Inside the mountain cave beneath the dam.
Nick Fury and the others had only recently returned as well.
Rogers went straight to Winter Soldier Bucky's side, wanting to see if he could continue awakening Bucky's memories.
However, after so much time to calm down, Bucky's attitude had finally become less unyielding than before. He had even begun to feel a trace of self-doubt.
This time, Bucky had been out of cryogenic suspension for far too long. He had already been away for more than five days.
Normally, when Hydra sent him on a mission, they would freeze and store him again within three days, until another mission came up.
Even if something unexpected happened during a mission, they would simply brainwash Bucky again, making him forget everything he had begun to doubt and continue carrying out his orders.
But now, things were different.
Being out of cryogenic suspension for so long finally allowed Bucky to use part of his mind to think about other things while completing his mission, and to make his own judgments about who he was.
His deep impression of Rogers had originally been that of a mission target, but it had gradually turned into a trace of doubt welling up from his heart.
With his combat instincts and the discipline of a top agent, he could tell that Rogers was not lying. Rogers really did know him.
Perhaps the two of them really had once been close brothers.
But this was only a tiny thought in Bucky's mind. His reason was still in conflict with the information and knowledge Hydra had implanted in him.
Decades of torment had made Bucky forget how to recall the past, and made him fear doing so.
The conflict between reason and emotion tormented Bucky, making him extremely agitated as well.