Come On, Let's Talk

Alexander Pierce, as expected of someone who had held a high position for many years, showed not a trace of unusual expression on his face. Upon recognizing the person who had arrived, he even withdrew his right hand, which had already opened a drawer to reach for a gun.

"Stark, Mr. Xia, you should have made an appointment with my secretary before you could see me!" Alexander Pierce said calmly.

This composure was meaningless to Tony, who was consumed by hatred. Tony stepped forward, grabbed Pierce by the neck, lifted him up, and said, word by word, "I don't care about your Hydra business right now. I just want to know who ordered the murder of my parents."

Alexander Pierce maintained a calm demeanor on the surface, but inwardly, a storm was raging. His Hydra identity being exposed was expected, but even Howard Stark's unexpected discovery—how much did they really know?

Alexander Pierce decided to probe Tony: "What do you mean by this? What Hydra? Didn't your parents die in a car accident?"

"Hmm~" The charging sound of the left-hand laser cannon rang out.

'Bang!'

Under Alexander Pierce's incredulous gaze, Tony didn't hesitate to fire a shot that pierced the current Department of Defense's right leg.

"Ah!~!~!"

Tony ignored Minister Pierce's screams and continued expressionlessly, "I don't want to hear another word of nonsense."

When the two of them burst in, the building's alarms were already blaring. However, most of the people on the top floor were office workers. Even those who had received some martial arts training didn't dare to make a move when they saw that the intruders were Iron Man and Dragon Knight, two Avengers. But they were sure that the armed men below were rushing over.

Xia Yu glanced at the commotion outside, then turned to Tony and Alexander Pierce and said, "Secretary Pierce, we're not here to reason with them today, nor have we considered the consequences. You'd better be smart. Tony, I'll deal with the people outside. You stay here and play along with our Department of Defense."

Xia Yu slowly walked out of the office. The corridor outside was already full of staff, some of whom were observing the situation inside the office. (Most offices at S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters have glass partitions, which can be used as screens or turned off to block the view.)

Some of them were calling for backup downstairs. When they saw Xia Yu come out, they all drew their guns and aimed them at Xia Yu, but none of them dared to fire.

Facing the aim of more than a dozen guns, Xia Yu smiled and took a step forward, causing dozens of people in the corridor to take a step back in unison.

Are you kidding me? There are plenty of videos circulating of Xia Yu's performance in the Battle of New York. Facing such an opponent, it's commendable that they managed to hold back and not run away.

Xia Yu addressed the hesitant crowd in the corridor loudly, "You all have the day off today, go home. We need to discuss something with Minister Pierce."

The group exchanged glances, but no one moved. Finally, one of the men in a suit couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Xia, I have great respect for the Avengers; you saved the world. But I want to ask why you treated Secretary Pierce like this. He's a good man."

Xia Yu sighed, rubbing his forehead. After thinking for a moment, he decided to be frank. "Your esteemed Minister Pierce is a Hydra agent who is plotting a horrific attack that could murder millions of people."

Xia Yu looked at the incredulous expressions on the faces of the people in front of him and said again, "There are a large number of Hydra agents in this building. I don't care whether you believe it or not, things are already like this. There's no point in you staying here. The action team downstairs will be coming up fully armed in a moment. I don't want any accidental injuries. Now, all of you, get out of here."

After Xia Yu finished speaking, he struck out with his right palm. The powerful Internal Energy transformed into a fierce palm wind that swept out, especially in the relatively narrow environment of the corridor. It was like a category 10 typhoon that swept through the entire corridor, causing people in the corridor to stagger and lose their balance.

"See? I only used a little bit of force. Whether you believe me or your minister, your staying here is an obstacle for both of you, understand?"

Hearing Xia Yu's words, the group exchanged glances, put down their guns, and turned to leave.

Just like Xia Yu said, no matter the reason or stance, staying here is meaningless.

After kicking everyone out, Xia Yu moved a chair and swaggered to the doorway, waiting for their backup to arrive downstairs.

Soon, the first two squads of armed men arrived, led by Jeniel Smith, who was Hydra's replacement for Brock Rumlow as the team leader. After Alexander Pierce's incident, he led two teams to rush over.

Jeniel Smith was full of confidence. The two small teams he led were all Hydra agents, armed with the new weapons they had just learned from the Chitauri. Even if they were facing two Avengers, they were confident they could force them to retreat.

Having confidence is a good thing, but reality is always harsh. When Jeniel Smith finally arrived and saw Xia Yu, almost the entire team collapsed.

Xia Yu leaned back lazily in his chair, his feet propped up on a small platform made of three stacked boxes. They recognized the boxes; they were likely filled with the military's new type of individual hand grenades. There was also a half-empty bottle of beer on top of the boxes, and a burning cigar in the ashtray.

Regardless of whether the box was empty or not, there was a box in front of Xia Yu's chair, and from the back to the left and right sides, there was a neat row of Missiles, covering three sides of Xia Yu, with at least a dozen Missiles standing upright with their Negasonic Teenage Warheads facing upwards.

Two M134 Minigun, loaded with ammunition, were mounted on either side of the box.

The group of people, initially filled with murderous intent, completely lost their arrogance upon seeing Xia Yu's posture. How could they possibly fight like this? One shot and the entire building would be gone! Where did all those Missiles come from? The crucial point is...

Upon seeing the visitors, Xia Yu put his feet down, sat up, and smiled at Jeniel Smith and the others as if he were seeing old friends he hadn't seen in years. He waved enthusiastically at them with his right hand, saying, "You're here! Let's chat for a bit!"