clown clown fish

Chapter 48

Hong Jie was lying on the boat with his arms covering his eyes.

Compared to swimming in the sea, he prefers the sun, and the soft feeling when the sun shines all over his body, but his eyes can't stand such strong light, and it will hurt after a long time.

As a human being who can play with fish in the sea, he is not qualified. He is sometimes afraid of sea water.

Afraid of the cold feeling of being wrapped in sea water, and the lingering taste of blood in the memory.

Surrounded by blood-colored sea water, he will never forget this feeling for the rest of his life.

For many years, he harbored a deep hatred for human beings, which was hidden in his heart.

It's been a long time, more than 20 years?

At that time he was not called Hong Jie, he had no official name, and his mother always called him Xiaodao.

Because his father is a ghost-headed saury.

The scientific name of ghost-headed saury is mahi mahi. The name is a bit complicated, and he has been unable to remember it.

After his father died, he suddenly remembered.

He could no longer remember that chaotic killing, or it had already been buried in the deepest part of his memory, and he would never recall it again.

The only thing he can remember is that his blood-soaked father took him to swim quickly in the sea, but he no longer remembers why they swam like this, where they came from, and where they were going.

Occasionally he thought of the last time he saw his parents, and of their conversations.

"Kill this child," the mother hugged him tightly, her body was trembling, her face was full of tears, but her voice was extremely firm, "We can only kill this child and destroy his body. There will never be an end."

"No." Dad's answer was equally firm.

"If we can't survive, and we can no longer hold on to the children and the map..." His mother's tears fell on his face, which was warm for a moment, but soon turned cold.

"Mom..." He hugged his mother's neck. Her body was covered with blood, which made him despair and frightened, "I will not die."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Mom hugged him tightly, unable to speak anymore.

"I won't kill my own child. It's not the end yet. I will fight to the end," Dad said softly, his voice gentle and calm, and he stroked his mother's hair, "Even if we die, someone will protect him When he grows up, he will have his own ideas, let him... decide for himself."

"Xiaodao, you have to live."

This was the last conversation of his parents, the last voice left in Hong Jie's mind.

The memory after that was chaotic and suffocating. He knew that his parents were dead, he knew that he was smashed hard on the cold rock, and he also knew that someone picked him up in great pain and put him in a small on board.

When those fishermen rescued him, he was not unconscious, he just couldn't move his body, he had a clear mind and could hear all the sounds.

But he was afraid of these people, the same kind of mothers who launched a killing and rounding up of mermaids that he would never forget in his life.

These people made him lose all happiness, lost his parents, lost his homeland, lost his companions...

He is afraid and hates.

But if he wants to live, he must live.

When Hong Dongshan stood beside him and watched him, he felt a little dazed. Dad used to sit beside him when he was sleeping.

The warm blanket was covering him, he opened his eyes, and saw the man's back, broad shoulders, and the light footsteps when he went out, which gave him the illusion.

dad.

He needs this man, whether it is an illusion or to survive.

Hong Jie sat up, adjusted his blindfold, and started his boat. The bow of the boat cut through the waves and rushed forward. He shouted at the sea wind: "Anchor! Target! Wait a minute..."

He knows every island and every reef in this sea, but the coordinates must be seen. He looked down at a chart at his feet, shouted out the coordinates, and then waved his hand: "Full rudder! Full speed ahead!"

As the boat started to move forward, the sea wind blew fiercely. Hong Jie jumped off the bow and took off the small red wedges on his feet.

The shoe is a bit small, but it's fine if you don't pull up the heel.

Hong Jie stared at the shoes for a while, since when did he become like this?

It must have been 20 years since the first time people in the village said that the child had a brain problem.

The old Yu Jing asked him about this, as long as you don't make people doubt your identity, you don't have to act like a crazy person...

Neuropathy?

Hong Jie sat on the edge of the boat and smiled.

He is neither human nor fish nor mermaid.

He is nothing, and he can be everything.

These are not important, he just... doesn't want to live like a real human being, he doesn't want to just melt into the human world without a trace.

It's not supposed to be human, is it?

He couldn't forget his parents' bodies that were completely dyed, he couldn't forget the huge disasters that human beings brought to his world, his unstoppable greed, and his endless demands.

Hatred for human beings is no longer hatred, but resistance and vigilance will never disappear.

Even Shen Dong, a human being who can only be defined by simplicity and kindness, is the same.

He can be like friends with human beings, such as Qin Yu, such as Shen Dong, and even though he is unwilling, Hong Dongshan and Hong Daddy are still family members... If anything happens again, he will stand by without hesitation. On the side of the mermaid, they just won't choose the bloody confrontation method of their parents back then.

Of course, he didn't want anything to happen. All he did was to separate the mermaid and human worlds as much as possible, so that there would be no more disputes.

Today he is going somewhere to meet the mermaid.

Normally, he might not meet the mermaid once a year, but this time he must.

Cao Mu is a rare mermaid with powerful abilities. They call such a mermaid a prince. In Hong Jie's opinion, this title is a bit too romantic.

prince?

The prince has the strongest power, has the ability to control beyond common sense, is the real son of the sea, the one who can make the sea listen...

Not so romantic, the prince is just someone who can provide strong protection for the mermaid, lives for the mermaid, and dies for the mermaid.

Just like the Ghost Head Knife back then.

Hong Jie shook his head, took a breath, closed his eyes and let it out slowly.

Cao Mu didn't want to stay in the mermaid world anymore. This was the wish of the old fish spirit, and it was expected. The first time Hong Jie found out that Cao Xiaoyu always went to the coral to play, he knew that it would end up like this ending.

The old mermaid is a mermaid, but he does not approve of relying solely on the power of the prince to protect the mermaid. Facts have proved that the prince sometimes needs to sacrifice his life to save him. This kind of sacrifice is too expensive and unfair.

One or a few people like Hong Jie, keep the mermaid's secret, notice abnormalities in advance, and solve problems in advance, this is the idea of ​​the old fish spirit.

No one knows when the next prince will appear and who it will be. Therefore, the prince is the trump card that can only be played at the end. In the eyes of the old fish spirit, this is more reasonable and safer.

The boat drove for almost an hour. With the speed of this boat, more than an hour is not too close, and the destination is ahead.

This boat is the proud work of the old fish spirit, when it was given to him, there were conditions attached.

In fact, as a human form, the old fish spirit doesn't look very old, but there is always a hint of slyness in his eyes, because of this kind of eyes that Hong Jie only has to be a well-trained old fox spirit. Started calling him old fish spirit.

That was the light in his eyes back then, he hugged himself onto the boat and touched the deck: "Xiaodao, this boat is a good boat with speed and strength, and it will be your closest partner in the future."

"Oh."

"Do you want to?"

"Didn't you say he is my closest partner? How can you be a partner if you don't give me?"

"The kid's reaction is pretty quick," the old fish spirit laughed, "Here you are, but there are conditions."

"what?"

"Starting today, you will do something for your father."

Use your own strength to protect the mermaid, and let the world of mermaids be a secret that only a few people know. We must work hard to prevent the harm before we get hurt.

For him, this is not something that cannot be done. Every time he thinks of his parents covered in blood, he can't breathe. He never wants to see such a scene again.

From that day on, he became another person.

During the day, he was Hong Jie, the kid in the village who was out of his mind.

At night, he is a small knife wandering around the sea with the old fish spirit.

As long as he is healthy, Hong Dongshan will not restrict his actions. As he grows older and spends more and more time wandering in the sea, he only teaches him to judge whether it is safe to sail from the changes of the sky and the sea.

Only old man Hong was not at ease. Every time he returned to the village, he would be locked in the house by the old man.

Thinking of this, Hong Jie smiled against the wind, this old man is not bad.

There are many unnamed small islands in the sea, and Hong Jie can almost know the location of each island, and he also knows about the situation under the sea around each island.

He knew where to find the merfolk, but he didn't know exactly where they were hiding.

That's good, no one knows where each mermaid lives, including himself.

Safety.

He parked the boat beside a small island.

This small island is indeed very small, so small that it will disappear when the tide rises.

After the boat stopped on the sea surface for almost half an hour, Hong Jie heard someone knocking on the deck below the sea surface. He grabbed the small red wedge beside him and tapped the deck a few times with the heel in response.

There was a splash of water on the sea on the right, and a person jumped onto the boat lightly.

"Morning." Hong Jie grinned at the man and raised his hand in greeting.

"It's afternoon." The man squatted down opposite him.

"Really?" Hong Jie quickly looked up at the sun, "Good afternoon."

"Good afternoon," the man replied, "what's the matter?"

Hong Jie took off the blindfold and stared at his face for a long time: "You didn't sleep well, little Rarity? You have dark circles."

This person is Feng Rui, named after Lao Yujing. Like Cao Mu, he never found the newspaper or the homework book.

Feng Rui did not grow up with the old Yu Jing, he has been living by himself, unlike Cao Xiaoyu who was deliberately hidden since childhood, Feng Rui knows everything about mermaids, and also knows the grievances and grievances between mermaids and humans all the time.

He does not have the ability of a prince, but he has stronger power than ordinary mermaids. He is a very good assistant and has a tacit understanding with Hong Jie for many years.

"Let's talk about business," Feng Rui looked at him, and after a while poked his probe into the sea, "Really?"

"What's there?" Hong Jie bared his teeth happily.

"Black eyes... Forget it," Feng Rui frowned, "Cao Mu refuses to come back, I already know that."

"You already knew that."

"Ah."

"Don't worry about him, after all, his ability is our last line of defense and can't be used casually." Hong Jie still held the shoe in his hand, and tapped lightly on the deck. alright?"

"Well," Feng Rui glanced at him, "Are you healed?"

"Okay," Hong Jie nodded, thought for a while and then pulled back his collar, "Do you want to see it?"

"No," Feng Rui stepped back, and said again after a while, "Don't do this in the future."

"What kind? Don't let you see it?"

"Don't do those things alone!" Feng Rui suppressed his voice a little annoyed, Hong Jie gave him the order that night that he was not allowed to appear, and a mermaid was not allowed to appear around Liang Feng's boat, "What if he died? !"

"I never thought about it." Hong Jie chuckled a few times, and changed his serious expression after laughing, "Feng Rui, you are so calm. I was always worried that you would rush over, but I didn't expect you to be so obedient."

"It's okay, I'm leaving." Feng Rui stood up and jumped into the sea.

"Let me tell you," Hong Jie leaned on the side of the boat and shook his hands in the water. He knew Feng Rui hadn't left. I don't know what he can do, his methods are useless to Cao Mu, which doesn't mean they are useless to other mermaids, do you know what I mean, I don't want anyone to die."

Feng Rui slowly floated up from the water: "Got it."

"There is still an end to this matter. The killers brought by Liang Feng don't count, but Liang Feng and Qin Yi are not ordinary people. A wealthy businessman and a well-known doctor are missing. It's no small matter to put them anywhere," Hong Jie said. His finger flicked on Feng Rui's forehead, "Someone will come to investigate. No matter whether we can find clues that they have been here, we must ensure that there are no traces."

"En." Feng Rui patted his hand away, he would strictly follow what Hong Jie said, Hong Jie's special status gave him a different status among the mermaids.

"I'll sleep for a while." Hong Jie lay down. He didn't sleep regularly. He didn't know when he would be sleepy. Anyway, he would sleep when he was sleepy. "Don't go far."

"Okay." Feng Rui submerged in the water.

Hong Jie closed his eyes. He sleeps well. It doesn't take long before he closes his eyes to fall asleep. This is probably the animal's instinct to replenish energy to the maximum in the shortest time.

But again, he slept very lightly, and any slight movement would wake him up.

After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, he heard the sound of water, not the sound of ocean waves. He could tell that it was Feng Rui coming out of the water.

When Feng Rui grabbed the edge of the boat and stretched out his hand to drip water on his face, he opened his eyes: "You can be cute once in a while."

Feng Rui quickly withdrew his hand and sank into the sea.

Hong Jie smiled, sat up and stretched, stretching his neck.Compared with Cao Mu, Feng Rui's character is more like a mermaid.

Although he knows more than Cao Mu, and has better judgment of danger and self-control than Cao Mu, he is more vigilant, shy and shy than Cao Mu. Although he has been trying to hide it, from time to time It will still show.

Compared with him, Cao Xiaoyu is a cheeky fish who talks too much.

"Did you leave?" Hong Jie patted the water surface, "I walked around with you, I haven't checked for a long time."

"Aren't you going to find Cao Mu?" Feng Rui stuck his head out of the water again.

"No, he is with Shen Dong every day now," Hong Jie thought for a while, "Shen Dong is still trustworthy now, he cares about Cao Mu."

"Are you tired?" Feng Rui asked suddenly.

"for example?"

"For example, you will make judgments on every human being who comes close."

"Tired," Hong Jie sighed, jumped up suddenly, stood on the bow, with one hand on his waist, "but this is the duty of a captain! It's the sensitivity a pirate should have!"

"...Oh." Feng Rui didn't know how to respond to Hong Jie in this state every time.

"Come on, little shrimp in the sea, the captain will take you to rob!" Hong Jie raised his chin at Feng Rui, "You follow behind the boat..."

Before Hong Jie could speak, Feng Rui jumped out of the water.

His speed was not as fast as Cao Mu's, but it was enough to swing Hong Jie from the bow of the boat into the sea with one arm.

Hong Jie was thrown into the sea by him, and then pulled down quickly for more than ten meters, and was dragged out of the water in a short time. When he emerged from the water, his head was a little dizzy.

"Can you be normal?" Feng Rui looked at him.

"Little Ruirui!" Hong Jie roared, "Do you know the consequences!"

"What?" Feng Rui was taken aback, Hong Jie's suddenly serious expression made him a little nervous.

"Toss a boat..."

"Let's go." Feng Rui pushed him into the water again, and pulled him to swim forward.