With the two hidden dangers of the Eternals and Attilan being completely eliminated, Josie's life has gradually returned to normal.
I spend time with my wife and children every day, chat with trading partners from various dimensions, and occasionally go to work. I live a very comfortable life.
In this way, time entered 1950.
In the Area 52 scientific research base, Howard Stark stood on the stage and was explaining endlessly to a machine.
Below, there were many scientific researchers, as well as senior military and political officials and people from various special departments.
Josie is among them.
Sitting next to him was a man of short appearance and short stature.
However, no one present would look down upon him because of his physical flaws.
Because his name is Arnim Zola.
The chief scientist of the Hydra Empire, once headed by the Red Skull.
And today is the day when this once evil scientist "regained his freedom".
It was also a feast for sharing the results of Operation Paperclip - although with the establishment of S.H.I.E.L.D., because of Howard's personal scientific research capabilities and the strength behind him, this newly established department gained responsibility for the entire plan.
However, the scientific researchers and scientific research projects involved in the entire Paperclip Project are not something that SHIELD, which has just been established, can afford. After all, the annual funding is limited. Even if Howard himself is very rich, he cannot afford it.
All capriciousness is taken care of.
So the result is that all scientific researchers and projects, after Howard has screened and selected valuable ones, will be announced internally and selected by various special departments to participate.
Of course, not all projects will be available.
For example, the Cosmic Cube, that is, the research on the space gems, was secretly swallowed up by SHIELD and the CIA. This was almost finalized between the two when Howard went to attend Josie's wedding two years ago.
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In fact, if possible, Howard would like to study the Cosmic Cube alone - in the original time and space, he was personally responsible for the initial research on the Cosmic Cube. The inspiration for the Ark Reactor came from the energy of the Cosmic Cube.
However, the research on the Cosmic Rubik's Cube has not produced more results. It was not until the 1970s that May Weir came to Earth, gained the trust of high-level officials, and joined forces with multiple departments to form the Pegasus Project. Howard lost his sole researcher of the Cosmic Rubik's Cube.
In the original time and space, the reason why Howard was able to obtain the complete study of the Cosmic Cube is also very simple, because he was the most outstanding scientist in the United States at that time, and he was also the person who fished out the Cosmic Cube from the Arctic Ocean.
But in this world, the Cosmic Cube was not fished out of the sea by Howard. Instead, after Captain America and the Red Skull disappeared, they stayed directly in the Red Skull's fortress, and were followed by the Strategic Science Corps headed by Carter.
seized.
At that time, the strategic science corps' confidentiality capabilities were not that strong.
So many departments are aware of the existence of the Cosmic Cube.
Therefore, even if SHIELD was reorganized from the Strategic Science Corps, it would be completely impossible for Howard to study the Cosmic Cube alone.
But if the alliance is also a newly established and extremely powerful CIA, then there will be no problem.
So the current situation is that although the Cosmic Cube is placed at one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s bases - the former US team's boot camp in New Jersey, the CIA also has the right to research it.
It's just that Qiao Xi is not very enthusiastic about the study of the Cosmic Rubik's Cube.
Because he knew it was not the right time yet.
On the contrary, he paid more attention to Dr. Zola and the future insight plan based on Zola's algorithm.
"Congratulations on regaining your freedom, Dr. Zola!" Qiao Xi softly congratulated Zola while watching the introduction of the scientific research project by the people on the stage.
"Freedom? A luxurious word. True freedom is so easy to get. And I don't need that kind of thing at all. What do you think? Mr. Director?" Zola smiled slightly and responded to Josie.
As Zola said, what he calls freedom now is just walking out of the cell. In fact, whether he lives or works, he still needs to be under surveillance, and even this surveillance may be
Permanent - at least in name only. After all, with Hydra's penetration ability, it won't be long before everyone around Zola should be one of his own, but even so, all kinds of superficial work must continue.
For example, now, although Qiao Xi and Zola are standing together, there are still many agents standing around Zola to "protect" him.
It's just that these agents have been replaced by "ours" quietly, so the two of them communicate so unscrupulously.
"That's very good. As expected of Dr. Zola, I look forward to you bringing new vitality and glory to the organization!" Qiao Xi also ended the conversation with Zola with a slight smile.
At this time, Howard's explanation also ended.
Qiao Xi also stepped forward to say hello at the right time.
"That's so good, Howard, I'm so excited about this project!" Josie complimented.
This is really not a perfunctory thing on his part. It can only be said that when Howard becomes serious, he still has quite a charming personality, just like his future son.
"Oh, it's best not to do it. This project seems very tempting and very difficult, but it is difficult to make money and marketization is very difficult." Howard heard this and whispered closely.
Although there is great competition and conflict between the two in terms of their personal businesses, the departments they control, and the power of the consortium behind them, there is no conflict in their personal lives, and they even have a good personal relationship.
Hearing Howard's "reminder", Josie also smiled slightly. He could only say that Howard was still so narcissistic. He thought Howard's speech was good, but it did not mean that he would really be interested in this project, because the technology of this project,
I don’t know how outdated Qiao Xi is.
Sitting in the three major technological universes of Red Alert, Me, Robot, and Transformers, how can Qiao Xi still value the conventional technology of this era?
"By the way, I just saw you talking to that Frankenstein guy, what did you say?" Howard asked again when he saw that Josie didn't answer.
The Frankenstein he calls is, of course, Zola.
The rest of the people present may not have noticed the brief exchange between Josie and Zola just now, but Howard on the stage still noticed it.
Of course, the reason why he asked this was not because he doubted Qiao Xi, but just out of pure curiosity.
With Josh's contribution in the war, it was impossible for Howard to suspect that he was Hydra.
To be precise, in this era, even Captain America, Peggy Carter and many other people who participated in the elimination of "Hydra" equated Hydra and the Red Skull in their hearts.
It is simply unimaginable that the real main force of Hydra has always been at the top of the United States - a level they cannot reach.
"Nothing, I'm just curious about the madman's chief scientist. After all, I have seen those weapons during the war. But as you said, this is a Frankenstein, and I can't understand his nonsense at all.
"No." Qiao Xi responded casually, "By the way, speaking of this, have you made any new progress in your research on the Cosmic Rubik's Cube?"
"...No!" Howard's face twitched when he heard Josie change the subject.
Regarding the research on the Cosmic Rubik's Cube, except for the technologies previously developed by Zola, Howard is still confused.
This was also quite unpleasant for him who always had a very high self-esteem.
"So that's it... Come on!" Upon seeing this, Qiao Xi also patted his shoulder with a "regretful" look on his face and consoled him.
"Hmph, aren't your people just as fruitless?" Josie's attitude made Howard slightly unhappy and asked back.
"Huh? You don't know yet?" Then he saw Qiao Xi looking at him in surprise.
"Know what?" Howard was confused.
"I submitted my resignation to the White House a few days ago. Within a month at most, someone will take over my position. There will also be some changes in the CIA personnel responsible for the Cosmic Cube project... Man, I'm not telling you, your S.H.I.E.L.D.
He is also engaged in intelligence, why is the news so slow?" Qiao Xi said with a smile.
"No? That rumor is actually true? This CIA was established by you. How can it continue to operate without you?" Howard was shocked when he heard Josie's words.
He had actually heard about Qiao Xi's resignation, and his subordinates had also reported it to him.
But Howard always thought this was just a rumor.
Because he also ran S.H.I.E.L.D. and he knew very well that although the CIA seemed powerful, if it left Josie as its founder, many things might not be as smooth as they are now.
"It's not that exaggerated. Although I will leave, I have basically arranged all the follow-up matters. In the future, the CIA's situation may develop a little slower than before, but it will never reach the point of being unable to operate!" Qiao Xi shook his head and explained.
Although he himself left the CIA on the surface, whether it is Hydra or Ouroboros, he will still deeply infiltrate it, so he also left several relatively stable financial resources for the CIA to facilitate its continued development.
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"But...why?" Howard was very puzzled. After becoming the director of SHIELD, Howard felt the benefits of power for the first time. In the past, there were many scientific research resources that he could not get when he was a rich man.
It's easy to get now.
So as a scientist, Howard enjoys the convenience brought by SHIELD.
"Many, one is that my authority is too great, which has caused dissatisfaction among some people. It was fine when Harry was here, but when he steps down, my situation will be worse. On the other hand, you know,
I have been a little too close to Austria in the past few years, which has also caused dissatisfaction among many people - and a very important point is that knowing too much is not a good thing!" Josie was ambiguous.
replied.
These words may not be very understandable to some outsiders, but Howard who was involved in them understood them immediately.
"Damn politics!" Howard spat under his breath.
Of course, what Howard didn't know was that what Josie said and what Howard himself thought were actually false.
In the final analysis, Josie was just a little tired of playing political games and was ready to play something else.
Even if the younger son was not still too young, the progress would be faster.
After chatting for a while, Josie didn't stay in Area 52 for long before bidding farewell to Howard and leaving with others.
This spoils-sharing conference is just a formality for him. After all, the projects in it are really meaningless to him. He can just come up with projects that are thousands of times more advanced.
And the reason why he was in a hurry to leave was also very simple - it wasn't that the new plane beacon was about to be refreshed.
But Yuri in the Red Alert world is finally going to activate the time machine today and return to the original time and space.
Josie hurried back to enjoy the "Yuri's Revenge" that was about to happen.
"How's the situation?" He couldn't wait to go home. As soon as he boarded the private plane, Josie opened the communication and asked Yuri.
"...I have returned to the original era, but with the current situation, I don't know what to say..." But as the communication opened, Yuri's expression appeared on the other side, but it was quite strange.
"What do you mean?" Qiao Xi looked confused. I'm still waiting to see the big show where you challenge the Allies and the Bear. You tell me that you don't know what to say?
"Don't worry, it's like this. Under normal circumstances, after I am exiled to another time and space, the world I am in should return to a two-level confrontation, right?" Yuri waved his hand and said.
"That's right. Although the two parties rarely cooperated when dealing with you, when it's time to fight, we still have to fight!" Qiao Xi also nodded when he heard this.
"That's the problem. When I came back, I found that the actual situation was that both the allies and the furry bears were almost pushed to the doorstep!" Yuri gave a rare shrug gesture.
Returning to the cold expression before.
Obviously, returning to his own era and seeing his old enemy suffer disaster made him feel surprisingly good.
But this time, it was Qiao Xi's turn to look strange.
Allied troops and furry bears were beaten to the doorstep?
"The country you're talking about pushing to people's doorsteps, isn't it the Empire of the Rising Sun?" Qiao Xi said with a smile.
"Huh? How do you know?" Yuri was very surprised when he heard the name Qiao Xi said, because this sudden rise of power was indeed the Empire of the Rising Sun.
How do I know?
Good guy, brother, you went to the wrong time. You went directly from Red Alert 2 to Red Alert 3.
Now it's okay, allies, furry bears, Yuri, and Sun, this is really messy.
But this doesn’t seem to be a bad thing for Qiao Xi?
Although Empire of the Rising Sun is disgusting, there are so many good things!