Only after making sure that 074 had left did the little mermaid come out from the backyard.
Looking at his father walking towards him, he clenched his hands at his sides nervously. He tried hard to convince himself: It's okay, Dad won't mind.
Even though he knew that he was once an experiment, his father would not think he was troublesome and would continue to protect him as always.
So he wanted to tell his father everything and let his father be careful.
He didn't know why 074 showed up here, but he was afraid that 074 would hurt his father and other cubs who were unaware of the situation.
What happened in the laboratory before, he would never allow to happen to his father and Hercules.
Ruan Shiqing walked up to the little mermaid and saw him pursed his lips and gave her a pale, faint smile.
The little mermaid was obviously not in a good mood today, and Ruan Shiqing knew that he must be hiding something. He bent down slightly and rubbed the top of the little mermaid's head: "Does Yuebai want to talk to Dad?"
The little mermaid nodded heavily and followed Ruan Shiqing into the workshop.
On the windowsill of the workroom, Rong Heng was lying on his back, basking in the sun. The two of them came in together and turned their heads curiously.
Ruan Shiqing was about to let him go out first, but the little mermaid grabbed his sleeve and shook it, shaking her head to show that she didn't care.
He lowered his head, called up the virtual screen, and typed one by one: [Dad, be careful of the guest with blue hair.]
Looking at the words on the screen, Ruan Shiqing's expression became serious: "Do you know him?"
He immediately thought of what happened before he picked up the little mermaid. He gently touched the scar on the little mermaid's cheek and asked, "Does the scar on her face have anything to do with him?"
[It has nothing to do with him, it’s someone from the lab.]
The little mermaid shook her head, thought for a while, and then told him the things about the laboratory as briefly as possible through text: [074 is not a bad person, but he is not a good person either. I don’t know what he wants to do here, but Daddy should be careful.]
After telling everything, the little mermaid let out a breath, closed her ear fins a little, and didn't even dare to look her father in the eye.
He subconsciously grasped the edge of the cart with both hands, with such force that his knuckles turned white.
"Just say Yuebai is a brave little mermaid." Ruan Shiqing unfolded his clenched fingers one by one and wrapped them with his palms, thereby passing strength and courage to him.
He neither expressed sympathy for that dark experience nor showed any concern for the existence of 074. He remained calm and powerful as he had every time before, and gently praised the mermaid who was in a depressed mood, and told him: "It's okay, don't be afraid, Dad will take care of it all."
The little mermaid suddenly raised his head and looked at his father with wide eyes. He wanted to smile as brightly as before, but tears were falling from his eyes.
Ruan Shiqing hugged him gently and wiped the water stains on his face.
Even Snowball, who was lying on the balcony, came over and nudged the little mermaid's palm with his wet nose.
The little mermaid, who had been in a panic and anxiety for days, suddenly relaxed. He wiped his tears and hugged Snowball in his arms.
When she came out of the workshop, the little mermaid was once again a little cub with a smile without any gloom.
He hugged Snowball, pursed his lips and smiled slightly, his blue eyes seemed to be filled with the sunshine of the entire spring day.
After the little mermaid left, Ruan Shiqing calmed down and called up the anti-reconnaissance system of the b3024 planet. After calculating and searching according to the time, he found the exact arrival time of the blue-haired young man.
—Just three days ago, the blue-haired young man and Wright arrived in the inner city late at night in a shuttle.
According to the little mermaid, the blue-haired young man should be the saint son of the mermaids, and Light who was accompanying him was most likely also a mermaid, and judging from his attire, his status should not be low.
Two mermaids of noble status drove a shuttle to an unknown garbage planet late at night. Their purpose was not simple at all.
But Ruan Shiqing didn't think that the other party was coming for the little mermaid.
According to the laws of the Galactic Empire, human experiments are illegal, and this experiment must have been conducted in secret.
Among all the experimental objects, only 074 finally passed the screening and survived. The other experimental objects are likely to be "failures". In order to erase the traces of the experiment, these "unqualified" experimental objects will be disposed of. The little mermaid is also one of the experimental objects to be disposed of, but his will to survive is too strong. Even if his throat is cut, he survives tenaciously. Until later, he crashed on the planet b3024 halfway and was accidentally brought home by him.
There were so many corpses of the experimenters on the transport ship, no one would notice that one was missing. So the possibility that the other party came for the little mermaid was very small. The greater probability was that they came to B3024 for some purpose, and 074, the blue-haired young man, accidentally discovered the existence of the little mermaid.
Ruan Shiqing thought about it and realized that the only thing that could attract the merpeople on planet B3024 was the Zerg that had appeared strangely and been killed by him recently.
The inner city must have received the news of the Zerg appearing in the outer city. Ruan Shiqing didn't know how the inner city handled it, but the mermaids landed in the inner city when they arrived late at night, which was enough to show that they had contact with the inner city. So it was very likely that they got the news of the Zerg from the inner city, so they came to investigate.
And this investigation was not an official action of the government, but a private investigation by the mermaid tribe.
The inner city might have reported the incident after discovering the Zerg, but the higher-level government probably didn't care about the small garbage planet, and might even have issued a blockade order to reduce panic and adverse effects - otherwise the news of the Zerg appearing in the Greater Bay Area would have spread on the information network long ago.
The government didn't care about it, but the mermaid's saint suddenly led people to secretly appear on planet b3024 and carried out an investigation in secret. The whole thing was very intriguing.
Moreover, the two times that the blue-haired young man came to the store, he was very concerned about the armored walker - it was with that armored walker that he and 09 killed the Zerg.
It is hard not to make associations amidst all these doubts.
Ruan Shiqing frowned and thought for a long time, then cut out a clear photo of the blue-haired young man and Wright from the surveillance video and sent it to Marin, asking him to help keep an eye on the whereabouts of the two.
But what was unexpected was that before he could find the other party, the other party came back.
The blue-haired young man held the damaged blaster and said helplessly, "Mr. Ruan, he is here again. He had a quarrel with Wright yesterday and he accidentally broke this gun. I would like you to help take a look at it."
He handed over the damaged blaster.
"Let's take a look." Ruan Shiqing took the blaster calmly, and while checking it, he said casually: "I've been here a few times, but I don't seem to know how to address you?"
"Just call me Lansing." The blue-haired young man smiled harmlessly. If the little mermaid had not asked him to confess everything, it would have been difficult for people to be wary of him based on his appearance and disguised personality.
Ruan Shiqing easily replaced the deliberately mis-installed parts in the blaster, adjusted the weapon, but did not return it immediately. Instead, he fiddled with it for a few times and pointed the gun at him, as if it was real or fake: "The parts of this gun were actually replaced by Mr. Lansing on purpose, right? I wonder what is so attractive about this small repair shop that makes you deliberately look for opportunities to visit again and again?"
His fingers stroked the trigger of the blaster rifle, and Ruan Shiqing spoke in a relaxed tone, as if he was chatting.
If his gun wasn't pointed at Lansing.
Lan Xin was not surprised or frightened, but became more and more interested: "Mr. Ruan is indeed a smart man. Don't you think it's a waste of your talent to stay on this garbage planet?"
"Everyone has their own aspirations. I don't want to know why the noble son of the mermaid clan sneaked into the B3024 planet late at night, and I hope you won't disturb your peaceful life again and again." Ruan Shiqing shrugged and returned the gun to him with a smile: "Although a small garbage planet is definitely not as rich and prosperous as the Sijialan planet, it is still easy to do something quietly in your own territory. Don't you think so?"
Lan Xin was slightly startled when his identity was suddenly revealed, but he quickly figured it out and smiled, "047 even told you about the mermaid saint? He seems to trust you quite a bit."
Ruan Shiqing was not prepared to talk to him any more, and called 09: "Please send the guests away."
Since the other party knew the power of the armored walker, they must have seen the scene when 09 killed the Zerg. Although there were no words, the deterrent effect was full.
Lan Xin's expression changed slightly at this time, and he took off his gentle mask. He frowned and said unhappily: "Mr. Ruan, there is no need to be so hostile. I have no ill intentions."
"Mr. Lansing, please allow me to reiterate that we have never been on the same side. We don't have to be hostile, but we can't be friends either." Ruan Shiqing said, "And there has never been 047 here. I'm afraid you have recognized the wrong person."
Having said that, there is no need to say more.
Lan Xin sneered and looked at the passage: "You are such a coward. You don't even dare to face me? Are you going to be a cub who never grows up and hide under the wings of others for the rest of your life?"
Ruan Shiqing's face darkened. He was about to ask 09 to forcibly send the guest away, but he heard the sound of a cart passing by.
The little mermaid came out from the backyard, gently pulled his sleeve, lowered her head and typed: [I want to talk to him.]
Ruan Shiqing frowned slightly, not feeling too reassured. But seeing the determined look in the little mermaid's eyes, he decided to let him handle it first.
If the negotiations fail, it won't be too late for him to step in.
"Then you talk to him." Ruan Shiqing put the miniature blaster he carried with him in his hand: "Dad taught you how to use it, do you remember?"
The little mermaid nodded and put away her blaster.
Lansing looked aside with a half-smile.
Instead of talking in the front yard, the two went outside the yard.
The little mermaid chose a spot, and he stopped at the edge of the garbage dump, typing one by one: [What do you want to say to me?]
Lansing did not answer. Instead, he leaned over, squinted his eyes, and looked at the scars on his cheeks and neck. He stretched out his fingertips and touched them lightly: "Were these also made in the lab?"
The little mermaid nodded uncomfortably.
Without the disguise, the other party's aura was undoubtedly strong. The little mermaid was a little uneasy instinctively, but she still straightened her back and forced herself to look him in the eye.
[That’s good too.]
Lansing looked at him inexplicably for a while, then sneered: "At least when I look at you, I don't look at myself."
The other party's words were really incomprehensible.
The little mermaid pursed her lips unhappily. 074 didn’t want to use the same face with him, but did he want to
He countered unhappily: [You are not 047 now. As long as you don’t come to see me, I will never see you again.]
"What's your name now?" Lan Xin chuckled and tapped his temple with his index finger. "Let me think about it. Your name is Ruan Yuebai, right? It's the same surname as your adoptive father. He treated you very well."
Of course dad is good to you.
The little mermaid frowned at him, suspecting that 074 was jealous that he had a good father.
But just as his suspicions grew, Lansing stopped talking. He unexpectedly stretched out his finger and touched the uneven scars on the little mermaid's face, saying in an inexplicable tone: "I know what you are thinking, but it's a pity that you like to contradict others the most. You will encounter you again."
He took his hand back, with a happy smile on his face: "But your adoptive father is a bit fierce, so I will let you go today."
After saying that, he waved his hand and walked towards his landspeeder.