Tang Rou originally thought that bringing a mermaid home was a fantasy.
Unexpectedly, the base's laissez-faire attitude towards him made Tang Rou suspicious. Not only was there no one to stop her along the way, but they all turned a blind eye to her.
Finally, the security officer from the Security Department said, "Yes, he is already an experimental subject in your name. You can take him out, but you cannot expose him to the public."
So, Tang Rou took the mermaid home.
Coming downstairs, the water tank cover opened a crack, and the mermaid quietly looked out through the crack, seeming to be very curious about the world.
After looking at it for a while, his eyes moved to Tang Rou's face, and her pupils seemed to glow.
"Don't look at me like that." Tang Rou tapped the lid of the box with her finger, "If you dive down, you'll be in trouble if someone outside the base discovers you."
The mermaid obediently hid in the water, with only two eyes exposed and watching her quietly.
Although it was a fish, it always reminded Tang Rou of the kitten that once wandered outside the orphanage. When the kitten asked for something, it would always stare at them longingly, and then go again after being given food or having its fur smoothed.
Basking in the sun.
The cat finally died on a rainy day.
Climate change has made rainwater highly corrosive, corrosive and acidic, and the stray cat cannot survive the night of continuous rainstorms.
With him staring at her like this, it was difficult to ignore her. Tang Rou couldn't help but whisper, "We're almost there."
The elevator went all the way up to the 172nd floor, and I was a little overwhelmed when I pushed the water tank into the door.
The mermaid curled up in the cramped water tank and slowly stretched out its head, like a new cat looking curiously after entering a strange environment.
Opening his eyes as clear as glass beads, he looked around.
Tang Rou's apartment was very cozy. As soon as she entered the room, the light automatically adjusted to warm light. She went to disinfect the bathtub. After cleaning it, she filled it with water, found sea salt and a salinity meter and started testing.
Mix the artificial seawater to half the concentration and push the cart over.
The mermaid was seriously injured. Tang Rou tried her best to avoid his red, swollen and bleeding wounds, and supported the mermaid to slowly lift him into the bathtub.
The slender fish tail oozed blood again with a little force. The wide tail fin could not be put into the two-meter-long bathtub, and a large part was exposed outside.
Tang Rou tested the water temperature and asked him, "Do you think this temperature is suitable? If it's cold or hot, tell me and I'll prepare it again."
The mermaid shook her head and said softly, "That's good."
The experimental subject who should have been carefully cared for was covered with scars and could not receive formal and comprehensive treatment. Tang Rou could only give him an anti-inflammatory medicinal bath first.
She doesn't think she's done well, or even that she's not doing enough.
This was a mermaid who had saved her life three times. She was injured, so of course she couldn't just sit idly by.
Tang Rou stood up, but someone grabbed her hand. When she turned around, she found that the mermaid was looking at her with her clear platinum silver eyes.
"where are you going?"
Tang Rou smiled at him, "Don't worry, I'll prepare some medicine for your wounds."
The mermaid looked at her steadily, slowly let go of her hand, and said in a very soft voice, "Then can you come back soon?"
He admitted that he was greedy.
Once I get in touch with her again, I want to see her all the time, hear her voice all the time, and touch her warm body.
Especially, with her patience and tolerance.
"Okay." He heard her say.
The mermaid leaned back on the tiles of the bathtub, looking at the ceiling, with strange emotions surging in her chest.
He searched through what he had seen and heard in human society over the years, and he could vaguely judge that this emotion was a mixture of pleasure and jealousy.
He was happy because he came to an environment that was exclusive to her. He didn't smell the scent of any other living things here, which proved that this area was where she lived alone.
Jealousy is because during his absence, there are other creatures around her that occupy most of her attention.
Obviously, he encountered it first.
…
When Tang Rou passed by the floor-to-ceiling window, she noticed that it started to rain again.
Not far away, the sea level was turbulent, and the rainwater gathered into lines on the glass faster and faster, and finally turned white, blurring the vision.
The Citizen Terminal has sent out a second wave of tsunami warning. Tang Rou clicked on the notification and found that the news showed that the last wave of tsunami had broken off the cross-sea bridge and the traffic paths connecting their area were temporarily blocked.
Not only that, the monitoring station also predicts that sea levels will continue to rise, and the land area may continue to shrink after this tsunami.
What a disaster.
Tang Rou took the medicine bottle and walked back, then suddenly stopped.
The memory goes back to that night at the barbecue restaurant, what did they say...?
"The Huanhai Bridge on the edge of the city's seaside will be broken by the impact of this tsunami.
Countless buildings have collapsed and the city's power supply system is about to be paralyzed."
She turned around, and in the rushing water, she could only see her reflection on the floor-to-ceiling windows.
The cross-sea bridge did collapse, just in the news.
So, will the power supply system also be paralyzed like in the dream?
Is the vision really a prophecy?
Back in the bathroom, Tang Rou was still a little uncomfortable even though she knew that she had put this creature in.
The glowing blue tail fin hangs on the tiles, the scales emit sparkling waves under the refraction of the light, and the slender pale hand falls along the edge of the bathtub.
The mermaid was lying on her stomach with her eyes closed tightly, not sure if she was asleep or passed out.
Tang Rou walked over and touched the water temperature. The LCD screen showed a constant temperature of 25 degrees and a dissolved oxygen level of 11 mg per liter.
everything is normal.
So is he asleep?
At this moment, the lights in the bathroom suddenly flickered, and a faint electric sound came from the warm light above my head.
Tang Rou raised her head and looked up. Not sure if it was an illusion, she saw a small black spider-like object on the edge of the lamp. She was stunned and stood on tiptoe. Before she could take a closer look, the electric sound disappeared.
The black spider silk also disappeared like an illusion.
Tang Rou lowered her head and found that the mermaid opened her eyes without warning and looked at her quietly.
For the first time, Tang Rou felt a biting chill.
Even his body stiffened because of those cold silver eyes.
But soon, his eyes focused, as if he recognized who she was.
"Rou." Her voice was soft and slightly hoarse.
"Well, it's me."
The coldness slowly subsided and the body returned to normal.
When looking at the mermaid again, Tang Rou's eyes became more scrutinized.
The mermaid sat up straight, seeming a little uneasy. He raised his eyes and looked at her from bottom to top. His first reaction was to apologize, "Sorry, I just fell asleep."
"What's there to apologize for?" Tang Rou asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable in any way now?"
"The wound still hurts a little."
She glanced at the timer and said, "The medicated bath will last for another hour. If you feel any discomfort, please tell me in time."
The mermaid nodded quietly and whispered, "Thank you."
Tang Rou came out of the bathroom and called the security center to ask about the results of Qin Li's investigation.
Unexpectedly, the result shocked her, not because the punishment was not satisfactory, but because the person on the other side of the phone asked doubtfully, "Who is Qin Li?"
Tang Rou thought that the other party wanted to shirk responsibility or cover up Qin Li, so she said sternly, "She abused the experimental subjects privately. I have both personal and material evidence in my hand. If you can't handle it properly, I will go to the tower center to file a complaint."
But the other party asked again sincerely, "I'm sorry, which district staff member are you talking about Qin Li?"
"S area."
There was a crackling sound of typing on the keyboard from the opposite side. After a pause, the man said, "There is no bioengineer named Qin in District S, nor among the breeders. There is a data monitor named Qin, but his name is Qin Faxing.
A man, is the Qin Li you are talking about a man or a woman?"
Tang Rou found it strange, "Qin Li is a bioengineer and senior director of Area S."
The person opposite checked it again and seemed to be embarrassed, "It's true, it's not there. Did you remember the name wrong?"
impossible.
Feeling uneasy and absurd at the same time, Tang Rou called Aslan after hanging up the phone.
The other party started talking as soon as he picked up the phone, "I'm about to contact you! A power supply warning has just been issued, saying that the power system has collapsed and there may be power outages. Do you want to try to stock up on the 37th floor?"
Tang Rou interrupted her at the right time, "Asselan, do you still remember Qin Li you told me last time?"
"Qin Li?"
The voice on the other side of the receiver was a little confused.