Looking at the other side of the sea at night, the thick ink color is directly pushed over, making people feel oppressed and uncomfortable.

The group of three returned to the carriage, Chu Qiu and Luo Jin consciously sat in the back row, and curator Liu Chu drove alone in the front row.

The two juniors looked at the car windows on their respective sides. Even if the plan was complete, no one expected that this day would come so fast and so early.

In contrast, Director Chu was quite calm, turned the car around, stopped on the side of the road and explained to Luo Jin what happened tonight before starting the return journey.Knowing that the two of them were in a bad mood, Director Chu didn't ask any questions, and went back to the aquarium in silence. The police had just arrived.

Curator Chu took the notes by himself, leaving Chu Qiu and Luo Jin to guard the aquarium and deal with today's situation by the way.

When bandaging, I found that the cloth strips had strangled the skin of my palm. After wrapping up the wounds on my cheeks and arms, I temporarily changed into work clothes.When I came to the venue where the incident happened, I slowly picked up the scales that Nan Zhu had left behind. The transparent scales shone brilliantly under the light, with the neon-like colors unique to fish.

After a brief understanding of the situation and Luo Jin's consent, Chu Qiu extracted the footage recorded in the camera, used his own shady expertise, hacked several marketing accounts with a large number of subscriptions, and posted the video.

Although the police have already assisted in the investigation, the original plan cannot be changed. After all, no one knows the results of this layer-by-layer notification, not to mention that the scientific research institute has high-level officials with close relations with the outside world.

Originally, Luo Jin gave a brief account of what happened, but after actually editing the video record and checking it, Chu Qiu couldn't help but sweat.

Fortunately, things finally developed in the direction everyone expected. The video released by Chu Qiu received a lot of attention. With the promotion of everyone's strength, he also closely contacted the mermaid who already had a "fan group". The heat of the turmoil persists, even if there is a behind-the-scenes malicious deletion, it will not help.

With everyone's efforts, the scientific research institute specializing in mermaids was finally investigated and dealt with. With the intervention of various forces, the black lines involved were finally cut off, and most of the corresponding personnel were punished as they should.

In this era, everyone doesn't want to be deceived, and the Internet media will dig things down step by step.

After the full exposure, I also learned the reason why Lu Que acted like this.It seems that it was Lu Yu who did the 'safety treatment' for Nan Zhu at the beginning. That man didn't like mermaids. On the contrary, he hated this kind of creature very much. Later, he directly accepted the task of extracting special substances from the mermaid's body and performing euthanasia.

Lu Que, who doesn’t research these projects professionally, just works as a part-time job and earns extra money at the same time. Later, his own scientific research projects failed and lost investment sponsorship. He had to find ways to make up for his own funding gap, so he extended his hand to the mermaid project body.

I invested all my savings for the failure of the project, and the beneficiary of the insurance is of course myself.Knowing the relationship between Director Chu and the mermaid, after some planning, he targeted Nan Zhu and Chi Wan two years ago, leaving wrong data on purpose.

Mermaids have a weird maturity period, which is defined as '25 years old' by the people of the scientific research institute.

In fact, apart from having no legs, mermaids are more in line with the concept of "mermaids" left in oriental legends. They live in water. After "25 years old", when they reach maturity in all aspects of their physique, they will have many abilities that humans cannot imagine - high Their terrifying IQ, the ability to communicate with various creatures, and the unique organs in the body will also accelerate the secretion of a hormone-like liquid, called r-hormone, which seems to be related to their ability to heal quickly.

This 'r-hormone' can cure many diseases that are considered terminal.

As long as the r-hormone has passed this period, it can be extracted through human technology and complicated procedures.This alone is enough to cause an uproar, not to mention that during the period when the scientific research institute blocked the news, many new discoveries were made.

There is also a special oil on the surface of the mermaid's body. As the ancients said, it can be made into a growth lamp through special technology, and just one drop can burn for several days.Even humans who have electricity and don't worry about the darkness will still have a demand for strange items, not to mention that the specimens made of mermaid corpses are also expensive art collections on the black market...

I don't know how long the mermaids have existed with humans, but as long as they are profitable and can be exchanged for exciting coins, even blood relations may hurt each other, let alone mermaids who have no connection.

Human beings are always selfish.

I thought it was an inexhaustible item, but who knew that after the 'maturity period', the originally strong mermaid would become weak after being extracted what the human beings need in the body, even if the estimated mermaid's own survival needs were left , It is also difficult for them to live long enough to restore the r-hormone in the body.In comparison, it's better to extract everything at once without doing anything.

After discovering such a new species, in the current society where information spreads rapidly, there will never be an impenetrable 'wall'. Soon the scientific research institute can't bear the pressure of public opinion, and puts the mermaid in front of the public.

After nearly a hundred years of research, the "growth" of mermaids has been thoroughly understood. Even if they can understand the language of humans and even other creatures after knowing them, there is nothing to worry about.So what, as long as the '25' period is mastered, no one will be able to find out if the mermaid is recalled before this time.

I safely handed over the mermaid to the aquarium and signed a non-disclosure agreement. Since the first mermaid used for research was provided by director Chu, the scientific research institute also assuredly handed over this matter to this large-scale aquarium. At the same time, a lot of 'rental fees' were collected as a price for lending the mermaid, and the unfortunate discovery of '25' was announced to the outside world.

The published details about the mermaid successfully defeated the celebrity scandal and became a headline topic. The data is popularized and guessed to everyone, and the pain level of the mermaid is estimated when r-hormone and oil are extracted.

After the scientific research institute was blocked, the mermaids currently in human hands were also released into the sea. With the joint efforts of all walks of life represented by animal protection organizations, although there were many twists and turns, the matter was finally resolved satisfactorily.

The aquarium is not blocked like a scientific research institute, but the director has changed, and his surname is Chu.

Although the previous curator uncovered this vicious chain, he was regarded as one of the accomplices. Although he was forgiven by most people, he still had to bear the corresponding responsibility for his past actions.

After being sentenced to two years in prison, the rest of the investors in the aquarium also negotiated to dismiss him, and his father's largest share was transferred to his son, and Chu Qiu, who was commended for the mermaid incident, took his father's place in this way.

……

Fast forward two years, the Mermaid Pavilion, which had been used to commemorate it, decided to close it after a vote and moved all the mermaid memorabilia to one place. Transformed into the largest coral pavilion.

After all, there are no real mermaids in the exhibition, even if some people come back to miss the days when mermaids and humans "harmoniously" lived together, two years have passed, and now the heat has passed, and the place is becoming more and more deserted. It's really not worth it. Take up so much space.

Luo Jin, who was sitting in the stands on the second floor of the performance venue, felt the shaking of the figure outside, mixed with the sound of footsteps, and when she turned her head, she saw Chu Qiu standing at the entrance.

"Sorry, it's really useless for me to object alone."

Chu Qiu habitually frowned, and comforted Luo Jin who was staying at the mermaid performance venue.In just two years, without his father around, Chu Qiu became more responsible, and the word Shenchuan between his brows became more and more like curator Chu.

"I know." Couldn't help but sighed, Luo Jin stood up from the second-floor stand, slowly descended the stairs to Chu Qiu's side, and said, "In two days, the curator will be able to come out."

"Well, it is estimated that a blind date will be arranged in a few days."

When it comes to this matter, the new 'Curator Chu' is rare to say a few words of emotion. Finally, the wrinkles between his brows have been smoothed, and he has the appearance of the young man who did not know the heights of the sky and the earth: "Little Jin, don't you go on a blind date? I saw the cleaning team before. Isn't your aunt particularly concerned about helping you introduce someone?"

"But I have been misled by Nan Zhu, and I have a different orientation. Now I only like mermaids."

I wanted to make a light joke, but accidentally brought up the mermaid again, causing an awkward silence.Seeing Chu Qiu turn her face to the side, Luo Jin embarrassedly comforted her, "I'm sorry, it's been two years, you..."

"To be honest, Xiaojin, do you really intend to continue like this?" Turning his head, he said helplessly, "Don't think that your family has no time to take care of you. My dad will always nag you when he comes back. I think you have to be right no matter what. I have some plans for the future."

"I know, of course I have a plan." After taking Chu Qiu's words, Luo Jin said with a smile: "But I 'have my heart'? I can't delay others because of me, it's unfair to everyone."

Responding to Luo Jin's words, Chu Qiu has been thinking about how to reject other people's enthusiastic introductions. Just as he was about to agree with him, Luo Jin continued: "I also know that the curator is very good to me, so in order to avoid He enthusiastically introduced it to me, and I want to quit my job and go out for a couple of months to have a look.”

"Hey! Then you go, all kinds of aunts and uncles, as well as my dad, don't they all want to shoot at me? Are you kidding?"

"You can handle it so well, you will be able to handle it sooner or later." Luo Jin shrugged her shoulders, and the corner of her mouth seemed to have a relaxed arc: "Anyway, the mermaid hall is closed, so my position is nothing. Use it, when I come back from shopping, the new coral museum will be built, right? If there is still a suitable position, then you can take me in through your backstage, curator Chu."

Even after two years have passed, neither of the two people who have had such a profound experience let go of it easily, nor can they let it go, but they no longer mention it to each other easily.

Chu Qiu stretched out his hand and pushed Luo Jin speechlessly, and before he had time to refute, he received a call to hold a meeting.

Picking up the phone, he frowned impatiently, while talking on the phone, he kept gesturing to Luo Jin to leave, Luo Jin waved his hand slowly in response, and the other party turned around and left the hall, and entered the staff passage skillfully , take the fastest way to leave.

Since Chu Qiu took over as curator, he has been in such a busy state. Whether it is the new plan of the aquarium or the follow-up of the mermaid problem, it is not easy to find time to inform himself of the results of the meeting.

In fact, regarding the issue of going or staying in the venue, the investors and shareholders have started to discuss the pros and cons of money since Mermaid left, and it has been debated for a long time.

It took two years and finally got the result. In the information age with rapid updates, people have finally forgotten the mermaid that was once popular.

Leaving the empty performance hall in a few steps, he turned off the ceiling lights by himself, and watched the dazzling lights go out, feeling an inexplicable sense of emptiness oppressing his heart.Luo Jin habitually touched the scales that were left by Nan Zhu hanging on his chest. The worst result since transmigrating was probably this world.

Came to the exhibition hall where Nan Zhu once stayed, staring at the clear water in a daze.

Turn on the switch, and the light blue lights come on from the bottom of the water. The remodeled Mermaid House without mermaids is now a commemorative place. Familiar music sounds. Hai Hai watched Nan Zhu's brisk figure on the wall screen without blinking.

It seemed that the more he wanted to forget, the more he couldn't forget, Luo Jin's eyes became more empty and confused.The finished commemorative film screening ended soon, the screen closed automatically, and a new round started under the loop playback setting.

After meeting, there has never been a parting. I didn't expect that once we parted in this life, we would never see each other again, and we would not even be able to communicate with each other again.In the silent venue, Luo Jin raised her head and looked back at the blue under the light, and closed her eyes under the reflection of the water.

I don't know how long it took me alone in the stadium, so I heard footsteps approaching in the corridor outside, opened my eyes and looked over, the eyes blurred by the light and water could only see a figure standing in the dark corridor of the dark doorway, Rubbing his eyes, it was hard to see clearly.

I thought it was Chu Qiu who came back from the meeting, but this height and figure did not look like him. This person is not as strong as Chu Qiu, but belongs to the tall and thin type, and his body proportions seem to be better.

"Sorry, this... sir? The Mermaid Memorial Hall is temporarily closed. If you want to visit, you can wait for the next time." His voice spread far away, and the man was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to confirm something, stepped forward Stepping inwards.

Thinking that the other party didn't hear clearly, or that he turned on the light switch to cause misunderstanding, Luo Jin raised the decibel and repeated it again. The words got stuck in his mouth, and he couldn't say the next word no matter what. up.

The venue lighting is not too bright, but it is enough to reflect the exquisite facial features of the man, just like the appearance two years ago.

Luo Jin stared, and opened her mouth in shock. For some reason, warm liquid instantly slipped from the corner of her eyes. She stared blankly at the man walking in, and then was hugged into the not-so-warm but familiar place that made people feel attached to it all the time. in the arms of.

He raised a hand in disbelief, and tremblingly passed through the slender hair that had fallen to his neck. The dark hair was as soft as before, but it was dry and fluffy, and it lacked the secretions of the mermaid body. The sliminess brought by the mucus.

Somehow her throat was stuck, Luo Jin couldn't make a sound, until her lips and tongue close to her ears parted slightly.

——"Mu Jin, I'm back."

A melodious male voice sounded from the ear, spreading through the whole brain in an instant.I have only heard that voice once, but it is very familiar, as if I have heard it thousands of times, as if it has always been with me and never left.

"Nan, Nan Zhu... Nan Zhu Nan Zhu..." Finally recovered her voice from the shock, Luo Jin whimpered, and the tears flowed uncontrollably, and she lost her usual composure long ago. Under the comfort of Weiliang's palm, he finally burst into tears.

In the quiet and deserted venue, the sobs turned into deep cries, which lingered for a long time.

……

Tired of crying and venting enough, she pulled away from Nan Zhu, Luo Jin looked up and saw Nan Zhu staring at her, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

As a trainer, he took care of Nan Zhu by himself at the beginning, but he didn't expect to change his position so soon.

"You Nan Zhu, where did your tail go, what's going on with you now?"

Clearing his throat, he looked at Nan Zhu's well-fitting British-style suit, which showed off his long legs. Luo Jin asked an extremely stupid question as soon as he uttered his voice.Nan Zhu still had an expressionless face, but Luo Jin could see the joyful smile in his eyes, and couldn't help turning his head to look to the other side, intending to cover up his embarrassment.

——Currently, he is squeezed in front of the glass, and behind him is the pool where the mermaids are placed after the summer show. The location and body posture are awkward.

Nan Zhu also found out what this place was, not to mention that the projector on the back was still playing a recording film.

Not long after the quiet atmosphere, Luo Jin was straightened by Nan Zhu's shoulders. Even if he changed from a mermaid to a human for some reason, his strength was still terrifying.

Nan Zhu bowed slightly and approached Luo Jin, making him have to avoid the glass behind him.She didn't know what the mermaid was going to do, and as soon as she felt defensive, Luo Jin stretched out a hand to stop her, but Nan Zhu touched her thighs on both sides.

There was no time to say anything after an exclamation, and even if he wanted to retreat, he was already clinging to the glass, and there was no way to retreat.

Just like that, Nan Zhu spread his legs apart, and hugged him against the glass with one hand and the other.Trembling and unstable, Luo Jin had no choice but to hold Nan Zhu's shoulders with both hands, and the other party took a step forward very politely, and naturally switched hands, and hugged Nan Zhu again along the outside of his thighs, holding him more firmly. , Stick tighter.

Luo Jin's legs were forced to clamp Nan Zhu's waist, and her body was so tight, the ambiguous posture made him a little embarrassed.

"Nan Zhu... what are you doing? Let me down quickly." Mu Ran was lifted up, half a head taller than Nan Zhu, although Luo Jin was not afraid of heights, her eyes were full of panic.

"Say."

"What are you talking about?" Confused about the current situation, seeing Nan Zhu's serious appearance, his heart beat faster.

"Why do you want to make the decision for me?"

"I do not have……"

"No? But I didn't say I was going to leave." Nan Zhu's accent would still be exposed when the long sentence was spoken from Nan Zhu's mouth. The accent from the ocean was a bit strange.Luo Jin's heart skipped a beat because of his words, and then quickly defended: "At that time, you couldn't communicate with me, and I couldn't ask for your opinion. This...is also for your own good."

"But didn't I shake my head? Don't turn your eyes, look at me."

Nan Zhu, who had gained the right to speak, could not evade his words. Luo Jin was scolded just as he was about to turn his face away, making him have to look down at Nan Zhu.I don't know how Nan Zhu got along with such a questioning posture, he has no way to escape.

"what happened?"

Looking into Luo Jin's eyes, Nan Zhu softened his tone again, and said softly: "Are you in a... bad mood now? Actually, I... can feel your emotions at the beginning. We rely on this to judge the prey... You are not the prey, in short, I can feel your emotions, I can always." The human who was picked up by him did not speak, which made Nan Zhu a little anxious.

The conversation between the two became Nan Zhu's monologue. It's not that Luo Jin didn't want to talk, but he also had too many questions to ask Nan Zhu, about the mermaid, about Nan Zhu, and about himself...

It's just that each of these questions is more difficult to ask, and Luo Jin doesn't know how to ask them, nor how to explain her thoughts.

"What can you feel?" Luo Jin, who had nothing to talk about, asked after a long silence before taking up Nan Zhu's words.

"After you came back, you were hostile to me." Before Luo Jin could argue, Nan Zhu continued: "Later, you liked me."

"I like it more and more."

"Yes... I like it very much." Adding one sentence was not enough, Nan Zhu added another sentence, not feeling that this was a difficult topic at all, after a few words, Luo Jin really couldn't ask anything.

Nan Zhu only felt that Luo Jin's instantly reddened face was a little cute, and he couldn't feel his embarrassment, so he continued to add: "In fact, I still don't understand the precise meaning of human language, maybe in other words, it's because you have a crush on me .”

Luo Jin's face turned even redder, and she began to regret why she asked this question.

He coughed lightly and was very embarrassed. He just felt that it was different from the care he received before. In this life, he had been taking care of the mermaid. There were so many things that he didn't have time to take care of his messy thoughts. But now, his thoughts were being so straightforward and naked by the mermaid. said it.

"Maybe you..."

"I came back because I also have a crush on you, so why aren't we together?"

"Nan...Zhu..." He whispered in a daze, unable to react to the sudden change of topic.

Although it shouldn't be said in this way, secret love and liking are not completely equal two-way ticks, but Luo Jin couldn't help but chuckled, and the already red and swollen eyes were filled with tears again, and said slowly: "You Let me down first."

Asking what he was thinking, Nan Zhu only waited for Luo Jin's answer, of course he refused to let go, but heard a familiar voice from the corridor he passed not long ago, and immediately chose to compromise.

Feeling that Nan Zhu let go, Luo Jin, who thought she was going to be let go, was hugged horizontally in the next second, and was placed in mid-air in a more firm posture.

"Well... Nan, Nan Zhu haha... put me down..."

The warm breath hit his cheek and neck, making him no longer serious.

Rubbing the tip of his nose against Luo Jin's skin back and forth, Nan Zhu seemed to like making vicious jokes like this.The wonderful itching made Luo Jin have to give up all troubled thoughts and concentrate on avoiding Nan Zhu's attack.

"Little Hibiscus... you are"

After the familiar position was changed, Luo Jin was somewhat awkward. Luo Jin was teased by Nan Zhu and laughed intermittently. Finally, after Chu Qiu, who walked in without knowing when, asked a question, her face darkened instantly in embarrassment.

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