Chapter 128 The Final Deal
"Jingguang, wake up, don't sleep anymore, father and mother are back."
A familiar boy's voice sounded in his ears, with a hint of obvious doting beneath the seemingly cold tone.
Zhu Fujingguang sat up suddenly. He stared blankly at the black-haired boy with phoenix eyes in front of him, "Brother?"
Zhu Fugaoming was a little surprised by his brother's reaction. He looked at him as if he was an acquaintance he hadn't seen for a long time, but they had been separated for less than eight hours.
"…What did you watch before going to bed?"
"Nothing..." Zhu Fujingguang propped himself up and was about to get out of bed, but his hand touched a somewhat cold object. He subconsciously froze for a moment, then stuffed the thing under the pillow.
Zhu Fu Gaoming looked at his brother who suddenly stopped, lifted the quilt and took out the things he had hidden, "Bracelet? Who gave it to you?"
"I don't know, I don't remember." Zhu Fu Jingguang tilted his head and thought hard, but he couldn't remember who gave him such a fancy bracelet.
"Obsidian, gray crystal... they don't look like something a first grader can afford..." Zhu Fu Gao Ming pinched the bracelet, frowning, "You haven't come into contact with any abnormal adults, have you?"
Zhu Fu Jingguang didn't know what his brother was talking about. He asked in confusion, "What do you mean by something is wrong, sir?"
"It's just... I will touch you... Never mind, starting tomorrow, I will swap with mom and dad to take you to and from school." My younger brother wouldn't understand if I told him about sexual harassment, so I should just talk to my parents directly.
"Eh?" Zhu Fujingguang didn't know why he suddenly became like this, his face flushed a little, "But everyone goes to and from school by themselves, I will be laughed at by my classmates."
He is already in primary school, why does his family still have to pick him up and drop him off at school?
Zhu Fu Gaoming ignored his brother's resistance, picked up the bracelet and walked out, "As punishment for accepting gifts from others without knowing why."
"But..." Zhu Fu Jingguang hurriedly chased after him and pulled Zhu Fu Gaoming's clothes, "It seems very important to me... Brother, you can't take it away."
He had a hunch that he couldn't lose the bracelet because he had made an agreement with someone.
Agreement?
What did he agree to?
"Important? You don't even know who gave it to you." Zhu Fu Gao Ming confirmed the details on the bracelet again, trying to find more clues. He originally thought that some adults were trying to please Jing Guang, or that it was some strange hush money.
But after careful examination, he found that it was not the case. The bracelet was made with extremely fine workmanship and the style was not available in their county. It should have been purchased from big cities like Osaka and Tokyo. The person who gave this gift was either not a local or had just gone on a trip.
The length is about 17cm, which is suitable for the wrist of a medium-slim adult male. The original recipient of the person who bought this bracelet was definitely not Jingguang, but an adult male.
There is a pendant on the bracelet with "ay" written on it. The material looks like silver, but the bracelet has no silver decorations. The pendant does not match the whole bracelet, so the pendant was added later. Jingguang's initials are not "ay", which means that the original recipient of the gift should be Mr. ay.
"You didn't steal anything from someone, did you?"
It’s not that Zhu Fu Gaoming wants to doubt his brother, but this bracelet looks like a bracelet that a lady picked out for her boyfriend when traveling.
"No! I didn't steal anything. Someone really gave it to me. He told me that it was very important and asked me to keep it safe."
Zhu Fu Jingguang never thought that his brother would doubt his character. His face, which was already red from anxiety, became even redder, "Give it back to me, it's really mine!"
He was very worried that his brother would confiscate the bracelet because he suspected him, and then he would never be able to get it back.
Seeing that his brother was so anxious that he wanted to jump up and grab it, Zhu Fu Gaoming chose to trust his brother's character and handed the bracelet back, "You obviously don't know who the other person is, but you know it's a man?"
Male? No, not entirely.
But this question is not important. Zhu Fu Jingguang took the bracelet from his brother, hugged it to his chest and said warily, "This is my secret."
Seeing his brother, who usually acted like a little follower, showing this expression to him for the first time, Zhu Fu Gaoming sighed deeply. His brother had grown up and had his own secrets, and as an older brother, he didn't need to force him to tell them.
So he reached out and touched his brother's head, "I will keep your secret, but you have to know what you are doing. The adult world is very complicated, you have to learn to protect yourself."
Since this ay does not represent Jingguang, and Jingguang is so sure that this bracelet is given to him, there is only one possibility, the giver's initials are ay, and he is an adult male. Exchanging jewelry with each other's names is really an act full of implications, and he has to consider the other party's intentions.
"I know, brother." Some memories seemed to flash through Zhu Fu Jingguang's mind, but in the end nothing was left.
"Can I go out for dinner now?"
Zhu Fu Gao Ming took his hand and said, "Of course, do you want to wear the bracelet? It's too big for you now. I can ask a classmate to make it smaller for you, or see if your mother is free."
Are you wearing it?
Is it really possible?
Zhu Fu Jingguang's eyes flashed with confusion and entanglement, but he still said firmly after a moment: "Well... I want to wear it, it's very important. Then I'll trouble my brother and mother."
Zhu Fu Gaoming, who was just fishing to test his brother, felt a little nervous when he saw his brother's performance.
It’s better to go home early and don’t leave Jingguang recently.
With this reaction, Jingguang looked like he was hypnotized and brainwashed by someone.
Who did it?
He won't let this man go.
no way!
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"Brother... I'm just going to play with An-chan, you don't have to follow me, right? Don't you have an exam coming up? Is it really okay not to review?"
Zhu Fu Jingguang looked at his brother who had recently become his personal bodyguard in silence. Although he was very happy that his brother could always be with him, his brother basically turned down all entertainment activities and extracurricular studies, and his behavior of not leaving him more than three meters away still made Zhu Fu Jingguang feel stressed.
Zhu Fu Gaoming turned the pages of the book in his hand without raising his head under the still bright street lights. "I don't think my grades are so bad that I have to sit in the classroom to review. I will start studying when you get home."
"Forget it... I won't look for An-chan anymore, let's go back." Zhu Fujingguang looked at the album in his hand helplessly. He would give the gift to An-chan tomorrow. If his brother went to the birthday party with him, his friends would be under a lot of pressure. After all, his brother was the public enemy of students in the whole county, and the "other people's child" in the mouths of all parents.
In such a joyous occasion, it is better not to cause trouble to An-chan. Moreover, he does not want to delay his brother's studies.
"I follow you only to ensure your safety, not to restrict you, Jingguang, you don't have to care about me." Zhu Fu Gaoming could see that his brother was considering him and was forced to compromise.
He was just worried that Jingguang had come into contact with bad people, and he didn't intend to tie his brother to his belt.
"I know, but there's no problem with giving gifts tomorrow. Let's go, brother." Zhu Fu Jingguang noticed the dark circles under his brother's eyes. Although Gao Ming always gave people an air of being in control of everything, he was actually still a minor who was still in the growth stage.
Zhu Fu Jingguang has seen his brother studying late into the night for several nights in a row. For the sake of his brother's physical and mental health as well as his future height, he decided to go home early today.
"I'll tell you a story when we get back. Where did we leave off last time?" Zhu Fu Gaoming reached out and touched his brother's soft head. He knew that his brother must be upset that he couldn't go to his friend's birthday party tonight. Although his brother didn't say anything, as an older brother, he couldn't just say nothing.
Zhu Fujing's eyes lit up. Ever since his brother entered junior high school, his father had been the one telling bedtime stories. He hadn't heard his brother tell stories for a long time. He quickly continued, "Sima Yi killed Cao Shuang."
"That's almost the end. What do you want to hear about the next one?"
"Hmm...I want to hear..."
Zhu Fujing was stunned. What should he listen to? He didn't seem to want to hear anything. He knew all those stories.
Strange, how did he know?
But this is a rare opportunity, and he doesn't want to miss the story his brother tells him.
If he had to choose a bedtime story, he said hesitantly, "Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf?"
Zhu Fu Gaoming stopped walking home and looked down at his brother in confusion, "Huh? Jingguang, you like Andersen's fairy tales?"
"No... I want to hear the normal plot of Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf."
Why did Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf in his mind end up together? This doesn't make sense no matter how you think about it.
Normal? Zhu Fu Gaoming was confused. "Although there are many versions of Andersen's fairy tales, the general plot is about an old woman who kindly lets a vicious wolf into her home and is then eaten by the wolf. Her granddaughter, Little Red Riding Hood, comes to visit her grandmother, and the wolf puts on her grandmother's clothes and pretends to be an old woman to receive her. In the end, the clever Little Red Riding Hood sees through the wolf's disguise, finds a hunter, kills the big bad wolf... and rescues... her grandmother..."
Zhu Fu Gaoming's speech became slower and slower, and finally he let go of his brother's hand.
Zhu Fu Jingguang looked up at Zhu Fu Gaoming, only to see that the other party was standing there motionless. He had no choice but to follow his brother's gaze.
The door of his house was open, swaying in the wind.
It was like a man-eating monster opened its bloody mouth towards them.
The big bad wolf has arrived.
"Jingguang, go find the police." Zhufu Gaoming quickly calmed down. He stretched out his hand and turned Jingguang around. "You remember where the nearest police station is, right? Run over there."
"No...Brother, it was Mom and Dad who let them in. They are acquaintances. The police...are also acquaintances. Can you guarantee that they are not the murderer?" Zhu Fujingguang raised his head, his expression calm and indifferent, "Let's go in together. Mom and Dad may be fine."
It is undeniable that Jingguang's conjecture is extreme, but it is possible. Even if the police are not at fault, what if Jingguang meets an acquaintance on the road and asks for help, and happens to meet the murderer?
He can't afford to gamble now.
"...I understand. Follow me." Zhufu Gaoming took a deep breath. Although he was very curious about why Jingguang was so calm, now was not the time to explore this issue. He had to help his brother survive this crisis first.
Zhu Fugaoming did not dare to go in rashly. He looked around the small area of the hallway. There were a lot of bloody footprints at the door, with the toes pointing outward. The soles of the bloody footprints had the same pattern, indicating that there was only one murderer. At the same time, there were bloodstains on the inside of the door handle, proving that the murderer had left their home.
In any case, this inference still made him feel relieved, at least Jingguang would be fine.
"The murderer should not be in there anymore. Go find your father and mother first and be mentally prepared, Jingguang."
With such a large amount of blood, his father and mother might be in great danger. He had already foreseen a tragedy.
But he had to go in, what if, what if their parents were not dead yet?
"I know, brother." Zhu Fujingguang slowly raised his head, his eyes were without any focus, as if he had withdrawn from this world. He couldn't hear what his brother was saying, nor could he see what was in front of him. He could only feel that the bracelet on his hand had been incredibly hot since just now, and he focused all his attention on the bracelet.
But even if he couldn't hear or see, he knew very clearly that his father and mother were dead.
Zhu Fu Gao Ming had not studied psychology yet, and did not know that Jing Guang had already developed severe dissociative disorder. Seeing that his brother was quite stable, he pulled him forward in the direction of the bloody footprints. Soon, two bodies came into view, their parents fell to the ground, and blood covered the entire room.
"I'm going to call the police."
Zhu Fu Gaoming choked for a moment and then regained his composure. He immediately turned to the living room and prepared to make a call.
And the next moment he turned around, in a corner that he hadn't noticed, Zhu Fujing's blue eyes were devoid of any sorrow, as calm as a pool of stagnant water.
He took off the bracelet, the temperature of which almost burned him, but he clasped his hands together expressionlessly, holding the bracelet tightly. He lowered his head, knelt down in front of his parents' bodies, and spoke softly.
"Lord Death, your loyal followers pray to you, asking you to return my parents' souls. I am willing to pay any price for this."
"If you still exist in this world, please respond to my call."
Zhu Fu Jingguang walked over slowly, overlapped his parents' hands, and then placed the bracelet where they intersected.
He knelt beside and waited and waited, but nothing happened.
When Zhu Fu Gao Ming came back after finishing his phone call, he saw his brother kneeling between the bodies of his parents. Zhu Fu Gao Ming, who had not yet recovered from the shock of his parents' death, was frightened by Jing Guang.
Jingguang acted too calm, so calm that he mistakenly thought that the other party could bear it all, but now it seems that he made a mistake.
"Jingguang," Zhu Fu Gaoming said softly as he walked to Jingguang and squatted down, "I know you are sad, you can cry."
"No, brother, listen." Zhu Fu Jingguang completely ignored his brother's words. He squinted his eyes, smiled and looked up at his brother who was squatting beside him.
Listen? Listen to what?
Zhu Fu Gaoming looked around. Except for the ticking sound of the wall clock, the room was eerily quiet.
But Zhu Fu Jingguang tilted his head as if he had really heard something, and smiled, "Did you hear it? His answer."
Although there were two corpses in front of him, Zhu Fu Gao Ming now felt that his younger brother was more terrifying, and he even shuddered. But he changed his mind and realized that his younger brother must have been mentally disturbed by the death of his parents, so he hurried forward and prepared to forcibly take Jing Guang away.
He shouldn't have let Jingguang see his parents' bodies.
But the next second, he really heard it.
The faint breathing of my parents.
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