winter rose

"Just a little."

When Jasper rushed over, Romanov said so.

"Too anxious to clear the blood stasis and sew the abdominal cavity without anesthesia, Dr. Lancaster is very strong—"

"What did you say?"

Jasper grabbed him by the collar.

Unexpectedly, Romanov slowly pushed down his gold-rimmed glasses.

"Without anesthesia, she almost hurt. What, distressed?"

"Nonsense! She's my sister—"

After saying the words, Jasper himself was stunned.

He let go of his hand, and looked at Pal, who had been given a painkiller injection to sleep through the glass, and many things from the past went through in his mind again.

"Ian."

"Yes, sir?" Ian immediately walked to his side.

"Send a message to the general, and when we get a reply, we'll go straight to Strack."

Jasper frowned.

The Winter Soldier is directly subordinate to Strucker. If it is said that this accident was not intentional, he would never believe it.

"Parcelope..."

Her complicated name spit out from between her lips and teeth.

"……my little sister."

"Good news for you."

It was Jasper that Paal had seen and heard when he awoke.

"What's the matter? Got promoted again?"

"...Stupid." Jasper rolled his eyes in disgust.

"From now on, the Winter Soldier is subordinate to Mr. Lancaster and Doctor Lancaster. Guess what? I got the code authorization. Well, first meet the soldier who stabbed you."

Paar looked up subconsciously, and saw the Winter Soldier standing at the door, walking slowly.

Then, with a sudden scream, she jumped out of bed and hugged Jasper tightly.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-"

"……let go."

"Not loose!"

"let go!"

"I'm not loose!"

Jasper frowned, then pushed Pal back onto the bed.

"You crushed me."

He retracted his hand again.

"Are you really going to be bullied by Strack for the rest of your life?" he said. "Haven't you had enough of the past? Did you work so hard to get out of the Tower of London just to endure humiliation in another place?"

"But what does that have to do with that big killer!"

Paar wrapped himself tightly in the little quilt.

"When Victor and I were experimenting with him, he suddenly jumped up and snatched the scalpel with one blow. If I hadn't pushed Victor away fast enough, Hydra would not have a neurological Romanov."

"So there can be Lancaster without surgery and medicine?"

Jasper looked at her coldly.

"Pal, Romanov is not as weak as you think. He survived the experiment of the infinite formula, how clean his hands and how kind-hearted do you think he is? Learn to overcome fear, so that you can live better. These words , but you told me."

silence.

After a while, Jasper glanced at his watch, then put a piece of paper on the bedside.

"What's the matter, call me." He nodded his head with his hands.

Pal nodded, but still didn't speak.

"The Winter Soldier will let you go first. If I have a task, I will let Ian tell you. You and Romanov will slowly study the serum and I will go first—"

Before the words fell, the people who had disappeared disappeared.

Paar, who was still immersed in the memories last second, didn't even say a word to persuade him to stay, so he could only curl up on the bed and stare at the Winter Soldier.

She swallowed, and wrapped herself tightly in the quilt.

"That... am I your officer...?"

The Winter Soldier raised his head slowly.

"Doctor Lancaster, please repeat the code."

"...Aha?"

"Meow meow meow meow meow chirr blah blah..."

After Pal finished reading the code, he tilted his head and glanced at the Winter Soldier.

"Is it this?"

Winter Soldier:? ? ?

Seeing the intuitive question mark face of the Winter Soldier, Paar smiled wryly.

"I don't know Russian...how do you tell me?"

"Confirm your identity, Parceloper Lancaster, doctor, second-in-command."

The Winter Soldier's eyes were empty, and he said this with a numb expression.

"At your service, sir."

"Ah...you're welcome."

Pal continued to shrink into the quilt.

"What... If you have your file information, let me have a look at it?"

Three minutes later, the Winter Soldier handed the copy with temperature to Paar.

She turned the first page...

James Buchanan Barnes

Ah, the photos of his military uniform before are quite good-looking, I am so happy to smile

But the more she turned to the back, her face sank a little bit.

After reading the last page, she slammed the folder shut.

"Soldier, have you read what's inside?"

"Report sir, no."

"oh, I see."

She paused.

"Then you go out for a while, and continue to do what you usually need to train according to the original arrangement. I will officially take over your work after I can get out of bed in two days."

The Winter Soldier obediently left the room, while Paar was relieved when he heard the footsteps go away.

The Winter Soldier Project...

Original identity as an American soldier, brainwashed, trained, frozen...

It's not that she doesn't know the purpose and actions of the Hydra organization, but in the eyes of Jasper and herself, this has always been just a springboard for them to maintain their own power.

But when faced with the reality here, she will inevitably hesitate.

"Jasper."

【explain? 】

A voice suddenly popped out of my mind.

【What’s wrong with you?Why do you look distraught.Did he stab you with a knife again——]

"In this way, wouldn't it be too cruel?"

[Aha, stabbing people is of course cruel. 】

"Jasper, you know what I'm talking about."

silence.

【You have experienced more cruel things, but you are willing to share more of your hypocritical kindness to pity others?Stop kidding, Parceloper. 】

"But he is different from us. He could have had a good life."

The voice in my head suddenly became angry.

【He fell into a snowy valley and broke an arm.Even without Hydra, he would have died there alone due to excessive blood loss.We just gave him a chance to be reborn!Hydra created the new him, we created the best Winter Soldier—]

"—Can you change other people's lives at will with a high-ranking excuse? Even if you die alone, that's your original destiny! You control other people's lives at will, so it's no different from them back then!"

After speaking, both sides were eerily quiet.

[Parce Loper. 】

He sneered.

[Don't forget, you have also controlled other people's lives at will, and you are also an out-and-out Hydra agent.There is no difference between you and me. 】

The voice in my head disappeared.

Pal, who was originally angry, slumped back on the bed like a deflated ball. She blinked and gasped heavily.

There was a sudden panic in my heart for no reason.

I……

That's the kind of person he was.

In two days, she really could get out of bed in two days.The wound on the lower abdomen healed quickly, and now there is only a light red bump left.

She walked to the training ground, wearing a standard black Hydra battle uniform with a red Hydra medal on her chest.

On the training ground on the first floor, the Winter Soldier was fighting with the recruits, and a recorder stood beside him. Everyone's expressions were indifferent and numb.

Three strokes knocked down the recruit, and the Winter Soldier stood up, with no emotion in his pale blue eyes.

Pal leaned on the banister of the stairs, looked at it for a while, then climbed over the railing and jumped into the training ground.

A punch hit his temple straight.The Winter Soldier reacted quickly, raising his hand to stop him.But this punch was well prepared, and it forced him to take a few steps back abruptly.

Looking up, he saw Paal, and the subconscious of obeying the officer made him pause.

"What are you doing in a daze, there is no distinction between superiors and subordinates on the training ground."

Pal moved his wrist and added another sentence.

"This is the rule established by the Lancaster brothers and sisters."

Another punch.

Paar and the Winter Soldier fought in the training ground like this, and every move was merciless and straight to the point.

Rather than talking about training, it would be more appropriate to say that both of them are completing the task of killing each other.

About ten minutes later, the Winter Soldier's metal arm smashed into the space left by Palmeng's dodge and got stuck.She used her strength to roll over and clamped his neck tightly with her thighs, then pulled out the gun attached to her waist and pointed it at his head.

"Training is over, soldier."

She rolled over and landed firmly.

The Winter Soldier looked at her, breathing slightly undulating the skirt of his clothes.

Those beautiful azure eyes were numb and empty.

She suddenly felt flustered, and then forced herself to make some comments.

"Well, it seems that Strucker didn't train you to be very good. Apart from the metal arm and brute force of scientific and technological achievements, absolute obedience is your highlight."

Parr shook his head.

"The metal arm is your advantage, but if you want to defeat you, your advantage is your weakness. Soldier, you still have a lot to learn."

"Yes, sir."

Nonchalant answer.

Pal couldn't help but think back to the kind of photo in the file.

The young man in military uniform raised the corners of his mouth, and the simple black and white couldn't hide the radiance in his eyes.

James Buchanan Barnes.

He can't go back.

She turned her head away suddenly, and her rapid breathing finally calmed down her emotions.

Kindness and compassion are the most redundant and meaningless emotions in the world.Hydra agents don't need it, and neither does Parceloper.

"You... learn the technical things first."

She looked at the recorder next to her again.

"In the future, the physical fitness record and his medical file will be combined. If there is something to do, look for that dead face, and if something happens, then look for me."

The agent nodded, handed her the notebook, and retreated to the side of the training ground.

Paar looked at the Winter Soldier, his breathing steady.

"One more time, soldier, and let me see what you have learned from your failure."