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Chapter 90
on Monday.
It seems that God is impatient and wants to see some different decorations on the ground on a sunny day. The good weather that lasted for a week ushered in a turning point today.
It was clear that the moon was bright and the wind was clear outside the window before going to bed last night, but before he opened his eyes the next morning, what Ji Mingjiang felt first was the cold air coming in from the open window.
Turning his head and looking out of the window, it is already a world after the storm and snow.
Even when Ji Mingjiang looked over, it happened that a branch laden with snow hit the window facing him with a "bang".
The snow on the branches slipped down the crack of the window into the house, and then quickly turned into a pool of water on the carpet in the warm environment.
And when he walked over, the fine snow that was still floating outside was caught by the wind and kept blowing into the house.
I don't know if a pile of snow was blown against the wall last night, but it all turned into water and dried up.
"..."
As soon as he got close to the window, a biting chill rushed towards his face, completely waking up Ji Mingjiang's sleepy mind.
After yawning, he stretched out his hand and closed the open window, and the temperature in the room slowly began to rise.
Ji Ming picked up the coat hanging on the hanger with one hand, and threw it on his shoulder casually, then gathered his long hair that was still smooth after a night's sleep with the other hand, and tilted his chin slightly to the leftAfter fixing the clothes on his shoulders, he hooked the rubber band on his left wrist and tied them up.
The fingertips moved behind the hair, and after two or three seconds, the hair that was scrawled together dangled on the back of the mermaid's tall and straight, and the tip of the hair at the end swayed, showing that the owner was in a happy mood at this time.
Of course he should be happy, after all, his fishing career has officially started from today.And after going to work, can see the new medical report of the little guys and arrange new tasks for them.
Just thinking about it makes people feel happy!
"Good morning."
When he opened the door, he happened to meet Cliles who had just come out next door, and Ji Mingjiang greeted him easily.
——It is also worth mentioning that Ji Mingjiang packed up his things and moved into the room in Cliles that Rowlett had prepared for him not long after he moved out of Cliles’ bedroom because of the need to discuss matters related to fishing in the past two days.The room next to it.
"Morning." After a brief reply, Layton looked at Ji Mingjiang's still thin clothes, and frowned unconsciously, but he didn't say anything in the end.
After all, no matter how cold it is now, it is not as cold as when it was on B437. If Ji Mingjiang didn't feel anything at that time, and he is not an ignorant child, he naturally doesn't need to interfere now.
"Is everything packed?"
After skipping the question of clothes, on the way to the restaurant, Layton asked.
"No problem, besides some bedding and clothes, I also put a simple folding bed in the space button. By the way, is there any invisible material or something that can be given to me?It’s good that people don’t notice.”
Ji Mingjiang rubbed the space button in his hand, recalling what he had prepared and what he might use, and asked on a whim.
"There is a shield that blocks infrared detection, and there is something equivalent to a stealth device. I'll get it to you later." After a little thought, Layton gave his own answer.
"Don't worry too much." Seeing Ji Mingjiang still thinking hard, a trace of helplessness flashed in Layton's eyes. Such a serious look is really flattering those who only make small moves behind their backs, he reminded: "According to the information we have collected, those who are looking for Granny's traces everywhere have not received any special training. It is estimated that even Zhang Chengcheng can't match it. When the time comes, everything will act according to plan and there will be no problems."
"I know, but it's better to be careful."
Ji Mingjiang waved his hand.
Even if he doesn't believe in himself, he still has to believe in the system that is far beyond ordinary people's cognition.
During the conversation, the door of the restaurant appeared in front of the two of them. Ji Mingjiang sniffed it, his eyes lit up a little, "It smells so good, I don't know what kind of food we are cooking today."
"Seafood porridge." After responding casually, Layton, who had given up the habit of drinking nutrient solution at some point, followed Ji Mingjiang, who suddenly quickened his pace, and strolled into the bright restaurant.
When he walked in, he could see the chef who had told him before that his skills had finally come into play, handed Ji Mingjiang a bowl of congee with a smile on his face. With Layton's hearing, he was sure that he didn't listen.wrong.
The chef repeated to Ji Mingjiang what he had said before.
"..."
I didn't expect you to be such a chef with thick eyebrows and big eyes.jpg
After a simple breakfast, the two of them came to Granny's room—because his physical condition can be said to have entered a state of neither embarrassment nor embarrassment, neither better nor worse, so two days agoAfter Lin Feng checked again, Granny was transferred from the treatment room to the normal room.
"Do you feel well today? If there is a sudden discomfort, we can postpone the plan for a while."
Looking at Granny whose face was still a little pale, Ji Mingjiang asked worriedly.
"m...cough cough!" Granny had just uttered a syllable, but was startled by his own hoarse voice like gravel in his throat. He cleared his throat before saying again: "It's okay."
When he said this, his nasal voice was still a little heavy, and the pronunciation between the words was a little fuzzy.
"..."
You don't look like it's okay at all!
Seeing Granny's insistence, Ji Mingjiang hesitated for a moment, and finally held back the words.
"It's just that I caught a cold last night. It's not a big deal. Just take some medicine and you'll be fine."
Glancing outside the window where the wind was still blowing the floating snow, Ji Mingjiang twitched his mouth, tentatively agreeing with his statement.
Anyway, with the current level of technology and medical treatment, the common cold is really just a pill, and there is no possibility of infecting other mermaids. Ji Mingjiang silently handed Granny a cup of hot water.
While the other party was taking the medicine, he took another wheelchair out of the space button.
Facing Cliles' eyes of "how many things did you put in it", Ji Mingjiang looked calm and composed. He patted the cushion of the wheelchair, and said to Granny who was also a little dull: "You turned into a human form.Sit up, it will be more convenient when we send you there."
"Ah... yes."
Putting the water glass aside, it can be said that after taking the medicine, Granny's body became much lighter immediately, and with the help of Ji Mingjiang, Granny moved herself to the wheelchair.
"You change your clothes first, just call me when you're done, I can hear you."
Granny, who was holding a sweater, fleece pants and a woolen coat on the back of the wheelchair, nodded.
"Is this the mermaid center you mentioned?"
After the wheelchair landed on the ground, Granny let go of his hands that were gripping the armrest until the knuckles were a little white, and looked around curiously.
Because he was tightly surrounded by a scarf, his voice was still muffled, but when the winter wind whizzed past him, Ji Mingjiang, who was right behind him, could hear what he was saying clearly.
After nodding his head, Ji Mingjiang realized that Granny couldn't see his movements now, so he pushed the person forward and said, "Yes, I thought the information I gave you that day was quite complete?"
Granny smiled dryly and responded vaguely.
Although the fact is that after knowing that this is what Ji Mingjiang needs him to do, he didn't even look carefully at the place where he will live in the future...
However, he still said what was really surprising in his heart, "I just didn't expect that this place related to mermaids is not as strict as I imagined?"
"I'm talking about management, or security," he added.
Although after entering the door, you can see the patrols passing by and the guard tower at the corner, but... it is indeed quite different from the strict guarding and guarding he imagined, not to mention those two or three pairs.The young trainers who came over are here, and everyone is talking with their companions with relaxed smiles on their faces.
This sentence was heard by Odos who was next to him. He obviously didn't expect to hear other people's doubts about the defense of the Mermaid Center in his lifetime-although it is not necessary to question the level of words., but still made Odos stunned for a moment, before he said somewhat inexplicably: "Isn't this considered strict? Every year, newly recruited trainers complain that they can't adapt to this high-intensity patrol in the first two days."environment."
Ji Mingjiang glanced at Granny who was thinking about something with his head down, and changed the subject.
"Did the results of the second full physical examination come out yesterday?"
"It's out! It came out before going to bed last night!" Speaking of this, Odos became more energetic, and he quickly forgot about Granny, and started chatting with Ji Mingjiang enthusiastically,"Oh, I almost went to bed last night, and then Xiao Lin called me to tell me that the result was out. I heard his tone and thought it was an accident. I almost scared me to death. Guess what happened?!"
Before Ji Mingjiang could speak, Odos continued without stopping for a second: "The gap is really huge! Although I can't understand the specific nouns and data, Xiaolin wrote it at the end of the report.It is clearly written in the line of comments, the mermaid in your breeding room grows much faster than other mermaids, and the physical fitness can be said to be several times that of other mermaids!"
Although he had expected this result, after hearing Odos's happy words, Ji Mingjiang still had a smile in his eyes, and he waited for Odos to calm down before saying: "In this case,Just send a copy of my schedule from last week to the other nursery rooms, and let them arrange it accordingly. After the physical fitness and strength have improved, should the new arrangement be with me or think of something else?It's all fine."
"Understood, I will explain it at the weekly meeting later."
Odos nodded, and after seeing his office building, he patted Ji Mingjiang on the shoulder again, stroked his beard and left cheerfully.
When he came back to Granny, he noticed the puzzled look in his eyes. Ji Mingjiang grasped the handle of the wheelchair again, and then explained: "Because the empire's misunderstanding and contempt for mermaids was a bit serious, and it has always been a bit too used to it."Those little guys, the last physical examination found that basically all the mermaids are not up to the standard, I asked them to change the schedule for the mermaids last week."
Granny nodded in understanding, and carefully corrected the small mistakes in Ji Mingjiang's words.
"It's not in the eyes of the empire's misunderstanding. In fact, the Federation side is similar."
Probably organizing his words, after more than ten seconds, Granny continued to speak slowly: "But it's not the same as your way of overdoting because of contempt."
Speaking of this, Granny's eyes darkened. Having escaped from the auction and saved his life, he couldn't be more clear about the federation's attitude towards mermaids.
Because of contempt, looking at mermaids is like looking at a tool that they can use and control at will. Use it if you need it, and put it aside if you don’t need it so that they won’t starve to death.When it's useless, I pack it up and throw it at the auction to make a fortune...
"So, in fact, both sides are the same, and the empire side is much better than the people in the Federation." Probably aware of the heavy atmosphere at this time, Granny quickly changed into a relaxed tone, laughingsaid.
Ji Mingjiang didn't want to mention his sad things too much, so he responded and said, "Here we are."
Because Granny needs to be settled in advance, Ji Mingjiang arrived at the Mermaid Center very early today. He opened the door of the breeding room just after eight o'clock.
"Wow"
The slight sound of the tail splashing water was drowned in the chirping conversation, but it was still keenly captured by Ji Mingjiang's ears.
Thanks to the care of the door hinges that the Mermaid Center had done so as not to disturb the sleeping mermaids, it can be said that there was no sound at all when the heavy door was pushed open.
It was rare for Ji Mingjiang to feel that some of the things he had done in this place were still useful.
The sound of the wheels of the wheelchair was also drowned out by the noise of the mermaids in the pool.
The mermaids in the nurturing room were yawning, chatting, and looking at the waterway while exercising... For a while, none of the mermaids noticed the arrival of Ji Mingjiang and the stranger.
Tsk, this kind of vigilance is not enough. Under the background of mermaids having mental power, which can be called a cheating artifact, they are still so slow... It seems that there are still many things to train.
Ji Mingjiang thought casually, his eyes swept across the unsuspecting mermaids, and then settled on Chen Ning who was struggling to swim.
Probably because his gaze was too blatant, the mermaid who just sank her head to the bottom of the water one second suddenly poked her head out the next second, and a pair of round amber eyes looked vigilantly at the door where Ji Mingjiang was.
Then he froze in place.
Obviously looks like the youngest, but whether it is executive ability or acuity, can it surpass other mermaids by a large margin...
Ji Mingjiang touched his chin thoughtfully, and before Chen Ning could speak, he bent his fingers and knocked on the door beside him.
"Have you relaxed enough?"
After switching to the mermaid language, it seems to be able to cleanse the mind and clear the tiredness of the day in human ears, but it is no different from the whispers of demons in the ears of the mermaids in the house.
"!!!"
"Wow, it's only eight o'clock!"
"And it's Monday! It's too cheating to come so early!"
A group of mermaids scattered in panic, muttering and whining and complaining.
"It's getting late, okay? It's because you guys slept until nine o'clock before and your schedule was too loose."
The wheels of the wheelchair gurgled, and Ji Mingjiang pushed Granny for a while, before turning around and closing the door that left enough passage for the cold wind.
After very bluntly pointing out the abnormal routine that this group of mermaids had adapted well before, he then put on an expression Granny had never seen before, and announced in a flat tone: "Your exercise time this week should have beenIt was extended to two hours, and I reminded Carrie to tell you this news on Friday before I asked for leave, so I was surprised..."
His gaze shifted to Chen Ning, and the other mermaids also moved with his gaze.
Chen Ning, who instantly became the focus of the audience: "..."
I'm so upset, know Jiang Jiang is a bad fish with a wicked taste!
Chen Ning, who had been in contact with Ji Mingjiang a lot in the past few days and had already seen through his essence, thought with a fierce look on his face.
Everything was thinking in heart was written on face, it seems that the management of facial expressions will also be put on the agenda in the future...
Oh wait, no, just want to sharpen the character of the mermaids and exercise their bodies, so there is no need to arrange such courses.
Silently pulling back his thoughts of running farther and farther, Ji Mingjiang continued what he hadn't finished before: "So I'm surprised, it's already 8:15, and Chen Ning is still the only one following my instructions.request to carry it out?"
Chen Ning, who was praised, blinked his eyes, and his short tail was happily cocking up and down under the water.
But the other mermaids who faced Ji Mingjiang's calm but bluffing tone were not at all as relaxed as Chen Ning. They all secretly wanted to sink their bodies into the water, but they were hindered by Jiming Jiang.The strong sense of oppression in the gaze did not dare to act rashly.
Just when the atmosphere in the nurturing room became more and more depressed, making people afraid to show their anger, Ji Mingjiang took the lead to withdraw his eyes, pushed Granny towards the pool, his tone and expression changed very quickly, as if theHe was not the one who scared the mermaids to the point of trembling. He said gently: "But today is Monday, and I can understand your desire to relax. Just make up for the fifteen minutes of exercise later. Now,Come meet your new friends."
He patted the handle of the wheelchair, motioning them to turn their attention from him to Granny.
These words not only brought back the little mermaids who were frightened by him, but also pulled Granny back from the shock, who had never seen Ji Mingjiang like this before. He looked at the group in front of him that was much smaller than himThe mermaids suddenly felt helpless.
This... this is too small!
"Hi everyone, my name is Granny, from now on..."
Before the words fell, the little mermaids, who were still puzzled just now, came together because they heard Ji Mingjiang say that this was their next companion, chirping and interrupting what Granny hadn't finished speaking.
"Please teach me more in the future! I just heard this word from Sister Lili yesterday!"
"Ah, are you going to live with us from now on?"
"Granny is also a mermaid? I didn't feel it before, you look so big, you feel much bigger than us!"
"Will I grow up to be this big in the future?"
"Okay, Jiang Jiang is so tall."
"..."
"Granny, why are you sitting on it? Since you're going to live with us, come down and play with us... Ah no, let's exercise with us!"
Glancing at Ji Mingjiang's face next to him, the little mermaid who spoke last quickly changed his mind, patted the empty water surface in front of him, and warmly invited.
"I……"
Most of the previous companions who were not sent to the laboratory were already numb to the environment, while most of those who were sent to the laboratory with him lost the energy to talk and laugh because of the torture of drugs.
After waking up in the palace, neither the doctor who came to examine him nor Ji Mingjiang and the others had such a detached personality.
Therefore, it can be said that this moment is a situation that Granny has never encountered or imagined-being surrounded by a group of rosy-faced, lively and cheerful little guys...
His ears gradually turned red, and his lips opened and closed for a long time without saying a word.
How to deal with this situation?!
Granny screamed silently.
"Okay." Ji Mingjiang raised his head again after replying to Cliles' message, and finally received Granny's help-seeking eyes, and noticed the helplessness on his face.Xiaodi complained: "Why didn't I see that you were so enthusiastic about me before."
"..." Several mermaids looked at him in unison for an instant, their eyes full of accusations, as if they were saying, "You really don't know?"
"Hahahahaha." Ji Mingjiang finally couldn't help laughing, and then he said to the mermaids in front of him: "Granny has a leg injury, so I won't do the usual exercise with you. Besides,If there is anything else you want to know, you can ask yourself, I am going to a meeting, and work hard in the new week."
"Okay, Jiang Jiang, let's go!"
Ji Mingjiang glanced at Mai Xiwei, whose eyes were shining and the corners of his mouth were grinning to the sky. How could he not see what this mermaid who is used to opportunism and fishing fish was thinking, he immediately laughed, and looked at Granny as soon as the conversation changed.He said sincerely: "As for the meeting period... I will ask Granny to help me supervise these little guys. I must exercise enough time and enough before moving on to the next item."
"I see." Receiving the accusing eyes of the mermaids in front of him as if they had been betrayed, Granny lost the nervousness just now, looked back very naturally, bent down and stretched out his hand with a smile on his face.:"To Come."
"Snapped!"
Mai Xiwei puffed up half of her face, flicked her short tail on the water, but in the end, because she didn't want this new big friend to feel that she was excluded on the first day, she reluctantlyHe also stretched out his hand and patted it very hard.
"Understood, I won't be lazy!"
Grapa has been on leave for more than a week, and is sitting in a dimly lit room with the curtains drawn, having just sent his boss a request for today's leave.
——Since receiving the news from Andre that day, he has focused his energy on searching for the mermaid that might leak federal secrets.Of course, at the same time, he also had to finish the first task he received, about capturing Ji Mingjiang and Keruo Krilles to the Federation.
The two missions of making small movements in the empire kept him busy, so naturally he couldn't take care of his "own job" here at this time.
But thanks to the model worker image he had established through his hard work before, although this leave request was endless, it was approved quickly every time, and today was no exception.
Not long after the message was sent, the other party's reply came quickly.
"Shi Yi: Is your body still not getting better? Grapa, if it's really that serious, then I suggest you go to another hospital. There are many hospitals on some planets with distinctive characteristics that are worth a try.It is the best, maybe your problem is not what the capital star hospital is good at."
"Shi Yi: I've already passed your leave application, just rest assured and recuperate. The above suggestions are purely from my personal point of view, and I don't mean to urge you to recover quickly and return to work. Uh, but I have to say,After you're gone, none of the other people's work efficiency can match yours, so from the perspective of my boss, I wish you a speedy recovery."
"..."
In the dimly lit room, the constantly flickering light brain screen became the only light source in the room—but he would not be there soon.
Grapa silently watched the series of messages sent by Shi Yi, and didn't know what to reply for a while, so he got out of bed irritably and turned on the light by the door frame. Compared with the dark environment, the bright light can mobilize people's enthusiasmEmotions, he thought.
And still don't know what to say.
Damn, if you don't know how to speak, you don't need to say it. If someone else sees this news, he will probably hand in his resignation that day because he foresees his future being squeezed.
Grapa thought blankly.
Then I ground myself a cup of coffee.
The coffee with nothing added was bitter in the mouth, but Grapa took advantage of this irritability to quickly type a few words on the optical brain to go back, and then took off the "beep" optical brain from his wrist, and threw it on the messy bed.
He came to his study with coffee and began to work on two lines. One device was used to watch Ji Mingjiang's regular live broadcast, and the other device was used to sort out and reply to the news sent back by his subordinates.
"Report, E249 star has not been found."
"Report, C350 star not found."
"Report,...not found."
Except for the discovery of the remains of the starship with the imprint of the auction venue and a pool of blood on the G145 star near the Federation on the first day, the subsequent investigations and searches were nothing.
A seriously injured mermaid disappeared completely as if the world had evaporated.
"A bunch of trash."
Grapa's face became more and more irritable. After he rumpled his messy hair even more, he cursed in a low voice.
Just as he was planning to arrange some more tasks, a name mentioned in the live broadcast room next to Ji Mingjiang made him turn his head instantly, and his eyes were firmly fixed on that familiar figure.
"...This is Granny, a mermaid I accidentally rescued before, his tail was injured a bit, so I put it in the breeding room where I'm mainly in charge..."
Grapa quickly called up the documents he had received.
The name can be matched.Hair color eye color, can match.Looks, can match.The tail was hurt... His eyes quickly slid to the bottom of the file, and they could match.
Great, finally found you.
Even the two who want to be captured alive and the one who wants to be killed are all together.
Grapa picked up the communicator he used to communicate with Andre and reported his findings.
"Whether you want to carry out the two plans simultaneously, please reply as soon as possible."
"Drip, the sending is complete."
The author has something to say:
There should be another chapter during the day, when the code is finished and when it will be published.
Trying to achieve an achievement of ending the main text on the weekend, but don't know if can succeed, damn it.