Starting as the mastermind behind Naruto

Chapter 714 How can I kick Pierce when he's already fallen into a pit?

Life is too absurd.

There may indeed be someone in this world who can cause a major headache for the entire American upper class with just one tweet, but definitely not at this time.

Washington, D.C., U.S. Department of Defense.

The entire screen displayed the photo Justin Hammer had posted of himself with Alexander Pierce, and everyone present fell silent.

The next moment, everyone reacted quickly!

Regardless of whether they were actually members of Hydra, they all issued the same order: to quickly take control of Alexander Pierce of the World Security Council!

Regardless of Alexander Pierce's motives for colluding with Justin Hammer to create a terrorist suit of armor, they must first take Pierce into custody and uncover the truth behind everything!

Over the United States.

On a Quinjet fighter jet.

Nick Fury's one eye became slightly serious as he stared intently at the group photo, lost in thought, because he knew best what message was hidden behind it.

Did Pierce impersonate Hydra and abduct Ivan Vanko?

Nick Fury tapped his fingers on the screen, then another possibility he dared not contemplate came to mind, and a hint of doubt rose in his heart: "...Or is it really Hydra?"

Alexander Pierce's actions during this period have been too suspicious, and his insistence on not believing that Hydra has resurfaced has become his biggest point of suspicion.

If you don't believe Hydra has resurfaced, why do you act in Hydra's name in private, and why don't you tell the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. about this?

The two of them are true old friends!

Nick Fury trusted Alexander Pierce to an even higher degree than he trusted his own agents, because Pierce was the one who stepped down as director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

"Agent Romanov"

Nick Fury immediately contacted Natasha and issued the order in a deep voice: "Immediately detain Justin Hammer and interrogate him personally when I return to New York. No one can know about this... Also, investigate Secretary Pierce's movements for me."

Washington, D.C., World Security Council.

Alexander Pierce was anxiously awaiting news from the Arkansas base when his phone was bombarded with calls from Hydra agents infiltrating the senator and the military.

"What did you say?"

Alexander Pierce was completely bewildered. Could someone tell him when he had ever worked with that idiot Justin Hammer?

They even had a photo taken together?

Alexander Pierce was going crazy thinking about everything that had happened that night, and he slammed his foot on his desk!

According to the latest news from the Arkansas military base, the Iron Man suit that attacked the Arkansas base and is currently engaged in combat with Tony Stark and Lieutenant Colonel Rhodes is 100% from Hammer Industries!

Furthermore, Tony Stark and Lieutenant Colonel Rhodes contacted S.H.I.E.L.D. and the military respectively, confirming that the Iron Man suit was created by Ivan Vanko…

As we all know…

Ivan Vanko was rescued by Hydra!

Even if Alexander Pierce knew it was a fake Hydra, he couldn't go around telling others that it wasn't their Hydra now that he had seven or eight mouths on his body…

This is fucking...

How did a pot of fire suddenly fall from the sky and land squarely on his head?

The prevailing opinion in the upper echelons of the United States is that Justin Hammer, Ivan Vanko, and he, as the Secretary of State for Security, colluded, or that he impersonated Hydra to rescue Ivan Vanko, or that he himself was Hydra…

Alexander Pierce is certain he did not do such a thing!

Now he must find a way to produce concrete evidence to prove that the photos Justin Hammer released are fake, in order to clear himself of suspicion of being a member of Hydra!

This is fucking...

Who did this?!

They must be those imposters from Hydra!

Those bastards must want to kill him, the real deal, so that their bunch of imposters can pretend to be the real deal!

That's incredibly low character...

If those imposters are willing to join Hydra, Hydra wouldn't mind having another capable guy. What kind of man resorts to such underhanded tactics?

"Uehara Naraku, I am Pierce."

Alexander Pierce dialed a number and said in a deep voice, "Nick Fury should have already taken control of that idiot Justin Hammer and helped me find out who the imposter is and when he'll meet with him..."

Alexander Pierce needs to create evidence to prove his alibi.

First and foremost, clearing himself of suspicion is the most crucial thing; otherwise, if he is found to be a Hydra agent, it could trigger a chain reaction!

Within the entire S.H.I.E.L.D., Alexander Pierce didn't have many agents he could completely trust to get things done, and Uehara Naraku was one of the better ones...

He's at least more trustworthy than the likes of Hitwell and Crossbones.

"This is such a hassle..."

Uehara Naraku hung up on Pierce.

Uehara Naraku is also a bit confused. When he saw Justin Hammer's tweet, he was a little shocked. What's wrong with this idiot's brain?

Uehara Naraku even felt a little embarrassed.

Is it really okay to expose Alexander Pearce and Hydra and let such an interesting clown die without a burial place?

Actually, it doesn't matter.

Uehara Naraku stroked his chin, lost in thought. Now he should be considering how to deal with Alexander Pierce's dying struggle, and to give Pierce another kick when he just fell into the pit, so that Pierce wouldn't climb out directly.

This matter…

It's actually not that difficult.

The sky gradually brightened.

New York, Hammer Industries.

After Justin Hammer posted the tweet, he received a barrage of phone calls.

The calls mostly involved questions about his relationship with Alexander Pierce, Ivan Vanko, and others, as well as threats to hand over the Iron Man suit technology.

Naturally, military personnel also informed Justin Hammer of the attack on the Arkansas military base by Hammer Industries' Iron Man suits and urged him to immediately go to the Department of Defense to surrender, which might save his life.

If Justin Hammer hadn't known he couldn't escape the military's pursuit, he really would have run away. Now, he sits blankly in his office, quietly waiting for someone else to arrest him, it doesn't matter which organization it is...

Treason.

This charge is definitely not light.

No one can save him now!

Justin Hammer understands the law; he knows the current situation and that he will at least be convicted of this crime by the court, and may even face a military court.

Da da da da…

The crisp sound of little leather boots reached my ears…

A woman with striking beauty opened the office door. Just as her eyes lowered slightly, as if she were about to say something, she saw Justin Hammer calmly extend his hands.

This guy…

It seems like they know he's gotten himself into a huge mess!

"It seems like I don't need to do much."

Natasha Romanoff took out handcuffs and cuffed Justin Hammer's hands, saying softly, "Come with me now. There are many people outside who want to kill you. Perhaps things will turn around..."

Natasha winked at Justin Hammer and was about to say something when she saw a call coming in on Justin Hammer's phone.

"Help me hang up."

Justin Hammer didn't believe Natasha at all. He didn't believe anyone would dare to save him in this situation, and he guessed this call was just another attempt to get him to turn himself in...

"Connect it."

Natasha Romanoff glanced at Justin Hammer, slowly took out a recorder, and continued softly, "Don't give yourself away; it might get you exonerated..."

"How is that possible?"

Justin Hammer shook his head.

The happier he was when he first started posting those photos on Twitter, the more pain he's in now. Why did he have to be so impulsive as to post those few tweets?

Although he knew that even if he didn't tweet, he wouldn't escape this fate...

When Ivan Vanko attacked the Arkansas military base, anyone who did a quick look at Hammer Industries' production logs would have known he was doomed this time.

Justin Hammer could barely suppress the bitter smile on his face. He sighed and pressed the answer button on his phone: "Regardless, this time, treason..."

"Hehehehe..."

A strange laugh came from the phone.

The voice was somewhat grating, and just as Justin Hammer was about to utter a few curses, Natasha reached out and covered his mouth.

"Mr. Hammer, would you like to make a deal?"

"Besides being a minister in the World Security Council, Alexander Pierce is also secretly the head of Hydra. You should know how much he hates you for exposing him, right?"

"..."

Natasha's expression changed slightly.

Even within S.H.I.E.L.D., they're not sure about this yet!

If Alexander Pierce is indeed the head of Hydra, the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. will inevitably launch a major investigation, because Pierce is also the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D.!

Justin Hammer glanced at Natasha and cautiously asked, "I...I don't know...I hope...everything's alright?"

"Don't you know about Pierce's arrangements?"

"He wasn't optimistic about your partnership with Ivan Vanko to begin with!"

"Pierce claimed that he had Ivan Vanko and Tony Stark find a place to duel in order to test the best Iron Man suit technology, but his real purpose was actually to destroy the military base in Arkansas."

"The Arkansas military base was a Hydra base hidden within S.H.I.E.L.D. It was exposed recently due to Hydra's frequent activities, and Pierce deliberately sent Ivan Vanko to silence him in order to erase all traces of the base..."

"Pierce originally intended to wait until the outcome of this battle before deciding whether to keep you as a henchman... or kill you to silence you."

"Who...who are you?"

Justin Hammer's voice had a slight stutter.

The voice on the other end of the phone seemed indifferent: "I'm just someone who can save you. As long as you hand over the Iron Man suit technology you have, I can find a way to save your life..."

"I...I'll think about it..."

Just as Justin Hammer was about to hang up, he saw a line Natasha had written and said, "How...how can I trust you? How can we make a deal?"

"Huh? There's someone next to you."

The person on the other end of the phone was very alert.

Just because Justin Hammer asked one more question, it immediately hung up the phone, and when Justin Hammer called back, he could no longer get through.

"No need to fight anymore."

Natasha shook her head, placed a hand on Justin Hammer's shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "Get out of here with me right now... Things... are more serious than you think!"

Regardless of who's on the other end of the phone...

At least Natasha received a very top-secret message!

If traces of Hydra are found at the Arkansas military base, it would be almost certain that Alexander Pierce had a connection with Hydra!

Natasha really didn't know how to tell Nick Fury this devastating news...

good night!

(End of this chapter)