Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 329 10. Doctor Incarnation-Thanks to the Silver League of Brother Taipal, the head of Novice Village 【310】

"I was your assistant first, following you through life and death, and then I became your subordinate, instructed to do this and that by you. Now I am your nanny again, and I also help you take care of your daughter."

"Do you want me to warm your bed next? You bastard."

On the phone in Merlin's hand, Miss Bloodstone's complaints were so clear.

Elsa was very dissatisfied when she was called to watch the children while she was comfortably watching soap operas in her small shop.While watching TV with little Daisy in her arms in Merlin's house, and helping her comb her hair, she complained to the phone:

"You can't see me as a bully, and just keep bullying me, Merlin."

"First of all, Daisy is not my daughter."

Merlin's calm voice sounded on the phone:

"Secondly, Daisy is involved in a matter that is very important to S.H.I.E.L.D., so taking care of this child is theoretically your job now."

"Finally, if you don't want to take care of Daisy, then you can choose to go to Philadelphia to help Coulson deal with the werewolf wounding case there. I think you are also quite suitable for dealing with those crazy werewolves, what do you think?"

"Hehe, I suddenly feel that I am not in good shape today, and I am not suitable for going out to fight."

Elsa quickly changed the subject and said:

"And I get along very well with little Daisy, so that's it, I won't bother you, goodbye, Chief Merlin."

After finishing speaking, Elsa hung up the phone with lightning speed.

On the other end, in the laboratory at the SDOLD base, Merlin shook his head, put the phone aside, and continued to analyze the drug samples at hand.

Lincoln, a rookie who has just completed today's combat training and is also a doctor, is assisting him.

"The composition of this potion is very strange."

Lincoln took out the stratified test tube from the centrifuge, put the test tube under his nose and sniffed it, then turned his head and said to Merlin:

"It's very pungent, it smells like some kind of animal gland, and it seems to be mixed together."

"First do a component analysis, I want to see what effect this thing has and what kind of trouble it will cause."

Merlin raised his hand, looked at the time on his watch, and said:

"This job is entrusted to you, is it okay?"

"No."

Lincoln smiled, and this very sunny guy said:

"The experimental equipment here is very advanced, so the analysis results will come out in a few minutes."

"Ah."

Merlin nodded, looking at the busy Lincoln, he asked suddenly:

"Speaking of which, you have been in the 'afterlife' for two years, so you must be very familiar with it. I have a question, what kind of person do you think your leader, Jiaying, is?"

"Ms. Jiaying."

Lincoln casually replied:

"She is a very kind person. In the next life, any member who is injured or has any psychological problems will go to her and tell her. She is like a mother, tolerant and caring for every stranger. Everyone respects her."

"Sounds like a real kind-hearted person."

Merlin leaned aside, rubbing his chin, and after a few seconds, he asked again:

"Has she spread any ideas to you? I mean, how does she view ordinary people about the relationship between aliens and human civilization? As the leader, she must consider this aspect. I mean Yes, if the two sides encounter a conflict, in your opinion, what choice do you think Jiaying will make?"

"Ms. Jiaying seldom talks about this aspect."

A blue electric spark popped out of Lincoln's finger, causing the liquid in the test tube in his hand to boil slightly, and then poured the liquid into the analyzer.While operating the computer, he answered the boss's questions.

"There are no ordinary people in the 'Afterlife' organization. Everyone is a different person. Those who are relatively successful in transformation still maintain their human form, but there are also those who fail. When they gain abilities, their body organs will be alienated, just like It’s like a monster, I’ve seen boys with bull horns. But no matter how weird their appearance is, Ms. Jiaying will never despise them.”

"From my personal feeling, Ms. Jiaying doesn't seem to want us to have too much contact with ordinary people. Instructor Gordon also thinks this way. He said that different people have different ways of life, and being able to maintain independence is the most important thing." Good choice."

"So if there is a conflict between the two sides, Ms. Jiaying should leave quietly with the aliens from the 'afterlife' to avoid intensification of the conflict."

The young man shrugged his shoulders, and said rather slightly:

"But I think it's impossible for aliens like us to remain completely independent."

"How to say?"

Merlin asked.

"Because aliens are born from ordinary people."

Lincoln spoke his mind frankly.

"Every one of us, whether strong or weak, is a real ordinary person before transformation. Except for those aliens who were transformed in childhood, each of us has experienced the awakening of abilities. Afterwards, the living habits of human beings were actually retained.”

"Last year, there was also a network in the 'afterlife'. The elders believed that such things should not appear in the world of aliens. Although everyone did not verbally object to the elder's reprimand, when voting, the result was still one-sided. ..This shows that aliens, at least those revived in our era, cannot be completely separated from human civilization."

"Have you talked to Jiaying about these things?"

Merlin took off his glasses, gently rubbed the bridge of his nose, and asked softly:

"Do you think Jiaying is hiding some secrets that you don't know?"

"Talk."

Lincoln looked at the data jumping on the screen in front of him, and he replied:

"When I first came to the 'afterlife', I was not used to it. I often went to Ms. Jiaying to talk about my inner entanglement and those chaotic thoughts. She didn't tell me that my thoughts were wrong, but I could feel I realized that Ms. Jiaying actually has a little repulsion towards ordinary people."

The young man looked back at his superior and said:

"I have also vaguely heard about Ms. Jiaying's experience. If I had suffered such inhumane torture, I would have the same rejection, and it would even be more intense."

"You have to know, Mr. Merlin, Ms. Jiaying is not as harmless as she appears on the surface. Her abilities are quite terrifying, but as far as I know, even after being hurt by ordinary people in a terrible way, she can No revenge."

"As for secrets... In the words of Chief Coulson, who in this world has no secrets?"

"Maybe Ms. Jiaying does have some unknown thoughts in her heart, but I think that a person like her should not pose a threat to anyone."

"Ah."

Merlin nodded. Lincoln's answer did not exceed his expectations.

It seems that Jiaying's image in the minds of these strangers is really tall, and she is really tending towards perfection.

"So, Jiaying, either she is a real kind person who repays evil with kindness, or she is a conspirator who hides deep, or the most dangerous one who knows how to deceive people."

Merlin said softly:

"It seems that we should be more careful when dealing with her."

"Sir, you have no proof of that."

Lincoln said to Merlin:

"And your thoughts are too dark."

"Am I dark? Or are you childish?"

Merlin said in a serious tone:

"We're agents, Lincoln. Melinda should have told you on day one that we always have to prepare for the worst while others are blinded by the good."

"It's tiresome to speculate on other people with malice, but it's better than being caught off guard by a sudden conspiracy. The time is up, and the composition analysis is complete?"

"Well, it's almost there."

Lincoln pointed to the data jumping on the screen in front of him, and said to Merlin behind him:

"The ingredients found so far are all biological hormones in some animals, including gorillas, cheetahs, bears, owls and snakes, but this is not all. In addition to these hormones, there are some pharmaceutical ingredients that are 'solvents' that have not been identified. Analyze it."

"According to my understanding, this drug should be a highly synthetic potion. It's like...how should I put it? It can stimulate various organs of the human body for a short time, reduce the sensitivity of pain nerves, and increase the intensity of nerve reflexes. , as well as strength and speed, and visual enhancement."

The rookie agent frowned, looked at the data in front of him, and said:

"However, the destruction of human nerves by this drug is also terrible. It is like a stimulant with strong sequelae. Every injection will cause great pressure on human organs and spirit. Long-term exposure to this animal hormone , would drive a man crazy... Where did you find this thing, sir?"

"Sir?"

Lincoln didn't get an answer. He turned around, and there was nothing behind him.

At some point, Merlin had quietly left the laboratory. Obviously, he had obtained the information he needed.

Under the darkness of night, the raven Victor flapped his wings and flew over the city in the dark. It was constantly searching for targets on the ground, and on the ground, Merlin also activated his dark perception. Guided by his sharper sense of smell, In the middle, there was a trace of the breath of that special potion, which seemed to be nothing, guiding Merlin to the coast.

Crazy doctor Salvin Johnson is hiding on a cargo ship moored off the coast.

On the open space between the maze-like containers on the deck, he was squatting there, wrapped in a worn overcoat, cooking a pot of instant noodles with an alcohol lamp, with a cup of clear water in his hand .

In the dark, he looked a little old, with no expression on his sluggish face, looking like a down-and-out homeless man.

To be honest, he was definitely the worst villain Merlin had ever seen.

If he is really a villain.

"Is it appropriate for a patient to eat this at night?"

Merlin quietly appeared from the darkness. He didn't carry a weapon and walked towards Zalvin.The latter jumped up and put on a fighting posture. He watched Merlin who suddenly appeared vigilantly, and there was a throbbing hatred in his eyes.

"I didn't come to fight you, Dr. Johnson."

Merlin stretched out his hands, representing that he had no malice. He looked at Zalvin Johnson in front of him, and said:

"I just want to clarify one thing... What is the relationship between you and Daisy? Why did you secretly protect that girl?"

"How did you know?"

Johnson didn't let his guard down, he stared at Merlin, and Merlin shrugged, he said:

"At first, I also thought that you wanted to hurt the girl, because I was told that there was a violent guy after Daisy. I presupposed that, and I was almost misled. But then I found out that in the recent For months, wherever Daisy was, gangs would be attacked for no reason."

"That's what you did, right? I thought it was some vigilante passing by... I also know that you saved Daisy from a vampire, but I'm curious about your ability to save Daisy." The old couple who adopted Daisy, why didn't you do that?"

"Why would I do that?"

With an odd smile on Johnson's face, he said:

"Daisy doesn't belong to them, does she? They don't belong to her parents, and they don't deserve to be her parents. Daisy doesn't belong in the world of ordinary people, I just... I just want to send her back to her real At home, by keeping Daisy with her real family, I just... want to make it up to her."

"It seems that your identity is very unusual."

Merlin looked at the crazy doctor in front of him. He took out a photo from his pocket and threw it to Zarvin.

The latter was in his hand. When he saw the young Jiaying in the photo, Johnson's slightly crazy expression became calmer, and there was a touch of tenderness and pain in his eyes.

This change of expression cannot be hidden from Merlin.

"You're her father, aren't you?"

This question made Johnson's body tremble violently, and he wanted to deny it on the spot.

But facing Merlin's gaze, he still didn't answer in the end. His shoulders shrugged and his waist bent down, as if his spine had been broken all of a sudden.

Seeing this scene, Merlin sighed and said:

"Why didn't you recognize her? Why did Jiaying hide the news of your existence?"

He glanced at the battered suitcase at Johnson's feet, and said:

"Why do you... make yourself a ghost? You are not a stranger, you are just an ordinary person. You are murdering yourself with those dangerous drugs. I guess, you do this Is it to protect your daughter?"

"I can not..."

Faced with Merlin's questioning, Johnson, who was still like a beast before, was now in an increasingly unstable mental state, like a vulnerable person. He covered his face, gritted his teeth, and said to Merlin:

"I can't let Daisy see, I can't let her know that her father, is a... a monster."

"I can only protect her and kill those who want to hurt her...Kill them! They hurt Jiaying, and they want to hurt my daughter, they all deserve to die! Damn!"

Johnson's voice was alternately sad and angry.

It was as if two personalities were constantly fighting for control of the body. Seeing this scene, Merlin somewhat understood why the father avoided his daughter and followed her in secret.

He is very aware of his situation, he is afraid that he will hurt his daughter, to be precise, he is afraid that his daughter will see him like he is now, and he is afraid of destroying the beautiful image of himself that does not exist in his daughter's heart.

"buzz"

Merlin quietly stretched out his hand and used the Axi sign, which made Johnson's mood a little more stable.

Standing a few meters away from the crazy doctor, he said:

"Jiaying asked me to bring Daisy back to her, but I am not familiar with her, and I have also heard some things related to your daughter, which brings me great doubts, I think , you may be able to answer my doubts."

"Mr. Johnson, it seems that you and your wife have some emotional disputes, but when it comes to your daughter, I think you should also have a say."

"Would you like to tell me about what happened to you, Jiaying, and Daisy?"

(End of this chapter)