As the night darkened, there was nothing in the New York sky except the high moon and the shining starlight.
When the wedding banquet ended, it was already late at night.
Saying goodbye to Wade, Leon and Natasha Romanoff, who left the wedding banquet, did not immediately go back to each house. Instead, they sat in the same car and drove to a park by the Hudson River…
The status of the Hudson River in New York and even the United States is very high.
Originating from Yunlei Lake in the Adirondack Mountains, the Mowak River flows into the upper reaches of the Hudson River, connects to the Erie Canal in the west, and flows into New York Harbor at the end. It is the economic lifeline of New York State, and it can also be called New York's. Mother river.
The life of every New Yorker is closely related to this vast river.
An excursion boat designed to show tourists the night view of New York slowly glides across the calm river surface, with colorful lights hung all over it, like the most shining existence in the night.
Leon and Natasha Romanoff sat on a bench under a street lamp by the river.
"Remember when we were in Port Novi?"
A slightly hoarse voice of smoke broke the subtle silence.
Upon hearing this, Leon was taken aback for a moment, and then nodded:
"Definitely."
Although it is a different time, a different place, and a different mood.
However, the bench under the seat reminded Leon of the 15 minutes that the two spent together on the bench in the port of Novi.
Natasha Romanoff's highly distinguished voice echoed in his ears again.
"I still remember, you told me at the time, let me join S.H.I.E.L.D and live for myself in the future…"
"When I think about it now, I suddenly feel a little funny. I actually believe what a guy who I haven't known for three days said, which makes me a little unexpected…"
Looking at Natasha Romanoff's exquisite side face, with a faint trace of remembrance, Leon couldn't help but think about it: sisters, is there something on your mind?
Leon was still calm on the surface, following Natasha Romanoff's words on his lips, he asked with interest:
"Then how do you feel now? Regret to join S.H.I.E.L.D?"
"At that time, I didn't have any place to stand. You were like my only choice before drowning. You stretched out your hand and I caught it, nothing more."
"Fortunately, so far, everything is okay."
As soon as he finished speaking, Natasha Romanoff turned his face and smiled at Leon.
From her bright smile, Leon reads grateful, relaxed, and relieved…
This made him smile at the corners of his mouth.
"That's good…"
Under such a night scene, the lone man and woman sitting on the bench are chatting about the memories of the past, which seems to indicate that a beautiful relationship is about to germinate.
However, the next dialogue between the two told us that things are not that simple…
"Speaking of which, the matter you asked me to investigate before is very interesting."
Hearing this, Leon couldn't help but raise his brows lightly, and asked indifferently:
"Oh? What did you find?"
"As you guessed, Jasper Sitwell, there is a ghost!"
It turned out that after confessing to Natasha Romanoff that HYDRA still exists, Leon asked Natasha Romanoff to pay attention to Pierce's confidant, the bald brother.
Pierce, the old fox, has been hidden in S.H.I.E.L.D for many years, so it is not easy to get started. However, as the most trusted person under Pierce at present, the bald brother will be a very good breakthrough.
From the very beginning, Leon did not intend to let Fury take on the responsibility of eliminating HYDRA…
While talking, Natasha Romanoff took out a tablet computer from his bag, tapped it a few times, and then handed it to Leon.
On the screen of the tablet, there are photos of different resolutions.
And the protagonist of the photo is the bald guy wearing a pair of glasses-Jasper Sitwell!
Leon swiped the screen, looked at the photos, and listened to Natasha Romanoff's investigation report.
"In the past six months, the frequency of his field missions has been very frequent, and his activities have spread all over the world."
"Especially in the past three months, he has secretly deployed the resources of multiple bases in S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Resource deployment? What kind of resources?"
"all!"
Hearing this, Leon frowned and seemed to feel the strangeness.
As the deputy director of the Information Department, the bald guy mostly does clerical work such as intelligence collection and aggregation at the Trident headquarters. Few field agents like Phil Coulson and Leon often run around the world.
This is one of the doubts.
Furthermore, the position of Bald Brother, although not low, can barely enter the ranks of S.H.I.E.L.D high level agent. However, he does not have the power to allocate resources to the base of S.H.I.E.L.D.
This is the second.
Through the above two doubts, Leon can easily infer that the recent frequent activities of the Bald brother must be the superior of the Bald brother, the instruction of S.H.I.E.L.D, the biggest HYDRA Pierce!
As for why, Natasha Romanoff's next words directly reveal the answer…
"According to the freight list and related records, I found that these huge resources mobilized from various bases, through various means of separation and cover, finally gathered in a place in Eastern Europe."
"where?"
"SOKOVIA!"
SOKOVIA, what a familiar name this is!
At this moment, all the doubts, speculations, and clues are like threads of silk, knitting the big net called "truth" in an instant!
HYDRA and SOKOVIA, just these two keywords, are enough to make Lyon think of a great possibility, that is:
Baron Strucker has passed Pierce's relationship, got the mind scepter, and started the human experiment!
Even Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver have been created! !
Thinking of this, Leon's face became awe-inspiring without knowing it, and he couldn't help asking:
"Natasha Romanoff, do you know the specific location where the resources are finally collected?"
Although he knew that Baron Strucker's research base was in SOKOVIA.
However, he did not know the specific location.
Hearing this, Natasha Romanoff looked helpless, with a slight disgust in her tone, and said:
"What do you think I'm doing this time? Traveling?"
Before the voice was over, Natasha Romanoff "grabbed" the tablet, manipulated the screen, and tuned out a satellite map.
I saw a bright red dot flashing on the map somewhere in Eastern Europe.
If Leon did not guess wrong, the location of the red dot is the HYDRA research base where Baron Strucker is located!
Staring straight at the flashing red dot on the map, Leon couldn't help but feel a rush of rain in his heart…