Mermaid [Interstellar]

"Doctor Julie, long time no see."

"Long time no see, Your Excellency the Duke."

After Alice and Julie asked politely, they fell into silence.

The tea was refilled one cup after another, but no one spoke first.

In the end, Alice couldn't bear it anymore and asked the question that made her uneasy: "Dr. Julie, can you tell me why Pearl's physical report hasn't been sent to me on time in recent years?"

Jolie: 'There's nothing wrong with Pearl's body'

Alice sat up straight: "Then why is the report always delayed for a few days? Do you think I won't come to you, and you can just stay in Blue Star if you don't go out?"

Julie spoke slowly: "Pearl's physical report can't be sent to you on time every year. It's not my problem, but Pearl delays the physical examination every year-it's not my fault."

"Then why didn't you say it before?"

Julie smiled: "It's just a trivial matter, I'll just say a few words to her, I don't dare to bother the Duke."

Alice: "I heard that Pearl's legs haven't melted all this time. Based on the mermaid's age, is she considered an adult?"

Julie: "Indeed, but Pearl is special, and we can only treat him specially. Please be patient and don't be too anxious."

She got up and took out a stack of documents from a safe, and spread them out all at once: "This is all the records of the original experiment, as well as the data I have sorted out over the years, adults can take a look."

"It's not that I don't believe what you mean, I just..." Alice paused, "I'm just too worried."

As long as she lives, I don't want anything else.

Julie: "This experiment was originally just an idea of ​​mine. No one of mixed race would want to do this."

The lifespan of a hybrid is close to that of a human, longer than that of a mermaid.

"If it wasn't that she couldn't survive, you wouldn't try it, would you?"

Alice dropped her eyes and said nothing.

"Pearl is the first and only person to do this experiment. The original operation was successful. Life is the most wonderful and elusive miracle in this universe. After so many years, her growth trajectory has indeed followed our expectations. That, but there are some small deviations."

"Just a small deviation?"

"She looks normal in other aspects." Julie spread her hands. "Her physical growth data is normal. We really don't know why the problem of amnesia is, and she just forgot about you."

"Clear my memory every seven years..." Alice muttered in a low voice, with a bitter tongue, "Actually, I'm used to it."

As soon as he returned from visiting Julie, George came over and told Alice: "The mermaid king has backed down again and said let us find it ourselves."

"What did you say?" Alice's eyelids trembled. Is this mermaid king out of his mind?It's a child's play to promise and then go back on your word?

George changed his voice and said, "The eldest daughter of the Mermaid King expressed her willingness to help us."

What's wrong with this family?

"She is tougher than the mermaid king, so she probably has no intentions?" Alice recalled that this was the representative from Blue Star during the negotiations.

George: "She didn't say that, she just said it should be."

Alice: "Since that's the case, let's forget about the Mermaid King. For so many years, he has treated Pearl with all his heart..."

……

The contact information left by Alice "Skeleton Group" got in touch with them.

As soon as the connection was made, the face of Star Pirates leader Heinrich appeared: "Your Excellency, Duke Alice."

While secretly ordering people to follow up, while negotiating, Alice didn't talk nonsense: "Where are people?"

Heinrich asked without answering, "Where's the money?"

Alice: "Of course I'm ready for this, but you have to let me confirm whether our people are still playing well?"

"Don't worry, my lord duke, if you are so eager to yell before bargaining, you can easily be taken advantage of." Heinrich said slowly, while sending out the photos that were temporarily recorded during the statistical review last night. Come out, and clearly mark the price with numbers.

The panic on the faces of those usually calm nobles at this moment, coupled with the numbers, is inexplicably ironic.

Alice: "Is there another one?" With so many people, there is only one Philip.

Heinrich: "Let's talk about the small ones first. Doing business should start from the small ones. One bite won't make you fat. Only after these things do I believe that we can continue to talk."

Alice agreed without blinking: "OK, where is the exchange?"

"My lord duke is really straightforward, but we have to give them one by one—the Blue Star has a orbiting satellite, and I will put the first person there. Your lord duke can go pick them up first, and keep the money for the first ten people."

"One for ten?"

"Trading with integrity," Heinrich blinked. However, he was a rough man, and there was nothing playful and cute in this gesture. Instead, it seemed to be rolling his eyes. "Next time you will gain ten people."

Alice: "I can give all the ransom in one go."

Heinrich: "But I don't want to ask for it all at once, so that your people will stop tracking and can't find mine."

Heinrich: "If you really want to return people, just do so and pick them up at the orbiting satellite tomorrow."

As soon as he finished speaking, Heinrich cut off the connection, and the entire screen went black.

Can't track it. What is the origin of the weapons and equipment of the "Skeleton Group"?It's so powerful.

There are indeed a lot of star thieves in the Davis star field, but compared with the regular army, they are all inferior.The reason why the eradication has not been solved is that some autonomous lords have colluded with them and cover each other. The space environment of the Davis star field is complicated, and it is easy to wander and avoid.

And... Alice's connivance.

Alice: "I remember, the 'Skull Squad' wasn't so powerful before, right? No matter how much these star thieves burned, killed and looted, they wouldn't want to provoke the royal family to have fun, right?"

George: "They seem to have started to rise in the past few years. The Star Thief Group has always been like this. They are updated very quickly. Sometimes they start to be consumed internally without us taking action."

Alice: "Have you met any opponents in the past few years?"

George: "This... I don't know, 'Grey Pigeon' didn't report, maybe they thought they were too weak and didn't pay much attention..."

Alice sneered, and gave George a look: "If you are so courageous, you dare to think and dare to do it, and let them make it. How can you call it 'too weak'?"

"Grey Dove" is a gang of star thieves supported by Alice. If the Davis family is the master of this star field on the bright side, then "Grey Pigeon" is the king who secretly suppressed the entire star field of star thieves.

Alice questioned: "Whether I want money or people, I try my best to satisfy them. Now you tell me that the money was wasted?"

The leader of "Grey Pigeon" was speechless.

Alice: "Give me an accurate word, can you eat the 'skeleton group'?"

The leader spoke cautiously: "According to your information, we have analyzed the strength of the 'Skull Squad', and feel a little strange, I'm afraid it's someone with a heart..."

Alice: "You mean, this is not a simple kidnapping case by a group of star thieves who want money like crazy?"

Leader: "Their weapons are too advanced. Even you dare not give us the weapons in active service."

The leader asked Alice cautiously: "Should we go to explore their bottom first and see if we can rescue them?"

Alice: "Don't contact them for the time being, let me see what the hostages said—I hope their brains have not been corrupted by alcohol and perfume, and they can provide me with some useful clues."

Who is it that dares to reach into her star field, is it going to turn the world upside down? !

……

Inside the "Skeleton Group".

Heinrich asked gloomyly: "The person still hasn't been found?"

The men were silent.

Heinrich pointed at his deputy, "Joseph, tell me."

Joseph: "Actually, I think we have found someone, but... we were disturbed by a mermaid."

Heinrich: "Mermaid? Doesn't the Mermaid King care about things? Who dares to save him?"

Joseph threw the blame to Pearl: "That mermaid called a lot of crazy fish and kept attacking us. It took us a lot of effort to solve it."

Did Philip ask the mermaid for help?

Heinrich flashed this idea, with that trash's ability, it's really possible.

Heinrich: "I will find a way to solve the mermaid matter, first find someone, don't have to go to the sea to look for it, focus on Atlantis, especially the Imperial Office, keep an eye on it!"

Just as he was talking, there was news: "Boss, the target has been found!"

Joseph regained his spirits and immediately issued an order: "Catch them immediately!"

He looked at Heinrich: "Boss, will you really pay over there?"

Heinrich was noncommittal: "Catch people first and then talk about this. If there is no one, what are you talking about?"

Heinrich: "Let's go to see our other guests first. If their family refuses to pay, they may suffer for a while."

Joseph: "Didn't Alice Davis pay?"

Heinrich: "Thinking too much, she doesn't have such a good heart, not to mention, she can't afford so much money."

Joseph licked his lips: "After finishing this ticket, we can go to Yunhaixing. I heard that it is heaven."

"Of course, the money is for enjoyment. Why are you the only ones who can?" Heinrich grabbed a person casually and asked him, "Do you think so?"

The person who was caught was so thin that his bones could hold Heinrich's hand. He frowned and clicked his tongue: "It is said that you nobles can't get tired of eating. I think it should be a good meal. What are you doing? There is no meat, if I put you back later, will people think that I have abused you?"