Chapter 173 Just a Dog Beside Mr. Red Skull

"Why are you here!"

Alexander Pierce's face was very surprised, and he really couldn't figure out why the other party suddenly appeared here.

As the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Alexander Pierce is certainly proficient in investigation and counter-investigation. This villa is even full of surveillance probes and alarm devices. How did the other party stand in front of him without knowing it?

The visitor did not answer his question immediately, but stretched out a hand from under the cloak and threw something.

It was a palm-sized metal box with a small screen on it showing a progress bar.

Almost at the same time that Pierce saw what the thing looked like, the progress bar reached 100%.

Pierce's pupils shrank, thinking it was some high-tech bomb, and just as he was trying to avoid it, he saw the thing suddenly burst out with a strong current, covering the entire room in an instant.

The originally bright room immediately fell into darkness, and all electronic equipment such as lights, air conditioners, computers, etc., including the monitoring device hidden in the corner, all lost their function.

The man looked around to make sure there would be no clues, and then took off the hood on his head.

"Long time no see, Mr. Pierce."

Leni looked at the old man in front of her with a half-smile but still controlled Hydra despite being very old.

He reached out and took out a camping lantern from the void, lit it on the coffee table aside, and then motioned for the other party to sit down.

"What do you mean?"

The corners of Pierce's mouth twitched, and his beard began to tremble.

"It's nothing interesting. It's just a return gift to Mr. Pierce."

Leni slowly sat on the sofa and adjusted to a more comfortable position.

"Hmph! I don't remember giving you any gifts."

Although Pierce was angry, he still sat back on the sofa steadily, took out a cigar box from the coffee table and lit it.

"It's that short-sighted guy who has offended me again. Do you still need to come to me in person to hold me accountable?"

Glancing at Leni's cloak, Pierce frowned secretly. Is this another new thing created by the scientific research department?

He could probably guess that the reason why the other party was able to appear quietly in this room was probably because of the cloak she was wearing.

Optical invisibility?

Did those nerds really come up with such a good thing?

"Oh, I guess Mr. Pierce doesn't know?"

Leni moved to the side in disgust. She hated the smell of cigarettes and there was no one smoking around her.

Not counting Happy, he would go outside when smoking.

"What do you know? Didn't you just go to the North Pole and bring back Captain America's body there?"

Pierce pretended to be confused. Of course he knew what Leni was doing in the North Pole, even before the investigation team came back.

"Why, you don't think that I arranged those attackers, do you?"

Pierce knew the entire process of the attack on the investigation team, but he would not admit it.

Leni looked suspicious, unable to guess what the old fox was thinking.

"Don't tell me that those attackers are not from Hydra."

Pierce puffed on his cigar, then blew out a smoke ring from the other side.

"I've had people investigate. That man and woman are indeed Hydra's deadliest servants, and so is the guy named Kaplan."

Leni's expression froze, she didn't expect Pierce to admit it outright.

"But they are not my people, and they don't know you at all."

Seeing that Leni was obviously shaken, Pierce sighed and cut off the cigar in his hand that had not taken two puffs.

"After what happened last time with Senator Stern, I have asked Sitwell to inform all Hydra agents of your identity. They will not be stupid enough to provoke you."

Pierce was like an old and kind old man at this moment. If he hadn't known about Leni's habits, he might have sat next to Leni and patted her shoulder to express comfort.

"You mean, those guys are Baron Strucker's men?"

Seeing that Pierce's expression didn't seem to be fake, Leni felt that there was no need for this guy to fall out with her right now.

"Have you heard of that guy?"

Pierce was a little surprised, not expecting Leni to say this name.

"It's just a dog next to Mr. Red Skull. If it weren't for the death spore virus, he would have died long ago."

In Leni's impression, Baron Strucker is not a powerful figure. In "Avengers 2", he could receive lunch as fast as the Hydra soldiers outside the castle at that time.

Pierce was noncommittal, and he looked down on that guy. He relied on his seniority to rip him off from time to time.

This time the North Pole attacker, the guy named Kaplan, was indeed Baron Strucker.

"If he hadn't been of some use to Hydra and Mr. Red Skull, I would have taken people to Sokovia to destroy him. How dare he defy Mr. Red Skull's authority!"

Leni said as she angrily reached out her hand from under her cloak and waved.

That way is like saying that sooner or later, he will get rid of everyone who affects Mr. Red Skull's plan.

Under the light of the camping lamp, Leni's hand was clearly a P30L pistol equipped with a silencer.

Pierce's brows twitched and he secretly thought, "Damn it." This bitch really planned to seek an explanation from her.

"We can't touch him for the time being. His research may be of some use to Hydra, otherwise I wouldn't allow him to use Hydra's funds."

Pierce also turned a blind eye to Baron Strucker.

His weapons research direction is very interesting, and it can be regarded as a contribution to Hydra.

Otherwise, it is simply wishful thinking to get US dollars from him just because of his seniority.

"Humph, I will kill him sooner or later!"

Laini spat viciously, and then took the silencer pistol back to the warehouse.

"In this case, I will leave. I am sorry for making a mess in your house."

She said sorry, but Pierce did not see the slightest guilt on Lainie's face.

"It's okay, it's only natural to be careful."

Pierce smiled but didn't smile. Seeing Lainie wanted to leave, he pretended to suddenly remember something and spoke.

"By the way, what do you think about Captain America?"

Lainie's action of getting up faltered when she heard the words, and she couldn't guess what this old guy Pierce wanted to do.

She was not sure whether the old man knew that Captain America was not dead. Simmons should have had time to report the matter.

"What can I see? Fury, the egg-headed guy, asked me to find Captain America. How can I not go?"

Without directly answering the other party's question, Lainie took a detour and threw the question back to Pierce.

"How do you want to deal with it? His blood is a good thing."

Pierce's expression did not change, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

"Super Soldier Serum, it is indeed a magical invention. If it really comes in handy, SHIELD will be extremely powerful."

The old man's tone was a little erratic, and the word he used was only SHIELD, and he did not emphasize Hydra alone.

Lainie could not guess Pierce's thoughts, so she could only cater to his performance.

"I hope so, but it's better not to let General Ross know about this."

"Haha, that's natural."