Coulson had just stepped out of the puppet shop's door when Barton spoke up: "Coulson, what happened with the group that just left?"
Coulson looked at Barton, holding up the box in his hand as he said: "When they left, the box they were carrying is identical to the one in my hand."
"I suspect that the box contains another dose of the body enhancement serum."
Upon hearing this, Barton immediately said: "We need to intercept them immediately. Such a substance absolutely cannot be allowed to circulate outside; it would create a major social hazard."
Coulson nodded and quickly ran to the car. He found the agent he had just instructed and asked: "How's it going? Did you manage to track their information?"
"Sir, I have already called up nearby camera footage and tracked their movements. Fortunately, it has only been a few minutes, and they haven't gone far."
Coulson and Barton quickly got into the armored vehicle and said: "Let's go, follow the target."
Following Coulson's command, the armored vehicle immediately started up and sped towards the target's location.
Coulson looked at the agent beside him and continued: "Take images of the three people's faces from the surveillance and immediately send them back to headquarters so that they can pull up the information on these three."
Barton, sitting in the vehicle, adjusted his bow behind him and looked at the box in Coulson's hand. He asked: "Do we need to send someone to take this enhancement serum back? If we catch up and engage them in battle, I'm worried we might damage the serum."
Coulson, however, shook his head and said: "We only have this one armored vehicle with us. Separating would leave us without a car to pursue them."
"Whether we take the enhancement serum with us or not, the risk level remains the same."
Hearing Coulson say this, Barton took his bow from his back and placed it beside him, saying seriously: "Alright, I will make sure the enhancement serum is safe."
"If they have the same substance in their hands, I will bring it back."
Coulson nodded and emphasized again: "This is a $300 million asset; it's extremely important."
Barton nodded but didn't say anything further, just tightened his grip on his bow and arrow.
Coulson looked at the agent and asked: "Have you predicted their route yet? Has headquarters sent us those people's files?"
"Sir, the target is heading towards the outskirts. We expect to catch up with them in about 10 minutes, and their vehicle will soon come into view."
"However, headquarters hasn't sent us their files yet. They're still searching, but they haven't found any information on them."
Hearing this answer, Coulson frowned slightly. The fact that headquarters couldn't immediately pull up their files meant that these eight people had a complex background.
…
On the other side-
Hydra base-
Dr. Zola monitored all Winter Soldier operatives on the network and erased their internet tracks.
When S.H.I.E.L.D. tried to investigate the three Winter Soldier operatives, Dr. Zola immediately contacted Pierce at the United Nations Security Council.
"Pierce, the Winter Soldiers who went to purchase the serum were spotted by Coulson at the entrance of the puppet shop. They are currently investigating the information on them, and their vehicle is also tracking our Winter Soldiers."
Hearing Dr. Zola's words, Pierce frowned. He realized that the encounter with winter soldiers at the entrance of the puppet shop had alerted the other side.
"Take them out. We cannot afford to have the base and the Winter Soldiers exposed."
However, Dr. Zola interjected: "The S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who injected the serum, Barton, is also present."
"Our Winter Soldiers may not be able to take him down unless Ward is also there."
Hearing Dr. Zola's words, Pierce was somewhat resigned. Ward was currently at the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters with Yakushi Kabuto, so he couldn't make it over.
"Blow up their vehicle and lose them. We can't let Coulson and his team follow the Winter Soldiers back to our base."
"Dr. Zola, please erase the Winter Soldiers' online traces as soon as possible."
"Understood, I will take care of it."
…
At that moment, the Winter Soldiers were escorting the serum back to the Hydra base. Upon hearing the situation over their earpieces, they opened the smart device on their arms, which showed a red dot constantly tracking them.
The red dot indicated that it was an armored vehicle following them.
"Number 1, wait for us at the corner of the next street for 5 minutes."
"If we don't arrive in 5 minutes, you must immediately escort the serum back to the base."
The Winter Soldier driving the car coldly replied: "Understood, Number 7!"
Number 7 and Number 8 Winter Soldiers took a backpack from the seat and slung it over their shoulders. They opened the car doors and jumped out of the slowly moving vehicle, landing steadily on the ground.
Winter Soldiers Number 7 and Number 8 took cover on both sides of the road, waiting for Coulson's armored vehicle to arrive.
About two minutes later, an armored vehicle slowly approached and came into the view of Winter Soldier Number 7.
Winter Soldier Number 7 held a grenade launcher, stepped out onto the street, and aimed at the approaching armored vehicle before pulling the trigger.
"Boom!"
A grenade was launched, but the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent driving the car noticed someone holding a grenade launcher on the road and quickly reacted. As soon as the other side pulled the trigger, he turned the steering wheel sharply, narrowly avoiding the shot.
The grenade hit the road and left a small crater. The sudden jolt of the vehicle caused the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents inside to lose their balance.
Seeing the first shot miss, Winter Soldier Number 7 pulled the trigger again.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Eight grenades were fired in succession, and this time the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent driving the vehicle couldn't avoid them. The armored vehicle was directly hit in the front.
The front of the vehicle was blown up, and the explosion caused the armored car to flip onto its side and slide along the ground.
Watching the vehicle flip and slide, Winter Soldier Number 7 fired one final grenade.
"Boom!"
The grenade tore through the vehicle's body, causing the entire armored vehicle to completely break apart.
Seeing the destruction they caused, Winter Soldier Number 7 tossed the empty grenade launcher aside and didn't leave immediately. Instead, they watched the burning armored car to see if anyone would emerge alive.
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