S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Hal has left.
After all, the wine was finished, and he had said all he knew. There was no point in staying there any longer.
Hawk stood at the door, watching Agent Hal drive away from the community.
At that moment, Gwen also walked down the stairs.
"I can't get through to Sharon."
"That's normal."
Hawk snapped back to reality, turning to look at Gwen: "She's wanted now. If she uses her phone, she'll be tracked."
Gwen furrowed her brows.
"We were only gone for a month. How did things turn out like this?"
"You don't think they are just after Steve and Sharon, do you?"
"Aren't they?"
When Agent Hal was downstairs drinking and speaking, although she didn't show her face, upstairs she heard everything clearly.
This was a conflict sparked by the choice between 'regulation or freedom.'
Tony Stark believed power should be constrained.
Steve Rogers thought the opposite.
"This is just like when people debate the Second Amendment."
Gwen pondered and then said.
The Second Amendment.
Refers to the right of citizens of the Federation to bear and keep arms.
Some support citizens' right to bear arms to prevent those in power from acting recklessly.
But there are also those who oppose it, as the endless shooting incidents are the best examples.
The current 'Security Council Superhero Bill' is similar.
Freedom.
Or security.
Tony Stark chose the latter.
While Captain America Steve chose the former, believing only power not controlled by those in power can prevent its abuse.
Hawk chuckled.
"Which side are you on?"
"I..."
Gwen met Hawk's gaze and laughed: "Darling, I'm a loyal member of the gun association."
Hawk raised an eyebrow.
Oh, right.
Last year, to celebrate the holidays, the gun association specially customized a batch of handguns for their loyal members.
That handgun is now in Gwen's personal safe.
As Gwen spoke, she then furrowed her brow: "Logically, shouldn't Tony Stark be on the side supporting freedom too?"
She was a bit curious.
Stark Industries was a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment.
Simply put.
Stark Industries should support freedom and not regulation.
Hawk shrugged.
"I don't know, but I only know one thing."
"What?"
"This bill, I'm afraid, is aimed at me."
"Hmm?"
Gwen was taken aback when she heard that and then recalled the arrogant fellow who came to their door just now, despite smiling. She took a deep breath and looked at Hawk's calm expression.
"What are you going to do?"
"I'm not the type to take hits and not strike back."
Hawk smiled slightly, looking at Gwen: "If someone wants to challenge me, naturally, I'll take them down."
Could it be that this 'Security Council Superhero Bill' isn't actually aimed at him?
Was he just overthinking it?
The answer is yes.
He might be overthinking it.
But...
It might just be aimed at him after all.
But these things no longer matter.
Just like he said.
George needs evidence to handle a case.
Hawk just needs a suspicion to kill.
That's enough.
He won't give anyone the illusion that he is easygoing.
Just like how Hydra, thinking he wasn't home, sent two temps to his doorstep to test his boundaries back then.
Hawk's counterattack was swift.
He wanted to tell everyone.
Don't even think about it!
As far as he is concerned, if you think about it, you're guilty.
Barbarians.
Fear power, not virtue!
Hawk's thoughts raced. Then he looked at Gwen.
"Staying home?"
"Okay."
Gwen heard this, looking at Hawk with a calm face, knowing what he was going to do next, and didn't stop him: "I'll be home waiting for you, but are you going to West View Town?"
Once again.
Though she was upstairs, she heard Agent Hal say that in West View Town, after that arrogant guy came to power, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were replaced.
Why replace S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in West View Town?
The answer is obvious.
"Someone thinks my parents are back, my sister's back, I'm married, so I must have a better temperament now."
"Too bad!"
"However, if they want to see how I react, let's show them."
Hawk's lips curved into a smile, uttering this line, then kissed Gwen on the forehead. Immediately, he vanished from Gwen's sight.
Gwen watched Hawk disappear, blinked, thought for a moment, turned off her phone, and then walked toward the garage.
Forget it.
At this point, might as well refuel first.
West View Town.
On the street in front of numbers one, two, and three.
Hawk silently appeared. Then, as the Seventh Sense enveloped the area, with constant crashing sounds, one by one, S.H.I.E.L.D. agents disguised as town residents broke through windows and rooftops, uncontrollably suspending in mid-air.
At home, sensing the energy waves, Pietro and Wanda quickly stepped outside.
And then...
They saw Hawk standing on the street, his hands in his pockets, expression cold.
Similarly.
Wanda and Pietro also saw the unfamiliar faces that had appeared around their home this past month.
But now, all these people were bound and suspended in mid-air.
After the initial panic, these people also saw Hawk.
Some people, after seeing Hawk, didn't need Hawk to say a word to instantly understand why he had come.
After all, the shadow of a tree and the name of a person!
"Demon King!"
"No, Mr. Phoenix, this has nothing to do with me."
"We are just following orders."
"Mr. Phoenix, we..."
"Boom, boom, boom, boom——!!!"
Unfortunately, Hawk wasn't here to listen to their explanations.
He was here to kill.
Following orders?
Ha.
These people had already recognized him, so they naturally knew the consequences of doing this and displeasing him, yet they still chose to do it.
Clearly.
They accepted this task, so they were naturally prepared to bear these consequences.
So...
They don't deserve any sympathy!
More than fifty S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, replaced after that mediocre guy came to power, exploded in the sky above West View Town, blossoming into blood-red fireworks.
The fireworks were brilliant yet carried a sense of tragic beauty.
Pietro stood there with his mouth agape, watching Hawk, who resorted to killing at the slightest disagreement.
Wait a minute.
There wasn't even a disagreement because Hawk hadn't spoken a single word.
Tsk!
This made it even more terrifying.
"Pietro."
"Ah, hmm?"
Hearing the voice, Pietro snapped back to reality and looked at Wanda, who called him.
Wanda whispered, "Go back, keep an eye on Jean, don't let her come out."
Pietro was slightly taken aback.
Wanda frowned.
Pietro reacted, nodded, and with a swoosh, disappeared from the street and returned to the house.
Hawk glanced at the building opposite.
The Chloes stood at the door.
As for little sister Anya…
That lazy girl was still sleeping soundly in her room on the second floor, she didn't even wake from all the noise.
Such a big heart.
However, Hawk remembered that his sister had spent years in hell, so he let it go.
He didn't bother to wake Anya up.
In short.
He was here to kill; once finished, there were other places waiting for him.
So...
Hawk withdrew his gaze from the Chloes, who stood at the doorway trying to say something, and then looked at Wanda, who was standing next to him after sending Pietro away.
Wanda whispered, "These people moved in over the past month, bit by bit. I saw they were from S.H.I.E.L.D. and didn't do anything, so I didn't interfere. They're here to..."
"Not doing anything doesn't mean they have no plans."
Hawk's expression remained calm.
"I have a good relationship with S.H.I.E.L.D."
"But that's because I have three friends in S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Sharon Carter!"
"Maria Hill."
"Victoria Hand."
"Because I'm on good terms with these three, that's why I have a good relationship with S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Not the other way around."
"Because Sharon is my friend, I trust her, and I consented to her arrangements for West View Town."
"Including arranging some S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to move to West View Town, and let their children befriend Jean, Billy, and Tommy."
"But..."
"My consent extends only to friends I recognize."
"Others?"
"Ha!"
"Even thinking about it is wrong!"
"I'm not a cop, I don't need evidence."
Hawk looked at Wanda with a deep gaze: "To me, just suspicion is already enough. I'd rather wrongly kill a thousand than let one go."
He didn't even bother to let his Blood Elves interrogate these S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in the Netherworld.
After these people's souls entered the Netherworld, Hawk threw them all into the Stone Mill Nether Prison.
As for the mediocre guy who came knocking.
Hawk likewise tossed him into the Magma Nether Prison.
Dialogue?
Talking with such mediocre people felt beneath Hawk's status.
If there had to be dialogue, it would be with this mediocre guy's managerial mother.
No, that's not right!
If Hawk wanted a dialogue, he should be in a little room on Pennsylvania Avenue, seeking a conversation with the person responsible for that room.
After all...
This newly appointed hybrid director was also appointed by that little room's hybrid head.
So!
Hawk sneered coldly and looked at Wanda.
"From now on, if any strangers enter the town, kill them."
"What..."
"You can choose not to kill, but if something happens, I will take Jean, Billy, and Tommy away. Clearly, you aren't qualified to protect them."
"No way!"
Hearing this, Wanda's face changed dramatically and she looked at Hawk: "They are my children."
Hawk chuckled lightly.
"Then protect them well."
"I will."
Wanda looked at Hawk with a solemn face, took a deep breath, and said, "I won't let any strangers enter the town."
Hawk looked at Wanda without any trace of emotion.
Their eyes met.
After a while.
"Remember what you said."
"Don't give me an excuse to take back custody."
Hawk withdrew his gaze and said in a calm tone, then, as soon as he lifted his head, transformed into a golden rainbow.
Soaring into the sky!
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