Shadow of the Beautiful World

I just went to see her like this, won't it be a bit abrupt?

In the shopping mall in Hell's Kitchen, Zarvin Johnson was carrying some gifts. He looked nervously at Merlin beside him, and said in a gentle and worried tone:

I haven't seen Daisy in 10 years, will she blame me? Will she hate me, and most importantly, will she remember me? Will she trust me?

Merlin, who was a little impatient with Johnson's series of questions, shook his hand and said:

How do I know, you have to meet to know Daisy's attitude towards you, she must hope that she has a kind, decent, gentle father, I think your image is good now, of course, don't be in front of her Mention your work as a black doctor these years.

Yeah, you're really a good friend of mine, Merlin.

Johnson kept nodding his head, he seemed to obey Merlin. He said to Merlin:

Of course I won't mention those bad pasts. Now that Daisy has been found, I will take her back to Brooklyn. I have a house and a clinic there. Although it has been closed for more than ten years, But the house is not too old, and I still have some savings. Well, no, I can’t let my daughter live in such an old house, I have to renovate it.”

Johnson wiped the sweat from his forehead, and he said to himself:

I have to get a princess room for my Daisy and I have to make up for her 10 years of homelessness. And get a puppy, well, if she doesn't like dogs, get a cat, as long as a small animal It's great for kids.

There is also the matter of her going to school. I don't know if my classmates from back then are still there. Maybe they can help.

This guy's current image has undergone an earth-shaking change compared to before.

He changed into a decent blue suit, a gray shirt with a black tie, his slightly thinning hair was dyed black again, and he also made a simple style, and the stubble that was originally embarrassing was also shaved clean Clean, Merlin also took him to a beauty salon to have his skin done.

On the bridge of his nose was a pair of rimless glasses of the same style as Merlin's, and the special chips covered his yellow eyes.

Unfortunately, there is no way to change this point. Those improved potions still changed his body, but Merlin told him that it was caused by an experiment mistake he made when he was young.

Merlin used the Oblivion Curse to erase all the cruel memories from Johnson's mind, and even slightly changed his memory.

Johnson's life has not changed much, except that the memories related to Jiaying have been erased. In the current memory, Johnson met Jiaying in the ancient eastern country. The two fell in love, but they could not get together. In the end, Johnson returned to North America with Daisy, who was still a baby, but lost his daughter because of an accident.

In the past ten years, he has traveled all over the continent as a black doctor, always looking for his own Daisy.

And this month, with the help of his good friend Merlin, he finally found Daisy.

He is now preparing to follow Merlin to meet his daughter.

This new memory is not complicated. Merlin only sketched out an outline of the memory, leaving Johnson to make up the rest of the details.

The ability of human beings to make up memories is very powerful. As long as Zarvin Johnson recognizes the current life and has no thoughts of changing, then the details in his mind will be filled in by himself as time goes by.

The two were walking on the streets of Hell's Kitchen, chatting with each other.

Johnson was obviously a little nervous, but he regained his former doctor's character, and his movements of wiping sweat became more appropriate. He looked nervously at Merlin's house, and when he followed Merlin to the door, his breathing became short of breath.

What's wrong?

Merlin looked back at Johnson and said:

Zarvin, you have been looking for her for 10 years, and she is in front of your eyes now, don't you want to go and see her?

I just

Zalvin Johnson pushed his glasses, pursed his lips, and seemed to want to say something, but in the end, encouraged by Merlin's eyes, he took a deep breath, straightened his clothes, and carried the big bag A small bag of gifts, pushed open the door, and walked into the room.

who are you?

Daisy, who was wearing a large pajamas, sitting on the sofa, holding a bottle of drink and watching cartoons, heard the movement. She got up like a little monkey and looked at Johnson who pushed the door in. She asked vigilantly:

Where's Merlin?

daisy

Although he had also been in contact with Daisy before, Johnson had been secretly protecting her at that time, and this was the first time that he had really met like this.

When he saw his daughter, who was white and clean, and Elsa had two braids, all the belly drafts that Johnson had typed along the way disappeared at this moment.

As if he had been punched in the face, he just stood there in a daze, looking at Daisy, not knowing what to say.

Merlin covered his face and shook his head helplessly. He walked in from the door, stood beside Johnson, and punched Johnson hard in the back.

Merlin said to Daisy:

This is my friend, Zalvin Johnson, Daisy, he is

I am you and I am your father, Daisy.

Johnson seemed to be returning to his soul. He tried his best to show a gentle smile on his face. His eyes were red. He slowly squatted down and put all the gifts in his hand aside. He looked at the same Dazed little girl, he said:

My baby, I have been looking for you for 10 years, and I finally found you.

dad?

Daisy is only a 10-year-old child, maybe she will become a terrifying World Destroyer in the future, but at this moment, her little brain still can't react. She looked at the Johnson in front of her. Thanks to Merlin's dressing up of the crazy doctor, the current Johnson changed from the previous crazy and crazy image, like a slightly old-fashioned, slightly out of date, but still decent. people.

Children's minds are very simple, and it is easy for them to determine their first impression of a stranger based on their appearance.

Merlin, who has a lot of experience in dealing with children, knows this very well. If he wants a child to accept a person, not being obnoxious in appearance is the most basic point.

Daisy turned to look at Merlin, and there was a glint of help in her eyes.

She didn't know how to deal with the situation in front of her.

Merlin nodded to the little girl, he said:

Zalvin is indeed your father, Daisy, I can assure you of that.

With Merlin's assurance, Daisy looked back at Johnson, she frowned, took a few steps towards Johnson, but stopped again, she sniffled and said aggrievedly:

If you were my father, why did you throw me in the orphanage? Didn't you want me then?

Daisy's question was like a sharp knife piercing Johnson's heart, making the doctor's face pale, and he hurriedly explained:

No, it's not like this, Daisy, I will never abandon you. It was an accident, some bad people stole you from me. I blame myself, I have been looking for you, don't you cry, I listen to me Say, that's how it happened

At the door, Merlin crossed his arms, watching the father and daughter in front of him communicate in an awkward way, while Elsa, who was watching this scene, looked at Johnson suspiciously. After a while, Miss Bloodstone lowered her voice and said to Merlin :

There is something wrong with your friend. He smells very bloody. I mean that hidden temperament. He is a dangerous person.

He's a black doctor, Elsa.

Merlin said casually:

Almost as many patients died at his hands as he cured. What's more, who has no secrets? Johnson was seriously ill, and he didn't have a good life for a few years. He had a miserable life in the first half of his life. Before you die, enjoy the peaceful life with your daughter.

Merlin wasn't cursing Johnson.

What he said was the truth. Long-term use of the potion with terrible sequelae made Johnson's body look healthy, but in fact there were many hidden dangers. It was like a decaying building inside. It only needed a gust of wind to blow him gently. Come crashing down.

With his current physical condition, even if he takes good care of him, it will only take 5-7 years at most before he will die.

Daisy has a choice.

Merlin suddenly whispered to Elsa:

She has a mother and a father. Personally, I think it would be good for her and her father to live as ordinary people for the rest of their lives. What do you think?

I don't know her parents.

Miss Bloodstone snorted, she looked at Daisy and Johnson who were talking in a low voice, a trace of tenderness flashed in her eyes, she said:

But as long as the child can grow up safely, it doesn't really matter who he chooses and who he stays with.

Yes, the important thing is that she is safe and sound.

Merlin nodded slightly. He raised his wrist and looked at the time. It was midnight. He moved his wrist and said to Elsa:

You are here to help watch, I will go out to do something.

It's so late, where are you going?

Elsa looked at Merlin walking out the door, and she asked:

Are you a nocturnal creature now? Always out at night to run errands.

I love the night, it's always generous with everything.

Amid the neighing neighing of Raven Victor, Merlin said without turning his head:

And there are always some things that are not suitable for doing in the sun. Protect the two of them, and I will be back in a while.

—

Merlin stood on the edge of the Brooklyn Bridge, like a homeless person wandering here at midnight. In the quiet darkness, he looked at an office building near the sea not far away.

That building is not much different from the other all-glass office buildings around it, except for a slightly low-key sign, which means that the entire building belongs to the same company.

There is the Daniel Mansion, the hiding place of Daniel Whitehall, one of the leaders of the Hydra faction.

This is the secret that Merlin dug out from Johnson's memory, and it is also his work tonight.

Merlin jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge, and flew towards the building in the midst of the endless mist. A few minutes later, he landed right in front of the building.

Under the light of the street lamp, Merlin reached out to straighten his clothes, put on his gloves, took out his cane, and walked towards the main entrance of the building step by step.

Sir, do you have an appointment?

Two security guards with serious expressions and strong bodies were guarding the lobby of the building. When they saw Merlin walking into the lobby, one of them went up to him and asked:

If you don't have an appointment, you can come back tomorrow morning.

Of course I have an appointment.

Merlin pinched his fingers lightly in the air, and the Yakesi seal was released silently. He said gently:

I have an appointment with Mr. Whitehall. This evening, I will take him to a place he has always wanted to go.

He walked forward, passed the two security guards whose minds had been manipulated, walked into the elevator, and pressed the button for the highest floor. At this moment, the cane in Merlin's hand tapped lightly on the ground.

let's start.

He said.

The next moment, the two security guards were like marionettes being manipulated. Under the manipulation of Merlin's will, they pulled out the daggers at their waists with horror on their faces, and rushed towards each other with roars, as if they saw a person with a deep hatred. Like the enemy.

Their souls are still awake, but their bodies are not under their own control. They can only watch helplessly as each other's sharp blade pierces each other's hearts precisely and fiercely.

It's like it's the same.

Poof, poof

There were two muffled sounds, that was the sound of a blade entering the body, and blood flowed from the wounds of the people who fell almost at the same time. Amid the sound of the elevator closing, Merlin looked at the twitching peripheral members of Hydra, his tone was low says:

I used to be afraid of you, but now I find out

You guys are shadows.

Seemingly ubiquitous, seemingly unstoppable.

But as long as a ray of light shines through

You'll just disappear whimpering.

Ding

The elevator closed up and went up at an extremely fast speed.

Merlin leaned on a cane and stood in the elevator. He looked at the constantly beating numbers in front of him and said:

I'm actually living in the shadows too

The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, as if looking forward to meeting Whitehall.

Dear Mr. Whitehall, tonight, let's take a look

shadow

Who do you like more?