A retired reincarnator from a certain American film studio

But does Luke mind?

No.

He not only didn't mind, but even regarded them as his allies, and even turned hostility into friendship with Xu Wenwu.

Lu Ke was even thinking that when their troubles came to light, he could lend them a hand and help them get back on their feet.

Dr. Zola was among them.

So what did this guy actually do?

This guy even bet on MVP, but while waiting for the big prize to be won, he turned around and slipped away to team up with the losers.

how.

Is there anything Whitehouse can give that I, Lu, cannot?

As Lu Ke spoke, he looked at Dr. Zola in a deep voice. Suddenly, his tone changed, a smile appeared on his face, and he turned to walk to the side. He then looked at Madam Viper and then at Zola: "Zola, do you know why I called Sylph over tonight?"

Dr. Zola once again focused all his energy on the calculations.

However, before he could calculate the result...

Luke had already given the answer: "Zora, do you remember Sylph's position within our organization?"

Upon hearing this, Dr. Zola had a possibility in mind. His figure once again blurred out a mosaic as he looked at Luke and Viper, who held a position within Hydra that, while not very powerful, was nonetheless extremely powerful in some respects—namely, the position of Hydra's internal oversight commissioner.

Is it...

Dr. Zola suddenly had a rather unpleasant premonition.

Luke glanced at Dr. Zola, a smirk playing on his lips, and said directly to Madam Viper, "Zola just admitted to trying to poison me, so I can now retaliate in self-defense, right? If I remember correctly, for the next 72 hours, I retain the right to retaliate without restriction against any force that tries to help Zola. Is that right?"

Lady Viper nodded expressionlessly.

"That's right!"

"..."

Chapter 418 Lu Ke's Hidden Hand

Any large organization, regardless of whether it is righteous or evil, has its own error-correction mechanism.

The existence of this error correction mechanism ensures that the organization can operate effectively and stably in the long term.

For example, local police departments and the Department of Internal Affairs within the FBI.

There's also the newly established disciplinary inspection department of Aegis.

Their responsibility is to sniff out the enemy, find the enemy, and then capture the enemy.

But this enemy is not an external enemy, but an internal one.

The organization is plagued by corrupt officials who embezzle funds, traitors who collude with outsiders, and disloyal traitors.

And within the Hydra organization.

Lady Viper is such a character.

This decision was made by Hydra, learning from the lessons of the previous Hydra's downfall.

Within the first generation of Hydra, internal attacks were rampant, and there was a lack of effective checks and balances. As a result, when the Allied forces attacked, Hydra was still busy fighting among themselves. Even after Red Skull died, they were still fighting amongst themselves, all wanting to die together, without communicating with each other, so they were completely surrounded and wiped out by the Allied forces.

then……

After much painful reflection, Hydra rebuilt itself. Because Lady Viper was highly venomous, even her love nectar was poisonous, and at the time, she was not overly intimate with any Hydra council member, the first internal council meeting after the rebuilding of Hydra unanimously approved Lady Viper's appointment.

The Hydra Council appointed Lady Viper as the organization's internal oversight commissioner and to independently lead a monitoring team.

This oversight group has no real power when nothing is happening and cannot intervene in the affairs of any council members or allies.

But when there are parasites, traitors, and collaborators within the organization, and most importantly, when there is the most obvious infighting within the organization.

According to the internal regulations of Hydra, Lady Viper will automatically gain the highest level of authority.

This is why Luke summoned Lady Viper here tonight.

Well known.

He, Lu, is upright and honest, adhering to the principle of "I will not offend others unless they offend me." He never seeks to take the initiative to attack, but is forced to launch a self-defense counterattack only when he can no longer tolerate it.

When Lu Ke saw the clone of Mengmeng, and that the deceased Dr. Bai was also a clone, he had a guess in his mind.

The moment he landed and saw Jack, he almost instantly understood what trick Dr. Zola was up to.

So while he was in the back seat, he used an encrypted phone to send the restaurant's address to Mrs. Viper, inviting her to come and see the show.

And just now, after seeing Alexander Pierce, who was also a clone, he became even more certain of his guess about what trick Dr. Zola wanted.

Zola wanted more than just his life; he also wanted to cooperate with Daniel Whitehead, who was trying to stage a resurrection, to seize control of the entire Hydra.

Alexander Pierce may be the first to be cloned, but he certainly won't be the last.

Luke had no doubt that if he were to fall for it tonight, Zola would immediately pull out his clone.

The thought of having a clone of himself, sleeping with his own woman, and even hitting his own child was unbearable.

Ok.

"You deserve to die, Zola!"

"..."

Zola finally realized why Luke had summoned Lady Viper.

Especially when Madam Viper stated with great certainty that Luke would have full and reasonable authority to retaliate in the next seventy-two hours.

This sentence isn't the point; the point is what follows immediately.

During these seventy-two hours, which are solely for Luke's retaliation, no faction within the organization is permitted to interfere.

This means one thing.

For the next 72 hours, Zola was left with only himself and Dr. White, his ally who had now been expelled from the organization.

what?

He has clones of Alexander Pierce, as well as clones of three other partners, and he can use them against Luke if he wants.

Ah.

Think more.

If this were possible, then the independent oversight body led by Lady Viper would have long since become defunct and shut down.

When the Hydra Council established this department, they had already considered this possibility, especially Daniel Whitehorn at the time.

It could even be said that Daniel Whitehead was instrumental in establishing the Viper department.

Because Daniel Whitehead, who was practically the only one in power at the time, was most afraid of the other board members joining forces against him.

and so……

To prevent this, Daniel Whitehorn forcefully passed a resolution granting retaliators unlimited rights to retaliate against any third party attempting to enter the fray. To avoid harming innocent bystanders, such messages were also sent to members of the organization on an individual basis.

This is to prevent superiors from risking the lives of their subordinates for their own selfish gain.

After all, Hydra had only just recovered from its rebuilding and was barely surviving, but its notorious reputation meant that its recruitment numbers remained stagnant.

The Hydra members belong to their respective leaders, but also to everyone, and especially to Daniel Whitehead, who sees himself as the patriarch.

therefore!

Dr. Zola knew very well that even if he had Alexander Pierce under his control, he could use Alexander Pierce's orders to command the Hydra agents under his command.

But in this matter, he had no way to use Alexander Pierce to do anything.

It's certainly not good enough to deal with Luke.

at this time.

There was a pop.

In Dr. Zola's server room, one of the servers finally couldn't withstand its high-intensity operation and, after a loud noise, emitted a torrent of white light.

The projected Zola also vanished from the spot the instant the server crashed.

They didn't leave a single word.

Luke looked at Zola, who had suddenly appeared and then disappeared, and chuckled, shaking his head as he looked at Madam Viper: "How rude of you."

Lady Viper put down the phone and looked at Luke: "All members of the organization will receive this message within twelve hours. However, are you sure you don't want to tell anyone that Alexander Pierce has become a clone?"

Luke shrugged: "Would it do any good to tell anyone?"

Lady Viper raised an eyebrow.

"What's the meaning."

"Who knows if Baron Strucker and Malik have been replaced by Zola? Until I confirm it with my own eyes, I can only assume that the leaders of the organization have all been replaced by Zola."

As Lu Ke spoke, his eyes flickered, and he stroked his chin: "But just now, judging from Zola's reaction, he probably hasn't had time to replace them all yet."

Because if Zola replaces all the leaders and allies of the organization except for himself and Lady Viper.

Therefore, Madam Viper's supervisory power was truly nominal.

After all, Zola, who replaced the entire organization, could truly be said to be Hydra himself.

If that were the case, Zola wouldn't have needed to exhibit a brief, pixelated, or glitch-like reaction after learning the meaning behind Lady Viper's appearance.

But Zolaka was out.

This suggests that while Zola may have replaced Alexander Pierce and other members of the organization, he certainly hasn't replaced them to the point of having absolute power.

but……

Luke smiled and looked at Madam Viper: "You know me, I always consider the worst-case scenario first in everything."

Lady Viper nodded thoughtfully.

"So what do you plan to do?"

"Simple. Since Zola has chosen to start a war, then let's start a war."

Lu Ke chuckled: "Just like my previous plans, this one is simple: find him, then kill him—no, unplug his internet cable."