Chapter 9: Chapter 9
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Above the sky, a fighter jet burst out with a whoosh! In just a few breaths, the people on the fighter jet spotted a car parked on the road in the distance. A HYDRA soldier spoke into his pager, "Baron, we have spotted the car. No sign of anyone around; it seems the target is still inside." An excited voice responded from the pager, "Go quickly!"
Somewhere in the HYDRA base, the Baron saw the car through the camera on the fighter jet and his heart surged with excitement. He clenched his fist and exclaimed, "The super soldier serum is within reach. Now my ambition can finally be realized." The fighter jet swiftly flew through the sky and arrived in the air in front of the car. Several figures leaped down from the fighter jet and quickly rushed towards the car.
A HYDRA soldier reached the front of the car, furrowing his brow at the person inside. "Who are you?" he demanded. Inside the car, a white man was counting the money in his hands. Startled by the fully armed soldiers, he looked up upon hearing the sound outside the window.
Bang! The HYDRA soldier smashed the car window and pulled the man out, his voice cold. "Who are you? The black-haired Asian man inside the car?!" The man stammered, "Th-this car is stolen by me. I... I stole it from that black-haired Asian man. I saw him go into the pharmacy to buy something, and... the car was unlocked, and there was some money inside... So I drove the car away..."
"Damn it!" the HYDRA soldier gritted his teeth. Bang! He smashed the man's head onto the steering wheel, breaking his nose with blood gushing out, a gruesome sight. The man screamed in pain. The HYDRA soldier coldly asked, "Which pharmacy did you steal things from?" The man quickly replied, "I... I stole from the Wes Pharmacy behind us!"
The HYDRA soldier released his grip and walked towards the descending fighter jet while reporting the information to the Baron. Behind him, a companion took out a pistol and pulled the trigger amidst a plea for mercy. Bang! The bullet hit the man's head, and he fell onto the steering wheel. Then a lighter was thrown into the car. A group of HYDRA soldiers boarded the plane. A loud explosion followed, and the fire burned fiercely, licking the air with intense heat.
"Baron, the driver is not Xu Luo. He is not in this car," came the report from the soldiers, who then briefed Baron Strucker on the situation. The Baron's joy turned into a grim expression, and he immediately gave the order, "Hurry to the pharmacy and see. Without the car, he shouldn't have gone far." "Yes!" came the response.
On the other side, in front of a bar, an outdated sedan was parked at the entrance. Inside the car sat a handsome Asian man, Xu Luo. Xu Luo murmured, "At the moment, those guys should have caught up with the thief and headed towards the pharmacy. But I left a long time ago. Sorry, you guys will only find an empty space."
Xu Luo knew that there must be a tracking system inside HYDRA's car, so after getting on the road, he planned to abandon the car and switch to another one. On the road, he saw a suspicious person standing next to someone else's car. Observing the person's behavior, he guessed that the person was a car thief. So an idea of switching cars came to his mind.
Coincidentally, there was a pharmacy nearby. Xu Luo intentionally left some money in the car and didn't lock it, attracting the attention of a car thief. Sure enough, the thief stole the car. This would give the thief more time to work for him. Meanwhile, Xu Luo bought a worn-out second-hand car. The previous owner hadn't left him anything else, but there was still a little money left. However, after this extravagance, there wasn't much money remaining. Xu Luo could have easily stolen a car, like stealing HYDRA's car, but he didn't. He had principles and wasn't at the point of harming others for his own benefit.
Xu Luo took advantage of HYDRA's mistake in identifying the target. He had already arrived at one of his destinations based on HYDRA's information: Noka Bar. According to HYDRA, he could find the Vibranium dealer, Klaw, here. Thinking of this, he pushed open the car door and walked towards the bar.
On the other side, the HYDRA soldier arrived at the pharmacy but found nothing. They only knew Xu Luo left after buying a car. As for where he went, HYDRA didn't know. Xu Luo had been walking in the blind spots of the surveillance, and this remote area had few cameras and many roads. As a result, HYDRA lost the lead. Inside the HYDRA base, the Baron heard the report from his subordinates and was furious.
"Something that was supposed to be a sure thing ended up like this! My super soldier serum!" After a moment of anger, the Baron's face turned cold. "Xu Luo definitely calculated on the car thief stealing the car. Leaving the door unlocked and the money, it was intentional." He clenched his fist. "Truly someone who developed the super soldier serum single-handedly. During his escape while injured, he calmly considered the car's safety and even staged a clever escape. This guy indeed has something." He looked at the data on the computer screen and murmured, "So, dear Xu Luo, where will you go?"
The bar was noisy and dim, with dazzling lights and a mixture of strong alcohol and body odor in the air. This was Xu Luo's first impression upon entering. The bar wasn't big, but it was almost full of people, none of whom looked friendly or like they were engaged in legitimate business. Xu Luo understood this might be a gray area, a place where all sorts of people gathered. As soon as he entered, the gazes of the people around him focused on his unfamiliar face. All eyes were unfriendly, as if they had spotted a fat lamb to be slaughtered. A burly man walked toward him. "Kid, you look pretty unfamiliar, and your face is quite tender," he said, slapping Xu Luo's face.