For three hours after the European Division's arrest, Merlin was busy.

The problem of junior agents being taken away is not a big problem, and the business at hand can be assigned to their colleagues, but the vacancy of senior agents is fatal, especially in management.

It's like a delicate machine, and the lack of a single gear can cause the entire machine to shut down, so Merlin had to fill the gap in the shortest possible time.

However, when any large-scale plan is planned, there will be a follow-up supplementary plan, just like the "liquidation action" also has a complete supplementary plan for personnel transfers.

Merlin just needs to talk to someone according to the personnel promotion form in his mailbox, and then give those lucky ones a promotion and raise, and then give them some encouragement.

"Agent Algerd, don't worry, I'm here for something important to tell you."

Merlin sat in his office chair, his hands crossed on the table, his chin propped up, and in his hand, a stack of personnel files and some new agent credentials, all prepared in advance.

In front of him, a male agent in his 30s, his name was Algerd, a Level 4 agent in the logistics department of the European Division, and although Director Merlin was acting very mildly, he was still a little nervous.

He had to be nervous.

Just a few hours earlier, he had witnessed his commander and 3 colleagues being taken away by Director Merlin, and even though the director had told them it was a drill, anyone with a little brain knew that it couldn't have been.

In a matter of hours, the entire Paris headquarters was taken away by nearly 300 people... It's almost a tenth of the number of agents in this office building.

Coupled with the fact that the headquarters building had been cordoned off by heavily armed field agents, a delicate atmosphere was brewing in the building, one of restlessness mixed with restlessness.

Everyone is worried that they will be taken next.

"Don't be nervous... Forget it, I'll just say it. ”

Merlin looked at the agent in front of him with unconcealed fear in his eyes, he wanted to comfort him, but after talking to seven people in a row, Merlin was already a little impatient.

This was supposed to be the job of the Personnel Department, but unfortunately, the senior agents of the Personnel Department were also taken away, and Merlin had just promoted a Level 4 agent to the temporary personnel department manager, and they were also busy assigning new jobs to the junior agents and upgrading some of the lower agents.

Therefore, when it comes to the personnel promotion of senior agents, only Merlin himself can come.

"Agent Algerd, this is a personnel appointment from the Trident headquarters, and as of today, you have been promoted to Agent Level 5, while temporarily taking charge of the logistics department of the Paris headquarters."

Merlin picked up a document from his hand, placed the new agent ID on it, and handed it to Agent Algerd, who looked nervous in front of him.

The latter is obviously a bit confused.

Promotion is of course a good thing, promotion means an increase in status, it means an increase in salary, and a promotion to level 5 means that Agent Aljed has officially entered the middle management.

But something so big happened today, and as a result, he was promoted and raised, and these two things happened at the same time, which made Agent Algerd a little at a loss.

He was stunned for a moment, and did not reach out to pick up the documents and new documents handed by Merlin, which made Merlin a little puzzled, he looked at the blank-eyed agent in front of him, he reached out and snapped his fingers, and said:

"Mr. Algerd, are you unwilling to accept this appointment? Or do you have something else in mind? It's okay, just tell me. ”

"Uh, no, no, I didn't mean that! Managing director. ”

The Level 4 agent who woke up from a dream immediately reached out his hands and took the document and his new one, and he looked at the Roman numeral 5 printed on the document, and a strange emotion rose in his heart.

There is joy and surprise, but more often than not, doubt.

He cautiously looked at Merlin's expression, and after a few seconds, he asked with some hesitation:

"Director, can I ask about this morning's..."

"No, you can't."

Merlin looked at the agent in front of him, and with a formulaic smile, he said:

"You're an old agent, Algerd, and although we haven't met before, I'm sure you should know that we have a secrecy policy."

"Uh, okay."

The new commander of the logistics department was somewhat embarrassed, and he said to Merlin:

"I'll go back to the office immediately to deal with the delays."

"Well, you're the commander of the logistics department, you just have to do things your way."

Merlin picked up another document, and he said to Agent Algerd:

"I can tell you a little bit about our colleagues who were taken away, they made some mistakes, some economic, or some mistakes at the legal level and at the level of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s internal rules. I hope that when you go back, you will explain this to your colleagues in your department so that they don't have too many worries. ”

"The clearance operation is over, and since you haven't been taken away, it means that you have no problem, and you can just work hard as before."

"Also, call Agent Julie from the medical department in for me, she should be waiting outside."

Merlin waved his hand at Agent Algerd, who immediately turned to leave the office, and a moment later, a female agent walked into the office, her eyes as undisguised dazed and worried as Algerd before her.

"Agent Julie, don't be nervous, I'm here for something important to tell you..."

Merlin continued to talk until 6 p.m., 30 minutes after the end of the day, and he was still in his office.

The European Division is the direct manager of all the sub-divisions of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the European region, and like the Trident headquarters, there are many, many branches, and since the afternoon, there has been a steady stream of reports from other sub-departments sent to Merlin.

From Germany, from Sweden, from Greece, etc., the results of the 'liquidation' of the various sub-departments were constantly collected in the communication system of Icarus, and then submitted to Merlin's side, so that he could have complete control of the situation in Europe.

"So far, the liquidation of the European division has been largely completed."

Icarus reports for Merlin:

"The flagged Hydra elements have been 95% captured, and there are still some sporadic guys who have escaped arrest due to various unexpected circumstances, but 7 task forces are in action, and probably tomorrow, the final results will be known."

"Well, here in Europe we are well prepared, so this result is not unexpected."

Merlin looked at the world map unfolding on the lens in front of him, rubbing his chin, and said:

"But I was a little surprised by the South American side, where the arrest operation seems to have failed?"

"It's not a failure."

Icarus zoomed in on the map of South America, where several places were marked pale red, and the AI lady explained:

"The arrest operation at the South American headquarters in Chile was successful, but the results of the arrest of its 12 branches are regrettable, more than a tenth of the Hydra escaped the liquidation, the political situation there is not clear, there are many Nacui remnants in action, the forces of each other are intertwined, and our agents are greatly disturbed in their operations, which cannot simply blame them for their unfavorable actions."

"Well, did Fury take action?"

Merlin asked, to which Icarus quickly replied:

"Four additional Special Response Units have been redeployed to South America, but several countries there have refused to provide S.H.I.E.L.D. with law enforcement powers, and even the temporary intervention of the World Security Council has been useless, leaving agents to operate in secret... So according to my prediction, the 'chaos' over there may continue for a while. ”

"Well, it's not perfect, which is a bit regrettable, but it's not unacceptable."

Merlin whispered:

"The last organizational framework of Hydra has been completely destroyed, and even if some rats escape, they can only become rangers, and without the support of the organization, they can't afford to make too much trouble."

"Drop"

A soft sound came from Icarus' frame, signaling the appearance of a new communication.

Merlin glanced at the source of the communication and saw that it was S. Murphy, who had been seconded to Europe on a mission to capture him. L.D. Agent Commander Alfonso McKinsey sent the message, Merlin connected the communication, and McKinsey's tower-like figure appeared on Icarus's lenses.

Merlin asked:

"Mike, if I'm not mistaken, you should be on the Belarusian side for the arrest, what happened?"

"No, Chief Merlin, the arrest went well."

Mike's place, as if in a wilderness, with the wind whistling in the background of his voice, reported to Merlin in a strange tone:

"We caught the escaped Hydra, sir, but the problem is... They're all crazy. ”

"Huh?"

Merlin asked in surprise:

"Explain, Mike, what do you mean by 'crazy'?"

"It's hard for me to explain it to you on the phone, sir, you'd better come and see it yourself."

Mike said to Merlin in a serious voice:

"Not only the escaped Hydras, but also the S.H.I.E.L.D. branch in Belarus, among which the captured Hydras also showed signs of madness, and this was a sudden occurrence, which, according to my conversations with the command agents of the Belarusian branch, appeared shortly after the liquidation began."

"That madness is spreading like a plague, and even the commanding agent is in a state of confusion, but he can still maintain his basic sanity."

Mike's expression was a little ugly, and he said to Merlin:

"Sir, this incident reminds me of S. Some of the paranormal events that L.D. has dealt with, I suspect may be hiding something special in the Belarusian branch. ”

"Well, wait a minute."

Merlin stood up and reached out to the black trench coat hanging from the office hanger, Beowulf made a cooing sound, and then quickly "jumped" onto Merlin, quickly reorganizing into the classic slim trench coat.

In the light of the Transfiguration Charm, Merlin quickly appeared in the direction of Agent Mike, and the task force commanded by Mike was all S. The lads in the L.D. department, who often work with wizards on supernatural events, are no strangers to shapeshifting charms.

"Sir!"

Mike nodded to Merlin slightly, and led him to the makeshift tent set up in the wilderness, where several of the captured senior Hydra agents were handcuffed and tied up, but as Mike said, their mental state seemed to be a little problematic.

Several people were babbling nonsense, their hands moving in the air as if they were sketching something, even though their wrists were tied.

Merlin walked up to a dumb-faced guy and stared at the guy as if he hadn't seen Merlin at all, he was immersed in his own world.

"Smack"

Merlin waved his hand and slapped the guy in the face, the force was so hard that the cheeks of the guy he hit were swollen, but he still couldn't wake him up.

He quickly noticed the guy's fingers constantly moving in the air, and he said to Mike:

"Bring a pen and paper."

Soon, a piece of paper was delivered to the tent, and Merlin uncuffed the guy in front of him, then stuffed a pen in his hand, and spread it out in the air like a drawing board.

Merlin stood up and watched as the guy held the pen and wrote and drew on the white paper. He said to Mike beside him:

"Have you searched the base of the Belarusian branch?"

"Barbie was leading a search, and after discovering a suspected paranormal phenomenon, we evacuated the building according to standard procedures."

Mike replied:

"But the madness has spread, and they're all getting worse faster after our agents left that building... The longer we stay there, the more we get affected, like a weird barrier, but the problem is, we can't find the source of this weird situation at all. ”

"Suddenly, the crowd went crazy, and it looked like they were distracted..."

Merlin stared at the guy beside him, who was writing and drawing on paper, and said:

"It does look like some out-of-control, mystical 084 item... He's done. ”

Mike stepped forward and took the white paper that was suspended in the air, and placed it in front of Merlin and him, which had been drawn with a very strange drawing with a signature pen.

It's like a strange combination of ephemeral straight lines and circles, which looks like some kind of meaningless cipherword, but this picture is incomplete, and it should be a small part of a larger system of cipherwords.

"What is this? A kind of puzzle? ”

Agent Mike looked at the picture in front of him, and he was a little puzzled.

But Merlin's eyes narrowed as he stood beside him, and apparently, he recognized what this thing was, he had seen it before, more than once.

"No, it's not a puzzle."

Merlin said to Mike:

"It's the language of the Cree people, and it's the oldest... Well, it looks like our dear Hydras have brought us something amazing, Mike, to get Barbie out as fast as she can. ”

Merlin Says:

"If it's something related to the ancient Kree, relying on Barbie alone, you may not be able to deal with it."

"Looks like I'm going to go over for myself."