American comics: Starting as the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast

Chapter 132 True Value

After glancing at Craig, who was beyond dead, Roy stopped casting Magnet Release.

thump!

Without the magnetic force binding him, Craig's body slammed heavily onto the corridor floor.

Meanwhile, Rogers and Peggy, who were wearing white T-shirts that looked like bodysuits, came up behind Roy.

"Where's the serum?" Peggy asked immediately.

"He drank it." Roy pointed to Craig's corpse.

Did you drink it?

Upon hearing his answer, Peggy's expression changed instantly, and she quickly said, "The Doctor has passed away."

Dr. Erskine was not young to begin with.

After being shot in the chest, he only lasted a few seconds before passing away without even having time to say his last words.

Before he died, he used his last strength to raise his right hand and tap Rogers' chest with his finger.

Although he didn't speak, Rogers understood what Dr. Erskine meant. He knew that Dr. Erskine was reminding him to stay true to himself and not to lose his way because of the power he had suddenly gained.

Just as Rogers was about to say something, intense gunfire erupted from the street outside the antique shop.

It was clear that the Hydra agents responsible for picking up Craig and the Strategic Scientific Corps had clashed.

Upon hearing the gunshot, Rogers did not hesitate and rushed out first.

Peggy glanced at Roy, then followed Rogers as they ran out of the antique shop.

Roy had no intention of continuing to make moves.

However, he wouldn't mind going out to enjoy Rogers' performance.

At the same time, he was also pondering a question: now that Craig had been killed by him, would Rogers still make headlines and become a household name like in the movies?

Then, under the arrangement of Senator Brant, he embarked on his first and only "national tour," peddling defense bonds everywhere.

When Rogers and Peggy arrived on the street outside the antique shop, the two Hydra agents who were supposed to meet Craig were quickly killed.

Rogers knocked one down with his bare hands.

The other was shot in the head by Peggy.

While taking down the Hydra agents, Rogers also rescued several bewildered pedestrians.

After the battle, Roy glanced around to see if any reporters or photographers were nearby to capture Rogers' heroic fight and rescue of innocent civilians.

After scanning his surroundings, he did not find any photographers or anyone carrying a camera.

Rogers had intended to capture the Hydra agent he had defeated.

But before he could capture his opponent, the Hydra agent he had defeated, like Craig, committed suicide by poison, foaming at the mouth and dying instantly.

An hour later.

Another base of the Strategic Science Corps.

Inside the medical room.

Rogers, dressed in a proper military uniform, sat silently on the hospital bed, while a female nurse in a white coat stood beside him, drawing a blood sample from his left arm.

After drawing more than ten tubes of blood, the nurse removed the needle.

"Is this enough?" Rogers asked the nurse.

Before the nurse could answer, Peggy's voice rang out.

"The serum that Craig drank was contaminated with his blood and poison, and it has no value for extraction."

"To recreate the serum, we can only study and analyze your blood."

"Without Dr. Erskine, it would take us many years to reverse engineer the serum formula from your blood."

Rogers pulled up his sleeves and said with emotion, "The Doctor was a good man; he shouldn't have died like this."

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Peggy nodded and continued, "Even if you only succeed once, he will be proud of you."

Just as Rogers was about to ask what the Strategic Scientific Corps' next plans were, Senator Brant's voice came from outside the infirmary.

"Colonel, the committee demands a reasonable response from you regarding this incident."

"Okay, then explain why a German spy followed you and infiltrated my base."

Colonel Philip's voice rang out as well.

Immediately afterwards, the door to the infirmary was pushed open.

Colonel Philip, Howard, Senator Brant, and their assistants entered.

"Agent Carter, how's the blood sample collection going?"

Upon entering the infirmary, Colonel Philip began questioning Peggy.

"We've collected enough blood samples, and they'll be sent to the technicians for analysis soon," Peggy replied immediately.

Colonel Philip glanced at Roy and Rogers and continued, "I spoke with the president on the phone. The Strategic Scientific Corps has a new mission: we must fight Hydra to the death."

Hydra?

Congressman Brant looked at Colonel Philip with a puzzled expression and asked, "What is Hydra?"

Colonel Philip gave Peggy a look, signaling her to answer Senator Brant's question.

Without any hesitation, Peggy immediately said, "Hydra is the Nazi's secret research department, which invents and manufactures various advanced weapons for the Nazis, and is led by Johann Schmidt."

"But his ambitions are not limited to that."

"According to intelligence investigations, he is secretly plotting a crazy scheme."

"Hydra today is like a cult. Hydra members regard Schmidt as a god and believe that he is omnipotent."

"We are not aware of the specific details of the plan at the moment."

After Peggy finished introducing Hydra, Colonel Philip continued, "We'll be flying to London tonight, Roy and Howard will be coming along too."

"Sir, what about me?" Rogers asked immediately.

"You're an experiment, you're going to Alamogordo, New Mexico," Colonel Philip replied.

Rogers looked at Colonel Philip with a puzzled expression, then quickly said, "The serum worked. I can help."

"What I need is an army, not a super soldier."

After saying that, Colonel Philip left the infirmary.

A hint of disappointment flashed across Rogers' face.

After Colonel Philip left the infirmary, Congressman Brant approached him and said slowly, "I have no problem with the colonel, but he missed the point and didn't see your true value."

"I have a plan that will allow the entire nation to see your value."

"What plan?" Rogers asked.

Representative Brant didn't keep them in suspense and quickly explained the plan.

His plan was simple.

First, publish news in the newspapers that Rogers defeated Hydra agents and saved innocent pedestrians, thus shaping him into a hero.

Although no photos were taken of Rogers fighting and rescuing pedestrians, that's not a big deal.

It is a fact that Rogers defeated Hydra agents and saved pedestrians with his bare hands.

As for the photos.

Simply take a picture of Rogers now, and publish it together with a picture of Rogers shaking hands with Dr. Erskine before the experiment; it would have the same eye-catching effect.

"Keeping a hero in a laboratory is not a wise move."

"Your deeds can inspire people to join the army. Those who idolize you will be encouraged by you to enlist."

"Child, are you willing to serve your country on the most important battlefield?"

Those who become members of parliament are not fools, and their eloquence is not bad either.

The same goes for Senator Brant.

Although this was different from what he had expected, Rogers was quickly persuaded by Senator Brant and replied, "Sir, I couldn't be happier!"

"Congratulations, son, you've been promoted."

"From this moment on, you are Captain America."

Senator Brant extended his right hand to Rogers and said with a smile.

So she still ended up on the path of becoming an idol!

Seeing that Senator Brant had successfully fooled Rogers with just a few words, Roy silently sighed to himself.

Although he knew that Congressman Brant only wanted to use Rogers to sell defense bonds and didn't care whether Rogers could actually inspire people to enlist, he didn't intend to remind Rogers.

From a certain perspective, becoming an "idol" was Rogers's predetermined destiny and an indispensable part of his life.

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