A few hours later, on a small plane from Nevada to New York, Merlin, dressed in Eric's trench coat and in a wheelchair, was talking to Eric.He was holding a photo album in his hand, and he looked at the heroic Eric in the photo, and he couldn't help but say, "Ah, it seems that I did miss a lot."
Not only did I not make it to your graduation ceremony, but I didn't get to send you to college in person, but what was life like at MIT?
”"That's it."
Sitting on the couch, Eric sipped a Coke and said to Merlin, "Not as good as I thought, but not bad." ”"Where's Charlie?"
Merlin flipped through the photo, and the next page was a photo of Eric and the teenage Charlie, and judging from the background of the photo, it should be at May's house.A smile tugged at the corner of Merlin's mouth, and he asked, "How is the kid doing this time?"
”"It's good."
Eric sat up straight and said to Merlin, "Charlie and May get along very well, they often go out shopping together to buy clothes, and by the way, Charlie has also found a new boyfriend." ”"Oh?"
Merlin flipped through the photos, and he casually asked, "Is it a native of New York?"
Was it her classmate at Imperial High School?
”"That's me!
Merlin!
”Eric called, "Didn't I tell you before you left home for Afghanistan that I was going to go after Lee?"
2 months ago, I caught up!
”"You bastard, really—" Merlin looked up and glared at Eric with a slightly angry gaze, who was a little frightened.But after a few seconds, Merlin sighed, and he waved his hand helplessly: "Forget it, this is your young man's business, and I won't get involved."
But if you dare to do something excessive...
I'm going to break your legs, believe it or not?
”"Hey, this is my first love."
Eric shrugged, "It's okay to have a little faith in me." ”"Has anything else happened during this time?"
Merlin closed the album, and as he leaned back in his wheelchair, he said to Eric, "Don't talk about the trivial things, I mean, has there been any big things happening lately?"
”"Let me think about it."
Eric put down the Coke in his hand, and after a moment, he moved his finger and said, "The European Cup has begun...
Uh, but I suspect that's not what you're asking.Oh yes, 5 months ago, the president announced a full investigation into the CIA, and it was said that a fifth of the officers were removed at once because they had a serious corruption problem within them. ”"I heard Coulson say it's all your work.""
Coulson really dares to say anything."
Merlin rubbed his forehead with trembling fingers, and he said, "That does have something to do with me, but I can't tell you the rest."
What else?
”"And..."
Eric pondered for a long time before he said with some hesitation: "In the past few months, there have been a lot of cases of homeless people missing in New York City, and when I chatted with Coulson, he told me that it was because of the recent active vampire groups in New York, and 70% of those who disappeared were taken away by vampires. ”"Vampires?"
Merlin's eyes narrowed.Although his emaciated cheeks now looked undisguised weak, when he squinted his eyes, the temperament that was colder than before still made Eric, who was sitting opposite him, subconsciously shake his body.The young man could feel that Merlin seemed to have changed a little after escaping death from Afghanistan this time.When talking about those threats, Merlin's tone and expression became colder than ever.It's like...
A piece of real ice is the same."
yes, I see."
Merlin nodded, he looked at the time displayed in the cabin, and he said to Erik, "It's almost time to get to New York, you can go home first, I need to go to the office." ”"You should go home and rest!"
Eric said in a worried tone: "An organization as big as S.H.I.E.L.D., it wouldn't be possible to function without you.You're only going to wear yourself out if you go on like this, and look at the way you look now, hell, you're 40 pounds thinner than before!
It's almost skinny. ”"I know."
Merlin waved his hand, he interrupted Eric's words, he said: "I will rest, after arranging everything, S.H.I.E.L.D. is indeed full of talents, but there are some things that can only be done by myself." ”"Gatler has been managing S.D.O.L.D. for me for almost a year."
Merlin moved his fingers with some difficulty, and he said, "I can't keep bothering him, he's tired too, it's time for him to go back to Europe and rest." ”Although Merlin's tone was gentle, Eric looked at Merlin's slightly gloomy face, and he could guess from Merlin's expression that Merlin should be acting for that Gatler agent for a year...
Quite dissatisfied.———————————— 1 hour and 45 minutes later, the small plane landed at S.H.I.E.L.D.'
s business airport outside New York City.When Eric pushed Merlin's wheelchair and walked out of the cabin, not far in front of them, a black nanny car was already waiting for them.Agent Coulson, dressed in uniform and wearing sunglasses, exuding a serious air all over his body, was standing next to the car, and when he saw Merlin, his expression changed slightly, and he immediately walked quickly towards Merlin."
Sir, it's been a long time."
Coulson took off his sunglasses, and he crouched down and looked at Merlin.Merlin also looked at him, he looked at his subordinates, his younger brother, and there was a touch of warmth flowing in the depths of his eyes.But soon, the warmth in Merlin's eyes vanished, replaced by a sternness."
When I'm leaving, let you take care of the S.D.O.L.D. for me.Colson. ”"On the surface, Gatler is acting minister, but part of the action and decision-making power is in your hands," Merlin said.But you see, Coulson, I was gone for seven months, I slept for another nine months, and after more than a year, when I woke up, I heard the news of vampires ravaging New York..."
Merlin patted Coulson's hand, and he said softly, "I'm really disappointed in this situation, Coulson. ”"You'd better give me a reasonable explanation."
In the face of Merlin's questioning, Coulson's expression was a hint of shame.He stood up and opened the door for Merlin, saying, "Say it on the way, sir."
Director Fury and Dr.
Hall are still waiting for you. ”"Then let them wait a little longer!""
There's nothing wrong with my body, and I think it's more important to get on the right track than a physical exam," Merlin said. ”He waved to Eric standing outside the car door, signaling him to go home first, and after this car, there was another car dedicated to taking Eric back to Hell's Kitchen.And the moment the car door closed, Merlin said to Coulson, "Go to the S.D.O.L.D. office first, and call Melinda and Sharon!"
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And Agent Gatler...
I want to know what happened during the time I was away. ”Coulson drove away from the airport and said to Merlin, who was leaning in the back seat, "Sir, Chief Gatler returned to Europe four months ago, and the news you sent back before your disappearance let us know in advance about the plans of the Ten Rings to move to North America, and the European branch launched a targeted operation to intercept some of the extremists who tried to transfer. ”"Because of the conflict with the Ten Rings Gang, the situation on the European side is very tense.Commander Gatler has even begun to send agents from North and South America to support him. ”"Oh?"
Merlin's eyes narrowed, he didn't expect Gatler to be in trouble right now.That means that the chaos of the alien order in New York has nothing to do with Gatler.In other words, the current vampire mess in New York is all the problem of your 3 secret service directors?
”"Well, so to speak."
Coulson stole a look at Merlin's expression from the rearview mirror."
But it's not always this bad," he explained.In fact, the vampires have been making trouble in the last 2 months, and the part that has made trouble is not the local vampires in New York...
I mean, the first ones to start making trouble were a bunch of lawless outsiders. ”"Outsiders?"
Merlin's brow furrowed.He knew that vampires were creatures with a strong sense of territory, and they were family units that occupied independent territories.Generally speaking, foreign vampires have only two options once they try to make a living in the territory of another vampire family.Either abandon your family and merge into a new one.Either fight with the local vampire family with real guns and grab the territory directly.But now listening to Coulson, in New York, it seems that a third scenario has arisen?"
Tell me more."
Merlin said.Coulson flicked the steering wheel and drove towards the new office building of S.H.I.E.L.D., explaining to Merlin behind him, "Sir, you also know that before you left, the 'Blood Elders', the 13 families of the Americas, although they have been secretly fighting against the order we have advanced with the Magic Congress, they have not fought against us at least openly.But in recent times, there has been a split within the Blood Clan Elders. ”"The cause of the split was a group of vampires who migrated from South America, and they were unusually not attached to any of the 13 families, but instead mixed with a group of radical civilian vampires."
Coulson said to Merlin with some headaches: "This has directly led to the great increase in the strength of the civilian vampires who were originally suppressed by the 13 families.
Under the leadership of the vampires of Forrester, they began to officially split from the rule of the Blood Elders.The madmen are a group of 'great vampires' who claim to overthrow the ignorant rule of the Blood Presbyterian Church and establish a new order of vampire society. ”"The recent disappearances in New York are just a side event in the friction between the two sides, and according to our observations, sir, maybe in a few months, a civil war between vampires will break out across the East Coast.And this vampire civil war will definitely affect the vampires in other parts of North America, and by that time...
That's a serious problem. ”"It's such a big fuss?"
Merlin was a little surprised, and he also understood Coulson's distress a little.S.D.O.L.D. is a nascent department, and the limit to how it can handle outliers alone is at best Class A events.But as Coulson said, the Clan Presbyterian Church, which commands the vampires of North America, is divided internally, millions of vampires have begun to divide factions, and the preparation for a vampire civil war is definitely an S-class event, even if it is only a precursor.Even if this kind of divisive turmoil still exists in New York now, it is not something that the less powerful S.D.O.L.D. can handle alone."
Didn't the Wizarding Congress intervene?"
Merlin asked, "Why did those wizards sit idly by and watch the vampires mess around?"
”"We're understaffed, sir."
Coulson said helplessly: "The Magic Congress protects the order within the 17 alien sanctuaries that have just been established, and at our request, we sent the Aurors to patrol Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn, but this is the limit of what the Magic Congress can do in New York."
They have to monitor other hot spots throughout North America, and there's really not much power they can give us. ”"The worst thing is that, Sir Merlin, the internal chaos of the vampires is actually just an introduction, and the chaos they cause is like a stone thrown into water, causing waves that make other aliens start to stir up.""
Melinda and I have been busy pacifying the other anomalies lately, and Sharon's operations team has been hunting down the civilian vampire maniacs who are making a lot of noise, and Agent Sharon herself has been injured and is actually still being treated at S.H.I.E.L.D." ”"Is Sharon's injury serious?"
Merlin asked with concern.He had promised the missing Ms.
Carter that he would take care of her niece, and if something happened to Sharon, then Merlin would be tantamount to breaking his promise.This is unacceptable to him."
Actually, it's fine, it's just a skin trauma.""
Several vampires hid outside her apartment and tried to sneak up on her, but were killed by Sharon with a silver bullet," Coulson said.She wasn't bitten by those vampires, and that's a very lucky thing. ”"Hmm...
Looks like I'm wrong about you. ”Hearing this, Merlin's serious expression also softened.He turned his head to look out the window, his weak, thin face reflected in the window, and after a moment, Merlin said, "Then go see Fury." ”"It just so happens that I have something to talk to him about
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