For more than a week, the rat lay dormant, and no matter how many agents searched for it, they could not find a trace of it.

Enemies that appear on the surface, no matter how terrifying, will never be so frightening to deal with, but like this monster rat now, hidden in the dark, can keep people on their backs. The strange rat, which had disappeared from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s vision for more than a week, had already made Coulson, who was in charge of the matter, fidget, for fear that it would suddenly emerge from somewhere and bring catastrophic damage to New York.

But no matter how much Coulson tried to increase his manpower and use the high-tech means of S.H.I.E.L.D. to find the strange rat, he ended up doing useless work, as if the strange rat had never appeared.

The strange rat did not reappear, and Bucky's life seemed to be back to the way it used to be, but now that Thanksgiving was approaching, Anna, who had been studying at Xavier's school, also went home for the holidays, and with Anna at home, Bucky's quality of life immediately improved a lot, and the villa was much cleaner.

Xavier School is closed every year from before Thanksgiving until after Christmas, and mutant children who have a home to return to usually go home at this time for the holidays. However, most of Xavier's school is made up of mutant kids who have lost their parents or have been abandoned by their parents, and the school is their home, where they spend all their holidays.

Early that morning, Coulson, who had lost the whereabouts of the strange rat for nearly ten days, finally knocked on the door of Bucky's house again.

It was Anna who opened the door, and looking at the door were two strange men, Anna asked a little strangely, "Who are you looking for?" ”

Coulson was also stunned when he saw Anna, but he immediately recognized Anna, and Anna herself had a record with S.H.I.E.L.D. Last time, out of concern for Anna's safety, Ba Gene invaded S.H.I.E.L.D.'s network, which made the entire information security department of S.H.I.E.L.D. greatly nervous. As the source of the incident, Anna, S.H.I.E.L.D. naturally had an in-depth investigation after the incident, and even Anna learned the mutant ability at Xavier's school, S.H.I.E.L.D. was also clear.

"You must be Miss Frost, my name is Phil Coulson, and I am a friend of Mr. Barnes."

Anna glanced at Coulson, she didn't know Coulson, looking at Coulson and the man behind him dressed, both in crisp suits and ties, a little curious when Bucky met two friends who sold insurance.

If Coulson knew that in Anna's eyes, the standard attire of S.H.I.E.L.D. field agents would be used as an outfit to sell insurance, and she would definitely vomit blood in depression.

Although the two men may have come to Bucky to sell insurance, Anna politely led them to the living room. When Coulson was talking to Anna, Bucky learned of Coulson's arrival with his hearing that was much better than ordinary people, and went straight to the living room without waiting for Anna to call him.

Bucky, another person brought with Coulson, had also met him, and after escaping from the sewers on the day he fought the rats, the S.H.I.E.L.D. reinforcements were led by this man in his thirties.

Bucky nodded slightly to Coulson and said, "Go to my study and talk." ”

Bucky didn't want Anna to know about the strange rat, otherwise with Anna's character, he would probably pester Bucky to fight the strange rat together. In the past half a year or so, Anna has become a little more proficient in mastering the mutant ability through her studies in Xavier's school, and now, with the two major abilities of the secondary mutation, Anna can already be called a qualified third-level mutant. Truth be told, Anna could have helped Bucky with the rats, but Bucky still didn't want Anna to get involved, for no other reason, no girl would like to fight ugly, filthy rats who lived in the sewers all year round.

The door to the study was closed, and Bucky and Coulson sat down on the couch. Looking at Bucky's somewhat puzzled eyes, Coulson knew that Bucky must not remember the name of this companion next to him.

"Mr. Barnes, this is Agent John Garrett, who is in charge of the rodent extermination team in this mutant rat incident." Coulson introduced Bucky to his companions.

John Garrett, it turned out to be this guy, last time the time was urgent, Bucky didn't care about a small leader of S.H.I.E.L.D. Bucky doesn't care about a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, but if it's John Garrett, it's worth a little attention from Bucky. John Garrett, when it comes to combat ability, is just an excellent agent, and there is nothing outstanding about it, but when it comes to his ability to escape, even Bucky is admired.

Bucky looked at John Garrett with interest, smiled slightly, and didn't say much. It doesn't do Bucky any good to debunk John Garrett's identity now, and if you keep this person, maybe there will be a place for him to be used in the future.

"Mr. Barnes, we're here to ask you if there's a way to lure the rats out. If such a terrifying creature has been hiding in New York, it is really an unstable factor that cannot be ignored, and once this unstable factor breaks out, I am afraid it will be a disaster! ”

Coulson's tone was heavy and tired, and the hidden monster was putting so much pressure on him that he hadn't been able to get a good night's sleep these days.

Bucky frowned, he didn't have a way to find this strange rat, Coulson should know this, through several cooperation, Bucky has established a preliminary trust with Coulson, Coulson should understand that if Bucky has a way to find the strange rat, he will definitely not hide it.

"I'm sorry, Coulson, but there's really nothing I can do to find that mutant mouse."

Hearing such an answer again, Coulson's eyes showed a look of disappointment, and Garrett next to him spoke at this time: "Mr. Barnes, we have more than a dozen teams of agents in S.H.I.E.L.D. now inspecting New York's sewer system day and night, hoping to find that strange rat. And as you know, we've got a squad of fifteen agents who have been broken in the hands of that rat, and the rest of them are still exposed to the same dangers every day, and maybe once they get down the sewers, they won't ever get back to the surface. There is a way to find the brute, but we need Mr. Barnes' help. ”

Hearing Garrett's words, Bucky didn't have any color on his face, but he had already roughly guessed the method Garrett was talking about.

Sure enough, after a pause, Garrett said, "Mr. Barnes has also visited Professor Quake with Coulson, and you should know that Professor Quake said that the strange rat seems to have a different attitude towards you, so this time I came with Coulson in the hope that Mr. Barnes can cooperate with us and attract the strange rat." ”

Bucky's brow furrowed, a little annoyed in his heart. I'm not an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., so why should I be a bait for S.H.I.E.L.D. Besides, this Garrett in front of him is actually a Hydra person who has a grudge against Bucky, who knows if this guy really wants to solve the hidden danger of the monster rat, or wants to take the opportunity to get rid of himself, if Garrett does something crooked when he is a bait, I'm afraid it will be too late to cry.

Looking at Coulson, who was a little guilty, Bucky smiled coldly and refused directly: "I'm sorry, I rejected this proposal, I think maybe your Director Fury may also have some fate with this mutant rat, why don't you also propose to him to give it a try." ”

Hearing Bucky joke about his own director, Coulson's face showed a little unhappiness, but in the end he didn't say anything, after all, this time it was S.H.I.E.L.D. who was unkind, and Bucky's ridicule was understandable.

Garrett stood up directly from the sofa and said without a trace of emotion: "Mr. Barnes, now is not the time to joke, now that the lives of the citizens of New York may be in danger at any time, is Mr. Barnes just sitting at home waiting for that mutated beast to appear and bring harm to the whole of New York?" And Mr. Barnes, you yourself are a super master, and with the covert protection of our S.H.I.E.L.D., there will definitely be no danger! ”

First moved with emotion, and then understood with reason, Garrett, who is only in his thirties, has a very high level of mouth escape skills, but unfortunately, Bucky knows Garrett very well, and decisively immune to all the mouth escape skills he has cast.

Bucky no longer spoke, but directly showed his attitude with his actions. Standing up, Bucky opened the door of the study directly, stood at the door, and made a gesture of please, the meaning of sending off the guest could not be more obvious.

Garrett wanted to say something more, but Coulson raised his hand to stop him, smiled apologetically at Bucky, and led Garrett downstairs and left Bucky's villa.

Looking at Coulson in the distance, Bucky fell into deep thought, although Coulson's behavior this time was a little unkind, but Bucky also understood that this was because Coulson already had a certain understanding of his own strength, so he would agree to Garrett's bait plan. In fact, Bucky doesn't mind being a decoy, but only if the person he works with is someone he trusts 100%.

Someone like Garrett, although it is unclear whether he proposed to let Bucky be the bait this time is the meaning of the Hydra Organization or if he himself really wants to deal with the strange rats, but Bucky will definitely not cooperate with him.

However, Garrett is right when he says that the lurking rat is indeed a huge threat, and it must be dealt with as soon as possible.

"I don't think these two people's faces are very good, don't you have their insurance?"

Behind Bucky, Anna's inquiry came.

Buying insurance? Bucky really admired Anna's imagination, and he was so talented that he used S.H.I.E.L.D.'s agents as insurance salesmen.

Looking at Anna in front of him, Bucky suddenly realized where to find someone he could trust.

Smiling, he kissed Anna on the forehead and asked, "Professor, they are all in the academy, how about we go to the academy in the afternoon?" ”