Triskelion stood by the water, bearing witness to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s rise, fall, and transformation.
After Captain Steve Rogers returned to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, he was surprised to find his beautiful neighbor, dressed in an administrative suit, had just finished speaking with Pierce.
"Neighbor."
As they passed each other, Steve greeted Carter in a sarcastic tone.
Agent Carter stopped and turned around, watching the captain's retreating back with a complicated expression.
Pierce, a minister of the World Security Council, was waiting outside the conference room for Steve's arrival.
Pierce told Steve about his history with Nick Fury.
Back then, Nick Fury had disregarded Pierce's orders and changed the operation plan on his own.
As a result, Pierce's daughter, who had been taken hostage, was successfully rescued.
Pierce was deeply grateful for this and claimed he had never regretted promoting Nick Fury.
Anyone hearing that would have given Pierce a thumbs-up and praised him for his loyalty and devotion.
No wonder he was Nick Fury's good brother!
But in reality, this was where he began laying traps for the captain.
His story about his old friendship with Fury was fake. What he was really doing was subtly emphasizing that Nick Fury had been disobedient since his early days.
Once the pleasantries were over, Pierce asked the question everyone wanted answered:
"Captain, why did Fury go to your home that day?"
Steve could only tell the truth:
"I don't know."
He still remembered what Nick had told him before falling unconscious: don't trust anyone.
So he had not mentioned the USB drive to either Agent Romanoff or Minister Pierce.
He only knew that this matter was far from simple and that he needed to find a chance to investigate it properly.
"Did you know your place was being monitored?"
Pierce appeared concerned, but he was