There was no danger on the way to pick up Pepper Potts.
Not even any attacks.
Although Pepper didn't know what had happened, faced with Tony's serious expression and the fact that even Mr. Superman and Captain America had come along, she very wisely followed Tony's arrangements.
In her view, if there was no danger, everyone wouldn't have come to pick her up together.
On the way back, Pepper kept asking Tony what had happened.
She wasn't concerned about herself; she was worried about Tony.
She was terribly afraid that Tony Stark would suffer another incident like the kidnapping half a year ago!
Faced with Pepper's questions, Tony was momentarily at a loss for words.
He could only look to Su Che and the others for help.
Honestly, Pepper was very important to Tony.
So he didn't want Pepper to know about HYDRA.
After all, the more a person knows, the more danger they're in.
Seeing Tony's pleading gaze,
Steve instantly transformed into an old man who had been frozen for nearly seventy years and, at over thirty, still wasn't very familiar with this world's traffic rules.
So he had to drive the commercial vehicle carefully—don't talk to him; if he got distracted, it might lead to a car accident!
Watching Steve put on this act, Tony rolled his eyes speechlessly.
Even if you were frozen for seventy years—no, even seven hundred years—after reviving, you could still drive a tank and perform drifts, let alone such a commercial vehicle!
He turned his head to look at Su Che and Natasha Romanoff in the back seat.
But he saw Natasha Romanoff pillowed on Su Che's lap, looking like she hadn't rested well the past two days and needed some sleep!
And Su Che made a zipped-lip gesture at Tony, indicating that if he spoke, he'd disturb Natasha's rest.
Fine then!
I can see it now—these guys are doing it on purpose!
And indeed they were.
While Tony was getting out of the car to pick up Pepper, the three—Su Che and the others—had already discussed it.
They wanted to create more opportunities for the two of them.
So the soon-to-be couple could get together sooner.
Isn't it just a confession? Why procrastinate!
All the way back to the Avengers base—back to the Upper East Side villa area that hadn't yet officially become the Avengers base!
As soon as they got out of the car, Tony dragged Pepper toward his villa.
As he left, he didn't forget to shoot an angry glare at Su Che and the other two, almost pointing at their noses and calling them disloyal!
Seeing Tony's expression, the three smiled, then headed toward Su Che's villa.
Although this townhouse had only been settled today, it was fully furnished.
The first thing Natasha Romanoff did after entering was to scan the villa inside and out.
She even checked all the hidden corners—the roof, partitions, inner walls, etc.—with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s latest technological scanning equipment.
After all, the house was given by that Sitwell, a HYDRA member.
Who knew if there were any surveillance or monitoring devices?
Anyway, Natasha Romanoff was a professional in this area.
So once she confirmed there were no surveillance or monitoring devices, Su Che and Steve felt relieved.
"What should we do next?"
Handing a glass of freshly squeezed juice to Su Che and Natasha Romanoff, Steve smiled and asked, "Although I don't care about the apartment bombing, I feel like we can't just act as if nothing happened!"
"At the very least, we should make it seem to HYDRA that we're investigating and seeking revenge."
"That way, they might expose themselves more!"
Hearing Steve's words, Natasha Romanoff smiled while holding her juice: "Over the past two days, I've captured 27 HYDRA members."
"But obviously, those twenty-seven were thrown out by HYDRA for us to catch."
At this, Natasha Romanoff looked at Su Che and Steve and said, "However, Su and Steve's apartments were bombed. Although the scene and surrounding surveillance didn't find any suspects,"
"my apartment building is different!"
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Steve asked curiously, "Natasha, was the person who bombed your apartment caught on camera?"
"Not that!"
Facing Steve, Natasha Romanoff laughed, then set her juice on the coffee table and leaned on the sofa, propping her head up with one hand: "I blew up that apartment myself!"
"Although twenty-seven HYDRA members have been arrested over the past two days, they're just pawns thrown out to vent our anger or take the blame!"
"It would be too boring if we just dropped the matter like that!"
"So, I'm going to add fuel to the fire."
"Whether they panic or grow suspicious of each other—it doesn't matter. Anyway, it's just an apartment. It might yield some unexpectedly good results!"
Hearing Natasha Romanoff's words, Steve nodded slightly.
That made sense, and there might be Nick Fury's plans behind it!
Just as Natasha Romanoff was speaking, her phone suddenly rang.
Picking it up, Natasha said to Su Che and Steve, "It's Director Nick Fury!"
Then she answered the call.
Hearing it was Nick Fury, Su Che and Steve didn't pay it much mind—it was probably about what to do next.
But as the conversation went on, the two noticed subtle changes in Natasha Romanoff's expression.
"Yes, I understand."
Click!
After hanging up, Natasha Romanoff looked at Steve and Su Che with a strange expression: "Maybe we've been wrong about this from the start."
"It seems this attack might not have much to do with HYDRA."
"What did Nick Fury say?"
Seeing Natasha Romanoff's weird expression, Steve immediately asked.
"Nick Fury just called to say that someone else was attacked."
"This time, the attack wasn't as simple as bombing an apartment—the attacker showed themselves!"
"Also, the person attacked has nothing to do with any of us."
"Who was attacked?"
Looking at Natasha Romanoff, Steve asked with a serious expression.
"Dr. Banner—Bruce Banner. A guy who got hit by gamma rays and didn't die, then turns into a big green guy when he's angry!"
"Bruce Banner?"
Hearing Natasha Romanoff mention this name, Steve Rogers turned to look at Su Che.
He didn't know who this Bruce Banner was!
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