By the time Merlin arrived at Mei's house exhausted, it was almost 9 o'clock in the evening.He knocked on the door, and after a few seconds, the door opened, and a worried Mei appeared in front of him.When the sensual cousin saw Merlin, who was safe, the worry on her face immediately dissipated.She took Merlin's hand, looked at him, and said, "Are you alright, brother?"
You just called and said you were in the hospital, and that scared the hell out of us. ”"Nothing."
Merlin shook his head, and he said to his cousin, "I met a child on the road, and he ended up in a car accident trying to help an old man. ”He said to Mei, "That child's eyes were infected with the leaking chemical liquid, and he may be in this life...""
Oh God."
Mei was a fairly devout pan-believer, and when she heard of this terrible thing, she immediately drew a cross on her chest and prayed for the blessing of the masked child."
It's horrible."
A few minutes later, on the sofa in the living room, Ben, who knew about it, said with regret on his face: "That child's life has not even begun, and it has been robbed of light."
It's so undeserved, his parents...
What a dereliction of duty. ”"I've heard about Jack in Hell's Kitchen."
Eric sat next to Charlie, the soon-to-be-grown boy who said to the others, "They all say that Jack is not a good guy and that he was associated with some gangsters in previous years.But Jack loves his children very much, and after his children are born, his wife abandons Jack and his children, but since then, Jack has become a responsible person.He spends his days in the underground boxing arena of Hell's Kitchen, relying on boxing to support himself and his son. ”"You're well-informed."
Merlin opened the fridge and handed the two drinks to Eric and Charlie, he took off his coat and looked at the clean table again, he paused and asked, "Haven't you eaten yet?"
”"Nope."
Although Charlie had only been at Mei's house for half a day, she seemed to be familiar with the home.She said to Merlin with a dissatisfied face, "Everyone is waiting for you!"
Mei dotes on you so much, she said, if you don't come back, we can't start eating first.I'm hungry right now, Merlin, and I had a meal that wasn't healthy at all this day!
”"Oh?
Is it?
”Eric, who was sitting next to Charlie, rolled his eyes and said to Charlie, "Then maybe, I can take you to Mick's Bistro tonight, where the pizza is delicious, and it's also a quiet place, just enough for us to get to know each other."
You see, Merlin is my guardian, and he's your temporary guardian, so theoretically, you should call me brother. ”"You?"
The pretty girl Charlie looked Eric up and down, she deliberately showed a disgusted expression, and she said, "Forget it, you're not my thing." ”"Eric!"
Merlin glared at his unreliable "adopted son", who shrugged his shoulders and was not saddened by Charlie's words.He is a very smart and emotionally intelligent child, and through spending most of the day with Charlie, he knows that Charlie does not hate him.This means that he still has a chance to catch up with this beautiful and generous girl."
Still chatting?"
May poked her head out of the kitchen and shouted to the men in the drawing-room, "If you have time, which gentleman can come and help me cut the vegetables?"
”"I'll go."
Merlin stood up, and he said to Ben, "Brother-in-law, you've been working all day, so let's have a good rest."
I've been on vacation for the past few days, and I'm very idle. ”He walked into the kitchen, moved his fingers, picked up the knife, and in a dazzling skillful movement, in a very rhythmic dance, quickly cut a large basket of vegetables into strips of almost the same thickness.Beside him, Mei, who was wearing an apron, looked curiously at her brother's skillful knife work, and she couldn't help asking, "Are you very good at using knives, Merlin...
Are you really a bridge tunnel designer?
”"I am."
Merlin replied with a normal face, "Do you want to take another look at my engineer ID?"
As for using knives, when I was a child, I had already begun to learn to cook for myself...
Speaking of which, sister, I've always heard that Ben has a younger brother?
Why haven't we seen him for almost 6 years?
”"Oh, you said Richard."
May replied as she took the baked pizza out of the oven, "Richard really doesn't have much contact with Ben, Ben and I have been married for almost 11 years, and I've only seen him less than 20 times in total, and basically every Christmas, but they have a good relationship with brothers." ”May said, "Oh, by the way, Richard's baby was born just 3 months ago, and Ben and I went to the child's baptism. ”Hearing May mention this question, Merlin finally asked the question buried deep in his heart, he put down the knife, looked back at his cousin, and lowered his voice."
Speaking of which, Mei, you and Ben have been married for so long, are you going to...""
When are you going to have a baby?"
Mei seemed to have guessed what her brother was going to ask, and she stopped her busy movements, and then said with a normal face, "Actually, I don't plan to have children." ”"Huh?"
Merlin's brow furrowed, and he said, "The Riley family is just the two of us...""
It's your business to pass on the bloodline, Merlin."
Mei glared at her brother and said, "Ben and I used to be unmarried, because my mother, your aunt, had a failed relationship, and I still haven't come out of the shadow of my childhood.Ben is a kind person, he chased me in college for four whole years, and after graduation, I was infatuated and waited, I was touched by him, but it doesn't mean that I have to have a child to inherit what I have. ”She shook her hair and said freely, "Ben and I just need to live our lives, or do you have any opinion on my decision?"
”"Uh, okay."
Facing the suddenly strong sister, Merlin shrugged his shoulders and said, "Of course I respect your decision, sister, I just have some regrets, you obviously like children so much." ”"It's different, Merlin."
Mei spilled yogurt on a vegetable salad and said to her brother, "I like children, I like to take care of other people, I like to help other people, it doesn't mean that I need a child myself."
You see, you're 27 years old, and you're not too young, but you've been living alone, and I'm actually quite worried about you.When you find a good girl to marry and have a few children, I will definitely take care of them for you. ”"Hell."
Merlin patted his face gently: "I was crazy about something, and I took the initiative to bring up this topic."
Forget about the topic, May, it's time to eat. ”Merlin brought the steaming pizza to the table, and Charlie let out a cheer as she rushed to the table, ready to eat.At that moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.Ben was stunned for a moment, then ran to open the door, and a moment later, Merlin heard Ben and the others talking, and the approacher, a man with a handbag, and a woman with a baby in her arms, followed him into the living room."
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Richard?"
Mei, who was walking out of the kitchen with a vegetable salad, glanced at the visitor behind her, and she said in surprise, "I just told my brother about you, what a coincidence."
Quick, wash your hands with Mary, put little Peter in the bedroom, and come to dinner. ”Watching Mei and the visitor greet, Merlin, who was sitting on the chair, also looked curiously at the two couples who walked to the bedroom.Richard.
Parker, and Mary.
Parker.These are two guys who only hear their names and don't see their people.Merlin met his sister six years ago, and during that time, he and his cousin-in-law saw each other frequently, almost once a week.From his cousin May, he knew that Ben had a younger brother, and compared to Ben, who was only an ordinary engineer at the moment.
Parker, the slightly mysterious brother Richard, is much more glamorous.According to Ben, Richard.
Parker is a biologist, and his wife, Mary.
Parker is his assistant in the lab.The husband and wife work for the government, and they have been working on a major project since a few years ago, so they rarely go home and rarely contact Ben.Merlin hadn't seen this family member in at least six years.But tonight, they suddenly appeared.Merlin instinctively felt that there might be some factors that he was not very familiar with, but that did exist.He looked up and looked at the ceiling, or rather, at the end of the sky.He was thinking about something.A few minutes later, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard, both wearing glasses and looking bookish as a researcher, were sitting at the table, both wearing glasses, and seemed slightly silent.Merlin looked at Richard as he ate.This is a man who is 6 points similar to Ben, and he sits in a chair with a modest smile, talking to Ben and Mei.His smile is very shallow, and his eyes are always crooked when he laughs, giving people a gentle first feeling.But Merlin noticed that while he was looking at Richard, Richard was also looking at the people around him with a stealthy scrutiny.That kind of look Merlin is very familiar, basically, in every agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., has this kind of look.That's the kind of eyes you have.This...
It made Merlin interested."
Richard, this is Merlin, May's brother, I told you about him."
Ben picked up a piece of pizza and introduced it to his brother with a smile.With a smile on his face, Richard nodded to Merlin."
Hello, Merlin, I'm Richard, Ben's brother."
Merlin also smiled back with a fake, but enough to be fake, "Hello, Richard. ”He replied politely, and then raised his glass to Richard, who also responded with apple juice, and the two first-time acquaintances seemed to be very friendly.But there was a not-so-friendly glint in the eyes of the two.Merlin pushed his glasses, and he habitually spread the dark perception outward, but this time, he found something terrible.In the living room behind them, Richard placed his handbag on the couch.It was an ordinary briefcase, but in that handbag, Merlin sensed a cold gadget in addition to some paper documents.If his perception wasn't wrong, it should be...
A gun.And judging from the outline, it is still the kind of firearm that Merlin is very familiar with, because he has an identical one himself.It was the gunners of the agents, and most importantly, in the magazine of the gun, there were several bullets that exuded the cold touch that was characteristic of Holy Silver.That's interesting.Merlin raised his eyebrows slightly, as far as he knew, it seemed that there was only one department equipped with Holy Silver Bullets.He looked at Richard, who was chatting with Ben, and a thought crossed his mind.Richard.
Parker, is it his peer?
And a colleague?"
Richard, I heard Ben say, do you work for the government?"
Merlin picked up his glass, took a sip of wine, and asked seemingly casually, "Coincidentally, I'm also a public official." ”"Oh?
Is it?
”Richard looked back at Merlin, with a disguised smile on his face, and said, "Where do you work, Merlin?"
”"New York Bridge and Tunnel Authority."
Merlin whispered the name of the disguised institution, staring into Richard's eyes.The latter's expression changed slightly.He knows!
Sure enough, he knew!
This slight change in expression is not enough for Merlin.Richard is indeed a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent!
There is no doubt about this, and now I just don't know, which department he is and how high is the level of the agent?
A moment later, in the face of Merlin's gaze, Richard showed a slightly puzzled expression, and said, "I've never heard of this institution. ”"What about you?"
Merlin asked rhetorically, "Where do you work?"
”"This, it's confidential.I can't reveal. ”Richard said with some embarrassment, he raised his head, looked at Merlin, and then shook his head slightly: "I can only tell you that the nature of my work is slightly different from yours, I do research work." ”"Oh, got it."
Merlin nodded, he understood what Richard meant.Apparently, Richard didn't want his brother to know who he was, and he was telling Merlin that he was a research agent, and that he was supposed to be in the logistics department.No wonder Merlin hadn't seen him."
So in a sense, we're kind of peers.I also occasionally look into some...
Slightly quirky stuff. ”Merlin smiled, and so did Richard, who nodded and said, "That's true." ”"Oh, yes, I forgot to introduce it."
Richard reached out and took his wife's shoulder, and he said to Merlin, "This is my wife, Mary." ”Richard explains: "She worked with me in the lab. ”Mary.
Parker's face was a little bad, she seemed a little sad, she reluctantly smiled at Merlin, nodded at him, and then she lowered her voice and said something to Richard.Richard's expression also became a little sad at this moment.Mary's words were so slight that a normal person couldn't hear them, but he couldn't hide Merlin, who spread his perception throughout the room, and he heard it very clearly.Mary said to Richard, "It's time to go, tomorrow's plane is early, and we have to pack up when we go back." ”This sentence made Merlin's eyes narrow.What kind of dumb riddle are these two colleagues playing?
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