Chapter 8 Ah, I'm so happy
Episode 08 Ah, I'm so happy
Thursday, 6:44 p.m.
Let’s be honest.
Before Shang Hexing was invited to my house by my father, I never thought he would be such a headache.
Maybe it’s most likely because I never took him seriously in the past and we didn’t have that much in common. However, now that he has begun to "enter the house", the situation has changed, and I realized that this guy is really troublesome.
This has nothing to do with gaining favorability.
I never expected that a cold-blooded, sophisticated egoist would trust a stranger acquaintance in a short period of time. If he really did this, he either had other purposes or he thought the other person's IQ was too low and easy to manipulate.
I was only referring to his mysophobic habits.
He actually ate a crayfish and asked others to peel it for him.
I'm not familiar with him. If he doesn't want to peel it, can't he just not eat it? I would peel them for my dad to eat because he is allergic to shrimp and crab shells, but he is still willing to eat them with me. Then I will definitely serve my father.
What qualifications does this guy have?
I curse Shang Hexing that he will never be able to eat the most delicious crayfish in his life.
During the meal, I was mumbling to myself, but at the same time I had to be polite and take good care of the guests.
With a business smile on my face, I asked politely, "Fu Lin, do you want me to peel some for you to eat?"
You'd better refuse me.
Not sure if he did it on purpose, Shang Hexing raised his eyebrows slightly and said without hesitation: "Okay, please give me some more."
As soon as he finished speaking, my heart was in turmoil and I could only secretly glance at his clean, bony hands. I will never ask more questions again.
I had just adjusted my mentality and had just lowered my head when my father's voice rang out, "Ah Zhi, do you still remember that you went home and called the police last Sunday?"
I raised my head as he spoke, "That hit-and-run case causing death? Wasn't it solved long ago?"
After the farewell party ended last Sunday, some people from the main team seemed to want to continue, saying they wanted to go sing K or go to a bar. I didn't want to join in the fun, and I had already wanted to leave, so I said I had a paper to do and went home first.
The police were called at 9:43 p.m.
Before that, I was riding my bike home. The distance from school to my home is about 20 minutes. On the way, you will pass a narrow stone brick bridge, which is only wide enough for pedestrians and cyclists. There is a two-way lane under the bridge and no sidewalks, so there will be more vehicles during the day.
When crossing the bridge, because the bridge railing is only one meter high, the field of vision is wide and you can clearly see the conditions of the road under the bridge. Often when people are bored or taking a walk, they will lean on the bridge railing to look at the scenery below the road.
I didn't actually look at it very much at that time. I just went up the bridge as usual and only noticed that there was a car parked on the side of the road without turning on the hazard lights. I subconsciously took another look and saw someone in front of the car trying to pick up a dying woman lying on the ground.
The street was lit by street lamps, and I could clearly see that there were no tire marks left by emergency braking on the side of the road. The direction and distance of the bloodstains and the front of the car also do not match the general situation of a car accident. What is even more eye-catching is that both of them wore white metal rings on the ring fingers of their left hands, reflecting a slight luster in the dim light.
After making a preliminary judgment, I shouted on the bridge, "What happened? Do you need help?"
Next, I helped call the ambulance and also called the police.
After the police arrived at the scene and investigated, they said it was a hit-and-run car accident. The ambulance did not arrive in time and the woman unfortunately died on the way to the emergency center. The man who accompanied her throughout the whole process was the deceased Zhou Qiuying's husband Lin Quan.
According to Lin Quan, that night was originally their first wedding anniversary, but the two had a conflict. After Zhou Qiuying left home, he called his wife but failed, so he went to the place where she usually took a walk to look for her, and finally found his wife who had been in a car accident there.
"right--"
My dad seemed to be someone who had handled this case, and he said directly: “We encountered a strange problem.”
"Was that a fake car accident?"
I also saw the scene at that time and support the police's point of view.
At least there was no physical evidence at the scene of contact between the husband Lin Quan's car and the deceased, and there were no obvious open wounds on the body. If this case seemed strange to my dad, it was definitely because there were some suspicious things in the autopsy report.
We often talk about cases at home. After I responded subconsciously, I looked at "Fu Lin" again.
Ever since he came into contact with Shang Hexing, he had made it clear that he didn't like dealing with corpses. He often just does the hacker part of the job. Now he really acted as if he was listening attentively, and his body was leaning forward.
"Did you find anything after opening the body cavity?" I was already getting excited.
My dad said calmly, "It's just normal characteristics of a car accident."
"That's it?"
For example, hematoma, congestion, soft tissue bruises, skin and flesh ruptures, whether there is secretion from the eyes, ears, mouth and nose, whether there has been the beginning of decay, and even the smell of a corpse.
There are no outsiders here, so feel free to tell us what you see.
My dad didn't understand what I meant, so he just said, "A note was found in the deceased's mouth. It had the prophetic words 'Died in a car accident' written on it, and the word 'Vita' at the bottom. ”
Vita? Never heard of it.
I frowned.
"V, I, T, A?" I asked again to confirm.
Is this a forewarning murder?
I was still waiting for my dad's reply when Shang Hexing reacted and said, "In other words, this seemed to be a normal, unplanned accident, but the note was found on the body, suggesting that this was not an ordinary case. You are puzzled by this contradiction."
"Right!" My dad gave the commentator "Fu Lin" a teaching-style encouragement, "As expected of the Light of Anubis, you get it right away. You're really smart! Ah Zhi, what do you think, am I right?"
“…”
This kind of flattery seems very low in intelligence, so I won't participate in it.
I paused, then said, "What are you going to do? A second autopsy?"
"Yes. Because of this incident, we plan to conduct a second autopsy." My father immediately took over my words, "But the deceased's husband Lin Quan objected. He said that he already had the first autopsy report and there was no need for a second autopsy. He just wanted to bury his wife as soon as possible. For this reason, he came to the front desk of the unit on Tuesday to find the person in charge. The director saw that I had nothing to do, so he asked me to deal with him."
"His attitude is very suspicious." As soon as my voice came out, it coincided with Shang Hexing's.
When our eyes met, they unconsciously collided. At that moment, I read the caution and alertness in his eyes.
I subconsciously looked away.
At the same time, a light bulb went off in my head and I remembered the content of the comic trailer on my phone again. I was secretly shocked. Do I have to play the role of the "village elder" who assigns tasks like I did in the past year, so that the protagonist team can receive the case and solve it earlier?
Shang Hexing didn't know what I was thinking, so he asked my dad again, "When the man named Lin Quan came to see you on Tuesday, was he wearing a dark blue shirt and black suit pants? He also wore a black leather rope with a silver cross hanging on it around his neck?"
This surprised me. Don’t the characteristics of the cross overlap with those of my S-level Tangchaolizi card character?
Will the card drawing system now allow me to draw the murderer's appearance?
I suddenly felt that these sugar-roasted chestnuts were inedible.
"Yes!" my dad asked in amazement, "How did you know?"
Shang Hexing answered in an orderly manner: "After Li Zhi was pushed off the platform, I checked the station's video footage. Although the incident happened in a blind spot of the surveillance, when the accident happened, there was a person dressed in the same way who hurriedly walked against the flow of people."
My dad and I were both stunned after hearing this sentence.
Because I always thought it was Shang Hexing who promoted it. Now he is like this. As a former villain Boss (intermediate), his method of killing is to push the opponent off the platform when he is not prepared. This is indeed a bit low-level.
However, can I say that his stabbing Fu Lin in the back wasn't necessarily a smart move?
Or, was I completely misled by the comic trailer?
Could it be that Shang Hexing is actually a good person?
My thoughts can't help but fly now.
My dad didn't expect Lin Quan to target me.
Shang Hexing did not wait for anyone to ask and continued to analyze, "Perhaps Lin Quan was involved in this car accident. Even if he was not the murderer, he might know the murderer. He would kill Li Zhi probably because he felt that Li Zhi discovered something that should not have been discovered at the scene."
"If Uncle Li had also been wearing a sign when he met him at the identification center, he would have probably thought that Li Zhi was related to you, and told you the doubts and encouraged you to do a second autopsy. As a result, he held a grudge against Li Zhi."
After he said that, my dad immediately realized, "Yes. Now that you mention it, it reminds me that when I left on Tuesday, the front desk clerk told me that Lin Quan asked them, "What is the relationship between me and Azhi?" ”
Shang Hexing said solemnly: "Uncle Li, it would be better to arrange a second autopsy as soon as possible."
My dad nodded quickly and stood up to call Ms. Zheng who was on the night shift.
The lively conversation at the dinner table suddenly became a little quieter due to my father's departure. The presence of the two of us left alone at the dining table became increasingly prominent.
I felt embarrassed and guilty because of my misunderstanding of Shang Hexing, and I didn't know what to do. Noticing that his bowl was empty again, I offered, "Do you want more crayfish? I'll peel it for you."
"The crayfish in our company restaurant is the best I've ever eaten. You must try it more often."
As soon as he finished saying this, Shang Hexing stared at me, as if trying to find out why I was so enthusiastic. I suddenly felt uneasy. Could it be that he could see through my emotions?
I tried hard to hide my embarrassment and act as if nothing had happened.
This crayfish is really a good crayfish!
*
After dinner, my father, Shang Hexing, and I were waiting for my mother to summon her colleagues on night shift to perform the results of the second autopsy.
The autopsy results were no different from the first time.
In addition, my mother also obtained information from the police.
Lin Quan did not have time to commit the crime at that time.
The police also have evidence that Lin Quan came out to look for someone: "He had bought a bottle of mineral water at the retail store in the gas station at 9:10 pm."
In addition, neighbors can also prove that Lin Quan had no motive to kill. Although Lin Quan and Zhou Qiuying had some fierce quarrels in the first six months after their marriage, their relationship has been very sweet and they are getting along very well since then.
Zhou Qiuying did not have any insurance.
In other words, for Lin Quan, Zhou Qiuying's death made him lose his lover.
That's all.
"Then why did Lin Quan push Li Zhi? Is this a misunderstanding?" My father was still worried and asked himself, "Or is he mentally disturbed after losing his wife?" He stood up again and wanted to call my mother to ask her to turn the body inside out.
Shang Hexing sat on the single sofa and fell into silent thought.
Because two people were already thinking about the incident of me being pushed off the platform, my head was constantly thinking about the content of the comic plot.
Is Shang Hexing a good guy or a bad guy?
What was his purpose in killing Fu Lin?
Did Fu Lin really appear at the wastewater plant? Wasn’t it a video faked by Shang Hexing? If that's the case, why did Shang Hexing look for Fu Lin? What is he trying to achieve?
I was still thinking about it and noticed Shang Hexing glanced at me. Feeling guilty, I immediately turned my attention to him, "Would you like some snacks? I have sugar-roasted chestnuts, they are delicious."
The card level is related to the amount of snacks consumed.
N-level cards usually only have one-time consumables. Next are R, SR, and SSR, which correspond to 10 times, 100 times, and 1000 times respectively. The S-level card I encountered recently refers to Special, which should be obtained under specific conditions. The one I saw had "∞ (infinity)" under it.
In other words, I can draw out sugar-roasted chestnuts an unlimited number of times.
Without waiting for him to refuse, I went to the kitchen and prepared some sugar-roasted chestnuts. However, surprisingly, the original card character has more human colors than last time, and it can be seen that he has a tall and handsome figure.
Could it be that unlocking the full S-level picture is related to the progress of the case?
I have an inexplicable feeling that if Shanghe Star does not break away from Anubis this time, it will definitely cause a big shock to this city?
With a vague sense of uneasiness, I took the sugar-roasted chestnuts back to the living room and asked, "Would you like some?"
Shang Hexing refused: "No thanks. I had a full dinner."
"The snacks are placed in the second stomach, so you will never feel full."
No one can resist delicious snacks.
I remembered that he didn't like to do things with his hands, so I took the initiative to peel one for him. When I handed it to him, I realized that Shang Hexing had never eaten the snacks I gave him before.
"Is it delicious?" I asked curiously.
"Average." Shang Hexing responded with a very indifferent expression.
I was a little disappointed because I am invincible when it comes to snacks. However, I soon realized that this must be because there was no tea.
So, I took the initiative and said, "I'll go make you some tea."
“…”
When my dad came back, Shang Hexing had already been fed eight chestnuts by me. As soon as he met my dad, he said, "Uncle Li, I think this matter needs further investigation. Besides, it's getting late, so I'll go back first."
Seeing that he was about to leave, I stood up as well and said, "Then I'll see you off."
Shang Hexing looked at me with a strange expression, but didn't say anything. It was not until we entered the elevator that he brought up the old matter again, "What do you think about the matter of Shanghe Star?" ”
We haven't discussed this issue since the meal.
In fact, I still say the same thing - I don’t want to care.
Even if Shang Hexing didn't push me, to be honest, from the very beginning of the comic, my ultimate goal was to protect myself. Even when he later said he wanted to check on "Fu Lin's" condition, it was only out of self-preservation and an effort to protect his own conscience.
After all, I can't just stand by and watch someone die when I have the spare time.
“…”
Now I don’t know how to give the best answer.
The floor I lived on was not high, and the elevator reached the first floor very quickly. But Shang Hexing hadn't waited for my answer, so after the elevator door opened, he didn't rush to leave.
His expression was slightly cold. "Is this question difficult to answer?"
Seeing his eyes getting darker and darker, my CPU was about to burn out. My real social ability due to social phobia had reached its limit. Before he could speak, Shang Hexing frowned slightly and asked, "Why do you care so much about "Shang Hexing"? I've never seen you care about him so much before. ”
grateful!
Here comes a question I know how to answer!
I responded, "I actually always care about him. He never tells anyone what he likes, but I know what gift I should buy for him. How would I know if I didn't care about him?"
He would never guess that I had a script.
"so--"
Shang Hexing asked me an unexpected question, "Compared to f...than to me, do you actually care more about "Shang Hexing"? ”
I said, "Yeah."
Look, the more lies people tell, the more eloquent they become.
“It’s a lie.”
Shang Hexing exposed me as soon as we disagreed, "Then why didn't you write him a letter at the farewell party?"
"…because,"
"…Because I'm shy."
"…It's the kind of timidity that comes with being close to love."
“I have always felt that Shang Hexing has qualities that I envy and admire. But I still don't know how to contact him. ”
Aba Aba, someone come and save me, stop letting me talk nonsense.
Shang Hexing's deep eyes moved at this moment, and his tone was not as gentle and free and easy as Fu Lin's, but instead had a hint of his own nature - alert and sensitive. However, his words sounded like something Fu Lin would say, "If Shang Hexing heard it, he might be surprised that you would say that, maybe..."
He paused, his words meaningful, "Next time you meet, he will be very curious about you and will want to get closer to you."
I stared at him, "..."
Don’t want it? What's wrong with you?
Do you know what you are saying?
I don't know you well.
Shang Hexing didn't care about my strange look, but continued: "Let's solve Lin Quan's problem first. Then we will deal with the matter of "Shang Hexing's disappearance". I'll look for it with you. ”
I was stunned for a moment, and quickly said, "But there are only less than three days left before we leave by train on Sunday. How can we finish both things?"
Shang Hexing didn't comment, but just strode past me. After walking out of the elevator, he made the final decision. His calm and self-controlled voice rang out in the closed environment, "I will not leave Anubis for the time being."
“…”
Ou Leak...
He asked, “Are you unhappy?”
"Oh... I'm so happy."
As soon as he said this, I completely understood why he came here. Is he just looking for an excuse from me to stay in Anubis? I guess I know. Because I can't leave, and I can't just say I'm not leaving, so I have to find a roundabout way to save the situation.
By the way, can I really keep the peaceful life I dream of?
I thought desperately.
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