Chapter 029 Hail Hydra

"Boss, were you kidnapped too?" Julia asked worriedly. After being kidnapped here, she had been day and night hoping that her boss would come to rescue her.

If the boss had also been captured, wouldn't her chances of escape be infinitely close to zero?

The thought of being imprisoned for life, or executed once she lost her usefulness,

made Julia shudder.

"To be precise, I was invited," Wang Bo said.

"Invited?" Julia looked bewildered.

"Yes," Wang Bo nodded.

Seeing that her boss didn't seem to be lying, Julia felt indignant. She was kidnapped, while he was invited—the difference was too great.

But considering he was the boss and she was just an employee, she quickly adjusted her mindset and cast aside her indignation.

"Boss, what should we do now? We're not going to end up like Tony Stark, are we?" Speaking of billionaire kidnappings, it was easy to think of Tony Stark from a few days ago.

When she first heard about Tony Stark's kidnapping, Julia had been somewhat gloating, but she never expected that just a few days later, she would receive the same treatment.

"Don't worry, we're not like Tony Stark," Wang Bo comforted his former secretary.

Tony Stark was captured to make missiles, while he was invited to join Hydra.

Completely different treatment.

One was a VIP, the other a prisoner—how could they be the same?

And Wang Bo joined Hydra not because he wanted to use its power to take revenge on the UN and conquer the world; in fact, he had no such ambition.

Actually, Wang Bo's decision to join Hydra was made on a whim.

His idea was simple:

to use Hydra's strength to find possible穿越者 (transmigrators) appearing on Earth.

After all, Hydra's tentacles spread across the world, its power unimaginably vast, even SHIELD had been infiltrated like a sieve by Hydra.

Even SHIELD's most elite rapid-response special forces were Hydra people.

The captain, Brock Rumlow, was the infamous Crossbones.

Thus, Hydra's strength had indeed far surpassed that of World War II. With their help, the chances of finding a transmigrator would increase several times.

So Wang Bo agreed to join Hydra.

Of course, the reason Wang Bo dared to join Hydra, besides confidence in his own strength, was more importantly that he was not from this world.

Once exposed, Wang Bo could leave at any time without a care.

Leaving Earth, even SHIELD couldn't do anything to him.

If he left this world, not to mention SHIELD, even Thanos and Odin couldn't touch him.

So Wang Bo didn't care at all about the possible consequences of joining Hydra.

...

On the other hand, after observing Wang Bo secretly for a day and confirming that he wasn't pulling any tricks, Strucker initiated a video conference to contact other Hydra leaders.

Opinions on whether to invite Wang Bo to join Hydra were actually quite similar.

The vast majority were in favor.

This was normal.

In fact, Strucker's decision to invite Wang Bo to join Hydra was not his own personal opinion, nor a spur-of-the-moment decision; he invited Wang Bo because they had already discussed it beforehand.

Most people approved of Wang Bo's joining.

Because Wang Bo's spaceship was of tremendous help to Hydra's conquest of the world.

Even if they ultimately failed, they could still take the spaceship and leave this world, ready to stage a comeback at any time.

That was why Hydra kidnapped Julia and lured Wang Bo, hoping to persuade him to join. But no one expected the process to go so smoothly.

After hearing Strucker's account, everyone was taken aback.

Because no one had expected that they had already been exposed. Even S.H.I.E.L.D., which monitored the world, had no idea that Hydra had already been reborn under a new guise and was growing stronger.

But a mere Wang Bo had already known this.

This man was too mysterious.

"Is he really Justin Hammer?" one of Hydra's officers questioned, because according to their investigation, Justin Hammer was not capable of building a spaceship, nor would he know of Hydra's existence.

Strucker said, "I'm not sure about that either, but inviting him was everyone's decision. Now, are you for or against?"

After some discussion, everyone first chose to agree.

"No matter who he is, as long as he can strengthen Hydra, we can recruit him."

"We can give him a high position, but we must also keep him under control."

"That's right. We need him to do something to prove his loyalty."

Strucker nodded and said, "I agree with that."

After the discussion ended, that evening Strucker hosted a banquet for Wang Bo and his secretary Julia. The three of them enjoyed a delicious dinner in the castle's dining room.

Of course, for Strucker and Julia, this might have been a delicious dinner.

But for Wang Bo, such a dinner was not delicious, even tedious. Having grown accustomed to the food provided by the Gourmet Tablecloth, he found it hard to swallow such ordinary food.

Near the end of dinner, Strucker put down his knife and fork and said slowly, "Mr. Justin Hammer, congratulations. After our discussion, we have agreed to let you join us."

Wang Bo looked up at him and thought to himself, "Here comes the main topic."

He nodded and said, "I am honored."

"However, to prove that you are sincerely joining us, we need you to record a short video." Strucker clapped his hands, and a waiter entered carrying a tray, placing it in front of Wang Bo.

Wang Bo lifted the lid on the tray; inside were a camera and a slip of paper. He glanced at Strucker, who made a gesture of invitation.

Wang Bo picked up the slip of paper, on which was written a very simple sentence... Hail Hydra!

Wang Bo immediately understood and nodded, saying, "Okay."

The waiter picked up the small camera and aimed it at Wang Bo. Wang Bo said, "Hail Hydra."

Strucker stood up, walked over to Wang Bo, stood beside him, and asked, "Do you mind?"

"Of course not," Wang Bo shook his head.

So the two stood together, made a gesture, and said in unison, "Hail Hydra!"