Ever since Nan Zhu gained the ability to understand human language, or since Luo Jin learned that he possessed this ability, the atmosphere between the two has become much quieter.Compared to talking to herself and saying what came to her mind, Luo Jin now hesitated a little more, often thinking about the approximate time when Nan Zhu would 'mature', and recalling whether she had said anything strange.

After making a specific plan, the originally vague concept of time immediately became very clear.I thought that the more you cherish, the slower time will pass, but in fact, the more you cherish, the more Luo Jin can understand how Nan Zhu is getting away from him step by step.

……

Two weeks passed quickly, and it was another Sunday. The aquarium, which was already the peak tourist season, hit the weekend, and the flow of people was even more difficult to control. An emergency response plan was adopted under the influx of crowds. Popular venues can only visit according to fixed routes. Not long after the suspension of ticket sales, there was a long queue at the ticket office.

The most popular and most respected of the large-scale aquarium is of course the Mermaid Pavilion. The once-a-day theater performances are full of people as soon as they open. I had to ask the security staff to explain patiently and prevent tourists from continuing to enter. I also passed it to the outside ticket window. notify.

With such a posture, even the performance group, who was used to being expected by everyone, was a little confused when they saw the full house at this moment.

The staff behind the curtain joked with each other as usual, waiting for the show to start, the host girl handed the fruit to Luo Jin, took a few more glances at Nanzhu and left.Colleagues have long been used to Luo Jin staying by the mermaid's side all the time, it has always been like this, but it has become more obvious recently.

"I really want to raise a mermaid..." the dolphin trainer who was also standing in the background said to his companion.

"Do you have that ability?" He poured a bucket of cold water mercilessly, and the other person responded truthfully: "Tell me about Chi Wan and Nan Zhu first, which one can you raise?"

"I'm exhausted, and the mermaid is so aggressive. You have to carry a stabilizer with you. If you react so slowly, you may be cut off by the mermaid one day. And you have to write a work report every day and record your diet. , life data, there are too many things. You can’t even raise dolphins, and you want to train mermaids?”

"Didn't I just talk? Are you really..." The dolphin trainer clicked his lips in dissatisfaction, and fed his dolphin a fish to show his ability. This side stopped chattering, and the mermaid over there The show begins.

The host girl is wearing a royal blue knee-length dress today. The round sequins on the swaying skirt look like the crystal scales of a mermaid's tail.As always, taking advantage of the introduction time, Luo Jin opened the underwater fence door and led Nan Zhu to the flat pool near the auditorium.

The whistle was mixed with the loud music, even though Nan Zhu could understand what he meant and was familiar with these steps, Luo Jin still insisted on the training routine, and repeatedly told Nan Zhu not to let others know his ability.

I took off my work clothes long ago, leaving behind a close-fitting black long-sleeved diving suit. Although the temperature in summer is high, the room temperature is adjusted to the most suitable temperature during the business hours of the venue, and there is cold sea water, so I can still wear this suit.

The trainer was half-sitting by the pool, while the mermaid leaned obediently on his leg, watching the performance on stage together with him.I don't know if it's an illusion, but I always feel that today's artificial waves have a particularly strong undulating effect.

The stage lights changed, and Luo Jin behind the curtain kept watching the progress of the performance on the stage. Finally, there was lightning and thunder, and it turned into darkness.

"Nan Zhu, let's go." Seeing the lovely look of the mermaid waiting for her order, with a stiff and dazed face, Luo Jin twitched her lips.After grinning in response, the mermaid submerged in the water, and accompanied by soothing singing and a faint blue light, it swam to the approximate location where the girl fell, and many dancers performed through the glass.

It was no different, but it still received praise and applause from the audience. The thin and wide tail fin set off strings of bubbles underwater, smashing the already turbulent water surface, and the gorgeous colors kept shining.

Luo Jin has been half-sitting by the pool behind the curtain, with a special whistle in her mouth, she didn't blow it, but watched Nan Zhu's movements with all her attention.

Following Nanzhu's graceful movements, the audience was amazed, and the harmony between men and women in the soothing music was getting louder. At this time, the performance had reached its climax. The frequency and brightness of the stage lights were reduced, and the stage of "thunderstorm" It's not so scary anymore.

Under the 'guidance' of Nan Zhu, the actor sent the girl back to the boat. Just before everyone was immersed in it and the happy ending ended, all the lights on the ceiling went out, causing a lot of doubts.Just when the audience thought there was another turning point, there was a strange electric buzzing sound. With the disappearance of the strange sound, the lighting fixtures in the performance venue were all ineffective, and the darkness finally swallowed the line of sight, and nothing could be seen.

"what happened?"

"The power is off? It shouldn't be, how can the aquarium be powered off?"

There was a noise in the quiet auditorium, people's voices piled up, various lighting equipment came on from among the crowd, and the huge venue was dotted with messy light screens. The surrounding staff immediately picked up the loudspeakers to maintain the order of the scene, and the people in the backstage also turned to the outside. Pass the situation, check the equipment.

This was the first time such an accident occurred in a performance, Luo Jin hurriedly blew the whistle hanging around her neck, calling Nan Zhu to return to her side.Thinking about the 'dangerous' situation the mermaid is in, Luo Jin can't calm down when he is suddenly in the darkness, only Nan Zhu can rest assured when he is by his side.

Mermaids live in the sea all year round, and the light in the sea is much less than that on land. They have excellent eyesight and have long been used to living in a dark environment.

Nan Zhu was not as flustered as Luo Jin, but felt that there were noisy people around him. He had never encountered such a situation before. After hearing Luo Jin's urgent whistle, the mermaid who was originally in the pool turned around and went to Go back and swim.

—Maybe humans are afraid of the dark?

With this idea in mind, the brain also has a corresponding explanation for the human reaction to losing the light and making a mess.

In the darkness, Nan Zhu had already seen Luo Jin who was nervously staring at the water surface. The distance was getting closer and closer. Luo Jin, whose naked eyes were gradually getting used to the dark environment, finally found Nan Zhu's figure. He jumped into the water quickly and faced the swimming mermaid Stretched out his hand.Since the conversation with Lu Que, Luo Jin has always been cautious and observed the surrounding environment, just afraid that the man will hug him again and do something crazy.

Strangely, the artificial waves in the pool are still pushing outwards, with each wave getting bigger and bigger, and the pool even seeps out.Why didn't the wave-making machine and the same circuit used by the ceiling headlights stop together?

The faint light in the corridor shines in, and people have already exited from the auditorium corridor, so it can be seen that the mermaid hall has not been powered off.

Luo Jin frowned and thought, and the mermaid came to him in a moment.Because the man-made waves were too big, Luo Jin, who supported the table behind her with one hand, stretched out a hand to lead Nan Zhu, seeing him close in front of her eyes, she finally stopped her messy thoughts and calmed down.As soon as the fingertips touched the slippery skin of the mermaid, I heard the sound of something hitting the water not far away, and a hoarse male voice sounded at the same time: "Someone fell into the water! Over there by the mermaid pond!!"

The man's noisy and unpleasant voice echoed in the venue. After a moment of silence, the crowd was bustling with noise.After receiving this news, Luo Jin seemed to hear a child's intermittent splashing for help, and the hand that hadn't had time to grasp it slipped from the palm, and there was no time to react. He stretched out his hand to grab it, but there was nothing. catch.

"Nan Zhu!"

He yelled in the dark, disappointed that he didn't receive any response.I don't know why my heart trembled, my chest was empty, and I was very disturbed. There seemed to be a group of people coming from the auditorium, there were women's heart-piercing cries, and men's scolding and panting.

"Oh, you guys, go and save my child... Hurry up and save my child! My child..." The woman's voice was loud, and it fell into Luo Jin's ears without a trace, and a chill spread down her spine Coming up, the ominous premonition in my heart intensified, and then I sank into the dark water.

Even the filtered sea water is still a bit bitter. If you open your eyes in the water without any protective measures, the irritated eyes will feel astringent and extremely uncomfortable.His eyesight, which was already restricted by the darkness, could not see anything in the water, and he could not get any response even if he blew his whistle underwater.Fortunately, the pool separated by glass panels is long and narrow, and Luo Jin only needs to keep moving forward.

Suddenly feeling a strong current of water rushing towards her, Luo Jin subconsciously stopped her movements to avoid unknown dangers, and fell into a familiar embrace in the next second.

"Ahem... Nan Zhu!" The body was lifted out of the water, and someone who was anxious to speak was still choked by the water: "How many times have I told you, don't leave my side!"

"Are you injured? Just now... who fell into the water? I'll go and see, you stay far away." While explaining, he pushed Nan Zhu away and moved forward, but was hugged even tighter.

Without the light, Luo Jin couldn't see the mermaid's face clearly, and even with the light, he couldn't understand the mermaid's expression and sound waves.After struggling for a long time, Luo Jin finally understood what he meant.Entrusting her whole body to Nan Zhu, she swam a short distance forward under the lead of the mermaid, and stayed in front of the curtain on the other side.Then the faint light looked over, and there was a child on the narrow table.

——It was Nan Zhu who saved him.

The seven or eight-year-old child drowned, neither crying nor fussing, obviously passed out.Luo Jin swam forward in a hurry, stretched out her arms to hug the child's body, intending to move him a little, so that she could go ashore for first aid.

Luo Jin was sandwiched between the child and the mermaid. At this moment, the ceiling lights of the venue suddenly turned on, and then the rest of the lights also returned to normal.

The bright light exposed everything in the darkness, the brightness contrast was too great, and I was in a trance for a while, and when I came back to my senses, I saw a wound of more than ten centimeters on the arm of Nan Zhu next to me. Qi Baibian's wound kept bleeding.

Luo Jin opened her mouth, and before she had time to comfort her, she heard a shrill female voice screaming from the audience: "The mermaid! It's the one that dragged my child down!"

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