Samuel poured a glass of wine, a black short staff in one hand and a wine glass in the other, and approached the bewildered Brock Rumlow.
"Want to try some? It should be better than the wine you're drinking now!"
Brock Rumlow stared blankly at the wine glass, then looked at the black short staff.
Drink and live, don't drink and die?
No one would choose Death, especially a muddled Death, so Brock Rumlow decisively took the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.
Honestly, the texture and taste were really good.
It was indeed worthy of being the S.H.I.E.L.D. Commander's wine.
"I'm starting to like you!"
Samuel, with the air of a big boss, patted Brock Rumlow's shoulder.
Then, under Brock Rumlow's astonished expression, he cut down all the other Agents who had already put down their guns.
"Wh-why?
They weren't--"
Brock Rumlow felt his brain wasn't quite keeping up.
"Let's be direct.
My name is Samuel, the Boss of Na Du Tong, and now also your Boss."
"I injected Maria Hill with a 100% success rate Super Soldier Serum and also brought a large amount of Vibranium to help her increase her influence."
"Unfortunately, her performance disappointed me."
Samuel shook his head regretfully and casually made the Vibranium on the table fly into Brock Rumlow's hand.
"Brock, you won't disappoint me like she did, right?"
Brock Rumlow, holding the Vibranium that had flown to him, said without hesitation, "Absolutely not!"
The current situation was already very clear.
The mysterious Boss of Na Du Tong, the company that had caused such a stir in Madripoor Port recently, was this strange and ruthless man before him.
He wanted to recruit Maria Hill, whom HYDRA had internally judged as someone who would absolutely not betray Nick Fury and could absolutely not be won over.
Unfortunately, the result was not ideal!
Maria Hill was not the kind of person who would easily change her stance, much less betray S.H.I.E.L.D. for personal gain!
As for the 100% success rate Super Soldier Serum, honestly, Brock Rumlow's first reaction was disbelief!
Not to mention a 100% success rate, even a Super Soldier Serum with an extremely low chance of success might not even exist!
As far as he knew, the Military's General Ross was conducting experiments with the Super Soldier Serum.
If someone truly possessed the Super Soldier Serum, it would be impossible for the Military and HYDRA not to know.
Only--
Although he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Brock Rumlow knew that Maria Hill wasn't someone who could be easily fooled.
Given her status, it would be impossible for her to continue dealing with the other party without verifying the authenticity of the serum.
The Super Soldier Serum, the Vibranium, and the various strange abilities the other party had displayed.
And right, there was also the threat of Death!
In this situation, what was there to hesitate about?
If he offered more than HYDRA, Brock Rumlow wouldn't mind working for him, or even only working for him.
A good bird chooses its tree to perch on!
"Did you hear Maria Hill's last message?" Samuel asked.
Brock Rumlow shook his head, "I only received the message for backup.
Her message should still be on the phone."
"Go listen."
Brock Rumlow quickly found the phone and located the message that had been uploaded to the S.H.I.E.L.D. internal network's personal inbox.
"I'm sorry, I apologize for my actions just now.
I accept your terms."
"Tomorrow morning, Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons, as well as Barbara Morse and Sharon Carter, will appear at Na Du Tong on time."
Brock Rumlow listened to the message and remembered the names of these four people.
"Barbara Morse and Sharon Carter aren't important.
What's important are Leo Fitz and Jemma Simmons.
If it's inconvenient for you to show up, have Sitwell or Alexander Pierce handle it."
"That piece of Vibranium is the reward."
"Yes."
Brock Rumlow hadn't expected the new Boss to know so much about HYDRA.
Sitwell, that bald man, usually kept a low profile and would never be suspected.
And their head, Alexander Pierce!
He was Nick Fury's close friend, a Minister in the World Security Council, and his identity had actually been exposed.
This--
How did he suddenly lose confidence in HYDRA's cause?
"Maria Hill can become a Super Soldier, and so can you.
I don't lack the serum; what I lack are people to inject it into!"
Samuel patted Brock Rumlow's shoulder again and extracted several doses of Super Soldier Serum from the system.
Brock Rumlow's eyes instantly widened.
Immediately after, the serum disappeared.
Samuel also disappeared!
It took Brock Rumlow several minutes to recover before he took out his phone and called Alexander Pierce.
"It's Rumlow.
Maria Hill is dead.
Aside from me, everyone else on this mission is also dead."
"I now have a piece of Vibranium in my hand, at least two kilograms or more.
The specific situation is very complex.
I'll go back and report to you."
"Okay."
--
Na Du Tong Branch.
Samuel lay in bed, feeling neither good nor bad.
From a practical standpoint, Brock Rumlow could be more useful than Maria Hill.
After all, he had no bottom line, and behind him was the HYDRA that secretly controlled S.H.I.E.L.D.
But Maria Hill had long legs!
He hoped that the baptism of the Void would allow Maria Hill to turn over a new leaf and become a new person.
That she would return to his embrace as soon as possible, contributing her strength to his cause.
"Samuel!
Samuel!"
Suddenly, Jessica Jones's shouts came from downstairs.
"Samuel, something's happened!"
"Bang."
Jessica Jones anxiously burst through the door and rushed directly in front of Samuel.
"Something's happened.
Li Martin and Aunt May were caught."
"Tell me slowly.
Why were they caught, who caught them, and where were they taken?"
Something happened!
Samuel was both surprised and not surprised.
With the headquarters in Madripoor Port causing such a huge commotion, it was naturally difficult for the branch here to remain unaffected.
"Li Martin went to Queens to inquire about motorcycle procedures, but ended up running into Magia members and was caught."
"Aunt May and Uncle Ben were nearby at the time.
When they saw Li Martin being caught, they wanted to step forward and help, but--"
"As a result, someone opened fire.
Uncle Ben was shot and sent to the hospital.
I've already sent Claw Woman to the hospital.
Aunt May and Li Martin were taken away by them."
"I don't know where they were taken, but one of our employees is following them and will notify me if there's any news."
"He was also the one who informed me that Li Martin and Aunt May were caught."
Jessica Jones finished speaking everything she knew in a rapid-fire manner, then looked anxiously at Samuel, waiting for him to make a decision.
Li Martin and Aunt May were caught, Uncle Ben was shot, and the people who caught them were Li Martin's enemies, the Magia?
At first glance, it seemed like there was no problem, but why did Samuel feel that things weren't that simple?
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