At this time, Rogers carefully observed Natasha in front of him.
This ninety-year-old World War II veteran always feels that the Natasha in front of him seems to be a little different, not as ghostly and difficult to guess as before.
When Arthur said that Natasha would be his deputy, Natasha also bowed to Rogers in a timely manner and said with a smile:
"It is an honor to assist Captain Rogers."
Natasha's tone and demeanor were as if he were seeing Rogers for the first time, and it didn't look like he was faking it.
??
Now, Rogers is completely confused about the changes in Natasha.
Then the 'Captain Umbrella' took Arthur's left arm and moved away from the Pelican, which was being inspected and maintained by ground crew, and Natasha, who was always smiling.
Then he asked in a low voice, "Arthur, Natasha What's wrong? Look at her... she seems to be a different person, and she doesn't recognize me anymore."
In fact...
The Natasha that Rogers saw was indeed no longer the 'Black Widow' that he was before.
Three days ago.
Natasha, who was forced to make a mark on Confidentiality Agreement, was sent to Star Killer-class Flagship by Arthur before he woke up, and asked Rebecca to make a "small" change to Natasha's memory.
Using Umbrella's very mature brainwashing technology, Natasha's memory was completely erased, and then artificial memory was implanted, making Natasha think that she was originally a B-level employee working for Umbrella.
Of course, this level of Memory Modification is very risky, and you may become a vegetative state if you are not careful.
That's why Arthur asked Rebecca to take personal responsibility. The result was very successful. Natasha completely erased the memory of 'Black Widow'.
Arthur did this because William didn't care about Avengers at all, and the chairman always believed that these so-called Super Hero also belonged to the ranks of abnormal phenomena and should be contained by Umbrella.
Fortunately, William is focusing its energy on consolidating the occupied areas in South and North America, and has no time to pay attention to Avengers, which has just been established and does not have enough cohesion.
So whether to directly use the forced loyalty of Confidentiality Agreement to make these Avengers work for Umbrella unconditionally, or to win over the bodies and minds of these Avengers, William will let Arthur take full responsibility.
Before William led Mixed Fleet general Washington, Avengers had only six members: Stark, Banner, Rogers, Natasha, Barton, and Thor.
And because the arrival of Arthur caused a butterfly effect in this universe, Stark did not change his building to the Avengers Building.
The Avengers do not have a decent base. In theory, they are still affiliated with the combat team of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the cohesion among the members is also much worse.
And Arthur knows that if he wants to better control and protect the earth, then Avengers must be a vassal of Umbrella and serve as a spokesperson to assist Umbrella in managing the earth.
Although the Avengers' combat power at this time was, in the eyes of many Umbrella executives, nothing more than a group of ants with no threat.
Even when it comes to <Avengers 4>, the company's executives still believe that those Avengers, who are so powerful, still cannot pose an effective threat to the company.
Because the Avengerss in <Avengers 4>, if Captain Marvel had not appeared in time, would have probably been destroyed by Volley of Fire of the Thanos Temple Battleship.
With the strength of Umbrella Fleet...
The results speak for themselves.
Only Thor, Captain Marvel, Scarlet Witch and Doctor Strange pose a certain degree of threat. Among them, Stark, the most intelligent, and Rogers, which makes Avengers cohesive, are also worthy of vigilance.
But now, Rogers, Barton and Natasha, the elders of Avengers, have been won over by Arthur using various means.
Arthur and Rogers got along with each other "confidently" for nearly half a year, and then used Confidentiality Agreement and Bucky to completely bind the captain to Umbrella.
Nick Fury, who signed Confidentiality Agreement, is also the one who is most willing to cooperate. After all, this director who does whatever it takes to achieve his goals, his original intention is to protect humans on earth.
And Arthur also promised to retain the S.H.I.E.L.D. organization, and even let the three Project Insight aircraft carriers that originally belonged to Hydra be delivered to Aegis after the construction is completed, so that Aegis can better assist Umbrella in protecting the earth.
With the blessing of Confidentiality Agreement's characteristics, Nick Fury was one of the first people willing to cooperate with Umbrella.
Immediately afterwards, Arthur asked Hawkeye Barton, who also signed Confidentiality Agreement, to assist Nick Fury in stabilizing the group of turtles... the leaderless Aegis.
As a confidant of Nick Fury and a veteran of the Avengers, Barton was dissatisfied with Umbrella's tough tactics, but he didn't complain too much.
What happened next was that Arthur sought help from Serena, Tina and Cortana to find traces of Bucky, and then used Bucky to let Rogers eliminate the grudge.
So the last step is to let Rogers have a sense of belonging in this world.
After all, in <Avengers 4>, Rogers would rather cause chaos in the timeline than choose to live with Peggy Carter of Parallel Universe.
In order to eliminate this last hidden danger, let Rogers have a 'new love'.
As the saying goes, 'If the old doesn't go, the new won't come.' The big reason why Rogers is so reluctant to part with Peggy Carter is guilt.
Rogers was originally a passive person. Later, although Sharon Carter also liked Rogers, she seemed to be emotionally passive, so she did not allow Rogers to completely stabilize.
It's different now. Arthur is preparing to use Natasha to win over Rogers in the final step.
So...
"That's right." Arthur, who quickly gathered the above thoughts, nodded to Rogers without denying it, and said nonsensically with a serious look on his face:
"Actually, this was Miss Romanoff's initiative to ask us to modify her memory."
"Ask for it? Why."
Rogers was very puzzled, but judging by his tone, he didn't seem to suspect that Arthur was lying.
"It's very simple." Arthur shrugged with his hands spread out, turned to look at Natasha who had been standing at the tail of the Pelican, and explained:
"Captain, Miss Romanoff was originally a subordinate of KGB, and was forced to do a lot of shameful things. The beautiful spy... you know, but now Hydra has changed in SHIELD, which she can't accept.
When she learned that we have very complete Memory Modification technology, she hoped to completely put aside the past and start a new life as an employee of Umbrella."
"Really... I see." Rogers said, looking at Natasha with sympathy, and asked, "Do Fury and Barton know about this?"
"Of course." Arthur smiled without thinking, "I have already explained it to Director Fury and Agent Barton."
Then he said, "Captain, it's time to get to know your new deputy, let's go."
"Okay.