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"Cough, cough—sorry! Wrong video!"
Seeing that Cap's face had gone darker than ever, Hao Shuai pretended to turn off the video and play another one.
What could Steve do about it?
Never mind that Hao Shuai was his friend—he'd also saved the woman he loved.
More importantly, Steve couldn't beat him, and he couldn't win an argument with him, either.
All he could do was put up with it.
Luckily, the video soon distracted Cap.
It showed him leading the Howling Commandos as they destroyed one Hydra base after another.
The footage did a great job of showing his perseverance and fearlessness.
Cap was just curious how Hao Shuai had gotten hold of all those videos.
He was sure there hadn't been a cameraman following them at the time.
What he didn't know was that, although Hao Shuai hadn't gone to the battlefield with Cap and had instead stayed in New York to mess around, he'd still had Red Queen use tiny drones to keep a close eye on him.
The drones had filmed all of it along the way.
Hao Shuai hadn't expected the footage to come in handy today.
Soon, the video reached the part where Cap chose to sacrifice himself to save humanity, plunging into the ocean and becoming trapped in ice.
Tony and the others watched with admiration. Even Namor, who usually couldn't care less about humanity, looked at Cap with respect.
Peggy needed no explanation. Though she knew Cap was safe now, she still gazed at Steve with quiet concern.
After they'd finished watching Cap's embarrassing—no, heroic—deeds, it was Iron Man Tony Stark's turn.
When Hao Shuai turned his attention to Tony, the usually bold and irreverent man suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. An ominous premonition welled up inside him.
And,