Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 88 6. Coulson's Story【11100】

Phil Coulson was very nervous.

It stands to reason that a trainee agent like him who has not yet graduated from the secret service academy is not qualified to hold a gun.But because of the mandatory requirements of Kohler's director, Phil and other agents who were training at the Nevada base got permission to issue guns this time.

The rookies were told that Nick Fury, a third-level civilian agent of the Strategic Crisis Intervention and Espionage Logistics Division, had betrayed the organization and brought a woman suspected of being a spy of other forces into the secret base.

In fact, it stands to reason that this group of rookies should be more familiar with Fury, because recently, their training has been coordinated by Fury.

But Kohler is the director in name after all, even the old agents know who is the real boss of the organization.But with Kohler's current status, it is still very easy to bluff these rookies who have not yet joined the job.

They were stuffed into the helicopter almost in a daze, and followed the director to "catch the traitor".

Many rookie agents are somewhat excited when they are performing missions for the first time.

But Phil wasn't excited. He instinctively felt that Chief Fury hadn't done anything wrong. As for Director Kohler's real intentions, he didn't understand and didn't care.

"Don't move! Or I'll shoot you!"

In the underground passage of Pegasus Base, Phil held guns in both hands and aimed at the guy in black combat uniform and hood.

In the previous ten minutes, the communication channels of the agents were silent one after another, and Phil also heard the screams and calls for help from the agents, which indicated that someone or something was attacking the agents.

Phil also saw his companion who was knocked out in the elevator, maybe that was what the guy in front of him did.

"Phil Coulson..."

The guy with the gun turned around, and he looked at Phil, and Phil saw his eyes.

Those were weird eyes, like embers after a flame had been extinguished.

It is absolutely impossible for normal people to have such pupils!This guy in front of him is abnormal!

And, how could he know his name?

"Hold on! One last warning!"

Agent Coulson issued another warning, but the man didn't care. He raised his finger and aimed at Coulson. He said word by word:

"How will you be here!"

The soldier in black jumped over the unconscious alien at his feet, took a step towards Agent Coulson, and watched him start to move.There was a flash of light in Coulson's eyes, and his finger was on the trigger.

"do not come!"

He finally issued a warning, but Merlin didn't care, and kept going as if he didn't even see the pistol in Coulson's hand.

"Damn!"

Agent Coulson gritted his teeth and pulled the trigger.

But at the same second as the trigger was pulled, he saw Merlin disappear strangely, and reappear in front of his eyes the next second, and the pistol in his hand was also lifted to the sky by a force.

"boom"

A shot went off.

Merlin, who appeared strangely in front of Coulson's eyes, held the barrel of the pistol that had just been activated in his left hand, and waved his fingers together with his right hand.

Seeing his weapon being controlled, Agent Coulson released the pistol very quickly, but just as he assumed a fighting posture, Merlin's swung right hand hit him precisely on the neck.

Coulson felt severe pain. The next moment, his eyes were spinning and he fell to the ground weakly.

His last angle of view is Merlin's movement of bending down and reaching out to him, and those eyes shining with the afterglow of ashes.

My first mission...

It's a shameful failure.

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Merlin carried Coulson on his shoulders, and with the other hand he dragged the unconscious Skoru's hand like he was dragging a heavy object.

The entire Pegasus base became chaotic due to the surprise attack of the agents brought by Kohler, but the guards on guard everywhere had no time to respond to the raiders like Merlin.

Relying on the dark perception and the black mist's raid, Merlin returned to the parking lot after 10 minutes.

He threw Coulson into the backseat, chained the alien, and threw him in the trunk.Then he sat in the driver's seat, drove the car, and relied on a "borrowed" identity card to leave the Pegasus base unimpeded in the chaotic situation at the base.

Merlin raised his arms while driving, and there was an unread message on the watch with the BP machine function.

That was sent by Fury ten minutes ago.

"Out of danger, on our way to Louisiana, keep in touch!"

After learning that Fury and Firth were out of danger, Merlin was relieved.He raised his head, turned the rearview mirror, and aimed at the unconscious Coulson in the back seat.

He looked at the familiar face, he looked at his former brother, and Merlin's mood was a little complicated for a moment.

He didn't know how to face him, and most importantly, he didn't even know that Fury actually recruited Phil into the Strategic Crisis Intervention and Logistics Intelligence Division.

Now I vaguely recall that a few months ago, when he and Fury were on the phone, Fury said... At that time, he was on a business trip in Wisconsin.

"Ah, too dull."

Merlin stretched out his hand and patted his forehead. He looked at the dazed mountain road in front of him, and said:

"I should have known."

But now that things had happened, since he couldn't stop the situation before Phil was involved in this mess, he could only accept the matter in front of him.Merlin turned the steering wheel, looked at the unconscious Coulson in the rearview mirror, and said:

"So..."

"What should I do with you, Phil...my brother."

A few hours later, Merlin was back at the small bar where he, Fury, and Firth had set off.

Pancho's bar was empty, and the bartender and owner who had been scared off by Firth hadn't returned yet.Merlin unlocked the lock, carried the alien and Coulson into the bar, threw them on the chairs, then walked behind the bar by himself, poured himself a glass of wine, and added ice.

He picked up the glass, took off his hood, and took a sip from the glass.He turned his head to look out of the window, and the light at dusk shone in through the window, illuminating the dim bar a little.

A few minutes later, Merlin said slowly:

"How long are you going to pretend to be asleep?"

No one answered him, and the whole bar was silent.

Merlin walked out of the bar with a wine glass in his hand. He was sitting on a chair. Opposite him was Phil Coulson, who was still pretending to be unconscious.

This rookie thought he had disguised himself well, but in Merlin's spreading darkness perception, his every move was like a torch in the night, and he couldn't hide it at all.

"boom"

Something hit the table in front of Agent Coulson, and the sudden sound made Agent Coulson's eyes jump, but he still closed his eyes tightly, pretending to be unconscious.

"Strategic Crisis Intervention and Logistics Intelligence Division Level 2 Field Agent Merlin Riley!"

Merlin leaned back on the chair, and introduced himself to the rookie in front of him. He took a sip of his wine and said softly:

"You should call me Sir now! Rookie."

"Ok?"

Hearing Merlin's unexpected identity, Coulson opened his eyes. He looked at Merlin suspiciously. The more he looked, the more he felt that Merlin looked familiar. He seemed to have seen him before.

But Coulson didn't say anything. Instead, he looked down at the ID on the table.

He picked up the ID card and repeatedly looked at several hidden details. After ten seconds, Coulson confirmed that the ID card in front of him was real.In other words, this guy he considered a bad guy was actually one of his own?

"Why did you attack us?"

Coulson put the black wallet back on the table and pushed it to Merlin. He looked at Merlin and said:

"If you are really an old agent in the organization, why attack your own people?"

"Because the order you executed was wrong, rookie!"

Merlin said to Coulson:

"Kohler is an incompetent person, and you are not led by Kohler at all! I can guarantee that that guy is still locked up somewhere in the base in Nevada. Distinguishing between friend and foe is a basic skill that an agent should have. Agent Coulson, very Unfortunately, in this matter, you all made a wrong judgment."

"Your agent training has failed... Fury, who has high hopes for you, will probably be disappointed."

"what do you mean..."

Coulson rubbed his neck, he stared at Merlin, he said:

"What Chief Fury did was right?"

"Well, I can't judge right now."

Merlin drank the cold wine, he said:

"It is impossible to judge whether it is right or wrong before the results appear. But I can at least tell you that Fury is more trustworthy than Kohler... Well, let's not talk about it, your confidentiality level is not enough To know more news. And I am more interested in you!"

Merlin put down his wine glass, knocked on the table, and said to Coulson:

"Tell me your story, Agent Coulson. How did you get recruited, and why did you agree to join Fury in this intelligence organization?"

Merlin's request was very strange. Although Coulson was a rookie, he also realized a little weirdness.He looked at Merlin, and after a moment he said:

"Sir, I'm very confused. Does my story have anything to do with this incident?"

"Of course there is!"

Merlin said with a serious face:

"Officer Fury is on a dangerous mission. He needs enough backup. I have to know if you are trustworthy before I can decide whether to take you further into this matter... Before taking you to the battlefield, I must Get to know you first. Do you know what I mean, Agent Coulson."

"Uh, that makes sense."

The rookie Coulson was confused by Merlin's serious expression and tone. He felt that what Merlin said made sense, and he really wanted to do the right thing.

So under Merlin's gaze, Coulson whispered:

"I'm from Wisconsin, and last year, I was just out of high school, and I was on my farm preparing for college..."

"and many more!"

Merlin interrupted Coulson's narration, he said:

"Colson Farm bought back?"

"You... how do you know we ever sold the farm?"

Merlin's question surprised Coulson, and he asked back:

"At that time, only our family knew about it!"

"Because I've seen you before! Coulson."

Merlin shrugged and said frankly to Coulson:

"Five years ago, at the Madison Hospital in Wisconsin, we met once. You may have forgotten that I claimed to be your father's friend. At that time, although I was not an agent of the organization, I had been with Fury has been in touch, I know, he's been following you since early on. Do you know what I mean?"

Merlin rubbed his forehead, he half-truthfully said:

"Beyond your past, I am actually very clear. But I need you to show your sincerity...Go on and let me really trust you."

"Uh, okay."

Coulson did have a vague impression of this memory in his mind. He always felt that Merlin's face was very familiar. Five years ago, when his father was hospitalized, he did have such an experience.

Now, he finally knew where that sense of familiarity came from.

So Coulson continued with doubts:

"Frey found me on the farm, and he told me that he had observed me for a long time and thought I had the qualifications to be an agent. I have loved to read all kinds of superhero comics since I was a child, and I wanted to do something good and be useful to the country and the people. Things that helped, so I didn't think about it long enough to get into the organization and then train in Nevada."

"anything else?"

Merlin lowered his head, and he asked softly:

"Anyone, making any decision, is looking for something. Coulson, during the period of joining the organization as an agent, have you found it?"

"I don't understand, sir."

A trace of tension flashed in Coulson's eyes, and he said:

"I just want to do something good, Chief Fury told me that after joining the organization, I can do a lot..."

"I mean..."

Merlin raised his head, pushed his glasses, stared at Coulson, and said:

"Your personal purpose of becoming an agent! Is it to satisfy your inner desire to become a hero? Or to...find something that may have been lost?"

Under Merlin's gaze, Agent Coulson moved his body uncomfortably, and there was silence between the two of them until nearly a minute later, Agent Coulson raised his head again, looked at Merlin, and said:

"Have."

"My father suffered a disaster 5 years ago. After the car accident, he was in a coma for 2 years. I thought my father would never wake up again. But in the spring of the third year, my father miraculously opened up. Lost eyes...although I can only sit in a wheelchair for the rest of my life."

"But his waking up made my mother and I very happy. We thought it was the protection of faith, but...but my father told us, no!"

Agent Coulson put his fingers on the table. He looked at Merlin with a different emotion in his eyes. He said:

"My father told me that he should have died, but someone saved him. He couldn't remember anything about the man, but he knew that man was important to us, to the Coulson family, and he told me that the Man paid a heavy price to pull him back from hell."

"He told me to find him! My father told me to do everything I could to find that man too...It sounds weird, doesn't it? Sir, but I can feel that what my father said is true. No Wrong, you are right, I do have a private purpose in joining the organization."

Coulson breathed a sigh of relief, he looked at Merlin calmly, and said:

"I want to find the person who helped us."

Coulson's self-report made Merlin feel a little emotional.

But he was still expressionless on the surface. After ten seconds, he nodded to Coulson, and he said:

"Very good, you passed! Rookie, from now on, you will follow me."

"Let's save Fury!"

"We... go do good!"

(End of this chapter)