Chapter 220 Nightmare
The indoor fish tank occupies an entire wall. The fish tank is six or seven meters high and more than ten meters long. The light blue water is clear and transparent. Large and small rockery stones are piled up in an orderly manner at the bottom of the tank. There are also many green aquatic plants swaying slightly. Colorful little fish as long as fingers swim slowly among the rockery plants, wagging their tails, spitting bubbles from time to time, looking very leisurely.
Suddenly, the still water waves became turbulent, and the fish seemed to be frightened and fled quickly. One of the white koi with an orange-red spot on its head was suddenly grabbed by a hand!
The knuckles of this hand are slender, with jade between the fingers, and the iron-black nails are long and sharp, like the claws of a beast. This hand brings the koi to the mouth of its owner, and the sharp teeth bite it down. A faint red color spreads in the water, but in a moment, only the white fish bones are left, slowly sinking to the bottom of the water.
A black shadow that was too big compared to other creatures in the water suddenly passed through the middle of the fish tank, and its blue-green gradient tail swept past the glass, looking powerful yet soft and light. The fish tail circled in the tank and came closer, pressing its palm against the glass. A face with a wild and fierce beauty came closer cautiously, its long brown-green hair spread out in the water, and its eyes had a look of fear that did not match its face.
Mermaids living in the sea have a different concept of time from humans. Koko doesn't know how long she has been captured by humans. She only knows that even if she closes her eyes and swims in this narrow space, she will not hit the wall of the fish tank or the stones on the rockery. Only in her dreams can she occasionally recall the time when she rode the wind and waves through the vast ocean, raced with swordfish, and teased stupid sharks in a hopeless chase behind her tail.
When she woke up from the dream, the strange-smelling water still enveloped her, and her own tears slowly mixed in.
Keke has regretted countless times, regretting her former willfulness, arrogance and naivety. She knows that humans are very dangerous creatures, and the elders have always warned her not to get close to places where humans are active, but Keke has never taken it seriously.
Yes, she had seen the overlords of the sea being dragged onto huge ships by humans like powerless insects, seen them using huge nets to catch hundreds of all kinds of fish in one go, seen them using strange tools to dive deep into the seabed - for this reason their tribes had been forced to relocate more and more frequently in recent years to the deep sea where the environment was more dangerous, and also seen them slaughter seals and whales on a large scale, turning the sea water red.
But Keke also knew that the reason why humans were so powerful was because of their group strength and all kinds of strange tools. Their individuals were very fragile. Even a small shrimp in the sea had stronger survival capabilities than them.
Therefore, although Keke was afraid of humans, she also had a sense of superiority. She was not afraid of humans. She felt that she could easily see through the traps set by humans in the sea to catch fish. Her nails could cut through human fishing nets. She swam very fast, so even if she was defeated, she could easily escape.
Therefore, even though the mermaids around her disagreed, Keke still went to trouble the human. She hated humans from the bottom of her heart because they forced her people to abandon the homes they had built with great difficulty time and time again, and she hated the human who dared to kidnap and hurt them even more. She also had an extremely legitimate reason to persuade herself to do so - the male human saw their existence, and if she didn't take the initiative, maybe the next time he went to the sea, he would bring many people and capture and kill all her people like catching whales.
But Keke had never imagined that this reckless action would cause her to lose her loved ones, the sea, and her freedom. She would be locked up in this uncovered fish tank like a pet, to be watched, teased, and tortured by anyone.
That person is a demon.
She observed the fish tank closely for a while, and just when she was relieved because there was no one outside, she suddenly saw a door being slowly pushed open. Her whole body trembled uncontrollably as if she had been electrocuted, and her tail suddenly stretched straight. She wanted to run away, but the stronger fear nailed her body to the spot.
——If that person comes in and doesn’t see her, he will be very angry.
No matter how slowly the door was pushed open, it would eventually be opened. The moment the familiar figure appeared at the door, Keke couldn't help but tense up, then relaxed after a moment, with his tail resting on the bottom of the tank in a docile posture, his upper body raised in a soft curve, looking forward. Except for the obvious fear in his eyes, he looked like a large dog waiting for his owner to return .
A pair of small bright red leather shoes came in from the door. Looking up, the dark black and dark red striped stockings were pulled up to the knees, and there were several thin scars on the white skin of the legs. Continuing up, the black skirt with red edges was covered with layers of lace, a huge bow at the waist, a pendant on the chest, and black vines entangled on the roses that seemed to be stained with blood. Further up, it was a very sweet and lovely face. Even though the makeup was so heavy that it was almost impossible to tell what she looked like, the big watery eyes still gave people a very clear feeling. The long curled eyelashes were like a small fan, and the long black hair was tied in two ponytails, hanging down to the shoulders.
She walked in, dragging a box behind her that was bigger than she was. The girl was dragging it with great effort, but the two expressionless men in suits who followed her in showed no intention of helping . They just closed the door, clasped their hands in front of them, and stood on either side of the door like sculptures.
The girl dragged the box to the front of the fish tank, touched Ke Ke's face through the glass, and said in a sweet voice: "Alice, were you good today? Did you miss me? Can we play together today?"
She showed an innocent smile. Ke Ke couldn't understand what she said, but he could see her smile and his body trembled uncontrollably.
——Save me…Anyone will do…Save me…
The entire manor, which was backed by mountains and faced water, seemed to jump suddenly. A European-style castle in the southwest collapsed in half with a loud noise. The people in the manor quickly rushed over while shouting and keeping alert. It could be seen that they all carried prohibited weapons.
"Are there any casualties?"
"No one died, three people were slightly injured, and one probably broke his leg. He will probably have to rely on a prosthetic limb in his next life."
"It's good that you're not dead... I didn't know there was such an organization in Sugar Country. Even if there was collusion between officials and bandits, couldn't the black player do anything?" Rong Yuan said calmly, leaning against a tree. Because he was standing in the shadow, no one who was rushing back and forth saw him. At the same time, all kinds of security equipment such as infrared sensors distributed in the manor did not respond. A red light was flashing on a camera facing him, but no one in the monitoring room saw the uninvited guest.
"Although the Beidou Group is the largest society in the Sugar Country, it has been basically cleansed over the past decade. The group's main businesses are concentrated in entertainment, real estate, vehicle maintenance and care, security, hotels, etc., and it plays a vital role in maintaining public order in various places, controlling the situation of small societies fighting each other, and preventing foreign drugs and arms. The group's chairman, Lu Qinglin, maintains a good relationship of mutual assistance and cooperation with the upper echelons of the Sugar Country. Once the Beidou Group falls, many large and small societies will lose control, and the deterrent effect on foreign groups will disappear. The social situation in the Sugar Country will fall into a more chaotic and disorderly situation. " Noah's voice came from the headset.
"So, no matter how many bad things his precious little daughter does, someone will take care of it for her, because her father is so important?" Rong Yuan said with a hint of sarcasm: "For the sake of the overall situation, it doesn't matter if a small number of people are sacrificed, right?"
Noah didn't say anything. If he was asked to say anything, the answer would naturally be "yes". Just like if you can harvest a thousand kilograms of wheat, then it is worth planting a hundred kilograms of wheat for this. Then, in order to prevent a thousand people from being harmed, it is also worth sacrificing a hundred people. In his logical system, there is no difference between people and wheat. But he knows that Rong Yuan, who has returned, will not agree with this statement. If it were him, he would probably say something like "human life cannot be measured by numbers", right?
——Why not? Noah didn't quite understand.
It can see almost every corner of the world, and naturally it has seen more human sins than anyone else. To it, wheat is also cuter than humans. However, it did not want to go against Rong Yuan's wishes, so it did not speak.
Without getting an answer, Rong Yuan could almost guess what Noah was thinking, and felt somewhat helpless.
Some things cannot be solved by just "talking".
As for why he knew about the mermaid Keke, it was because he had his merits deducted on the way out of Earth because of this incident. Later, when he was on the Pikkhu planet, his merits were deducted several times, and on the way back. However, it was probably because Keke's suffering had little , so his merits were not deducted much, at least one or two points, at most more than ten points, but the frequency was frighteningly high. Now it seems that the frequent deduction of merits is also related to the time difference. On Earth, the fish would be tossed about every two or three days.
So Rong Yuan had already made up his mind to solve this matter first after returning to Earth.
When he was looking for Paco's lost star map in the seabed, the mermaids had caused him some trouble. But probably because Rong Yuan had always been in the lead and finally got what he wanted, Ke Ke hated him so much that he came to assassinate him, but he didn't have any bad feelings towards the mermaids - of course, he didn't like them either. To be precise, it was like encountering a group of flies on the road, just drive them away, so why should he go out of his way to kill them all? He didn't expect that when Ke Ke came to cause trouble for him, he was so stupid that he didn't even bring a companion to pick him up, and was directly salvaged by humans.
A living mermaid caught by fishermen caused quite a bit of news at the time, but the mermaid was soon bought by Lu Qinglin as a birthday present for his daughter Lu Yiyi. The fisherman, who was beaten up with a large sum of money, changed his words and said that the previous news was a farce he disguised for fame. Many people who thought they had seen through the truth felt that "it was indeed the case", and with the operation of the Beidou Group, the matter was quickly settled, and Ke Ke became a plaything of a little girl.
More than a minute after the loud noise, there was no one in the open space in front of him. In the headset, Noah said: "The nearest person will appear in fifty-eight seconds. Please enter the hallway during this time...Okay, you have come in. Then wait a few seconds. A maid just walked by...Five, four, three, two, one! Go up the stairs and turn left..."
Five minutes later, the two bodyguards were knocked down at the same time before they saw the figure. Lu Yiyi turned around when she heard the sound. She was not panicked. Instead, she showed a coquettish and cute smile and asked, "Big brother, who are you?"
Hanging up with his hands handcuffed, his skin slightly dry due to temporary dehydration, and his tail half dragging on the ground, Ke Ke barely raised his head, gasping for breath, and saw the person whom he suddenly remembered only in his dreams.
——The beginning of all her nightmares.
