Peter comes to Director Garrett's office often and is now very familiar with it.
He knocked on the door and came in, picked up the coffee cup, poured himself a cup of coffee, added sugar, and then sat on the guest sofa. He waited for Director Garrett to tell him that the results of the investigation had not been released yet, and then he finished his coffee and left.
But this time Director Garrett's face was serious. He glanced at Peter, who was relaxing and drinking coffee, and said, "Peter, this is unfortunate news."
Peter was stunned, quickly put down his coffee cup, and sat up straight.
"We have ample evidence that George Stacey is also a member of Hydra."
"What?" Peter was shocked, stood up suddenly, and stared at Director Garrett, "How is it possible? I often go to Gwen's house, and Chief Stacey is clearly a rigid police officer with a sense of justice. It's impossible for him It’s Hydra!”
"Peter, I know this is hard to accept, but Hydra's disguise penetration ability is very powerful. They can pretend to be any profession. It is completely impossible to judge whether a person is a Hydra based on his daily behavior. "
Peter felt his lips were dry and his throat was tight, and he couldn't say a word.
"Peter, you have to believe SHIELD. We will not accuse a good man in vain. We determined that George Stacy was Hydra not just because he worked with Thomas for a period of time. The evidence is conclusive and irrefutable. .”
Director Garrett said, taking a tablet, opening a folder on it, and showing it to Peter.
"All the evidence is here, you might as well take a look. If you can find any flaws in it, that would be great."
Garrett put down his tablet and left the office. Peter was left there carefully looking at the evidence page by page.
The evidence is very sufficient. There are witnesses, physical evidence, photos, and videos... Although a lot of the evidence is relatively vague due to its age, and the video resolution is not high enough, it can still be roughly distinguished from the outlines of the characters. , the young man inside was the George Stacey of that year.
Peter sat in Director Garrett's office all afternoon, looking through the evidence on the computer countless times, almost memorizing it all, and then left there in a daze.
He now has no idea how to face Gwen who is waiting for him at home.
After wandering on the road for more than an hour, he finally entered the house. Gwen was cooking in the kitchen. After looking back at him, she said, "The bath water has been boiled. You take a bath first, and then watch TV for a while. When the food is ready, we will eat."
Peter sat in the living room, neither taking a shower nor turning on the TV, just curled up on the sofa.
Gwen seemed to realize something. She turned off the gas stove, wiped her hands with a towel, took off her apron, hung it by the door, and entered the living room.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"Uh..." Peter hesitated, not knowing what to say.
"Is there anything unspeakable?" Gwen sat next to Peter and reached out to hold his hands. "Peter, if you encounter any difficulties, you might as well speak up and let us find a solution together. I said, no matter what time, I will always stand with you."
"I went to SHIELD today to inquire about the progress of the investigation, and I learned from Director Garrett that SHIELD has investigated..." Peter's voice became lower and lower, gradually becoming inaudible, "George, George is Hydra.”
"This is impossible!" Gwen screamed and jumped up, "My dad can't be Hydra!"
Peter lowered his head, reached out and took out the USB flash drive copied from S.H.I.E.L.D., and handed it over.
"This is all the evidence, I have checked it carefully..."
Gwen raised her hand, knocked the USB drive away, and screamed: "To hell with all the evidence! I know my own father!"
Peter reached out to pull Gwen, trying to comfort his girlfriend, "Gwen, I know this is hard to accept, but..."
Gwen grabbed his hand, her watery eyes full of pleading.
"Peter, this evidence must be false! There is a problem with SHIELD's investigation. You have to help me and we will investigate on our own!"
Peter sighed, stepped forward, and held Gwen in his arms, "Gwen, many times, we have to face reality. Just like I never thought that my parents were Hydra, so George... "
Before Peter could finish his words, he was pushed away by Gwen.
"Peter, what I need now is your support, not for you to tell me to give up the pursuit and let others pour dirty water on my father's head!" Gwen raised her eyebrows and looked at Peter with disappointed eyes.
"Gwen, you need to calm down now..."
"No, I don't need to calm down! I'm just asking you, Peter, will you help me?"
"Of course I will help you, Gwen, I love you, you know that, but the evidence is conclusive..."
"Is this a matter of evidence? This is a matter of attitude! Peter, I have never doubted that Uncle Ben and Aunt May are Hydra. Even if the evidence is placed in front of me, I will still tear it into pieces and throw it away. It’s on your bullshit director’s face!”
"But you, you believe in SHIELD more than me!"
The disappointment on Gwen's face deepened, as if she was meeting Peter for the first time today.
"If SHIELD tells you now that Uncle Ben and Aunt May are also Hydra, and the evidence is conclusive, what will you do? Do you just believe it?" Gwen asked.
Peter immediately retorted: "Uncle Ben and Aunt May are not Hydra!"
"Then this is my father?" Gwen said angrily.
"I..." Peter was speechless. He wanted to say that the evidence was conclusive, but looking at Gwen's angry face, he couldn't open his mouth.
"Peter, you have already decided in your heart that my father is Hydra, right?" Looking at Peter's look, Gwen understood everything. The angry look on her face disappeared, replaced by sadness and disappointment. .
"Peter, I am willing to stand with you no matter what time, but what about you? Are you willing to stand with me forever?" Gwen burst into tears, "Peter, I love your kindness, but now , I hate that you don’t distinguish between far and near!”
After saying that, Gwen turned and left. Peter hurriedly followed behind and shouted hurriedly: "I am willing to stand with you forever!"
"Gwen, let me check it for you. Whatever you want, I will help you. Don't be angry..."
Without looking back, Gwen hailed a taxi on the street, got in, and closed the door firmly.
"Peter, I think things are progressing too fast between us. We both need to calm down and think about whether we are suitable for each other."
Through the car window, after Gwen finished saying this, she motioned to the driver to drive. Peter clearly had the ability to stop the vehicle from moving forward, but the moral concepts in his heart deeply bound him, making him unable to do anything. He could only watch Gwen cry away in the taxi.
