At the Captain's words, almost everyone turned to look at him, wanting to see what kind of answer he could give.
But this time, the Captain did not look relaxed. Instead, his expression was more solemn than ever. He had Tony rewind the footage to when those armed men had first appeared and zoom in repeatedly before pointing at their chests and speaking to the others.
"I recognize that symbol. During World War II, the people who bore it belonged to my mortal enemy, an organization called Hydra!
"I was frozen because I fought their leader, Red Skull. Even the Tesseract that triggered the Battle of New York was first discovered by this organization."
The Captain pointed at the chests of the armed men on the screen as he explained.
Although the image was blurry, they could still vaguely make out an emblem on the armed men's chests: a skull combined with octopus tentacles.
In response to the Captain's claim, Hawkeye and Tony undoubtedly reacted the strongest.
"Impossible!"
The two refuted the Captain's conclusion almost in unison. After exchanging a glance, Tony frowned and said to him,
"Hydra was already wiped out after World War II. According to official records, Hydra began falling apart after Red Skull disappeared. In the end, it was defeated piece by piece and vanished into the river of history."
"That's right. S.H.I.E.L.D. has clear records on this matter. It was confirmed by Howard and Agent Carter themselves. Logically speaking, that organization couldn't be Hydra!
"I'd even be more inclined to believe this was merely a coincidence. Those armed men were likely terrorists or drug traffickers hiding in the rainforest. Those kinds of people would attack outsiders too.
"Besides, if they really were Hydra, there would be no reason for them to jump out and attack