How can I eat fish?

In the afternoon of August, the sun is at its hottest.

But in this narrow passage, not even a ray of sunlight can penetrate.

The long staircase came to an end, and the person leading the way opened the heavy mechanical door with his fingerprints.

A salty stench mixed with moisture hits the face.

Yan Lie covered his nose with some discomfort.

Du Xincheng on the side complained, "Why is it so stinky?"

The guide smiled obsequiously: "Fish, they are all like this."

Yan Lie didn't make a sound, he already regretted coming here with Du Xincheng.

He never liked this kind of occasion, and Du Xincheng tortured him for a long time before he agreed.

But this smell really made him unbearable.

As soon as the three of them entered the gate, the staff waiting at the side immediately surrounded them and sprayed the two distinguished guests with odor dispersant so that the stench would not stain the distinguished guests' clothes, and provided them with masks and small dried fish , which leads them to go deeper.

On both sides of the wide corridor, there are neat rows of prison cages, surrounded by muddy sewage.

It was probably the sound of their footsteps that caught the creatures' attention.

The originally quiet underground prison suddenly became noisy.

The mermaids hiding in the depths of the cage all flocked to the front of the cage. They leaned on the iron cage and looked forward to them. The thick iron chains on their slender wrists rattled with their movements.

Most of the mermaids are beautiful in appearance, have moving singing voices, and tears can form pearls.

Therefore, they have become the objects of human research, and they have also become the creatures that humans like to raise most.

"This is a new batch of mermaids. They are all beautiful, have been domesticated, and are not aggressive. They are all obedient." The person in charge introduced.

Yan Lie was not interested, but Du Xincheng looked around happily.

Throw the small dried fish in your hand to the side of the cage with a clip, and the mermaid locked inside will eat it eagerly, and then say obediently: "Thank you."

Du Xincheng thought everything was interesting, and would squat down and have a chat with the beautiful mermaid.

When he reached the end of the corridor, Du Xincheng was still thinking about which mermaid he should buy.

He was talking with the person in charge, Yan Lie was bored and took out his mobile phone to check the latest news.

The small dried fish in my hand accidentally dropped one on the ground.

Yan Lie instinctively looked at the ground, he took two steps back, and was about to get someone to clean it up.

Suddenly, a dirty little hand cautiously poked out through the gap in the cage.

That little hand tried hard to touch the small dried fish, but it was a bit out of reach.

The cage was some distance away from the aisle, and the slender fingers always brushed against the small fish.

Yan Lie's eyes moved from the ground to the front of the cage. This mermaid is a little different from the one in front.

The other mermaids were all dressed up beautifully, but he looked dirty, his arms were not chained, and his cage was the smallest.

The boy's whole body was squeezed in front of the cage, wishing he could get out of the narrow gap.

Probably because Yan Lie's gaze was on him all the time, the little mermaid turned to look at him as if she had a sense, and when she met his gaze, the little mermaid's round almond eyes widened in horror, and then quickly withdrew her hands go back.

those eyes...

Those eyes are shockingly familiar, like the ones that appeared in his dream every night...

Yan Lie walked to his cage, squatted down and looked at him carefully.

The little mermaid hugged her own tail and looked at the little dried fish that fell on the ground eagerly, almost drooling with greed.

Seeing Yan Lie approaching him, he was stunned for a moment, then bared a row of neat little teeth viciously, and shouted at Yan Lie: "Ahhh~ahhh~"

Yan Lie:? ?

"Ah woo~ woo..." The voice became weaker and weaker.

Because he found that this human being was not afraid of him at all.He was obviously very fierce.

"Kang, kuang, kuang." The iron cage of the little mermaid was smashed hard by the person in charge a few times, and the person in charge also scolded: "If you keep screaming, I will kill you."

The little mermaid was afraid to cover his ears and swim back. He shrank in the corner, raised his head, and did not forget to look up at the small dried fish that fell on the ground.

"Boss Yan, I'm sorry, I will teach him a good lesson." The man was short, rubbing his hands and laughing.

Yan Lie ignored him, he raised the remaining dried fish in front of the cage and asked, "Want to eat?"

The little mermaid's eyes were bright, but she still didn't dare to approach.

"President Yan, don't get too close to him..."

"What? Didn't you say they were not aggressive?" Yan Lie asked coldly without turning his head.

"Yes, no, but he... well, it's very dirty, it's not good if it stains your clothes."

Yan Lie ignored him, and continued to coax the little guy in the cage, "Don't be afraid, come here, I'll give you everything."

The little mermaid hesitated, he knew that humans were dangerous, but he was really hungry.

Other mermaids are fed, but he is not, because he is not beautiful enough, the scales on his tail are dull and dull, and his tears can't even form pearls, so he is always rejected by people.

His cage is always in the most inconspicuous corner, and it is difficult to attract people's attention.

It is said that he is the ugliest mermaid, but, but he is not ugly, he is just not clean.

"Don't you want to eat?" Seeing that he was still refusing to come over, Yan Lie asked patiently again.

"Wow~" There was a sound of water, and the little mermaid swam over.

He spread out his dirty little palms and stretched them out towards Yan Lie.

Yan Lie gave him all the dried fish in his hand, and the little mermaid's nerves that were tense just now relaxed instantly.

He wolfed down what was in his hand, and then said softly, "Thank you."

"Just him." Yan Lie stood up and clapped his hands.

Du Xincheng: "Huh?"

Yan Lie: "What procedures do I need to go through?"

The person in charge was embarrassed for a while, and said carefully, "Mr. Yan, do you want to look at other things? He is a low-quality mermaid, and we still have..."

"Inferior grade? What is inferior grade?" Yan Lie squinted at him.

The person in charge swallowed, and explained: "His appearance is not good enough, and he doesn't have sharp teeth. To be precise, he is the offspring of humans and mermaids. He has neither the advantages of mermaids nor some of the physical signs of humans... ..."

Yan Lie is a big shot he can't afford to offend, if he buys back a low-quality mermaid under unknown circumstances, then his business will be over.

Moreover, the value of this low-quality mermaid is not high. If Yan Lie needs it, they can provide more precious mermaids to earn more income.

The little mermaid in the cage could understand what they said, he pursed his lips, and went back to his little corner with his tail in his arms.

When my sister was taken away, she begged the human who bought her to take him away, but when the man heard that he was a low-quality mermaid, he immediately refused.

Whether it was in the sea back then, or when he was caught in a human base, only his sister, a fish, treated him best, and he never disliked him.

When my sister left, she told him that when she gained the trust of humans, she would come to pick him up, and she would definitely pick him up.

He waited and waited, in this small cage, for a long, long time.

Every time a human comes close to his cage, he will "ahh~" like a wolf, trying to scare them away.

He still has to wait for his sister to come back.

But later, he heard from other clansmen that the mermaids taken away by humans might be eaten.

Because people think that eating mermaid meat will prolong life.

It's ridiculous.

He didn't know if his sister was still alive, he really missed her.

Yan Lie had almost no expression on his face. He looked at the person in charge, "Are you questioning my vision?"

"Sorry, that's not what I meant." The person in charge turned pale and his shoulders trembled.

"It's rare for him to like something, and you need to talk too much?" Du Xincheng reprimanded.

The man retreated consciously, and Du Xincheng leaned on his knees to look at the little mermaid.

"Ah Lie, what's your vision? Clownfish?" Du Xincheng grinned.

Before Yan Lie could speak, the little guy turned his back to them in dissatisfaction, and the upturned fish tail "slapped" onto the water surface, splashing a splash.

Little drops of water almost splashed on Du Xincheng's face.

He hurriedly backed away and complained, "You still have a bad temper."

There was a smile on the corner of Yan Lie's lips, "It deserves it."

Seeing that Du Xincheng was almost "attacked", the person in charge habitually took out the electric baton, intending to teach the little mermaid a lesson.

Yan Lie glanced at him coldly, and said lightly: "You try?"

The man didn't dare to move any more.

……

Coming out of the underground prison, Yan Lie finally saw the sun, and the air finally became fresh.

They were invited to the VIP room and received the mermaid breeding certificate and medical examination report.

Yan Lie went through the headlines carefully, and there was no name of the little mermaid on the breeding certificate, only the code name: Eighteen.

The medical examination report showed that Shiba was a proper boy.

Mermaids are both intersex and both give birth to offspring.

But Shiba is different. Because he has human genes, his gender is determined at birth. He is a boy and has no reproductive function.

Except for a fish tail, his body structure is almost exactly the same as that of a human.

This is really bad for Eighteen.

In the deep sea, he doesn't have sharp teeth and speed, so predation will be extremely difficult. On land, he can't bear the lack of water for a long time, so no matter where he is, the living environment of this little guy is very harsh.

The medical examination form was stamped with a big red stamp: Inferior Mermaid.

Yan Lie snorted coldly and tore off the medical examination form.

After completing the formalities, he and Du Xincheng went home and waited.

That night, not long after Yan Lie finished his meal, the butler came to report that a large box had been delivered from the mermaid store.

Yan Lie put down the coffee cup in his hand and went to the garden.

In the center of the huge garden, there is an oversized wooden box.

He lifted his chin, and the people around him stepped forward and carefully disassembled the outer wooden board.

After peeling off the outer packaging, the transparent aquarium inside is finally revealed.

The little guy in the aquarium leaned against the glass wall, looking at everything around him curiously.

Because it was going to be sent to Yan's house, the mermaid store didn't dare to neglect it. The little guy had already been cleaned up, and the aquarium had been replaced with clear water.

Only then did Yan Lie see his face clearly.

Compared with the charming appearance of other mermaids, Xiao Shiba is as soft and cute as a rabbit.

Probably because he is still young, the baby fat on his face has not faded, his eyes are big and bright, the eyes are a beautiful green lake blue, and the end of the eyes is a little down, when looking at people, he always looks a little pitiful.The bridge of the nose is not straight, but it is small and delicate. The tip of the nose is slightly raised, and the lips are plump and moist. No matter how you look at it, it is very cute. How ugly is it?

Yan Lie approached him slowly, and he shrank back instinctively in fear.

"Do you want to come out?"