Chapter 901: Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier, Nick Fury's counterattack
"Excuse me, what kind of plan almost killed you?"
"That's a long story. Do you remember when I asked you to divine the contents of Project Insight?" Nick Fury said meaningfully, "You told me that fate showed you a military base that looked quite old."
"New Jersey." Hill took a deep breath and said, "The birthplace of Captain America. Coulson thought of this place instantly."
"Just in case, I asked Stark for help to hack into the SHIELD system and provide adequate cover for our actions." Coulson said a little embarrassedly, "It's not that I don't trust Skye, but she is also an agent of SHIELD now, and she has a good relationship with Ward."
Aaron nodded in understanding, "I understand."
"There we found Arnin Zola, a scientist under the Red Skull." Natasha said, "He has been dead for many years, but his thoughts have been preserved in the database.
During Operation Paperclip after World War II, SHIELD recruited German scientists of strategic value, and he was one of them.
Zola has always believed in the creed of Hydra and has become a parasite in S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Let me emphasize that this is not my fault. I hadn't joined SHIELD at that time!" Nick Fury said weakly, "Operation Paperclip was a decision made by the elders, founders, and even higher-ups of SHIELD."
"Zora wrote an algorithm that uses bank records, medical history, voting tendencies, emails, spending records, academic performance, etc. to screen targets." Natasha continued, "This program can predict the future through the past and find anyone who is unfavorable to Hydra. Then the three aircraft carriers flying into the sky will kill them directly."
"This is Project Insight," Nick Fury said, pretending to be calm. "Killing millions of people at once, and that bastard Pierce made it sound so righteous. How come his acting is so good?"
"No matter how good my acting is, I've been fooled by you, haven't I?"
“That’s the only consolation.
Project Insight will have three sky carriers fly into the sky, and then use the Sora algorithm to accurately locate them, but the positioning modules on them have been taken over by Steve, Romanov, and... who?"
"Sam," Coulson said. "Captain's friend."
“They have replaced the positioning modules. In other words, Project Insight has failed before it even started.
But Steve thought the failure was not complete enough, so he wanted to completely destroy the three sky carriers and S.H.I.E.L.D. at the same time."
"You're reluctant to part with it, right?" Aaron asked with a sarcastic smile.
“Nonsense, three sky carriers, do you know how much they are worth?
And SHIELD... SHIELD is innocent, and the world cannot be without SHIELD now, otherwise it will become very chaotic."
"I agree with this, that's why I helped you so much."
"But that's not enough." Nick Fury looked at him seriously and said, "We need a little more help."
"Haha!" Aaron laughed lightly, moved a chair and sat beside his bed, "Director Fury, stop kidding, this joke is not funny at all. Do you know how long I have lived a peaceful life?
For me, as long as SHIELD and you are not finished, I have done my best. There is no reason for me to get involved in the rest.
After all, I am just a consultant who is paid to do things, and these inexplicably dangerous jobs are not suitable for me. "
Nick Fury nodded noncommittally and sat up straight.
Although he was seriously injured, there was no shortage of potions here, which allowed his body to recover a little.
“I know why you need S.H.I.E.L.D. to exist.
The pet is a dragon, the employee is a vampire, the cousin has no record on the entire planet, and one of the two girlfriends is a mutant. "
After he finished speaking, Hill, Coulson, and Natasha looked at Aaron with strange eyes.
In a sense, Aaron is a talented person. It is impossible for ordinary people to play so extravagantly.
"As long as SHIELD exists, order outside of normal people can be barely maintained, and we old acquaintances will also be your umbrella of protection."
"I don't deny that, but I've helped enough."
"Ten million." Nick Fury made the offer directly.
"Talk about money?" Aaron sneered disdainfully, "Are you insulting me?"
He now holds a huge sum of 360 trillion, which is cosmic currency. Even Stark may not be richer than him.
Ten million, just to feed a beggar!
"The price is negotiable." Nick Fury calmly raised a finger, "One hundred million."
"I'm sorry, this is not about money." Aaron waved his hand righteously, "Maybe some past transactions have made you misunderstand me. In fact, I really have no interest in money."
Hearing this, Nick Fury looked at him blankly, his right eye full of surprise.
If Aaron was not pretending, then there was only one possibility... He had made a fortune, a fortune that would allow him to live a life of ease and comfort for the rest of his life.
But this shouldn't be the case! Aaron's financial records have always been transparent, and there has been no other income recently!
"Well..." Coulson tried to smooth things over, "How about you first listen to what the director wants you to do for him?"
Aaron made a gesture of invitation without caring, "Tell me about it."
“Steve’s plan is to kill Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D., leaving no one alive.
However, Ms. Peggy appealed to his emotions and reasoned with him, and only then did she reluctantly convince him, on the premise that Hydra within S.H.I.E.L.D. was completely eradicated."
"Wait, I have a little question.
Why did you listen to Steve Rogers? He said he didn't want to keep SHIELD?"
“You underestimate the influence of an idol, he is the key to the whole plan.
My plan is to use Project Insight to bust out all the Hydra spies that are hiding, but this requires the help of Steve and Pierce.
Steve can stabilize SHIELD to the greatest extent possible, and Pierce knows the codewords to activate all Hydras. He only needs to find a suitable time to send out the codewords, and all the spies will jump out on their own. "
"And you have made preparations in advance. The enemy is in the open while we are in the dark. As long as we take action first, we can eliminate the Hydra spies and preserve the power of S.H.I.E.L.D. to the greatest extent possible."
"I have already selected trustworthy SHIELD agents and temporarily recruited street heroes with a sense of justice and deployed them to various bases around the world.
They all knew what was going to happen and were ready to fight. "Nick Fury said solemnly, "From what I know about Alexander Pierce, he would only send out this code when he was desperate."
"When the Insight Plan fails?"
"To be more precise, Project Insight failed just when it was about to succeed, and he himself had no choice but to fight a desperate battle because he had exposed Hydra's identity."
"Hiss!" Aaron gasped, "Fury, you are really mean!"
"I can't help it. It's urgent."
"So? What do you want me to do for you?"
"Make sure the key to our plan doesn't go wrong." Nick Fury sighed helplessly, "Remember what I just said about a super soldier appearing in the assassination attempt against me?
Natasha, you have dealt with him before, please introduce him to Aaron."
“He wears a mask, is very powerful, has a metal arm, and is so cold that he doesn’t look like a living person.
Most intelligence agencies do not believe he exists, and those who do call him the Winter Soldier.
In the past fifty years, he has been involved in more than twenty assassinations, and these are just the known ones. "Natasha said, lifting her clothes around her waist, revealing a hideous scar, "I almost died at his hands."
"While Fury was being hunted, we accidentally knocked off his mask and confirmed his identity, Bucky Barnes."
"Uh...who is Bucky Barnes?"
"Don't you know?" Coulson seemed very surprised.
"Should I know?"
"Bucky Barnes was a member of the Howling Commandos, a close friend of the Captain, and a life-long brother."
Click! Click!
Aaron blinked in confusion, “I understand now that you put it that way.
Steve Rogers' best friend is working for Hydra, right?"
"He must have been brainwashed and had his body modified," Hill said. "Bucky looks as young as Steve, and hasn't changed much from decades ago."
"Steve still had a glimmer of hope in his heart and didn't want to believe that Bucky had become the Winter Soldier.
Although he was mentally prepared for the battle, who could tell what would happen if he really met the Winter Soldier? "Nick Fury sighed, "Unfortunately, I sent out all the people I could, and there were not enough people to limit the Winter Soldier."
"Fury, I have to remind you that the Winter Soldier cannot be limited by numbers." Natasha said seriously.
"I see, you want me to kill him."
"No." Nick Fury said immediately.
"I think so too. If I kill him, Captain America will probably kill me, even though he doesn't have that ability." Aaron laughed dryly, "So you want me to capture him alive."
"That's right, at the very least we have to restrict his movements.
Hold him back and don't let him fight Steve."
"I'm sorry, but I refuse." Aaron changed to a comfortable sitting position, looking very casual, "I have no interest in the struggle between SHIELD and HYDRA.
I support your actions and agree with your plans, but please don't bother me with this kind of shit."
"It's just a matter of holding him back. That shouldn't be difficult for you." Coulson frowned.
"It won't be hard for Natasha and Patton either."
"Barton is on a mission in Australia and won't be back for a while. Natasha needs to protect the council members."
"Aren't there other Avengers? Let them go!"
"Neither Stark nor Thor are suitable for involvement, and Dr. Banner will only make the situation worse." Nick Fury spread his hands with difficulty, "Although I don't want to admit this embarrassing fact, S.H.I.E.L.D. is really stretched to the limit right now.
In order to avoid being noticed by Pierce, except for those who were on field duty, almost all the forces were placed in various branches, and few of the staff who stayed at the headquarters knew the truth.
In other words, once the operation begins, the Triskelion Building will be the largest snake nest.
I asked you for help only to minimize casualties."
Aaron curled his lips and was about to refuse when a system prompt suddenly rang in his mind.
"Host, you have triggered a new task, please check the task panel in time."
"Open the task panel." Aaron said to himself, and then a blue screen appeared in front of him.
[Capture Bucky Barnes;
Completing the mission will reward you with 300 magic points; there will be no penalty for mission failure; do you accept it? 】
[Help Bucky Barnes return to normal;
Completing the mission will reward you with 200 magic points; there will be no penalty for mission failure; do you accept it? 】
"Accept it. Accept both of them." Aaron made a decisive decision, pretended to be embarrassed, and looked at Nick Fury who was waiting. "I want to help you, but... you know, I am always very busy."
"S.H.I.E.L.D. owes you a favor." Nick Fury said reluctantly.
Aaron immediately changed his attitude and said sincerely, "Okay! For justice, for the sake of fairness, it is my duty to hold back the Winter Soldier."
"Fuck it!" Nick Fury's face suddenly showed several black lines, and he cursed silently in his heart.
"When do we set off?" Aaron asked impatiently. "From the surveillance footage just now, the three motherships will be launched soon."
"Four hours later," Nick Fury said, "the four directors were taken to the SHIELD headquarters by Pierce, and once they arrived, the Insight Project would begin the countdown.
Natasha, Ms. Paige has convinced a board member that you can disguise yourself as her and enter the headquarters building."
"clear."
“Coulson, go to the nursing home to pick up Ms. Paige, and make sure she is safe.
After what happened, SHIELD must confess something if it doesn't want to lose the support of its financial sponsor.
They probably won't believe me, but they still have to give face to Ms. Peggy."
"Okay, sir."
"Aaron, you and Hill go to the Triskelion Building and meet up with the captain and the others there."
"Okay! I'll pack my equipment first." Aaron shrugged and was about to go next door to pack his weapons when he was stopped by Coulson.
"Is there a problem?"
Coulson hesitated for a few seconds before saying, "Ward is still on the Airbus!"
“Isn’t Agent Mei here?
She is a famous cavalry, there is nothing to worry about."
"But...Garrett is here too."
Aaron raised an eyebrow, then gave Coulson a thumbs up, "Is this your test for Fitz, Simmons, Skye, and Ward?"
"It was just an accident, but in this situation, even though I know that Garrett is Hydra, I can't kick him off the Airbus."
"Ah!" Aaron sighed softly, "What do you want me to do?"
"After you take care of Bucky, please come over. I can only count on you now."