Chapter 197 The truth comes out
"Bucky, we're here!"

Looking at the target location not far away that was becoming clearer as he got closer, Steve Rogers spoke with a little excitement.
The endless white frozen earth, the Quinjet slowly descended from the sky to the ground, the turbo-propulsion vector engine turned the tail nozzle direction, the hatch on the belly slowly opened, and the extended metal deck came into contact with the hard frozen earth.

The cold wind whistled past, and although the falling snow had covered some of the traces of Zemo's arrival at the base,
But the alloy gate that had been opened to a slit, and the chisel and hammer thrown on the ground beside them all pointed to one fact - the psychiatrist who was the mastermind behind the scenes had arrived at the base where the remaining Winter Soldiers were dormant ahead of them.

"It seems that someone arrived here earlier than us..."

Steve Rogers whispered
Although it is not clear how much time Zemo has advanced and what he has done during this time, Steve Rogers can be sure that they can't wait any longer.

According to the worst-case scenario, if the remaining Winter Soldiers are awakened, the battle they may face next will be quite tragic. After all, Steve Rogers and Bucky are now
Perhaps the only one who can truly form combat effectiveness is Buggy, who has transformed into a special infected body of the Zombi virus.

Gradually tensing his body, Steve Rogers, holding a vibranium shield, walked into the alloy gate with a gap opened, and Bucky followed closely behind.
It was also after Steve Rogers and the others had just entered the base.

It whizzed past the horizon, like a meteor falling from the sky and smashing straight to the ground.

But before it collides with the ground, there is no doubt that it will cause an avalanche.
It was hovering in the air less than half a meter from the ground.
The arc-shaped red energy shield gradually dissipated, and Link stepped off the [Melting Kirin], and the part of his feet that touched the frozen ground, the temperature of the armor surface quickly melted the surrounding snow into clear snow water.
He raised his hand and twisted the element key of the summoner on his waist. The [Ling Lin Ju] parked behind him immediately turned into a group of red flame particles that disappeared in the air, leaving no trace of its existence.

Recycle this eye-catching big guy,
Link raised his head, looked around, and nodded with satisfaction.

"The last important actor has not yet arrived. Next, it will be the excitement of Gao Chao Yi."

Turning his head slightly and looking at the endless skyline, Link's mouth curled up.

"It came quickly anyway."

Then, Link's back gradually disappeared from the spot.

In that dark and deep concrete corridor, between the shadows and darkness, it seemed as if some terrifying creature was lurking, with malicious eyes.

There seemed to be an inexplicable chill sweeping through Steve Rogers' heart.
The feeling of loss and about to lose something important made him feel dazed.

The strong sense of crisis and uneasiness made Steve Rogers slow down his pace.

At the same time, Steve Rogers looked around more nervously to make sure that no ambushing enemies would jump out from the shadows. He tightly grasped the vibranium shield, as if this could give him a faint sense of security.
But what he didn't expect was that there was nothing here and nothing happened.

It was dead silent here. The only sound I could hear was my own heartbeat and breathing. It was as if there had never been a visitor.

If it weren't for the years of disrepair, there would be a row of slightly concave footprints on the dusty ground.

Steve Rogers almost wondered if everything he saw before entering the base was an illusion?

But this did not make him completely relax his vigilance, but instead made him more uneasy.

Sometimes it feels like the calm before the storm.

"Clang-"

The old, dilapidated rail elevator carried the two people to a secret place deep beneath the surface.

As the old rail-mounted elevator stopped at the deepest level, the iron gate was pushed open.

Steve Rogers and Bucky walked out of the elevator quickly.
Looking around at the brightly lit surroundings, this dilapidated base seemed particularly eerie.

But inexplicably, there was no living creature to be seen, not even a mouse.

"Click——"

The astringent sound of metal squeezing was particularly harsh in the silent environment.
Quickly attracting the nervous and extremely alert Steve Rogers,

Buggy, who was standing beside him, also raised his long, blade-like limbs, his face serious and ferocious.

The gate not far away slowly opened, and a figure vaguely walked out of it.
Just as Steve Rogers was considering whether to throw out his shield and take the initiative,
Suddenly I heard a familiar voice.

"Steve, it's me."

Hearing this, Steve Rogers frowned, but did not relax his vibranium shield in his hand, ready to go.
"Tony? Why is it you?!"

"Why are you here? Or are you here to take us back? If that's the case, I can only apologize to you in advance."

"Tony, you don't understand, we have to..."

The familiar red and gold Iron Man suit walked out from behind the metal gate that was pushed open by brute force. The resolute visor folded inwards, revealing the face of Tony Stark.

Hearing Steve Rogers' firm words, Tony Stark chuckled with a hint of teasing in his tone.

"Calm down and relax, Captain, I know more than you think,"

"I'm not here to arrest you. On the contrary, I also need to investigate the truth, so my whereabouts this time are private and I haven't disclosed them to anyone else - such as General Ross who has always wanted to arrest and imprison you."

"According to the information I just received, Natasha, Barton and the others seem to have been imprisoned in the deep-sea mobile prison floating in the depths of the ocean."

"Perhaps what you said is not so outrageous."

"So, we have to do something."

Indeed, during this period of time, Tony Stark received the latest intelligence news.
That is Bucky, the Winter Soldier who was framed by a forgery. There seems to be another hidden story behind all this.

Therefore, Tony Stark is now in a relatively relaxed mood.
I just don't know if he can maintain his current relaxed attitude in the dark future that is about to come.

After briefly explaining the information he had obtained to the two,

The tense atmosphere gradually eased. Steve Rogers put down the shield in his hand, and Bucky behind him also restrained his sharp arms.
"Nice to meet you, Tony,"

"Me too, Captain."

After exchanging pleasantries for a moment, the three of them continued to walk deeper into the base. At least for now, they were still in the same camp.

As the three of them continued to go deeper, the lights around them became dimmer.

Passing through the long and narrow metal corridor, we arrived at the deepest level of the base.

The cold laboratory was dimly lit, and the space in front of me suddenly became clear.
Because the environment is too dim, only Tony Stark, who is wearing an iron armor and has powerful array radar scanning and other environmental detection and perception capabilities, can see clearly and detect the enemy's position in advance. "I detected a heat source signal!"

Tony Stark spoke in a deep voice,
Hearing this, Steve Rogers' heart moved, and he quickly spoke,
"several?"

He was worried about whether the Winter Soldiers would be awakened and what kind of fierce battle would ensue.
"Uh... one?"

Tony Stark also spoke with some uncertainty,
However, the waveforms of the images that were constantly scanned in front of him only showed a heat source signal of a human figure.

Even the heat source signal is a little weak?
How is this going?

Thick clouds of doubt swept through the three people's hearts, but they still moved forward slowly and unwaveringly.
"boom--"

In the middle of the empty laboratory, five translucent experimental tanks suddenly lit up. The dim light from inside allowed outsiders to vaguely see what was going on inside.

White mist gradually emerged and there was a whooshing sound of exhaust, which simply showed that the experimental tanks that contained the dormant Winter Soldiers had been thawed.
"What!?"

Steve Rogers' eyes widened, and Bucky behind him also showed a look of disbelief.
The remaining four Winter Soldiers, who they originally thought were extremely dangerous and difficult to fight, were now lying stiffly in the experimental tank.
There was a broken crack on the glass tank, and a bullet hole in the middle of the Winter Soldier's forehead from which blood was oozing.

The Winter Soldier, who had always been the imaginary enemy of Steve Rogers, actually died in such a miserable way?
Just as the three were wondering, cold words echoed in the silent laboratory.

"They died in their sleep,"

"The Winter Soldier doesn't feel pain, does he?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Bucky suddenly became furious and spoke through gritted teeth,
"It's him!"

Then, they began to look around, looking for the source of the sound.
"Do you really think I need more people like you?"

The cold words continued to be spoken slowly and unhurriedly.

"On the contrary, they are just tools I used to lure you here."

"Bang-"

Steve Rogers quickly threw the vibranium shield in his hand.
But it hit the thick and hard alloy sealed door and bounced back into his hand.
Across the heavy barrier, Zemo showed a creepy smile and continued to speak his "lines", like a puppet without a soul.

"Don't waste your energy, Captain. This sealed door was originally designed to even block armor-piercing missiles."

Tony Stark frowned, vaguely sensing something was wrong, but couldn't tell what was wrong.

His attention was gradually drawn to the old electronic display screen not far away, because the image on the screen was

Somewhat familiar.

Instead, Steve Rogers, who was affected by the anger, shouted loudly,

"What on earth do you want to do!"

"Me?... I lost everything. Sokovia was already beyond repair before you blew it up."

Just as Steve Rogers and Zemo were arguing,
Tony Stark, standing by, slowly walked to the old electronic display screen and stared at the image on the screen intently.

So maybe it's because of the age, the image is not as clear as it is today, and there are tiny noises like snowflakes in it.

But Tony Stark can still be recognized at a glance.
This is the path where my parents were killed.
A strong sense of uneasiness and déjà vu swept through Tony Stark's heart. His pupils trembled, and he held his breath and stared, watching,

In the picture, a car in a tragic car accident crashed into a tree trunk, with broken glass and a twisted and deformed car body.
Howard Stark, with his face covered in blood, kept wailing and asking for help.

A figure on a motorcycle appeared quietly.
Even though the image was blurry, Tony Stark still recognized that the murderer was Bucky the Winter Soldier standing next to him.

"Bang-bang-bang-"

In the picture, Bucky, the Winter Soldier, grabbed Howard Stark, who was lying on the ground, by the scruff of his neck and slammed his face against the cold, hard car door again and again.
The bridge of his nose was broken, large amounts of blood were flowing out, his face was black and swollen, and he could hardly open his eyes.

Tony Stark silently stared at the father in the picture, who was completely different from the one he remembered.

A father on the verge of death, a mother strangled to death in despair,
Tony Stark's blue eyes became brighter, but bloodshot veins were crawling around his pupils.
Rage, burning anger raged in Tony Stark's mind.

But he hadn't shown it yet, his body was just shaking.

It's like a time bomb that's about to go off. Everything is quiet before it explodes.

Steve Rogers' heart sank to the bottom, with panic, sorrow, and struggle constantly showing on his face.

He spoke as softly as possible,
"Tony..."

Tony Stark turned his head stiffly as if he were a machine, and his hoarse and deep voice echoed in the laboratory.

With a trembling voice and a fixed gaze, he spoke word by word.
"do you know?"

Facing Tony Stark's questioning, Steve Rogers, who had always seemed to have a clear conscience in everything he did, hesitated at this moment.

But he quickly tried to open his mouth again, telling that ridiculous lie,

"I really didn't know it was him..."

Tony Stark laughed in anger and spoke again, word by word.
"Don't lie to me, Rogers, you—know—?"

After a moment of silence, Steve Rogers' face flashed with determination, and he uttered two words as if he had used up all his strength.

"know."

Tony Stark nodded, took a deep breath, and closed his eyes.
The next moment, he opened his eyes again, and there was only the rage of revenge in his eyes.

"boom--"

Tony Stark raised his arm and punched the defenseless Steve Rogers.
This punch was full of strength, without any reservation...

(End of this chapter)