New Punisher: I am a mass murderer in Marvel

Chapter 40 [Creed: Killing to gain redemption]

In the evening, on a bench on the bank of the Hudson River.

Black Widow Natasha looked at the sunset and then at the watch on her wrist.

The shimmering river surface reflected a bright red light onto her face, making it impossible to see her expression.

"Ta-ta."

Hearing footsteps behind her, she glanced at her watch again.

“Hey, is this red-haired beauty waiting for someone?
Oh, it seems like you are waiting for me!
Sorry I'm late, you know, the evening rush hour is too congested! "

Natasha had a blank expression on her face: "It's okay, you're only one hour, forty-eight minutes and twenty-six seconds late!"

“Oh, that’s too bad!”

Cohen sat down next to her and said, "There's nothing I can do about it. There are dozens of agents surrounding me, and I'm a little scared.

If we ever have a falling out, I have to find an escape route.

It took some time, I think you don't mind?

Like... I don't mind that guy with the bow and arrow keeping aiming at me!
Um, are you sure he can’t skate?”

Black Widow took a deep breath. As soon as they met, the other party gave her several warnings!

"...Of course not, Barton is a professional."

"That's good."

Cohen sat relaxed in the chair, watching the sunset and humming a little tune.

Black Widow began to re-evaluate the mecha-clad man in front of her. He was stronger than she thought.

"Mr. Iron...Man, you seem to be very familiar with us?"

Cohen turned his head and glanced at her. Under the light of the setting sun, Black Widow at this moment was extremely beautiful and charming.

For such a person, it suddenly becomes understandable that someone would want to drink her bath water.

Unfortunately, the name "Black Widow" already foreshadows her danger.

Cohen did not answer her question directly, but asked, "What is the awkward name of your organization?"

Black Widow was puzzled, but she said it anyway: "Strategic Homeland Defense Attack and Logistics Support Agency."

"I'll give you an abbreviation. How about... SHIELD?"

"what?"

This answer was totally beyond her expectations.

How can you change the name of another organization right away?

Frowning slightly, she suddenly realized that she seemed to have lost the initiative in today's conversation.

Take it back!
But the next moment, Cohen's words made her unable to calm down: "By the way, do you want to kill Drekov and destroy his red house?"

Black Widow's heart was shaken, this question was what she cared about most: "He's dead!"

"Where did he die?"

"Budapest!"

"Fake!"

Cohen looked her in the eye: “That bomb didn’t kill him.

But fortunately, you succeeded in mentally killing his sweet and cute little daughter.

When his daughter was dying, Drekov implanted a chip in her, turning her into a living, breathing killing machine!"

The Black Widow froze, her whole body stiff.

The Black Widow in front of Cohen was the first gold-level prey he had ever encountered.

Judging from her past life memories, she is a qualified superhero.

But she came from the Red Room and had a lot of blood on her hands.

So, should we kill her?

She killed innocent people, and she saved innocent people.

She became a good person.

The Buddha said, put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately.

That's bullshit.

Cohen believes in fighting evil with evil, and bad guys will not do evil until they are dead.

Killing them is equivalent to indirectly saving many lives.

But now, if Natasha is killed, Cohen cannot replace her role, which may mean that the people she could have saved will die. Cohen does not know the specific criteria for the system to evaluate prey.

But he is not a pawn of the system.

To kill or not to kill, he is the final decision maker!
Such a beauty is a pleasure to look at. It would be a pity to kill her.

He suddenly thought of a sentence he often saw, a sentence in the system.

"Natasha, tell me, if a person has committed a great sin, what should she do to achieve redemption?"

Black Widow looked up, a little dazed: "I..."

“Let me tell you, Killing!
Only by killing the evil ones can you be redeemed! "

"You fart!"

There was a loud shout from behind Cohen!
He was not angry, but smiled and said, "Mr. Barton, it's our first meeting. I have been curious about your archery skills for a long time.

It's a pity that you didn't fire after aiming at me so many times. I wanted to try to dodge it."

Hawkeye ignored him.

He looked at the guilty Black Widow with heartache and was furious: "What evidence do you have for what you said? What is your conspiracy?"

Cohen raised his hands helplessly. Patton was not judged as prey by the system. It seemed that he was just an ordinary agent with a conscience.

“What conspiracy could I have, Mr. Barton?
Wasn't it you, SHIELD, who invited me here?"

Hawkeye Barton rolled his eyes and said, "I'm telling you, we are called the Strategic Homeland Defense Attack and Logistics Support Agency, not some bullshit S.H.I.E.L.D.!

Not now, and not ever!"

Cohen smiled and said, "Haha, it seems like what you said is of no use, right?"

Hawkeye gnashed his teeth and said, "Humph, if Fury listens to you and changes his name to this crappy name, I will quit the Strategic National Defense Attack and Logistics Support Agency!"

Cohen raised his eyebrows and said, "You are so confident, why call yourself Hawkeye? I will give you a new name, Confidence Man!"

Hawkeye glared at him, then quickly walked over to Black Widow and held her shoulders.

"Natasha, it's not your fault!
We made that plan together, even if what this guy said is true, I have to take half the responsibility!"

Black Widow looked at him sadly and shook her head: "No, I made the plan and planted the bomb. You just witnessed it all.

It has nothing to do with you.

I should take all the responsibility!"

"That guy lied!"

Black Widow shook her head. Cohen was very close to her just now. His breath and his eyes told her that he was not lying.

She looked at Cohen, who stared at her: "Natasha, I hope you can let Hawkeye take half of the responsibility for you."

Black Widow took a deep breath, "How bad is it?"

"Drekov trained... thousands of [Black Widows]!"

The Black Widow was stunned, and after a long while she murmured, "If I had killed him in the first place, none of this would have happened, right?"

Cohen shook his head and sighed, saying that this was certainly not entirely Black Widow's fault.

But it was precisely because SHIELD believed her report and thought Dreykov was dead that the Red House was allowed to thrive and grow rapidly.

She has an unshirkable responsibility.

“How many corpses would it take to train thousands of professional female killers?
How much blood will be on their hands?

This is what I told you, only killing can bring salvation!"

Black Widow didn't say anything, seeming to be thinking about something.

Hawkeye Barton was very anxious. He wanted to persuade Natasha, but he didn't know what to say.

He knew her, her first half of life, and her character.

So, he simply changed his target to Cohen: "After saying so much, what is your purpose?"

Cohen smiled: "Purpose? Why do we need a purpose?
Isn't this what a righteous hero should do?"

Hawkeye paused: "You are righteous? You killed many people in Hell's Kitchen!

You are not only a poisoner and a murderer, you are also a sadistic murderer!

Hey, Buffalo Bill!"

Does anyone know who the Confidence Man is?
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(End of this chapter)