Chapter 533: Carnivorous Mermaid vs. Sickly Merchant (25)

Yu Chen lowered his head and approached Lu Cha who was sitting next to him. His warm breath and words lingered in her ears.

Lu Cha felt an inexplicable tingling in his ears.

Does the little villain have such good eyesight?

Can you still see her making gestures to the mermaid in this light?

Lu Cha was not at all flustered. She raised her hand and placed it on Yu Chen's arm. Her voice was trembling slightly.

"I remembered my life in the tank..."

"Those bad guys beat me and didn't give me food..."

The girl unconsciously grabbed Yu Chen's sleeve, like a poor little thing in need of comfort, and leaned over, her legs pressed tightly against his sides.

The slightly cool temperature makes the scene particularly clear in the dim environment.

Especially the girl leaning on Yu Chen was still trembling, like a delicate flower that could not withstand the wind and rain, tempting to love.

Yu Chen's eyes darkened for a moment, and he took the cake from the table in front of him, putting some distance between him and Lu Cha, as if this would calm his vague restlessness.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here, all the bad things are over."

It turns out that the little mermaid's reaction just now was because of fear.

Yu Chen didn't see Lu Cha's movements clearly, he just saw her hand move out of the corner of his eye.

Lu Cha pretended to choke and hummed, then obediently ate the pastry handed to her by Yu Chen. She did not move closer, but looked back at the stage.

The auctioneer had already opened the lid over the water tank.

The female mermaid trapped inside might have been injected with some drug, making her unable to move or resist, and allowed the auctioneer to grab her long hair and pull her up.

As if displaying a commodity, the auctioneer lifted the mermaid's arm with his free hand:

"After examination by our professionals, we found that this mermaid has only recently reached adulthood. You can see how delicate her skin and flesh are."

After saying this, the auctioneer took the wooden stick handed to him by the man in black and hit the mermaid hard with it.

The mermaid suddenly cried out in pain, her beautiful eyes filled with tears.

The auctioneer only showed her gradually purple skin to everyone:

"This mermaid is best eaten raw to preserve the deliciousness of its meat. It can also be bought back as a toy to satisfy the special hobbies of individual customers."

"The starting price is 90 million. Each time you raise your number, it represents an increase of 10 million."

"The auction begins now."

The people sitting in the audience immediately raised the number plates on their tables excitedly to make their bids.

Seeing Lu Cha lowering her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking, Yu Chen picked up a tissue and wiped away the pastry crumbs left at the corner of her lips:

"I can save this merman if you want."

"I'll send you back to the sea."

The little mermaid is different from other mermaids. She has almost no vigilance towards humans and trusts him very much.

He could only install a locator on the little mermaid to obtain the location of the mermaid tribe.

"Don't you want to go home with your own kind?"

The man's voice was low, soft and tender, with a hint of seduction.

"What about the other mermaids who were captured?" The girl suddenly raised her head and looked straight into the depths of Yu Chen's eyes:

"Besides this factory, there are many other places where mermaids are imprisoned and cannot be rescued."

Yu Chen was stunned.

He didn't expect that the usually timid little mermaid would be so clear-headed and indifferent when facing her own kind.

Aren’t mermaids very protective of their own kind?

A playful look flashed in Yu Chen's eyes. Suddenly, the girl stood up, looking unhappy. She whispered weakly:

"My legs are so tight and uncomfortable. Maybe I stayed outside for too long today. I'm going to the bathroom to use some water to relieve the tension."

Yu Chen did not refuse and called a man in black to lead the way for Lu Cha, actually asking him to keep an eye on the little mermaid.

After Lu Cha left, Yu Chen still raised the number plate as planned: "Five hundred million."

Although he is the largest investor in the black market, no one outside knows about this. In order to avoid causing dissatisfaction, the auction must still be conducted according to the procedures.

After Yu Chen finished bidding, more than half of the bidders left.

There were a few people who were unwilling to give up and wanted to fight for it, but they were not as financially capable as Yu Chen and had to give up.

Recognizing Yu Chen's identity, the auctioneer said respectfully, "After the auction, I will send someone to deliver this mermaid to your residence."

"Now for the second item auction."

After saying that, the auctioneer put the mermaid back into the tank and signaled the man in black to move her away.

About half an hour.

Lu Cha returned to his seat, his little hands still stained with a few drops of water.

The man in black shook his head at Yu Chen, indicating that nothing had happened.

Yu Chen waved his hand to let everyone leave and looked at Lu Cha.

The girl maintained her sullen look and didn't even eat the cakes.

"I bought the mermaid. You can return her to the sea tonight, or go back to the mermaid tribe with her and stay there for a while."

Hearing Yu Chen's words, the girl's dull eyes brightened up, unable to conceal her joy: "Then let's go now!"

Yu Chen was about to agree when Uncle Ma suddenly ran over in a hurry: "Mr. Yu, I have something to tell you."

"Wait for me here and don't run around." After instructing Lu Cha, Yu Chen followed Uncle Ma to a secluded corner not far away.

Uncle Ma said, "Something's wrong, sir. All the mermaids that were prepared for tonight's auction are gone. Including the one you bought, there are seven in total."

"I don't know who did it. The factory's surveillance cameras didn't capture anything, and the people guarding outside didn't notice anything unusual."

"It's like those merpeople disappeared into thin air."

The staff in the black market have all been screened through layers of screening, so there is no possibility of insiders.

Yu Chen's gaze fell on Lu Cha standing across from him, but he turned to ask Uncle Ma, "Are all the windows in the factory sealed?"

Uncle Ma nodded, puzzled. "I just had someone check, and there's no sign of damage to the iron plates on any of the windows."

Yu Chen frowned slightly.

The person leading the way couldn't get into the women's restroom, so he must have been waiting for the little mermaid in the corridor.

So what she did in the bathroom was unknown to people outside.

Just as the little mermaid returned, all the mermaids at the auction disappeared...

It's such a coincidence.

But how did she do it?

Yu Chen didn't believe that the girl had such a powerful ability, but his intuition told him -

It was she who rescued the mermaid.

Yu Chen: "Stop the auction and investigate every guest who came."

Uncle Ma quickly did as he was told.

The lights in the factory came back on, and Uncle Ma walked onto the stage and picked up the microphone. "I'm sorry, everyone. Due to some unexpected circumstances, tonight's auction has come to an end. Please go downstairs and cooperate with our investigation."

Everyone followed the man in black downstairs in confusion.

Only Yu Chen returned to his position.

Lu Cha looked at him blankly: "Aren't we leaving?"

"There are too many people at the main entrance. We will leave through the back door later."

Yu Chen stared at Lu Cha in front of him and said slowly:

"Uncle Ma just told me that all the mermaids in the factory have disappeared, and the surveillance video only captured the back of a girl."

The girl's pretty face showed surprise: "What about the mermaid you bought?"

"It's also missing." Yu Chen rubbed his fingertips lightly:

"Coincidentally, that girl has the same hair color as you."

The girl blinked confusedly and said hesitantly: "Are you doubting me?"

Seeing the aggrieved look in Lu Cha's eyes, Yu Chen felt an inexplicable surge of irritation in his heart. He stopped probing and added a touch of soothingness to his voice, which he didn't even notice:

"It was the people in the black market who misunderstood. I have just explained it clearly to them."

Lu Cha didn't say anything, lowered her head and twisted the hem of her clothes, obviously angry and didn't want to pay attention to Yu Chen, but in her heart she was proudly holding her hands on her hips:

As long as the little villain has no evidence, she is not the one who stole the fish!

Hehehe~

At this time, Uncle Ma came up from downstairs, glanced at Lu Cha, and reported to Yu Chen in a low voice:

"Mr. Yu, we haven't found anyone suspicious, and those guests are already dissatisfied. Should we continue the investigation?"

"No need."

After Yu Chen asked Uncle Ma to send everyone away, he also took Lu Cha and left the factory.

It was not known whether it was because her fellow tribesmen were missing or because he suspected her, but the girl did not speak to Yu Chen during the entire journey.

When they arrived at the old house, the little mermaid returned to the pool in the backyard and sank to the bottom.

Yu Ming asked doubtfully, "Sir, what happened to Miss Lan?"

"She seemed very unhappy, and her eyes were red."

Yu Chen pursed his lips and said nothing.

A moment.

He called Aunt Zhang and said, "Send a midnight snack to the backyard."

The little mermaid loves food the most. Every time she eats delicious food, she smiles with her eyes curved.