Chapter 364: Long Live Hydra (Part 2)

"Hello, I'm waiting for you." Schiller said to Garrett very straightforwardly: "The situation is urgent, let me be brief, I am Director Pierce..."

Before Schiller finished speaking, Garrett directly pulled out a gun and pointed it at him.

Just when he was about to pull the trigger, a dull gunshot came in advance, his head was holed by the bullet, and John Garrett's body slowly fell down.

Nick walked out of the darkness, Schiller smiled and said: "Good shooting, Director."

After that, he looked around Garrett's body and said: "They are quite arrogant, they actually want to kill people here, I thought he would trick me out and then do it..."

Why Nick and Schiller appeared here, and why they killed Garrett directly, we have to start with Schiller's plan.

As a time traveler who has read the original comics, Schiller certainly knows that SHIELD is basically a nest of Hydra, and the former director of SHIELD, Alexander Pierce, is one of the heads of Hydra and the leader of Hydra members in SHIELD.

So why did Pierce completely lose contact and become completely silent? We have to start from the match between Stark and Steve.

As the saying goes, when gods fight, mortals suffer. Whether it is Stark or Steve, when they go all out to do something, there is nothing they can't do. Not only can they do it, but the effect must be hundreds of times better than that of ordinary people.

Let's talk about the Avengers team led by Steve first. This year's Avengers are full of talents.

In terms of strong attack, with Steve leading Peter to fight the front, these two supermen with strong strength will attack, and there will be no frontal defense line they can't break through, no matter how strong the defense of Hydra's base is, and there is no door that Spider-Man and Red Bee can't break open.

Is there firepower coverage? It doesn't matter, Captain America's shield is immune to all bullet attacks. No matter how strong the firepower is or how accurate the sniper is, just rush in with the shield raised.

In terms of tactical formulation, the combination of Venom and Matt is also completely sufficient. After all, in terms of the ability of tactical executors, the simpler the tactics, the better. Basically, it is to make some noise, attract people, and then rush in.

As for those who cannot attack by force, there is also the cooperation of Natasha and Barton. Black Widow is responsible for infiltration, Hawkeye Barton is responsible for sniping from a distance. After the part that cannot be attacked by force is done, the rest is to attack by force again.

There are very few forces on the earth that can stop the combination of Captain America and Spider-Man. At the beginning, their cooperation was still a bit awkward, and the two often interfered with each other. For example, Spider-Man rushed and hit Captain America's shield directly, and the two flew out together. For example, Peter talked too much when fighting, and Steve felt very annoyed.

But as the number of battles increased, the two cooperated more and more tacitly, and the efficiency became higher and higher. Steve has dealt with Hydra for so many years, and it is not for nothing. He has successively destroyed several Hydra underground bases in New York, captured many prisoners, and found an important laboratory of theirs.

The Avengers are progressing so smoothly that some people can't sit still.

Stark's goal is completely different from Steve's. His idea is that no matter how many bases and laboratories are destroyed, the problem cannot be solved from the root, so he plans to start from the top.

In terms of technical ability, no one on earth is stronger than Stark. There is no old account in this world that he can't turn over, but it happens that many high-level people in Hydra have flaws in their actions when they were young, including Alexander Pierce.

Pierce is very capable as the director of SHIELD for so many years as a Hydra, but he was also exposed when he was young.

Pierce's ability to become the director of SHIELD is indispensable in dealing with Hydra, but he was impatient when he was young and was eager to protect important members of Hydra. Therefore, he once replaced two important scientists during a crackdown, which was caught by Stark.

Of course, since the files were too old and the evidence was insufficient, Stark knew that he had to get more solid evidence to catch Pierce, the big fish.

Just as Stark began to use his advanced methods to investigate, Pierce keenly discovered that he was being targeted.

It is conceivable how vigilant Pierce was to be able to lurk as the leader of the other party. When he found that the means of monitoring him were not advanced enough to be on Earth, he knew that the person targeting him might be Stark.

Pierce knew about the death of Howard and his wife. He had long thought that there would be such a day, so he immediately silenced all channels.

He was not a coward. If the position was changed now and it was Steve and the Avengers team who were targeting him, then Pierce would not be afraid at all. He was not afraid of any strong attack at all. Even if he was forcibly brought to court, he would shout out his injustice.

But Stark is different. In addition to being a scientist, he is also the leader of an industrial giant. If Stark wants revenge, there is no need for him to capture Pierce. There are too many things a capitalist can manipulate. Even if Pierce is now a member of the World Security Council, he cannot withstand the offensive of the Stark Group.

So, he took the action that snakes are best at, which is hibernation.

And Pierce dared to be so decisive and completely silent because he had a backup plan in SHIELD.

When John Garrett received Grant's call, although he seemed to be very calm and asked Grant to protect himself, in fact, he was a little confused in his heart.

Because he was Pierce's backup plan in SHIELD.

Pierce told Garrett that as long as he turned on the silence of all channels, Garrett would automatically become the leader of all Hydra in SHIELD.

As a result, now, a person suddenly jumped out and said that he was the silent agent left by Pierce.

Level 8 Agent Garrett is at the same level as Coulson. He is the head of the emergency response team and has worked in SHIELD for many years. Although not as long as Pierce, his qualifications in SHIELD are also one of the best, and the same is true in Hydra.

When Garrett heard Schiller claim that he was a silent agent, his first reaction was not to question the truth of the matter, but "Pierce, this old fox, really doesn't trust me!"

As Pierce's subordinate, Garrett knew him very well. Pierce was synonymous with "cunning rabbits with three burrows", and his tricks were a portrayal of his behavior.

Garrett thought that Pierce must be afraid that he would take over the work of SHIELD after he became silent, and it would be difficult to control him when he came back.

Garrett believed that Pierce must have heard the news in advance, and then hurriedly transferred an airborne psychologist as another silent agent to check and balance himself, to prevent himself from gathering the power of SHIELD and undermining him.

For an evil organization like Hydra, it is difficult to ask them to unite. Internal strife is the eternal theme of Hydra. They consume more energy in internal strife than in doing business.

Garrett was very familiar with this, so he would never give up this great opportunity to get promoted. If he could control all the Hydra agents in SHIELD, he could become one of the heads of the snake and completely replace Pierce.

Therefore, Garrett's first reaction was to kill Schiller.

He was not afraid of killing people in SHIELD, because this was their base camp. Not only the agents, but also the cleaners, transporters, and drivers were their people. There was no better place to do it than here.

But unexpectedly, the mantis stalked the cicada, and the oriole was behind. Because he knew the habits of Hydra very well, Schiller planned to use this trick to test whether there were any backups left by Pierce among the SHIELD agents, and the result made him very satisfied.

This kind of back-and-forth prediction may sound a bit complicated, but it is actually a very common move, just like in Werewolf, the werewolf in position 1 stands up and shouts "I am the prophet!"

The stupider real prophet may jump out and say "No! I am the prophet!" when speaking later

Then he was stabbed by the werewolf the next night.

Schiller shouted in SHIELD "I am the silent agent left by Director Pierce!"

So, if Pierce really left a backup in SHIELD, the real thing would definitely want to kill Schiller in the Hydra, which has no unity at all.

Nick held up his gun and looked at Garrett's body. He said, "I had expected Pierce, but I didn't expect that Garrett was actually in the same group with him. I thought they were competitors."

"They are in the same group, but they are also competitors. Garrett must want to replace Pierce. After all, Pierce has left SHIELD for a long time, but he still controls everything here. Garrett, as the most experienced Hydra here, must have wanted to take over."

After that, Schiller walked to the door and said, "I hope I will see a tidy office tomorrow morning. Thank you."

The next day, in the tidy psychological counseling room, Schiller said to Grant with a heavy face, "Now, I think you have understood the seriousness of the matter."

"Pierce is missing, Garrett They are under confidential investigation overnight. It is unlikely that the two of them will survive. Next, we will experience severe tests. Are you ready? "

Grant still had a stern face. He asked: "Did you kill Garrett?"

Schiller turned the pen in his hand twice, smiled and said: "You are very smart, but unfortunately, Garrett is not as smart as you."

"He thought that he had been operating here for a long time and could attack me unscrupulously, but since Pierce dared to let me parachute here, would he not have expected this?"

After Schiller said this, Grant relaxed a little, because this was really in line with the dog-eat-dog style of Hydra's internal fighting. At least it ruled out the possibility that Schiller was an agent of SHIELD. Those agents would definitely deny this and clear themselves.

"Listen, I'm not kidding you. From now on, I will take over all the work of SHIELD. If you have any dissatisfaction, just tell the guards."

At this time, Grant finally spoke: "What are you going to do next?"

"I will launch a comprehensive security plan. All important personnel will appear on the security list. If something goes wrong, I will transfer them immediately."

"Where is the base?" Grant asked.

"Do you know Arkham Sanatorium? That is my property and a secret base of Hydra in New York. Only Pierce and I know about this base. Even the senior executives in other areas don't know about it. It can only be used in an emergency."

"Is the situation so urgent?" Grant narrowed his eyes and asked, "Hasn't there been many purges before?"

"Are you really a Level 7 agent?" Schiller looked into Grant's eyes and asked, "Which purge before could implicate someone of Director Pierce's level?"

Grant was silent. Schiller held the pen in his hand and said, "Obviously, a new era is coming. Humans think they are about to move towards... universe, so they plan to stabilize the internal first. This time the cleansing will be unprecedentedly harsh, but it doesn't matter, I have always been a member of the correction faction. "

"Since that great war, Hydra has lost its glory. The most important reason for this is that a group of useless people who do nothing have joined us."

"In this turmoil, I will decide the preservation list based on your performance. If anyone is just taking a salary to get by, then he will wait for the so-called justice judgment to fall on his head..."

Grant, who left the psychological counseling room, squinted his eyes hard. He felt a lot of pressure. Obviously, this new leader of SHIELD is the most difficult fanatic to deal with.

Grant was in a complicated mood, but he pretended to be calm and returned to the area where his team was active. As soon as he returned, Coulson came up to him and said, "You went for psychological treatment? My God! I've been too busy recently and ignored you. I have to apologize to you..."

"No, I'm fine." Grant still shook his head rigidly, and Coulson didn't take it to heart. He knew that Grant was just like this.

Grant returned to the room and leaned against the door panel and raised his head. He murmured to himself in a low voice: "Security plan..."