the next day.
Lake came to the National Land Building and called his assistant Tiffany in when he walked into the office.
After Tiffany came in, she looked at Lake sitting on the chair and blinked.
"What's wrong?"
"No."
Assistant Tiffany shook her head first, then said, "Sir, you seem different."
Lake raised his eyebrows, looked at Tiffany, and smiled: "Really? Then don't be obsessed with me like a moth to a flame."
Tiffany rolled her eyes: "Don't worry, sir, I won't. Besides, I have a boyfriend."
Lake nodded: "That's good."
Said.
Lake took out a wrapped gift box from the drawer and handed it to Tiffany.
"Still the London address?"
"right."
"OK."
Just like last year, Tiffany accepted the gift, which needed to arrive in London on the 19th, and said to Lake, "Sir, is there anything else?"
Lake flipped through the files on his desk: "No more, thank you for your help."
Tiffany smiled and turned away.
After a while.
After receiving the message from the National Operations Center, Lake stood up and walked out of the office. His assistant Tiffany had already taken the gift out to be mailed.
It was a birthday gift. September 19th was her birthday. Lake would prepare a gift and send it to her every year at this time. Of course, the price was not very expensive.
after all...
Lake poor.
National Operations Center.
"Jack!"
"Boss."
After Lake came in, Jack gave a briefing and pointed to the big screen showing John Wick's house being monitored in real time by satellite and said, "Just now, we intercepted a call."
The intercepted call information was released instantly by the Homeland Agents.
"...Hello?"
"John!"
"Will, God, where are you?"
"Hu, hu, hu... I know the truth. It's them. All this is their conspiracy."
"...Who? Where are you?"
"Amarino, I'm going to hang up. I'll talk to you when I'm somewhere safe."
"Hey, hey, hey!"
"…"
The homeland agent instantly projected a map of the Lone Star State, Amarino, Texas, onto the big screen and said, "Sir, we've notified Texas Homeland Security and the local police."
"Has the location information been determined?"
"No."
"The call duration wasn't long enough to locate the signal, but we can confirm that the signal originated from a transmitter in the San Horn area, west of the Amarino area."
"Boss, look."
Lake looked in the direction of Jack's finger, but saw under satellite surveillance that John Wick and his wife Karen hugged each other, then got into the car and left.
"New York Airport Flights captures John Wick purchasing a ticket to Amarino."
"Need an intercept, sir?"
"Let him go."
"yes."
After Lake said that, he thought for a moment and turned around to walk outside: "Tell David that I'm going to Texas. If you have any questions, call me."
Jack was stunned for a moment. When he turned around to dissuade Lake, Lake had already disappeared from the National Operations Center.
Without a doubt.
This must be the trap prepared by Hydra.
Generally speaking, Lake would choose not to go and avoid this trap. After all, Texas is very close to heaven, but at the same time, hell is right next to Texas.
but...
See through life and death, and fight if you don't agree.
Whoever is a coward is a puppy.
Besides.
Lake received a very interesting phone call last night, and he also had some things to check in Texas to see if Mephisto was dead in this reality.
Don't forget, Texas is the first choice for the Hell King's travel destination.
Since Will Wick appeared in Texas, it is obvious that Hydra's cloning base should not be far away. A base that competes with Hell for heads is running next to the Lord of Hell. My goodness, the grumpy Lord of Hell has no reaction at all?
Go out.
Get in the car.
"Tony."
As Lake was driving to the New York airport, he called Tony Stark: "How's it going over there?"
Before Hydra began to pay tribute to the Immortals Consortium, Tony Stark was not idle either. He asked Jarvis to invade various channels to learn about the possible existence of cloning technology.
After all, Hydra cannot regard this technology as its own. There is no doubt that Hydra also uses this cloning and immortality technology as a bargaining chip to attract certain people to join.
For example, those wealthy people who are sick and dying?
Hydra is a huge organization with a great business. Although its members all have firm beliefs, they cannot develop secretly and stably if they only have faith but no financial constraints while doing jobs that cost their lives.
As expected.
Tony found out about a Russian tycoon half a month ago who was sentenced to death due to illness half a year ago. Suddenly, he revived in front of the camera overnight and announced that he had found a matching heart and was successfully resurrected. At the same time, 500 million US dollars in his name disappeared quietly after the transfer.
So Tony started to dig deeper into this Russian tycoon over the past few days.
"I found a really interesting photo."
"…My phone doesn't have this receiving function."
"I know, so I transferred it to your car computer."
"…"
Lake looked at the photo of a naked fat man that suddenly appeared on the central control screen of his car, his eyebrows twitching. Although there were equally smooth Russian models lying on both sides of the fat man, it still could not change the fact that it was an eye-catching sight.
I just said that high technology cannot be trusted.
It's so easy to invade.
"interesting?"
Lake came back to his senses and laughed: "Stark, I didn't expect you to be so interesting and unique."
Tony on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, then said, "Look at his chest."
The photo on the central control screen was also directly enlarged to a certain part remotely.
Heart area.
Lake took a look and raised an eyebrow: "Is he a clone too?"
The chest of this Russian tycoon, who was lying naked on the bed with women on both sides, was intact, with no trace of sutures from the surgery to replace his heart.
but...
Lake said, "Are you sure that among the black technologies that only you wealthy people know about, there is no technology that can replace a heart without opening the chest, or a technology that can make you completely intact through surgery?"
This is the Marvel Universe where black technology is rampant. Even cloning technology has emerged. Who knows what other incredible black technology will emerge.
Tony said, "No, and I asked Jarvis to check all the medical records, but again, there's no sign of any surgery on his body. I also found out that after this guy reappeared, he fired all the family doctors he had previously hired and refused any medical examinations."
Lake rubbed his chin. "Okay, have you found anything else? I just got news that the scientist who stole your $8.7 million worth of equipment has appeared in Texas."
Tony stood up from his seat: "Where are you now?"
Lake said directly: "You can't go."
"What."
"This is a trap for me."
"...trap?"
"right!"
As Lake spoke, he turned the car onto the road leading directly to the New York airport, and then said to Tony on the other end of the phone: "However, this is also an opportunity for us."
This was a good move by Hydra.
By using Will Wick to create a trap, he could either lure Riker in or lure Tony Stark in.
After all, this trap revolves around the case of Howard Stark and his wife. It is estimated that in the eyes of Hydra, Riker and Tony have formed an alliance to investigate this case.
If Lake didn't go, there would be no doubt that Tony Stark would receive a photo of the Winter Soldier appearing in Texas. Given Tony Stark's character, he would definitely go.
Just then.
The top floor of Stark Industries.
Jarvis suddenly spoke up: "Sir, a surveillance camera in Bushland, Texas captured Bucky Barnes."
Tony came back to his senses: "Turn it out."
soon.
A photo captured from a surveillance camera in Bushland, Texas was projected. In it, Bucky Barnes, with his unique metal arm, walked through the camera with an expressionless face.
After driving the car directly into the hangar and turning off the engine, Lake listened to the conversation on the phone and laughed: "Look, if you go there, I guarantee you will disappear, and then, otherwise, a brand new Tony Stark will appear soon."
This is completely different from the Hydra I imagined.
MMP.
Which version of Hydra plays so wildly that it is not enough to kill him alone, but also plans to kill two birds with one stone, killing Lake Edwin and taking over Stark Industries?
Damn it.
Although SHIELD is yours, can you show a little respect to SHIELD?
Riker complained helplessly, but the reason why Hydra dared to do this was actually very simple. S.H.I.E.L.D. was still in the stage where Nick Fury had just taken over. Just like a new company manager, it would take some time to fully control the company, let alone S.H.I.E.L.D.
Nick Fury is now in power. After a year, or after Nick Fury replaces all the important positions with his people, Hydra probably won't dare to play so wildly.
Right now, it's just right. One fish is fine, so why not catch two fish?
Killing Riker would certainly eliminate Hydra's most potentially threatening enemy, but as long as Tony Stark, who already knew the truth, was still alive, then sooner or later, with Tony Stark's financial resources and the size of Stark Industries, Bucky Barnes would be targeted by Tony Stark if he wasn't careful.
If Bucky Barnes is completely put on ice, then what is the point of Hydra protecting him?
wrong.
It's not Hydra that's the one who ...
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