Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 45 3. Relatives

At the moment of entering a new life, Merlin tried hard to conceal the secrets of the past.Even when facing Ms. Peggy Carter, Merlin didn't reveal the existence of the Coulson family, he was trying to protect them.

He didn't want his former relatives to get into trouble again because of him.

But in the face of Fury's cross-examination, Merlin finally said the name of his cousin May Riley.

On the one hand, he must use this method to dispel Fury's pursuit of his past.On the other hand, after 2 years of homelessness, Merlin is eager to return to his loved ones again.

Compared to the Coulson family, the existence of May Riley means another level of meaning to Merlin.

Although he and Mei did not meet many times, the bond of blood cannot be broken by any disaster or distance.

In an ordinary restaurant in Queens, Merlin was sitting by the window. He tried hard to get rid of other emotions from his mind, trying hard to calm himself down, but as the time on the watch got closer and closer to 12:[-] Zhong, his mood became more and more tense.

Before he started wandering, his cousin May traveled from New York to Wisconsin almost every year to see her cousin.

In the beginning, she was with Merlin's aunt, but after her aunt died of illness, her cousin walked alone.

When Merlin was young, he liked this lively cousin very much. Every year, she would bring a gift and appear in front of Merlin on time on Merlin's birthday.

Merlin grew up year by year, and my cousin also matured year by year.Merlin almost watched her cousin grow from a little girl who liked to wear floral skirts to an intellectual girl with a quiet smile and round glasses.

She perfectly inherited the excellent blood of the Riley family, she is very beautiful, and every time she walks with Merlin on the streets of Madison, she will attract many people's attention.

It's like... like a model.

Merlin still remembers that one summer, his younger brother, the silly Phil, whispered to him that when he grew up, he must marry Sister Mei as his wife.

Hehe, Phil's wish probably won't come true.

Merlin smiled. When he was 17 years old, his 23-year-old cousin got married. It is said that her husband is a local engineer in New York.Unfortunately, before the cousin brought her husband to celebrate Merlin's birthday, Merlin had completely disappeared in this world.

Falling into the past memories will always make time pass quickly. When Merlin wakes up from his memory, the watch in his hand has already reached 12:25.

Merlin raised his head if he felt something, and then saw that familiar figure, accompanied by a man, walked into the restaurant.

Merlin stood up almost immediately, and he waved to May Riley who walked into the restaurant, just like the scene he remembered every time he saw his cousin in the past 17 years.

May Riley also seemed to feel something at this moment. She turned her head wearing a sun hat, and saw Merlin standing by the dining table, waving at her.

She had never seen the young man in front of her.

But... when she saw Merlin waving his hand, she suddenly had a strange sense of familiarity.

It seems that this scene has been seen somewhere.This scene is very familiar.

This sense of familiarity welling up in her heart made May Riley subconsciously walk towards Merlin, but the next moment, her hand was held by her husband.

The slightly chubby Mr. Ben Parker shook his head slightly at his beloved wife. He took a step forward, walked in front of his wife, took her hand, and came to Merlin's side.

Mr. Ben looked at Merlin with scrutiny. After a few seconds, he said with a cold face and a threatening voice:

"You are Merlin?"

"Yes, I am."

Merlin looked at his cousin, and he saw the strangeness and suspicion in her beautiful eyes, which made him a little uneasy.

But he quickly adjusted his mood and made a gesture of "please" to the two people in front of him. He said:

"Sit down first, cousin...no, Ms. Mei, and Mr. Ben. Let's sit down and talk."

The three of them sat on the chairs, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.

In Merlin's eyes, the beautiful lady in front of him is his relative, but in May and Ben's eyes, Merlin is just a stranger who suddenly appeared.

If a letter from the Social Security Department hadn't arrived at their home a week ago, informing them of Merlin's existence, otherwise they wouldn't have had any intersection with Merlin at all.

"I'm very sorry."

After a few minutes of silence, Merlin suddenly spoke and broke the silence.

He sincerely apologized to May and Ben in front of him, saying:

"I arranged this meeting without your permission. I know that you must have doubts in your hearts, doubts that I am a liar, doubts about my identity, etc. This is normal."

Merlin breathed a sigh of relief. He took out a blood test report from the briefcase he was carrying, and handed it to Mr. Ben in front of him.

他 说:

"We have never met each other before, and it is impossible to persuade you two to accept me. Therefore, before meeting, I used some unreasonable means to prove it. I hope you will forgive me."

"what is this?"

May's husband, Mr. Ben Parker, didn't care about Merlin's apology.He looked down at the test report that Merlin handed over, and he frowned and asked:

"This looks like a DNA test result?"

"Yes."

Merlin looked at Mei in front of him, and he said frankly:

"This is the result of my DNA test with Ms. Mei. Instead of persuading you with emotional language, I think it is better to compare it with scientific data. The genetic similarity between me and Mei is 15%, which is enough to prove that we are from the same family. member."

Hearing Mei Lin's words, Mei, who was sitting next to Ben, snatched the test result from her husband's hand. After reading it, she raised her head in surprise and looked at Merlin. In Merlin's eyes, there was an inactionable tenderness.

"I'm really your brother, Ms. Mei."

Merlin said softly:

"I didn't lie to you, I am your relative."

"But I'm even more curious about how you got my wife's blood!"

Mr. Ben's expression is not very good-looking, which is normal. Anyone who encounters the matter in front of him will feel a little bit of anger.

"It's a physical examination."

Merlin had already memorized the information Fury gave him, and he said to the two people in front of him calmly:

"I asked some of my friends in the hospital to get your blood samples during the last checkup. I know, it's hard to swallow, but trust me, I didn't do it with malice ...Actually, if you still don’t believe me, we can go to any hospital of your choice right now and do another genetic test.”

"The physical examination half a month ago?"

There was a flash of relief in Mei's beautiful eyes. She looked at her husband, and she said to him:

"No wonder the physical examination came so suddenly...it was free, so I said, how could such a good thing happen."

"I can understand your thoughts."

Mr. Ben nodded to his wife, but he still looked unhappy. He said to Merlin:

"But I can't accept this kind of prying into privacy. Merlin, what do you do?"

"I'm a public official."

Merlin took out his ID card, of course, it was the forged one.He handed over his identification to Mr. Ben, who said:

"You can verify the authenticity online, or go to the police station. I have enough time to wait."

Merlin said to Mrs May:

"I've waited 22 years and I don't mind waiting until you guys really accept me."

"Bridge and Tunnel Authority?"

Mr. Ben read the name word by word, he looked at Merlin suspiciously, and said:

"I've lived in New York for 26 years, how come I've never heard of this institution?"

"Because we keep a low profile, Mr. Ben."

Merlin lowered his head, concealing his embarrassment by drinking water, and changed the subject:

"Or, can I call you brother-in-law?"

"No, don't call it that now."

No one had ever called Ben that, so Ben was a little uncomfortable.

He looked at Merlin, with suspicion still in his eyes, but the data in the test report reminded him that there might indeed be an extra brother in his life.

"Tell us about you, Merlin."

Compared with her husband's doubts, Mei herself has actually accepted this fact in her heart.

In fact, when she saw Merlin for the first time, she noticed that Merlin's nose bridge was very similar to hers, as well as those slightly weird eyes.

This young man she had never seen before always gave her a very familiar feeling. If he was really her younger brother, then this strange sense of familiarity could be explained.

But May is not a stupid person after all, she said to Merlin:

"21 years ago, 1971, I was 6 years old, I remember it well, Merlin. My mother got a call with the bad news and she took me to Wisconsin, her only brother died in a fire, along with His wife and son. My mother was very sad at the time, and she didn't want to believe this fact, and my younger brother, who was born and died unfortunately, was also named Merlin."

Mei rubbed her forehead, she said to Merlin:

"It's not that I don't believe it, but now all this suddenly appeared in front of me, and you suddenly told me that you are not dead, which makes it difficult for me to accept. Do you understand?"

"I can understand how overwhelming it is to be back from the dead. But honestly, this isn't the first time we've talked, cousin."

Merlin looked at the troubled Mei, he smiled, and said to Mei:

"I don't know if you still remember, two years ago in August, there was a phone call to your apartment...the person on the phone claimed to be your younger brother?"

"Yes! I remember!"

Mei raised her head and said with a look of surprise:

"I thought it was a nasty joke. You mean, you made the call from Wisconsin?"

"Yes."

Merlin explained softly:

"I had just graduated from college and I made a trip to Wisconsin."

"I went to the former residence of the Riley family, which has now been converted into a park. I heard from some old people nearby that a lady from the Riley family married far away to New York when she was young, so I followed the news. After going down, I finally found the phone number left by my aunt in the police station back then, and I was very excited at the time, so I called it."

Having said that, Merlin smiled and said:

"As a result, I was reprimanded by you. At that time, I knew that if I didn't show real evidence. My smart and stubborn cousin would not admit my existence, so I have been delaying until now."

"Sorry, May, I should have come to you sooner."

"no problem, no problem."

Hearing Merlin mention the incident two years ago, most of Meilin's doubts about Merlin dissipated immediately.

It is impossible for a scam to be laid out 2 years ago. Even if such a huge scam really existed, it would not be aimed at ordinary middle-class people like her and Ben.

When she thought that the young man in front of her was really her younger brother, Mei felt a strange feeling in her heart, as if, everything seemed to be like this.

She should have had a younger brother, a younger brother whom she loved deeply and cared about.Once this thought arises, it cannot be eliminated.

Driven by this sensual emotion, Mei's eyes were red, and she stretched out her hand, wanting to touch Mei Lin's cheek.Merlin hesitated for a moment, but didn't dodge, and let Mei's fingers rest on his face.

May said softly:

"Did you live alone for so many years?"

"It's not alone."

Merlin smiled gently, and said:

"When I was young, I spent my childhood in an orphanage, and I had some friends. I was sent to my current home when I was 12, and my adoptive parents... well, they are very good people, they Take me to New York. All these years, I have been living in Manhattan, but I don't know that my real family and I are only less than 30 minutes away from each other."

"Until I discovered your existence in Wisconsin, cousin. You can't imagine how happy I was at that time. How happy I was when I knew that my life would not be spent alone."

Merlin's true feelings were revealed, and his eyes became moist.In order not to let May and Ben notice the abnormality of his eyes, he turned around, took off his glasses, and wiped his eyes.

But when he turned his head again, there was a gentle smile on his face, he took Mei's hand, and he said seriously:

"It was a gift of fate. Fate made me find you again, cousin... I swear, I swear I will never leave you again, I will never allow another person, another force, to take you from my life gone."

"Uh-huh"

May's eyes filled with tears.

The power of Sangongmo can erase memories, but it cannot erase sincere feelings.

Even without the support of experience, the fetters of blood still exist. At the moment when Mei completely let go of her defenses, the feelings that have been blocked and suppressed for 3 years gushes out like a tide.

She took a step forward and hugged Merlin, like holding a lost and found treasure, and she was unwilling to let go.

Beside the two of them, Mr. Ben, who was watching this scene, was already in tears.

The fat, sensual man wiped his face with a tissue and said:

"God, I might be crazy, but this is so touching."

"Merlin, from today onwards, you are a member of the Parker family."

"Don't live alone anymore, brother-in-law will take good care of you. Woohoo."

(End of this chapter)