[Full-time Expert Umbrella Repair] The Moon in the Sea

Many man-made mermaids wanted to join in the fun and kept pushing in. Ye Xiu swam out of the circle, staring at his palm and thinking.

Egg retrieval period... He remembered that Tang Rou had mentioned it.

Why is this word again?

Ye Xiu whispered to a shy mermaid with a grass-green fish tail beside him. The other person looked only about the age of a middle school student. He really didn't understand how human beings could be so cruel to immature cubs: "Sorry, the egg retrieval period is a very difficult time." What's the meaning?"

The mermaid looked at Ye Xiu in surprise, but she didn't show anything special. She just answered in a low voice, "Didn't your surgeon explain it? This is something everyone should know after becoming a mermaid."

Ye Xiu answered sincerely that he really never knew about it after becoming a mermaid.

"It is said that real mermaids are oviparous, like sharks," the little mermaid explained, "but we were originally male humans. Although we can conceive like mermaids, giving birth naturally is very harmful to ourselves and our children. It is dangerous, so before the egg in the body matures and is born, hormones or calcium-enriching food must be administered to harden the egg shell, and then removed by surgery, so that the child can grow up to be born in a device similar to an artificial womb. The egg retrieval period is about six months, and an egg takes an average of four months to grow, which is about as long as ten months of pregnancy."

At the same time, Ye Xiu keenly heard several mermaids muttering: "Oh, the child must be closer to you when it is born, and then it doesn't matter who is in the family, go play with the child."

"That's to say, it's easier to get depressed during this period, don't think too much, and take care of your baby with peace of mind."

Then a group of mermaids enthusiastically discussed how to maintain their eggs during pregnancy, how to eat, how to exercise to maintain curves, how to polish fish scales and so on.

Ye Xiu's calm expression almost broke.

I'll go, take care of your baby!

To describe it in human terms, he suddenly realized that he was mixed in with a group of castrated eunuchs.

Moreover, they are also a group of eunuchs who know how to give birth and take it as their own responsibility.

This is really curious. Sharks say they are oviparous, but it is not much different from viviparous. After all, the egg will not be laid in advance, but the human model...he is not sure what kind of production method is mermaid, but he is sure Since he has a belly button, Ye Xiu couldn't help but marvel at the fact that human beings have any means to survive.

Similarly, he noticed that the IQ of this group of mermaids was a little... low.

The real age of the artificial mermaid can be deduced by adding 1 to 5 years to the appearance age, but it will not change much when it reaches a certain age.Although these mermaids look young and beautiful, they are all in their twenties, and they all seem younger than Su Mucheng when they talk.

In addition, their topics are all on a superficial level, not talking about tail fin maintenance, clothes and jewelry, marriage, dating, and having children. If they ask some too profound questions, they will tilt their heads in trouble.

In comparison, the little mermaid next to him was quite capable of talking about some intelligent topics, but when Ye Xiu mentioned this observation implicitly, he shook his head blankly, expressing that he didn't quite understand: "The questions you asked are all How strange."

Ye Xiu paused.

The little mermaid continued: "I've never heard other mermaids ask these words, you seem to be different..."

"Oh really, I hate it, you're overthinking, it's my first time being a mermaid, ahahaha..." Ye Xiu imitated the group of artificial mermaids and replied softly, and was shocked by his soft tone.

Just when he was pondering whether he should abandon his dignity to join the chat team for the sake of safety, and casually talked about the jewelry he knew from the shop where Su Muqiu worked, he felt someone staring at him.He turned his head sharply and met the mermaid at the other end of the pool.

It is different from the situation here where Yingyingyanyan flocks, there is only a mermaid like him at the other end. On the grass by the pool, there is a little boy lying there drawing pictures with crayons. The mermaid seems to be taking care of him.

Ye Xiu had a good memory, and he recognized the family of mermaids whom Zhang Jiale had met once on the beach. The brown-tailed mermaid who had asked Zhang Jiale to take a family photo waved to him, and Ye Xiu swam over.

"It's embarrassing to see you frozen there, is it because you can't talk to them?" The brown-tailed mermaid smiled gently.

"Yes, thank you very much." Ye Xiu said sincerely.

"Are you also the type they jokingly call a true love union?"

"That's right!" Ye Xiu replied.In the vast ocean, another man's fish father met another man's fish mother. They fell in love at first sight and then fell in love again. After the union, they gave birth to him and his twin brother. This is definitely a union of true love.

The two chatted for a while, and when they noticed that the other party's conversation was obviously higher than the IQ, Ye Xiu raised his own question.

"They..." Ye Xiu chose his words carefully, "Apart from some unimportant things, it seems that there is nothing else in their minds?"

The brown-tailed mermaid understood: "Have you just transformed?"

"Yes." Ye Xiu answered without guilt.

The brown-tailed mermaid, who has always been very gentle, and occasionally drew pictures with his son to make the child giggle, suddenly looked down at the other side of the pool, and sneered disdainfully: "You may have to pay attention, your partner may just treat you Be a pet."

"How do you say that?" Ye Xiu asked.

"The research institute is hiding a secret." The browntail mermaid said, "But before the transformation operation, no matter who performs the surgery, it will inform the applicant, that is, your partner—or master—about it."

"That is, after the mermaid cells are implanted, it is very likely that as time goes by, it will gradually erode the brain and affect the normal thinking ability."

"This can be regarded as a side effect...Using the simulated mermaid cells cultivated by the research institute, the transformation effect is poor, and the side effects are mild. Implanted with real mermaid cells, the effect is excellent, and can greatly improve physical fitness including fertility and appearance, but the side effects are strong. Of course, it's also expensive. Most of the people present are the latter."*

Ye Xiu's eyes widened in surprise.

His reaction seemed to confirm the speculation, and the brown-tailed mermaid became worried: "However, this is like Alzheimer's disease, as long as the brain is used in daily life, such as working at home, or at least doing a puzzle or something, it will be fine." Effectively delay the situation. Usually, the couple will inform each other, discuss with each other, and confirm that they can bear the consequences before undergoing transformation surgery. But if the applicant just treats the mermaid as a beautiful plaything, then..."

Well, it seems better not to have enough IQ to think logically—otherwise, what if the acquired mermaid in captivity suddenly realizes that he can fight for freedom or rights?Or if they are going to be traded out, or even sent out by the holders to do something more dirty, what if they have the brains to resist?

It's better to think about those superficial and meaningless things all day long.

What's more, it's easy to make mermaids without heads, as long as they feed and sleep well, they don't have to think about anything.

"I heard that those mermaids usually watch mindless TV shows when they are in the house... Does your partner treat you like this?" the brown-tailed mermaid asked.

"Uh..." Ye Xiu could only make this sound.

The other party was worried: "Could it be... you are a mermaid without identity?"

"Yes..." Ye Xiu hurriedly added, "But he came this time to give me an identity, and he basically doesn't watch TV dramas..."

He usually watches news, business or pet shows... Ye Xiu thought to himself.

The brown-tailed mermaid glanced at Ye Xiu inquiringly, seeing that his expression did not seem to be fake, he breathed a sigh of relief after a while, feeling a little sad: "Really. It would be great if he treats you sincerely. In fact, the mermaid transformation technology The original intention of this technology is good, and it gives more possibilities to human beings, but unfortunately too many people's desires make this technology deformed..."

Ye Xiu was silent, listening to the other party quietly.

As a mermaid of his own kind who was persecuted and took away his flesh and blood for the transformation of this group of humans, it was impossible for him to agree except to keep silent.

After a few words, the brown-tailed mermaid stopped feeling emotional, and looked at Ye Xiu seriously, "The 'he' you mentioned is the one with the orange bracelet, right? I want to meet your partner."

Jiang Botao checked the surveillance screen recorded on the day of the introduction meeting for the last time, hesitated for a moment, drew a circle again on the screenshots printed out at hand, then exhaled, and handed the photos to the small meeting room that had just entered. people.

Wearing glasses and a clean white robe, the man reached out his hand and shook Jiang Botao's hand: "Mr. Jiang, thank you very much for your assistance."

Jiang Botao laughed: "Haha, I am here. Thank you, Team Leader Zhang, for sharing such important information with me who belongs to a different research institute."

"In terms of mermaid behavior, you are recognized as the first choice. Inviting you to be in charge of identifying mermaids is a decision that does not need to be questioned." Zhang Xinjie replied, raising his wrist to look at the time, "Mr. Jiang, the car that picks you up to the airport will take 12 minutes. Arrive at the door."

Jiang Botao thanked him, put away his notebook, got up with his packed luggage, and walked out of the conference room that he temporarily requisitioned as an office during this time.Zhang Xinjie walked aside, ready to see him outside the door.

Inside the research institute, almost every door had to swipe his ID card to pass through. Jiang Botao subconsciously touched his pocket while standing in front of the passage door, and after emptying it, he realized that his ID card was lost, and the temporary card used by the specially invited personnel The card had already been returned early, so he had no choice but to get out of the way, and asked Zhang Xinjie to help him swipe the card to open the door.

"Currently the guards have reported that your lost ID was not found at the introduction venue," Zhang Xinjie said.

"It may have fallen into a crack or under a cabinet. I will log out after I go back and apply for another one."

The two chatted casually. Zhang Xinjie flipped through the images in his hand, looked at the five people that Jiang Botao finally delineated one by one, and confirmed the small characters he had annotated next to those people.

"Do you suspect that the mermaid is among the five?"

"Yes." Jiang Botao replied.

In recent decades, there has been no news of any mermaid coming ashore. Scholars or researchers who are currently at the forefront of the field of mermaids have almost never actually seen mermaids, at most they have come into contact with specimens.

Those who study mermaids are the same as studying extinct creatures. Through various channels such as previous video records, photos, specimens, acquired mermaids, etc., they read a lot of existing materials and read the details of each record, so as to understand the deep sea. The so-called mermaid behavior research was constructed.

Jiang Botao relied on the observations recorded at the introduction meeting and repeated viewing of the monitor screens to judge everyone's words and deeds. He spent several days narrowing down the scope again and again, and finally locked in these five people among hundreds of people.

Zhang Xinjie thanked him again, sent Jiang Botao to the car, and then looked down carefully.

由入场时纪录的视频来看，这五位嫌疑者手上的通知信，在特殊灯光下，分别映出了A-03-12、A-13-47、B-17-31和C-21-19这四组编号。

And in the screenshot of C-21-19, the whole string of numbers was mostly blurred by coffee, two teenagers were circled.It happened that Zhang Xinjie had an impression of those two people - they were the visitors who were present on the day when Mermaid 031 changed.

Jiang Botao carefully marked the reasons for his judgment. The two teenagers were suspected of being mermaids for different reasons. Among them, the handsome one had some unnatural subtle movements during the introduction meeting, especially when the freezer compartment was opened. And when the automatic sprinkler is suddenly activated, there is a momentary incongruity in his behavior.

As for the black-haired boy, the reason why he was suspected was too natural - if Jiang Botao hadn't watched the surveillance screen hundreds of times in the past few days, he could remember it even if he closed his eyes, and he wouldn't be here Before leaving, I suddenly realized this sense of disobedience.The black-haired boy's every move seemed to be cut and reassembled from the reactions of hundreds of people present at different points in time, but after careful confirmation, the subtle sense of disobedience disappeared again, like an illusion.He finally upholds the idea that he would rather kill by mistake than let it go, and before leaving, he encloses the black-haired boy as a suspicious candidate.

The research institute began to collect information as early as when Jiang Botao circled the scope of the first stage. Group A represented internal employees with free tickets, Group B represented scholars and high-level officials from all walks of life to visit, and Group C was an invitation sent by the research institute, which is the group with the most complete information.With a glance, Zhang Xinjie found the personal information numbered C-21-19.

According to the investigation records, C-21-19 should be a middle-aged man about 40 years old, surnamed Ge, who was invited to visit the Mermaid Museum as a possible potential investor because of his successful business.Since his notification letter is in the hands of these two teenagers, maybe they can be contacted through this Mr. Ge.

He directly put down the photos of the other three suspects, dialed the inside line, and reported the address on the information: "Send someone to City B, Shangcheng District immediately."

"Find the two people in the photo of C-21-19 and bring them back to the research institute."

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