The Old Man and the Mermaid

Several townspeople originally planned to inquire about the situation in detail after sending Aigre to the medical center, but they were stopped outside the door by Dr. Jamel.The doctor started to frown when he saw the wound on Aigre's hand, and even the assistants and nurses beside him were affected by his serious expression and dared not speak.

The ward was surrounded by an abnormal silence. In order to relieve the pressure on the little girls, Aigre could only say helplessly: "The wound is not too big, it will be fine after a while, doctor, you don't have to worry too much."

"Are you a doctor?" Dr. Jamel's tone was surprisingly cold, but his hands were always very gentle in suturing Aigre's wound.

Aigre glanced at the elder who was obviously concerned, smiled, temporarily let go of the sense of urgency in his heart, and did not continue to say anything.

"Stay here and don't go." After treating the wound, the doctor said coldly and finally, "I have to take off the gauze and change the medicine in the afternoon. Although the wound is not big, if it is deeper, it can almost cut you You are really bold, brat, you should avoid as much as possible when you meet someone holding a knife, do you really think your body is made of iron?"

After he finished speaking, he didn't want to hear what Aigre had to say anymore, and he left the ward with two assistants, leaving only a little nurse standing aside and staring at Aigre with blinking eyes.

Aigre felt helpless for a while, so he could only pick up the wet towel placed aside to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and then moved his fingers that were a little stiff due to the same movement for a long time.

"Doctors are actually very concerned about the health of young children." The little nurse moved towards him and explained with a giggle, "He's just too nervous."

"I know." Aigre smiled at her, and then politely thanked her.

"Get a good rest first, Mr. Payer." The little nurse said and picked up the dirty towels, and poured a glass of warm water for Aigre by the way, "It is said that the prisoner who cut you has been locked up in the detention center Well, after the afternoon, you should still need to provide relevant clues, right?"

Aigre nodded, and after watching her leave the room, he laid his injured left arm flat on the bed and leaned against the head of the bed to rest for a while—of course he couldn't fall asleep.Although Robertson was delirious, he did see Mr. Mermaid and the curly-haired boy clearly. Even if the security team responsible for interrogating him did not believe his words, no one could guarantee whether they would show up when the statement was made. what a mistake.

Mr. Mermaid is willing to stay on Dusk Island forever for him, and he cannot let the few mermaids who visited the island be threatened.

He closed his eyes and clenched his right fist twice tightly.

After noon, it was Mrs. Irene who was supposed to take care of the fruit stand at the market and came to the clinic one step ahead of the security team.

The madam hurried into the ward, the expressions on her face were quite mixed, but after seeing Aigre, even the eye sockets became moist, "My God!"

Aigre turned his head to look at the lady who was walking quickly to his bed, raised his uninjured hand to stop Mrs. Irene's hand that was stretching towards his face, and comforted: "I'm fine, madam, just Just a little injury."

"Don't try to lie to me, Aigre." Mrs. Irene said anxiously and angrily, "I've already heard that the little bastard had more than one knife in his hand, do you know how dangerous this situation really is? !Even if you are very powerful...but you should make fun of your own safety."

"These few tears must not fall, ma'am." Aigle said jokingly, "otherwise your husband will come to settle accounts with me sooner or later."

Although Mrs. Irene's eyes were still red, she burst out laughing because of his words, but she soon raised her face again, took the basket she brought without making a sound, and sat down on Aigle The bedside said: "I have already told my husband, he said he will come to see you after work. I brought you some food, you eat first, and then I will report the situation on the security team. Tell you."

This was indeed what Eigre wanted to hear, so he did not refuse. After taking the two breads that Mrs. Irene handed him with one hand, he nodded to express that he was listening carefully.

"When I first met that boy named Robertson, his attitude was just a little bad. I didn't expect him to be so bad." Mrs. Irene frowned and said, "I just went to the security team to ask, he not only Illegal landing on the island, insanity, and carrying drugs with him. His mind is so confused that he can't answer well, so the captain of the security team has been thinking for a long time about a way to make him sober."

"now what?"

"I'm not sure about that." Mrs. Irene shook her head in a little embarrassment. "I can only ask a few general questions. Of course, the more specific content must be kept secret for the time being."

While she was talking, someone suddenly knocked lightly on the door of the ward.Aigre quickly swallowed the bread and told the other party that he could come in.

The person who came in was the captain Mrs. Irene had just mentioned.After the captain entered the door, he raised his hand and gestured to Eigre, then looked at Mrs. Irene, and said politely: "Hello, Mrs. Kratch, we need to record a piece of Egre's own narration for the previous malicious wounding incident. Voice, so I hope you can avoid it."

"Ah! No problem, I'm just here to deliver some food to little Iger." Mrs. Irene quickly stood up and waved her hands, then stuck out her tongue mischievously at Aigre, "Then I'll go first, my dear. Little Aigle, take care of your wounds."

"Don't worry." Aigre replied softly, and after watching her leave, he looked at the captain who was watching his wound with concern, and sighed in his heart, "Excuse me, although I don't know exactly how he got on the island Yes, but there is no doubt that he possessed illegal knives."

"Don't be nervous, we have basically figured out the situation, but there are still some small problems that we hope to be confirmed." The captain first said something formulaic, then frowned, and said helplessly: "This guy inhaled The amount was bigger than I imagined. When he was sent to the security team, he couldn't even tell the genders of us members... Now, the first thing I need to know most—— Do you know anything about Joel's death?"

Aigre nodded slowly, and said, "When I was chasing Robertson, he probably lost his mind, so he revealed some news directly."

This conversation was not difficult. The law enforcement team probably has already determined how serious Robertson's hallucinations are, so they have already made plans to wake him up from the hallucinations first, and then send him to the psychiatrist for a look. .In the process of talking with the captain, although Aigre was still sorting out the wording that would not be suspicious, but he had gradually relaxed in his heart—in any case, the safety of Mr. Mermaid should be guaranteed for the time being.

Not everyone is willing to believe in the existence of creatures like mermaids, and some believers even reject this kind of fantasy creatures that seem to live in a magical world.What's more, this untrue news came from a person who took drugs and had hallucinations.

The tranquility of Dusk Island has lasted for too many years, and there are only a handful of reporters on the island.As long as Robertson isn't smart enough to carry a camera or something with him, he's pretty much irrefutable -- he doesn't really look very smart, perhaps because his brain is too drugged.

But after this incident, Mr. Mermaid and the others probably have to hide for a while.Aigre thought with a sigh.

Mr. Mermaid couldn't go ashore.

After carefully distinguishing the surrounding smells on the shore for a while, he could barely recognize the smell of the human who hurt Curly.He waited in place for a while, and then he didn't intend to waste any more time, and went directly back into the sea, and began to swim quickly in the direction of the coast.

In any case, he had to at least make sure that the man had any accomplices—since he was on the island, he must have landed from a certain seaside.Humans can't breathe in the sea, and there are basically no planes passing by on Dusk Island, and there have been no helicopters in this period of time, so it must be a ship to carry that guy to the island.

He had a bad feeling in his heart, and this subtle feeling directly triggered the traces of anger that settled in his chest before, making his movements in the sea much wilder than before.

This is actually the attitude a mermaid should have, but he doesn't feel happy at this moment.

Mr. Mermaid spent a long time wandering around the sea around Twilight Island, and it turned out that it was not meaningless for him to do so—after searching for a long time, he saw a small boat covered by tree branches and leaves on a hidden beach. And that man's smell was all over the top of that boat, and the smell on this boat obviously belonged to more than one person.

Mr. Mermaid frowned and looked at the more distant sea area. He could almost conclude that this fragile boat could not sail all the way from other coasts other than Dusk Island, so this should be a backup for a big ship. vessel.

But the anger in his heart has never been appeased—and this anger, which has not been seen for decades, finally condensed when he saw Aigle wounded on the beach in front of the lighthouse, breaking his heart. Tightly tugged and bound until the pain became unbearably hot.

After Eigre came to the shore, he squatted down and was about to say something. Mr. Mermaid put one hand on the ground, raised his other hand, and gently stroked Eigre's neck and behind his ears. .