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Having a background in intelligence work, she certainly understood what this meant.

Back when she was in England, she often collaborated with local gangs, using them as her informants.

Often, these people have far better access to information than various intelligence agencies.

“Mr. Dix, I’m glad to have your help, but you should know that our cooperation is unlikely to be approved by higher-ups. At most, I can only make a personal commitment to cooperate with you!” Carter said, his eyes darting around slightly.

“Of course, I understand that perfectly, and that’s why I chose you as our partner. After all, the reputation of Captain America is often more reliable than any official promise,” Dix said with a smile.

Upon hearing Dix's words, Carter's face immediately darkened. "So you knew my identity all along!"

Dix didn't speak, but instead looked at the guard named Frank.

"Frank Sherland, who served in the 45th Infantry Division, met you and Captain America when we were in Italy!" Frank introduced himself.

This Frank was the first member of Dix's gang to leave the gang and join the army for his fiancée.

Unfortunately, after several years of military service, although he returned to the United States with a considerable discharge allowance, his fiancée had already found someone else. He was depressed for a while because of this. It was only recently that he learned that his old buddy Dicks had become a mob boss and then came to join him.

During his years in Europe, he not only met Captain America and Carter, but also Josh and Vito—though the latter two were unaware of it yet, since Frank Sheeran, just a soldier, was not worth their attention.

Carter was the same; she had no recollection of Frank at all, though she did know about the 45th Infantry Division.

Captain America's first performance in Italy was with the 45th Infantry Division, which was a main force division on the Italian battlefield at the time. If it weren't for Captain America, its various achievements would have been much greater than those of the 28th Infantry Division, to which Bucky's 107th Infantry Regiment belonged.

“I see. Very well, I can pledge our cooperation in Captain America’s name… So, Lord Dix, could you tell me more information?” Peggy Carter finally nodded, agreeing to cooperate with Dix and guaranteeing it in Captain America’s name.

Although Carter has never liked being associated with Captain America, she is not averse to making compromises if it is for the sake of doing the right thing.

“Of course, the guy next to Raymond is the one who stole Howard Stark’s cold storage, and after our interrogation, we also learned that he belongs to an organization called Leviathan!” Seeing Carter’s assurance, Dix nodded and revealed the information he knew.

“Leviathan? What kind of organization is that?” Peggy Carter asked, frowning.

“If our investigation is correct, it is an agency of that major power, similar in nature to the CIA,” Dix replied.

"I see. No wonder most of the technologies Howard lost ended up in the territory of Russia." Peggy Carter suddenly realized that this explained everything.

"In truth, this whole mess was actually Howard Stark's own doing..." Dix added.

"How so?" Peggy Carter asked, puzzled.

"Ms. Carter, do you know anything about something called Nightlight Potion?" Dix asked.

“…You even know this?” Carter frowned. These mafia members are incredibly resourceful.

“Hehe, actually I just found out. I got it from him. He can’t speak, so he can only write… Ms. Carter, you should see for yourself!” Dix laughed and handed a piece of paper to Carter.

Carter took the paper with a puzzled look, but after reading its contents, she understood why Dix had said that.

It turns out that Leviathan's first core members were survivors of the same battalion of the Russians who suffered a tragedy due to Howard's Nightlight Potion.

Only four people survived in the entire battalion. Apart from Jonah Finhof, a military doctor who put on a gas mask in time, the other three survived only because they received emergency treatment by Finhof's intubation, and thus all lost the ability to speak.

Little Bennis, who died alongside Raymond, was one of the three. Of the other two, one had already been executed for refusing Leviathan's offer of recruitment, while the remaining one, Sasha Demidov, had come to the United States with Little Bennis to infiltrate and carry out a mission.

As for the military doctor Jonah Finhof, since he had become a high-ranking member of Leviathan, they did not know where he went.

Obviously, as an intelligence agency, Leviathan would have sent more than just Little Bennis and Sasha to the United States; there would certainly have been many more accomplices, though Little Bennis himself was unaware of it.

The reason why Little Bannes chose to sell the technology he stole was because he had actually betrayed Leviathan and wanted to sell a batch of goods to make money and run away.

I just didn't expect that Dix would show up first while I was still making a deal with Raymond.

"Thank you so much, this information is extremely important to me!" Carter said to Dix after reading it.

"You're welcome, we're just doing each other a favor!" Dix waved his hand.

"In that case, I'll take my leave now. I have a lot of important work to do next!" Carde nodded and waved the documents in his hand.

“Of course, go ahead!” Dix shrugged.

Carter then hurriedly left.

"Boss, everything's taken care of. She didn't suspect anything!" After Carter left, Dix picked up the phone, dialed the number, and reported to the other party.

"That's good. You can go about your own business from now on!" Josie, who had just finished a basic gunfight training session, said breathlessly on the other end of the phone.

It's been so long since he appeared that many people have forgotten about Dix.

Chapter 157 Dotti Underwood

With the help of the Irish Mafia, a powerful criminal organization with influence throughout the United States, Carter's investigation into Leviathan was many times easier and faster than in the original storyline.

This was also a huge surprise to Howard Stark.

Actually, being wrongly accused of being a "traitor" wasn't a big deal for Howard.

From the beginning, if he had simply attended the hearings honestly, there wouldn't have been any major problems.

The reason things have escalated to this point is simply because he enjoys "challenges" and wants to find out the mastermind behind this matter on his own.

In fact, at this point, after discussing with General Phillips, Howard had basically finalized the plan to reorganize the Strategic Science Corps into S.H.I.E.L.D. All he needed to do was soften his stance with Congress, and the matter could be resolved directly.

But clearly, the arrogant Howard didn't want to do that.

The reason Carter was involved was to test and promote her – after all, Peggy Carter is an Englishwoman, and without a significant achievement, it would be difficult to promote her to a high position all at once.

This is why, at the end of the first episode of the original series, Jarvis is seen sitting in a car, watching Peggy Carter pass by in the distance, and reporting to Howard Stark that Peggy Carter was the best choice and that he believed she would never suspect anything. Although Jarvis in the series seems to be a somewhat dull gentleman, he was actually an outstanding British army officer in his early years, fighting alongside a general around the world. However, in order to save his current wife, the Jewish girl Anna, he forged a pass issued by his superior and was discharged from the military. After being rescued by Howard, he became Howard's butler.

In terms of military skills, he's probably not much worse than Carter.

However, Josie's purpose in involving Dix in this matter was not solely to help Carter.

But...

Continental Hotel, Midtown Manhattan, Near East Side.

Originally named the Pierre Hotel, this hotel was built in 1930 and is one of the most luxurious hotels in New York. It was acquired by Continental Hotels Group, a subsidiary of Continental Bank, six months ago after Josie took a liking to it.

One of the reasons Josie chose this hotel was because it had a world-class, secure vault built in its basement. The purpose of this vault was to provide guests with a "permanent safe" service. In the original timeline, during the 1970s, this vault even triggered a jewelry robbery that shocked the world.

However, this is no longer possible at this point, because the vault has now become a secret base for the Ouroboros organization in New York—its internal structure is similar to the Hydra base in the city where Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier, was housed in the Captain America 2 movie.

The person currently imprisoned in this base is not Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier, but a simply dressed but charming blonde woman.

The woman's name is Dottie Underwood.

That's right, she's one of the original Black Widows who had a complicated love-hate relationship with Peggy Carter in the original storyline.

But Dottie had only arrived in New York a few days ago and was preparing to go undercover as a ballet dancer.

Then, through a fabricated ballet dancer recruitment, she fell directly into the hands of the ouroboros, who had been lying in wait.

Although the Black Widow produced by the Red Room is very powerful, she was caught off guard by the numerous Ouroboros agents and had no chance to resist before being captured and secretly taken to this base.

Even now, after being brought here, she still doesn't know who arrested her.

But looking at the guards in the distance who remained expressionless and silent no matter how much she provoked them, as if they had no feelings at all, Dottie could basically conclude that the other party was not an official of the United States. How could such a corrupt and decadent country train such a cold-blooded guard?

But why did these people arrest her? And how was she exposed?

Using a ballet dancer recruitment deal to lure her in—this clearly shows they've thoroughly investigated her—could there be a traitor among the organization's higher-ups?

Or is this yet another test set up by the organization?

Just as Dottie was filled with doubt, she heard the sound of a door opening in the distance.

As one heavily guarded metal door after another opened, and the clicking of high heels echoed, a slender figure in green finally appeared outside the cell where Doti was being held.

"..." Upon seeing the figure appear outside the door, Dottie did not speak, but a hint of shock could not be hidden in her eyes.

Because she knew this person outside, Ophelia Salkistein, the viper of the Austrian Ministry of the Interior.

Ophelia's true identities, whether as Ouroboros or Hydra, are secret. Her more publicly known identity is that of a high-ranking official in the Austrian intelligence agency and the Austrian government.

The so-called "Mrs. Viper" was a title given to her by Claire Wayan, one of the original Black Widows and a high-ranking intelligence agent on the Russian side, after several encounters.

In Claire Varyan's words, Ophelia was like a viper.

Although the title "Lady Snake" suits both ouroboros and hydra well, Ophelia doesn't actually like the name.

However, Ophelia didn't hold back and immediately gave Claire Varyan a nickname she'd heard from Josie—Black Widow.

Although Josie always referred to the Red Room agents like Wayan and Dottie as "Black Widow," this was merely his preconceived notion as a time traveler. In reality, at this time, the Red Room agents had not yet been given the title "Black Widow."

The nickname "Black Widow" for agents who came out of the Red Room actually started during Drekoff's rule.

Now that things have turned out this way, Claire Wayan has gotten there first.

"...Call me Lady Ophelia, or Madam Viper? What a tasteless title. That bitch Claire must have given me that name, right?" Just as Dottie was recalling all the information about Ophelia in his mind, Ophelia spoke up and saw right through Dottie's thoughts.

This caused Dottie to break through his defenses.

"How could you know what I was thinking?" Dottie asked incredulously.

“Hehe, it’s just a little trick. Your boss, Jonah Finhof, does the same thing, doesn’t he?” Ophelia tilted her head, looking at Dottie with interest.

Jonah Finhof, the only normal survivor of the Nightlight incident, is a master of mind control.

This is also why he was recruited into the Leviathan leadership.

He has used this ability to control many people, but in the original storyline, the character he hypnotized most often was none other than Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier.

Upon hearing Ophelia speak, Dottie immediately lowered her head and stopped looking into Ophelia's eyes. At the same time, her mind began to wander. As one of Finkhoff's direct subordinates in Leviathan, she certainly knew how to deal with this situation.

Unfortunately, Ophelia had acquired some methods to enhance her mental abilities from Yuri through Josie, and after long-term training, her mind control abilities were far beyond what they used to be. Dottie's little tricks were completely useless against her.