Kaleidoscope of Death

Tan Zaozao's funeral was seven days after the awards ceremony.

At this time, it was already late summer, and the funeral was held in a lush pine forest. Cicada was lying on the trunk and making noisy calls, which made the atmosphere even more silent.Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu followed in the back of the crowd in formal attire.

This is a big funeral.There are Tan Zaozao's colleagues, relatives and friends of Tan Zaozao, and even her fans.The media were blocked outside the cemetery, but some people still tried to get in and get first-hand news about the funeral.

Lin Qiushi was very silent. He watched Tan Zaozao's ashes being put into the cemetery and sealed with cement.On the tombstone is a photo of her smiling, with red lips and white teeth, full of smiles.

Her time was frozen in her most beautiful moment.

All this was so unreal that Lin Qiushi even thought it was a bad joke, and Tan Zaozao would go to visit them, bring messy fruits, and lie on the sofa with Cheng Qianli to chat.

Cheng Qianli also came to the funeral, and he stood with Cheng Yixie.The two stood at the other end of the crowd, with only loneliness remaining on their faces.Whenever seeing someone die inside the door, the people outside the door will always feel sad.Because maybe they will be the next to lie in this cold coffin.

After the funeral, Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu returned to the villa.

For a period of time, the atmosphere in the villa was very depressing, and almost every TV station was broadcasting about Tan Zaozao's funeral.

There are many celebrities who died due to accidents, but Tan Zaozao was the only one who died at the awards show in front of all the fans.

So everything was magnified, and people who might not have known Tan Zaozao at all became her fans, and the distributor took the opportunity to announce the re-production of Blu-ray discs of Tan Zaozao's early films... The funeral turned into a carnival.

Lin Qiushi is the witness of this carnival.

He sat on the sofa and saw Tan Zaozao's friends being interviewed, questioned, talking about the days when they met Tan Zaozao, no matter what they thought in their hearts, at least at this moment, they were Tan Zaozao Zao's best friend—even though he doesn't even know how his friend died.

Cheng Qianli picked up the phone and changed the channel with a sleepy expression, he said, "Why is this happening?"

Lin Qiushi touched his head.

"They are too annoying." Cheng Qianli said.

Lin Qiushi said: "Yes, they are too annoying."

In the evening, a guest came to the villa.

Bai Ming and Zhang Yiqing knocked on the door of the villa, which was opened by Ruan Nanzhu.

"Nan Zhu, long time no see." Bai Ming greeted Ruan Nanzhu with a smile.

Ruan Nanzhu nodded, moved away from the door, and motioned for the two to come in.

Lin Qiushi looked up and saw that Zhang Yiqing's expression was not good. He should be one of the few close friends of Tan Zaozao, otherwise Tan Zaozao would not come forward and ask Ruan Nanzhu to take Zhang Yiqing to the house.

But now, Tan Zaozao is gone.

"I have something to tell you, so I'll bring him here for a visit." Bai Ming said.

"Let's go." Ruan Nanzhu and Bai Ming went upstairs to the study.

Zhang Yiqing walked to the sofa next to Lin Qiushi and sat down. He looked much thinner than what he saw at the funeral, but his temperament was still very sharp, and he didn't fit in with the surrounding environment.

Lin Qiushi didn't talk to him either, he just ate the snacks on the table one after another.

"Tan Zaozao's last door, did you accompany her in?" After a long silence, Zhang Yiqing spoke suddenly.

"No." Lin Qiushi said, "Obsidian does not connect to the sixth door." After he finished speaking, he thought that Zhang Yiqing would continue to ask aggressively, but he just lowered his eyes and said in a low voice. .

So the atmosphere became quiet again.

According to Lin Qiushi's previous temperament, he should have found some topics to ease the embarrassment.But now he didn't want to say anything, he just wanted to sit quietly.As for embarrassment or something... just let it be.

Bai Ming talked with Ruan Nanzhu for a long time, and he didn't know what they talked about. When he finally came down from the study, Bai Ming was smiling, but Ruan Nanzhu kept his usual expressionless face.

"I won't keep you guys for dinner," Ruan Nanzhu said.

Bai Ming smiled and nodded, "Let's go, Yi Qing."

Zhang Yiqing hummed, stood up from the sofa, and followed Bai Ming away.

Lin Qiushi looked at Ruan Nanzhu and said, "What is he looking for you for?"

"He came to buy clues." Ruan Nanzhu said, "He wants to bring Zhang Yiqing to the door."

Lin Qiushi: "..." He thought of something.

Ruan Nanzhu said calmly, "Actually, after that time, I contacted Tan Zaozao, but she refused."

Lin Qiushi knew what Ruan Nanzhu meant. It meant that at the movie premiere, Tan Zaozao begged Ruan Nanzhu to continue to take her through the door.Ruan Nanzhu didn't agree - he couldn't make fun of himself and the lives of the members.The sixth door has already undergone a qualitative change. If one is not careful, he will die inside. It is impossible for him to enter with a fragile teammate.

Tan Zaozao doesn't like to enter the door, this is normal, no one likes to enter the door.

Ruan Nanzhu then asked Tan Zaozao that she still had one last chance.There are still a few months before her sixth door, as long as she continues to enter with Ruan Nanzhu during this time, Ruan Nanzhu promises her to go through the sixth door with her.

But Tan Zaozao refused.

Lin Qiushi said, "Why did she refuse?"

Ruan Nanzhu said: "Not everyone is as courageous as you, she is just an ordinary person."

Lin Qiushi smiled wryly.

For some people, entering the door is more uncomfortable than dying. He didn't notice that Tan Zaozao's heart was already eroded by fear under the flowery smile.

Friends are gone, but life is still going on.

After Ruan Nanzhu and Lin Qiushi were together, they didn't hide anything. The two began to hold hands, hug, and do things that lovers should do in the villa.

The people in the villa are all human beings, so it is impossible not to notice such an obvious change in the atmosphere.Yi Manman patted Lin Qiushi on the shoulder in admiration, and said, "Amazing, Brother Ruan was taken down by you."

Lin Qiushi smiled and said, "Yeah, it's pretty good, I think it's pretty good too."

Cheng Qianli was the last to understand. He understood because one day he broke Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu kissing in the yard.

The atmosphere that day was really good. The moon was bright and the breeze was blowing slightly. Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu were sitting in the yard chatting, and they leaned together while chatting.

Cheng Qianli had just returned from the outside, and as soon as he entered the yard, he let out that iconic scream—the same tune as the screaming chicken.

"Fuck, fuck, am I dreaming!" Cheng Qianli said, "Fuck, fuck, why did I see Ruan Nanzhu kissing Lin Qiushi!!"

Cheng Yixie stood beside him: "What's your name..."

But it was too late for him to say this, Ruan Nanzhu and Lin Qiushi both raised their heads and looked towards this side.

Cheng Qianli: "They look at me!"

Cheng Yixie: "..." Who do they look at when you call like this?

Lin Qiushi greeted Cheng Qianli with a smile. Cheng Qianli was sure that he was not dreaming, or that he was a little confused. He said, "Oh, good evening Qiushi, what are you two doing here? The weather is so nice today ...

Cheng Yixie glanced at Cheng Qianli, and wanted to pry his brother's head off to see if his brain was stuffed with cotton.He apologized to Lin Qiushi, and quickly took Cheng Qianli away.When Cheng Qianli was taken away, he was still aggrieved, saying brother, can you be gentle.His wrists were scratched red.

Cheng Yixie sneered: "Didn't you see your Brother Ruan's expression?"

Cheng Qianli: "..."

Cheng Yixie said: "I'm afraid that I will take you away later, and you will be beaten to death on the spot by your brother Ruan."

Cheng Qianli recalled Ruan Nanzhu's gloomy eyes, and felt that what his brother said seemed very reasonable.

Lin Qiushi looked at the backs of the two of them and felt like laughing. He said, "How did Cheng Qianli develop such a personality?"

"It's not his brother's pet." Ruan Nanzhu said, "Sooner or later, something will happen to the pet."

Lin Qiushi: "Can low IQ be spoiled?"

Ruan Nanzhu said: "This is natural."

Lin Qiushi laughed. He thought Cheng Qianli was cute, but at the same time he thought he was cute, but at the same time he was a little worried about Cheng Qianli.After all, when passing through the door, those things will not show mercy to you just because they think you are cute.

"When is your No.11 door?" Speaking of entering the door, Lin Qiushi suddenly remembered this.

Ruan Nanzhu glanced at Lin Qiushi: "It's still early."

Lin Qiushi: "When is it too early?"

Ruan Nanzhu: "It's the next year."

Lin Qiushi thought it was really early.But the time interval between the last two doors is indeed very long, he suddenly thought of something, and asked: "By the way... I suddenly remembered, if you keep going through the door at the slowest speed, can you live the longest?"

Ruan Nanzhu was a little helpless when he heard Lin Qiushi's words: "Why did you think of this question now?"

Lin Qiushi smiled dryly: "Didn't you not pay attention before?"

"No." Ruan Nanzhu said, "For example, if you jumped directly from the third door to the sixth door, then the time you reach the seventh door will be counted from the third door."

Lin Qiushi let out a long sigh, thinking that it is no wonder so many people want to jump through the door. If the jump is successful, it is almost equivalent to prolonging a long period of life, and there is no need to worry about going through the door during the period.Really high risk, high reward.

Lin Qiushi really wanted to ask Ruan Nanzhu what happened inside the tenth door, but thinking that Ruan Nanzhu had been depressed for a long time after he came out of that door, he felt that it might be inappropriate for him to ask like this.

"If possible, I would like to enter the tenth door again." Ruan Nanzhu said suddenly.

"What?" Lin Qiushi was a little surprised, "Why did you..."

Ruan Nanzhu looked at Lin Qiushi, was silent for a moment, and said, "I got the clue to No. 11."

Lin Qiushi still didn't understand. Isn't it a good thing to get clues? Why did Ruan Nanzhu take risks? Could it be that the clues were so difficult that Ruan Nanzhu didn't even dare to try?

"The clues I got are very wrong." Ruan Nanzhu said, "So I want to see if there is something wrong with my door or something wrong with the clues."

"Okay." Lin Qiushi said, he thought for a while, and then remembered that his next door was the tenth door, he doubted, "Is something really wrong? You didn't mean to say that on purpose to accompany you Me?"

Ruan Nanzhu said: "I am the kind of person who does good deeds without leaving a name?"

That's true, Lin Qiushi laughed: "It's really not like it."

The ninth door was passed by Lin Qiushi and Cheng Yixie together, but because Lin Qiushi skipped many doors, it will take him a long time to enter the tenth door. Cheng Yixie's next door is about It will look like next year, Lin Qiushi said: "Are we going in with Yixie?"

Ruan Nanzhu shook his head: "No, he won't come with us."

Lin Qiushi was a little surprised: "Why—"

Ruan Nanzhu: "He will lead thousands of miles through the tenth gate alone."

"What?" Lin Qiushi was stunned, he even thought he heard it wrong, "What did you say?"

"He wants to lead Qianli through the tenth gate alone." Ruan Nanzhu repeated, this time Lin Qiushi heard it clearly, "Just help Qianli jump to the No.11 gate."

Lin Qiushi: "..." He thought of Cheng Qianli's stupid appearance, but he didn't know what to say for a while.

"I persuaded." Ruan Nanzhu said, "He won't listen, and I don't want to care about it anymore."

Only then did Lin Qiushi remember that the quarrel between Ruan Nanzhu and Cheng Yixie was because of this incident, but he didn't understand why Cheng Yixie made such a choice.According to Cheng Qianli's strength, wouldn't it be doomed to enter the tenth door where Ruan Nanzhu's skin had been peeled off?

"He has nothing to do." Ruan Nanzhu said, "He is afraid that he will leave first, and he will not be able to protect Cheng Qianli."

Lin Qiushi smiled wryly.

Before Li Dongyuan died, he didn't have a clear understanding of the concept of death. Later, Wu Qi and Tan Zaozao, successive accidents made him realize clearly that death is always by his side and may come at any time.

The gift of the door is not unconditional, it may take back everything it has given at any time.

The dead are gone, and the life of the living must go on.

The impact of Tan Zaozao's death gradually subsided, and people's lives returned to calm.

Lin Qiushi found a time to go back to his hometown. He originally wanted to go back alone, but Ruan Nanzhu insisted on going back with him.

Lin Qiushi originally wanted to decline, but seeing Ruan Nanzhu's firm attitude, he agreed.

At this time, it has been five years since Lin Qiushi returned to his hometown for the last time. The last time he went back was because his grandma passed away, and after that, he almost lost contact with his family.

Lin Qiushi's parents divorced, and after that they started their own families again, so Lin Qiushi became an extra person, neither side wanted to see him, and Lin Qiushi seldom contacted them.

It was already autumn when they returned to Lin Qiushi’s hometown, the hot weather gradually cooled down, and the street was covered with a layer of yellow leaves. After Lin Qiushi left the airport, looking at the strange scenery around him, he sighed: “I haven’t been back for a long time. , I have forgotten what my hometown looks like.”

Ruan Nanzhu didn't speak, and looked around.

"Let's go, let's go to grandma's grave first." Lin Qiushi had already planned when he came, "I will visit my mother later..." He paused for a moment and smiled, "But I can't remember her address .”

Ruan Nanzhu looked at him: "Shall I check for you?"

Lin Qiushi said: "Wow, you can check all this?"

Ruan Nanzhu: "The money is enough, what can't be found?"

Lin Qiushi said: "Obviously I brought you back, but why did you help me find the way?"

Ruan Nanzhu: "What does that matter?"

He said he looked for it, took out his mobile phone and dialed, and provided some information to the person on the other end of the phone.Lin Qiushi was watching him from the side. Although he was a little embarrassed, he had to admit that Ruan Nanzhu was really good-looking, even with his expressionless face, he was so attractive.Even the people passing by will pretend to be casual and look here a few more times.

It's like peeking at some big star.

Thinking of this, Lin Qiushi laughed.

"What are you laughing at?" Ruan Nanzhu hung up the phone, just in time to see the teasing smile on Lin Qiushi's face.

"No." Lin Qiushi said, "Someone told you, are you good-looking?" He stretched out his hand and tapped Ruan Nanzhu's straight nose with his fingertips, "It's very good-looking."

Ruan Nanzhu raised his eyebrows: "So?" He leaned in front of Lin Qiushi, "You mean you like my face better?"

The desire to survive made Lin Qiushi feel the hidden danger in this sentence, he said: "No, nothing, am I such a superficial person? Of course I like your soul!"

Ruan Nanzhu: "Oh."

Lin Qiushi: "..." He was scared to death.

After a while, Ruan Nanzhu was informed that Lin Qiushi's mother's address had been found.

Lin Qiushi said: "Let's go."

Ruan Nanzhu nodded.

They took a taxi to the address and knocked on the door.A few minutes later, the door opened, revealing the face of a middle-aged woman. When she saw Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu, there was some doubt in her eyes: "May I ask who you are?"

Lin Qiushi called out, "Mom."

The woman froze for a moment, then hesitated and said, "You are...Qiu Shi?"

Lin Qiushi nodded: "Yes." He said, "I'll visit grandma's grave when I come back, so I'll stop by to have a look."

"Oh..." the woman said, "Then come in and sit down." She looked at Lin Qiushi in a completely unfamiliar way, as if she had completely forgotten that she had such a son.It is no wonder that since Lin Qiushi's parents divorced, he has hardly lived with his mother, and they have had no contact for a few years.

Ruan Nanzhu had always wondered how Lin Qiushi developed such a character. Now that he saw his mother, most of his doubts were resolved.

Mother Lin poured tea for them politely, and a girl's curious face appeared at the door of the bedroom, and she called out, "Mom, who is this?"

"This is your brother, Lin Qiushi." Mother Lin introduced with some embarrassment, "He came to see Mom."

The girl has heard of this half-brother, but she has almost never met Lin Qiushi, she said: "Oh...that's it."

"Go and read carefully." Mother Lin said, "Midterm exams are coming..." She read aloud for a while, then remembered that there were two guests at home, and quickly changed the subject.

They said they were mother and son, but they were more polite than strangers.

Lin Qiushi sat for a while, drank a cup of tea, got up to leave, and rejected Lin's mother's invitation to have lunch with them.

Ruan Nanzhu didn't speak much the whole time. He was full of aura, and his expressionless expression made Lin's mother dare not talk to him at all.

When he came out, he said, "Would you like to visit your father?"

Lin Qiushi said: "No need." There was not much sadness on his face, but more helplessness, "It seems that I really don't have to worry about this place in the future." They seem to be living well, and they don't need this extra thing like me. son.

Ruan Nanzhu stretched out his hand to hold Lin Qiushi's hand, and tickled his palm lightly: "It's really not possible..."

Lin Qiushi: "Huh?"

Ruan Nanzhu said: "I am wronged to be your father?"

Lin Qiushi: "..." Ruan Nanzhu, can you stop playing hooligans with this serious face.

Seeing Lin Qiushi's expression, Ruan Nanzhu smiled: "Why are you so cute?"

Lin Qiushi thought to himself that you have really turned bad. You used to be so serious when you were outside the door, why are you like this now.

It was getting late now, so the two found a roadside stall and ordered some food. Ruan Nanzhu originally forbade Lin Qiushi to drink, but Lin Qiushi said that he is as strong as a cow now, not to mention drinking, It's okay to put Ruan Nanzhu directly on the ground.

Ruan Nanzhu smiled, "You drink so well?"

In fact, Lin Qiushi's drinking capacity is average, but men are all about saving face, so he nodded his head: "Yes, very good."

"Then come on." Ruan Nanzhu said, "I want to see who gets down first."

So he directly asked the boss to carry a case of beer, and the two began to drink and eat.

Such a beautiful time, the weather was just right, the sunset had just set on the horizon, the wind was cool, and when they looked up, they could see red fire clouds hanging above their heads.The noisy voices around are not noisy, but have a bit more breath of life.

Lin Qiushi remembered a sentence.

In the world, except life and death, which one is not a matter of nostalgia.Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Ruan Nanzhu with a smile.

Ruan Nanzhu didn't know what he was laughing at, he was still chewing the freshly roasted meat, because the meat was a bit spicy, his lips were bright red, it looked delicious and delicious, so Lin Qiushi looked at him with a brighter smile, he opened his mouth Said: "Ruan Nanzhu."

Ruan Nanzhu looked up at him and hummed.

Lin Qiushi said: "Do you know that you are now..."

Ruan Nanzhu raised his eyebrows.

Lin Qiushi lowered his voice: "It looks delicious?"

Ruan Nanzhu put down the cup in his hand. He knew that Lin Qiushi was lying when he said that he could drink well. He didn't believe that Lin Qiushi dared to say such a sentence when he was sober.