At Least Your Mom's Name Isn't Martha
"With these media outlets watching, the police department will definitely investigate thoroughly. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and National Security Agency will also get involved. Hydra can't intervene openly in an official capacity, since it was us they bombed; that wouldn't be right. They're in big trouble this time," Tony said after drinking a large glass of ice water.
"They never expected us to call the police, and they even brought so many reporters. The cleanup will be a headache for them. Now is the golden opportunity. Let Nick inform his people at S.H.I.E.L.D.., and we can gather as much intelligence as possible now." Peggy Carter's experience was invaluable; she caught them completely off guard.
"Guys, things are worse than we thought. Our Department of Defense, former Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Alexander Pierce, and several Senate are all Hydra Congressman. S.H.I.E.L.D.. might as well just rename itself Hydra." Natasha and Hawkeye came out of the room after interrogating Agent Sitwell.
"That's easy. We'll take Agent Sitwell straight to the police station, and everything will be clear. We have witnesses," Banner suddenly said.
"If you didn't have seven doctoral degrees, I would definitely think you were mentally challenged. Who knows which departments they have people in now? Even if you go to the police station and confess honestly, what if they recant their testimony on the spot when you hand them over to another department? Go to court?" Tony looked at Banner with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot and said.
"It's ironic that the S.H.I.E.L.D.. I built with my own hands has become the headquarters of Hydra. Thanks to Xia, I had the opportunity to end all of this myself. Thank you, Xia."
Xia Yu pointed at the Captain, who was in a daze. "I think the most important thing for you right now is to keep an eye on your man. Look at him, he looks so distracted. Oh, Bucky, my darling, why did you become Hydra? What have you been through all these years?"
"Get out!" "Get out!" the Captain and Peggy Carter said in unison.
"Stop it, darling." Natasha rolled her eyes at Xia Yu and said to the Captain, "Sitwell revealed about the Winter Soldier. He's been brainwashed by Hydra. He'll obey orders as long as he hears certain words. In reality, he has no memories of his past."
"What should we do then?" the Captain asked anxiously.
"I don't know, but brainwashing needs to be done frequently, which means he'll recover every now and then. When he wakes up, Captain, you should talk to him about the past; that should help. It would be best to also help him self-calibrate his consciousness," Natasha said.
"How do we calibrate his consciousness?" the Captain asked anxiously.
"Just knock him out a few more times. His brain will automatically recalibrate its consciousness after a violent impact. Knock him out a few more times, Captain, and talk to him a bit more. It'll be fine. But you can't let him hear any more brainwashing words, or he'll reboot again," Hawkeye added.
In the past, when Xia Yu watched movies, the most memorable scene was Captain America 2 where Captain America didn't fight back or talk back to Bucky, and even made a heartfelt confession. You could feel the strong bromance even through the screen. But when he saw it in person, he felt that he had underestimated the feelings between them. He felt that Bucky was definitely no less important to Captain than Peggy Carter.
So when the Winter Soldier woke up, perhaps just as he touched the iron rings binding his hands, Captain rushed in like the wind.
Xia Yu silently prayed for his Captain, "God, please bless that bastard Steve. Peggy's United Kingdom, she must have the genes for being a yaoi fangirl, right?"
"Bucky, how are you feeling? Do you remember who I am?" The Captain asked a barrage of questions as soon as he walked in.
The Winter Soldier had clearly not regained his memories, but he was no longer as violent. His eyes held more confusion, and he could now converse calmly—or rather, calmly, he was locked up.
"Captain, you'd better find some of your old footage online and show it to him. Aren't there many preserved in museums? There should be some online too, right?" Xia Yu suggested.
Nearly half of the people present were skilled hackers, and they could find anything available online. Soon, the museum's documentary films, along with some materials not publicly available, were downloaded onto a mobile phone and placed in front of the Winter Soldier.
"Some images flashed through my mind, and you felt familiar, but I can't remember, damn it!" The Winter Soldier began to struggle violently, clearly in excruciating pain from the mental chaos.
"Bang!" Under the Captain's pained gaze, Xia Yu punched the Winter Soldier unconscious again.
"I'm trying to help you guys," Xia Yu said with a shrug.
And so, Xia Yu accompanied Captain and Peggy, knocking out the Winter Soldier three times in a row, each time letting him watch the expansion pack and then chatting with Captain America and Peggy for a while.
Finally, after waking up this time, the Winter Soldier's eyes changed; he was no longer confused.
"Bucky."
"Steve, Agent Carter?" The Winter Soldier not only called out the name, but also Peggy Carter.
Finally, his best friend recognized him. The Captain, surprisingly, became much calmer and asked again, "Tell me something that wasn't in the video you watched, to prove yourself, Bucky."
"Your mother's name is Sarah," the Winter Soldier said, a sudden, mocking smile spreading across his face. "You used to put newspaper in your shoes."
The Captain finally showed a relieved look and said to Xia Yu, "This isn't in these files. Thank you, Xia, you helped me find two of the most important people to me."
Xia Yu said with a smile, "It's alright, Captain. As long as the three of you are happy, oh no, I mean as long as your mother isn't named Martha, that's fine too. You three centenarians can catch up. I'm off."
This chapter is late. The power was out in the neighborhood until almost 7 pm. When I was watching the movie, I actually read it as Martha for the first time. Damn Martha joke, haha!