Hydra...
What kind of snake-brained scheme are they planning this time?
Lake lowered his head, took a pack of cigarettes from his chest, lit one for himself, and took a deep drag. He thought honestly to himself, feeling somewhat amused.
Actually, just from this alone, one could see one thing clearly: Hydra could never succeed.
All the internal positions were nominally part of the same organization, but every leader had their own ideas. An organization like that succeeding would be a miracle.
Lake had already laid out a bright path for them.
Good grief.
To be honest, one of the reasons Lake had tried to stabilize Hydra after Nick Fury's departure was that the great battle was imminent. He had already opened two battlefronts and did not want to open a third.
That was why Lake had directly extended an olive branch to Alexander Pierce. He did not need Alexander Pierce to suppress Hydra for long. Once this great battle was over, if Hydra dared to make a move, Lake's Supervisory Bureau would dare to bury them.
And now?
What was Hydra planning? Were they really that eager to come out and die?
The Toledo family was under his protection.
He wanted Doctor Erik Selvig.
Although he had acted as if he had not heard or cared about anything before this, did they really think that meant he did not care whether those people lived or died? There was no way to describe them with anything but the word stupid.
Especially this time.
Lake came back to himself. "Contact Alexander Pierce."
Red Queen nodded.
Soon.
Alexander Pierce came online directly.
Lake did not get angry. After all, he had a favorable impression of Alexander Pierce, whose intelligence and judgment had always been on point. He simply told Alexander Pierce what