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"In fact, Carter, have you ever thought about what would have happened if you had been the one to enter the radiation chamber in the original Rebirth Project?" Josie pretended to ponder for a long time before slowly asking.

"What? Are you serious?" Peggy Carter was stunned when she heard Josie's words.

“I know what I’m saying sounds a bit nonsensical, but in fact, after Peggy saw this report, I used my access to carefully learn about the Rebirth Project and also learned about Dr. Erskine’s theory that the good become better and the evil become more evil. But in fact, his comparison objects from beginning to end were only Schmidt and Steve, weren’t they?” Josie said.

“You mean…?” Peggy Carter’s brow furrowed even more.

“My opinion is that his theory has some merit, but it’s not comprehensive. The real side effects of the Super Soldier Serum are more likely to be simply an amplification of personal emotions. If the user’s belief is strong enough, then the chances of success are actually quite high… And among the people I know, apart from Steve, no one is stronger than you. In fact, in terms of me and others, you are no worse than Steve. It’s just that Erskine overlooked you when he was choosing candidates because of your gender!” Josie said, looking at Carter’s rambling.

Although it was nonsense to him, it actually fooled Carter.

Because of past experiences, Carter had developed a high level of trust in Josie, but he was still a little embarrassed by Josie's praise to his face.

But overall, she was indeed swayed by what Josie said.

And if she succeeds, then she can carry on Steve's legacy...

“Of course, the high level of risk in this kind of experiment is foreseeable, and no one can predict the final result. So I’m just proposing this idea; the specific choice is yours!” Josie added.

“No, I’ll participate!” Carter agreed as soon as Josie finished speaking. “But will the military agree to my involvement?”

“In fact, as a partner, the CIA will have 10 slots. Of course, we won’t be as inhumane as the military. All ten of our candidates are volunteers!” Josie explained. “However, you are indeed the only woman among them.”

Of course, it was all voluntary; the remaining nine were all staunch supporters of the council…

Given the imperfections of this experiment, aside from Carter, who was theoretically the most likely candidate, Josie was unwilling to risk sending her own people.

However, it was clear that the council was very interested in this experiment, so Josie generously gave them all the spots.

“I understand. When does the experiment begin?” Peggy Carter asked.

"This is the volunteer waiver, a signing fee, and an accident insurance policy. Just report to this address in a week!" Josie didn't waste any more words and handed Carter a few documents and a check.

"Isn't that unnecessary?" Carter picked up the check and looked at it. It was a $10,000 bank draft from Continental Bank, a considerable sum of money.

"Keep it, it's all paid for through official accounts!" Josie waved her hand and said.

Yes, it is indeed a public account, but only Carter has it.

As for the nine members of the council, not only did they not receive any, the council also had to give the CIA a sponsorship fee of one million.

Furthermore, if the US succeeds in one case, an additional million will be awarded.

Anyway, the council has plenty of money, so they might as well take advantage of this opportunity.

When Peggy Carter heard Josie say that, she didn't refuse; she was indeed short of money.

SSR's salary wasn't high. If Josie hadn't bought Steve's property in New York and given it to her, she wouldn't have much money left after renting a decent apartment in New York.

For example, in the original storyline, she could only share an apartment with others or live in a cheap and demanding women's hotel apartment.

In the end, Howard lent them a house to live in.

Of course, Carter herself didn't have many needs for money, but the ten thousand dollars was enough for her to greatly improve the lives of her widowed sister-in-law and nephew in London.

Carter also included his sister-in-law and nephew's names in the insurance policy.

Josie was not surprised at all by this.

So he took out an envelope and a car key and handed them over.

"Take a week to go out and see the sights. The scenery in America is quite beautiful, don't refuse!"

"Thank you so much!" Carter paused for a moment, then smiled sweetly and said, "I'll head back now!"

“I’ll take you, otherwise I’m afraid you won’t be able to find the car!” Josie said, getting up and seeing Carter out the door. She then led her to the car in the parking lot that she was going to “lend” to her—a very beautiful red Beetle.

“What a beautiful car, I’ve never seen one before…wait, Boeing?” Carter fell in love with the car at first sight, but she was stunned when she saw the logo.

When did Boeing start making cars?

“That’s right. I started setting up the car company back in 45. Later, after acquiring Boeing, I also brought the car company under Boeing… No one says aerospace companies can’t make cars, right? But this car is one of the first batch of prototypes, the model is called Beetle, there are only about a hundred of them. They will be exhibited in major cities across the United States this weekend, along with that Explorer. As for the official launch, we’ll have to wait until the middle of the year.” Josie said, pointing to a red sports car with rocket tail fins in the distance while introducing the Beetle.

As a time traveler, it would be a waste not to copy classic car models when developing automobiles.

The two cars that Josie initially chose were the Volkswagen Beetle and the Cadillac El Dorado with its rocket tail.

The Beetle retained its original name, while El Dorado was renamed by Josie to be the name of the first artificial satellite explorer.

The former is incredibly attractive to women, while the latter is a favorite among men and can also ride the wave of the rocket launch hype.

Add to that Boeing's gimmick of using its aircraft and rocket manufacturing technology to build cars, and it's enough to crush all contemporary car companies in the world.

“…Actually, I prefer that one!” Carter looked at the Beetle in front of him, then at the Explorer, and said.

After being silent for so long in the Strategic Science Legion, she wanted to make a splash.

“OK!” Although somewhat surprised, Josie did not refuse. He immediately took out the keys to the Explorer car. He had originally prepared this car for himself. Since Carter wanted it, he would give it to him. It wasn’t a big deal anyway.

After watching Carter drive away, Josie returned to her office and took out a piece of intelligence from the safe to read.

If Peggy Carter saw this intelligence report, she would be very surprised.

Because the photo above was of none other than her brother, Michael Carter, who should have died in battle long ago.

However, in this intelligence report, Michael's information has changed from that of a British soldier to a member of the Zodiac, and he is currently being held captive in Wakanda.

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After leaving Langley headquarters, Carter drove straight to New York.

Langley isn't far from New York, only about 400 kilometers away, which should take about five hours to get there.

Carter became the center of attention along the way because of the Explorer rocket car.

The long-standing repression made her thoroughly enjoy this moment of unbridled relaxation.

"What a beautiful car... wait, a Boeing?"

Because he had eaten Chinese food on the way and beat up two thugs who tried to pick him up, Carter arrived at his residence in New York close to evening.

Just as I parked the car, I heard Howard's slightly flippant voice.

However, Howard, who was initially praising the car's good looks, clearly couldn't hold back his excitement after seeing the brand.

Is that Josh Kahn kid still haunting us?

"Howard? What are you doing here again?" Carter looked up at the sound of the voice and asked with a frown.

Howard wasn't the only one there; his butler, Jarvis, who had worked with her several times before, was also present.

“Oh, how can you be so heartless? We’re good friends, aren’t we? Or did that Josh Kahn say something bad about me? Was this car a gift from him?” Howard stammered.

"Are you questioning me? These things don't seem to concern you at all, do they?" Carter was amused and annoyed by Howard's barrage of questions.

Jarvis, standing to the side, kept covering his face. If Howard hadn't saved his and his wife's lives, being this guy's butler would have been truly shameful.

"Oh, sorry, of course not. I was just showing concern as a friend, to make sure you weren't being scammed!" Howard realized he had been a bit out of line and quickly apologized.

"Liar? I think you're the biggest liar!" But Howard's words of being lied to Carter only fueled Carter's anger. He turned around and punched Howard in the left eye socket, knocking him to the ground, while roaring.

"Oh God, Mr. Howard, are you alright?" Seeing this, Jarvis rushed forward to help Howard up, and said to Carter, "Ms. Carter, why can't we talk things out instead of resorting to violence?"

"Are you crazy?" Howard asked angrily as he was helped up and touched his instantly swollen body.

"Yes, I really am crazy, crazy enough to have always considered you a trustworthy friend!" Carter said irritably.

"Wait, I think there must be some misunderstanding here, Ms. Carter. What happened to make you so angry!" Jarvis hurriedly acted as a peacemaker, stopping the two and trying to calm them down.

“Want to know why I’m angry? Of course you can. Steve’s blood, is that reason enough?” Carter said coldly.

After Carter said this, Howard and Jarvis fell silent.

They hadn't expected Carter to find out about this.

"So you knew. That's right, you certainly have reason to be angry!" After a brief silence, Howard touched his bruised eye and sighed, "But you should understand, it wasn't something I could stop!"

“But you should have told me sooner, shouldn’t you?” Carter sneered. “And you didn’t because you got one of them too, right?”

Howard was speechless.

“I’m sorry, Carter, Steve’s blood is too important. Vaccines, various drugs, and even the common cold (which is incurable) have an immense impact on humanity. Although Steve is no longer with us, his blood can still save millions of lives,” Howard said after a long silence.

"It can also be used to create more humanoid weapons, right?" Carter scoffed. "Enough, Howard, I've seen through you! Now, please leave!"

“Peggy!” Howard shrugged, but Carter ignored him and went straight upstairs.

“Sir? Perhaps we can wait until Ms. Carter has calmed down before inviting her to join S.H.I.E.L.D.!” Jarvis advised Howard upon seeing this.

"It's too late, we have no chance!" Howard shook his head in disappointment at Jarvis's advice.

"Why?" Jarvis frowned, puzzled.

“Look at this car, and think about why Peggy suddenly knew about blood,” Howard sighed.

As intelligent as he was, the moment Carter mentioned Captain America's bloodline, he had already figured everything out.

“You mean… it was Mr. Josh Kahn from the CIA who told Ms. Carter?” Jarvis suddenly realized.

“That’s right, and if I’m not mistaken, Peggy has already joined the CIA. I should have guessed when I found out she resigned… It’s my own fault. I should have helped her out of her predicament sooner and told her everything sooner!” Howard said somewhat frustratedly.

He came to see Carter today to invite her to join S.H.I.E.L.D.

But he didn't expect that Josh Kahn would get ahead of him again.

And the CIA... if Howard's prediction is correct, this newly established agency will be the biggest obstacle to the future development of S.H.I.E.L.D.

"However, I won't lose!" Howard quickly adjusted his mindset, and his gaze instantly became firm.