Chapter 745 Lagos Incident
Soon, Lilith sent the relevant information and reports compiled by all parties to Luke.
After reading it, Luke was a little speechless.
He had long said that Nick Fury's Avengers were unreliable...
This time, Hydra was indeed spotted in the Port of Lagos, Nigeria.
It’s Nick Fury’s old subordinate, Crossbones.
Lin Qi and others had already discovered the clues, but they did not alert the enemy and kept monitoring them.
They used Dr. Rice to get in touch with the other party.
The specific transaction details are still unclear.
Steve hid in a safe area with the most elite interstellar paratroopers, ready to intervene with force at any time.
Because of the relationship with the Nigerian main channel, Steve and others' action plan is mainly to avoid civilians.
It is planned to conduct the transaction at night to avoid disturbing civilians as much as possible.
Arthur also sent elite members of the Presidential Guard to coordinate actions with local officials.
In short, all the plans of Steve and others are proceeding in an orderly manner.
But what no one expected was that Nick Fury's Avengers would come chasing Hydra.
The reason was that Hydra stole the virus from a laboratory in a European country.
Planning to come here to trade with Dr. Rice.
This condition was not included in the original plan.
However, Hydra values Dr. Rice's research and development capabilities and plans to let Dr. Rice continue to conduct research and development based on this virus.
I was thinking of giving Dr. Rice a surprise, but unexpectedly, the surprise came.
Led by Coulson, the Avengers, led by Agent Barton, came after them.
The Avengers had no intention of hiding their moves and went straight in to fight.
As a result, Crossbones detonated the bomb and successfully escaped from the Avengers.
There have been multiple terrorist bombings across the Port of Lagos.
It caused a large number of civilian casualties.
The actions of the Avengers also caught Steve and others off guard.
The original plan was to act at night, but the plan was completely disrupted by the Avengers.
They pursued Hydra’s Crossbones in broad daylight through the streets of Lagos Port.
Crossbones is an old snake leader with rich experience and he knows Coulson very well.
There's nothing he can do about a jerk like Steve.
But when he meets old colleagues, he is not afraid.
By the time Steve and his men arrived at the scene, Crossbones had already left with his men.
The virus is also missing.
But later, the Avengers chased Hydra and just walked away.
But with the damage done to Nigeria, Arthur had nowhere to turn to.
This can't be blamed on Steve and Lynch.
Because they did nothing, they are the victims.
Because of Luke's relationship, Arthur was informed of Steve and others' actions and plans.
Arthur agreed.
After all, in order to avoid civilian casualties and social impact, Steve chose a night action plan.
Moreover, there is some African conference being held in the Port of Lagos.
Although the level was not high, people from other countries were also injured.
The people of Wakanda, in particular, suffered the most casualties.
There were also many casualties among other civilians and buildings.
Arthur didn't call Luke because it wasn't Luke's fault.
In the port of Lagos, it was the place chosen by Hydra.
The Avengers are not Luke's people.
So Arthur joined several African countries to lodge a serious protest to the United States.
But the response from the Americans was still very overbearing.
The Avengers are an unofficial operation and are not governed by U.S. law.
Moreover, fighting against terrorist organizations like Hydra is the responsibility of everyone on earth.
There was no response from Nick Fury.
After reading all the information, Luke thought for a long time.
What is the America doing?
If someone says that Nick Fury's school for gifted people has no background, Luke would never believe it.
The most likely suspect is the CIA.
Luke then called his old boss, Catherine.
The two talked on the phone for half an hour.
Katherine is now the Secretary of Homeland Security.
It turned out that her old friend who was the director of the CIA had been promoted to Chief National Security Advisor.
Katherine and Luke have always had a good relationship.
The main reason is family and interest ties.
Now, as Secretary of Homeland Security, Katherine is in a different position and her stance has changed.
This is where the butt determines the head.
This is not a derogatory term, but a very normal behavior.
It means something similar to the saying "Don't meddle in matters that are not your responsibility".
In the past, Catherine was the director of the FBI and had to consider her own interests and the interests of the bureau.
When you arrive at the Department of Homeland Security, you naturally have to consider the issue from this perspective.
Relationships are relationships, and interests are interests.
But Americans still care about the ways of the world.
The main reason is that the Qin family, to which Luke belongs, is indeed very powerful.
This government, including President Cordrick, is composed of Democrats.
By the way, the Qin family, Grandma Qin and her mother’s family, the Luciano family, are all supporters of the Democratic Party.
The main reason was that Grandma Qin’s father had a grudge against the then mayor of New York, a Republican.
Because the other party went back on their word, the Luciano family later turned to the Democratic Party.
The Dutton family, including Luke's mother's branch, are all Republicans.
Not only that, Luke's aunt's family is also Republican.
Luke's second aunt, who is a big shot in Hollywood, is a supporter of the Democratic Party.
The men in the Qin family have a surprisingly consistent attitude: I will help whoever gives me benefits.
And now, the Qin family’s children have grown up.
It has also reached the stage where they can form a marriage alliance.
Although the old man did not advocate any marriage between people of equal social status.
I am very tolerant of my grandchildren. As long as it is true love and not too outrageous, it's fine.
Don't bring a little yellow-haired boy into the house. If you are a serious person, the old man will have no objection.
But the Qin family has reached this point, ordinary people really look down on them.
Their concepts and habits are very different from those of ordinary people, and they can't get along at all.
The second generation of the Qin family was really brought up by Grandma Qin.
Grandma Qin is the youngest in the Luciano family and the only girl.
She has been treated like a princess since she was a child.
Old Luciano knew that he was a dirt-legged gangster boss.
Therefore, the youngest daughter was given the best possible living environment and education.
The purpose is to break away from the shackles of the underworld and get a chance to enter the upper class.
As a result, Grandma Qin was captured by Grandpa Qin.
Now, the two of them are really a perfect match.
The Italian Mafia meets the Hongmen...
Mr. Qin relied on the connections on both sides and his business abilities to reach the pinnacle of his life.
At least at that time, no one in the United States dared to touch Mr. Qin.
The thing the underworld fears least is you using violence.
At that time, those elites who claimed to be upper class could do nothing about the old man.
In this way, the Qin family began to rise in the United States.
The second generation of the Qin family, except for the youngest son Jack Qin, has remained single because of the conflict with his grandfather.
The other kids all have good partners.
This is the result of being influenced by Grandma Qin.
By the third generation, except for Luke who could not get married, all the other children had found their own good homes.
So, after talking to Catherine for the last time, Luke sighed helplessly.
He is also one of the vested interests.
Thaddeus Ross, now Secretary of State.
And it was he who led the drama in which the Avengers hunted down Hydra around the world.
Nick Fury's backer is not the CIA, but the US military.