"Huh?!" Huang Wen's eyes lit up as she looked at Alexander Pierce. Suddenly, she remembered a good way—or rather, the only logical way—to resolve the feud between Bucky Barnes and Tony Stark.
If Tony Stark's only remaining enemy were Bucky Barnes, who had been manipulated into killing his parents, Tony Stark would naturally want to kill Bucky Barnes to avenge his parents' deaths.
But if the person controlling Bucky Barnes were still alive, wouldn't it be possible to bring the real culprit to justice? Surely someone who knew the real mastermind wouldn't still want to lay a hand on Bucky Barnes, would they?
"What's wrong? Do you know him?" Tony Stark looked at Huang Wen with a hint of surprise. He had always felt that Huang Wen's behavior since his return was quite strange. "Huang Wen, you… you weren't injured from the loss of consciousness, were you?"
"There's nothing wrong with the injury…" Huang Wen smiled and nodded, looking at Alexander Pierce, and just as she was about to speak, a figure suddenly ran up to them.
"Are you injured?!" Belle's beautiful eyes scanned Huang Wen, then she carefully examined his condition using telekinesis, trying to understand how serious his injuries were.
"I'm fine," Huang Wen gently stroked Belle's hair and comforted her in a soft voice, "I'm almost completely recovered, you don't need to worry…"
"Really?" Belle looked at Huang Wen with a hint of suspicion, not immediately sure if he was telling the truth.
"Of course it's true. I told you, I wouldn't lie to you," Huang Wen said with a loving smile.
"Cough, cough!" Everyone nearby started coughing, feeling uncomfortable all over. Even Tony Stark couldn't stand it and complained: "Hey! We didn't come here to eat dog food. Don't go too far!"
"Alright Belle, you watch from the sidelines. Soon, some arrogant people won't be able to be arrogant anymore!" Huang Wen turned her head and gave Tony Stark a deep look, then said.
"Hey! What do you want to do? Don't joke! We're comrades now!" Tony Stark felt slightly uncomfortable under Huang Wen's gaze, unconsciously taking a step back and glaring at Huang Wen suspiciously.
"Don't worry, I won't fight with you," Huang Wen grinned, but the smile only made Tony Stark more uneasy.
"You can control him with a unique code, right?" Huang Wen turned her head to Alexander Pierce, gesturing towards Bucky Barnes beside her, and said, "Or rather, he was always under the control of your Hydra, wasn't he?"
"What… what do you want?" Alexander Pierce was naturally aware of Huang Wen's existence, as Nick Fury had placed Huang Wen on his threat list, and as head of SHIELD Hydra, Alexander Pierce had also added Huang Wen to his threat list.
In fact, Alexander Pierce had planned for someone to contact Huang Wen in order to persuade him to join Hydra.
However, when Alexander Pierce learned of Huang Wen's power and her unauthorized entry into Nick Fury's office, he realized Huang Wen was an uncontrollable element. With Nick Fury also issuing a restraining order, Alexander Pierce ceased contact with Huang Wen.
However, since Huang Wen was on Hydra's threat list, Hydra naturally had to find a way to deal with this unstable factor. Unfortunately, Hydra spent a long time analyzing and couldn't find Huang Wen's weak point. Even Hydra agents who infiltrated Chinatown were directly neutralized by Yuriko without Huang Wen having to lift a finger.
Therefore, knowing Huang Wen's strength, Alexander Pierce looked at Huang Wen with a touch of fear at that moment. In fact, he had refused when he learned that she would be coming to the Wing Chun Martial Arts Academy, but unfortunately,
Tony Stark and the others didn't give him a chance to refuse.
"Don't joke! I'm telling you, I already told them everything about Hydra, and they promised to spare my life!" Alexander Pierce's survival instinct resurfaced, and he spoke cautiously, glaring at Huang Wen.
"Answer my question!" Huang Wen didn't even bother to look Alexander Pierce properly, didn't even think about repeating the question, just shouted, glaring coldly at him.
"Yes! Yes!" Alexander Pierce's body trembled. He felt it was a matter of life and death, so he hastily exclaimed, "The Winter Soldier was a super-soldier we modified back then. We used brainwashing technology to completely transform him into our war machine. He has no consciousness of his own and will only carry out his duties according to our orders!"
"Hmph!" Yuriko, who was nearby, involuntarily let out a cold grunt upon hearing this, for she too used to behave that way in front of William Stryker.
"So Bucky Barnes is actually just a knife, he can't even control himself. You're the real culprits for the people he killed, aren't you?" Huang Wen asked, looking deeply into Alexander Pierce's eyes.
"I'm swallowing!" Alexander Pierce swallowed unconsciously. For some reason, he felt the feeling of crisis growing stronger, but in front of Huang Wen, he couldn't discern where this feeling of crisis was coming from or how he should resolve it.
"Hmm?" A momentary look of impatience flickered in Huang Wen's eyes, and she was even ready to hypnotize Alexander Pierce directly into telling the truth.
"Yes, yes, the Winter Soldier is a knife in our hands, and we are the real culprits who killed those people…" Alexander Pierce took a deep breath, looked at Huang Wen cautiously, and said, "Actually, I've found a way to lift the hypnosis on the Winter Soldier…"
"Really?" Steve Rogers' eyes suddenly lit up. He quickly stepped forward and asked Alexander Pierce in a deep voice, "Then why didn't you say anything about this just now?"
"Isn't it because he's afraid Huang Wen will kill him?" Tony Stark shrugged beside him. He didn't quite understand what Huang Wen would gain from Alexander Pierce's nonsensical answer.
In Tony Stark's view, if Huang Wen truly wanted to kill Alexander Pierce, she wouldn't need to take such a long, circuitous route. What Huang Wen is currently doing seems more like helping Bucky Barnes break free from his connection to Hydra.
"I'm sorry, I don't need your help to lift the hypnosis from Bucky Barnes," Huang Wen said sarcastically, shaking her head. "Do you think I don't know you can hypnotize him again with those keywords even after lifting the hypnosis?"
"What?!" A glint of rage flashed in Steve Rogers' eyes, and he punched Alexander Pierce, "You still want to use Bucky?!"