Sentinel

Chapter 327 Arrest
S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, conference room.

Alexander Pierce tapped his fingers on the table. It was hard to imagine that the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D. would actually be a Hydra.

He used to be Nick Fury's chief, and single-handedly promoted him to the position of director, and he also served as an important leader of the national security department, often in and out of the White House, and currently serves as a consultant on the World Security Council.

Under a series of shining halos, it would be the high-level personnel of Hydra, which is undoubtedly a wonderful irony.

"Is the mission of the Winter Soldier completed?" He put on a tiny headset and communicated through an encrypted channel.

Due to the strong request of the World Security Council, Nick Fury opened up some permissions to the S.H.I.E.L.D. database, which made the "Insight Project" surface.

This aroused the vigilance of Alexander Pierce. If Nick Fury was really able to do this and achieve global monitoring and tracking, then Hydra would have no place to stay.

So he decided to act first and get rid of the black director who got in the way. When SHIELD was leaderless, due to his prestige and ability, Pierce would undoubtedly take over this position.

"The operation failed, the Winter Soldier disappeared." A voice came from the headset.

The Winter Soldier who caught Nick Fury suddenly found no trace, and the signal of the positioning device implanted under the skin disappeared, which made Hydra feel inexplicable. For a long time, this brainwashed killing machine has never made any mistakes.

"Trash!" Pierce thumped the table hard, showing a rare look of anger, "The Winter Soldier is not important! Nick Fury is the key! We must find him!"

Without super soldiers, Hydra can continue to manufacture, but the black director who was finally captured is a rare and important bargaining chip. The other party holds a large number of core secrets of S.H.I.E.L.D., which is of incomparable value.

Pierce knew very well that Fury was very vigilant and suspicious, and never fully trusted anyone, even as a confidant of Coulson's agent, Maria Hill, he would have reservations.

So he didn't kill the one-eyed black man right away, but he just wanted to pry out more secrets from the other party's mouth. When it comes to torture and mental brainwashing, this is of course Hydra's forte.

"Before Nick Fury was captured, he sent an encrypted message to Steve Rogers." The second bad news followed.

Pierce looked serious. Captain America is Hydra's old opponent. Red Skull was defeated by the opponent at the beginning, and almost wiped out the entire organization.

Later, the Strategic Science Corps, the predecessor of S.H.I.E.L.D., launched the "Paperclip Project" and recruited some German scientists to absorb degeneration as the fruits of victory. This also gave Hydra a great opportunity to come back to life.

"Bring Captain Rogers." Pierce took off his headset. Since there was an accident in the plan, he had to deal with it.

Twenty minutes later, Captain America in the uniform of the Stars and Stripes came to the meeting room. Pierce was the only one waiting quietly in the spacious room.

"I'm Alexander Pierce. Nice to meet you. My father used to be in the 101st Airborne Division. He often told me about your heroic deeds."

Pierce lowered his glasses. As a senior agent, he is proficient in various psychological tactics.To deal with the famous Captain America, such a brutal method as coercion and threat must not be adopted.

"This photo was taken five years after I met Nick, when I was in the State Department of Colombia, the local National Liberation Army (Jie) occupied the embassy, ​​the guards helped me escape, but the rebels took the hostages, Nick He was the head of extraterrestrial security for S.H.I.E.L.D., and he came up with a plan to launch a raid through the sewers to free trapped government officials."

Pierce said to himself, with a faint look of nostalgia on his face, as if he was immersed in the emotions of the past.

Steve looked at the photo in silence, he had never been a good communicator, so he just listened quietly.

"...I vetoed that plan of action, saying that sooner or later the rebels would negotiate, and the result was unexpected, the rebels ordered shoot-to-kill, they swept the basement, it was empty...Nick didn't follow my direct orders, he acted on his own , completed the task, and rescued more than a dozen government officials in one go, including my daughter."

"Captain, I have never regretted promoting Nick and taking him to the position of director. In fact, he did a better job than me."

Pierce stared at Captain America without moving his eyes, and said with a serious expression: "I want to know the true content of that message."

The unexpected sentence made Steve's eyes flicker. He is not good at lying, and he can't fool a senior agent.

But thinking of the message in Nick Fury's message, he still chose to remain silent.

That's not to say that Steve doesn't trust Alexander Pierce, a middle-aged man with glasses who has an impeccable résumé that no one can question.

But Steve doesn't think he is a smart man, he will only earnestly carry out the tasks assigned by others, just like he did on the battlefield 70 years ago.

"You may not know that Nick has installed monitors in your house, and the female neighbors who are isolated are all agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."

Pierce tried to break down Captain America's psychological defense, but it didn't seem to work. Steve looked calm and showed no signs of anger.

"Sir, the current situation is very urgent, and I have to rush to investigate the killer." Captain America stood up, ready to get up and leave.

"I serve as an advisor to the council, not on my own will but at Nick's request, because we are both realists, we all understand that diplomacy and hypocrisy aside, to build a better new world, there is It's time to destroy the old world, and this will inevitably make enemies."

Pierce sat motionless in his seat, tapping his fingers on the tabletop, making a "dong dong" sound.

"Others will say you are shameless and dirty, because you don't hesitate to do shameful things just to create a beautiful world in your heart." His tone turned cold. "Captain, before Nick disappeared, he only contacted you - he trusted you."

"And I also hope that you can give me a trust, maybe this will allow S.H.I.E.L.D. to find new clues, so I will ask one last time—what did Nick tell you?"

"He told me not to trust anyone," Steve replied.

Pierce showed a bit of surprise, then regained his composure. He still sat on his seat, took off his glasses and wiped away the dust that didn't exist.

"I have to find out the truth, and I will make him regret whoever stands in the way—no matter who it is!"

"Excuse me."

Looking at Captain America who opened the door and left, the Hydra executive picked up the phone on his desk and said coldly: "Arrest Captain Rogers."

The Winter Soldier is missing, Nick Fury's whereabouts are unknown, and accidents happen one after another. He can no longer be sidelined, and wants to control the situation inside S.H.I.E.L.D. with lightning speed.

(End of this chapter)