Black Widow Vermouth didn't respond to Captain Rogers' words; she simply patted King's face as if saying a final farewell, then turned and walked out of the morgue.
"Um......"
"It's unimaginable."
Conan Edogawa looked at Vermouth on the screen and couldn't believe that this woman could have such a depressed side. Although this woman was very good at pretending and acting, from the screen, Black Widow Vermouth's grief over Chief King's death didn't seem to be acting, but rather a genuine expression of emotion.
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"Hmph, that woman."
Gin looked at the sorrowful Vermouth on the screen and thought that if their distillery's boss died, Vermouth would be lucky if she didn't even open the champagne, let alone shed a tear.
"Vermouth."
Captain Rogers, fearing that Black Widow Vermouth might act irrationally in her grief, also chased after her.
Why did King go to your house?
[Belmadell, the Black Widow, who had been stopped by Captain Rogers, turned around and questioned him.]
【"I don't know either."】
Captain Rogers initially wanted to tell Black Widow Vermouth about King being hunted, but remembering the USB drive King gave him before he died and King's words about not trusting anyone, he didn't tell Vermouth the truth.
【"I don't know either."】
"Captain, they want you back at S.H.I.E.L.D."
At this moment, Nobuyuki Sugo, the Crossbones, walked up from behind and spoke to Captain Rogers.
"Okay, just a moment."
After Rogers finished speaking, he turned around, intending to say something more to Black Widow Vermouth, when he heard Crossbones's Nobuyuki Sugo urging him on.
"They want you to go back immediately."
[Crossbones Sugo Nobuyuki, instead of being dismissed by Rogers, spoke with slightly more emphasis.]
【"OK."】
Rogers turned back to look at Nobuyuki Crossbones and nodded solemnly. Nobuyuki Crossbones then turned and left.
"You're really bad at lying."
[Black Widow Vermouth looked at Captain Rogers and said, she could tell at a glance that his answer to her earlier was a lie. After speaking, Black Widow Vermouth turned and left.]
"The Howling Commandos escorted Captain Rogers back to S.H.I.E.L.D."
Captain Rogers also heard Crossbones Sugu's voice behind him. It seemed like he was concerned for Captain Rogers, worried he might be assassinated like King. However, Captain Rogers had actually realized Crossbones Sugu was suspicious, and it was more like he was being escorted to S.H.I.E.L.D. rather than escorted back.
"The Hongmen Banquet."
"Is this the time to start purging King's direct associates within S.H.I.E.L.D."
Looking at the Howling Assault Team under Hiroichi Fujito escorting Captain Rogers back to S.H.I.E.L.D. on the screen, Light Yagami said that Hydra's infiltration of S.H.I.E.L.D. was probably beyond Light Yagami's imagination. Light Yagami felt that he had underestimated Hydra's infiltration of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Furthermore, Shinomiya Hikari and Yagami Light also sensed that the other party must have something wrong with them, and the so-called Insight Project Yagami Light didn't seem to be the kind of prevention and targeting of criminals that King had told Captain Rogers at the beginning.
Light Yagami seems more like a tool used by Hydra to deal with those who stand in their way.
"If Rogers can survive this trap, he'll probably seek help from others, since he's outnumbered."
Gordon said that it was somewhat unrealistic to expect Captain Rogers to take on an entire Hydra organization by himself.
"They will probably look for people, but as for how many and who they will look for, I don't know what Captain Rogers will think. After all, King's words about not trusting others too easily will probably make Rogers suspicious to some extent."
"The Avengers should be trustworthy, right?"
"But getting here and making contact are problems."
L's words left Gordon speechless. Indeed, as L said, Captain Rogers should now have a better understanding of King's situation back then.
"Let's go."
Captain Rogers knew he couldn't avoid it, so he headed towards Nobuyuki Crossbones. Since he couldn't dodge it, Captain Rogers decided to face it head-on and shatter it.
"Alright, Howling Assault Team, move out."
What no one noticed was that the USB drive was no longer on Rogers. Knowing that going to S.H.I.E.L.D. might be risky, Captain Rogers had hidden the USB drive in a corner of the hospital.
"You've done your best, no matter what."
"Thank you, sir."
Inside S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, Shinomiya Huang Guang praised a female secretary in front of him, and the secretary smiled happily in return.
339: Kazuma Sato: This inexplicable sense of déjà vu
"Captain Rogers."
The female secretary, who had just been beaming with joy, turned around upon noticing Captain Rogers' arrival. Her smile became as if a group of cheap buddies had been ambushed by a venomous bug lying in the ground, instantly wiping out their entire comradeship.
[This change in the female secretary made Rogers feel a little strange, as if she were hostile towards him. Most importantly, Captain Rogers recognized her as the nurse from across the hall; it seemed she really was an informant planted next to him. He figured her claim that King sent her was a lie.]
"Captain, this is Shinomiya Kimi."
"Sir, it's an honor to meet you."
[Shinomiya Hikari, appearing harmless and approachable, shook hands with Captain Rogers. Captain Rogers, though vaguely sensing something amiss, wasn't certain, given Shinomiya Hikari's high status.]
"I should be the one feeling honored, Captain. Please come in."
[Shinomiya Hikari spoke very modestly, then led Captain Rogers into his office.]
"This photo was taken five years after I met King. At that time, I wasn't working here yet. I was a congressman elsewhere when I was surrounded by terrorists. The guards there helped me escape, but the terrorists took hostages. King was the local head of S.H.I.E.L.D."
[Shinomiya Hikari, seeing Captain Rogers holding a photo of himself and King, feigned a close relationship with King, speaking in a tone of regretful reminiscence.]
"He proposed a plan to launch a surprise attack through the sewers, but I said no, we would negotiate."
"The result was that the terrorists wouldn't negotiate with us, so we ordered a kill-or-be-killed operation. They ransacked the basement, and what did they find? Empty."
"King never obeyed my direct orders; he always issued orders on his own, rescuing dozens of government officials and my daughter."
[As Shinomiya Hikari said, Captain Rogers, upon hearing Shinomiya Hikari's words, also felt that the description was indeed of King.]
"It's simply unimaginable."
Kaguya Shinomiya thought of her cold and ruthless older brother, Hikari Shinomiya, who always had a sullen face as if everyone owed him tens of millions. Even if he were to marry, it would surely be for political reasons and for personal gain.
However, it must be said that Shinomiya Kaguya felt that Shinomiya Hikaru's acting on screen was indeed very good, especially when he mentioned his daughter. His expression looked like that of a kind and loving father who regarded his daughter as the apple of his eye.
But those who know him would not think that way.
"So, you promoted him, making King the director of S.H.I.E.L.D."
[Captain Rogers said.]
"I have never regretted it."
[Shinomiya Hiromitsu stated this, thus confirming that he was indeed the one who promoted King.]
"Captain, why was King at your house last night?"
[At this point, Shinomiya Hikari also stopped feigning politeness with Captain Rogers.]
Although Shinomiya Hikaru and Black Widow Vermouth asked the same question, their meanings were completely different.
【"I have no idea."】
Despite Black Widow Vermouth's earlier statement that she wasn't good at lying, Captain Rogers still lied at this moment. He sensed something was off with Shinomiya Hitomi; he felt that Hitomi's question about King's presence at his house was primarily motivated by a desire for the USB drive.
"Do you know where we're being monitored?"
[When Captain Rogers said he didn't know, Shinomiya Kōkō continued to speak.]
"I know, King told me."
"Did he tell you that he was the one eavesdropping?"
[Shinomiya Hikari said, "King is now dead, so there's no way to prove anything. Regardless of whether King was the one eavesdropping or not, it can all be pinned on him. Shinomiya Hikari's statement was obviously malicious."]
"I'll show you something."
Captain Rogers remained silent. He actually felt that King was capable of such a thing. Seeing Rogers' lack of reaction, Shinomiya Hikaru showed him something.
"Who ordered you, Yakumo Omori?"
[In the video retrieved by Shinomiya Hikari, a man wearing a black vest is tied to a chair. This man is none other than Yakumo Ōmori, who was injected with the Extremis virus and then escaped.]
"Is this a live stream?"
[Captain Rogers asked, "After all, if it's not a live broadcast, there's a possibility of it being faked. And even if it's a live broadcast, it can still be faked. The main thing is that Captain Rogers knows that Yamori Yakumo was injected with the Extremis Virus and can self-destruct to end his life."]
"Yes, they caught him last night in a safe house, though it wasn't really that safe."
"You're saying he's a suspect? Yakumo Omori doesn't like assassinations."
Captain Rogers stated that he knew Yamori, this psychopath, wasn't someone who enjoyed assassination; he preferred torture. Furthermore, if it really was Yamori that night, how could the metal arm be explained? Why didn't Yamori use high temperatures to attack him? These numerous questions led Captain Rogers to conclude that Yamori wasn't the one who assassinated King.
"It's not him; it's much more complicated than that."
[Shinomiya Huangguang said.]
"Ōmori Yakumo was hired by an anonymous individual to attack the Lemuria Starship."
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