[Spirit of Halberd] grows inward

?04. The fourth mermaid

When the first ray of sunshine in the morning came into the living room, Yishihui got up on time as usual and planned to make breakfast.I wanted to make breakfast before Selina woke up, but Yishihui found that the fish that I bought and raised last night had disappeared: the washbasin was empty, leaving only the calm water surface, where the reflection of Yisehui was stunned.

Where did the fish go?There was a slight doubt in his eyes, and he looked around the living room, but found nothing strange. Except for the disappearance of the fish, the pots, spatulas, rice cookers, kitchen knives, scissors and other items all stayed in their places obediently. traces of movement.The windows of the living room were also tightly closed, so it was impossible for cats to come in and steal fish.

Strange, did the fish grow its own wings and fly, or did it accidentally pass through?

Without fish, Selena and Yishihui's breakfast became a problem.Yishihui is not worried about not being able to make breakfast, anyway, there are plenty of ingredients at home, as long as he is willing, he can make a delicious breakfast with onions alone.The problem is, according to Selina's love for fish, if she knows that the fish is gone, she still doesn't know how disappointed she will be-thinking about her looking forward to yesterday, Isshihui somehow doesn't want to let her down.

"Anyway, some people are starting to sell fish at this time, let's go buy another one..." Yishihui pondered for a while, then took the wallet decisively and planned to go out, who knew that the doorbell rang as if he had reached the door stand up.

He felt a little strange, although Yisehui knew people nearby, but in his impression, there was no such person who would knock on the door early in the morning, unless there was something very important.Opening the door with such speculation, Mrs. Fujita who lived next door was standing at the door—she is a 40-year-old housewife, gentle, and she likes to talk to Isshiki about cooking techniques on weekdays. Of course, he also does a good job.

Yishihui smiled: "Mrs. Fujita, do you have anything to do with me?"

Mrs. Fujita also smiled at Isshiki, and her tone sounded a little anxious: "I'm sorry to disturb your rest. That's it, Mr. Isshiki, when I woke up this morning, I found that my cat was missing. I searched all over the house and couldn't find it. I wonder if it will come to your house...you know, you always have fresh ingredients at home..."

Mrs. Fujita loves raising small animals. There are countless hamsters and goldfish in the house, but her favorite is cats.Before Isshiki went out, the last cat raised by Mrs. Fujita died in a car accident. After coming back this time, I heard that she had raised another kitten, although Isshiki hadn’t seen it yet.

"Sorry, Mrs. Fujita," Isshiki shook his head politely, "I don't think your cat has come here. Look, my window is closed well, it can't get in."

Mrs. Fujita lowered her head with a disappointed expression: "Ah, is that so..."

"But there is one thing that really concerns me," Yishihui rubbed his chin, and then shrugged as if overturning his own thoughts, "My fish disappeared just like your cat."

Mrs. Fujita covered her mouth with both hands, in disbelief: "Is there really such a coincidence?"

"Maybe this can be included in the 'Unbelievable Events Book'?" Isshiki joked humorously, and then paused, as if thinking of something, "By the way, if Mrs. Fujita doesn't mind, you can tell me what your cat looks like. Me? I'll help you watch when I go out."

Mrs. Fujita hurriedly told Isshiki about the appearance of the cat. The latter said that he would help her pay attention to the nearby cats, and hoped that she would not be too anxious. Maybe the cat was just too bored to go out for a walk.After being helped and comforted, Mrs. Fujita's mood improved a lot, and the smile on her face was relieved: "Please."

The conversation between the two was interrupted by the girl who walked out of the room.

Mrs. Fujita looked at Selena who came out of the inner room, with a dazed expression on her face: "This is...Mr. Isshiki's girlfriend?"

Seriously, that's what everyone said when they saw Selena.Yishihui shook his head helplessly: "You misunderstood, she is my sister, she came to play." He greeted the beautiful Selena with messy hair but still couldn't stop her, and hugged her shoulders affectionately, " Selena, come say hello to Mrs. Fujita."

Selena smiled obediently, and nodded to Mrs. Fujita as a greeting.

Mrs. Fujita has lived half her life, and has seen many girls, pure, seductive, and captivating. She is almost tired of aesthetics, but her eyes light up when she sees Selena.Undoubtedly, Selena was a very beautiful girl, her black hair was spread out like seaweed, and although she didn't speak, her smiling eyes had conveyed the message she wanted to say.Her petal-like delicate lips curled up into a soft curve.

This is a gentle and beautiful girl like water—beautiful, clean, and thorough. Anyone will be attracted to her at first sight, because she really doesn't look like an ordinary human being.

Mrs. Fujita came back to her senses, opened her mouth and sighed: "Oh, if Mr. Isshiki can marry Miss Selina, the baby will be very cute!"

Hearing this, Yishihui and Selena looked at each other, and their ears felt hot.

Mrs. Fujita didn't stay any longer, and left with a smile.Looking back before leaving, she saw Selena's cheek covered by interlaced light and shadow in the crack of the door, and suddenly an indescribable panic surged in her heart.

——She seemed to sense a hint of danger on Selena's smiling face.

****

Yishihui briefly explained to Selena the disappearance of the fish, and Selena nodded obediently to express her understanding.Isshiki talked to her about his relationship with Mrs. Fujita and the missing cat, and finally asked casually as if he remembered something: "Are you afraid of cats?"

Selena blinked playfully and shook her head.

Yishihui couldn't help but patted her head and praised: "Good boy."

Since there are more people in the family, the appetite has increased a lot: someone eats with you, and your appetite will improve. Besides, the beauty is delicious, and when you are in a good mood for a beautiful girl like Selena, eat There are naturally more things.But then again, how long will he keep Selena?Going on like this is never an option.

On the way back after buying the fish, Yishihui thought about this serious question.

When she was about to go upstairs, Yisehui heard two cleaners talking:

"Oh, what do you think this is?"

The other cleaner who was named flipped through the garbage bag, and immediately withdrew his hands in fright, patted his chest with some fear, and exclaimed in shock: "Why is there a dead cat here? I really don't know who is so cruel..."

dead cat?

Isshiki, who caught the sensitive vocabulary in his ear, turned back, walked to the side of the bag and took a look inside: a creamy yellow kitten the size of a palm was lying in the dirty plastic bag, covered with snow-white fur on its stomach. Someone cut it open with something, and the internal organs seemed to have been emptied by someone, and the dark black blood was coagulated in the bag.

Isshiki frowned. This cat was exactly the same as the lost cat that Mrs. Fujita described in her family.

The man who killed the cat was very cruel. It can be seen that the cat's stomach was cut open abruptly, and the cat was probably not dead at that time, judging by the messy appearance of the wound and the expression on the cat's face. It was very painful... Who on earth had such a feud with the cat and had to slit its stomach?Where did the missing internal organs go?

Even Isshiki Kei, who had killed many animals because of his role as a chef, was surprised and terrified by the murderer's method--most of the people who can kill cats with this method will not be normal people.What was even more frightening was that since the cat was found downstairs, it meant that the murderer might live in the same building as him.

...It seems that Selena has to be told not to go out normally, so as not to run into any strange people.

With a responsible heart, Isshiki called Mrs. Fujimoto and asked her to go downstairs to see if it was the lost cat in her house.After hearing the news, Mrs. Fujimoto cried out in panic when she saw the cat, her voice was unsteady: "Yes, who did such a cruel thing! Xiaoqiu is so cute! Who did this to it? The matter of forgiveness!"

Mrs. Fujimoto probably really liked this cat. When she saw it, she cried so much that she completely abandoned her image, and her face was full of tears.Isshiki at the side couldn't see it, and whispered to comfort Mrs. Fujimoto, who was emotionally unstable, and all the doubts and anxiety in her heart were left behind at this moment.

The weather was not good, the air was so stuffy that it made people panic, and his chest was too congested. Yishihui didn't know where the lingering uneasiness came from. It was probably his intuition. He always felt that something would happen next. The dead cat was only a small prelude to this event.

There are dark clouds brewing in the sky, and the storm is about to come.

Yishihui noticed a line of sight falling on her, and subconsciously looked up. In the window of her own house, Selena stood quietly, with a sweet, pure and reassuring smile on her face.

Selena lowered her eyes and glanced at the bag, still holding on to the ambiguous smile on the corner of her mouth.

****

Isshiki comforted Mrs. Fujimoto for a long time, saying that Selena couldn't hear anything because of the distance, but Isshiki stood beside her for a long, long time, comforting her non-stop.

Selena stood upstairs, looking down at the two of them, motionless, like a frozen sculpture.The clouds in the sky gathered thicker, and the raindrops seemed to fall from the clouds to the ground with majestic momentum in the next second.The air in the living room was getting thinner and colder, Selena slowly raised her hand, and put her fingers into her mouth, her sharp teeth gently grinding her nails.

Gradually increase the strength.

Click - click - click -

It seemed that something was broken into pieces amidst her grinding sound.