The Two Faces of the Villain[Comprehensive]

Lieutenant Barnes' funeral is imminent.

While exciting is the wrong word to describe a funeral, at least that's how the heroes of the Justice Society felt.

On the one hand, it is because their association secretly rescued Lieutenant Barnes under the eyes of the United Nations and Hydra. Now Barnes is alive and the Red Skull has been eradicated by them, so this funeral is actually for the hero For us, it's like preparing for the notorious villain Red Skull, the proud hero secretly thinks he is awesome;

On the other hand, it is also because this funeral is also an opportunity to let the Winter Soldier die in history completely, and let the brilliance of Lieutenant Barnes be remembered forever.Everyone will witness the funeral of this soldier, and Lieutenant Barnes will be awarded the honorary medal that should belong to him, so that the name of Lieutenant Barnes will always be imprinted on "Peace" as a hero.

"The books are selling well." Saitama said to the Winter Soldier.

Even Saitama knew that the biography of Lieutenant Barnes written by Eddie and Captain America sold quite well.

It was so good that not only the "Quick Doctor" team was dispatched, but even the entire Justice Society devoted itself to the new express delivery line.

The books were selling so well that even Captain America was busy delivering the courier, and he didn't have any extra thoughts to say that he wanted to see Bucky.

With an indifferent face, the Winter Soldier: "..." Oh.

These days, the Winter Soldier deliberately avoids everyone who might tell him about the hot sale of his new book. He even avoids Crossbones and Vladimir, but he finally fails to avoid Saitama.

However, the book that can make Saitama notice the sales volume must be quite popular, and there is even a trend that the supply is in short supply.

"Eddie said, I will give you part of the money from the sale of this new book, because it is your story, and I will give you... what, copyright fees?" Saitama said, looking at the Winter Soldier with calm eyes.

Continue to be indifferent to the Winter Soldier: "..." Without my consent, what copyright do you have?

But Barnes also realized at this time that it seems that people who talk less don't have much sovereignty in their hands.

For example - Saitama is also the same.

There is always destiny, and I will help you arrange it clearly.

"No need." The Winter Soldier, who had given up on himself and accepted his fate, said lightly.

Saitama nodded.

Anyway, the matter about money is not under Saitama's control, and it has never been in Saitama's mind. He knows that Genos will be responsible.Saitama also probably knows that the money from the previous minion emoticons and the new book sales this time will be donated to Sokovia by the association as part of their reconstruction funds.This matter is also known to the heroes of the Justice Society and the public, because the Justice Society has made it clear on its official website, and this kind of charity that spares no effort to help Sokovia also makes the Justice Society's status in the hearts of the people more and more high.

"Have you read it?" Saitama asked while looking at the Winter Soldier with the new book in his hand.

"No." The Winter Soldier replied.

"Don't you want to read it?" Saitama asked suspiciously. After all, it was a book written by Eddie and Captain America specifically for the Winter Soldier, and it sold so well.It feels that in a few days, probably under the strong influence of the Justice Society, this best-selling book called "Lieutenant Barnes-The Glory of the Justice Society" will become one of the must-read books for people in the 21st century.

The Winter Soldier fell silent.

"Teacher, if I write a biography for you, will you read it?" At this moment, Genos seemed to have gotten some kind of inspiration from it, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Saitama with excitement and asked .

"No." Saitama refused without thinking, and immediately stood in the same camp as the Winter Soldier.

Saitama thinks back on his past, and writing a biography with such a life...is too boring.

"Understood, teacher." Although he said so, Genos did have the idea of ​​writing a biography for the teacher in his heart.Such a strong and great teacher, Genos can write an entire series to praise Saitama, he has this confidence and motivation.What's more, Genos wrote countless quotes from his teacher in his precious notebook, and every sentence is a wise saying. Genos wants more people to continue to move forward on the road of Saitama Fuki unswervingly.

"Janos, you are not allowed to write a book." This time Saitama was not dull, but was quite keenly aware of the thoughts of Genos who was eager to try, and said seriously to Genos in a rare and firm tone.

Saitama doesn't feel that his boring life has anything to write about.

Not to mention, before founding the Justice Society, he spent most of his life as... not only unknown, but also often considered a villainous, down-and-out hero.Even after joining the Hero Association and becoming an official C-level hero, Saitama didn't feel that he had any success. There are many people who know him, but... it seems that they don't have a good impression.

Thinking about it this way, Saitama suddenly felt...his biography is like recording the boring life of a failed hero.

Genos frowned when he heard what Saitama said, and didn't speak, but obviously he didn't agree with the teacher's words.

Although the Winter Soldier can understand Genos' idea of ​​wanting to publish a book for Saitama, he doesn't support it in his heart because Saitama's identity is too complicated.The fact that he came from another world must be concealed from Hydra, and it is impossible to write it in the biography and make it known to the public; and the identity of the Hydra Red Skull cannot be written in the biography.

As for, Saitama was indeed created by Hydra as a World War II soldier at the same time as Captain America, but this identity is false after all.The Winter Soldier felt that it was pointless to write such false things in the biography.

Genos looked thoughtful, as if he had also thought of what the Winter Soldier was thinking.

"Okay, teacher." Genos finally nodded.

After getting the guarantee from Genos, Saitama was also relieved.

"Funeral...Brooklyn, you can go too." Saitama thought of something again, looking at the Winter Soldier and said.

Barnes, who didn't want to attend his funeral, nodded when he heard that Saitama had spoken.

These days, there are more people in New York.Lieutenant Barnes' funeral time was not concealed, but made public to the public, but no information was disclosed about the location.Although the location is not known, people vaguely guessed that the location of the funeral should be in New York.Therefore, countless people who wanted to commemorate Lieutenant Barnes rushed to New York a few days ago, waiting for the notification from the Justice Society.

However, until the day of the funeral, the Justice Society did not reveal its intention to inform Lieutenant Barnes of the funeral location, so people could only gather at the gate of the Justice Building with flowers and new books in grief and admiration.

It's just that the justice building with its gates closed today is very quiet, as if not a single hero is there.Not long after, the latest news circulated among the people that the funeral of Lieutenant Barnes was arranged in Brooklyn.

This is indeed the case. After all, it is the funeral of the much-anticipated Lieutenant Barnes. Even if the specific location is not announced, information will always be revealed.But even as people rushed to Brooklyn, the vicinity of the funeral was temporarily cordoned off.

As the object of mourning, Barnes also changed his appearance under Hydra's high-tech and mixed it into it.

"You seem to be able to carry the coffin for yourself." Looking at Barnes with an unfamiliar face, Eddie suddenly thought at the scene.

Winter Soldier: "..." Carrying your own coffin and attending your own funeral, right?

Barnes didn't even want to say no, he glanced at Eddie coldly, turned his head and left.

It's just that, the candidate for the coffin, Captain America did ask Genos to ask Saitama's opinion a few days ago.

Saitama naturally had no idea, and then asked the Winter Soldier.

In fact, the Winter Soldier... didn't feel the need to carry the coffin either.

After all, when it was announced to the outside world, he was killed after being shot, and there was no body left at all.

An empty coffin is meaningless in the first place.

"No need." Naturally, the Winter Soldier replied in the same way.

"Then let Steve carry it." Janos nodded.

Winter Soldier: "..." Wait?

Barnes looked a little stunned, obviously Janos understood something completely different from what he said.

He was talking about not having to carry the coffin, not about not using other people.

What's more, let Steve carry the coffin alone?How can one lift it?

But the Winter Soldier suddenly felt that this was something that Captain America could totally do.

Comrades fought side by side when they were alive, and after their comrades died, even one person had to carry the coffin for the funeral.

Thinking of the scene of Captain America standing up against the coffin alone, Barnes' expression became more subtle.

"You...arrange whatever you want." The Winter Soldier finally spoke.

As for the random arrangement, Genos also arranged it, and asked the heroes of the Justice Society to sign up as candidates to carry Barnes' coffin... Then the heroes naturally signed up enthusiastically.As a result, I had to turn on the voting function of the R system in the end.

The Winter Soldier never expected... the heroes of the Justice Society would actively sign up to help him carry the coffin, and some heroes even resorted to improper means to solicit votes for this opportunity.

The result of the final vote was not particularly surprising. As the author of the new book, Eddie naturally got a good number of votes. Little Spider, Kuaiyin and DeWitt, who had always handled their interpersonal relationships quite well, also stood out in terms of votes. Raytheon, who followed DeWitt everywhere to canvass votes, also won this opportunity.

The last candidate turned out to be Max unexpectedly, Max took the initiative to find the Green Goblin, and then said "Barnes is my important friend, I must carry the coffin for my friend" and asked the Green Goblin to help him Changed the number of votes in private, and cheated to get this opportunity.

Max's firmness even made Barnes re-examine the seemingly absent friendship between himself and Max.

Through this opportunity, Barnes also fully realized the spirit of mutual help and friendship in the Justice Society of "everyone is a hero of the same association, and you must not be polite about such trivial things as carrying the coffin".

The Winter Soldier even has a kind of "my funeral, you just have to be happy" idea.

Although the process of preparing for a funeral is complicated, everything went smoothly during the funeral, and there were no accidents.Part of the funeral was the heroes of the Justice Society, part of it was the veterans of World War II that Captain America personally contacted, and the descendants of soldiers who once fought alongside Lieutenant Barnes.Although these invited people had never met Lieutenant Barnes, they all came to the funeral with admiration.

When the heroes stepped into the coffin wrapped in the American flag, the funeral scene was silent and solemn.

Covering the coffin with the national flag is already the most glorious feat for a soldier.

Even though the Winter Soldier didn't want to attend his funeral, at this moment, he still watched the coffin quietly.

The color of the national flag was imprinted in the man's cold eyes, but his calm heart suddenly felt an inexplicable and somewhat hot heaviness.

Eddie's eulogy is not long, probably because he has already written too much, and he has nothing new to say at this time.

Barnes, who was sitting in the back row, listened quietly, but he was at a loss in his heart at the moment.

After experiencing a "death", Barnes is often in such a state.

It was as if the real Lieutenant Barnes and the Winter Soldier were dead, and he was sitting here listening to Lieutenant Barnes's story, and it felt like it was someone else's story and had nothing to do with him.

The past has passed.

He was at a loss in his heart, but at the same time, Barnes also felt... relaxed.

It was as if the shackles that had been carried on his body were released, and the darkness that engulfed him gradually dissipated.What he never imagined, he got freedom and saw the light, fell into a sudden confusion and didn't know where to go.

— but after all, it's good.

So thought the Winter Soldier.

Unexpectedly, Captain America's eulogy was shorter than Eddie's.

"For the people, for the country, for peace..."

"Right here, Bucky and I, and countless other young men, became soldiers and left Brooklyn."

"Today, we return, with the peace and future we have witnessed."

Captain America's words are always calm and firm, and his eyes seem to be full of hope and strength at all times, reflecting the never-ending fighting spirit and lofty and unyielding spirit in the man's chest.

"Brooklyn..."

Captain America said softly, when he uttered this word, everyone seemed to be able to hear Captain America's deep feelings and memories of his hometown with Bucky and this land.

Steve doesn't know if Bucky is here or not.

But when he was staring ahead at this moment, he suddenly met a pair of eyes.

Looking at each other for a moment, both Steve and Bucky felt the tacit understanding between their closest comrades-in-arms and best friends.

Between the two of them, it seems that they have always had a closer bond than their relatives, and they have never really been separated.

"Bucky."

Captain America couldn't help calling out the name in his heart instantly.

The blond man stared intently at the man with an unfamiliar face, he couldn't help being startled, but with confirmation in his heart, he finally smiled.

"Death is not an end, but a new beginning."

"As Bucky's most loyal friend, I will always remember his past, and always miss his bravery, kindness and justice."

"I, Captain America, will still be Lieutenant Barnes' closest comrade-in-arms, and I will never forget our original intention."

"Peace is not forever, war is always there."

Captain America stared intently at those eyes, the blue eyes seemed to be shining with a radiance that could never be concealed.

"But at this moment—"

"I offer peace to Lieutenant Barnes."