A mechanical master of a certain manga

Chapter 301 Ward’s Rebirth

Facing Pierce's questioning, Ward seemed to be well prepared. He only heard him say: "Garrett is my boss and has taken good care of me over the years. How could I believe Coulson's words? In fact, I After receiving the news, I notified Garrett as soon as possible. I used internal secret communications, Mr. Pierce, you should be able to check the records."

The internal communication Ward mentioned is actually the secret communication channel of Hydra members. It is another way of secretly transmitting information constructed in the SHIELD communication system. If it weren't for Hydra people, it would be impossible to find out these secret communications from SHIELD's system.

Pierce is the supreme leader of Hydra lurking in SHIELD. Naturally, he can freely view the communication records of these subordinates.

As Ward said, he notified Garrett immediately, but Garrett did not respond. In less than ten minutes, Coulson had already obtained the authorization from Nick Fury to arrest Garrett. It was impossible for Ward to jump over the level and report to Pierce in such a short period of time.

This process is traceable, and Pierce doesn't think Ward can do anything. But he didn't know that all systems of SHIELD had been controlled by others.

Not to mention forging communications, even directly detonating the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters is not a problem.

"At that time, I had to volunteer to participate in the arrest, hoping to find a chance to help Garrett escape. But I didn't expect that he would commit suicide. It was only later that I realized that he had betrayed Hydra. Not only did he He only betrayed information about Hydra and was discovered by SHIELD. Therefore, he committed suicide knowing that he had no chance of survival." Ward said sadly.

"He had no reason to betray," Pierce said.

"He may not have had it before, but recently I found that he is particularly concerned about the situation of mutants and Inhumans. Mr. Pierce, you should know that Garrett was seriously injured while performing a mission a few years ago, and his internal organs were damaged. Part of it relies on machines to replace functions. The mutants seem to have developed a drug that can regenerate human internal organs." Ward explained.

Upon hearing this, Pierce felt that this reason made sense.

He knew very well about Garrett's injuries. The functions of his kidneys and spleen were maintained by machines. If there was no other way, he probably wouldn't be able to survive for a few more years.

S.H.I.E.L.D. previously purchased a healing potion, but this potion seemed to only be able to treat external injuries, and was not capable of regenerating severed limbs or restoring internal organs. For Garrett, the most it can do is extend his life for a while, but cannot solve the fundamental problem.

If the mutants really invent a special potion that can keep Garrett alive, then the possibility of his betrayal is really high. After all, there are many selfish people in Hydra, and Garrett is the most obvious one among them.

However, Pierce felt that he could control Garrett before, and his abilities were indeed outstanding, so he promoted him to the high position of an eighth-level agent.

Now it seems that there is still a problem.

Pierce had never thought that Ward would deceive him on this issue. He had just read Garrett's autopsy report and indeed found signs of recovery in his mutilated body. Not even Hydra has mastered this kind of technology, let alone S.H.I.E.L.D.

The reason for the betrayal was reasonable, and Garrett's suicide was logical.

"Have you met Nick Fury? What is their attitude towards Garrett's death?" Pierce asked.

Ward breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had successfully passed the test, and said to Pierce: "They are indeed doubting Garrett's identity as a Hydra, but they can't figure out why Garrett betrayed Hydra, let alone I can’t figure out why he committed suicide. After all, they didn’t know that SHIELD was completely controlled by Hydra, and Coulson still treated me

He said that if Garrett surrendered directly, he would be imprisoned for the rest of his life at most. As for Nick Fury, I really can’t read his mind. "

"He is a cautious person and a smart person. It's strange that you can see through it. But no matter how suspicious he is, he would not have thought of how deep Hydra lurks in SHIELD. Okay, what's next? You don’t have to worry about it. It’s up to you, what are your plans after Garrett’s death?”

When Pierce asked this question, he was actually thinking of letting Ward replace Garrett. In S.H.I.E.L.D., there are not many Hydra agents who are loyal and capable. Ward has been trained by Garrett and is a talented person himself, who can just fill the vacancy left by him.

Unexpectedly, Ward said: "I plan to take a break. I have applied for a long vacation from Nick Fury."

"This is the time when the organization is employing people, and you still have to take a vacation. If you work hard, and with my support, it won't be a problem to take over Garrett's position." Pierce said dissatisfied.

Ward explained: "Garrett and I have a very good relationship. If I take over his position casually, I'm afraid it will arouse Nick Fury's suspicion. Anyway, SHIELD is in a lot of troubles now, and I just want to get out of it." Do some things that are inconvenient for the organization. When this mutant incident is resolved and I return to S.H.I.E.L.D., Mr. Pierce has the final say as to which position I want to be transferred to."

"Your idea is sound. Well, you can take a temporary leave, but you will be on call at any time." Pierce ordered.

When Ward took his luggage and left the SHIELD building, he looked at the bright sunshine in the sky and took a deep breath. The whole person became relaxed, as if all the invisible unlocks on his body had been unlocked.

From today on, his mission has been completed. He is no longer the dark and violent Grant Ward. He can start a new life. This is the reward Belcher promised him.

After Ward left, Pierce was thinking about how to deal with Garrett's suicide. Garrett's identity as Hydra was revealed, and Nick Fury must have noticed that Hydra was lurking within S.H.I.E.L.D.

Therefore, Nick Fury will definitely have someone he trusts conduct the internal investigation.

"Colson, he will be the key to the next game." Pierce said to himself.

Coulson is undoubtedly the person Nick Fury trusts the most, even closer than his "mentor". And Pierce also knew Coulson's character very well. He was definitely not the kind of person who would casually instigate rebellion.

Unless he can imprison Coulson and then spend several months undergoing forced brainwashing and hypnosis without interruption, it is possible to make Coulson his own. But this kind of hypnosis will seriously damage the other person's thinking and memory, and it is impossible to hide it from Nick Fury.

Just as he was thinking about countermeasures, Pierce's phone rang at this moment.

Pierce looked at the mysterious number, frowned and answered the call.

Daniel Whitehall's voice came from the other side of the phone: "Pierce, it was indeed your people who did it. Since you broke the agreement, there is nothing to say between us. I will send an application to the Council of Elders to formally negotiate with you. Start a war."

When Pierce heard this, he couldn't help but cursed in his heart. I almost forgot that compared to Nick Fury, the bigger trouble comes from within Hydra.

Pierce was about to explain, but found that Whitehall had hung up the phone. Obviously, this was just an ultimatum before declaring war.

Hydra has been inherited for so many years, and there are countless internal problems. There are rarely such sharp and irreconcilable conflicts between their leaders. Although he didn't know why Whitehall had already concluded that he had instructed Garrett to leak the information, Pierce knew very well that once the matter was brought to the Council of Elders, war would be unavoidable.