bioinnovel Chapter 254 Deceiving the Old Popsicle
Chapter 254 Deceiving the Old Popsicle
Incidentally, no matter how arrogant Black Egg is, he wouldn't be so naive as to think that he could fight against Spider-Man, who is all-powerful and can be called a god on earth, by relying solely on the power of S.H.I.E.L.D.!
Therefore, after noticing Riley's change, Black Egg did not immediately declare war on Riley.
Instead, while grinning from ear to ear, he cleverly edited the videos containing Riley's "evidence" into a compilation, which he then presented to the old popsicle who had just been salvaged from the Arctic, spent a fortune to thaw and revive, and was now bewildered and trying to adapt to the new era.
Captain America, Steve Rogers.
Yes, of course, in order to ensure that Steve is completely on their side and joins forces against Riley.
Black Egg not only meticulously edited Steve's video compilation, but also made Riley appear as a villain in the videos by taking things out of context and cutting off the beginning and end.
Furthermore, when introducing Riley to Steve, Black Egg added fuel to the fire, accusing Riley of a fabricated crime.
That is, the current leader of Hydra.
After all, in Black Egg's view, Hydra, as an organization, perished along with Seele's Axis powers at the end of World War II.
Even if we put that label on Riley's head.
Could it be that a member of Hydra suddenly appears and exposes his lies?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Compared to this absurd and unrealistic conjecture coming true...
Black Lu Dan preferred to believe that the S.H.I.E.L.D. he had painstakingly built up over so many years was full of Hydra spies!
No matter how you look at it, the advantage is in my hands, and I can't lose!
At worst, we can teach Riley a lesson and make him tone down his temper a bit.
He could just step forward, claim it was a misunderstanding, a mistake, and apologize to Riley, wouldn't that be enough?
Based on the intelligence gathered in the past, as long as it doesn't involve Riley's family, Riley always seems like a nice guy.
Besides, he was the leader of a secret organization affiliated with the United Nations! In terms of status, he was far superior to a lowly agent like him who took orders from District 13!
Surely he wouldn't be so insubordinate as to kill his own boss over such a small "misunderstanding"?
"So, this guy named Riley Parker, codenamed Spider-Man, is the current leader of the Hydra remnants?"
Just as Fury was meticulously calculating in his mind, convinced that he had Riley under his control, he realized he had everything figured out.
Steve, clumsily operating the tablet and carefully watching all the videos, felt that something was off about Fury's accusations against Riley.
So Steve rewound the video progress bar and, at the right moment, pressed the pause button. He watched the footage that Coulson had captured through a small camera he wore at the moose park, showing Riley "demanding" money from S.H.I.E.L.D.
With his eyes slightly narrowed, Riley, who looked like a child no matter how you looked at him, asked Fury with a puzzled expression.
"But according to your intelligence, he looks like he's just a minor? Fury, are you sure you haven't made a mistake with the target?"
"It's only a suspicion. Besides, Captain, you should know better than me just how cunning Hydra members are!"
When faced with Steve's question, Black Egg, who had anticipated it, calmly reached out and took the tablet from Steve's hand.
After a flurry of swiping and clicking, he handed the phone back to Steve, continuing his charade with a straight face and without batting an eye.
"Even if he wasn't the leader of Hydra, he was definitely misled by the remnants of Hydra and went down the wrong path!"
"Don't you believe me, Captain? Look here. This is the Spider-Man operation data we've compiled recently."
"The number of American citizens who have died at his hands alone has exceeded five thousand!"
"The number of people he forcibly sent to prison has already reached tens of thousands!"
"If this were wartime, he could wipe out an entire brigade of our troops single-handedly! We can't underestimate this threat just because he looks like a minor!"
In a sense, Black Egg wasn't really trying to fool Steve.
Because during this period, the number of people who died at Riley's hands was indeed that many.
Even with most cases being fabricated as "accidents," Hei Ludan once suspected that this number was still too low!
However, Riley deliberately concealed the fact that he had killed only the most vicious and ruthless people.
And if Riley hadn't chosen to kill them on the spot, but instead sent them to prison...
So, it's highly likely that these people will spend some time in prison, recover from their injuries, and then either escape or bribe their way out, continuing to wreak havoc in the area.
Ultimately, Steve, who has fought his way up from the battlefield, doesn't have any indecisiveness or a morally manipulative "no-kill" principle...
Therefore, once Steve finds out the truth behind it all...
So, during World War II, when Steve Rogers was injected with the first version of the Super Soldier Serum, which had powerful side effects and amplified the true nature of human nature, he would definitely applaud Riley's decisive and ruthless character and feel disappointed with the existing law enforcement agencies!
Then, without hesitation, he left S.H.I.E.L.D. and joined Riley's District 13!
So, it was only through the emotional appeal of Carter Peggy, one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Steve's first love, that Steve was able to barely accept the reality that after waking up, an automatic cotton-picking machine had become his boss. He really didn't dare to gamble!
Even the task assigned to Steve was not to lead S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in a direct confrontation with Riley.
Instead, he went to Queens to meet with Riley's parents, hoping to leverage Captain America's popularity and prestige to gain their support.
That's exactly what I'm worried about. When Steve and Riley make contact and learn the truth behind it all, he'll turn his shield upside down and smash it into his own bald head!
Ultimately, the black bacon that Captain America, a walking symbol of the nation, was painstakingly retrieved from under the permafrost of the Arctic ice, was lost forever before it could even warm the hearts of the popsicle fans!