in2ebook Chapter 1136 Give it a try
Chapter 1136 Give it a try
"You know the origin of the name 'Curaçao', right?"
“Well, I found out later.”
Like Irish whiskey, the word Curacao is actually a place name.
It refers to an island located in the southern Caribbean Sea, close to the coast of Venezuela. It is an autonomous country of the Netherlands. Due to its historical origins, it continues the architectural style left by the Dutch colonists in the 17th and 18th centuries. Coupled with white beaches, coral reefs and blue coastlines, the first impression it leaves on people is rich colors.
The Curacao liqueur produced here is naturally colorful.
However, Sonya herself naturally lacks pigmentation due to a congenital genetic disease. From this point alone, it is not difficult to feel Rum's subtle malice.
"He said white paper is the easiest to dye, and the more colors are added, the closer the white becomes to black. He hopes that I will accept my fate and become his Curacao." Curacao repeated what Rum had said to her, lowering her eyes. "I know that from the beginning, he saw that I was easy to manipulate and could not escape his control."
Easy to manipulate is an understatement.
She came from an orphanage controlled by the organization and had no social identity at all. Even without Rum's deliberate action, it would have been easy for the members of the organization who already had control of the resources to manipulate her at the time.
Tang Ze nodded and pointed to the dolphin show hall in front.
As the park was approaching closing time, the place had of course stopped operating. The last performance ended before 7pm. The lights in the ticket office were still on, but the place was already empty.
Of course, Tang Ze was not here to take Curacao to see a show, so he didn't care. He quickly took her to find the side passage, skillfully avoided the surveillance area, bypassed the route to the dolphin living tank, and walked into a corridor that was almost entirely filled with pipes.
Even aquariums built on the seashore use artificial seawater circulation systems to raise marine life and are not directly connected to seawater.
This is where the filtration and temperature control system of the Ocean Performance Hall is located. Following this route, you will naturally reach the stands of the performance hall.
"Even aquariums built on islands still use artificially prepared and recycled seawater. This is because animals kept in cages are far more vulnerable than those in the wild. Rather than directly pumping water from outside, they would rather spend a lot of money to filter, disinfect, and control the temperature than use natural seawater, fearing that it might cause any uncontrollable factors."
As if he was giving a popular science lecture, Tang Ze introduced it in a casual tone.
Curacao was a little confused, not understanding why he was talking about this. He just instinctively followed his movements, climbed over the barbed wire fence that separated the equipment and the venue, and landed lightly on the other side.
Go around this reservoir and push open the door opposite. The performance venue should be outside.
The Dongdu Aquarium has spent a lot of effort in this regard, and the performance venues are built to be quite luxurious and beautiful.
In the theater-style performance pool, several water lily-like booths are scattered around in an orderly manner. The large crescent-shaped performance area at the back uses a large transparent floor, combined with a glass curtain wall that connects the back with the coastline.
Even now that all the lights are off, this semi-open area still appears transparent blue under the moonlight and the dim light from the equipment on the bottom of the pool.
The architectural design here is very ingenious. From a visual perspective, it seems as if it is connected to the sea, giving an illusion of openness and freedom.
Standing at the highest point and overlooking the place, Curacao was stunned and began to understand Kumail's intention of bringing her here.
The illusion of freedom created by the ingenious design, coupled with the lovely and spiritual interactions and performances in the eyes of the audience, are all just illusions that complement each other.
Tang Ze also admired the design of the venue for a while and soon raised his foot.
"Actually, there are aquariums with fully open water systems in the world." He didn't worry at all about whether Curacao, behind him in the darkness, could catch up with him, and took big steps. "There are no glass barriers. All the display pools and lagoons are connected to the ocean. There are no boundaries for captivity. We simply utilize the habits of the creatures, their needs for food and shelter, and let them enter from the open sea..."
"In that case, it shouldn't be called an aquarium, right?" Curacao couldn't help but interrupt him as he was talking so ramblingly.
"You're right. Rather than calling it an aquarium, it's more like opening a small window on the ocean, allowing humans to glimpse a bit of the ocean's appearance..."
Instead of entering the performance area with surveillance cameras, Tangze took Curacao along the stands surrounding it on three sides and walked to the top of the performance pool.
This is the wall that separates the Dolphin Performance Hall from Tokyo Bay. Over the wall, the shimmering waves of the sea are cutting into pieces the gradually brightening night view of Tokyo, and the neon lights and shadows are stretched out in the water.
"Its name is, 'Curacao Sea Aquarium.'
Curacao was stunned for a moment and turned to look at Tang Ze's profile.
"I didn't invent something that doesn't exist to lie to you." Tang Ze spread his hands. "You and the aquarium are indeed destined to be together, aren't you?"
Tang Ze even feels that if Curacao's international reputation were not so high, the design of this aquarium Ferris wheel drama might be partly due to this.
Giving such a free and passionate name to a soul that refuses to be confined by a cage is also a kind of omen.
"On Curacao?"
"Yes, that's right. You can even dive there, participate in shark feedings, and see sardine storms and so on..."
Curacao lowered his head and was silent for a moment.
Although it was just a brief description, she couldn't help but start to think and associate, as she had looked up what Curacao was like more than once.
In such a warm coral reef, diving into the sea, touching the fish with your own hands, the sunlight diluted by the blue water, reflected on the slightly turbid bottom of the water disturbed by the fish...
"You talk as if you've really been there." Finally, Curacao sneered twice.
She had followed Rum abroad more than once, but she was different from other code members and could not get permission to travel freely.
The Kumail in front of her was even more so. Kumail, who grew up under the constraints of the organization, was in no different situation from hers. Since the controller was his father who had no feelings for him, in many aspects he was even worse than her.
After Kumail got the code name in a stunning way, even though no one dared to discuss it loudly due to Kumail's vengeful character, his past experiences have always been circulated in the organization.
The illegitimate son of a politician, a guy who is not recognized and acknowledged, and almost does not exist in the world, let alone controlling his own life, he was abused by his father and even basic food and clothing are a problem for him.
It is precisely because of this background that she feels that Kumail is, in some ways, her own kind.
Tang Ze blinked and did not answer the question directly.
In this life, he had lived a short 18 years and never escaped the organization's sight, but he had been there in his previous life.
Although it's not for tourism purposes, it's because it's an autonomous country of the Netherlands and located in Latin America, which is a place that certain special industries and offshore finance cannot avoid...
"Don't you want to go and see? This name you've used for so many years, what does it really mean? What is it really like? Don't you want to see it with your own eyes?"
Curacao's eyes moved, looking at the smiling Tang Ze, with a confused look on his face: "Is this question very crucial?"
After finally leaving those unsuspecting children, she thought Kumail was going to tell her some important things to note, such as how to hide the information from Gin, but she didn't expect to hear such a travel agency soft article.
Even if I am attracted by his description, how will it help my next actions?
"Ah, yes, it's crucial." Tang Ze clenched the object in his palm and asked her again in a bewitching tone, "Isn't this the kind of freedom you want? Standing here, looking at this cage-like theater, and what you saw in the aquarium all day, and thinking about what I told you... Don't you want to see with your own eyes the place I described?"
Answer me, answer me with the most devout and ardent hope.
Answer me with the strong desire for the freedom to fly for a moment, even if you know there is a cliff ahead and taking a step forward means being crushed to pieces.
Only in this way can you boldly give it a try.
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"Get ready, Gin. In ten minutes, the power to the main areas of the aquarium will be cut off, so no one will notice you showing up."
"Okay, I see. Bourbon, you..."
"Yes, I know. Anyway, I've got my stuff and will be out of here in ten minutes."
The difficult colleague on the other end of the phone was rarely understanding and tactful, and when Gin put down his phone, his expression was still calm.
Bringing Kumail back, or rather, supervising Kumail and preventing him from making any unusual moves, is his main task now. At this time, he really doesn't want his colleagues, whose minds are completely focused on fighting for power and whose thinking is not normal, to cause trouble for him.
"Action in ten minutes, Chianti."
"Got it!" Chianti, wearing a helmet, straightened the grip of his sniper rifle again, his expression excited. "If Kumail has any ideas, I'll take the shot. It's a deal."
Gin sat down beside her, pushed his hat up, and ignored her shouting.
He felt that it was not their turn to fire the shot, and asked Chianti to kill the target directly if necessary, just as a safety measure.
If Bourbon's provocation was probably just an excuse to keep tearing off a piece of his flesh, then Rum's concerns were purely suspicious and ridiculous.
He and Kumail didn't collaborate much, but even in these few interactions, Kumail's character could be seen.
Not to mention that he and Curacao have no intersection, even if they have some contact, to exaggerate a little, even if Kumail really sympathizes with Curacao, when their interests conflict, Kumail will definitely pull the trigger faster than anyone else.
Apart from a woman like Vermouth whose thoughts are always incomprehensible, he was really curious about who else would misunderstand Kumail's selfish and cruel character.
"Alpha Point, stand by. Vodka, let's go."
"Yes!"
Standing at the door of the aquarium, Toru Amuro gazed at the bright and dazzling park, took out his mobile phone and called up the remote control interface.
With the push of a button, the entire park would be plunged into darkness, with only the aquarium's power remaining to attract visitors' attention and divert them away from their intended area.
Next, it is the situation that Tang Ze needs to deal with and face.
"I'm also curious about how you're going to create a perfect escape magic. Come on, Kumail."
When the button is touched, the set program enters the countdown.
So at the moment the first firework rose into the sky and exploded in mid-air, the power supply to the entire park was cut off, and all areas went dark one after another.
The fireworks continued to be set off, but the mood of the crowd crowded in the main aisle to watch them gradually became unstable.
"Ah, what, what's going on——"
"It's so dark, I'm a little scared..."
"Be careful, everyone, stay safe! Please don't crowd or run around. The power outage will be restored soon!"
The three children who were very excited just now hugged Dr. Agasa's waist and legs at the same time, and their hands kept tightening when he shouted and asked to be careful of the railings and his feet.
"You three, don't use so much force, it's okay, it's okay--"
Conan's face darkened because of this unusual accident. Even though it was pitch dark and he couldn't see the face of the person next to him, he still turned his head and tried to communicate with Haibara Ai.
"Habara, tell me, could it be..."
"Be careful at sea and in the air." Haibara Ai answered bluntly, her calm voice standing out amid the cacophony of screams. "If they just wanted to pick someone up, they wouldn't shut off the power."
"But Curacao has recovered his memory, why are they still making such a fuss..." Conan frowned, puzzled.
"...It seems that she has no intention of going back." Holding the railing in front of her, Haibara Ai raised her head and looked at the fireworks that continued to rise into the sky above her head, forming various shapes, and spoke frankly, "If she is willing to return to the organization, of course there is no need to go through so much trouble. But if she doesn't plan to go back, or even worse, she might use other methods to try to avoid the organization's eyes and ears and leave..."
Before Haibara Ai could continue speaking, Conan automatically completed the rest of the sentence.
You can't just stage a chase in front of so many tourists, right?
But if we can't snipe her in the park and let her go, it will be extremely difficult to find a killer with superb skills and good concealment.
Shuichi Akai's previous defection was already a disgrace to the organization and caused countless losses. They would not allow a second exception.
In this way, Curacao's farewell has another meaning. She doesn't want to implicate the doctor and the children, nor does she want to implicate Tang Ze.
"Oh no, then Sonya..."
No, I have to think of a way to find Curacao...