Although Skye's hacking skills are very good, Russell still decided to let No. 3 test it.
Some things are difficult to get accurate answers to without actually testing them.
After giving orders to No. 3, Russell started playing games with the levitating cloak again.
Soon, night fell.
After nightfall, Russell and Diana did not return to the apartment where they lived, but planned to stay at the Zhenglian headquarters for a few days.
Before Diana's identity was made public, there would be reporters wandering around the building from time to time, trying to capture some exciting and exclusive inside information.
Now that Diana's identity has been revealed, there will only be more reporters wandering downstairs of the building than before.
In order to avoid these annoying reporters, they decided to stay at Zhenglian headquarters for a few days.
Living in the headquarters of Zhenglian, in addition to not being harassed by reporters, there is another advantage, that is, Diana can take over everything in Zhenglian more conveniently.
After enjoying the skills of the robot chef at the Zhenglian restaurant, Russell and Diana had a little discussion on the training ground.
After the post-dinner exercise, they returned to the room and played a few games of Ludo before officially ending the day.
The next morning.
Russell's study.
"Good morning, sir."
Bakshi, who was in a neat suit, brought Bucky, who had a frosty face, to the study room and said respectfully to Russell.
"Sit down and talk."
"Okay, sir!"
Bakshi bowed slightly and sat down.
Bucky did not sit down, but stood behind Bakshi like a bodyguard.
"Tell me, what kind of responses did those Hydra branches give?"
Russell asked calmly.
In fact, no matter what answers those Hydra branches gave, it would not affect his plan.
The only difference is whether people will die and how many people will die.
"According to your previous arrangements, sir, and your instructions the day before yesterday, I contacted all branches of Hydra and met with several of their leaders."
"Because I did not fully disclose your matter to them, sir, so until now, they have not agreed."
After saying that, Bakshi showed an expression of shame and guilt.
"Since they don't agree, there's no need to be polite to them."
"You hand over all their information to No. 3. I will handle this matter personally."
"There is no need to continue with the plan over at the high table to scare the monkeys. You should rest for a while. I will come back to you if anything happens."
Russell's expression was as calm as ever, as if he didn't take the rejection from Hydra's branches to heart at all.
Bakshi nodded, and then left the study with Bucky.
After they left, Russell said to No. 3: "After receiving the information from Bakshi, send me the information about Pierce's team."
"Okay, sir!"
No. 3 replied immediately.
After giving orders to No. 3, Russell went to Diana's study and spoke to Diana.
Afterwards, he left the Zhenglian headquarters alone.
After leaving the Zhenglian headquarters, Russell did not go to the Octopus Monster headquarters building or return to the apartment. Instead, he took a self-driving Porsche 911 to a coffee shop in Manhattan.
Not long after he sat down at the window seat, Natasha, dressed casually, came to the cafe.
After entering the coffee shop, Natasha first scanned the environment inside the shop, and then came to sit in front of Russell.
"Now is not a good time to meet, especially in public."
After sitting down, Natasha took off her sunglasses and said coldly.
"Any questions?"
"If I remember correctly, you said that after the Cosmic Cube incident is over, you should slowly deal with brainwashing with me."
Russell didn't pay attention to Natasha's cold tone and said with a smile.
"Are you sure you want to talk about this here?"
Natasha raised her eyebrows and looked at Russell fiercely.
"Isn't it suitable here? The environment is elegant and there are not many guests."
Russell still had the same indifferent expression.
"Since you don't mind, let's talk about it!"
After saying that, Natasha called the waiter in the store over and ordered a latte and some snacks.
When the waiter left, Russell looked at Natasha's seductive face and said with a smile: "Everyone is so familiar with each other, so there is no need to continue to waste time. Tell me, how are you going to settle the brainwashing account with me?" ?”
"Not ready yet!"
Natasha said quickly.
"Did you not think about it well, or did you not plan to settle it with me?"
Russell continued to ask.
Although Natasha behaved very rudely, she had been his subordinate for a period of time in a brainwashed state, so he knew Natasha relatively well.
If Natasha really hadn't thought about it, she wouldn't have come at all today.
"You're overthinking it. I'm not as generous as your girlfriend Diana."
Natasha rolled her eyes at him.
"You are indeed not as generous as Diana!"
After speaking, Russell nodded seriously.
"you……"
Although she had seen many scoundrels and scoundrels, Natasha had to admit that Russell could always use the simplest method to arouse her displeasure.
If she hadn't been Russell's opponent, she would have really wanted to teach Russell a lesson.
"Okay, no more joking."
"You did not take the initiative to tell Nick Fury after the brainwashing was lifted, but chose to tell me. This shows that you have already thought about the consequences over and over."
"If you really want to settle a score with me, you won't talk to me on the Helicarrier, and you won't come out to meet me today."
Russell picked up the coffee, took a sip, and said calmly.
"Looking at how you look now, you seem to have already thought about how you are going to compensate me?"
Natasha was indeed a top professional agent, and she immediately guessed Russell's true thoughts from his answers and performance.
"Rather than saying it's compensation, it's more about everyone getting what they need. Of course, if you regard this as compensation, that's fine too."
Russell said with a smile.
"What on earth is it?"
Natasha asked bluntly without wasting her brain cells on guessing.
"The HYDRA list hidden in S.H.I.E.L.D.!"
After hearing Russell's words, Natasha's expression suddenly became extremely serious.
Although Russell had told her last time that there were many undercover Hydra agents in SHIELD, and she had also found some clues herself.
But Natasha still didn't expect that what Russell wanted to give her was actually the Hydra list hidden in S.H.I.E.L.D.
"Are you telling the truth?"
An expression of disbelief appeared on Natasha's face.
"I never joke about things like this."
"Why did you give me the list?"
Natasha continued to ask.
"As I said just now, it's just about everyone getting what they need."
"I have some small conflicts with the Hydras hidden in SHIELD. Although I can solve them myself, solving them will also be of great benefit to SHIELD, so I think you won't refuse this time. Cooperation."
Russell said seriously.
Although there are many Hydra members hiding in S.H.I.E.L.D., and many of them have obtained senior agent permissions.
But for Russell, none of the Hydras hidden in SHIELD can fight.
He has no plans to personally take action against these characters who are like trash fish.
"Why do you have a list? Even if Bakshi is your subordinate, he can't get the list, right?"
Natasha continued to ask.
"You don't have to worry about where the list comes from. Anyway, I have such a list in my hand."
"Although it's impossible for everyone to be on the list, you don't have to worry about accuracy."
Russell said calmly.
Since the Hydra branch that Pierce previously led is hidden in SHIELD, it should be left to SHIELD to handle it.
Although Russell was ready to deal with them, he planned to let S.H.I.E.L.D. take action first.
After those guys no longer have the vest of SHIELD agents, he will let the White Jue warriors take action.
When Russell finished speaking, Natasha frowned and became silent.
Although she is a top spy, she does not know the true relationship between Russell and Hydra, so she is now a little unsure of what Russell is planning.
But one thing she was sure of was that Russell was now planning to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
After thinking for more than ten seconds, Natasha said slowly: "If you really have such a list in your hand, Fury probably won't mind accepting your gift."
"No, this is not a gift."
Russell corrected Natasha.
He had never been in the habit of giving gifts to men, let alone to a black male.
"When will you give me the list?"
Natasha continued to ask.
"You can do it now. It's still the same secret mailbox as before. I'll ask No. 3 to send the list there."
"After you get the list, you can give it directly to Nick Fury, or you can verify it yourself in advance."
Russell said quickly.
"good!"
Natasha agreed immediately.
After talking to Natasha about Hydra, Russell left the cafe and began to return to Zhenglian headquarters.
Sitting in the self-driving Porsche 911, he thought about the next arrangements.
Let SHIELD clean up the Hydras hiding in SHIELD first, and then give them a fatal blow when they are desperate.
In addition to this Hydra, there are two more Hydras that require his special attention.
One branch is led by Baron Strucker and is now hiding in Skavia, secretly studying the Hydra branch of superhuman beings.
In the movie universe, Wanda the Scarlet Witch and Pietro Quicksilver are the most outstanding research results of Baron Strucker.
But in this world, there is a big question mark as to whether Wanda and Pietro are related to Baron Strucker.
In the movie universe, Baron Strucker successfully inspired Wanda and Pietro's superpowers by studying the Mind Stone Scepter.
But now, not to mention Baron Strucker, even Russell doesn't know where the Mind Stone Scepter was taken by Ebony Maw.
In addition to Baron Strucker's Hydra, there is another Hydra, and Russell plans to deal with it personally.
That is the orthodox Hydra led by Gideon Malik, whose mission is to return the exiled hive.
Whether it's the Red Skull, Pierce or Baron Strucker, the Hydra they lead is just a branch of the orthodox Hydra.
Only the Hydra led by Gideon Malik is the orthodox Hydra.
The name and logo of Hydra comes from the fact that the hive has a head that looks similar to an octopus.
To put it simply, the symbol of Hydra is actually a simplification of the appearance of a hive.
Although the orthodox Hydra led by Gideon Malik does not have any powerful high-level combat power, they have the Kree monolith heading to the planet Maveth.
Russell doesn't like parasites, and he doesn't even like hives whose bodies are a collection of parasites.
Although the beehive has an alternative beauty, he still doesn't like the beehive.
The reason is simple, because the hive has irresistible dominance over the aliens.
Except for Whiplash and the aliens rescued by Whiplash, Hive's control over other aliens is similar to the King's Serum's "categorical command" over the symbiotes.
Although there are no particularly powerful aliens on Earth, Russell already has the idea of taking the aliens on Earth as his own.
Forget about other aliens, he was very interested in Skye's shockwave superpower and Gordon's quantum teleportation superpower.
If conditions permit, he wouldn't mind copying Skye and Gordon's superpowers.
Russell plans to take matters into his own hands to deal with the Orthodox Hydra led by Gideon Malick. In addition to preventing Gideon Malick from bringing the Hive back to Earth, he also has a small idea.
He wanted Maveth, the planet where the Hive was exiled, also known as the Death Star.
Maveth comes from Hebrew and its original meaning is death.
After the hive was exiled to the Death Star, because the hive was relatively "greedy", the Death Star, which originally had civilization, was forcibly "eaten" by the hive and turned into a dead planet in the true sense.
Although there is not much life left on the Death Star, the nature of the Death Star has not been changed, and it is still a planet suitable for human habitation.
On the Death Star, humans on Earth can survive without relying on any auxiliary equipment, provided there is enough food and fresh water.
If the opportunity is right, Russell plans to make the Death Star a positive planet.
As for the lack of life on the Death Star, it is not an inaccessible problem for him who has many resources.
Isn't it just farming and raising animals? This is not a problem at all.
As long as he can get the Kree monolith to go to the Death Star and get rid of the hive, even if there is no grass on the Death Star, Russell has a way to make the Death Star reappear with dense forests and vegetation.
After thinking about it for a while, he quickly made a decision.
First solve the problem of the Hydra branch led by Baron Strucker hidden in Scovia, find Wanda and Pietro by the way, and then solve the problem of the orthodox Hydra and Hive led by Gideon Malik .
By the way, Gideon Malik seems to have a pretty good-looking daughter.
What's her name?
Russell frowned and thought for a moment.
Stephanie!
Stephanie Malik!
Russell recalls Stephanie's name and how Stephanie ended up in the original plot.
