"Yes, it was proposed by Pierce."

In Fury's office, the director of the Raw Egg looked at Merlin with a serious face and replied:

"At the beginning, it was just a general draft plan, but after continuous revisions, it became what it is now."

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

"You feel right. One of the design ideas of this thing at the beginning is that it can be used to suppress super criminals if necessary."

"But just like the question you just asked, I also have doubts. It's okay to use the firepower of the mothership to deal with ordinary crimes. If it's used to deal with super criminals, it's a bit too much."

"But if we change our thinking, it is actually very suitable for dealing with smart machines..."

Merlin stretched out his finger and stroked the papers of the Insight Plan, and he whispered to Fury:

"I mean the monitoring of the intelligent machinery center in Nubani and the free intelligent machinery entrenched in Wakanda. Once they have a large-scale out-of-control, we can solve the problem in a short time by relying on insight into the fire projection and accuracy of the mothership."

"You're really a talent, Merlin."

Fury's eyes lit up, he rubbed his chin and said:

"This idea is good. We can first deploy it in East Africa as a supplementary plan to the Intelligent Machinery Program."

"It's OK for smart machines."

Merlin nodded and said:

"But it's not for humans. I still think that just now. Compared to the social problems brought by superheroes, the troubles that the insight plan will cause will be more terrifying once it gets out of control."

"Fry, you know mine, I'm not a perfectionist either. I know sometimes we have to cut the mess. The reason why I don't like superheroes is because they always judge good and evil according to their own ideas, ignoring the rules and act recklessly."

Merlin took a step back, leaning against the window, letting the sun shine on himself, he said to Fury:

"But if we launch these flawed ships into the air and decide the life and death of a large group of people according to the idea of ​​a small group of people, then what is the difference between us and those naive heroes?"

"More importantly, how can you ensure that this thing will not be abused? What if it is used as a bargaining chip to intervene in confrontation between countries?"

"I trust Pierce, but other directors of the World Security Council are also human beings. They represent their respective countries. They want to fight for their rights. They also have emotions and desires... That means in extreme cases, they also have weaknesses."

"So unfortunately, Fury, I won't approve of it, and I won't join it."

Merlin said:

"I would rather use my own way and my own means to restrain those superheroes, screen and cultivate them. This may take a lot of time, may fail, but at least it will not cause large-scale casualties, nor will it cause a war."

"No need to regret, at least you don't have to regret to me."

Fury was very free and easy. After he walked back to the desk with his hands behind his back, Director Ludan turned around. He blinked at Merlin, and then lowered his voice:

"Because in fact, I don't agree with the insight plan very much..."

"Pearce is very interested in it, but I... maybe it's because I'm too suspicious, and I always feel that it's better not to send the ship to heaven before the Hydra inside us are confirmed to be cleaned."

"Um?"

Merlin asked in surprise:

"After the death of the Speaker, do you still think there is Hydra in S.H.I.E.D?"

"no way."

Fury sat on the chair, stretched and said to Merlin:

"They are too good at hiding, too good at hiding, I really can't rest assured... So after a while, I will discuss this with Pierce well after a while."

"Merlin, the Insight Plan is never the ultimate solution for us to solve problems. In fact, even if you agree with it, I only regard it as an auxiliary means. After all, the Insight Plan is only for ordinary people, but look at the world around us, Merlin, we are witnessing the emergence of new humans, some people can fly, tear the building with bare hands, and running racing cars are fast..."

"Once their power is put into crime, it will make the order we maintain with all our might become meaningless."

Fury reached out and touched his eyes that were covered by the blindfold, and he said:

"Even I am one of them. I know very well what the result will be if this kind of power is not restricted. Maybe the times have changed, and it has made me feel confused and at a loss sometimes..."

He leaned against the chair and glanced at Merlin, and he said:

"Merlin... Let's sit down, let's talk, it's rare to have time."

Merlin looked at Fury. He rarely saw such tired expressions on Fury's face. In his impression, Fury had always been the image of a cold-faced, hard-blooded guy.

This guy has been working in secret since he was a military spy when he was young and has been in his 60s. He is the true king of agents.

However, the Agent King will be old.

Merlin knew that Fury had recently started secretly injecting sss serum that can keep her youthful, energetic and energetic. He heard Damn's shot. Agent Dugan said that the serum had terrible sequelae, and he didn't know if Fury could get over it.

No matter how powerful or cold a person is when he is young, once he gets old, he will naturally become gentle and sensitive.

This is probably why Fury would invite Merlin to chat.

Merlin sat in the chair. Instead of sitting upright as before, he changed into a more comfortable position. He reached out and shook his hand and threw a magic that could block the dissipation of the sound in the office.

He took out two cigars and threw one for Fury. Fury took it in his hand. Looking at the cigar, he said:

"Agents should not be immersed in this kind of enjoyment. The smell of tobacco will expose their location, especially when lurking and reconnaissance, a wisp of Mars will cause the mission to fail..."

"You are not on the battlefield now, you may learn to be kind to yourself."

Merlin bounced his fingers, and two balls of flames hang in front of him and Fury. The latter didn't know how to put the cigar next to the fire, then took a sip, and then sprayed the smoke out.

The two guys were just smoking cigarettes. After a few minutes, Fury suddenly asked:

“Merlin, s.h.i.e.d., what does it mean?”

"Homeland Strategic Defense Attack and Logistics Support Bureau."

Merlin opened his mouth and said a series of difficult words. He glanced at Fury and said:

"You gave a good name, but now you call it S.H.E.L.D.."

"No no no, I mean, Merlin."

Fury held his head with his hands, he looked at Merlin, and he said:

“What does it mean to you?”

"Your question..."

Merlin frowned. He didn't know how to answer Fury's question for a moment, mainly because he didn't know what Fury wanted to ask.

He hesitated for a few seconds and said:

"Okay, it means a line."

"Between the real world and the more bizarre world, it means that we, the agents of SHIELD, we have to prevent people from knowing what they are not ready to know. We are all a group of secret keepers, the difference is just how many secrets we know."

“If we don’t protect the secrets that should be sealed, it means we have to protect the safety of those secrets before they hurt people, and people hurt themselves and the world.”

Merlin bounced his finger and said to Fury:

"In summary, s.h.i.e.d. means maintaining order and shaping a better order."

"Also, if you have to ask, I will tell you that SHIELD is still my home..."

Merlin showed a fleeting smile on his face, and he said to Fury:

"Are you satisfied with this answer?"

"What does this have to do with whether I am satisfied or not? We are just chatting, Merlin, you guy, are you too careful."

Fury raised his head and spitted the smoke ring into the air, and he asked again:

"But you just said that we maintain order, Merlin, what do you understand, and what is the order you maintain?"

"Your problems today are all very strange, Fury."

Merlin frowned and looked at Fury, he said:

"Why do you ask this? Did you know what you are? Or did you feel something?"

"Nothing, it's just a sudden whim."

Fury shrugged, he said:

"You know, when people get old, they always think about a lot of things, especially at this moment..."

"I always feel that maybe a new era has arrived when we don't know it. Those superheroes, smart machines, etc. may be signs of the arrival of this era. And that is a new situation that we have never faced before... a new situation requires new ideas and new methods."

"So, let me hear what the order you understand is different from what I understand. In my memory, we never seem to discuss this..."

"All right."

Merlin nodded and said:

"What I think is order is beautiful things, everything will make people feel warm. If you want something that will cry, I like those things, I like the feeling of being surrounded by order."

"Your understanding is too subjective."

Fury smoked a cigar and was rising in the smoke, he said:

"But it doesn't sound unreasonable, after all, this concept itself does not have a very correct answer. Merlin, have you ever doubted the duties you have performed for so many years?"

Merlin hesitated for a few seconds, and he looked at Fury and said:

"Do you want to hear the truth?"

"Of course, I've heard enough of lies."

Fury leaned against the chair and said:

"Tell me, tell me."

“Yes, and more than once.”

Merlin said frankly:

"When Mary and Richard died, I learned that there was Hydra in S.H.E.L.D. When I discovered that we were secretly monitoring the entire country, and even most of the world, many times..."

"Oh, then it seems you are not as fearless as the rookies' rumor."

Fury smiled and said:

"So you are an ordinary person too."

"Yes, I'm not a hero, but considering our current situation, you can only make do with me."

Merlin laughed, he looked at Fury, and he said:

"I long for the arrival of order, but I also know that there are always people committing crimes, there are always people hurting others, and we try our best to save most of them, but sometimes, we cannot save everything, and we must accept this cruel reality, otherwise, next time, none of us can save us."

"Life should be like this, a family, yours and mine, it should be in love with each other, and a safe harbor. Yes, our work is shameful, disgraceful, and will bring sin, but outside of us, others can have such a life, and we can have it.

Merlin snapped his fingers and said:

"It's fair to sacrifice in return."

“You really look like me when I was young.”

Fury shook his head, a low smile on his face, he said:

"Of course, I didn't have the strange ability of you at that time. I still remember when I was as old as you, during the Cold War, I did a lot of shameful people, those dark things that changed me. I remember what I hoped most at that time was that the things I did were really useful."

"I also hope that someone can say 'thank you' to me because of the things I did."

"Anyone who needs to get a decent "thank you" in doing things is a sissy."

Merlin blinked, as if he was deliberately irritating Fury, he said:

""Did you really do this job just for someone else's thank you?"

"No, but I think that's what I deserve."

Fury laughed, and he said:

"That's what you deserve."

"Thank you, Merlin, for everything you have done for this world."

Fury's thanks made Merlin frown. He looked at Fury's face carefully, and after a few seconds, he said:

"You are not normal today. To be honest, I seriously suspect that you have taken the medicine."

"Well, maybe it's the sequelae of the ss serum just started."

Fury rubbed his forehead and said:

"I've always thought about these emotional issues lately... Well, let's talk about the previous issue. Your Superhero Registration Act will definitely suffer from expected resistance when it is implemented on a large scale from the beginning, so we have to take it slowly and proceed step by step."

“I think it might be a little better to start with a semi-official civil organization.”

Fury looked at Merlin and said:

"Superheroes were born from ordinary people, so if we want to control them, we should start with the thinking of ordinary people. I mean, if most people think that superheroes need to be controlled, it will be easier for us to intervene in the situation."

"If the heroes claim to protect ordinary people, then they should learn to listen to the protected person. Do you know what I mean?"

"I understand."

Merlin nodded and said:

"It is still the same thing as the old one, but it is very effective."

"Well, that's it."

Fury looked at the Superhero Registration Act placed in front of him, and he said:

"The world, order, the beautiful things we guard, because these new factors have entered the nodes of order and chaos. We cannot stand by and watch, we need to help it."
Chapter completed!