After confirming the action plan, everyone began preparations.
Meng Ran looked at the serious Rogers, patted his shoulder, and said, "I remembered something. I think it's better for you to know this sooner rather than later, otherwise, it might affect our subsequent actions."
Rogers was also a little puzzled, but seeing the Evil Ghost already turning and walking away, he followed. His intuition told him this matter seemed very important.
Meng Ran took Rogers to the elevator, and then arrived outside the reservoir.
Looking at the vast forest outside, the two took a deep breath of fresh air and exhaled.
After taking a deep breath, the somewhat restless mood in their hearts immediately became more comfortable.
"What is the matter you wanted to talk about?" Rogers leaned against the rusty water pipes behind him and asked the Evil Ghost in front of him.
Meng Ran also organized his thoughts, then said in a low voice, "Regarding your friend, James Buchanan Barnes, also known as Bucky."
"He's still alive, but he's been brainwashed by Hydra into being their top assassin – the Winter Soldier. Over the years, he's been carrying out assassinations for them, including the recent attack on Nick Fury."
Upon hearing the demon's words, Rogers's eyes widened in disbelief, and he murmured, "Bucky… He's alive? What's going on?"
In that instant, Bucky's handsome face from his memories involuntarily surfaced in Rogers's mind. He suddenly seemed to transform back into that skinny little kid from Brooklyn.
Bucky was his only close friend. They grew up together, sharing joy and sorrow. After Rogers's mother passed away, he was left alone except for Bucky, his brother.
He had returned in his dreams countless times to that train hurtling down the snowy mountain cliff, desperately trying to grab Bucky as he fell.
But dreams were just dreams, and without exception, he had never succeeded. Every time, he could only watch helplessly as Bucky plunged over the cliff.
Seeing Rogers lost in thought and memories, Meng Ran didn't rush him, instead standing quietly to wait for him to compose himself.
After a moment, Rogers adjusted his state of mind. "Sorry, the news about Bucky caught me off guard. I've always believed he died after falling off that cliff."
"I understand. After all these years, it's normal to be a little emotional hearing your best friend isn't dead," Meng Ran said, looking at Rogers and understanding his feelings.
"You just said Bucky was brainwashed by Hydra and trained to be an assassin," Rogers finally grasped the key point Meng Ran had just mentioned, after expressing his emotions.
"I remember, when I first destroyed the Hydra base to save him, that experiment seemed to have already begun."
"It's also possible that this was the reason he didn't die after falling off the cliff."
After hearing Rogers' analysis, Meng Ran continued, "Regardless of how it happened, the result is that he doesn't remember you at all."
"And as Hydra's top assassin, he will definitely come to stop us during our operation tomorrow, so I hope you can adjust your mindset in advance; don't be careless at that time."
"I don't want anything to go wrong with our operation plan or personnel tomorrow, do you understand?"
Rogers nodded solemnly upon hearing the reminder. "Don't worry, I will definitely stop him."
"That's a relief then." After saying this, Meng Ran patted Rogers on the shoulder and turned to walk towards the underground space.
Seeing the demon leave, Rogers didn't follow him back either. He just stood outside, watching the sun slowly sink into the vast forest before him.
The sunset was beautiful, but at this moment, his figure looked a little desolate, a little lonely.
The next morning, Washington, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Triskelion headquarters.
"We are entering the final launch sequence."
"All relevant departments prepare, personnel please proceed to the launch platform."
Along with the continuous broadcast announcements, the staff of S.H.I.E.L.D. were also constantly moving and busying themselves according to their work arrangements.
Today was the day the Insight Project would be officially implemented, and also the day the three Helicarriers would take to the sky. At such an important moment, everyone was nervously preparing, avoiding the slightest mistake.
At this time, in the plaza hall, Pierce was walking inside with several council members of the World Security Council and their bodyguards.
"Enjoy the flight, gentlemen?" Pierce asked as he led the group forward.
"The flight was fine, it was the drive from the airport that wasn't so great," said a middle-aged woman in a blue business suit to Pierce.
Pierce smiled and said, "Sorry, S.H.I.E.L.D. can't control everything."
A bald middle-aged man next to him sneered, "Indeed, that includes Captain America."
Hearing the man's words, a cold light flashed in Pierce's eyes, but he didn't say anything further, just continued to smile to avoid making the atmosphere awkward.
The group continued to make small talk, and soon they reached the elevator.
At this moment, a staff member walked over to Pierce and opened a box for him.
Inside the box were several rectangular badges, not particularly large, only about a centimeter across.
"This device is controlled by biometric recognition. Wearing it will allow you to move freely here."
The several council members heard this and also took the badges Pierce handed over, then pinned them to their chests.
Afterward, Pierce took the group into the elevator and arrived at his office.
His office was more than 100 square meters, bright and spacious. The air conditioning on the ceiling quietly blew, adjusting the humidity and temperature inside, keeping the entire office in the most suitable environment.
Besides the huge projection screen, the office also had high-tech transparent floor-to-ceiling windows. Through the surrounding floor-to-ceiling windows, one could see the clear sky and beautiful scenery outside.
In the office, Pierce and the several council members raised their champagne glasses and spoke.
"I know there have been many bumps along the way, and some of you even wanted to kick me off the car."
"But it doesn't matter, because we have finally arrived at our destination."
"The whole world should be grateful to us, because the smooth implementation of the Insight Project will make all the criminals in this world have nowhere to hide."
Pierce held a champagne glass and spoke eloquently to several council members. He had no idea how long he had been arguing with these people for the Insight Project.
Especially that bald middle-aged man, who always held a strange sense of superiority and arrogance when dealing with Pierce.
Now that the Insight Project was basically complete, the Helicarriers were about to take off, and Hydra's great plan was about to succeed.
Thinking of this, Pierce felt that the champagne in his mouth had become much more mellow than usual.
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