Body 29. Go Home

"swish"

Just like when they came, with the distortion of the light, several agents returned to the place where they started at dawn.

In the laboratory on the upper level of the Trident Building, Fury, Hill and Pierce were already waiting for them there.

"Where is he?"

Alexander Pierce seemed impatient, he said to Merlin:

"You really brought him back?"

"certainly."

Merlin shook the icicles on his arm. He reached out, put his hand into his pocket, and made a grabbing motion. The next moment, a black, long metal biological cabin was placed in front of Pierce. .

Fury stepped forward, grabbed the cover of the biological cabin, and opened it outward.

Accompanied by the overflowing cold air, the scene in the biological cabin appeared before everyone's eyes.

A combat hero frozen 67, a veteran far away from home, a lonely watchman, a soldier waiting for rescue.

"It really is him."

Fury didn't care about the freezing cold, he stretched out his hand and touched the smooth ice that was cut. Beside him, the big shots of the World Security Council also stretched out their fingers and slid on the ice.

"It's exactly the same as the combat uniform displayed in his exhibition hall."

Pierce pushed his glasses, he looked carefully at Captain America in the ice, he looked at the person in front of him, as if he was relieved, he said:

"Finally, I can give an explanation to those veterans."

Beside him, Fury nodded in relief.

Merlin knew what they meant.

On the land of North America, generations of veterans still maintain close ties. They have their own organizations, just like trade unions. On the battlefield, they help each other, and in life, they are also very united.

The old Stan that Merlin knew was a member of the Veterans Organization and a district representative.

The forces formed by these veterans are also terrifying. They even have a certain influence in the political circles. As far as Merlin knows, almost every year, those veterans, led by those old men who survived World War II, will go to the The government is pressuring officials to send more expeditions to the North Pole to find the missing American Captain Steve Rogers.

Of course, 67 years have passed since this incident, and the current pressure action is more like a means to maintain organizational cohesion, but it is undeniable that in the minds of many World War II veterans, the life and death of Steve Rogers is still very important. Like Coulson, many veterans are loyal fans of Steve.

They don't care who the president is, black or white, but they care a lot if their idol is still alive.

For so many years when Captain America disappeared, the gossip about the fact that the captain is still alive has never subsided. Merlin's friend, cartoonist old Stan is a loyal follower of this argument.

He believed that people like Steve Rogers would not die so quietly.

"Here's some of Steve's belongings we found under the ice."

Natasha took out a pocket and scattered the contents on the table next to her. Among them were Steve Rogers' dog tag, his military officer ID, and his pocket watch, which was frozen It has been around for decades and has stopped moving a long time ago, but it is still in good condition overall.

Fury picked up the pocket watch, wiped it on his sleeve, and opened it gently.

Inside was a black and white photo.

It's a picture of Ms. Peggy Carter when she was young.

"The relationship between the two of them is really good."

Merlin suddenly spoke.

The others also nodded silently. As they were not familiar with the inside story, they could easily think of the captain's disappearance and Ms. Carter's decades of waiting.

But for Merlin, his words actually contained other meanings.

These people don't know that Ms. Carter has not been alone for decades. Maybe this Steve is missing, but there is another Steve by her side.

Alas, the relationship between them is too complicated.

"How do we unfreeze him?"

Merlin looked back at the re-closed biological cabin, he said:

"Although he still has signs of life, it is no exaggeration to say that that little vitality is worse than a candle in the wind. Judging from his current situation, as long as there is any error in the thawing process, even if it is only a small error, it will Send the poor man to a real hell or heaven."

"Dr. Hall is designing an apparatus for perfect thawing."

Fury put the pocket watch on the table, looked at the biological cabin behind him, and said:

"But I think that maybe we need help from another side. I plan to invite a few healers from the Magic Congress on the day of the thaw."

"Well, a good choice."

Merlin nodded and said:

"Therapists can maintain the vitality of this poor man to the maximum extent. The combination of magic and technology will indeed greatly increase his chances of survival. Will he wake up in the near future?"

"Not recently."

Fury shook his head:

"The meaning he represents is too important. I will not risk waking him up until the perfect execution of the thawing program is guaranteed. The process of this experiment may take several months, or even years, but fortunately, we are not very urgent."

"Oh, by the way, Merlin, there is one more thing."

Fury seemed to remember something, he said to Merlin:

"Steve's shield, the shield that accompanied him on the battlefield, is still stored in the Stark family. I want you to get that shield back. I think, after Steve wakes up, see Seeing familiar things will make him feel better. After all, no matter who has slept for 70 years, he will feel a little angry when he wakes up."

"Why did you let me go?"

Merlin frowned, and said:

"I don't have a good relationship with Tony Stark. Maybe you can send someone else."

He glanced back at Natasha, the black widow who was talking to Clint, and said:

"Natasha is very suitable. As far as I know, that playboy has always had no resistance to beautiful women."

A strange smile appeared on the corner of Merlin's mouth, and he said:

"Speaking of this, Sharon once told me a joke. She said that Ms. Carter commented on Tony's father, Mr. Howard, that as long as a shark's skirt is short enough, Mr. Stark will even think it doesn't bite Tony. It's the same, and his style is more wild than his father."

"I think Natasha can get the shield from Tony as long as she has 3 points to seduce people."

"Well, I originally planned to send a female agent there too."

Fury shrugged, and he said to Merlin:

"But you know how that guy replied to me?"

"Um?"

Merlin looked back at Fury, and the corned egghead said to him:

"Tony told our agent very bluntly that if he wanted the shield, he should ask Merlin Riley to come to him in person and say that he would not give the shield to anyone but you."

"Damn it!"

Merlin rubbed his forehead with some headache, he said:

"I really don't want to deal with that guy. He's annoying, and he's been obsessed with the past. Ms. Carter told me not to tell him the truth about it. She knows her nephew very well. She knows There was always an impulsive and reckless mood in Tony's character."

Merlin says:

"In the current situation, if he knows that Hydra killed his parents, the suppressive situation we have worked so hard to maintain may collapse because of his nonsense. His personal ability does not matter, the main thing is the Si Tuck Industries has too much influence. I don't want to make this public, don't you think?"

"I was worried before."

Fury narrowed his one-eyed eyes, and he said softly:

"But then I found out that our worries were actually unnecessary."

"The person who is directly responsible, the Winter Soldier is dead, isn't he? You might as well let him investigate. Now that Hydra is diving deep, the clues we can find are always limited. Why don't we let a third party come in and muddy the water? Maybe he can find some clues that we ignore from the outsider's point of view, and he can always find something that we didn't discover."

"This is an uncontrollable factor, Fury, you have to think about it."

Merlin still hesitated, he said:

"Besides, I'm now more and more skeptical that the Winter Soldier is really dead. I just met a guy who came back from the dead recently."

"I even wonder if Howard Stark is really dead"

Merlin's statement made Fury frowned, and he asked:

"Did you know any other news?"

"No, not yet."

Merlin shook his head and said:

"Now it's just some clues, I'm not sure yet. Why don't I sneak into Tony's manor and 'take' out that shield?"

"Well, it's not impossible."

Fury thought for a moment, and he said to Merlin:

"Then go and get back your ability quickly, I absolutely believe in it."

"Okay, I'll take care of this in a few days."

Merlin looked down at his pocket watch, and said goodbye to Fury:

"I have to go, there are still some things to deal with at the ghost base. When I get the shield, I will send it back."

"Okay, I'll wait for your news."

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"swish"

After bidding farewell to Fury, Merlin directly returned to the ghost base in Kansas with the transfer spell.

As soon as he landed in his office, he heard a welcome.

"Is this magic?"

The suspicious voice of the big-headed George made Merlin turn around, and he saw George sitting on a weird metal chair, holding a wine bottle in his hand, with a decadent look on his face.

On the back of the thing he was sitting on was a contraption similar to Winston's jetpack. Blue plasma flames wafted from the jet port, allowing the deformed George to levitate in the air.

His head was too big and too heavy for him to move like a normal person at all.

"Where did this thing come from?"

Merlin didn't answer George's question, he looked at George's chair and said:

"Pretty chic."

"Oh, this."

George patted his chair, and he said to Merlin:

"This is what I just made. In the workshop at the base, Winston helped design the prototype. But it is still very primitive, and the jetpack can be improved again. I plan to make a more suitable one in a few days."

"Can Winston's jetpack be mass-produced?"

Merlin took out two cigars from the drawer and gave one to George. Given his current state of mind, he continued to do some recreational things to vent his inner depression.

George didn't refuse the offer either. He took the cigar and put it to his mouth with some difficulty. Merlin stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers, and the dancing flame lit his and George's cigars together.

"Fu"

George, who didn't smoke much before, spewed smoke rings into the sky. He held the wine bottle in his hand and said to Merlin:

"That kind of technology is not difficult. .m has fully mastered the design of a one-man aircraft. If you want, I can give you the design drawing tomorrow. Not tonight, I want to drink tonight."

He was a little half drunk, he manipulated the dangling chair to dangle in Merlin's office, he said:

"Agent Merlin, you are a really good guy, you saved me twice and your subordinates are also very good, they don't discriminate against me, you see, I'm a monster and I should probably stay in this base, this I've been here all my life, and I'm sure to scare other people when I go out."

"I have an idea."

Merlin was leaning against the desk, smoking a cigarette, and said to the half-drunk George:

"A method that cannot guarantee the success rate. We have a body transformation process here. It can theoretically touch all the effects of transformation spells and curses on the human body. Your situation is caused by energy radiation. It can also It's kind of a shapeshifting curse. But let me tell you the truth, George, first of all, I don't know if it will undo your current situation, and second, it's a pain in the ass"

Merlin said to the drunk with a big head floating in front of his eyes:

"It may be as painful as when you were tested, and your psychic power is very strong, which means you cannot be hypnotized, and you will feel the pain more clearly than others"

"Will it bring me back to the way I was before?"

George dropped the bottle, a pleading light in his fist-sized eyes.

Merlin says:

"I'm not sure, but I think it should be effective. You don't need to undergo a complete mutation transformation, you only need to perform the first half, use some inducers to open up the potential of your body, and perform the most primitive transformation on your distorted body. restructuring."

"It may succeed, but it may fail."

"Needless to say!"

George clenched his fists and said to Merlin:

"Arrange it for me, the sooner the better!"

"That was painful, George"

Merlin says:

"That"

"I've made up my mind!"

The big-headed George manipulated the chair to float in front of Merlin, and he said sincerely:

"I don't want these things, these abilities, I just want to change back to my original self. I don't want to be a monster, help me!"

"Oh well."

Merlin nodded, and he said to George:

"You are still a little weak now. You need to take care of your body. When your body reaches the healthiest level, I will arrange your experiment, but I hope you will be mentally prepared."

"In my opinion, that process is much more painful than real death."