Cold!
Pain!
And memories that were completely blank!
Accompanied by a whisper, Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes suddenly opened his eyes and regained consciousness. He instantly leaped out of bed, instinctively grabbed the pistol on the nightstand, and aimed at the door, windows, and every other possible entry point with incredible speed.
But there was nothing there.
As he pressed hard against his forehead, trying to remember what had happened before, he suddenly noticed that the television was on, broadcasting the latest news.
One report was a global wanted notice for him, accompanied by a blurry close-up of his face that had likely been taken from surveillance footage.
As for the charges, they were, of course, terrorism and murder.
Clearly, he remembered none of it. He was not even entirely sure who he was.
Under Hydra's powerful brainwashing, this pitiful man had been manipulated without restraint like a puppet on strings.
To a certain extent, he was nothing more than a tool.
Anyone who obtained that red codebook could hypnotize him and wipe his memories.
"What happened? Why can't I remember anything..."
Bucky gently rubbed his brow, trying to recall the past few hours, or even days.
But unfortunately, whenever he felt he was about to touch upon something, an unbearable pain would rise in his head. In the end, he had no choice but to give up.
Still, he was certain that the whispers he had vaguely heard earlier were not an illusion.
The television had already been on before he woke up, which meant someone had switched it on.
Out of professional instinct, Bucky cautiously tried to lift fingerprints from the television's power button with a simple tool.
But when he got closer, he discovered there were no fingerprints at all.
The other person had clearly thought of that