murder begins in summer

Qiu Shili knew little about the "Million Club".He only occasionally heard his parents mention it at the dinner table, knowing that it was a very lively auction event, held on a boat, held every two years, and often had friends from their family participate.

Shi Zhanyang didn't explain too much to him, but just asked him to pack up the luggage of both of them, dress neatly, and bring everything he wanted to play with except weapons, because he would stay on the boat for about a week.

Of course, Qiu Shili prepared obediently. On the morning before New Year's Day, as soon as he swallowed the last bite of muffin, Shi Zhanyang was urging him by honking the horn outside.The old butler helped him, stuffed luggage, large and small, into the trunk, and waved goodbye to the two outside the car window. Qiu Shili fastened his seat belt, and before he could say "goodbye", Shi Zhanyang ran away out.

"Don't wait for them?" Qiu Shili sat on the back of the chair and looked back.The four-story building drifted away.

"You think they want to go together?" Shi Zhanyang lowered the voice of Lao Chai in the car.

"I thought it was the whole family together." Qiu Shili sat upright, rubbing his face as if he hadn't woken up, "Now, only brother and I are left."

"Which one do you think is better?"

Qiu Shili didn't say anything for a while, just took out a pair of sunglasses from Shi Zhanyang's front pocket, put them on for himself, supported the temples, and raised his elbows high, "This is good now." He stared into the distance and smiled.

"Yeah." Shi Zhanyang also smiled.

The place of boarding was in Port Elizabeth, New York, and the two departed from the station in San Francisco and went there by train.It was a kind of half-sightseeing slow train. In their compartment, there were high school students traveling on vacation, and old men and women dozing off with newspapers in their hands.

This was the first time for Qiu Shili to take a train in a serious manner. He had taken field vehicles and helicopters several times, but this ordinary means of transportation made him feel fresh.From the west of the United States to the east of the United States, lakes and deserts intersect along the way, cities and jungles coexist, and various landscapes are too numerous to enumerate.

Halfway through the journey, when he was lying on the edge of the window looking out, Shi Zhanyang drank half a cup of his hot cocoa, and fell asleep after a while.Qiu Shili seemed to have seen a miracle, this guy who taught him every day to be vigilant outside, actually had such a relaxed time.He looked at Shi Zhanyang's neck that was completely exposed in front of him because he leaned back, and he helped Shi Zhanyang gently brush out the broken hair caught in the back collar of the windbreaker.

Thinking about why the eldest brother was so defenseless, the only conclusion Qiu Shili could draw was that he felt safe because he was by his side.This idea was so bright, it just kept jumping in Qiu Shili's mind, causing him to grab the armrest between the two of them, and couldn't stop staring at Shi Zhanyang, looking at the places where he would subconsciously dodge glances. .

For example, the black and neat eyebrows, the slender and upturned eye ends, the eyelashes on the lower eyelids, and what is hidden at this moment is a pair of benevolent eyes.Qiu Shili saw clearly this time that his elder brother's eyelashes were not curled at all, they were as thick and thick as his hair, densely arranged in a row, and felt like a row of sharp needles that should prick your hands.

Another example is the high nose bridge, which looks sharp from the side, but the ears are peaceful from the side, with soft earlobes and silver earrings on the earlobe like broken stars and snow.

Qiu Shili couldn't hold back, and raised his hand to touch it very lightly.Shi Zhanyang turned his face away at an angle to avoid his hand, but he didn't wake up.Qiu Shili straightened up again, and leaned over to look at his lips, which were thinly closed, but full of bright blood.

The fingertip touched it unconsciously, and Qiu Shili shocked himself a lot, not because of his uncontrollable hand, nor because he was insanely looking at it, but because he was thinking uncontrollably, what to do? How to kiss.

He has not seen God.

How could he kiss someone whose heart was higher than a god?

In the aisle next to it, there were children running around, and anxious mothers chasing after them. Their laughter and screams were all separated by Qiu Shili. With her waist bent, the index finger resting on Shi Zhanyang's lips still didn't tremble at all.Taking a deep breath, he approached slowly and cautiously, but there was a child who fell on his feet, and immediately began to cry loudly. Shi Zhanyang woke up, and the black and white in his eyes were so clear.

At this moment, the four eyes met.

Qiu Shili's eyes widened, and he immediately withdrew his hands and sat back in his chair, facing the window out of anger, and remained motionless.

Shi Zhanyang narrowed his eyes, and saw that Qiu Shili had clenched his fingers so white, he thought regretfully, it was really not the right time to wake up.

"Nana, are you hungry?" he asked.

"I'm hungry." Qiu Shili replied sullenly.

"Let's go, go to the dining car." Shi Zhanyang almost lifted Qiu Shili up.However, after this, Qiu Shili kept his head down and followed him obediently.Inadvertently, Shi Zhanyang glanced at the blushing cheeks, and suddenly felt very bad. As a guy who accompanied his business partners to watch sex, he suddenly realized that he still hadn't really entered the ranks of premature aging.

He will still fluctuate, because in front of him is a brighter color than red lips.

They arrived at the New York station in the evening, and a Lincoln picked them up.The driver didn't speak, neither did Shi Zhanyang, but there seemed to be a tacit understanding between them.After sending people there, Lincoln left silently. Shi Zhanyang lowered his head to light a cigarette, while Qiu Shili looked up. .

There was no ticket or queue, they just stood there, and several young men in dark red suits seemed to know them, enthusiastically took their luggage and welcomed them to the entrance.The security check took a lot of effort, but Qiu Shili packed it well in advance, and no contraband was confiscated.When he was finally settled in the cabin, Qiu Shili looked out the porthole, and it was completely dark.

The room is a suite, with a living room, study, kitchen and bathroom, and two bedrooms, one large and one small, with two beds.In fact, to be precise, the two bedrooms are not small, and the beds are quite large. In terms of decoration, Qiu Shili thinks that this style is much more exaggerated than his living room with statues of ancient Greek figures.

Shi Zhanyang was also at a loss for words about the overly luxurious arrangement, just talking about the gold-plated doorknob was simply ridiculous.He was brought here once by his parents when he was about ten years old. At that time, his unformed aesthetics told him that this place was big and fun, so the wrong impression has persisted until now.

"ナナ," he was inexplicably embarrassed, or nervous, "where do you sleep?"

Qiu Shili chose a small bedroom, "I like this chandelier." He pointed to the ceiling and said.

"Okay, I'm going to meet some friends now, and I'll be back later," Shi Zhanyang put his coat on the bed, and said, "After a while, a man in a gray uniform will knock on the door and deliver dinner. He will take full charge of taking care of the two of us for a few days, and will not do bad things. You can ask him if you have anything."

"When will brother come back?"

"After sailing." Shi Zhanyang patted Qiu Shili on the shoulder, and walked to the door, "Eat well, don't wait for me."

After Shi Zhanyang left, Qiu Shili took off his coat and lay down on the bed wearing only a shirt.He was lying on the one in the big bedroom. He not only rolled several times on it, but also hugged Shi Zhanyang's coat, held it to the tip of his nose, and sniffed deeply.

The silk lining touched the tip of his nose, and it felt smooth to the touch. He smelled the familiar smell of tobacco, as well as the heavy and rough aroma of leather.

Not wanting to wrinkle the coat, Qiu Shili finally put it down, lay down on the soft quilt, and quietly looked at the dark sky outside the window.

He counted the seconds, and about seven or eight minutes later, there was a knock on the door, and Qiu Shili jumped out of the big bed to open it.Sure enough, it was a gray suit pushing a dining car, not his brother.The man looked to be in his mid-fifties, tall and thin, with round glasses, thinning blond hair, a clean shaven beard, and a humble, polite smile.

"Good evening, Mr. Qiu," he said with a standard British accent, "Welcome aboard our Artemis, please allow me to prepare dinner for you."

Qiu Shili made way for him, "Goddess of the moon? And the goddess of hunting."

"Ah, yes," the man froze, and pushed the cart into the house, "Artemis, a beautiful name. I tend to call her 'Moon'."

Qiu Shili nodded, sat down at the table, watched him put the dishes on the marble table one by one, then lifted the round cover, and asked, "What should I call you?"

"Just call me Lawrence." The man nodded and smiled at him. The table was filled with French simple meals for two, and the lamb chops were all boned. Around 09:30, I may come to disturb you and collect the plates. I wish you a pleasant meal."

Qiu Shili thanked him, propped his chin, ate two mouthfuls of salmon salad, and stopped him suddenly, "Lawrence, can I ask you a question? About 'Million Meetings' and 'Moon'."

Lawrence turned around, leaning on the dining station to stand upright, "Answer everything you know."

"What the hell is a million dollars?"

"Broadly speaking, it's a limited-attendance auction where we start in Port Elizabeth, circle the Pacific Ocean south, pass some islands, and end up back in New York for a week. You can enjoy a leisurely holiday here , enjoy the vast sea view, and you can also buy unexpected things, many of which cannot be bought on the shore.”

"for example?"

"The auction will officially start on the third day after going to sea," Lawrence pushed his glasses, and said mysteriously, "The collection is quite rich, spoilers ahead of time, but it will be a lot less fun."

Qiu Shili thought for a while and said, "Forget it then. If I buy something, how will I pay in the end? Pounds or US dollars? Or a check? No one will bring so much cash."

He has saved a lot of money in the past few years, and he is thinking that if he sees something, he can buy it for Shi Zhanyang.

"That's right. It's too inconvenient to use cash, and the credit card limit is too small," Lawrence nodded, looking very calm, "On the 'Moon', you need to exchange a virtual currency called 'Baizi' before you can trade. Yes, after conversion, one white piece is equal to [-] U.S. dollars, which is also the origin of the name 'Million Club'."

Qiu Shili was taken aback, ten thousand dollars—he had saved so much money, and he could exchange dozens of so-called white pieces.This time it became less.

Seeing that he was shocked, Lawrence smiled very kindly, "Please rest assured, Mr. Shi has already changed in advance, and changed a lot. He came prepared."

Qiu Shili didn't like the tone of his comments very much, and wondered why his elder brother suddenly thought of bringing him to participate in this kind of money-wasting event, New Year's holiday?In fact, he was satisfied by taking him to a safari park to see antelopes and gray wolves.

"Thank you." Qiu Shili forked a piece of foie gras and said calmly, "Good night."

"My honor. The ship will leave the port in about half an hour." Lawrence looked at his watch, turned around to leave tactfully, then turned back suddenly, "By the way, Mr. Qiu, there are a total of The fourth floor is equipped with swimming pools, steam rooms, various arenas, restaurants of various flavors... There are also movie theaters and karaoke halls. You can move freely on any floor, because Shijia is our senior member."

"Okay, thank you."

"Do you know? I just started working here more than 20 years ago, and the first guests I received were your parents. They were not married at that time." Lawrence's eyes sparkled, "Mr. She spent a lot of money on the show and completely captured Mrs. Qiu's heart, and they held a wedding shortly afterwards."

Qiu Shili frowned. He still didn't like this kind of argument, as if buying a marriage with money, but he still asked: "What did my father buy at that time?"

"A snow mountain in Nepal."

Qiu Shili opened his eyes wide.

Lawrence seemed to be immersed in the brilliant memories, "Oh, that was a great deal! At that time, there were too many unnamed snow-capped mountains hidden in remote areas. We negotiated with the government and gave them a certain amount of money, and a mountain could be included in the name. At that time 'Moon' has yet to undergo a second round of renovations..."

Qiu Shili responded with a few words in cooperation, and finally invited this person out of the room. While biting the lamb chops, he thought anxiously, his eldest brother is now in his 20s, not much different from his father back then, and he wants to Spend a lot of money, buy a useless snow mountain, play peacock games with dandies, and foolishly please beauties?

But only the two of them came, where is the beauty?

Who is the eldest brother seeing now?

The more he thought about it, the more depressed he became.

After the meal, the boat sailed for a while, but Shi Zhanyang still didn’t come back. Qiu Shili was really bored. In order to avoid the irresistible thoughts, he put on his nightgown, fastened his belt, carried a wash basket and swimming trunks, and went out to look for a swimming pool. .

He left a note in the house:

Brother, I went swimming, dinner is in the oven in the kitchen, the foie gras is very old, you must not like it, don't eat it.

The boat looks big from the outside, but it feels bigger when walking inside, but there are not many passengers on board, which makes the space seem to be very plentiful.Along the way, Qiu Shili encountered about five times as many service personnel as passengers.There are winding paths everywhere, he asked the way twice before he found the swimming pool, changed his clothes and jumped in, Qiu Shili wiped off the water around his eyes, looked up at the clock, it was already past nine o'clock.

In the huge pool with five swimming lanes, the water was adjusted to a pleasant temperature, and he was the only one soaking in it.There were five or six orange lifeguards guarding the ladders around the pool, all staring at him.

Feeling bored, Qiu Shili immersed himself in swimming. He was best at breaststroke, but he wanted to make more movement and avoid the dead silence around him, so he enjoyed freestyle swimming.

After the eighth swim back and forth, he was really tired, so he leaned against the edge of the pool and took off his swimming goggles.Holding the edge behind his back, he wanted to look up at the Virgin Mary in the ceiling mural, but he suddenly saw a human face.

Shi Zhanyang was squatting by the pool, leaning over to look at him.

"Nana, so careless, what if I'm a bad guy?" he said, "I'm carrying a knife, or I'm not wearing swimming trunks."

Qiu Shili subconsciously slid down, soaked his upper body in the water, and didn't look at Shi Zhanyang's bare muscles on his shoulders, "I see... Brother, have you eaten yet?"

Shi Zhanyang smiled, stretched out his hand and pinched his nose, "I only ate foie gras, it's really old, and I can't wait to come to you. I'm afraid you will meet a real villain, there are everyone in the swimming pool. "

"But now I'm the only one." Qiu Shili stepped back, covering his red nose.

Shi Zhanyang smiled more heartily. He supported the edge of the pool, turned over and entered the water, and in the swimming lane next to Qiu Shili, lay on the isolation belt and looked at him, "It's not over now. Are you competing? I just timed it to see your progress." Not small."

"You don't have goggles, it's not fair."

"It's fine if you don't wear it," Shi Zhanyang said relaxedly, raising his arms and stretching his muscles and bones, "I jumped into the river when I was running for my life, so I don't have time to find it to wear."

Although Qiu Shili became nervous again inexplicably, he really felt that it was reasonable. He put away his swimming goggles and turned his face to see that Shi Zhanyang was facing away from him, with his arms stretched out, and his shoulders and spine stretched out beautiful and powerful lines.

"Just three back and forth, you are too tired tonight." Shi Zhanyang said.

"Okay." Qiu Shili replied, "Wait." He said again.Unexpectedly, he got under the isolation buoy, stepped on the water, walked behind Shi Zhanyang, bypassed him, and stopped in front of him.

"What's the matter? ナナ?" Shi Zhanyang asked with downcast eyes, his hair was a little wet, and strands of it lay on his forehead.He's as handsome as a movie star in a pictorial.

Qiu Shilikong opened his mouth, unable to speak, he thought, sure enough, when I really want to do something, I can't hold back, and a crying child shouldn't stop me.Silently, he just stuck in a little bit, grabbed his elder brother's shoulder with all his strength, pressed against him, and held his breath for a kiss.Shi Zhanyang didn't open his mouth like him, but he didn't push him away, and even, as if, he hugged his waist vaguely.

"Okay!" Qiu Shili slipped away like a fish, got back into his swimming lane, and swam forward with his eyes closed.His heart was beating wildly, his face was so hot that it was about to explode, he didn't know if he was hugged like that, and he didn't even think about regretting it.During the interval of breathing, he heard the sound of water swimming out of Shi Zhanyang, and he also heard him yelling behind him: "Hey, this is a foul!"