[Comprehensive British and American] How agents solve the single problem

18

Merlin never fought unprepared.Back at the headquarters, he immediately investigated Millie Saint.

As Phoebe said, the witch is indeed a taxidermist at the Natural History Museum, which is strange, and although wizards and ordinary people live in the same London, their worlds rarely cross.Merlin had never seen a wizard in a common man's trade.

But this is not important, what is important is her family background.

The witch's father was an explorer who had been to Peru and claimed that he had discovered a bear with extremely high IQ and could speak human language.

Merlin: "..."

By coincidence, Kings/man happens to have a bear who can only speak English.

It seems that this time it is more certain that the visitor has bad intentions.

He switched the screen silently, and then called up the surveillance video of the luxurious manor on the upper floor of the headquarters.

Phoebe and Paddington were in the study. The huge room only accommodated a girl and a bear, so it seemed a bit empty.

Their "Little Prince" journey is not over yet, but Phoebe is not interested today.She was lying on the desk, fiddling with the pen holder next to the book, looking absent-minded.

Paddington had to put down his book.

It stepped on the chair and leaned forward. One person and one bear were talking, but the monitor couldn't hear them clearly.

But he can see it, see Phoebe propping her chin, holding a book, her long blond curly hair tied up high - this is what Roxie helped tidy up when she passed by this morning, whispering to a little bear, it's like a fairy tale Scenes from movies.

Merlin couldn't help smiling, no amount of work pressure seemed to be a big problem.

That's when Eggsy opened the door and entered the office.

Before he could move forward, he saw Phoebe on the monitor, showing a rather shocked expression: "Are you fishing at work, Merlin?"

You must know that Merlin's reputation as a workaholic has spread to MI6 next door, and Eggsy has never seen him deserting during the day!

And the reason for this desertion is definitely the girl on the screen.

Merlin didn't look back: "In the cabinet."

Eggsy: "What?"

The current Galahad is at a loss, but the trust in Merlin has been carved into the soul of every field agent.

He opened the cabinet door: "There's nothing in here, Merlin."

Merlin: "Bring me my coat."

Eggsy: "..."

Forget it, Eggsy once announced in public that Merlin was his pilot, and he could not offend the logistics and quartermaster if he offended anyone.

Merlin stood up and took the coat from Eggsy. At the same time, Eggsy also found the witch file on another monitor. The young agent immediately understood Merlin's intentions.

"No," he said, "you really want to, uh, date that witch?"

"of course."

"but--"

Eggsy pointed at the surveillance video sincerely. Not knowing what Paddington said, the listless Phoebe finally smiled.The blonde girl covered her mouth and laughed together with the little bear. The beautiful picture made Eggsy say "Oh" enviously: "If I had known, I would have wished that JB would become a human. Tilda would like it!"

"..."

Which pot does not open which pot.

Merlin put on his coat, it was still the black hunting jacket, which made the man's shoulders broad and his legs long, but it was definitely not a date attire.

Eggsy still couldn't help it: "Are you sure, Merlin? She's a witch, what if she gets some kind of mind-controlling superpower again?"

Merlin: "Stop watching super-English movies."

Of course he had considered this issue, so Merlin set the date at a restaurant with a lot of traffic. Even if she really had some conspiracy, it was impossible for her to show her wand in public.

He turned around: "What's the matter?"

Eggsy: "Oh, the gardener of the manor has applied to settle the stray animals nearby, especially stray cats."

Merlin nodded: "I will make arrangements. I have to go to Eggsy for an appointment. If there is anything else, please contact me through internal communication."

Actually Merlin didn't take witches very seriously: apparently Millie Saint wasn't trained for combat, and she wasn't even a Ministry of Magic employee.

He wasn't worried about the witch, Merlin was worried about Phoebe.

The "date" went very smoothly, and Merlin specially made an appointment at noon, the intention was obvious: it was just a lunch, and he didn't intend to go any further.

He left in the morning and returned to the headquarters before two o'clock in the afternoon.

Merlin came to the manor and walked to the study.Before opening the door, he imagined countless scenes of Phoebe blowing his hair - the girl in the surveillance was in a lack of interest all morning, and it seemed that he couldn't get over this hurdle.

But when he pushed the door open, all of Merlin's assumptions came to nothing.

Because Phoebe and Paddington were asleep.

There was no one in the study, and the girl couldn't be bothered to obey the ladylike qualities that Harry taught so carefully.One person and one bear were lying directly on the floor. Paddington was lying on his back with a book on his pillow; while Phoebe was curled up next to the bear, and the skirt of the blue and white dress was spread out like her blond hair.She was still holding the book "The Little Prince" in her arms, her sleeping face was peaceful and sweet.

Merlin couldn't bear to continue to move forward, he was really afraid that his leather shoes and jacket would ruin this fairytale scene.

But no, even though the weather is getting warmer, she will still catch a cold lying on the ground and dozing off.

Paddington had warm fur, Phoebe didn't have it now.

So the man walked forward cautiously. Just as he bent down, Paddington beside Phoebe moved his ears and slowly opened his eyes.

The fluffy little bear was startled when he saw Merlin: "Merlin first—"

Merlin: "Shh."

Paddington glanced at Phoebe who was still asleep, nodded, and lowered his voice: "Good afternoon, Mr. Merlin, have you gone out today?"

It is observant.

"Yes," Merlin replied, "something."

"It's very hard to come to work." Paddington sighed.

Not strictly a job, but Merlin decided it was better not to tell Paddington.After all, having a witch thinking about it and Phoebe is not something that can make people sleep peacefully.

Merlin leaned down|, hugged Phoebe with one hand, put one hand through the hollow of her knee, and easily lifted Phoebe up from the ground.

Paddington like: "Ah, by the way sir, Phoebe is not in a very good mood today."

Yes, she almost wrote "I'm unhappy" on her face.

Merlin smiled bitterly: "I know, thank you, Paddington."

The petite girl doesn't weigh much, and Merlin carried her all the way back to the bedroom, thinking that she should gain weight.

He carefully placed Phoebe on the bed, and it wasn't until his back touched the sheets that Phoebe woke up dimly from sleep: "Merlin...?"

Merlin: "I'm here."

Phoebe: "Yeah."

The girl instinctively put her arms around Merlin's neck, she tilted her head, and rested her head on Merlin's shoulder with peace of mind.

But the illusion of calm is only an illusion after all.

A few seconds later, Phoebe suddenly opened her eyes.

She got up like an electric shock, with anger written in her gray eyes: "Other people's smell!"

Merlin: "..."

Just know that.

He sighed. "You know I have a date today, Phoebe."

Phoebe didn't care that much.

She threw herself into Merlin's arms again.

There's nothing like being stripped of your sovereignty...to make a cat angry.Phoebe couldn't bear the witch smell on Merlin - even if it was faint, it was easy to smell that the two hadn't had much contact.

But Phoebe couldn't bear it at all.

The girl rubbed vigorously against the man's collar and front, then his neck and cheeks, and didn't stop until there was no trace of Merlin except himself and Phoebe.

Phoebe tugged at the corner of Merlin's clothes angrily: "Merlin is mine!"

Merlin reached out to pat Phoebe on the shoulder to comfort her.But the girl turned her head resolutely and bit his wrist directly.

Fortunately, this time it was just a demonstration, and there was no real bite.

"Phoebe," Merlin said helplessly, "I told you a long time ago, you can't bite people casually."

"It's obviously Merlin's fault." Phoebe insisted.

"I got an important clue," Merlin said, "That witch's target is not only you, Phoebe, but also Paddington."

"Hey?"

To be honest, when Merlin found out that her father had been to Peru, he wasn't surprised at all.

The witch at the dinner table had a gentle and friendly attitude, but it was obvious that her focus was not on Merlin.The whole conversation between her and Merlin revolved around Phoebe, before becoming a human, and after becoming a human, the witch asked them all over.

Merlin answered some selectively, and towards the end of the lunch, he intentionally or unintentionally mentioned the existence of Paddington.

Then he was not surprised to see a twinkle in the witch's eyes.

Phoebe's eyes widened, anger slowly turning to worry.

She straightened up nervously: "Then, what about that?"

Merlin: "I will protect you."

Just kidding, they live in Kings/man's headquarters now, even if she knows magic, can she beat field agents?

It's just that Phoebe didn't cheer up about it.

Instead, she looked even more depressed, dimming even her always bright eyes.

"What?" Merlin asked.

"I'm so useless," Phoebe whispered, "Merlin can do everything, and Paddington can also help the housekeeper clean."

"..."

"Does Merlin also think I'm useless?"

Phoebe looked up nervously.

What's the matter with this feeling that my girl has finally grown up?

Merlin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He hadn't expected that Phoebe would have a crisis of self-awareness. A few weeks ago, she was just a white cat lying in bed.

But that's a good thing.

Trying to find one's position in the social circle, trying to do something to realize value, this is the basic driving force for a human being to move forward.

"I'm too impatient, girl," Merlin comforted, "After you get used to human society, then..."

"Merlin?"

Merlin suddenly remembered Eggsy's words before leaving.

He was thoughtful: "There is something you should be able to help with."

"what?"

"Know how to catch a cat, Phoebe?"

Phoebe blinked, as if she didn't understand Merlin's words.

He had to explain further: "There are many stray cats near the manor, and we need to settle them. But stray cats are more afraid of people and difficult to approach."

This time Phoebe understood.

She nodded in understanding, then said without thinking: "Is there a cardboard box?"