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

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Fortunately, Phoebe is no stranger to supermarkets.

Merlin picked up the white cat in front of his house, and the block near his apartment should be the area where the white cat used to live, including a community supermarket.

But Phoebe's poise didn't last until she saw the shopping cart.

After Merlin parked the car, this is what he saw: a bear in a blue windbreaker, and a girl in a hood with bear ears curiously circled around the shopping cart until Roxi couldn't help but pick up Paddington, Put it in the toddler seat of the shopping trolley.

Paddington: "Wow."

Phoebe: "Wow!!"

It looked like Phoebe wanted to try it too, but it was a pity that no matter how short the girl was, she was still a grown girl.

Paddington's jam sandwiches were amazing yesterday, winning over everyone except Phoebe.Roxy was eager to learn, so they entered the supermarket and headed straight for the fruit section.

Roxy pushed the shopping cart enthusiastically, and Paddington came to the orange shelf.Following Paddington's instructions, she picked up the orange, sniffed it lightly, then handed it to Paddington for inspection, and put the orange into the bag with satisfaction after getting the bear's approval.

The activity of picking fruit, however, has nothing to do with Phoebe.

Phoebe stopped as early as they approached the fruit section, and she hid far away. Just seeing Roxy picking oranges, her little face wrinkled into a ball in disgust.

Merlin couldn't help laughing out loud.

He walked up to Phoebe: "Why don't you give it a try?"

Phoebe: "No!"

Unsurprisingly, she had seldom wavered in her mind as a white cat, and apparently Phoebe had no intention of correcting that when she became a human.

It seems that yesterday, for the sake of friendship, Fei Caibi reluctantly tasted Paddington's jam sandwich.

Phoebe cared more about Merlin than Orange.

She lazily leaned against the man: "Tired."

Merlin: "..."

Are you tired just after going out?He couldn't laugh or cry at once, but then he thought about it, yesterday Phoebe couldn't get out of bed because of her stomach ache.

"Is it better?" he asked.

Phoebe smiled, "Tired, but it's nice to go out with Merlin and friends."

Merlin was about to say something, but before he could speak, a communication came from his glasses.

at this time?

He frowned, not a single agent was on mission today, and the accident in the R&D department had been dealt with.Unless those brats blew up the lab again.

——This is the reason why Merlin has very little private time, and various emergencies will always occur at unexpected times.

"Phoebe," he turned to look at Phoebe, "will you stand still and wait for Roxy and Paddington?"

"Merlin?" Phoebe tilted her head.

"I have an emergency comm."

"Ah."

The girl didn't ask much, she was used to Merlin being busy all the time.

Merlin found an area with low personal traffic and connected to the communication.

It turned out to be the CIA agent Susan Cooper who sent the message. Merlin was a little surprised. After all, the CIA mission in London was completely over. The last time they met was because of Phoebe's transformation into a human.

The female agent from the United States succinctly described her reason for coming: she has been arranging trafficked girls in London these days, but accidentally discovered that the trafficker still has a dark line, she is already tracking, and the follow-up may need Kings/man assistance.

It sounds valuable, but until Susan Cooper gets new clues, Merlin can only stand by.

In the past, Merlin hated this time-consuming waiting very much, but today he would like to thank the CIA agents for their promptness—turning back halfway from the supermarket did not ruin Merlin's mood alone.

He hung up the communication and returned to the fruit area. Paddington and Roxy had already selected oranges, and each of them looked at Merlin curiously.

Roxy: "Where's Phoebe?"

Merlin paused suddenly.

The fruit area is still the same fruit area, but there is no shadow of Phoebe.

Paddington was a little dazed. He pointed to the corner of the fruit area: "She was still here just now."

That is not far.Merlin nodded: "I'll go find her."

Knowing this would happen, Merlin sighed in his heart, Phoebe doesn't listen to people's orders, cats are like this.

Fortunately, she didn't go into any corners. Taking advantage of her height, he quickly spotted Phoebe in the daily necessities area.

Phoebe, who was wearing a bear sweater, stood there with her hands in her pockets, her long blond hair tied up high, and she looked no different from an ordinary young girl.

Her attention was not on the shelves, but on the crowd around her.

Merlin soon realized that Phoebe didn't just run away randomly, she had a purpose.

The man stepped forward: "What are you looking for?"

"Ah," Phoebe glanced at Merlin, "witch."

"Witch?"

Merlin shivered.

He reacted quickly: "You mean, you found the witch Millie Saint who came to see you."

Phoebe nodded, then shook her head again.She looked back: "Not sure, maybe I was wrong."

"..."

Merlin became a little wary.

He recalled the image of the witch. Merlin met Millie Center twice. She was dressed in white, and with her blond hair and tall figure, it was not so easy to be mistaken.

As for whether it was her...that's easy, since Merlin is Kings/man's logistics officer.He quickly turned on the communication of the glasses, contacted the technical department, and let them hack into the supermarket's surveillance system.

Merlin prefers to do this kind of thing by himself, but now that he's outside, it's okay to occasionally teach young people to be responsible.

"It's a public place," he said, looking down at Phoebe, "you don't have to worry about it."

"do not worry."

Phoebe looked up, seriousness was written in her gray eyes: "With Merlin here, I'm not afraid."

As the girl stretched out her hand, her soft fingertips landed on Merlin's palm. He raised his eyebrows in surprise, and then found a chocolate advertisement on the advertising screen of the supermarket.

The advertisement showed a couple cuddling from the back, and Merlin noticed that their fingers were intertwined almost immediately.

The next moment, the girl's fingers were inserted into Merlin's.

Merlin: "..."

Merlin knows what's going to happen without opening his mouth: if he says he can't do it, Phoebe will ask why, and the conversation will end with "Why aren't we a couple? How can someone not like me if Merlin doesn't like it?"

They are in public.

In the end, Merlin just sighed helplessly, and took Phoebe's hand behind his back.

Victorious Phoebe: "Hey."

Fortunately, the technical department had already sent the surveillance video.

Phoebe's observation was correct, it was Millie Saint.The nerds in the technical department easily found the witch herself based on the location and time, and even sent a message of "Don't give us such a simple task!".

Merlin closed the message window expressionlessly and focused on the video.

The witch Millie Center was indeed stalking Phoebe secretly, and she was behind a nearby shelf while Phoebe waited in place in the fruit section.But when Phoebe finds her, her image disappears from surveillance.

Even for a well-trained agent, it is impossible to completely disappear without a trace. Merlin thought that maybe the witch used some kind of magic.

"She should have left," Merlin said in a low voice, "I can't find her in the surveillance."

Phoebe shook her head.

"She's here," the girl replied firmly, "I can feel the magic, it's all around me."

Merlin frowned immediately.

It's a pity that Phoebe can detect the magic power, but not the location of the magic power.The girl pondered for a moment, her eyes suddenly lit up.

She looked up, looking at Merlin as if staring at a prey.

"Merlin," the girl waved her hand, "lower your head."

"what?"

"Look down!"

Merlin had no choice but to bend down|, narrowing the distance with Phoebe, who threw herself into his arms without saying a word.

She held Merlin's hand, just like a chocolate commercial, interlocking fingers and cuddling with the man, and the girl's sweet breath circulated around Merlin. a kiss.

Merlin: "..."

Even though Phoebe has always been clingy, this intimate action without warning still surprised Merlin.After the kiss, the girl still didn't leave, she turned her head slightly, and moved close to Merlin's ear.

"She must be watching," said Phoebe triumphantly. "I want the witch to know that Merlin is mine."