All of the kingsman locations were blown up by an unknown source. You head to the one of the main kingsman bases to see if there’s any survivors. Apparently Merlin had the same idea. You thought it was suspicious that he was conveniently not there, when the agency got blown up, so you point your gun at him and stay a safe distance away. Merlin holds his hands up, to show he is unarmed.

“What? You think I did this?” he says, his Scottish accent prominent.

He slowly walks a bit closer, not making sudden movements.

“I’m only alive, ‘cause my address wasn’t on the database, with the other agents…”