Shadow of the Beautiful World

Miss Hope was a keen girl, and she had inherited some of her father's wisdom.

Therefore, after being caught with the Portkey and taken to the Pegasus Base, after realizing that Merlin is not an ordinary person, she quickly entered into a quite cooperative posture.

Come on, cooperate, Miss Hope, act a little more frightened, yes, keep your eyes wide open, and maintain this posture.

click

With a soft bang, the picture of Miss Hope's terrified face was recorded on the computer's camera, and then put into the email she was writing.

After the filming was completed, Miss Hope's expression became calm again.

She was controlled by puppetry and sat on a chair on the edge of the laboratory, like a beautiful sculpture, she was completely unable to move, only her cheeks were free, so she could only cooperate with the requirements of these two weird people in front of her. Make your situation a little better.

What does it have to do with me that you are looking for Hank Pym?

This capable-looking urban woman said to Dr. Foster, who was manipulating the computer, and Merlin standing beside him, in a rather sensible tone:

I have nothing to do with him. I haven't seen him for almost 7 years. I suspect he is probably dead.

Hey girl.

Merlin raised his head, looked at Hope who was sitting on the other side of the desk, and said softly:

Be quiet, we are at work. Besides, Hank Pym is your father anyway, even if he is really a jerk like the legend, you have to have some confidence in him.

You certainly don't know him.

Miss Hope stared at Merlin, and said:

If you knew him, you wouldn't do such useless work. There is no one he cares about in this world. Believe me, if you give him a choice, he will definitely spend his life with his experiment, not with his loved ones.

The resentment is deep.

Merlin watched as Dr. Foster sent the captured photos of Miss Hope to a mailbox. It was Dr. Pym's work mailbox when he was working with Hank Pym back then, and it was more than ten years ago. It's over, and I don't know if the guy who hid is still using this mailbox.

But there are very few channels through which the outside world can contact Dr. Pym.

Merlin walked up to Miss Hope, looked at the beautiful lady, and said:

We are not villains, Hope, and I 'invite' you here to hurt you, we just want to ask for help. But unfortunately, maybe in this world, only your unkind father can help us .”

He put his hands on Hope's shoulders, turned Hope's body around, so that she could see the honeycomb-type restraint cell in the corner of the laboratory, and the painful Ava, and he said to Hope:

That child, did you see? She is only 17 years old. Six years ago, she was affected by an illegal quantum entanglement experiment. She entered a bad quantum state, and every cell in her body was experiencing tearing and tearing. The process of healing, it was painful, but the kid has held on until now

Your father once designed a quantum restraint device for her to ensure that she would not fall into the quantum sea. But now, the restraint device has failed, and this child needs the help of Dr. Pym.

Merlin snapped his fingers, and the puppetry that imprisoned Hope disappeared, allowing the lady to regain her ability to move. He said:

She needs your help too, Hope.

Miss Hope, who was freed, moved her wrist, turned her head and gave Merlin a slap.

But unfortunately, apart from hitting a puff of smoke, she didn't really touch Merlin, and Merlin's cheeks, which looked like scattered smoke, recovered in the next moment, which made Miss Hope back a little in fear. took a step.

She gritted her teeth and said to Merlin:

If it's a life-saving thing, then maybe you should buy me a meal, tell me what happened, ask me to help, and I will try to help. Instead of using this forceful way just now, it almost scared me to death Yes, you know what!

I have just said it, Miss Hope.

Merlin was not angry, he said softly:

We don't have much time, so we can only take some coercive measures. What's more, the Pym Technology Building is not so easy to enter.

I am telling the truth.

Miss Hope moved her wrists with a displeased face, and she said to Merlin:

I really haven't seen him in 7 years, in fact, I was sent to boarding college by him since I was 7 years old, we have seen only a handful of times in these years, and even rarely talked on the phone, I doubt it , he has forgotten that there is still his daughter in this world.

He's a jerk!

Facing the disappointed Hope, Merlin shook his head and said:

Your father used to be an excellent technology agent. For a while, he was also a superhero. He knew exactly what to do to protect those he cared about. It will be safer, at least I think so.

Wait, you're saying my dad was a secret agent, or a superhero?

Hope looked at Merlin in surprise, and the beautiful young lady asked very uncertainly:

are you sure?

Did he never tell you that?

Merlin replied:

Didn't tell you about the things he did in the past?

No, no.

Hope said frankly:

In my memory, he was a very smart person. He and my mother often went on business trips. In fact, before the age of 7, he was not so cold and such a jerk, but after my mother died on an accidental business trip , he became a completely different person. I asked him, but he never told me what he was doing in those years.

All right.

Merlin says:

It seems that he is really protecting you, Hope. Your father's past is magnificent. He is not as ordinary as you think. Of course, I should not tell you these stories.

Actually, you can take your current situation as a 'test'.

Merlin closed his eyes, maintaining the perception that spread throughout the Pegasus base, he said softly:

Come and test, is your father paying attention to you? Is he as unfeeling as you imagined? Well, someone is here!

A strange aura suddenly appeared in Merlin's perception, but it was very weak, not at all like the aura that humans should have.

Merlin felt that the intruder moved swiftly, without disturbing any security procedures of Pegasus Base, he moved swiftly and swiftly toward the laboratory.

swish

The moment that faint breath entered the laboratory, Merlin's figure disappeared in place, and when he reappeared, he already had something in his hand.

an ant

To be precise, an ant with wings that can fly.

It lay in the palm of Merlin's hand, and its shape was completely indistinguishable from that of an ordinary ant. However, Icarus's lens quickly enlarged the details of the ant's body, allowing Merlin to clearly see that behind the black ant was carrying a black ant. Very small, like a video recorder.

he came.

Dr. Foster stood up, picked up a pair of tweezers from the table, and said to Merlin and Hope:

This is Pym's 'messenger'. He has a special device that allows him to talk to ants and control them. He must have received our message.

While Dr. Foster was using tweezers to remove the pocket device on the back of the ant, Merlin turned to Hope and said:

Look, he still cares about you.

Hope didn't answer, she looked seriously at the ants lying quietly in Merlin's hands, she never knew that her father could manipulate these little creatures, just like she never knew that her father who was indifferent to the point of being autistic, In fact, he was once a superhero.

At this moment, Miss Hope suddenly found that she didn't seem to know her father at all. She indulged in her indifferent hatred of her father, but instead of taking the time to explore his past, she confronted her father with the same indifference. Let the relationship between the two people finally come to the current bad situation.

Perhaps, his father was not as ruthless as she thought.

click

There was a soft sound.

When Dr. Foster put the pocket instrument on the test bench, a holographic projection-like light danced. The upper body of an old man with gray hair, gold-rimmed glasses, a brown suit, and a beard, appeared in the laboratory.

He belongs to the kind of guy who can be remembered at a glance. His expression at this time is not friendly, just like that kind of fierce old man, and his eyes are as sharp as those of young people.

This is Hank Pym, one of the most in-depth quantum science research scientists in the world.

Hello, Dr. Pym.

Merlin said something to the projection in front of him, but it completely caught Pym's attention. He ignored Merlin at all, but turned his head to look at Dr. Foster standing on the other side, and said:

Bill, we haven't seen each other for more than ten years. But I didn't expect that under your poor scientific research level, there is still a thug's soul hidden. It seems that it was right to drive you out of my laboratory.

The old man's voice was a bit sharp, and he spoke mercilessly. With his indifferent eyes, he seemed to be close to strangers, which was really unlikable.

Look, I said it.

Dr. Foster didn't care much, he turned to Merlin and said:

This guy is a jerk. I almost forgot why I resigned more than ten years ago. Now I think about it, it's because I can't stand this bastard's bad temper.

You, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s henchman.

Dr. Pym set his eyes on Merlin again, and he said to Merlin unceremoniously:

Peggy told me about you, and she praised you a lot, but now it seems that my suspicion of you is correct, you are no different from those thieves and villains in SHIELD, and you are even better than them More hopeless. Listen, you kidnapper, my daughter has nothing to do with this, let her go and we'll talk about other things.

I think in this situation, you should control the cynicism that has nowhere to rest in your heart, Mr. Pym.

Merlin stretched out his hand without showing any weakness, and clasped it on the back of Miss Hope's neck. He said softly:

I hope this calms you down. Although I don't want to say it, your daughter is in my hands. With the flick of a finger, you have to say goodbye to her. After losing your wife, you don't want to lose your daughter. ,Right?

up to you!

Dr. Pym was not frightened at all, he looked at Merlin indifferently, his projection flashed for a while, and another window opened under the projection, which looked like a surveillance camera.

In the center of the shot is Fury, who is talking and laughing with Pierce, and with the shift of the camera and the continuous zooming in, on the table next to the two of them, there are a few ants with strange instruments on their backs. .

Like a death squad soldier with a bomb on his back.

You have hostages, and so do I.

Hank Pym gritted his teeth and said:

As long as my daughter is hurt even a little bit, you should be ready for two funerals, Agent Merlin!

You should know their identities, Dr. Pym.

Merlin narrowed his eyes and said:

You should also know how terrible the consequences will be if those bombs explode. You are a rational person, and you will not do this.

My last sanity is in your hands, Merlin.

Dr. Pym's projection flickered for a moment, and he said:

Let her go, she shouldn't be involved in these things.

The projections of Merlin and Hank Pym looked at each other, and the atmosphere in the laboratory became very stagnant at this moment. Whether it was Dr. Foster, who was watching, or Miss Hope, who was taken hostage, they all behaved better than the two The parties are more tense.

After a suffocating 10 seconds, Merlin took the initiative to let go, and he said to Hank Pym in front of him:

alright, you win.

The atmosphere suddenly relaxed.

Okay, you can go home, Miss Hope, the rest has nothing to do with you.

Merlin patted Hope on the shoulder, and he said to the young lady:

Also, you see, it turns out that although your old father is a little crazy, he really cares about you.

The next moment, Dobby the Leprechaun appeared under Merlin's call. He put his hand on Miss Hope's perfectly curved calf, and then the light of the Displacement Charm lit up. Miss Hope looked dazed, was sent back to her home in California.

After Hope left, Merlin pointed to the restraint chamber next to him, and he said to Dr. Pym:

Ava, you should still remember her. I commissioned Ms. Carter to find you to design a quantum restraint device for her, but now, the restraint device has failed.

One is not enough, why not add a few more?

Dr. Pym in the projection turned his head to look at Dr. Foster impatiently, and said:

I haven't seen you for more than ten years, Bill, have you finally thrown away your remaining brain? I have given you my blueprints. Don't you have any inspiration at all?

That confinement device can be recombined into a special quantum confinement field. You just need to use your rusty brain to design a stable operation system for it! Don't tell me, you can't even do this !

Of course I've thought about it, Pym.

Dr. Foster seemed to be irritated, he said in a deep voice:

But Ava's body is too weak, and she simply can't bear the effect of more than three restraints at the same time, which will increase her mental burden.

Oh, what a genius you are!

Pym said in a sarcastic voice:

Who asked you to put the restraint device directly on this girl? Can't it be made into a detachable external device? It is very difficult to form an energy field that isolates quantum activities on her body without physical contact. ?

It seems that in the ten years since you left my laboratory, Bill, you really didn't make any progress. You didn't learn anything from me at all. You used to be a little smart, but now you, look You are just like a graduate student who just graduated, your mind is full of weeds!

Pym's words were very blunt, as if he was spraying five times a second, but the problem was that Dr. Foster, who was sprayed by him, had nothing to say.

Because, Pym was right.

This is embarrassing.

Okay, problem solved.

After sharp-mouthed and spraying Dr. Foster to the point where he was almost autistic, Dr. Pim turned his head and looked at Merlin with disgust in his eyes. He said:

I know you came to me because you want me to solve the problem on Ava, but I want to tell you, Merlin, I can't solve it, at least not at the moment. But if my experiment is a step closer, it may be possible So I want to ask you one thing.

Say it.

Merlin made a please gesture.

If you really want to save this child

Pym stared at Merlin, the projection of the real irascible old man stretched out his finger, and tapped Merlin's chest unceremoniously, he said:

Then pray my experiments go well, I mean, stop bothering my daughter, stop distracting me with these damn things

You idiot, do you understand?