As he entered his new life, Merlin tried hard to hide the secrets of the past. Even when facing Ms. Page Carter, Merlin did not reveal the existence of the Colson family, and he was trying to protect them.
He didn't want his former relatives to get into trouble again because of his reasons.
But facing Fury's cross-examination, Merlin finally spoke the name of his cousin Mei Riley.
On the one hand, he had to use this method to dispel Fury's investigation of his past. On the other hand, after two years of wandering, Merlin was also eager to return to his relatives again.
Compared to the Colsons, the existence of May Riley means another meaning for Merlin.
Although he and Mei did not meet many times, the bonds of blood cannot be cut off by any disaster or distance.
In an ordinary restaurant in Queens, Merlin was sitting by the window. He tried hard to eliminate other emotions from his mind and tried hard to calm himself down, but as the time on the watch got closer and closer to 12 o'clock, his mood became increasingly nervous.
Before he started wandering, almost every year, his cousin May would travel from New York to Wisconsin to see his cousin.
At first, she followed Meilin's aunt. Later, her aunt died of illness and her cousin walked alone.
When she was a child, Meilin liked this lively cousin very much. Every year, she would bring gifts and appear in front of Meilin on time on Meilin's birthday.
Meilin grew up year by year, and her cousin matured year by year. Meilin almost witnessed her cousin growing from a little girl who likes to wear floral skirts to an intellectual girl who always has a quiet smile and round-frame glasses.
She perfectly inherited the excellent bloodline of the Riley family. She was very beautiful. Every time she took Merlin on the streets of Madison, she would attract a lot of attention.
It's like a model.
Merlin still remembers that one summer, his younger brother, the silly Phil, quietly told him that when he grows up, he must marry Sister Mei as his wife.
Haha, Phil's wish is probably not fulfilled.
Merlin smiled. When he was 17 years old, his 23-year-old cousin got married. It is said that her husband was a local engineer in New York. Unfortunately, before his cousin brought her husband to celebrate Merlin's birthday, Merlin had completely disappeared from this world.
Memories of the past always make time pass quickly. When Merlin woke up from his memory, the watch on his hand had reached 12:25.
Merlin raised her head with some emotion, and then saw the familiar figure, accompanied by a man, walked into the restaurant.
Merlin stood up almost immediately, and he waved to Merrily who walked into the restaurant, just like the scene he remembered when he saw his cousin in the past 17 years.
At this moment, Mei Riley seemed to feel something. She turned her head with a sun hat and saw Meilin standing by the dining table and waving to her.
She had never seen the young man in front of her.
But when she saw Merlin waving her hand, she suddenly felt a strange sense of familiarity.
It seems that this scene has been seen somewhere. This scene is very familiar.
This familiar feeling that surged into my heart made Mei Riley subconsciously walk towards Meilin, but the next moment, her hand was pulled by her husband.
Mr. Ben Parker shook his head slightly to his beloved wife. He took a step forward, walked in front of his wife, took her hand, and came to Merlin.
Mr. Ben looked at Merlin with a scrutiny. After a few seconds, he said with a cold face and a threatening voice:
"You're Merlin?"
“Yes, I am.”
Meilin looked at his cousin and saw the strangeness and suspicion in his cousin's beautiful eyes, which made him a little nervous.
But he quickly adjusted his emotions and made a "please" gesture to reaching out to the two people in front of him. He said:
"Let's sit down first, cousin, Ms. Mei, and Mr. Ben. Let's sit down and say."
The three of them sat on the chair, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.
In Meilin's eyes, the beautiful lady in front of him was his relative, but in Mei and Ben's eyes, Meilin was just a stranger who suddenly appeared.
If it weren't for a week ago, a letter from the Ministry of Social Security was sent to their homes and informed them of Merlin's existence, otherwise they wouldn't have any interaction with Merlin at all.
"I'm sorry."
After a few minutes of silence, Merlin suddenly spoke and broke the silence.
He apologized sincerely to Mei He Ben in front of him, and he said:
"I arranged this meeting without your permission. I know that you must have doubts in your heart, doubting that I am a liar, doubting my identity, etc., which is normal."
Merlin breathed a sigh of relief. He took out a blood test report from the briefcase he carried with him and handed it to Mr. Ben in front of him.
He said:
"We had never been able to confuse you two to accept me. So, before meeting, I used some less 'reasonable' means to verify, and I hope you forgive me."
"What's this?"
May's husband, Mr. Ben Parker, did not care about Merlin's apology. He looked down at the test report handed over by Merlin, and he frowned and asked:
"This looks like a DNA test result?"
"Yes."
Meilin looked at Mei in front of him and said frankly:
"This is the DNA test result of Ms. Mei and I. I think instead of persuading you with emotional language, it is better to compare it directly with scientific data. My genetic similarity with Mei is 15%, which is enough to prove that we are members of the same family."
When Meilin heard Meilin's words, Mei, who was sitting beside her, snatched the test result from her husband's hand. After reading, she raised her head in surprise and looked at Meilin. In Meilin's eyes, there was a sense of tenderness that could not be done.
"I'm really your brother, Ms. Mei."
Merlin whispered:
"I didn't lie to you, I am your relative."
"But I'm even more curious about how you got my wife's blood!"
This is normal for Mr. My expression to look bad. Anyone who encounters something in front of him will feel a little angry.
"It's a physical examination."
Merlin had already memorized the information given to him by Fury, and he said to the two people in front of him with a calm expression:
"I asked some of my friends in the hospital. During your last physical examination, I got your blood samples. I know that it is hard to accept, but believe me, I did not do this with malicious intentions. In fact, if you don't believe it yet, then we can go to any of your designated hospitals and do another genetic test."
"A physical examination half a month ago?"
A hint of relief flashed in Mei's beautiful eyes. She looked at her husband and said to her husband:
"No wonder the physical examination came so suddenly and it was free. I just said, how could such a good thing happen?"
"I can understand what you think."
Mr. Ben nodded to his wife, but he still looked unhappy, and he said to Merlin:
"But I can't accept this kind of privacy-sighting behavior. Merlin, what exactly are you doing?"
“I am a public official.”
Merlin took out his ID, of course, the forged one. He handed over the ID to Mr. Ben, and he said:
"You can verify the authenticity online, or go to the police station, and I have enough time to wait."
Meilin said to Ms. Mei:
"I've been waiting for 22 years, and I don't mind keep waiting until you really accept me."
“Bridge and Tunnel Authority?”
Mr. Ben pronounced the name word by word. He looked at Merlin in confusion and said:
"I have lived in New York for 26 years, why have I never heard of this institution?"
"Because we're very low-key, Mr. Ben."
Merlin lowered his head and used the action of drinking water to hide his embarrassment, and he changed the subject:
"Or, I can call you, brother-in-law?"
"No, don't call that now."
No one has ever called it that, so it is a little uncomfortable with it.
He looked at Merlin, and there was still a hint of suspicion in his eyes, but the data from the test report reminded him that there might be an extra brother in his life.
"Tell us about you, Merlin."
Compared to her husband's suspicion, Mei has actually accepted this fact in her heart.
In fact, when she first saw Merlin, she noticed Merlin's nose bridge that looked very similar to her and her slightly weird eyes.
The young man in front of me who had never seen before always gave her a very familiar feeling. If he was really his younger brother, then this strange sense of familiarity could be explained.
But Mei is not a stupid person after all, she said to Meilin:
"Twenty-one years ago, in 1971, I was 6 years old, and I remember very clearly, Merlin. My mother received a bad call and she took me to Wisconsin. Her only brother died in a fire, along with his wife and son. My mother was very sad at the time and she didn't want to believe this fact, and my brother who had just been born and unfortunately died, also called Merlin."
Mei rubbed her forehead and she said to Meilin:
"I don't believe it, but now all this suddenly appears in front of me, and you suddenly tell me that you are not dead, which makes it difficult for me to accept. Do you understand?"
"I can understand that it's as overwhelming as it's coming back from the dead. But to be honest, this is not the first time we've been chatting, cousin."
Meilin looked at Mei with a tangled face. He smiled and said to Mei:
"I don't know if you still remember that in August two years ago, there was a call from the person who called your apartment and claimed to be your younger brother?"
"Yes! I remember!"
Mei raised her head and said in surprise:
"I thought it was a bad joke, you mean, you called the phone from Wisconsin?"
"Yes."
Merlin explained softly:
"I had just graduated from college and went to Wisconsin to travel."
"I went to the former residence of the Riley family, which has now been converted into a park. I heard some old people nearby say that a lady in the Riley family married to New York when she was young. I followed the news and found the phone number left by her aunt in the police station that year. I was very excited at the time and called."
Speaking of this, Merlin smiled and said:
"As a result, you scolded me, I knew at that time that if I didn't show real evidence, my smart and stubborn cousin wouldn't admit my existence, so I'll drag it until now."
"Sorry, Mei, I should have come to you early."
"It's okay, it's okay."
When Meilin heard that something happened two years ago, most of her suspicion about Meilin was dissipated.
It is impossible for a scam to be laid out since 2 years ago. Even if such a huge scam really exists, it will not be targeted at ordinary middle-class people like her and Ben.
When she thought that the young man in front of her was really his younger brother, a strange feeling surged in Mei's heart, as if everything seemed to be like this.
She should have a younger brother, a younger brother whom she loved and cared for. This idea cannot be eliminated as soon as it appears.
Driven by this emotional emotion, Mei's eyes were red, and she stretched out her hand to touch Meilin's cheek. Meilin hesitated for a moment, did not dodge, and let Mei's fingers rest on his face.
Mei whispered:
"Did you live alone for so many years?"
"Not counting as a single person."
Merlin smiled gently, and he said:
"When I was young, I spent my childhood in an orphanage. At that time, there were some friends. I was sent to my current home at the age of 12. My adoptive parents, well, they were all very good people, and they took me to New York. I have been living in Manhattan for many years, but I don't know that my true relatives and I are just less than 30 minutes away from each other."
"Until I discovered your existence in Wisconsin, cousin. You can't imagine how happy I was at that time, and how happy I was when I knew that I would not spend my life alone."
Meilin's true feelings were revealed, and his eyes became wet. In order not to let Mei and Ben notice the abnormality of his eyes, he turned around, took off his glasses, and wiped his eyes.
But when he turned back again, a gentle smile appeared on his face. He took Mei's hand and said seriously:
"This is the gift of fate. It is fate that made me find you again. My cousin, I swear, I swear I will never leave you again, and I will never allow others, other forces, to take you away from my life."
"Uh-huh"
Mei's eyes were filled with tears.
The power of the Three Palace Demon can erase memories, but cannot erase sincere feelings.
Even without the support of experience, the bond between bloodlines still exists. The moment Mei completely let go of her guard, the relationship that had been blocked and suppressed for three years burst out like a tide.
She stepped forward and hugged Meilin, like holding a lost treasure, and was unwilling to let go.
And beside the two, Mr. Ben, who was watching this scene, had already cried into tears.
This fat, emotional man wiped his face with a tissue while saying:
"Oh my God, I might be crazy, but it's so touching."
"Merlin, from today on, you will be a member of the Parker family."
Chapter completed!