27. The ups and downs of life

S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters, Strategic Command Center.

"Attention, everyone, put down all the work at hand! Enter Level 1 Combat Readiness! ”

Bald agent Sitwell walked in haughtily, and now that Nick Fury didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and Alexander Pierce was in power, he, as a loyal lackey of Hydra, naturally thought that the time had come to come out.

"Contact the Department of Transportation, turn all the traffic lights in the neighborhood to red, and close all runways at Washington Airport, Dulles Airport, Reagan International Airport! Turn all the CCTV footage to the screen in the main control center! Review all communication devices, telephones, computers, all electronic devices, keywords Steve Rogers, Captain America, and send me as soon as someone sends such a message......"

"With all due respect, if S.H.I.E.L.D. ordered the hunt for Captain America, we have reason to know why."

Agent Thirteen Sharon Carter, the niece of S.H.I.E.L.D. veteran Peggy Carter, is assigned by Nick Fury to be Captain America's neighbor while also tasked with protection and surveillance.

Sitwell was speechless, and everyone present looked at him with suspicion or surprise, this is Captain America, the war hero of the last century, and almost everyone is familiar with the glorious deeds of the other party.

"Because he deceived us."

Alexander Pierce strode over, and with his prestige, easily calmed the scene, "Captain Rogers has a clue about Director Fury's disappearance, but he refuses to provide it. ”

"Maybe it's hard to accept, the fact that Captain America is now a fugitive wanted by S.H.I.E.L.D. is irrefutable."

Pierce looked around, took off his glasses and wiped the corners of his eyes, with a sad look on his face, as if he was very sorry for the fall of a hero.

The superb acting skills moved everyone, and the leaderless S.H.I.E.L.D., under his control, restored stable order and normal operation.

After the play, Pierce began a quiet purge, he couldn't determine the life and death of Nick Fury, and the whereabouts of the Winter Soldier.

He led the S.H.I.E.L.D. Rapid Response Special Forces and broke into Maria Hill's office, and as one of Nick Fury's henchmen, of course, he had to clean up this heroic female commander first.

"Maria Hill ......" Pierce pushed open the door, followed by Sitwell and several burly black-clad agents, "sorry, you have to go with them - S.H.I.E.L.D. is conducting an internal inventory." ”

"You don't have the right to do that."

Ciel's tone was angry, but he made small movements in his hands, quietly pressing the destruction program on the console, which was the last thing she could do for S.H.I.E.L.D.

Nick Fury once revealed intentionally or unintentionally that there may be another dark force lurking within S.H.I.E.L.D., now that Alexander Pierce is in power, Coulson is on vacation and recuperating in Tahiti, Captain America is wanted, the Avengers cannot be contacted for the time being, and there is no one around who can be trusted.

So she had to plan for the worst and destroy some confidential documents that could not be disclosed. As a competent commander, you must have the judgment to accurately analyze the timing, whether it is from the assassination of Nick Fury or the wanted of Captain America, it proves that a huge conspiracy looms ahead.

"No, I have the authority to do so — this is what the World Security Council has given me. Do you think you can hide the news of Fury's disappearance? Captain America is the one who can't be trusted, and S.H.I.E.L.D. needs me to preside over the big picture. ”

Pierce lifted his glasses, and not long ago, after informing Nick Fury, the World Security Council unsurprisingly appointed him as the new leader of S.H.I.E.L.D.

"I wonder where Agent Patton and Agent Romanoff have gone?" Sitwell, who was on the side, chimed in.

Among the Avengers, Iron Man Tony Stark has never been interested in this kind of internal strife, Thor is still in Asgard, Bruce Banner can't help, and the only ones left are Hawkeye Barton and Black Widow Natasha, who are undergoing psychotherapy.

"You're going to ask Director Fury about this." Hill shook his head, ignoring the bald agent, walked straight up to Pierce, stretched out his hands and said, "I will cooperate with your investigation." ”

Pierce beckoned, and the burly black-clad agent stepped forward directly, escorting Hill towards the detention cell, and from this moment on, a large-scale purge began throughout S.H.I.E.L.D., and a large number of agents and logisticians loyal to Nick Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D., or non-members of Hydra were arrested and eliminated.

The hydra, which had been dormant for more than a century, finally couldn't wait to open its bloody mouth, baring its fangs and biting off pieces of flesh and blood towards the massive body of S.H.I.E.L.D.

"Why don't you torture this woman, she will definitely know some useful information."

Sitwell remained in the office, wondering what the immediate boss was doing.

Although Hydra currently has the upper hand, as long as the superhero remains, the bald agent feels that a sword of Damocles hangs over his head, and he doesn't know when it will fall.

"Are you scared, Sitwell?"

Pierce didn't look back, he stood in front of the bright, huge floor-to-ceiling windows, like Nick Fury, with his hands folded around his chest and looking out over the mighty Potomac River.

"I just think there's always a threat from the Avengers."

Sitwell sneered, he was not a fanatic with a strong faith like Pierce, and the reason why he betrayed S.H.I.E.L.D. was because he could get more benefits and climb to a higher position by becoming a member of Hydra.

As the other party thinks, he is indeed an opportunist, and whichever side of the camp is more powerful, he will take refuge in whichever side.

"They don't have anything to fear......"

Pierce's tone was full of confidence, and after a century of hiding and hiding, Hydra could finally come out of the darkness and stand in the light of the sun.

"The World Security Council agreed to my proposal and immediately launched Project Insight, and soon the Helicarrier would be in the air, when a larger purge would come."

Pierce was confident, he had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and he did not hesitate to step down from the bureau chief and support Nick Fury in order to hide from the eyes and ears of many scouts.

Now, with Dr. Zola's formula, and satellite reconnaissance covering the world, once Project Insight is officially implemented, the whole world will fall into the hands of Hydra.

Sitwell nodded again and again, and when the Hydra completely devoured and digested the full power of S.H.I.E.L.D., then he would naturally be able to get more benefits.

"This is our time."

Rao was Pierce's calm and calm, and he couldn't help but sigh that Hydra had been hiding in the dark for so long that many people had forgotten the terrifying pressure that the Hydra badge had brought to the world.

Glancing at the shiny eagle emblem in his office, he smiled disdainfully.

Hydra will never die!

Chop off one head, and two more heads will grow!

In his smugness, the red dot flickered across the lenses of Pierce's glasses, aimed right at his chest, and finally stopped near his heart.

The alarm sounded in his brain, and the muscles in his body tensed, and he subconsciously wanted to dodge, hiding in a blind corner or under an obstacle.

Bang –

The 12.7mm metal bullet pierced through the 3-centimeter-thick bulletproof glass, directly tearing through Pierce's body and shooting into the heart!

A huge splash of bright red burst before Sitwell's eyes, and the chest of the top boss seemed to be hiding a miniature bomb, and the flesh of the entire chest cavity was crushed by the impact of the bullet, and then splattered backwards, and the bloody corpse spasmed and trembled, lost control, and slammed into the floor.

The bald agent's face was stained with blood, reflecting the distracted face, which looked particularly terrifying.

Opposite the building, a tall man in a black mask carries a BFG-50A semi-automatic sniper rifle, his metal arm reflecting the light of the sun.

He deliberately took off his mask and let the ubiquitous satellites and cameras take pictures of his face.