"Five months ago, when two mutants in Tennessee were 'heroes', they got into a group of drug dealers, and as a result, six people, including them, were blocked in the apartment and burned to death."

"Eighteen months ago, an alien who left the afterlife organization encountered a hijacking on a passenger plane returning to Europe. He stood up and wanted to help, but he tried too hard to penetrate the deck of the plane, causing the plane to land on the sea. 27 people disappeared... It can basically be concluded that the missing person died."

"Eight months ago, a group of terrorists held a hotel in the Middle East. Several superhumans who were suspected of being transformed by aliens wanted to be heroes, but they disrupted the police's negotiations and forced the terrorists to detonate bombs in advance. The specific number of dead people is still a mystery now."

"Five months ago, a cruise ship ran aground on the California coastline. Someone went to help and rescued seven people, but their movements were too rough. The torn cruise ship lost its buoyancy, leaving the remaining 11 people who could have been rescued buried in the cold sea forever."

"One month ago, the gangsters in Harlem, New York had another melee. The melee was caused by the assassination of the top leaders of three gangs by an unknown guy. The melee broke out at night and injured at least 49 people. If it weren't for our non-staff agents Luke Cage and Jessica Jones who came forward to stop the chaos, the number of casualties would have been greater."

"And then today, two young people wanted to do good things...but 17 more people died in an accident."

In the office of the director of the Trident Building, Merlin took away accident information in front of Fury, saying:

"As the saying goes, when good people no longer stand up to stop evil things, evil will win. But to be honest, look at these events. I would rather those 'good people' who want to do good things stay peacefully and their intervention will make things worse."

Merlin looked at Fury and he whispered:

"This group of people are doing things wrong under the banner of 'justice'. The worst thing is that they think they are doing nothing wrong. Fury, the World Security Council's concerns are correct. This increasingly 'heroic move' is not what we need, we need to take some measures."

Fury didn't answer immediately, he looked at the documents on the table, and after more than ten seconds, he looked up at Merlin, and he said:

"I remember, you praised Batman in Gotham before. If I remember correctly, the bat in Gotham is almost the first batch of 'superheroes', right?"

"To be honest, I still highly respect him now, Fury."

Merlin hugged her arms and said to Fury:

"He can effectively stop crime in every action and deliberately keep a low profile. He never forcibly acted as a hero when dealing with things that the police can handle and can handle. Most importantly, Batman is prepared for any emergencies..."

"He is the template for all superheroes, and everyone should learn from him, but unfortunately, not one person who stands out and stops evil is Batman."

Merlin pointed to the documents on the table and said:

"These people...these people lack experience, lack reason, and lack planning. All they have is the ability to be well controlled, and the passionate blood that has nowhere to be placed. They are also very reckless and dull thinking full of justice, and they will only act recklessly by their own nature."

"I really doubt, why are they fighting for? Are they protecting innocent people? Are they purely trying to do good things? Or just to live a superhero addiction? To win praise and satisfy their narrow vanity?"

Meilin pursed her lips and shook her head:

"It's not that I used malicious intentions to guess them, Fury... but unfortunately, what they did is not better than I think."

"They beat criminals into meat on the streets with bare hands. Inspired by 'justice', they acted as judges, juries and executioners themselves. This is certainly refreshing and fulfilling, but it is a powerful provocation to social order. Bad guys need reasons to kill people, but these heroes seem to not need it."

"They use their own ideas rather than order as the norm of action. They do not restrain their own precepts at all. While fulfilling justice, they are also satisfying their increasingly inflated selfish desires."

Speaking of this, Merlin pushed her glasses, and a projection of a file appeared in front of Fury. He was a guy dressed in a cowboy. Merlin pointed at him and said:

"This guy, three months ago, was arrested in Texas by agents from S.D.o.l.d., who called himself a 'Robin Hood', and maintained the policing of his community for several months. He did a good job of sending many thieves to the police station. But the problem is that he is an addict himself and stole the bank's vault at least four times while maintaining order."

"And this guy, the voluntary policeman in Los Angeles, hooked up with 15 married women in two months, and made four of them pregnant. In the end, he was united by his unbearable husbands and blocked them in the warehouse. If the police hadn't gone in time, he would have been beaten to death."

Merlin spread his hands and said to Fury:

"So, are they good people, or bad people? are they protectors? or destroyers of order?"

"That's what I want to say, Fury, humans are very complex creatures, and when they don't have power, everyone is content with themselves."

"With strength but without the will to control the strength, they will do many ridiculous and even despised things. Unfortunately, most ordinary people who are new to strength will not take the initiative to restrain themselves."

Merlin whispered:

"I don't hate them fighting crime. Really, I appreciate this behavior, I appreciate their courage. I also wish those bad guys could die."

"But the problem is that the trouble they cause is obviously worse than the good things they do. Look, even Batman, the benchmark of superheroes, is often complained by citizens of Gotham City, let alone others?"

"A few years ago, these 'heroes' appeared were praised and welcomed, but a few years later, they have begun to be complained and resisted. I don't think this is the ungratefulness of the people they are 'protected'. A large part of this is because of their own qualities of varying quality."

"The profession of superhero has no future, and not everyone can do heroes."

Merlin said a lot of gurgling, looking at Fury, waiting for Fury's response.

But the director of the Ludan egg did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked at the documents and said:

"You asked a very difficult question. Do you have a solution?"

"have."

Merlin said:

"I have an inexperienced plan, and I will bring it next time. I think it can effectively restrain these guys who are constantly testing on the edge of law and rules."

"I mean, if they want to be heroes, then they have to act like a hero."

Merlin pushed his glasses, and a light flashed in his eyes:

"They have to abide by the rules of the heroes, rather than being as unsupervised and wanton as they are now."

"I actually have a plan here."

Fury closed the documents on the table, he raised his head and said to Merlin:

"Pearce and I noticed this issue when those superheroes were just born. There was a secret plan between us. But I have to get his permission to disclose this plan to you."

"So, Merlin, you can prepare your plan first. Once Pierce gives me an answer, I will send you a message as soon as possible."

"I originally thought I probably knew a little about S.H.E.L.D.'s secret."

Merlin stared at Fury, and after a few seconds he said:

"It seems that there are still many things I don't know, but you have prepared in advance, which is really your style."

"Well, I will wait for your news, and I believe that you will not let me down."

He took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, then said to Fury:

"Then I'll leave first."

"Yeah, go."

Fury watched Meilin push open the door and walk out. He looked at the documents that Meilin brought on the table. Director Ludan shook his head. He picked up the phone on the table, and after a moment, the phone called.

"Pearce, I plan to let Merlin get involved in the 'insight' program, too."

Fury said to the other end of the phone:

"What do you think?"

"I had proposed Merlin to join a long time ago, Fury."

On the other end of the phone, Alexander Pierce's voice became pleasant, and he said to Fury:

"I always think that Merlin is the most suitable person to execute and supervise the Insights program. You always think Merlin is a bit idealistic and you think he may not be able to accept the relatively extreme concept of the Insights program."

“Merlin is still an idealist now, Pierce.”

Fury said:

"But he has learned to incorporate the necessary realistic means into idealism, and the frequent superhero riots around the world have also made Merlin feel a little overwhelmed. Like us, he has also seen the threat of lawless guys to social order, and he has already begun to deal with this threat."

"certainly."

Pierce exclaimed:

"Merlin has always been the protector of order. He longs to see the birth of a new order as much as we do. It comes from Merlin's resistance to darkness in his heart. He has been fighting against the other side of himself. He has never fallen into darkness. As I said, he is a real hero."

"He deserves more praise and reward than those ignorant, stupid, hypocritical heroes who seek fame. Fury, Merlin will be the best successor for you and me..."

"I think I can do it for a few more years."

Fury joked:

"I'm not so anxious to arrange a successor, but... it is indeed as you said, in the current S.H.I.E.D., there is no one who is more suitable to take over as director than Merlin."

"You're old, Fury."

Pierce whispered:

"Just like me, the future belongs to an excellent young man like Merlin. We idealists, those of us who regard order as our faith should not be greedy for power..."

"Leave the insight plan to him, I believe Merlin will make the right judgment."

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After leaving the Trident Building, Merlin returned home directly.

His sister Mei Riley was sitting on the sofa in the living room. Riven and Lorna were talking with Mei. They knew what Mei had happened today, while Laura seemed to sit on the side watching TV with no heart, but the little wolf girl would occasionally look back at Mei, which shows that she was also paying attention to Mei's situation.

For a child with communication barriers, it is already very good to do this.

"Merlin, there are some things..."

When she saw Mei Lin appearing strangely in the living room, Mei put down the teacup in her hand. She looked at her younger brother with a lot of doubts in her eyes.

Her younger brother seemed to have become much stranger all of a sudden.

"I confess."

Merlin raised his hands and made a surrender move. He sat on the sofa and said to Mei who was looking at him:

"I'm not an employee of the Bridge and Tunnel Administration, and I'm really not an ordinary person..."

Meilin looked into his sister's eyes, took out his agent's ID, put it on the table, and said to Mei:

"I am still an agent. To be precise, I command more than one-third of the agents in this country, and I am one of their leaders."
To be continued...