Chapter 105 Lin's New Skills
As he drove to the airport, the driver said, "After receiving news of Derek's death this morning, Grandpa worried that Lynn Hall would make a move against you, so he specifically sent me to pick you up."
"That's the guy who told Grandpa that Uncle Toby was killed by Lynn Hall?"
Hearing the driver's words, Pelinka's gaze drifted out the window: "Heh, Grandpa still made his move!"
"When I first heard the news of Uncle Toby's death, I told Grandpa that we must endure and wait until I take control of HYDRA in the future to avenge Uncle Toby."
"Now Lynn is powerful, and he also has that old man James Duke above him."
"But Grandpa refused to listen and chose to target Lynn Hall's most capable assistant instead."
At this point, Pelinka softly said, "I don't know what Grandpa was thinking. If it's an irreconcilable hatred, then he should have decisively rooted it out. If not, then he should have endured."
"But Grandpa chose to retaliate in such an ineffectual way, not even daring to kill Sean directly to prevent Lynn Hall from being consumed by rage."
"Heh, now that he sees Lynn has made his move, he's starting to worry again."
"It seems that so many years of comfortable living have made Grandpa lose his former ambition!"
Listening to Pelinka Hopkins's lament, the driver did not respond.
"Find a place to let me off in a bit!"
Seeing that the driver didn't speak, Pelinka said directly.
"Young Master..."
"Don't worry, Lynn Hall won't make a move on me!"
Listening to the driver's worried tone, Pelinka said, "After all, he is also a part of HYDRA now, and Lynn Hall is a smart man."
"Leaving aside James Duke's attitude, if Lynn still wants to climb higher within HYDRA, then he won't make a move on me."
"Otherwise, those old guys in the organization..."
Before Pelinka could finish speaking, a black SUV suddenly rushed out from the street corner, crashing into the Lincoln without hesitation.
"Bang!"
The violent collision forced the Lincoln to stop, and soon several other SUVs surrounded the Lincoln.
The sudden scene made Pelinka frown. Before he could react, several masked individuals used window breakers to smash the car windows, then opened the car doors and dragged Pelinka out.
After stuffing Pelinka into one of the cars, another person in full uniform shot and killed the driver with a pistol.
The entire process was exceptionally smooth, and everyone left the scene within a few dozen seconds.
Miami, inside a luxurious Villa.
Seeing that both the driver's and his grandson's phones were unreachable, Colif Hopkins's brows furrowed, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.
Just as he was about to call his old friend, a series of gunshots suddenly rang out from outside the Villa.
Hearing the gunshots, Colif shot up from the sofa.
He then quickly ran towards the Underground Room on the second floor.
In less than a minute, all the security personnel in the entire Villa were killed.
A group of fully armed individuals with firearms rushed in from outside.
"Target not found on the first floor!"
"Target not found on the second floor!"
"Target not found in the Underground Room!"
"..."
Listening to his team's report, the leader directly took out a life detector and began scanning.
A few minutes later.
Colif Hopkins, dragged out of the secret room, struggled and threatened, "Damn it, do you know who I am? How dare you lay a hand on me? Let me go quickly, or else..."
Before he could finish, the muscular man leading them suddenly pulled off his mask.
"Reeves?"
Looking at the muscular man in front of him, Colif Hopkins was stunned for a moment, then trembled, "You're not Houston's FUXX, did Lynn Hall send you?"
"Mr. James Duke has handed over all of HYDRA in New York, Houston, and Boston to Mr. Hall, so what do you think?"
Saying that, Reeves waved his hand, and his subordinates directly stuffed Colif Hopkins into the car.
Less than ten minutes after the car left the Villa, a group of Police slowly arrived.
Looking at the bodies scattered throughout the Villa and the damaged surveillance cameras around.
One of the Police chiefs frowned and said, "It seems the perpetrators are professionals. This is beyond what we can handle!"
Roughly pushing Colif Hopkins into the factory, Reeves looked at Lynn Hall, who was sitting on a chair, and walked forward, saying, "Mr. Hall, the person has been apprehended."
Saying that, Reeves handed Lynn the photos of the killed security personnel.
"Well done!"
Lynn took the photos, glanced at them, and then put them away.
In Lynn's photo album, there were only photos of HYDRAmembers who had been killed.
This wasn't because Lynn was cruel, but rather preparation for betraying HYDRA later and clearing his own identity.
"FUXX, Lynn Hall, how dare you make a move against me?"
Now that the moment had arrived, Colif Hopkins was no longer afraid.
Facing Lynn Hall, Colif Hopkins threatened, "How dare you make a move on me? Aren't you afraid of being punished by the organization?"
"Don't forget, although I've lost power now, I am still one of the HYDRA Council of Elders members."
"If you let me go now, I can pretend none of this happened, otherwise, you will suffer the consequences from the organization..."
Before Colif Hopkins could finish his threat, Lynn lightly snapped his fingers, and then Chris Bell pushed the bound Pelinka Hopkins in.
Not only that, but other members of the Hopkins family were also brought in.
"Pelinka..."
Seeing his grandson and other family members also captured, Colif Hopkins was clearly panicked.
This was enough to prove that Lynn Hall was preparing to wipe out the Hopkins family!
Falling to his knees with a thud, Colif Hopkins no longer had his earlier bravado.
"I was the one who instructed the Incheon Association to injure Sean, and I was the one who wanted to avenge Toby. I did all of this."
"Lynn, for the sake of us all being HYDRA, please let my grandson go. This has nothing to do with him!"
Looking at Colif Hopkins pleading with him, Lynn said, "Do you know why I had to bring your entire Hopkins family back after dealing with the informant Derek and leveling the Incheon Association?"
"You want others in the organization to know that there will be no good end for those who harm people close to you."
"You're right, but that's not the only reason!"
Reaching out to Chris Bell and taking the pistol from his hand, Lynn looked at Colif and said, "Ever since I took full control of HYDRA's forces in New York, some old guys within HYDRA have been critical of me, someone who joined halfway."
"And when I took full control of HYDRA in Boston and Houston, you old guys made even more noise."
"Even with Mr. James Duke and Mr. Pierce suppressing you, you wouldn't quiet down, as if I would completely destroy HYDRA!"
Saying that, Lynn pulled Colif Hopkins up, then patted the dust off his clothes: "Actually, I'm quite grateful to you."
"My original plan was to torment the young faction, even kill some of them, in order to provoke you old guys into making a move against me."
"So I've been waiting all this time, waiting for these old guys to retaliate, but I didn't expect them to only talk big. Even if I killed their sons, they wouldn't dare to act."
"I even thought this method had failed, but I didn't expect you to walk right into my trap!"
Hearing Lynn say this, Colif Hopkins's lips trembled constantly.
He opened his mouth several times but didn't know what to say.
No wonder, when he contacted his other old acquaintances, those guys clearly looked like they shared a common enemy and wanted to rip Lynn Hall limb from limb, but in reality, they made no move.
No wonder those damned bastards even offered him advice!
It turned out they had all made him the scapegoat, preparing to use his family to test Lynn's attitude!
Thinking of this, Colif Hopkins's eyes turned ashen. He had been tricked by them!
"Have you figured it out?" Lynn said, looking at Colif Hopkins, "So, do you have any last words now?"
"I... I FUXX those damned old bastards!"
After cursing loudly, listening to the terrified and crying sounds of the other family members, Colif Hopkins closed his eyes in despair, awaiting death.
He knew that since Lynn dared to bring the entire Hopkins family here, he would dare to kill everyone!
After all, Lynn's value to HYDRA already far exceeded that of an old man like himself who had lost power!
He waited with his eyes closed for a long time, but no gunshot rang out.
Slowly opening his eyes, he saw Lynn holding a dagger and directly cutting the ropes that bound him.
"This..."
Watching the ropes on his wrists being cut, Colif Hopkinslooked at Lynn Hall in disbelief.
At the same time, Lynn's subordinates in the factory also unbound all the other members of the Hopkins family.
"I greatly respect everything you have done for HYDRA, Mr. Hopkins. I just Hope you understand that I am not your enemy!"
Hearing Lynn's words, Colif Hopkins could hardly believe his ears.
Even after being escorted out of the factory, Colif was still clearly in a daze.
Once everyone had left, Chris Bell asked, somewhat puzzled, "Mr. Hall, why didn't you just kill them?"
"At first, I planned to kill Colif Hopkins to let those old guys know what happens when they dare to make a move against me!"
"But just now, I changed my mind. Killing Colif Hopkinslike that would be too easy for him!"
Looking at Chris Bell, Lynn smiled and said, "And Chris, don't you think Colif Hopkins is a very useful knife?"
"Although this knife is a bit rusty now, it's still very useful for cutting down those old guys who want to trip me up!"
Hearing Lynn say this, Chris Bell frowned and said, "But you did kill Toby, and he was his only son. Do you think this grudge can still be resolved?"
"Resolved? How is that possible?"
Patting Chris Bell on the shoulder, Lynn said, "He understands now that I have the ability to take him down, or even directly kill his entire clan, so even if he is full of hatred for me, he wouldn't dare to think of any revenge!"
"Compared to those old guys who incited him to act against me, Chris, do you think he will choose to hate me now, or hate those old guys who instigated him more?"
"The latter, of course!"
"Isn't that the point?"
Looking at Chris, Lynn raised an eyebrow and said, "So, I'm going to use Colif as a knife to cut off the hands those old guys are reaching out!"
Hearing Lynn say this, Chris Bell nodded, but still worriedly said, "But Mr. Hall, you just let the Hopkins family go."
"Once Pelinka Hopkins grows up, he might pose a threat to you. After all, he is a true-blooded HYDRA and one of the most outstanding among the Milk Tooth faction. If he were to…"
"Who told you I was going to let them go?"
Looking at Chris Bell, Lynn smiled and said, "Once Colif Hopkins, this knife, has fulfilled his mission, that will be the time for his entire family to be annihilated!"
"Remember, the best way to get revenge on an enemy is to make the person who offended you wholeheartedly help you, and after he has helped you do everything you want him to do, you destroy his most precious things, and then kill him when he is most desperate!"
Patting Chris Bell on the shoulder, Lynn turned and left the factory.
Watching Lynn's retreating figure from the factory, Chris Bell subconsciously swallowed.
Although it was July, Chris Bell felt a chill.
Indeed, from the very beginning, Mr. Hall had no intention of letting the Hopkins family go; instead, he planned to wait until the Hopkins family helped him resolve these troubles before completely pushing them into their graves.
This was the difference between himself and Mr. Hall!
Thinking of this, Chris Bell quickly followed him.
Early December, morning, inside the hotel.
Looking at Taylor, who was performing her morning ritual under the covers, Lynn opened the system.
Name: Lynn Hall
Intelligence: 4
Strength: 7
Speed: 5
Endurance: 6
Energy Emission: 6
Combat Skills: 6
Skills: Israeli Krav Maga LV10 [MAX], Hot Weapon Mastery LV9 [2700 / 11000], Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu LV7 [830 / 2100], Muay Thai LV7 [211 / 2100], Cold Weapon Mastery LV6 [890 / 2600], Super Strength LV9 [102 / 82500], Teleportation LV9 [84 / 110000], Spider-Sense LV9 [77 / 110000], Super Self-Healing LV8 [23 / 68000], Tough Body LV7 [45 / 42000], Absolute Defense LV7 [39 / 42000], Heat Vision LV8 [105 / 68000], Flight LV7 [9 / 42000], Thunder Power LV5 [7 / 24000], Mental Control LV4 [0 / 15000]
Experience: 12000
After raising Mental Control to LV4, Lynn closed the system.
Thunder Power and Mental Control in the skill bar were skills that popped out after Thor and Professor X's favorability reached 8 and gifted experience three times. At initial LV1, they required 3000 experience points to upgrade.
Unfortunately, neither Mund nor Jean Grey had their favorability reach 8 yet.
Lynn was really envious of these two people's abilities.
Moreover, the later it got, the more experience was needed for skill upgrades, so how to acquire more experience was about to become a major problem Lynnwould face!
"Phew"
Letting out a long breath, Lynn patted Taylor's head, then lifted the covers and walked to the bathroom.
After washing up, seeing Lynn about to leave, Taylor asked, "Lynn, aren't you having breakfast?"
"No, there's something I need to deal with at the Illuminati."
Speaking of this, Lynn looked at Taylor and smiled, "You're going to be busy too, aren't you? After all, you've become a pop music sensation now!"
Hearing Lynn say this, Taylor's lips curled up in a smug smile, "I like that title, it sounds much better than the former country music sensation."
"Oh, right!"
Taking out a few concert tickets from her bag, Taylor looked at Lynn and said, "These are tickets for my New York concert the day after tomorrow. You can give them to others, consider it a favor!"
"You know these are VIP seats; even with money, you might not be able to get them!"
Looking at Taylor's expectant expression, Lynn smiled, took the tickets, and kissed her on the cheek.
The VIP tickets, which were hard to get in Taylor's eyes, were actually not difficult for someone of Lynn's status.
However, Lynn knew this was Taylor's thoughtfulness, so he didn't refuse!
Seeing Lynn only kiss her cheek, Taylor grumbled, "You even dislike your own things!"
Rubbing Taylor's head, Lynn smiled and left the hotel.
Back in the car, Lynn took out his phone and called Chris Bell.
As soon as the call connected, Chris Bell burst out laughing, "Mr. Hall, that was brilliant! You wouldn't believe it, ever since you sent Colif Hopkins back, he immediately turned around and bit the Council of Elders."
"My goodness, you can't imagine how strong Colif's combat power is. In just a few months, he has thrown the entire Council of Elders into chaos."
"Not only that, Colif knows the weaknesses of the Council of Elders. Those old guys have suffered heavy losses."
"Out of desperation, the few remaining old guys all begged Mr. Pierce and Madame HYDRA to step in and mediate. They all believe that Colif Hopkins has gone mad!"
Listening to Chris Bell's hearty laughter, Lynn started the car and said, "Chris, do you really think Colif alone could have beaten those old guys so badly?"
"Mr. Hall, isn't that the case?"
"Of course not. I transferred the forces from Houston to help Colif attack those old guys!"
Speaking of this, Lynn said, "Since Pierce and Opheliahave been asked to step in, things will be over soon."
"But before that, we need to add fuel to Colif Hopkins's fire."
Hearing Lynn say this, Chris Bell immediately said, "Understood. I'll send people to create a car accident and kill Pelinka, Colif Hopkins's most cherished and beloved grandson."
"You talk about killing the heart, I will make Colif Hopkinsbelieve that it was those old guys from the Council of Elders who killed his grandson!"
"Not enough. Let other members of the Hopkins family also die in 'accidents' one after another. I want to make Colif go completely insane!"
"Understood!"
Inside the Mayor of New York's office, Chris Bell nodded, "But Mr. Hall, if Colif really goes crazy, will he turn against us?"
Facing Chris Bell's concern, Lynn chuckled, "His remaining forces have also been depleted with my intentional push. Now, the armed forces around him are all my people. What does he have to fight back against us?"
"Understood, Mr. Hall. I really want to see Colif Hopkins's desperate look before he dies…"
After hanging up the phone, Chris Bell couldn't help but exclaim, "As expected of Mr. Hall! With a series of combined punches, not only did he kill Colif Hopkins's heart."
"He also made it impossible for James Duke and Pierce to find fault, and made those old guys from the Council of Elders who opposed him pay an extremely heavy price!"
"Tsk, if I had that ability, my current status would probably be much more than…"
Shaking his head, Chris Bell pressed the button on the desk.
At the same time, inside the Illuminati Base.
"So we should build a prison specifically for superpowered criminals or Mutant criminals!"
Looking at Peter and Steve, Tony Stark spread his hands and said, "We can't just hand over every superpowered criminal we catch to S.H.I.E.L.D.!"
"Just like that octopus monster this time."
"Dr. Octopus!"
Hearing Tony's words, Peter added, "It's Dr. Octopus, he…"
"Peter!"
"Oh, sorry Mr. Stark, please continue!"
Raising his hand and making a motion of locking his mouth, Peter Parker gestured for Tony to continue.
"Just like this octopus monster this time, if he loses his machinery, he's just an ordinary person. We can send him to a regular prison, but what about other superpowered criminals?"
Looking at everyone, Tony Stark said seriously, "Don't forget that guy who could breathe fire and robbed the bank a while ago."
"So, our Illuminati should also have its own exclusive prison. I'll pay for it, what do you all think?"
As Tony was speaking, Lynn walked in from outside.
"You've come at a good time, Lynn. What do you think of my suggestion to buy a piece of land on Staten Island and build our Illuminati's exclusive prison?"
Looking at Lynn, Tony immediately asked.
Facing Tony's question, Lynn nodded and said, "That's a really good suggestion."
Coming to everyone, Lynn sat on the sofa and said, "I will talk to the city government and ask them to allocate a piece of land on Staten Island for the construction of this prison."
"I remember that S.H.I.E.L.D. developed a prison material specifically designed for superpowered criminals. Steve, you talk to Nick Fury."
"As for the money, this matter concerns New York's safety, so Tony, you can't pay for this alone. The city Hall will also allocate funds!"
Hearing Lynn say this, Tony Stark spread his hands and said, "I don't care about this money, but are you sure those guys in the city government are willing to pay?"
"According to the ugly faces of those politicians, if we ask them to pay, they might even propose some unreasonable demands, so it's better if I do it myself."
Chapter 106: Bionic Spider-Man
Listening to Tony's worries, Lynn chuckled, "Don't worry, they won't make any unreasonable demands!"
"However, it's already December, so there's no rush for this matter; let's start construction next year!"
Speaking of which, Lynn looked at Peter Parker and said, "Peter, how did your date with Mary Jane go the other day?"
"Not bad."
Looking at Lynn, Peter smiled, "Ever since Jane knew I was Spider-Man, her attitude towards me has been even better, and she always tells me to be careful and such."
"But the more considerate she is, the more apologetic I feel, because ever since I became Spider-Man, I've rarely been able to accompany her, and I couldn't even get her tickets for Taylor's concert this time."
"You're a fan of Taylor?"
"Jane is, she thinks Taylor is super cool, and every time Taylor releases an album, she buys it immediately!"
Seeing Peter's somewhat regretful expression, Lynn took out a VIP seat ticket from his jacket pocket and handed it to him.
Taking the ticket and glancing at it, Peter Parker excitedly jumped up from the sofa: "Oh my god, it's a VIP seat concert ticket for Taylor? This is simply amazing."
"Mr. Lynn, is this for me?"
"Of course, go to the concert with your girlfriend. I don't want to see you neglect Mary Jane due to your responsibilities, leading to your breakup. It's a pity Gwendoesn't like Taylor, otherwise I would have liked to go with Gwen!"
Hearing Lynn say that, Peter immediately said gratefully, "Thank you, Lynn, I'm just..."
Listening to Peter's happy and incoherent words, Tonyalso smiled at Steve.
After Professor X and the others came out, the Illuminatimeeting officially began.
At the same time, outside Columbia University.
Sitting in the brand new Lincoln car, Pelinka Hopkins was on the phone, saying, "Don't worry, Grandpa, I know what to do, and this is New York, Lynn Hall's territory, even if those guys are extremely rampant, I don't think they'd dare to lay a hand on me in New York."
"As for my hatred for Lynn Hall, I will keep it in my heart. After I graduate from university and completely take over..."
Before Pelinka Hopkins could finish speaking, a car quickly drove around the corner and crashed heavily into the car he was in.
Inside the Villa in Miami.
Listening to the sound of the collision coming from the other end of the phone, Colif Hopkins sprang up from the sofa, "Pelinka, Pelinka!"
"Bang!"
"Bang bang!"
As a series of gunshots rang out, Colif Hopkins felt his hands and feet turn cold.
Before he could anxiously speak, he heard a cold voice from the other end of the phone say, "Your most favored grandson is dead, Colif. This is what happens when you offend Mr. Hall!"
After speaking, the call was directly disconnected!
Listening to the busy signal from his phone, Colif Hopkinscollapsed onto the sofa.
Seeing Colif Hopkins completely stunned, a HYDRAsubordinate beside him stepped forward and said, "Mr. Colif—"
"Lynn Hall!"
After finally reacting, Colif Hopkins immediately roared in anger.
The phone in his hand was smashed to pieces, and his voice was filled with boundless hatred!
Seeing Colif Hopkins in this state, the subordinate beside him did not try to persuade him.
After he, with red eyes, smashed all the furnishings in the living room to vent his anger, the subordinate then said, "Mr. Colif, what happened?"
"Lynn Hall! That damned Lynn Hall not only killed my youngest son, but he didn't even spare Pelinka. I must make him pay for this blood debt; I want him dead!"
Listening to Colif's angry roar, the subordinate frowned and said, "Mr. Colif, do you really think Lynn Hall killed Young Master Pelinka?"
"What do you mean?"
Turning his head and staring fiercely at the subordinate, Colif at this moment was like a hungry wolf ready to devour someone.
"Sir, think about it, if Lynn Hall truly wanted to kill Young Master Pelinka, why would he have let you and Young Master Pelinka go a few months ago?"
"After he let you and Young Master Pelinka go, he now acts to kill Young Master Pelinka. Don't you think this is redundant?"
Hearing his assistant's words, Colif, whose eyes were bloodshot, was stunned.
Recalling the cold voice on the phone just now.
The more Colif thought about it, the more he felt that what his subordinate said was correct!
Since Lynn Hall had let him and Pelinka go back then, why would he suddenly kill Pelinka now?
Moreover, that phone call just now, rather than a warning, seemed more like a tactic to divert blame.
The mastermind wanted to use this method to frame Lynn Hall, making him lose his mind and fight Lynn Hall to the death.
Perhaps, they even wanted to use Lynn Hall's hand to get rid of him!
The more Colif Hopkins thought about it, the more he felt that this must be the case!
If it weren't for his subordinate's reminder, he might have already been looking for Lynn Hall to fight to the death!
Thinking of this, Colif Hopkins took a deep breath, then said to his subordinate, "Who do you think the real culprit is?"
"It's still unclear, but you've been dealing with those former members of the Council of Elders recently, so it might be related to them."
"Since the incident happened in New York, I suggest you ask Mr. Lynn Hall or Chris Bell!"
Hearing his subordinate say that, Colif Hopkins nodded, but the ferocity in his eyes could not be hidden no matter what!
New York, inside City Hall.
"What? Such a thing actually happened? Mr. Colif, you should know that this matter has nothing to do with Mr. Hall!"
"That's right, my first thought was also that. Don't worry, I will help you find out!"
"Since the culprit committed the crime in New York, we will definitely catch him!"
After hanging up the phone, Chris Bell sneered, "And you still want to fight Mr. Hall? Idiot!"
Three days later, inside the Miami Villa.
"What? After you caught the people who killed Pelinka, those culprits actually committed suicide?"
Listening to the result Chris Bell gave on the other end of the phone, Colif Hopkins frowned.
"Yes, Mr. Colif, after we caught those three culprits, they bit into cyanide hidden in their teeth and died."
"Sorry, we didn't expect them to hide poison in their teeth!"
Hearing Chris Bell say that, Colif Hopkins took a deep breath: "I understand!"
After hanging up the phone, Colif Hopkins looked at his subordinate with gloomy eyes: "You were right, it was indeed those guys from the Council of Elders who murdered my grandson, trying to frame Lynn Hall, and then make me fight Lynn Hall to the death!"
"FUXX, hiding cyanide in teeth is a method that few people use anymore; only the old faction of HYDRAwithin the Council of Elders would do such a thing!"
Hearing Colif say that, the subordinate immediately said, "Mr. Colif, but now the culprits have committed suicide, so we can't know who exactly..."
"Who cares who it is? Since it's already confirmed that it was done by those people from the Council of Elders, then we'll launch an indiscriminate attack!"
"They killed my only grandson, destroying all my hope. I want them to experience this pain too!"
Saying that, Colif immediately made extremely crazy arrangements!
Listening to Colif's arrangements, the subordinate nodded, and after turning to leave, he took out his phone and sent a text message.
Inside the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation.
After receiving the text message, Lynn glanced at the content on his phone, then continued to sign documents.
After the documents were signed, Lynn said to Barbara, "Barbara, do you know what the Governor wants to do by holding this dinner party?"
"It shouldn't be as simple as his daughter's coming-of-age ceremony, right!"
Hearing Lynn's question, Barbara shook her head, "The specific situation is unclear. Due to the Governor's special status, it's not easy for us to investigate directly."
"Plus, the Governor moved to a new house half a month ago, and our people haven't had time to install listening devices in his new home yet."
Speaking of which, Barbara said, "But boss, the FBI's wiretapping of the mayor in Philadelphia three years ago caused a huge stir when it was exposed, and even the local FBI branch Director was dismissed."
"So we..."
"Don't worry, this is an FBI tradition. Let alone a Governor, even the President was not spared by the FBI back then."
Saying that, Lynn leaned back in his chair and said, "But you also have a point, so tell the intelligence team to be more discreet."
"Isn't the R&D department currently developing those self-destructing listening devices? Go urge them; once they're developed and pass the testing phase, put them into use immediately!"
"Yes!"
Hearing Lynn's command, Barbara stood up and walked out of the office.
At the same time, at Taylor's concert venue!
Watching Taylor's passionate performance on stage, Mary Jane, sitting in the VIP seats, excitedly swayed her body.
After a song finished, Mary Jane gasped for breath, then hugged Peter Parker and kissed him!
"Being able to see Taylor's concert live is simply amazing, and I never thought you could get VIP seat tickets! Oh my god, I never imagined being able to get this close to Taylor!"
Looking at Mary Jane's excited expression, Peter Parkersaid proudly, "It's nothing, Jane, you should know that I was personally recruited by Lynn, and he values me greatly."
"So, let alone two VIP tickets, even if you want a photo and an autograph, it's not a problem!"
"Really?"
Hearing Peter say that, Mary Jane's eyes widened instantly.
"Uh, of course!"
Although he wanted to slap himself, seeing his girlfriend's excited expression, Peter Parker still nodded heavily.
But in a place Mary Jane couldn't see, Peter Parkerquickly took out his phone and sent a distress message to Lynn.
Looking at Lynn, who replied in less than a minute, Peterbreathed a sigh of relief: "Sure enough, compared to Mr. Stark, Lynn is more reliable."
"What did you say?"
"Nothing, nothing, let's continue watching the concert!"
Watching Mary Jane curiously ask what he had just said, Peter Parker shook his head repeatedly.
After the concert ended, Peter Parker looked around.
Soon, Taylor's agent walked over: "Are you Mr. Peter Parker and Ms. Mary Jane? I am Taylor's agent, and she invites you backstage for a photo op."
"Oh my goodness!"
Hearing the agent's words, Mary Jane immediately covered her mouth excitedly, while Peter Parker said proudly, "I told you, Mr. Lynn values me greatly!"
After a dazed photo session, when Mary Jane walked out of the concert, she realized that her idol had been very enthusiastic about taking a picture with her.
"Oh my God, I didn't expect Taylor to be so approachable; she's just too good. Today is definitely the most dreamlike day of my life."
"And Peter, she even asked us about Lynn. Do you think Taylor might be Lynn's fan?"
Walking on the road, listening to Mary Jane chattering.
Peter Parker's upturned lips never came down.
Just as the two were talking and walking, Peter's Spider-Sense instantly warned him.
At the first sign of danger, Peter Parker immediately hugged Mary Jane and dodged to the side.
Before Mary Jane could react, she saw a guy in a black Spider-Man suit appear where the two had just been standing.
Seeing the suddenly appearing black-suited Spider-Man, Mary Jane gasped in surprise, covering her mouth.
Peter Parker, while shielding her behind him, looked at the black-suited Spider-Man and said, "Wow, are you my imitator?"
"I have to say, your imitation is a bit clumsy, and I would never attack innocent passersby. You're completely…"
Before Peter could finish speaking, the black-suited Spider-Man immediately rushed towards Peter Parker.
He raised his hand and heavily smashed it towards Peter Parker's head, while his other hand grabbed at Mary Jane.
"Careful!"
He caught the fist aimed at his head with his left hand and grabbed the hand reaching for Mary Jane with his right hand.
Peter Parker was about to counterattack but was directly thrown away by the black-suited Spider-Man's immense strength!
"Oh my God…"
Seeing this, Mary Jane immediately screamed, watching the black-suited Spider-Man reach out to grab her again!
Mary Jane instinctively closed her eyes!
Just as the black-suited Spider-Man was about to grab Mary Jane, two webs directly wrapped around his hands.
Turning his head to look back, he saw Peter Parkerpulling the black-suited Spider-Man with all his might.
"Jane, run! Notify Lynn!"
Hearing Peter's shout, Mary Jane finally reacted. She ran in the opposite direction while quickly pulling out her phone and dialing Lynn's number.
Upon receiving Mary Jane's distress call, Lynn arrived at the scene immediately.
As soon as he arrived, he saw Peter Parker entangled in a fight with the Spider-Man in the black suit.
And at this moment, Peter Parker was completely at a disadvantage; not only could every attack be dodged by the black-suited Spider-Man, but he was also continuously forced back by the black-suited Spider-Man's counterattacks.
Seeing this, Lynn instantly teleported and stood in front of Peter Parker.
Watching the black-suited Spider-Man throw a punch at him, Lynn easily caught his attack with one hand!
And then he directly threw the black-suited Spider-Manaway, while his Heat Vision directly pierced through the black-suited Spider-Man's chest!
Even with his chest pierced by Heat Vision, the black-suited Spider-Man did not die; instead, he stood up from the ground and continued to attack Lynn!
A few kilometers away.
Seeing that the black-suited Spider-Man was immediately at a disadvantage, and even being beaten down by Lynn, after Lynn arrived as reinforcement.
Cassandra shook her head and said, "As expected, my experiment failed!"
"It's already a success!"
Hearing Cassandra say this, Loki, God of time, suddenly appeared beside her: "At least the black Spider-Man is stronger than Spider-Man himself!"
"And Cassandra, don't use Lynn as a comparison target; he is the anchor of this Universe."
Looking at the suddenly appearing God of time, Cassandra showed no surprise: "You recruited so many powerful individuals, gave me power that doesn't belong to me, and helped me destroy this Universe's Time Variance Authority."
"Loki, I really want to know, who is your true target?"
Facing Cassandra's curious question, Loki, God of time, shook his head: "You will know!"
"Heh, so mysterious. Aren't you afraid I'll make this Universe collapse too?"
"You are no match for Lynn, even if you possess the power of a god!"
Ignoring Cassandra's threat, Loki, God of time, said, "Let's not talk about this. Are your other experimental subjects complete? Just this one substitute sent to be devoured is not enough!"
"Almost. I've been manufacturing them according to the blood gene samples you gave me. I have to say, Murdoch in this World is quite smart!"
"That's good. I don't have much time to delay. Before then, you'd best let the superheroes of this Universe grow up quickly."
"Also, this Universe's Loki has once again sought out Thanos. You two should cooperate well!"
With that, Loki, God of time, prepared to leave.
"Don't forget what you promised me!"
Hearing Cassandra's words, Loki, God of time, paused his steps.
"Don't worry, that's easy for me!"
With that, Loki, God of time, disappeared!
Watching Loki, God of time, leave, a green light flashed in Cassandra's eyes, and then she turned and left.
On the other side.
"Damn it, Lynn, what in the World is this thing?"
Approaching the black-suited Spider-Man's corpse and looking at the black-suited Spider-Man who had died from Lynn's Heat Vision piercing his head, Peter reached out to remove the mask to see his true face.
But upon discovering that the black-suited Spider-Man's mask was actually fused with his face, Peter Parkerexclaimed in surprise.
"I don't know, but clearly his abilities are stronger than yours!"
Forcibly tearing off the black-suited Spider-Man's mask, he saw that beneath the bloody face, the bones were made of steel.
Lynn frowned, covering the mask back on him, and said, "Take him back and let Tony and the others study him."
"I don't know why, but I always have a bad feeling!"
Hearing Lynn say this, Peter Parker immediately nodded.
Grabbing the lifeless black-suited Spider-Man, Peter Parker was about to leave but then turned around and said, "Lynn, I also have a bad feeling. Could it be that some super villain got my genes?"
"And then used my genes to create this guy!"
"It's not impossible!"
As he spoke, Lynn stepped forward and took the black-suited Spider-Man's corpse from Peter's hand: "But your bad feeling should be about Mary Jane; you forgot about her!"
Hearing Lynn's reminder, Peter Parker finally remembered that Mary Jane was still running away!
"Oh my goodness, I forgot about that! I'm going to chase Mary Jane first, Lynn. Please take this fake Spider-Manback to the Base!"
With that, Peter Parker hurriedly ran in Mary Jane's direction.
Inside the Illuminati Base.
"Interesting!"
Looking at the black-suited Spider-Man's corpse on the operating table, Tony Stark said to Lynn, "Instead of saying he's human, it's more accurate to say he's a bionic human."
"This black Spider-Man suit is his skin, and after testing, all the flesh and blood are also replicated one-to-one according to human flesh and blood."
At this point, Tony Stark lifted the black-suited Spider-Man's right hand: "Peter's web-shooting is done through a web-shooter, but this guy's web is clearly shot directly through his wrist!"
"And he doesn't have normal human internal organs; instead, he has lumps of white web!"
Hearing Tony say this, before Lynn could speak, Steve, who was nearby, frowned and said, "Since you said he's a bionic human created by someone, then Tony, do you know who has this ability?"
"Like the U.S. government, or the Military?"
"Come on, Steve, if they had that ability, the army would just disband and they'd just create a batch of bionic warriors!"
Shaking his head, Tony Stark said to Lynn, "But since his abilities are similar to Peter's, then perhaps it really is as you said, someone obtained Peter Parker's genes and created this guy."
"So Lynn, we must investigate this matter thoroughly, otherwise, when countless black-suited Spider-Man, and even Illuminati and Avengers members appear, our trouble will be great!"
Hearing Tony say this, Lynn nodded: "I've already had the intelligence team track down the black-suited Spider-Man's initial appearance location to see if we can trace the source through surveillance!"
As he was speaking, Lynn's phone suddenly rang.
Picking up the phone and glancing at it, he saw it was James Duke's number, so Lynn left the dissection room and walked outside.
"Lynn, the work is almost done. It's time to stop!"
Listening to James Duke's words on the other end of the phone, Lynn smiled and said, "Director, I don't understand what you mean."
Facing Lynn's feigned ignorance, James Duke said somewhat helplessly, "From the moment I sent the Young Faction members to you, I'm afraid you had already set your sights on the Council of Elders, didn't you?"
"Heh, one link after another, slowly drawing people into the trap, and then making the old guys who dislike you kill each other. Isn't this kind of manipulation of human hearts what you're best at?"
At this point, James Duke said, "I know those old guys in the Council of Elders are very dissatisfied that I handed over all the forces in New York, Houston, and Boston to you."
"But Lynn, we need to consider the bigger picture. Now is not the time for us to reveal our identities."
Chapter 107 Exposed Hydra List
"Colif Hopkins has gone mad. Ever since his grandson Pelinka died, he's been attacking those from the former Council of Elders with suicidal abandon."
"Seven Elders have already been killed, and many HYDRA forces have been eliminated. Now, things have escalated too much, and S.H.I.E.L.D. and the U.S. government have taken notice."
Hearing James Duke say this, Lynn smiled, "You mean for me to deal with Colif Hopkins?"
"Just handle it as you see fit. After all, those old guys have been scared witless by Colif, even begging Ophelia, Pierce, and me to step in."
"Don't worry, once this matter is resolved, the old guys will give you a satisfactory answer!"
Facing James Duke's promise, Lynn said, "Understood, Director. I'll find a way to handle this properly!"
After speaking, Lynn hung up the phone directly.
"Heh!"
After a light chuckle, Lynn sent a text message, then returned to the Illuminati Base.
The next morning, in Miami, at the Hopkins family Villa.
"Hmph, now they know fear? What about when they killed my Pelinka and framed Lynn Hall, trying to make Lynn Hall and me fight to the death? Why weren't they afraid then?"
Looking at Alexander Pierce on the video call, Colif Hopkins pounded the table and said, "Now, the Hopkins family's only Hope has been completely cut off by them. In this situation, you want me to stop? That's absolutely impossible!"
"Even if all my forces are wiped out, I will make them accompany Pelinka to the grave!"
Listening to Colif Hopkins's furious roar, Alexander Pierce's eyes gleamed with coldness.
Clearly, Colif was completely insane at this moment; he wouldn't listen to any persuasion!
If he was allowed to continue, HYDRA might be completely exposed, and it might even implicate the Insight Project!
Thinking of this, Pierce said, "In that case, Colif, then I wish you good luck!"
Just as he was about to hang up the video call, Alexander Pierce suddenly saw the previously agitated and furious Colif Hopkins looking shocked and confused.
Before Pierce could understand what was happening, he heard a series of gunshots coming from the other end of the video.
"FUXX, why did you betray me? You've been with me—"
"Mr. Hall sends his regards!"
As soon as the words fell, a bullet directly pierced Colif Hopkins's head.
After killing Colif Hopkins, the killer took a photo, then walked directly to the laptop.
"Good morning, Mr. Pierce!"
Looking at the video, the person who killed Colif Hopkinswas his assistant, who had been with him for over twenty years.
Alexander Pierce asked with a chuckle, "Well done, Freese, but when did you become Lynn Hall's man?"
"Ever since Mr. James Duke handed over the New Yorkmembers to Mr. Hall."
Saying this, Freese, Colif's assistant, pressed his face, and an electronic mask was removed.
When he saw the person's true identity, Pierce calmly nodded, "So that's it. Then, instigating Colif to go against the Council of Elders, that was also your doing!"
Seeing that Lynn hadn't turned Colif's most trusted Freese, but instead had his subordinate use an electronic mask to impersonate him.
Alexander Pierce felt much more at ease.
After all, if Lynn could really turn someone who had been loyal for over twenty years, that would be truly terrifying!
After hanging up the video, Lynn's subordinate destroyed the video, then glanced at the real Freese standing beside him and said, "You were right."
Listening to Daben's words, Freese smiled, "I've been with Colif for over twenty years, so I've long known the personalities of Ophelia, Pierce, and the other HYDRAheads."
"So, to prevent Mr. Hall from being viewed with suspicion, I had you impersonate me and then remove the disguise in front of Pierce."
Hearing Freese say this, Daben put away his firearm, "Are you coming with me to New York?"
"No, the revenge isn't over yet!"
Shaking his head, Freese's eyes gleamed with hatred, "The Hopkins family caused the tragic deaths of my wife and children. I stayed by his side for over twenty years precisely to completely eradicate the entire Hopkins family!"
"Since Mr. Hall has given me the opportunity for revenge, I cannot easily waste it!"
"Alright, do as you see fit!"
Saying this, Daben handed the firearm to Freese, "The HYDRA members from New York will follow your command, but don't forget your promise to Mr. Hallafterwards!"
"Don't worry, all the member lists controlled by Colif in Miami and Germany are in my mind!"
Pointing to his head, Freese cocked the gun and said, "I will hand them over to Mr. Hall completely!"
After speaking, Freese turned and walked outside.
Inside the Illuminati Base.
"Still no findings?"
Looking at Tony Stark, who was standing with his arms crossed, staring at the satellite map.
Lynn walked over and handed him a cup of coffee, "Don't tell me you stood here all night."
"Thanks."
Taking the coffee from Lynn's hand, Tony Stark said, "magic is truly amazing, Lynn. From the video sent by your FBI, that Bionic Spider-Man appeared out of thin air outside Taylor's concert."
"Then I had Friday analyze the scene of the Bionic Spider-Man's appearance frame by frame, and I found that when he appeared, there was a layer of green light particles around him."
Saying this, Tony Stark had Friday display a screenshot of the video.
Pointing to the green light particles around the Bionic Spider-Man at the moment he appeared on the holographic projection, he said, "I believe this is definitely that kind of magic!"
"So Lynn, where is that trickster who fought Dr. Doomlast time?"
"Are you talking about Stephen Strange?"
Facing Tony's question, Lynn looked at the green light particles in the video and said, "Half a month ago he still completed a surgery in the hospital, but there's been no news of him for the past half month."
"Currently, I don't know where he went either!"
Based on his monitoring of him, Lynn guessed that there must have been some problem on the side of the Mystic Arts Masters, which led to Stephen Strange's disappearance for over half a month.
After all, Stephen Strange, who didn't get into a car accident, never resigned from his position as a Doctor.
"What about that skeleton riding a motorcycle all on fire?"
Looking at Lynn, Tony Stark continued to ask, "Does he know magic?"
Seeing Lynn shake his head, Tony Stark clicked his tongue and said, "Don't you know a lot of strange guys? Don't any of them know magic?"
As the two were talking, Steve walked over from the side, "Still researching where the Bionic Spider-Man came from? Any results?"
"The result is that the Bionic Spider-Man could have been teleported from anywhere on Earth."
"Just like that trickster's magic portal, or Asgard's Bifrost Bridge magic!"
"This is the conclusion you came to after researching all night?"
Facing Steve's gaze, Tony spread his hands and said, "I don't understand magic."
"I suspect the real reason this guy didn't go home all night was to avoid Pepper!"
Hearing Lynn say this, Tony Stark didn't even have time to refute before Steve on the side nodded, "That's possible!"
Watching the two playfully tease him, Tony rolled his eyes, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Fridaysuddenly say, "A Rhino has appeared in Brooklyn."
As she spoke, Friday played the footage on the big screen.
In the footage, a human-Rhino hybrid appeared on the streets of Brooklyn and was wreaking havoc.
The surrounding crowd was scared and fled in all directions, while the police's continuous gunfire had no effect on the Rhino.
Instead, police officers were constantly being killed by the Rhino.
"My God, it feels like this World is getting more and more dangerous!"
Hearing Tony's lament, Lynn checked the current distribution of Illuminati members in New York.
"Friday, notify Jean Grey to deal with the Rhino, and then bring the Rhino's body back!"
"Received!"
Hearing Lynn's command, Friday immediately notified Jean to go and assist the police officers.
After giving the order, Lynn looked at Steve, who was standing with his arms crossed and a deep expression, and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking, could this suddenly appearing Rhino be from the same batch as the Bionic Spider-Man?"
"It's not clear yet, but we can let Tony research it. After all, for his health, we need to find a way to rescue him from Pepper's 'clutches'."
Patting Tony's arm, Lynn prepared to leave.
"Where are you going?"
"Washington. The President is hosting a reception, and I received an invitation, so I have to attend!"
Seeing Lynn turn and leave, Tony Stark said to Steve, "Sure enough, he's a big shot. Even the President's reception invites him!"
Hearing Tony say this, Steve smiled and said nothing.
In the evening, at the reception.
Watching Lynn finish talking with the President, Jessicacame up to Lynn with a glass of champagne and said with a smile, "That little bitch didn't invite you to FUXX her tonight?"
Hearing his senior's question, Lynn smiled, "Some food is sweet, but once you've tasted it, that's enough."
"Besides, I don't want her to be holding a camera decades from now, telling her daughter that she FUXXed me, the leader of the Illuminati, back then."
"Haha, it seems that little bitch is quite wild. Oh, by the way, what were you just talking about with the President?"
"Nothing, just some simple greetings!"
Shaking his head, Lynn said with a smile.
From the moment he first saw the President, Lynn noticed that the President was not normal.
Lynn could be sure that the President he had just been talking to was Mystique Raven in disguise.
However, what was her purpose in impersonating the President?
What big move was the Brotherhood of Mutantsplanning now?
After thinking for a few seconds, Lynn picked up a glass of champagne and took a sip.
Who cares? What did the death of the U.S. Presidenthave to do with him?
As long as it didn't affect him, it didn't matter if Mystiqueimpersonated the President and tried to start a civil war on U.S. soil.
After the banquet ended, Lynn was about to leave when he was called by the President's aide.
"Mr. Hall, the President wishes to speak with you privately."
Hearing the President's aide, Lynn nodded subtly.
Tsk, he hadn't exposed her identity yet, but Ravenactually came to him on her own.
About ten minutes later, inside the President's office.
He motioned for the aide to leave, and once only he and Lynn remained in the office.
The President, sitting across the desk, transformed back into Mystique.
"Actually, you already—"
Before Mystique could finish speaking, Lynn made a shushing gesture.
He took out an interference device, placed it on the table, and pressed the button. Once the red light on the device lit up.
Only then did Lynn speak, "Mystique, you're really bold, daring to impersonate the President? Aren't you afraid I'll just kill you?"
Facing Lynn's threat, Mystique Raven's gaze was fixed on the interference device: "The President's office is bugged?"
Without answering Mystique's question, Lynn simply raised his hand, and crackling electrical energy appeared in his palm.
"You have three minutes to answer, otherwise, you'll spend the rest of your life in prison!"
Facing Lynn's threat, Mystique Raven was not nervous: "Actually, from the first moment you saw me at the banquet, you already discovered me, didn't you!"
"Eric was right. Even if I transform into the President, I can't escape your eyes."
"So I think we should have a good talk."
At this point, Raven took a document from a drawer and handed it to Lynn.
Looking at the document Mystique handed over, Lynnopened it and glanced at it: "So, your and Magneto's true goal is to establish a Mutant nation?"
"What does that have to do with me? Don't forget, I'm FBI, and everything you're doing now is enough for me to put you in prison for life!"
Hearing Lynn say this, Mystique Raven smiled: "I know, that's why I've prepared a bargaining chip to make you 'forget' about my impersonating the President!"
"Oh?"
Looking at Mystique's confident expression, Lynn asked curiously, "Interesting, what kind of bargaining chip would make you think I would violate my FBI duties and choose to turn a blind eye to what you're doing?"
"What if it concerns HYDRA?"
Mystique said, looking at Lynn.
After hearing Mystique mention HYDRA, Lynn subtly closed the document in his hand.
"HYDRA, weren't they eliminated a long time ago?"
"In fact, they weren't!"
Saying that, Mystique took out another list from the drawer and handed it to Lynn: "Compared to Mutants establishing a nation, Lynn, HYDRA is the biggest threat to the United States, and even to this World!"
Lynn took the list Mystique handed him and quickly scanned it.
The names on the list were almost all Washingtonpoliticians and wealthy businessmen.
"You should know that I can transform into anyone. To successfully impersonate the President without being discovered, I first disguised myself as the President's bodyguard to observe."
"After I understood enough, I replaced the President. Of course, before that, I also disguised myself as a politician, and I didn't expect him to actually be HYDRA..."
Before Mystique could finish speaking, Lynn's mental control instantly activated, directly entering Raven's mind to force her to reveal the entire sequence of events.
After carefully confirming it once, Lynn realized that Raven did not know his own HYDRA identity.
Just as she said, after she replaced that HYDRA politician, she accidentally discovered that the politician's true identity was actually a member of HYDRA.
Not only that, but everyone secretly connected with that politician was also a member of HYDRA.
This made Raven feel like she had discovered a shocking secret.
Following the clues, Raven secretly investigated and directly traced the HYDRA politician's highest contact, which was Senator Stern in Congress.
This discovery excited Raven immensely. She felt that this matter could be used as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Lynn.
After all, if Mutants wanted to establish a nation, and Lynn led the Illuminati to stop them, then their idea would inevitably fall through.
Of course, Raven also played a small trick, which was that she did not include Senator Stern on the list.
However, the only thing she didn't expect was that Lynnhad acquired mental control abilities from Professor X.
Lynn was also somewhat relieved that Mystique Raven's ability was only to transform into someone's appearance, and not like the Skrulls, who could replicate other people's memories!
Otherwise, his HYDRA identity would definitely be exposed!
Thinking of this, Lynn breathed a sigh of relief.
Currently, he had already used James Duke to secure his position as Director of the New York FBI, and his HYDRAidentity was slowly losing its usefulness, even gradually becoming a burden.
Perhaps, he should accelerate the process of selling off HYDRA!
After confirming once again with Raven that only she and Magneto knew about this list, Lynn withdrew his mental control.
"What did you just do to me?"
The moment she regained consciousness, Ravenimmediately stood up and stepped back, looking at Lynnwith wary eyes as she asked.
Seeing that Lynn didn't answer, Mystique frowned and said, "You can control my brain?"
"Now, we should talk about the Mutant nation!"
Looking at the wary Raven, Lynn closed the list of HYDRA members, then smiled and said, "You know, I've always liked to be friendly with people."
"What happened?"
Looking at Lynn, who had arrived at his Villa late at night, James Duke, dressed in pajamas, asked.
As Lynn's superior in every sense, James Duke knew very well that if it wasn't for something important, Lynn would never disturb him late at night.
"Director, the identities of some members in Washingtonhave been exposed!"
Saying that, Lynn handed the list to James Duke.
Hearing Lynn say this, James Duke's expression instantly became serious.
Taking the list and quickly scanning it, James Dukefrowned and looked at Lynn, saying, "Where did you get this list?"
"This list should be accurate, Director, after all, some of the people on it even I don't know!"
Facing Lynn's question, James Duke nodded with a solemn expression: "The people on the list are indeed all our people, and some of them were even specifically placed by me in Washington's political circles."
"Then that's right!"
Looking at James Duke, Lynn said, "Director, this is a list I intercepted from the Brotherhood of Mutants. Besides the people on it, even Senator Stern has been exposed."
"So Director, we must find a way to deal with these people as soon as possible, otherwise—"
Hearing Lynn say this, James Duke nodded: "It's a pity, these people were all cultivated by us with great effort."
"Once these people are eradicated, our strength in Washington D.C. will be greatly reduced!"
Lynn did not respond to James Duke's words.
Sure enough, after less than a minute of contemplation, James Duke picked up his phone and dialed a number.
A moment later, a figure rushed in hurriedly.
Once the man arrived, James Duke directly handed him the list: "Within three days, eliminate everyone on the list, along with Senator Stern!"
"Yes!"
Hearing James Duke's order, the man nodded, then glanced at Lynn and immediately left.
After the man left, James Duke finally said to Lynn, "You did very well, Lynn. If it weren't for you, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"
Hearing James Duke's praise, Lynn smiled and said, "I just did what was within my duties!"
"Director, was that man just now the most outstanding member of the younger generation?"
"Him?"
Hearing Lynn say this, James Duke shook his head: "He's already considered one of the best, but unfortunately, he's still far behind you."
"However, we suffered heavy losses this time, we need to think of other ways!"
At this point, James Duke said, "Oh, by the way, the compensation from those old guys in the Council of Elders has arrived."
Saying that, James Duke got up and returned to the bedroom, then took out a list and handed it to Lynn.
"These are all the forces they established on U.S. soil, and now they all belong to you!"
"Although these forces are not as good as Houston, it's better than nothing!"
Hearing James Duke say this, Lynn smiled and took the list.
After talking with James Duke for a while, Lynn Hallfinally got up and left.
Back in the car, Lynn pondered for a moment, then drove to S.H.I.E.L.D. Sitwell's residence.
This guy was one of Alexander Pierce's pawns. Since he was prepared to jump off the sinking ship of HYDRA at any time, Lynn also had to make some preparations!
A few streets away from Sitwell's apartment, Lynnstopped the car, then instantly teleported and disappeared from the car.
Inside the apartment.
At this moment, Sitwell was sound asleep in his room, completely unaware that an extra person had appeared in the room.
Using mental control, he invaded Sitwell's brain.
After Lynn planted a few commands in his mind, he quietly left his room once again.
The next morning.
"Good morning, didn't you rest well last night? Why are your dark circles so heavy?"
Entering the elevator, Brock Rumlow asked as he saw Sitwell yawning.
"I had nightmares all night, it felt terrible!"
Pressing the button for the Information Department floor, Sitwell said to Rumlow, "Is your mission completed?"
Chapter 108 Accompanying Steve to England
"Of course, they're just a bunch of drug dealers pretending to be ghosts. It'll be easy to deal with them."
As the elevator ascended to the Information Department, Sitwell nodded and then exited the elevator.
After the elevator doors closed, Brock Rumlow shrugged. He felt that Sitwell was acting strangely today.
Information Department.
Finding an excuse to send everyone away, Sitwell closed the surveillance and immediately pulled out a USB drive, inserting it into the computer.
Then, he skillfully entered the HYDRA hidden system password and copied the data.
After copying the data, Sitwell stared blankly as he opened the database, found the files on James Duke and Winter Soldier, and then completely deleted them.
At the same time, he tampered with the data related to Lynn Hall in the database.
Having completed all of this, Sitwell pulled out the USB drive, put it back in his pocket, and then turned to leave as if nothing had happened.
Half an hour later, in Washington, in a car parked in an alley.
Taking the USB drive from Sitwell's hand, Lynn looked at Sitwell and asked, "Is this all of the Insight Project?"
"Only a portion."
Facing Lynn's question, Sitwell shook his head, "If I were to copy the entire Insight Project, it would involve Dr. Zola's algorithm, which would activate Dr. Zola's program consciousness and thus be discovered by Mr. Pierce."
"Although Dr. Zola died back then, he transferred his consciousness to a computer."
Hearing Sitwell say this, Lynn nodded, "This is enough. Also, have the files on James Duke and Winter Soldierbeen deleted?"
"Yes, Mr. Hopkins!"
Well... in Sitwell's eyes, the Lynn in front of him had Colif Hopkins's face.
"All data concerning James Duke and Winter SoldierBucky Barnes within HYDRA has been deleted. At the same time, the documents, video footage, and videotapes regarding Winter Soldier killing the Howard couple have all been destroyed."
"From now on, in this World, there will only be FBI Director James Duke and a ghost named Bucky Barnes, and no HYDRA James Duke or Winter Soldier!"
At this point, Sitwell said, "However, Mr. Hopkins, the Winter Soldier matter is easier to handle. He has always been led by Mr. Pierce, and other HYDRA heads have only heard of Winter Soldier but have never seen him or possessed his data."
"But both the Council of Elders and Ophelia have James Duke's information."
"Well done. As for the rest, you don't need to worry about it."
Looking at Sitwell, Lynn said, "Also, send Winter Soldierto Africa. Don't let him come back in this lifetime!"
"Yes, Mr. Hopkins!"
Nodding, Sitwell stepped out of the car.
After the car drove away, Sitwell stared blankly at the wall. A moment later, he unbuckled his belt and began to relieve himself.
After re-fastening his belt, Sitwell shivered suddenly, then looked around in surprise.
"How did I get here... Oh, right, I'm here to carry out a mission. Look at my brain!"
Patting his head, Sitwell walked out of the alley.
A few blocks away.
Putting away the USB drive, Lynn leaned back in his seat, contemplating his next plan.
The reason he controlled Sitwell to delete all of James Duke and Winter Soldier's data was to prepare for betraying HYDRA.
Winter Soldier, needless to say, his existence would only cause a future split between Tony and Steve, so deleting his data and arranging for him to go to Africa was the best outcome.
Moreover, Lynn also planned that one day in the future, Steve would "coincidentally" learn that Bucky was alive, and that he himself had helped Winter Soldier break free from HYDRA's brainwashing control.
Lynn could imagine Steve's gratitude; his favorability might directly increase to 10 points!
After all, the experience needed to upgrade his skills was increasing!
As for James Duke, Lynn was preparing to give him a new choice when he betrayed HYDRA!
Having been with James Duke for so many years, Lynnknew very well that James Duke was not a fanatical believer in HYDRA; he had always used HYDRA as a tool.
So, if there was a better option, James Duke would definitely abandon this sinking ship of HYDRA.
Furthermore, from a long-term perspective, he needed allies in politics, and James Duke had the potential to become the Secretary of Justice, or even the President, which would be very beneficial to him.
Most importantly, when he betrayed HYDRA and Pierceand his group were eliminated by Steve and the others,
The hidden HYDRA forces would undoubtedly be in a state of panic and fear.
At that time, by rallying under James Duke's banner, his influence would surely greatly increase.
As for why he didn't delete his own data from the HYDRAdatabase?
The reason is simple.
Someone who was "forced" to join HYDRA under duress, with his family threatened, but remained silent and never did anything bad.
Instead, after joining HYDRA, he constantly investigated HYDRA's "conspiracy" to rule the World and continuously eliminated high-ranking HYDRA members during this period.
Such a persona, someone in the deep abyss of darkness but striving to protect the light, was what Lynn crafted for himself!
Otherwise, there would be no way to explain how he knew about and obtained the HYDRA Insight Project!
Don't believe it?
He still had the photos of those killed HYDRA members!
Moreover, he had made many preparations in front of Steve and Natasha.
Wasn't it all for this day?
Now, betraying HYDRA only lacked a suitable opportunity!
After careful consideration, confirming there were no loopholes, Lynn then started the car and headed to the airport.
Well, things were about to get chaotic here, with HYDRA's high command in Washington about to be killed and reshuffled.
Lynn didn't want to get caught up in this!
FBI Headquarters, in James Duke's office.
Looking at the names on the list, James Duke rubbed his forehead, "Has Lynn left Washington?"
"Yes, Mr. James Duke, he has already flown back to New York!"
"Since Lynn Hall has left, then proceed!"
"Sir, do you really trust this list Lynn Hall gave you? After all, he didn't even explain how he got the list. What if—"
"You haven't truly interacted with Lynn, so there are some things you don't see clearly."
Looking at the young, strong-willed member he had been mentoring, James Duke said, "Since Lynn has obtained this list, then I believe everything he says."
"As for how Lynn intercepted this list, or how he obtained the information, that's no longer important."
"Sometimes, focusing too much on details and delaying decisions is a major taboo for those in power!"
Early March, Britain, in a beautiful small town.
Leaning against the car, Lynn looked at the system skill bar, where a new skill, Force Manipulation LV1 [0 / 3000], had appeared. He immediately upgraded it to Level 4.
This was a skill that popped up after Polaris Lorna's favorability reached 8, and she gifted him experience a few times.
"Hey, what are you thinking about?"
Tony Stark, standing beside him, saw Lynn lost in thought and asked curiously.
Closing the system, Lynn looked at Tony and said, "I'm thinking about what Steve is saying to Ms. Peggy in the room."
"But Ms. Peggy, as one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D., has been living in Britain since her retirement?"
"Of course!"
Facing Lynn's curiosity, Tony Stark shrugged, "Aunt Peggy is British, so after retiring from S.H.I.E.L.D., she has been living in Britain according to her wishes."
"Look over there!"
Pointing to the residents of the small town, Tony Starksaid, "Half of the residents here are S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel, so there's no need to worry about Aunt Peggy's safety."
At this point, Tony scrutinized Lynn, "But speaking of which, you, a New York FBI branch Director, came to Britain. Aren't you worried the British government will forcibly detain you?"
"If I were the British Prime Minister, I would definitely not let you return to the United States, and I've even thought of the reason: you came to steal important intelligence!"
Hearing Tony's teasing, Lynn chuckled, "Leaving aside whether they have the ability, do you think they would dare to do that?"
"Also, Steve clearly asked me to accompany him, so why did you tag along?"
"It's not like Pepper has been forcing you to go to bed every day recently, so your body is a bit—"
"How is that possible? My body is excellent, and I always exercise."
Seeing Tony's stubborn look, Lynn feigned regret and patted his shoulder, saying, "Don't try to be strong, Tony. After all, you're getting older, so I can understand if you're willing but unable to face Pepper."
"But as a friend, I truly feel sorry for Pepper, after all, less than thirty seconds—"
"FUXX!"
Tony Stark gave Lynn the middle finger, stammered a rebuttal, and then decided not to speak to Lynn anymore.
After a few seconds of silence, Tony Stark suddenly said, "Do you know why Steve insisted on coming to see Aunt Peggy only in March?"
"Why?"
"Because today is Aunt Peggy's birthday. I'm just a little worried that she won't recognize Steve, after all, the last time I came to see her, she already had Alzheimer's!"
Letting out a long sigh, Tony Stark said, "But I'm more worried that Aunt Peggy *will* recognize Steve, after all... I can't even imagine what it would be like if I were Aunt Peggy and saw a young Steve!"
Seeing Tony's worried expression, Lynn patted his shoulder and said, "Actually, this can also be considered fulfilling one of Ms. Peggy's wishes!"
"Let's Hope so!"
With that, Tony said to Lynn, "Oh, by the way, the Cube has been completed. Next time, we won't have to use S.H.I.E.L.D.'s prison!"
"The Cube?"
"That's right, the prison on Staten Island specifically for detaining superpowered criminals. Pepper's... Stark Industries' construction company has completed that prison."
"Because its shape is a cube, I named it The Cube."
Looking at Lynn, Tony Stark raised an eyebrow, "My name isn't bad, is it!"
Facing Tony's smug expression, Lynn said, "I'll suggest to Pepper that it's best for her to name your daughter from now on!"
The two of them chatted and laughed, and the atmosphere was very pleasant, but at the same time, the atmosphere in a restaurant in New York was extremely heavy.
Inside the restaurant.
The two men who had just been chatting happily, one of them was now sitting on a chair in a daze, staring straight at his colleague.
"Hey, Robert, what's wrong with you?"
Looking at his companion, who had said he wanted to light a cigarette, but then suddenly froze after putting the cigarette in his mouth.
Benjamin immediately waved his hand in front of him.
Seeing that Robert still didn't react, Benjamin stepped forward and patted him.
"Ah!"
Robert, who had snapped out of his daze, looked at Benjamin with some confusion, his breathing somewhat rapid.
"What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Seeing Robert's rapid breathing and sweaty forehead, Benjamin immediately asked with concern.
"No, nothing!"
Shaking his head, Robert subconsciously picked up a beer from the table.
But before he could bring the beer to his mouth, the glass suddenly fell to the floor.
"I feel like I don't belong here, Benjamin, I'm going to disappear from this World, God, why is this happening? Why…"
Seeing Robert trembling and his voice filled with panic, Benjamin immediately stood up and went to his side: "Hey, Benjamin, I'll take you to the hospital right now, I think it's probably because you stayed in space for too long, so…"
Before Benjamin could finish, Robert immediately grabbed Benjamin's clothes: "Do you still remember Aaron? Benjamin, do you still remember Aaron?"
"Who?"
Hearing Robert mention that name with a panicked expression, Benjamin asked, somewhat confused.
"Aaron Needham, he's the colleague who went into space with us, performed space operations, and returned to Earth with us, but he's disappeared now!"
"Benjamin, I'm going to disappear just like him, quickly find the Illuminati, quickly find Lynn Hall, otherwise we'll all disappear!"
Watching Robert speak with a terrified expression, Benjamin frowned, then pulled out his phone and made a call.
Although he didn't know what was wrong with Robert, it was probably because he had been in space for too long, causing him to have mental issues.
Ten minutes later, several medical personnel immediately came forward and took Robert away.
"Quickly find Lynn Hall, otherwise we'll disappear like Aaron, only Lynn Hall can save us."
Watching Robert, who was being led away, still shouting loudly, causing everyone in the restaurant to constantly look around.
One of the medical personnel said: "You stayed in space for too long this time, so his mind might have problems!"
Hearing the medical personnel's words, Benjamin nodded: "That's what I thought too, after all, when we were performing the outer space operation, when a meteor brushed past us, we all thought we were going to die!"
"By the way, can Robert's condition still allow him to participate in the ceremony next month where the President will award us medals?"
Hearing Benjamin's question, the medical personnel shook his head: "I'm afraid it will be very difficult, not being sent to a mental hospital for treatment is already the best outcome!"
The next morning, inside the U.S. Space Agency's dedicated hospital.
"How is Robert?"
Bringing flowers to Robert's ward, Benjamin asked the orderly passing by.
"He was very agitated last night, and only fell asleep after being given a sedative. Counting the time, he should be waking up soon."
Hearing the Doctor say that, Benjamin opened the ward door and walked in.
Entering the ward, he saw Robert lying on the hospital bed, staring straight at the ceiling.
Benjamin sat on a chair and said: "Hey, Robert, how are you feeling? You need to get better quickly, you know the President is going to award us next month…"
"Aaron!"
"What?"
Hearing Robert say that, Benjamin frowned, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Robert say: "Benjamin, how many of us went to space?"
"Five, why?"
"It was six!"
Turning his head to look at Benjamin, Robert directly rattled off a phone number: "This is Aaron's family's phone number, you have to believe me, we will also disappear like Aaron, and then no one in the whole Worldwill remember us anymore!"
Seeing Robert staring straight at him, Benjamin suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
"Alright, Robert, you rest well, don't think too much, I'll come see you in a few days!"
Getting up from the chair, Benjamin prepared to walk out of the ward.
Just as he reached the door, he heard Robert behind him say: "Believe me, you can call Aaron's family, remember, you must ask the Illuminati for help, otherwise we will all disappear!"
After a few perfunctory words to Robert, Benjamin hurriedly left the ward.
He walked all the way to the hospital reception desk, and only after the sunlight streamed through the glass and warmed him did Benjamin finally breathe a slight sigh of relief.
He took out his phone, wanting to call the other astronauts to tell them about Robert.
But by some strange impulse, he dialed the string of numbers Robert had just given him.
After a moment of hesitation, Benjamin still pressed the call button.
As the call connected, an old voice came through: "This is Isaac Needham, may I ask who this is?"
"Hello, I'd like to speak with Mr. Aaron Needham!"
"Who? Aaron Needham? You've got the wrong number, there's no one named Aaron Needham here!"
"Sorry, sorry, I might have remembered the number wrong!"
With that, Benjamin hung up the phone.
"Heh, I actually got infected by Robert's madness!"
After a self-deprecating laugh, Benjamin dialed the numbers of the other astronauts while casually picking up the New York Times.
After a casual glance, Benjamin stood frozen in place!
On the newspaper, in the photo of the astronauts returning from outer space, there were only himself and three other astronauts; Robert was not present.
And the entire report did not mention Robert's name!
In an instant, Benjamin felt a chill all around him.
"Hello, Benjamin?"
Hearing his colleague's shout from the other end of the phone, Benjamin finally reacted, and asked in a hurried tone: "Andrew, how many astronauts were there in total for our trip to space?"
Facing Benjamin's question, Andrew on the other end of the phone laughed: "Are you drunk this early in the morning? Of course, there were only four of us, what's wrong?"
Hearing Andrew say there were only four astronauts in total, Benjamin felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
After hastily hanging up the phone, Benjamin immediately ran to Robert's ward.
When he pushed the door open, he found the ward empty, with no sign of Robert.
"Oh my god…"
Seeing this, Benjamin immediately stood frozen, feeling his hands and feet go numb and out of control.
"Hey, Mr. Connors, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Benjamin standing motionless in front of the ward, the Nurse walked over and asked.
Seeing the Nurse approach, Benjamin immediately grabbed her arm and asked urgently: "Where's Robert?"
"Who?"
Looking at Benjamin somewhat strangely, the Nurseasked, confused: "Who is Robert? Your friend?"
"He's one of the astronauts who went to space with me, Robert Kenny!"
"Mr. Connors, are you alright!"
Seeing that Robert didn't look well, the orderly asked with concern.
Seeing the orderly preparing to call someone, Benjamin immediately ran towards the hospital exit.
Back in his car, Benjamin hastily took out his phone and called Robert's father.
As the call connected, Benjamin immediately asked for information about Robert, but Robert's father on the other end of the phone said he didn't have a son named Robert!
Listening to the phone disconnect with a series of beeps, Benjamin's face turned pale.
Unwilling to give up, he called several other people, including Robert's girlfriend.
But very quickly, Benjamin discovered that everyone seemed to have forgotten Robert, and even the group photo of five people that was originally online now only had four!
Robert was clearly his brother, who had grown up with him, studied with him, and entered the space agency with him since childhood.
But now, everyone in the World had forgotten him…
"Robert was right, Aaron, there really was someone named Aaron with us, but I forgot him too!"
"That's right, Lynn Hall, he's the Director of the New York FBI branch, and also the leader of the Illuminati, he should have a way!"
Thinking of this, Benjamin immediately drove rapidly towards the New York FBI Headquarters.
Inside the building.
"Calm down, Mr. Benjamin Connors."
Looking at Benjamin Connors, who had rushed over demanding to see the boss, Alice asked after coming out of her office: "Has something happened?"
"Where is Mr. Hall? I have something very important to discuss with Mr. Hall!"
"The Director is not in right now, you can tell me directly if there's anything!"
"If you think my rank isn't high enough, I can have Deputy Director Jessica receive you!"
Hearing Alice's words, Benjamin kept shaking his head: "Mr. Hall, only Mr. Hall can solve this matter, please make sure Mr. Hall comes back immediately… No, I'll wait for him here!"
As he was speaking, Benjamin suddenly froze in place.
"Hey, Mr. Connors? What's wrong with you?"
Seeing Benjamin, who had stopped mid-sentence and was in a daze, Alice immediately stepped forward and asked.
"Oh my God… Robert was right, I feel like I don't belong here, I'm going to disappear from Earth…"
Snapping back to reality, Benjamin grabbed Alice's arm and pleaded repeatedly: "No, I don't want to disappear, I don't want to leave Earth, save me…"
Seeing Benjamin's terrified expression, with tears even flowing down his face, Alice's expression also became serious.