Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 691 46. Capability Responsibilities and Obligations

"15 months ago, when two mutants in Tennessee were 'fighting for justice', they provoked a group of drug dealers. As a result, six people including them were trapped in an apartment and burned alive."

"Eleven months ago, an alien who left from the Incarnation organization was hijacked on the passenger plane returning to Europe. He stood up and wanted to help, but he punched through the deck of the plane with too much force, causing the plane to make an emergency landing. On the surface of the sea, 11 people are missing...It can basically be concluded that the missing people are dead."

"Eight months ago, a group of terrorists hijacked a hotel in the Middle East. Several superhumans who were suspected of being transformed by aliens wanted to be heroes, but they disrupted the police negotiations and forced the terrorists to detonate the bomb in advance. The specific number of dead It's still a mystery."

"Five months ago a cruise ship ran aground off the coast of California, and someone came to help and rescued 5 people, but they were so rough that the cruise ship was ripped apart and lost buoyancy, leaving 7 people who could have been rescued people buried forever in the icy sea."

"A month ago, gang fights broke out again in Harlem, New York. The reason for the fight was that the top leaders of the three gangs were assassinated by an unknown guy. The fight broke out at night and at least 1 people were injured. If it weren't for our extra staff Agents Luke Cage and Jessica Jones stepped in to stop the chaos, and there were many more casualties."

"And then today, two young men who wanted to do good ... and 17 more people died in accidents."

In the director's office of the Trident Building, Merlin put the accident information in front of Fury's eyes like a few treasures, and he said:

"As the saying goes, evil wins when the good people stop standing up to stop the evil. But honestly, looking at these events, I'd rather the 'good people' who want to do good be in peace They stayed, and their meddling made things worse."

Merlin looked at Fury, and he said softly:

"These guys are running amok in the name of 'justice' and most importantly, they think they've done nothing wrong. Fury, the World Security Council is right to be concerned, this growing 'act of heroism' is not What we need, we need to do something about."

Fury didn't answer right away. He looked at the documents on the table. After more than ten seconds, he raised his head and looked at Merlin. He said:

"I remember that you used to admire Batman in Gotham City. If I remember correctly, the bat in Gotham is almost the first batch of 'superheroes', right?"

"To be honest, I still admire him very much, Fury."

Merlin folded his arms and said to Fury:

"He can effectively stop crime in every action, and deliberately keep a low profile. He never forces himself to be a hero in matters that the police deal with and the police can handle. The most important thing is that Batman is not responsible for any emergencies. All prepared..."

"He is the template for all superheroes, and everyone should learn from him, but unfortunately, not everyone who stands up to stop evil is Batman."

Merlin pointed to the documents on the table, he said:

"These people...these people lack experience, lack of reason, and lack of planning. All they have is the ability to be well controlled, and a passion that has nowhere to rest, and they are very reckless, blunt thinking full of justice, It will only be reckless."

"I really wonder, what are they fighting for? Is it to protect the innocent? Is it purely trying to do good? Or is it just for a superhero addiction? To win praise and satisfy their own narrow vanity ?”

Merlin pursed his lips and shook his head:

"It's not that I'm trying to figure them out with malice, Fury...but sadly, what they're doing isn't any better than what I think it is."

"They beat criminals to pieces with their bare hands on the street. Inspired by 'justice', they themselves act as judges, juries and executioners. This is certainly refreshing and fulfilling, but it is a violation of social order. A powerful provocation. Bad guys need a reason to kill, but these heroes don’t seem to need a reason.”

"They use their own ideas rather than the rules of order as their code of conduct. They do not restrain their desires at all. While fulfilling justice, they are also satisfying their growing selfish desires."

Having said that, Merlin pushed his glasses, and a projection of a dossier appeared in front of Fury's eyes. It was a guy dressed in cowboy clothes. Merlin pointed at him and said:

"This guy, 3 months ago, was arrested in Texas by SDOLD agents. He calls himself 'Robin Hood.' He's been policing his neighborhood for months. The police station. But the problem is that he is a drug addict himself, and he robbed bank vaults at least 4 times while maintaining order."

"And this guy, a vigilante in Los Angeles, hooked up 2 married women in 15 months and impregnated 4 of them, and was finally blocked in the warehouse by the unbearable husbands ganging up, if not If the police arrived in time, he would probably be beaten to death."

Merlin spread his hands, and he said to Fury:

"So, are they good guys, or bad guys? Protectors? Destroyers of order?"

"This is what I want to say, Fury, people are very complicated creatures, and when they have no power, everyone keeps their own place."

"Having power, but without the will to control it, they will do a lot of things that make people laugh and laugh, and even make people despise. Unfortunately, most ordinary people who are new to power will not take the initiative to do it. Restrain yourself."

Merlin whispered:

"I don't hate them fighting crime, really, I appreciate it, I appreciate their courage. I want those bad guys to die too."

"But the problem is that the trouble they cause is obviously worse than the good things they do. You see, even Batman, who is the benchmark of superheroes, will often be complained by the citizens of Gotham City, let alone others ?”

"A few years ago, when these 'heroes' appeared, they were praised and welcomed by others, but now, a few years later, they have begun to be complained and resisted. I don't think this is 'protected' by them. The people are ungrateful, and a large part of this is due to their own mixed qualities."

"The profession of superhero has no future, and not everyone can be a hero."

Merlin babbled a lot, and he looked at Fury, waiting for Fury's response.

However, Director Braised Egg did not answer immediately. On the contrary, he looked at the documents calmly, and said:

"You've raised a tough question, do you have a plan?"

"Have."

Merlin says:

"I have a plan that is not very mature, and I will bring it next time. I think it can effectively restrain this group of guys who are constantly testing at the edge of the law and rules."

"I mean, if they want to be a hero, then they have to act like a hero."

Merlin pushed his glasses, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes:

"They have to abide by the rules of the heroes, instead of being unsupervised and reckless like they are now."

"I actually have a plan here."

Fury closed the documents on the table, raised his head, and said to Merlin:

"Pierce and I noticed this problem when those superheroes were just born. We have a secret plan to advance. But I have to get his permission before I can disclose this plan to you."

"Well, Merlin, you go and prepare your plan first. Once Pierce gives me an answer, I will send you a message as soon as possible."

"I thought I probably knew a thing or two about the secrets of S.H.I.E.L.D."

Merlin stared at Fury, and after a few seconds, he said:

"It seems that there are still many things that I don't know, but you have prepared in advance. This is really your style."

"Well, I will wait for your news, and I also believe that you will not let me down."

He took out his pocket watch, checked the time, and said to Fury:

"Then I'll go first."

"Well, let's go."

Fury watched as Merlin pushed open the door and walked out. He looked at the documents Merlin brought and put on the table. Chief Braised Chicken shook his head. He picked up the phone on the table. After a while, the call was dialed. .

"Pierce, I plan to let Merlin also participate in the 'Insight' project."

Fury said over the phone:

"what do you think?"

"I proposed Merlin a long time ago, Fury."

On the other end of the phone, Alexander Pierce's voice became more cheerful, and he said to Fury:

"I have always believed that Merlin is the most suitable person to implement and manage the 'Insight' plan. You always think that Merlin is somewhat idealistic. You think he may not be able to accept the relatively extreme ideas of the 'Insight' plan."

"Merlin is still an idealist, Pierce."

Fury said:

"However, he has learned to mix idealism with necessary realistic means, and the recent frequent superhero riots around the world have made Merlin seem a little unbearable. Like us, he has also seen that those lawless guys have great influence on society. a threat to order, and he's prepared to deal with that threat."

"of course."

Pierce exclaimed:

"Merlin has always been the protector of order. He is as eager to see the birth of a new order as we are. It stems from Merlin's inner resistance to darkness. He has been fighting against his other side. He has never fallen into In the dark, as I said, he is a true hero."

"He deserves more praise and awards than those ignorant, stupid, hypocritical heroes. Fury, Merlin will be the best successor for you and me..."

"I think I can do it for a few more years."

Fury joked:

"I'm not in such a hurry to arrange a successor, but... indeed, as you said, in the current S.H.I.E.L.D., there is no one more suitable than Merlin to take over as director."

"You're old too, Fury."

Pierce said softly:

"Just like me, the future belongs to outstanding young people like Merlin. We idealists, those of us who believe in order, shouldn't be greedy for power..."

"Leave the insight plan to him, I believe Merlin will make the right judgment."

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After leaving the Trident Building, Merlin returned home directly.

His older sister, May Riley, was sitting on the sofa in the living room. Two girls, Ruiwen and Lorna, were talking with May. They knew what happened to May today, while Laura sat carelessly While watching TV, Little Wolf Girl would occasionally look back at Mei, which showed that she was also paying attention to Mei's situation.

Not bad for a child with a communication disability.

"Merlin, something..."

When she saw Mei Lin appearing strangely in the living room, Mei put down the teacup in her hand, and looked at her younger brother with many doubts in her eyes.

Her younger brother seemed to have become a lot stranger all of a sudden.

"I confess."

Merlin raised his hands and made a gesture of surrender. He sat on the sofa and said to Mei who was looking at him:

"I'm not an employee of the Bridge and Tunnel Authority, and I'm certainly not an ordinary person..."

Merlin looked into his sister's eyes, he took out his secret agent ID, put it on the table, and said to Mei:

"I'm still an agent. To be precise, I am in command of more than one-third of the agents in this country, and I am one of their leaders."

"Besides, I'm a wizard."

He drew his wand again and placed it on the table.

Mei looked at the things on the table in a daze. After a while, she put down the water glass in her hand and asked seriously:

"I can accept that you are an agent. After all, you are always elusive, but a wizard? Brother...Are you sure you are not talking nonsense? Is there really magic in this world?"

"You saw how I appeared just now."

Merlin breathed a sigh of relief, he stretched out his hand to hold Mei's wrist, and in the light jump of the Displacement Curse, he and Mei appeared on the roof of a building in the next moment.

The pale elder sister looked at the swaying ground below, she let out a scream, and hugged Merlin like a koala, she screamed:

"Okay, I believe it, take me back quickly! You annoying brother."

"Swish"

The two returned to the living room. Under the protection of Merlin's magic power, Mei didn't feel too uncomfortable. She just had difficulty accepting her brother's true identity.

"So those magic tricks you performed for little Peter...was actually magic?"

May stared at her brother, and said:

"And when little Peter disappeared..."

"I almost turned New York City over for that little guy. Tens of thousands of vampires died because of Peter, but they deserved to die."

Merlin shrugged, and putting his hand on May's cold fingers, he said:

"I'm sorry, sister, I didn't confess all this to you earlier, and what happened today. I should have protected you better."

"No, it's not your fault, Merlin. What happened today..."

Mei's expression also became gloomy, she lowered her head and said:

"I watched the news, 17 people died, I knew them...know every one of them, even though they were homeless, they were all good people and never hurt others just because they had a bad life Man. I can't figure out, brother, why...why should something like this happen to them."

"This is a regrettable accident, sister, life is always full of accidents."

"The abilities that cannot be used properly, the responsibilities of both the protector and the protected, and the obligations that must be shouldered when performing justice. These are very troublesome things that must be paid attention to at all times."

Merlin patted Mei's palm lightly, and he comforted:

"We are already thinking of a way, and I assure you, heroes with no reputation will soon have nowhere to go, and such accidents will not happen again soon."

(End of this chapter)