Chapter 104: Blend In
In just one hour, the news of Captain America's betrayal of Steve Rogers spread throughout the Triquble Wing Building.
Most people were incredulous about this, and with Rogers' usual charisma and character, it was difficult to convince S.H.I.E.L.D. agents even if Pierce gave orders himself.
But in any case, S.H.I.E.L.D. is always a forbidden secret agency, and under the strong suppression of Pierce, S.H.I.E.L.D. sent a large number of direct subordinates who were secretly loyal to Hydra and began to capture the "defected" Captain America and Black Widow.
Lu Xiao knew very well that the USB flash drive that Fury handed over to Rogers recorded the most important data, and sooner or later they would detect the truth buried behind the glamour of S.H.I.E.L.D.
News of Captain America's defection was tightly sealed by S.H.I.E.L.D., and no one knew that Captain Rogers, who was portrayed as a spiritual symbol of the United States, was made a wanted criminal, except for members of the S.H.I.E.L.D. body.
Of course, Falcon Sam Wilson has not yet received this information.
Wilson's life is still regular, going out for a jog with Lu Xiao every morning, and going to the Veterans Service Department during working hours to provide spiritual comfort to veterans suffering from trauma response syndrome...... Abbreviated as Speech Therapy.
Thanks to the extremely convenient teleportation technique of the mystician and the greatly shortened sleep time through meditation, Lu Xiao's "colorful" nightlife did not affect his daily morning jog with Sam, so it did not arouse any suspicion from Sam.
A person who wakes up at five o'clock in the morning every day is unlikely to suspect that he has slipped out at night to do something.
Rogers and Natasha are still being hunted by S.H.I.E.L.D., and considering their relationship with the rest of the Avengers, Pierce carefully cuts off all communication between them and Stark.
Once Rogers and Romanoff pick up the phone or computer and try to contact Tony, they will step into the trap that Pierce has prepared in advance, and S.H.I.E.L.D. will immediately locate their location and cut off their contact.
Black Widow, who is experienced in counter-investigations, didn't give Pierce this chance, but no matter what they planned to do next, the two of them would never be able to achieve their goal alone.
Rogers and Romanoff need trusted people who are not specifically on the radar of S.H.I.E.L.D. to help them gain information, help them hide their identities, and provide a safe place to stay.
One morning, Lu Xiao and Sam came back from a morning run, and the two bachelors were joking with each other to eat together at Sam's house, when the glass of Sam's window was suddenly knocked on.
Two men and women in disheveled clothes stood outside the window, as if they had just returned from some smoke-filled battlefield, covered in tiny wounds and stains blackened by the fireworks.
The handsome man at the head looked at Sam with a look of hope and pleading, hoping to get help from the veteran airborne soldier.
"Uh~"
Sam looked back at Lu Xiao who was holding the jam bread in his mouth with some embarrassment, and his intuition told him that what was going to happen next was probably not suitable for Lu Xiao, who was an "ordinary citizen", to hear.
Facing Sam's embarrassed gaze, Lu Xiao shrugged his shoulders disapprovingly: "Let them in, Captain America Steve Rogers, Black Widow Natasha Romanoff, the news about your defection has been spreading on the dark web in recent days." ”
"Oh?"
The Black Widow, who had just entered through the window with Rogers, had a meaningful smile on her face and said tentatively in a slightly hoarse sexy voice, "So, you're a hacker?" ”
"Sort of."
Lu Xiao patted the crumbs on his hands: "My identity doesn't matter, at least now I'm on your side." ”
"S.H.I.E.L.D. has been hiding a lot of things in secret, and this has long been agreed on the dark web, and I want to know what they are hiding, and they actually did not hesitate to kill two members of the Avengers to cover up the truth."
Lu Xiao's own programming skills can only be regarded as beginners, but he can't stand up to the help of Altheya.
Aletya, who exists in the form of an electronic consciousness body, can infiltrate any open network to collect intelligence without hindrance, and if it weren't for the independent existence of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s internal network, Alethea would have hacked into their system to forge an identity ID for Lu Xiao.
So strictly speaking, there is nothing wrong with Lu Xiao packaging himself as a super hacker, and it is impossible for Rogers and Norman to know about the existence of Alethea anyway.
Moreover, the information that Lu Xiao told the two of them was true, there was no impermeable wall in the world, and some hackers who had been following the movements of S.H.I.E.L.D. had indeed discovered the anomaly of the Sanquyi Building.
The dark web has been filled with discussions about the defection of Captain America and Black Widow in recent days, deliberately revealed by certain internal employees.
Captain America has a rather old-fashioned personality, and when he wakes up after many years of freezing, he still has a relatively partial understanding of the novelty of the Internet.
"Citizen, what we are going to talk about next is not suitable for your participation, you still ......"
"Wait."
Black Widow stopped Rogers' persuasion, she looked at Lu Xiao with interest and asked, "I want to know what information you got from the dark web, and where is the source of this information?" ”
Having been working as a secret agent for many years, Black Widow is very clear about S.H.I.E.L.D.'s intelligence control, and it is impossible for such important news to be transmitted to the external network without being deliberately disclosed by insiders.
"Wait a minute."
Lu Xiao flipped through the high-performance laptop on the table and pretended to tap quickly on the keyboard.
With Aletya's help, a chat box and hidden images quickly popped up on the laptop screen.
Turning the computer and putting it in front of Rogers and Romanoff, Lu Xiao said with a smile: "Although there are different opinions on the source of intelligence, some highly skilled hackers have dug up the source - the internal employees of S.H.I.E.L.D. ”
"The order from the top of S.H.I.E.L.D. to hunt down has not been approved by all members of the bureau, and I suspect that they are trying to make the situation ferment in this way, and the one in New York will get the news about it sooner or later."
"With Iron Man's self-respecting character, once he learned that his comrade-in-arms was inexplicably wanted...... This matter is completely big. ”
Although S.H.I.E.L.D. has been infiltrated by Hydra, this does not mean that all agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are Hydra people.
Some agents are keenly aware of the strange behind this matter, and they are forced to act secretly in this way of saving the country by means of a high-level gag order.
Black Widow and Captain America are very knowledgeable about Iron Man's character and are equally clear about S.H.I.E.L.D.'s methods.
The information leaked on the dark web should not be confirmed for the time being, and the cyber trolls under S.H.I.E.L.D. will guide this incident in the direction of rumors, and Tony should not be able to obtain accurate information in a short time.
Black Widow looked at the data on the computer and pondered for a moment: "We can't pin all our hopes on Tony's unreliable guy, maybe he's still busy making ...... with Pepper"
"Hey~"
Rogers raised his hands helplessly: "Let's get down to business, leave the joke and start it later, OK?" ”
The other three people present glanced at each other, and Sam shook his head with a smile and complained, "Captain, did anyone say that you were too rigid." ”
Lu Xiao also spread his hands and quipped: "When the atmosphere is too heavy, it is not impossible to open some yellow cavity to relieve pressure." ”
"Ahem~"
Natasha chuckled and coughed lightly, and Rogers' innocent virgin-like reaction amused the three people present.
"Okay, little handsome hacker."
Natasha raised her eyebrows and threw a wink at Lu Xiao: "I need you to continue to provide us with information, and it is best to locate the source of intelligence within S.H.I.E.L.D., can you do it?" ”
Although she knew that Black Widow was an ace female agent who used her beauty to complete the task, Lu Xiaoqiu was still "electrified" by her when she was caught off guard.
'Premature life! This woman's charm is almost magical. ’
Using the meditation method to quickly collect his mind, Lu Xiao's eyes were only in a trance for a moment before he regained his clarity.
"Well, I'll join, for an ordinary person like me, such an interesting thing may not happen a second time in my life."
Black Widow didn't react on the surface, just smiled and shook hands with Lu Xiao, thanking him for his help and welcoming him to the team, but her eyes flickered slightly.
'What a strong willpower, is this guy really just an otaku hacker?' ’