Chapter 193 Hostage Exchange
[I have a headache today and I'm taking a day off. I feel like this is irrelevant.]
What is the necessary investigation?
If you want to investigate an organization, you must first find it.
Apart from a web page and live broadcast footage, there is no trace of Hydra at all, as if they had never existed.
Even the real Hydra have mixed emotions about this and have been trying every possible way to investigate them.
Until... after successfully registering on the website, several Hydra agents actually received emails to go to Hydra for special training.
The time, date and location of the training are also marked on it.
In Nick's opinion, this process was too much of a joke, especially since the training location they received was in Stark Tower in New York...
This made Nick even more certain that the other party was definitely not Hydra.
They are just a group of unknown kidnappers. Of course, Nick plans to take advantage of the situation and send his own SHIELD agents to participate in the training to test the depth of this "Hydra". Maybe... he may get unexpected gains.
So, standing in front of Nick at this moment were several SHIELD agents carefully selected by him.
These people are the special agents he plans to send to investigate Hydra.
This also includes Ward who just sent Charlotte back, while Coulson and others are still on their way back to the city...
Looking at a room full of Hydra acquaintances, Ward's emotions became even more complicated.
Sending Hydra agents hidden in SHIELD to investigate the fake Hydra and join the fake Hydra, Wuhu~ This is really a great idea that makes people applaud...
He couldn't help but sigh that Nick was really smart.
There was still some time before the training date, so after explaining their tasks clearly, Nick let them disperse and start preparing on their own.
Because before that, Captain America led the way for them.
Steve will be used as a hostage in exchange for infiltrating Hydra to conduct an investigation.
So now Steve is sitting in front of his computer, trying to sign up for HYDRA, to make contact with HYDRA.
After Stark shouted "Long live Hydra", the registration page opened.
(Do you want to know the meaning of life?
Do you want to truly... live?
So what are you waiting for - come and sign up to join Hydra!
Hydra - a criminal fashion unique to this era, leading the world's evil trend...)
There were some incomprehensible words on the webpage, which made Steve difficult to understand. He just used two fingers to slowly type his name on the registration page and looked at the options that needed to be filled in.
gender:?
Man.
Work:?
A soldier, maybe a WWII veteran, but what is he now? A SHIELD agent? Or just an unemployed person wandering around the city...
Steve looked hesitant and in a dilemma.
Finally he filled in the more impressive-sounding name: former captain of the Howling Commandos.
Work experience...
Home address...
Criminal history...
Type of sentence...
After some careful scribing and writing, Steve finally clicked the submit button carefully, and then with the help of a Hydra agent, he found the so-called "Hydra customer service".
After answering a few simple questions correctly, Steve looked at the chat dialog box that popped up and typed slowly:
"I am Steve Rogers, Captain America during World War II, and I am here to negotiate with you."
……
Duang——
Duang——
Duang——
The crisp sound of hammering iron rang out in Stark's mansion in New York, and Stark stared firmly at the place where the hammer was hitting.
The hammer was swung in front of him and smashed down again and again.
Zoom out and take a look...
Oh~ It turns out that Charlotte installed a new bell on Johnny's Harley motorcycle.
This made Johnny and Stark's expressions distorted.
Good God! Is there anything dumber than hitting a bell with a hammer?
Earlier, Stark easily edited the Hydra registration website. Charlotte, who had nothing to do, briefly acted as a customer service representative and chatted with several registered SHIELD agents. Then she handed the job over to Jarvis to screen and process.
Quietly waiting for the prey to come to the door.
Now, I finally received the news.
Jarvis selected the words that Steve Rogers was familiar with and placed them on the computer page.
After receiving the message, Charlotte threw the hammer aside, rang the bell, and walked to the computer with a smile. She looked at Steve's words and typed, asking:
"So~how do you prove you're Captain America?"
Steve on the other side fell into a brief silence, and also typed and asked:
"So...how am I supposed to prove that I'm Captain America? And how do you prove that you're the Red Skull?"
Charlotte picked up her phone, took a selfie of Johnny, who looked confused, and then sent it to Steve with a simple operation.
"I'm Red Skull! Now it's your turn..."
Looking at the skull in the photo, which was wearing casual clothes and had soul fire in its eyes, for some reason, Steve seemed to see a hint of stupidity in the skull's eyes.
The last person he saw before he "fell asleep" was the Red Skull, but the Red Skull in his memory was definitely not like this. It was as if someone had peeled off another layer of his skin.
And...compared to Johnny, who looks evil and scary, even the Red Skull looks handsome in Steve's mind.
Steve turned his head and looked at the Hydra agent, and soon with his help, he sent a photo to Charlotte in the chat box.
In the photo, Steve, who is still young, has a serious face, blond hair, and a burly figure. He is staring at the camera seriously with a determined look as if he is going to beat the Red Skull to a pulp.
"That's right, you really are Captain America, so are you planning to trade yourself for Tony Stark?"
Stark couldn't help but lower his head and look at the man in the photo on the screen, and asked in surprise:
"So, Captain America really crawled out of the coffin? And...he ate a few children to regain his youth?"
"Of course!" Steve typed back carefully:
"Hydra has been destroyed. You won't gain any benefit from impersonating them. Kidnapping is also illegal. I think you should release Tony Stark immediately!
Although I don't know why you want me to exchange him, as long as Tony Stark is safe, no matter what conspiracy you have, I am happy to accompany you."
After waiting for Steve's typing for a long time, Charlotte seemed to see the soldier on the other side of the computer, with a serious face, slowly typing on the keyboard, who was now abandoned by the times.
"Very good. Leave your phone number. We will set a code and someone will discuss the hostage exchange with you later."
……
"Long live Hydra~"
Charlotte closed the dialog box and rubbed her hands with a smile.
Very good, it seems that my Hydra is on the right track, and soon my Hydra captain will be successfully online.
Stark behind him had a lot of questions.
"How did you know about Captain America's resurrection? And...is the Hydra thing true?"
Charlotte rubbed her fat chin, very dissatisfied with Stark's distrust of her:
"I am an honest, reliable and fair devil. Of course, I tell the truth. As for how I know that Captain America has been resurrected... I can only tell you that this is a little secret of the devil~"
"Heh~" Stark pouted, somewhat disappointed.
"Well, let's talk about the next topic, hostage exchange? Are you kidding?" Stark couldn't help but raise his voice:
"I'm at home now. I want to free myself, exchange the hostages, and then send me back home. This is stupid!" He moved his fingers back and forth.
Charlotte said with a smile:
"The person who was rescued was Tony Stark, the richest man in the United States, but Robert Downey Jr. is still a member of Hydra.
And...regarding how to exchange you for Captain America, you still need to discuss it with him in person."
As she spoke, Charlotte handed the received phone number to Stark.
"Don't forget the code. You need to think carefully about how to accomplish these things without exposing yourself...
How should we exchange hostages, how can we make Captain America surrender, and how can we get back here...
You have to treat yourself as the real Hydra~
This is important. Don't you want to find out something about your father?
Did you see these names on the registration page? I believe there is definitely a real Hydra hidden among them~"
Charlotte's words convinced Stark.
Walking aside, Stark picked up his cell phone, encrypted his number with Jarvis, thought for a moment, and called Steve.
On the other end of the phone, Steve's voice sounded hesitant and uncertain:
"Hello...are you Robert Downey Jr. from the hero codename ADHD?"
Stark couldn't help but roll his eyes. He was powerless to complain about this hero code name, and he also uttered the code in his mouth.
"Hello, Alzheimer's, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr...."
What on earth is the point of this!?
This call must have been monitored by the other party, and the code must have been drafted under the nose of SHIELD or even Hydra.
There is no confidentiality at all.
Stark felt that this was simply a devil's boring and evil taste...
