Operation Red Book

The sky had darkened completely, with dark clouds covering the sky. The clouds hung down so low that it seemed as if you could touch them with your hand.

The Thames was filled with waves under the instigation of strong winds, and the black water hit the pier like thunder.

Countless ruined buildings collapsed at the dock, and countless broken limbs and bones struggled and twisted among the ruins.

From time to time, fierce gunfire rang out in the black smoke, and every few minutes there was a burst of earth-shaking artillery fire.

Amid the smoke, the tall figure of the doll shuttled back and forth, covered with burnt ash all over.

There were small flames everywhere, on wood, on debris, on silk, on stone...

The children's voices became much quieter. Many of them woke up from crying and fell asleep again. Many of their fair faces were covered with muddy charcoal.

The offending fish monsters were killed without a single survivor, and the remaining ones not only did not move forward, but instead crawled away to another place.

The docks along the Thames were their home.

Fortunately, Victor had already sealed the riverside dock with ice. Five or six teams of soldiers hid under the deck and threw rows of bombs into the river.

Things were finally under control, and Ivy secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Thomas and Jacob were still unconscious, so Ivy had to move them onto the stage to stay with the crying children.

Xiaoqi and Xiaojiu were considered older, and under Ivy's instructions, they took care of the other children together with a few other sensible older children.

Next, we have to wait patiently for support from the British side...but this is the children's task.

And Ivy has to go and solve another problem.

The doll was chasing the fleeing fish monster in the distance, while Luna stood there stupidly, shaking her head from side to side from time to time.

"You seem a little different today?"

Ivy walked forward slowly and gently held Luna's little hand.

Luna's hands were as cold as her eyes, and her smooth skin was as slippery as ice.

It feels very comfortable to touch and is unexpectedly comfortable to hold.

"You can control the doll!"

"I can control Aurora."

Luna turned her head blankly, her empty eyes staring straight at Ivy's face.

"I specifically told Aurora today not to hurt my friends."

"Really? It seems that it is acting according to your wishes..."

"Then I whispered to it that if it hurt me or my friends, I would remove its hands and feet and send them to Mr. Jacob's confessional."

"Perhaps it is because your threat worked..."

Ivy explained awkwardly, and the air fell into silence again.

Of course, the hail of bullets in the distance did not stop.

After a while, Luna took the initiative to bring up the topic.

"Ms. Ivy."

"Ok?"

"Why didn't you include Joshua in this operation?"

"Because I don't want him to get hurt again."

Ivy said the same thing as before.

"You don't want Mr. Holmes to get hurt, either?"

"Of course... In fact, I don't want any of you to get hurt."

Luna looked at her steadily, and Ivy looked back at Luna steadily.

After a long time, Luna spoke slowly, with seriousness and sincerity:

"I think the same as Miss Ivy."

"Hmm..." Ivy smiled.

"Joshua has the same idea as Miss Ivy."

"Of course..." Ivy smiled again.

"Mr. Holmes thinks so."

This time, Ivy's smile froze on her face.

"me too."

"I hope that none of us will get sick or hurt, and that everyone can smile and sing carols."

"I hope that no one will be harmed by bad people, and that we can all get what we want and achieve what we want."

"I hope Mr. Alexander can carry me to the corner to buy ice cream, and I hope Thomas can take me to the church to buy coffee for Mr. Jacob to earn pocket money."

“I hope Miss Ivy won’t cry, and I hope Joshua can finish the paperwork quickly and go to Freesia with me to eat mousse.”

Luna spoke meticulously, and Ivy could hear the beautiful vision in it, as well as the innocence and sincerity in her slow speech.

"So, what do you want to tell me?" Ivy asked softly.

Luna was stunned for a few seconds, then lowered her head and blinked her eyes.

"I hope that all this is because you are all good to me, loving me, caring about me, taking care of me, and not despising me..."

After saying that, she turned her head back, her cheeks glowing red in the reflection of the fire.

"You love me, and I love you. You are not only my friends, but also my partners and family."

"So, I hope that the people I love live happily, and I hope that the people who love me will not be hurt in any way."

"Do you understand? Miss Ivy..."

Luna suddenly held Ivy's hand tightly, quickly closing the distance between them.

"Huh?" Ivy exclaimed.

Once again, she saw the glittering light in Luna's eyes, like the brilliant aurora in the Arctic.

"Joshua and Mr. Holmes must be thinking the same thing as I am!"

"They love you, and you love them, and you mean so much to them. I've heard it so many times!"

Luna's tone was very urgent, like a child who was wrongly accused of eating candy in the middle of the night and kept proving herself in front of adults.

"Really, I'm telling the truth!"

"They just don't say it, but I know it, I know it very well, because I am an elf living in the Nordic forest, we have known it since we were young!"

"Okay, okay, I understand..."

Ivy gently soothed Luna's emotions, even though her own thoughts had already become a tangled mess.

No wonder divorced families always produce such sensitive children. Fortunately, my parents divorced early, so I have never suffered from such sensitivity.

Thinking of this, Ivy couldn't help but laugh.

The sudden laughter completely relaxed Luna's tense nerves. She blinked and watched Ivy covering her mouth and laughing in front of her.

"Ms. Ivy..."

Luna spoke carefully, with a hint of anxiety in her words.

"Will you make peace with Joshua and Mr. Holmes?"

Ivy put away her smile and pretended to think about it seriously.

After a long moment, she nodded heavily.

"Ms. Ivy?"

"what happened?"

Ivy tilted her head, the urgency in Luna's voice now completely overflowing.

"Get out of here, my body can't move."

"boom--"

Just as he finished speaking, a loud noise was heard in the distance.

At the same time, the heat spread across the skin, making it unbearable.

Ivy's eyes widened, and she turned to see a tall figure running towards them with a large knife in both hands.

Oh no, the doll is out of control!

A bomb exploded in her mind, and Ivy's mind went blank. She could only rely on instinct to pick up Luna and run quickly in the opposite direction of the children.

The doll was very fast. Just as Ivy ran away from the open space, the next second, the blade pierced the air, leaving a scorch mark on the floor.

"bass--"

"Zi la la-"

The sound of blades colliding suddenly sounded behind her, stopping Ivy's frantic escape.

She put Luna down and looked back, breathlessly.

All I saw was the shattering blue and white in the sky and the powerful orange and yellow interweaving together, emitting a dazzling light in Ivy's black eyes.

In mid-air, a shrunken black figure held an electric sword made of blue and white electric currents and blocked the doll's flaming double swords.

Dark clouds covered the sky, and a vortex of thunder and lightning appeared again.

Under the vortex, electric current and flames rose high into the sky.