69novels Chapter 190
Chapter 190
The people present were all people who had seen big winds and waves, but Captain America's words still exceeded their expectations.
No one knew how to respond.
They have accepted the idea of "Captain America is a great hero" from the propaganda and indoctrination of the entire country's upper class since childhood. In contrast, there are "Captain America never gives up" and "Captain America never disappoints." "Even if they grow up, the word "Captain America" is still associated with "brilliance" and "greatness" in their subconscious.
And now Captain America, who should have been dead for a long time, stood in front of them and said, "Captain America should retire."
It was his right to leave the battlefield, and no one could force a man who had lost everything in World War II to continue his mission.
Yet how can splendor and greatness retire?
How can Captain America retire?
Tony and Bruce looked at each other, and found the same confusion and astonishment as themselves in each other's eyes, and for a moment, they felt sympathetic to each other.
It was at this moment that the door was pushed open, and Carl and Lex walked in one after the other.
Dick walked between them.
He didn't want to violate Bruce's order to "stay outside", he had never done so before, his gratitude to Bruce, his respect for Batman and his own young age all made him obey Bruce who adopted him.
Ke Karl showed a strength that was completely different from his appearance.
He didn't even give Dick a chance to say no, he didn't even ask Dick "would you like to go to the hospital with us", and while talking to Lex, he naturally pushed Dick's shoulder into the building, and Dick didn't respond at all What happened in the past, when he came back to his senses, he found himself standing on the quiet corridor, Carl walking in front, and Lex followed behind him.
Now standing in the lounge, Dick looked at Bruce hesitantly, not knowing what attitude the other party would show.
In just a short time with him, he has learned how much Bruce, or Batman, hates his orders not being fully carried out.
Bruce didn't look at him, though.
All eyes were on Carl, his back was so tall that it completely blocked the small and slender Dick.
"Uh," Carl said in a queer air, "did I come back at a bad time?"
"No such thing, little prince." Tony was the first to speak, "As long as there is me, you will be welcome at any time. Don't mind if there are annoying guys here, come in quickly."
Steven and Bruce looked back at Tony at the same time, and even Lex looked over.
"I'm sorry, Stark, I'm afraid you're the most annoying person here." Bruce pushed back unceremoniously.
He turned to look at Carl, and gave him a flattering smile—his curly eyelashes drooped slightly, and the corners of his eyes lifted slightly, crystal blue under his eyelashes Gleaming, as if casting its charm on its prey through a mist.
——This smile is too sexy even for a woman.
But Karl is quite comfortable with it.
He accepts Bruce's generous offer, but doesn't react, just gives him an absent-minded glance before focusing on Steven's face.
Captain America has spotted Dick hiding behind Carl, but he didn't take the initiative to mention it, just nodded slightly to Carl: "Hello."
"Oh, Captain," Carl sang in an aria, "My Captain."
He took a few steps forward and held Steven's hand enthusiastically.
Steven is quite used to being treated with such enthusiasm, he held Carl calmly and said, "Call me Steven."
"Hey, hey!" Tony said dissatisfied, "What about me, little prince? Do you see the captain and you can't walk? You really saw a model of loving each other. Who is the playboy among us?"
"Of course you, Stark, your family is in the same line." Bruce said coolly.
Without Carl's cover, Dick was immediately exposed in front of everyone.He was startled, and couldn't help looking at Bruce again, but Bruce didn't seem to care about the door at all, he was staring at Carl and Steven, with a well-disguised frustration hidden under his indifferent expression.
A hand was placed on his shoulder.
"Relax, Dick, Carl won't let you be blamed." Lex whispered to him, "Bruce won't be mad at you for listening to Carl, I promise. How, at least he won't blame you for Karl now."
Well, now everyone's gathered.
Bruce, Tony, Carl, and Lex, these four people who can change the whole world in every sense are all here, as well as Captain America and the Winter Soldier, two heroes who have made great contributions in World War II.
Lex stood at the door, watching the lively scene in the room with cold eyes.
Carl and Steven talked non-stop, Tony couldn't help but interrupt, Bruce said little but listened carefully, and whenever Carl's eyes glanced over, he would smile at Carl.
This made Lex raise his eyebrows slightly, but he didn't feel very dissatisfied, because he knew that Carl was still angry.
Bruce.Wayne's little way of manipulating people may be omnipotent in Gotham, but Carl will not be moved by these courtesies. Lex knows that as long as he makes up his mind, Carl can be more determined than anyone in the world.
With half of his foot inside the door and half of his foot outside, he was admiring everything that happened in the room calmly and even with great interest.
Captain America's incompatibility was dispelled by Carl with a simple gesture and a few words, while Tony and Bruce acted like two friends who were on good terms but couldn't help bickering, and couldn't wait to interject when they got the chance .The Winter Soldier stood in the corner, watching the four people getting along well with cat-like elusive eyes. Captain America cast complicated glances at him from time to time, but he ignored them.
There was the sound of the tires of the cart sliding on the floor next door, and the nurses and doctors came to check on Peggy's physical condition.
They were impersonated by Howard and Maria, and Lex suspected that everyone in the room except Captain America and the Winter Soldier knew the secret, but no one showed it.
Even Tony, who was the least secretive, seemed quite calm.
"... Lexi?" Carl's voice woke him up. "Lexie, why are you and Dick stopping at the door? Come in, you can stand by my side."
"If you insist, Honey." Lex agreed nonchalantly.
He stepped up to Carl's side, without haste, and Carl waited patiently, gazing at Lex intently, and he looked so graceful and majestic when he was not speaking, with a power that was hard to interrupt .
Lex walked up to Carl's side in the eyes of everyone.
"You're a little slow, Lexi," Carl commented.
"I'm very sorry?"
"No, don't apologize," Carl said. "You've come to me. I don't want anything else."
Bruce said, "Dick? Didn't I tell you to stay outside?"
"I brought him in," Carl said. "Why did you want him out? I could sue you for Dick with a kid left unattended in that big place." come over."
"Stark provides a top-notch legal team, free of charge." Tony said immediately, he glanced at Lex, then frowned and added with some reluctance, "I don't think they would mind working with the lawyers of the Lex Group." work together."
"Calm down, gentlemen," Lex had to act as a peacemaker, "You are here to care about Ms. Carter's condition, not to quarrel—if you need to quarrel, please feel free to continue after Dick and I leave. "
Dick finally found a chance to speak: "I'm sorry Bruce, I promised you to wait for you outside..."
"Dick!" Carl said angrily, "it's not your fault."
Still Bruce stepped back: "It's okay, Dick."
In the ward, Howard stared silently at Peggy's face.
His grief and feelings, even compared with Steven's, are not too simple.
Although Captain America has to face himself as soon as he opens his eyes, he has slept for decades, and every comrade-in-arms he has worked with has passed away. He is incompatible with this brand-new world, but he has personally experienced the decades when Captain America was absent.
He was the one who took Maria and Peggy to complete the unfinished mission left by Captain America, and he was the one who brought Maria and Peggy to reorganize S.H.I.E.L.D. The time Captain America really lost was only a few years, but For him, Peggy and he supported each other and spent life together.
"Don't look at her like that, dear," Maria said. "I don't like it when you look at her."
"Peggy is my best friend." Howard said with a deep voice, "We have known each other since we were very young..."
"The more you talk, the more outrageous it is." Maria said again, "Stop saying things that don't make me happy."
"...I love you, dear, never doubt this, you and I will be together forever, just as natural as the moon hanging in the sky." Howard shook his head, "Peggy...she is different from you Man, darling, I feel sometimes that even Steven isn't good enough for her."
"Maybe you're right," Maria admitted this time, "but it's not a question of merit, it's a question of fit. Both Paige and Steven are pretty stubborn and tough, and if they really Maybe they will break up in a very tragic way in the end... Who knows? Their story has only finished the prologue, and it cannot even be said that it has a beginning."
Howard stood still by Peggy's hospital bed.
Then he said, "We should go."