After Peter dealt with the other remaining soldiers, Steve and the hostages were evacuated from the Hydra base under cover.
"Natasha, get down," Steve called into the intercom.
Natasha operated the Quinjet to land smoothly, but always kept a certain distance from the complete landing, so that it could be easily and quickly lifted into the air.
The air flow disrupted by the Quinjet fighter on the ground whipped up a strong wind. Stark's mecha could fly, so he was responsible for breaking up the rear.
The others returned to the fighter jets in an orderly manner under the cover of Stark. After Stark came back to join them, they could directly throw two missiles down to destroy the entire Hydra base, and then wait for Nick Fury to send people. Clean up the battlefield.
Dr. Banner put on the prepared spare top. When Stark was about to take off his armor, Peter reminded: "Wait, Stark. This fighter is not completely safe yet."
Stark and Peter looked at each other and understood instantly: "Is there something wrong with this hostage?"
Peter nodded. Based on his understanding of Nick Fury, it was impossible for him to send the Avengers into action just to save an ordinary human being.
Peter found him in a dungeon. His hands and feet were bound with huge chains. He was thin and his hair was messy to his shoulders. He was unconscious in the cell.
Now he has been placed in the emergency medical cabin on the fighter jet. He still hasn't woken up after being injected with various stimulating drugs.
"I'm afraid this person is very important to Nick Fury." Peter concluded: "Then he must have some ability that is valuable enough."
Stark took the lead in using the suit to scan the mysterious hostage. He was able to connect to SHIELD's database and had extremely high authority.
But still no results were found.
"Perhaps my authority is not high enough. We cannot rule out the possibility that there is indeed no information about this person. Many truly confidential things are written on paper." Stark said.
"The more confidential things are only kept in the hearts of a few people." Natasha added.
Peter felt bad. Even Stark couldn't find any information about this person, which meant that only Nick Fury knew who he was.
I'm afraid that even if I ask him directly, I won't get an answer.
There is only a blurry photo of this person in the mission information, and the rest is unknown.
Steve, who was sitting next to him, said, "Tony, help me look up a person whose name is 'Melvin Carman'. He should be a soldier. I can't tell his military branch."
He still had doubts about the soldiers he met at the Hydra base, even though he still bit his own teeth and committed suicide by taking poison in the end. This was the first Hydra to die in front of Steve's eyes.
Stark searched by name and got the answer quickly this time. It was obvious that Melvin Kaman's information was not as confidential as that of the mysterious hostage.
He gently tapped the side of his helmet, and the holographic projection image immediately appeared in front of everyone, and Steve confirmed that it was the Melvin Kaman who was killed by him.
"Melvin Kaman, a native of Wyoming, joined the U.S. Navy five years ago and served in the Third Fleet. He is twenty-seven years old this year. He was discharged nine months ago due to injury, so to be precise, he is no longer a soldier. .”
Steve thought, he was a Marine, a super soldier, or a Hydra, he must have seen him somewhere before.
Possibly even beat him up.
"How many other soldiers were injured and discharged at the same time nine months ago?" Peter said.
He guessed that being discharged due to injury was probably just a cover-up. The military always found an excuse to transfer personnel when sending people to perform secret missions.
"Probably around two hundred, including the Air Force and Army. This number is relatively high compared to the past ten years." Stark said.
Peter put his hand on his chin and thought. He seemed to be very close to the truth, but he still felt that he still lacked the last clue to put all the clues together into a complete puzzle.
Dr. Banner suggested: "Maybe you should ask your friend Colonel Rhodes, Stark."
He has been missing from the recent Avengers gatherings because he has been promoted to Secretary of Defense of the United States and is now on a normal international visit to South Africa.
Stark dialed Colonel Rhodes's number as normal. After answering, they exchanged greetings as usual, but when Stark mentioned Melvin Carman, Rhodes suddenly hung up the phone.
Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Stark sighed helplessly: "It seems he is unwilling to share information with us."
Banner said in surprise: "I thought you were good brothers who talked about everything."
Stark said: "It has always been like this. He is often caught in a dilemma between the military and me. This was the case when the military wanted my armor. Recently, after he was promoted, he has a lot more things that he cannot talk about. Confidential. As a soldier, he has his own responsibilities, and I think the captain should be very clear about this."
Steve nodded in agreement. He and Colonel Rhodes were both soldiers and knew very well how important confidentiality was in the military.
Just when everyone was clueless, Steve suddenly slapped his head: "I remembered where I beat him, at the Avengers Base this spring."
"At that time, a group of young men sent by the army came to watch and learn. I fought with him a few times. He must not have been injected with the super soldier serum at that time. I knocked him down with only two punches."
After hearing this, Stark retrieved the information of the soldiers who were sent at that time and found that these soldiers had been discharged for various reasons. It was obvious that they should all be sent to perform classified missions...or training.
Peter also figured out the logic in an instant. It wasn't just Hydra that wanted to cultivate super soldiers. In fact, the damn U.S. military wanted super soldiers more than any other force.
The super soldier project was originally born during World War II and was implemented by the US military. Steve was the result of that time.
Who is most likely to replicate the experimental results at that time and create a group of super soldiers, that is the military.
Melvin Kaman was Hydra who infiltrated the military, and was then selected by the military to be injected with the super soldier serum.
The stupid US military actually trains the enemies lurking inside to become super soldiers. It is really stupid.
Peter guessed: "I'm afraid the super soldier eventually trained will replace Steve as the new Captain America."
This is based on the comics and movies he has read.
After going through Civil War and various other things, the military has realized that Steve is no longer as useful as he was during the war, and they need a more obedient Captain America, at least younger than the current one.
Perhaps not only Captain America, but the entire Avengers team needs a major overhaul. What those politicians need are just useful weapons, not real heroes.
If Steve dies, they have to let another person inherit the title of Captain America. This symbolic heroic title is the only thing that must be preserved in the Avengers.
