abnormal sea area

Xie Zijing jumped off the sea wall, and asked after a long time: "Why are you here?"

Qin Ge: "Why are you here?"

The Barbary lion raised its shiny mane and rubbed the long-haired rabbit like a ball.The rabbit was so frightened that it burst into tears, but after being rubbed by it and rolled around twice, it calmed down, grabbed the lion's paw with its backhand, and opened its mouth to bite.

Qin Ge didn't intend to stop them either.He knew that the rabbit was very happy and happy now. "You really don't know how to write dead." Qin Ge squatted on the ground looking at the rabbit, "He can eat you with one bite."

Xie Zijing also squatted beside him, looking at Qin Ge and then at the rabbit.

Qin Ge didn't pay much attention to him, or maybe he didn't want to look at him.Xie Zijing's sudden appearance took him by surprise, but at the moment of surprise, there was still a strong, tsunami-like joy gushing out from the bottom of his heart.

He clearly planned to pay for the relationship between each other with an eternal life and a short time, as well as himself who was not good enough.He even chatted with Xie Zijing about how to live in the future, how big the house is, how far the road is, whether to keep a cat or a dog, and how to spend every day from sunrise to sunset.

But Xie Zijing—or rather, fate did not give him this chance.

It was like a rain that thundered but didn't fall in a very sweltering summer.It was like a certain day in deep winter, the wine was warmed up, the side dishes were cooked, and it was dark and snowy, but they didn't come.

He is the snow that will never fall even if you wait for it.

So Qin Ge always advised himself not to have any expectations about it.

He didn't speak, and Xie Zijing didn't speak either.Qin Ge heard someone calling Xie Zijing in the distance, his voice was very similar to Lei Chi's.

"...You and Lei are late to investigate the case?" He thought for a while, "Investigate the previous seven murders?"

"Yeah." Xie Zijing stared at the lion who was making a mess with the rabbit.

His lion is in a very good mood, and it is very different from the usual happiness. It is full of joy and joy like reunion after a long absence.

"...Can I touch it?" He asked Qin Ge.

Xie Zijing put his hands on the beach, palms up, and greeted the long-haired rabbit twice with "Shhhhh".

The long-haired rabbit immediately noticed him, let go of the Barbary lion's paw almost instantly, and ran towards Xie Zijing on four legs.

Qin Ge: "..."

Qin Ge felt a little ashamed now.

The rabbit jumped into Xie Zijing's palm, brushed the long hair with its claws as usual, and stared at Xie Zijing with round black eyes.The night was very dark, and Xie Zijing couldn't see the image in its eyes.But there should be a self in there.

"Hello." He whispered.

"Meeting for the first time" is obviously wrong.He has touched this rabbit in the past, and he also knows that this rabbit likes to watch zombie movies, and knows its favorite actor-these things are written in a small notepad.Xie Zijing didn't know whether it was because the past memories were constantly resurfaced, or because he had read the notebook too many times, so he had the impression that the rabbit was so cute, and when he touched its soft and thick hair, only One thought: I must really like it.

The rabbit suddenly stretched out its hand and slapped Xie Zijing's cheek with its paw.

Xie Zijing and Qin Ge: "?"

It kissed the tip of Xie Zijing's nose intimately.

"!!!" Qin Ge was embarrassed and wanted to catch it back immediately. Xie Zijing hurriedly protected the rabbit and dodged away from Qin Ge's hand.

In the limited light, Qin Ge's face was red.

"Don't worry about it, it's playing hooligans." Qin Ge said angrily, "Come back!"

Protected by Xie Zijing, the rabbit is not afraid of its master at all, its ears squeezed out from between Xie Zijing's fingers, and it moves every step of the way.

Qin Ge turned around and left. It took the flashlight away, and Xie Zijing's side suddenly fell into darkness, only the faint light on the lion's body was still flickering.

He watched Qin Ge leap onto the embankment, but he still had that fluffy little thing in his palm.It grabbed its fingers.

Xie Zijing whispered, "Rabbit, your master...can't take you back?"

The plush rabbit bit his finger.Xie Zijing supported it with his palm, and jumped up the seawall.The lion was circling under the beach, and it was very difficult to climb up.

Xie Zijing thought to himself, it seems that mine can't be taken back.

He took the rabbit for a few steps, trying to keep up with Qin Ge.Qin Ge had already seen Lei Chi, he slapped himself hard on the face a few times, and raised his hand to greet Lei Chi.

Xie Zijing emptied his palm, and the rabbit disappeared.The white mist wrapped around his fingers, and he returned to Qin Ge reluctantly.

He regained his composure.Xie Zijing was a little disappointed.

Lei Chi didn't seem surprised when he saw Qin Ge.The speedboat from the fishing port had already arrived, and he asked Qin Ge, "Going to sea?"

Qin Ge: "Fishing?"

Lei Chi: "Go and see the mermaid."

Qin Ge regained his spirits: "Okay!"

Lei Chi was very happy to see him in good spirits. He raised his hand and patted Qin Ge on the back, leading him towards the speedboat.

"Wait, wait, what about me?" Xie Zijing ran to follow.

Lei Chi looked back at the lion behind him: "You can't get on this thing. Put it away first."

Xie Zijing: "..."

He looked at the lion, but the lion didn't look at him, only at Qin Ge.

In the end, there were four people sitting on the speedboat, and the lions lay crowded together in the small space, moving their noses and rubbing against Qin Ge's body.

Lei Chi: "Didn't he return to normal in 'Sea Territory'? Why can't he still control the mental body?"

Qin Ge glanced at Xie Zijing. He had a guess in his mind, but he was not sure.Xie Zijing raised his head and said, "It also wants to see the mermaid."

At this time, the fellow driving the speedboat said a word: "The mermaid only sees Lei Chi."

Lei Chi: "What?"

Colleague: "Didn't they tell you?"

Lei Chi: "Is there anything I must know?"

Colleague: "The reason why I reported that I want you to come is because the leader of the mermaid asked to see the werewolf by name."

The moonlight illuminates the dark sea.The speedboat approached a very small island, and they were able to take in the whole picture of it not far from the island.

Or rather than an island, it's more like a group of rocks of a hundred square meters.The center of the rock group has been cleared and is very flat, but there are still jagged boulders next to it, and the waves wash and beat, causing waves one after another.

"When the weather is fine, the mermaid will bask in the moonlight here." A colleague parked the speedboat on the edge of the rocks and fixed it. "This is called Whale Watching Rock. The last time I saw a whale here was more than 30 years ago."

He was the first to board the Whale Watching Rock.

The rocks of Whale Watching Rock are full of wet sea water, which is very slippery to step on.Xie Zijing reached out to help Qin Ge, but Qin Ge gave him a strange look.He quickly withdrew his hand, only to realize that it was an unconscious movement.The lion was still lying on the speedboat, and the silver tail swept over the edge of the speedboat, startling it.

"Mermaids are very stubborn and weird." A colleague told Lei Chi, "The sea area where they live is still ahead, but we can't get any closer. The fishing moratorium is also the time for them to give birth. Once they find humans approaching, they will attack immediately. .”

A silvery spine flickered on the sea. "That's a mermaid scout!" He immediately yelled, "Hi! It's me! I'm the person in charge of the crisis! The werewolf that the leader wants to see has arrived!"

The mermaid walked away gradually, but raised a hand and waved it this way.There are protruding bony spurs on its elbows, shining light blue in the moonlight.

"The leader should come over." The colleague said with a smile, "Don't take pictures."

Xie Zijing: "Is there anything good to shoot, isn't it the human body and fish tail?"

Qin Ge: "The leader of the mermaid is usually very beautiful."

Xie Zijing: "Prettier than Quan Nu?"

The boy from the crisis office said proudly: "Quan Nu is called the most beautiful special human being. That's because mermaids are only special creatures and have not yet been classified as human beings. There are many mermaid settlements in the South China Sea. But the chief we shall meet in a moment may indeed be the most handsome."

Xie Zijing was dubious, while Lei Chi was not interested in the leader's appearance.Qin Ge only has theories, and has never seen a real mermaid. He is the most curious: "The leader came to see us, is there any pomp?"

Xie Zijing followed his words and asked: "Shrimp soldiers and crabs will clear the way?"

——"I don't need the fake things you humans have fabricated."

A voice came from under the Whale Watching Rock, the Barbary Lion stood up immediately, and the speedboat swayed.Qin Ge and the others were all taken aback, only then did they see a man emerging from the water.

In the light of the flashlight, they found that his hair was blue-green, like a plant in the deepest part of the ocean, full of watery light.He was naked from the upper body, leaning against a huge rock, below the waist was a silvery fish tail, half submerged in the water.

"Who's the werewolf?" he asked.

Qin Ge looked at his face.It was a very strange face, pale and wet, with only a trace of blood on the thin lips.With a strong nose, a sharp and beautiful jaw line, and well-defined facial features, this leader's appearance is indeed outstanding.

Lei Chi took a step forward and reached out to him: "Hi, I'm Lei Chi."

The leader looked at his hand, a look of confusion flashed in his eyes.Qin Ge suddenly discovered that his eyeballs were also blue-green.

"Hello." He lowered his head and kissed Lei Chi's palm, "I can't tell you my human name."

Lei Chi's palm left his moist lip marks.

"This is how we mermaids greet each other." The leader smiled, "And I don't have a human name."

Lei Chi withdrew his hand: "You want to see me, why?"

"I want to see a werewolf." The leader looked him up. "Are you really a werewolf? But you don't have any trace of a wolf on your body."

Lei Chi opened his palm again.The bones and skin of the palm changed slowly, and the leader showed an expression of interest on his face: "Have you been domesticated?"

Lei Chi: "No, this is evolution."

The leader laughed a few times.Qin Ge thought blankly, his voice is really nice.

"Werewolf, you have gradually disguised yourself as a human being during your evolution. This is the way of domestication that converges towards humans." The leader tilted his head sideways, revealing a string of small starfish on his earlobe, "As the only special human with animal blood in China ,how do you feel?"

Lei Chi: "Not bad."

Leader: "Are you happy to be recognized by humans?"

Lei Chi: "I haven't thought about it."

The leader thought for a while: "Are you happy to be accepted by ordinary humans, werewolf?"

Lei Chi didn't answer.

The fish tail swung a few times, and the leader smiled in the moonlight. "What's the benefit of being a special human?"

Lei Chi: "...I can't answer you. My life is very ordinary, very ordinary."

The leader leaned on the rock, his blue-green hair gradually dried and became darker, spreading on the stone like one.

"I also know a special human being who is different from ordinary people." The leader said, "He often tells me that he is not happy."

Qin Ge's heart skipped a beat—is that a special human being who is different from ordinary people, is it Haitong?

"What's the benefit of being a 'special human'?" The leader asked, "It's really strange for you humans to divide them into 'ordinary' and 'special'. The meaning of the distinction is, 'special' ' Will the category get more? If not, is it because they have more misfortunes to face?"

Xie Zijing asked quietly beside Qin Ge, "Is this a mermaid? Is this the debater of the New Hope Academy's debate team?"

The leader heard his words: "No, I didn't go to school in New Hope."

Xie Zijing was taken aback: "You even know New Hope?!"

The leader smiled: "My friends will tell me a lot about land and special humans."

Lei Chi opened his mouth to draw his attention back to himself: "Boss, you want to see me just to ask if there is any benefit?"

The leader nodded.

"When we were born, what kind of advantages and what kind of defects we will have are beyond our control." He looked into the eyes of the leader, "I don't know what is the benefit of being a 'special human being', this identity does not Not by my choice. But I live, I have been hit and I have been praised. Over 100 years ago, the werewolf gene was considered a major defect, but now, many people have accepted it. Variation result."

The leader listened carefully.

"Maybe one day, all human beings in the world will not be divided by 'ordinary' and 'special'. Human beings are human beings, and living is a hard but worthwhile thing." Lei Chi said, "I can answer you, What it's like to be human."

The leader's fish tail kept flapping in the water, and he was obviously in a good mood.

"Werewolf, you are so cute." He said with a smile, "I already have the answer after meeting you."

Qin Ge remembered what Xie Weiran had mentioned before.The project they are doing is to classify mermaids into the camp of "special humans".

"The mermaid is not interested in becoming a 'special human'." The leader said, "We love a free life, whether we can be recognized by human beings, whether we can get a human name is of no significance to us."

Lei Chi nodded: "It's good to be free."

Leader: "In the group of mermaids, not many can speak human language, but the leader has to shoulder the responsibility of communication and dialogue, so I have learned a lot. We have our own language, our own civilization, our own music and art, and There is a completely different way of reproduction from humans. Let us live in peace with each other, without putting anyone under whom."

Qin Ge and Xie Zijing exchanged glances.Both had the same thought: this chief is something.

Ray nodded.The leader held his hand: "Werewolf, I am very glad to meet you. I will tell you everything I promised."

Lei Chi looked back at his colleague.It seemed that they had planned to dig out information from the mermaid for a long time, but the leader asked to see the werewolf, who was both a werewolf and could help, so they immediately thought of Lei Chi.

The merman's hands were wet and cold, but strangely, not offensive.Lei Chi listened quietly to the leader.

The night the fishing boat caught fire, scouts patrolling the waters were the first to spot the odd, lonely boat.

It was not on the shore in the first place, but was led by a speedboat and wandered around the sea of ​​​​mermaids.When the scouts wanted to approach, the fire on the fishing boat burst into flames.

As the fire grew bigger and deeper into the sea of ​​mermaids, the scouts began to fight the fire.At this time, the speedboat had gone to the shore.

"There is a man on the speedboat." The leader looked at the speedboat, but he couldn't see the lion on it. "That speedboat is exactly the same as yours."

Lei Chi and the others trembled in their hearts: This is a speedboat borrowed from a fishing port.

"Most of the speedboats on the beach look like this. And in order to disguise themselves as speedboats in the fishing port, some people even specially change the paintwork of the speedboats." Colleagues reminded.

"There is still a number on that boat." The leader gestured and said, "My scout doesn't understand human numbers, so he memorized the shape."

He wrote it on Lei Chi's palm.

"032..." Lei Chi said.

"While fighting the fire, the scouts saw this speedboat again." The leader said, "It's among the few speedboats you sent out."

"Only the speedboats from the fishing port were dispatched that night." The colleague's face changed. "During the fishing moratorium, all the speedboats from the fishing port were parked in the fishing port, and no one else could touch them."

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When everyone returned to land, Lei Chi drove a car alone and left the village with Xie Zijing and Qin Ge.

The three of them all lived in the hotel booked by the Crisis Office, and the pair of room numbers were on the same floor.

"Want to drink at night?" Lei Chi asked, "I don't drink, but I can eat skewers with you."

Qin Ge felt strange: "Aren't you here to investigate the case? Why do you seem so relaxed?"

Lei Chi snorted and smiled: "I originally thought that I was asked to come here specifically to help me, but it turned out to be to get materials from the mermaid. You didn't see that I wanted to go back to the crisis office with him just now, and he was not very happy. ?"

Qin Ge: "Then what are you going to do?"

Lei Chi: "Eat the grilled skewers first, and then wait until you're full. You can't starve to death, right? The 15 yuan set meal that Xie Zijing and I ate on the high-speed rail is not as delicious as a bucket of instant noodles."

Sitting in the back seat, Qin Ge suddenly wanted to make fun of Lei Chi: "Lei Chi, you don't usually talk like this."

Lei Chi was taken aback: "Huh?"

Xie Zijing was sitting in the driver's seat, originally holding a small notepad and writing non-stop, but at this moment he couldn't help interjecting: "How does he usually talk?"

"It's very serious, just like chatting with the mermaid leader just now." Qin Ge said with a smile.

Lei Chi frowned: "I'm also very serious now."

"You speak like Bai Xiaoyuan now." Qin Ge said, "It's different when you're in love."

Lei Chi didn't answer for a long time, and Qin Ge found that his ears were red.

"No." Lei Chi said, "What about falling in love, nothing. Don't talk nonsense when you go back, or she will be angry."

Qin Ge and Xie Zijing laughed almost in unison.Lei Chi quickly changed the subject and interrupted their quack quack quack quack quack.

"Xie Zijing, you don't have to follow me tomorrow." He said, "You and Qin Ge will act together."

Qin Ge's laughter stopped suddenly: "What?"

Lei Chi: "I'm here this time, and I have a secret mission, which is to help you find Jiang Yong."

Xie Zijing: "Who is Jiang Yong?"

He looked at Lei Chi, then at Qin Ge, thinking how did Qin Ge get involved with so many people once he was on a business trip?

Lei Chi: "Your dad's diving buddy knows a lot of secrets, and also knows how to get to No. [-] warehouse."

Only then did Xie Zijing understand.

Buddy, he knew it.In the small notepad, he wrote down the sentence "I am Qin Ge's diving partner, and I must be by his side when he is patrolling", and underlined dozens of times to emphasize it, and the paper was scratched.

"I'm Qin Ge's 'diving buddy', and I have to accompany him." Xie Zijing said.

Qin Ge glanced at him and then looked away, continuing to stare at the back of Lei Chi's head: "No need for Xie Zijing. I have found Jiang Yong, but his condition today is not suitable for patrolling. He is very old, and the resistance of the 'sea area' is not strong enough." Strong, I can do it myself."

Lei Chi looked at him from the rearview mirror: "Qin Ge, you have to abide by the rules, otherwise I will mention your negligence and Xie Zijing's negligence in the report."

Qin Ge had to shut up.

The three of them returned to the hotel, ordered takeaway beer skewers, and walked upstairs.When stepping out of the elevator, Lei Chi's cell phone rang suddenly.

Bai Xiaoyuan's name was displayed on the screen, and a suffix was added: Comrade.

Lei Chi squeezed his phone and walked away quickly: "Eat first, I'll be back soon!"

Xie Zijing took out the key card and opened the door: "It's still a comrade, he just saved my name with my number, without any description."

He and Lei Chi lived in a double apartment. Qin Ge went in and took a look: "It's so narrow? Let's go to my place."

Xie Zijing entered his room and couldn't help but exclaim: "There is also a balcony! Why is your place so wide?"

Qin Ge: "I'm also the chief of the section anyway, and you are just ordinary section members."

Xie Zijing: "Corruption."

Qin Ge: "Then you go, and keep what you eat."

Xie Zijing was not willing to go, he put all the food and drink on the small table, moved the table and chairs to the balcony, and sat down comfortably.

This is the 18th floor. Outside the window is the vast sky and thousands of lights, and the moonlight is clear.

Suddenly, a feeling that was not unfamiliar came to him.

Qin Ge came out with a mobile power supply and saw Xie Zijing in a daze.

Only then did he feel that something was wrong: he was living with Xie Zijing in this closed space.

"...Have I been here before?" Xie Zijing asked.

Qin Ge: "Huh?"

Xie Zijing narrowed his eyes: "I always feel that the scenery in front of me is a bit familiar."

Qin Ge leaned on the sliding door and looked at him: "No, you remember wrongly."

Xie Zijing always felt that he had seen similar scenery before.In the dark night, many lights are lit.The mirror-like glass once reflected the shadow of him and Qin Ge standing side by side.