The Whole Truth

Rhodey was so provoked by Tony that he went back to his base to write his report. Xia Yu suspected that this was exactly how Rhodes was provoked by Tony in the movie to join the Avengers.

Xia Yu then told the others to return to base first, as Tony was indeed anxious to go back and resolve Pepper Potts's issue.

Xia Yu gave Natasha a reassuring look, then went to the hospital himself.

Upon arriving, they learned that Bucky was still undergoing rescue. Although his injuries looked serious, Bucky had received the Super Soldier Serum. Since the hospital said from an ordinary person's perspective that there was no danger to his life, Bucky was naturally fine.

The important question was how the two of them ended up there. Xia Yu gave the Captain a questioning look.

The Captain pulled Xia Yu aside and found a secluded spot to explain everything to Xia Yu in detail.

It turns out that similar bombings have occurred twice in Europe, indicating that Killian's organization also had a base Europe.

They conduct some sporadic human experiments, not on the scale of the United States. Coincidentally, two strange explosions occurred in Europe, one in Ukraine three months ago and the other in Norway just over ten days ago.

Originally, the Captain and his team just watched the news and didn't pay much attention to it. However, after several incidents occurred on United States soil, the Mandarin admitted in the media that it was his terrorist act and provoked the United States government.

So the Captain and his team took it to heart, considering the previous explosions in Europe.

The Captain and his team then secretly began investigating.

Almost simultaneously with Xia Yu and his group finding the imposter the Mandarin, they followed the clues and discovered Killian's base in Europe.

Killian has basically stopped using this base. Only a few Extremis Soldier remain here. The first is to prepare a foothold in Europe, and the second is that there are a few warriors here who have been successfully tested but are unstable, and these people need to send stabilizers over regularly.

Several Extremis Soldier Captains and Bucky could be eliminated, especially with Peggy Carter providing support from the outside. They eliminated the Extremis Soldier but then discovered a video on the server showing Pepper Potts being injected with the drug.

Records of each human experiment are shared across all base servers. Peggy is clever; she called Betty Ross and learned that everyone already knew about Pepper Potts's abduction and that a rescue operation had been arranged. She then discussed with the Captain whether to stay in Europe or return to join the rescue efforts.

Bucky has disappeared.

Knowing what Bucky was about to do, Captain quickly gave chase, and sure enough, Bucky decided to rescue Pepper Potts by himself.

The Captain wanted to stop him, but Bucky insisted on doing it, saying that at least he would feel better when facing Stark next time. These were Bucky's exact words.

"So you just acted impulsively and went with him?" Xia Yu asked.

"Yes, I thought it was just about sneaking in to rescue someone, not about starting a full-scale war, but... sigh!" The Captain sighed a little embarrassedly.

"So you didn't expect everyone inside to be Extremis Soldier, and you didn't expect Pepper's guards to be so tight, did you?" Xia Yu asked the Captain again.

"At first, Bucky risked his life to cover us, and later, thankfully Pepper..."

The Captain paused for a moment before continuing, "You didn't see Bucky like that. I've never seen him like that before. He must have felt so guilty and tormented by his past. He wanted to atone, he wanted to do something for Tony... As his friend, I couldn't offer much help, and as Stark's friend, I deceived him and dragged you into it..."

"We've talked about this before. We're family, Captain. Keeping it from Tony was my decision, not because of you. But this time I think it's a good opportunity to tell Tony directly." Xia Yu stood up and stretched.

The Captain stood up nervously, grabbed Xia Yu's arm, and asked anxiously, "What did you say? Tell Tony directly? Isn't that too early?"

Xia Yu looked at the nervous Captain and couldn't help but laugh. "How come you're more nervous than Bucky? This is the best opportunity. You know how badly Bucky was injured saving Pepper Potts, but the hatred for killing his parents is too great. Although everyone knows it wasn't Bucky's fault, Tony needs some time."

"So while we wait for Bucky to wake up, I'll send you all to Europe first. After some time, once Tony's anger has subsided, and if the Avengers ever have any more trouble, we can all work together smoothly on missions. It'll just be a transition period."

After the two finished their discussion, this matter had been a thorn in the side of several people in the know. If it could be resolved smoothly, it would be a relief for everyone. Tony would definitely be very angry, but once he got over it, he would be fine. At least it would reduce the probability of a large-scale Civil War breaking out in the future.

Bucky woke up quickly; after all, a super soldier's physique is different from an ordinary person's. He didn't care about reattaching another arm; he needed to deal with Tony's situation first. Xia Yu quickly saw the two of them off and returned to the base.

When Xia Yu finally arrived at the base and faced Tony, he didn't know how to start the conversation.

"Xia, how's Bucky? Pepper Potts told me that Bucky risked his life to protect them. Although we arrived at the time, I'm still very grateful to him. Pepper Potts went to rest, and I want to go to the hospital to see Bucky."

"Tony, aren't you surprised that Captain and Bucky just happened to be there? If it was a coincidence, what happened? Why didn't they contact us after returning to United States?" Xia Yu asked.

Tony, being a smart man, immediately changed his expression. "What are you trying to say? What did the Captain talk to you about?"

Xia Yu was still wondering how to bring it up, but since the two of them had already gone this far, he might as well just speak up.

So Xia Yu pulled Tony aside and took him out alone.

She told Tony everything in detail.

From the moment they started talking about Tony's parents' car accident, Tony seemed to know something; Xia Yu was doing all the talking, and he was listening.

Tony remained silent until Xia Yu finished speaking.

Xia Yu had originally wanted to say something for Bucky, but now he couldn't utter a single word.

Anger isn't scary; what's scary is this deathly silence.

For a long time, Xia Yu stood to the side, not daring to move an inch.

Tony finally spoke.

"So you're saying my parents didn't die in a car accident, but were killed by Bucky himself? He killed my parents, right?"

Xia Yu panicked. How should he respond to that?

Forcing a smile, he said, "It's a misunderstanding, isn't it? Bucky was just a weapon back then, you know, Tony. I'm on your side no matter what, but this time Bucky is truly innocent, I understand..."

"So my parents should die?" Tony turned and asked loudly.

"Tony, that's absolutely not what I meant." Xia Yu felt a little guilty; he had known all along but hadn't told Tony.

'Bang!'

Xia Yu's response was a laser cannon fired simultaneously from both hands.

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