In America, if your friends or neighbors were fine the day before but suddenly disappeared without a trace the next day, don't panic, they just heard something they shouldn't have heard, saw something they shouldn't have seen, they'll be fine, they're just taken away and was just treated for some lunch. well most of.
This is the case with Barton, but he has the strength and escaped on the way to being treated for some meal.
It started from a year ago, when he was still in "retreat practice" at the circus, and by the way, he made some money to save his wife's book.
The circus came to a certain coastal city to perform. One night, Barton went to the beach to practice archery as usual. According to him, it was a unique secret that his master taught him, that practicing in the dark can enhance his eyesight.
Then, he saw something he shouldn't have seen. A large group of people are catching a mutant.
According to Barton's understanding, that person should be a mutant. Having worked in the circus all the year round, he has been in contact with all things like this, so Barton is no stranger to mutants.
That man is so powerful that with a wave of his hand he can break a thick big tree; he can control the flow of water, and with a roar, the sea raised a huge wave to hit the enemy; moreover, he can fly! Barton saw him take off and destroy several helicopters with his spear!
More than 200 soldiers armed with various weapons fought with him for more than ten minutes. Apart from losing dozens of lives, there was no result at all!
"Oh? Is this person really that powerful? Was he arrested later?" Eric asked casually, squinting, he had probably guessed who the mutant was. Super physique, water control, flight, spear weapon...who else is there except for the Sub-Mariner Namor?
"He's been caught!" Having said this, Barton patted his chest with lingering fear, "the group drove out two very strange cars with a big disc on the roof, and they put the discs on each other. pointed it to that mutant, and then it produced a very harsh sound, and the mutant is immediately knocked out!"
Eric's expression froze suddenly, this, seems to be his fault again? The weapons that Barton said were 100% their own sonic chariots...
"Then how did you find out?" Eric asked with concern, forcing his expression to return to his natural state.
"Uh, I'm also unlucky. I was hiding well, but the soldier who controlled the disc sneezed, and with that, the weapon swept towards..." Speaking of which, Barton had a look of anger on his face.
"Later, I tried to escape, but they were still chasing after me. I was forced to do nothing, so I could only hide. This hiding is for a year!"
"How can you be sure that they are soldiers? Do they have any characteristics?" Eric is now very concerned about the origin of the group.
"They wear uniforms, equipped with standard weapons, and their actions are organized. They must be soldiers! As for the characteristics, um, they have an eagle-shaped logo on their clothes!"
Eagle logo, S.H.I.E.L.D.! Also, with the power of S.H.I.E.L.D., it is really easy to get a few sonic chariots. But why did S.H.I.E.L.D. want to capture Namor?
No, maybe not S.H.I.E.L.D., but Hydra! Eric immediately thought of Alexander's disgusting face.
"Mr. Eric?" Barton called him in a low voice when he saw that Eric was lost in thought.
"Oh, sorry." Eric came back to his senses, stared at Barton suddenly and asked, "Why do you trust me so much? I just asked one question and you said it all?"
Hearing this, Barton pointed to the five feather arrows under his feet with a wry smile, "I can't beat you."
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Taking Barton back to New York, Skye now has her driver, bodyguard, fighter, fighting teacher and a lucky charm...
As for Barton's trouble, since he knew it was Alexander's fault, it was no longer trouble.
Eric called Alexander's office and told him directly: "Barton is my man, don't trouble him again in the future!"
Then, without waiting for Alexander to answer, Eric hung up the phone that made Alexander furious, but in the end, he still endured it, Barton was just an insignificant little person, so he wouldn't make a fuss about him and Eric.
At the same time, Alexander also began to overthink, so Barton is Eric's person? Was it before or now?
If it was before, why did Eric's subordinates appear at the scene where he captured the Sea King? Could Eric have been sending someone to monitor his movements? So, in addition to Barton, is there an undercover agent sent by Eric by his side? Is Eric already planning to take his power?
If it was just now, why did Eric save Barton? Is it for the information of the sea king? Or to deal with him? Or is there a secret hidden in Barton?
It has to be said that people in high positions have fast brains. The phone has just been hung up for less than a minute, and a bunch of thoughts have already popped out of Alexander's mind. It made him worry.
Alexander has troubles, and Eric naturally has it too.
Sea King Namor, why was this grumpy guy caught by Hydra? Is it to be sliced for research or to be served by a large sentence?
so save him or not to save him?
Eric touched his chin, thought carefully, and made up his mind after a while, save!
Sub-Mariner is the king of Atlantis. Now that he has been missing for a year, Atlantis will definitely send someone to look for him. If they find that the surface people have captured their king, then a war will definitely broke out and that'd be another problem.
Since he wants to save him, he has to find where he is. Eric directly contacted his undercover Garrett, but the answer he got was that he didn't know.
Garrett didn't even know about Namor's arrest, let alone where he was being held.
As his final hope, Eric had to turn to Professor X, the "world's strongest online tracing system" again. Professor X heard about Namor's disappearance and realized the seriousness of the matter, so he put on his Cerebro without saying a word.
"Eric, your guess is right. Many Atlantis have come to the shore. We need to rescue Namor as soon as possible!"
The "world's strongest online tracing system" really wasn't just for decoration. He found Namor's location in minutes and passed the address to Eric.
Eric frowned when he saw the address, "I didn't expect it to be there! what a trouble!"
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