Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 28. 27. First Blood

"we are very sorry..."

"Mr. Howard has paid too much for the country in his life..."

"We'll do our best..."

"Please grief..."

Wearing a black suit and expressing condolences, Nick Fury held an umbrella and stood in the dripping rain, looking at the Stark family mansion in front of him.

He could see cars parked outside the gorgeous building, and the young man in a white shirt, with an extremely pale face and crumbling under the support of the butler.

That's Tony Stark.

The only son of Mr. Howard Stark and Ms. Maria, he is the successor of Stark Industries, a well-known genius, and a bohemian playboy.

But now, all the aura has faded, and now, he is just a 19-year-old young man who lost his parents.

"I thought Tony had a bad relationship with his father."

Agent Fury whispered:

"But he's clearly in pain, and the outside rumors are false, right?"

"Howard is really not very good at handling the relationship with his son. He can talk to everyone, but only when facing Tony, he becomes a strict father. But I know that he loves Tony very much, and he is willing to Give everything for Tony."

Next to Fury, is a woman on crutches and wearing a black dress.

On her dress, there is a small white flower symbolizing mourning.Behind her, a young girl held an umbrella for her. The girl's face was 6 points similar to this lady.

This lady's black hair has clusters of gray hairs, and her face is no longer young, but her former charm can be vaguely seen.The gleam in her eyes and the cold demeanor of her body both represent a true ruler.

Her name is Peggy Carter, a legendary hero who has been missing for 46 years, the girlfriend of Captain America Steve Rogers, and the current helm of the Strategic Science Corps.

She has a group of the most outstanding agents in the whole world from World War II to the present. She is like an invisible protector, protecting this North American country during the decades of losing her lover.

But in fact, Ms. Carter is a British person through and through.

"Howard is dead, in a dastardly conspiracy. The most shameful thing is that until now, we don't know who planned it all."

On the other side of Ms. Peggy is a middle-aged man holding an umbrella.

He also has gray hair, but his body is straight, like a real veteran, even when he speaks, he is full of a cold temperament like a blade.

"No matter who they are, they are all for the super soldier serum copied by Howard."

Agent Fury said:

"Unfortunately, those serums have already..."

"We shouldn't have restarted this project in the first place! Just like we shouldn't have blindly copied Pym particles before, causing Hank to leave us in anger."

The light in the eyes of Ms. Peggy with a calm face jumped, and she said:

"It was a mistake, and now, we're paying for it. You lost one of the world's top scientists, and I, I lost my best friend. Hope this calms you down in future decisions.. .”

"Okay, it's time for me to accompany my poor nephew. Pierce, Fury, I'll leave the finishing touches to you."

"Well, we'll get through."

The number two figure in the Strategic Science Corps, Alexander Pierce, responded seriously to Ms. Peggy.

After watching Ms. Peggy and her niece walk into Howard's mansion.Pierce took a deep breath, turned his head to look at his most trusted and capable subordinate, and said:

"Fry, did you find anything?"

"Have!"

Agent Fury took out two reports from his pocket, handed them to Pierce, and said:

"Our agents found some unusual energy residues at the scene. After comparison, I found that it was related to a series of supernatural phenomena that I have been investigating for the past few years. It was a young man code-named 89084, very mysterious. We can't find any clues about him in our electronic archives, and we can't even find this person in the national population records."

Fury pursed his lips and said:

"He just appeared out of nowhere, like a ghost."

"He caused an explosion in Chicago 2 years ago, saved more than 200 people in a train derailment in Central City, and had an intersection with an ordinary couple in Central City. His last exact appearance , in Port Grace, Maine, and that was last year, and we lost track of him after that."

"Wherever he goes, there will be remnants of energy, and this time is no exception."

"Obviously, whoever and why the Howards died, the young man must have been there...Unfortunately, we haven't been able to find a trace of him, not even a drop of blood. We did Another source of blood was found, and after comparison, it should be the ace killer of the former Soviet Union, we encountered him in several missions a few years ago."

"The Winter Soldier, or as he was called, the Winter Soldier."

Ferry's chief, Senior Agent Pierce, looked at the hand-painted portrait in his hand.He squinted his eyes like a hawk that has found its prey, and after a moment he snapped:

"Then find them! Find these two ghosts!"

"at all costs!"

Pierce raised his head and looked at the sad mansion in front of him. He shook his head, turned around and got into the car. He said to Fury:

"Publish the obituary."

"Today, this country lost a great man. What a pity."

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Merlin was wearing sunglasses, a baseball cap, and a half-worn windbreaker, dragging a suitcase behind his back.

He walked on the streets of Hell's Kitchen with a normal expression.At this early morning, Merlin felt a change in the surrounding environment. It seemed that something had happened, and many people on the street were sad.

He went to a familiar newsstand and bought some bottles of water and food, as well as a newspaper.Merlin's eyes widened when he saw the front page of the newspaper.

In front of his eyes, on the front page of the newspaper, there was a line written in bold and large font:

"Fall of a Giant: Nation mourns as Howard and Maria die in car crash."

Below the title, there is a black and white photo of a serious and handsome middle-aged man, although he has never heard of this name.But Merlin could still tell at a glance that this photo was clearly the old man who died in his arms last night.

Under the cover of this newspaper, there is also a brief introduction about Howard Stark's wonderful life.

To be honest, this is not the first time he has come into contact with Stark Industries. When he and Bruce fled last year, Merlin also took the Stark Industries freighter and rescued a few people on that freighter.

He dragged the suitcase and walked forward while reading the newspaper in his hand.And after reading this, Merlin realized that the old couple last night were really big shots.

Howard Stark's family prospered very early. It is said that it was one of the first Puritan families to immigrate to North America. It has a long history in this land.

And Howard is a real genius. After he became an adult, he continued to invent significant mechanical creations by himself. In World War I and World War II, weapons designed by Howard appeared on the scene, and he and his family also benefited from it. rich.

The Stark family is one of the wealthiest families in North America, and Howard himself is the object of worship of many young people.

He is handsome, unrestrained, rich, unrestrained when he was young, but after meeting his true destiny, Ms. Maria, he changed his ways and became a good husband in the eyes of all women.

He is an outstanding entrepreneur, a philanthropist, a successful arms dealer, a playboy, an idealist, and at the same time a man of action.It can be said that the life of this old man is a true legend.

Of course, his most legendary experience is that he developed the world-famous "super soldier" serum with Dr. Erkins of the US Department of Defense during World War II, and successfully turned Steve Rogers into a historical figure. He is the first super soldier of the United States, and is also the most famous legendary hero in the United States during World War II and even now.

However, when the experiment was successful, Dr. Erkins was assassinated by government agents, and the super soldier serum was lost.

However, there have been gossip that Howard himself actually has the complete super soldier serum formula, but because of the government's ban, he has been unable to publish it.

These are meaningless to Merlin. For him, the most important gain from this newspaper is that he finally knows who Mr. Howard asked him to look for before he died.

"Tony Stark, Mr. Howard's only son."

Merlin narrowed his eyes, he wrote down the address reported in the newspaper, and then put the newspaper beside a homeless man.He raised his head and looked at the station in front of him. He saw the police in front of the station. Obviously, they were looking for something.

Merlin pulled down his baseball cap, then turned around, dragged his suitcase and mixed into the crowd.

He's leaving the city, it's not safe here anymore.

He kept in mind Mr. Howard's warning before his death. Last night's experience told him that it was definitely not an ordinary car accident. Someone was chasing and killing the Howards.

What's worse, he has been involved, and he can't get out.

An important person like Howard can kill as soon as he wants, and the power behind that mysterious organization is beyond Merlin's imagination. He won't be so stupid as to hope that they won't be able to find him.

Past experience has told Merlin that it is better for him to prepare for the worst in such a matter of luck.

But before he leaves, he still has something to do.

After all, he promised the old man, so he must do it.

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Tony Stark was sitting alone in the living room.

This 19-year-old young man has never been so haggard. He is wearing red pajamas, holding the photo frame of his parents in his hands, and his dull expression does not look like a genius at all. Instead, he seems to have suffered a huge stimulus, leading to autism Same.

His parents died.

It went so suddenly, and the unspeakable sadness overwhelmed him, making him fall into it, unable to extricate himself.

"Master, you need to eat something."

Mr. Jarvis, the old housekeeper who is getting old, puts a dinner in front of Tony. He looks at Tony who is in grief as if he was looking at his own son.He didn't know how to comfort the young man.

Jarvis has been Howard's steward since he was young. He has served the Stark family for decades, and he has already been a member of the family.

He couldn't comfort Tony, because the death of his best friend Howard was also affecting him.

"Mr. Obadiah Stein is waiting for you. He is your father's partner, the executive director of Stark Industries, and the second largest shareholder of the company."

Jarvis said to Tony:

"He has a lot of things to hand over to you, your father left you an inheritance, a few houses and many more..."

"I don't want to go! Let him wait!"

Tony gritted his teeth and said:

"Leave me alone, Jarvis, please, and leave me alone."

The young man's sudden emotional outburst surprised the old housekeeper, but then he sighed and turned around.

"Fine. But you'd better eat something."

Jarvis left and closed the living room door, leaving Tony alone in the room.The young man hugs the photo frame, he closes his eyes, his relationship with his father is not good, even tense.

But he never thought that the middle-aged man who was always strict would have such a big influence on him after leaving suddenly.

It's not that he doesn't love him, he just doesn't realize this love, and uses quarrels and confrontations to cover up this love. .

And now, he lost them, forever, when he wasn't ready for it.

"You should eat something."

A voice suddenly appeared in front of Tony, causing the young man to open his eyes suddenly.

He saw a stranger in a baseball cap, sunglasses, and trench coat standing on the other side of the table like a ghost.

"Who are you!"

Tony stood up and shouted sharply:

"How did you get in?"

"It does not matter."

Merlin looked at Tony in front of him. From the face of this 19-year-old young man, he saw eyes that were very similar to those of Mr. Howard, as well as the unruly temperament that almost came from the same source.

He put his hands in his pockets and whispered:

"I didn't come here to hurt you. I just passed a few words to you for Mr. Howard, Tony. Your father died in my arms. I'm sorry. I tried to save your parents, but I Couldn't do it."

"What do you mean?"

Tony is a real genius, he inherited his father's amazing intellect, he immediately heard other meanings from Merlin's words, and he stared at Merlin:

"You mean, it wasn't just a car accident?"

"Do you think that someone like your father would die in an ordinary car accident?"

Merlin asked back, which made Tony a little silent.

As early as the news of his parents' death came, he had this kind of speculation. Although he didn't like his father, he admired his father's wisdom.

How could a legend like his father die in a car accident where the brakes failed?

The appearance of Merlin also proved his guess.

It really wasn't that simple, and there was something else hidden... His father didn't die in a car accident, but...

murder!

"Who killed him?"

Tony gritted his teeth and asked with a distorted face. Merlin looked into his eyes, eyes filled with hatred, and he shook his head:

"I don't know. But before he died, he asked me to tell you..."

"He and your mother love you very much."

After saying this, Merlin's figure was covered by shadows, and disappeared decisively before Tony's eyes.Everything disappeared, breathing, footsteps, even heartbeat, as if he had never been there.

"No! Come back! Come back!"

Tony was like crazy, yelling in this living room:

"You haven't told me yet! Who killed my parents!"

"Come out! Come out! Tell me! Tell me!!"

(End of this chapter)