Operation Red Book

Chapter 512: The Little Mermaid of Swan Lake

The night is deep and the starlight is hidden; the clouds obscure the moon, and send a soft and gauze-like light to the world.

The breeze blew on the surface of the river, creating countless ripples. The boats docked at the pier swayed constantly, as if they were drunk and standing in the rolling clouds.

The market in the center of the square was still bustling with activity. Beautiful and smooth symphony seeped out from the edge of the stage and soon spread to every corner.

Ivy leaned against the stage pillar, beating the rhythm slowly in her heart.

This famous piece of music is "The Four Little Swans", the second act dance from the Russian composer Tchaikovsky's famous ballet "Swan Lake".

The symphony orchestra was arranged at the top of the stage. Ivy specially made a rectangular piece of transparent glass for it. She placed several spotlights on the glass, which would emit colorful light at night.

In this way, the audience can not only watch the stage performances, but also enjoy the magnificent classical symphony orchestra.

When Mr. Zhu checked the effect yesterday, he praised this design as "the best fucking idea of ​​the year", which made Ivy next to him so proud that she couldn't stop smiling.

But what he didn't know was that such designs would appear countlessly on musical stages 100 years later.

Once upon a time, Ivy and her friends watched the performance of "Rock Red and Black" at the London Coliseum, and the little Ivy was amazed by the cool stage design.

What is different from the 19th century is that the band in the transparent glass above the musical stage is not a classical and elegant symphony orchestra, but an avant-garde and wild rock band.

Rock~N~Roll~never goes out of style!

The stage design in the 19th century was not gorgeous or sophisticated. There was only a large wooden floor covered with a thick layer of red linen. This was done to increase friction to prevent the dancers spinning on it from accidentally slipping.

Speaking of dancing, Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" is a popular ballet music, and the ones dancing on the stage at this time are none other than the four lovely and elegant "Four Little Swans" - Little Seven and Little Nine, Luna and the doll Aurora.

And there was a half-human, half-fish mermaid sandwiched between them, attracting everyone's attention, from the Chinese sea...

The mermaid hiding at the bottom of the Thames was actually caught by them!

Ivy was ashamed. The mermaids came with Zhao Minghua a few months ago and were treated with great courtesy by Mr. Zhu and kept at the Chinese wharf.

Mr. Zhu is a cunning capitalist who signed an agreement with the leading female mermaid.

Mr. Zhu gave the mermaids a place to live in the river and everything they needed to eat, drink and have fun. The mermaids had to repair damaged boats, guide the direction of the sea, report the situation of the fleet, catch fish and bring them ashore, and even act as special effects actors for the water show that collected tickets...

Simply put, humans like Ivy on the shore are called "cows and horses", and mermaids like Zhao Minghua in the water are called "seahorses", and they are all "mules" who work for Mr. Zhu to make money.

As the manager of the Chinese Wharf, Ivy has always known of their existence, but except for Zhao Minghua, she has never had face-to-face contact with other mermaids, let alone seeing with her own eyes the "mermaids" with human bodies, fish tails, and fins growing on their skin, which have only been seen in Disney fantasy movies.

How could I let go of such a good opportunity?

So, Ivy immediately forgot about the merman's secret and watched the little mermaid's stage performance intently with the audience below.

The little mermaid has a thin body, no different from an underdeveloped child.

His upper body was naked, with blue-green scales covering his collarbone and back. The dazzling light shone on his scales, reflecting back a light more beautiful than the aurora.

He is very handsome, with regular features and a jade-like temperament. At first glance, it is impossible to tell whether he is a man or a woman.

Looking closely, his face was as smooth and delicate as that of a porcelain doll. Unlike the girl next to him, his cheeks were still plump and soft. When the girl held him and bounced up and down, his cheeks trembled like soft egg pudding.

What made Ivy even more reluctant to look away was that the little mermaid clearly had an East Asian face, but his hair was as curly and fluffy as that of a beautiful Western boy. Out of the river water, his hair color was several shades lighter than those of Little Seven and Little Nine on either side of him.

Looking at it this way, it seems like the second hairy Joshua is alive.

Xiaoqi and Xiaojiu stood on both sides of the little mermaid and raised his bare arms high, so that his entire tail was suspended in the air, swinging weakly back and forth as the other three jumped.

Like other mermaids, the little mermaid's tail is as colorful as a shell under the sun. When the strong light is turned on, the scales on the tail flash and shine brightly. A "disco light" becomes the most eye-catching focus tonight.

To be honest, what these four "little swans" are dancing is not ballet, and it can't even be called "dance."

Because no matter how you looked, all you saw were a few kids jumping around on the edge of the stage.

A burst of laughter came, as sweet as a silver bell.

It can be seen that Xiaoqi, Xiaojiu and Luna were having a lot of fun, but the little mermaid who was threatened by them felt uncomfortable.

He was forced by the girls to "tour back and forth" around the stage. Every time he reached the middle, Xiaoqi and Xiaojiu would lift his waist and push him up hard until he was upside down at the top, and then quickly flip back to the front, and the crowd would burst into warm applause.

"Alas--"

Next, Luna will tickle the mermaid's belly from behind amid warm cheers, causing the half-dead mermaid to "jump around" in front of everyone.

Then, as the fish's tail flapped, the crowd's applause became more intense.

The stimulated child accepted the cheers from the crowd with a playful smile, and even more vigorously carried the little mermaid and started to "circulate" again by jumping and skipping.

The little mermaid, who was supposed to stay in the water, had a pale face, sweat all over his body, his lips were trembling blue, and his tail fin was dragging on the ground. It was obvious that he was extremely dehydrated.

But with the applause and lights all around, no one cared about the little mermaid's situation.

The audience applauded enthusiastically because of the "novelty" and the performers enjoyed it because of the "joy".

Ivy, who was outside the situation, felt nervous. She clearly saw the little mermaid crying, and the pearls scattered on the ground were evidence of his pain.

As a result, Ivy, who was standing in the dark part of the stage, suddenly changed her expression, on the one hand because of the exposure of the mermaid, and on the other hand because of this cruel torture.

"Luna!"

Time was running out, and when the "Four Little Swans" happened to patrol Ivy's corner, she blew loudly towards the stage.

"Xiao Qi and Xiao Jiu, both of you come down!"

Her tone was so harsh that Xiaoqi and Xiaojiu, who had tasted the bitterness of education, immediately panicked. The little mermaid fell from the shoulders of the two men due to the inertia of stopping suddenly, and lay on the ground like a salted fish, motionless.

Unlike the older kids, Luna became even more excited to see Ivy and didn't notice her strange mood at all.

She quickly squatted down, grabbed the mermaid's tail and ran towards Ivy.

Poor little mermaid, now it is not his tail that is being dragged, but his little face.

"Ms. Ivy! We caught a mermaid!"

"Ah-"

A huge sound came from the shadows, scaring Xiaoqi and Xiaojiu so much that they gasped at the same time.

They all knew what happened by just using their fingers:

A heavy blow to the head, Ivy's fatal punch petrified Luna on the spot.

The fish's tail was opened in the brief silence. Ivy hurriedly picked up the unconscious mermaid and fed the river water scooped by the staff into the mermaid's mouth.

After a scoop of water went down, the mermaid's brows visibly relaxed, which surprised Ivy greatly.

"Anything else? Don't worry about my clothes, just pour it on him!"

Ivy hurriedly shouted to the people around her.

After a while, a wooden barrel full of water was brought up, and bucket after bucket of river water was poured onto the little mermaid's body.

Ivy hugged him tightly, enduring the chill of the cool breeze blowing through her wet clothes, feeling the little mermaid in her arms gradually stop heating up and shaking.