Chapter 101: Praying Mantis Catches Cicadas

Illegal immigrants smuggled into the U.S. usually don't choose to live in Washington, D.C., because the level of consumption is so high and housing prices are unaffordable for the average working class.

Most of the people who work in Washington, D.C. don't live here, and most of them live in neighboring states of Maryland and Virginia to save on the cost of living.

During rush hour, the roads in and out of the capital become congested, in contrast to the slow-paced and leisurely life of the dignitaries and dignitaries who have settled in the SAR.

As a mystic, even if Lu Xiao does not have a household registration and green card from various countries, it is not difficult to settle down in the local area, it is nothing more than a set of hypnotic suggestion spells.

With the idea of completing the task as quickly as possible, Lu Xiao tried to infiltrate the three-curved wing building of S.H.I.E.L.D. several times.

However, this building full of high-tech anti-reconnaissance equipment is extremely well defended, and even if Lu Xiao turns on his breath, there is still a risk of being discovered.

The core of Project Insight is located underground in S.H.I.E.L.D., and without sufficient permissions, it is difficult for Lu Xiao to enter the secret construction dock of the three aerospace aircraft carriers.

After several fruitless attempts, Lu Xiao temporarily gave up his plan to infiltrate directly, and instead settled near Theodore Roosevelt Island, waiting for the plot to begin.

Lu Xiao vaguely remembers that Rogers, the captain who is also used to morning jogging, and Sam Wilson, the falcon, seem to have met for the first time near the Lincoln Memorial.

…… Of course, the first encounter did not seem so pleasant to the falcon.

At 6 a.m. in Washington, D.C., before it was completely light, the self-disciplined Wilson continued his daily exercise habit after retiring from the army, jogging along the Lincoln Memorial at a uniform pace early in the morning.

The sudden sound of hurried footsteps coming from behind the left aroused Wilson's curiosity, and at the same time, a smug-sounding voice followed.

"Watch your left."

Wilson's morning jogging pace is very standard, a typical jogging exercise, and Wilson's speed is already very fast compared to the morning seniors who move slowly with their big bellies next to him.

But the so-called fast and slow are actually relative, and they need to be compared with references.

Wilson thinks his running speed is standard, but he can't stand a freak nearby who sprints at full speed and repeatedly overtakes him.

What made Wilson even worse was that every time the weirdo overtook him, he would leave a message.

Seventh: "Watch your left. ”

The eighth time, Wilson heard footsteps coming from behind and immediately turned back to warn: "No, don't say that ...... again"

"Watch your left."

"Hey! You give me ...... Cough! Wait a minute! ”

Mocked and overtaken again, Wilson's mentality finally became unbalanced, and he accelerated his speed to catch up with the fast stranger, but because of this, he disrupted his running rhythm, and stopped out of breath after not chasing dozens of meters.

Lu Xiao, who was watching the whole process, couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.

Many people think that Captain America is a boring old guy who is out of step with the times, a perfect man who is strict with himself.

Apparently their stereotypes are not entirely accurate, and this "old guy" will also jokingly annoy people with less dirty trash talk when he is not on duty.

Seeing Steve Rogers being picked up by a delicate-looking and hot-haired red-haired beauty, Lu Xiao jumped from the top of the Lincoln Memorial and disappeared into the crowd without a trace.

The departure of Captain America and Black Widow means the official beginning of the plot, and Nick Fury senses the abnormal undercurrent within S.H.I.E.L.D. and sends the two to a hijacked S.H.I.E.L.D. ship with different missions.

With the superbly fast Quin-style fighter pick-up, Rogers and Agent Romanoff would be returning from the S.H.I.E.L.D. ship known as the Lemuria Star within a week at most.

During this time, Lu Xiao met Falcon Wilson in the same way as Rogers, during a morning run that lasted for nearly a week.

The house that Lu Xiao rented after forging his identity was in the same apartment building as the Falcon, and with the help of the neighbor's identity, the Falcon, who often met, quickly became familiar with Lu Xiao.

Lu Xiao's fake identity for himself is an independent IT practitioner who accepts orders at home, thanks to the abnormal growth of learning ability, Lu Xiao learned programming very quickly, and even demonstrated Wilson to write a small program on the spot.

Black Widow and Captain America are both agents affiliated with S.H.I.E.L.D., and rash contact with them can easily arouse suspicion, and even alarm Nick Fury behind the two.

In contrast, Falcon is not yet a member of the Avengers, and he is not a suspicious S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.

Considering Falcon's future position in the Avengers, it would definitely be beneficial to befriend him in advance.

Moreover, Lu Xiao's fabricated identity was not to be unfavorable to Falcon and Captain America and others, but to help them, and there was no need to worry about being complained and hated by Falcon when his identity was exposed afterwards.

While Lu Xiao waited patiently, Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanoff successfully completed their mission and returned to Washington, D.C., but Rogers immediately rushed into Fury's office in dissatisfaction and asked him why he was hiding the real mission goal of Black Widow.

At the same time, Lu Xiao tracked the whereabouts of Black Widow, and quietly infiltrated her secret apartment to search for information while the ace agent was out on her way to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.

Sure enough, Natasha, who was trained as a Soviet agent since childhood, was used to multi-handed, and there were plenty of traps buried in her room.

Using the clairvoyance of Eagle Vision to dodge the traps one by one, Lu Xiao found the backup materials that the Black Widow had hidden in the wall, used a spell to make a copy of all the text materials, and then opened the portal and returned to his temporary apartment to prepare to read slowly.

"Winter Soldier Project ......"

When he saw one of the ancient materials recorded in Russian, Lu Xiao cheered up and read the entire information with difficulty against Google Translate, and roughly understood the origin of the Winter Soldier plan.

To put it simply, the Winter Soldier is a super-soldier program proposed by the Soviet branch of Hydra.

Since the success of fortifying Steve Rogers' Super Soldier Serum, countries and secret organizations have been trying to decipher the secrets of this serum.

At the forefront of research is the genius scientist of the United States, Howard Stark, who was also a direct participant in the Super Soldier program that year.

Hydra obtains a Super Soldier serum that is very close to the original from Howard and injects it into several elite fighters, which is what Hydra calls the Winter Soldier program.

The material in Black Widow's possession is the first and by far the most active Winter Soldier, whose greatest feature is a powerful metal left arm.

In addition to Project Winter Soldier, Black Widow's hidden information also contains some speculation about Project Insight, as well as important information that Fury secretly ordered her to obtain, including some speculation about the undercurrents within S.H.I.E.L.D.

"Agent Sitwell? Is he the breakthrough? ”

Sitwell is one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s veteran agents, and he is the director of the Lemuria Star, a ship owned by S.H.I.E.L.D., that was previously hijacked by pirates.

Nick Fury sensed Sitwell's unusual movements, and in order to catch a big fish without startling the snake, Frell sent Captain America to lead an elite commando team to solve the pirates and rescue Sitwell, but on the other hand, he asked Black Widow to secretly copy all the backup data of the Lemuria Star.

Without the identification ID inside S.H.I.E.L.D., it would be difficult for Lu Xiao to infiltrate the heavily defended Sanquyi Building.

But considering the Winter Soldier who will inevitably appear in this incident, Lu Xiao has a plan in mind.

"Physical brainwashing? I'm going to see if I can cover Hydra's brainwashing technology in a non-physical way. ”