Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 173 Anna Gets a Promotion and a Raise and Goes to an Island Nation (Second Update)
After Hawke appeared in the tent, his gaze fell on and scrutinized Alexander Pierce in front of him.

His hair was gray, but he was meticulous.

He has a wise face, but his eyes are gentle.

Wearing an extremely sophisticated dark suit and glasses, he gave the first impression of being a gentle and sincere politician.

but……

It was all an illusion.

Because beneath this gentle exterior lies a ruthless and cruel core leader of Hydra, who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

Tell a joke.

The Federal Chairman of the Security Council is one of the core leaders of Hydra.

However, this has nothing to do with Hawke's sudden arrival here.

wrong.

Yes, they are related.

He came here because, as he was preparing to leave, he suddenly remembered something, so he decided to come here to find Alexander Pierce, the leader of Hydra, not to find some kind of chairman, Alexander Pierce.

Alexander looked at Hawke, who had suddenly appeared in front of him. In a flash, he cut off the communication, got up from his chair, walked over the table, and came to Hawke. He smiled gently and extended his right hand in a very gentlemanly manner.

"Mr. Phoenix."

“Director Pierce”.

Hawke smiled and shook hands with Alexander, then wasted no time and directly stated his purpose.

"Has Anna's leave not been sorted out yet?"

"Anna?"

Alexander Pierce's heart skipped a beat when he heard the name, but as a politician, and a veteran politician who had risen from the position of leader of Hydra to his current position as a member of the Federal Council of the Security Council, he was very good at managing his expression.

After he subconsciously repeated Anna's name, a look of confusion appeared on his face.

Hawke didn't seem to care about Alexander's expression.

Walls have ears, you know.

He didn't expect Alexander Pierce to readily admit that he was the core leader of Hydra just because he mentioned his name.

Hawke wasn't there to expose Alexander's true colors.

Again.

He had his own things to do and didn't care much about the grudges between Hydra and this world. In any case, even if Hydra eventually took over the world, it wouldn't really affect him.

Hawke came for his friend Anna.

During this period of time, he called Anna several times when he remembered her, but although the calls went through, no one answered.

Hawke thought to himself as he withdrew his right hand and glanced at Alexander.

"Yes, Anna, my friend, works at your company. By the way, does your company have such a long annual leave? It's been almost half a year, and Anna still hasn't come back to work?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Alexander Pierce met Hawke's gaze but did not speak immediately. Instead, he said, "Wait a moment," then walked to the tent entrance, called his assistant, and instructed him to guard the entrance and not let anyone in. Only then did he return to the tent, looking at Hawke with surprise and confusion.

“Anna’s annual leave was used up a long time ago. She went to the island nation to take care of work there around Christmas last year. Didn’t Anna tell you?”

"Island nation?"

Hawke raised an eyebrow, looked at Alexander, and shook his head.

"No."

"Shit, I'm really sorry, how about this, I'll arrange it again..."

"I do not want."

Hawke interrupted Alexander, looking at him and saying, "My friend is Anna, not anyone else."

Alexander opened his mouth.

Hawke smiled.

"Since you said Anna went to the island nation, could you give her a call?"

"of course."

Upon hearing this, Alexander nodded without hesitation, then turned to pick up the phone that was on the table.

Hawke stood calmly, watching with all five senses as Alexander picked up the phone and made a call.

soon.

The call was answered.

Hawke heard a Japanese voice coming from inside: "Moshi moshi..."

Alexander asked Anna directly.

However, unlike his gentle voice just now, Alexander's voice sounded somewhat low when he made this call.

But that's normal; when your identity changes, your voice will naturally change too.

Hawke's doubts lessened somewhat.

After a while, as Alexander continued his conversation on the phone, accompanied by the sound of the woman's footsteps, Anna's voice rang out on the other end: "Sir?"

Alexander then handed the phone to Hawke.

Hawke took the phone.

"Anna."

"Hawk?"

Anna's voice, filled with surprise and a hint of confusion, came from the other end of the phone.

Hawke smiled.

Are you currently in an island nation?

"Yes, you got promoted. You're in charge of operating a base here. It's all thanks to you."

"I?"

"Yes, didn't you tell me to talk to the boss and ask them to give me a promotion and a raise?"

"I remembered."

Upon hearing this, Hawke realized he had indeed said those words, looked at Alexander in front of him, and smiled, saying, "Thank you."

Alexander waved his hand with a gentle expression.

Hawke then asked Anna about serious matters. "But why didn't you tell me you were being transferred to the island nation so suddenly? And why can't I get through to you on the phone?"

"I came here temporarily and didn't bring anything. Besides, there's no way I couldn't get through on the phone. Wait, that's not right. I emailed you to tell you I changed my number. Didn't you see the email?"

"mail?"

"Yes, it was posted around Christmas time."

"..."

Hawke didn't say anything, took out his phone, opened his email, and then searched for the period around Christmas last year.

into the eye.

An unknown email was surrounded by telemarketing emails before and after it.

Moreover, this email has been read.

Hawke opened it and glanced at the timestamp; it was indeed from around Christmas last year.

But he had absolutely no recollection of that email.

"hiss!"

"Could it be that I was busy going to Texas to find the Four Primal Demons, so I only glanced at it and then forgot about it?"

Hawke stared at the email, his mind racing.

at this time.

Anna's voice came through the phone: "Did you find it? I remember sending you an email. It was Christmas, and I didn't want to disturb your holiday, so I sent an email."

Hawke snapped out of his reverie, put away his phone, and chuckled upon hearing Anna's words.

“We’re friends, Anna. You can call me anytime.”

"Well, my bad."

Anna readily admitted her mistake over the phone: "I have some things to take care of here. If you don't mind, I'll go to New York in two weeks and treat you to afternoon tea as my apology."

Hawke laughed and said, "Great, I'll remember this afternoon tea."

Anna smiled and agreed, then steered the conversation to the present: "By the way, Hawke, is there something you need? I'm currently in Japan, but I can recommend someone..."

Hawke interrupted, "No need, this isn't urgent. We can talk about it when you come to New York City in two weeks."

The Mind Stone is different from the Reality Stone.

In a word.

When the Reality Stone was acquired, there was a time limit. If that time was missed, Malekith would have taken the Reality Stone. Even if Thor defeated Malekith according to the original storyline, the Reality Stone would most likely not end up in Malekith's hands.

Moreover, even if the Reality Gem was given to the Collector as per the original storyline, given his strength at the time, he wouldn't have been able to go and ask the Collector for it back.

and so……

The window of opportunity to acquire the Reality Gem is limited; he can only obtain the Reality Gem during that specific period.

But the Heart Gem is different.

It has no time limit; whether you need it now or in half a month, there's no difference.

and!

To be honest, he really missed his good friend Anna after not seeing her for so long.

My old friend is coming to New York City next month, it would be nice to get together.

After all, he initially thought Anna had died or something had happened to her.

But then I thought about it again and it seemed unlikely.

Because Anna didn't report to his underworld.

Don't forget, Hawke made a deal with Mephisto: anyone he knew who sang his name would be sent to the underworld, not hell.

and so……

If Anna dies, because she is Hawke's friend, she will be directly teleported to the Pure Land of the Underworld.

But Anna did not appear in the underworld, which means that Anna did not die.

But he couldn't get in touch with Anna before, so when Sharon mentioned that Chairman Alexander Pierce was in Wakanda overseeing the negotiations back in New York City, he simply went to ask Anna why she wasn't answering his calls.

Anna, on the other end of the phone, listened to Hawke's promise for next month without hesitation.

"Okay, see you in New York City in fifteen days."

"Okay, then I won't bother you anymore, you go ahead with your work."

"it is good……"

Hawke then hung up the phone and handed it back to Alexander.

Alexander took the phone back with a calm expression.

Hawke said it again.

"Thank you for bothering me."

"You're welcome. I'm glad Anna can be your friend."

"I won't bother you any longer, I'll be going now."

"Walk slowly."

Upon hearing this, Alexander did not say anything further.

The occasion is inappropriate.

Hawke didn't seem to care about that.

He came here to confirm Anna's situation with Alexander. Now that things were settled, it was time for him to go home.

next second.

Hawke's figure vanished instantly, reappearing high in the sky. Then, accompanied by the appearance of a sonic boom cloud, he turned into a red light and flashed towards the direction of New York City.

Alexander Pierce, standing outside the tent, watched the red light disappear on the horizon, then turned and went back into the tent.

It was just a fleeting moment of going in and out.

His expression turned completely somber.

His face was so dark—

Scary!

……

(End of this chapter)