When Downey Wears a Tin Can [Comprehensive British and American]

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After the Quinjet jet left the airspace of Manhattan, it made a brief team adjustment on the S.H.I.E.L.D. aircraft carrier. After that, the five Avengers split up. Downey and Sol switched to a faster cruiser and flew to Sicily. Mid-Mediterranean, then, with the cockpit changing from five Avengers to two Avengers—

There was a four-hour silence in the cruise ship.

The son of Odin, who was ready to go, looked at the window for a long time, and almost wrote his refusal to communicate directly on his face.In order to cooperate with the attitude of the other party's refusal to communicate, Downey can only bow his head and use detection satellites to study the movements of the Mediterranean seabed generation from the moment he boards the ship.

Their plan was to use ion bombs to blast a space gap beside the shipwreck. The principle of ion bomb explosion is similar to space shock waves. After precise calculation of the explosion site, the shock waves and ocean currents can collide with each other to reduce the occurrence of tsunamis to a minimum. Minimum, but he overlooked a point.

The fact that the Italian government will rent a site to build a branch of S.H.I.E.L.D. is enough to give Nick Fury face. It is impossible for the Ministry of Defense to allow anyone to bomb missiles in their territory.

"Researchers from S.H.I.E.L.D. are trying to achieve your goal through magnetic field interference, Mr. Stark." After S.H.I.E.L.D. transmitted the message back to Downey's communicator, the pilot who was only separated from him by a metal wall so.

Downey looked at the message on the screen, thought for a moment, and said, "If the strength of the magnetic field interference can be equal to the matching strength of the shock wave, it is not impossible to do it." He paused, turned his head to look at the metal The back of the pilot's head in the iron railing of the wall, "But that requires a lot of soft magnetic materials with extremely high magnetic permeability. I remember that S.H.I.E.L.D. does not have that many material reserves."

Pilot: "But the Italians do, sir."

Downey calculated in his mind: "Such a large wave frequency interference range will paralyze the communication tools in the entire Sicily."

Pilot: "You know it's inevitable."

Downey raised his eyebrows and said nothing more.

It's good to have someone else to help with this problem, but losing communication with the outside world is also quite troublesome.

With a serious expression on his face, he subconsciously reached out to pick up the corn crisps that were placed next to him. After he and the pilot did not speak, the cockpit became quiet again, and the sound of tearing the corn crisps packaging bag became very obvious.

Sol, who was sitting not far away, finally took a look here. Donnie caught his gaze, paused, and then handed the packaging bag forward: "Cheetos, do you want it?"

Thor: "...No need."

After the Son of Odin finished speaking, he looked back at the window where there was nothing but clouds. Donnie could only look away, reached out and grabbed two corn crisps and stuffed them into his mouth.

The cruiser pierced through the clouds, and the wide view outside the window was completely blocked by a white mist. At the same time, the virtual light screen in front of it, as the pilot said before, completely lost its signal when it was about to enter the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.

The sudden increase in pressure made the eardrums retract, and the sound of the cruiser's engine became less clear.Downey turned his head to look out the window, and unexpectedly saw a red electric light hidden in the clouds, shining as brilliantly as lightning.

This is actually not a surprising thing. Although it rarely happens, when the lightning energy reaches a peak, the ionized clouds will produce purple or red light. This is a phenomenon that can be explained by science, but——

do not know why.

Downey always felt that something was neglected by him.

Before he had time to think, the voice of the pilot came from the cockpit again: "We are here, gentlemen."

As the pilot's voice fell, the cruiser turned around and began to dive and land. After completely passing through this huge cloud layer, there was a clear and bright coastline in front of it.

A suspension bridge cuts off the turquoise bay and extends to the opposite artificial island. The cruise ship landed on the tarmac of the artificial island. As soon as the hatch was opened, a sea breeze with heat waves rushed in.

The pilot jumped out of the cockpit and said as he passed Downey: "Someone will come to meet you in a while, and it will take some time to install those magnetic field devices. Before that, you can visit our branch, Mr. Stark. "

Only then did Downey see the pilot's face clearly.When the pilot finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the S.H.I.E.L.D. branch in the center of the artificial island and couldn't help but ask, "Germans?"

Sol who stopped next to Donnie: "What?"

No one can expect a person who has just been on Earth to recognize the race of Earth, especially in Europe where the difference is not obvious.Downey frowned: "It's nothing."

The two walked out of the cockpit one after the other, and the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who came to meet them just happened to come in front of them.

With deep eye sockets and square face, he has the same typical Germanic appearance as the pilot.He stopped beside Downey: "We have withdrawn all the investigation agents on the seabed as you said, and the Italian defense agent Coulson is still negotiating. The other party is willing to help us solve the Hydra problem, but only if we can't Reaching Sicily and the inability to use any armed military weapons within their territory."

After the agent finished speaking, he handed the detection map and the negotiation information with relevant personnel in Italy to Downey, and then looked at Sol who was lying behind you: "Hello."

Saul nodded, then glanced at Sicily across the artificial island.

The turquoise shoals and fiery red coral reefs are intertwined. Even if you are used to the beauty of Asgard, you can't help but say: "This place is not bad."

Agent: "Yes, the locals call this the Southern Pearl of Italy." He said with a sigh. "Nobody wants to fight in such a beautiful place."

Downey roughly scanned the detection map, then stuffed it back into the agent's hand: "How long will it take to deploy the magnetic field device?"

Agent: "Not more than an hour, sir."

He said and made a gesture of invitation: "We have prepared lunch for you. Before that, you may take a rest here and enjoy the beach time."

Downey looked at Saul beside him.Sol is also looking at him, although his expression is still not particularly friendly, but he can still see a little bit of advice in his light-colored eyes-although in many ways, the Son of Odin still retains his habits in Asgard, But I have to admit that compared to Tony Stark's own way of action, the militant Asgard people have a clearer sense of teamwork.

Downey couldn't help but glance at the beach in Sicily behind him.

Now is the tourist season, few places can match the scenery of Sicily in midsummer.The distance from the suspension bridge was not long, so even though the two islands were separated, Downey could still clearly see that the light-colored beach was full of people, and in the safe waters were moving human heads and various swimming circles. They can even tell the color of some people's clothes.

When the agent was about to turn around and lead the way, he suddenly said, "Can I go to Sicily?"

The agent paused, and then showed a embarrassed look: "You know, Mr. Stark, the Italians have a strong sense of territory and have always been very cautious. It is already a fact that they can allow S.H.I.E.L.D. to rent their artificial island. It's a miracle that our suspension bridges have been closed for so long that we haven't even stepped on their sand with the tires of our transport trucks."

As if he was persuaded by the agent, Downey didn't say anything, but turned around and looked at Sicily for the last time when the other party passed the cumbersome identity verification gate.

"Can you connect to the signal of the Union Building?"

Smart butler: "The signal has been completely blocked, Sir."

Downey withdrew his gaze and followed the agent into the gate. After bypassing the towering wall in front of him, he saw the S.H.I.E.L.D. branch in the center of the artificial island in an inverted semi-elliptical shape.

Downey looked at the back of the head of the agent leading the way, after turning on the sound blocking device.

"When you go in later, record the route map of this S.H.I.E.L.D. branch, and by the way, find out where the source of the so-called magnetic field device is."

In the black and gold armor mask, after finishing his last sentence, Downey raised his eyebrows and added, "If this is still the S.H.I.E.L.D. branch."

The audition scene at the Bronx Tower.

After proficiently using the acting skills of a big star to perform a scene in which the male number three kidnapped the heroine, and received unanimous praise from the director, assistant director and screenwriter, Tony Stark walked out of the audition hall and took the The little script memorized in my mind after reading it twice was folded in half and stuffed into the trash can next to it, then stopped in front of the vending machine in the aisle.

Just when he stuffed the money into the vending machine to buy a bottle of sparkling water.

Friday: "Mr. Downey's location information has disappeared from the satellite plane positioning system, Sir."

Tony Stark made a move.The positioning range of the Stark satellite is the whole world, and the words disappearing from the planar positioning system of his satellite can be understood as "evaporating from the earth".

The man frowned: "When did it happen?"

Friday: "5 minutes ago, Sir."

Tony Stark: "Why are you telling me now what happened 5 minutes ago?"

Friday: "You set work mode."

Just like when Downey had a meeting, Lao Jia automatically intercepted his 67 calls.

Tony Stark: "..."

He knew very well that this time should be the time when Downey was on a mission, and he was very clear about their plan for this mission, but because of Hydra's failure without exception for a long time, Tony Stark didn't take them seriously. Even if they unite now, who would be afraid of a group of united defeats?

He wasn't all that alert at first.

The man paused for a moment, then turned and walked towards the exit of the building: "Start the Mark 20, enhance the satellite sonar signal, and increase the search area."

Friday: "Please specify the search scope."

Tony Stark: "Global."

Black and gold suitcases of armor pierced Brooks' airspace.

After the man left, the unresponsive vending machine finally beeped twice, and a bottle of sparkling water fell into the delivery port, but obviously, no one had any extra thoughts to care about it.

"Since the last Eternal rebel invasion—you know, I'm talking about the first time. Since then, Director Fury has begun to expand the power of SHIELD. The SHIELD branch in Sicily is He was the first to expand into Europe."

The internal structure of the "S.H.I.E.L.D. Branch" is just like its appearance. It is not large in terms of area or scale. In the center of the empty hall is a team of agents who are neatly performing their duties.

The Germanic agent who led the way in the front said like chatting: "But Chief Fury is also very cautious. He will not share the technology of those headquarters with other branches, even if these departments are created by him. So whether it is from the internal system Or the peripherals can’t keep up with the headquarters, it’s better to say that we are more like an information collection department, and I think all branches should be like this.”

It's like actively explaining why the technology here seems to be so backward.

When in doubt, no matter what the other party says, it seems to be trying to cover up.

Downey turned his head and glanced at the group of special agents in the corner who seemed to have just returned from the deep sea survey in the Mediterranean Sea and were taking off their heavy diving suits: "I know, I have been to their branch in the Bronx once."

The agent leading the way smiled and said, "Director Fury trusts you very much, Mr. Stark."

Downey was noncommittal. He followed the agent into the corner of the hall. Just as he was about to speak, there was a loud bang from beside him.

With his hands folded and his expression serious, the tall son of Odin didn't know what he had encountered on the road. He leaned back a bit, and he subconsciously reached out to support the door frame next to him, so he wasn't directly knocked down by the sudden impact. on the ground.

Sol shook his head: "What?"

He looked up, only to find that there was a hanging display hanging above his head, and he directly hit a forehead-shaped crack on the display.

This is not the first time that Saul crashed into something on Earth because of his height and personality. He looked at the agent who was walking in front: "Sorry."

The agent smiled and said, "It's nothing, as long as you are not injured."

Downey touched the screen thoughtfully, then glanced at the agent in front of him again.After catching Downey's line of sight, the agent naturally looked away: "Go here."

After a moment's pause, the two followed the agent's footsteps again. Downey turned his head to look at Saul: "Are you okay?"

It was just that he lost his center of gravity and almost fell when he was hit by a display screen. Although it is a bit embarrassing to say this, for the thick-skinned militants, the pain is as mild as scratching, but——

Sol gave Donnie a strange look on his face, as if he was concerned about his situation, as if someone finally tried to break the deadlock in the silence all the way.He paused for a moment, and then said: "It's nothing, I've bumped into even more powerful things."

Downey: "Yes, I heard that when you first went to S.H.I.E.L.D., you smashed the wing of their cruiser."

Thor raised his brows: "It was just an accident, and I'm pretty sure I didn't see any screen on my head just now." The son of Odin tried to find a reason for this, "This is probably something on your earth again." Weird technology."

Downey withdrew his gaze and looked at the back of the agent walking in front again. After hearing this sentence, the agent didn't speak or look back. His back looked very calm and composed.

Downey: "Probably."

After walking four corners in a row and down three hallways, the agent led the two into an empty rest room.

This is indeed a good place to rest. The coastal scenery of Sicily can be seen across the huge floor-to-ceiling windows. The coffee table by the window also has lunch and exquisite desserts as they say.

"We will notify you as soon as the electromagnetic device is ready, Mr. Stark." After taking the two of them in, the agent who had completed the mission stood at the door and bowed to the two of them, "Have a nice meal."

After speaking, the agent exited the room, the moment the door was closed.

"Agent" pressed the communicator: "I'm not sure, but he seems to have begun to suspect this, sir."

A deep male voice came from the communicator: "Unsurprisingly, we didn't intend to hide them for long. It only takes half an hour for our capture equipment to be completed. Before that, you'd better keep an eye on them. Report to me anytime."

Hydra Agent: "Yes, sir."

After he finished speaking, he hung up the contact communication, and the friendly expression on his face turned serious when facing the two Avengers.He took out the device on his waist and pressed the off button, then—

Just like the ripples touching the water surface, with a strange sense of inversion of space, the surrounding environment changes rapidly, after those ripples disappear.

The white walls turned into a cool metallic color, and the bright aisles became darker. On the originally empty ceiling, there appeared many hanging display screens of the same standard that were damaged by Sol just now. different situations in each region.

The "S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents" who had been coming and going turned into a cloud of blue data and disappeared immediately as the video ended, revealing the Hydra soldier who was standing there, wearing a dark red military uniform and carrying an assault rifle on his back .

"virtual reality technology."

In the lounge, Donnie sat on one side of the coffee table.He's holding the little device he'd snapped off when he touched the display just now - he's not actually sure where that device will be installed, but apparently he's lucky.

"It looks familiar." Downey placed the fingernail-sized circular device on the table, "Does it contain technology from Stark Industries?"

Smart Butler: "Yes, there's a lot of Quentin Baker design elements in the technology department."

Downey frowned. He always felt that the name sounded familiar to him, but now was obviously not the time to think about these issues.

It's only natural that Hydra would have Stark Industries technology, and during the long period of Red Skull's dominance, they have been determined to steal all the technology they think is useful, and then integrate it into their own.

Natasha and Coulson also said before that Hydra has been using this technology to wrap their surroundings, and strictly prohibited the entry and exit of those soldiers and agents, so that the S.H.I.E.L.D. The location of all their branches.

The appearance of the German and Nick Fury's cautious employment attitude are not enough to explain anything. Judging from this series of events, it is very likely that the pilot with the status of a sixth-level agent of the SHIELD just now is probably the so-called undercover agent, which made Downey alert. From the beginning to the end, there was only one point——

Those who vacation by the beach are so chill.

He doesn't want to boast, but so far he doesn't believe the global popularity of the Avengers will be low, and after seeing the S.H.I.E.L.D. warships, Iron Man and Thor, the group of beach people are still doing their own things , without even taking a second look here——

He could clearly see the colors of the clothes of the people on the other side of the beach with his naked eyes. He didn't believe that they couldn't see such a big Quin-type cruiser.

This is not a detail that is easily overlooked, Hydra cannot fail to notice, and if his guess is correct, then the only explanation is that bringing them here is also a temporary plan of Hydra, so they There is not so much time to do another set of virtual scenes where "people on the beach exclaimed after seeing the Avengers and took out their mobile phones to take pictures".

So--

"Cautious and suspicious Italians, the magnetic field device that is being deployed and the communication signal that cannot be connected to the outside world." Downey leaned back on the back of the chair, "There are no flaws or logical loopholes in these reasons."

Saul sitting opposite Downey: "What?"

Downey glanced at the beach sunshine and coconut trees outside the floor-to-ceiling windows: "Probably the clouds just now are their space wormholes, or a small Rosen bridge. The red lightning is not the material produced by the violent collision of the clouds, but space." The red light coming out of the violent fluctuations, those clouds are probably also their little trick."

Downey looked at Saul while talking, and then asked a key question: "But what is their purpose?"

Saul sat where he was, the belligerent Asgard had a very serious expression, written all over his face——

what are you saying?

The topic just now was a bit abrupt as an opening. Downey paused for a moment and then said clearly: "The undercover Hydra, the Rosen Bridge, the people on the beach, the blocked external communication, Coulson didn't give us any notice, but they just told us The Italians who said it explicitly rejected us launching missiles - of course, as long as they are not stupid, I don't think anyone would allow them to put a missile around their territory, and the display screen you just hit - I am explain."

After saying the previous ones, Downey found that Saul's expression didn't change in any way, so he thoughtfully skipped the analysis step and concluded directly: "We are in the Hydra branch."

Obviously, the message to be expressed in this sentence is the most direct, and the son of Odin immediately frowned: "You mean this is not the S.H.I.E.L.D. branch?"

"I don't know what their purpose is in such a long circle, if I'm not mistaken—"

Donnie stood up from the chair, stopped by the door, stretched out his hand and twisted the doorknob. As expected, the door remained motionless.

"—they should have locked the door."

Downey took a few steps back, and the palm cannon in his palm made a short sound of gathering power. After a while, the concentrated light hit the metal door in front of him, and was blocked by a transparent energy shield.

It's more like absorption than blocking. The whole room was watered due to the sudden attack, and then returned to its original state after a while. Only the film that absorbed the concentrated light changed from transparent to faint due to the increase in energy. Ying blue.

Seeming to have finally realized the seriousness of the matter, Thor stood up, smashed the hammer in the direction where the cluster light hit just now, and was bounced back by the blue energy shield again.

Downey: "Stark Industries' compressed ion energy shield. How many Stark Industries technologies did they steal?"

Thor withdrew his hammer: "You can't solve it with your own technology?"

Downey took it for granted: "It's Stark's technology that I can't solve. If it's Hammer's, we might already be in their main control room by now."

Donnie held his chin, and after pondering for a while: "How long will it take to switch the area connection and connect to the nearest person outside this area?"

Smart butler: "We have not communicated with any forces in Sicily before this. It takes more than half an hour to build a brand new regional connection, Sir."

Half an hour is not a long time, as long as they connect to the real S.H.I.E.L.D. branch outside this space in half an hour, and then let them open the space gap according to the original plan, they should cooperate from inside to outside, and it is not impossible to directly take down this branch. Possibly, just—

Downey always felt that it seemed that this was Hydra's plan.

—What are they stalling for?

Of course, Downey would be able to do it immediately after discovering the clues, instead of being locked here passively by them, but the first point is that there was no conclusive evidence at the beginning that made him sure that this was the Hydra branch. And the most important point is that actively attacking and passively being taken to their base camp are two different things.

They wanted to hit Hydra by surprise, and apparently this plan had been known to Hydra before it was carried out.

He had no choice but to be extra careful.

The smart housekeeper immediately calculated the threshold for breaking the energy shield: "This is directly connected to all the energy sources on the Rosen Bridge, Sir, more than [-] terajoules of energy are needed to break through."

Five thousand terajoules is infinitely close to the energy needed to blow up the space wormhole last time, and it happens to be the energy critical point of Mark 20.

They're burying the entire Hydra branch with them.

Donnie looked hesitant.Their purpose is not to escape from here, but to find out what Hydra wants to do.Obviously, neither solution is perfect.

And just as he was frowning and thinking, a mechanical female voice suddenly came from the steel armor.

"The target search was successful, and the communication signal is being docked."

"—Hello, Mr. Downey."

Donnie froze for a moment, and before he could react, a low, familiar voice sounded from the other end of the armor again.

"A Hydra branch shouldn't kill you?"