"S.H.I.E.L.D. has changed, you said it yourself!"
"HYDRA grew right under your nose, and no one noticed!"
Captain America stared directly at Nick Fury, his expression serious as he spoke.
"Why are we meeting in a cave? Because I noticed this." Nick Fury argued, trying to defend himself.
"How many people sacrificed themselves before you realized?" Captain America pressed, his words hitting the mark.
This question struck a chord, and Nick Fury was speechless, unable to offer any rebuttal. He even averted his gaze, unable to meet Captain America's eyes.
He was clearly guilty.
"I don't know about Barnes," Nick Fury said weakly to Captain America after a few seconds.
"Even if you did, would you tell me?" Captain America fired back with another sharp question, leaving Nick Fury speechless again.
Everyone knew Nick Fury wouldn't tell Captain America.
"Still planning to divide and conquer? S.H.I.E.L.D., HYDRA, it's all the same. Not a single one will be spared!" Captain America then said heavily to Nick Fury.
"He's right!" Agent Hill immediately agreed with Captain America, saying to Nick Fury.
Nick Fury looked at the others present and found that Black Widow, Sam, and the others all agreed with Captain America's proposal.
"Alright," Nick Fury finally conceded. He said to Captain America, "We'll follow your orders now, Captain."
In this incredibly simple cave, a handful of people decided the fate of the world's largest intelligence agency.
This aligned with everyone's previous guesses to a certain extent.
Captain America indeed planned to destroy HYDRA once they had grown to a certain extent.
Of course, Captain America's actions were also inextricably linked to his values as a veteran of World War II.
But in any case, the growth of HYDRA was a significant factor.
Next, the scene began to change.
It showed a group of people in suits, under the escort of a crowd, walking towards the entrance of the Triskelion.
Alexander Pierce's figure was among them. Judging by his appearance, Pierce was personally there to welcome the group.
The high status of that group was clear at a glance.
"It's them!"
The others didn't recognize those individuals, but Nick Fury knew at a glance. They were all members of the World Security Council.
In terms of authority, they ranked even higher than Pierce.
"Enjoy your flight?"
Pierce led the way while making small talk.
"Not bad!" A blonde woman in a light blue professional dress replied casually. "The road from the airport wasn't great, though."
"S.H.I.E.L.D. can't control everything," Pierce shrugged.
"Including Captain America," another bald man in a suit added.
This statement also confirmed everyone's previous speculation; it was clear that Captain America was still a wanted man at this point in time.
Speaking of which, Pierce had already led everyone to the entrance of the Triskelion. Special agents were waiting there, and handed Pierce a box.
Inside the box were some exquisitely designed ID badges.
"These devices are controlled by biometric recognition and will allow you to move freely here," Pierce explained as he distributed the badges to the members of the World Security Council.
The council members didn't think much of it and put on the badges, following Pierce into the Triskelion.
Next, the scene shifted again.
In the top-floor office, Pierce and the four council members were toasting each other, chatting and laughing.
But suddenly, a voice, Captain America's voice, came over the Triskelion's broadcast system.
"Attention, all S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. This is Steve Rogers. You've heard a lot about me these past few days. Some of you have even been ordered to apprehend me. But now, you need to know the truth!"
"S.H.I.E.L.D. has been compromised. It has been taken over by HYDRA. Alexander Pierce is their leader, along with the STRIKE Team and the Project Insight team."
As Captain America spoke these words, the committee members in the office couldn't help but turn their gazes towards Pierce.
Pierce, however, remained calm and collected, unfazed. He simply took out his phone and tapped a few times, clearly contacting someone.
"I don't know who else, but they're definitely within this building, maybe even standing right beside you!"
"They're about to succeed, to gain absolute control. They assassinated Nick Fury, but it won't end here!"
It has to be said, Captain America's "long speech" was quite persuasive. This was, of course, also thanks to Captain America's long-standing position in the hearts of the American people.
The committee members in the office, with almost no hesitation, believed Captain America.
"You arrogant bastard!" the bald man in the suit immediately cursed at Pierce.
At this moment, a team from the STRIKE Team entered the office, and a curly-haired man in a suit immediately ordered the STRIKE Team, "Arrest him!"
But a STRIKE Team member immediately drew his gun, aiming it at the curly-haired man in the suit.
Just as Captain America said, the entire STRIKE Team was already HYDRA.
Just like that, although Captain America caught him off guard and exposed his true colors, Pierce still controlled the situation in the first instance.
"Let me ask you a question, if terrorists attack South Asia tomorrow." Pierce then picked up two glasses of wine and walked to the curly-haired man in the suit.
He handed one of the glasses of wine to the curly-haired man.
"You know they'd drag your daughter onto a football field and execute her, and you could stop it all by pressing a switch. Would you press it?" Alexander Pierce asked with a hidden meaning.
Using this example to compare to Project Insight, it could only be said that HYDRA's logic was quite arbitrary.
"If it were your switch, no," the curly-haired suit man said, throwing his glass away.
Seeing this, Pierce immediately took a gun from a STRIKE Team member, intending to shoot the curly-haired suit man.
But at this moment, the fifty-sixty year old blonde woman suddenly kicked the curly-haired suit man aside.
Then, with a body as agile as the wind, she quickly rushed in front of Pierce and punched him back.
Bang bang bang!
Then, in a series of fluid, dazzling movements, she took down all the STRIKE Team members at the scene.
She also grabbed a gun and pointed it at Pierce.
The situation was instantly reversed!
"Who is this old lady? She's so fierce!"
Tony Stark couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. The old lady was already so old, yet her combat ability was still so explosive; it was simply too exaggerated.
People younger than this old lady weren't even this powerful.
Nick Fury was also a bit stunned. He had always thought that these council members were just politicians who only knew how to sit in offices and shoot the breeze, nothing more.
He hadn't expected there to be such a ferocious tiger among them.
"I'm sorry, did I spoil your fun?"
The blonde old lady held the gun pointed at Pierce with one hand. With the other hand, she wiped her face and removed a mask.
Another face was revealed to everyone.
It was actually Black Widow!
Everyone at the scene finally understood. No wonder that old lady was so formidable; it turned out to be Black Widow in disguise.
One had to admit, Black Widow's disguise skills were truly amazing. When she was pretending to be an old lady, there wasn't a single flaw to be seen.
Including her walk, her speech, and every other detail, it was all seamless, without any loopholes.
This was definitely not something that could be achieved just by wearing a mask. If it were Captain America, even with a mask, he would likely be exposed quickly.
After taking control of the situation, Black Widow handed her weapon to another council member, letting that member control the scene. She then walked over to a computer and quickly performed a series of operations.
It was obvious that she was destroying S.H.I.E.L.D.
Everyone at the scene was very curious about how she would do it.
S.H.I.E.L.D. was a vast system that covered the entire world. Could it really be done just by tapping a few keys at the Triskelion?
"What are you doing?" the bald man in the suit couldn't help but ask.
"She's disabling the security protocols, sending all the classified information to the network," Pierce immediately saw what Black Widow was up to and said.
So that's what it was!
Everyone at the scene suddenly understood.
So Black Widow was using this method to destroy S.H.I.E.L.D.
For an intelligence agency, if all the secrets of the entire organization were made public, what kind of intelligence agency would that be?
Not to mention, S.H.I.E.L.D. had been infiltrated by HYDRA to a terrible extent.
Besides disbanding, there was no other way.
"Including all of HYDRA's secrets!" Black Widow said without looking up as she operated.
"Also including S.H.I.E.L.D.'s!" Pierce added heavily, "If you do this, your past won't be able to be hidden. Are you ready to let the world see your true self?"
"And you?" Black Widow countered calmly, still working methodically.
But soon, large red letters and warning messages appeared on the screen.
"To disable encryption, you need an executive order," Pierce said, shrugging confidently. "Two Level A Agents are required."
As far as he knew, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s only Level A Agent was dead, and the other Level A Agents were all HYDRA, so the situation was still under control.
"Don't worry, your partner's here!" Black Widow said instead.
At this moment, a helicopter flew in from outside, and a person in a black trench coat appeared in the office. It was none other than Nick Fury, who was supposed to be dead!
Now there were two Level A Agents.
Black Widow successfully disabled the security protocol and sent all of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s data to the internet.
"Done. It's going viral!" Black Widow glanced at her phone and said to Nick Fury.
Just then, a sudden change occurred.
Pierce abruptly took out his phone and tapped it twice. The badges on the other council members immediately began to emit intense heat, melting right through their chests.
"If you don't want a two-inch hole in your chest, put down your weapons," Pierce threatened, holding the phone.
The situation had reversed once more.
It had to be said, Pierce was no simple character.
Given that Black Widow's life was threatened, Nick Fury and Black Widow had no choice but to concede, dropping their weapons.
Pierce had taken control of the situation.
But Black Widow wasn't one to be outdone. She quietly produced a "Disc Device (Electric)", a device everyone was familiar with, capable of releasing electricity.
Black Widow had used it against enemies many times, but this time, she used it on herself, squeezing it hard.
An electric current coursed through her body, knocking her to the ground.
But because of this, the powerful electrical shock also caused the control program of the chest card to reboot, temporarily freeing Pierce from control.
Bang! Bang!
Nick Fury seized this critical moment, picked up a gun, and fired, taking Pierce down.
The scene ended there.
"So, this is how S.H.I.E.L.D. was destroyed," Nick Fury sighed, quite moved.
As the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., he had dedicated his entire life to the organization, but in the end, he had to make the helpless decision to destroy it.
So now, the same problem was before him: what could he do in the face of the ever-growing HYDRA?
Could he only disband S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Nick Fury was not willing!
But other than the mutually destructive method of the future, Nick Fury couldn't think of any other better solution for the moment.
"Nick Fury, perhaps you can consider my suggestion in the future." Captain America, after pondering for a moment, said to Nick Fury with a serious expression.
"Captain, I will absolutely not consider it; it's nowhere near that point yet!" Nick Fury resolutely refused.
In the image, there was no other way; Project Insight had already begun, and if they didn't act, hundreds of thousands of people would be killed.
But now? It wasn't nearly that critical.
"Then tell me, how do we solve the problem of HYDRA?" Captain America's sharp gaze landed on Nick Fury's face, asking in a deep voice.
Nick Fury was immediately rendered speechless.
Given the extent of HYDRA's infiltration of S.H.I.E.L.D., even he couldn't come up with any effective solutions at the moment.
"Simple!" Tony Stark suddenly spoke up. "HYDRA is sending spies into S.H.I.E.L.D., right? Why don't we do the same? We send our own spies back in!"
"Just imagine, one day Pierce thinks he's succeeded, that HYDRA's spies have completely infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D."
"And then he suddenly discovers that all the HYDRA agents he's cultivated are actually S.H.I.E.L.D.'s spies!"
"How exciting would that be?"
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