Twenty years later, Jiang Yanfeng still clearly remembers the scene of seeing Liu Huo for the first time in the empty white room of the underground research institute.
At that time, the blond siren had just been awakened, had undergone basic sleep brainwashing, could understand human language, and had been indoctrinated with instructions to obey. The black collar that only emitted 120 volts of electricity was tightly fastened around his neck, and the ignorance and panic in his golden eyes made him look like a beautiful trapped beast.
The collar's remote control was installed in their watch, originally for self-defense. They can use that remote control to punish the Kraken if they do something that could threaten them.
He wasn't really happy when he was initially selected to join the experiment. He didn't understand why he took three months to please a siren. Among the first three humans, the other two students were very cordial and enthusiastic towards the three Krakens. He was the only one who seldom spoke. When eating together, he just ate his own food silently, listening to the two students— Let's call them a and b - tell jokes to the sirens, or tell funny stories about your own youth.
The three sea-monsters seemed to be somewhat alert to the three of them, especially Liu Huo, who opened Jiang Yanfeng's inexplicably uneasy Rongrong eyes, with a little bit of hostility, deliberately keeping a distance from them . The Kraken named Zangfeng seems to be the most outgoing and will try to talk to the two students. In addition, the Kraken named Xi Yan didn't talk much, but more because he was not sociable, he seemed rather timid.
Jiang Yanfeng knew that student a had already set his sights on Liu Huo, and often deliberately approached Liu Huo. But the Kraken doesn't seem to buy it, and always tries his best to avoid each other. And another student b seems to have not made up his mind whether to choose Zangfeng or Xiyan.
Although he noticed the fire, he did not take any action. He could feel that Liu Huo was instinctively alert to humans. Seeing a bumping into the wall in front of Liu Huo again and again, he even secretly gloated a little.
But when did the situation suddenly change
It probably started with Xi Yan. b finally decided to bind with Xiyan, and the initial progress was smooth, Jiang Yanfeng even saw them kissing in the kitchen. Until one day, when B decided to develop a further relationship with Xiyan, he was resisted.
b thinks that Xi Yan is deliberately trying to whet his appetite. He has already kissed him, so what's the big deal in going to bed? He has spent a month, this little siren is too ignorant. So he used the collar remote control device.
After being shocked three or four times by the highest 120-volt current, Xiyan cried and begged for mercy, begging b not to continue, he was willing to do anything.
So b found that the electric collar remote control device is a very useful tool.
After that, b stopped trying to please Xiyan. Whenever he refuses to obey certain demands, he will use electric shocks to force the poor siren into submission. Initially, these acts of coercion and punishment were carried out in private in a room built with super-strong sound-absorbing materials, so neither Jiang Yanfeng nor the other two Kraken knew about it. b seems to have threatened Xiyan not to mention it to others, until one time Xiyan couldn't take it anymore, escaped from the room, and got into Liuhuo's arms.
At that time, Jiang Yanfeng and others were stunned. They didn't expect B to do such a thing.
After that, the three Kraken separated themselves from the humans. As long as the three humans were there, the Krakens would never approach. Jiang Yanfeng was very angry and had a fight with b, but was forcibly pulled away by a.
"They're nothing but sirens! They're slaves! They were born to be ordered by us! What hypocrites are you pretending to be here!" b yelled at him.
Jiang Yanfeng glared at him with threatening eyes, "The collar is for self-protection, not for torture! This time the mission is naturally bound! Do you think the Kraken will be bound to us like this?!"
B showed a disdainful smile, "As long as there are enough electric shocks, will they dare not bind us? Sirens are cheap, the better you treat them, the more they look down on you, the more you abuse them, the more obedient and inseparable they will be. open you!"
"Are you a fucking sadist?!"
Facing Jiang Yanfeng's anger, A was silent. Jiang Yanfeng felt the gradually unbalanced atmosphere in the air. After living in isolation from the outside world for a month, the tense thread in the minds of these two young people who were still underage was broken.
When a stood in b's camp, Jiang Yanfeng was not surprised in his heart. How many people can resist the temptation to use that power when the fate of another is entirely in your hands? How many people are willing to refrain from proving their rights by hurting others
That day Jiang Yanfeng came out of his room and heard a scream. He immediately ran towards the source of the sound, only to see Liu Huo paralyzed on the ground, panting with his mouth open like a dehydrated fish, his fingers clutching on the collar and spasming. Zang Feng tried to hug the siren on the ground, but was broken free again and again. A stood in front of him, his eyes were red, and his face was already a little hideous. And B was sitting at the table next to him with Xi Yan's collar in one hand, drinking coffee leisurely.
Jiang Yanfeng rushed over and punched A in the face.
"You're fucking crazy!" Jiang Yanfeng stared at him in disbelief.
a stood up, silently wiped the blood from his nose, and then pressed the button on the watch again in revenge. Liu Huo's body twitched again, and his eyes had begun to roll back. And Zang Feng was also bounced off by the current on Liu Huo's body, begging to A, "He's dying! Please let him go!"
Jiang Yanfeng had never seen the proud Kraken look so painful, and the unprecedented anger made him pounce on him and twitch with a. a was not his opponent, and was punched a few times in the face. He tried to take off A's watch, but was suddenly hit in the temple by a blunt object. There was a fishy and salty smell in the nose, dizzy and lost strength, and was kicked away by a.
b is holding the kitchen iron pan in his hand, and the smile on his face is so evil that the shadow of the upright young man has disappeared. He threw down the pot and kicked Jiang Yanfeng's stomach several times.
On the other side, A glared at Liu Huo, "Are you willing to surrender now?"
Liu Huo's blond hair was stuck to his face with sweat, and his chest heaved violently. He struggled to look at the sadistic human, gritted his teeth and said, "You are dreaming!"
A was furious and was about to execute another execution when Zang Feng suddenly rushed over and stood in front of Liu Huo, begging, "I am willing to replace him! I am willing to bind you!"
a was stunned, and Liu Huo's eyes widened. Although Jiang Yanfeng was kicked upside down by B, he also heard this sentence. He tried to get up to stop the siren from doing something stupid, but b kicked him in the forehead again, sending him into a brief syncope.
When he opened his eyes again, he saw a pushing Zang Feng towards his room. Liu Huo tried hard to hug A's foot, but was kicked away.
"I gave you a chance, and now I regret it again?" With a smug smile on his face, he kicked away Liu Huo's hand and took away Zang Feng, who was horrified.
B and Xiyan are also gone. Jiang Yanfeng clutched his bleeding forehead, got up, and sat down beside Liu Huo.
The blond Kraken was so exhausted that he couldn't even stand. But his fists were clenched so tightly, his eyes were full of hatred.
Jiang Yanfeng stretched out his hand hesitantly, trying to help him up, but before his fingers touched the blond hair of the Kraken, he heard the other party command in a cold voice, "Don't touch me!"
Jiang Yanfeng's head was stabbed, but he could understand how resentful the Kraken was now. But it wasn't until later that he understood that at that time, Liu Huo's heart was more than simple to hate.
As early as when the Krakens began to avoid humans, there was already a secret relationship between Liu Huo and Zang Feng. The helpless Krakens protect and cuddle with each other, which is the only comfort and harbor for each other.
Jiang Yanfeng finally picked Liu Huo up despite Liu Huo's resistance and brought him into the research room where the Krakens were temporarily staying these days. He said that the fire was placed on the sofa, and then he found some ointment from the medicine cabinet, and wanted to apply it to the skin around the sea monster's burned collar. But when he approached the siren, his wrist was suddenly caught.
Although his strength was not great, Jiang Yanfeng did not struggle. Let's give him some sense of control... Jiang Yanfeng thought to himself.
Liu Huo glared at him, "Do you want to be bound to me too!"
Jiang Yanfeng frowned, "I just want to help you."
"Help me?" Liu Huo sneered, with endless ridicule in his eyes, "You are so kind? What do you want to get? Don't pretend to be innocent!"
Jiang Yanfeng had never been in a relationship before, and had never been involved in such a complicated interpersonal relationship. He was very unhappy when he was suddenly framed with intentions. But looking at the beautiful face of the Kraken who was extremely tired but did not dare to relax his vigilance, his heart softened again.
These three Krakens have just been awakened, and even if they have some knowledge and self-awareness due to sleep brainwashing, in a sense, they are still three children. But they were born suddenly, facing the cruelty and brutality of human beings. If it was himself, I am afraid he would have gone crazy.
Jiang Yanfeng sighed, put the ointment on the low table in front of the sofa, turned around and went back to the medicine cabinet to find some bandages and alcohol, and began to clean the wound on his forehead.
He knew that Liu Huo had been pricking up his ears to hear Zang Feng's voice, but the three bedrooms were made of advanced sound insulation materials, so even the Kraken couldn't clearly hear the movement inside.
Jiang Yanfeng didn't know if he should find a way to save the other two sea monsters. Although his fighting skills are outstanding in the training camp, A and B are not ordinary people. When the two of them join hands, he is not an opponent. The only one he can save is probably the sea monster in front of him.
Time passed minute by minute, and the fire statue turned into a sculpture. Jiang Yanfeng handed him food and water as if he didn't see it. Jiang Yanfeng was silent for a moment, and finally said, "If you want to save them, you must at least have physical strength. Do you expect me to kill them both alone?"
Liu Huo's body trembled slightly, and his golden eyes finally fell on him. The two pairs of eyes looked at each other for a while, and the blond Kraken finally picked up the energy bar on the table and shoved it into his mouth as if he had completed a task.
When Jiang Yanfeng tentatively took the ointment to give him medicine, he no longer refused. Although there was still vigilance in those eyes.
In the next few days, Jiang Yanfeng did not leave Liuhuo even a single step. He tried to get in touch with the outside world by knocking on the security gate, or using the internal computer to unlock the security door, but to no avail. He doesn't believe that outsiders can't see the atrocities happening here.
Or do they only care about whether the binding is successful, and do not care about the binding method? But how could the use of violent coercion really cause the Siren to bind
As the days passed, the doubts in Jiang Yanfeng's heart became bigger and bigger. At the same time, he also found himself more and more concerned about Liu Huo.
Liu Huo would still do everything possible to see Zang Feng who was locked in room a. If Jiang Yanfeng hadn't followed suit, he might have planned to forcibly bind Liu Huo. Liu Huo even tried to use biological energy to attack a, and even with a strong electric shock, he managed to knock a flying and slammed it against the wall. But if Jiang Yanfeng hadn't arrived in time and confronted A and B, Liu Huo might have lost his life.
Jiang Yanfeng knew that a and b had lost their minds. Each additional day spent in this confined space increases the likelihood that their lives will be endangered. He looked at Liu Huo, who temporarily lost consciousness due to the excessive electric shock in his arms, but his heart was full of loss.
Liu Huo now trusts him very much. Sometimes when he wakes up from a nightmare, if he doesn't see him by his side, he will look for him everywhere with a panicked expression. Jiang Yanfeng knew that this kind of dependence mostly stemmed from the fear of this extremely unsafe and malicious world, but he still felt a trace of tenderness because of this dependence. He silently decided that no matter what, he must protect this beautiful sea monster like a trapped beast. He really hoped that one day he could see a sincere smile that only bloomed towards him in those golden eyes.
That is, at that moment, he suddenly realized that it was not the sea monsters who were bound, but the humans
Either by desire, or by delusion.
It was because of being bound that when Zang Feng killed a with a broken mirror because he couldn't bear the abuse, he and Liu Huo would attack his own species b together. After knocking b out, Jiang Yanfeng put on b's clothes, held a's body in the corner of the monitor and staged a "fighting" scene, and then dragged a to the dead corner of the monitor, smearing his blood on b On the body, print b's fingerprints on it. They found all the anesthetics in the institute and injected b every once in a while. They made up a confession, saying that B lost control and killed A for Zang Feng. They tied B for self-protection.
Because he was bound, he agreed to pretend to be bound to both Liuhuo and Zangfeng at the request of Liuhuo. Because considering that the Kraken, who is not bound and is suspected of murder, is probably not much better than dying, because I don't want Liuhuo to have an accident, and I don't want Liuhuo to despair because of Zangfeng's accident. Jiang Yanfeng didn't know how he swallowed the bitterness in his throat, watching Liu Huo look at Zang Feng with the most tender and affectionate eyes, and put his lips on the latter's lips. He couldn't even imagine that this outfit turned out to be twenty years old.
He did not express his deep feelings to Liu Huo. Even in the first ten years, he held the title of the so-called master of two Krakens, but when he returned to the room, he was just like an outsider watching the eyes and smiles passed between the two loving Krakens. Even in a mission to save Zangfeng and injured his leg, he can no longer walk without a cane. Even if Zang Feng is found to have chronic stonefish disease, the remaining lifespan is long, but he will gradually lose all the ability to move and even swallow, and he can only survive on a ventilator in the later stage. He looked at Liu Huo's sadness and despair for Zang Feng, his eyes lost a little bit of light, but he could only lie silently on the other side of the double bed, not even daring to touch it.
Sometimes, Jiang Yanfeng would also think, if Zang Feng just died like this. But he thought about it, if Zang Feng died, how long would Liu Huo live
Sometimes he felt that Liu Huo knew his feelings, but he just chose not to expose it. Liu Huo still believes in him so much, and even shows a sincere smile to him, kisses his cheek in front of people, jokes like a normal friend, and rushes into the battlefield just because of his order. But Liu Huo doesn't love him, and will never love him.
He hoped, despaired, regretted, and resented. But in the end, it became a habit. Tiredness and melancholy dyed the eyes that once shone brightly, just as the wind and frost dyed the hair on the temples a little bit white. He originally thought that maybe he would have another chance after Zang Feng's death, or maybe he could try to fall in love with someone else after retiring, and give this crazy and hopeless unrequited love a dull picture. period.
He just didn't expect that in the end, Liu Huo betrayed him.
But he still couldn't hate it.
After all, what's wrong with the Kraken wanting to escape from humans
Jiang Yanfeng opened the door of the room where he was under house arrest, and said to the soldiers outside, "Tell Qi Yu, I agree. However, I want Liu Huo to come back to me."