Nick Fury finally gave up on competing with Tony for the spaceship. Circumstances left him little choice.
Su Zhou had already taken away the guns he had been carrying.
Fight Tony in his Iron Man Armor bare-handed?
I'm not Captain America, who's taken the Super-Soldier Serum, much less a certain big green guy. Forget it!
Tony left carrying the craft, and Su Zhou promptly said goodbye to Nick Fury too.
"I'm not a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent anymore, so finding the aliens is your job.
"If you find any trace of those aliens, remember to call me!"
"Where are you going?!"
Nick asked as he watched Su Zhou keep checking his clothes.
"You don't have a cent on you, or even a phone. What can you do?"
"Secret. Traitors to Earth don't deserve to know!"
Su Zhou turned and left, leaving Nick Fury with nothing but the sight of his righteous back.
Fortunately, Su Zhou had always been lucky. While walking down the street, he met a kind young Black man with a gun who offered him money.
The young man gave him not only an M1911, an American military heirloom from World War II, but also a phone acquired through a zero-dollar shopping spree.
Su Zhou thought for a moment, then dialed a number he had not called in a long time.
Ten minutes later, a van with black privacy film covering all its windows stopped in front of Su Zhou.
The door opened, revealing a face Su Zhou least wanted to see right now.
Brock Rumlow, alias Crossbones, was Captain America's nemesis in the comics.
In the Marvel cinematic universe, he was the commander of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s rapid-response special forces team-and also a Hydra mole!
"Su! Long time no see. Get in."
Dressed in a neat, close-fitting combat uniform, Crossbones smiled and waved Su Zhou over.
Su Zhou shook his head helplessly, then climbed into the black van and said,
"Rumlow, we've known each other for ages. I know the rules.
"I won't resist. Could you go easy on me when you do it?"
"Of course!"
Crossbones nodded in satisfaction. He was very pleased with Su Zhou's behavior.
He took a black cloth bag from his pocket, pulled it over Su Zhou's head, then delivered a knife-hand strike to the back of his neck!
Su Zhou lived up to his reputation as S.H.I.E.L.D.'s toughest man. He passed out without even a grunt!
This was why Su Zhou believed S.H.I.E.L.D. could not beat Hydra.
Even a veteran Hydra member with impeccable credentials like him had to be knocked unconscious just to visit a secret Hydra base.
Meanwhile, Hydra had located practically all of Nick Fury's secret bases.
It would make no sense if S.H.I.E.L.D. could win!
After an unknown amount of time, the black cloth bag was removed from Su Zhou's head.
Su Zhou found himself strapped into a metal chair, with even his feet firmly shackled.
The dazzling white light made Su Zhou's vision swim. Although he had an overpowered cheat like [Super Vision],
Su Zhou chose to turn it off for now. Otherwise, there were certain instinctive reactions he could not fake!
"Zhou Su, a member of the 38th Hydra undercover training class. You once infiltrated Nick Fury's inner circle.
"But you resigned from S.H.I.E.L.D. a month ago, reportedly to enter a program with the highest level of secrecy.
"You even used my name, then went to Hell's Kitchen and fought crime as Batman.
"Not long ago, you fought Obadiah on the rooftop of Stark Industries, then disappeared.
"It wasn't until an hour ago that we received contact from Agent Su Zhou. Am I right?"
Su Zhou barely managed to open his eyes and discovered that Secretary Alexander Pierce stood before him.
Little clips were attached to his fingers, and electrode pads densely covered his chest.
That familiar feeling was back. The polygraph was Hydra's most advanced technology!
He licked his slightly dry lips and frowned at the old geezer before him.
"Everything you said is correct, but I'm a little thirsty. Could I have a glass of water?"
Alexander dropped the folder in his hand and took his phone from his pocket.
"Agent Su Zhou, is there anything you'd like to tell me?"
"I resigned to join a program called the 'Avengers,' which Nick Fury runs.
"It aims to gather superheroes like Captain America to face the coming war against an alien invasion..."
Su Zhou had barely gotten a couple of sentences out before Alexander interrupted him.
"A war against an alien invasion? What nonsense are you talking about?"
"That's the second thing I was about to tell you. I just got off a warship.
"I was badly injured in my fight with Obadiah.
"Since Nick Fury had long had his eye on me as an Avengers member, he took me into space...
"Can I have a glass of water now?"
Su Zhou told them everything he had seen aboard the Skrulls' spaceship, concealing only Tony's presence.
Aside from that, he even told them all about the grudges and conflicts between the Kree and the Skrulls!
Alexander looked back at the Hydra member seated before the polygraph and found that Su Zhou was not lying.
He nodded in satisfaction too and had Crossbones release Su Zhou from the chair.
Crossbones was very pleased with Su Zhou's performance and kindly handed him a bottle of mineral water.
"So everything you did in Hell's Kitchen after resigning from S.H.I.E.L.D. was to show off your marksmanship?"
"Not just my marksmanship. More importantly, it was to show Nick Fury my sense of justice!
"It was only through my displays of absolute justice that I became Nick's bodyguard.
"It would remind them of that super soldier from World War II!"
Su Zhou drained the entire bottle of water in one go, then addressed Secretary Alexander with great seriousness.
"Sir, I believe this 'Avengers' organization must have one of us from Hydra in it!
"If you don't think I'm someone you can trust, you can have Rumlow give it a try at any time.
"I have no objections whatsoever. Hail Hydra!!!"
Su Zhou's performance was flawless, because even as he said those words,
the polygraph electrodes were still attached to him, and the polygraph indicated that Su Zhou truly thought so!
Very satisfied, Alexander patted Su Zhou's shoulder and kindly removed the electrodes from his body.
"You're very good, but I'm not entirely satisfied with your performance. As a superhero,
"you can't just have formidable shooting skills. You need to improve your close-quarters combat too!"
"Close-quarters combat?!"
Su Zhou looked at his superior in confusion. I'm ranged support. Why make me learn close combat?
"Yes, close-quarters combat. Because of your outstanding recent performance,
"I'm giving you an incredible gift. I've found you the strongest combat instructor!"
Alexander smiled and clapped his hands. Someone opened the door behind Su Zhou, revealing a silver-white left arm!
Su Zhou: (;OдO)
A gift?!
This had to be a sick joke, right?!