A Marine Admiral in the Marvel Universe

"Oh, who?" Cao Gui asked in surprise. On American soil, someone actually dared to attack S.H.I.E.L.D.? Weren't they afraid of divine retribution? Weren't they afraid of the righteous United States bringing down justice?

“Natasha Romanoff,” Sitwell said in a deep voice. “She was working undercover for Toni Stark, but she disappeared a few days ago and there has been no news of her since.”

Cao Gui: "..."

That name sounds familiar; I think I've mentioned it to Toni somewhere before.

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I'm on an IV drip and need to take a day off.

As the title suggests, I was given an IV drip at the hospital and was diagnosed with temporomandibular joint arthritis.

This illness isn't serious; it's been going on for several days. It's just inflammation of the joint where the upper and lower jaws meet. Aside from the pain, I don't feel anything else.

But here's the problem: I can't open my mouth, I can't chew, it hurts when I move, and I can't even eat.

So unfortunately, I had to bring the orange cat to the vet. No updates tonight, I'm very sorry, dear readers ('д?)

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Chapter 262 Long Live the Hydra

"You want me to help you save her?" Cao Gui asked, looking puzzled.

“Yes.” Sitwell nodded. S.H.I.E.L.D. couldn’t do anything about Tony Stark. Tony was very strong, and Stark Industries was not something to be trifled with.

Now, he has reconciled with the military and the Department of Defense, and during this time, S.H.I.E.L.D. has a feeling of not knowing how to deal with Tony.

Moreover, what troubled them most was Natasha's exposure.

This incident made Tony, who was already hostile to S.H.I.E.L.D., even more wary of them, making any attempt at reconciliation impossible.

You send an undercover agent to infiltrate someone's territory, and then the agent gets caught. Then you rush out and say that we're in cahoots, that your father is our founder, and that we should love each other... Who would believe that?

Who in their right mind would believe such a thing?

Cao Gui was naturally willing to help Sitwell with his request, after all, it was just a small matter.

but……

"Why did you save her? I remember you weren't on the same side," Cao Gui asked with a smile.

“She’s our agent, so of course we’re in cahoots…” Sitwell was saying when he saw Cao Gui’s ambiguous smile and his heart skipped a beat.

"What do you mean by that?" Sitwell's face darkened slightly, but his heart was churning with turbulent emotions.

Does this kid know who I am?

How did he know? Who told him? Could we have been exposed...? No, he's certain we haven't, otherwise they would be dead already.

So... does that mean he's already one of us?

A variety of questions kept echoing in his mind.

Cao Gui chuckled, leaned down slightly, and whispered in his ear, "Long live Hydra!"

Sitwell's expression changed drastically, and he could no longer remain calm.

Cao Gui gently patted his shoulder, signaling him to calm down.

"How...how did you know?" Sitwell's voice was a little hoarse. He had always wanted Cao Gui to stay out of this, but he hadn't expected this...

Cao Gui shrugged and smiled mysteriously: "I have my own sources of intelligence, but you can rest assured that I am the only outsider who knows about this matter."

Hearing this, Sitwell breathed a slight sigh of relief. What he feared most was that Cao Gui would be involved with Hydra, and he also feared that Hydra would be exposed.

“You…you really are a surprise…” Sitwell rubbed his temples, his face full of confusion. His adopted son had given him far too many surprises, and he couldn’t keep up with each meeting.

"Forgive my bluntness." Cao Gui shrugged. "You guys are no good, why don't you just quit?"

"It's not that easy!" Sitwell said irritably. "You can't just quit an organization like this."

“What’s so difficult about that? Just kill everyone who knows your identity, right?” Cao Gui said calmly. “Give me a list, and the rest is none of your business.”

Sitwell: "..."

What a domineering statement! I almost forgot, this kid is no ordinary person.

But this is a good thing; I finally don't have to live with my head on the line like before.

"Let's wait and see. We can't rush this..." Sitwell said after a moment's thought. If they really start killing people in droves, Hydra will soon be exposed to the public eye, and that will be when things get really troublesome.

"Alright... By the way, how did you get into this kind of organization?" Cao Gui asked, puzzled.

“Pierce brought them in, and by the time they realized what was happening, it was too late,” Sitwell said helplessly.

"My father was also?" Cao Gui asked about the original owner's father.

“We originally planned to develop this, but after he married your mother, it all fell through,” Sitwell said. Hydra within S.H.I.E.L.D. cannot have weaknesses, otherwise it would be very dangerous.

"Oh, is that so..." Cao Gui stroked his chin thoughtfully. In fact, he didn't have much of a dislike for Hydra.

After all, they were targeting the Jews and Onsah people, which had nothing to do with Cao. He could just voice his opposition, but it was impossible for him to go all out, risk his life, and fight to the bitter end.

“Alright then, I’ll make the trip today and rescue Black Widow,” Cao Gui said.

"Wait a minute, let me get the report out. You can use the report to find some clues... Huh? How do you know Natasha is Black Widow?"

"Didn't you just say that?" Cao Gui asked innocently.

Sitwell: "..."

Just how many secrets does this kid know?

……

In a dimly lit, secret room on the second basement level of Stark's seaside villa on Long Island, New York.

Natasha woke up in the lake, only to find herself feeling unwell. Although she was still wearing her clothes, she was bound with layers of rope, her hands were behind her back, and her right foot was tied to her hand.

Her left foot was fine and she could still move it, but she could only touch the ground with her toes, and there was nowhere to put weight on it. Moreover, the rope was digging into her thigh muscles, so she had to touch the ground with her foot at all times to make herself feel more comfortable.

"Damn it..." Natasha's face turned pale. Her identity had been exposed, and she had been arrested.

"Looks like you're awake." A slightly husky, sexy voice sounded in the dim light. Natasha looked closely and saw that it was Toni.

“Tony, you…”

Snapped!

"Ah... hiss..."

A whip lashed out at Natasha, silencing her words.

"Homeland Strategic Defense, Attack and Logistics Bureau?" Tony tucked her long blonde hair behind her ear and lightly flicked the leather whip in her hand, speaking calmly:

"You guys really haven't given up your evil intentions. You've tried to take advantage of me time and time again. I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and you've come to my door on your own."

Upon hearing this, Natasha took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. Before accepting this mission, she knew that Tony had attacked the S.H.I.E.L.D. network multiple times and was extremely hostile to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Natasha's primary mission was to use the palladium poisoning incident to smooth over her hostility towards S.H.I.E.L.D. and create a situation where both sides could talk peacefully, but unexpectedly...

"Damn it, where did things go wrong?" Natasha gritted her teeth, her heart sinking to the bottom.

She couldn't understand what was going on. Tony Stark was already deeply poisoned by palladium. All she had to do was give her hope when she was at her most desperate, and all she had to do was show up the next day and give her the data on Howard Stark that S.H.I.E.L.D. had stored.

However, before they could make a move, Tony Stark, who had been in despair, returned and captured them. And now... her palladium poisoning has been cured?

Natasha glanced at Toni a few times and found that there were no longer any signs of palladium poisoning in her body.

“Say your name and purpose once, and I might let you go this time,” Toni said calmly. If she hadn’t become a woman, this Natalie wouldn’t have been able to leave this basement.

"I don't know what you're talking about..."

drop drop~

"Sir, someone has entered our restricted area." Jarvis's alarm suddenly went off.

Toni took out her glasses and put them on. She gently tapped the frame, and an image appeared on the lens. But this person seemed to be something else. Her monitoring device only saw a dark shadow and couldn't make out anything else.

Sword Comes

"Looks like your accomplices have arrived..." Tony said casually, then quickly stepped out, put on her Iron Man armor, and wanted to see what tricks these people could pull.

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Chapter 263 The Dead Reappears

Kacha!

Cao Gui pointed a single finger, activated his finger gun, and directly broke the lock on Tony's door, then walked in without a care in the world.

However, as soon as he stepped inside, his Observation Haki immediately sounded an alarm. Cao Gui instinctively dodged to the side, and with a loud bang, a pulse cannon grazed his body.

A large hole suddenly burst open in the wall behind him.

"So you're a superhuman. No wonder you dared to come here alone..." Tony Stark said in a deep voice.

"But are you sure you can leave here alive, you people from the Strategic Homeland Defense, Attack and Logistics Agency?"

"Huh? Oh..." Cao Gui didn't quite understand what she was saying, but he quickly realized that this girl thought he was a member of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Cao Gui's eyes darted around, then he chuckled strangely, "Hehehe, Toni Stark, where are our people?"

The voice belonged to a woman; although it was deliberately hoarse and unpleasant, it was clear and melodious, like a silver bell.

Toni didn't reply, but looked at Cao Gui with some confusion, having heard his earlier question.

The person in front of her was shrouded in a black robe, but judging from her curvaceous figure, she should be a woman like herself.

Tony had never seen or interacted with a super-powered woman dressed in a black robe before, and she instinctively assumed she was from S.H.I.E.L.D.

But the other party clearly showed doubt just now, and then quickly changed their tune, which is very puzzling.

"Who are you?" Tony Stark asked in a deep voice, raising one arm and a laser emitter extending from his wrist, locking onto Cao Gui.

The house is full of sensors, so Jarvis can locate and eliminate his opponent in the shortest amount of time, even without seeing with his eyes.

That's why she's been so confident; inside the villa, Tony's investigative abilities are far superior to those outside.

“Agent 19 of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ms. Stark, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”

As Cao Gui spoke, he tore off his black robe, revealing a face exactly like Tony Stark's and a curvaceous female figure just like Tony's.