I sparked a mysterious resurgence in Marvel.

Chapter 192

Steve is not dead!

After a slight pause, Bucky's pupils suddenly contracted.

Arryn the Joker's words were like a depth charge dropped into Bucky's heart, instantly creating a storm of emotions within him.

Steve Rogers was Bucky's best friend, closest comrade-in-arms, and one of the people he was closest to in the world.

However, during that mission, Bucky was knocked off the train and accidentally fell off a cliff in the Ice Valley during a battle with the enemy. After that, he never saw his friend again.

after that.

He was picked up by the Hydra organization stationed in the Soviet Union, and then, under their hypnosis, became a killing tool in their hands.

Steve became the hero who saved the Federation. In the final moment, he piloted the out-of-control plane alone, carrying the Tesseract, and disappeared into the vast ocean.

From that moment on, the two brothers were separated forever.

After regaining his senses, Bucky also went to look for traces left by Steve Rogers.

He even secretly visited Captain America's museum.

There, he saw a wax figure of his good brother, and even saw himself, his deeds recorded in that museum as a war hero.

Bucky thought he would never see Steve again.

She also thought that she had no relatives or friends left in this world.

But I never expected this day.

However, he heard about Steve from his own boss.

A piece of news... Steve is still alive.

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After taking a deep breath.

Bucky asked in a slightly trembling voice, "Steve... is he really still alive?"

Looking at Buddy, who was trembling with excitement, the clown Erin grinned and said:

"He's definitely still alive, but his body has been frozen in the Arctic ice for seventy years. It's hard to say when he'll thaw and regain consciousness."

"However, given Captain America's physique enhanced by the Super Soldier Serum, coupled with the Federation's current level of technology, waking him up is not a difficult task."

"You'll probably see your old friend soon."

"Yes, an old friend who is as young as you."

Steve Rogers was frozen for nearly seventy years. Seventy years of freezing froze Steve's body and also froze his "age".

In the past few decades, apart from being awakened to perform tasks.

To prevent Pakistan from slipping out of control.

Most of the time, Bucky was also frozen in ice by Hydra using special equipment.

It can be said that the experiences of these two best buddies are, to some extent, a case of sharing the same fate.

But that's exactly the case.

Seventy years later.

That's how the two of them met again after a long time.

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They heard that Steve might wake up again soon.

Bucky remained silent for a long time before a faint smile slowly appeared on his cold, stiff face.

"very nice."

After Bucky calmed down a bit, the Joker, Arlin, said, "When Steve wakes up, would you like to see your old friend? If needed, I'll keep an eye out for news about him and arrange for you two to meet."

Given the special nature of Captain America's identity.

Once he regains consciousness, there's no doubt that a group of people will surround him, monitoring his every move.

that time.

Bucky's desire to meet his old friend openly and honestly is not going to be easy.

Upon hearing this, Bucky paused for a moment, but to Arlin's surprise, shook his head: "No, I... don't plan to see Steve for the time being."

His body bore too many sins.

Bucky was too ashamed to face his honest old friend in this body.

Let him pretend he's... dead!

Thinking about this...

Bucky suddenly had a thought.

Perhaps, becoming a witch wouldn't be such a bad thing for me.

At least by then, after a complete makeover, he shouldn't lack the courage to even meet Steve.

If I really do become a great beauty like the boss said, then it would be quite interesting to tease Steve.

Thinking about this...

For the first time, Bucky felt a flicker of anticipation about becoming a witch.

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at the same time.

the other side.

With the end of the funeral.

The densely packed crowd gradually dispersed.

After Pepper, Tony Stark, and others also left.

Wearing a black leather outfit that accentuated her graceful figure, Natasha placed a bouquet of white chrysanthemums in front of the flower-covered tombstone.

Upon seeing Natasha, Erin, who had already planned to leave, hesitated for a moment before standing still and waiting.

Sure enough, not long after.

Natasha, who had paid homage to the "Joker of Fate," slowly walked to Erin's side.

Looking at Erin, who was standing there waiting.

Natasha tilted her head and asked a question.

"Were you waiting for me? Or did you already foresee my arrival before I even came?"

"No!"

Erin shook his head. "I just saw you in the crowd."

"Yeah?"

Upon hearing this, Natasha's cold and beautiful face suddenly broke into a smile. "I thought you were going to say that you foresaw I would come to find you, so you were waiting for me here on purpose?"

"Hmm, don't you people who like fortune tellers particularly enjoy this kind of mystical stuff?"

Erin smiled and said, "A true diviner is not the kind of charlatan who is half-knowledgeable or needs to use vague words to pretend to be a fortune teller."

"Moreover, we have to pay a certain price for each divination. I don't have that much energy to use divination to predict too many trivial matters in life."

"Besides, knowing too much is tiring... Miss Natasha."

Knowing too much is also tiring.

Erin's double entendre made Natasha raise an eyebrow and then give Erin a deep look.

He ignored the scrutinizing look in Natasha's eyes.

After taking out my phone and checking the time...

Erin said to Natasha, "I have some things to take care of later. If Miss Natasha just wants to come and pay her respects to the hero lying in the coffin and catch up with me, then I'm afraid I'm not a good person to catch up with."

Are you worried your girlfriend will be jealous?

After glancing in a certain direction towards the exit of Green Shade Cemetery, Natasha smiled and said, "Don't worry, it won't take you too long. I'm here to deliver something to you."

talking.

Natasha unzipped her leather jacket in front of Erin.

The moment the seal was broken, Natasha's weapons sprang out from the half-open seal on her black leather jacket.

In an instant.

The contrast between black and white is exceptionally striking.

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After the leather jacket was unsealed and restrained.

Natasha used her two long, slender fingers, painted with bright red nail polish, to retrieve the silver-white USB drive from her pair of weapons.

Looking at that somewhat familiar USB drive.

Erin shook his head and chuckled.

Isn't this the USB drive I gave Natasha last time?

Good grief, now it's back to its rightful owner, isn't it?

and.

Is this way of returning the item a reminder of the little magic trick I performed for her last time?

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He took the USB drive, still slightly warm, from his chest.

Natasha handed the USB drive directly to Erin.

"The document you gave me last time has been a great help to us. We have already used it to identify quite a few targets."

Upon hearing this, Erin didn't rush to take the silver USB drive from Natasha's hand. Instead, he said with slight surprise, "Target locked? You haven't taken down the people on the list yet? It seems that S.H.I.E.L.D.'s efficiency is lower than I imagined."

"No!"

Natasha retorted, "Our director is just playing the long game, trying to catch a big fish."

"The list you provided has a lot of names, but there aren't many truly crucial figures."

"We don't believe that those guys are just small fry, since we've managed to plant so many people in S.H.I.E.L.D. To make the most of the list you provided, we've put a lot of effort into setting up a big net, and now we're just waiting for the big fish to jump out of the water."

"Yeah?"

After giving a noncommittal reply, Erin slowly picked up the silver-white USB drive from Natasha's hand.

After seeing Erin take the USB drive.

Natasha said, "The USB drive contains a recent compilation by S.H.I.E.L.D. of some special events that have occurred around the world in the last two months."

"I don't know exactly what kind of information you want, so I've just packed all of it into a USB drive for you."

"Many of the documents on this USB drive are classified, so S.H.I.E.L.D. has taken special measures to handle this USB drive. You can view the contents of the USB drive on your computer, but you cannot copy them or disclose them."

"After three uses, the program set on the USB drive will automatically clear its contents."

Natasha paused for a moment and said, "By the way, I suggest you disconnect your computer from the internet when you open these files, otherwise I can't guarantee what might happen."

"That's quite a lot of requirements!"

Upon hearing this, Erin curled his lip and said, "You can't watch it if the computer isn't connected to the internet, but you can watch it if the internet is disconnected. Don't you think that's just burying your head in the sand? If I really wanted to leak the information on the USB drive, do you think your special measures would be effective?"

Natasha chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter, as long as the information wasn't leaked by S.H.I.E.L.D.."

Ok?

After a slight pause.

Looking at Natasha's ambiguous smile, Erin suddenly understood what she meant.

Good guy.

It turns out that S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't care at all whether the data on the USB drive would actually be leaked.

What they care about is...

The data on the USB drive must not be leaked from them.

At least, that's how it appears on the surface.

That's why they put so many little things on this USB drive.

After understanding Natasha's, or rather S.H.I.E.L.D.'s, intentions, Erin clenched his fist slightly, and when he opened his palm again, the silver-white USB drive had vanished.

Wow, that was fast.

When Natasha saw Erin's empty palm when he opened it again, her pupils contracted slightly.

Because of her previous experience, Natasha paid special attention to Erin's movements this time.

Even so, she still couldn't figure out how the USB drive disappeared from Erin's hands.

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After putting the USB drive away.

Erin said to Natasha, "Thank you for the information. If you don't have anything else, I'll be going now."

He turned his head and glanced at the figure waiting in the shade of the tree in the distance.

Natasha laughed and said, "Don't worry, I don't want to be an annoying third wheel."

After saying something pointed, Natasha zipped up her leather jacket, sealing her protruding breasts back into place.

He greeted Erin and then disappeared into the Green Shade Cemetery with the flow of people.

Goodbye, my little fortune teller.

A little fortune teller?

Erin's eyes narrowed slightly as he watched Natasha's retreating figure disappear quickly.

this woman.

They really know how to make the most of their assets!

If it were someone else, at Erin's hot-blooded age, after being provoked by Natasha, they would definitely try every means to challenge her.

Make her understand that she made a mistake.

but!

For Erin, who was already in a meditative state and had a deep understanding of Natasha.

Sorry.

I'm not buying your act.

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After watching Natasha leave.

Erin turned and walked toward another exit of the green park.

soon.

Arryn encountered Gwen, who had been waiting there, under a cedar tree.

Gwen was also among the people who came to mourn "The Joker" today.

Having made an appointment with Erin long ago, she did not leave immediately after the funeral.

Instead, they waited quietly at this exit.

Upon seeing Erin approach, Gwen stepped forward and asked, "Is everything taken care of?"

Arlin nodded: "The funeral company Tony Stark hired is quite professional. Everything is ready. Let's go!"

"good!"

He responded with a reply.

Gwen walked side by side with Erin toward the edge of the green park.

Unlike a typical young girl, she didn't ask Erin who the stunningly beautiful woman who had spoken to him was.

However, Gwen didn't say.

Erin, however, offered an explanation: "That person was a secret agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Black Widow Natasha."

(End of this chapter)