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Chapter 39 Rewards
In the elevator, Steve always looked worried. When he got back to the ground, he pulled Lorraine.

"Lorraine, I want to ask you a question."

"Captain, tell me."

Steve whispered: "You also saw the surveillance video just now. Although it was Scarecrow's killer, the Hydra people also fired. If, I mean if, that person is really Bucky... …”

Lorraine understood, and he whispered: "Captain, this is not a war era anymore. There must be a price to pay for killing people."

Steve struggled: "But Bucky was brainwashed by Hydra."

Lorraine thought for a while and said: "Captain, let me give you an example. In 1981, the then President Ronald Reagan was assassinated, and the murderer was arrested on the spot. The assassin himself had a wealthy family, and his father spent all his wealth to organize We enlisted the best lawyers at the time to defend his innocence on the grounds that the assassin suffered from asymptomatic intermittent mental illness."

Steve listened in rapt attention: "Then what? What's the result?"

Lorraine continued: "In the end, the legal team successfully defended the case, and the court determined that the assassin did suffer from mental illness, and he was acquitted and released in court."

"Really!?"

Steve didn't know much about American history after World War II, but examples like this undoubtedly gave him a shot in the arm.

If it can be proven that Bucky has indeed been brainwashed, then he may not be given another chance!

Just as he was thinking this, Lorraine sighed deeply and told the story behind.

"Although the assassin was released in court, the moment he walked out of the court, he was immediately taken to St. Elizabeth's Hospital, where he has been treated until now. This hospital was founded in 1855. Captain, you should have heard of it. name."

Steve's lips trembled and he said: "I know, of course I know, the most terrifying mental hospital in history."

This title is no exaggeration.

Lorraine knew that St. Elizabeth's Mental Hospital was the prototype of Arkham Asylum.

At this point, Steve also knew how ridiculous his previous idea was.

The reasons can be explained, but the hatred cannot be erased.

If the killer is really Bucky, even if he is brainwashed, it is impossible for him to return to a normal life.

Maybe SHIELD could protect him before, but now he fired at Director SHIELD...

Lorraine finally said: "Captain, I think you need to be mentally prepared. Maybe finding Bucky will not be as good as you imagined."

Steve nodded blankly: "I know..."

……

Late night, Washington, Trident Building.

The major event of the assassination of the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. occurred, and the Trident Building was brightly lit.

Alexander Pierce is watching surveillance video from New York.

Although the surveillance of Nick Fury's assassination was kept confidential to a certain extent, Pierce, as the leader of Hydra and the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D., could naturally see it.

The task was completed, but he felt no joy at all, and even felt a little restless.

The reason is the same. His secret weapon, the top killer Winter Soldier, has lost contact!
This has never been the case.

He watched the surveillance footage repeatedly. In addition to the Winter Soldier, Nick Fury's assassin was also the Scarecrow who was often mentioned in recent reports.

In the end, the Scarecrow took away the Winter Soldier.

The disappearance of the Winter Soldier is by no means as simple as losing an agent. The Winter Soldier knows too many secrets of Hydra. Once it is leaked, it will be unimaginable!

But the problem now is that he is completely unable to contact the Winter Soldier, and even the tracker implanted in his body has lost its signal at this time.

Pierce's mood grew gloomier.

"The situation is now in our favor, there is no reason for me to be so passive!" Pierce immediately contacted Sitwell, "Be prepared, we now have to take full control of SHIELD!"

……

In the Shadow Parliament, Lorraine sat in the mist and throne.

The Scarecrow stood under the Parliament, and beside him lay a long-haired and masked man.

With the iconic metal arm, Lorraine recognized the man's identity at a glance - Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier.

The Scarecrow bowed humbly and said, "Sir, Speaker, I have completed my plan and saved the face of the Shadow Council!"

"I know, you assassinated Nick Fury, director of SHIELD."

Lorraine's voice seemed inscrutable, "Very good, you have merit."

The Scarecrow was in awe of the Speaker's omniscience, but also delighted in the second half of Lorraine's sentence.

He hurriedly said: "I dare not say anything about my merits, but I hope you can make up for my previous mistakes!"

Lorraine said calmly: "No, you have merit."

"Yes!" Scarecrow did not dare to shirk any more, "But my actions can only be completed under your command. Without the Shadow Council, I am nothing!"

Lorraine ignored the scarecrow's flattery and said: "With your previous contributions, you can ask for the same reward."

The Scarecrow wanted to continue saying that he did not dare to make any demands, but a chill from the inside made him realize something, and he finally did not say this.

He suddenly understood that he had entered the wrong line of thinking.

The Speaker needs useful people, not flatterers.

Merits will be rewarded, the Speaker has made it very clear.

If you shirk it again, you will be challenging the Speaker's patience!
The Scarecrow gritted his teeth, glanced at the Winter Soldier lying aside, and said: "Dear Speaker, I pray to you for your supreme power and grant this man a powerful arm!"

"Oh? You want to give the reward to him? If I remember correctly, you have known him for less than half a day, right?"

The Scarecrow's request surprised Lorraine.

But he soon figured out the reason.

The appearance of the Riddler gave Scarecrow a strong sense of crisis, especially now that the Riddler was still performing secret missions, which made him even more jealous.

The Scarecrow is eager to increase his voice in the parliament. To this end, he must win over allies and enhance his strength to ensure that he can complete tasks more efficiently in the future.

And the Winter Soldier was his chosen one.

Sure enough, that's exactly what the scarecrow explained.

"Sir Speaker, I have only been with him for less than half a day, but during the brief contact, I found that he has been brainwashed. I happen to be studying psychology recently. I am confident that I will also brainwash him and let him become our of help!”

Lorraine captured a key message in these words.

Scarecrow is studying psychology?
Lorraine remembered that when he created Scarecrow, he deliberately did not give him the talent of psychology specialization. Unexpectedly, after going round and round, Scarecrow started to study psychology on his own.

No wonder he found an identity as an ordinary person, working as a caregiver in a mental hospital.

This is the subjective initiative of the villain!

Lorraine was satisfied with the Scarecrow's performance and responded to the Scarecrow's request.

"Yes, I will give him a strong enough arm, but if you don't have enough strength to control him, you will be responsible for the final result."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)