The Old Man and the Mermaid

After setting up a meeting time with Mrs. Irene, Aigre chatted with several other familiar shop owners in the market.Since the inspection of Joel's body has not been completed, it will take some time for the security team to respond positively. After Aigre told the truth about the situation to the shop owners who asked him about himself, he got no answer. Not words of regret and exclamation.

He knows that as a resident who has lived on the island all year round, although such accidents do not happen often, but after living by the sea for more than ten years or even decades, what these townspeople have seen or experienced They are definitely more than himself, a young man who has been studying abroad all year round.These islanders have almost no desires, and the only hope is to spend their whole life happily with their families. Although Joel's accident will not have any impact on other townspeople, it has great impact on Joel's family. Said, but it will definitely be a sad news to the extreme.

Aigre ended the conversation with those store owners, and tried hard to recall the appearance of Joel's daughter, but in the end he only found a rather vague shadow in his memory——in his impression , that family doesn't seem to like to socialize with neighbors very much, and Joel's wife hardly goes out. She seems to be a rather introverted lady, which is quite different from their daughter's violent temper.

He went to the store where he bought the snacks last time and bought some jelly from a well-known brand.

Although he has established a beautiful relationship with Mr. Mermaid, Aigre is still committed to discovering any possible hobbies of Mr. Mermaid in any aspect.He knows how important the mermaids value the freedom to move freely in the sea, so since Mr. Mermaid is willing to spend most of his time around this small island for him, of course he has to do what he can return.

He knew that Mr. Mermaid didn't care about these things, but he just wanted to see even the slightest bit of joy on Mr. Fish's face—he hoped that Mr. Fish would feel happy because of his existence.

As for why jelly?Here's another interesting experiment.

Aigre looked at the bag of jelly in his hand, smiled almost imperceptibly, and walked towards the exit of the market with it.

When we met in the evening, Mrs. Irene did not bring her children, but only her gentle husband.Her husband looks like an elegant scholar who spends all day in the library. Although he doesn't talk much, he always has a kind smile on his face, so although Aigre rarely communicates with him, he occasionally talks a few words. A harmonious atmosphere can always be maintained when speaking.

Mrs. Irene was still in the mood to talk to them at first, but as she gradually approached the clinic, her mood became a little depressed.

It was inconvenient for Aigre to comfort her at such a time, so he entrusted this task to her husband, and he himself walked obliquely behind them without turning his eyes, until he saw that Jia Mu at the door of the clinic. Doc.

Dr. Jamel's expression looked much more serious than in the morning.When Aigre arrived at the gate of the clinic, he had just sent off the captain of the security team. After seeing Aigre, he nodded in their direction.

Just as Mrs. Irene expected, the doctor mildly but resolutely rejected their request to go in and say goodbye to Joel, and told them the reason.

"A lot of friends came this afternoon, and they all hoped to see Joel at the end, but Mr. Joel's family hoped that everyone could wait until the memorial service to send him away together, so I'm sorry, a few friends today There may be no way to see him." The doctor said helplessly, "His family is very sad, if you really want to say goodbye to Joel, you can leave a memorial message outside the room."

Aigre was the first to thank him, walked to the door, closed his eyes and left his last words, and then gave the seat to Mrs. Irene and her husband.

He took one last look at the closed door, then walked up to Dr. Jamel, and asked, "After an afternoon of investigation, are there any new results?"

"I was just speculating before, but now I can confirm that the wound on Joel's body must be man-made—unless there are really intelligent creatures that can wield swords in the sea." The doctor explained to Eigre, "I have already The relevant sampling was handed over to the captain of the security team, such special casualties rarely occur on Twilight Island, and the security team and Joel's family all hope to thoroughly investigate to the end."

Aigre nodded slightly and did not continue speaking.Since it can be confirmed that the wounds on Joel's body were caused by metal instruments, it should basically have nothing to do with Mr. Mermaid.

He recalled the sharp fins on Mr. Mermaid's body and his pair of powerful hands, and felt that for the mermaid race, the swords that humans used to hurt other creatures might not be useful at all.

Aigre stood there waiting for a while, but finally saw the door was gently opened, a girl with red eyes came out from the door, looked at Mrs. Irene in a daze, and nodded politely to them. Nodding, then turned sideways to lead them into the room.

"It seems that they may have a long chat..." Aigre sighed softly, "I hardly have any contact with Joel's family. It's better not to get together at this time. Doctor, I'll go back first. If you don't If you mind, please let Mrs. Irene know about my leaving first."

"No problem." The doctor nodded, and finally reminded: "By the way, little Payer, you are the lighthouse guardian for this term. If the guards want to investigate thoroughly, they will probably go again during this period. I want to ask you, you remember to pay attention to the situation on the sea. After all, I, like all my friends on the island, never want to be kept in the dark by some so-called truth."

Aigre knew that the residents on the island would be worried about the potential danger of not being able to see the shape or hear the sound, so he agreed without much reason and walked out of the clinic quickly.

And before he got close to the lighthouse, there was a sudden sharp sound from the direction of the sea—Aigre remembered very clearly that when the young people who caused trouble were stunned, the same sound came from the sea It's good to hear some harsh sounds.

A second before he couldn't hold himself back and fainted, Eigre thought vaguely that when he got old, maybe he wouldn't have to think about his insomnia because of his age.

——Mr. Mermaid's voice is more effective than sleeping pills.