soon.
Karen lets Lake go.
For some reason, Karen knew very well that Lake had some secrets that he had not told her. However, even for such a secret, Karen felt that it would take her at least a month to digest it. In addition, Karen also knew very well that Lake had respected and loved her from beginning to end, so she believed in Lake and believed that he would tell her when the time came.
As for Lake and Emilia, and Rachel?
Karen didn't ask about it.
This is Lake's private matter, just like Karen did not choose to intervene even after knowing about Betty and Bruce's affairs. The two children have grown up, and what they do and what choices they make are their own stories.
As for Karen?
The only thing Karen could provide was to stand at the door and give the children who came home a hug that belonged to home, just like Lake would go home for comfort every time he broke up a few years ago.
In the evening.
In Rachel's apartment.
Lake has returned from Texas. With the destruction of the cloning base and the secret manhunt being carried out by the Department of Homeland Security across the federation, the power that Daniel Whitehall can control in the federation is decreasing at a visible rate.
As for the rest of Hydra?
hehe.
Alexander Pierce probably already slapped the details of what Daniel Whitehall and Dr. Merrick were doing in the cloning base on the table for the other Hydra leaders to see.
At this time, Daniel Whitehall was probably already unilaterally removed from Hydra.
In fact.
Just as Lake guessed.
Alexander Pierce was almost mad with anger, but at the same time, he was secretly glad that he did not follow Daniel Whitehall to the end. If he had followed Daniel Whitehall, he probably wouldn't even know when Daniel Whitehall chopped him to pieces one day in the future.
This is not.
Alexander Pierce directly told the other Hydra leaders what shit Daniel Whitehall was doing in secret, and at the same time, he directly told the Hydra agents outside to kill Daniel Whitehall.
The other Hydra leaders looked at each other.
Alexander Pierce went to them one by one and told them that without him, they would all be finished. Now the Federation knew that Hydra had revived again, but he successfully put the fire on Daniel Whitehall, and Alexander Pierce told everyone that Daniel Whitehall's plan had completely failed. Guess, did the angry Lake Edwin know about the existence of Daniel Whitehall?
so.
Others chose to sacrifice the car to save the driver.
This is not.
Although the situation in the Federation seems calm on the surface, outside the Federation, Hydra's secretly accumulated power continues to show its power. After all, the one who most eagerly wants Daniel Whitehoe to die is not Lake, but Hydra itself.
One sentence.
Since they have decided to give up on Daniel Whitehall, Hydra will not give Daniel Whitehall any chance to talk nonsense, lest he say something irresponsible.
After all, Daniel Whitehall now symbolizes all the Hydras.
As long as Daniel Whitehall dies, Hydra can completely break away from the mess with Tony Stark and the feud with Lake Edwin, lie low, and wait for the opportunity to raise the banner of rebellion.
Therefore...
Everything seemed calm within the Federation, but outside the Federation, in Europe, people were constantly attacking Daniel Whitehall, both superficially and secretly.
A bunch of Hydra killers are scattered across the European continent. Daniel Whitehall had already left his private estate in Paris after the first wave of assassinations, and now he even dares not show up.
The businesses under his name are also suffering a devastating blow.
There are actions against his properties every day.
Even Emilia was invited.
Lake was on Rachel's balcony. He turned his head and glanced at Rachel, who was sleeping soundly. He listened to the voice on the phone and smiled. "You spared no effort to attack the industry, and then gave it to you for free. Is this asking me to calm down?"
Or rather...
Tell him in this way that that's enough?
hehe.
Emilia smiled and said, "They don't know that the Black King is you. They're planning to ask you, the Black King, to act as a middleman and mediate between them."
Lake shrugged. "Obviously, they also know that Lake Edwin is no simple man. Perhaps they feel that the Black King said he would not interfere, but he has been helping him behind the scenes."
"Do you have any?"
"I swear to God, I didn't!"
Looking back on this trip to Texas, Lake basically did not use his full strength. He used power, the obvious power to crush others, and did not use the strength of the Black King to crush them at all.
no sooner said than done.
Since Lake said that the Black King was no longer protecting Lake, at least, Lake did not break his promise in this matter.
"Do I need to agree?"
"Let me think about it."
Lake rubbed his chin.
He was very angry when attacking the clone base, but for some reason, after seeing the group of clone SHIELD people in the clone base, Lake suddenly felt that his anger subsided a little.
but...
Daniel Whitehall and Arnim Zola must die.
This is a hard condition.
No negotiation!
As long as these two people are not dead, Lake's thoughts will not be able to understand.
Of course.
Arnim Zora is an electronic life form. Although Lake is sure that he will not die so easily, at least he has no evidence that he is alive.
but...
This does not reduce Lake's threat.
Lake said directly to Emilia: "Tell Hydra that Daniel Whitehoe and Arnim Zola must die. Arnim Zola and the others will deal with it themselves, but if they dare to protect Daniel Whitehoe, as a price, as long as I know that Daniel Whitehoe is still alive, even if it is a clone, I will let the entire Hydra be buried with him!"
Without killing Daniel Whitehall, Lake's thoughts would not come to fruition.
Lake didn't directly involve the entire Hydra because of the compensation given by Hydra this time. But, as I said, you can have people provoke me, it's your problem whether to provoke them or not, as long as you don't cry when you have to pay the price.
"They're all waiting for you to take care of Daniel Whitehall for them," said Amelia.
Lake smiled and said nothing.
If this ultimatum is not given, believe it or not, Daniel Whitehall will reappear after the storm has died down.
Hydra had never been a problem for him.
From the very beginning, Lake simply didn't want to waste his time on this, but if Hydra committed suicide, Lake wouldn't mind writing the funeral music for Hydra himself.
Change the timeline?
The timeline has changed since Lake changed Karen's timeline when she was ten years old. Again, was Hydra so difficult to deal with in the original timeline?
"That's right."
Lake remembered the agreement he had made with Karen: "Little cotton-padded jacket, come home now."
Emilia hummed: "Why, you want to talk to your little cotton jacket."
Lake recounted his conversation with Karen, then said, "Find some time to talk to Xiao Mian'ao about it."
"hehe."
"...how?"
"Are you sure you want to let your little one know?"
"What's wrong?"
Emilia shrugged, changed to a lazy posture on the sofa, and smiled, "Are you sure that when your little cotton-padded jacket finds out that she is not your only little cotton-padded jacket, guess whether your little cotton-padded jacket will directly explode and bite your adopted daughter and the female reporter to death in the belly when you are not paying attention?"
Lake's eyebrows twitched: "My little cotton-padded jacket would never do such a thing."
Emilia laughed: "Really? You don't really think your little girl is the same as she appears to you."
Catherine is clever.
After all, Lake only comes here for three to four months every year, but Emilia pays attention to him the whole time, if Emilia can act in the words of the East Country.
Then there is no doubt.
Just as Lake called David a rebellious son, Emilia also used two words to describe Lake, the little cotton-padded jacket.
Black-bellied!
Lake shook his head. "Amelia, I think you're saying this because I dote on Catherine. What's wrong? You can't stand my attitude towards that rebellious son?"
Emilia smiled and said, "Your little girl has coaxed you so much that you can't see her true appearance. But it's up to you. You want me to tell her, right?"
Lake touched his chin and said, "Forget it. Let me tell you myself. When will she return to Forks?"
After hearing what Emilia said, Lake was really a little nervous.
My daughter is so cute, how could she not understand her father?
It must be a lie.
No matter what you say to my daughter, it can't change my love and love for my little girl. Similarly, it can't change my opinion of that rebellious son. When he turned 21, I just kicked him out of the house without even seeing him or caring about him.
Emilia told Lake that Katherine had been packing her things these days and when she planned to return to Forks. Then she asked curiously, "What are you going to do? They still haven't found Daniel Whitehall."
Lake's lips curved upwards. "So far, no one I've notified of who has received a one-way ticket to hell has survived."
With the murderous intent in mind, you are invincible.
Emilia yawned lazily, "Okay, then I'll tell Hydra about your decision."
Lake hung up the phone.
It's still the same room.
but...
Two more seats are empty.
Alexander Pierce, who had just been confirmed as the genuine product through bone age identification by Dr. Temperley Brainerd yesterday, rushed back to S.H.I.E.L.D. to find out the traitor in S.H.I.E.L.D. before other people in S.H.I.E.L.D. finished their examination.
As for the others?
They are waiting in line, one by one, to be tested to see if they are the real or fake Monkey King.
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