Chapter 178: The Hydra Emerges
Speaking of which, Steve is very proficient in command and assault operations, and he has no problem carrying out tasks straightforwardly, but he can't do it when it comes to intrigue, that is, he has little clue about the work of those spy agents.
Just like now, after rushing out of the Trident building, Steve began to feel a little confused, trying to investigate Nick Fury's death and why S.H.I.E.L.D. acted against him, and felt like he had no idea what to do.
At this moment, an SUV with its windows blackened by anti-peep material suddenly stopped beside Steve, and the passenger window slowly fell, revealing Natasha's playful smiling face in the driver's seat.
Without saying a word, Steve opened the door and got into the car, and only after the car started did he ask, "Why are you here?" Didn't you go on a mission, I was about to contact you. β
"Without Nick Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D. is useless." Natasha scoffed, "The mission is full of doubts and loopholes, and if I didn't understand that the mission was just to take me away, I would have lived for so many years." β
"Hey......" Steve sighed, paused and said, "Although I was going to investigate this matter myself, I found that I don't seem to have that ability, but it would be nice to have you." β
Natasha didn't say no, shrugged her shoulders and turned the car into the main road, and then said, "Tell me everything you experienced yesterday in detail." β
"Good ......"
As soon as Steve's words fell, the two of them suddenly looked up through the windshield at the same time, and frowned in unison when they saw the two Kun fighters flying recklessly in the air.
"Those guys are going to great lengths to catch you." Natasha clicked on the car map and took the opportunity to look at it while driving, looking for a suitable route.
"You got it?" Steve was stunned, after all, he had just escaped.
"Of course." Natasha smiled slightly: "I found out that there was a problem when I received the task, so I asked Zhenvis to give me all the information to monitor S.H.I.E.L.D. β
"Uh...... I'm still not used to using electronics......" Steve looked up at his wrist and shook his head with a wry smile.
"You should try to adapt later." Natasha said as she turned the wheel again and drove the car onto another fork in the road.
"Okay, but I'll start with my experience. You see where we started investigating. Steve then started by meeting Nick Fury at the Trident building yesterday and continued to talk about his escape.
"That's it, how's that? Any clues? Steve asked, a little dry-mouthed.
"Yes." Natasha was multitasking, recalling Steve's experience as she drove: "There were three things we needed to pay attention to first. β
"What is it?" Steve knew what he was doing, so he was not ashamed to ask.
"First, the data USB stick that Nick Fury handed you over, second, the attacker you saw last night, and third, the current head of S.H.I.E.L.D., Alexander. Pierce. Natasha's expression was a little surprised: "And I think the most important thing for you is the second point." β
"The second point? Last night's attacker? Steve wondered, "That guy does have some strength." But where do we go to find him? β
"James. Buchanan. Barnes. Natasha said a name, and Steve couldn't help but be stunned.
"Bucky?" Steve's head was in disarray: "Why did you mention him?" β
"I mean, the attacker last night, if you're right, then there's no doubt that the attacker is Bucky."
"How is that possible!" Steve was so shocked that he forgot that he was in the car for a moment, and the action of subconsciously getting up immediately caused a muffled 'bang' on the roof of the car.
Steve was bounced back and sat back down, touched his head indifferently and asked eagerly, "How could that guy be Bucky, I saw ...... with my own eyes"
Natasha squinted at the roof of the car that had been knocked out of a large crater, rolled her eyes and slowly told Bucky what had happened.
"That's the case...... GreatγOh noγ I mean......" Steve's face was mixed with joy and sorrow as he listened.
"Five years ago, I escorted a nuclear weapons expert out of Iran when I was attacked by Bucky, and Earls had him captured. It's a pity that he ran away. β
"Why haven't I heard you say that?" Steve frowned slightly.
"So long time has passed." Natasha rolled her eyes, "And Bucky never showed up again, so Earls and I forgot about it, and I wouldn't have remembered it if I hadn't heard what you just described." β
"So what do we do now?" Steve had no clue, and when he heard the news from his friend Bucky, his mind was even more confused.
"Just follow me. But you'll need to cover up your suit first, and then we'll change the face. β
"A change of face?" Steve Zaleng.
"A kind of mask." Natasha spun the wheel around and explained: "It was developed based on electronic camouflage technology. Apply it to the face to change the face. β
"It's electronics again......" Steve was dejected, looked at the route and asked, "So where are we going now?" β
"Go where I put my gear." Natasha replied intently.
"Don't you have any equipment in the car?" Steve was slightly stunned.
"This car is 'borrowed'."
Natasha's words suddenly made Steve cry and laugh, and Steve, who understood Natasha's meaning, didn't know what to say for a while.
The two drove to a mall in the city center, got gear from a locker, and went to the bathroom to put a mask on their face and a coat to cover up their combat uniforms.
When they came out again, Natasha and Steve were all different looks, and if they weren't already familiar with their heights, head shapes, and figures, they probably wouldn't recognize each other.
Next, the two went directly to the Internet cafΓ© in the mall, rented a machine and began to crack the USB flash drive.
Cracking the USB flash drive also touched the tracking system inside, but Natasha naturally learned a lot of things after staying by Jing Tian's side for a long time, including program cracking, and it only took less than five minutes to find the signal emission point of the USB flash drive program.
"Witton ......, New Jersey" Natasha looked at the unfamiliar location on the screen and subconsciously asked Steve, "Are you familiar with that place?" β
"Familiar ...... before," Steve replied unexpectedly, causing Natasha to froze for a moment.
"Let's go." Steve said and unplugged the USB flash drive, didn't even settle the bill, and walked out directly with Natasha.
When the two arrived at the entrance of the mall, they saw a team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents braking on their hands. Steve subconsciously wanted to dodge and escape, but was grabbed by Natasha: "Don't forget that you are not Steve now." β
"Okay...... I forgot ......" Steve raised his hand and touched his face, shaking his head helplessly.
Watching the two teams of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents rush into the mall, Steve and Natasha gracefully go to the underground parking lot, get into Natasha's 'borrowed' car and start heading for New Jersey.
After driving all afternoon, when it was dark, the two finally arrived at the source of the USB flash drive signal.
When they both got out of the car, Natasha looked at the abandoned building in front of her and complained, "I would have left the flying machine behind, otherwise why waste so long." β
Steve didn't say anything, instead staring wistfully at the building in front of him, because this was where he had been training in the first place. There are so many memories......
The two soon discovered the underground structure based on Steve's memories, as well as Dr. Zola, who was hidden deep underground.
Dr. Zora of the Captain America world was captured back into space by Jing Tian, but there is still one in this world, and after death, he uploaded his consciousness into a database of two million units and became an alternative artificial intelligence......
At the same time, Jing Tian, who had just arrived home, received a report from Zhen Weis: "Sir, the signal of Natasha and Steve has disappeared. β
"What's going on?" Jing Tian was stunned for a moment, frowned and asked.
A virtual screen appeared, and soon a satellite screen appeared on it. Until Natasha and the two entered the building.
"There are no signals or radio waves in this area, and I have lost contact with the subsystem."
"So that area is isolated from the outside world?" Jing Tian asked.
"Yes sir."
"That means ......" Jing Tian already knew the situation at this time, so he no longer worried about the safety of Natasha and the others, but remembered a worry from a long time ago: "That means that Dr. Zola, who has become an artificial intelligence, will not run out of that area?" β
"Yes sir." Zhen Weisi replied: "Of course, it is unknown whether there is a backup of the other party's data from the outside world. β
"Probably gone." Jing Tian thinks back to the films. Dr. Zola has never been seen again, so he confirmed: "It seems that Dr. Zola's value has been excavated by Hydra, and Dr. Zola's artificial intelligence has not kept up with the times, which is completely abandoned." β
"According to calculations. The probability of Mr. guessing is more than 89%. β
Jing Tian nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered, "Contact me when they come out." β
"Yes, sir." Zhenwei responded. But then he immediately prompted: "Sir, a missile attack has been detected, and the target is Miss Natasha's location." β
"Ah, that's okay." Jing Tian took off his coat and walked to the bedroom: "Feel free to report the news to me." β
"Yes, sir."
On the other side, Natasha and Steve also listened to Dr. Zola's confession about a series of conspiracies.
After knowing the fact that S.H.I.E.L.D. is now equivalent to Hydra, the faces of the two are not very good, although they knew that S.H.I.E.L.D. has been infiltrated by Hydra before, but the two never thought that the situation would be so serious.
Natasha pulled out the USB flash drive, then raised her wrist and ordered: "Zhenweis, invade this guy, I want to know everything he knows!" β
"Yes."
"Oh?" At this time, Dr. Zora in the monitor suddenly showed a surprised expression: "Is this artificial intelligence?" No wonder Hydra has given me up. β
"You said give up?" Natasha suddenly grasped the point of the other party's words.
"Not bad." Dr. Zola, who had become a programmer, replied in an electronic voice, "My final task is to delay you here and accompany me in your destruction." β
"What do you mean!" Natasha asked.
"The missile is close, and it will hit here in less than a minute, and the two of you will be terminated with me."
"Bastard!" Natasha scolded: "This is the purpose of leading us to this place where there is no signal......"
"Miss Natasha, if what the other party says is true, it's too late for me to invade." Zhenweis's sub-system reminder.
"Forget it, let's stop it." Natasha said as she slipped the USB flash drive into the inside of the suit, and raised her hand to press the neckline to lift the hood of the suit.
Steve's suit didn't have a hood on it, but he wasn't too scared, and after looking around, he stepped over to the seepage system, reached out and lifted the metal cover, and beckoned to Natasha, "Go down and hide." β
Natasha didn't delay. Rushing directly to Steve's side, the two jumped together.
Boom -
There was an explosion, and the fire burst out.
The entire underground base was completely enveloped in the flames of the explosion, and the room was completely filled with waves of air, fire, and falling rubble.
The collapse and explosion lasted about ten minutes before it gradually subsided.
Although Natasha and the two hid, their coats were burned by the flames, and Steve held his shield to block the falling rubble, but not the pervasive flames.
"Are you alright, Steve?" Natasha's worried voice came from under the mask of the combat suit.
"Ahem...... It's okay...... "There is a lack of oxygen around because of the burning, but Steve's strengthened body can support it for a while.
In the movie, there was a bug here, and the two of them clearly took the elevator to go dozens of meters underground, but they actually appeared on the ground after the explosion. Obviously unreasonable.
At this time, there is no bug in the actual situation, the two are completely buried under the gravel dozens of meters deep, and the space around them is only more than one meter and more than a circle, which is why Steve always uses a shield to fix it above his head, otherwise the two would have been completely buried by the rubble.
"Support for a while." Natasha said as she flipped a switch on her right wrist, and after a 'thud', the plasma wristblade appeared, and without hesitation, she stabbed the gravel on her head and began to dig the way out.
The two of them continued to climb to the ground through the tunnel dug by Natasha, and the lack of oxygen gradually disappeared as they went. Steve finally stopped feeling tight in his chest and regained his spirits.
"I'll have to ask Earls to get me a mask this time." Steve said with emotion.
"I told you a long time ago." Natasha continued to dig into the passage while glancing at her wrist, "How's your watch?" Mine has been burned out just now. β
Steve was stunned for a moment, stopped climbing and raised his wrist to fiddle twice: "Mine seems to be broken too." In other words, if there is no response, does it mean that it is broken? β
"Hey, it should be ......" Natasha sighed helplessly: "You should really go back and learn about electronics." β
Steve could only smile wryly when he heard this, shook his head and began to climb again......
The two of them climbed more than 30 meters, and their enhanced hearing could hear voices coming from above.
The sound of aircraft, footsteps, conversations......
Apparently, S.H.I.E.L.D. had sent someone to check if the two were dead.
But neither Natasha nor Steve paid much attention. The explosion and flames just now only burned the ordinary clothes on the outside of the two of them, but the combat suits inside were nothing at all, and it was completely easy to deal with the agents above.
Another ten minutes passed. The two of them finally opened the passage to the surface, and after a little preparation, suddenly burst out of the ground and opened fire on the surrounding agents.
However, the two had just agreed to only injure and not kill the agents who came to investigate, because the two could not determine who among those agents was a S.H.I.E.L.D. person and who was a Hydra.
The battle was very short, and the physical fitness of the two was already beyond the limits of the human body, not to mention the almost incomprehensible combat suits on their bodies, so all the agents were stunned with the low-power pulse gun in three strokes and five divided by two.
Because S.H.I.E.L.D. vehicles have trackers on them, the two of them had to leave the place again in the car that Natasha 'borrowed'.
"Where are we going now?" Steve asked, patting the dirt on his body.
The combat clothes on the two of them are a lot of defense against this and that, but they are not dust-proof, so the two of them look embarrassed at this time.
Natasha opened the car window, patted the dust on her body with one hand, looked at her watch and said, "Find a place to fix it first, if you don't have the help of your watch, the next action will be a little troublesome." β
"I know a place." "Sam's family is also in Washington, so we can go to him and fix it, and by the way, contact Earles and the Hive, we need support." β
"It's just S.H.I.E.L.D." Natasha pouted, "It's enough for the two of us." β
"No, it's true that the two of us would be enough if the other side was full of enemies, but there are still a lot of non-Hydra personnel, and it's a bit stretchy to rely on just the two of us."
"Okay......" Natasha thought about it too, so she had to agree.
Even bends and belts. Dodging all the way, the two returned to Washington early the next morning, approaching the address given by Steve.
More than an hour later, the two arrived at Falcon Sam Wilson's house, and they wanted to break down the door directly, but they didn't expect that Falcon on vacation was just about to go out for a run, and the lights in the house were on.
Surprised, Steve spotted Sam Wilson in the house through the window, so he put down his intention to break down the door and knocked on the door directly.
Sam Wilson was also very surprised to see the two of them in disarray, and hurriedly beckoned them into the house.
Steve then explained the situation, and Sam Wilson, who was still enthusiastic after retiring, immediately seized the opportunity and confessed that he was a member of the Falcon Project.
Originally, Steve only used Falcon as a regular friend. But now that they know each other's special status, the last trace of estrangement between the two has disappeared, and out of respect for their friend's decision, Steve and Natasha finally agree to let Falcon join in.
At this moment, the Falcon's landline phone suddenly rang, leaving the three of them stunned.
Natasha quickly rushed to the window and slowly peered out with her back against the wall.
Steve also grabbed his shield and was ready to respond to any eventuality.
The Falcon had been retired for a while, so he watched the actions of the two of them stunned for a long time before he reacted.
However, Falcon, who had never cooperated with Steve and the others at all, didn't know how to react for a while, so he just took out a pistol from a drawer and hid behind the wall.
After a while, Natasha didn't notice anything, and after glancing at Steve, she turned to Sam Wilson and said, "The guard is lifted, it seems to be just a normal phone call." β
"Whew...... I was so nervous. Sam Wilson breathed a sigh of relief, walked over to the telephone and picked up the receiver.
"Good morning Sam. I'm Earles. β
"What! Boss? Sam Wilson exclaimed, but before he could say anything, the microphone was suddenly snatched by Natasha, who rushed over.
"You know everything?" Natasha asked directly without any prelude.
"Yes, I've known since you and Steve lost signal last night, and the satellite has been following you."
"How much do you know about S.H.I.E.L.D.?" Natasha had no surprises. Instead he continued to ask.
"Except for the specific list of Hydra personnel, almost everyone knows." Jing Tian's voice paused, and then said, "But the identities of the three Hydra personnel have been determined. β
"Who is it?" Natasha simply pressed the hands-free.
"Director Alexander. Pierce. β
"I knew it was him!" Steve muttered.
"Huh." Jing Tian chuckled and continued, "And Jasper. Agent Hitvel. The big bald head with glasses. β
"He's it?" Natasha was a little surprised: "I remember that guy used to be quite close to Coulson, but I didn't expect it to be a Hydra person." β
Jing Tian did not comment, and continued: "There is also a man named Bronke. Rumlow. He is the number one thug of Hydra infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D. β
"The one who was on a mission with us the other day?" Steve asked Natasha.
"It's him." Natasha didn't have any surprises this time.
"It's these three people." Jing Tian said: "If you want to find a breakthrough point, you can look for it in Hitwell. β
"Very well, any other suggestions, Earls?" Steve asked.
"Nick Fury is alive."
"What?" Steve and Natasha were stunned at the same time.
"That guy has a plan, but it's a bit of a conflict with mine." Jing Tian said: "So I hope you can find Nick Fury and let him stay honestly, and leave all other problems to us to solve." β
"Plan?" Steve wondered, "What the hell is the plan?" β
"I can't say for a moment, but you can get specific information from both Hitwell and Nick Fury." Jing Tian said: "I have sent a flying machine to your side, and I have put the new watch on it. β
"Let's recall the aircraft later." Steve thought for a while and said: "The situation is a bit complicated now, and I am afraid that it will touch the nerves of many people after this time, and it is best for the umbrella to lie dormant for a while." β
"Yes." Jing Tian said.
After a few more exchanges and plans, the call ended, and the three Steve and the three set off to get equipment for Sam Wilson first...... (To be continued......)
PS: I arrived home late today, and the two chapters were combined and sent together.
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