Chapter 79 A blind cat meets a dead mouse (imperfect tense)
At two o'clock in the morning, Mitsuyo Kakuta was awakened by thirst.
There was only a bed in the empty room. Although he was wearing an eye mask, there was a small night light on the bedside. Mitsuyo Kakuta has a very friendly face. Her pretty and cute face has a pair of droopy eyes like a puppy. She is a very fresh, dog-like young man. It's a pity that he wears printed T-shirts and baggy shorts all year round, which makes people think from the bottom of their hearts that "this person is doomed".
He has forgotten how many years he has been hiding in Yokohama. Thanks to Yokohama's loose household registration system, he has been able to live freely under an assumed name until today.
A few years ago, he posted a message online about how to hide his identity and escape. Enthusiastic netizens taught him a series of methods, and he has been following them very seriously ever since. Including but not limited to: changing residence from time to time, not discarding any daily items containing personal information, renting a house on the top floor or in the basement to reduce the number of times you run into neighbors, learning to cook for yourself, and buying weapons just in case.
He didn't dare to use his own identity and real name, and could only rent a house that did not require identity information. He also didn't dare to leave Yokohama and go to other cities. After all, at least he grew up in Yokohama, and he felt more secure here.
There would be such a saying, right? The most dangerous place is the safest place!
After a moment of trance, Mitsuyo Kakuta lifted a corner of the blindfold and realized that this was the new home she had just moved into. I was so sleepy that I reached out to grab the water cup next to me. But he was too lazy to move, so he used his fingers to push it away, but it got farther and farther away. He thought he might as well get a new bottle from the supernatural space, but the next moment, the glass of water was handed to him.
Mitsuyo Kakuta was not yet an adult when he fled. He was a clever and polite child. In order to ensure his physical and mental health, he often looked for short-term jobs to integrate into society. The last job had just ended, and a certain action touched his DNA, and the occupational disease controlled his body before his brain. He said:
"Thank you, I'm so thirsty."
He put the hand holding the cup to his lips and froze. It was the early morning and the cup was very cold, so cold that he shivered.
He heard someone say with a smile:
"You're welcome."
Your heartbeat quickens, your sweat glands secrete sweat, and your fingertips twitch and shake. Mitsuyo Kakuta slowly turned his head, and under the halo of the black and pink Gothic girl's eye mask under the night light, he saw a young man with squinting eyes.
"Are you scared? Your heart is beating fast. Take a deep breath and relax."
The young man looked like an adult not long ago, a little younger than him. Under the yellow night light, he could see his snow-white hair and the shadow of an unknown color. Noticing his pause, the young man tilted his head and asked him:
"Don't you want to drink? You must be thirsty. I heard your mouth is dry."
“…I…I…”
The young man's smile suddenly widened and he moved closer. The details of his face suddenly magnified. Mitsuyo Kakuta realized belatedly that the young man did not open his eyes.
The young man asked slowly, word by word:
"You don't want to drink?"
"I drink, I drink!!"
Cold water poured into his throat, and the remaining liquid slid from the corners of his mouth onto his clothes and quilt, wetting large areas of fabric. A large amount of cold water seemed like heavy stones falling into his stomach. Mitsuyo Kakuta shivered uncontrollably and choked uncontrollably, so he began to cough heart-wrenchingly. He saw that the young man's smile was a little flat, so he endured the burning pain in his lungs and held back the cough. The next moment he burped uncontrollably.
"Good boy." The young man smiled again and tilted his head as if he was pleased.
...It was inappropriate, and Mitsuyo Kakuta let out a wail in her heart.
Whether it is the sadistic attribute or the yandere attribute, they are very cute in the second dimension, but he doesn't want to meet such a person in reality! So scary!
"I did as I was told... I I did as I was told. Excuse me, is there anything else I can help you with? Excuse me..." Mitsuyo Kakuta tried to calm down. He swallowed and gurgled, "Whatever you want, I can give it to you."
"You don't have what I want, but this is boring, don't say such boring things." The young man seemed a little sleepy and whispered: "Ah, I thought of it, let's play a game."
Mitsuyo Kakuta shuddered.
"I'll give you 30 seconds to run for your life. Don't let me catch you, or something terrible will happen."
Without giving him room to refuse, the young man began to count down:
"30..."
**
Facing the direction where the young man was rolling and crawling, the young man smiled in a good mood.
Unfortunately, there are always some guys who like bad atmosphere. His cell phone vibrated slightly. He turned his head with some disappointment and picked up the call.
"Jiono, what's the situation?"
"Ah, who are you?" Tiaoye Caiju stood up, walked to the door of the apartment, and listened to the noise downstairs.
"Don't play dumb." The other end said coldly, "Is he a person with special abilities? If so, capture him. If not, kill him on the spot."
"Haha, are you angry? Sorry, I can't tell." A hint of boredom spread across Tiao Ye Cai Ju's brows: "Just kill him directly. Confirming supernatural powers is a troublesome task, and we don't need users with space-related supernatural powers."
"This is a mission, don't ask too many questions." said the man.
As soon as he finished speaking, the other end hung up the phone and a busy tone sounded. Tiaoye Caiju's smile slowly faded and his face became gloomy.
"Do you think I'm an idiot? I can smell the stench of drugs on you."
The lock of the apartment door was broken. When I pushed it open slightly, a gust of cold wind blew in my face.
He joined a criminal organization when he was a teenager, and it has been many years now. Tiaoye Caiju is not a very ambitious person. As long as there is a place where he can vent his bad taste, it will be fine anywhere.
Unfortunately, times change. After becoming a cadre, I thought I would be more content. But for some unknown reason, the organization suddenly began to secretly prepare for drug trafficking. He thought that his men were distracted until he smelled the stench of that man by coincidence.
A thick stench flows in the breath, in the blood, and in every minute circulation of the body.
Do you still think he knows nothing? Want to use him to fulfill your illusion of self-degradation?
That was a sweet dream.
Take a deep breath, and you can smell the fresh air in your lungs. The neighbor next door is snoring in his sleep, and the couple downstairs is still making out. His keen hearing allowed him to accurately locate the fugitive. He chuckled and walked downstairs while counting down.
"Unlucky guy, don't let me find you~"
He whispered, with a wicked smile on his face:
"Run away, like a mouse."
**
How could this happen.
He opened his mouth to breathe, his lungs were squeezed to the limit, and he could hear himself choking.
Mitsuyo Kakuta didn't understand. He did nothing wrong. He was not smart or strong. He had already given up a normal life, but why was he still not let go?
His pajamas were soaked through, and he stepped on the ground barefoot. Without the shock-absorbing effects of shoes, his feet, which had not been exercised much, felt painful. But he didn't dare to stop, he took a step forward, trying his best to move forward.
Thirty seconds was too short. He was already running very hard, but he still heard that person's voice.
"10...9...You must run as fast as you can. Ah, where am I counting to? 5..."
Liar! It should be 6!
No, I can’t run far. I have to find a place to hide!
“2…1!”
——"zero!"
Mitsuyo Kakuta leaned against the wall and covered her mouth.
In the early morning in Japan, the awakened crows spread their wings and flew across the sky. His heartbeat brought ringing to his ears. He clenched his teeth and prayed for good luck.
He doesn't want to die yet. He has done nothing wrong.
Why? Why can't he be allowed to live?
Feeling oppressed and desperate, he began to hate his fate.
…
"Well, as for me, my senses have been very sharp since a long time ago, right?"
The young man whispered:
"Did you know that human emotions have a smell? When people are pushed to the extreme, they emit a slightly spicy smell. Ah, I like this very much. Do you know what you smell like?"
“…”
"Well, it's a very depressing light bitterness and a carefree sweetness. But now it's getting spicy, which is not bad. Try harder, eh?"
The young man kept mumbling to himself, seeming to find it very interesting.
I walked very accurately to his vicinity, but I didn't find him directly. Instead, I circled around him.
Discovered, definitely discovered! But why didn't he catch him? Why?
Like a cat and mouse, even though she was hiding in the alley near the garbage collection area, Mitsuyo Kakuta had a creepy feeling that she was being targeted.
His mind worked quickly, and he realized that in the initial conversation, the young man used the word "heard", he did not open his eyes, and later in his self-narration he also used the word "smelled". He remembered that some visually impaired people would have very sharp senses after losing their sight, so if he was really blind, he might be able to survive.
He took a quiet step back.
It just so happens that this is where garbage is stored, and the smell is definitely not good. As long as he doesn't make any noise, that person won't find him!
It won't be discovered...right?
So in the final analysis, just give the blind a normal life! ! Why do blind people still come out to kill people! This is so touching that it makes me cry!
Mitsuyo Kakuta squatted down and hid behind the garbage pile which was extremely messy and mixed with all kinds of things because of the irregular garbage disposal.
Under the street light, a slender shadow appeared at the entrance of the alley. The young man with white hair with red tips seemed to think for a moment and then stepped in.
'Click. 'Crushed the fallen leaves.
'Snap. 'It was the sound of a plastic bottle cap being kicked off.
The sound of his heartbeat was so loud that he wondered if it was loud enough for others to hear. Mitsuyo Kakuta wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and suddenly noticed a patch of silver.
There were several raised stone bricks on the ground in the alley. The community where he lived was a very old apartment building. The garbage sorting was very poor and the environment was not well maintained. The stone bricks near the intersection of this alley are warped and bumpy due to being soaked by rain or some other reason. When he ran in, he took big steps so it was nothing, but the man chasing him took very small steps, very gently and slowly.
Just near the bumpy area, a mirror was broken and the mirror fragments were scattered everywhere, and because of the warping of the bricks, the mirror fragments also rose up. The silvery white that caught his attention was the reflection of the mirror.
Visually impaired people can easily fall! If he fell, he would definitely get hurt, right then! Run out in one go.
This is a very small probability, but Mitsuyo Kakuta can only hope for it. Even if praying to God or Buddha works, he will become the most devout believer.
"Well, you know how hope smells? It's kind of like the smell of sunshine, fluffy and very relaxing and pleasant."
The man continued:
"Ah... Speaking of which, were you heard? Are you nearby? It would be terrible if you were in the wrong place, haha."
Closer and closer.
"Actually, I don't like killing people. I'm very sensitive and afraid of pain. But if you live in Yokohama, you should always be prepared for suicide or being killed... You should be ready, right?"
...But he just doesn't want to be killed!
Be it death from illness or accident! He doesn't want to be killed! I don't want my life to be taken away! Life is the only thing he completely owns, don't take even this away from him!
No one deserves to be killed and no one deserves to kill, Yokohama is sick and twisted! This is absolutely not correct!
Smiling healthily, going to school normally, living a perfect life like in the comics, even if you are just an NPC, even if you are just an incompetent foil, why do you have such a beautiful fantasy world, but in reality it is a prison of killing and being killed, deceiving and being deceived?
'You don't have what I want,' the man had said. He didn't come for the 500 billion, he just came here to kill him?
Why? Can you at least tell him why he died?
Don't decide other people's lives so easily! asshole!
"Ah... You suddenly became angry. You are very lively..."
The young man laughed faintly:
"But, I guess it's time to get tired of playing. I'm a little bored..."
Mitsuyo Kakuta stared at the intersection that was most likely to trip him, and his eyes were even bloodshot.
Getting closer... Getting closer...
Fall down! If you're lucky! Just die there! It would be best to just die there!
As if the gods had heard his prayers, the young man, who was walking forward with his eyes closed, suddenly stumbled, lost his balance, and fell forward!
It’s at this moment——! !
Time suddenly slowed down, the fight-or-flight adrenaline response making his brain race. Mitsuyo Kakuta rushed out of the alley, and just as she passed the young man, the light reflected from the broken glass on the ground shone into his eyes, like stars on the ground.
——'I'm afraid of pain.'
Yokohama is wrong, killing and being killed are wrong, and hurting and being hurt themselves are not strange formulas that can be equated.
He has not hurt anyone since he started wandering as a minor, but he is also afraid of being hurt. I want to make friends but I’m afraid of being alone. Even though I’m still young, I can only watch anime reruns on TV alone in one unfamiliar residence after another. And so it goes, day after day.
Five hundred billion is too much. He donated money, the first donation was 10 million, and then he was soon approached. Later, I could only donate a little bit at a time, very carefully. But if this continues, he won't even be able to spend 100 million. However, the welfare homes that accept donations will not use the money to treat the elderly and children well, and the money will eventually end up in the pockets of exploiters.
He went to buy food for the homeless, but was taken advantage of and when the mafia came to extort money, he was beaten half to death because they couldn't find any more money.
A pistol can be bought for hundreds of thousands of yen, and he has one in his space. But he never used it. He only felt fear when he looked at the gun.
How many guns and bullets can you buy with 500 billion, and how many people can you kill?
There must be lots and lots of weapons and lots and lots of people, right?
He's a fool, he can't count.
A feeling of emptiness suddenly arose in Mitsuyo Kakuta's heart.
So what if I escape? The young man's tracking ability was amazing, and he was completely under the control of the master.
If you live today, you will die tomorrow. For no reason, no cause, dead bodies lying on the streets.
If he died, would the five hundred billion disappear into the void and darkness along with his life?
…
Tiaoye Caiju slowly raised his head, and his arm was grabbed fiercely by the sweaty young man. The young man obviously had no training, and his strength was already extremely explosive.
“Hoo…Hoo…Haha…Ah ...
The young man shouted hysterically, complaining with a mixture of crying and laughing:
"If your eyesight is not good, don't walk around! If you are afraid of pain, just stay still! How have I offended you? Hey! Just treat it as my last request before I die, please tell me! Why do you want to kill me? Why?!"
Oh?
"You can continue to run away." Tiaoye Caiju asked with interest.
"Can I really escape? I don't have the confidence at all!"
The young man with red eyes gritted his teeth:
"I always run away out of fear, but I hate running away. I'm the worst at it. Being killed by someone with half health or being killed instantly by someone with full health, the more powerful you are, the more face I have! And I never bully disabled people! I'm not a bastard like you!"
…
“Hahahahahaha!”
After being stunned for a moment, Tiao Ye Cai Ju couldn't help laughing. He easily stabilized his body, opened his eyes and looked at Kakuta Mitsuyo, saying jokingly:
"So you didn't even try to hide carefully. Did you really think I was blind? And you came to help me? Oops, you obviously didn't run away, but the game became more interesting. Hahahaha!"
“……!”
He can see! !
Mitsuyo Kakuta raised her head and met his eyes, which were gloomy. He suddenly felt a chill on his back, like a small animal being stared at by a large beast, and his hair stood up.
"But, although you are interesting, the rules are the rules..."
The white-haired young man, who was laughing until tears came out, bent down and handcuffed the arm he had grabbed at his wrist. Mitsuyo Kakuta couldn't break free no matter what he did. At this moment, he clearly realized that all this was just the cat playing tricks before eating the mouse.
A slightly cold breath fell on my ear:
"—got you."
Boundless despair arose spontaneously.
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