infinite hero

"Where are you? Are you still where you were? Hell, this communication always makes me feel like a lunatic talking to himself..."

Tony was standing under a tall pentagonal glass roof supported by steel frames when Tony forced these small complaints from the corner of his mouth.This is the atrium of the Pentagon, the sun is pouring down generously, and the crowds around look very normal.And he was dressed in a sharp suit, waiting to meet some important Defense Department figure-yes, Secretary Pierce.

"See, I was going to say I can do it all by myself."

Through the newly developed band converter, Tony heard the answer from his own ears.This fact is also obvious, the only person who can communicate with him in the invisible state is Sid. "No," he objected strongly, "do you think I'll back down at this point?"

"Actually, of course not," Sid admitted resignedly.The best he can do is not to let Tony take risks alone.Therefore, it is the best result to settle for the second best.

"That's good." Tony let out a low grunt from his throat. "Give you 1 minute, is it enough to make a copy of what's in Pierce's head?"

"That depends on how much stuff is in his head," Sid replied, adding before Tony got angry, "but I don't think he's got more stuff in his head than the history of mankind, right?"

"That's about it," Tony muttered, and the muttering died away when he noticed someone walking towards him.His back is straight, his shoulders are flat, his chin is raised in an imperceptible posture, and one foot is slightly forward-this is his usual posture at press conferences, showing that he is not too aggressive and Enough to be trusted.

"Hello, Mr. Stark, I'm sorry to keep you waiting." The person who came was a young man, and the credibility of his words was compromised by the official language. "The minister is in a meeting. Could you please wait a little longer?"

Tony didn't answer right away.Because he heard Sid say to him in an inaudible voice: "Lie. Pierce has called the Security Council. They will be here by helicopter in half an hour."

"Well, I can understand." Tony showed a familiar smirk, "I can wait no matter how long."

The clerk was a little confused.This reaction is wrong... When did Iron Man become so humble?Shouldn't you throw your sleeves and leave? "Here, Mister Stark..."

But Tony wasn't about to change his mind. "Fortunately, it's sunny today, isn't it?" He pretended to look up to study the transparent ceiling.

The young clerk, finding himself unable to forcefully drive the hot billionaire away, had to back off.And after his figure disappeared beyond the reach of the sound, Tony raised a hand and opened the shirt sleeve slightly.

In the eyes of others, Tony is watching the time.But although Tony was indeed staring at his watch, he was looking at time in a different sense!

They certainly couldn't have just come to the Pentagon without doing anything.After learning about the so-called visitation plan, he and Sid realized that no matter what Hydra wanted to do with the Helicarrier, they had to control the Helicarrier first.

On the three helicarriers, three chips are used for joint control.Hydra, that is, Minister Pierce, has a set in his hand, and the order stored in it is to start the visitation plan; and Fury also has a spare set in his hand, which is used to prevent the visitation plan——

It has to be said that the reason why Fury made this second-hand preparation is entirely because of Steve.

After he led Steve to see the manufacturing process of the new Helicarrier, in the face of Steve's strong backlash, Fury rarely had a little doubt about what he did, whether the current world really needs three Helicarriers, and the vast surveillance programs they carry.

That's right, Fury only thinks that he is performing dangerous predictions; in his cognition, if S.H.I.E.L.D. can grasp the whereabouts of all suspicious elements, then of course it can obtain those criminal plans in advance to prevent them.

Unfortunately, Hydra doesn't see it that way.All obstacles that stand in their way must be removed, and the quickest and most thorough way to remove them is to kill those who disagree.

In fact, after Fury doubted the correctness of the visitation plan, he met with Pierce about it and told him that he wanted to temporarily suspend the visitation plan.

Of course, Pierce, the current head of Hydra, disagreed.He came up with a lot of reasons to convince Fury, but the seeds of wavering, once planted, were not so easily removed.

This made Pierce realize that his control over Fury, or the use of it, was not as easy as before.In fact, he single-handedly pulled Fury up; he trained Fury to be his most useful pawn on the surface, manipulating him so that Fury thought it was his own will while clearing obstacles for Hydra.

Fury's overreaction to danger was criticized by many, but that was exactly what he needed; he never thought that Fury would be changed by external factors.

He probably doesn't need Fury anymore, Pierce thought grimly.Of course, he doesn't need the factor that caused Fury to change!

This is the direct reason why Fury and Steve were blacklisted by the Winter Soldier.Like-minded discord, kill!

Now, we can see the stark difference between Fury and Hydra: even though their styles are similar, their fundamental differences make them destined to go their separate ways.An obvious factual evidence is that there are only tens of thousands of people on Fury's monitoring list, while there are hundreds of millions on Hydra's massacre list!

With both of them on that death list, both Sid and Tony have to stop Hydra.But with Fury's death, the three chips in his hand were also missing.

This sounds like a big problem, but it doesn't seem like it is.Because on the issue of handling the Helicarrier, the four people in the operation rarely reached a consensus—they should not have appeared in this world!

"It's difficult to keep it intact, but isn't it easy to destroy it?" When he came to this conclusion, Tony gritted his teeth and sneered, "They have already succeeded once, don't try to succeed a second time!"

These words came out word by word, accompanied by Sid's nod.

Steve and Natasha, who were also on the Hydra blacklist, looked at each other.Fury is right in saying that no one wants to really offend a Stark, because the real consequences can never be imagined!What's more, Hydra offended two this time!

"Don't spread it to anyone else," Steve finally said, thinking he'd better not delve into what Tony was trying to do with the Helicarrier, "Well... you know, in the event of some unexplained explosion, I hope It will not affect anyone's normal life."

"I understand, captain." Sid's affirmative answer was undoubtedly a reassurance.

After that, the four divided into two teams to carry out the mission.Steve and Natasha track a signal to the southern United States, while Sid and Tony infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D.'s underground weapons base first.

It sits just below the Potomac River, adjacent to the Tricurved Wing and Pentagon, and is as deep as the former Joint Dark Energy Operations Center.In terms of size, it is much larger, because there are other more S.H.I.E.L.D. secrets in it.

With the large size of the Helicarrier, it cannot be ignored no matter where it is placed, so Tony and Sid can easily find it.The next thing to do is to attach special small bombs to the engine, wings and tail - small only for the size; if it can be exploded with Sid's positive energy electronic ball, then, um, it will be very cool ——

This method is a bit simple and rude, but what more tempting proposal is there than setting off the Helicarrier as fireworks?

After finishing all this, Tony finally calmed down a bit.It is also because of this—knowing that the Helicarrier is doomed to fall when it flies together—he has the patience to mediate with the Pentagon staff; he even made up a horrible excuse to ask to see the Secretary of Defense.

This kind of unreasonable trouble did not surprise everyone, which shows what kind of impression Tony usually leaves on people.And the "bad" thing is that even if everyone thinks, "Oh my god, this Iron Man who kills thousands of knives is here to increase our workload again!", they still have to treat it with caution.

"You can obviously find a better reason," Sid couldn't hold back when he heard it, "I mean, um, a little better."

Tony shrugged it off. "No need," he said proudly, "why should I waste time on that kind of person?"

Even Sid didn't think Pierce was worth his time.However, he thinks, there is no need to map the entire Pentagon at the same time, right?

Even so, Sid wouldn't ask Tony to do what he wanted.Because, compared to other people's reactions, he always cares more about Tony's own feelings.If Tony feels comfortable and there are not too many consequences (specifically, he can handle it), so what?

It has to be said that it's a really clever way to do it, especially immediately in spoiling someone to the point that no one else but he can stand that person.So where else could the spoiled one go?

At the same time, it must be said that Tony himself was not aware of this situation.But...what the hell, he's happy to enjoy this!So now he's staring at the beating numbers on his watch—it's actually the countdown to the dynamite—and feels more patient than ever in waiting for someone. "Then let him see," he snorted, with a tone of absolute certainty, "who can't afford to wait?"

**

Meanwhile, the top floor of the Pentagon.

"What is this guy trying to do?"

As minister, Pierce rightly had the best view in the building.This is what he said from his full-length floor-to-ceiling windows, while looking across the glass partition to the atrium; but no one answered him.

Pierce doesn't really need an answer, either.In fact, at such a distance, with the naked eye, he couldn't see anything.So he turned around and said, "Bring in the monitoring."

On the opposite side, on a screen as large as the entire wall, a man's face immediately jumped out.He was wearing brown sunglasses, with a contented face, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if he was humming.As if to echo his flamboyant personality, the material of that silver suit is still shining in the sun!

Even if he was as serious as Pierce, the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch slightly, and his temples were aching.What the hell is going on with Iron Man?He could put his hand on the Hydra logo and swear he'd never messed with this troublemaker before!

"The Security Council helicopter will be here in 15 minutes," someone said through the door. "Do you want to go down and meet them, sir?"

"I'll go." Pierce replied succinctly.

The visitor seemed to have some words rolling in his throat, because he didn't retreat immediately. "That……"

Pierce waved wearily. "You can't deal with him, let me do it." He said while adjusting his tie against the glass. "Call Iron Man up here." He didn't know why the other party was here, and he didn't know whether he was stuck before the Security Council arrived by accident or on purpose; but there was no doubt that Iron Man meant nothing good.

But he absolutely can't back down!Everything is ready, all he needs is the Security Council to sign off on the release of the Helicarrier; and as long as the three Helicarriers are in place, Hydra can clear all dissenters in 10 minutes , successfully ruled the world——

Of course, Iron Man is among them.Given that the other party has no armor on his body now, he has reason to believe that as long as he delays this short period of time, he will never have to face that annoying face again!

After thinking this way, Pierce's face became as hard as a rock again, as if the tiredness he had just now had never appeared.He has fought for this for decades, and he must not make a mistake at the last moment!

Within a minute, Tony stepped into the very empty office. "It's really hard to see you," he smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes, "My lord."

"If you're willing to put a little thought into your reasons, it might be faster." Pierce countered without a trace, those drooping folds and deep nasolabial folds made him look haughty and unconvincing. "Anyway, it was a great honor to meet Iron Man in person."

Tony could hear a hidden looseness in the words, but he didn't respond.Because he was sure the looseness was fake; it was a slow-down tactic to get him hooked—no one wanted to go wrong in the last hour of a successful plan, did they? "I thought you didn't want to see me," he said pointedly, "after all, you have something more important."

More important things?mean what?

If the facial expression control is less, Pierce will be able to find his right eyelid twitching - no good!But he has been in the political arena for many years, he is experienced, and his calmness is first-rate. "Just now," he replied, without any fluctuations in his tone, "I apologize for delaying your time."

What an old fox!thought Tony.But actually, it doesn't bother him because he doesn't really want to befriend Pierce.Pierce would certainly not tell him the truth anyway, so he was just stalling.As soon as he leaves this door, he will immediately know who planned Howard's car accident 19 years ago!

So he chuckled. "Did it happen just now?" he said, equally without a smile. "Someone's death, or many deaths, I suppose?"

Pierce's jaw tightened.This could be said to be offensive, and he felt that there was no need for him to back down any further. "If this is what you want to say," he raised his face slightly, "then you can go out now!"

"Your level of irritating people is still top-notch." At the same time, Sid said, it's hard to say that you don't appreciate it.

Tony wanted to snort and tell Sid what he was like, let alone the real one? "You probably misunderstood me, Minister," he deftly deflected, because he didn't want to be responsible for Pierce's death or anything (not at all, why would he set himself up for some scum? That wouldn't be of any value, and Pierce obviously must die), "Isn't the ministry's job a perpetual deal of life and death?"

"So?" Pierce responded curtly, expressing his distrust of the explanation.

"Ah, sorry, I should have shown that I didn't mean any harm at the beginning." Tony said, but the expression on his face was a smirk for anyone to see. "I heard that the Ministry is working on some remote control schemes." , and I happen to have the skills in this area.”

"So you're here to inquire about cooperation intentions?" Pierce asked back.He still didn't believe it, because Tony had held a press conference before, saying that he was no longer involved in any weapons-related industries. "Did I hear you right...I remember your attitude towards War Machine," he said bitterly. "If Colonel Rhodes wasn't your friend, I don't think we'd get that armor."

But compared to lip service, Tony is by no means inferior to anyone. "I see now," he said oilily, "that technology itself is innocent. The point is what people do with it. I believe they work best in the right hands, and Not the worst case scenario. Of course, you must be suitable, right?"

Pierce narrowed his eyes slightly.At first, he thought that the other party was here to find fault, but in the middle he guessed that the other party already knew about the visiting plan, and now...?Is he too sensitive? "I don't know your suitability criteria very well, so I'm not sure," he said in a deep voice, "but I promise, if you want to study this issue in depth, I can send professionals to contact you."

Tony clapped his hands exaggeratedly. "That would be great!"

Pierce studied Tony for two rounds and found that he was getting more and more confused. "I'm assuming I've solved your problem perfectly, so now..."

"Then it's time for me to bid farewell, Minister," Tony continued in that enthusiastic tone, "Your time is precious, I understand." Then, he took two steps forward and shook it quickly The opponent's hand, then turned and went out.

The conversation lasted no more than 2 minutes, which was much shorter than expected, and Pierce was a little dazed.He always felt that Iron Man seemed to know everything, but those words were upside down and outrageous.If it wasn't for the wrong timing, he simply suspected that Iron Man was insane, so he did this to him.

But just this once, Pierce told himself.As long as the Security Council agrees to start the visit program immediately, all his enemies will be wiped out.At that point, does he have any Iron Man to worry about?

As for Tony, he didn't leave immediately after he went out.He needs to know some relevant information before he can make a decision on the next step.

"Sid?" As soon as he entered the bathroom, he locked the door and called someone, "What did you just know?"

"A lot," Sid replied. "Which one do you want to know first?"

Tony looked up at his watch again, making sure they still had plenty of time. "Pivotal!"

The so-called key, of course, is who led the planning of Howard's death!

"The Secretary of Defense then," Sid replied dryly, "and he died two years ago, Parkinson's syndrome."

Death, whether by disease or natural causes, is an excessive boon to murderers; they deserve to be sentenced, then to the electric chair or to the gallows!

Tony kicked the wall angrily, not even feeling the pain in his thumb. "Go on!" he hissed, "There will never be more than one!"

"I think you have already guessed it. The planners back then are now the highest-ranking Pierce."

"I knew it!" Tony yelled, and he had already started planning the way to make Pierce die a second or a third time!

But that wasn't Sid's concern. "Do you want to do it yourself?"

"I'll be..." Tony swallowed back the latter word.

He wants to kill his enemies, there is no doubt about it.But he also realized that what he wanted to do was never a hero.In fact, how different is it from murder to let a person die without a trial?Totally illegal... is he going to lower himself to the same shitty level for someone like that?

"...What should we do then?" Tony was a little annoyed. "If I had known that I should have completely angered him just now, then I could probably call it self-defense..."

"You know that's not it," Sid said softly.Isn't it murder to plan ahead?

Tony stared angrily at the air, or where he thought Sid was. "Then what should we do?" He walked back and forth in a small space like an angry lion, circling meaninglessly, "Find out everything, and then do nothing?"

"Of course not. I just don't think that's the right thing for you."

"Then who is suitable?" Tony was provoked to a new anger.

"The first person I thought of was Fury," Sid said honestly. "As 'that agent,' he's always been good at dealing with the shady stuff."

"And he's dead!" Tony snapped.

"I know. But there's a second person I can think of right now," Sid stated, "Bucky Barnes. I think you've seen in the material that he did something like that when he was on the Howling Commandos. , stealth, assassination, etc. He was picked and transformed by Hydra, probably for this reason."

"That's because, Steve needs to keep his 'American Idol' spirit!" Realizing what Sid was pointing at, Tony wanted to growl: "I'll never be Captain America, and you ain't some damn killer !"

But Sid wasn't emotionally moved at all. "If you want to, I'll do it," he said succinctly.As if to make his own words more convincing, he added: "No one will find out."

As soon as the voice fell, the bathroom fell into a deathly silence.

"I can't," Tony said at last, feeling himself regain his composure and feeling extremely weak at the same time, "I can't…" he said despondently, punching a nearby wall. "I'd rather be me..."

But Sid was unmoved. "We all know that this can't be done in the open because of Hydra's covert operations. However, since we know, we can't let them get away with it. Someone is going to do these things," he concluded, "even if Not glamorous. Light and dark go hand in hand, there can't be only one of them."

"I don't..." Tony still wanted to refute, but found it futile.Because he clearly realized that no one is more suitable than Sid for this matter. "I don't... Sid..." He struggled to finish the sentence, and the next second he found his nose was sore.