Chapter 255 25: Interception
"Inspector, don't worry, these white-haired ones are my men. Although they are not smart, they will have no problem covering you to your destination."
Port At the pier, on top of a cruise ship about to depart, the local crow looked at the seagulls hovering in the sky and vowed to the soul crow.
“Why are they willing to follow you?” Soul Crow asked in confusion.
Generally, the soul crows can call crows that treat them as the same kind, as well as some smaller birds.
As for the seagulls, although they are about the same size as soul crows, their wings can reach more than one meter when they are spread out. The power of the seagulls stretches the soul crows too far. It is okay to tame one or two. Like this local crow, you can tame a group of them and treat them as their little brothers, and let them It is rare to be willing to leave the homeland to protect it and sail long distances.
Speaking of this, the local crows became energetic.
“You don’t know, I found that compared to other birds, they like to eat French fries as much as we do! After following them to talk about potato chips a few times, they are willing to listen to my command. This time I promise After I asked them to come back and eat all the French fries, they actively cooperated with me and did what I asked, but..."
The local crow coughed twice: "You can't trust these silly birds too much, they Sometimes it's not very reliable, but if it just protects you from being noticed by humans, it should be fine."
"Goodbye, Inspector, and I wish you a pleasant journey, Salut~" After saying this, pay attention. After the incident, seeing that the cruise ship was about to depart, the local crow said hello and left.
"Aang!"
The local crow quickly turned into a black spot, mixed in with the large number of seagulls above, and the surrounding birds continued to sing one after another.
The Soul Crow is located in a small space sunken into the side near the top of the cruise ship. The sun cannot come in. There is nothing wrong with it except that it is a bit stuffy. The tilt angle is large enough so that the hull of the ship is not damaged. A shake can easily throw the camera specimen frame out.
The soul crow has never been on a boat. It feels too slow. But now, there is no good way. The car has to be constantly changed. There is still so much "baggage", so it is difficult to carry a lot of it. It's inconvenient. After all, the transfer of soul lanterns is not unlimited. There is a need for cooling. It is usually used for them to escape. It is really luxurious and impossible to use it for traveling.
porphyrin——
A long and loud whistle sounded through the pier.
The tourists above laughed and waved goodbye to their loved ones on the pier, which also meant that the cruise ship officially set sail.
Standing on the roof, Soul Crow looked at the horizon, hoping to reach the shore soon.
Phaedra's house.
Thalia sat on the chair blankly, recalling her memories carefully.
Last time she deliberately left more food, so she came back a little later. But she had just searched around the house and couldn't find any trace of the soul crow.
Even the biscuits in the hut were in the same condition as when she came back that day, probably untouched.
"Did it happen that I accidentally ran away when I came back?" Thalia thought this was a very possible possibility, because she also knew that her mental state was very bad during that time, until now. After a few days, after that dream, I slowly calmed down a little.
The current situation is likely to be that she forgot to close the door when she came back, and did not close the door until she left, so the crow ran away, and even if the crow came back later, it might not be able to get in because the door was closed. In the end Choose to leave.
Thalia sighed. She didn’t have much affection for this crow, but her daughter had already regarded it as a good friend. Now if she knew that the crow ran away because of her fault, It will inevitably be sad.
So the best way is not to let her know about this. What should she do?
Thinking of the words, she tidied up her home and hurried back to the hospital.
“Ah, didn’t you take a picture of Mr. Crow?”
On the hospital bed, Phaedra, who had been waiting for a long time, was obviously frustrated when she heard the news.
“I’m sorry, dear, after I finished cleaning and feeding Mr. Crow, I took a call and forgot to take a photo of it, but don’t worry, it’s in good condition now and its hair is shiny. , I also bought some shrimps for it, and it seemed to be very happy with it. Its injury seems to be almost healed, and it can already fly around the house. I think that by the time you are discharged from the hospital, it will definitely be able to use its wings. Welcome.”
"Besides, didn't I tell you? When you think about it, it is thinking about you."
"The most important thing for you now is to take good care of your body, and then go back to your natural state." Now that I can play with Mr. Crow, I promise you that after I go out, I will buy you the French fries that you have been craving for."
Hearing what her mother said, Phaedra put away her disappointed mood and nodded vigorously.
Thalia smiled on the outside and breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. The guilt made it difficult for her to face her child.
"By the way, I need to find a doctor. Just stay well and call the nurse for help if you need anything, okay?"
"I got it, Mom."
After watching her mother leave, she picked up the family photo on the counter, put it on her lap, and stared at the crow and her father above in a daze.
“Hey, Phaedra.”
After seeing Thalia leave, the little boy across the street put down the phone in his hand and said hello to Phaedra.
"What's wrong? Seba." There were originally four children in the same ward, but one child was taken away by the doctor two days ago amid a panic among the adults. No one knew what happened next. What's going on, so now there are only three children left in the ward, Phaedra, Seba, and Annie.
The three of them are about the same age. Seba talks the most and especially likes to play with mobile phones. Surprisingly, the adults around him spend the least time with them and only come over occasionally. Annie is the most taciturn. She stares at the trees outside in a daze every day. Looking after her is a father who is equally taciturn.
Seba looked around and saw that Annie's father was taking a nap and there were no adults around him.
"Phaedra, are you the legendary extraordinary, or some kind of magical girl?" Seba had been holding these words in his heart for several days, and it wasn't until today that he heard them mention the crow that he finally couldn't help it. asked.
Phaedra didn't understand why he asked this, and shook her little head: "I'm not a magical girl. Magical girls shouldn't get sick. They are very powerful."
"Yes. , the magical girl I watched will also get sick." Annie on the side suddenly said.
Seba glanced at her and ignored her, and continued to ask Phaedra: "Do you have a crow at home?"
"Yes, I call it Mr. Crow, he is my friend, especially She is very smart, and her favorite thing to eat is French fries." Speaking of Mr. Crow, Phaedra started to talk more, and she took the initiative to ask some questions without Seba asking.
Seba hesitated for a while, looked around again, sat closer to the front, and deliberately lowered his voice slightly: "You may not believe me when I tell you. Just a few days ago, uh, specifically I I also forgot that a few days ago, when I was sleeping at night, I saw a black bird parked near you, as if it was looking directly at you. At that time, I thought it was some kind of monster, and I was too scared to speak. "
Phaedra's mouth opened slightly. The child was not so thoughtful. If it were an adult, he would probably suspect that this little kid was lying: "It's dark, but It’s so dark and beautiful at night, isn’t it?”
“That’s right!” Seba nodded quickly, but he couldn’t remember clearly.
"That's Mr. Crow! No. How did Mr. Crow know I'm here?" Phaedra thought about it.
"Maybe you came here with your mother. Your mother happened to be back from a trip that day." Seba waved his hand, "That's not the key. The most important thing is the back. Mr. Crow, It took out a lamp and it gave off a beautiful light."
Phaedra recalled carefully.
It seems that I had a very good dream that day, and my mother's mood gradually improved after that day.
Looking at the painting in her hand, Phaedra was in a trance for a moment.
On that birthday, I came with Mr. Crow, and it seemed that there was indeed a blue lamp, which my mother had picked up at the door.
Based on her memory, she took out the crayon, pulled out the painting, and continued to complete it. Under the crow's paw, a blue lantern was added.
“I saw it too.” Anne also said, looking at the tree outside the window, “It came very early, first it landed on the windowsill, and then on the tree "Stayed for a long time."
"Oh, hey, is this some extraordinary animal?" Saiba looked a little longing.
Phaedra shook her head blankly. She didn’t know. After all, she had never seen other crows. She could only confirm from her mother’s words that Mr. Crow seemed smarter than ordinary crows. But since Mr. Crow is here, why doesn't he see me? Where did it go in the next few days?
Seba, who kept talking, suddenly stopped talking and picked up the phone again. Phaedra looked up and saw her mother, whose eyes were still red even though she was covering up.
“Mom, what’s wrong?”
Mediterranean Sea.
Hun Crow never imagined that he would become seasick.
This makes it have to fly into the sky every once in a while to relieve the situation.
“Shrimp is really unpalatable.”
When it was bored, it imitated the seagull and entered the water and caught a shrimp cracker that looked a bit like French fries, but the taste was really average, so it might as well continue Go to the deck and eat and drink.
After eating a meal of human food among the seagulls as usual, it flew high into the sky again, looked into the distance, and saw the horizon that was about to arrive.
According to the local crow, when the ship docked for the third time, it arrived in Greece.
In order to confirm that there were no mistakes, it also eavesdropped on understandable conversations on the ship all day long, and was basically sure that the local crow was right.
The land we saw this time was our third destination.
It’s not easy. After running around for a long time, it finally came back. I just don’t know which city it is docking in, and whether it is far from the capital.
In the sky, the seagulls may have seen the end of the cover journey and shouted happily.
The soul crow planned to find a place on the roof with these heavy objects after docking, and then ask the local crows for help, one crow at a time, and fly to the capital.
With a long blast of the whistle, the cruise ship slowly approached the coast under the guidance of the pilot boat.
With a few loud words of thanks, the soul crow seized the time, picked up the luggage, and flew towards the small port town.
“This place.”
The more Soul Crow looks at it, the more familiar it becomes. Isn’t this the city where Phaedra’s home is?
Just in time, just call the little soul crows for help. It won’t take long for them to fly directly to the capital. Look at the sky, they will probably arrive before night.
Thinking of this, it became energetic. Before going to the roof, it flew to summon the soul lamp and send a message to the little soul crow.
“唳——”
Hearing this threatening sound, the soul crow’s alarm bell rang. The soul crow had no time to summon the soul lamp. It hurriedly rolled sideways and missed a black shadow. , but was driven by the inertia of the heavy object on his body and almost couldn't maintain his flying posture.
After concentrating on it, I realized that it was actually the eagles that had a "fate" with it that day.
Don’t be afraid, it still has a large group of seagulls to deal with
"Angang!"
Looking back, the seagull had moved far away from the coast without knowing when, and its tail was almost invisible.
Well, it is indeed unreliable.
These eagles seem to have been bullied a lot by the little soul crows, and they will come over to take a bite when they encounter a crow.
Now Soul Crow can only hope that Little Soul Crow can quickly discover the situation here and rush over as soon as possible.
A few Eurasian buzzards (kuang) are not too big, and can be considered medium-sized raptors if they can hold up to death. They are just fighting together in a group. It doesn't seem to be very difficult to bully a soul crow, which is slightly larger than a crow and has difficulty moving.
“Beep!”
Without giving the soul crow a chance to breathe, several Eurasian buzzards entered a hunting state, blocking several directions of the soul crow.
If it weren’t for carrying a bunch of things, how could the soul crow tolerate such a bird spirit.
“Ang!”
With a fierce shout, the soul crow made a crow-like maneuver. The heavy camera was like a human elbow, and it gave a fierce blow to the buzzard, almost causing it to crash on the spot.
Seeing this, the other buzzards became even more crazy, and kept attacking the soul crow with their claws and beaks.
With a flick of his claws, the specimen frame was used as a shield to block several attacks. However, it could not withstand the opponent's continuous attacks. Soul Crow took the initiative to lower its height, hoping to find a place to put everything first. If it could It would be best to meet a nosy human being.
“唳——”
A distinctive cry caused several buzzards that were besieging nearby to retreat temporarily. Before the soul crow could take a breath, it saw a huge The buzzard is rushing towards us.
The tired soul crow tried to deal with it, but was directly grabbed by its claws, and the heavy objects were also pulled up, towards the sea where the soul crow came from.
"Angang!"
The soul crow struggled a few times, trying to summon the soul lamp with its claws, but the smaller buzzards still lingered, and they could only watch the land continue to move. Go away, go away, until the dark cloud arrives.
“Eat me with a knife!”
There was a flash of light near the big buzzard, and the little soul crow made a shining appearance. With one clawed soul lamp and one clawed dagger, it skillfully attacked the buzzard. You can see it. Very familiar with this opponent.
"唳唳唳!"
Leng Buding was cut open by a knife, and he finally couldn't grasp the terribly heavy soul crow below.
"Inspector!"
The soul crow did not respond. It was in a miserable state now, with messy feathers, bloodstains all over its body, and it was already a little semi-conscious.
The little soul crow was about to save him, but was stopped by other buzzards. The other crows were still far away and could not reach him in a short time.
The soul crow tried hard to regain consciousness and flapped its wings drowsily. However, it could not hold up such a heavy weight and could not stop falling towards the sea. If it hit the sea directly like this, it would not be able to survive the impact. If you survive, you will probably be carried to the bottom of the sea by your camera.
“Get up!”
The blood was continuously squeezed out, and black feathers fell with the wind, like a fallen black angel trying its best to return to the world. to heaven.
The camera strap had already been torn in the previous attack, and now the crack was widened by Soul Crow's struggle. Slowly, it was finally disconnected.
“Wait!”
There was a buzzard that wanted to kill it, which was alone, but the furious soul crow slammed it with a specimen frame, causing it to fall straight into the sea.
It’s just that the specimen frame was directly damaged, and the lavender specimen inside fell with it.
The soul crow couldn't catch up with the camera, so it had to drop the specimen frame, grab the lavender, and then stared at the splash of water in the sea, stunned.
(End of this chapter)