American Comics: BOSS Invasion

Captain America is methodically uncovering Hydra's true face.

With S.H.I.E.L.D.'s support, they won't be as isolated as in the original storyline.

It's likely they'll resolve the so-called Project Insight more quickly.

After all, in this world, the protagonist's luck is invincible. Villains like Hydra are destined to be crushed by the protagonist, no matter how many times they resurface.

Qi Shan wasn't in a hurry. S.H.I.E.L.D. is, after all, a global, massive intelligence organization.

Even if Hydra wanted to eliminate him, it would take time.

Qi Shan had enough patience to wait for them to decide the victor and stand on the wreckage of one of them, rapidly growing stronger.

"Boss, we have a situation!"

Tomi quickly walked over, handing Qi Shan a tablet.

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"This is the data for the number of deaths and souls found in Hell's Kitchen and the surrounding two districts over the past few days."

After Qi Shan glanced at the curve, Tomi swiped and flipped to a chart further back.

"This is the average data after compiling it for the previous half-month. Comparing the two, you can see that the number of deaths has clearly increased in the last few days, but the number of souls is decreasing!"

Qi Shan frowned. "What does the Visored Corps say?"

"I've already asked. Shinji Hirako said he hasn't detected anything unusual!" Tomi replied calmly.

Qi Shan tapped his forehead. "No anomalies detected is the biggest anomaly. There's definitely something strange. Could it be the Hand causing trouble?"

"I suspected that at first, but it's been confirmed that it's not! After the deal, the Hand has been very well-behaved, withdrawing most of its personnel and even handing over some assets to us.

Kingpin is the same. The vast majority of his direct members have withdrawn from New York. I heard they've already set up shop in Los Angeles!"

Qi Shan nodded. "It seems they're very satisfied with the last deal!"

"That's right. The church replied, saying that both sides have invested a lot of manpower and resources, seemingly preparing for a major showdown!"

Qi Shan was noncommittal. "It's an entire world, let them play! It's not Black Sky, but definitely some soul-manipulating guys."

Qi Shan suddenly thought of the line of white smoky text that appeared before his eyes when Madame Gao brought him into the parallel universe.

Could it be because of that?

Qi Shan frowned. "Tell the Visored Corps to be vigilant lately, and investigate the nearby blocks. If they discover any suspicious individuals, report it immediately!"

"Understood!"

Tomi nodded, took the tablet, and quickly left.

As Qi Shan's strength continued to grow, he could clearly feel his suppression of Tomi increasing.

This suppression wasn't in terms of power, but mentally.

Tomi herself was a collection of pure evil, but now she had been trained by Qi Shan into a qualified secretary. No one would believe it if you said it out loud.

However, Tomi isn't short of money now, she can just buy whatever she wants.

Moreover, now that she's in a high position, there are many soldiers transferred under her command who have to obey Tomi's orders.

In that sense, it can be considered a roundabout way of fulfilling Tomi's inner desires.

Night, Hell's Kitchen, Quiet Bar.

Located on Sixth Avenue near Brooklyn, it's relatively quieter.

But this bar is the opposite. Whenever dusk falls, some people will come in, order a drink, and sit for the whole night.

Ding-dong!

The bell on the door chimed softly, and a woman in a dress walked in.

"Boss, where's what I asked for?"

"Here you go, two pork chop sandwiches!"

The boss was a black man, burly, and although he wasn't good at expressing himself, his eyes were gentle when he looked at the woman.

The woman silently thanked him, but didn't say much, paid directly, and turned to leave with the sandwiches.

The bar door closed, and a regular customer suddenly spoke up.

"Luke, is she Claire, the one reported on the news?"

Someone next to him asked curiously, "What news?"

"Just two days ago, her husband, who she'd only been married to for a short time, was stabbed to death in the alley! The girl was heartbroken, almost crying herself unconscious. She was sent to the hospital by a nurse who was going to work in the morning!"

The man explained, causing a burst of sighs from the people around him.

"When will Hell's Kitchen get better? It's all chaos everywhere, people are dying in the streets every day, it doesn't feel like America."

"This is reality, unless you have the money to move to Manhattan, otherwise you have to endure this!"

"If Daredevil was still around, these bastards wouldn't dare to be so rampant!"

"I don't think so. Recently, a group of lunatics has emerged, using military-grade weapons to attack gangs. The Yakuza on 12th Street were wiped out, and a police friend of mine said the scene was extremely tragic!"

The people here were sighing as they talked to each other.

Someone suddenly interjected, "What you're talking about are old rumors. Did you know that there have been serial killings in the nearby blocks in the last few days?"

The crowd didn't take it seriously, and some even scoffed, "This is America, what's so rare about serial killings? Don't dozens of them happen every year?"

"But this time is different! Besides leaving behind torn clothes, the bodies of the people who were killed are all gone!"

These words attracted everyone's attention.

"There's such a thing, why not take the clothes away too?"

The man shook his head and said, "No one knows the answer, but the police are going all out to investigate this case, but so far there are no clues. Some people suspect it was done by a supervillain.

They want to transfer it to S.H.I.E.L.D. and ask the Avengers to take action, but S.H.I.E.L.D. is also in chaos now. I don't know if you've seen the news, Captain America is actually wanted, what a joke!"

Hearing this, everyone was speechless again.

Some people laughed wildly.

"Haha, it really is a joke! S.H.I.E.L.D.'s hero has become America's wanted criminal, there's nothing more ridiculous in the world than this!"

They lived in Hell's Kitchen, and they were already exhausted just trying to survive every day.

They didn't understand the thoughts of the big shots, and they didn't want to understand, but the fact that Captain America was wanted was really incomprehensible.

The boss had been listening from the side, his expression always very calm, until he heard that Captain America was wanted, his movements paused slightly.

After a long while, he sighed softly and continued to wipe the bar.

He himself still had a bunch of bad things to deal with, how could he have the energy to care about Captain America's affairs.

But I heard that those gun-crazed lunatics are specifically targeting gangsters, so hopefully they can help me get rid of Samo and his gang.