Shadow of the Beautiful World

There must be a secret between Richard and Mary, and the emotions of the two of them have not been very normal since entering the room.

Merlin felt this from the very beginning.

It seemed that something bad had happened to them, or was about to happen.

Brother, come with me.

Richard stood up and smiled apologetically at the others at the table. He held his wife's hand and said something to Ben who was eating. The latter raised his head and looked at his younger brother blankly. Chad added:

Mary and I have something urgent to tell you.

oh.

Ben responded and wanted to finish the pizza in his hand, but Mei slapped him. At his wife's request, he glanced at his dinner with some regret, then picked up the tablecloth, wiped his mouth, and followed his younger brother and younger siblings into the bedroom.

The door was closed the next moment.

Occasionally, they are so secretive between brothers.

May shrugged. She brushed her hair, and pushed a bowl of cereal to Charlie, who was picking vegetables and salads. She said to Charlie:

Pretty little girl, you should eat more. It's a good thing to pay attention to your figure, but you should also pay attention to your health. Believe me, I understand this very well.

But you have a perfect figure, May.

Charlie looked at Mei's slender waist enviously, then touched her own, and said to Mei:

How do you maintain your figure? Can you teach me?

You promised to eat well in the future, and I will teach you.

May stretched out her finger and flicked Charlie's nose. The latter nodded, picked up the spoon, and began to deal with the cereal in front of him.

Sister, the pizza you make is still so delicious.

Merlin, who was sitting on the other side, gave Mei a thumbs up appreciatively while eating. But his attention has shifted to the spreading darkness perception.

He was listening to the voices in the bedroom.

If possible, Merlin didn't want to use these methods to spy on the privacy of his relatives.

But now, it's clear that the Richards have secrets that could affect their only relative. This made Merlin have to treat it with caution.

Perception is like an invisible mist, under Merlin's control, it converges towards the bedroom.

After a while, Richard's voice was clearly projected into Merlin's mind.

Ben, Mary and I are going on a business trip to South America tonight, and it may take a long time for us to come back. I'll put little Peter with you first, and please take good care of him while we're away.

Richard spoke in a tone of trust, and then Ben's voice sounded:

Little Peter is my nephew. Richard, needless to say, Mei and I will take good care of him. However, I always feel that you and Mary are a little strange today. Please tell me honestly, is there something happened? ?”

There was a moment of silence in the house, and after a few seconds, Richard's voice sounded again:

No, brother. It's nothing. It's just that I feel a little uncomfortable when I think of leaving my newborn son for so long.

We're not good parents.

Mary sounded in the bedroom with a crying voice, and she said:

Maybe when we come back, my son might not even remember us.

It's okay, Richard, I will help you take care of little Peter. When you and Mary come back, he will be fat and white, and maybe he will call you daddy then.

Ben comforted his brothers and younger siblings, he said optimistically:

Just go to work and don't worry about your family. May likes children very much, and she will take good care of little Peter.

Well, of course I believe in you and Mei, you will always be our strongest backing.

Richard said to his brother:

I'm absolutely assured of entrusting Peter to you.

The next moment, the door was pushed open.

Richard walked into the living room holding his wife's hand, and saw Merlin and Eric clearing their tableware, they had almost eaten. And the enthusiastic Mei was putting a large bowl of fragrant pasta on the table, and was still urging Charlie to eat more.

The rest of dinner went well, with Richard and Eric talking about engineering and mechanics. Mary, May and Charlie discussed the fashion of figure and clothing.

The clock on the wall went to 10 o'clock at night. Richard and his wife are about to leave. They are on a business trip tomorrow, so they must go back and prepare now.

When Richard and his wife went out, Merlin said to his cousin and brother-in-law:

It's getting dark outside, I'm going to see Richard off, you stay at home.

After speaking, he walked out of the room with Richard and his wife.

There was no elevator in the apartment building where Ben's house was located, so the three of them walked down the stairs.

The three were very silent. Richard and his wife walked in front arm in arm, and Merlin followed behind. When he reached the corner of the second floor, Richard suddenly turned his head. He looked at Merlin, and then stretched out his hand:

S.H.I.E.L.D. Level 4 Scientific Research Agent Richard Parker, I didn't expect that the famous Lord Merlin is actually my family.

That's because you don't always come here to sit around.

Merlin shrugged, he held Richard's hand with a relaxed expression, and said:

And I don't often go to the logistics department. If I go more frequently, we won't be so strangers.

It's not your fault, Sir Merlin.

Beside Richard, Mary, who was also smiling, also took a step forward, and she said to Merlin:

I am Mary Parker, a level 3 scientific research agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. I pretend to be Richard's wife, but my real identity is also his wife.

Haha, you are so funny.

Merlin also held Mary's hand, and he said to the two colleagues in front of him:

Go out for a walk together?

Well, actually, I also have some research questions, and I want to consult you.

Richard made a please gesture, and he said to Merlin:

The opportunity is rare. After all, Mary and I's laboratory is far away in the mountains of Neihua State. In fact, we are not indifferent, but in SHIELD, how should I put it, there are too many rules, and vacations are too rare.

Pagasos Base?

Merlin reported the name of the base he knew, and Richard shook his head:

Farther than that, we're at Base 084.

oh?

Merlin said in surprise:

It seems that what you are researching is indeed something extraordinary. As far as I know, ordinary laboratories are not qualified to be placed in Base 084.

What Mary and I have been studying in recent years is indeed something that can be called a shock.

Richard moved his shoulders, and the bookish researcher said to Merlin in an emotional tone:

The habits of the few hornets that broke out of their shells are very troublesome. They are very vicious and have a predatory nature far beyond what we can understand in nature. Most importantly, these young hornets also have some cold blood. The traits of organisms can be very dangerous if you don't pay attention when feeding them. We all have to feed them with mechanosensors now.

etc.

Merlin's footsteps stopped, he frowned, and he looked at Richard:

You just said that what you are studying is the Horntail? I don't get it wrong, is it that kind of fierce fire dragon?

yes.

Mary says:

I heard that the sample of the Horntail's mother body was captured by your special agents, sir, don't you know?

Although the hornet was dead, there were complete dragon eggs in its abdomen. We found those dragon eggs that still had signs of life, and successfully hatched them with the help of artificially simulated high-temperature nest environment.

I have no idea.

Merlin rubbed his forehead with some headache, he said:

Actually, I only know a code name for many plans of the logistics department. Fury is good at everything, but he is too suspicious. Even if he trusts one more person, he will not tell him all the secrets.

Oh, that's how it is.

Richard and his wife looked at each other, and the research agent said to Merlin:

For an old agent like Director Fury, it may already be instinctive to doubt anyone. The assistants in our laboratory are also frequently rotated. He will not let a research assistant who has not reached level 3 in a laboratory Stay longer than 6 months.

Segmented management does not allow every agent to know every specific action or plan, and maintains a secret and stable foundation through a strict registration system and a complete and cumbersome division of intelligence authority.

Merlin complained:

This is the management style that Fury advocates, a naked Cold War mentality. He is extremely obsessed with this method and is almost hopeless.

But you have to admit, it's a very efficient management tool.

The Richards and Merlin were walking on the streets of Queens. After chatting for a while, Richard said to Merlin:

Mary and I's laboratory will be relocated to a base in South America, and we will come back less frequently. We have to let our children stay at Ben and May's home. I was worried about this, But now knowing that Merlin is part of our family, I'm completely relieved.

Mary also laughed and said:

With you in New York, Merlin, little Peter will grow up safely.

this

Merlin said with some regret:

Like you, I will be on a business trip tomorrow, and I will go to a distant place. It may take a few months to half a year.

He said to the Richard couple in front of him:

However, as long as I return to New York, you can rest assured. May is my relative, and little Peter is also my relative. I will do my best to take good care of them.

Of course we believe you.

Richard patted Merlin on the shoulder. Although today was their first meeting, the blessing of several relationships made the relationship between the three of them soon become like good friends.

Richard took a key out of his pocket and said to Merlin:

I left some things in the locker of Base 084, some of my notes and research materials, which are not precious, but very commemorative. I originally planned to go back, get them back, and put them in the This is here. But now, time is tight, so I may have to trouble you.

Well, as long as I have time, I'll get those things back.

Merlin took the key, and he watched Richard and his wife get into the car, drove into the street in the night, and finally disappeared.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help feeling that the world is impermanent.

Who would have thought that in S.H.I.E.L.D. not only had colleagues, friends, but also family members other than Coulson.

But another thing that Richard mentioned made Merlin worry.

That is the few young hornets.

This guy Fury actually kept this kind of thing from him. Once the Magic Congress discovers that S.H.I.E.L.D. is raising dragons privately, the problem will be much more serious.

There is also the theory of biological invasion among magical creatures.

Horntails are a specialty of Hungary. This fierce and aggressive dragon will not reproduce outside the mountains where they live. Once those hornets that grew up in the laboratory accidentally escape, no one knows what will happen. What a mess.

And most importantly, there is also a Ministry of Magic in South America.

Once the S.H.I.E.L.D. laboratory in South America is found to have traces of magical creatures, no one can guess how the Ministry of Magic in South America will deal with it.

But this matter, Merlin can't say it directly.

Because he didn't want to expose his relationship with Richard, although Fury probably already knew it.

hell!

That cunning brat, how many secrets did he keep?

Merlin's heart became irritable.

At this moment, his cell phone rang suddenly. He picked up the phone and looked at it, but there was no number displayed on the screen strangely, but Merlin knew who the caller was.

In the night, he put the phone to his ear, and the next moment, the slightly hurried voice of Fei Guoshan came over.

Merlin! There's nothing in the Hoover Dam! You've been lied to!

What did you say?

I mean, there is nothing there now. We have invaded the computer program of the base, and all the important information in it has been transferred 5 days ago. But fortunately, we found the residual energy of the fire source, This means that the source of the fire is indeed in the hands of the Ministry of Defense, and we will continue to track it down, but Merlin! You have to be careful!

There is a trace of seriousness in the voice of flying over the mountain.

Bumblebee found some clues about you while browsing the files. Your Ministry of National Defense is collecting your personal information

My information is confidential.

Merlin replied:

Even in the S.H.I.E.L.D. database, only a few people can see it. It's a physical encryption that none of you can crack.

That's the problem, Merlin.

Flying over the mountain said in a deep metallic voice:

There is your separate encrypted file in their computer, as well as the conversion code that matches the physical key. When we invaded the computer system, the encrypted file was being cracked. In your organization, it is obvious that someone is helping them.

Bumblebee has tampered with that document, but it won't be hidden for long, so you better have a crisis plan.

Is that so?

There was a flash of light in Merlin's eyes, he didn't have much fear, he said:

Thank you, Fei Guoshan, I wish you all the fastest way to find the fire source, I'll hang up first.

Merlin hung up the phone, he raised his head and looked at the night sky.

Under the dim starlight, Merlin's mood was complicated and terrible.

At this moment, he finally determined

In S.H.I.E.L.D., there's an insider