Chapter 178, come and say hello to the "Warden"
The next morning, Holm drove to Tony Stark's villa on time at the time agreed yesterday.
Daisy hasn't arrived yet, but the manpower assigned to him by Nick Fury is already in place.
After he divided the responsibilities and work of these people according to the plan, he walked into the hall of the villa.
The sky is blue and cloudless, the sun shines in from the large terrace, and there is a slightly humid breeze.
I have to say that Tony Stark's villa is perfect in every aspect. Just standing here you can feel the ultimate integration of technology and life.
The only flaw was the large hole in the floor. This large hole penetrated several floors, and the debris and stones next to it were placed in the villa like this, completely destroying the beautiful scenery of the entire villa.
Just as Holm shook his head and sighed that these big holes were too annoying, Daisy also walked in from the door.
"The scenery here is really good. As expected of Tony Stark, he just knows how to enjoy it. Hey, why is there a big hole here." Daisy said as she walked, and when she approached Holm, she also saw it Big hole in the ground.
After hearing this, Holm also explained: "Didn't the director say yesterday that Tony Stark and his good friend James Rhodes had a fight here, and then James Rhodes took away a set of armor? This should be These are the remains of the battle."
"The big hole on this floor is nothing. I just saw that the glass and furniture on the floor below are almost broken."
"I don't know what's the point of fighting them both in steel armor. Kuangji Kuangji probably only fights with iron. If you really want to fight, you might as well take off the steel armor and fight hand to hand for a while."
Listening to Holm's complaints, Daisy also laughed softly: "Although you are right, you don't want to think about how Tony Stark can beat James Rowe if he really doesn't rely on steel armor and fights purely hand-to-hand. Germany, you must know that James Rhodes is also an Air Force colonel after all, one of them can probably beat five of him."
While they were chatting, the sound of parking cars was heard outside. After a while, Nick Fury walked in with Coulson and Tony.
"If I didn't go the wrong way, this should be my home." Looking at a room full of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, Tony complained helplessly.
Nick Fury ignored Tony's complaints. He raised his hand and introduced Tony: "You should be familiar with Agent Clint. After all, you have had many interactions before."
"This is Agent Johnson next to you. She also participated in several previous missions related to you, but she was mainly responsible for the technical part, so you may not have seen her."
"You will be mainly responsible for them during the next period of time. Although Agent Coulson is the nominal supervisor, he still has many things to be responsible for."
"So, Mr. Stark, say hello to your future warden. After all, even if you want to have a cup of coffee in the next few days, they have to verify it."
After listening to Nick Fury's words, Tony curled his lips helplessly, but he still raised his head and said hello to Holm and Daisy.
Although he didn't have a good impression of Nick Fury, he was okay with Holm. After all, Holm had personally rescued him several times, and he had witnessed with his own eyes how strong Holm was.
So although Nick Fury jokingly called Home and Daisy his wardens, he actually had free powerful bodyguards for a period of time.
With Hom here to protect him, an attack like the one in Morocco should be less likely to happen.
After watching them say hello to each other and say a few words, Nick Fury continued walking towards the terrace and said: "You two can get familiar with the environment here first. Mr. Stark and I still have to talk about something. The things haven't been handed over to him yet."
"By the way, I see that Mr. Stark has a lot of fine wines in his wine cabinet. I believe he will not be stingy about sharing them with us."
Hearing that Nick Fury didn't treat him as an outsider at all, Tony didn't say much and simply took a bottle of wine from the wine cabinet and poured 4 glasses.
Rather than letting Nick Fury use him as a favor, he might as well show some attitude as a master.
After pouring himself two drinks in a row, Tony took the wine glass and sat down on the terrace. While basking in the sun, he shook the glass and waited for Nick Fury next to him to speak.
Holm and Daisy were also standing in the living room holding wine glasses, chatting in a low voice while observing the surrounding situation.
On the terrace, Nick Fury was blasting Tony about his character, which made Tony feel dizzy.
Daisy listened to their conversation and was chatting with Holm next to her. A blush appeared on her face because she had just taken a few sips of cold wine.
In order not to affect the rest of the work, Holm also quickly stopped Daisy's idea of refilling her drink to prevent her from getting drunk.
At this time, Nick Fury had also finished fighting with Tony and began to explain the relics left by his father.
"You may not know that your father was also one of the founders of SHIELD. These are the things he left behind."
"The thing on your chest is made based on unfinished technology. According to your father, it is just a springboard for greater technology."
"What?!" Tony was very surprised by Nick Fury's words: "You are not mistaken, it is a finished product. I reduced it to achieve the current effect."
Nick Fury glanced at him when he heard this, and then continued: "I still believe your father's words more than your judgment."
"He was planning to launch an energy competition. If he succeeded, he would leave all his opponents in the dust. The nuclear reactor would be like a No. 7 battery in comparison."
"Defined by the times, your father has no way to succeed, but you have enough resources and wisdom to continue. This achievement will be completed by you. These are your father's exact words."
Hearing Nick Fury's words, Tony also raised his eyebrows and said, "It's unbelievable that he would say such things. It's completely different from what I remembered."
"If what you're saying is true, it looks like you know my father better than I do."
"In fact, it is indeed the case." Nick Fury said.
Then he looked at his watch again, and then continued to say to Tony: "What needs to be said has been said. Just stay at home and try to solve the mystery that your father left for you."
"Natasha will continue to work for Stark Enterprises, and Agent Clint will be here to watch you."
After speaking, Nick Fury straightened his windbreaker and walked toward the exit on one side.
When passing by the hall, he turned around and told Holm as if he remembered something: "By the way, Agent Clint, if Mr. Stark is not willing to obey the arrangement, you can also take action if necessary." enforcement measures."
"This is an action I directly approved, so you don't have to worry."
After he finished speaking, he looked back at Tony on the terrace, and then raised the corners of his mouth with a rare smile and said, "I hope you can stay here until your problem is solved, Mr. Stark."
Looking at Nick Fury's leaving figure and thinking about what he just said, Tony also looked at Holm who was not far away and asked: "You shouldn't do anything to me, right?"
He knew Holm's strength very well, so if he really wanted to do something to him, it would definitely be useless no matter how much he tried to resist.
Hearing Tony's words, Holm also smiled and said: "The director must be just joking. If Mr. Stark doesn't do anything "violating the rules", of course I won't do anything unreasonable."
After hearing the specially emphasized words in Holm's words, Tony nodded and sighed, then put down his glass and prepared to go to the laboratory to find inspiration.
It was urgent to solve the problem of palladium poisoning. Having so many S.H.I.E.L.D. agents at home made him feel more uncomfortable than the feeling of palladium poisoning.
Chapter 179, Key to the Future
In the laboratory of the villa, Tony has been staying here since Nick Fury left in the morning.
In the meantime, Holm came to help him deliver lunch and dinner, and checked on his condition. The rest of the time, no one from SHIELD bothered him, leaving him alone in the laboratory to think about solutions to his physical problems. method.
At this time, Tony turned off the lights in the laboratory and was watching the projector project the image of his father on the screen in front of him.
He was half-lying on the chair, flipping through the notes left by his father, and listening to the video of his father, Howard Stark, recording the opening of the exposition that year.
After several failed shots were shown, the lights in the next scene dimmed, and it seemed that it was already time for people to rest quietly in the dead of night.
In the picture, Howard Stark was facing the camera, sitting on the sand table in the exhibition, seeming to be thinking about something. After a moment of silence, he suddenly spoke in a deep and serious voice.
"Tony, you are still young and don't understand yet, so I will film this part for you first."
Hearing this, Tony turned his head and looked at the curtain in surprise. He didn't expect that his father would leave such an image for him.
The videos he watched all day today were all about his father's daily life in meetings and so on. He originally thought that this video tape would be similar, but he didn't expect that there would be such an Easter egg at the end.
"All of this is made for you, and one day you will understand what this means."
"It is not only a human invention, but also my lifelong achievement. It is the key that can open the door to the future."
"I'm limited by the technology of my time, so there's no way to do it, but one day you'll know all about it."
"At that point, you will have changed the world."
Having said this, Howard Stark smiled a rare smile, his face showing a gentleness that Tony had never seen before: "Tony, I have never told you, in fact, my greatest creation is you."
After the sudden affection, the scene suddenly stopped, all the images were played, and the projector's cover automatically popped up.
Tony was still holding the cup of chlorophyll juice, staring blankly at the curtain, his father's last words swirling in his mind.
The father in the picture was completely different from the one in his impression. The Howard Stark in his impression was very strict and stern to him, and he never said he loved him or expressed any other words of friendship.
But judging from Nick Fury's previous conveyance and the final emotional expression in the film, it's not that his father doesn't love him or doesn't pay attention to him, it's just that he doesn't know how to express it.
Perhaps only when facing an unattended camera could his father reveal his deepest thoughts and express his expectations and love for him.
For a moment, thoughts flew through his mind, and countless memories came to mind, including his father's scolding and stern face when he was a child, the last time his parents saw him at home when they were about to leave, and the memories he had at that time. I love you while being stubborn to each other without saying it.
Tony sat back in the chair and closed his eyes. Thinking of the time he had spent with his parents and the words in the video just now, his throat moved up and down, and he seemed to have some unspeakable choking.
At this moment, there was a sound at the laboratory door, and Holm walked in from the door carrying a large dinner plate.
After hearing the sound, Tony quickly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, then turned around and said as if nothing had happened, "Is this breakfast? Does time fly by so fast?"
Listening to Tony's words, Holm also put the dinner plate on the messy table in the laboratory and said: "It is 3 o'clock in the morning. According to the regulations, I have to come down to check on you."
"What? Are you afraid that I won't think about committing suicide, or are you afraid that my symptoms of palladium poisoning will suddenly worsen and I will die suddenly in the laboratory." Tony made his own vicious joke with an indifferent expression.
Hearing this, Holm smiled and shook his head. He opened a small box on the dinner plate, then took out the injection inside and looked at it.
"I don't know the specific reasons, but I think the second possibility should indeed be considered."
"This is lithium dioxide. You need an injection sooner or later to suppress the palladium poisoning in your body."
"I know this thing. This morning... Ouch! Why do you all give injections this way?!" Before Tony could finish his words, Holm suddenly gave him a blow on his neck.
Listening to Tony's complaints, Holm also put the injection back into the box, and then continued: "After all, if you are mentally prepared, you may be in more pain."
"How is it? Did you gain anything today? I think you have basically read everything in the box."
Hearing Holm's question, Tony also shook his head, picked up the coffee on the plate, took a sip, and said: "I don't have a clue. I think these things are just pure debris. I don't know what your director wants." I'm going to find something out of this."
Hearing this, Holm also paused, and then he sorted out his words and said, "It shouldn't be like this. As our director said, some of these things had been placed away before your father was alive, and your father also specifically warned It will be handed over to you later, so there must be something important in it."
When he said this, he also pointed to the Ark Reactor on Tony Stark's chest and said, "Maybe the clues about the Ark Reactor are hidden in those documents. After all, this thing was conceived and first built by your father. ."
"When the director was talking to you today, he kept saying that your father believed that he was unable to realize his great ideals due to the limitations of the times, so he left these to you to realize."
"In this case, based on your father's intelligence, it should be impossible for him not to see some flaws in the Ark reactor, so he might have already grasped clues to new energy that can replace palladium energy, but you still have Just didn't find it."
After hearing Holm's interpretation, Tony was stunned for a moment while holding his coffee, feeling that his thinking was indeed limited.
His father was a greater and more epoch-making scientist than he was. How could he not see the flaws of the Ark reactor?
If there was really a clue about this left for him, where would it be?
After thinking about it, Tony frowned slightly, and Holm didn't say anything when he saw this, he just took the things and walked out of the laboratory.
He has given enough reminders. As long as Tony's mind is still normal, it won't take long for him to figure it out and discover the key clue.
Chapter 180, the bargaining chip to conquer the Sandman
After coming out of the laboratory, Holm put his things in the kitchen, and then walked towards his room.
When passing by Daisy's room, he also sensed that Daisy was sleeping soundly and mumbling something in her sleep.
After returning to the room, he locked the door and walked to the balcony connected to the room.
"Huh~ I hope everything goes well, so I can catch up on some sleep when I come back later." Holm muttered to himself, then turned over and jumped off the balcony.
Half an hour later, in a certain sea area near New York, SHIELD's space carrier was anchored here.
With a slight splash, Holm emerged from the sea and dived into the space carrier.
In the supervision area at this time, a tall and thin man was sitting in front of an area, taking a nap with his chin propped up. Behind the special glass opposite him, an hourglass was spinning continuously.
After a while, a sturdy man with a beard walked in from the door. He knocked on the tall and thin table, and then said to him: "It's time to change shifts, go back to sleep."
Hearing the bearded reminder, the tall and thin man also rubbed his eyes in a daze, then nodded and stood up, walking sleepily outside.
When he was about to reach the door, he suddenly turned around and said, "By the way, remember to give him nutrient solution. Remember to remind him when you change shifts later."
"Okay, no problem." The bearded man nodded and gestured OK.
After a while, the footsteps that were getting farther and farther away all disappeared, and the bearded man was the only one left in the area.
The bearded man raised his head and looked at the hourglass behind the special glass. His eyes, which were still honest and honest just now, changed instantly.
This bearded man is Holm. Needless to say, his purpose here is to bring the Sandman under his command.
Since Blonsky also settled in the supervision area of the SHIELD space carrier, the Sandman's guard force, which has been restricted by special devices, has been reduced, and was transferred to supplement Bronsky's side.
That's why Holm can seize such a good opportunity to come here and carry out his own plan.
"That hourglass contains him, right? Why does it look so lifeless? It's nothing like before." Venom looked at the ordinary sand in the hourglass and said to Holm in his mind.
After hearing this, Holm also took out the nutrient solution from the cabinet next to him and responded to it: "You don't even think about how long he has been locked up. It takes a lot of energy and will to condense the sand into shape. If he arrives Now that his tireless intentions are taking shape in the hourglass, SHIELD won't just send these two people here to watch over him."
"That's right. It seems that this guy has completely lost his fighting spirit." Venom nodded and said.
Holm also raised the corners of his lips, and said in his heart as he walked towards the special glass with the nutrient solution: "So now I am here to rekindle his fighting spirit and cheer him up."
"Stab!"
"Grrrrrrrrrr!" Holm stood in front of the special glass and poured the nutrient solution through the opening in front of him.
These nutrient solutions flow into the hourglass instrument along the opening, and then seep from the pipes connected to the hourglass instrument, gradually soaking the slowly flowing sand inside.
The sand seemed to be breathing, absorbing all the nutrient solution. In a short time, a bottle of nutrient solution was completely absorbed, and then it returned to dryness.
Looking at the sand that showed no movement at all, Hom also opened his clothes and turned his back to the camera to reveal a photo of himself standing on his chest.
"I wonder if this little guy has the motivation to cheer you up again." As Holm's voice sounded, the sand in the hourglass gradually trembled.
"Don't get excited, don't show any abnormality." Holm softly comforted the trembling sand.
Hearing his voice, the sand gradually calmed down, and then condensed into the shape of a mouth, and then opened and closed to make a sound: "What do you want to do?"
"My daughter is dead. No matter how much the person in your photo looks like, she is not my daughter."
Listening to William Baker's response, Holm also raised the corner of his mouth and continued: "Of course this cannot be your daughter. After all, how can a person be resurrected after death, but this little guy does look similar, and he is also very well-behaved and very cute. sensible."
"What you may not know is that this little guy grew up in an orphanage. None of the children in the orphanage liked her, which caused her to become withdrawn, so no one has ever adopted her."
"She is now 14 years old, and the upper limit of admission in this orphanage is 16, so if no one continues to adopt her, she may be kicked out of the orphanage in more than a year, and then she will be alone in this cruel society. Work hard."
"You should know how much darkness is hidden in this city, and you can imagine what such a beautiful and helpless child will encounter in this disgusting world."
"Although you are not a good person, you are a very good father. You lost your daughter and she needs a family. In my opinion, you are the most suitable couple."
"It's just a pity that you are still trapped here. Even if this child dies on the street one day, or is insulted by others, and tries his best to survive, you will still have to stay here, and you will not be able to get out in this life. , isn't it?"
Holm could feel the excitement that William Baker was trying to suppress, so after a pause, he also put aside this bargaining chip and turned to talk about William Baker himself.
"Of course, it's okay if you really have no interest in this child, but you should still have some expectations for your own freedom."
"Spinning, falling, spinning. Falling, trapped in this ridiculous instrument every day, and then relying on this nutrient solution year after year, living like a puppet, and being pulled for experiments from time to time. You are very satisfied with this life. ?"
"Or to put it another way, can you bear to spend the rest of your life in this pathetic little jar?"
After Holm finished speaking, William Baker asked in a hoarse voice: "So what do you want me to do? How can you help me get out of trouble?"
After hearing his words, Holm continued to open a bottle of nutrient solution and poured it into it while continuing: "I need you to do things for me and sell your life and soul to me. As a condition, I will give you Power that is beyond your reach in this life, and the freedom and loving family you long for."
The silence lasted for a long time. It was not until Holm had almost finished pouring the nutrient solution that William Baker responded in a deep voice: "I accept it."
Hearing his answer, Holm also smiled and mixed the venom clone in his hand into the nutrient solution in an imperceptible manner.
Chapter 181, an acquaintance in the Stark Group.
Early the next morning, as the sun had just risen from the sea, and the humid sea breeze and sunlight entered the room together, there was a sudden fierce knock on Holm's door.
Holm rubbed his eyes sleepily and opened the door. Then he saw Tony with two dark circles under his eyes and a mess of hair. He looked at him with some excitement and said, "I know! Regarding the clues left by my father, I Already have a clue!"
"But there are some items needed to unlock this secret, so I need your permission to go to Stark Group and get some items back!"
While he was talking excitedly, the door not far away opened, and Daisy was seen wearing pajamas, looking at Tony next to her with her arms crossed, and said: "Mr. Stark, the genius has just dawned. It's so noisy early in the morning, don't you need to sleep?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Tony turned her face. Seeing the dark circles on his face and the tired look on his face, Daisy swallowed the rest of her complaints and said with some surprise: "You still I really didn't sleep!"
"How about you go take a nap? In your current state, I'm afraid you'll die suddenly due to lack of rest before you figure out the problem." Daisy said with a rather worried tone.
The dark circles on Tony's face were indeed obvious and looked very scary.
At this time, Holm also followed Daisy's words and said: "Your condition is indeed a bit bad, you should go and rest for a while first."
"Just tell me what you need, and I'll send someone to Stark Group to get it for you. It should be there when you wake up."
"No, no, no, I have to find it myself." As soon as Holm finished speaking, Tony hurriedly waved his hands and said.
"If you are worried about me going alone, send me some people, or you can accompany me."
Faced with Tony's request, Holm could only nod his head: "I can accompany you, but you have to go and rest for a while now. Your condition is too bad."
"It's okay! I'm fine! Let's leave now!" Tony didn't think there was anything wrong with him at all, and pulled Holm to leave.
Upon seeing this, Holm also winked at Daisy. After Daisy understood, she walked behind Tony, then stretched out her hand and knocked him unconscious.
"It's finally quiet. This guy is so ugly that he still doesn't want to rest." Daisy looked at Tony who fainted and said helplessly.
Upon seeing this, Holm also helped Tony and put him on the sofa in the living room, then shook his head and said: "He should be in this state and hasn't slept much for two or three days. It seems that things during this period have really made him very anxious." ."
"Hey, what nonsense am I talking about? His life has already entered a countdown before he finds a solution to the problem. How can he not be anxious?"
Holm just rubbed his face, and then sat on the sofa with Daisy and chatted. It wasn't until noon that Tony woke up slowly on the sofa.
As soon as he woke up, he hurriedly asked Holm to follow him to the Stark Group. Holm saw that he didn't even want to eat, so he had to take two burgers and stuff them into his hands, and then took him to the garage.
On the coastal road, Tony turned to look at Holm while biting his hamburger and urged: "Can you drive faster? This is a sports car, but you drove it like a school bus to take students to school."
The rest just now and the burger now filling his stomach finally made Tony's spirit less tense. Although he was still a little anxious, he was finally joking with Holm.
Hearing this, Holm also smiled and said, "I saw that you hadn't finished eating yet, so I was afraid that I might choke you."
Listening to Holm's words, Tony also stuffed the burger into his mouth, and then puffed out his cheeks and said inarticulately: "Ni (you) can speed up."
"Are you sure?" Holm looked at it with his peripheral vision, and at the same time, he slowly stepped on the accelerator and started to accelerate.
"Yeah!" Tony nodded while continuing to puff out his cheeks and chew the things in his mouth.
"Buzz!" As the engine roared, the silver-white sports car began to fly like a sharp arrow.
"Just do it! Ouch!" Tony was about to shout in excitement, but then he choked and felt nauseated. He quickly stuck his head out of the car door and left a string of rainbows.
After that, Holm never slowed down again before entering the city, and Tony was too stubborn to let him slow down, even though his own face was almost turning green.
After entering the city, faced with the huge traffic flow, Holm returned to his previous state, and drove towards Stark Tower with the traffic flow.
Tony also breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and quickly took a deep breath to calm himself down.
"Huh~ If I hold a racing competition in the future, I will definitely invite you to come." Tony sighed after a moment of relief and looked at Holm.
He originally thought that he was driving hard enough, but he didn't expect that Holm was even harder than him. There were some operations that he had only done in his dreams that he would never dare to think about in real life. He had just done it in Holm's hands. Once realized.
After listening to Tony's words, Holm also chuckled and said, "I won't come if the bonus is not high."
Before they could chat for a while, Holm had already driven the car to the downstairs of Stark Tower.
Reporters squatting on the side of the road dared to take photos when they saw Tony appear. They also wanted to come forward for an interview, but they were quickly stopped by the security guard at the door.
Holm followed Tony quickly into Stark Tower, and when the elevator opened, he saw a familiar figure walking out of it.
"Gwen? Why is Gwen in Stark Tower?" Holm looked at Gwen who was also surprised and surprised, with some doubts in his mind.
Gwen was also a little curious about Holm's sudden appearance, but after seeing that he was with Tony Stark, she immediately understood that Holm was at work now.
Seeing Holm wearing the custom-made suit she gave him, Gwen's brows and eyes clearly showed a little more joy and brightness.
In just a few seconds, the two of them only made eye contact for a moment and didn't say a word.
Even Tony next to Holm was so busy thinking about the clues his father left him that he didn't notice the eye contact between Holm and Gwen just now.
Looking at the rising numbers in the elevator, Holm also felt his phone vibrate in his pocket.
He took out his phone and looked at it, and found that it was indeed a message from Gwen.
However, Holm has always been a person with work ethics, so he just took a look at who sent the message and put the phone back in his pocket.
"Ding dong!"
With a crisp sound, the elevator door slowly opened. Holm raised his head and was about to walk out, when he saw an acquaintance at the door.
"Shouldn't Agent Clint be responsible for guarding the villa? Why did he come here with the target person?" Natasha was standing at the elevator entrance, looking at Holm and Tony who came out of it, and smiled. .
Chapter 182, never-ending mission, new elements
Natasha is wearing a black hip-hugging skirt and holding a stack of documents in her hand. Her sexy and hot figure and professional woman's temperament are so soft and perfect on her body that no matter who sees it, their eyes will light up.
Looking at her slightly playful smile, Holm also smiled and said: "We are here to help Mr. Stark find some important clues related to solving his problems."
"Oh~ Do you have any clues yet? The movement is quite fast." Natasha nodded after hearing this: "No wonder Mr. Stark looks so excited, he didn't even wash his face."
After hearing this, Tony wiped his face with embarrassment, then walked toward the office with a slight dissatisfaction, and said to Natasha: "Do your job well, Miss Secretary."
Obviously he is still dissatisfied with Natasha's deception and betrayal.
Natasha didn't react at all, but smiled even more happily.
Watching Tony leave, Holm followed suit, but Natasha suddenly reached out to stop him.
Holm turned his head in confusion, but Natasha straightened his tie with a smile, and then said softly: "I haven't congratulated you on reaching level eight."
"Why haven't you come to me during this time?"
Listening to Natasha's two completely different sentences, Holm responded softly: "Don't you already have a new mission?"
After hearing Holm's words, Natasha's movements froze, obviously understanding the meaning contained in it.
She already has a new task. On the one hand, she is saying that she is performing a task and it is inconvenient. On the other hand, it is saying that the previous task of monitoring him should be over, and there is no need for their relationship to continue and continue to pretend.
She raised her head and looked at Holm. Faced with Holm's calm and bright eyes, she also smiled. She tightened the tie and pulled Holm down. At the same time, she whispered in his ear: "If you are If you think like this, you are wrong, that mission will never end in this life, I am stuck with you."
After saying that, she let go of her hand, turned around and walked into the elevator, smiling and waving her hand.
"Ahem!" Holm looked at the elevator door that was gradually closing, pulled the tie that suddenly tightened around his neck and sighed.
He straightened his wrinkled shirt and tie with some distress, and then quickly walked into the office.
Tony and Pepper's argument had just come to an end when he walked into the office.
When passing Holm, Pepper smiled and said hello to him, and then followed Happy to the garage.
In the office, Tony sat on a chair and sighed, and then said helplessly: "I am like a divorced man who also lost two of his children."
After finishing speaking, he also stood up, pointed to the model placed next to him and said: "This is the most important clue. I had some clues at home, and now after looking sideways like this, my ideas are clearer. "
"We need to bring this model home, and at the same time, bring back all the research information related to my father that is stored in this company."
Faced with Tony's request, Holm looked at him quietly for a while, then turned around to call for a car or someone.
Tony was originally confused as to why Holm looked at him like that, but after hearing the content of the phone call, he immediately came to his senses.
He said he wanted to bring all these things back, but the two of them only drove a sports car when they came.
This must be the reason for the look in Holm's eyes just now. No wonder it seemed like he was scolding him.
Half an hour after Holm made the call, several agents came here to dismantle the model and then began transporting it to the villa.
During this half hour, Tony was not idle. He looked carefully at the large model standing by the wall, and then he thought sharply based on the words "The key to the future is here" written next to the model. something.
Now that he had enough ideas, he just had to wait to verify it after returning home.
As soon as he returned to the villa, Tony immediately got into the laboratory downstairs. He looked at the assembled model, waved his hand and gave instructions to Jarvis.
"Scan this model and build an operational data model."
As he finished speaking, bursts of blue light appeared and swept across the dusty model. A few seconds later, a holographically projected virtual model appeared next to it.
"Rotate, then reverse." Tony said to Jarvis while fiddling with the data model with his hands.
"What do you think this thing looks like? Does it look a bit like an atom? The nucleus should be right here, right here on the globe in the middle."
Tony muttered to himself while observing the data model.
"Put the sphere of this globe out, and then take away the walkways, all of it."
"It seems to be a new element, but its construction is hidden in the model."
Tony's eyes also lit up when he thought of this, and the bitterness in his mouth and the weakness in his body seemed to have alleviated a lot.
"Take away the landscaping, the bushes, the woods, the parking lot, the exits and entrances."
"Using the pavilion as a framework to form protons and neutrons."
"Following this logic, the central sphere is used as the core to form an elemental composition."
As Tony deletes and conceives step by step, the model of an element gradually emerges.
After a moment, a new element model composed of countless blue light points arranged in a special composition appeared in front of Tony.
Tony enlarged the element and placed it in the middle, looking at the orderly structures around him in amazement.
The key to the future is here, the new element discovered and developed by his father is here.
Tony pursed his lips, looked at the scene next to him and said softly with emotion: "Father, you have been gone for 20 years and you are still teaching me."
The discovery of new elements also meant that the energy problem that had been troubling him could be solved.
Thinking of this, Tony also shrunk the element and held it in his hand. While looking at it, he said with a relieved smile: "Thank you, dad."
"This new element should be able to replace the palladium element you have been using, but unfortunately it cannot be synthesized." Jarvis said after testing the model of the new element.
Tony also stood up at this time, looked around and said with a confident smile: "It's time for a major renovation. We have to manually synthesize a new element."
On the stairs, Holm was also watching Tony's series of operations and discoveries. Seeing that Tony finally found the new element, he was relieved.
It's true that he specially reminded him that Tony discovered the secret of the model much earlier than in the movie.
Chapter 184, The greedy nine-headed snake, the old man Deng Gariot
"I understand, I'll pay attention." Holm responded to the phone, and hung up the phone after a moment.
Seeing him hang up the phone, Daisy on the sofa next to her also asked curiously: "Is it Chief Coulson? Is there a new mission?"
After hearing this, Holm also sat on the sofa, frowned slightly and said to her: "It's not a new task, but it is much more troublesome than the new task."
"William Baker escaped from the space carrier and is now missing. The bureau has begun a manhunt."
"The chief called me because he wanted me to pay attention. After all, I personally caught him before. If he escapes, he will probably come to me for revenge."
"William Baker actually escaped?!" Hearing Holm's answer, Daisy said in surprise: "How is this possible? Isn't that set of instruments working very well? Could it be that something suddenly went wrong? "
"I'm not very sure either." Holm shook his head and said, "Chief Colson is also asking people to investigate the specific reasons."
"Maybe it's an instrument malfunction, or maybe the guards were negligent. Anyway, the result is the same. William Baker has escaped. What we have to do now is to catch him back as soon as possible to avoid another big mess."
Daisy also rubbed her head at this time and said distressedly: "Things really happen one after another. There won't be a new task after this task is over."
"Well, I hope William Baker can seek revenge from you, so that we can capture him again."
Holm also nodded and said: "I want to do this too, but he is not a fool. If I were him, I would live a low-key life after escaping and never come out again in this life."
"It's okay if he just lives a low-key life, I'm afraid he will make some big news after being low-key for a while." Daisy looked at Holm and said.
After chatting for a while, Holm also stood up and waved his hands. As he walked towards his room, he said to Daisy: "I'm going to have a rest. This guy was beating the wall so loudly that I couldn't sleep well."
Tony has now begun to synthesize new elements manually. He has covered the entire house with wires and transported them to the basement through the big holes. According to his plan and progress, it is estimated that it will not take long for the new elements to be synthesized.
"Click!" Holm locked the door, then lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling, sensing the movement around him.
After noticing that there was nothing unusual, he took out an uncommon phone and dialed the number Garriott left for him.
After a few beeps, the phone was connected. After responding to each other's code words of "Long Live Hydra", Holm also spoke directly.
"Sir, I think I may have found a clue about the attacker. He was taken away by people from Hammer Industries."
Then he used the derivation process from the results to analyze the relationship between the attackers and Tony Stark and his son, and then based on the recent anomalies of Hammer Industries and the big plans they were going to do at the World Exposition. I started to investigate and found clues about what happened.
Then he circled back to this result and asked if he would take Ivan Vanko away, bring him back to Hydra, and let him make the Ark reactor and Iron Man armor for Hydra.
Now that Iron Man's problem has been solved, he doesn't want to waste time waiting for the plot to develop, so he wants to end the mission quickly. He also has to contact William Baker to make follow-up arrangements and plans.
After Holm finished speaking, Garriott on the other end of the phone was not as happy as expected. Instead, he was silent for a moment and then said in a deep voice: "You are really capable of discovering the truth from such clues. ."
"But the organization has other arrangements for this matter. Don't act rashly. Just wait and see what happens."
"But if SHIELD also discovers this situation, wouldn't we fall behind them?" Garriott's words surprised Holm. He had already thought about how to get Ivan Vanke away. When it came out, I didn't expect to get such a response.
Garriott was also a little unhappy when he heard that Holm did not obey orders as before, but instead raised his own questions. However, considering Holm's special characteristics, he still explained despite being a little unhappy: "In order to get For military orders, Justin Hammer has already started asking for help from the government two days ago."
"The organization also has many people at the top levels of the government, so it has taken the next step to get in touch with him and his plan."
"So regarding this matter, the organization's decision is to wait and see what happens. It will allow Justin Hammer to mass-produce steel soldiers with the help of high-level government officials, and it will also take away Ivan Vanke after this matter is over."
"So Ivan Vanke will eventually serve the organization, but now is not the time. We have to wait for a while. Do you understand?"
"I understand." Holm responded in a deep voice.
It turned out to be like this. No wonder Garriott didn't feel anything when he heard his report. It turned out that he had known it for a long time.
He is really greedy, and he wants to use Ivan Vanke to support Justin Hammer as a new weapons tycoon to replace Tony Stark. After that, he also wants to take Anton Vanke back to Hydra, so that He works for Hydra.
With such a big appetite, I'm not afraid of any accidents and stuffing myself to death.
While Holm's thoughts were racing, Garriott also said to him slightly dissatisfied: "Agent Viper, remember your identity, don't question the organization's decision, you just need to do what I say, no need to So much thought and thinking, you know?"
"Understood, I'm sorry. I didn't understand the situation this time, so I was a little anxious." Holm said to Garriott with a cold face, but his tone was still humble.
After hearing his response, Garriott hung up the phone without saying anything else.
"Crack!" Holm crushed the phone to pieces with force, and at the same time gritted his teeth and cursed with a cold face: "I'm here!"
He just asked one more question, but this old guy was so dissatisfied that he even lectured him. He was just pretending to be nice in front of these guys, but now he is really treated as a grandson.
"Whoo~"
Holm took a long breath and adjusted his mentality and breathing.
Calm down and think about it, this conversation just now actually means that there is already a conflict between him and Garriott.
Perhaps his ability was too outstanding and he climbed too fast. In addition, his attitude just now made the old guy feel a sense of crisis, so he was given such a verbal beating.
It's just that the image that Holm has always shown may misunderstand him. Such beatings will not make Holm feel frightened, but will make Holm make a few more notes for him in his heart.
Chapter 185, Garriott's unreasonable request
Seeing the appearance of Tony Stark, the audience cheered even more enthusiastically.
It can be known from their voices that although Rhodes also has steel armor, the public still recognizes Tony Stark more.
"We are in big trouble." Tony said to Rhodes.
Rhodes saw Tony coming and said helplessly: "Tony, don't make trouble, there are civilians here, and I am also following orders. We can't start a fight here."
"You misunderstood. What I meant was that everyone here is in danger. We have to get them out quickly. You have to believe me now." Tony said while standing next to Rhodes.
When Rhodes heard this, he replied speechlessly: "I said the same thing last time, but I was beaten very badly at your house. Don't you remember?"
Hearing that Rhodes didn't believe him, Tony had no choice but to tell the truth, even if it might alert him: "Justin Hammer and Ivan Vanke are cooperating. There is something wrong with these steel soldiers, and there may even be something wrong with you."
After hearing Tony's words, Rhodes said in disbelief: "Ivan Vanke is still alive?"
At this time, Justin Hammer also walked next to Tony. He didn't know what Tony was here for, but seeing that the audience below was very enthusiastic, he had to pretend that he was invited, and then kept waving to cheer up the atmosphere.
Seeing Justin Hammer coming, Tony also walked up to him and asked directly: "Where is Ivan Vanke? Don't pretend to be stupid with me, I know it was you who rescued him from the Monaco prison."
"What? Are you kidding me? Isn't he already dead? What does it have to do with me? How could I do these illegal things." Of course, Justin Hammer couldn't admit that Ivan Vanko was there.
He didn't know what was going to happen next, he just thought Tony was here to steal his spotlight.
Hearing Justin Hammer's words of pretending to be dumbfounded, Tony felt annoyed and directly reached out and grabbed him by the collar and said, "You idiot! You have been fooled by him! These steel soldiers are all under his control." Next time, he's going to launch an attack here!"
"So stop having those unrealistic dreams and think about how to find yourself a better lawyer. After today, you may become a sinner in New York."
"Now! I'll give you one last chance. Where is Ivan Vanke?"
Listening to Tony's stern roar, Justin Hammer was also a little confused. He was still unwilling to confess at the moment, but Tony's words had obviously shaken him, and he also noticed something was wrong.
Just when Tony was about to continue questioning, Rhodes behind him said in a panic: "Shit! The situation is not good! I've been hacked and can't move at all."
The huge machine gun barrel behind Rhodes suddenly moved on its own, moved to his shoulder, and then aimed at Tony.
"Sure enough!" Tony squatted down slightly, the energy in his hands and feet gathering.
He knew he would alert the enemy, but it didn't matter. As long as he appeared here, the other party would definitely take action.
At the same time, all the steel soldiers on the stage raised their arms, and all their gun barrels were aimed at Tony on the field.
"Go quickly! The entire system is controlled by him, and you have been targeted!" Rhodes shouted hurriedly when he saw this.
Tony's reaction was also very fast. At the same time as Rhodes shouted, he was already spraying energy and flying into the air.
At the same time, Holm's voice also came from his channel.
"Fly to an open place and divert those who can fly away first. Remember to move quickly, there are too many people at the exhibition."
"I will arrive at the venue immediately. My colleagues are attacking Ivan Vanke's operating system with all their strength. As long as the invasion is successful, the threat of these steel soldiers will be eliminated."
"OK." Hearing Holm's voice, Tony responded, then increased his power, broke through the glass and flew out from the top.
As Tony moved, the gun barrels of those steel soldiers also fired bullets following his figure.
"Da da da!"
Fierce gunfire rang out, and the whizzing bullets shattered all the glass on the ceiling.
The sudden change plunged the venue into chaos. Fortunately, the security guards here were relatively professional and began to evacuate the crowd immediately.
At this moment, Holm had also arrived outside the venue. He had just hung up the phone call from Colson. Colson asked him to adapt accordingly and not to escalate the situation further, and to try to end the matter at the minimum cost.
"Didi!" As soon as Holm put his usual mobile phone into his pocket, the other backup phone started to ring.
After the call was connected, Garriott's slightly anxious voice came from the other side.
"Are you at the meeting? Did SHIELD send you to handle this matter?"
"Yes, I just received the mission." Holm said as he walked into the venue against the direction of the crowd.
Hearing his answer, Garriott also breathed a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly said: "Find a way to protect Ivan Vanke in this mission. The organization needs him to play a greater role."
Hearing Garriott's request, Holm also sneered in his heart. It really hurts his back to stand and talk. In this situation, he doesn't even know where Ivan Vanke is, so how can he save him.
"But I don't know his current location, and I still need to follow SHIELD's instructions to maintain the safety of the venue and resolve this matter as soon as possible." Holm's meaning is very simple. He can't do this now. Neither the time nor the location nor the people can take advantage of it.
"What are you talking about?" Garriott's voice was filled with anger. He did not expect that Holm would dare to refuse him: "Do you really think you are an agent of SHIELD?! Don't forget that you are Hydra! "
"All you have to do is accept the order! And then execute the order! Understand?"
Hearing Garriott begin to slap him, Holm took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I always remember that I am a member of Hydra, and I have never deviated from my positioning, but this time I really can't accept the task."
"I believe that even if Lord Pierce knows about it, he will understand my current decision. After all, under the current circumstances, if I accept the task, I will risk exposing myself, and there is no guarantee that the task will be completed."
"So whether it is from the long-term development of my future undercover or the pros and cons of the organization, I cannot accept this task."
"If the sir still has other opinions on this, then I don't mind facing the questioning of Mr. Pierce with the sir after the matter is over."
"But before that, I also want to remind you, sir, to think about everything in advance. After all, I already reminded you yesterday."
"How dare you...?!" Facing Holm's attitude, Garriott felt like he was going to explode. He never thought that Holm, who had always been obedient to him, would dare to talk to him like this.
His guess was indeed correct. This guy was no longer under his control. It could be seen from the extra question he asked on the phone yesterday.
Before Garriott could yell angrily, Holm had hung up the phone, then crushed the phone into powder with his hands tightly.
Chapter 186: Grudge
Damn old guy, he has been putting up with this old guy for a long time. Originally, it was because he could help him and make his position higher, so he always obeyed him.
As a result, now that his status has reached a high level, before he has done anything, this old guy starts to talk to him.
Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in Holm's eyes. It seemed that this old guy could no longer be kept, and he had to find a way to deal with him properly. Now he is no longer Holm's help, but has become a climber. obstacles.
Venom also felt Holm's thoughts at this time, so he also smiled strangely and said: "Is it finally time to kill this old turtle? After keeping him for so long, it's time to taste what he tastes like. I hope he tastes better than your previous boss."
"It won't be long. When I figure out how to squeeze out the last value from him, he will be close to death." Holm said coldly.
At this time, most of the people in the venue had fled. While commanding the SHIELD agents who arrived, Holm kicked back the Iron Soldiers who were trying to leave the exhibition hall one by one.
These guys did not fly over from the top like the Air Force just now, but wanted to follow the instructions to go outside the exhibition hall, and then attack Tony Stark in the air on the ground.
So even though Holm kicked them back one by one, they still stood up unyieldingly and walked out with heavy steps.
Watching this scene, Holm also pressed the earphone and asked Daisy over there: "How is your current invasion progress? How long will it take to complete."
"Right away, right away." Daisy responded while tapping the screen: "321, ready!"
As her words fell, the steel soldiers in the venue stopped moving instantly, and the flashing red light on their heads disappeared at the same time, and they all fell into a shutdown state.
In mid-air, the Air Force Iron Soldiers who were chasing Tony Stark and shooting all stopped in the air, and then flew back to the venue according to the new instructions given to them by Daisy.
"I have now taken control of all the Steel Soldiers and have returned Major Rhodes' operating rights to him. These Steel Soldiers still have bombs hidden on their bodies. We must contact the people in the bureau as soon as possible to dismantle all the bombs to avoid What's the accident?" Daisy said as she controlled the Air Force Steel Soldier to land on the stand again.
Holm nodded when he heard this and said, "Call Chief Colson, and I'll ask about Tony Stark's situation."
After finishing speaking, Holm connected to Tony Stark's channel, and then asked him as he walked outside the venue: "How is the situation over there? We have obtained the right to operate the Iron Soldiers. ."
"I saw that those steel soldiers have gone back, but a new steel armor has appeared that is completely different from the steel soldiers just now. I am planning to lead him to the botanical garden with Rhodes to deal with it." Tony was driving. He responded to Holm's question while flying with his steel armor.
"Be careful, I'm going to the botanical garden now." Holm warned.
After hanging up the phone, Holm also walked slowly towards the botanical garden, with a completely different leisurely attitude than when he was on the phone.
Finally, when he was about to reach the botanical garden, he saw two armors flying quickly into the sky, followed by a loud bang, and the sky burst into flames, covering the entire botanical garden.
"It's finally over." Holm thought as he squinted his eyes as he looked at the firelight in the sky.
He did it on purpose. The existence of Ivan Vanke was not important to him at all, but it was important to him that Garriott made a mistake in judgment this time and failed to complete this task.
After all, if he wants to continue to climb up, Garriott is the first obstacle he must remove.
In a luxurious villa in the suburbs of New York, Garriott watched the news on TV and listened to the reports from his subordinates on the phone. He gritted his teeth and threw the remote control to the ground and smashed it to pieces.
Holm had just sent him a text message, telling him the results of the mission, saying that although he had tried his best to save Ivan Vanke, he still couldn't catch up.
After a more detailed report from his subordinates, he confirmed this result, so he could no longer control the anger in his heart.
This idea of eating two things with one fish was first proposed by him, and it was also recognized by Pierce and other senior executives, and he implemented it concretely.
He originally thought about taking on Dongfeng in this task, climbing up, and suppressing Holm's momentum. After all, although the people above appreciated Holm's ability, they also felt that the other party really needed to be suppressed.
As an old agent for so many years, he still has this look, so now the right time, place and people are by his side. As long as this task is completed, he can even reach the highest level and become the true core of Hydra. .
But after all calculations, I never expected that there would be such a change. Not only the steel soldiers of Hammer Industries became a joke, but even Ivan Vanke himself was blown into ashes. Not to mention eating two fish, he even Not a single fish scale was caught.
The failure of the mission had already made him extremely angry, and the signs of disobedience shown in Holm also made him even more angry.
Thinking of this, he also raised his hand and read the text message that Holm had just sent him. With this text message, even if he wanted to go to Pierce and say that Holm did not perform the task according to his instructions, there was no way.
Although he and Holm had a quarrel, according to Holm, he still tried his best to complete this task, but in the end it was really unsatisfactory and there was no way to save Ivan Vanke.
From Holm's point of view, this is not a problem. At most, he has an inappropriate attitude when talking to his superiors. But who gave him the ability? And he kept mentioning Mr. Pierce, so even if the superiors have some opinions on him, But it doesn't affect the overall situation.
From Garriott's point of view, Holm's subordinate is now out of his control and wants to climb on top of him. This is something he absolutely cannot bear.
We can't let this go, we must teach that guy a lesson!
Thinking of this, Garriott's eyes flickered and he pondered for a moment, then picked up his cell phone and dialed Pierce's number.
"Sir, Mr. Pierce, I suspect that Agent Viper's position and loyalty have been shaken to some extent."
"Understand, I will use my method to test him, let him firm his position, and ensure that he fully belongs to the organization."
Chapter 187, The meaning of selling your soul and life
After Tony Stark's matter came to an end, Holm finally had some free time and handed over everything.
He also took advantage of the darkness to sneak into the sewer and came to this vast underground space that generally no one would ever visit.
After passing through several lightless passages and passing through several large closed iron doors, he finally came to an abandoned platform.
There is only a small light bulb that flickers from time to time to provide a glimmer of light, and the rest of the time it is plunged into darkness.
The original platform was covered with moss, and mice or other reptiles could even be seen sparsely moving in the dark corners.
Holm stood on the platform, reached out and tightened the small light bulb so that it stopped flickering. At the same time, he turned to look at the dark corner next to him and said in a hoarse voice: "Don't you think it's dazzling your eyes?"
"Or do you just want to hide there and wait for me to give you a hard time?"
As his words fell, countless sands poured out from the dark corners, and then gradually condensed into the appearance of William Baker.
He looked better than when he was in SHIELD. It seemed that after escaping, he ate a lot of food that he had not been able to eat during this period and regained some vitality and energy.
"I would like to do that, but I know I can't do it now." William Baker said in a deep voice, looking at Holm's dark face that seemed to absorb all the light.
Hearing his answer, Holm also tilted his head and corrected seriously: "It's not that you can't do it now, it's that you've never been able to do it."
"Now it's just for you to recognize the reality more clearly and save some energy."
"Understood, after all, I have sold my soul and life to you, the "devil", haven't I?" William Baker said with a self-deprecating smile.
"At least I, the devil, am still reasonable." Holm laughed hoarsely: "I gave you extraordinary power, and then I will give you a happy life that you have lost."
After finishing speaking, Holm also turned around and jumped off the platform, and then said to William Baker without looking back: "Let's go, follow me to see what you have been thinking about."
William Baker pursed his lips after hearing this, and jumped off the platform with Holm with a somewhat complicated expression.
Half an hour later, the two of them stood on the roof of a building, quietly watching Rumlow, who had just parked his car and was carrying large and small bags from the trunk, and who was following behind him. Katie is carrying a school bag, a ponytail, and a bright smile. She looks cute and smart.
Compared with the last time Holm came here, Katie is obviously more relaxed and cheerful now. It seems that he and Rumlow are really getting along well during this period. Even Rumlow's tough guy's face is filled with happiness. smile.
"You lied to me. You didn't tell me that she has been adopted now and is living a good life." William Baker said in a deep voice as he looked at the warm picture below with loving and sad eyes.
"Do you think so?" Holm said in a playful voice.
"Then what if I tell you that the man below who adopted her is my subordinate, and he is taking care of her under my orders."
When he heard this, William Baker suddenly turned his head, his tense face full of anger.
Looking at his angry look, Holm remained unmoved and continued to speak loudly: "I asked him to take good care of that little guy, so he has always taken good care of that little guy. If I asked him to kill that little guy. "
Before Holm finished speaking, William Baker had already waved his fist at him angrily.
But just as he raised his arm, Holm snapped his fingers, and he fell to his knees as if struck by lightning. He held his head in his hands and groaned in pain, and cold sweat instantly wet his forehead. t-shirt.
Seeing his painful look, Holm also bent down with cold eyes, stretched out his hand and put it on his head and said in a deep voice: "You don't seem to know what it means to give your soul and life to me."
"Without me, you would still be spinning around on SHIELD's space carrier like a pile of ordinary sand, drinking nutrient solution every six hours to maintain your life."
"If you think that that little guy was specially chosen by me to be your weakness and handle, then you are wrong, because I don't need such a thing. After all, your life is in my hands."
"The reality is that you should kneel down and kiss the top of my shoe to thank me for the gift of bringing this little guy to you."
As Holm spoke, his palms became harder and harder. When his last words fell, William Baker's head turned into a pile of sand.
Watching the fine sand slowly begin to heal and return to the shape of his head after being broken, Holm also patted the sand on his hands and said in a calm voice: "Thank me from the bottom of your heart, because I not only gave you the second This second life gives you a second chance to live a happy life."
"What happened today is the first and last time. If you still can't figure out your position, then I can send you to hell for free. Do you understand?"
"Obviously," William Baker responded, kneeling on the ground and breathing heavily.
He really felt the real danger of death just now. He knew very well that if the pain continued, he would definitely die suddenly.
It is not the kind of sudden death that can be recovered after being broken up, but a sudden death in which everything from body to soul dies in the true sense.
"You will live across from them for the next period of time. I will explain your existence to my men, and you can take care of the little guy with him."
Holm said to William Baker while looking at Rumlow and Katie who had returned home.
"You should now have the ability to change your appearance, so remember to prepare a new image for yourself. You will have a new identity in this country."
"Thank you." William Baker stood up slowly, lowered his head and said in a deep voice.
Holm ignored his thanks, but took out a photo and a stack of information from his arms and handed it to him and continued: "According to the image of the person in the photo, make a plan to change him into this person at any time. The information is for Full set of information on this person."
"I will give you a month. You must become familiar with his image and all his habits as soon as possible. When the time is right, I will let you replace him."
William Baker nodded silently and took the photos and information.
"Baron Strucker. Leader of the Sokovian branch of the Sokovian Hydra."
Looking at the information above, William Baker also felt as if he had come into contact with a brand new world, a real world that he had never heard of and had never been exposed to before.
Chapter 188, Upgrade Celebration, Old York Pizza
"Welcome to Level 8, Agent Clint." In the conference room of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, Nick Fury stretched out his hand while looking at Holm in front of him.
"It's my pleasure." Holm responded with a smile and held his hand.
Next to them, Colson smiled with relief and clapped his hands gently to express congratulations, while Daisy was even more excited than Holm. Not only did she clap her palms, she also shouted without stopping, a People just created an atmosphere of a bunch of people.
"Entering level 8 not only means an increase in authority and treatment, but also means that the tasks you will face in the future will be more difficult and dangerous. I hope you are prepared." Nick Fury looked at Holm and said solemnly.
Hearing this, Holm also nodded and replied seriously: "Please rest assured, sir, I will do my best."
Then there were some more polite words. After they were finished, Nick Fury and Coulson went to deal with other things, leaving Daisy and Holm to start enjoying their vacation.
"Oh! The vacation has begun! Did you forget what you promised me a few days ago? Let's go have some fun today and celebrate your upgrade." Daisy said excitedly.
Hearing this, Holm also smiled and said: "Not only is it my upgrade, but also your double bonus. By the way, since we all have double bonuses, what about today?"
"No, no! It's obviously your upgrade, so don't think about my bonus. I still have to keep it to buy a lot of things." Daisy immediately interrupted Holm's thoughts and said, cherishing her bonus very much.
"But I prepared a gift for you, hehe, you'll know about it in the evening." When she said this, Daisy rolled her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking of.
Holm originally wanted to tease her, but he didn't expect that he actually faked a surprise. He didn't know what it was specifically. It should be a gift, just like the clothes Gwen gave him.
Thinking of this, Holm couldn't help but think of Gwen. There have been too many things going on recently. They haven't met offline since they met by chance at Stark Tower last time. They just chatted online from time to time.
Now that I'm on vacation, I should go see her sometime. According to her, the company seems to be on the right track recently, and he, the largest investor, doesn't have time to take a look.
"What are you thinking about? We should go." Daisy stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Holm, interrupting his thoughts to continue diverging.
"I was thinking about what gift you prepared for me." Holm smiled as he followed her out of the conference room and walked to the hangar. They needed to take the Quinjet back to the ground.
Listening to Holm's words, Daisy just shook her head mysteriously, and then raised the corners of her mouth and said, "You will find out in the evening, but now we have to keep it a secret."
"What kind of clothes are they?" Holm asked tentatively.
"No." Daisy shook her head.
"Is that a firearm?"
"No."
"Is that wine?"
"Oh no, you're so annoying. Stop asking. I'll find out in the evening."
Daisy was very upset by Holm's tireless questions. She angrily raised her fist and threatened him: "Don't ask again, I will beat you if you ask again!"
Looking at Daisy's raised fist, Holm stopped teasing her. He pressed her fist down and said, "Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore. I'll take you to eat delicious food tonight."
"Hmph! That's pretty much it." Daisy also put down her hands when she saw this, and then took the lead on the Quinjet.
Half an hour later, he and Daisy drove from the base to the city, discussing what to eat along the way.
"Where to go? Is there any store you want to go to?" Holm said to Daisy while driving.
Daisy also sat up after hearing this, pointed to the road excitedly and said: "Come this way, I will take you to a new store I discovered. The pizza there is very good, especially the smoked sausage one. It is definitely unique in New York." One family."
"Pizza? It's okay, but is it really as delicious as you said?" While speaking, Holm followed her guidance and turned around from the intersection in front.
I continued driving like this for 20 minutes, and finally arrived at the door of a store that looked very stylish.
On the door, a big light sign hangs on it, which says their signature "Old York Pizza".
"This is it. It turns out that the boss has been opening it for many years, and it was just recently renovated." Daisy introduced while leading Holm inside.
"I also discovered it by chance last time. I heard from people around me that this store tastes very good, so I came to try it and found that it really lived up to its reputation."
While listening, Holm walked into the store and saw an old man with gray hair but good spirits wearing a white chef's uniform, standing by the stove in the back, kneading dough.
After seeing Daisy come in, the old man greeted her kindly.
"Hey, this is the boss, Old York. He is the soul of this store. Despite his amiable appearance now, he usually teaches his apprentices very harshly." Daisy took Holm to sit by the window. side.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of scolding from the other side. Holm raised his head and saw Old York holding a piece of black dough, scolding the young apprentice next to him so that he couldn't raise his head.
Next to the young apprentice, there was a young man with an Asian face. He was looking at the young apprentice with schadenfreude and was trying to persuade Old York, as if to calm him down.
Judging from their words and actions, the relationship between this young Asian man and Old York seems to be unusual. They are obviously very close, and they are really like a pair of grandfather and grandson.
While Holm was dispersing his thoughts, a unique aroma penetrated his nose.
The waiter has already brought the pizza they ordered. The red sausage is spread on the baked pizza and paired with sticky cheese. Not only does it smell a complex aroma, but it also tastes amazing.
There is indeed something special about this store. Sure enough, it is something that even Daisy, a foodie, can never forget.
After the meal, Holm wanted to take Daisy to the bar for a drink, because that was what he said last time.
But Daisy shook her head and said that she had prepared good wine at home and just went to her house to drink.
After hearing Daisy's idea, Holm agreed without much thought. After all, it was more convenient to stay at her house than to go to a bar.
If she's drunk, just throw her into the bedroom. You don't have to take her back from the bar like last time.
Chapter 189, Unique Gift, Garriott's Test of Loyalty
So they went to Daisy's house together, and then sat on the sofa, chatting in the dim light, drinking cool champagne.
"Didn't you say that your drinking capacity has improved a lot? It feels the same as last time." Holm said looking at Daisy whose cheeks had turned pink.
After just a few glasses of champagne, Daisy's cheeks started to turn red again and her eyes became blurry.
Seeing that she seemed to be almost drunk, Holm also put down the cup and joked: "Didn't you say you prepared a gift for me?"
"Bring it to me quickly before you get drunk."
After hearing Holm's words, Daisy pursed her lips and stood up suddenly, then looked into his eyes, turned over and straddled him.
"I am your gift." Daisy looked at Holm with her big watery eyes and said.
"No, are you drunk?" Looking at Daisy's cheek and eyes so close, Holm said at a loss.
"I'm not drunk, the gift I prepared for you is myself." Daisy said as she pushed the thin suspenders on her shoulders aside, letting the thin silk suspender nightgown slip from her body.
"Well!" Before Holm could say anything else, Daisy had already put her arms around his neck, lowered her head and kissed his lips.
Sunlight filtered in through the gaps in the tightly drawn curtains, providing a glimmer of light in the dark room.
On the soft big bed, Daisy was curled up on Holm's chest like a kitten, with a slight smile on her lips. She didn't know what kind of sweet dream she was having.
"Didi!" As several short ringtones rang, Holm suddenly opened his eyes and took the mobile phone from the bedside.
Looking at the message sent on his phone, he frowned slightly, with a hint of displeasure flashing across his face.
But after thinking for a moment, he slowly got up from the bed and quickly put on his clothes.
Looking at Daisy who was still sleeping soundly, Holm also helped her cover her with the quilt tightly, and then gently left a kiss on her forehead.
Just when Holm left the room and the car in the yard outside also made the sound of starting, the "sleeping" Daisy slowly opened her eyes, then gently touched her forehead and raised the corners of her mouth.
In the car at this time, Venom also came out of Holm's body. He was rolling around in the passenger seat and said: "I finally didn't waste my opportunity yesterday. Do you think it's the same as what I said before? I did it last time." Just telling you that she is interested in you."
After listening to Venom's words, Holm shook his head helplessly and said, "Yes, yes, everything you said is right."
"Hmph! Of course what I said is right! If you hadn't been too hesitant to take action last time, how could you have waited until now." Venom said proudly.
When Holm heard this, he ignored Venom's self-praise and recalled the exchange last night.
"That woman can do it, why can't I? I don't care, don't even think about rejecting me!"
Daisy's stubborn words and rippling eyes came to his mind again.
"Didi!" Before Holm could think about it, his phone started ringing again.
Looking at the message sent again, Holm unconsciously tightened the steering wheel in his hand.
It was an urging message from Garriott, asking why he wasn't home yet.
The text message that just woke him up was also sent by Garriott, asking him to go home quickly.
"I can't wait to taste what this guy's head tastes like. Kill him. I'll kill him when I get back soon." Venom bared his teeth and looked at the phone and said to Holm.
Hearing its words, Holm also tightened his face and said with an unkind expression: "He does not live long, but now is not the time."
"When the time is right, I will make him kneel in front of me and repent!"
While speaking angrily, Holm pressed the accelerator to the bottom, and his black car instantly shot out like an arrow.
Not long after, Holm finally drove the car downstairs. As soon as he entered this area, he narrowed his eyes because this time he sensed that the number of guards was three times more than usual.
"You come here with bad intentions. It seems that Garriott has no good intentions today." Holm said as he opened the car door and walked out with a normal expression, and then walked upstairs.
"Ah~ I smell the sweet scent coming from his head. This time the smell is far more attractive than before."
Venom sniffed carefully and sighed: "It seems that he is indeed planning a lot of things in his head. This compound aroma of various secretions really makes me feel itchy."
While Venom was talking, Home also opened the door and walked in.
As soon as you enter the door, you can see Garriott on the sofa at first sight, looking at Holm with a serious expression and an evil look in his eyes.
"You are moving very slowly today, Mr. Clint." Garriott said coldly.
"Sorry, I didn't know that the chief was coming to see me today." Holm stood at the door and said calmly.
Hearing his answer, Garriott raised the corners of his mouth and sneered: "Oh, no need to make any excuses, I understand what you are thinking."
"Now you are the youngest and best ace agent of SHIELD. I guess these reputations and aura have made you forget your own position. You have forgotten that you are still a member of Hydra."
Hearing Garriott's words, Holm also frowned slightly and slapped him with such a big label as soon as he came up. Today's Garriott was indeed prepared and had no peace of mind at all.
"I'm sorry, sir, some of my words during the last mission made you feel unhappy, but my position and attitude have never wavered. I have always been an agent viper from the beginning to the end." Holm said sincerely and firmly.
"No matter how great my achievements are in S.H.I.E.L.D., it is just that I have reached a new stage in the tasks I performed in accordance with the orders of the organization."
After hearing Holm's response, Garriott also sat on the sofa, his eyes as full of scrutiny as when they first met, with a playful smile on his lips, and his attitude was extremely disdainful and contemptuous.
"Agent Clint's talking skills have improved a lot. He is completely different from when we first met."
"Since you said that your attitude and stance have never wavered, I think you wouldn't mind proving your loyalty to the organization."
Hearing Garriott's words and looking at the weird smile on his face, Holm suddenly felt something was wrong.
Sure enough, Garriott stared at him the next second and said slowly: "Find a way to kill your partner in SHIELD and use her blood to prove your loyalty to the organization."