Victor von Dum, a hawk-eyed man who can't be convinced of his loyalty in any way. The more he came into contact with such a guy, the more Steve could feel the wolf ambition in his heart. This is not a guy who keeps to himself, and he is definitely not a guy who can be manipulated casually. What's more, he still has the experience of betraying his master like that.

It is impossible for such a person to be reused. But because of his outstanding ability, and Smith Chow's bold style. Not only was he reused, but he was promoted to one of the most important troikas of Hydra. In terms of status and power, he was no less than Steve. And because of this, Steve became more and more jealous of him.

This is not to say that Steve is afraid that Victor will take away his power, that he will squeeze out his place. He didn't value power and status to that extent. He was only worried about Victor's purpose, and no matter how much he thought about it, it would be absolutely impossible for such a guy to regard the future of mankind as his goal. As the saying goes, different ways do not conspire with each other. Working with someone who is not on the same path at all can be unpredictable. Coupled with the fact that Smith Chow had given that guy extraordinary powers and tasks, Steve really had to worry about what to do if something went wrong with him.

He finally laid such a large foundation, and he didn't want to waste it all because of some people's deceitful intentions. So he desperately wanted to get to the bottom of Smith Zhou today, even if he couldn't let him control Victor, a guy with unknown motives, at least let himself know what he was doing and how much strength he had in his hands. This way he can plan ahead to avoid being caught off guard by some unexpected situation.

At this point, Steve can be said to be completely unselfish. Almost everything he did was to protect the core interests of Hydra and protect their common goal. But, no matter what, as soon as he said this, it already meant that he had stretched his hand too far.

No one in a position of authority would want their most capable subordinate to stretch his hand too long. Even if it is the relationship between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, it will not work. Otherwise, Liu Bei would not have come to a scene of the White Emperor City in the end. Is that a trust in Zhuge Liang? Obviously not, if you look at it from the perspective of an emperor's mental technique, it is obviously more like a kind of distrust, a means to force Zhuge Liang to do his best and die in the name of supporting Gu.

Steve has Zhuge Liang's ability, and Smith Zhou's ability is far above Liu Bei. The relationship between the two is not as good as the friendship between the former and the minister, so naturally, even Liu Bei played such a hand on Zhuge Liang, and Smith Zhou naturally couldn't turn a blind eye to Steve's somewhat cross-line move.

He still had some scruples about Steve, so when he heard this, his face changed slightly, and then he said to him with a smile.

"Are you concerned about this? I think I seemed to tell you not to pay too much attention to his problems. You should know that all you need to care about now is the task in your hand, and as for the other things that you should not care about, you don't need to care about them. ”

Such an ambiguous and vague answer made Steve immediately hear the warning in it. He had already realized that he had crossed the line a little, but out of his own instinct, he still gritted his teeth and said.

"I know I'm going to be a bit overstepping. But I'm still saying that, I don't believe that guy Victor. You put him by your side, where we can all see it, I have no problem. But it's obviously a mistake for you to put him in a position where only you know and let him sneak around doing things that no one can see. You can't control him, and if one day this guy does something sorry for us, then maybe it's too late! ”

"Oh, is that what you think?" He raised his brow and changed his tone. Smith Zhou asked Steve like this. "So what do you think I should do, in your opinion? What on earth can I do to match your heart? Mr. Steve Rogers? ”

At this point, it has actually reached a very dangerous level. But Steve is not afraid of danger, and his character, even if there is a basic change in his position, there will be no change. So he knew that if he continued to hold on, it would probably cause some serious problems, but he still said with a stiff neck.

"I'm still saying that, Your Excellency. I think you should keep a grip on him, and at the very least, let me know what he's doing. ”

"You really want to know, okay. Then I'll tell you, Mister Rogers. The task I gave to Victor was related to his original master. The territory of the subspace called Hell, I don't intend to deliver it to anyone else. And that includes you. And Victor is the one I picked out to recover this territory. He's got a natural advantage, and I have the absolute confidence to control him. If I say so, you should be satisfied. ”

When Smith Zhou said such a thing, Steve already had some regret in his heart. However, since he has this mouth, it is naturally impossible for him to swallow the words that come out of it. So he could only stiffen his face and hide the embarrassment between them in a silent way.

This is not really advisable, because in any case, what you have just done is already provoking your boss. If you are a smart and delicate person, even if you don't try your best to beg for mercy at this time, you will definitely want to save the situation with all your good words. But Steve just looks like a dead man, and if anyone else is his boss, it is inevitable that he will be angry about his attitude. Smith Chow, of course, is no exception.

He was very angry in his heart, and he was very angry about Steve's ignorance and his doubts about himself. But in the end, he is a person with a deep city, so after a period of silence, he still suppressed the little anger in his heart.

Those who achieve great things are not informal, and this is true. But people who have achieved great things throughout the ages are probably not less aggrieved. Back then, Qin Shi Huang still wanted to call Lü Buwei his father, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty still wanted to be a good grandson of his ancestors, and Tang Taizong still had to give his courtiers a reason to not come down. These are all living examples, and with these living examples in front of him, Smith Zhou can only comfort himself, open his heart, and tolerate the existence of Steve.

He can tolerate Steve, and he can only tolerate Steve. After all, Steve's ability is there, and the existence of a right-hand man is not something that can be cut off at all. He doesn't have the courage to do it, and he doesn't have the confidence. The devil knows how many years he would have to wait for a suitable candidate without Steve. He'd been waiting for Steve for seventy years, so he didn't care to swallow that breath in order to tolerate him.

However, tolerance is tolerance, it does not mean that he completely let go of Steve's yard, at least, verbal warnings can't run. So at the moment, he said to Steve with a gloomy face.

"I hope this is the last time, Steve. There are some things that you can know and meddle in, and I will definitely let you know. And if there are some things that I don't want you to know, you'd better not let me meddle in them casually. You have your tasks, I have my arrangements. And most importantly, you're at my service. Don't forget that, don't forget, Hydra is still up to me. For you, especially for you, I don't want to be a cunning rabbit and a dead lackey, and a bird is good at hiding the bow. ”

"Is this your warning to me?" Steve's expression was a little silent, as an idealist, once he hid in reality, then the blow to him was not a little bit. However, Smith Zhou did not continue to get used to his intentions, he was very resolute, even a little indifferent.

"If you think so, that's a warning. Steve, ideals are our ends, but in order to achieve them, what we need is means. You should be clear about what the means of governing an organization are. Just because I can see you as my right-hand man doesn't mean that you can influence my actions in reverse. At the end of the day, this is the path I have chosen, and I am leading you down this path. If you start to try to change my choice, then even you, or some other people, I will be unkind to them. ”

"You should understand what that means. So don't force me to use this tactic on you. ”

"I see, I'll restrain myself."

At this point, it makes perfect sense for Steve to show retreat and submission. Although he insisted, it was impossible for him to hold out to that extent in front of Smith Chow. So he is bound to make such a choice. Faced with such a choice, Smith Zhou's face palened slightly, and then he slowed down his tone and said to him.

"It's good, you know the proportions. So next, I think we should talk about something else. About our actions. You already know what I'm here for, so what do you think we can do to make the impact of this operation more beneficial to us? ”