Shadow of the Beautiful World

Daniel Whitehall, whose real name is Werner Reinhardt, was born in 1918 and is an Austrian.

He was a fanatical terrorist when he was young, and joined the logistics system of the Communist Party of Germany as a researcher. Later, he was photographed by the Red Skull Schmidt and became one of the scientists of Hydra.

He is a disciple of the Red Skull, who once assisted the Red Skull in searching for the Rubik's Cube in his hometown of Austria during the Second World War, um, that is the energy core that Merlin brought back from the experiment of the Creeman Will. .

In short, Mr. Whitehall has a high status in the current Hydra system, and he represents the inheritance of Hydra. However, he does not have the strength to match his status.

You were quite handsome when you were young.

Merlin browsed Whitehall's memory, probably because Whitehall didn't resist when he was disheartened, the process of reading the memory was very smooth.

He saw Whitehall wearing a black military uniform when he was young, and he had to say that this villain did have a handsome face when he was young, but at that time, under his beautiful skin, there was already a hidden heart. Devilish heart too.

In those fleeting memory fragments, Merlin saw the scene of Whitehall experimenting with mutants and aliens in the prisoner-of-war camp.

He dissected them himself, men, women, old people and even children.

He and his notorious mentor discussed the power of Inhumans and mutants, and every time he got a new idea, an innocent person died because of it.

Ms. Carter was indeed heroic when she was young.

Merlin jumped over these bloody memories, and he quickly found the scene of Whitehall's arrest.

In the memory of the Hydra, when she was young, Ms. Carter, dressed in military uniform, rushed into the military base in Austria with the Roaring Commando, and captured Whitehall who was about to escape with the obelisk.

Maybe at that time, Ms. Carter shouldn't be relentless, kill this bastard with one shot, and there will be no such terrible things later.

After that, from 1945 to 1987, Whitehall was imprisoned in the prison of the Strategic Science Corps for 42 years. He also changed from a young, energetic and ambitious young man to an old man. Well, the old man who can't even move.

Merlin saw Whitehall in an interrogation room, and said earnestly to Ms. Carter standing outside the darkness:

I am willing to join the 'paperclip' operation, and I am willing to serve you. I have a lot of ideas about biological enhancement, I have a complete plan, and I have enough experience. You need me!

In an almost begging tone, he said to Peggy Carter in front of him:

I can really help me, I don't even need to be free, just get me out of that cell

You are exactly the kind of scientist we need, Mr. Reinhardt.

In this memory, Ms. Carter, who was much more mature than before and had long hair, held a booklet in her hand, and said to Whitehall in a cold tone:

But we don't think you are suitable to join Operation Paperclip. We consulted some of your former 'friends' and they said that you are not a trustworthy person. Therefore, your application was rejected.

No!

Whitehall stood up. He tried to refute, but was quickly pressed down by several guards and walked towards his cell.

In that mottled memory, Whitehall screams:

It must be Zora! Isn't it?

It must have been that villain who slandered me! You trusted the wrong man, you trusted the wrong man, you got scammed, Peggy! You'll pay for it! Zola's the snake, he'll swallow it in the dark Get rid of you!

This memory ends here.

This is Whitehall's deepest memory of his imprisonment, and this memory also represents the complete disintegration of the Red Skull faction in Hydra.

The last two followers of Red Skull broke up completely at this time.

Merlin recalled the clues about the Zola that Whitehall said in his mind. In the diaries left by Ms. Carter, the matter of Dr. Zola was recorded in detail.

Like Whitehall, he was once the right-hand man of the Red Skull, a high-level scientist of Hydra during World War II, and both were caught in the later stages of the war.

But compared to Whitehall, who has been imprisoned for 42 years, Dr. Arnim Zola's luck is much better.

Since Dr. Zola is an excellent genetic and electronic engineering scientist, he has mastered a lot of black technology from Germany. Therefore, after the end of World War II, when the paper clip began, Dr. Zola was the first batch to be recruited to the Strategic Science Corps. In-house scientist.

Dr. Zola is actually a coward in Ms. Carter's memory, and a villain who lacks loyalty.

However, Dr. Zola, who was freed and escaped trial, died of cancer in 1972. On the contrary, Whitehall, who was locked up, lived in good health until the new century.

Merlin continued to rummage through Whitehall's memory. This researcher is a very rigid person, and the memories in his mind are not chaotic, just like a neatly arranged line. Soon, Merlin saw that he desperately wanted to know information.

It was one day in 1987.

Whitehall, who had accepted his fate and was about to wait to die in that small cell, was suddenly wrapped in a burlap bag by a group of secret agents, and he walked out of the prison.

He thought he was going to be executed.

But he didn't resist, but let the black-clothed agents put him in a wheelchair and take him out of the prison.

In that case, the coming of death was a relief to him.

But to Whitehall's surprise, he was not executed. On the contrary, after dozens of minutes of long transfer, the black cloth bag on his head was removed.

What caught his eyes was a dimly lit round table council, which was obviously the Hydra's council table that Merlin had seen in the banker's memory before.

On the other side of the table sat a figure, hidden in the darkness, only a silhouette.

Hydra needs your power, Mr. Reinhardt.

Said the one who hid in the dark:

Starting today, you are free.

free?

Whitehall savored the word blankly. He was already very old, and his thinking could not keep up with the activities of his nerves. After a while, the white-haired Whitehall, sitting in a wheelchair and wearing a blue and white prison uniform, Er let out a low laugh.

The laughter seemed to come from hell, full of a decadent feeling.

He tried his best to straighten his body, and said to another person in the darkness:

hailhydra!

hailhydra!

The other person responded in the same way, like a signal, like a real agreement between the two.

I'm very happy to see that the Hydra's heritage has not died out. If Lord Red Skull can see this scene, he will be very happy.

Sitting in a wheelchair, Whitehall said with a sad tone:

But I'm old, I'm dying, what can I do for you?

Don't be so lost, Mr. Reinhardt.

The hydra hiding in the dark persuaded:

We are currently developing a serum that can rejuvenate people. We call it sss serum. It can restore your youthful body and allow you to continue to contribute to our cause. But we have now encountered a Little problem.

The man pondered for a few seconds, and said to Whitehall:

The blueprint for the sss serum is incomplete.

I have never heard of this serum. In fact, in my memory, there has never been any information about this serum.

Whitehall finally understood why his juniors wanted to help him, but he still said bluntly:

I'm afraid I can't help you.

No, you can!

The man in the dark said with certainty:

Because the original inspiration for the sss serum was obtained from the research notes you left behind.

My notes?

Whitehall's eyes widened, and he said:

You mean, the study of alien genes?

right!

The Hydra leader in the dark explained:

The times are developing, and technology is advancing, Mr. Reinhardt. Back then, you were trapped by the limitations of technology and could not perfectly separate the gene fragments of aliens, but today, your vision has been realized. We separated the aliens Human genes, and use this as a blueprint to produce the original sss serum, and we have also tested it on some experimental subjects.

The test is satisfactory. It can greatly delay the speed of human aging and keep the human body in the best condition. But it also has disadvantages. It is not stable, and it needs to be taken continuously, otherwise it will be faster than usual. Aging at a rapid rate.

We believe that you should be able to continue your research and develop a real 'elixir of youth' for Hydra. This is very important, Mr. Reinhardt, the fear of death to human beings is infinite , if Hydra can resist death, then we are only one step away from the goal of controlling the world.

Hearing the man's persuasion, Whitehall, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was silent for a moment. He said:

I am willing to help you, because helping you is also helping me. But I have a question about Hydra's ideal. When did it become to control the world?

In the past 40 years, has something happened that I don't understand? Isn't our ideal to let the world move in a better direction under the protection of power?

Whitehall's sharp question silenced the person sitting in the dark for several minutes before he spoke:

Times have changed, Mr. Reinhardt.

In our opinion, the rapid advancement of science and technology has put the development of the world on the right track, so what we need to do now is to control the dominance of civilization and let Hydra truly rule the world.

No! It's not right!

Whitehall was sitting in a wheelchair, and the gray-haired old man said stubbornly:

You have fallen into the same delusional fantasy as the Red Skull. Hydra is an ancient organization. We should stay in the dark and cut off the crisis of the world instead of stepping forward and becoming the king of the world.

Free will will not be extinguished. There will always be people who disobey. Resistance will lead to conflicts, conflicts will lead to wars, and wars will destroy order. The collapse of order means the decline of civilization. This is not what we should Things to do!

I have no intention of arguing with you about these ideals, Mr. Reinhardt.

The person sitting in the dark seemed a little impatient, he said to the stubborn old man in front of him:

It seems that you and the members of the conservatives have some common language, but this is not the most important thing. We are all part of Hydra, and the conflict of ideas is inevitable, but I hope we can discuss it after we control the world These internal differences, rather than exhausting the last strength because of internal strife before victory.

Actually, Mr. Reinhardt, you haven't touched Hydra in 40 years. I mean, in order to survive, we have to make compromises. The current Hydra is the same as yours back then. That ambitious, internally united organization is different.

conservative?

Whitehall asked in surprise:

You actually pulled those hard-headed myth believers back into the Hydra system? Are you crazy? Don't you know what they want to do? They are a bunch of damn cultists!

I know what they want to do.

The man in the dark shrugged and said:

Their ideals have not changed since the Middle Ages. They hope to welcome back their ancient 'chiefs' from the stars. But I don't think we can't cooperate with them. After all, when it comes to the origin of Hydra , they are the real orthodoxy in the organization, and we all belong to the offshoot.

They occupy huge resources in today's society. They have financial resources, power, and ability to help us. After the death of the Red Skull, we all had a very difficult life. If they were not willing to lend a helping hand, Hydra might have cease to exist.

He persuaded Whitehall:

Mr. Reinhardt, ideals are important, but survival is also important. You and I are adults, and we all know that in order to realize our ideals, we occasionally have to compromise with reality.

And really, there are enough divisions in the organization right now.

The chief figure sitting in the dark said to Whitehall:

Not only are the conservatives who pray for myths all day long, we now also have a group of wizards who want to develop their influence in North America but are unwilling to cooperate with others. Scientists who take money to conduct their own research, and a group of businessmen who join us only for the greater good, without any belief at all.

There are many conflicts, and I have been exhausted in order to coordinate the relationship between them.

The man said:

So Mr. Reinhardt, I urgently need old-school believers like you to share some of the pressure for me. I plan to organize a youth school to absorb members of the organization, similar to the Secret Service Academy. Their parents have no way to coordinate for it. If we strive together for an ideal, then I think these children may become our hope for the future.

They are tomorrow's sons of Hydra. They need someone with faith, status, and prestige to teach them knowledge and become their role model.

Mr. Reinhardt, are you willing to help me manage Hydra Academy?

Whitehall hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded.

Can.

I will teach those children, and I will also help you complete the formula of the sss serum. I also understand your meaning and thoughts. I will not intervene too much in the current internal differences of Hydra.

But before that, I had to complete one thing, an autopsy, which was over 40 years late, and an autopsy that would allow me to return to my youth.

You have to find someone for me. She should be in the ancient country of the East. I will give you the specific address.

Also, as the nominal leader of Hydra in this era, you haven't told me who you are yet?

Whitehall asked a question, and the person sitting in the dark waved his hand, and said with some disinterest:

It doesn't matter who I am. I just inherited this identity from my father. If possible, I don't want to join this mess. If it's not important this time, I won't take the risk of meeting you, Peggy Carter The lady is a very sensitive person, and it is not easy to hide from him.

Of course, if you must have a name, call me

Robert.