Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 60 18. Pierce's Protection

"Hiss, it hurts!"

Sitting on the return plane, in the brightly lit cabin, Pierce leaned on the sofa, and Agent Hand was helping the chief to treat the wound.

The alcohol cleansing the wound felt terrible, the sting made Pierce's face twitch.

The group of rebels did not treat him preferentially, his expensive shirt was covered with blood, the group of guys should have beaten him, and there were shocking bruises on his face, chest and back.

"What the hell is going on? Pierce. How did they catch you so easily?"

Sitting across from Pierce, Fury handed his officer a glass of wine on ice.

After being rescued, Pierce, who was finally relieved, reached for the wine glass and took a sip of the wine to calm down his spirit.After walking through the gate of hell, Pierce was a little tired.

Facing Fury's inquiry, the 50-year-old man breathed a sigh of relief, and he said to the agents in front of him:

"Things happened very suddenly, and even this rebellion didn't show any signs in advance."

The old man was holding a wine glass, shaking it in his hand, and he said:

"I don't know how those militants knew my location. I was resting in the embassy when I heard an explosion. My adjutant covered me to leave, but when the car left the embassy, ​​it was blocked by a group of people." At the intersection."

"I beat a bastard as hard as I could, but there were too many of them. After all, I'm old and I can't handle it."

Pierce blinked his bruised eyes, smiled humorously, and said:

"It's also possible that I was really unlucky. Even the secret retreat route was 'guessed' by the militants."

The agents looked at each other, which was clearly Pierce's joke.

For an important person like him, the time and process of each trip are completely confidential.Things like this time, if there is no internal response, it will certainly not be such a coincidence.

"They've already started targeting us."

Agent Gartler, who was flying the plane, put the plane on autopilot, turned around, and said to the others:

"Officer Pierce is just the first one. If they succeed, then Fury will be the second. It seems that they are very determined to dismember the faction of the Strategic Science Corps this time, and even use this method with endless troubles."

"That's a good thing, Garrett."

Pierce, who was leaning on the chair, took a sip of wine and closed his eyes as if he was taking a rest.He said softly:

"The more aggressive the opponent is, the more it shows that they still have fear in their hearts. The fear of us making a comeback made them make a regrettable decision."

"It's a good thing, we can take advantage of that, take advantage of their failure."

Picking up his glass, Pierce said to the others:

"Leave these political games to me. You have already won the first battle, and I will take over the next battle."

"Sir, will you slap them across the face?"

Merlin asked, Pierce turned to look at him, then shook his head:

"Do not."

A gleam of coldness flashed in Pierce's bruised eyes, and he said softly:

"I'll have them kneel down and look up at us with flattering smiles, just like before. But it will take time, any effective counterattack will take time to brew, and during this time, we have to hide ourselves. "

"Yes, Pierce is right."

Fury turned to the others and said:

"Kohler and the guys behind him won't give up so easily. After Pierce is rescued, they will only hit wider and crazier. We're going to get through this."

"We're all so far away from North America, they're out of reach."

Agent Hand folded his arms and said to Fury:

"Only you and Merlin stay in the mainland, so they will definitely target you two."

"Ms. Carter is still here."

Fury said:

"Personally, I don't need to worry too much. Kohler doesn't dare to blatantly persecute me. The main thing is Merlin. He has no foundation and is just a newcomer. It's easy for Kohler to trouble him. He just needs to charge him with a crime. , and find some more 'evidence', Merlin's future will be finished, and that stain may accompany him for the rest of his life."

"Let him hide in the European branch for a while."

Gartler lit a cigar and said to Fury and Merlin:

"Because of Ms. Carter's relationship, MI[-] has always had a good relationship with us. As long as Merlin stays in London or Paris, I'm sure I can protect him."

"What's your opinion, Merlin?"

Fury pondered for a moment, he looked back at Merlin, and asked:

"Would you like to go to Gartler's place? If you hide there for a while, it will be treated as a task transfer. It only takes half a day to go through the process, and Kohler has no time to stop it."

"It can be as short as a few months, and as long as a year."

Pierce, who had been silent all this time, also spoke:

"When you come back, boy. In New York, no one can bully you."

"I'm fine with it personally."

Merlin shrugged, and he said to Fury:

"But I still have a task to do, and it's just the beginning, so why not just give up halfway?"

"Safety comes first, Merlin."

Gartler took a puff of cigarette and spit out a cloud of smoke rings. He didn't know Merlin's specific mission, so he persuaded:

"You can wait until the situation stabilizes, and then come back to continue your mission. Or simply find someone else to replace you. Fury's subordinates are not untrustworthy, and there are many people with more senior qualifications than you."

"Merlin's mission is somewhat special."

Fury didn't say it clearly, he pondered, as if thinking.

However, what Gartler said gave Merlin a flash of inspiration. He winked at Fury, and the two walked to the other side of the cabin. Merlin lowered his voice and said to Fury:

"I met a man a few days ago. He claimed to be a young wizard from England. But according to my observation, he lived a very down-and-out life, and it should not be an orthodox inheritance. I mean, if you really need someone to continue my task, you can consider him."

"What's that man's name? Is he trustworthy?"

Fury's eyes lit up, and he asked.

Merlin replied with a normal expression:

"His name is John Constantine. He has short blond hair, is unrestrained, likes to smoke cigarettes, and wears a dirty yellow windbreaker. He is dressed like a little ruffian. He is active near Hell's Kitchen, my assistant. There's a picture of him in Hitwell. Whether he's trustworthy...that's for you to judge."

Merlin coughed lightly and said to Fury:

"Anyway, if it were me, I would definitely put a chain on this guy's leg, and I wouldn't give him any chance to do anything wrong. He has something in his hand, but he is a complete slippery head. He likes to do some deceitful things. A detective, but no work ethic at all...oh, and finally, he loves money."

"Well, it sounds like you and him have a little bit of a holiday."

Fury glanced at Merlin, nodded, and said to Merlin:

"Okay, I will find time to take a look. If he is suitable, I will give this task to him, but after you come back, you will take over."

"One more thing, Fury."

Merlin's tone became more serious, and he said to Fury:

"On the phone before, I told you about the cult group rooted in Hell's Kitchen, called Hell Rabid Dogs. They are really dangerous. Not only are they engaged in X-trafficking business, but the cult leader Morris is still using magic I have encountered one method to transform ordinary people. It is very tricky and violent, and ordinary agents are no match for the defective half-demon at all."

"I don't know what they are planning, but I think that Morris must have spent so much effort not just for petty profits. So, if you can, you should pay attention to them."

"Defeat them in advance, or simply kill that cult group!"

A trace of killing intent flashed in Merlin's eyes, and he said:

"Don't take it lightly."

"Oh, so that's a tough one, isn't it?"

Fury touched his chin, and he said softly:

"Then why not, let our wise and mighty Minister Kohler deal with it. He is so overjoyed, and he is worried about not being able to gain his sense of presence recently."

Merlin froze for a moment, he looked at Fury, he really didn't understand, what was in this guy's mind, this kind of conspiracy was just out of his reach.

Sure enough, it is not a simple role to be a special agent.

"Okay, your mission here will be suspended, and then go to Europe to stay."

Fury patted Merlin on the shoulder and told him:

"Get along well with Gartler. He looks difficult to approach, but he is actually a cold-faced and warm-hearted person. He is a very good operation expert. He can definitely teach you a lot."

"My cousin and brother-in-law, as well as Eric, will be entrusted to you to take care of them."

Merlin said something to Fury, who shook his head and said:

"The farther away you are from them when Khloe is after you, the safer they are."

"And as long as you don't gossip, Kohler won't know about your cousin's existence. Our files are kept confidential, at least Kohler won't be able to see them."

"Okay, if that's the case, then I'm relieved."

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It was already dawn when Merlin returned to his home.

Hitwell was fast asleep in his room, and Merlin didn't disturb him.The two of them have just met, not to mention, Fury will explain to Hitwell himself about the task transfer.

Merlin walked into his room, he simply tidied up his clothes, took out the weapons in the car, put them on the ceiling where he hid things, and took the mobile phone that Old Fu gave him with him. At 8 o'clock, Merlin drove the car on time and left the block.

Today's weather was not very good, there was no sunshine, and when Merlin drove out, it even started to rain.

He first went to the St. Agnes Orphanage, picked Eric up, and then drove him all the way to Queens in the increasingly heavy rain.

"I'm going to Europe recently, and this time the business trip will take longer."

While driving, Merlin looked at Eric beside him, and said:

"You may have to fend for yourself for a while. Any questions?"

"No."

Eric lowered his head, took the new game console Merlin bought for him, and pressed the buttons, without raising his head, he said:

"I'm used to being alone, you're always busy anyway. But that's okay, the orphanage is pretty good, I like that place. But the new Sister Maggie is a little cold, not as easy to deal with as Sister Pell."

"Maggie?"

Merlin was a little surprised when he heard the name.

Wasn't Maggie the girl with some postpartum depression that he and Father Paul had picked up that night?

Father Paul actually allowed her to return to the monastery after making a big mistake?

"Yes, Sister Maggie."

Eric stared at the screen of the game console, and he complained to Merlin:

"She is very strict and she is a teacher in the school. Since she came, everyone is not happy. However, Sister Maggie cooks delicious food, but Sister Maggie seems to be very afraid of babies. She never goes to see babies. Ada."

"Of course she is afraid. After all, she just abandoned her child."

Merlin said something with emotion. When turning into the main street of Queens, Merlin remembered something. He lowered his voice and said to Eric:

"Have any of Crowe's people appeared in the past few days?"

"That's not the case."

Hearing Crowe's name, Eric finally turned his attention away from the game console. He looked at Merlin and replied in a low voice:

"They haven't been seen since I re-entered the orphanage. That's why I said, the orphanage is actually very safe, I feel...it feels like someone is protecting the place, St Matthew's Church and us."

"I'll give you a phone number, write it down."

After thinking about it, Merlin gave Eric Fury's phone number, and he said to Eric:

"If you meet someone from Crow again, call this number, and if necessary, tell him about Zhenjin. He will protect you."

"Well, I see."

Eric looked out of the car window, the street that looked strange under the torrential rain, he turned his head to look at Merlin, and said:

"Where are we going?"

"To my sister."

Merlin smiled and said to Eric:

"You should also call her sister. Let's have dinner together today. If you behave well, I will buy you another game console before I leave. But playing games cannot affect your study , if I come back from Europe and Father Paul tells me that your grades have dropped, I will smash all your game consoles!"

"A deal?"

"Of course it's a deal!"

(End of this chapter)