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Chapter 28: Selling Captain America for just one billion US dollars?

However, after hearing Carl's 'kind' reminder, Steve didn't show any concern on his face.

All he could think about now was finding Peggy Carter as soon as he got back to America.

Seventy years have passed in a flash.

Peggy might have already married someone else, had children, and lived a happy life.

It is also possible that he has passed away and could not wait for the time to fulfill his promise.

Steve was both excited and afraid. He was afraid that he would not be able to see Peggy for the last time, and he was even more afraid that the stubborn Peggy would really wait for seventy years.

He didn't know if he was worth Peggy's waiting for so many years.

It is winter now and it snows almost every day in Sokovia.

A snowplow passed by Carl and others, clearing the ankle-high snow on the road 24 hours a day.

The warm sunlight shone on Steve's angular face, and he breathed in the somewhat cold air freely.

This is the taste of freedom!
He hasn't seen the sun outside for a long, long time.

Now that he had basked in the sun, Steve felt his stiff body become completely active.

Just then, a Rolls-Royce Phantom drove over from a distance and slowly stopped in front of Steve.

"If you don't mind, take a ride."

"This place is quite far from the main entrance of the headquarters, and I don't want to walk outside in the heavy snow."

Carl invited Steve to get in the car, and without waiting for a reply, he opened the door and got in.

Steve came to his senses and got in the car without refusing.

The luxurious interior of the Rolls-Royce made Steve a little afraid to move, for fear that he would break something if he used a little force.

This car looks very expensive, and he won’t have the money to pay for it if it gets damaged.

After sitting firmly, the Rolls-Royce started slowly and drove towards the east main gate of the headquarters.

Due to the bad weather and slippery ground, the car was not driving fast.

About fifteen minutes passed.

Carl and his team traveled 13 kilometers and arrived at the east gate of Umbrella Headquarters.

As if it knew that the car Carl was in was approaching, the railing rose up by itself before it reached the door.

The two security soldiers in the guard room stood straight and saluted when the Rolls-Royce passed by.

Coulson, wearing a suit, looked anxious and paced back and forth holding an umbrella.

Next to him stood a dozen agents, looking alert, fully armed and ready to fight at any time.

They had been waiting outside the Umbrella gate for a long time.

If Director Nick Fury hadn't repeatedly emphasized that it was not allowed to provoke Umbrella, Coulson would have been unable to resist and led his men to break in.

Even though Coulson knew that Umbrella was not easy to deal with, he was willing to take any risk for his idol, Captain America!
The moment I saw Captain America Steve getting out of the Rolls-Royce.

Coulson's face was filled with excitement. He took two steps at a time and quickly walked forward to hold an umbrella for his idol. He also stared at Steve with affectionate eyes.

"Hi! Uh, I'm Agent Coulson, and I'm with the Strategic Homeland Defense Attack and Logistics Agency, or SHIELD for short."

"It's nice to meet you, Captain."

"I am your loyal fan and I have collected a set of your out-of-print commemorative cards,"

Captain America Steve was a little depressed: "Memorial card?" Isn't this thing to commemorate the heroes who died?

Coulson seemed to realize that what he said just now was a bit rude, and he quickly changed the subject:
"Captain, did Umbrella do anything excessive? If so, please tell me. SHIELD will make Umbrella pay the price."

Just pay the price instead of destroying the umbrella?

It seems that Umbrella is not an insignificant little force, Steve thought to himself.

He did not tell anyone about his experience of having his mind controlled by Umbrella. After all, that was a thing of the past, and if he really wanted to cause trouble, it would be in the future.

Telling this in front of Carl now would only embarrass himself. Steve was not naive enough to think that Coulson could still get protection from the umbrella.

Seeing the two of them talking happily, Karl pressed a button in the car, the window lowered, and he interrupted and said:
"You can go back and talk slowly. I'll leave the world's first superhero to you, but SHIELD will at least give you 1 billion US dollars as a reward."

"I'm not some nice guy who's always willing to help others. If there's no price that satisfies me, I don't mind going to that black-brined director in person to get it."

Karl's face was serious and his tone was unquestionable when he spoke the following paragraphs.

Coulson brought his men to the door, with the intention of forcing Umbrella to hand over Captain America.

If Carl lets Captain America go just because he's scared, without paying a high price, they might get the illusion that they're afraid of S.H.I.E.L.D.

As a civilian employee of S.H.I.E.L.D., Coulson has fighting ability, but he is definitely no match for Carl who has superpowers.

As for the men with guns, he was not naive enough to think that Carl could stand here indifferently and would be afraid of these rifles.

Therefore, in response to Carl's request, Coulson smiled familiarly and replied:
"Mr. Carl, thank you very much for bringing the captain back safely from the Arctic. Regarding the remuneration, I will report your request to the director."

As for whether the director will agree, it is hard to say. After all, SHIELD never compromises!

Coulson added in his mind.

Captain America heard the conversation between the two people. He felt uncomfortable with the way they treated him as commodities.

He didn't even know it was so 'expensive', actually worth 1 billion US dollars.

Has the US dollar depreciated to this extent in the 21st century?
But Steve hadn't adapted to this strange world yet, so he didn't say much.

After Coulson confirmed again and again that Captain America was not missing any parts, he politely said goodbye to Carl, then turned around and invited Captain America to leave in the car.

Carl silently watched Coulson and Captain America leave, hoping that Steve would disband SHIELD in advance after returning.

Thinking of the scene of S.H.I.E.L.D. being disbanded, Carl couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, and told the driver to drive.

"Let's go back."

Unless Carl intervenes, Steve may not be able to see through the true face of S.H.I.E.L.D.

And he had already had someone prepare a piece of 'real' intelligence about S.H.I.E.L.D., which was placed in Captain America's former residence in Brooklyn, New York.

When Captain America returned to his home in Brooklyn, the first thing he saw was not the familiar life scene, but a piece of information that made him drop his jaw.

Needless to say, by then, SHIELD will be turned upside down by the evil-hating Captain America.

Especially Hydra is the organization that Steve hates the most.

He had fought Hydra for so many years during World War II, and now he found out seventy years later that he still had to fight Hydra.

I wonder if he will be dumbfounded when he discovers the true face of SHIELD?

Carl is very much looking forward to the upcoming big show.

Since it's a rare trip out, although the weather outside is a bit cold, the temperature is as low as minus 23 degrees Celsius.

But Carl still stopped by the precision manufacturing factory.

(End of this chapter)