What are you talking about, Agent Li Chengfeng? I'm just here alone, having a beer."
Grant Ward, that scumbag, his acting was flawless; even when caught by surprise, he showed no cracks.
Li Chengfeng had to admit, if he wasn't a transmigrator, he would have definitely been fooled by this grandson.
"Stop pretending. If you pretend for too long, you might start believing it yourself." Li Chengfeng sat down beside Grant Ward and whispered softly in his ear, "Assassination, infiltration, deep cover. You are one of the most outstanding FBI agents, and also one of the most outstanding HYDRA Agents."
Grant Ward smiled at his words, but his hand had already drawn the silver Glock from his waist.
However, Li Chengfeng was much faster than him.
The moment he drew his gun, Li Chengfeng had already reached out, pressing the pistol back into its holster right after it was pulled out, and then casually flipped the safety on.
Grant Ward watched everything unfold in shock. His brain reacted, but his body couldn't keep up with Li Chengfeng's movements at all.
In the end, he could only helplessly release his grip on the gun, his expression perfectly portraying a loyal and brave man still resisting desperately in a hopeless situation.
"Who exactly are You? Are You the HYDRA Agent who infiltrated the Federal Bureau of Investigation? Damn it! I won't let the events of a few years ago repeat themselves!"
Li Chengfeng watched Grant Ward's acting and couldn't help but genuinely applaud.
Why be a HYDRA Agent? With such incredible acting skills and good looks, if he entered the entertainment industry, he would surely crush all those popular idols!
As long as he was willing, Li Chengfeng would directly send him to the Republic to debut!
Of course, this was just a joke in Li Chengfeng's mind.
"My goodness, your acting is truly superb, isn't it?"
"Just now, I even thought you must have some degree of multiple personality disorder. One personality is FBI agent Grant Ward, and the other is HYDRA Agent Grant Ward."
"That would also explain why you haven't actually been brainwashed by HYDRA. Because most people with mental illnesses are immune to brainwashing or mental interference. Just like Harley Quinn, unless you HYDRA physically alter her brain structure, it's simply impossible to brainwash her."
Li Chengfeng's tone conveyed admiration, and he wore an 'Oh my god' expression.
He then took a bottle of beer from in front of Grant Ward.
The other party still maintained a wary demeanor, but beads of sweat were already visibly dripping from his forehead.
His voice when he questioned Li Chengfeng earlier was very loud, yet it didn't attract the attention of anyone else, which meant that not only was there no one else on the mobile command center, but all surveillance equipment had also been shut down or destroyed.
Grant Ward realized he was now isolated and helpless.
And this environment must have been intentionally created by this Republic Person before him.
Most importantly…
He was definitely no match for this superpowered monster drinking beer in front of him.
"Oh, by the way, I remember your former handler was John Garrett, correct?"
"...I have no comment! You HYDRA Agent, don't expect to get any information from me."
"I really don't want to praise your acting anymore; your sense of conviction is truly unmatched." Li Chengfeng gave Grant Ward a thumbs-up, but the sharpness in his eyes was even more intense than before. "John Garrett, a leader of HYDRA, and you, his most loyal lackey."
As soon as Li Chengfeng uttered these words, Grant Ward instantly felt the hairs on his back stand on end, and cold sweat immediately drenched his collar.
His second biggest secret was revealed in a single sentence. Beyond the terror, there was more disbelief.
"Agent Li Chengfeng, I know you are a talent personally seconded by Director Nick Fury from the Republic General Bureau. Nominally, you are a Level Seven Agent, but in reality, your authority can be said to be second only to the Director. With such a high-level mole like you, HYDRA is still targeting me?"
"Oh? Still not telling the truth?"
Li Chengfeng was a bit unhappy. Good acting is good, but since he's been exposed, he should just admit it.
His time was precious. He heard that Sister Wang recently bought new clothes, and he was eager to go back and see…
What he meant was, he was eager to go back and help Sister Wang with her outfit choices.
"You don't think I've said all this just to trick you, do you? You never understand that the real deceivers are the most suspicious ones." Li Chengfeng tapped the beer bottle on the table, watching the liquid flow down the bar to the floor. "You were once a Guardian, protecting your younger brother from your older brother and father, but ultimately, it was you who pushed your brother into the well, crippling him. Your hidden past, isn't that how it is? No matter how good your acting is, no matter how you embellish the past in your memory, you are still that deceiver, that ultimate abuser."
When Grant Ward heard this, his breathing suddenly hitched. The look of grievance and stubbornness in his eyes instantly turned cruel.
As a transmigrator, Li Chengfeng knew that in Grant Ward's heart, what HYDRA? What John Garrett? None of it compared to the image he had embellished through subconscious alteration.
A childhood brother Guardian? Don't be ridiculous.
"...Who exactly are You? Why do You know all this? Do You know my older brother? My past was clearly completely erased by Garrett!"
The series of questions indicated that Grant Ward's inner defenses had finally been broken.
Li Chengfeng secretly smiled. Breaking his defense was the right move.
"I am just an FBI agent. You don't need to know why, you just need to know that I know everything. Compared to me, John Garrett's claim to be 'The Clairvoyant' is simply a joke. Is his ability just the high-level authority of a Federal Bureau of Investigation Level Eight Agent? Pfft, that joke is too funny. I can definitely laugh for another ten years."
As Li Chengfeng revealed all of Grant Ward's and John Garrett's secrets, including the fact that Grant Ward liked older mature women, without holding anything back, Grant Ward instead calmed down.
"...What do You want me to do?"
"Oh? You didn't commit suicide in a rage? That's not very HYDRA-like, is it?"
"Now the entire airborne command center is in a state where no one can be reached, whether from the sky or the ground. My chance of escaping is less than or equal to zero, but you have been slow to act… So you must want me to do something."
Grant Ward was filled with helplessness. In a situation where he couldn't win, and all his secrets had been thoroughly exposed, what else could he do but surrender?
He could only prepare himself and see what the other party preferred.
Moreover, he wasn't as loyal to HYDRA and Garrett as one might imagine.
"That's right, very clever."
"Now I want to give you a chance, a chance to live. I wonder if you want it?"