Chapter 96 "Third Person Perspective" "Have You Been Cheated?"
Episode 96 "Third person perspective" "Have you been cheated?"
Taking back the unnecessary memories, Miao Lunan returned to his original residence.
He actually didn't intend to say too much to Fu Lin, because there was no point in saying anything. Besides, with Fu Lin's brain, he is not the type to wait for others to give answers. The reason why he needs his own answer is simply because he needs to integrate more information and resources.
Fu Lin will know it soon, and maybe even know more than him.
Miao Lunan opened the weather forecast.
The temperature has been rising recently, often so hot that even the sun is frighteningly scorching. There was a layer of pants between them, but after the light shone on my legs for less than three or four minutes, it felt like it was burning my skin. It was hot and painful. However, it will be cloudy with light rain today. The screen says "Warm and humid ocean air will come from the sea, causing small-scale rainfall. The humid air will make people feel stuffy, so please make sure to replenish water. If conditions permit, avoid going out during high temperatures and choose to go out in the early morning or evening."
There is something special today, it is Cui Shi’s funeral.
There weren't too many people participating, so the whole street wasn't filled with people. But there are quite a few people, about a hundred or so, and most of them are Cui Shi's subordinates.
It is said that Li Zhi will also attend.
After being discharged from the hospital, Li Zhi was not completely well.
But in the end, he and his mother stayed in their apartment and waited patiently for Li's father to come home.
There is a piece of news that may be good news for them, but not good news for the police.
This case did not go smoothly.
Although Li's father turned himself in, there was no evidence to prove that he had committed the crime, and he himself was unwilling to reveal any motive for the crime. Therefore, Li's father was only temporarily detained in the detention center as a criminal suspect. After the statutory detention period expires, he should be released from detention.
At present, He Qisi has devoted himself to this case and has achieved nothing.
And Miao Lunan did not receive any text messages from him, as if he was too busy and had no time to spare. It was also like he realized that this matter was related to Vita and might also be related to himself, so he simply stopped contacting him and intentionally wanted to keep a distance from him.
This isn't necessarily bad, but it is certainly disturbing.
Because he knew the time of the funeral and knew that he would definitely run into He Qisi, Miao Lunan put on a black suit and went out.
Not long after driving on the road, Miao Lunan encountered a continuous and dense sun shower.
The warm and bright sunshine still fills the sky, and countless tiny raindrops are sparkling in the light, like fine snow like broken gold falling all over the earth. At that moment, it seemed like a sunny day, but also filled with an unspeakable melancholy. The air was filled with contradictory tranquility and sadness.
After parking at the intersection, Miao Lunan met someone who was wearing a black suit like him, and was also walking silently towards the funeral home.
At this moment he once again felt like he was attending a funeral and facing the reality of "forever loss".
Although it was not the first time that Miao Lunan had seen Cui Shi's body, this was the first time that made him realize that the guy who always took advantage of him, the young man who was full of vigor and sometimes bossy, the troublesome guy who had both a cat-like personality and a dog-like temper had really passed away.
This made Miao Lunan stop for a moment as if he was at a loss.
He suddenly realized that he might never meet someone like him again in his life. Every time he saw him, he would feel annoyed, but now that he knew he would never see him again, Miao Lunan felt reluctant to leave.
Just when he didn't know what to do, Li Zhi's figure flashed before his eyes in the growing crowd. Although they were wearing the same clothes, Miao Lunan unexpectedly found that this person was more impressive than he had imagined. Just by looking at his back, one could tell that the person in front was him.
Is it because I spent my three years in high school watching this person’s back as he walked up to the podium?
Or maybe it was because in the past year, he also had to help pay attention to whether Li Zhi noticed their indifference, so he subconsciously had more observation and understanding.
Before these chaotic thoughts took shape in his mind, Miao Lunan lowered his eyes to see if there was still any discomfort on Li Zhi's wound, or if the bandage was still on his arm.
Because he refused anyone to visit him, I heard the general situation from other places. Although the bullet did not penetrate his flesh, the heat wave and cavity effect caused by the bullet caused an entire piece of skin on his arm to rot. He was discharged from the hospital after two weeks of treatment, including debridement and anti-infection treatment.
But there was no obvious sign of injury on Li Zhi's appearance.
He has never liked doing things that don't want to attract attention. He doesn't know whether it's because he is stubborn or because he doesn't want to look different from others.
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Miao Lunan unconsciously looked at the back of Li Zhi's head, as if by doing this he could see what he was thinking. But just with such a simple glance, he saw the moment Li Zhi turned around.
He just raised the umbrella and lifted it lightly, and the rain was like a transparent bead curtain being gently pushed aside.
As the umbrella moved, the handsome, fair face appeared quietly, just like the person in a static painting who was calmly looking at the audience suddenly leaned forward slightly and took the initiative to get closer to you.
Miao Lunan was startled.
Unable to avoid the sight, Miao Lunan took the lead in greeting him, "You are here."
Li Zhi said in a calm but clear tone: "Although the rain is not heavy, it would be more appropriate to hold an umbrella. Do you want to come in?" He raised the umbrella again. The umbrella was so large that it seemed that three or four adults could fit under it. He did not take the initiative to walk closer, but kept his distance and waited for Miao Lunan to approach.
It’s hard to describe what this feels like?
I just felt that Li Zhi gave people a very clear and calm feeling - as if everything was under his control and he was aware of all his decisions.
Was it his arrangement that I would walk towards him?
"How do you know I'm behind you?" Miao Lunan stood there without moving.
Because the sad moment of attending the funeral in his mind was overwhelmed by his own rebelliousness.
If he hadn't known that Li Zhi was the chief designer of Anubis, Miao Lunan would not have noticed that there were actually many strange things about Li Zhi.
It was like he could always predict criminal incidents before anyone else, and sometimes he could foresee potential dangers. And just like now, it was like he had an eye on his back, and he knew clearly who was behind him without looking back.
What is most puzzling are Li Zhi’s out-of-print snacks.
If you are Anubis's programmer, you can naturally stand on all the advantages and get so much unique help and cheats. Similarly, he can easily manipulate the life and death of others to achieve his own goals.
…So, creating cities with high crime rates like this is his hobby?
Li Zhi didn't seem to understand the defensiveness in Miao Lunan's tone, and said, "I heard footsteps."
He paused again and said, "Is it necessary? You have been standing in the rain."
The rain wasn't heavy, just slightly more than the amount of water coming out of the park's sprayers for outdoor cooling.
Miao Lunan didn't feel wet at all.
But when Miao Lunan saw that his umbrella was raised again, he walked under his umbrella.
He himself did have something he wanted to ask him.
Especially now, Miao Lunan also suspected that He Qisi was trying to avoid him. The opportunity for them to meet was also because of Li Zhi. With He Qisi's personality, it was impossible for him to be indifferent to Li Zhi.
Li Zhi is not actually talkative, but he is the type who will answer any questions. I have the impression that no one wanted to disturb him, so most of the time, he just stayed alone in silence.
Under the same umbrella, Li Zhi also remained quiet and silent.
But Miao Lunan didn't hold on for too long, "How is your injury?"
"Recovery is just a matter of time." Li Zhi said calmly as if he was stating an insignificant matter.
The corners of Miao Lunan's mouth twitched slightly.
——As long as a person is not dead, recovery is just a matter of time.
As the crowds rushed towards their destination, the flow became more concentrated, the surroundings became more and more crowded, and the distance between people was forced to shorten. Miao Lunan's voice also subconsciously became lower and lower. One way to lower his voice is to lower his head, press the throat and airway open, and said: "What were you thinking at the time? Why did you want to save Cui Shi?"
After saying this, he raised his eyes and looked at Li Zhi.
Li Zhi's voice was hesitant, and the short pause seemed like he was reminiscing, or hesitating whether to explain. After a long while, he slowly spoke: "I'm not the only one who wants to save him. Just because I'm walking in front, it can't become an impulse that only I have."
“…”
It sounded as if Miao Lunan was blaming his behavior.
He clearly wanted to ask Li Zhi where such kindness came from.
"Or do you actually want to blame me for not being able to save people and getting in other people's way?"
Li Zhi lowered his voice, "I'm sorry, I didn't know Cui Shi was so important to you."
Miao Lunan was completely speechless, and even seemed to have forgotten what he wanted to ask Li Zhi.
He definitely didn't want to ask him why he went to save Choi Si at first. This is just an introduction. But now, his topic was overwhelmed by Li Zhi's guilt, and he was forced to follow and enter the other's emotions.
Silence may be the best choice. Walk into the funeral home in silence, without asking any questions or touching upon the gory details.
The sun shower continued to fall, bringing them all the way under the eaves.
Li Zhi closed the umbrella and gently shook off the raindrops on the umbrella. The raindrops slid down, splashing tiny ripples in the puddles on the ground. Then he clenched the ribs of the umbrella with his hands, as if he was trying to close the umbrella further.
Miao Lunan's eyes fell on the pair of slender hands, as if he came back to his senses through this small movement. He slowly raised his eyes and looked at Li Zhi, his voice even lower than before: "You rushed towards Cui Shi, isn't it because you knew that the person who shot was your father? You were warning him, right?"
The air seemed to be weighed down by the rain for a moment, and Li Zhi stopped closing his umbrella. Raindrops dripped from the ends of the umbrella ribs, dripping onto the ground and into the silent silence.
After three or four seconds, Li Zhi slowly glanced at the surrounding police officers, his eyes calm and his tone calm, "We can talk about it later."
Miao Lunan's heart suddenly tightened, and his intuition told him that he had grasped the truth. But before he could think it over carefully, Li Zhi's next words made his emotions and behavior suddenly seem ridiculous, like a clown who overestimated his own abilities.
He said if you don't want to attend a funeral, then please respect the feelings of those who are truly mourning the deceased.
As these words were spoken, the sound of rain became distant.
Because Miao Lunan saw through his determination and indifference for a moment, he also realized that he had never really gotten to know Li Zhi, and didn't know who he really was.
When I was about to wake up, the funeral had already begun.
*
Li Zhi always sat in the front row.
He Qisi unexpectedly did not show up.
Miao Lunan was upset and sent another text message, asking him if he had attended the funeral.
This text message sank into the sea like a stone, with no response.
Miao Lunan wandered around and finally walked towards the smoking area.
He first bought a pack and lit a cigarette, then another one. The smoke lingered between his fingertips and his breath, trying to expel the discomfort, sourness, numbness and irritability from his body.
He is not a numb person.
He also thought that he was a cold-hearted person. But he has never done anything particularly evil. In his heart, he is still a child who is as cynical as He Qisi and pursues the truth.
He is still easily manipulated by his emotions.
These emotions tore him apart. On the one hand, he couldn't just leave Vita and tell others what he knew; on the other hand, it was difficult for him to accept the reality that people were dying.
If the world must revolve around someone, it would definitely not choose someone like me.
As he was lost in thought, the dull sound of a funeral knell resounded in the air, as if someone was plucking a string deep in his mind.
Miao Lunan's back suddenly tensed up, and his chest felt slightly stuffy. He held his breath and tilted his head slightly to try to determine which area outside the room had the loudest sound.
But it is obvious that Cui Shi’s funeral is not over yet.
But Miao Lunan clenched his fists and finally simply called He Qisi's cell phone. The call was picked up faster than expected. When He Qisi opened his mouth to speak, Li Zhi's voice rang out first.
Miao Lunan: “…”
The voice was behind him. Li Zhi asked, "Do you want to tell me what you said before?"
Miao Lunan subconsciously set the interface to hands-free mode for easy reception and hid the phone in his pocket. "Are you in the mood to talk to me?" While saying this, he also paid attention to Li Zhi's expression. If he had noticed that he was on the phone, then he wouldn't have needed to do anything unnecessary.
Li Zhi: "I'm not in the mood, but I have time."
Li Zhi did not pay any extra attention to Miao Lunan. He just glanced at the scattered cigarette butts in the ashtray and sat down again.
"So why did you save Cui Shi at that time?" Miao Lunan said this and added a previous reason, "Is it really because of what I said just now - "You predicted from the beginning that your father would kill someone, so you came to scare him"? ”
There was no need for Miao Lunan to let anyone know the secret about Li Zhi that he held, but he felt that He Qisi could know it and also wake up from it - who exactly was this Li Zhi.
Even though Miao Lunan was a cadre of the Vita organization, he never thought of harming He Qisi. And he is revealing the identity of "Li Zhi" in a way that Vita does not allow.
Although He Qisi is impulsive, he is not the kind of person who can't figure things out.
Miao Lunan didn't want to become estranged from He Qisi because of their positions.
Li Zhi asked back, "I'm not a predictor, how could I know what my father would do? I wasn't the only one who rushed out to save Cui Shi. If I really knew, why did I stop it before it happened? My father wouldn't be in the detention center and hasn't come back yet."
He paused, and said in a cold tone, "You are taking things for granted and being too hasty when you say this."
Miao Lunan replied: "This is not the first time you have intervened before something has happened. In the cases you and Fu Lin have investigated in the past year, you have been the first to discover key clues. You should know it best. And these clues are never deduced step by step in normal case handling, but more like..."
Miao Lunan stared at Li Zhi with eyes that seemed to have an eternal flame in them. "It's more like you knew where they were from the beginning."
He paused, and his tone became more aggressive: "If it happened only once or twice, it could be said to be an accident or luck. But you can accurately lead people to the key points every time. This is not a coincidence, right?"
“The real you is not just ‘knowing in advance’, you are also ‘planning deliberately’. You have been unnoticedly guiding the case in a certain direction. But why is this? Why can you do this with such precision? ”
"If you are just an ordinary person, who has never been exposed to any criminal investigation and even has no resources at hand, how can you lock onto clues to the real murderer who has nothing to do with your life?"
“There is only one answer.”
Li Zhi: "…What exactly do you want to say?"
"You are not at all"
Miao Lunan's tone became serious: "Do you still remember what Fu Lin and Shang Hexing said before we left at the handover between February and March? He said that this is a game. At that time, everyone looked at you and asked you, "What is Blue Star?" and "What is "The City of Innocence"?" Do you know why? ”
Li Zhi: “…”
Miao Lunan said: "Everyone is actually watching your reaction."
Li Zhi frowned: "See my reaction?"
"We are watching how you react to it?" Miao Lunan repeated, confirming Li Zhi's words, and said, "Vita's "Eternal Reincarnation" is based on the fact that this is a high-dimensional world. And you are the designer of this game we found. ”
Miao Lunan spoke clearly, word for word, "You created this city, set up its disaster, arranged the fate of everyone, and trapped everything in this city where everyone is trapped in their own trap. You... are the one behind all this."
Miao Lunan stared at Li Zhi and said the last words, "It was you who arranged Cui Shi's death."
Li Zhi was not too surprised by what Miao Lunan said. His expression was extremely calm, almost indifferent. He looked at Miao Lunan steadily and said in a light tone: "You talk too much."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zhi, who was originally sitting, leaned forward, took advantage of the momentum to stand up, and moved closer to Miao Lunan step by step.
Miao Lunan was overwhelmed by Li Zhi's aura and stepped back subconsciously. But he only took a step back, and Li Zhi's voice fell again, "If you are really worried that what you said will make people want to kill you, you should be fully prepared."
Li Zhi's pace was neither fast nor slow, and every step seemed to step on Miao Lunan's nerves, making his back cold and his whole body tremble uncontrollably.
"You are too impulsive."
The villains in TV dramas always smile when faced with an absolute advantage. Especially those who are born to love laughing, even a slight laugh from them can make people feel uneasy.
However, Li Zhi did not smile, but looked nonchalant and indifferent.
Li Zhi's confidence made Miao Lunan confused, but he could only pretend to be calm and look at the person opposite him. At this moment, his hands clenched quietly. He didn't know where Li Zhi's confidence came from, nor could he judge whether he was really in a deadly situation. But he still tried to remain calm and looked straight into Li Zhi's eyes.
He would not die in vain.
He tilted his head slightly, and there was still a faint sound of electricity in the headphones. This shows that He Qisi is listening to all of this, which means that even if he dies, this information will not disappear.
He took a deep breath, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth - if Li Zhi really took action at this moment, it would prove that all his guesses were true. And his death will become the most direct evidence.
The air was eerily quiet, as if time was being held by an invisible hand, making each second seem extraordinarily long.
Li Zhi said: "Have you heard of it? 'Guns don't kill people, people kill people'. Even though I created the game, it wasn't me who made everyone reach this point... ”
His tone was understated, "If I could really arrange everyone's fate, would you still be able to call He Qisi now?"
As soon as these words fell, Miao Lunnan's back suddenly felt cold, a chill climbed up his spine, and cold sweat instantly soaked through the clothes on his back.
Had he...had he stepped into the trap?
He suddenly lowered his head, his eyes fixed on the phone screen. The call still showed a connected status, but before he could breathe a sigh of relief, a familiar voice came over -
It's "Fu Lin".
"Miao Lunan, your self-exposure of your membership in the Vita organization has been recorded."
The other party paused and said slowly, "You can "choose" to cooperate fully and tell us everything about Vita." However, this is the only way we have here, we have no other choice. ”
Miao Lunan's fingertips trembled slightly, and he raised his head suddenly, his eyes falling directly on Li Zhi.
"What's going on?"
That being said, Miao Lunan already knew that he was in the worst situation.
He was originally suffering from his indecision.
Now that he found himself becoming an Infernal Affairs, he suddenly felt that he had too much free time in the past and was therefore obsessed with things that had not yet fully happened.
Miao Lunan looked at Li Zhi for a long time, "So, have you admitted your identity? It was you who arranged everything."
Li Zhi tilted his head slightly, his eyes calm: "I have no memory of what you said about the 'game producer'. ”
He paused, "As for your so-called 'foresight', maybe it's just because I'm smarter than you think. Or, could it be that you were deceived by Vita's people?"
Miao Lunan's pupils shrank slightly, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and his fingertips were clenched until they turned white. He opened his lips slightly, but found himself speechless for a moment.
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