Chapter 98: The Art of Bargaining (part 2 of 6)
"Nothing." Pierce said, "I've never given an order like this."
"As an old friend, I think this period, your words...... I can barely believe it." Ophelia's languid tone betrayed a clear threat.
"But if it really wasn't your order, then I suggest you check it out, or if you're not happy, I can also offer some insignificant help as the Winter Soldier has done to me."
「…… What makes you so sure?" Pierce asked.
"Conclusive evidence, of course." Ophelia sent it to Pierce, who was being monitored by the Hydra stronghold that Byrne had attacked.
Pierce received and turned on the playback, and his face gradually changed from questioning at the beginning to expressionless.
"Metal arms, pentagrams, super soldiers, not many people fit that characteristic, Pierce." Ophelia said slowly, "Or did your people 'inadvertently leak one of the top secrets, causing someone to impersonate and even learn of our existence?"
"Don't take the opportunity to slap your hat, Ophelia."
Pierce snorted coldly, as an old fox, how could he not see Ophelia's purpose, that is, the evidence given by Ophelia now makes him unable to find a chance to refute it for the time being, after all, even if he comes to see it, the first target that comes to mind is his own Winter Soldier.
"Oh, as the leader of the most powerful branch of Hydra, who will lead Hydra to sweep away the decline and go to glory, he can attack his companions unscrupulously, ignoring the kindness of the past......" Ophelia suddenly turned into a master of yin and yang, and her charming face showed just the right amount of sorrow, and she looked pitiful.
"That's enough!" Pierce stopped, even though he knew that Ophelia was pretending, but that charming look still made Pierce unbearable, just like most people know that too much guidance will hurt their bodies, but they still reward themselves if they have nothing to do, this is a feedback from psychological instinct.
What's more, Ophelia is obviously not just physical, only by the charm of her face.
To say that a woman, how beautiful Pierce has not seen?
But Ophelia is obviously different, when Pierce was young, Ophelia was so charming and so charming, and now decades later, Pierce is already old and aging, and Ophelia is still like this!
According to Pierce's information, Ophelia is believed to be connected to some supernatural forces...... It's a pity that he only knows this, this level of secrets, if you want to inquire, it will undoubtedly form a dead ball with Ophelia, think about it from another point of view, Pierce can understand this, if he obtains this kind of power, he will never allow anyone to covet it!
"After I find out the truth, if this matter really has anything to do with us, I will make up for all your losses and give you a satisfactory explanation." Pierce spoke.
"That's it?" Ophelia sneered, "After you find out the facts, yes, it can be considered a clarification after more than ten years anyway, right?"
Also, now that all this time has passed, who knows if you asked the Winter Soldier to return to base immediately after his mission? Destroy my base in the open!" ….
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"Am I crazy? How could you do such a thing, you are completely nonsense!" Pierce retorted, "Every time the Winter Soldier is used, there will be a strict process and mission record, and it is absolutely impossible to forge it!"
"Come on, Pierce, don't you feel ashamed to say that? Can't records be forged? Don't take me for a fool!" Ophelia's face was frosty, she was taking the opportunity to make trouble this time, how could she easily give in and retreat without getting anything?
"Same words to you, don't take me for a fool! It's just a piece of surveillance, and who knows if you faked it? Moreover, this person does not show any features that are obvious enough to be completely distinguishable from the others! Robotic arms are not only owned by us! And it's only a little exposed, and it's not impossible to say it's a disguise!"
Naturally, Pierce couldn't back down easily, and he didn't
It's the kind of wronged head who will often be prostituted for nothing.
"So you mean no compensation?" Ophelia asked.
"I said, wait until I find out!" Pierce felt a little headache, he fully understood Ophelia's intention, in other words, if he encountered such an opportunity, if he didn't come up and bite a piece of meat, he would definitely not give up!
"If it turns out that it is the Winter Soldier in the end, then I will give you all the compensation and a satisfactory statement as I said before, if not, then I will send the Winter Soldier there for the time being, and find out the real culprit of the matter! That's all right, right?" Pierce eventually backed down.
The main reason is that he himself is a little weak at this time...... This thing does look like his Winter Soldier!
If one of the "ambitious" men sent the Winter Soldier to do this, and he didn't know it, he would lose a lot!
Of course, even if that were the case, Pierce would disguise it as if it wasn't...... It can only be said that Ophelia and Pierce, the two old foxes, have a clear understanding of each other, depending on who loses and how much they will lose.
You can also consider being shameless, but it hasn't reached the level of tearing your face yet, and everything is just a trade-off and compromise of interests.
Letting the Winter Soldier participate in this matter is not a loss for Pierce - he is also curious, if it is not the Winter Soldier who did this, then what kind of force and who can have a super soldier and know about the existence of the Winter Soldier and attack Hydra?
What is their purpose?
This kind of thing is undoubtedly to be explored!
"One-year period." Ophelia is well versed in the art of bargaining.
This is like going to a stall to buy a small pendant, the seller offers 500,000 yuan, the buyer counteroffers 50, and then the seller "closes", although it is a lot of cuts, but the buyer will still feel that he has lost money.
If Ophelia directly agrees now, Pierce will definitely feel that she has given too much, and regrets wanting to give less, and it will be different for her to continue to ask for better conditions, she can definitely take more on the basis of the current one, and let Pierce have no room for regret!
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Pierce fiercely refused.
After some tugging, the deal between the two was finally limited to the fact that after the Winter Soldier settled the matter, Ophelia would be sent for another month, and the terms in the middle that could not cause the Winter Soldier to die or be irreparably injured will not be repeated.
"Mazefak!"
At the end of the negotiation, Ophelia naturally hung up the call contentedly, while Pierce scolded angrily.
Although theoretically he didn't lose too much, anyone who lost something for no reason would not be in a good mood.
Panting for a long time, Pierce finally sorted out his mood and was ready to contact his subordinates with anger to ask about the specifics of this matter.
But just as he took out his mobile phone and just dialed the call, the doorbell rang at the door.
Pierce frowned, looked at the surveillance, and found a familiar figure standing in front of his door...... Nick Fury!
Pierce: "!!"
Could it be ?!.
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