Facing Captain America's lengthy and righteous speech, Zemo's hand moved to the red button on the table again and again, only to move away each time.
Forget it, there's no need to kill an idiot. It just makes me feel like my IQ is low.
I've already refused Lady Nine-Heads' goodwill. If I turned around and secretly killed Steve, it would make me seem like a person who goes back on their word, which is not good.
Looking at Captain America on the screen, even without the Star-Spangled Banner attire, his head was filled with the Yankees' usual interventionist thoughts, making Zemo increasingly angry, wishing he could kill him immediately.
But in the end, he still moved his fingers away from the button. Now was not the time to kill Captain America and that woman; Captain America was necessary for the plan.
"Say whatever you want, you don't understand me at all."
The man under the purple hood calmed down, a pen rolled around his fingers and came to a stop. In a calm and slow tone, he replied to Captain America's persuasion to surrender:
"I want to make a deal with you, Captain. I'll give you some intelligence first. Someone plans to target the United States, she calls herself the Root of Hatred."
"Never heard of it," Peggy whispered to Steve, shaking her head.
Zemo heard her words and replied with a smile, "Codenames are just made up, aren't they? You should know Lady Nine-Heads, right? I'm with her now; she has a big plan against the SSR and the United States."
Upon hearing this, the Captain frowned; he didn't understand what Zemo was trying to accomplish.
"Why are you telling me this? Aren't you all Hydra?"
"Yes, but there are differences among the nine heads. What I want is simple: when you hear news about the Red Skull, contact me in the following way and tell me what you know."
He provided a mailbox located somewhere in Africa; whether the address was real or not, no one knew.
Captain glanced at the woman beside him; Peggy thought for a moment and nodded at him, indicating they could agree.
This seems like dog-eat-dog among Hydra, but it can also get them intelligence about plans against America; this deal could be made.
The world is not just black and white. Although Zemo is Hydra, he doesn't seem like that particularly mad leader; he only studied super glue before.
Having made up his mind, Captain looked deeply into Zemo's eyes behind the purple mask, as if by doing so he could see through him.
But for some reason, Steve always felt that the other's eyes contained many emotions; perhaps pride, but more so coldness and loneliness.
"I agree with you, but you have to tell me more about the Root of Hatred. You're in her base; is it convenient to talk?"
"I am fully aware of my circumstances, thanks for your concern. Now listen, I'll only say it once."
Zemo didn't know much, at least Lady Nine-Heads didn't tell him much, but he would think for himself.
Combining some intelligence gathered from Faust and reasoning carefully, combined with his task arrangement, he roughly reconstructed a highly possible plan.
This plan involves mind control and creating chaos in America. The specific methods are unknown, but the action time has been set.
The message has been delivered, but as for how Captain America can escape from underwater and convey this message to the SSR's high ranks, that's not Zemo's concern.
Zemo only knows that if Lady Nine-Heads is out of the picture, he could take over everyone at the division.
It's a bit despicable; she received him warmly on account of his father, yet he planned to do this to her. But who wouldn't act this way in Hydra? Here, you can't stand firm if you're not ruthless. He learned this from his father's death.
Quickly finishing his intelligence, Little Zemo cut off the communication and wished the Captain good luck.
The two left underwater were left speechless.