Chapter 649 Decisive

1991.12.16

The time displayed on the video immediately brought back the memories that Tony had buried deep in his heart.

This memory was once conceived by [Bill Sever] in the thinking world, and now it appears in the video screen.

Looking at the familiar road in the video, Tony's expression suddenly became serious.

His eyes scanned the names on the folder, and his calm breathing became rapid.

I vaguely understood in my heart that this might be the 'answer' that I had been searching for.

Due to the age of the shooting, the entire video was somewhat blurry and presented in black and white. However, Tony didn't pay attention to this at all. All his attention was attracted by the content captured in the video.

In the video, a familiar car crashed into the dark intersection.

With the impact of the car, Tony felt as if his heart was also hit hard.

He already understood that the people in the car that was involved in the car accident should be his parents.

Suppressing the sadness in his heart, Tony continued to watch the pictures in the video.

As the video played, a figure who was supposed to be driving a motorcycle appeared next to the car that was hit.

"It's him!"

Looking at this figure, Tony finally couldn't suppress his excitement and blurted out.

This scene of [Bill Sever] that had been suspended in his mind now finally had its sequel.

However, this time, Tony could no longer stop it in the thinking world, and could only watch the past in the video continue.

After getting off the motorcycle, Tony finally saw the man's true appearance clearly.

In the blurry picture, the other party revealed his silver-white metal arm, as well as a cold but very familiar face to Tony.

The Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes.

Witnessing the scene, Bucky coldly killed his father and at the same time killed his mother who survived in the car.

Tony's emotions suddenly reached the extreme.

"Mr. Stark, I'm sorry..."

Sensing Tony's emotions, Ultron imitated a comforting tone and said.

"Tell me where Bucky is."

"Sir, based on the inference at the time of the incident, the Winter Soldier did not have any personal will at that time. He was just a killing tool under the brainwashing of Hydra."

"Tell me where Bucky is, Ultron!"

Pressing the arc reactor on his chest, the nanorobot hidden inside instantly transformed into the nanosuit Mark54 on Tony's body. Tony's tone had become excited.

"..."

Sensing Tony's emotional excitement at this moment, the artificial intelligence quickly made calculations, and in the end the creator's orders trumped Ultron's ideas.

"The Winter Soldier is currently inside Avengers Tower."

Looking at the target location displayed by Ultron, Tony immediately controlled the nano-suit to turn into a red afterimage and fly away.

…

"I mean, you are really close to a hundred years old like Captain America, so how do you still stay young? Recently, I have felt that I am a little powerless, I mean in terms of combat effectiveness..."

In Avengers Tower, Falcon Sam looked at the cold-faced Winter Soldier in front of him, but couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked him in a slightly familiar tone.

"Freeze."

Faced with Sam's obviously ridiculing words, Bucky also gave a very dry and humorous answer.

"If you have been frozen for more than two-thirds of your life or even longer, and can only act when ordered, then you can do what I did."

"Okay, good advice, but I've already had a taste of that."

In response, Falcon couldn't help but shrugged his shoulders.

The tasting mentioned in my mouth refers to the freezing experience I had when I faced the SCP Foundation in Canada.

"I have always been very curious. If you have been in a state of brainwashing, will you still have some impression of the past memories?"

Looking at the indifferent Winter Soldier, Banner couldn't help showing a curious expression.

"Every time Hydra arranges for me to perform a mission, it will brainwash me again. I don't know how many times I have been brainwashed in the past seventy years, so even if my memory exists, it has become very blurry. Even if it is not If you encounter an impressive scene, you may not even remember it.”

"However, if you have been experiencing brainwashing, your brain should have become resistant to it, otherwise you will not remember Steve."

Regarding Bucky's answer, Banner put forward a slightly different view.

"Perhaps, as you come into contact with more things, the memories you once lost will be restored again."

"If I could, I would rather that day never happen."

In this regard, the Winter Soldier was not very happy.

"I know very well that those are not memories worth recalling."

"Feel sorry……"

After hearing Bucky's answer, Banner also realized that all the evil deeds the Winter Soldier had done after being brainwashed by Hydra, even if it was not his will, were still done by him. Therefore, Bucky recalled those past things except There is no other benefit than making him hate his past even more.

"Perhaps this situation is more suitable for me, a guy without a past."

He restrained the expression on his face and still maintained a stern look.

Bucky looked at Banner in front of him and said silently.

boom--

However, the moment the Winter Soldier finished speaking, there was a sudden loud explosion on the ground of the Avengers Tower under everyone's feet.

"careful!"

Facing the sudden explosion, Falcon Sam instinctively flew toward his wings, while Banner lost control of his body in the explosion and fell backward to the ground. A large amount of gravel rubbed his body and fell. On the ground, Banner stretched out his hand to block his face, trying hard to suppress the emotions surging in his heart and not releasing the Hulk in his body immediately.

"If you don't want to remember the past, then let me help you remember it."

During the explosion, Tony controlled Mark 54 to appear in the broken hole and blocked Bucky's neck with one hand. His face under the helmet of the nano suit was full of anger.

"Tony, what on earth is going on!"

Seeing that it was Tony who caused the attack, Banner had a surprised expression on his face.

"Stop it, Tony, he is Bucky, not the enemy."

Controlling the metal wings behind it to flap the surrounding explosion smoke, Falcon looked at the Winter Soldier held tightly in Tony's hand and immediately spoke.

"To me, he is the enemy."

However, it is obvious that Tony at this moment is not something Falcon and Banner can convince.

The strength of the hand gripping Bucky continued to increase. Under the stimulation of pain, the mechanical arm of the Winter Soldier's left hand began to fight back, quickly transforming into a thorn cone and attacking Tony.

Bang!

Raising his arm and grabbing the thorn cone transformed by Bucky, Tony looked directly at the Winter Soldier in his hand and asked: "Tell me, have you ever regretted everything you did?!"

"If I remember it, I might regret it."

Facing Tony's question, the Winter Soldier responded with an still cold voice. At the same time, the arm that transformed into a thorn cone also transformed into a tough whip and broke free from Tony's palm, wrapping it around his neck. on the arm.

As the power of the mechanical arm continued to increase, the nanorobots on Tony's arms began to appear damaged, and the power transmitted from them also weakened.

"If I were a 'good guy' like the captain, I might let all this go, but unfortunately, I'm not."

The Winter Soldier's answer did not cause too many waves in Tony's heart.

Many nanorobots replaced the damaged parts, grabbed Bucky's palm and transformed into a huge claw hook to grab the opponent tightly.

boom--

However, just when Tony held the Winter Soldier tightly in his hands, he wanted to avenge his dead parents.

From behind him, with a rapid whir, a shield struck Tony's arm that was holding Bucky's neck.

Under the impact of the shield, Tony's body couldn't help but staggered. At this moment, the Winter Soldier seized the opportunity and the mechanical arm turned into an iron frame to spread the claws on his neck. At the same time, he rolled away from Tony. Escape from the front.

"What happened, Tony?"

Raising his hand to catch the shield again, Captain America Steve looked at the battle in front of him and couldn't help but frown.

"What misunderstanding happened between you and Bucky?"

After receiving the notice from Falcon, Stephen rushed towards the location of the battle without hesitation.

However, obviously, even if he saw the scene of the two fighting, Stephen still could not understand why the two were fighting together.

Not to mention Stephen, even the Falcon who informed him had little idea of ​​the development of the entire situation.

Leaving the most dangerous place in front of Tony, the Winter Soldier stood up, touched the paw prints on his neck, and the expression on his face changed a bit.

"It seems that you have remembered the reason."

Tony's eyes were always on Bucky. Even when Captain America, and later Avengers members, Natasha and Vision appeared, he still didn't take his eyes away.

He noticed the change in the expression on Bucky's face and spoke immediately.

"..."

Facing Tony's question, the Winter Soldier looked silent.

He knew very well that under such circumstances, any explanation was futile.

"Who can tell me what happened?"

Seeing the sharp and silent attitudes of Tony and the Winter Soldier in front of her, Natasha's eyes flickered, while Falcon Sam frowned and asked.

The development of the entire process, starting from Tony, was unclear to him.

"Mr. Stark, maybe you should calm down."

The gem on his forehead flashed, and with the power of the Mind Stone, Vision could sense the turbulent emotions in Tony's heart at this moment.

"I might calm down, but not now."

Faced with persuasion, Tony responded firmly.

"I always thought that we were friends, Captain. Even though there is such a long time difference between you and me, as members of the Avengers, we have fought side by side closely, not just me and... The same goes for your father, from whom I heard your name more than once."

Turning his head and looking at the frowning Captain America, Tony's eyes became extremely complicated.

"So, I hope you can tell me..."

As he spoke, Tony raised his arm and pressed the device on his wrist, and then a projected image appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

"This is?!"

"..."

Seeing everything shown in my picture, everyone present fell into silence.

Their eyes fell on the Winter Soldier not far away, and they began to understand why Tony had just attacked Bucky so recklessly.

"Captain, do you know all this?"

"I didn't know it was Bucky who was attacking."

Facing Tony's question, Steve remained silent.

"I want answers, Captain!"

"I'm sorry, Tony."

Steve's answer undoubtedly indirectly told Tony the answer.

Inside the nano-suit, he lowered his head in silence for a moment, and then, with the flash of the arc reactor on his chest, a violent shock wave was fired from his palm and struck at Captain America in front of him.

Bang!

Facing the shock wave launched by Tony, Steve subconsciously raised the shield in his hand to block it.

"This shield is not yours. My father made it. You are not worthy to use it."

Looking at the shield in Steve's hand, Tony's face under his nano-suit became even more angry.

"You can't change the past, Tony, and Bucky was a victim of Hydra too."

In response to Tony's words, Steve glanced down at the shield in his hand, then raised his head and said.

"You always speak on the side that you think is 'kind', Captain, or maybe we were not on the same side from the beginning."

The enemy who killed his parents was right in front of him, and Steve's persuasion sounded more like harsh ridicule in Tony's ears.

Controlling the nanobot behind him and transforming into a cannon, Tony launched an attack on Bucky without hesitation.

"Bucky!"

Looking at the Winter Soldier locked by a large number of cannons, the expression on Steve's face suddenly changed.

"Hold on to me!"

And at that moment, Falcon Sam controlled the wings behind him, grabbed Bucky's body and smashed through the glass of the Avengers Tower.

After watching the content of the video, he already knew that there was no possibility of a peaceful relationship between Bucky and Tony.

As a supporter of Captain America, it was naturally impossible for him to watch the conflict happen.

Witnessing the Falcon flying away with the Winter Soldier, Tony unexpectedly did not pursue it.

He suppressed his inner emotions and turned to look at Captain America.

"If you choose to help him, then from the moment your back is turned, we are no longer friends, and we are no longer the Avengers."

Steve could feel the determination in Tony's words.

However, his eyes fell on the glass that Falcon and the Winter Soldier broke through, and he tightened the shield in his hands, but he still made his own decision in his heart.

"I'm sorry about your parents, Tony, but Bucky is my only surviving comrade in this world."

After giving his answer, Steve turned around resolutely.

"..."

"It turns out that we are not friends..."

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