I picked up a deaf and blind boy

I picked up a deaf and blind boy.

He lay on the ground, holding my feet, and said, “Please.”

I saw pearls scattered around his face.

Tears welled up in my eyes.

Mermaid.

He closed his eyes, tilted his head back, and begged me in a low voice over and over again.

I squatted down and slowly picked up the small pearls, one by one, and felt that they could be sold for a lot of money.

After I picked them up, I weighed them and they were quite heavy.

It seemed that he had been crying for a long time before I came.

“Are you begging me to pick you up?”

He seemed not to hear and continued to murmur, “Please, save me.

“Please, take me away.”

Ah, I can’t hear you.

I pinched his chin and he came closer to me obediently, and a faint fragrance emanated from me.

I covered my nose and almost got into trouble.

He finally opened his eyes, and his blue eyes stared at me closely: “Please, take me away.”

With pleading tone, the voice was uneasy.

A cunning mermaid.

01

He was lying in the bathtub with his brows slightly furrowed and red eyes.

I poured medicine for him and thought regretfully, why isn’t he crying? Isn’t it painful?

“Pah.”

Oh, I’m crying, it really hurts.

I picked up the pearl on his chest and accidentally scratched his wound.

“Feel sorry.”

His legs turned into an aqua blue fish tail with gleaming scales.

Fish scales are also valuable, right?

“Pah.”

A scale suddenly fell off and I hurriedly picked it up.

He was breathing lightly and looked very uncomfortable.

I sighed, and taking advantage of the fact that he couldn’t hear or see, I said, “Beautiful, weak and miserable.”

02

After soaking him in the medicine for seven days, he finally spoke again.

“Thank you.

“I smell your scent, are you my sister?

“Can I call you sister?”

He curled his lips and said, “Sister, thank you so much.

“I will repay you.”

The reward has been paid, and those pearls have been replaced with a new security door.

Very profitable.

I cleared my throat, wondering if the cheap healing potion would work on his eyes and ears.

“Little mermaid?”

He didn’t react.

Well, you get what you pay for.

It seems that he is still deaf and blind.

It’s okay, just cry.

03

I’m like a human crutch.

He held my hand gently, and was familiar with my home and the placement of every piece of furniture.

He talks a lot.

With a clear and melodious voice, he muttered to himself, “Is this the fish tank at my sister’s house?”

No, it contains a week’s worth of vegetables.

“This table is a weird shape.”

Because it’s not a table, it’s an incubator.

“Don’t you have a second bed at my sister’s house?”

Do I have to buy you another bed if I pick you up?

Wouldn’t it be perfect to sleep in the bathtub?

“Thank you, sister. I’ll remember that.”

Then he let go and moved around the obstacle naturally and accurately.

I waved my hands to make sure he was really blind.

04

I heard singing in my dream.

……

I glanced at the time: 2:22.

I sat up suddenly, threw back the quilt, and walked to the bathroom angrily.

He turned his delicate and fair face towards me and smiled slowly: “Sister, it’s dawn.”

……

Without waiting for my answer, he began to get nervous and looked flustered: “I’m sorry, sister, is it still dark?

“I’m just used to singing at daybreak.”

This habit needs to be changed. Although it sounds nice, it is noisy.

I didn’t move and stood at the door until he started to shed tears, then I slowly walked over.

Okay, forgive him, one song can be exchanged for two weeks of nutrient solution!

He picked up the pearls consciously, stood up from the bathtub, stepped out and held them in front of me, and whispered, “Sister, don’t be angry, these are all for you.”

The beads are round and translucent, each one is of the best quality.

I smiled silently and took it.

He pretended to hold my hand and said, “Sister, I only need to take a bath once a week. Can I sleep with you the other six days?”

……

Not cost-effective.

“Pah.”

Another scale fell out of his sleeve.

Well, that’s something to consider.

I heard that mermaids have no gender before they reach adulthood. I have observed their fish tail and it seems that they don’t have one yet.

05

I heard the singing again.

……

I reached out and covered his mouth, “Stop singing and go to sleep.”

Of course he couldn’t hear me, but he knew the action and kept his mouth shut.

I patted his head with satisfaction.

So smooth.

Is the hair of a mermaid valuable?

It’s too short and I don’t think it can be sold.

06

“You got a new man?”

I looked at the gossipy aunt next door and nodded with a smile.

Because people always come to buy the vegetable seeds in my incubator, this arrogant aunt has always thought that I am a bad trader.

“You can only support yourself for a while if you sell like this, right? You are still young, why don’t you find a proper job?”

Facing her sarcasm, I never refuted. I just said, “Yes, yes, I think this is good. As long as I can support myself, it’s good.”

She frowned and said irritably, “Stay away from me. Who knows if you are sick or not?”

……

When I save enough money, I will definitely move.

I sighed silently, holding a few bottles of nutrient solution and opened the door: “I’m back.”

It’s so expensive. Why is the healing nutrient solution so expensive?

He sat at the dining table and looked at me sincerely: “You’re back.”

The hot food exudes an enticing aroma.

Very good, suddenly I don’t think the nutrient solution is expensive anymore.

I thrust a bottle into his hand.

He was surprised: “Is it for me to drink?”

Yes, it can cure deafness and blindness.

One bottle a day, the most expensive one.

07

The man who came to buy vegetables today was a muscular man, with a cigarette between his lips, saying, “Name your price, and I’ll take it all.”

……

If you take everything, how can I live?

I shook my head: “I’ll sell five at most.”

He frowned, not very satisfied, and said impatiently, “Half.”

I only heard a “bang” and I turned around and said to him apologetically, “Sorry, please wait a moment.”

When I entered the bathroom, there was no one there. It was probably the wind that blew the toiletries over.

I returned to the living room and found the mermaid standing quietly next to the incubator. I looked at the empty door in confusion.

He drove my guests away?

He smiled at me and stretched out his hand towards me accurately: “Sister, is this the price?”

I took the five large bills and looked down at the incubator. There were exactly five plants missing, no more, no less.

I imagined how the deaf and blind mermaid sold things.

He talked to himself, speaking in a confusing manner, and finally the burly man became impatient and threw him five large bills.

I smiled a little.

He tilted his head: “Sister, what are you laughing at?”

Laugh at you.

08

After he finished drinking today’s nutrient solution, I took it and prepared to throw it into the trash can at the door.

“Give it to me.”

I looked up and the aunt said as if it was a matter of course: “You don’t want it anymore, so why not give it to me as trash?”

「……」

I opened the trash can and sure enough, all the empty nutrient solution bottles had been picked up by her.

So, a decent job is picking up trash for a living?

I understood. I glanced at her, quickly moved the trash can back to the entrance, and smiled at her.

close the door.

It turns out that empty bottles can be sold for money. Why didn’t you say that earlier?

09

I don’t understand what the mermaid is singing.

Pleasant and gentle.

It was a bit hypnotic and I squinted my eyes sleepily.

“Sister, I seem to be able to see the light.”

I opened my eyes and saw darkness outside the window.

Can’t the most expensive nutrient solution cure his deafness and blindness?

Woohoo, money wasted.

So much money, I turned over and closed my eyes.

Ahhh, with that much money, I can buy an incubator with higher configuration!

I heard sobbing behind me, and he pushed my shoulder, his voice sad: “It’s not dawn yet, is it?”

I sat up and turned on the light. He looked at me in confusion, and pearls fell one by one on the bed.

His eyes must have been blinded by his own crying.

I struggled internally for a moment and patted his head comfortingly.

Maybe I bought fake nutrient solution.

If it’s fake, I’ll pay you ten times the price. I’m going to argue with the seller!

It’s a pity that such a beautiful pair of blue eyes is blind.

10

“There’s something wrong with your nutrient solution.”

The vendor glanced at me and asked, “What’s the problem?”

“I bought five bottles last time, and there was no effect.”

“impossible.”

I said firmly: “It really has no effect. I bought the most expensive special nutrient solution.”

He sighed and dismissed me, “That’s impossible. You’re the only one who reported that this special nutrient solution had no effect, which means it’s your own problem. If you still don’t believe it, go ahead and sue me.”

“If you win the lawsuit, I lose and I will pay you ten times the price.”

「……」

I am poor and I can’t afford to sue.

He glanced at my expression and continued, “How about you buy five more bottles and try?”

「……」

I returned home covered in dust and dirt with five bottles.

Who is the biggest villain? It’s me.

“Why do you buy so much nutrient solution every day?

“I’ve told you several times, why don’t you listen, little girl? Are you sick?

“Show me your medical report later. If you find any infectious diseases, I advise you to move out as soon as possible.”

「……」

I took a deep breath and wondered why this aunt next door kept staring at me, and was just about to speak.

“Sister, are you back?”

The mermaid opened the door and I pushed him in.

Close the door immediately.

Forget it, quarreling is harmful to your health.

He stood in front of me, lowered his head, and said, “Sister, did you go buy medicine again?”

What a sensitive nose.

I stuffed a bottle into his hand. If he still doesn’t feel well after drinking all five bottles, I’ll let him go.

The deaf and blind mermaid should stay in the sea.

11

He soaked silently in the bathtub with his eyes closed.

The fish’s tail swayed back and forth.

I yawned and poured medicine into the water casually.

Why hasn’t he finished soaking yet? He wants to take a shower and go to bed.

“Sister, I’m fine.”

I turned around and waited for his tail to turn into legs and for him to put on his clothes.

I am a little curious, if it would hurt to walk if the fish tail turned into legs.

It shouldn’t hurt, he seems to be walking normally.

“Sister, get dressed.”

12

No, I have to let him cry once before I release him.

Otherwise, it would be a big loss.

He lay quietly beside me.

He sleeps very well, with the quilt covering him neatly.

Yesterday was the last bottle of nutrient solution.

I whispered in his ear, “Little mermaid.”

No response.

Okay, let him cry once at night and then send him back to the sea.

13

“Sister, where are you taking me?”

Go pick up your place.

If I hadn’t been bewitched and hadn’t been blinded by Pearl, I should have thrown you into the sea instead of carrying you home.

I originally wanted to be a fish, so that he would cry when he smelled the smell, but I thought better of it. After all, I used his little pearls to replace the door, the incubator, and even a batch of new vegetable seeds.

I thought the scales looked nice, but I didn’t sell them.

He followed me obediently.

My hands are so cold.

His eyes were open, looking particularly innocent and pure: “Sister, are you going to take me home?”

I pushed him gently, signaling to him that yes, go into the sea quickly.

He staggered, not wanting to leave. He grabbed my hand and said, “But sister, there is no home for me under the sea anymore.”

「……」

Even if it is destroyed, stolen or robbed, the home can be rebuilt.

No matter what, just go.

The sea breeze ruffled my hair, and his voice seemed a little ethereal: “Sister, I have no family left.”

Whether the deceased was killed, tortured, or died of natural causes, the family can still look for him.

No matter what, just go.

He lowered his head and closed his eyes tightly, and little pearls fell into the sand.

The color is like white porcelain, shining brightly in the sand.

Farewell gift, I like it.

I pulled him into the sea, and the water up to my waist soaked my clothes.

It’s so cold.

His face was pale, as if he was in very discomfort, and his eyes were red. Although he couldn’t see, he still stared at me.

My heart skipped a beat when he looked at me, and I raised my hand and patted his head.

That’s all I have done, little mermaid.

I turned and left, of course, before I left, I picked up the little pearl.

14

I heard the familiar song again.

I dazedly reached out my hand to cover his mouth, but touched nothing.

……

I suddenly turned on the light and looked at the empty side.

No way, am I hallucinating?

The sound of the song lingered in the air, and I ran out of the room in fear, only to find that the singing was still there.

There was a slight tremor in the ending tone.

Looks pitiful.

Otherwise, I’ll go buy myself a bottle of nutrient solution.

It’s terrible. I’m hallucinating.

15

“Tell me honestly, are you really sick?”

My aunt leaned against the door and shouted at me arrogantly.

「……」

Maybe she installed a surveillance camera at the door so she could find trouble as soon as I came back.

I asked, “Auntie, did you hear any singing before dawn?”

She sneered, “What singing? I didn’t hear it.

“Stop doing weird things and don’t bring men back home to disturb others in the middle of the night.

“I’ll be thankful if you don’t make any weird noises.”

I said “Oh”, smiled at her before closing the door, and told her gently: “If you are still dissatisfied with me, just go and sue me.”

16

Does the deaf shark have good pitch?

Can the deaf shark sing all the time?

What’s wrong with the mermaids that keep singing before dawn?

I looked at the pale woman in the mirror, and there was blue in her eyes.

Am I possessed? I’ve been hearing his singing for three days in a row.

Okay, he wins.

17

He remained in the same position as that day, smiling at me: “Sister, you are here.”

……

If you don’t come soon, I’m going to have a nervous breakdown.

他身形摇晃，蹚着水向我走来，背后带着余晖，莫名地，我觉着这一幕很美。

A broken and lonely little mermaid.

He tentatively extended his hand to me. I looked at him quietly for a few seconds and then held it.

It stinks. After soaking in sea water for three days, my body smells like the sea.

I tilted my head to look at him, and he had a gentle smile on his face.

18

“Tsk, why is it still this man?”

So, she did install surveillance cameras at the door.

Day by day, the mouth grew on me.

I said casually, “Well, this man is the richest.”

Close the door.

Sooner or later I’ll have to move.

I watched the man as he expertly walked toward the bathtub.

In fact, he can’t be considered a man. At most, he is a delicate boy who looks androgynous.

He leaned back in the bathtub, his face toward me: “Sister, have I not told you my name yet?”

No, I don’t want to know.

His eyes moved slightly, as if covered with a layer of dust, and he soaked in the water without saying a word.

I looked at his fish tail, wondering if the scales that fell off last time had grown back.

So beautiful, I wish she could become a girl when she grows up.

If I become a girl, I won’t be disgusted by being deaf and blind.

19

I didn’t expect that someone would come to buy vegetable seeds on a rainy day.

“Sister, can you make it cheaper?”

I was silent for a moment, looking at the soaked girl, and shaking my head.

“One price.”

She frowned and said flatteringly, “But I came here in the rain, sister, please give me a discount.”

…No one asked you to come in the rain, you can come without the rain.

Can you rob money just by coming in the rain?

I had no morals and smiled: “Do you want to buy it or not? If not, let’s go. The rain is going to get heavier soon.”

The rumbling thunder fell in sync with my words, and she shuddered.

She reluctantly handed me three large bills, muttering, “Do you know how to do business?”

I pretended not to hear it. That was good. I originally wanted to give her an umbrella.

Go back in the rain.

The little mermaid walked out of the room, and the girl’s eyes suddenly lit up: “Sister, is this your brother?”

“Um.”

“Sister, are you in that kind of business?”

“…” I frowned, “Which one?”

She was embarrassed and blushed: “It’s that kind.”

……

It’s not like we’re that short of money.

The little mermaid gently held my hand, looking a little uneasy.

I still took an umbrella from the cupboard and shook my head, “Don’t do that. Let’s go. It’s raining really hard.”

20

The sunlight outside was blindingly bright, and I shrank my head.

The little mermaid opened her eyes, her short hair was messy, and she came closer and whispered, “Sister, is it dawn?”

“Um.”

I covered his mouth and told him to stop singing and sleep a little longer.

A faint smell suddenly filled the air.

I thought dazedly, it smells so good.

What is the scent? It’s a bit like rose and a bit like orange blossom.

But I was too sleepy to open my eyes.

If anyone dares to use magic fragrance on me, I will kill him. This is different from the first time I smelled it, I think it is harmless.

Just treat the little mermaid next to you as a little aromatherapy.

The boy’s arms suddenly reached out and wrapped around my waist.

……

My body feels so hot, and my temperature is abnormally high.

He muttered, “Sister, I feel so bad.”

Soak in the bathtub for a while and you’ll feel better.

I yawned and nudged him.

The scent became stronger, and I frowned as the pearls slid down my neck and into my collar.

cried.

So uncomfortable?

I sat up sleepily. What was I doing so early in the morning?

Otherwise, just release it.

He curled up his body, his hands tightly grasping the corner of my clothes, and I could faintly hear sobbing.

There were a few more pearls next to the pillow.

I sighed and helped him into the tub.

21

He seemed to have lost his strength, and without paying attention, his head slipped into the water.

……

The boy’s handsome face was buried deep in the water, his mouth was tightly closed, and strings of bubbles came out of his nostrils.

The mermaid won’t be drowned, right?

It’s too weak. If a mermaid was drowned by water, it would make the headlines in the StarCraft.

Then I will be wanted by the whole network.

I thought about it for a few seconds, hesitated for a moment, and finally prepared to bend down and pick him up.

As soon as I stretched out my hand, he suddenly opened his eyes without warning, put his arms around my neck and exerted force.

The water splashed with a loud sound and I was pulled into the bathtub by him.

Gurgle gurgle.

……

If someone drowns in the bathtub at home, it won’t make the headlines.

They wouldn’t even arrest the mermaid.

Very good, the farmer and the mermaid.

22

An overwhelming feeling of suffocation swept over me.

My waist was tightly held by the mermaid, and I stared in a daze at everything in front of me.

How did I suddenly teleport from the bathtub to the bottom of the sea?

So, he could have returned to the sea by himself before?

I suddenly heard a chuckle, and the boy came closer to me and lowered his head.

I was caught off guard as he breathed a sigh of relief. The soft touch spread from my lips to my nerves, and I grabbed his collar.

The mermaid’s body almost blends into the seabed.

There was no light at the bottom of the sea, it was dark and creepy.

After he gave me air, I kicked his tail and prepared to swim upwards.

Suddenly, some strange seaweed wrapped around my ankles, and a fish tail with beautiful blue scales cut through the seaweed with its tail fin.

I continued swimming upstream without looking back.

The little mermaid followed me slowly and even pointed me in the direction.

……

So, why was I forced to do this?

I suspected, oh no, now I know for sure that I have a fear of the deep sea.

For the first time, my resistance to water reached its peak, and I even wanted to kill him after getting ashore.

When I was about to suffocate due to lack of oxygen again, he came close to me.

Get lost.

A scheming and crazy mermaid.

23

“Ahem.”

I lay on the bathtub, gasping for breath.

My hair was wet and stuck to the sides of my face.

He traced my back and asked carefully, “Sister, what’s wrong?

“Just now, you were unconscious for a long time.”

I turned around and grabbed his neck hard. He obeyed and even cooperated very well.

Under thick eyelashes, a pair of blue eyes looked at me dully: “Sister, what’s wrong?”

My heart still aches.

I said word by word, “Go back to your sea.”

He seemed not to hear what I said, and continued, “Sister, I just split.”

I held her slender white neck tightly, but she didn’t struggle, and even moved her face closer to me: “I am a man now.”

The voice was filled with laughter and the eyes were curved.

With a slightly apologetic look on his face, he said, “When we were separating, I accidentally pulled my sister down and she choked on the water. I’m sorry.

“Don’t be angry.”

I watched his micro-expressions carefully and didn’t lie.

I pulled my hand back as if I had been electrocuted and began to question myself.

It’s over, it’s over. Did I go insane from listening to his singing every day? I fainted and dreamed that I fell into the bottom of the sea.

24

The next day, I went to the Star Office.

“Hello, may I ask if you are a mermaid…”

“Marine life rescue is not our responsibility.”

“No, I’m asking about the mermaids…”

“Go find the Ocean Society.”

After saying this to me, he said, “Next one.”

……

I then went to the Marine Association.

“Hello, may I ask if you are a mermaid…”

“What mermaids? Mermaids are not our business.”

「……」

Why don’t you let me finish my words?

I pulled my interstellar law enforcement ID from my pocket with a blank expression.

“Oh, it’s the prosecutor. Excuse me, please sit here for a moment. I’ll make you a cup of tea.”

His attitude changed instantly, and he became cautious, as if facing a great enemy.

……

It’s been two years since I resigned, but these people are still looking down on others and treating them like a good person.

I stopped her: “I don’t want to drink the tea anymore. I just want to know why the Ocean Association doesn’t care about mermaids?”

She stood in front of me awkwardly, bending over, “Because of what happened two years ago, the mermaids no longer belong to the Oceanic Association.

“We can’t control it, and… we can’t control it.”

“You don’t care about killing mermaids with malicious intent?”

She shook her head.

I thought about it and said, “Give me a copy of all the information about the mermaids. Thank you.”

25

When I took the USB drive home.

“Have you gone for a physical examination?”

……

I’m in a bad mood, so why not pick a fight with her today and scare her a little.

“Tenant 309.” I showed her my law enforcement ID in the same way. “According to the Interstellar Rental Standards, you have violated Article 20 by installing surveillance cameras in public areas without permission.”

“According to the Interstellar Liability Law, you have violated Articles 300 and 312 by openly insulting others or fabricating facts to defame others.

“according to……”

She was confused by what I said and interrupted me loudly: “Don’t think you are a prosecutor just because you have a certificate. Would a prosecutor live in a small place like this?”

I laughed out loud: “Then go ahead and sue me. Not only will you not win, but you will also have to compensate me for a huge amount of mental damages.”

She stammered in panic: “I eat rice, eat…”

“Alright, alright, Auntie, I know you eat more salt than I eat rice, so remember to take down the surveillance camera at night.”

I waved my hand and closed the door.

Phew, I feel so good.

26

“Sister, you’re back.”

What are you so happy about?

Are you finally no longer blind or deaf?

“Sister, look.”

He walked towards me happily with a pile of pearls in his hands.

……

What happened, he cried like this.

I held the USB drive tightly and said nothing.

I didn’t answer, he just stood there, looking at me blankly: “Sister, don’t you like it anymore?

“Or do you prefer my scales, sister?”

His hand just stayed raised up helplessly yet stubbornly, as if he would keep holding it until I took it.

I took it reluctantly. The pearls were still warm.

If only he could hear me, I could ask him why he was crying today.

27

There were rustling sounds coming from the bathroom.

“Sister, can you come in for a moment?”

I pushed the door open, and he raised his head slightly: “I can’t seem to stand up, can you help me up, sister?”

Under the messy hair were a pair of blue eyes, and I managed to see some expectation in these eyes.

For the first time, I took a good look at his entire body.

It seems that after differentiation, his muscles have become much firmer and stronger.

Below the cold white waist is the fish tail.

The fish’s tail had also grown much larger, its scales sparkling in the water.

It’s a pity that it’s not a girl.

I supported him as he staggered to stand up, and I looked up.

He gritted his teeth and sweat broke out on his forehead.

It turns out that it hurts to have legs.

He whispered, “Sister, hold me for a while longer.”

I kept my eyes on the lampshade above my head, waiting for him to put on his pants.

He hugged me weakly, and said in a hoarse voice: “Thank you, sister.”

28

The mermaid is asleep.

I sat up and he kept sleeping next to me, as if I could give him a sense of security.

I opened my high-end computer that I hadn’t used for two years and plugged in the USB drive.

Interstellar Headlines: Shocking! Explosive! Does the richest man in T District raise mermaids because of love or desire?

Star Headlines: Shock! Explosive! A rich second-generation man from District A secretly met with four mermaids late at night! Four! /Advertisement/

Star Headlines: Shock! Explosive! A mysterious singing voice was heard from the luxury house in District O, killing seven people! For more details, please click /advertisement/

……

It turns out that mermaids have made quite a few headlines.

My finger paused before clicking on the file named “A Sea Area Poisoning Case.”

Several deep-sea photos, shore photos, a handwritten statement from a surviving pearl turtle, and an audio recording of a prosecutor who surrendered himself.

There are even pictures of me appearing in court.

There were also three severed fish tails, one of which had been stripped of all its scales, leaving only pits of flesh and blood.

I stared at the last bloody photo for a long time.

“Why do you want to be a prosecutor?”

“I want to protect interstellar peace.”

“They said that the poisoning case should not be pursued any further. Did you hear that?”

“Why?”

“I’ll put it simply. Don’t worry about their affairs. This galaxy doesn’t need them to operate.”

“I want to overturn the verdict.

“The one who turned himself in didn’t mention anything about the fishtail at all.”

“It can’t be turned over, so don’t bother looking. The person will be released after a year in prison.

“If you want to investigate, once the person comes out, he will sue you to the point of bankruptcy.”

“Then let’s go bankrupt.”

“Why are you so stubborn and serious? Just go out and ask anyone, who would care about those things? Who would regard them as interstellar beings? Who doesn’t treat them as pets? This kind of thing has happened more than once. I advise you to turn a blind eye. Isn’t it better for people to live a confused life?”

“…I want to resign.”

Thinking of these conversations in my mind, I turned my head to look at the mermaid’s quiet and well-behaved sleeping face.

After I really lost everything, I realized that there are some things that I cannot change by myself.

I looked down and pulled the quilt for him.

Use his pearls to buy him a bed tomorrow.

Now that it has been differentiated, we can sleep in separate beds.

29

I didn’t expect that the person who came to buy vegetable seeds today was the one who sued me to the point of bankruptcy.

He was wearing a prosecutor’s robe and had a smile on his face.

Why is he qualified to be a prosecutor after being imprisoned for a year?

“How many?”

I asked calmly.

It feels like he is here to cause trouble.

Sure enough, he put his hand on the incubator and looked down at my house: “Do you regret it?”

I avoided answering and frowned: “How many? Do you want to buy? If not, leave.”

I feel annoyed when I see his ruffian face.

I should have bought a security door with a peephole earlier.

“Do you remember what I said a year ago?”

He took a heavy stack of bills and pressed them on the soil of the incubator, looking towards the bathroom with a half-smile: “You tried so hard to sue me, but in the end you raised a shark?”

He raised his chin: “Has it been differentiated?”

……

I tried my best to control my impulse: “Get out.”

“Are you angry?

“We’re colleagues after all, so I’ll tell you how to have fun with mermaids, right?”

When I couldn’t bear it anymore and clenched my fist to hit someone, the air was suddenly filled with a fragrance that was even stronger than the previous few days.

I held my breath for the first moment.

The mermaid stood at the bathroom door, soaking wet, his hair stuck to his face, smiling with his eyes crooked. His blue eyes were still covered with a layer of dust, but I could feel that he was angry.

He walked towards me slowly. I turned my head to look at the prosecutor who was already in a state of confusion, and out of the corner of my eye I noticed that the security door was not closed.

If I do anything I’ll be arrested.

And the mermaids no longer belong to the Oceanic Association.

They can’t control it.

30

I gently closed the security door from the outside.

The scent is isolated.

I closed my eyes. I thought the mermaid wouldn’t stay with me anymore.

The auntie opposite opened the door with a swish. I looked up suspiciously and found that the surveillance camera had been removed.

She glanced at me, her face looked unhappy, and her lips moved, but only briefly.

……

I smiled. People always bully the weak and fear the strong.

I leaned against the door, wondering what the interstellar headlines were this week.

It seems to be some gossip surrounding the rich.

About fifteen minutes later, I opened the door again.

The room was quiet, and I picked up a stack of money from the incubator.

I recalled the confession of that bastard two years ago: “Well, I just accidentally broke a bottle of wine when I was driving the yacht. I didn’t expect those pearl turtles would die because of such a small amount of wine. I didn’t know. I was also careless. I just patrolled the A sea area a few times according to the requirements of the Ocean Association and was ready to leave. Blame me for being greedy for alcohol. I was bored and wanted to drink a few sips to sober up. It is indeed a violation of the “Interstellar Maritime Traffic Standards”. I admit that the alcohol content exceeded the limit.”

I will always remember his arrogant face.

“Ah, Fishtail, I have no impression, well, you can check the surveillance, but the marine surveillance in Area A seems to have always been broken.

“Are these pearls on me? I’m going to give them to my girlfriend. My girlfriend likes to collect them. Aren’t they beautiful?”

He tried to get rid of the suspicion helplessly and apologetically.

Even in court, he made a hypocritical confession, but he only confessed that he had drunk alcohol and made mistakes.

Not a word about the scales on the yacht, nor about the differentiation-aiding agent found on the shore.

I stayed on the shore, smelling the strong smell of blood, and asked the surviving pearl turtle: “What happened?”

The pearl turtle fish trembled, and said in a low voice in fear, “I don’t know.”

lie.

我再想追问，他就已经潜逃进了海，我甚至第一时间跟着他跳的海，但是他游得实在太快了，半晌就寻不见了踪迹。

“Do you remember what I said a year ago?”

I remember, how could I not remember.

I had always wanted to overturn the verdict, but he forcibly abducted me to Sea Area A. He pressed me hard on the sand and laughed, “Do you know why this surveillance camera is broken?

“Haven’t you always wanted to check?”

He grabbed my wrist, threw the recorder hidden in my pocket into the sea, and taunted me, “Of all the prosecutors, you are the most naive.

“Even if I did something to you here, you can’t sue me.”

He patted my face and said, “You should be glad that I’m only interested in mermaids.”

I stared blankly at the dark sky and said two words.

He was not angry, but just said, “Wait for you.

“You might as well think about how you can pay the legal fees if you quit.

“idiot.”

A Sea area is the best place to enjoy the sunset, but what happened two years ago made the people of StarCraft tacitly stay away from this sea.

I lay on the sand, tilted my head and quietly watched the surging tide.

The day is called morning and the night is called evening.

It was getting dark and the sun was sinking into the sea.

The frustration and repression overwhelmed me. I stood up on my knees and staggered into the sea in the darkness.

Originally, I just wanted to pick up the recorder. I specially bought a waterproof one, maybe it can be useful.

But I was so tired that I let myself sink into the sea.

That day, I wanted to end my life, and only the blue sea knew.

I forgot how I finally got to the shore. When I woke up, I was lying on the sand again.

Maybe I still have the instinct to survive.

I raised my hand and touched it, but I couldn’t tell whether it was sea water or tears on my face.

The oath I swore to “protect interstellar peace” seemed like an innocent joke.

What a shameless statement.

idiot.

Forget it, it’s just one case.

I don’t want to care about anything anymore. Being a person without morals would make things a lot easier.

31

The little girl who came in the rain that day is here again.

I asked, “How many?”

She said, “Sister, is your brother still home?”

I shook my head.

She felt a little regretful: “Let’s just have three.”

She glanced at the scales on my cabinet, her eyes sparkling, “Sister, are you going to sell these two scales?”

She came closer and saw the whole jar of pearls I had placed at the highest point.

“Are these pearls for sale?”

I said calmly, “I won’t sell any of them.”

She glanced at me and whispered, “Do you know how to do business?”

I absentmindedly thought that these pearls were originally intended to buy a bed for the mermaid.

It’s no longer useful.

32

Star Headline: Shock! Explosive! A half-body of a man was found floating in the sea area. After salvage and verification, he turned out to be /advertisement/. Please click /advertisement/ for details.

The traffic password has been made clear to Toutiao.

I looked at the censored photo and thought, he will probably come to me soon.

really.

“Please cooperate and come with us.”

“Um.”

The Interstellar Police Station was noisy, even mixed with the wailing of an old man.

“It’s 5:31 pm. Where are you?”

“at home.”

“Why did the victim go to your house?”

“Buy vegetable seeds.”

“When did he leave?”

“About six o’clock.”

“Where were you at 6pm?”

“At the doorstep.”

“What are you doing?”

“Being in a daze and saying hello to the neighbors.”

“How did he get to Sea Area A?”

“have no idea.”

“The records show that you had a problem with him.”

“Um.”

“Why?”

My expression faded: “Because I’m naive.”

“Ask again, why?”

I looked at this colleague who had advised me and sighed, “You know why. I have no motive to kill him either.”

He gave me a cryptic look and said, “Get out.”

……

When I came out of the interrogation room, I was grabbed by the collar.

The old man asked fiercely: “Did you kill my son? Was it you?”

I looked down at his old face, and I remembered him, the old man who had cried and written a letter of forgiveness for his son in court two years ago.

There was blood on his hands too.

I was extremely calm: “Don’t say anything without evidence.”

The prosecutor came out and stopped the old man and told me that the number had not changed.

33

I was in the bathroom and saw the recorder I used a year ago.

It was placed quietly in the bathtub.

I laughed and my vision gradually blurred.

“Do you know why this surveillance is broken?”

“Ha, I specifically applied to come to Sea Area A because no one is going to repair the surveillance here.”

“Haven’t you always wanted to check?”

“Of all the prosecutors, you are the most naive.”

“Even if I did something to you here, you can’t sue me.”

“You should be thankful that I’m only interested in mermaids.”

“I bought those three drugs that support differentiation. Look, no one cares about this except you.”

“The whole body of the mermaid is full of treasures. Even after it has been separated, it refuses to grow legs. In this case, just chop it off.”

“The scales are beautiful, aren’t they?”

“They are also beautiful when they cry.”

“I was drunk and really messed up. I didn’t expect the pearly turtle to have the guts to call the police.”

“But you see, I was locked up for a year, ha, who cares about the life and death of those things?”

“idiot.”

After a few screams of pain.

“I’m sorry. It’s me. I did it. I was wrong. I was really wrong.”

“I was wrong! Don’t come over here!”

It breaks here.

I called and my eyes fell on the pearls high up in the cabinet.

Sparkling, pure white, each pearl is distinct.

The sun will eventually set in the west, but it will rise in the east again, right?

“I want to overturn the verdict.”

34

Star Headline: Shocking! Explosive! The criminal prosecutor in the “A Sea Area Poisoning Case” two years ago actually did this! Is it the decline of morality or the extinction of humanity! /Recording attachment/Pay to listen/Click for details/Advertisement/

Interstellar Forum: I knew it. Didn’t anyone think those three fish tails were bloody and perverted? It’s a pity that they were suppressed.

: Evil will be punished, you deserve it.

: God is watching what you do, this kind of person from the interstellar trash/lower level/is actually qualified to be a prosecutor.

: What a big deal. Doesn’t anyone think this female prosecutor is cool and awesome? I’d really regret not having her in District A.

: Me, me, me! Plus one!

: By the way, isn’t the sunset in Sea Area A really beautiful?

: Yes, yes, yes! It’s really beautiful! I went there with my lover, but I haven’t been there for two years/regret/

I hurriedly browsed the forum and finally saw an official message.

Announced the official promulgation of the “Interstellar Marine Life Protection Law”.

The power of public opinion.

StarCraft promised to build a lighthouse and install surveillance in Sea Area A next month.

What is justice?

From the perspective of biological evolution, survival and development are the highest interests of interstellar people. What is beneficial to the development of interstellar people is defined as justice; what hinders the development of interstellar people is defined as injustice. However, aren’t they also biological beings, and part of the interstellar world?

What is upholding justice?

It is not about sympathizing with the disadvantaged groups, nor is it about moral kidnapping like watching a show, but about supporting the interstellar society while retaining conscience.

35

Half a month later, a colleague came to me.

I asked, “How many?”

He looked at the vegetable seeds in my incubator and asked: “Aren’t you going to come back?”

I hesitated and remained silent.

He said: “They wrote to their superiors, strongly requesting that you be reinstated, and their superiors accepted their request and hope that you will be reinstated.”

“them?”

“Well, I apologize for what I said. StarCraft is starting to take them seriously.” He stopped being aggressive and looked serious. “You are really amazing.”

36

After putting on my prosecutor’s robe again, I did not move.

The girl who had come out in the rain looked at me in surprise, looked me up and down, and said in horror, “You’re not going to catch me, are you?”

I looked at her: “?”

Her face turned red, she stammered without saying a word, left three bills and left.

I think she may never come to buy vegetable seeds from me again.

Oh, lost a customer.

37

When I went out, I found that the aunt was moving.

She lowered her head, bent her waist and carried the refrigerator without saying a word.

I lent a hand.

This aunt who always pointed fingers at me from her moral high ground whispered quickly, “Thank you.

“sorry.”

I didn’t answer, just watched her hurried away with a guilty look on her face, as if she was afraid that I would catch her.

She just likes to vent her anger on me when life is not going well.

Her prejudice didn’t hurt me at all; it was my indifferent attitude that emboldened her.

It’s just a little annoying.

38

At night, when I lay in bed, I always felt that the window was not closed properly.

The wind seemed to be mixed with the smell of sea water.

A familiar song sounded.

I reached out my hand in confusion: “It’s not even daybreak yet, stop singing.”

“Um.”

I woke up instantly and he held my hand gently.

I wanted to turn on the light, but he held me back.

I didn’t know what to say for a moment.

The warm breath was very close to me, and I felt uncomfortable: “Ahem, you can hear it.”

“Yeah. I can see that too.”

He smelled of salty seawater. I sat up suddenly and asked, “You went to bed without taking a shower?”

Sloppy shark.

39

“Sister, can you come in and help me?”

Don’t believe him, he can see and hear.

But he was the one who sent the recorder.

I struggled for a long time and finally went into the bathroom.

He opened his watery eyes and smiled at me.

I was supporting him like a human crutch again.

She tilted her head slightly and waited for him to put on his pants.

What is he going to do this time when he comes ashore?

I stared at his Adam’s apple in a daze, feeling regretful that he hadn’t put on his clothes yet and it was a bit hot.

He suddenly laughed.

The alarm sounded and I almost wanted to run away instantly, but he hugged me.

Gurgle gurgle.

Damn, I really can’t trust him.

40

The sea water hit my face and I squinted uncomfortably.

He held my hand with one hand and supported my waist with the other.

It gave me a breath of fresh air in a very natural way and carried me upstream.

The beautiful fish tail swings back and forth flexibly.

I put my arms around his neck and felt like he was the lord of the sea.

And I came to his territory.

He took me to the lighthouse.

I took a breath. I could have swum here without any effort.

I am a human being, I can come here cleanly by car or boat.

He gestured, “Look, sister.”

41

How to describe this scene?

Countless fish tails rolled and danced with a snapping sound.

I forgot to care that I was soaking wet and just looked down carefully.

They emerged from the sea one by one, alive with smiles on their faces, accompanied by the warm yellow light of the lighthouse and the gentle sea breeze.

There were people strolling leisurely on the shore, some of them were surprised and clapped their hands in cheers.

I was so shocked that I couldn’t utter a word and tears flowed uncontrollably.

I once felt painful emotions facing this sea, was disappointed with my own incompetence, and even thought about drowning myself to end it all.

At this moment, the voice of the mermaid came clearly: “Sister, thank you.”

He gently wiped my tears, and through blurry vision, I met his gentle blue eyes.

The lights were as bright as day, and he whispered, “Your tears will not turn into pearls, so sister, don’t cry.”

「……」

I controlled myself from running my nose and sniffed: “Then you cry.”

So, he bent his eyes brightly and purely and really cried obediently.

Her lips were tinged with rouge, her thick eyelashes trembled, and pearls fell from her cheeks.

I was shocked: “You…”

Is he competing with me to see who cries more beautifully?

No one picks up pearls while crying.

He even counted them: “Sister, 8, for you.”

……

I leaned on his shoulder and listened to his singing: “It’s dawn.”

A faint light shone from the sea, and a fiery red light poured onto the waves.

I have never seen the sunrise at the seaside. The eastern sky was crimson.

As magnificent and dazzling as the sunset at the seaside.

He held my hand and said, “Sister, let’s go home.”

I sobered up instantly and shook my head: “No, I want to walk back.

“Swim back on your own.”

Because I just woke up, my body was still offline, and a pair of strong arms were wrapped around my waist.

“You said I was sloppy, so I can take a shower when I get home.”

Gurgle gurgle.

42

I lay in the bathtub, catching my breath, having just taken a morning swim.

Although I wasn’t the one swimming, I was exhausted.

I knelt on his tail and tried to stand up: “You wash first.”

He pushed her down gently again.

43

The Mermaids hate all sanctimonious interstellar beings.

Except her.

Except for this prosecutor who likes to hang out at the beach.

He knew her.

She is very famous.

Because every case she handles will help their “pets” to some extent.

The recorder was thrown into the sea. He paid attention to the movements on the shore, swam over and held it in his hand.

He had originally intended to sneak ashore and give it to her.

She stumbled into the sea.

He swam stealthily behind her, thinking of just throwing the recorder in front of her.

She was no longer wearing her prosecutor’s robe, and she let herself sink to the bottom of the sea, exhausted and relieved.

He heard her lonely and sad voice: Forget it, the sun has set.

The mermaid swam over, hugged her, and gave her a breath of fresh air.

She struggled and kicked at his fish tail, but her feet were entangled in seaweed again.

It was pitch black at the bottom of the sea, without a single light.

He cut the seaweed and swam upstream with her.

The two of them emerged from the sea. She was completely emotionless and curled up in his arms in the night.

In a hurry, his fragrance control could not help but come out.

She breathed it in without any preparation, looked up confusedly and asked, “Is it daybreak?”

He shook his head honestly.

Her eyes stopped on his fishtail, and she didn’t know what she was thinking about, and tears fell down her face.

“Why is no one in charge?

“I’m not fit to be a prosecutor.

“I can’t do it, I can’t maintain it.

“Good people don’t get good rewards, and good people even lose everything.”

Although they were just insignificant tears, they burned his tail so much that it hurt.

She cried so hard that she almost died, and she looked extremely miserable.

The mermaid looked at her and slowly began to sing.

Gentle, with a soothing power.

She paused and asked with a sob, “What song is this?”

As if she really disliked his singing, she found an excuse to continue being sad: “How can you sing when others are crying?

“Is it the song that summons the sun?”

The middle school boy asked in a confused and domineering manner.

The mermaid listened to her messy, obscure and gloomy thoughts and said, “Hmm.”

“I’m sleepy and want to take a nap. Can you wake me up at dawn?

“Thanks.”

She sniffed, thinking she was at home, and fell asleep on the sand.

The mermaid looked down at her and after a while dived back into the sea.

Until she sat up soberly, stood up dejectedly and walked back.

The mermaid came ashore again silently and followed her all the way.

Seeing her being ridiculed by her neighbors for no reason, she just replied with a faint “hmm”.

Watch her close the door gently.

The mermaid was still holding the recorder in his hand. He originally wanted to put it at the door and leave.

Maybe he was afraid that the neighbor would pick it up, so he thought, I’ll give it to her next time when they meet.

He was fooled.

The sea area was poisoned again, forcing him to go ashore and run aground.

Blind and deaf.

She is here.

In the entire uninhabited sea area, she is the only one who comes to watch the sunset.

The mermaid grabbed her feet and said, “Please.”

He knew that she would definitely save him.

Although her awkward inner voice was: “It seems that the little pearls can be sold for money.”

She really carried him back home without touching his wounds. She carefully and gently put him in the bathtub and soaked him in medicine.

“Does it hurt? Your eyes are red.”

She stared at his fish tail in a daze, “The scales are so beautiful.”

“Is it because the potion is too cheap? Why is he blind and deaf?”

“But I can’t afford the special nutrient solution.”

“It shouldn’t have differentiated yet. Oh, I can’t tell. Where should it grow?”

“Is it hidden inside the scales? I can’t peel off the scales to see.”

“So beautiful that it’s hard to tell whether it’s male or female.”

“Differentiate into a girl, mermaid.”

“It’s expensive. Too expensive. Why is the healing nutrient solution so expensive?”

“It’s too dangerous on the shore. Why don’t we release him after he gets better?”

“It’s still safer in the sea.”

“Why hasn’t he finished his bath yet? I’m so sleepy.”

“Will it hurt when the scales fall off? Will it hurt when the fish tail turns into legs? Will it hurt when the mermaid walks?”

“Well, it’s really too dangerous on the shore. We have done our best, little mermaid, please don’t go ashore again.”

“He won! He won! Sing, sing, sing!”

“Damn it, why doesn’t he participate in the Interstellar Singer Contest!”

“Why tell me your name? I’m going to return to the sea anyway.”

“What? Why does he have a fever? It seems that the Interstellar Hospital won’t admit them.”

“Or maybe you should just get back to the sea.”

“It would be kind of funny if a mermaid drowned in a bathtub.”

“Oh, it’s me who’s funny! Farmer and Same!”

“Did I really faint? He didn’t lie.”

“Why is he crying again? Even though pearls are valuable, he can’t cry like this.”

“My eyes will really go blind if I cry. It would be a shame if such a beautiful girl went blind.”

“It would be nice if he could hear me. I want to ask him why he’s crying.”

“Use his pearls to buy him a bed tomorrow.”

“Why is this beastly scum qualified to be a prosecutor after being locked up for a year? I really want to beat him up.”

“The door seems to be open.”

……

She said in a low voice: “The little mermaid won’t come ashore again.”

44

I panicked internally: “How could it really be under the scales?

“So, when did he split?

“Have I violated the Interstellar Marine Life Protection Act?”

I thought confusedly.

The whole bathroom was filled with his scent.

Rich, sweet and captivating.

I looked into his eyes and said, “You saved me.”

He blinked, shook his head and repeated, “You saved me.”

He whispered in my ear: “Sister, close your eyes.”

45

In the fairy tale, the mermaid came ashore for the love of the prince, gave up her comfortable underwater life and singing voice, and lived a life walking on the edge of a knife.

The mermaid came ashore for revenge, so what was the price he paid?

“No price, I volunteered.”

There were large water stains on the bed sheets, and he looked down at me for a long time.

I blushed and responded: “Mermaids can read minds?”

He laughed, “Yeah.”

……

“No need to buy a bed, sister.”

「……

“When did you recover?”

“Well, I finished five bottles of nutrient solution.”

“I bought five extra bottles! Why didn’t you tell me? They’re very expensive!”

“I told you that you’ll let me go.

“Don’t be angry, I’ll compensate you for the pearls.”

46

“Have you seen my law enforcement ID?”

“It’s on top of the cabinet.”

There was only a small orange light left on in the living room. I slowly walked towards the cabinet and muttered, “I don’t remember it being here.”

There are two jars of pearls and three scales on the cabinet.

Three pieces?

I picked up the top one and found that it was in the shape of a heart.

I chuckled and saw a conch next to the scales.

The same deep blue as his fish tail.

I put it gently to my ear.

I heard his nervous voice: “Prosecutor sister, you…you…you…”

Accompanied by the sound of the sea breeze and waves, I waited for a long time but didn’t get the second half of the sentence, so I turned around and said, “Hey, why don’t you finish your sentence?”

He stood behind me, the orange light shining on his face, he walked closer, half-knelt down, holding a pearl ring in his hand.

The blue pupils reflected my figure, with soft eyebrows and a focused expression.

“will you marry me?”

I frowned, and the first thing that came to my mind was whether Galaxy had revised the new marriage law.

His expression became lonely, his smile also fell, his voice was hoarse and pitiful: “No.

“But sister, we can set a precedent, right?”

Very good, I have such a great honor that the StarCraft has issued two laws for me.

I didn’t speak for a long time.

His eye sockets and earlobes were red, and his eyes were watery, as if they would turn into pearls and fall in the next second.

I walked over helplessly, gently pinched his ears, and couldn’t help laughing: “You heard it all.

“I heard that I agreed in my heart.

“Still pretending.

“If I do, I’ll have to buy another jar to hold your pearls.”

His pearl still fell down, hooked around my neck, bit me gently, and put the ring on my finger.

A little mermaid with sharp teeth and a sharp mouth.

47

His favorite place is not the ocean, but the bathtub.

…

“Stop moving.”

He smiled: “I heard you say you like it.”

“You heard wrong.”

The corners of his eyes were bright red, and I asked, “When did you differentiate?”

“Yeah, the day you picked me up.”

“…”

“Don’t be angry, sister. I’ll give you a mermaid.”

“……don’t want.”

48

I was really fooled by him. Mermaids really have no gender before they reach adulthood.

I looked at the little man in the bathtub in silence.

He leaned over and kissed my ear: “It’s okay, when she differentiates into a girl, she will be a mermaid.”

“…”

49

I really didn’t expect that the little girl would come to me to buy vegetable seeds.

But I no longer sell vegetable seeds, and I have also sold the incubators.

The prosecutor’s salary is enough. If it is not enough, the whole row of glass jars on the cabinet can be sold.

She was stunned, as if she had discovered a great secret: “Your brother is married!?”

I followed her gaze and saw two mermaids, big and small, arguing about whose fish tail was prettier.

After coughing, I began to explain, “Well, he’s not my brother, he’s my husband.”

The little girl was even more surprised, her eyes fell on my hands, and shame instantly appeared on her face: “I’m sorry, sister, goodbye!”

Before I could even say “it’s okay”, she ran away.

Very cute.

I closed the door and prepared to continue ironing my work robe.

“Mother!”

I covered my chest, closed my eyes, and said without turning my head: “Yours is beautiful.”

“No, I heard your mother say that I look pretty.”

The little girl was very delicate and started crying with a pouty look on her face.

I sighed; the cabinet was about to run out of space.