When Rumlow woke up again, he found that his hands and feet had been tied.
What bound his hands and feet was a rather strange-looking device, with a green light flowing inside, which seemed to be some kind of liquid. It was not a good idea.
When I looked up again, I saw Xia Zhiye, dressed in black, sitting behind a table not far in front.
He was reading a book quietly in his hand, and seemed unaware that he had woken up.
I glanced around again, but still had no idea what kind of place this was.
The light was a little dim, and the walls were dark and deep. At first glance, there was a feeling of endless darkness.
He frowned, knowing that he had failed this time.
At this moment, Xia Zhiye put down the book in his hand and said, "I know you are not an ordinary person. The first thing you do when you wake up is to observe the surroundings. What should you do next? Start thinking about how to break out? But I advise you to save your worries. This place is an underwater prison. Except for special methods, no one can enter or leave from here. If you want to get out, it's no big problem, but once you get out, the water pressure can directly crush you into a ball of meat."
When Rumlow heard this, he was shocked.
But after a pause, he shook his head: "If that's the case, these toys on my hands and feet seem a bit redundant."
"Ha ha."
Xia Zhiye laughed: "It turns out that you are very smart. These little gadgets on your hands and feet are an invention made by one of my friends recently. Simply put, it is a pair of handcuffs, but with some small functions. For example, if you try to cut off your hands, the scanning function on it will be triggered, and in 0.1 seconds, the green liquid inside will be injected into your body. Don't worry, it is not poison, but a highly effective anesthetic. The effect can last for about forty-eight hours. And I will get the news in an instant and rush back..."
Rumlow frowned: "Is this another joke the instructor played on me?"
"No, I'm serious." Xia Zhiye stood up: "I know what you want to say. You want to say that if someone helps you cut off your hand from the other side, oh, yes, both hands must be cut off at the same time. At that time, the handcuffs will fall along with the severed hands. But let's not talk about whether you are determined to give up your hands. Even if this really happens, the inside of the handcuffs will fire 300 anesthetic needles. Pierce you into a honeycomb coal... Well, you should be able to see the small holes on the inside."
Rumlow's face darkened: "Even so..."
"Of course it's not just that." Xia Zhiye patted his shoulder and said, "I won't tell you more functions. After all, the more I tell you, the more you know, and the more desperate you will be. Simply put, unless I agree, you will never leave here in your life. Okay, I've said enough nonsense, how about we be frank with each other? I'll ask you a question first to test the degree of cooperation between us."
Rumlow felt that his brain could not keep up with Xia Zhiye's reaction. One second he was showing off his equipment, and the next second he was trying to play a brain teaser with him
"Let me ask you, how many people from Hydra are hiding in SHIELD?"
Xia Zhiye's directness can hardly be described as getting straight to the point; he simply moved the door to the mountain to open it.
"… "
Rumlow's face darkened: "Don't say I don't know. Even if I knew, I couldn't tell you!"
"Does this count as an admission?" Xia Zhiye said, "That's good. At first I was worried that I had misunderstood you. Now it seems that you really are a member of Hydra."
"… "
Rumlow continued to look gloomy.
Xia Zhiye waved his hand and said, "Of course, you don't need to feel upset or hate me for deceiving you. To put it bluntly, if I didn't have enough evidence and confidence, I wouldn't have invited you here, right? Through this question just now, I also understand that the degree of tacit understanding between the two of us is negative... But it doesn't matter. After so many years, we have plenty of time to waste. Okay, let's stop here for today... The environment here is simple and the hospitality is not good. Please forgive me."
After Xia Zhiye said these words, he grabbed Rumlow with one hand and locked him directly in the prison below.
After thinking over and over again in his mind, he went to see Buggy again.
His condition was still not very good. He could occasionally remember a little bit, but it was just some pictures, without any deeper background, story, or emotion...
But at least he now knows that these things are really happening to him.
It was just that it was erased intentionally by someone with ulterior motives.
Xia Zhiye came down to discuss with him and decided to let him out. The reason he was locked up before was because he didn't remember anything and just wanted to throw himself into the arms of Hydra.
Now that there has been a change, it would be good to release it.
But Bucky himself refused: "My current condition is unstable, and my mind is sometimes confused. I have tried to leave here, and I feel that these are probably some actions I made subconsciously. I can only get out of here after I completely get rid of these things. Otherwise, I am likely to encounter some accidents."
Xia Zhiye thought about it for a moment and didn't say anything else.
What Bucky said was right, his condition is still unstable.
His brainwashing is different from the people on the list that Xia Zhiye has. It is deep and comprehensive!
It will probably take a lot of time to get rid of it completely.
Thinking of this, Xia Zhiye sighed. Before leaving, Bucky begged him to bring some drinks for normal people, but Xia Zhiye had no intention of agreeing and just perfunctorily evaded the request.
After returning to the previous floor, Xia Zhiye returned to the room again.
But his appearance had become that of Rumlow, and his clothes had also become his style.
Then he released Victor!
This was an interesting test... He wanted to see what would happen.
As it turned out, when Victor appeared and was still in a severe dizziness, he did have a different reaction the moment he saw Rumlow: "Kill me! Quick, kill me! I can't be brainwashed by them, and I can't be fed interrogation drugs. He is too powerful. After you kill me, leave here immediately!"
Xia Zhiye blinked and said casually: "Give it to me."
These words were said 100% casually, with the purpose of testing Victor's reaction, wanting to see if there was something hidden in him, or if he knew some information that he didn't know.
Unexpectedly, Victor shook his head and said, "The thing is not here, I hid it in Zora..."
However, just when he said this, he suddenly felt something was wrong: "How did you get here?" (To be continued)