Chapter 904: Pierce activates the nine-headed snake, there is always a mountain higher than the othe
boom!
There was a gunshot and Bucky was shot in the left leg.
Blood gushed out, his body staggered and almost fell to the ground.
Aaron did not take it lightly. After all, the Winter Soldier in front of him had been brainwashed and was no longer a normal person. Ordinary bullets could only cause limited damage to him.
After shooting Bucky once more in the left leg, Aaron quickly turned the gun around and shot him twice in the right leg and right arm, making sure he lost the ability to resist.
Bucky fell to the ground, looking at Aaron approaching with great resentment. He wanted to fight back but could do nothing. He could only watch his knife fall and his vision fell into darkness.
"Done. I promise that Bucky Barnes will not interfere with your actions."
"What did you do to Bucky?" Steve asked anxiously.
"Don't worry, he's still alive!
If you don't believe me, you can ask Hill. I think the monitoring room here should be able to see it."
"He is indeed still alive." Hill's mouth twitched slightly, "But he may have to stay in the hospital for a while. With S.H.I.E.L.D.'s current medical methods...he should be fine."
Steve: …
"If you have nothing else to do, please go to the office on the top floor.
Peggy is coming, but her health condition is not optimistic. It would be bad if something unexpected happened, so..."
"Sorry, she's your ex-girlfriend, not mine." Aaron was disdainful. Peggy Carter and Steve Rogers were both legendary figures, but this had nothing to do with him.
He was in no mood to care about the life or death of an old man who was about to die.
"This is not an order, this is a request."
Aaron rolled his eyes. Is there any essential difference?
"I'm sorry, even if you say that..."
"I think it's better for you to go." Hill interrupted, "Pierce doesn't know yet that it was you who told Fury that there was a Hydra spy in SHIELD, but it won't be difficult for him to find out later if he wants to."
"Ah this..."
Aaron twitched the corner of his mouth. Revenge from a powerful Hydra executive would be very troublesome.
It's better to kill him directly! Don't let Pierce have any chance to escape.
"Okay! I'll go.
But what about Bucky? Leave him here?"
"I'll be there soon," Steve said immediately. "I'll be there after I take care of the last mothership. It won't take long."
On the other side, Alexander Pierce looked particularly ugly as he watched Steve and Sam replace the positioning devices of the two aircraft carriers and head towards aircraft carrier No. 3 under the cover of several Quinjet fighters.
What a bunch of losers, it’s bad enough that so many people couldn’t stop Captain America, but they couldn’t even stop a retired soldier.
"It looks like Project Insight is going to fail." Natasha said gloatingly.
"But Hydra will not fail."
"That may not be the case." Natasha looked out the window and saw a helicopter parked on the rooftop outside. "The person I'm waiting for is here."
Everyone looked over and saw a familiar figure getting off the plane.
Nick Fury, with his injured arm in a sling, pushed open the door of the office and walked in with great vigor.
Pierce nodded in realization, feeling suddenly enlightened.
Nick Fury is not dead, so everything that is happening can be explained clearly.
"Did you receive my flowers?
I'm so glad you came, Nick."
"Really? Because I thought you killed me."
"You know the rules of the game."
"Why let me be the director of SHIELD?"
"Because you are the nicest and most ruthless person I know." Pierce spread his hands calmly without any nervousness.
"I'm trying to protect people."
“My enemies are your enemies, Nick.
Chaos, war, a dirty bomb on Moscow, or an EMP on Chicago is only a matter of time.
Rely on diplomacy? It only treats the symptoms but not the root cause.
You know where I figured it out? In Columbia, you didn’t ask, you just did what had to be done.
By sacrificing two million lives, we can save seven billion people.
This is the next step, Nick, if you dare to take it.”
"I have the guts not to step out."
"That's why I made this decision for you." Pierce looked at the mothership rising outside the window and sighed with some regret, "It's a pity that it didn't succeed, but Hydra is not a failure."
"Really? How confident." Nick Fury chuckled, "You didn't think these were the only arrangements I made!"
"Do you have any other plans?"
Nick Fury pointed behind him with his thumb, "Look over there."
Pierce turned his head and looked at it nonchalantly, but his eyes widened the next moment, and the three directors also showed a hint of surprise on their faces.
Coulson carefully pushed up a wheelchair. In the wheelchair was a white-haired old man. Although he was weak, he was still dignified.
"Ms. Peggy, why are you here?" the younger director asked respectfully.
"I have to come in this situation." Peggy chuckled, then looked at Pierce, "Are you surprised to see me?"
"It's quite unexpected, I didn't expect Nick Fury would have the heart to invite you over.
You should lie on the hospital bed and breathe the not-so-fresh air, and then slowly experience the beautiful moments of life passing by." Pierce took a deep breath and said, "But it's true, I'm afraid you are the only one who can clean up the mess that SHIELD is in now."
"Can you tell me when it happened?"
"In Columbia, an agent named Nick Fury gave orders without authorization and rescued..."
"Lie." Peggy Carter looked at him calmly.
"Okay! Dr. Zora noticed me when I realized that the world needed order." Pierce spread his hands, "And those three motherships can help the world establish order."
"Order is fear!"
“Whatever you say, Ms. Paige.
But Hydra may not be wrong." Pierce pursed his lips, then pressed the yellow SHIELD logo on the phone screen with his thumb.
The sign turned 360 degrees, from yellow to red.
Nick Fury looked at his phone in surprise, "What did you send?"
“Out of the shadows and into the light.
This codeword can awaken all Hydra agents within SHIELD, and they will shoot agents loyal to SHIELD without hesitation.
I didn't want to do this. Hydra can completely parasitize SHIELD and slowly absorb nutrients until it completely replaces it.
But Fury, you are still alive, Project Insight failed, and you even invited an elder to take charge for you...
I can't delay any longer, otherwise with your abilities it will only be a matter of time before you find the hidden Hydra agent.
From this day forward, SHIELD will cease to exist, and many people will die, all because of you, Nick."
"Colson."
"He's telling the truth, sir." Coulson took out his cell phone, and the screen showed the codeword 'out of the shadows, into the light', and then the codeword turned into a single word 'Hydra'.
"Fuck you!" Nick Fury cursed angrily, then breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank God, you finally did this, I really want to kiss you."
Hearing this, Pierce instinctively sensed something was wrong, "What do you mean?"
“Like you said, a lot of people are going to die today.
But the one who died was not a SHIELD agent, but a Hydra agent." Nick Fury rarely smiled, "Secretary General, don't you find it strange?
I knew your plan clearly, and I even faked my own death so that you could send the aircraft carrier into space without any worries.
Logically, I should be fully prepared and gather all the trusted agents to sabotage the Insight Project, but what is the reality? "
Nick Fury pointed at himself, Natasha, Coulson, and the three sky carriers outside, "There are only a few of us. Where are the rest of the people?"
Pearson's expression changed slightly, and he immediately thought of a possibility, "You have withdrawn everyone to the branch?"
“That’s why the headquarters is so messy, but it’s worth it.
SHIELD's branches around the world can be preserved, and the overall strength has not declined much. It will even become more united and stronger because of the elimination of hidden dangers."
Pierce took a deep breath and asked tentatively, "You worked so hard to plan all this just to get me to send this code message out?"
"if not?
Like you said, I was able to find the Hydra agents hiding inside SHIELD, but finding them was a big undertaking.
Not only will it take up a lot of time and energy, it will also cause panic among the people and affect the normal operation of SHIELD, so I need them to take the initiative to jump out, without a single one left."
"How did you know I had a code word?"
"Agent Sitwell." Nick Fury gave a direct answer. "Your subordinate has confessed a lot in order to redeem himself!"
"Damn traitor." Pierce held his head and shook his head, then his eyes became fierce, "Hydra, cut off one head and two will grow.
The Hydra in S.H.I.E.L.D. is just a small branch, and you may not be able to cut off the head of the snake. "
As he spoke, Pierce pressed the screen of his phone hard.
Zizizi!
The badge worn by a director suddenly emitted a blinding white light, and the scorching heat burned a hole in his chest. He screamed and fell to the ground in agony.
Natasha immediately pointed a gun at Pierce, but he didn't care at all. He just raised his phone calmly and said, "I made a mistake and didn't confirm the identity of the director.
But this is because from the moment you put on the badge, your life no longer belongs to you.
Now...put down your gun if you don't want to burn a two-inch hole in it.
You may not be afraid of death, but now that Ms. Peggy is here, the lives of the trustees have become very precious.
Nick doesn't dare to let them die, and Ms. Peggy won't let them die either. Otherwise, even if SHIELD clears out the Hydra inside, it won't get any support."
Natasha and Nick Fury looked at each other and reluctantly put down their guns.
"That's right." Pierce smiled with satisfaction, "Let's go, Director, I need you to fly me away from here.
Don't play any tricks. The range of this remote control can cover the whole world. The directors will be safe only after I am safe. If you want to risk their lives, you can try it.
We have worked together for decades, and I really can't bear to do something to an old friend, but if something unexpected happens, it will be bad if you are not careful."
Natasha: ...
Do you believe this? You didn't seem to hesitate when you committed the murder!
boom!
As soon as Pierce finished speaking, a bullet pierced his temple, and his brain mixed with blood scattered in the air.
Pierce, who had lost half of his head, fell down in a daze, and the mobile phone that decided the fate of the two directors and Natasha Romanoff slipped from his hand.
Everyone looked at Peggy, who was holding a black pistol with the muzzle pointed at Alexander Pierce.
"Not me." Peggy shook her head.
"It's me." Aaron walked in from the door holding a sniper rifle, "I only had one bullet left, and I didn't expect to assign it to him.
Judging from the situation, I shouldn’t be too late.”
"It would have been better if it happened earlier." Nick Fury said with a wry smile, "A director's chest was burned through."
Aaron glanced at the director lying on the ground. His breathing was weak and it was obvious that he was in the countdown of his life.
"Coulson was stabbed in the chest by Loki, and this guy is in a slightly better condition than he was, he just fainted from the pain.
There should still be hope, but..."
"A billion."
"Don't you think this price is seriously inconsistent with the status of a council member?"
"You are well aware of the current situation of S.H.I.E.L.D. This is the highest price I can offer."
Aaron rolled his eyes at him and immediately took out a small bottle of Phoenix Tears from his ring.
As tears dripped onto the wound on the director's chest, new granulation tissue immediately grew in the burned area, and the internal organs recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After a while, the director opened his eyes drowsily.
Looking at the familiar yet strange ceiling, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, "I'm still alive."
"You were already dead, but I saved you." Aaron helped him up in a serious tone, "Let me introduce myself. I'm Aaron Gaius, your savior."
"Howie Maynard." The director said in shock.
“Hello, Director Hoy, I suggest you leave me your phone number.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not asking for anything in return, I just want to avoid any side effects on your body.
I think we can communicate more privately, as lifesavers, no, as doctors."
Everyone:......
How shameless! The beads of this abacus are hitting us in the face.
"Aaron." Nick Fury covered his face with his hands. "You've asked SHIELD for 1 billion for medical expenses. How can you say that?"
"One billion?" Maynard looked confused. "What billion?"
"Treatment fees. Do you think SHIELD doesn't charge you for bringing you back from the grip of death?" Nick Fury pretended to be disappointed. "Director, I don't ask you to be more generous when approving funds for SHIELD in the future, but at least be fair."
"Ok?"
Aaron's face twitched and he stared at Nick Fury in a daze.
Damn it! There is always someone better than you. Nick Fury must have learned how to take advantage of opportunities!