The speechless old captain pressed on. "How did you know about this?"
"Because my friend and I..." Red Guardian pointed his thumb at Black Super, who was operating the computer. "This morning, we brought those two from Hungary to the United States."
"Where are they now?" the old woman beside the old captain demanded.
"Please allow me to keep the exact location confidential. But they are definitely not in Antigen Organization's hands." Alexei answered guardedly. "In that case, you can hand them over to..." The old woman was cut off halfway through by the old captain. "No, this is fine." "Why?" she asked, confused.
The old captain patiently explained, "Our strength is enough for guerrilla warfare, but we have no way to hold a defensive position and protect people. Unless you intend to hand them over to another group, but I don't think that would be a good idea."
She seemed to want to argue, but having lived through the war years, the old woman was no fool. After taking stock of the forces at their disposal, she had to admit that, as the old captain had said, protecting two people would be somewhat difficult. Unless they brought in outside help...
But ever since the old captain had revealed that half of S.H.I.E.L.D. was Hydra, she no longer trusted that organization.
Perhaps a few individuals were still trustworthy, but protection detail was extremely complicated. It required manpower, resources, and safe houses. A shortage in any one area could create a gap in the security net and cause the mission to fail.
The old woman could only compromise. "All right. I can accept Red Guardian protecting those two. Can you keep them safe, young man?" The two sentences were directed at the old captain and Alexei respectively.
"Finished discussing it? Is