Chapter 360: Rogers Speaks
"But all the time passed, and finally, we all reached the end together." Governor Pierce picked up a glass of champagne on the table and pointed to the countdown on the big screen.
He signaled: "In the last two hours and ten minutes, the 'Insight Plan' will be activated, and it will cooperate with the 'Skynet Project' to form an all-round three-dimensional monitoring system." The whole world should be grateful to us, because it was we who brought them a new order. β
The other councillors nodded, and all raised their champagne glasses together. Just as Ymir was about to do something to ruin the celebration of Director Pierce, the British grandmother suddenly put down her hand, shook her head and said, "Please wait a minute, Director Pierce"
Director Pierce looked at the English grandmother suspiciously, not knowing what she was going to say, and at that moment, the headset he had hidden in his ear suddenly emitted a high-pitched electronic noise. And not only Director Pierce, but also all the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in the Trident Building had their headsets disturbed by an electronic signal at the same time.
"Ready to start guidance, all personnel please go to the launch pad" The intercomer at the center spoke in front of the microphone a little nonchalantly, his hands calculating other things, how many dollars would be needed for a date with his girlfriend in a Washington hotel.
Dollars, dollars, all evil dollars, even a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent can't move an inch on American soil without dollars.
Just as the caller was distracted, the screeching noise in the headset woke him up: "Fuck, what's going on!" "React quickly. The caller who took the headset off his ear cursed angrily.
"Hey. A helicopter flew over. We can't guide him to the designated location, what should we do? Another caller patted the headset, and after the noise, all the headsets were out of function.
The caller who was thinking about the date judged the problem: "Could it be that the satellite dish is being interfered with?" I bet a penny that the helicopter that had just landed hit the satellite dish on the roof. β
"If that's the case, they're going to be beaten to death, so I'd better go and see it." His colleague got up from his seat and walked to the door to go upstairs to see if there was a problem with the satellite dish.
The caller didn't care very much: "It's okay, I can switch to the building's PA system to control it." We were ordered. Crew members are requested to take their positions quickly and prepare to clear the site before launch. β
However, his colleague quickly backtracked and nudged the caller. He hadn't noticed that something was wrong, and asked nonchalantly, "What's wrong, is the headset already restored?" β
"No, you look up," his colleague's voice began to tremble, and the caller looked up and was suddenly in the same panic and confusion as his own colleague.
Captain America walked in with a black soldier with a strange flying machine on his back, and what was even more terrifying was that the soldier had a pistol in his hand aimed at his colleague's forehead.
"I have no ill intentions, please get out of the way." Captain America nodded politely to the two interlocutors, and the unarmed Captain America looked more intimidating than the black soldier.
The two intercomers hurriedly stepped aside. Lined up against the wall, his hands were consciously hugged on his head without saying a word. Captain America walked over to the control platform. The caller had already adjusted the broad mode, and he only needed to press the button on the microphone to expand the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.
"Attention all S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, I'm Steve. Rogers, you've probably heard a lot about me these days. Some of them also received orders to hunt me down and my friends. Now, it's time for you to know the truth."
In Director Pierce's office, the celebratory reception paused, and all the directors withdrew their champagne glasses and looked at each other in some confusion. With the exception of Ymir and the British grandmother, the others, including Pierce himself, had no idea what would happen next.
And the hall of S.H.I.E.L.D. is also silent, and although there are few images of Captain America, they are not unexistent. For decades, the U.S. government propelled Rogers from a mere mortal to a national icon, and after World War II, a large number of people grew up listening to Captain America's cries and watching Captain America documentaries.
Therefore, every agent in S.H.I.E.L.D. is extremely familiar with his voice. In addition to being able to check Captain America in various promotional materials in the past, they can also meet their idols from time to time at work.
They have an instinctive respect for Captain America and a trust in him that has been built up over a long period of time. Every S.H.I.E.L.D. agent stopped what they were doing and listened to Captain America's speech: "My heart aches, our S.H.I.E.L.D. has deteriorated, and it has been devoured and taken over from within by Hydra. Former director of S.H.I.E.L.D., and now a member of the Global Security Council, Alexander Brown. Pierce is their leader. β
βWhatοΌβ Not only were ordinary S.H.I.E.L.D. agents surprised by this, but even Commander Hill was shocked by Captain America's audacious statements. She got up from her chair and prepared to go to Director Pierce's office to make a confirmation.
But just as she had taken a few steps forward, a puff of black smoke suddenly rose from behind Commander Hill. Commander Hill, whose eyes glowed slightly red, smiled evilly, shook his head, withdrew the foot he had already taken, and sat back in his place, without the slightest intention of ordering someone to stop Captain America from continuing to speak, she pretended not to be in the Trident Mansion at the moment.
All the troubles are Pierce's, and Captain America is not the object of revenge, and Commander Hill has no reason to stand up for Pierce.
On the contrary, if Director Pierce, or the Global Security Council, were to fall, it would be in Commander Hill's interest, and she would have more power as a result. For various unspeakable reasons, Commander Hill quietly cut off the connection between the Trident Mansion and the Avengers' superheroes, and all external communication must go through Commander Hill's office to communicate with the outside world.
"And the same is true for the Special Operations Team and the Insight Team, which are all members of the elite of the Hydra organization. I don't know if there are more enemies lurking within us, but I can be sure that they are in our system and stealing high positions. They may be right next to you! Captain America's words made all the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents not calm, and no one could be sure if his colleague was the Hydra sleeper that Captain America said. (To be continued......)