Lao Gong is a deep sea mermaid

When Gu Zhou started to search the encyclopedia information about Mr. Liao Chengying, the voice on the other side of the scales also ended.

Ming Yuan put the tablet on the coffee table and said, "Shall we investigate this person tonight?"

Gu Zhou quickly flipped through the information on the encyclopedia, without looking up, "At least we have to wait until Dong Fei and Liao Chengying meet. Liao Chengying is worth a lot, and this kind of rich man must live in a certain mansion."

Looking up and seeing Ming Yuan's puzzled gaze, Gu Zhou explained: "The buildings of public institutions have corresponding regulations, I can guess where those robots will be placed, but in the mansions of rich people, they will be placed I don't know where."

Moreover, in this kind of mansion, there may be a camera somewhere. Gu Zhou and Ming Yuan go in to find things. Of course, it is impossible to maintain the high speed of running. Once they accidentally pass by someone they don’t know camera, the identities of the two will be exposed.

Judging from Dong Fei's tone, he and Liao Chengying should have met quite a few times.

Since Liao Chengying's frequent request to purchase robots at an internal price does not comply with Zhixing Electronics' regulations, the place where these two people meet or conduct private transactions is likely to be in a certain property of Liao Chengying.

At that time, Ming Yuan can use his scales to sense Dong Fei's position, and understand the layout of the house based on his movements.

"If our identities are discovered, they should be the ones to worry about." When Ming Yuan said this, there was a kind of beast-like cruelty in his eyes.

The nature of deep-sea creatures to eat the strong has always existed in Ming Yuan.

"Until we are sure that the other party has captured Xia Ye, we can't do anything." Gu Zhou sighed and said tirelessly.

He has said similar words to Ming Yuan many times.

"Is it because of the law again?"

"Also because of morality."

"Moral? Is it immoral for human beings to kill people?"

"It's immoral to kill someone who shouldn't be killed. As for whether a person should be killed or not, it should be decided by the law." Gu Zhou said.

After he finished speaking, Ming Yuan leaned back on the sofa, "Actually, I don't quite understand why there are so many troublesome rules and regulations in the human world. Sea creatures can do whatever they want, why can't humans?"

"The seabed is not without order." Gu Zhou retorted: "You have always misunderstood the position of human beings, Ming Yuan. Human beings cannot represent land, but only a species on land. You can compare human beings to a group of orcas. There is order within the orca pod."

"But the land is full of humans."

Ming Yuan thinks that humans with different skin colors and nationalities are different, just like sperm whales and killer whales are both whales, but they are not the same species.

"It is precisely because of the existence of order and civilization that human beings can become the overlord on land." Speaking of this, Gu Zhou asked Ming Yuan a question, "Have you noticed that, except for human beings, almost all other creatures are In line with a rule? That is, the more powerful the creature, the rarer it is."

Ming Yuan showed a thoughtful expression.

Powerful creatures are of course rare, just like there is only one sea god in the sea.

But why are humans an exception?

Humans are considered large animals on land.

"Humans don't completely follow the law of the jungle like other animals. At least human beings have long regarded raising children and caring for the elderly as an obligation, but both of these are obviously weak." Gu Zhouyu said earnestly: "Ming Yuan, Because of the constraints of the law, Xia Ye's incident became a special case. Without the law, many weak people would have no chance to become strong."

Will Xia Ye have this chance?

Gu Zhou didn't have much confidence in what he was going to do next.

He didn't know what happened to Xia Ye now, if he was still alive, if he was hurt, but at the same time he didn't dare to act rashly.

Gu Zhou felt tired for a while, leaned back on the sofa, approached Ming Yuan cautiously, and let their shoulders stick together.

He is like a small creature crawling out of a cave for the first time, eagerly and dazedly touching a world he has never touched before.

People who are not good at getting close to people usually have a common characteristic. They are overly pessimistic, and they will have some negative assumptions in their minds before any intimate behavior occurs.

They fear their own temptations, which bring hurt and humiliation.

Even though he knew that Ming Yuan would never do that, some terrifying images still flashed through Gu Zhou's mind from time to time.

For example, Ming Yuan would suddenly push him away and ask him what he was doing.

Or look at him coldly and tell him not to be sentimental.

Of course, none of this happened.

The small animal crawled out of the burrow and successfully landed on the soft grass.

Gu Zhou leaned his head lightly on Ming Yuan's shoulder, and his soft hair brushed against Ming Yuan's neck, bringing a hint of itchiness.

He wanted to try to tell Ming Yuan his true thoughts.

Not in general terms when talking about human beings, but at this moment, his mood.

He can't be honest about his past right now, but he can at least try to be honest about his present.

"I'm actually not sure, Ming Yuan. When I'm investigating, I often think, what if it's too late? But once I give up, as long as Xia Ye is alive, staying with the criminal will make him It's even more tragic. If we scare the snake, it may also cause harm to Xia Ye, it seems that the risk is very high no matter what we choose."

Just like Huarong Road, every time a place is moved, the entire layout will change.

Although Gu Zhou knows that there must be a way out, he has no idea how to find this way out, what he will experience in the middle, and how much time it will take.

In the final analysis, Gu Zhou is still an ordinary person in terms of thinking.

The changes brought to him by the bottom of the sea came too fast for him to change himself in time.

"If you're really worried, we can go to Xia Ye's house to confirm." Ming Yuan turned his face and rubbed his cheek against the top of Gu Zhou's head.

Gu Zhou froze for a moment, then slowly sat up straight, looked into Ming Yuan's eyes, "Confirm what?"

"Confirm whether he is alive."

……

After a period of time, Ming Yuan took Gu Zhou through countless streets, and came to the community where Xia's family was located, and was going to ask Xia Ye's father and mother for items that Xia Ye usually used.

When going upstairs, Gu Zhou heard the quarrel upstairs.

One of them was Xia Ye's father.

"If you don't leave again, we will call the police and say that the child is missing. How can I know where he is?"

"Is that what you do as parents? When I was fighting for compensation money-"

"You can really put money on your own face. The Wang family compensated us because you felt ashamed. You really take it as your own credit! I think you are here to ask for money. Hurry up! Hurry up!"

Gu Zhou watched a young man come down from upstairs in a state of embarrassment.

When the three of them stood on the stairs and looked at each other, Gu Zhou inexplicably felt that this face was somewhat familiar.

"It's you."

The other party's tone was very firm, as if he really knew who Gu Zhou was.

Ming Yuan sensed Gu Zhou's abnormality.

He saw Gu Zhou's lips trembled a few times, and he took a step back as if unable to support himself.

So he quickly stretched out his hand, supported Gu Zhou's waist from behind, and looked worriedly at Gu Zhou's pale face for a moment.

Ming Yuan's upper arm was tightly grasped by Gu Zhou, like a drowning man grabbing the last straw.

What is so scary about this person?

Ming Yuan looked up at the young man standing on the stairs, with scrutiny in his eyes.

The person in front of him didn't really look like a strong word, and his face didn't look vicious.

"Are you... all right?" Attorney He, who had just been shut down at Xia's house, also noticed Gu Zhou's pale face.

Gu Zhou didn't dare to look at Lawyer He's face at all, but said in a low voice, "It's you, Xiao Zhao."

Lawyer He, who was dressed as a professional elite, instantly frowned, "What Xiao Zhao! What about Zhou Zhiruo! How old am I, and I'm called by my full name!"

Lawyer He is really annoyed by this nickname. From childhood to adulthood, the students around him like to make jokes about his name.

"It's not a problem to stand here, let's go downstairs first!" Lawyer He actually knew that Gu Zhou was a little uncomfortable, so he took the initiative to invite him to go downstairs together.

The three of them temporarily went downstairs to the community.

"Auntie... is she okay?" After a long silence, Gu Zhou summoned up his courage and asked.

"It's still the same." Lawyer He looked at Ming Yuan curiously, "Who is this?"

"His name is Ming Yuan." Gu Zhou didn't give any further introduction.

At this moment, Ming Yuan was more concerned about Gu Zhou's thoughts, so he just nodded perfunctorily at Lawyer He.

Gu Zhou's appearance made Lawyer He sigh, "No one blames you, Gu Zhou, what happened back then was not your responsibility, and my mother and I are not so indiscriminate. Also, don't talk to my mother again. The card has already been paid."

"I just want to do my best. After all, it's because of me that Uncle He—"

"He didn't die because of you, he died because there are people in this world who treat human life like nothing." Lawyer He clenched his fists when he said this.

Realizing that his attitude was not good, Lawyer He slumped his shoulders and said, "My mother doesn't want to see you because she blames you. She just thinks of the past when she sees you, so she avoids you."

Speaking of this, Lawyer He asked: "By the way, what are you doing here today? I thought that the person who helped Xia Ye last time just had the same name as you, but I didn't expect it to be you."

"Xia Ye is missing, we want something related to Xia Ye." Gu Zhou didn't make it too clear.

After all, he and Ming Yuan are neither police officers nor private investigators, so it's a bit surprising to say that they want to find Xia Ye by themselves.

And for personal reasons, Gu Zhou didn't want He Zhao to be involved in this matter.

Lawyer He obviously misunderstood Gu Zhou's words, "Although Xia Ye has been missing for a few days, the police are still actively investigating the case, so don't be too pessimistic."

He thought that Gu Zhou wanted Xia Ye's items as a souvenir.

Gu Zhou didn't speak.

"Speaking of which, I do have a summer night thing. He left it with me when the last lawsuit was over."

Lawyer He took out a half-worn children's watch from his bag.

"Xia Ye's parents are too annoying. There was a big fight just now, and I didn't even have time to return the things. Now it's just right, this thing is not worth much, so it should be fine for you."

Xia Ye's watch is an electronic watch that has almost been eliminated in the world. The case is the kind of highly saturated color that even children can't like. There are serious wear marks on the strap, which looks like it has been worn for many years.

This kind of thing is described as "worthless", which is really more appropriate.

I am afraid that only in extremely remote places can someone use this kind of thing.

Gu Zhou looked at Ming Yuan with consulting eyes, and Ming Yuan nodded slightly.

"Thank you." Gu Zhou took the watch and asked Lawyer He at the same time, "Why did you go to Xia's house today?"

Thinking of what he was about to say, Lawyer He became furious, "I am really eye-opening today, there are such parents in the world!"

It turned out that Lawyer He was still in the internship stage because he had just graduated.

The internship period of new lawyers in law firms is often much longer than that in other industries, and some internships even last for two years. Of course, Lawyer He's own internship period cannot be too short.

Because of this, most of the cases Lawyer He received were hot potatoes that others were unwilling to take over, or cases with little pay.

For new lawyers, most of the cases they take over in the early stage are lost. Accumulating experience is more important than remuneration.

When Lawyer He had the opportunity to take over Xia Ye's case, on the one hand, it was because the Xia family was unwilling to pay much, and on the other hand, it was because taking over the case might offend the Wang family.

All in all, Lawyer He finally took over Xia Ye's case and helped Xia Ye get compensation as much as possible.

Recently, the law firm conducted an internal assessment. In order to prepare enough materials, Lawyer He visited Xia's house and found out that Xia Ye was missing.

"This couple really has the face to say that they have lost their child. Now that the child has not been found, they have started to push the responsibility on the child!"

Gu Zhou looked at He Zhaoyi's indignation, and recalled in his mind how he was when he was a child.

He Zhao is actually not suitable to be a lawyer, because his sense of justice is too strong, which makes him lack the calmness that those elite lawyers should have.

He is very much like his father.

Gu Zhou's mood fell again.

If Uncle He hadn't died, He Zhao might have become a policeman instead of a lawyer who didn't suit him.

"Are you looking into the past, Xiao Zhao?"

Gu Zhou's words made Lawyer He's face change, "Why are you asking these questions?"

"When you were young, you hated reciting things the most. Why did you choose the law department?" Gu Zhou couldn't help but said: "If the police use their power to investigate the cases of relatives, they will be suspected of dereliction of duty, but lawyers can't. I'm right, right? !"

Lawyer He's eyes wandered, "It's just an occasional check, there will be no danger."

"I know I have no position to stop you, but you still have to consider the safety of you and your aunt." When Gu Zhou spoke, he kept carefully considering his tone.

Lawyer He sat on the bench, scratching his hair irritably, "You are not me, Gu Zhou, you don't understand how much this means to me, I can't let my dad die inexplicably. I checked I got a lot of things. The driver got cancer and died not long after entering prison, but his family got a lot of money..."

……

Gu Zhou could hardly remember how he got back to the observation station, he only knew that after He Zhao left, his mind went blank.

It was Ming Yuan who brought him back to the observation station.

"Leave this to me, you should have a good rest."

Ming Yuan put the water in the bathroom, rubbed Gu Zhou's head, and took Xia Ye's watch with a word of advice.

He is going to use this watch to make something like a life lamp.

Because of being on land, Ming Yuan can't do whatever he wants like in the sea.

However, it is not difficult for him to collect the soul breath on his belongings and make a life lamp.

Ming Yuan is very sure that Xia Ye is not dead yet.

The wafting soul breath on Xia Ye's watch has already explained everything.

The souls of most creatures are very weak. Generally speaking, when a person dies, his soul will quickly dissipate, and all the soul breath condensed on the items will also disappear.

In Ming Yuan's eyes, the soul is not the same as a ghost, but a special energy that ordinary people cannot see.

Xia Ye's soul breath was condensed on the watch, and there was no sign of dissipating, which showed that Xia Ye was still alive and well, and he was not in a dying state.

A piece of coral jade appeared in Ming Yuan's hand - an ancient coral fossil.

On the surface of this kind of jade, there will be patterns similar to clusters of sunflowers, arranged closely together.

A spot of light lit up in the middle of the yellow jade, and Xia Ye's soul breath was preserved in it.

Before Xia Ye died, the light in this piece of jade would not be extinguished.

Knowing Gu Zhou's worries, as soon as this piece of jade was made, Ming Yuan took it and left the room, intending to show it to Gu Zhou to make him feel at ease.

He knocked on Gu Zhou's door.

"Gu Zhou?"

There is no response in it.

Gu Zhou lay quietly in the bathtub, not feeling anything outside.

After Ming Yuan left the room, Gu Zhou went to the bathroom not long after.

The moment he was submerged in salt water, a thought popped into his mind.

He wanted to sink into the deep sea, let go of his thoughts, and gain a moment of tranquility.

With this thought in mind, Gu Zhou let himself soak in the water, imagining that he was in the deep sea.

In the past, he would definitely feel scared, but now, in the salt water similar to sea water, what Gu Zhou feels is as comfortable and warm as a duvet.

He curled up in the bathtub like a baby and fell asleep.

Like in the mother's amniotic fluid.

Gu Zhou dreamed of the time when he was 12 years old and just left the orphanage.

During that time, his life was not miserable.

He lives in the home of a middle-aged police officer surnamed He, who treats him like a family member.

"Xiao Zhou, try this, this is your aunt's specialty!"

The somewhat blurred face of justice in memory appeared in front of Gu Zhou.

"Don't worry, I have already contacted an insider. In a few days, uncle will get the evidence, and I will definitely seek justice for you! If you don't want to go back to the orphanage in the future, I have an old classmate. He The wife is not in good health, and the two have always wanted to adopt a child..."

In the dream, Gu Zhou tried his best to open his mouth to speak, but he couldn't make a sound no matter what.

A pair of invisible hands tightly covered his mouth.

Gu Zhou kept shouting in his heart.

don't go out!Don't leave this room!

Don't bother with that case anymore!

It's a pity that everything didn't go as he wished.

When the screen changed, Gu Zhou found himself in the hospital.

At the end of his nose was the smell of blood and disinfectant mixed together, and next to his ears were the cries of little He Zhao and Mrs. He.

"Sorry, the patient was not rescued, please forgive me."

The doctor took off his mask and left with a sigh.

Gu Zhou saw large areas of blood on the doctor's coat.

Those bloodstains turned into deadly flowers of the other side, blooming on Officer He's body, sucking his life.

Officer Ho died in an unseemly way.

His face was severely bruised, and his limbs were also twisted weirdly. He was not as tall and straight as he was when he was alive, with regular features.

Gu Zhou watched as the white cloth on Police Officer He's body was removed and covered, and then pushed into the morgue.

The picture in the dream suddenly changed from red to white, and everything around became black and white.

Officer He turned into a small urn, placed under the black and white portrait.

"Why didn't he die in the line of duty? My husband has been dedicated to his duties all his life, why didn't he die in the line of duty?"

Madam He, who was usually gentle and kind, became hysterical.

"We can't help it. Lao He was hit by a drunk driving truck driver... The driver has nothing to do with the case Lao He is investigating. The police station also has its own regulations..."

At this time, everything around disappeared.

"It was you who killed him. If you didn't pursue the so-called justice, he wouldn't die either. This society is like this. Be sensible. If you leave this city, I can let the remaining orphans and widows go. Ma. You don't want to continue to kill other people, do you?"

A sinister voice drilled into Gu Zhou's brain.

There was a buzzing sound in Gu Zhou's brain, and the sharp tinnitus occupied his ears.

Just sink like this!

Sink to the bottom of the sea and never wake up.

"Gu Zhou, wake up!"

In the bathroom, Ming Yuan hugged Gu Zhou's icy body, anxiety flashed in his eyes.

Gu Zhou's body has been transformed by a mermaid heart, so it is impossible for him to be drowned by water, and it is even more impossible for him to faint due to sinking to the bottom of the water.

This is the same reason that human beings cannot be suffocated by air.

But Gu Zhou didn't respond to Ming Yuan's voice, his breathing was so weak that it almost didn't exist.

Ming Yuan had an incredible thought in his heart.

It was Gu Zhou who didn't want to wake up.

Gu Zhou wants to escape from the real world and hide forever in the dreamland of nothingness.

Ming Yuan has not yet realized how much impact the lawyer he met today had on Gu Zhou.

People who were still looking for clues vigorously during the day suddenly retreated at night.

Ming Yuan carried Gu Zhou out of the bathtub, wrapped him in the soft air-conditioning blanket, and carried him all the way back to the bedroom.

Gu Zhou's pale face was stained with water, clearly knowing that he didn't cry, but Ming Yuan felt that Gu Zhou at this moment was more sad than when he was crying.

"Don't be angry with me, I just hope you wake up." Ming Yuan held Gu Zhou's face against his forehead, and his thoughts entered his dream.

作者有话要说：感谢在2021-08-0414:45:31~2021-08-0514:32:21期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: there is one Qin Luan song;

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: Muzi. 1 piece;

Thanks to the little angel of irrigation nutrient solution: 10 bottles that have nothing to do with you;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!