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Chapter 90 Pre-war meeting
Upon returning to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, Nick Fury immediately ordered the retrieval of files related to Howard's car accident.

I hadn't paid much attention to it before, since it was an old case from over a decade ago.

But now that the person involved has brought it up, Nick Fury definitely has to find out what happened.

However, his actions were immediately reported to Alexander Pierce.

Pierce didn't seem to care too much about it.

After all, he had long anticipated that this day might come, since the person who died was the founder of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the former richest man in the world.

There's a very high chance they'll bring up old grievances.

So after things calmed down a bit back then, he had already made the relevant case files perfect.

They weren't afraid of Nick Fury finding any problems.

But Pierce didn't know that it was precisely because he had the case files made too perfect that it aroused Nick Fury's suspicion. If the person in charge of the case back then was really that dedicated, how could they have made such a basic mistake as Tony Stark, the sole heir, not even seeing the specific accident report?

Actually, Tony also had a problem with this back then—because of some resentment he had towards his father when he was young, he didn't pay close attention to the details of Howard's car accident.

But Tony's problems are not Nick Fury's concern.

What he was concerned about was the significance of this overly perfect report—those who could handle this document were no ordinary people.

It would be difficult to delve into exactly what happened during that process back then.

For the first time, Nick Fury realized that his grasp of S.H.I.E.L.D. might not be as deep as he thought.

……

Levi and Tony had some guesses about the lawsuit involving S.H.I.E.L.D., but they weren't paying attention to it.

After all, their current goal is simply to make Nick Fury suspicious of the internal situation and reduce his attention to them.

They have other important things to do now.

That is Daniel Whitehall's whereabouts, finally found.

This bastard has been hiding in Austria, controlling a medical laboratory, and rarely leaves his home. No wonder he was so hard to find.

If Frank hadn't been keeping a close eye on Strucker's trail and discovered the Hydra base in Sokovia, which periodically sent refugees to a biological laboratory in Austria as test subjects, thus uncovering the laboratory's secrets, he really doesn't know how long it would have taken to find them.

Now that he's been found, he deserves to die!
Inside the Alliance headquarters conference room, apart from Frank and the five Winter Soldiers who were still in Europe responsible for tracking and surveillance, and Dr. Mercer who was receiving treatment in the hospital, all the Alliance members at this stage were gathered together.

Yes, including Mindy, who was still a baby—the child was too young and needed care, so Melina always kept her with her unless there were special circumstances.

"Everyone knows the reason for this meeting. Soon we will be launching the second large-scale operation since the alliance's inception—as for the first one, I think even those who didn't participate have seen the news... I am Iron Man!" Li Wei said, mimicking Tony's declaration at the press conference, which immediately drew a chuckle and an eye roll from Tony. "Speaking of which, I personally suggest that everyone take some time to consider giving themselves a relatively nice and memorable nickname. Although we won't publicly acknowledge our existence in the short term, it's only a matter of time before we are discovered and known by the public like Tony. I think everyone certainly doesn't want to be given a weird nickname by the public, such as something like Shapeshifting Doctor, Iron Man, Wonder Woman, or Invincible Iron Bull. Just thinking about these weird nicknames appearing on the alliance's roster in the future makes me a little anxious."

Li Wei's words elicited another round of laughter from everyone.

But amidst the laughter, many people have actually begun to consider this issue.

After all, if, as Li Wei said, such a bizarre title were really bestowed upon him... he might as well be dead.

When Tony heard these names, he suddenly felt that the title of "Iron Man" was actually not bad.

“Very good, it seems everyone has taken it to heart. I won’t say any more. Let’s get back to the mission. But before that, I need to give you a proper introduction to our partner in this operation—a combat hero from World War II, a member of the famous Howling Assault team, and also a comrade-in-arms of the renowned Captain America—Ms. Peggy Carter!” Levi introduced Peggy Carter, who was sitting next to Tony.

Yes, Peggy Carter will also be participating in this operation.

Tony's invitation was initially tentative, but upon learning that the target was Hydra's European branch, and that Whitehall was even involved, Peggy Carter showed an extremely strong desire to participate.

Because 59 years ago, it was she who led the Howling Commandos (at that time, Captain America was already sleeping in the Arctic Ocean) to capture Hydra's last base and capture Whitehall—but at that time, Whitehall was still called Werner Reinhardt. Whitehall was the alias he adopted after he was released, dismembered, and had his body transplanted with Skye's mother, Jain, thus becoming younger.

So after learning that Tony and his team's target was Whitehall.

Carter stated that since he was able to arrest him once, he could naturally arrest him a second time.

She was looking forward to seeing his expression when they saw her again after decades.

For Levi and Tony, having an extra high-level combatant was naturally something they were happy to see.

Among the rest of the league members present, apart from the three Black Widows who already knew of Carter's existence, after hearing Levi's introduction, they all looked at Peggy Carter with various expressions of surprise, respect, and admiration.

Even some girls who grew up in the United States, such as Colleen Wynne, Skye, and Jessica, had a strong urge to get autographs and photos with their idols.

They initially thought this was just another newcomer, but they never expected him to be so important.

But wait a minute, if the other party really is Carter, then shouldn't it be...?
However, they quickly realized it was the dragon bone... Yes, it must be because of the dragon bone that the other person was able to stay so young.

“That’s right, don’t let Ms. Carter’s young age fool you, she’s actually quite capable…” Li Wei said upon seeing this.

However, he was interrupted by Carter's cough before he could finish speaking.

“Victor, it’s not gentlemanly to reveal a lady’s age without permission!” Carter said.

Upon hearing this, Li Wei shrugged. Okay, you're the boss here, you call the shots—in every sense of the word!

"Alright, let's start talking about the objective of this mission... which is also Captain America and Ms. Carter's old adversary from decades ago—Hydra!"

(End of this chapter)