Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 81 37. Home. Family 【4100】

In the former hospital affiliated to the Strategic Science Corps, Merlin and Fury were looking at the person lying on the hospital bed receiving help through the glass.

That was Agent Jasper Hitterwell.

Last year, he assisted Constantine in sorting out the New York outlier list. He was a first-class agent who was admitted early because of his excellent work performance.But now, the young man is lying in the emergency room, and a week has passed with no signs of awakening.

Merlin also worked with Sitwell for a while, and he had a good impression of this young Indian.

"Hitwell is not actually a good agent."

Fury crossed his arms and said to Merlin beside him:

"This young man lacks self-confidence and courage. He once told me that if he could, he would volunteer to be an internal service agent. He didn't even want to be equipped with a gun. He just wanted to be able to sit in an office and deal with some things within his power. I checked According to his information, he was born as an orphan and almost lost his life due to gang fights when he was a child."

"But he is also a very qualified assistant. I handed over the task to Constantine. That guy was only responsible for providing some elementary information, but the list given to me by Hitwell was very comprehensive, including almost all of the aliens. Everyone has marked and verified the information very clearly. That list can be used as a standard template for the organization's internal documents."

Fury shook his head, he said with some regret:

"If this young man can't wake up again, our organization will lose a very good supporter. Young people like him and you are the hope of the organization's future."

"Don't worry, he'll wake up."

Merlin held a cup of coffee in his hand, and he took a sip of the slightly bitter liquid.In his spiritual vision, he could see the situation of the young man in front of him.He said to Fury:

"Hitwell's weak soul is recovering. He can't wake up now because his body is too exhausted. In a few days, he will wake up, rest for a month, and he will be discharged from the hospital."

"Well, I hope so."

Fury reached out and put the sunglasses on his face, and led Merlin out of the hospital.The two sat in the car, and Fury drove the car all the way to Hell's Kitchen.

"This is what you want."

Merlin put the coffee on the bridge, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, and handed it to Fury.

The latter waved the steering wheel with one hand, took it with the other, glanced at it, then nodded, and put the note close to his body.What is recorded on it is the complete material and process for making the Holy Silver Bullet, which is what the two people agreed on before.

"Come to work at headquarters, Merlin."

Fury turned the car into a street, and while honking the horn to urge the car in front to leave quickly, he said to Merlin:

"Kohler is being suppressed miserably by Pierce right now. He's exhausted and has no time to make trouble for us. I promise you that the office can also be assigned to you. Now I need some trustworthy people to help me with some things."

"Do you still want to sit in the office?"

With a bored expression on the corner of Merlin's mouth, he said to Fury:

"Forget it, I have been sitting in the office at Gatler for a year, and that job is really not suitable for me. I'll continue to work in the field. It's good to be a mobile expert who can come and go freely."

"That's fine too."

Fury nodded, and he said:

"I may have to travel frequently recently. Now that Kohler's threat is gone, I'm going to start recruiting new people. Agent Weaver has prepared everything. The secret service academy that belongs only to us is about to be established. I have to go to Find some outstanding young people like Sitwell to fill the future of the organization."

"Do you want to go with me?"

"Well, that sounds interesting."

Merlin shrugged and said regretfully:

"But it may not be possible recently. I have to hurry up and study magic. I can only keep those books for 3 years, and now, a year and a half have passed."

"Um... the magic, I mean, can it be passed on?"

Fury narrowed his eyes and asked softly:

"If I help you find some talented apprentices, can you..."

"Theoretically yes."

Merlin leaned on the passenger seat of the driver's seat. He rubbed his forehead and said to Fury:

"But we'd better not do this. I heard that the Ministry of Magic in the United States has a rougher style of doing things. They hide in a corner of this land and monitor magical activities in North America. Once we teach magic in private If the behavior is detected, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble."

"Fury, you don't know, those wizards attach great importance to inheritance, and many of them don't have a good sense of ordinary people. They call ordinary people 'Muggles', um , a word with a humiliating nature, you understand what I mean?"

"Well, I see. Sounds like a variation on blood theory."

Fury abandoned this tempting idea with some regret.

As the chief of secret service and future leader, he definitely hoped that his organization would be as strong as possible. The power of Merlin's magic that night really made Fury very coveted.

But he still has reason. When his organization is still in a low period, it is best not to provoke a magical force that sounds huge.

"But in this matter, there is actually no way to compromise."

Merlin looked around, lowered his voice, and said to Fury:

"In the wizarding world, there is a kind of people called 'squibs', which means those who have magical talents but cannot release magic. They are between wizards and ordinary people. They have a lot of knowledge about supernatural phenomena, and some squibs can be called knowledgeable. Extraordinary. And most importantly, the existence of squibs is actually quite common, and the management of squibs is relatively loose among wizards."

"You mean, we can recruit some?"

Fury's eyes suddenly brightened, he touched his chin, and said in a deep voice:

"Are they easy to find?"

"At least it's much easier to find than a hidden wizard."

Merlin says:

"I recently asked a few friends to help you find out where the squibs gather in North America. Don't recruit too many, Fury, just one or two knowledgeable consultants is enough, there are many people It will attract attention instead, which is not worth the candle.”

"I can understand that all we need are advisors."

Fury patted Merlin on the shoulder, and he said:

"If you want to deal with those things, you can just go out. You are now my top agent who specializes in supernatural affairs."

"Your statement is a bit strange."

Merlin glanced at Fury. He looked at the old flight jacket Fury was wearing. He smiled and said:

"Is this dress useful?"

"Well, it's really good."

Fury said with great satisfaction:

"Never wash it, never get dirty, it can repair itself if it's damaged, and everything is fine except it's not bulletproof, and it wears old-fashioned clothes."

"Actually, there are the latest suits and uniforms for sale over there."

Merlin says:

"I just don't know what style you like, so I didn't buy it."

"Then next time you come back, help me bring a windbreaker."

Fury said:

"Black ones, very cool ones! Well, another thin black sweater and pants, and a pair of combat boots if you have them."

"OK, no problem."

Merlin nodded in agreement:

"Before your next birthday, I will definitely get it for you."

"click"

While Merlin was speaking, Fury's car stopped on the side of the road. Fury opened the car window, pointed to a house on the roadside towards Merlin, and said to him:

"Your house was burned, so I rented another one for you. It's still the same as before, as your safe house. I won't arrange field missions for you recently, hurry up and learn magic..."

"The stronger you are, the more confident our organization will be in the face of those weird things."

Merlin opened the car door and looked at the white house in front of him. He breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and said to Fury:

"Thanks, the house looks nice."

"Of course not bad."

Leaning against his new car with folded arms, Fury said:

"The rent of this house is very expensive. I only paid for the first month's rent for you, and you can pay for it yourself later. It comes with a yard and garage, which is fully furnished. This place is quieter and more remote, and there will be no Someone is here to disturb you."

"Let's go in and see."

Merlin took the key from Fury, and the two walked into the house. This is a typical small American villa with two floors, a wooden structure, and the furniture is a bit old but not a big problem.

But in the yard behind the house, Merlin found something strange.

"Is this thing also a gift?"

Merlin pointed to the rusty old car with two missing tires on the side of the yard, and he said to Fury:

"Or the 'collection' left by the previous tenant?"

"Uh, I don't know about that either."

Fury looked at the scrapped old car suspiciously, and said:

"I remember the last time I saw it, there was no such thing. Forget it, find a trailer to tow it away."

"and many more."

Merlin walked to the old car. Looking at the car in front of him, he suddenly seemed to see the car that he had restored by himself on the Coulson farm.Lola, the car he left to Phil, at the beginning, it was the same as the car in front of him, rusty and neglected.

Merlin stretched out his hand and touched the hood of the car. He turned to Fury and said:

"Leave it here. It's a Dodge Challenger. It's a classic. If I had the chance, I'd refurbish it and make it my own."

"It seems that you have a lot of research on cars."

Fury snorted, raised his wrist to look at the time, and said to Merlin:

"That's up to you. I'll go first. I found some nice young people the other day. I have to meet them. If things go well, you will be able to see us in a few months." A rookie agent."

"Then I won't send you off."

Merlin opened the hood and began to check the interior of the old car.

Behind him, Fury turned away, and Khloe couldn't do anything to trouble him, which meant that Fury could finally actually start doing things.He sat back in his car, took out a document from under the cab, looked through it a few times, then started the car and drove towards the airport.

"First stop on state-funded travel...Wisconsin."

"Wait, Merlin seems to have been born there too?"

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"Come on, cheers!"

That night, at Merlin's new home, Eric Jr., May and Ben, and Merlin himself, stood at the table and toasted to Merlin's housewarming.

The meals on the table are all takeaway, and the house is not cleaned up, but the family gathers here, bringing a precious warmth to this empty house.

Merlin and Ben were drinking beer, while May was helping little Eric to cut the pizza. The classic movie "Back to the Future" was playing on the TV, and the lights in the room were dimmed. , Merlin enjoyed the rare relaxation and reunion.

He drank a glass of wine and suddenly remembered something that had been forgotten in the back of his mind.

He stood up, took out two bags from the room, handed them to Mei who was busy, and said:

"I bought this dress when I first went to Europe, but I didn't have time to come back. I said I would give it to you for Christmas in 92, but it took more than a year in a blink of an eye. It's not too late."

"Oh? You brought me a gift?"

Mei took the bag from Merlin's hand. She took a look and found that there was a beautifully decorated box in the bag.She took out the box and opened it, and a purple dress appeared in front of everyone.

Under the light, this dress made of unknown materials reflected rainbow-like streamers, like a true work of art.

Ben and little Eric let out a surprised exclamation, while May stretched out her hands to caress the purple skirt. From the touch, the material was very soft, not like the fabrics she had seen before.

"It should be expensive, right?"

May looked up at her brother, and said:

"You should save your money instead of spending it like this."

"But it's not expensive, my sister."

Merlin leaned on the sofa and explained to Mei:

"I bought this dress in an old shop in London. It's not as expensive as you think, and I haven't given you a gift since we met."

He said to his sister:

"Take it, sister, as my reward for helping me take care of Eric these days."

"OK then."

Mei couldn't refuse anymore, so she put away her skirt, and now Eric raised his head and complained to Merlin:

"I don't have a gift?"

"Yes, it's in my box, go find it yourself."

Merlin stroked Eric's head, who cheered and rushed into Merlin's room, but a moment later, there was a frustrated scream.Wearing an old cloak, Eric rushed out of the room and said to Merlin:

"Old clothes! Damn it! Are you going to send me this thing?"

"But don't you think it's cool?"

Merlin says:

"Wear it like Zorro! Don't you like Zorro the most?"

"That's true."

The 14-year-old Eric put on his hood and excitedly made a few grand-rogue-like poses. The funny young man made the three of them laugh.

The laughter echoed in the darkness, and outside the window, the first snowflakes fell after the Spring Festival in 94, which represented the end of the year.

And, hope for the upcoming year.

(End of this chapter)