When People Fail to Understand Each Other, Problems Can Easily Be Driven to the Edge of Madness

How was he supposed to explain this to them?

Tell them that S.H.I.E.L.D. had long since been thoroughly infiltrated by Hydra?!

Leaving aside whether such a thing could even be said, the key question was whether they would believe it if he did.

You killed more than half of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s people!

All those people were Hydra agents. If you were in their shoes, would you believe it?!

So why couldn't he have taken things slower? They clearly had enough time to remove them step by step without provoking anyone, rather than killing them in such an extreme manner without concealing anything at all.

"I don't need them to believe me."

"If they're dissatisfied, tell them to come speak to me directly."

Tony Stark said blandly before ending the communication.

From the moment he began doing this, he had known what kind of reaction Nick Fury would have.

They each had their own ideas and could not persuade the other to follow their opinion, so there was no need to continue the conversation.

Within S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury's expression was grim. It was clear that she was in a very bad mood.

She should have known what Tony would do once he learned the truth.

The Winter Soldier had been protected because of Steve, because he truly possessed considerable strength, and because he had previously been out of his mind and had acted entirely under Hydra's control.

No one could object to the claim that he would "atone by protecting the Lighthouse with his life."

Tony had let go of his hatred for the Winter Soldier.

Even though she could still sense Tony's indifference toward the Winter Soldier, she knew it was inevitable. No matter who faced the enemy who had killed their parents, even if that person had been controlled, it