life.
They no longer have to worry about food shortages or the miserable fate of being reduced to inferiority.
In its place, there is brutal exploitation by factory owners and a rather serious livelihood problem.
But there is one thing that they are better than their descendants in the twentieth century.
The citizens of New York now, at least don't have to put up with masked weirdos flying overhead, and they don't have to worry about the sudden arrival of alien fleets.
A day of peace is normal for New York.
Two months later, Luke, who flew back to Washington, D.C. from Manhattan, appeared at the door of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s headquarters.
In this short period of time, Stark Industries quickly gave a prototype according to the detailed design drawings.
Mobile phones, which were originally only available in 1973, were introduced ahead of schedule.
Although it has not yet entered the production stage, it can already foresee the rapid arrival of the mobile communication era.
In this regard, Luke had to sigh.
The father and son of the Stark family are full of action and never leave the problem to the next day.
"For the sake of the early stage of entrepreneurship, I can barely endure it."
Luke stood at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters by the Potomac, shaking his head and sighing.
Compared with the Pentagon, which has a large number of people, the 39-story building standing in front of him does look a little shabby.
"General!"
"Good morning!"
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With his head held high, Luke walked into the building and saw a young agent full of vigor.
They all used to call themselves generals, not commanders.
"It's already taking shape, and it's really not easy."
Luke took the special elevator and ascended all the way.
After the official establishment of S.H.I.E.L.D., Carter, as the administrator, took the initiative to ask the FBI and CIA to provide reinforcements.
In this way, a lot of elites were drawn from those two intelligence agencies.
Edgar Hoover, the boss of the FBI, has also asked the president to pour bitter water for this.
Isn't it bullying honest people to say that Major General Cavill has so much money and wants to run here to rob the staff!
CIA - not by that name yet, the correct name is Roscoe Hillencott, the boss of the Strategic Intelligence Agency, who also nodded aggrievedly on the side.
Anyway, he is also a rear admiral, and his rank is not lower than that of Rear Admiral Cavell, how can the other party not even say hello and directly transfer a group of people.
The president had no choice but to call Luke to the White House, intending to hear his argument.
However, for the above complaints.
The young major general's reply wasβ"I said helloβand at the last reception, I went to Mr. Hoover, and Major General Hillencott to say that the S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel were nervous and wanted to borrow something. β
As soon as these words came out, the bosses of the two intelligence agencies turned pale.
If they didn't know that they weren't Superman's opponents, they would have slammed into it with their fists raised.
Can you take what you say at the wine table seriously?
Hoover, the boss of the FBI, also publicly said that he took nude photos of the wife of the previous president, Roosevelt!
Everyone just laughed it off, and no one looked into it.
In the end, this matter was over.
The president could only console the two top managers of the intelligence agencies, turning a deaf ear to their explicit offer of compensation for some money.
Since then, no one in the military has dared to talk to Luke at the wine table.
After all, I can't afford to provoke it, so I can only hide away.
"I understand the expansion of S.H.I.E.L.D., the pace is to be faster, but don't be so aggressive, and give the president a little face."
Luke arrives on the thirty-fourth floor and walks into the office to see Carter, dressed in a brown slip skirt and wearing black heels.
A glamorous female agent who is now the commander of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Responsible for housekeeping, field dispatch and other work.
"They don't take S.H.I.E.L.D. seriously at all. Hoover, in particular, boasted himself as a shadow agent of Washington - took a few nude photos of the president's wife, knew about the scandals of several senators, what was the big deal! β
Carter propped his hands on the table, and his abundant capital shook violently, making Luke a little dazzled.
The latter made a gesture of surrender and said in a relaxed tone: "Okay, anyway, I have offended more people." But that Hoover guy really filmed it...... Photo? β
"The head of the FBI is a nymphomaniac, and his sexual orientation is not normal."
Carter replied with a look of disgust.
Luke, who was back to eating melons, was amazed, these bigwigs at the top of the power pyramid are really good at playing.
"How's S.H.I.E.L.D. doing so far?"
As the shopkeeper, Luke does not have the slightest awareness that he is the supreme leader.
He handed over almost all the work of S.H.I.E.L.D. to Carter, and rarely bothered with specific matters.
It turns out that the other party does have this ability.
In just a few months, the entire organization was already on track.
"Not bad. The total number of people is maintained at about 400, most of them are logistics personnel and civilians, real agents and field agents, adding up to less than 100 people, including overseas spies and agents. β
Carter said in a very organized manner, handing out a detailed list by the way.
"As for the Hydra you mentioned earlier, there is no definite news. However, I noticed an oil refining company that, according to credible information, had received capital injections from abroad, based in the Soviet Union, and was currently being traced. β
Luke took the information, glanced at it, and memorized it all in his head.
Carter sat in the position of the commander of S.H.I.E.L.D., and fully displayed the excellent side of shrewdness and ability.
She continued: "If I look against Dr. Zola's testimony, I have good reason to suspect that Hydra was hiding in the Soviet Union and was in collusion with an organization called Leviathan. β
Luke nodded, which coincided with his previous assumptions.
After the end of World War II, the Allies were victorious.
The Axis camp collapsed one after another, losing the potential and possibility of development in a short period of time.
It's like fish on a chopping board, to be slaughtered by others.
If Hydra wants to grow, it will definitely choose a country that is rapidly rising and in turmoil.
"We've sacrificed four agents during this time, and they've all died at the hands of the Leviathan. The gang had an organization called the 'Red House', which specialized in training high-quality spies, as well as agents on assassination missions. β
Carter has collected a lot of information, and even the red house has been dug up.
Most people have only heard of the KGB and do not know that there was such a spy training camp in the USSR that was hidden in the shadows.
"Well done."
Luke complimented.
Those were petty fights, and he cared more about the whereabouts of mutants.
"I heard you found James Howlett?"
Finding Wolverine's whereabouts is also one of the tasks that Luke has given to S.H.I.E.L.D.
"More precisely, we found his brother, Victor Cleid."
Carter found out the character information, opened it and read, "He should be what you call a 'mutant'." He had a brilliant performance with James Howlett in the Normandy landing before, but compared to his younger brother, Victor Cleid's personality is more irritable, and he disobeyed his superiors and defied his superiors several times. β
"Most recently, he killed a high-ranking officer and resisted arrest and was sentenced to be shot along with James Howlett."
"It's unbelievable that the brothers were shot in the brain and didn't die, but instead killed the execution team."
"This was four months ago, and at the moment Victor Creed is being held in a military camp in New Jersey, and the whereabouts of his younger brother James Howlett are unknown."