freeallnovels Chapter 181 Take the initiative
Chapter 181 Take the initiative
Chapter 181 Take the initiative
Two hours later, Jack followed the coordinates on the phone and drove to an ordinary farm in the outskirts of New Jersey.
It was naturally the missing Fury who called Jack...
When it comes to creating a sense of mystery, black marinated eggs are definitely the best!
For the sake of confidentiality of the itinerary, this time Jack only brought Frank alone.
The farm has no name.
As soon as Jack and Frank got out of the car, they were led to a wooden house on the west side of the farm by a cowboy in ordinary clothes.
Then the cowboy turned and walked away without a word.
Jack made eye contact with Frank, and the latter walked into the cabin first. After he confirmed his safety, Jack followed into the cabin.
As soon as you enter the door, the first thing you see is the tall haystacks, which are neatly arranged and block the sight outside the house!
Turning around the haystacks, the depths of the wooden house are strange...
A medical room with a sense of technology suddenly appeared here... It was surrounded by transparent plastic sheets.
Several medical staff are busy in the medical room.
There is another ward separated by floor-to-ceiling glass in the middle...
Standing in the middle of the ward was a red-haired beauty. She was of course Jack's former secretary Natalie, and Natasha Normanoff, a seventh-level S.H.I.E.L.D. agent!
Jack didn't speak to Natasha immediately because another person caught Jack's eye...
Through the glass, Jack saw Fury lying on the hospital bed,
The latter is in bad shape...
Most of his body was wrapped in bandages, with one leg suspended in mid-air and a respirator over his mouth.
Probably sensing Jack's gaze, Fury turned his head with difficulty, pulled off the respirator, and showed an ugly smile in Jack's direction...
Jack couldn't help looking at his injured right leg. Compared with Fury, his injury was like a play!
This also made Jack very curious, what happened to Fury!
After waiting patiently for half an hour, Fury gained some strength, and Natasha pushed Jack into the ward.
Then Natasha waved the doctor away.
Only Jack, Fury, and Natasha were left in the ward.
"Isn't it funny how I look now?"
Fury struggled to take off his mask, gasping for breath, and asked with a self-deprecating smile.
Jack frowned, he ignored Fury's self-mockery, and asked directly:
"What happened?"
"Three weeks ago, I was attacked by unknown armed men on my way back from your Long Island estate to Washington.
I got away with feigning death with tetrodotoxin.
Then it was Natasha who found me and brought me here. "
Jack glanced back at the Black Widow, and couldn't help teasing:
"That's why you resigned? I always thought Xavier Tech's benefits were good."
Natasha smiled and said nothing.
Saying something like this is superfluous.
Natasha didn't answer, and Jack, as a big boss, shouldn't be too entangled, after all, a superior person still needs bearing!
So Jack turned to Fury again and asked, "Who do you think attacked you?"
"Hydra...Alexander!"
Jack nodded silently, Fury's judgment was the same as his!
Jack then spit out the biggest question in his heart:
"Why did you arrange for a fake Fury to be placed in the Tricurve Wing Building? Have you discovered anything!"
Fury took a breath and whispered:
"That's not mine. If I'm not mistaken, it's a clone arranged by Alexander!"
Fury's answer shocked Jack, and he almost made another oolong.
He originally thought that the counterfeit in the Tricurved Wing Building was a Skrull arranged by Fury!
Jack secretly alerted himself, and sure enough, the plot of the previous life no longer has any reference significance for the present world!
Fury then went on to say:
"Jack, the situation is very urgent.
I can tell you for sure that S.H.I.E.L.D. does not have human cloning technology.
So I suspect that our enemy is not just Alexander, there is also a deeper hidden force hiding in the dark, quietly spying on us. "
Jack scoffed at the word "we" when Fury said it, but he never sided with Fury!
But Fury's judgment is instructive for Jack...
During this period of time, Jack has been unable to see through Hydra's target of action, and the enemy seems to have no clear plan.
If Fury's judgment is followed, then it can also explain why Hydra has such a split behavior.
They were not alone in Alexander!
There is another person who is also calling the shots!
But who will be behind the scenes?
The Baron Sterak who took the scepter of mind after the battle in New York?
no, it's impossible...
The only contribution this person made in the plot was to artificially create the superhuman Maximov brothers and sisters, that is, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.
When the Avengers found his lair, he decisively surrendered!
Although the plot can no longer be used as a reference, the character of the person will not change!
Whether it is power, prestige or resourcefulness, Strucker can never be the big man who can compete with Alexander Pierce.
But besides him, Jack really can't think of anyone else...
Just as Jack was thinking, Fury was trembling and put on the respirator again.
Natasha reminded at the right time:
"Mr. Murdoch, Fury needs to rest!"
Jack woke up instantly, seeing Fury's slightly closed eyes and painful expression, he nodded towards Natasha.
The latter then pushed Jack out of the ward.
As soon as he stepped out of the ward, Jack immediately asked Natasha:
"How bad is Fury's injury?"
"Multiple fractures throughout the body, comminuted fracture of the lower arm of the left arm, three shots in the body, one of which pierced his lung, so he couldn't speak for a long time!"
Natasha replied with a gloomy expression.
This made Jack couldn't help frowning!
Fury was already like this, and he could provide little help to Jack. Jack felt the burden on his shoulders suddenly heavy.
"Natasha, is there any news you can give me here?"
Natasha pondered for a while before replying cautiously:
"During this time, I ventured back to the Tricurved Wing Building twice.
The atmosphere in the headquarters was very tense, and a large number of field agents were called back to the headquarters.
But it doesn't look like there is any big action, it's more like shrinking defenses. "
S.H.I.E.L.D. is also shrinking its defenses?
This seems a bit weird!
Since Alexander is determined to kill Fury, he must have a strict follow-up plan!
Otherwise, there is no need for Alexander to startle the snake!
In the plot of the previous life, it was because Fury was about to discover the true face of the "Insight Project" that Alexander was forced to kill him.
At that time, Alexander didn't have the trump card of clone Fury...
Jack has seen the clone Fury, and others have no way to tell the difference between the two!
Relying on the fake Fury, Alexander should now have all the rights of S.H.I.E.L.D. At this time, instead of stepping up to do things, he chose to shrink the defense?
This is totally illogical.
Unless, Alexander has a potential threat.
This threat made him abandon his half-executed plan!
Thinking of this, Jack had a flash of inspiration and came up with an idea...
The current situation seems to be calm on the surface, but there is an undercurrent surging in the dark.
It's like the calm before the storm, the longer you wait, the more explosive the rain will be!
Jack must not let the group of mice in the dark accumulate enough strength.
But the current situation is a mess, everything is assumptions and inferences... It is simply wishful thinking to figure out the enemy's plan in a short time!
This is not a movie, no villain will explain all their plots when the victory is in hand, and then the righteous side will seize the opportunity to fight back and win the final victory!
Jack's only solution is to cut the mess quickly!
Even if you can't completely destroy the enemy, at least you must disrupt the enemy's deployment!
So Jack's idea went to Alexander Pierce.
He intends to kidnap the director of the Security Council, the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D., the head of Hydra...Alexander Pierce!
The more Jack thought about it, the more feasible the idea became.
As the saying goes, a snake can't do without a head...
Alexander, who has been exposed, is Hydra's biggest flaw!
Having made up his mind, Jack immediately bid farewell to Natasha and turned back to the watchtower base.
As soon as Jack left the farm on the front foot, Natasha arranged for Fury's transfer on the back foot, and she was extremely cautious!
Back at the base of the watchtower, Jack immediately found Barney...
After all, Alexander is the chairman of the Security Council, and he has great prestige in this world, as evidenced by his repeated nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize!
To kidnap such a big shot, Jack must not use the power of Sky Hammer Bureau,
The only suitable team is The Expendables.
But Jack is not sure that he can convince Barney, he can only try his best!
Barney came quickly...
Ever since Ivan was sent to the watchtower base, Barney has turned down all the employment missions...
He plans to never leave New York until the grievances between Ivan and Tony are resolved!
From this point of view, Ivan must have saved the galaxy in his previous life before he could make a reliable friend like Barney.
After Barney entered the office, Jack drew the curtains and activated the blocking jammer to ensure that the conversation between him and Barney would not leak out.
Jack's movements made Barney uncontrollably tense, and he asked:
"Is this mission dangerous?"
Jack didn't answer Barney's question right away, he asked back with a straight face:
"Barney, can I trust you, the Expendables?"
Barney is a seasoned mercenary, and his experience tells him that,
Usually the employer starts to play the emotional card as soon as he appears, so he must be rejected!
But can Barney really turn Jack down?
He stared at Jack's face for dozens of seconds, and the latter also stared straight at Barney!
Another few minutes passed, and Barney was finally defeated. His erect spine relaxed, and he sighed helplessly:
"Mr Murdoch, you can always trust The Expendables...but before you can name this mission, I need to transfer $2000 million to my account."
Without the slightest hesitation, Jack immediately agreed.
$2000 million is not a small fortune!
But Jack understands that Barney isn't blackmailing, he's asking for a guarantee!
Apparently the American tough guy who often mocks himself as a war hyena is prepared to put his life on the line for this mission.
Jack doesn't know how much of this is coercion and how much is voluntary... But money, Jack will never treat the death squad badly!
Turning off the shielding device, Jack called Cheney,
Immediately transferred $2000 million to Barney's overseas account!
When Barney received the transfer information, Jack turned on the shielding device again and told Barney his plan.
Barney smiled wryly after hearing this...
Kidnapping the head of the Security Council?
Now that he is a mercenary, Barney is definitely not a law-abiding citizen. He has performed countless dangerous missions, but kidnapping a world-class senior official in the United States is definitely the craziest mission.
But Barney didn't refuse. He knew from the beginning that he couldn't refuse, so before Jack told the mission, he asked for 2000 million.
This is the settlement fee and also the hush money!
"Mr. Murdoch, I will take on this mission, but the Death Squad will not be fully involved. To be precise, I will carry out this mission with Christmas, Yin Yang and Gunnar."
Jack looked at Barney playfully, and asked with a chuckle:
"May I know the reason for this choice?"
Barney said: "2000 million... divided among four people, there will always be more."
Jack laughed!
Jack knew Barney was lying, he just wanted to leave some seed for the Expendables...
But Jack also understood Barney's deeper concerns,
He was worried that Jack would cross the river and tear down the bridge, and then kill him afterwards!
In fact, Barney was overthinking it!
Jack decided to give Barney a reassurance,
"Barney, do you know Hydra?"
Seeing Barney nodding, Jack continued:
"People all over the world think that Hydra was wiped out by Captain America and the Allies during World War II, but in fact they have been hiding in S.H.I.E.L.D., and Alexander Pierce is their leader.
Unfortunately... I know the truth of all this, but I have no proof!
As far as I know, Alexander is currently plotting to overthrow the world, and I have no time to gather evidence. "
When Jack said this, he stopped abruptly...
Whether Barney believed it or not, Jack didn't care.
Fortunately, Jack has accumulated a lot of credibility over the years, and Barney's eyes gradually became firmer. He asked solemnly:
"So, what's our plan?"
Of course, Barney's emotional changes could not escape Jack's eyes, which gave Jack a little more confidence.
Facts have long proved that spirit is a force that cannot be underestimated!
But Jack didn't answer Barney's question.
The biggest advantage of Jack is that he has self-knowledge. He is by no means a qualified tactician. If he wants to make a kidnapping plan by himself, it will basically screw up!
But Jack has another excellent candidate—
Frank the Punisher.
The most famous anti-hero in his previous life believed in the belief that if you are guilty, you will die!
Although Frank's wife and children did not die tragically in this life, there is no way to hide what's in his bones!
Since Jack and Mark were injured one after another, Frank returned to New York. He seemed calm on the surface, but he had long been suppressing the rage in his heart!
Especially after seeing Fury's half-dead appearance just now, Frank couldn't hide his anger anymore.
You know, there are only three people in this world who are kind to Frank,
Jack, Mark and Ferry...
Hydra sent all three of them to the hospital one after another in just one month... Frank is very willing to contribute his strength to eliminate Hydra at this time!
Calvin is serious, the update is a little late.
(End of this chapter)