Treat enemies as mercilessly as an autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves.
But treat friends with the warmth of spring.
Anna was his friend.
And besides Gwen, she was the first friend he had personally acknowledged.
So… to ensure Anna could never leave the Pure Land, she must care for these flowers. This was the punishment for Anna's concealment.
Anna listened as Hawk's words fell, then felt the power mysteriously settling upon her, and looked at the flowers inside and outside the flower shop.
She could feel that any soul suffering in the Netherworld Prison, no matter what kind of soul, could be freed from the Netherworld Prison if given a single flower.
Anna instinctively looked at Hawk, who was smiling at her from the side, and couldn't help but ask,
"Is this a punishment?"
"Of course."
"No."
Anna shook her head and met Hawk's gaze: "This is a blessing."
Hawk smiled.
"No, this is your punishment for concealing it."
"This isn't…"
"Hey."
Hawk raised an eyebrow, looking at Anna, who insisted on arguing whether it was a punishment or a blessing. His face hardened, showing his displeasure: "Who's the boss here?"
Anna opened her mouth.
"You are."
"Then that's it. If I say it's a punishment, it's a punishment. Although you are my friend, it's work hours now. During work, remember to address me by my title. Call me Hades!"
"…"
Anna looked at Hawk's stern face, was silent for a moment, then a brilliant smile spread across her face, and she knelt on one knee: "Thank you, My Lord Hades."
Seeing this, Hawk did not stop Anna from kneeling. After Anna finished speaking, he allowed her to stand up again, then waved to Anya, who was standing not far away, watching them.
Anya's eyes lit up. With a whoosh, she ran over, calling "Brother" all the way.
Hawk then introduced the two girls.
"Anna, this is Anya, my sister. When I'm not around, help me look after things in the Pure Land."
"Anya, this is Anna, my friend. When I'm not around, you can find her to chat with, but you must respect her. She's one of your brother's few, and indeed his very first, friends."
As expected.
Brother must have had a very difficult four years.
Anya thought to herself, hearing that her brother had few friends. Then, with a beaming smile, she extended her right hand to Anna: "Hello, my name is Anya, I'm Brother's sister."
Anna glanced at Hawk, who was smiling, and smiled back as she shook Anya's right hand: "Hello, my name is Anna, I'm your brother's friend."
Hawk watched this scene, smiled slightly, then, as he turned, his mind left the Little Universe and returned to reality.
Upon seeing.
Whether it was Gwen, Peter, or Sharon, all were staring intently at him.
Hawk raised an eyebrow.
"Where are Felicia and Dr. Helen Cho?"
"They took the child to the lounge for lunch."
"Dr. Helen Cho had something to do and already left."
Peter and Sharon said so.
Gwen, meanwhile, looked at Hawk.
"So, as Anna said, was HYDRA behind this?"
"Mm."
Hawk nodded, looking at the red-haired little girl still sleeping on the sofa, suddenly remembering he forgot to ask Anna what the little red-haired girl's name was.
If it was a boy, he might have been able to guess.
But a girl… couldn't guess at all.
Never mind.
He could ask later.
Hawk thought to himself, then withdrew his gaze and looked at the three people waiting for his answer, chuckling: "Strucker."
"Him again."
Gwen frowned, remembering Hawk mentioning this guy who took her Mind Stone.
"Who is that?"
Peter was completely confused, not knowing who this was.
"We've also been looking for Strucker's whereabouts."
Sharon, however, didn't seem surprised to hear the name Hawk uttered: "But he's hiding very deeply. Our clues completely vanished after tracking him to Sokovia. He seems to have disappeared into thin air."
The pursuit of HYDRA remnants had been entirely handed over to the Avengers, led by Captain America.
After all, S.H.I.E.L.D. had many other affairs and couldn't waste most of its energy on HYDRA.
Coincidentally.
Captain America Steve Rogers wanted to find HYDRA to find his good friend Bucky.
And Iron Man Tony Stark also knew his father was a founder of S.H.I.E.L.D., and since he was idle anyway, he decided to help out.
Thor, the Thunder God, felt there would be beer after a fight.
As for Black Widow Natasha and Hawkeye Barton, they were the reasons for the Avengers' actions to be legitimate.
After taking over the HYDRA incident, the Avengers indeed achieved many victories.
But two HYDRA leaders were still unaccounted for.
Baron Zemo, and… Wolfgang von Strucker, who Hawk referred to as Strucker.
Gwen looked at Hawk curiously.
"Did Anna say where she was?"
"She doesn't know."
Hawk knew what Gwen wanted to say and simply described Anna's experience.
Gwen and Sharon fell silent after hearing it.
Peter, who was mixed in like a silly spore, blinked, then turned and left the office.
He didn't know who Strucker was, or even who Anna was.
If that was the case, why stay here? He might as well go to the lounge to find Felicia and watch his son eat lunch.
With luck, he might even snag a bit for himself.
Besides.
Even if he knew, he probably couldn't help much.
After all, Hawk's enemies were either World-destroying organizations or aliens.
His enemies were thieves, robbers, the strongest being Lizard Dr.
No comparison, no comparison.
So… Peter, after realizing this, had no psychological burden and didn't feel excluded. He happily left the office.
The sound of Peter closing the door woke Gwen and Sharon.
Gwen looked at Hawk: "It's just as you guessed, Anna was imprisoned two years ago."
Hawk shook his head: "It can't be called imprisonment. Anna was probably on the verge of Death at the time, but Strucker kept her alive with life support until now."
Just like those brain-dead patients in hospitals.
To some extent, they were already dead, but Doctors used medical technology to maintain their basic life functions.
Simply put.
Unable to live, unable to die.
Gwen listened to Hawk's words: "It's the same. Strucker didn't let Anna die because he didn't want Anna's soul to enter Hell. Because once Anna completely died, her soul would enter Hell. Although they don't know about the Netherworld, they know you can go to Hell."
Sharon, who was nearby, heard this and her gaze fell on the red-haired little girl on the sofa. She added: "But now, for some reason, this red-haired little girl evaded Strucker's control, escaped, and you also found out. So for Strucker, there's no point in keeping Anna on life support anymore. Therefore, they pulled Anna's ventilator."
Hawk listened to the joint analysis of his fiancée and New York S.H.I.E.L.D.'s first Agent, nodding thoughtfully.
However, just as he was about to express his opinion.
Hawk felt the movements of the red-haired little girl on the sofa and turned to look.
Upon seeing.
The red-haired little girl, who had slept for about an hour, blinked her eyelashes, then opened her eyes.
The next second.
The red-haired little girl looked at Hawk, who was watching her, a happy smile appeared on her small face, and with a whoosh, she got up from the sofa and once again pounced into Hawk's arms.
"Daddy!"
"…"
Hawk held the red-haired little girl and instinctively looked at Gwen.
Sharon also couldn't help but look at Gwen.
Gwen met Hawk and Sharon's gazes, smiled, ignored their looks, walked to Hawk, and took the red-haired little girl into her arms.
The red-haired little girl glanced at Gwen, didn't refuse, and instead happily accepted.
"Auntie Gwen!"
"Auntie?"
Hawk raised an eyebrow, looking at Gwen, who had come over, and quickly spread his hands.
God is my witness.
From the first moment he saw this little girl until now, he had always been with Gwen.
Sharon, standing to the side, didn't want to miss this good show, so she tried to minimize her presence as much as possible.
Gwen looked at Hawk's actions, her gaze sweeping past Hawk and landing on the red-haired little girl in her arms: "You… know me?"
The red-haired little girl nodded, her smile radiant: "Mm, Daddy showed me your projection. Daddy said you are gentle, smart, and the best woman in the entire World."
Gwen heard this and her gaze instantly snapped back to Hawk.
Sharon, who had been minimizing her presence, also immediately looked at Hawk.
Hawk was expressionless: "Not the past or present me."
Although he didn't know what was going on.
But if nothing unexpected happened, it should be his future self who went to Kamar-Taj to borrow the Time Stone and returned to the past to meet this red-haired little girl.
Speaking of… that shouldn't be right.
The timeline cannot be disturbed, the Sorcerer Supreme said so. The Sorcerer Supreme should have stopped him, right?
Hawk thought to himself.
Gwen listened to Hawk's words, frowning her delicate brows, just as she was about to say something.
Suddenly.
The alarm blared instantly.
Sharon, who had been trying to minimize her presence, also received information from outside at this moment.
"Officer, someone intruded…"
"What…"
"Bang!"
Just as Sharon was talking to the Agent outside, the office door was suddenly pushed open.
Gwen felt a sudden lightness in her arms.
After she reacted, she looked at her empty arms and gasped: "Where's the little girl?"
"…sion"
"…me!"
Sharon and the Agent's conversation was finally complete.
But… after her shock, Sharon looked at Gwen's empty arms, then frowned.
"Hawk is gone too."
"What?"
Gwen instinctively looked up.
Upon seeing.
The spot where Hawk had just been was now also empty…
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