Everyone present understood the same logic, and Tony Stark naturally understood it too. However, the Winter Soldier was involved with Captain America, making the relationship somewhat complicated.
For a time, no one knew how to interject.
"Stark, is it Hank Pym or the Winter Soldier? I think you've already made your choice, haven't you?" Hawkeye Barton glanced at Tony Stark and said with great certainty.
Captain America couldn't help but glance at Tony Stark, his spirit tensing slightly.
Frankly, even if Captain America himself were to choose, he would actually lean towards the Winter Soldier.
After all, compared to Hank Pym, the Winter Soldier indeed had a greater "chance of winning."
But emotionally, Captain America couldn't accept this.
A very bad premonition had already arisen in his heart.
Not just Captain America, but everyone present also felt the atmosphere beginning to become subtle.
"That's right, Barton, I already have the answer in my heart." Tony Stark nodded, then let out a long breath.
Emotionally, he was equally unwilling to choose that answer, but theoretically speaking, the option he was unwilling to choose did seem the most likely.
"It looks like an interesting choice is coming up." Loki scanned everyone present, eager to stir up trouble.
"Shut up, Loki! I choose... C, died from the Winter Soldier's assassination!"
Finally, under everyone's gaze, Tony Stark spoke his answer to the big screen.
[Answering...]
Everyone present, except Loki, felt their hearts skip a beat, a sense of tension filling the air.
[...Correct!]
The atmosphere instantly became extremely oppressive, as if even the air had solidified. Everyone's hearts sank, and their expressions turned grim.
Unexpectedly, the very thing everyone least wanted to see had finally happened.
The Howards were not killed in a car accident after all.
Instead, they were assassinated in a conspiracy.
And the killer was none other than the Winter Soldier!
Tony Stark's body trembled slightly, his eyes wide, staring blankly at the big screen. A mix of shock, anger, and murderous intent slowly began to spread.
The temperature in the room seemed to drop by several degrees.
"My parents, they weren't killed in a car accident! They were murdered!" Tony Stark murmured.
This incredibly cruel truth caught Tony Stark completely off guard, and at the same time, the remorse in Tony Stark's heart reached its peak.
Just the day before his parents were killed, he had argued with his father!
What a bastard thing he had done!
Immediately after, Tony Stark began to grit his teeth. Everyone present could feel the strong murderous intent emanating from Tony Stark.
The hatred for killing his parents was irreconcilable!
"Stark, this wasn't Bucky's intention, you know that." Captain America immediately said to Tony Stark, "Hydra controlled him, you know that, right?"
"Hydra, I won't let go! The Winter Soldier, I won't let go either!" Tony Stark said to Captain America with murderous intent.
The Winter Soldier killed his parents, whether he was controlled by others or not, he didn't care at all.
If he couldn't personally kill the enemy who murdered his parents, was he, Tony Stark, even human!
"Stark, this was all Hydra's doing, Bucky is also a victim! This isn't fair to Bucky!" Captain America shouted at Tony Stark again.
"Fair? You're talking about fairness to me?" Tony Stark was furious, "My parents were killed, and the murderer is still alive, and you're talking about fairness to me?"
[Congratulations to contestant Tony Stark for winning the reward of 500 kilograms of vibranium metal!]
[The reward has been distributed to the contestant's system backpack, please check!]
Immediately after, the system played this notification sound.
The 500 kg vibranium reward had arrived, and because it was inconvenient to deliver it directly, it was temporarily stored in the system backpack.
But Tony Stark was in no mood to bother with this meager reward now.
All he could think about now was killing the Winter Soldier and avenging his parents!
"I'm sorry for Howard's death, I can understand how you feel. Howard was a good friend to me too, and I didn't want this to happen!"
Captain America's voice continued, and he continued to defend Bucky with a serious expression, "But even if you kill Bucky, it won't change what has already happened."
"So you mean, I should just let the murderer of my parents go unpunished?" Tony Stark couldn't help but sneer.
"The murderer isn't Bucky! It's Hydra!" Captain America emphasized again.
"Hydra, Bucky, neither of them are innocent! I'll eliminate them all!" Tony Stark said bitterly.
"Stark, if you put it that way, you're not innocent either." Captain America stared intently at Tony Stark, "Stark Industries sold so many weapons in the past, does every person killed by those weapons count against you?"
"Tell me, what's the difference between Bucky's situation and that?"
"Bucky is just Hydra's weapon!"
"Stark, Captain!" Nick Fury, seeing the two arguing, couldn't help but step in to interrupt them, "You're both a bit emotional right now, which can lead to rash actions, so why don't you both calm down first, okay?"
"The Director is right, for now, let's focus on answering the questions." Black Widow also tried to appease the two, "Anything else, we can discuss slowly after the questions are over."
"There's nothing to discuss." Tony Stark said decisively to Captain America, "Bucky is dead! I know you'll protect him, but how long can you protect him for?"
"Stark, I'm sorry about Howard, but Bucky is my friend." Captain America also said seriously to Tony Stark.
"I almost thought we were too!" Tony Stark said coldly.
Nick Fury, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and others shook their heads secretly at this scene.
This was the last thing they wanted to see.
Through their understanding over this period, and the various clues foreshadowed by the question-answering system, it was clear that Tony Stark and Captain America were the two core figures of the future Avengers.
The antagonism between these two figures would directly lead to the disintegration of the Avengers!
The Civil War incident already illustrated the problem very well.
After knowing this future, Nick Fury and the others had actually been considering how to avoid the outbreak of things like Civil War at all costs.
But who would have thought that the question-answering system would suddenly drop such a "bombshell"?
It directly turned Tony Stark and Captain America into sworn enemies.
It must be said, this situation was truly terrible.
Only Loki stood aside, a faint smile on his lips, watching the scene as if enjoying a good show.
Surrender was merely a helpless measure based on the current situation, but that didn't mean Loki had truly accepted his fate.
He would seize any opportunity he could exploit during this time without hesitation.
And now, Loki felt he might have found an opportunity.
These two guys in front of him had such deep-seated conflicts; this might be something he could use to his advantage.
[Question answering ended, now playing answer analysis!]
The system's voice immediately sounded, and Tony Stark and Captain America both paused their argument, turning their gazes to the big screen.
Everyone else present did the same.
Loki, too, showed a very interested expression, looking at the big screen. He was very curious about what this so-called answer analysis was all about.
Under everyone's gaze, corresponding images began to appear on the big screen.
The scene was a world of ice and snow, with uneven hills everywhere. On one of the snow-covered hills, there was an incredibly sturdy iron gate.
Regardless of what was behind that iron gate, choosing such an extremely secluded snowy mountain location clearly indicated that it was no ordinary place.
Two figures, fully armed, appeared outside the large iron gate.
They were none other than the Winter Soldier, Bucky, and Captain America.
However, for some unknown reason, the large iron gate was half-open, indicating that someone had already been there before them.
"He must have only been here for a few hours." Captain America said to Bucky with a serious expression.
"That's enough to wake them up!" Bucky replied in a deep voice.
The exact destination of this secret entrance was currently unknown to everyone, but through this conversation between Captain America and Bucky, it was not difficult to deduce that they were likely there to prevent "him" from waking "them."
It seemed to be something quite significant.
Immediately after, Captain America and Bucky walked through the entrance, which turned out to be an abandoned secret base.
The two cautiously explored the base, on high alert.
Clang!
A loud noise suddenly echoed, and Captain America and Bucky spun around, instantly entering combat stance.
Bucky held a dark submachine gun, aiming it at the iron door behind them that had made the sound, and Captain America also raised his shield.
As the two stood ready, the large iron gate was violently forced open, and Iron Man's figure appeared before them.
Captain America and Bucky were somewhat surprised, but they remained wary, not even dropping their combat stance.
From this, it could be seen that Captain America and Iron Man were currently in a hostile state.
Everyone immediately made a basic judgment: could this event have happened after the Civil War?
"You seem a little over-tense." Iron Man said to the two as he walked towards them.
"It's been a long day." Captain America replied noncommittally.
"At ease, soldier, I'm not here for you right now!" Iron Man then explained to Bucky, who was behind Captain America.
"Then why are you here, Tony?" Captain America asked Iron Man with a serious look.
These two lines of dialogue also conveyed information to everyone: Captain America and his team believed that Iron Man was there to apprehend Bucky.
This made the judgment of the timeline even more significant.
After all, the Civil War also stemmed from Iron Man, on orders from Ross, leading people to arrest Bucky.
"Perhaps your theory isn't so crazy after all." Iron Man shrugged, "Ross doesn't know I'm here, and I don't want him to know, otherwise I'd have to arrest myself."
"Sounds like you have a lot of paperwork to do." Captain America's tone softened, and he lowered his shield.
"Good to see you, Tony!" Captain America said to Iron Man from the heart.
"You too, Cap!" Iron Man likewise said to Captain America.
The tension in the air began to dissipate.
"The brainwashed soldier, you defeated him, we have a truce, you can put your gun down!" Iron Man said to Bucky from a distance.
But Bucky clearly didn't trust Iron Man much, and only slowly lowered his gun after Captain America gave him a signal.
"Don't want Ross to know," "arrest myself," "truce"—these key phrases once again confirmed everyone's previous speculation.
This scene in the video basically happened after the Civil War, no doubt about it.
Next, the three began to cautiously explore the abandoned base until they reached a room where Iron Man suddenly discovered something.
"I'm reading heat signatures." Iron Man said to the two.
"How many people?" Captain America's heart stirred, and he immediately asked in a deep voice.
"One!" Iron Man replied, his voice sounding somewhat surprised.
It seemed the person they were looking for shouldn't have been just one.
At this moment, the group followed the passage into the spacious hall ahead, only to see the lights of several cryogenic pods suddenly turn on.
Several people frozen in the cryogenic pods appeared before everyone's eyes.
Who these frozen people were, no one knew.
But given the living example of the Winter Soldier being frozen by Hydra, and the fact that this place attracted Captain America, everyone could draw a basic conclusion: the people in those cryogenic pods were extraordinary.
They might even be several other Winter Soldiers.
"They should all be super soldiers!" Black Widow made her judgment, "In the related footage of the Civil War, Captain said there were five other super soldiers, and these should be them."
There were exactly five cryogenic pods in the footage.
Everyone largely agreed with Black Widow's words. Furthermore, in the Civil War, Captain America had also said, "We can't let that doctor find them first."
So, at the beginning of this footage, when Captain said, "He's been here for a few hours," that "he" was presumably the doctor.
All the clues and details fit together and corroborated each other.
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