With the hostages no longer a concern and with the cooperation of S.H.I.E.L.D.. agents, Captain America quickly wiped out the terrorists on the ship.
Captain America overheard the entire conversation between Sitwell and the other agent through his glasses.
Although it's unclear which agent mentioned Hydra, Captain America heard Sitwell's voice clearly.
Unfortunately, their explanations were unclear. The Captain wasn't sure if Sitwell and the other agent were Hydra agents or if they had some connection to Hydra.
Regardless of the situation, it's certain that S.H.I.E.L.D.. is no longer clean. Unless he encounters someone he knows, Captain America can only pretend not to know for the time being to avoid alerting them.
"Who exactly are these guys?"
Having dealt with the terrorists, Captain America casually asked Agent Sitwell.
"A group of terrorists, who thought the ship was carrying advanced weaponry, discovered it was a satellite launch vessel. They then contacted S.H.I.E.L.D.. and threatened them with $1.5 billion."
"I think they've really gone mad. S.H.I.E.L.D.. never compromises. Our strike team is already on its way. Captain, you can leave directly in a fighter jet. It's a pity the helicopter on the ship was damaged earlier, otherwise I could arrange Captain you to go back and continue your vacation right now."
Sitwell smiled and said.
The Captain smiled indifferently and said nothing.
Since the area was completely safe, the commando planes landed directly on the deck.
The Captain's face lit up with joy when he saw the first person disembark from the plane.
Hawkeye.
Compared to others, the Captain definitely has more trust in Hawkeye.
Hawkeye clearly already knew that the Captain had saved the people on the ship, and came up to give him a hug.
"See, that's the difference between a superhero and a secret agent. I only go out when I'm ordered to, but our Captain America proactively shows up wherever he's needed."
The two teammates, who had fought together in Wakanda, greeted each other with smiles.
Hawkeye turned to the Captain and introduced the commando team Captain.
"Brock Rumlow, the Captain of our S.H.I.E.L.D.. assault team! Rumlow, I don't need to introduce him further."
"That's right! Captain America needs no introduction!"
Brock Rumlow smiled and extended his right hand, giving Captain America a firm handshake.
Since we're already here, we can't leave empty-handed, especially since Hawkeye has other missions with him.
Brock Rumlow led a group to escort the terrorists back.
Hawkeye, on the other hand, used Nick Fury's orders to check if the launch platform's data had been leaked.
They walked towards the control room together, with the Captain in tow.
Led by Sitwell, Brock Rumlow headed towards the kitchen, where, perhaps due to Sitwell's peculiar sense of humor, he also imprisoned the terrorists.
Once outside the kitchen, Brock Rumlow, with his sharp eyes, immediately spotted the small metal disc stuck in the corner below.
He crouched down, picked it up, and examined it closely. "Some kind of listening device. It doesn't look like something terrorists would use!"
Looking back and forth, I noticed a small Stark Industries logo at the bottom.
"Looks like it's for the Captain!"
Brock Rumlow gave Sitwell a reproachful look.
Sitwell suddenly remembered the strange glasses the Captain had worn back then, and his expression changed drastically!
In the control room, surrounded by the ship's technicians and agents, Hawkeye didn't blatantly copy data. Instead, he casually checked it and then attached a small electronic device to a server.
The Captain didn't notice Hawkeye's subtle actions; he was considering whether Hawkeye was trustworthy.
After much consideration, he decided he should test the waters a little.
So he moved closer to Hawkeye and whispered something.
"When I came to rescue them, I overheard some conversations about Hydra..."
Before they could finish speaking, two tiny electric pulse blasts struck their necks with a whooshing sound.
Hawkeye twitched once and collapsed instantly.
The Captain's neck veins bulged, and he clenched his fists tightly, enduring the numbness throughout his body.
This small paralyzing device can restore mobility by withstanding a few seconds of electric current.
Unfortunately, Brock Rumlow didn't give the Captain that opportunity later on.
He took out a syringe and plunged it into the Captain's neck. As the medication was injected, the Captain's eyes rolled back, and he collapsed to the ground unconscious.
This sudden change silenced the entire control room, and all the technicians looked over in confusion.
Without hesitation, Sitwell drew his gun and fired two shots, killing the two technicians instantly.
"The rest are all our men, it's alright, pin their deaths on the terrorists!"
An hour later, a jet plane lifted the malfunctioning mini-helicopter off the deck.
Upon reaching an uninhabited area of the sea, the fighter jet descended, the hatch slowly opened, and Brock Rumlow aimed a Rocket at the helicopter below.
"Boom!"
The helicopter exploded into pieces on the sea, and the fighter jet turned around in the air and roared away.
S.H.I.E.L.D.., Nick Fury's office.
There's an email on the computer; it contains data transmitted by the Hawkeye device installed on the ship.
But Hawkeye couldn't be reached, Brock Rumlow told Nick Fury.
Hawkeye flew Captain America back to the cruise ship in a helicopter.
A hint of doubt flashed in Nick Fury's eyes, but he still opened the document sent by Hawkeye first.
"Open the satellite launch files on the Lemurian Star!"
Nick Fury said calmly in his closed office.
"Access denied!"
A large screen appeared on the opposite wall, displaying messages that the files had failed to open, and an electronic voice sounded in the room.
Run the decryption program to decrypt the file!
Nick Fury said again.
Decryption failed!
The electronic voice sounded again.
A hint of doubt flashed across Nick Fury's face.
"Super authorization, Director Fury!"
"Authorization failed, all files have been automatically archived!"
Nick Fury's expression changed drastically upon hearing the electronic voice's response.
He quickly pressed the computer for an answer.
"Whose orders?"
"Nicholas J. Fury!"
After the electronic voice answered, the screen displayed that all the documents had been sealed and stored.
Nick Fury could no longer remain calm; he finally realized that S.H.I.E.L.D.. was in serious trouble.
He had already become suspicious of Project Insight, and that was why he specifically sent Hawkeye to retrieve the satellite launch data. Little did he know that the severity of the problem far exceeded his expectations.
Nick Fury opened his office window and gazed at the pitch-black night sky outside, lost in thought.