After a brief explanation of the Winter Soldier to Captain America, the group refocused their attention on the question at hand.
Their brains began to work at high speed, carefully pondering the possibilities.
"I think the most likely person is Nick Fury."
Captain America was the first to express his opinion, "Nick Fury controls an intelligence agency, and he is the most likely person to find out the Winter Soldier's identity."
"His intelligence network is definitely not as good as J.A.R.V.I.S.'s," Iron Man said proudly from the side, a look of immense smugness on his face.
"J.A.R.V.I.S.? Who is he? The head of another intelligence agency?" Captain America asked with a serious expression.
"J.A.R.V.I.S. is my artificial intelligence... Captain, promise me that after this quiz, you'll catch up on your studies. You're too out of touch."
Iron Man patted Captain America's shoulder, looking very much like an old man.
"You might not understand what artificial intelligence is if I explain it to you, so I'll just tell you this: anything connected to the internet cannot hide from J.A.R.V.I.S.'s eyes."
"And in modern society, surveillance cameras and recording devices are everywhere, in every corner of the globe. It's almost impossible not to leave any trace on the internet."
"Even if the Winter Soldier is a ghost, so mysterious that many intelligence agencies don't believe in his existence, didn't J.A.R.V.I.S. still find a lot of intelligence within minutes?"
"So, in this regard..." Speaking of which, Iron Man became smug again, "I'm sorry, Nick Fury, but I alone can rival S.H.I.E.L.D."
Iron Man's personality was always arrogant and prone to exaggeration, so Captain America didn't immediately believe him. Instead, he turned his questioning gaze towards Nick Fury.
"J.A.R.V.I.S. is indeed the most advanced artificial intelligence of the current era, and at times, it does have an advantage over intelligence agencies in terms of information gathering."
Nick Fury nodded. He didn't refute Iron Man on this point, because Iron Man wasn't actually boasting.
If there happened to be few surveillance cameras, or in other words, not many traces left on the internet, then only traditional methods could be used.
In such a situation, S.H.I.E.L.D. would definitely be more useful than J.A.R.V.I.S.
But what era is it now? It's the digital information age!
As Iron Man said, most of the time, everyone leaves more or less traces on the internet.
And as long as there are traces online, J.A.R.V.I.S., as an artificial intelligence, is naturally much more efficient than S.H.I.E.L.D.
For example, when Black Widow was shot by the Winter Soldier, leading to a failed mission, S.H.I.E.L.D. naturally couldn't avoid investigating.
However, the fact is that after all these years, the information they found was truly less than what J.A.R.V.I.S. retrieved in that short time on the fighter jet.
"Not at times, but most of the time!" Iron Man added seriously, then shrugged at the two of them, "So the answer is obvious, isn't it? Choose C, Iron Man!"
"This question is about intelligence capabilities, right? And among the four options, my intelligence capabilities are undoubtedly the strongest!"
"Captain, it's your turn to answer now. I've already analyzed the answer for you, no need to thank me!" Iron Man then spread his hands to Captain America, looking very confident.
"Compared to computer technology, I believe more in the power of people," Captain America said, shaking his head.
"You're as old-fashioned as an old man. This is a new era! Oh, sorry, I forgot you actually are an old man." Iron Man shook his head repeatedly, looking as if he couldn't be bothered.
"No, Stark, you're thinking too simply."
Nick Fury, however, also disagreed with Iron Man, "For an assassination-type agent like the Winter Soldier, all his related information would have definitely been erased."
"I bet even if the Winter Soldier took off his mask in front of you, you still wouldn't be able to find out his identity!"
Iron Man, as a scientist, might not understand these things too well, which is why he didn't think of it; after all, every profession has its own intricacies.
But Nick Fury, as an intelligence chief, was well-versed in such matters. Erasing all traces was just basic procedure.
Iron Man was stunned by what Nick Fury said, and then... he was speechless.
Because what Nick Fury said made a lot of sense.
Even if J.A.R.V.I.S. was incredibly powerful and could find all sorts of information about the Winter Soldier online immediately, there was still a prerequisite: the Winter Soldier's identity information must already exist online.
Only then could it be compared, analyzed, and matched to determine the Winter Soldier's identity.
But what if there was simply no identity information for the Winter Soldier online?
Then even if information about the Winter Soldier was obtained, it would be completely useless!
"And we currently know nothing about the organization behind the Winter Soldier, Stark. Your J.A.R.V.I.S. has no use here!"
Nick Fury then emphasized to Iron Man.
Indeed.
Within the organization behind the Winter Soldier, the Winter Soldier's data might be highly encrypted and stored on an intranet. Theoretically, there's a possibility of J.A.R.V.I.S. cracking and infiltrating it.
But this also has a prerequisite: J.A.R.V.I.S. needs an entry point.
For example, knowing what network the other party uses, or obtaining a terminal device from the other party that can access their intranet, and so on.
In a situation where he was completely in the dark, J.A.R.V.I.S. could only stare blankly.
So, despite his usual arrogance and pride making Iron Man reluctant to admit it, he had to concede that he really couldn't do this job.
"Let me tell you how you can get the Winter Soldier's identity information. Either we capture someone within their organization who knows the Winter Soldier's identity."
"And the Winter Soldier's level of secrecy within their organization is definitely very high. Those who know the Winter Soldier's true identity must also be absolute high-ranking officials."
"Or, we infiltrate their base and obtain highly classified related information."
Nick Fury continued to speak eloquently in front of Iron Man, "But no matter which situation, it's a very difficult task, and not something one person can do."
As for capturing the Winter Soldier and interrogating him for his identity...
Nick Fury didn't even mention this. For someone like the Winter Soldier, even if he were captured, it would be useless; there would be no way to make him talk.
"Nick Fury is right. This is something only a special operations team can accomplish."
"Intelligence gathering and analysis, deployment of operational plans, accurate and efficient on-site command, rapid response team actions... none can be missing."
"There seems to be only one person who can do this kind of thing." Captain America's gaze fell on option A.