S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Hal left.
After all, the wine was finished, and he had said what he knew, so there was no point in staying here any longer.
Hawk stood at the door, watching Agent Hal drive out of the community.
Gwen also came down the stairs at this moment.
"Sharon's phone is unreachable."
"Normal."
Hawk snapped back to reality, turning to look at Gwen: "She's wanted right now; using a cell phone would get her located."
Gwen furrowed her brows.
"We were only gone for a month; how did it turn into this?"
"You don't think they're after Steve and Sharon, do you?"
"Aren't they?"
When Agent Hal was drinking and talking downstairs, she hadn't shown herself, but she had heard everything clearly from upstairs.
This was a conflict sparked by the choice between 'oversight or freedom'.
Tony Stark believed power should be restrained.
Steve Rogers was the opposite.
"This is very much like when people discuss the Second Amendment."
Gwen thought this to herself, then said.
The Second Amendment.
It refers to the right of federal citizens to keep and bear arms.
Some support the right of citizens to bear arms to prevent those in power from acting recklessly.
But there are also objections, as the endless stream of shootings is the best example.
The current 'Security Council Superhero Act' is also like this.
Do you want freedom?
Or do you want safety?
Tony Stark chose the latter.
And Captain America Steve chose the former, believing that only power not controlled by those in power can prevent them from abusing it.
Hawk chuckled.
"Whose side are you on?"
"I..."
Gwen met Hawk's gaze and chuckled: "My dear, I'm a loyal member of the Firearms Association."
Hawk raised an eyebrow.
Oh, right.
Last year, the Firearms Association custom-made a handgun for a batch of loyal members to celebrate the holiday.
That handgun is now in Gwen's exclusive vault.
After Gwen said this, she then frowned: "Logically speaking, shouldn't Tony Stark also be on the side that supports freedom?"
She was also a little curious.
Stark Industries is a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment.
Simply put.
Stark Industries should be on the side that champions freedom, not on the side of regulation.
Hawk shrugged.
"I don't know, but I only know one thing."
"What?"
"This bill, I'm afraid, is aimed at me."
"Huh?"
Gwen was first stunned by the words, then thought of the scoundrel who had just come to their door, smiling but arrogant, and gasped, then looked at the calm-faced Hawk.
"What are you going to do?"
"I'm not the type to take a beating and not fight back."
Hawk smiled slightly, looking at Gwen: "Someone wants to challenge me, so naturally, I'm going to kill him."
Is it possible that this 'Security Council Superhero Act' wasn't aimed at him?
Was he just overthinking it?
The answer is yes.
It's possible he was overthinking it.
But... it's also possible it was aimed at him.
However, these things no longer matter.
It's the same old saying.
George needs evidence to solve a case.
Hawk only needs suspicion to kill.
That's enough.
He wouldn't give anyone the wrong impression, an impression that he's easy to talk to.
Just like HYDRA back then, thinking he wasn't home, they sent two temporary workers to his doorstep, ready to test his bottom line.
Hawk's counterattack was swift.
He just wanted to tell everyone.
Don't even think about it!
With him, if you even think about it, you are guilty.
Barbarians.
They fear power, not virtue!
Hawk's thoughts swirled, then he looked at Gwen.
"Stay home?"
"Okay."
Gwen heard this, looked at Hawk, whose expression was calm but knew what he was going to do next, and didn't try to stop him: "I'll wait for you at home, but are you going to Westview?"
Again.
Although she was upstairs, she also heard Agent Hal say that the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in Westview had been replaced by that scoundrel after he took office.
For no good reason, why replace the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in Westview?
The answer is self-evident.
"Some people think that my parents are back, my sister is back, and I'm married, so my personality will definitely improve."
"Too bad!"
"However, if they want to see what I'll do, then I'll show them."
Hawk's lips curved upwards as he said this with a smile, then kissed Gwen's forehead, and immediately, his figure vanished from Gwen's sight.
Gwen watched the disappearing Hawk, blinked, thought for a moment, turned off her phone, and then walked towards the garage.
Forget it.
Since things have come to this, she should replenish her energy first.
Westview.
On the street in front of 123.
Hawk appeared silently, and then, after his seven senses enveloped the area, accompanied by continuous crashing sounds, one S.H.I.E.L.D. agent after another, disguised as town residents, crashed through house windows and roofs, uncontrollably suspended in mid-air.
Pietro and Wanda, who were at home and felt the energy fluctuations, quickly walked out of their house.
Then... they saw Hawk, standing on the street with his hands in his pockets and an icy expression.
Similarly.
Wanda and Pietro also saw the unfamiliar faces that had appeared near their home over the past month.
But now all these people were bound and suspended in mid-air.
After their initial panic, these people also saw Hawk.
Some, upon seeing Hawk, knew why he had come without him even needing to speak.
After all, the Shadow of the Tree, the Name of the Man!
"Demon King!"
"No, Mr. Phoenix, this has nothing to do with me."
"We were just following orders."
"Mr. Phoenix, we..."
"Boom, boom, boom, boom—!!!"
Unfortunately, Hawk wasn't here to listen to their explanations.
He was here to kill.
Following orders?
Heh.
These people had already recognized him, so they naturally knew the consequences of displeasing him by doing this, yet they still chose to do it.
Clearly.
They accepted this mission, so naturally, they were also mentally prepared to bear the consequences.
Therefore... their deaths were not to be regretted!
More than fifty S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, who had been replaced and sent to Westview after that scoundrel took office, exploded in the sky above the town, blooming into blood-red fireworks.
The fireworks were brilliant and carried a sense of tragic beauty.
Pietro's mouth hung open as he watched Hawk, who started killing without a word.
Wait.
There wasn't even a disagreement, because Hawk didn't say a single word.
Hiss!
This was even more terrifying.
"Pietro."
"Ah, huh?"
Pietro, hearing the voice, reacted and looked at Wanda, who had called him.
Wanda whispered: "Go back, watch Jean, don't let Jean come out."
Pietro was slightly stunned.
Wanda frowned.
Pietro reacted, nodded, and with a whoosh, disappeared from the street, returning to the house.
Hawk glanced at the house diagonally opposite.
Chloe and her husband stood at the doorway.
As for his sister Anya... that lazy girl was still sleeping soundly in her room on the second floor; such a big commotion hadn't even woken her up.
Carefree.
However, Hawk remembered that his sister had spent so many years in Nether獄, and he was relieved.
He didn't intend to wake Anya up either.
One sentence.
He was here to kill; once he was done here, other places were waiting for him.
So... Hawk withdrew his gaze from Chloe and her husband, who stood at the doorway of the house diagonally opposite, wanting to speak but hesitating, and then focused his gaze on Wanda, who stood beside him after sending Pietro away.
Wanda whispered: "These people moved in gradually over the past month. I saw they were from S.H.I.E.L.D., and they didn't do anything, so I didn't pay attention. They are..."
"Not doing anything doesn't mean they don't want to do anything."
Hawk's expression was calm.
"I have a good relationship with S.H.I.E.L.D."
"But that's because I have three friends in S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Sharon Carter!"
"Maria Hill."
"Victoria Hand."
"Because I have a good relationship with those three, I have a good relationship with S.H.I.E.L.D."
"And not the other way around."
"Because Sharon is my friend, I trust Sharon, and therefore I tacitly approve of Sharon's arrangements here in Westview."
"Including her arranging for some S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to move to Westview, letting their children be friends with Jean, and Billy and Tommy."
"But..."
"My tacit approval is limited to friends I recognize."
"Others?"
"Heh!"
"Even thinking about it is wrong!"
"I'm not the Police; I don't demand evidence."
Hawk's eyes fixed on Wanda, dark and deep: "For me, mere suspicion is enough. I'd rather kill a thousand innocent people by mistake than let a single guilty one go."
He didn't even bother to have his Blood Elves interrogate these S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in Nether獄.
After these people's souls entered the Nether狱, Hawk threw them all into the Millstone Nether狱.
As for that scoundrel who came to his door.
Hawk also directly threw him into the Magma Nether狱.
Dialogue?
Hawk felt that talking to such a scoundrel would lower his own standing.
If he were to have a dialogue, it should at least be with the scoundrel's mother, the council member.
No!
If Hawk were to have a dialogue, he should at least go to the small room on Pennsylvania Avenue and talk to the person in charge of that small room.
After all... this newly appointed mixed-blood council member was also appointed by that mixed-blood person in charge of the small room.
So!
Hawk sneered and looked at Wanda.
"From now on, if any stranger enters the town, kill them."
"Wh-what..."
"You can choose not to kill, but if anything happens, I will take Jean, Billy, and Tommy away. Clearly, you are not qualified to protect them."
"No!"
Wanda's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, and she looked at Hawk: "They are my children."
Hawk chuckled.
"Then protect them well."
"I will."
Wanda looked at Hawk with a serious expression, taking a deep breath: "I won't let any stranger enter the town."
Hawk's gaze was placid as he looked at Wanda.
Their eyes met.
After a while.
"Remember what you said."
"Don't give me an excuse to revoke custody."
Hawk withdrew his gaze, said calmly, and then, as he looked up, transformed into a golden rainbow.
Soaring into the sky!
... (End of this chapter)
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