Project Insight was going live ahead of schedule? Evenson was indeed a little surprised when he received the news, but he did not think it was a big deal. "Time is tight. I'll go make preparations first. Just keep following the plan. If anything happens, I'll handle it."
Now that things had reached this point, they had actually become simpler. It was like going to war. Before the fighting began, there were supplies to allocate, diplomatic relations with allied nations to manage, tactics to simulate, troops to reward and encourage, and, if conditions allowed, drills to conduct. The endless list of matters was enough to give anyone a headache. But once two armies faced each other and battle was about to begin, it was no longer so complicated. You just drew your blade and started cutting people down.
The situation was the same now. What was truly worrying about Hydra had never been those three helicarriers. Evenson had long since made his arrangements. As long as those three ships dared to take off, he had a way to make them crash right back down where they stood. Going live ahead of schedule was simply committing suicide ahead of schedule. They only needed to start the fight earlier.
If those three ships suddenly decided not to fly, if Pierce suddenly canceled Project Insight, then it would be like a piston motion. Hydra, which had already stuck its head out into the light, would suddenly shrink back into the shadows. That would make things much more troublesome for Evenson.
I negotiated the division of Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s assets with them half a month ago. But if you stop halfway through your suicide attempt and decide not to die after all, that's just plain disgraceful.
Although Evenson did not think this was a