One hundred and sixtieth chapters frustrated Howard
"Welcome to CIA, Peggy!" The next morning, Josie met Peggy Carter, who had come to report early in the morning, in Langley's office.
"Thank you, Josie. I'm glad to be able to work with you in the future, but although it's a bit presumptuous, I still want to confirm that your previous promise still counts?" Peggy Carter asked carefully with a smile.
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Although they were friends before, they are now bosses and subordinates. Peggy's experience in MI5 and the Strategic Science Corps over the years has been enough to make her cautious in the workplace.
"Of course, but don't worry. The nature of CIA's work is different from that of Mi5 and SSR. It will be more inclined to Mi6. In addition, before you officially take up your duties, I have one very important thing to talk to you about.
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Although he actually doesn't have to do this at all, because the entire CIA management office is his people inside and outside, but he still needs to pretend in front of Peggy Carter.
"...What is it?" Seeing that Qiao Xi was acting so mysteriously, Carter also became curious.
"Look at this!" Josie didn't say much, but gave Carter a pair of gloves before taking out a confidential document from the safe filing cabinet.
Seeing how solemn Josie was, Carter's face became serious. After putting on his gloves, he began to look through the document.
Soon, Carter's expression suddenly changed as he looked at the document, and many emotions such as anger and sadness suddenly surged into his heart.
"Why? Why do you have Steve's blood? And you dare to use his blood for this kind of experiment?" Carter slapped the document on Josie's desk and asked in a low voice. "He did it for this country, this
The world has done so much, how can you do this!"
Then, while pacing back and forth in Qiao Xi's office, cursing and crying, tears welled up unconsciously.
There is no doubt that the contents of the document are the blood sample research and related experimental reports on Steve Rogers, as well as the follow-up plan.
Because the blood sample stolen by Howard had been stolen by Dix from the Strategic Science Corps warehouse in advance, Carter did not know the existence of these blood at this time like in the original plot.
This kind of thing is blasphemy to Peggy Carter and many people who regard Steve Rogers as a hero.
Although Qiao Xi disagreed with this attitude, he could still understand it overall.
So he just quietly leaned on the office chair and let Carter vent. At least Carter still knew where he was now. Even when he vented his anger and complaints, he kept his voice as low as possible.
"Sorry, my emotions were a little over the top!" After venting for a while, Peggy Carter gradually calmed down and apologized to Josie.
After working in the intelligence department for so many years, she understands that there are many things that cannot be changed even at the level of Josie.
Something as important as the research on Captain America's blood cannot be controlled by a newly reorganized organization like the CIA.
And the document also makes it clear that the Ministry of War is taking the lead in this matter, and the CIA is only providing some assistance.
"I can understand your mood, don't worry too much." Qiao Xi stood up and poured her a cup of hot coffee and said.
"Thank you. The Strategic Science Corps should know about the blood matter, right?" Carter thanked him, took the coffee, and then asked.
"They were part of the military, weren't they?" Josie returned.
"Yeah...how could they not know!" Carter nodded and murmured. Without the consent of the Strategic Science Corps, how could the military get Steve's blood? It's ridiculous that he has been kept in the dark.
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"In fact, you don't need to pay too much attention to this. The strategic science officers have nothing to do. After all, the Rebirth Project has been a project of the Ministry of War from the beginning. They are just executors. In fact, they are already trying their best to protect Steve... I
I think you should understand this." Josie advised.
"You're right...but can I ask, did Steve leave a lot of blood samples at that time?" Carter asked with a sigh of relief.
"It's not too much. According to what I learned, there should be a total of twelve blood samples left, each about five milliliters, and the military got eleven of them!" Qiao Xi replied.
"Eleven? What about one more?" Carter asked with a slight frown.
Qiao Xi pretended to be deep in thought and did not speak.
But seeing his expression, Carter guessed it.
"Howard?" Carter asked. It was unlikely that the blood sample would remain in the Strategic Science Corps. As the chief scientist of the Rebirth Project, Howard had the greatest possibility of holding the remaining sample.
Hearing Carter say this name, Josie nodded slightly.
In the past, because Josie didn't really think Carter could be poached by him, there was nothing he could do to sow discord between the two.
But now that Carter has joined CIA, the good relationship between the two is no longer necessary.
If the operation is good, Carter may become the vanguard of CIA's fight against SHIELD in the future. Although the establishment of SHIELD was hindered at the end of last year, this does not mean that SHIELD will not be born.
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There are so many intelligence agencies in the United States, but their funds are limited, and competition among them is extremely fierce.
In addition, S.H.I.E.L.D. is more money-hungry and more research-oriented, so the CIA and S.H.I.E.L.D. will inevitably be in a semi-antagonistic situation in the future.
It is not a good thing to continue to maintain an overly close and friendly relationship between Carter and Howard. It is better to tone down the relationship.
Howard has always known about Captain America's blood, but he has been hiding it for the past few years. Although this fact will not make the two of them turn against each other, it will not be easy if they have no grudges like before.
This is also a situation that Josie deliberately created.
In the future, it would be nice to let Carter step forward and lead CIA to compete with SHIELD, while I sit back and watch the show, and even be the "peacemaker."
"Okay, I get it, thank you for telling me this, but do you want me to be in charge of this project?" Carter put down the cup in his hand, then looked at Josie and asked.
"Actually, Carter, have you ever thought about the original rebirth plan, what would happen if you were the one who walked into the radiation chamber...?" Josie pretended to ponder for a long time, and then slowly asked.
"What? Are you serious?" Peggy Carter was stunned when she heard Josie's words.
"I know what I said sounds a bit nonsensical, but in fact, Peggy, after seeing this report, I carefully learned about the rebirth plan through my authority, and also learned about Dr. Erskine's idea that good people are better.
The theory that the evil ones get worse, but in fact, the only ones he compared were Schmidt and Steve from the beginning to the end, right?" Josie said.
"You mean...?" Peggy Carter's brows furrowed even more.
"My opinion is that his theory has some truth, but it is not comprehensive. The real side effects of the super soldier potion are more likely to simply amplify personal emotions. If the user's belief is strong enough, then he will succeed.
The possibilities are actually very high... and among the people I know, except for Steve, no one is more powerful than you. Even as far as me and other people are concerned, you are not worse than Steve at all, just because
Because of your gender, Erskine ignored you when he was choosing candidates!" Josie looked at Carter and said nonsense.
But even though it was nonsense to him, it really frightened Carter.
Because of some past experiences, Carter's trust in Josie has reached a very high level, but he is still a little embarrassed to be praised by Josie in person like this.
But overall, she was indeed moved by what Josie said.
And if she really succeeds, then she can inherit Steve's legacy...
"Of course, the risk of this kind of experiment is high and foreseeable. No one can predict the final result, so I just put forward this idea. The specific choice is yours!" Qiao Xi added.
"No, I will participate!" As soon as Josie finished speaking, Carter agreed, "But will the military allow me to participate?"
"In fact, as a partner, our CIA will have 10 quotas. Of course, we will not be as inhumane as the military. Our ten candidates are all voluntary participants!" Qiao Xi explained, "But women...
…You are truly the only one.”
Of course they are all voluntary, and the remaining nine are all hardcore members of the council...
For this kind of imperfect experiment, apart from Carter, who theoretically has the greatest possibility, Josie is reluctant to send his own people to take risks.
But obviously, the council was very interested in this experiment, so Qiao Xi generously gave them all the places.
"I understand, when does the experiment start?" Peggy Carter asked.
"This is a volunteer liability exemption agreement, a signature fee and an accident insurance. Just report to this address in a week!" Josie didn't say any more nonsense. He took out some documents and a check and handed it to Carter.
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"Isn't it necessary?" Carter picked up the check and looked at it. It was a $10,000 cashier's check from Continental Bank, which was a huge amount of money.
"Keep it, it's all for public account!" Qiao Xi waved his hand.
Well, it is indeed a public account, but only Carter owns it.
As for the nine members of the board of directors, not only are there none, the board of directors has to give the CIA one million in sponsorship fees.
In addition, as long as one beauty is successful afterwards, an additional one million will be added.
Anyway, the Board of Directors has plenty of money, and it will be useless if it is not harvested.
Seeing Josie say this, Peggy Carter did not refuse. She was indeed short of money.
SSR's salary is not high. If Josie hadn't bought Steve's real estate in New York and given it to her, there wouldn't be much money left after renting a decent apartment in New York.
For example, in the original plot, she could only live in shared apartments with others, or in cheap and demanding women's hotel apartments.
In the end, Howard lent them a house to live in.
Of course, Carter herself didn't have much need for money, but these ten thousand dollars were enough for her to help her widowed sister-in-law and nephew in London greatly improve their lives.
On the insurance, Carter also wrote the names of his sister-in-law and nephew.
This didn't surprise Josie in the slightest.
So he took out an envelope and a car key and handed them over.
"In a week, go out and take a look. The scenery in the United States is still very good. Don't refuse!"
"Thank you then!" Carter was stunned for a moment, then smiled sweetly and said, "Then I'll go back first!"
"I'll give it to you, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to find the car!" Josie said, getting up, sending Carter out, and took her to the parking lot to find the car that was going to be "lent" to her, a very beautiful one.
Red beetle.
"What a beautiful car. I've never seen it before... Wait, Boeing?" Carter fell in love with the car at the first sight, but when she saw the logo clearly, she was stunned.
When did Boeing start building cars?
"Yes, I started planning to build a car company in 1945. Later, after acquiring Boeing, the car company was also transferred to Boeing... No one stipulated that aerospace companies cannot build cars, right? But this car
The first batch of samples, model name Beetle, there are only about 100 of them. They will be displayed in major cities across the United States this weekend. Also on display will be the Explorer. As for the official launch, it will have to wait a year.
Hit." Josie said while introducing the Beetle and pointing to a red sports car with a rocket tail fin in the distance.
As a time traveler, it would be a waste if you don’t copy classic models when building a car.
The first two models that Josie selected were the Volkswagen Beetle and the rocket-tailed Cadillac Eldorado.
Beetle retained its original name, while Eldorado was changed by Josie to the name of the first artificial satellite explorer.
The former is extremely attractive to women, while the latter is men's favorite, and can also catch a wave of rocket heat.
Coupled with Boeing's gimmick of using the technology of building airplanes and rockets to build cars, it is enough to crush the contemporary car companies around the world.
"...Actually, I like that one better!" Carter looked at the Beetle in front of him, then at the Explorer, and then said.
After being dormant in the Strategic Science Corps for so long, she wanted to make a splash.
"Okay!" Although he was a little surprised, Josie did not refuse and immediately took out the keys to the Explorer. He had originally prepared this car for himself. Since Carter wanted it, he would give it to him. It wasn't like that anyway.
What a big deal.
After watching Carter drive away, Josie returned to his office, then took out a piece of information from the safe and read it.
If Peggy Carter saw the information in this intelligence, she would definitely be very surprised.
Because the photo above is none other than her brother, Michael Carter, who should have been killed long ago.
According to this intelligence, Michael's information has suddenly changed from a British soldier to a member of the Zodiac, and is now being imprisoned by Wakanda.
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After Carter left the Langley headquarters, he drove directly towards New York.
Langley is not far from New York, only 400 kilometers away, and it takes only five hours to get there.
Along the way, Carter became the center of attention because of the Explorer rocket car.
She was enjoying this moment of wanton relaxation after being suppressed all this time.
"What a beautiful car. Wait, Boeing?"
Because he had a Chinese meal on the way and beat up two gangsters who struck up a conversation, it was almost evening when Carter arrived at his residence in New York.
Just as he stopped the car, he heard Howard's slightly frivolous voice.
But obviously, Howard, who was still praising the car's good looks at the beginning, couldn't stand it anymore after seeing the make of the car clearly.
That kid Josie Kahn is still here, isn't he?
"Howard? What are you doing here again?" Carter heard the voice and asked with a frown.
Not only Howard came, but also his butler, Jarvis, the butler who had worked with her several times before.
"Oh, why are you so heartless? We are good friends, aren't we? Or, what did that Josie Kahn say bad things about me? He gave you this car?" Howard mouthed.
"Are you questioning me? These things don't seem to have anything to do with you, right?" Carter became a little annoyed by Howard's series of questions.
Jarvis on the side also covered his face. If Howard hadn't saved his and his wife's lives, it would be really embarrassing to be a housekeeper for this guy.
"Oh, I'm sorry, of course not. I just care as a friend to prevent you from being cheated!" Howard also realized that he had lost his temper and apologized hastily.
"Liar? I think you are the biggest liar!" But Howard didn't say he was cheating. As soon as he said he was cheated, Carter became angry in his heart. He turned around and punched Howard on the left eye socket, hitting him directly.
He fell to the ground and roared angrily.
"Oh, God, Mr. Howard, are you okay?" Upon seeing this, Jarvis hurriedly stepped forward to help Howard up, and at the same time said to Carter, "Ms. Carter, what's the matter that you can't just talk about, but do something about it?"
"Are you crazy?" Howard asked angrily after being helped up and suddenly swollen when touched.
"Yes, I am indeed crazy. I am so crazy that I have always regarded you as a trustworthy friend!" Carter said angrily.
"Wait a minute, I think there must be some misunderstanding here, Ms. Carter, what happened to make you so angry!" Jarvis hurriedly stopped the two of them as a peacemaker and comforted them.
"You want to know why I'm angry? Of course, Steve's blood, is this reason enough?" Carter said coldly.
As soon as Carter said this, Howard and Jarvis fell silent.
Carter would know this, which they never expected.
"So you know, and you're right. You do have reason to be angry!" After a short silence, Howard touched his bruised eyes and sighed, "But you should understand that I can't stop it!"
"But you should have told me a long time ago, right?" Carter sneered. "And you didn't tell me because you also got one of them, right?"
Howard was speechless.
"Sorry, Carter, Steve's blood is too important. It can be used for vaccines, various medicines, and may even cure colds (colds are an incurable disease). It has a huge effect on human beings. Although Steve is no longer with us,
Although he is no longer around, his blood can still save millions of people." After a long time, Howard said.
"It can also be used to make more humanoid weapons, right?" Carter said disdainfully, "That's enough, Howard, I've seen through you! Now, please leave here!"
"Peggy!" Howard spread his hands, but Carter ignored him and went straight upstairs.
"Sir? Maybe we can wait until Ms. Carter calms down before inviting her to join SHIELD!" Upon seeing this, Jarvis advised Howard.
"It's too late, we have no chance!" Facing Jarvis's persuasion, Howard shook his head in disappointment.
"Why?" Jarvis frowned in confusion.
"Look at this car and think about why Peggy suddenly knew about blood." Howard sighed.
As smart as he is, the moment Carter mentioned Captain America's blood, he had already figured out everything.
"You mean... Mr. Josie Kahn from CIA told Ms. Carter?" Jarvis suddenly understood.
"That's right, and if I guessed correctly, Peggy has already joined CIA. I should have guessed it when I knew she resigned... It's my own fault. I should have helped her get out of her current predicament earlier.
, tell her everything earlier!" Howard said with some frustration.
He came to Carter today precisely to invite him to join SHIELD.
He just didn't expect that Josie Kahn would be one step ahead of him again.
And the CIA...if Howard hadn't predicted wrongly, this newly established agency would be the biggest obstacle to the future development of S.H.I.E.L.D.
"However, I won't lose!" Howard adjusted his mentality quickly, and his eyes instantly became firm.
But the serious expression didn't last for a few seconds before it became distorted again.
This woman is really cruel when she hits someone.
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