Plock was originally a small, insignificant country in the Middle East. It covers an area that's not even the size of the smallest state in the United States, and its population is less than two million.

However, with the evolution of the situation in the Middle East in recent years, its special transportation hub status has suddenly begun to attract international attention. Several major countries have begun to establish diplomatic relations with it, and the US government has directly participated in the internal struggle in its countries in some indirect ways, secretly supporting one of the ruling parties to come to power.

Luca Cromwell is Plock's current president, and the target of the U.S. government's implicit support in his country's infighting. The reason for this is that Cromwell, although he is consistent with the United States in many of his governing interests, is an out-and-out tyrant in dealing with the internal affairs of the country and his attitude towards the people.

As everyone knows, the "lighthouse state" has always preached that human rights are above all else, and this person in power who despises human rights and disregards the people will obviously not be recognized by the American people. Therefore, the government still has to condemn Cromwell's various actions on the surface, and can only support him privately through some intermediaries.

A day earlier, Luca Cromwell's private jet had landed at the airport in Washington. He was invited to negotiate diplomatic matters and was personally met by the President.

This man is the Winter Soldier's target.

Due to the man's actions since he came to power, Sergeant Barnes didn't mind shooting this guy in the head, but that wasn't the reason why this person caught the attention of the Heavenly Sword. He was assigned to this task because the leader of the opposing party of the party represented by Cromwell happened to be a high-ranking figure in the Heavenly Sword.

If the Winter Soldier takes advantage of Cromwell's trip to the United States to get rid of him, his party will be demoralized, and it will be difficult for another person of equal ability and means to take over. At that time, it is highly likely that its opposing party will come to power, and there is a good chance that the top of the Heavenly Sword will become the new president of Plock.

The Plock country was small, but it now has considerable influence in the region. If he can grasp the position of the president of the country, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to the expansion of the Heavenly Sword power.

At seven o'clock tonight, Cromwell will attend a dinner event with the participation of several government bigwigs. Bucky figured out the structure of the venue, figured out Cromwell's schedule and security details, and chose the best sniper heights in advance.

At nine o'clock, the banquet ended, and Cromwell would shake hands with other celebrities at the door, and perhaps stop for a moment to say something polite. That's Bucky's chance. He only had one shot, and he never missed.

Bucky set up his gun in the position he had chosen, crouching on the edge of the rooftop. He waited patiently with his gun pointed in the direction of the exit of the venue, like a hunter waiting for his prey to step into a trap.

Everything was as planned. The banquet ended, and the upper echelons left the venue one after another. Bucky locked onto Cromwell's iconic figure from the scope at a glance. He had a middle-aged beer's belly, half-bald, and thick lips like a freshly served steak.

The guy was completely unaware of his dangerous situation, and was now enthusiastically hugging a White House congressman in a suit. The Winter Soldier's crosshairs locked onto him, his fingers already on the trigger, ready to shoot him in the head as soon as he was separated from the councilor.

A low, whistling sound of breaking through the air came almost imperceptibly.

Bucky was startled, and leaned aside almost without thinking. Something was "dang" on the sniper rifle in his hand, knocking it out of his hand and smashing it to the side. The swift thing swirled and slammed against the wall on one side of him, and unscientifically turned back the way it came, back into the hands of its master.

It was a shield, a round shield, a unique one in the world.

He subconsciously looked back and saw his best friend in uniform and a cross-sectional steel helmet, flying towards him with a shield in hand.

Captain America.

The mission statement mentions that S.H.I.E.L.D. may also be secretly protecting the foreign president, but no one has ever mentioned to him that Captain America may also be involved in the mission.

Bucky was wearing a face mask and goggles, and Rogers apparently didn't recognize him. Considering that Bucky was already a dead man for Rogers who had been rotting for seventy years, it was unlikely that he could have guessed who this person was.

Bucky was stunned for a moment, but his best friend didn't. It wasn't until the edge of the round shield slammed into the door that he hurriedly ducked away from a dream. The vibranium shield shattered the brick wall behind him with a clang, and the rubble fell into the street below.

Bucky quickly adjusted. He's in the middle of a mission right now, and nothing can stop him from completing it, not even Steve.

He lowered his body and launched a powerful sweep to the captain's bottom plate. The captain dodged, and the shield slammed into his shoulder.

Bucky's left arm was raised, and the alloy palm firmly held the vibranium shield, and the palms of the shields intersected with a crisp sound. In his right hand, a cold light flashed, and a pitch-black double-edged half-toothed fighting dagger appeared in his palm, and with a twist of the tip of the knife, he cut out a sharp and pitch-black trajectory and attacked the captain Zuo Xie. Rogers' shield was horizontal, and the sharp dagger slammed into the indestructible vibranium shield.

Bucky changed his moves quickly, attacking five times in a row, and at the same time changing five different ways in a row, the swords were fast and powerful, and they were varied. But Rogers' vibranium shield was too advantageous, and he only had to flick the shield slightly, and his whole body was almost unbreakable by this invincible shield. The Winter Soldier delicately and beautifully slashed five times in a row, all of which only slashed at this alloy shield, and did not even scratch off a single piece of paint.

Bucky's heart became slightly impatient. Captain America and him are physically comparable, and their fighting skills are also indistinguishable, even if the two of them have to win or lose, it may be a matter of dozens or hundreds of moves. But his mission won't last that long. In a few moments, Cromwell would end his greetings and sit in his car and walk away, and there would not be another such good opportunity.

His mind was confused, and the moves in his hand were inevitably a little sluggish. Rogers' eyes were sharp, and he caught his flaws at a glance. He held a shield in his left hand and cut Bucky in a straight line with his right arm, pressing it against his face. But Bucky reacted in amazement, hurriedly leaning back, and slashing his arm without thinking. The captain shrank his hand away from it, but finally ripped off his mask.

The two looked at each other, and suddenly they stopped fighting strangely and stayed where they were.

“...... Bucky? Rogers asked, uncertain, his eyes full of shock and confusion.

Bucky didn't answer, and didn't know how to answer. The two men remained eerily silent for two seconds.

Cromwell has finished his pleasantries. His driver had already driven the car to the door, and two bodyguards were attached to his side, one on the left and one on the right, escorting him to the door.

What happened next happened in the blink of an eye.

Bucky's dagger swooped out, like a black snake straight to Rogers' face. Rogers reflexively raised the shield to a block. Bucky didn't use his sword in his hand, leaned over to pick up his sniper rifle, jumped up, and stomped on the shield that Rogers had lifted with one foot, leaping high with the force of the powerful bounce.

He was in mid-air, his body flipped, his head and feet hanging upside down in the air, falling down. He raised his gun, took aim, and locked Cromwell in his scope at a distance of 1,500 meters as he hung upside down.

There is only one chance of a shot.

And he never missed.

Shots rang out, fires flickered, bullets shot out. A flower of blood exploded on the president's chest in the same second, and the red blood stained the white shirt.

The bodyguards rushed forward in a panic, the crowd panicked, the alarm was sounded, and the agents present drew their guns.

The Winter Soldier's mechanical arm reached out and grabbed the air conditioner plug-in of a house as it fell. But the plug-in machine was clearly not strong enough to withstand the momentum of his fall, and it ripped off violently in a crushing manner, but it did act as a buffer. Bucky landed on his back and fell the balcony of a house.

Luckily, no one seems to be home.

Rogers stood on the roof of the building, staring blankly at him, but didn't seem to mean to continue.

"Hey, Steve." Bucky smiled at him, "Looks like you don't have to put newspaper in your shoes now." ”

"Really...... It's you? Rogers didn't look even the slightest bit happy, "But why?" ”

"I know how things look, but they're not what you think." Bucky looked up at him, "I've done a lot of things I couldn't have faced. It wasn't voluntary, but that doesn't change the fact that I did it. ”

"The Winter Soldier." Rogers uttered the word, "Aegis told me this story. That super killer...... It's always been you, right? ”

Bucky nodded.

"But it's different now." "I met someone, someone who could give me a purpose and allow me to achieve my meaning," he said. It was only when I did these things that I really felt that I was being worthwhile and that I could make up for some of my mistakes. ”

"You're a killer, Bucky. What you are doing is taking people's lives. ”

Bucky smiled.

"We're still on the same side, Steve." "It will always be." ”

He didn't delay any longer. He stepped on the railing with one foot and jumped to the roof of the opposite building. He sped into the moonlight, and disappeared from the roof in a moment.

Rogers didn't chase anymore, just stood on the edge of the rooftop, looking at the direction where the back disappeared for a long time, with a complicated expression.