Chapter 150: The United States
Steve Rogers' expression was extremely serious, his brows were furrowed tightly.
He had just returned to the United States from London by civilian aviation. No one in SHIELD knew he was back, so naturally no one came to pick him up.
He was just about to contact SHIELD, but he didn't expect such a change to happen.
Nick Fury just told him that he was calling Pierce's private plane, but he didn't get any response three times in a row.
Even a three-year-old child could tell that there was something fishy going on.
What's more, he had already seen clearly that there were three aircraft carriers in the sky, which was enough to explain the problem.
Captain America gritted his teeth, hesitated for a moment, looked around, and saw a speeding gang parked nearby, staring blankly up at the sky. He immediately rushed forward, dodged the motorcycle, and said to the dreadlocked guy who was pushed off the bike and was still in a daze: "Sorry, can I borrow your bike!"
Then he stepped on the accelerator to the bottom and rushed straight towards . amid the sound of explosions.
Of course, the ones who noticed this anomaly were Steve Rogers and Nick Fury.
After all, the incident happened in Washington, the capital of the United States, and is not even far from the White House. How could it not attract the attention of the government and the military?
The military noticed this earlier than the public, and saw the outlines of the three aircraft carriers in the sky even faster than the public.
In the Pentagon, Admiral Hayworth received the report, blurted out "fuck", slammed the table, and shouted angrily: "What the hell is going on? Who allowed . to take off an aircraft carrier at this time?"
"This is Washington, .! The eyes of the whole world will be on this! The incident in Renton just ended, and now this has happened. Is Pierce afraid that the public opinion we are facing is not intense enough?"
"Where's Pierce! Call him over here right now!"
The subordinate opposite him looked embarrassed and held the report materials tightly.
"Admiral, our military cannot contact SHIELD right now."
"what happened?"
"The electromagnetic signal from SHIELD seems to have been interfered with. No matter what means we use, we cannot contact any SHIELD personnel."
Hayworth's pupils shrank, and she gradually came to her senses from her rage. She also realized that this matter was unusual and might not be so easy to resolve.
The most important thing is that the Pentagon has no idea what the current situation of SHIELD is - before this, they didn’t even know that SHIELD had secretly hidden three flying aircraft carriers!
And SHIELD, like them, is a violent agency that maintains order in the United States. Even if the other party does such a thing, they cannot just start fighting.
It is not okay to open fire rashly.
But if he were to endure this, not only would public opinion be outraged, but he himself would not be able to swallow this.
It was SHIELD who made such a big fuss by acting first and reporting later. Why should the Pentagon tolerate it!
After biting his thumb a few times, Admiral Hayworth ordered: "Call the President's office and inform the President of this matter."
"Continue to contact SHIELD and dispatch a flight formation. If SHIELD still doesn't respond within five minutes, then open fire!"
"Yes!" The subordinate received the order, took a step back, stood up straight, saluted, and turned away.
Admiral Hayworth still hopes to be able to contact SHIELD, and it would be best if Pierce personally came forward to explain the ins and outs of the matter.
But unfortunately, five minutes passed and he didn't receive any news. SHIELD was like dead, with no response at all.
Suddenly, the phone in front of him rang. Hayworth immediately sat up and grabbed the receiver...
On the huge electronic screen at the Pentagon's command center, three red dots with faint halos of light were constantly moving. That was the monitoring of the three flying aircraft carriers. The data showed that the three aircraft carriers were still floating over Washington, but gradually disappeared from people's sight due to the continuous increase in altitude.
For ordinary people, not being able to see these three huge ships was naturally a good thing; they thought they had probably flown away.
But from the Pentagon's perspective, it's another matter entirely.
These three aircraft carriers must be equipped with many weapons with extremely long range. The higher the altitude, the larger the area of land covered by the carrier.
At this time, the three aircraft carriers had risen to an altitude of tens of thousands of meters, enough to lock the entire United States within their range!
Three red dots on the screen kept flashing, making everyone feel cold, as if they were being stared at by three red eyes.
This was the scene Hayworth saw when she rushed into the command center after receiving the call.
He slammed the table angrily: "FUCK! FUCKFUCK! What on earth does SHIELD want to do! "
While cursing, he shouted outside: "Where's the liaison officer! Jim! Jim!"
He called several times, but there was no response.
Hayworth gradually realized that something was wrong, grabbed the pager on the control desk and shouted: "F22 flight formation! F22 flight formation! Execute the take-off order! Execute the take-off order!"
However, the only sound coming from the pager was the sound of electric shock, nothing else.
Hayworth felt as if he had fallen into an icy lake, and later realized that the liaison officer had not followed his orders at all. He had not contacted ., nor the White House, and had not conveyed the order to take off and intercept to the F22 formation.
He was totally fooled!
No, what's more terrifying is...
He looked around and found that except for a few insignificant clerks, all the persons in charge of important positions had disappeared without a trace!
He was sidelined!
The same thing is happening not only in the Pentagon, but also in Congress and in every governor's office.
……
Inside ., Pierce stood by the window, looking at Washington, which looked as prosperous as ever.
It seems that this is still the prosperous capital city named after the founding father that has gone through two hundred years. This land carries the people who have inherited the will of the founding fathers.
But in fact, its internal holes are as severe as those of Renton at this moment.
No one knows better than him that the current American upper class is simply a piece of paper soaked through by Hydra.
Almost everyone who holds an important position is a Hydra member. Even if the person in office is not a Hydra member, his closest secretary or assistant must be one of them.
To hell with the freedom and democracy that even the officials themselves don't believe in. Soon, this land will belong to Hydra!
Once the three aircraft carriers rise to a certain altitude, the long-range weapons on board will be enough to kill officials and civilian leaders across the United States!
By then, no one will be able to stop them!
Pierce was so excited that he put his palm against the glass and trembled slightly.
Suddenly, a loud rumbling sound reached his ears, bringing him back from his ecstasy.
"what happened?"
(End of this chapter)
