Of course.
Besides Hawkeye Barton and Black Widow, there was also Coulson.
These three S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, "certified" by the diary, would be Nick Fury's most trusted subordinates at this stage.
However, even so, this "most trusted" actually only amounted to seventy percent trust.
There was nothing to be done, that was just Nick Fury's personality; he had never placed complete trust in anyone.
Seventy percent was actually considered high in his book.
"Barton…"
"Natasha..."
After summoning his two most capable subordinates, Nick Fury issued a series of top-secret orders to them.
He was throwing these two tough, reliable individuals into the battlefield where he needed them the most.
What battlefield? Naturally, the secret war against Hydra.
"From now on, this line will be our dedicated encrypted channel."
"Report any findings to me immediately using this encrypted line."
"Alright, get to work."
After giving Barton and Black Widow a few more instructions, Fury waved them off, dismissing them.
As for Nick Fury himself?
After Black Widow and Hawkeye got up and left, he pondered for a moment and also got up and left.
After employing some anti-surveillance measures to ensure he wasn't being followed, Nick Fury drove his car directly to a very hidden secret base.
That's right, it was none other than the base where Nick Fury was secretly researching Whiplash's technology.
"Sir!"
Not long after arriving in a room.
A person in a white lab coat, looking very much like a scientist, quickly came before Nick Fury.
In his hand, he was also carrying an exquisitely crafted box, not knowing what exactly was inside.
After Nick Fury nodded slightly, his one good eye immediately landed on the box.
He appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly, he was quite expectant.
"Has the final test been completed?"
After withdrawing his gaze, Nick Fury casually glanced at the researcher and asked in a low voice.
"It has been completed, but some specific parameters still need to be set according to personal preferences."
"That's also why I asked you to come."
The researcher immediately began to brief Nick Fury on the situation.
"Let's begin then."
Nick Fury pondered for a moment before standing up and removing his imposing trench coat.
Clap, clap!
Seeing this, the researcher swiftly opened the intricate case and retrieved a special "Armor."
At first glance, the "Armor" looked like a bulletproof vest, but it was thicker and more complex than a standard one.
It also had two "wires" extending from it, which connected to two gauntlet-like devices.
The director glanced at it briefly, then didn't hesitate.
With the researcher's assistance, he quickly put on the "device."
He then quickly activated it.
Buzz!
The "Armor's" chest piece immediately began to emit a dazzling light.
The gauntlet in Nick Fury's hand did the same.
At first glance, it was full of the beauty that high technology brought, and it was still very impressive.
Nick Fury carefully felt his current state, and without hesitation, strode to a stone pier that had been prepared long ago.
"Hah!"
He let out a low shout and punched the stone pier hard.
Boom!
A loud noise immediately followed.
The stone pier was actually smashed to pieces by Nick Fury's punch, reduced to a pile of rubble.
Nick Fury nodded inwardly, quite satisfied with the armor's power.
Even Captain America wouldn't be much more than this, right?
However, as a king of agents, Nick Fury naturally didn't easily reveal his emotions.
Maintaining a completely expressionless face, he conducted several more tests.
After about fifteen minutes, Fury finally took off the "Armor".
"The weight is still too heavy. I want you to reduce it to under twenty kilograms."
"Also, decrease the sensitivity by three points."
As he handed the "Armor" to the researcher, Nick Fury seriously stated his requirements.
The researcher immediately showed a look of difficulty: "Sir, this weight is already the lowest after weighing all the pros and cons. If it's any lighter, it might affect functionality."
"I don't want to hear this, and I don't care about it."
"I'm here because you're the most outstanding expert in this field. Will you make me regret this decision?"
"Tell me?"
Nick Fury, the King of Agents, lived up to his reputation. Just a casual glance from him exerted immense pressure.
The other person instinctively couldn't come up with a rebuttal.
"Alright, I'll discuss it with my team again."
After a moment's consideration, the researcher agreed to the bald-headed man's request.
"How long can the existing energy source support full-power operation?"
Nick Fury thought of another problem and casually asked again.
"This is a simplified reactor, and it can only supply power for a maximum of five minutes."
The researcher gave this answer.
Five minutes?
The director was naturally very dissatisfied.
"Double that time!"
Nick Fury, as a matter of course, made another difficult request to the other party.
"Sir, with all due respect, that's impossible."
"Before I called you in, this kind of small reactor power source was also impossible, so don't tell me it's impossible!"
Nick Fury didn't bother with idle chatter, issuing the mission forcefully before dismissing the researcher.
"Boss."
After the researcher left, Nick Fury called over the head of the base.
After a brief discussion, Nick Fury gave another order: "Prepare to move to a new location within fifteen days."
"Move again?"
The base head expressed extreme surprise, as this base had already been secretly moved once. And now, after such a short time, again?
The base head naturally couldn't know that Nick Fury had, for a long time, felt the ubiquitous eyes of Hydra!
To be honest, although Whiplash's technology was eye-catching, it was only that. Under normal circumstances, the well-informed Nick Fury wouldn't pay so much attention to it.
However, this was now a war with Hydra!
Nick Fury would absolutely not accept defeat in this war, nor would he allow this technology to fall into Hydra's hands.
Besides, this matter also involved the covert conflict between Fury and Hydra. Nick Fury also planned to use this base to set a trap.
And as it turned out, Nick Fury's plan was also very successful.
Just two months later, Hydra successfully located this secret base and obtained the relevant technology, which had been "refined" by Fury.
"Sir, Whiplash's data has been obtained, and the technical team is conducting verification and analysis."
In the top-floor office of the Triskelion.
Hearing the report from the senior mole on the other side, a satisfied smile couldn't help but appear on Alexander Pierce's face.
After such a long time, finally, there was finally some good news.
God knows how frustrated Pierce has been these past few months.
The Stern incident hadn't even been over for long, and Pierce hadn't even fully recovered from the financial blow when Stark took down the Winter Soldier's base.
Not only did Hydra lose a sharp weapon like the Winter Soldier, but in these few months, Nick Fury had also taken a big bite out of them.
Adding the loss from Stern before, even Hydra, with its vast resources, was starting to feel the strain.
The acquisition of Whiplash's technology could be considered the only consolation.
"Excellent!"
"This is exactly what we need right now!"
"I want to see results as quickly as possible!"
Alexander Pierce's voice, filled with approval, rang out, a gleam returning to the old man's eyes.
Although Hydra had been secretly studying Captain America's blood samples for some time, they hadn't made any progress whatsoever.
This technology, seemingly from World War II, was like it was under a magical seal, with no one able to unveil its mysterious veil.
Although it was quite annoying, Alexander Pierce had to admit a fact: finding a replacement for the Winter Soldier in the short term seemed unlikely.
Of course.
There were indeed several other super soldiers frozen in the Siberian base.
But those super soldiers were very unstable, and even Hydra couldn't completely control them.
So, unless absolutely necessary, Pierce wouldn't consider deploying those super soldiers.
In this situation, the importance of Whiplash's technology became even more prominent.
"Understood, sir!"
The senior undercover agent responded with a resounding voice.
"How's the investigation on Stark going?"
Pierce nodded, satisfied with the senior undercover agent's attitude, and then he inquired about another matter he was concerned about.
"I was just about to report on this to you, sir."
"The reason Stark suddenly attacked our base is because he found out the Winter Soldier was the one who killed his parents."
"Stark went to seek revenge."
"As for Nick Fury, he hasn't shown any suspicious behavior regarding this matter. He was simply alerted by the commotion Stark caused."
Upon hearing this report, Alexander Pierce couldn't help but frown.
Stark knew the truth about Howard and Maria Stark's deaths?
How could this be? It had been so many years. Shouldn't this have been settled long ago?
Why would Tony Stark suddenly discover this deeply hidden truth after so many years, when everything had supposedly been decided?
Could it be because of Stern?
After all, Stern's "downfall," or rather, the exposure of Stern's Hydra identity, was due to Tony Stark secretly investigating him.
Alexander Pierce wasn't actually sure what Tony Stark had found during that investigation.
Other than Tony Stark himself and Nick Fury, no one else knew the specifics.
But now, it seemed Tony Stark had uncovered quite a bit.
Of course, Alexander Pierce believed that Tony Stark probably hadn't found anything about the Winter Soldier when he investigated Stern.
After all, that useless Stern didn't even know about the Winter Soldier, and there was no overlap between them.
But it was clear that Tony Stark must have discovered something crucial, and then secretly conducted further investigations and digging.
Finally, he unearthed the Winter Soldier, and the truth about his parents' murder!
Furthermore, he again uncovered the Winter Soldier's secret base.
It should be something like this.
Besides this, Alexander Pierce couldn't think of any other more reasonable explanation.
"That useless piece of trash!"
"Absolutely incompetent!"
Thinking of this, Alexander Pierce couldn't help but curse Stern in his mind.
Look at the trouble and the losses that waste of space has caused Hydra!
"How much does Stark know about us now?"
After quickly calming down, Pierce raised his head again and asked the senior undercover agent in front of him.
"We don't know exactly how much Stark has found out."
"But one of our databases was breached, and an unknown IP accessed it."
The senior mole gave a very pessimistic answer. "Although we can't find out who breached us, the time of the breach coincides with Stark's attack on our base."
Nailed it!
No doubt about it.
The guy who cracked the database must be Tony Stark.
Forget about the timing; even from a technical standpoint, who else could have done this besides that genius?
So, both Pierce and the senior mole were certain that Tony Stark was the one who did it.
Alexander Pierce's expression immediately turned grim.
"It seems Stark must have gotten his hands on quite a bit."
After a moment of silence, Pierce finally sighed deeply.
Even without considering Tony Stark's breach of their database, the fact that Tony Stark had already located the Winter Soldier's base spoke volumes.
That playboy must possess some shocking information.
This wasn't good news for Pierce.
"Sir, how should we handle Stark?"
The senior undercover agent in front of him asked Pierce this crucial question, his face serious.
If it were anyone else, there would be no question about it; they'd simply eliminate them.
However, Tony Stark's status was too unique. Assassination would have too great an impact, which was why the senior undercover agent was seeking Pierce's advice.
"All obstacles that hinder the development of our Hydra must be eliminated."
"No exceptions!"
Alexander Pierce said with absolute certainty.
Even if it's Tony Stark? If he gets in Hydra's way, he must die!
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