"Bucky's situation is very complex. Although he used to be a killer controlled by Hydra, it is highly likely that he later broke away from Hydra."
Captain America introduced the situation to everyone with a serious expression.
"If Bucky was still a Hydra assassin, then there wouldn't have been so many people who chose to help me and Bucky during the Civil War."
"What's more, didn't Stark also say before that Bucky would also participate in the Endgame and fight against Thanos with everyone?"
Everyone expressed their strong agreement with Captain America's words.
If Bucky Barnes was still the Winter Soldier, how could Hawkeye Barton, Sam Wilson, and other enhanced individuals choose to help Captain America?
Perhaps Sam Wilson, Ant-Man Scott Lang, and Scarlet Witch are not well understood by everyone at the moment and are not worth referencing, but just looking at Hawkeye Barton alone is enough.
He and Black Widow had just put on a good show of "vying to die," and his personal character had been fully revealed to everyone.
No one really believed that Hawkeye Barton would help a heinous Hydra assassin.
Not to mention, Captain America also vouched for him.
Who is Captain America?
He is a moral paragon from World War II until now!
It is highly probable that the Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes broke away from Hydra and "turned over a new leaf" in the future, and everyone was willing to believe this.
"Bucky Barnes was a member of the Howling Commandos, and he was once the Captain's comrade and partner. If he had already broken away from Hydra at that time, and the Captain just happened to need to ask someone for help…"
"Barnes would definitely be the Captain's first choice!" Black Widow said with a very certain tone.
The only thing unclear now is whether Bucky Barnes had broken away from Hydra at that time.
"So, after a quick look at the four options, we temporarily can't rule out any of them." Tony Stark shrugged, "Let's analyze them one by one."
"Let's look at A first." Tony Stark's gaze fell on A, and after a moment of thought, he made his choice.
"I don't think it would be me!"
"First, I don't think the Captain and I get along very well; the possibility of us becoming good friends in the future is small."
"I agree with that." Captain America nodded in deep agreement.
Ever since he came back to life and met Tony Stark, he really couldn't stand anything about the other person.
Although there were some aspects of the other person that he admired and approved of, such as carrying a nuclear bomb into a wormhole, Tony Stark's personality truly left him unimpressed.
Cap found it hard to imagine himself becoming good friends and partners with such a guy in the future.
Of course, this was just the current feeling of both Cap and Iron Man, and nothing more; no one could say what would happen in the future.
The possibility of people who initially disliked each other later entrusting their lives to one another also existed.
And the possibility wasn't low; many buddy-cop movies follow this trope, and Stark's attitude towards Cap during the Civil War could also be a reference.
"We finally agree on something."
Tony Stark shrugged, "The first point was just a side note. The second point is the most important: the Captain is trying to find out the contents of that USB drive!"
"Perhaps that USB drive was encrypted by some technical means, and the Captain couldn't crack it, so he chose to interrogate a Hydra member."
"But if the Captain really came to me, do you think such a thing could still happen? What kind of USB drive could I not crack?"
"Does such a USB drive exist in the world?"
Tony Stark shrugged, his face filled with arrogance and confidence, as he scanned the people present and spoke.
Although he was as arrogant and boastful as ever, no one raised any objections.
After all, it was true; as of now, the only person everyone knew who might surpass Tony Stark in this area was Ultron.
Other than that, Jarvis was the most advanced artificial intelligence in the world.
S.H.I.E.L.D., the Department of Defense, and other organizations' systems had all been cracked by Tony Stark using Jarvis; a mere USB drive, the possibility of Stark not being able to crack it was truly small.
"And look at me, what kind of person am I? A playboy, a millionaire, a super genius. I have so many identities, but I don't have the identity of an agent!"
Tony Stark then shrugged again, "Interrogating Hydra members and such things, those are things agents do! The Captain wouldn't come to me."
"Stark can indeed be temporarily ruled out." Captain America also nodded, agreeing with Tony Stark's opinion.
He then shifted his gaze slightly downwards, "I don't know Sam Wilson yet, but I think I can rule out Clint Barton too."
"Nick Fury told me before he died not to trust anyone, and I was subsequently hunted and pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D."
"So at that time, I shouldn't have easily contacted a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent."
Everyone present also nodded slightly; Captain America's words made a lot of sense.
In that situation, let alone Clint Barton, no one in S.H.I.E.L.D. could be contacted.
This was a basic quality of a well-trained soldier.
"So the answer is between Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes. How much do we know about these two people?"
Hawkeye Barton scanned the veterans who had participated in previous quizzes and asked.
"Sam Wilson, retired air force, formerly a paratrooper, has helped the Captain in many operations. Bucky Barnes, everyone should know him, so I won't say more."
Black Widow briefly introduced the two to everyone.
"Neither of these two are S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, and both could potentially be asked for help by the Captain." Hawkeye Barton nodded.
"So the key now is to see if we can determine whether Bucky Barnes was still a Hydra member at that time. If we can confirm that, then the answer to this question will be clear."
Black Widow concluded.
Compared to Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes, Bucky Barnes naturally had the highest probability.
Once it was confirmed that Bucky Barnes was not a Hydra member at that time, the answer would undoubtedly be Bucky Barnes.
If it was determined that Bucky Barnes was a Hydra member, then the answer would be Sam Wilson.
Of course, it was also possible that it couldn't be determined. If that situation arose, everyone would just have to analyze it differently.
"However… it's a shame that Bucky Barnes was actually still a Hydra member at that time."
After some contemplation among everyone present, Tony Stark was the first to clear his thoughts and make a judgment.
He had personally seen the footage of "Nick Fury's Assassination" at the time and possessed more details than others present, allowing him to react first.
"That's right, Bucky should have still been the Winter Soldier at that time." Captain America also nodded, agreeing with Tony Stark's view.
Subsequently, Captain America explained some of the basis for his judgment to everyone.
"Barton said before that my impersonation of a Hydra member in Stark Tower to steal the scepter happened before the Insight Project operation."
"At that time, I impersonated a Hydra member and deceived Sitwell, but this matter would quickly be exposed, and there was a high probability that I would be branded a criminal by Hydra and hunted down."
"But during Nick Fury's assassination, I could freely enter and exit S.H.I.E.L.D., and even sit in Pierce's office to be questioned by Pierce."
"At that time, I was not a S.H.I.E.L.D. criminal at all!"
"This indicates that Nick Fury's assassination happened before I stole the scepter!"
"In other words, this event occurred before the operation to disrupt Project Insight! And during the operation to disrupt Project Insight, Bucky, as the Winter Soldier, tried to stop us."
"So at that time, Bucky was still the Winter Soldier."
The logic behind this wasn't too complicated; Captain America explained it to everyone, and they all immediately understood.
"So option D can also be ruled out, and the answer to this question is revealed!" Thor said with a smile.
Frankly speaking, this question was actually relatively simple.
"Sam Wilson, not a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent himself, and a retired military veteran, possesses all the capabilities Captain America would need. There's no doubt about this question." Hawkeye Barton also nodded.
"So the Captain was first wanted by Pierce, and then later, wanted a second time by Pierce?" Dr. Banner couldn't help but mutter.
Why did this feel so strange?
"Director Fury faked his death for some unavoidable reason, which led to the Captain being wanted."
"However, Director Fury would certainly regain his identity later and return to S.H.I.E.L.D., and at that time, the Captain should have also returned to S.H.I.E.L.D. with him."
Black Widow explained to Dr. Banner.
The group of veteran answerers had no objections to this; the course of events should indeed be this way.
After Nick Fury faked his death, he resumed his identity as the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., until later, during the "Wakanda" incident, he turned to dust and vanished.
The preceding and succeeding storylines also became clearer to everyone through this question.
"This question is about me, so I'll answer it." Captain America said to everyone at this point.
Naturally, everyone had no objections.
"I choose B, Falcon Sam Wilson!" Captain America then stated his answer to the big screen.
Correct Answer!
The result was as everyone expected; the answer was correct.
"Congratulations to quizzer Steve Rogers for winning a reward: any version of the Batmobile!"
With this system prompt, an extremely cool and stylish Batmobile immediately appeared in front of Captain America.
Judging by the appearance of that Batmobile, it was identical to the one in Nolan's Batman trilogy, and it could be said to be the same model as the Batman cape reward Captain America had received last time.
"Cool! This thing looks really cool!" Thor couldn't help but exclaim, his eyes shining.
The moment he saw this Batmobile, he fell in love with it.
"Flashy but impractical." Tony Stark, however, gave such a comment.
Actually, frankly speaking, the Batmobile's performance was quite good. Besides the weapons equipped on it, more importantly, the Batmobile could also drive in very complex road conditions.
In the original movie, Batman drove this Batmobile on rooftops without any hindrance.
Any conventional roadblocks simply couldn't stop the Batmobile.
Additionally, this Batmobile could "split" into a lighter and more flexible motorcycle, which could meet more complex practical situations and combat needs.
It could play an important role in some operations.
But in the eyes of a tech mogul like Tony Stark, the Batmobile was really nothing; Tony Stark didn't even have the interest to study it.
If he wanted to, he could create a battle vehicle countless times more advanced in a matter of minutes.
"First the Batman cape, now the Batmobile. The Captain has practically become Batman of New York City." Black Widow couldn't help but say with a laugh.
"I like this Batmobile, it's really good!" Captain America also nodded in satisfaction.
"Quiz completed. Now playing the answer analysis!"
Along with this prompt, new footage began to appear on the big screen.
Thump, thump, thump!
Dawn.
Under the somewhat dim light, a man was running along a bridge.
Although only a side profile was shown, those who had seen Sam Wilson before recognized that the man was indeed Sam Wilson.
Then the camera switched.
Inside a room, Sam Wilson, having just finished his morning run, was slightly out of breath and resting, taking a bottle of sports drink from the refrigerator.
But before he could even drink it, there was a knock at the door.
Sam Wilson pondered for a moment, walked over and opened the door, and two figures came into view: none other than the dusty Captain America and Black Widow.
They were truly dusty, not just figuratively; their clothes and faces were covered in dust.
They had clearly been through a major battle.
"Sorry to drop by unannounced, but we need a place to hide." Captain America didn't waste words with Sam Wilson and directly stated his purpose.
"Everyone we know wants to kill us!" Black Widow added.
This brief conversation confirmed everyone's earlier speculation that Captain America was very likely already wanted by S.H.I.E.L.D. at this time.
"Not everyone!"
Sam Wilson said with a serious expression, and then invited Captain America and Black Widow inside.
...
Support me at patreon.com/zeaser and get over 80 more chapters
...