For Steve,
Who was Baki Baines? He was his childhood friend.
He was his closest comrade and his most solid support. They had fought side by side.
He was one of the most important people in each other's lives.
When he witnessed Baki fall off the cliff, Steve thought that he would probably only see him in his dreams for the rest of his life, but he didn't expect God to play such a huge joke on him —
The best friend he thought he would lose for the rest of his life appeared in front of him again.
Looking at the face in front of him that was almost the same as the one in his memory, Steve couldn't suppress the surprise and joy in his heart.
He knew him!
He was Baki!!
He wasn't dead!!!
However, the best friend who had been separated for many years was reunited.
The only person who was surprised and happy was Steve. Winter Soldiers looked at the man in front of him who couldn't control himself. He even wanted to swear.
But soon,
Winter Soldiers not only wanted to swear, but he also wanted to fight.
Because! Because!
They were actually despicable and shameless enough to use a diversion tactic to steal his supper!?
With a cold expression, Dong Bing glanced at Steve, who was about to create a diversion, and then at Clint, who was about to attack. Even though he didn't say anything, the disdain and disdain on his face were obvious.
Not to mention Issou, who activated some mysterious function as soon as he met Winter Soldiers, even Clint and Sam, who weren't familiar with Winter Soldiers (or Baki), clearly read his expression.
Not to mention Steve.
Steve, who was just ignored by his best friend because of a plate of fried beef with rice noodles, was now misunderstood by his best friend because of the same plate of fried beef with rice noodles: "…???"
I'm not.
I'm not.
Don't get me wrong.
Unfortunately, Winter Soldiers didn't get Steve's three consecutive denials.
His eyes were still cold.
He looked at them warily. From the way he protected the salted chicken porridge with his left hand,
The way he protected the fried beef with rice noodles with his right hand clearly showed his attitude —
No one can steal my supper!!!
If Dong Bing had treated Steve and the others as if they were strangers who had interrupted his midnight snack, Dong Bing had treated Steve and the others like a stranger.
Then looking at how he was protecting his food now,
It was as if he regarded them as enemies who were stealing his food.
Seeing Winter Soldiers like this,
Steve, who was excited to see his best friend again, didn't have time to acknowledge him first,
He quickly explained, "No, Baki, don't get me wrong, we're not here to steal your food …"
Captain America, who was praised and admired by everyone, was not only upright, but also had a straight face. When he looked at people sincerely with his blue eyes, he always made people believe him inexplicably.
However, the "people" referred to here definitely did not include Winter Soldiers. Even though this Hydra killer had always been cold and silent, he always had a special kind of magic —
A casual look/expression could completely express all of his intentions.
Just like now —
After hearing Steve's words, he was expressionless, but his eyes temporarily moved away from him, and then glanced at Clint, who had just been caught.
When his gaze fell back on Steve again, Winter Soldiers' cold eyes and expression revealed one meaning —
Are you sure?
Steve: "…"
Uh.
He took back the word "guys".
Although Dong Bing's last look was directed at Steve, Clint, who was also glanced at by Dong Bing, did not want to be the culprit who was despised and despised by Dong Bing. He quickly raised his hands, and said, "You will definitely believe me if I tell you."
"I really wanted to catch him, but for some reason, when I saw that plate of fried rice noodles, I couldn't help but change my target."
What?
Clint, a dignified agent, was not determined during a mission? Was this a loss of morals or a distortion of human nature?
…
…
…
No.
Fatty, who had been a professional foodie for thirty years, said that it was Issou's midnight snack that was too tempting, so he couldn't help but reach out his evil hand to the plate of fried rice noodles.
Steve: "…"
Sam: "…"
He was right.
Although his words sounded ridiculous, they did believe him.
After all, they had all eaten Issou's delicious food.
"Why don't we all sit down first?"
Issou glanced at the stalemate between Winter Soldiers and Steve and couldn't help but make a suggestion. He said, "If there's anything, let's sit down and talk."
Hearing Issou's words, Steve naturally had no objections. If Winter Soldiers was not Baki, then he might have refused, but the situation was different now. Even if he was Winter Soldiers now, how could Steve do it when faced with his face?
Clint and Sam, on the other hand, followed Steve's lead. In addition, they had all seen Steve's strange reaction when he saw Dong Bing just now. So, after Steve nodded in agreement, the two of them also agreed.
So the three avengers, who originally came to arrest Hydra killer Winter Soldiers, were now sitting in front of the table, ready to eat porridge.
Seeing Issou take out the pot of salted chicken porridge and spoon it into Steve's bowl, Winter Soldiers … Winter Soldiers was furious!
If they didn't come, it would have been all for him and Issou, but now they had to share their portion with these three! White! Food! Of!
Steve: "…???"
Clint: "…???"
Sam: "…???"
For Issou, weren't they all freeloaders?
However, when they saw Winter Soldiers' posture …
Okay.
He really didn't feel like he was freeloading.
It was just that even if Winter Soldiers looked at them as if they were enemies, Clint and Sam never thought of returning the salted chicken porridge that Issou scooped into their bowls. Even when facing Winter Soldiers, they were still calm.
What?
Didn't they feel embarrassed being stared at by Winter Soldiers like this?
…
…
…
No way!
They were all freeloaders, who was looking down on who?
Besides, they could ignore other food, but this was a midnight snack made by Issou himself. If they returned it, would they just return a simple midnight snack?
No!
It was their lives that they returned it to!
Since it was their lives, why would Clint and Sam be embarrassed if they wanted to keep their lives?
However, because Clint and Sam were not familiar with Winter Soldiers, they could turn a blind eye to his gaze, but Steve couldn't do the same.
This was a superhero who had just reunited with his best friend. Before they could even acknowledge each other, he was first ignored by his best friend as an unimportant stranger. Then, he was treated as an enemy by his best friend. Now, facing Dong Bing's cold gaze that was like a sharp arrow, he only felt that it was difficult to hide the loss and pain in his heart.
He scooped up a mouthful of salted chicken porridge and put it into his mouth. Now, only Issou's food could comfort his wounded heart.
Winter Soldiers, who originally saw Steve's guilty expression and thought that he would return the salted chicken porridge, "…???"
Seeing that the corners of Dong Bing's mouth were about to turn down again, and that unhappy look of his looked inexplicably aggrieved, Yi Su hurriedly scooped another spoonful of salted chicken porridge into his bowl. Seeing that he turned his head to look over, she said, "Hurry up and eat. It's better to eat it while it's hot."
Hearing Issou's words, Winter Soldiers looked down at his bowl of salted chicken porridge that was about to overflow. He thought for a while and scooped a spoonful of porridge for the black-haired girl.
Looking at the extra piece of chicken and a few peas in his bowl, Issou couldn't help but smile at Winter Soldiers.
Looking at the black-haired girl smiling brightly in front of him, Winter Soldiers' gray-green eyes flashed, and then he lowered his head and began to eat the porridge.
Just as Issou said, salted chicken porridge was better to eat while it was hot. Even if the hot salted chicken porridge was still a little hot when it was put into the mouth, the temperature had already warmed them up.
The porridge cooked with japonica rice was soft and delicious, and when it entered the mouth, it was full of the porridge's fragrance. The salted chicken was not only firm, but also delicious and had a unique taste.
Not to mention, there was also a piece of boiled pea. The emerald green color not only added a touch of spring to the winter, but it also tasted soft and fragrant. Almost without biting, it could melt on the tip of the tongue together with the porridge.
…
After eating a bowl of pea and salted chicken porridge, not only did it warm up one's stomach, but it also warmed up one's heart.
Steve and the others thought that nothing could make them happier than eating a bowl of hot pea and salted chicken porridge on a cold winter night with snow drifting in the air.
If there was, it would be two bowls of hot pea and salted chicken porridge.
However, it was obvious that the portion of pea and salted chicken porridge that Issou had only cooked for himself and Winter Soldiers was not enough to make the five people present happier than blissful at the same time. So …
The black-haired girl glanced at Winter Soldiers and Steve, then silently held her bowl and moved her chair away from them. She said, "I'll eat this. I won't fight with you."
What a joke.
Looking at Clint and the others, she was worried that she would be accidentally hurt by them for a mouthful of food.
Hearing Issou's words, Clint and the others looked at each other, and then suddenly reached for the remaining half of the bowl of pea and salted chicken porridge.
Winter Soldiers' left hand grabbed Clint's hand and pushed him out. His right foot hooked Sam's foot and tripped him into the chair. At the same time, he grabbed the pot of pea and salted chicken porridge with his right hand. However, before he could pull it in front of him, Steve's hand grabbed the other side of the pot.
Winter Soldiers raised his head and looked at his only remaining opponent. His blue eyes reminded him of the fragmented images that suddenly popped up in his mind.
The short and thin man inside seemed to have a pair of firm and gentle blue eyes just like his. Winter Soldiers frowned. He was …
"Captain, hold on tight! Don't let him take it! "
"This concerns the honor of The Avengers!"
Clint and Sam, who had just been KO-ed by Winter Soldiers, quickly cheered for Steve. However, just as they finished cheering, they heard Winter Soldiers suddenly shout, "… Steve."
But! Then!
Steve let go of his hand!
Sam: "…???"
Clint: "…???"
Is there something wrong with the name Steve?!
Of course, Steve didn't know what Clint and Sam thought about him suddenly letting go. After hearing his name from Winter Soldiers' mouth, the shock he received was definitely no less than when he suddenly saw him.
"Baki! Do you remember me?! "
Steve couldn't hide his excitement as he looked at Dong Bing. His blue eyes were full of surprise and expectation, but …
Winter Soldiers, who had just shouted his name at Steve, quickly pulled the pot to his side, grabbed the spoon, and scooped up the remaining pea and salted chicken porridge into his bowl.
As for Steve's question?
Sorry, Winter Soldiers, who successfully got the last bowl of pea and salted chicken porridge, glanced at him and said, "Who the f * ck is Baki?!"
Steve thought that Baki remembered him: "…???"
Wait!
Baki, didn't you remember me?
Baki, Baki, if you didn't remember me, why did you call me Steve?
Baki, Baki, Baki, did you call me Steve to get the last bowl of porridge?
Winter Soldiers, who was eating pea and salted chicken porridge, refused to answer Steve's question and couldn't be bothered to answer him.
Issou, who knew that Winter Soldiers was Baki and knew how good his relationship with Steve was, could not help but think in his heart that Winter Soldiers could be said to be very shameless.
Sam and Clint did not know the plot in advance like Issou, so it was not surprising that they did not recognize that Winter Soldiers was Baki.
But from the way Steve began to lose his composure when he saw Winter Soldiers' face, and how excited he was when he heard Winter Soldiers call his name, the two of them were very sure that the two of them (at least, Steve and Winter Soldiers) knew each other.
But once again, they clearly heard Steve call Winter Soldiers Baki …
Clint and Sam looked at each other. If they remembered correctly, in the first half of Steve Rogers' life, there was a name that always ran through his childhood, adolescence, and youth, and that was —
James Barnes.
Steve always affectionately called him Baki.
However, didn't Captain America's best friend fall off a cliff many years ago? His deeds and information were clearly written in the "Captain America" exhibition room of the Smithsonian Museum.
"Captain, are you sure he is Sergeant Barnes?"
Clint and the others looked at Steve and asked, "Maybe it's because they are similar?"
It was no wonder that Clint and the others questioned this matter. After all, Winter Soldiers was not only a killer, but also a loyal puppet trained by Hydra. If …
They were saying if, what if Winter Soldiers was really not Sergeant Barnes, but a conspiracy by Hydra against Captain America?
"No, he is Baki."
Steve was aware of Clint and the others' doubts, but at the same time, he insisted on his own thoughts. He said, "I know, he is Baki. He didn't die back then, but I didn't know."
He looked at Winter Soldiers with complicated emotions. He thought that it was precisely because he didn't know that Baki had suffered so much.
Before they knew that Winter Soldiers was Baki, the Avengers conducted a detailed investigation of Winter Soldiers because Hydra intervened to rescue Issou and the others when they were arrested by the military.
This killer trained by Hydra had carried out many assassination missions in the former Soviet Union. Even one of the members of the Avengers, Black Widow Natasha, had fought with him and almost died at his hands.
When Steve saw the information about Winter Soldiers, he didn't think much about it. However, when he now knew that Winter Soldiers was Baki, the self-blame and guilt in his heart instantly flooded his heart.
If he hadn't let go of Baki's hand, he wouldn't have fallen into the hands of Hydra, let alone become their puppet.
Yes.
Even if Steve didn't know that Baki became Winter Soldiers after being brainwashed, he knew his best friend's character and worldview. If he hadn't lost the memory of Baki Barnes, then he would never have done such a thing.
After hearing Steve's words, Sam and Clint looked at each other, then asked, "Captain, what are you going to do? Winter Soldiers … "
When it came to the name Winter Soldiers, Sam paused for a moment, then changed his words. "Sergeant Barnes doesn't seem to know you at all."
Not only did he not know him at all, but because Clint had just planned to eat secretly but was discovered by Winter Soldiers, and the three of them had just shared the pea and salted chicken porridge that originally belonged to him and Issou, so his impression of them was … well, it was better not to mention it.
Hearing Sam's words, Steve remembered that Winter Soldiers had just called his name, and he immediately said, "No, Baki still remembers my name …"
However, as soon as Steve's voice fell, not only Clint and Sam, but even Issou, who had been holding his bowl far away from the "battlefield", glanced at him silently, as if asking —
"Are you sure he called your name because he still remembers you?"
"Captain, don't mind me telling the truth." Clint on the side said, "I seriously suspect that he just heard us call your name, so he took the opportunity to call out your name to distract you."
Steve: "…"
Clint's words made sense, and he was speechless.
"No matter what, I can't let Baki go back to the Hydra."
Finding that he couldn't find a more credible reason than Clint's, Steve simply changed the subject. He said, "Otherwise, Baki will never remember me again in this life."
Even though Steve didn't know how Baki lost his memory, he believed that as long as Baki stayed with them, he would always have a way to make him remember.
But if he continued to stay in the Hydra, what hope was there?
Even if Baki really remembered one day, who knew if the Hydra would make him lose his memory again?
If Issou knew what Steve was thinking, he would definitely tell him the truth.
The black-haired girl still remembered a scene in the animation where the Winter Soldiers accidentally knocked off Steve's mask when he fought with him, and Steve recognized him.
Although the Winter Soldiers didn't remember who he was at that time, when he returned to the Hydra base, he repeatedly asked who "Captain America" was and firmly believed that he knew him, so he was brainwashed again.
However, Issou didn't know what Steve was thinking, so he naturally couldn't tell him this. After hearing his words, he quickly said, "I think Steve is right."
Seeing that they all looked over, the black-haired girl continued, "Although I don't know what Winter Soldiers' identity is now, judging from your attitude, his identity shouldn't be very good, right?"
"But Steve said that he was Sergeant Barnes, so I think something must have happened to him that made him lose his memory and not remember Steve, so isn't it best to bring him back to the Avengers Mansion?"
With that said, Issou continued, "Otherwise, the next time you meet, won't you kill each other? Uh, I mean Steve and Winter Soldiers. "
Hearing Issou's words, Clint and Sam both felt that it made sense, but …
Clint looked at Issou strangely and asked, "Issou, since you know Sergeant Barnes, didn't you recognize the Winter Soldiers when you first met him?"
Hearing his question, Issou told the truth with great confidence, "I only know Sergeant Barnes, but I haven't been to the 'Captain America' exhibition room in the Smithsonian Museum, so I didn't know what Sergeant Barnes looked like before."
Clint and the others didn't have any doubts when they heard Issou's words, for no other reason than that she was not an American, so unlike other young Americans, she did not grow up listening to the story of Captain America. Therefore, even if she said that she had never visited the 'Captain America' exhibition room in the Smithsonian Museum, they wouldn't be surprised.
However, Clint and the others didn't find it strange, but it was Issou's turn to question. She said, "Besides, when I drew Winter Soldiers' appearance, didn't you also not recognize him?"
Speaking of this, Issou couldn't help but glare at Steve. "Especially you, Captain."
Thinking of Issou's soul painting, Steve was speechless.
He simply couldn't express his bitterness.
Logically speaking, if Issou's portrait of the Winter Soldiers was the real one, then he would definitely recognize it at a glance, okay?
Unfortunately, Yi Su's painting was fake. It was exactly the same.
Seeing that Steve was being glared at by Issou, Sam and Clint could only give him a 'good luck' look, even though they knew that he was innocent.
However, before they could send out their blessings, they saw Issou get up and run towards the living room. After a while, he ran back with something in his hand.
Clint and the others looked over curiously and clearly saw what Issou was holding in his hand —
It was the portrait of the Winter Soldiers.
Seeing that the Winter Soldiers had finished his supper, the black-haired girl hurriedly put the A4 paper next to his face and said, "Look, isn't it the same round face, the same green eyes, and the same curly hair?"
Don't ask why they didn't have the same pout, because the Winter Soldiers who had just finished eating did not have a pout.
Clint and Sam glanced at the Winter Soldiers' face, then at the A4 paper next to him, and then …
To be honest.
They didn't know why, but after hearing Yi Su's words, they felt that …
It did seem very similar.
Steve: "…???"
Are you serious?
Before Steve could cast a questioning look at Sam and Clint, Issou showed the A4 paper to the Winter Soldiers and asked him, "Winter Soldiers, look at who this is."
Before losing his memory, the Winter Soldiers could only draw matchstick figures. After losing his memory, he lost the ability to draw at all. He glanced at the drawing on the A4 paper, then looked up at Issou and said, "It's me."
Steve: "…???"
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