The Death Knell

In the darkness before dawn, Steve was on full alert, his ears pricked up. If there was any sign of trouble, he would turn his shield in the direction of the sound.

When Pim and Janet saw how hard he was working, they reduced themselves to the size of a thumb, which was much safer because it was impossible for a sniper to hit such a small target from such a distance.

Janet pulled Pim and landed on Steve's shoulders. The three of them talked, and Pim also told him where the refrigerator at home was, and asked the captain to have an ice cream and take a rest.

About three minutes later, Bucky came back. After he entered the door, he faced everyone's gaze and shook his shawl hair like a mop:

"Sorry, I didn't catch anyone. I just found a few footprints wandering on the top of a tall building, but they seemed to disappear out of thin air."

Steve lowered his head and thought for a moment, took a scoop of ice cream and stuffed it into his mouth, then handed the ice cream bucket to Bucky.

"As expected, the purpose of long-distance sniper rifle assassination is to escape quickly if a hit is missed. The opponent does not want to reveal his identity."

Although ice cream is cold, it is essentially a high-calorie food. Cream, sugar, and milk can provide a lot of energy. Bucky took it and ate it, not minding that Steve used the spoon before. Pass.

Putting the cold dessert into his mouth, Bucky sucked in air and said vaguely: "I believe Fury's statement now. This assassin is full of S.H.I.E.L.D. style."

"Don't be so sure yet, let's hear what Hank says."

Steve behaves completely differently when he's not in front of Fury.

When he met Fury before, he played the one who believed in Fury, and Bucky played the one who didn't.

In fact, the two of them have experienced so much training and seen a lot of darkness all over the earth. If Steve is really that easy to trust others? They were both dead long ago.

Because they are old acquaintances, Fury has a little bit of credibility for the two of them, but Lu Dan is also an agent.

Steve summed up his experience from Peggy, that is, the mouth of an agent is a liar. She promised to get married, promised to accompany him often, promised many things, but failed to do any of them...

If the new director of SHIELD wanted to kill Pym was told by a certain top soldier, Captain America would be more likely to believe it. But when those words came out of the agent's mouth, Steve was more inclined to look and listen more.

Bucky shrugged. It would be done as Steve said.

Except for those masters and brothers who are still in Kunlun and will never come out, he only has one brother, Steve, still alive.

Judging from the past, Steve has not made any wrong decisions... The time he planned to fly a plane into an iceberg does not count, well, nor does the time he ziplined a train. There was also a person who parachuted into the iceberg. Concentration camps don’t count, and…

who cares! Steve was right anyway, because wouldn’t the result be good?

So under the gaze of the two of them, Pym recounted everything that happened yesterday, including the new director's intimidation and inducement against him, and the process of Fury helping him escape. After that, the couple and various The consortium contacted and wanted to establish Pim Industries.

"Bucky, what do you think?"

Steve took off his hood, revealing his frowning forehead.

Bucky shrugged. He had no special opinion. From Pym's words, it could only be heard that the new director was indeed very interested in Pym particles.

In fact, not to mention the Director of SHIELD, even Bucky himself was very interested when he saw that people could become the size of a thumb.

"There are not enough clues to determine who did it. At present, we can only confirm that Dr. Pym is indeed facing a life threat." Bucky touched his beard and told Steve.

"Then let's move the doctor to a safe place first." Steve pinched his chin: "Where is the safest place?"

Bucky spread his hands and smiled evilly: "Don't test me with this kind of question. We all know that the most dangerous place is the safest."

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A few kilometers away on the rooftop of a skyscraper, Natasha was holding a prototype rail rifle stolen from Stark Industries. She was sitting on the edge of the rooftop, her legs hanging down, and she was manicuring her nails with a dagger out of boredom.

Yes, the plan was implemented perfectly, and Black Widow would not miss. The shot hit Pym and his wife right in the middle, and the bullet hole was the same distance from their heads.

The wind on the rooftop was very strong, but she would not miss the sunrise in the city. When the red sun rose from the edge of the city, and the rows of tall buildings turned into jagged little black shadows in contrast, she He smiled and narrowed his eyes.

She remembered her past. When she was a child, she once secretly climbed up to the dome of the Moskva Palace to watch the sunrise there, and then was captured by the guards of Comrade Steel.

In snowy Moscow, the powerful alliance seems to be still in front of us, but I am afraid that they will not survive this year.

According to the information from the spider web, ordinary people there are now living in dire straits. Even the food rations only include corn and no brown bread. She is considering whether to take the time to go back and recruit new students to Zhongsi Academy.

A powerful country did not fall on the battlefield, but fell in the hands of its own people. Another prophecy before the death knell came true, which made her feel a little emotional and couldn't help but think about it - if she was still in Leviathan at this time , what will be the tragic end?

At this moment, an aircraft emerged from stealth and slowly rose in front of her. It was SHIELD's Quinjet, and the air flow blew her hair around.

The rear hatch of the fighter plane opened, and Nick Fury's expressionless black face immediately ruined the good mood of watching the sunrise. His black leather jacket spread like bat wings in the strong wind.

Natasha rolled her eyes, stood up, and pushed her red hair behind her ears: "Is this why you asked me to meet here? Are you disturbing me to watch the sunrise?"

"Part of it." Fury took two steps back and motioned for her to jump over: "Follow me, I have something to do."

Natasha stretched out her hand, and the Widow's Sting on her wrist shot out a steel cable and wrapped it around the tail of the plane. She easily swung into the fighter plane, even though her feet were hundreds of meters in the air.

"Give me the reward you promised before."

She unceremoniously asked Fury for something. It was none of her business what kind of fight Lu Dan wanted to start within SHIELD. SHIELD was just a pawn in her boss's plan. As for whether the pawn was a knight or a bishop. , there is only a little difference in usage.

Fury happily took out the spa card from his pocket and held it in his hand without giving it to her. Instead, he asked: "Is the matter done? No one discovered it?"

Natasha glanced towards the cab, smiled and nodded: "As always."

Luo Dan handed the card into her hand, closed the hatch and sat aside: "The next step is business. I suspect that our new director has been parasitized or replaced by aliens. I need you to fly the Quinjet back to Sanqu. Wing Headquarters, cooperate with Captain America who is rushing there to bring order to the chaos."

"How do you know he's heading to the Tri-Wing?"

Natasha put down her rifle and stretched her waist. The tight black leather outfit made her look alluring. But Fury still had that cold expression, as if he didn't regard Natasha as a woman:

"Because I gave Steve and Bucky their uniforms."

Natasha smiled and winked at him, sat next to Fury and nudged him with her shoulder: "You installed trackers and bugs on them."

"It's just a necessary means. We all know Steve. He only does things according to his own likes and dislikes. He has a unique set of values, and this is the least safe thing."

Luodan was very calm and had no intention of being guilty at all. Just like what he said, eavesdropping and tracking Captain America were only necessary means.

Black Widow showed a narrow smile that said, "You are so dark." She spied on Captain America, and then let herself act in front of the two men. It is estimated that only Fury can do it: "Then why do you suspect that the new director is an alien? To be honest, I haven’t seen him yet.”

Fury looked at her with his one eye, as if he was thinking about something, but after a few seconds he still answered: "Deathstroke told me, I think it is an opportunity."

As he spoke, he pointed to the black body bag not far from the cabin, where there was a broken insect corpse. He believed Natasha would understand his plan.

If the new director is an alien, then get rid of him. If not, kill him and use this corpse to top the pack.

The most common training items in the Red Room are killing, how to kill, and how to dispose of or disguise the body after killing. Black Widow is definitely an expert in it.

"Then I have to finish the work before Captain America and let him see what he needs to see. But this task is not easy to define. I can't tell whether it is a business matter or a private matter."

She looked at her nails and rubbed the widow's sting a few times as if she felt a little burr.

Fury stood up and walked towards the cockpit: "They are driving Pym's Beetle, and you will be driving one of the most advanced fighter planes on earth. At the same time, starting from New York, who do you think will get to Washington first? You tell me after that. Captain, the Red Skull is in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and his attention will be entirely on his old enemy."

"Who is the pilot flying the plane now? Is it okay for you to say this in front of her?"

Natasha followed into the cockpit and saw a somewhat familiar Chinese woman.

Fury patted Melinda on the shoulder and motioned for her and Natasha to change places:

"This is Iron Cavalry, a level three SHIELD agent. She is also a student of Peggy Carter. She is a trustworthy person."

Natasha tilted her head and looked at Melinda. The woman switched the plane to autopilot, then stood up with a smile and greeted herself.

She seemed very polite, but her body movements were somewhat defensive, and she was still standing behind Fury. She was probably a tool brainwashed by Fury.

But Natasha was an agent. She smiled and walked over to hug Melinda, as if she were a sister: "Hello, I'm Natasha."

Melinda was a little stiff. She didn't feel comfortable being hugged by the black widow. Instead, the hairs all over her body stood up. The reason why she was on guard was because she was afraid.

Although she is also a good agent and has received training from Paige, she feels that she is far behind compared to the legendary Red Room Killer.

However, she still maintained the necessary politeness, smiled, touched Natasha's back, and kissed her cheek: "Jiu Yang, this is the first time we have met, Black Widow."

"Hehe, maybe when you are training with Paige, I can hide in the dark and watch you?"

Natasha replied in a joking tone, and at the same time passed by Melinda, sat in the driver's seat, and skillfully began to adjust various mechanical settings.

Melinda shuddered. She felt that Black Widow was indeed very dark, much darker than Fury.