The captain frowned because it wasn't night yet. It wasn't even afternoon yet.
He glanced around. Out of the ten people, at least seven of them reeked of alcohol.
If this was a gathering place for drunkards, the captain wouldn't say anything. But this wasn't the case. This was an American military base. His eyes flashed with displeasure.
Colonel Conrad, who was gnawing on a roasted beef leg, wiped the grease off his hands on the adjutant beside him. A warm but fake smile appeared on his face.
"Captain, you're back."
He looked at the other party coldly. He seemed to want to say something, but his eyes changed in a very short time.
He sighed in his heart. There were some words that he couldn't say. He could only say calmly:
"I'm looking for General Ross."
The smile on Colonel Conrad's face froze. He laughed and said with a puzzled expression: "General Ross?
Captain, we might have someone called Ross here, but we definitely can't have a general. The highest military rank is me, a colonel. "
Looking at the other party's smug and exaggerated expression, the captain was a little displeased. He asked in a deep voice: "Do I look like a fool?"
"Uh … …" Conrad was about to laugh, but when he saw the other party's calm eyes, his expression stiffened.
His expression couldn't help but stiffen. During this period, he thought of many false pretenses, but in the end?
He shook his head, and his expression became as cold as usual.
"You don't."
The captain nodded and patted Conrad's shoulder. His eyes flashed with seriousness: "Then contact Ross for me. As for whether he wants to talk to me or not?
That's his business. "
Colonel Conrad was silent for a moment. Finally, he sighed:
"Give me some time."
Looking at Conrad's back, the captain suddenly said: "If I remember correctly, other than the first time we met in the morning, you didn't give me a military salute?"
Conrad was stunned. He reacted quickly and asked: "Do you want me to give you a military salute now?"
The captain shook his head. "Forget it."
Half an hour later, Colonel Conrad came back with a satellite phone in his hand. He didn't say much and just said, "Captain, your call."
Before the captain could speak, he heard General Ross's gloomy voice on the other end of the line.
"You're looking for me?"
Ignoring the unfriendly tone, the captain calmly stated his request, "Three identities that won't be found out, the legalization of my assets, and a public medal of honor."
The three identities that would not be investigated were to make it easier for him to move around.
The legalization of assets meant that in addition to the wealth on the surface, the captain also had a shocking amount of wealth in secret.
The above two points did not need to be done in the name of the country. For General Ross, it was not difficult.
However, the third condition was to make the Medal of Honor public. This meant that there would be a press conference in the form of the United States, where the highest level of Medal of Honor would be presented to the captain in front of the world.
Let's not talk about whether the United States would agree to the captain's conditions. Based on the captain's current situation?
What right did he have to raise conditions with him?
Who gave him the courage?
Therefore, in the next moment, General Ross sneered, "Are you kidding?
Or is today April Fool's Day? "
But in the face of General Ross's mockery?
The captain's expression did not change at all. He calmly narrated,
"I think you might not know that the men sent by Frey picked up a section of the Giant Abyss Octopus on Skull Island. Friendly reminder, the information you received before was wrong.
I can only give you an hour to consider. "
"Beep, beep, beep ~"
The call ended. General Ross's eyes flashed with a hint of confusion. He subconsciously muttered, "What the hell?"
However, for some reason, he kept feeling that something was not quite right, especially when he heard the ticking of the clock. It made him feel extremely irritable, and he did not know what he was thinking. General Ross took out his mobile phone.
"Frey, want to have dinner tonight?"
In New York, Frey, who had just ended his conversation with Barton, still had a gloomy expression on his face. However, when he picked up the phone, he replied in a rather relaxed state.
"Sure, I happen to have time. But aren't you in Los Angeles?
Tonight … "
Faced with Frey's probing, or perhaps something else, General Ross casually lied, "I just came back today. See you tonight."
Beep, beep, beep …
After the call ended, Frey's face became even gloomier when he saw that the call had lasted no more than ten seconds. "That goddamn bastard!"
General Ross was inviting him to dinner?
Stop fooling around. Their relationship was not good enough for them to have dinner together. General Ross was only calling to see if he was stalling.
After Barton contacted him and told him that he had talked to the captain, Frey realized that General Ross would definitely make this call.
However, the problem was that he had to cooperate with the captain no matter what.
As the captain had guessed, Frey hoped to develop Skull Island with the United States. However, the problem was that the United States, which had five thousand soldiers, did not need to cooperate with Frey at all.
Therefore, he had to cooperate with the captain, because only by cooperating with him could Frey develop Skull Island with the United States.
On the other hand, General Ross's face was equally gloomy after he hung up the phone.
He guessed that Frey might have discovered something.
Of course, it was also possible that he had not discovered anything, and that the enemy was just bluffing. It was all part of the captain's and Frey's scheme to weaken the Skull Island's strength for a short period of time.
However, the problem was that General Ross could not afford to take the gamble.
The juvenile Giant Abyssal Octopus was more tempting than the adult Giant Abyssal Octopus, not because the juvenile Giant Abyssal Octopus was more helpful to human beings, but because it was more cost-effective and easier to hunt.
What's more, General Ross had a bad guess …
In the military base of Skull Island, the captain was very calm. Colonel Conrad, on the other hand, was more anxious than the captain for some reason as time passed by.
Until the captain's satellite phone rang again. He pressed the answer button and heard General Ross's gloomy threat from the other side.
"You should know that you're dead if you dare to lie to me. Even S.H.E.L.D. can't save you. Besides, Frey wants to kill you more than I do."
The captain nodded.
"I know. That's why I came to you earlier."
Taking a deep breath, General Ross's eyes flashed with seriousness in Los Angeles, thousands of miles away. "I agree to your conditions. Now …"
However, the next moment, the captain sneered.
"Wait, I think you might have some misunderstandings. Due to the bad situation from before, I think you might have misunderstood something.
I'm not going to risk my life for you before my three conditions are fulfilled. "
With a slight frown, General Ross's voice had a hint of threat.
"You don't have the right to bargain."
However, the captain shook his head. His determined face was full of contempt.
"No, I do. Apart from the three people on the island and Frey, I don't.
Apart from me, nobody in this world knows where the three overlords of Skull Island are fighting! "
"It doesn't matter if I'm dead or not. The key is whether you can bear the loss."
As soon as he finished, General Ross said, not to be outdone, "You might not know this, but America's satellites can see you from space."
It was a threat, but the captain did not think much of it. "Don't forget that this is Skull Island."
America's satellites were powerful, but what could they do?
The key now was not the captain's conditions, but the monsters on Skull Island.
SHIELD is about to act, and the other party started two days ago. What if the three overlords really fight?
If the three overlords of Skull Island really fought, it would be S.H.E.L.D. who would reap the benefits.
Just like the captain said, this was Skull Island, the only Skull Island in the world. Once something was taken away by S.H.E.L.D., it meant that America could not have it again.
Taking a deep breath, General Ross said in a deep voice, "I agree. Tell me the location."
However, the captain shook his head again. "No, I want to lead the team myself. I'll even keep the spoils of war. I won't make the same mistake twice."
General Ross frowned and felt that it was a bit tricky. He hesitated. "I need to think about it."
The captain nodded with satisfaction. "Of course, but I hope it won't take more than an hour this time."
At the same time, General Ross hung up the phone. He did not take action immediately. Instead, he touched his chin with uncertainty and thought.
"Could it be that the two overlords, King Kong and Skeleton Crawler, are really fighting?"
Yes, even though he had said so much, he was still doubtful about the captain and Frey.
General Ross was still doubtful, or rather, half doubtful!