Chapter 390: 24. The past is like smoke. Old house

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"I won't take your car again."
Merlin, who was bombarded all the way by bad music, opened the car door. He handed a few banknotes to the hippie-smiling Du Pund.
"You have forever lost a guest, Du Pound, I hope this will give you a lesson."
"Stop making trouble, Mr. Merlin."
Du Pengde didn't count the money either. He took the banknote and shoveled it into his pocket. He blinked at Merlin and said:
"We are friends, aren't we?"
"I believe that next time you will definitely sit in my car with a smile on your face. Speaking of which, I still have something to ask you for help, Mr. Merlin."
In Merlin's gaze, the driver brother quickly said:
"My friend Chas has been weird these days. He has been walking around in some haunted places. I heard that he had lived with a river and lake crook before. I suspect he might have been cheated, or even more. Oops, joined some terrible cult."
Du Pengde said to Merlin with some concern:
"Can you help him? Mr. Merlin."
"Why look for me?"
Merlin moved his finger and manipulated Ruiwen to get out of the taxi, and said to Du Pender:
"How are you sure I can help? You see, I am just an ordinary person working in a government structure."
After the sublimation of the power seed to the semi-magic stage, Merlin became more comfortable with the manipulation of the black mist, and the use of puppetry became very easy and skilled. For variants such as Ruiwen who are not good at energy projection, Merlin can easily implement the force Manipulation.
"After I learned about Chas, the first thought that came to my mind was that Mr. Merlin could help."
Du Pengde honestly said to Merlin:
"I have always felt right since I was a child. When I was a child, I used my feelings to find the wallet that my grandfather lost. In short, I believe my feelings."
"You can definitely help."
The little brother of the driver said firmly:
"And, I feel that you will definitely help Chas, because you are a very decent kind person, Mr. Merlin."
"Uh, your praise is really simple."
Merlin rubbed his forehead and he said to Du Pender:
"Okay, I will help, but I have a request."
"Next time, when I ride in your car, no music is allowed! You promise me, and I will help. Isn't this request difficult?"
Merlin said temptingly to the frowning driver brother:
"You just need to suppress your slightly perverted... well, the desire to share music can save your friends... you see, he is now falling into some very bad things, seriously, Don't you want to help him?"
"Du Pengde, ask yourself, are you really that kind of cold-blooded person? Would you allow your friends to fall into the abyss because of your stubbornly conservative habits?"
"Promise, Du Pengde, promise me, this is very simple."
Unconsciously, Merlin has used the spiritual induction of Axifal.
Dupont frowned under the interference of his will. Eventually, he nodded reluctantly, very hard:
"Okay, Mr. Merlin, I promise you."
"that's nice."
Merlin flicked his fingers happily, he said to Du Pender:
"You are also a kind person, Du Pound."
"Relax, I will deal with my affairs and I will go to see Chas, who is also my friend... Okay, let's go, I won't disturb you to make money."
Watching Du Peng drive away, Merlin looked back at the magic-shaped girl standing beside him like a puppet. He said:
"Why are you so silent along the way? You have been so silent... well, I forgot, sorry, you can't speak."
Merlin snapped his fingers apologetically, the trace of invisible smoke clinging to Ruiwen's cheeks dissipated.
Her expression became vivid at this moment, she glared at Merlin, she said:
"Evil wizard! Let me go!"
"A woman who almost killed hundreds of people actually has a face that says I am evil? You should be glad that I am not a real black wizard... Otherwise, huh, you, a woman who can change her appearance at will, would be a great study material."
Merlin sneered and walked to the door of the college behind him. Rui Wen followed him stiffly, saying:
"Charles has always emphasized to me that Ruiwen is a neutral man without threats. Obviously, he is here to protect you. But as far as the things I see, Ruiwen, what you do can be neutral. No. I don’t think you dare to be as tough as Magneto, nor as wise as Charles...you are just a coward without a position."
"I didn't, I just made the right choice."
Ruiwen struggled against the power of manipulating the body, and answered with a cold face:
"The mutants have been mistreated by humans, and you have seen it with your own eyes, they are mixed with hatred and suppressed anger, they are not suitable to join Charles, they will only cause trouble to Charles... Charles , Everything is good, just too soft-hearted."
Ruiwen watched Merlin release the lock spell in front of her and opened the closed gate of the manor. She looked at the Xavier Castle under the night with a little memory, and she said calmly:
"He and his college will be dragged into the vortex by those hateful mutants. I am protecting him, that's all. Not to mention, no ordinary person is injured because of this?"
"It's just that no one was injured for a while! What's the matter with Lona?"
Merlin stepped into the manor. He looked at the lawns with traces of attacks. The big pits filled in were like ugly spots. They were scattered all over the beautiful manor. He asked:
"Lona little girl has no resentment in her heart, she is just a child, you have the heart to give her to the dangerous Magneto? Do you not know that the extreme thoughts of Magnet will destroy her, how crazy you will be ? Only treat a child like this?"
"Lona was originally Eric's daughter!"
Ruiwen said:
"Shouldn't the daughter stay with his father? Eric assured me that he wouldn't spread his thoughts to the child. In fact, Eric has a gentle side that you don't know, he has everything for him The children are very well protected...especially after Anya’s tragedy, he would rather keep his loneliness alone than ruin the peaceful lives of his children."
The demon-shaped girl snorted, and she mocked Merlin:
"You don’t know anything, Lord Merlin, you are just relying on your senses to define other people. In my eyes, Eric is not a bad person. Everything he does is based on his love for his compatriots. ...You have not experienced what he has experienced, and you cannot understand the sacrifice."
"I have no intention of discussing these good and evil with you."
Merlin says:
"I understand the truth of my hero, my thief, but there is a good reason to cover up and go crazy to do bad things that hurt others. I don’t think a good person will do this...you know, these During the year, how many ordinary people and mutants died because of Magnet?"
"In my opinion, he should have gone to already!"
Merlin said in a cold voice:
"The extreme confrontational thought he represents is the source of the turmoil that your mutants cannot integrate into human society...but he protected the world anyway, so we will not kill him. We and you always rely on emotions to make decisions After all, the variants are different. We have a system, and we distinguish between good and bad things."
"Why should we integrate into your society?"
Ruiwen refuted:
"Your desire to control is really disgusting, Mr. Merlin, but I can understand that you are a government agent, you always think from the official point of view. But believe me, occasionally looking at the problem from another angle will make people more wise. When you learn to look at this problem from the perspective of mutants, I think you might not be so stubborn."
"Good speaking! But I also have a question... why should I think about it from the perspective of a mutant?"
Merlin looked back at Ruiwen, and there was an unabashed sarcasm on his face:
"After all, I am not a mutant!"
"So, you ordinary people who speak of equality and freedom..."
Ruiwen also smiled contemptuously:
"False is disgusting!"
"No, no no no, Ruiwen, you haven't understood it yet."
Merlin stood on the spot, he turned back to point to the city behind him, and under his control, Ruiwen was also forced to turn around and look at the city behind him.
Merlin says:
"Tell me, Ruiwen, look there, what do you see?"
"A city."
Ruiwen replied:
"A city full of hypocrisy and evil."
"You are superficial!"
Merlin stood beside Ruiwen, and he said softly in an indifferent tone:
"When I look there, I see the order! I see the rules... It is not for everyone to see, but it is the foundation of the city and the civilization. Without it, there is no such thing. "
"This is a framework, a system, Ruiwen."
Merlin reached out to hold Ruiwen's slim waist, he whispered in Ruiwen's ear:
"Do you want freedom? Want equality? Want your power?"
"can!"
"But you have to get into this framework first, not just repel it, or even want to destroy it... Do you think that relying on your mutants can fight the framework of the world? Don't be silly..."
"The professor is the wise man among you. Like me, he saw the basic rules that make up civilization. He tried to push you people into the frame. That's right. This will make you bound, but come with the binding. Is the freedom you want..."
Merlin smiled. He said meaningfully:
"In this world, there has never been absolute freedom...you wouldn't understand this?"
"That's your rule."
Rui Wen said stubbornly:
"not ours."
"Then think of ways to create one for you."
Merlin let go and patted Ruiwen on the shoulder. He said:
"If you don't like this system, then make you what you like... The premise is, don't try to fight against it, don't try to destroy it, it will do us no good."
"Ruiwen...the rules can co-exist, but I doubt if a paranoid person like you will understand this truth."
Merlin seemed impatient with this topic. He waved his hand and went to the castle in front of him. He said:
"Variants have no culture, no heritage, no system, no rules, this is your most fatal weakness. The professor has been trying to make a rule for you, but Magnet has been destroying it... who is right "Who is wrong?"
There was a sarcastic smile on Merlin's face. He said:
"You can think about this problem yourself. After all, this is your own problem with the mutants. It has nothing to do with me. Let's change the subject, Ms. Rui Wen, I heard that it used to be your home too? You are in this castle Have spent the best decades in my life, right?"
"Ok."
After Ruiwen followed Merlin, she had given up the energy against the body.
As a well-informed variant, Ruiwen knows that this is an effect similar to magic. Only magic can resist magic, only energy can destroy energy...Unfortunately, her melee skills are very clever, close combat Not necessarily weaker than Merlin, but she is not good at magic.
"Talk about it."
Merlin took Ruiwen across the lawn under the night, he said:
"I'm a little curious about the stories between you and the professor and Magnet. I heard that you still have a weird relationship of love triangle. The parting of professor and Magnet is said to be related to you. ?"
"Who the are you listening to the gossip?"
A bit of discomfort flashed on Ruiwen's face, she said:
"It's all bullshit."
"The break between Charles and Eric is purely a disagreement and has nothing to do with me. As for the relationship between me and Charles... indeed, it is complicated."
Ruiwen sighed, she said:
"Seriously, I don't even know what kind of feeling it is. Maybe, maybe there is indeed love."
"Talk about it."
Merlin slowed down, he said:
"It's about 5-10 minutes before we enter the castle, is it enough to tell a story?"
"Why should I tell you?"
Ruiwen said:
"Does it make you excited to spy on other people's privacy? You are perverted!"
"I just want to hear the story."
Merlin said calmly:
"Don’t look at my smirk now, that doesn’t mean I won’t look at your memory forcibly, nor does it mean I won’t turn you into a fool, seriously, I’m in a bad mood now...you It’s better not to mess with me, Ms. Ruiwen."
"If your story is exciting enough, maybe, I will consider reducing your sentence...after all, you didn't hurt anyone, just stole something that shouldn't be stolen."
"Speak, don't ask yourself for trouble."
Ruiwen felt the impatience in Merlin's words, she sighed and said softly:
"I came to Charles' house when I was 10 years old. It was a night. I was cold and hungry. It was natural for me to be left by my parents on the side of the road. After all, no one would like a blue skin and still have it. Horny freak."
Her tone is very calm, like telling someone else's story.
"I ran into the Charles house... this manor, I have never seen such a beautiful house before. When I first came in, I felt ashamed. This is not the place for people like me to come. In short, I Sneaking into the Charles' kitchen, I found a few pieces of crusty bread and I hid in the corner to eat."
Ruiwen looked at the castle in front of her and said:
"At that time, I was about the same age as Lorna. I was afraid that others would judge my appearance. I was like many mutants at that time. I hated my ability. But Charles is not the one who hates me."
"I finished my bread and wanted to leave this warm castle. When I turned around, I saw Charles, who was about my age. He was wearing pajamas and was holding a baseball bat taller than him."
Speaking of which, Ruiwen seemed to remember the past, she smiled, she said:
"He was cute at the time, with blond hair, like a doll. He just held the bat and looked at me, we were all terrified, I wanted to run, but was stopped by Charles."
"He took me to the restaurant and asked the servant to make a warm dinner for me."
Rui Wen closed her eyes and she said softly:
"That's the most delicious food I've ever eaten in my life...and it's the beginning of a lifelong story between Charles and me."
"Snapped"
Immediately after Rui Wen said this, in front of her and Merlin, the castle door was pushed open at this moment.
Sitting in a wheelchair, the professor in pajamas stopped at the door. Under the dim light, his old face was filled with a warm smile, just like the smile that Ruiwen had accepted her child decades ago. Exactly the same.
The professor looked at Ruiwen in the distance, and his voice sounded in Ruiwen's mind at the next moment.
Very gentle, very warm.
"Welcome home..."
"Ruiwen."
Merlin felt the mood of the magic-shaped girl around him changed a bit. When he turned around, he saw tears lingering from Ruiwen's eyes, like a wanderer who had been away from home for too long, and finally returned to the warm home. .
Oh...
Merlin nodded gently.
It turned out that this female lunatic who almost ruined everything is also emotional...
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