While Holm was chatting and laughing with the people around him, Pierce was watching them quietly not far away, the smile on his face gradually solidifying.

He saw the flattery and ingratiation on the faces of Representative Stern and Agent Sitwell, and also saw the expectations and apprehension of some people around him.

Such a phenomenon made him notice something abnormal. When he combined the identities of these people, Pierce gradually stopped laughing.

Logically speaking, Home's becoming director of S.H.I.E.L.D. only meant that he became a member of Hydra's powerful team, with equal status to him, or even higher status than him, and there are many people with seniority, so on the field The situation should not be like this.

But now the situation on the court is as if Holm is the center of everything, and everyone is surrounding him, as if he is the leader of Hydra.

When Pierce thought of this, Holm, who was not far away, also looked at him through the crowd.

I saw Holm raising his glass with a smile. The restraint and respect that were once faintly visible in his eyes had quietly disappeared, leaving only indifference and confidence.

Pierce was keenly aware of the change in Holm's eyes. After taking a sip from the wine glass, the smile on his face could no longer be maintained. After turning around, his entire face collapsed.

He knew that Holm was an ambitious person, but in their past interactions, Holm still maintained respect and admiration for him despite his ambitions.

At the same time, he is also confident that he can grasp Holm, which is why he brought Holm to his current position.

He had a premonition that Holm would not always be obedient to him, and he had made sufficient plans and preparations for this, but he never thought that this day would come so early.

Holm has only become the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., and has not entered the upper echelons of the government. He really doesn't understand what kind of confidence the other party has?

And he couldn't figure out why most people in the venue, especially some of the people he cared about, looked like that when they looked at Holm. It was clear that Holm was just a junior, but they seemed to have a trace of fear and fear. perturbed.

"Go get the Winter Soldier and other personnel ready. I have some bad premonitions." Pierce whispered to the confidants beside him.

"Understood!" The confidant nodded after hearing Pierce's instructions, and then quietly retreated from the edge of the venue.

After seeing his confidant arranging things according to his instructions, Pierce gradually stabilized his mind, picked up a glass of champagne again, managed his expression well, and devoted himself to communicating with the people around him.

During the exchange, he also looked at Holm's side with his peripheral vision from time to time.

But just when he looked over there again with his peripheral vision during the chat, an abnormal situation made him suddenly widen his eyes and forget to manage his expression.

I saw the confidant who had just been ordered by him to arrange manpower came out from the other end of the venue, then walked to Holm's side and said something into his ear.

Pierce was a little unbelievable about what he saw. This confidant had been with him for many years, and he also knew the other person's family situation and personality very clearly.

But at this moment, Pierce suddenly found that he couldn't see through it all.

He was usually stern, but when he was around Holm, his serious face had a hint of flattery unconsciously.

Under Pierce's shocked eyes, Holm quietly listened to his confidant's report with a smile.

Immediately afterwards, Pierce saw Holm raise his eyes, his sharp and bright eyes looking straight at him through the crowd.

After Holm made such a move, those around him also stopped flattering and communicating, and also tilted their heads to follow Holm's gaze and looked straight at Pierce.

For a moment, the huge venue suddenly became quiet, and most people followed Holm and cast their eyes on Pierce.

At this time, Pierce finally felt the panic he had not felt for a long time. The eyes of everyone in the venue were like sharp knives, all piercing him.

Facing this scene, Pierce finally understood that the thoughts that had just been swirling in his mind were all true, and he still seemed to underestimate Holm.

He thought that Holm might have won over or threatened some people, but he didn't expect that so many people would be on Holm's side.

Even the confidant he had cultivated for many years turned against him at some point, and immediately informed Holm of the arrangement as soon as he made it.

And she did such a thing openly and openly in front of him, right under his nose.

This kind of approach not only means that his confidant no longer takes him seriously, but also means that Holm actually doesn't take him seriously at all, and he doesn't even regard him as a threat.

"If Mr. Pierce has any objections to me, you can tell me face to face. Why do you do such a thing secretly?" After a moment of silence, Holm took the lead in breaking the silence with a smile.

Seeing the smile on Holm's face and listening to what he said to himself, Pierce no longer concealed his emotions, put down his wine glass, looked at him with an unkind expression and said, "What did you do to them?"

After hearing Pierce's question, Holm also shrugged and said: "I just talked with them about my ideals and the future. They recognized my idea very much, so they also supported me very much."

"Fart! Don't I know better than you what kind of people these guys are?!" Pierce simply didn't believe the nonsense Holm said about the future and ideals.

"The future? Ideals? What is the value of these things? Don't kid me, Holm Clint. I admit that I am a little surprised that you have reached this point."

"Forget it, I don't care how you draw these guys over. I just want to know what your purpose is and what do you want to do?"

Listening to Pierce's serious question, Holm also took a sip of wine, then pointed to Pierce's hand in his trouser pocket and said, "Don't delay, your people won't come."

Holm's words made Pierce's expression even more ugly. He did have a small transmitter in his trouser pocket, which he used to communicate directly with the Winter Soldier. He didn't expect that Holm would even see through this.

After revealing Pierce's last trick, Holm walked directly in front of him and helped him pull his collar while saying: "Just accept your fate, your time has passed."

"By the way, let me tell you quietly, I actually killed John Garriott. That guy was too rampant and annoying. He was not a smart person."

"The reason why I keep you until now is because I think you are different, Mr. Pierce. You should be a smart person, right?"

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