September 17, 1992, Library of the Secret Service College attached to the Strategic Science Corps.Merlin sat quietly at a table by the window, with a book spread out in front of him.Although it always seems a little strange to read a book in the library with sunglasses, considering Merlin's special situation, it is actually understandable to dress like this.Today is not a special day, and the way he spends it is no different from the past six months.I got up early in the morning, had breakfast, and began to participate in ultra-high-load physical training.After a lunch, under the guidance of several instructors, special martial arts training was conducted.The evening training is the most relaxed, with 1 hour of shooting and 30 minutes of weapon dismantling and maintenance exercises, 1 hour of tracking and anti-tracking courses, followed by an optional wilderness survival knowledge class.It's 9 o'clock in the evening, a rare free time of the day, and after another 2 hours, the lights will be turned off on time for the whole college.Two hours should be enough time to finish the book in front of him.Merlin's left hand rested on the table, his right hand flipped through the pages in front of him, and his body leaned naturally back in his chair.It can be seen that he is reading this book very seriously.Compared with him 6 months ago, Merlin now has less liberalism and more calm temperament.This is a change brought about by a lot of knowledge, and during these six months, he is not only receiving the super soldier training that Ms.
Carter has set for him, but also learning how to be a good field agent.At the moment, he is learning at a satisfactory pace.Twenty-two minutes later, Merlin finished reading the book in front of him, and he stretched and stood up.He put the latest issue of Playboy magazine back on the shelf, then picked out a copy of "The Art of Disguise" and sat back down at the table."
Relaxation time is over."
Merlin moved his fingers, and he whispered, "Let's start studying." ”Turning the first page, after the sunglasses, the pupils of Merlin's eyes changed, the spiritual state turned on, and the dark perception turned on.With the blessing of this keen senses, his mind also becomes active, which allows him to receive information from the outside world more efficiently, which can make him more efficient in learning.But unfortunately, before Merlin could experience the joy of learning, the watch on his left wrist vibrated slightly.This made Merlin frown, and he stood up, walked to the front of the library, picked up the phone on the desk, and dialed a number.After a moment, Fury's deep voice rang out, "Merlin, how is campus life?"
”"I'd love to say I love it here."
Leaning against the wall, Merlin sighed and whispered, "But actually, it's terrible here." ”"I train all day with a bunch of kids who want to live as agents, but they don't even feel the bullets.In order not to infect me with their optimism and naivety, I even had to hide in the library and read at night.I hope this call from you will get me out of here...
My dear Fury, will my humble wish come true?
”"Sort of."
Fury said ambiguously: "I have now received an assignment to go to Europe and find someone.Your keen sense can help, but I'm not sure you're ready. ”"I heard, they sent you my transcript?"
Merlin suddenly asked an irrelevant question, and on the other end of the phone, Fury looked at the stack of transcripts on his desk and said, "Indeed, it's all in my hands."
But seriously, in the secret service industry, the results don't speak for themselves. ”"Oh?"
Merlin snorted: "Well, if 9 S's, 2 A+ doesn't tell the story, then let's talk about what happened 6 months ago." ”"Stop!"
Fury said slowly, "There's an element of luck in defeating the Winter Soldier, and you're obviously hiding a lot of things.At least I know that you were not the only one in the factory that day...
Merlin, you still don't understand what I mean. ”"Whether I understand or not depends on what you want me to understand."
Merlin retorted in a calm tone, "What kind of qualities do I still lack in your heart?"
”"You still lack a lot, but those can be accumulated over time."
Fury said unceremoniously: "My biggest uncertainty is whether you are ready, whether you have made up your mind." ”"You are brave and fearless in the face of the Winter Soldier, and that's because if you are not brave you will probably die, and you have no choice.But now the situation is that maybe all it takes is a command and your hands will be stained with blood. ”"Every bullet you shoot has the potential to hit someone.Every decision you make may leave you with regrets for the rest of your life.And most importantly, you know better than I do what kind of person you are inside. ”Fury's tone became a little more cautious, and he asked, "Are you really sure you're ready?"
”"I'm sure."
Merlin's tone became a little colder, and he said, "I hope I don't need to prove it to you in all sorts of boring ways, and whatever your decision is, I'll be patient...
Until you think I can. ”"Very good, I'll go through the onboarding procedures tomorrow morning, and we'll leave at midnight the day after tomorrow."
Fury said crisply, "This time there is a new teammate with us, and you will meet him then." ”"Okay."
Merlin nodded, and was about to hang up, his heart was relaxed now, he couldn't wait to leave the Secret Service Academy.And at this time, Fury said something important: "The new identity will be delivered to your dormitory tomorrow morning, and a letter will also be sent to May by the Social Security Administration.
Riley hands, if nothing else, you can go to Queens tomorrow to meet her.But you'd better remember your new identity and keep your emotions in check before you meet. ”Hearing Fury's words, Merlin was a little speechless for a while.It took a few seconds before he said sincerely, "Thank you for your help, Fury." ”"Don't thank me yet, there's one more thing."
Fury's tone became a little impatient, and he said, "That kid you brought back, Eric.
Stevenson.During your training, he has rotated 3 host families, but each of them has not been able to stay for more than a month.They even called my wife...
The kid doesn't want to communicate with us very much, he asks you to be his guardian, he only trusts you. ”"I'm now putting him in the St.
Agnes orphanage, which has a school where he can finish primary school, and it's very close to your new house.I mean, remember to go and pick up the kid tomorrow after you've had dinner with your cousin. ”After Merlin listened to Fury's words, he responded: "Two questions, first, can't you even handle a child?
Second, when did I get a house?
”"Two answers.""
Number one, I have my own things to do, and my time is precious, so you can get into trouble and do it yourself," Fury said. ”"Second, that house is not for you to live in, but for work.Remember that assignment I gave you?
After coming back from Europe this time, you start with New York's most chaotic Hell's Kitchen...
As the first pilot of the heterogeneous monitoring project, I have also found the partner you need, are there any questions now?
”"Nope."
Merlin replied, and Fury's voice followed, "See you tomorrow morning, then, Agent Merlin." ”"Well, good night, Sir Fury."————————————— Fury hung up the phone in his office with his boss Alexander.
Pierce was in the middle of Fury's and Merlin's call.At the end of the call, Pierce, dressed in a black suit, played with the cigar in his hand, sat on the couch, muttered for a few minutes, and then said, "Are you sure, this Merlin, is it appropriate to join us?"
”In the face of his boss's inquiry, Fury said calmly: "He is still very young, and the past has proved that Merlin can withstand pressure, and he is very malleable."
Besides, although Ms.
Carter is retired, Merlin is the last person she recruited before she retires...""
I see what you mean."
Pierce narrowed his eyes, and the former right-hand man of Ms.
Carter said helplessly: "As long as Chief Carter's influence is still there, Merlin's entry into the Strategic Science Corps is a sure thing."
But I always feel that this young man is a little out of the way, and there is a faint swelling.He is different from you, and I and even everyone else in this institution.He's missing a...
Well, a sense of mission!
Don't you think?
”"It's hard to say, Pierce."
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With his hands on the table, Fury said to his boss and good friend Pierce, "You've read Merlin's dossier, and if I had been through the same thing as him, I'd have longed for true freedom." ”"From my contact with him, Merlin lives a very depressed life every day, he disguises himself every day, protects his secrets every day...
For us, camouflage is a skill, and for him, camouflage is his life. ”"From that point of view, he's really a good fit for the secret service job.The most important thing is that the knowledge and power he has about the alien are equivalent to filling in a big blank slate for us who are currently seeking to transform. ”"He may not be a good fit, but he's important and he's valuable."
Fury said in a serious tone: "What is valuable, it should be used reasonably."
That's what you taught me, Pierce. ”"Well, you have a point."
Pierce nodded slowly, and he said to Fury, "I'll keep an eye on him, Fury."
But he must be led by you personally, so that I can rest assured that you are a true person of faith, and I hope that you can also turn that young man with potential and strength into a person of faith...
I hope you don't let your guard down!
”"Merlin himself said that if he can't hold his will, he will really fall into darkness, even with the power he has now, once he falls into darkness, he will cause destruction, far more than ordinary criminals.It could even form a catastrophe. ”Pierce lit his cigar and warned Fury, "I don't want me to come and hunt him down or execute him next time." ”"I was worried about that, too, so I tied two ropes to him."
Fury looked at the two photos on the table in front of him, which were Mei.
Riley, and Eric.
Stevenson.He whispered, "One represents Merlin's desire for affection, and the other represents his gratitude."
To fight the darkness of the heart, you have to hold the light of the heart, and I believe that having these two people by Merlin's side will make him walk more steadily and firmly. ”"You're right, Pierce, everyone needs faith, and if Merlin doesn't have one, then we'll find him one!""
Well, a clever one."
Pierce applauded, Fury in front of him was once his subordinate on the battlefield of the Vietnam War, Fury was a good and brave soldier, and now, Fury has become an excellent secret service director.Unfortunately, he is leaving the place where he has worked for more than 20 years.In the last month, Peggy Brown, who single-handedly founded the Strategic Science Corps.
After Ms.
Carter officially retired, the staff group she had formed was officially dissolved.On the recommendation of Ms.
Carter, Pierce will join the recently established World Security Council, which is a reward for more than 20 years of hard work.As for Nick.
Fury, who will remain in the institution, succeeds Pierce.However, the Strategic Science Corps will be recently transformed into a new organization.So Fury will most likely not be able to immediately enter the command of the new organization.The leaders of institutions such as the Strategic Science Corps are only formed after a bit of political play."
I've got some old friends to hear about it, Fury."
Before leaving, Pierce lowered his voice and said to Nick.
"The Strategic Science Corps will be split, the CIA and the NSA will take some of our projects, but they will also transfer some of their projects to us, and the newly split and merged organization will be called Strategic Hazard Intervention and Espionage Logistics Directorat," Fury said. ”"Shet!
What a broken name!
”When Fury heard the news, he immediately burst into a foul mouth.Before Pierce's bad news was finished, he reached out and grabbed Fury's shoulders and said to Fury: "There is even worse news, listen to me, I inquired, the new director is likely to be Kohler." ”"Kohler?
Khloe the Incompetent?
”Fury's eyes widened, and he said to Pierce in disbelief: "That third-rate agent Kohler, who almost turned the Cold War into a Hot War more than ten years ago because of the wrong message?
Are the members of Congress crazy?
How could they leave such an important institution to Kohler?
Have they finally made up their minds to destroy the Strategic Science Corps?
”"I think it's incredible, too."
A hint of doubt flashed in Pierce's narrowed eyes, and he said to Fury: "I think there must be other organizations behind this, the CIA and the NSA, and even the Secret Service, have been coveting the resources in our hands for a long time, and if they can't keep it this time, they are going to take the opportunity of the end of the Cold War to swallow us in one go."
But don't rush, Fury, I'm figuring it out, it's going to take time, don't pay too much attention to Kohler, he's just a nobody pushed out by those guys. ”"Listen to me..."
Pierce patted Fury on the shoulder and told his subordinates the opportunity, "Don't get into a conflict with Kohler for a while, it's easy to fool that incompetent."
Until I find a way, you'll need to protect some of our most elite and core forces in the shadows, protect those good agents, and gather more power, like a seed like Merlin. ”"For us, people!
Talent!
That's the most important thing. ”"The more difficult the times, the more we have to work together as well as we used to.As soon as the opportunity comes..."
Pierce said in a sharp tone, "Once we take the chance, those bastards take something from us...""
I'll make them double it back!"
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