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Chapter 71 Lin Jue's Mission

Stepping off the hospital bed, Lin Jue slowly stretched his limbs. After lying there for so long, he felt like his body was going to go limp. In fact, to maintain his wounds, he had to engage in self-harm from time to time.

All of this was done to make him seem more ordinary!

Fortunately, today finally came the time he felt was right, and he was allowed to leave his hospital bed after his injuries had healed.

A member of Congress approached him with a broad smile.

"Colonel Lin Jue, are you feeling better?"

"Much better!"

With a simple, honest smile on his face, Lin Jue knew that these politicians liked people like him.

As expected, the congressman's smile grew even brighter, and soon, under his guidance, Lin Jue walked out of the military hospital, got into a black jeep, and drove away.

……

At a camp in the United States, Lin Jue looked at the group waiting for him and immediately spotted Howard Stark, who looked very similar to Iron Man. At the same time, Chester and Carter, among others, stood next to this Iron Man's father.

"The last founder of our Strategic Homeland Defense, Attack, and Logistics Agency has finally arrived!"

Chester was the first to applaud, and Howard and others followed suit with smiles, including several members of Congress.

"Given how much trouble you've gone to waiting for me, there must be some task you need me to complete?"

Lin Jue said directly.

"Colonel Lin guessed correctly. We do indeed have a difficult task at hand, and after much thought, only you fit the bill!"

One member of Congress spoke first, his face showing admiration, while Chester and the others beside him looked hesitant.

Howard stepped out from the crowd, his gaze fixed on Lin Jue: "Our most important serum is missing. Currently, based on information gathered by our agents, it's highly likely that this serum has fallen into the hands of Hydra, hidden behind the German military!"

"Hydra?"

Lin Jue feigned doubt.

Howard and the others told Lin Jue all the information about Hydra. They believed that as one of the founders, Lin Jue had the right to know this information and the significance of the establishment of their department.

"Alien technology? Superweapons? And what about Red Skull, the Hydra leader who seems to have undergone modifications?"

A hint of seriousness flashed in Lin Jue's eyes, but he quickly made a gesture as if he had made up his mind.

"I'll take on the mission to find the serum!"

His words instantly shocked everyone present, and everyone's faces showed admiration. After all, at Lin Jue's current position, he didn't have to do many things personally. However, after learning about the difficulties that America was facing, he took on this mission that was absolutely life-or-death!

Even Howard, who wasn't very familiar with Lin Jue, couldn't help but show his admiration.

"Colonel, do you want to get ready? You can take a break for a while?" Carter asked softly, frowning. As one of the few people who knew Lin Jue well, she was one of the few who couldn't bear to see Lin Jue participate in the mission.

As a soldier, Lin Jue was also someone she admired. She didn't want to see one of the most outstanding soldiers in the U.S. military lose his life on a secret mission unknown to the public.

However, Lin Jue smiled and waved his hand, declining Carter's offer, and asked softly, "How is Steve? I've seen information about him in the newspapers these past few days!"

"Steve is doing his job!" a congressman quickly interjected, not wanting Lin Jue to change the action plan they had set for Steve—the so-called US military comfort program!

After all, given Lin Jue's well-deserved status as a combat hero, his rank of colonel, and his identity as the founder of the National Strategic Defense, Attack and Logistics Support Bureau, it would be difficult for them to handle any objections he might raise!

"...Alright, I hope he can make the contribution he deserves!" Lin Jue said softly. He naturally knew that Steve was currently undergoing some kind of so-called military comfort visit, on the one hand to create a new image of a combat hero and to boost the morale of the US military, and on the other hand to extract serum from Steve's body!

Soon, with the military's preparations, a full twenty or thirty special forces soldiers gathered in front of Lin Jue. Looking at the soldiers' admiring gazes, Lin Jue paused slightly at a familiar face, then softly said, "I will be with you on this mission. I hope you can consider me your friend. We... will return victorious!"

"A triumphant return!"

The soldiers roared with fervor, never expecting that the person leading this mission would be the legendary Colonel Lin Jue!

Watching the soldiers below whose morale was instantly boosted, the members of Congress above the factory smiled; this was exactly the effect they wanted.

As for the founders on the other side, they all looked saddened, because they saw the danger of this operation.

Lin Jue slowly boarded the military truck, and his figure sped away under the watchful eyes of a group of high-ranking officials.

All the soldiers, including military personnel, wore solemn expressions and watched until Lin Jue's figure disappeared from their sight.

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For a day and a night, from military trucks to transport planes, Lin Jue gazed at the dense forest below, his heart beating slowly.

I never expected that my first bungee jump would be the most difficult one!

Immediately, under the admiring gazes of the soldiers behind him, he leaped down. As he jumped, the soldiers behind him quickly followed. They glided apart in mid-air, and at a distance close to the ground, they instantly opened their parachutes and flew towards a single target.

Lin Jue's heart calmed down a little when his feet touched the soft soil. He was afraid that his group would be discovered by Hydra agents hidden in various places in mid-air and shot dead. That would be terrible for him.

After all, he knew that Hydra had mastered an extremely terrifying weapon using the Tesseract, and he was certain that such a weapon could kill him with a single shot.

They quickly located the other soldiers who had landed. All the soldiers remained silent, their eyes fixed on Lin Jue, awaiting his next instructions.

After checking the firearms and ammunition, Lin Jue took the lead and rushed into the dense forest. Their mission route had been planned in advance.

These soldiers moved swiftly through the dense forest. They were among the best in the army, each possessing exceptional stealth skills. They were like ghosts, darting through the forest as it fell into the night.

Lin Jue only stopped when he heard faint voices in the woods. At his signal, all the soldiers formed an arc and moved toward the source of the voices.

(End of this chapter)