murder begins in summer

Palmerston Atoll is almost isolated from the world, like a needle nailed in a huge ocean, with endless boundaries in all directions.According to official statistics, the fixed area of ​​this place is only a single-digit square kilometer, and there are only more than 60 people on the island who are all descendants of the same ancestor.

The houses of the islanders are gathered by the western port of the island, while Shi Zhanyang's residence is located in the southeast.This is the foothold built by the British who set foot here for the first time more than 100 years ago. It is a three-story Italian-style building with a beautiful red roof and a hollowed-out terrace. It has been taken care of quite neatly, but it is still a bit old. Old traces.Outside the garden full of tropical greenery is the white beach.

More than a dozen medical staff and more than two dozen servants and bodyguards were already waiting for him inside, and the old housekeeper was also there.

He stood at the door to greet them, looking at his two young masters apologetically, the bow ties were still tied meticulously.

After roughly settling down, Qiu Shili pushed Shi Zhanyang around the island. The sun was shining all the way, and neither of them spoke.Qiu Shili walked very slowly, and sometimes the wheelchair would get stuck in the sand when passing by. The islanders passing by were very curious about them and asked them in English if they needed help. Qiu Shili put his knees on the back of the chair and lifted them directly It and the eldest brother walked steadily through that section.

Three or two islanders stood there in a daze, as if surprised by the boundless strength of this little man.

The sky gradually darkened, and when we walked back to the residence, Qiu Shili's leather shoes were filled with fine sand, and Shi Zhanyang's skin was not used to direct sunlight, and it was also tanned red.But perhaps because of the serenity of the scenery, both of them felt a little more relaxed. Looking up, the thick clouds were splashing on the distant sea level, and the sun was swaying and falling in the hot wind. Huge curtain.In the afterglow, a large number of seabirds whirled back, their wings wrapped in the changing sunset, and disappeared into the hills and jungles.

Qiu Shili didn't know that the sky could have such rich colors. This is not the city's lights all night, so it is also short-lived.It seems like you won't be able to catch it if you miss it for a second.

He stayed for dinner, and asked a few of his most reassuring subordinates to tell him that he planned to leave in the middle of the night, so that it would be convenient for jet lag to rush to the Mediterranean.After ten o'clock, he told Shi Zhanyang about the plan, but Shi Zhanyang seemed to have thought of it a long time ago, he didn't ask him to stay, but just asked him to pay attention to safety, and then the housekeeper pushed him back to the room to sleep.

Qiu Shili sat alone in the living room and peeled a dragon fruit for himself.He originally planned to peel this fruit to Shi Zhanyang.Taking out the dagger, he cut a piece and ate a piece. After eating, he realized the dead silence around him and his desperation. The nails were full of purple-red juice, and the dagger was also stained, weirder than blood.

Subconsciously, he took out a cigarette, but Qiu Shili didn't smoke it. He hurriedly washed his hands and the knife, climbed up to a rock outside the courtyard, and stood up straight. He suddenly realized that he was very tall. The ground rose wildly.Facing the flickering moonlight among the clouds, Qiu Shili smoked the two cigars in his pocket, and stood for a long time clutching the Lion lighter. Hearing the sound of the tide and the wind, he felt noisy, but I feel like I can't hear anything at all.

He always has the illusion that this is an illusion in the face of calm.He knows when it started.

It wasn't until Ba Zai ran over from behind and said that the plane was ready that Qiu Shili woke up like a dream.

He didn't rush to the airport, but returned to the small building.Yes, he was reluctant again, guessing that the smell of cigarettes on his body had dissipated, so he went upstairs lightly and pushed open the door of the master bedroom.

After midnight, Shi Zhanyang was lying on the bed, covered with moonlight, his even breathing made him quieter and further away.Qiu Shili closed the door, took off his shoes, stepped on the carpet and slowly moved to the bed. At this moment, the elder brother looked no different from the past few months when he was unconscious.

But in the end it's different.It was no longer possible for Qiu Shili to climb onto the bed, huddle beside him, and swallow his senseless exhaustion and fear like a nest-loving cub.

"Brother." Qiu Shili said in a breathless voice, which couldn't be more light.

"I'm leaving." He said again.

Shi Zhanyang suddenly opened his eyes and looked straight at him.

Qiu Shili almost ran away, but he obviously wasn't guilty. Indeed, he wanted to lie down and even kiss him, but he was just thinking about it!Is it a crime to think about it?What's more, he used to lie down whenever he wanted, and kiss him whenever he wanted!

He can't understand himself.

But Shi Zhanyang said: "We can go together." As he spoke, he still supported the bed, sat up by himself, and leaned against the head of the bed.

Qiu Shili shook his head, and took two steps back, "Half a month, I'll come back to see you."

After he finished speaking, he turned and left, and he didn't hear any movement from Shi Zhanyang until he got out of the door.

Qiu Shili did what he said. He stayed in the smoky war zone and tossed with the so-called "general" who owed money and wrangled. He was very patient and did not show any timidity.Of course, the other party still wants to continue to receive goods from him. After all, some medium-range guns are so practical that they are inseparable, and they are consumed quickly, so they can only buy them from him. Thirteen days later, Qiu Shili finally got the money and returned to Palmerston in a hurry.

Shi Zhanyang is recovering well, mainly because the muscle condition of his uninjured right leg has improved significantly.Qiu Shili chatted with the doctor in the car, and when he opened the courtyard door, he saw his elder brother standing on one leg by the railing under a redbud tree, drinking tea from a purple sand pot, the sea wind was strong, and he was standing still. Do not move.

Quite zen.

"It's so hot here!" Qiu Shili approached, shaking his shirt collar.

"Happy birthday." Shi Zhanyang said.

Qiu Shili was taken aback for a moment, he had actually forgotten, "It seems... the day after tomorrow?"

"Yeah, I'm still thinking, if ナナ won't come back this afternoon, how should I find it," Shi Zhanyang laughed, "Anyway, there's no signal here."

Qiu Shili also laughed, gripped the railing tightly with his backhand, pushed himself up, and sat on it directly.He pulled his tie around his wrist and turned to look at his brother's shining cheek.

Inadvertently, two hands touched together, both of which were left hands.The long-lost temperature seemed to be bumping into each other. Qiu Shili couldn't retract his hand in a daze. When he lowered his head, he saw a row of fingers joined together, only his one, which was out of place with a ring, a diamond. The brighter and more uniform the platinum shines, the more dazzling the ring will be.

In recent days, Qiu Shili started to be silly again when he was busy, and he still wore it all the time, and no one dared to remind him, so he forgot to think about how to deal with this embarrassment when they met again.

But in fact, he was the only one who was embarrassed.Shi Zhanyang turned a blind eye and didn't shy away from it at all, as if the pair of rings had never existed, and it seemed that the ring of metal was insignificant, just an accessory worn by Qiu Shili himself.

It was this attitude that hurt Qiu Shili the most.Even if you say something, even if you want to persuade me to take it off, just tell me why and explain it... He was hysterically flying one sentence after another in his mind, but he was still calm on the surface.

"By the way, brother, please find someone to help me." He shook his dangling legs and said lightly, "I'll just say, how could it be so smooth."

"I don't want you to get hurt again. Stay with those North African hooligans." Shi Zhanyang narrowed his eyes and looked towards the distant Yunji.

Qiu Shili's Adam's apple rolled, indeed, he had suffered many injuries in the past few months, starting from the back that was cut to pieces by Shi Feng in the cave and the hand with exposed finger bones, old injuries healed and new ones came, and he I made it myself.He didn't mention it to Shi Zhanyang, but he knew that he couldn't hide it, which is why he didn't need to mention it.

If Shi Zhanyang felt sorry for him and did something for him, it was on his own initiative, and he didn't ask for it by rolling around and saying that he was in pain, Qiu Shili would feel great satisfaction from it.Physical pain was never terrible, sometimes he even felt that it was the meaning of his injury to seek his elder brother's pity and make his elder brother worry.

It's psychological - he has a big blood hole now, he is staggering, he wants to pounce over and lie down and spread himself out every day, so that Shi Zhanyang can take a good look, but what he really did is to keep his mouth shut No dripping.

"It was agreed that there is no signal?" He laughed again, "Brother, you can find whoever you want."

Shi Zhanyang raised his hand resting on the railing, knit his brows lazily, and did not refute, which was regarded as acquiescing.The tight temperature left, and he also drank the teapot, moved one leg, and sat in the wheelchair before Qiu Shili jumped down to help him.

"Let's go, I asked them to prepare a cake." He was already able to turn the roller very skillfully, pressed across the grass path, and headed towards the house. "ナナ's birthday, it seems that I have never eaten a cake."

Qiu Shili immediately regained his composure, chased after him, and pushed him away quickly.In fact, it was eaten, Qiu Shili thought, about 12 years old.At that time, Zhan Yang was sent out to work by his father. No one remembered Qiu Shili's birthday, so he took a taxi across the Golden Gate Bridge alone, went to the city to watch a movie, and bought himself a piece of cake.

The movie is the first of "Spider-Man". Qiu Shili remembers it quite clearly. It premiered on May 2002, 5, two days before his birthday.

The cake was a cupcake commonly seen in fast food restaurants, with a thick layer of cream on top and bright red cherry sauce poured over it. When someone bumped it, the sauce stained his hands all over.So Qiu Shili squatted at the entrance of the cinema, staring at the wheels and human legs coming and going on the ground, silently sucking his fingers, the taste was so sweet that the tip of his tongue tingled.

He still remembered that his eldest brother returned home a few days later, and stayed with him for several days as if blaming himself, and even gave him a slingshot made of poplar wood.It was wood that my eldest brother found from the place where he was working, and he sharpened it by himself on the plane home. The handle was polished smooth and delicate, and there was not a single thorn in the wood.That slingshot is still in his treasure box.

More than ten years later, this is Qiu Shili's 25th birthday and his second birthday cake.Coincidentally, it is also cream, with cherries on top, but it is fresh, and all of them seem to contain a spring.Counting the guys guarding here, more than a dozen big men sat around the table, and the old housekeeper carefully cut them evenly, which made the cake look too delicate and sweet.

"Sister-in-law, happy birthday!" Shao San and Bazai led the guys, holding a small dish in one hand and toasting with the other.

The words of blessing are the same, but there is a lot of nonsense in other things, and he laments that he is young, saying that he has not grown into an old-fashioned and vicious look after so many years.

Qiu Shili smiled embarrassingly, "I call men sister-in-law every day, and don't ask me if I agree." He drank the tequila and sprite in his hand, and put down his glass heavily, "Who taught me the fault!"

Everyone clapped their legs and laughed, and looked at their elder brother winkingly. Shi Zhanyang also squinted his eyes and laughed happily, shaking his head helplessly.Even a self-disciplined person like him who doesn't like sweets ate up his portion.

You are all eye-catching people. After the lively dinner, they headed to the tavern on the west side of the island to renew the table. The housekeeper also led the maid to quickly clean up the table, and the two brothers were the only ones left in the room.

Qiu Shili had just been pouring himself, at least one and a half bottles of high-purity distilled wine, and he drank quickly with the soda. At this moment, he was a little bit over the top, stood up, and leaned back on the edge of the table drowsily, unsteadily. , he sat directly on the table.With no outsiders left, Qiu Shili didn't want to stretch himself anymore and pretend to be a serious second-in-command.

"I got a new wheelchair," Shi Zhanyang was sitting at the table with his knees beside him, looked up at him, and suddenly said, "It's still very easy to use, and I can walk by myself, ordinary speed bumps and stones No problem, it has been modified, the speed can reach up to 30 kilometers per hour, and a slot for the magazine is also designed, which is much more convenient than hanging on the waist.”

Qiu Shili wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth, and the chandelier formed a fluffy halo behind his head, and he looked at Shi Zhanyang in a daze.

"Would you like to go take a look with me? It's just in the study," Shi Zhanyang said again, "Nana, you can help me think about what other modifications will be more practical."

Qiu Shili finally came to his senses, and frowned, "Brother," he bent down, put his elbows on his knees, and moved his head closer to his straight-backed elder brother, "You want to sit in a wheelchair...to shoot? "

"This is the only way to do it now?" Shi Zhanyang said jokingly.

"No. No." Qiu Shili shook his head one after another, trying to swallow the smell of alcohol and stutter after drunkenness, "Brother, listen to me, you, stay here, recover, and then go out."

Shi Zhanyang also raised his chin, "It's useless, if it's broken, it's broken, and now I've got a leg back," he said softly, "ナナ, what I should think about now is how to adapt to the current situation, Instead of unrealistically dreaming. You too."

"I'm not dreaming."

"You are." Shi Zhanyang's eyes were extremely gentle, but his tone was extremely firm.

"I'm wasting my time right now," he added. "I have a lot of things to do, Nana, you should understand."

"I'll help you." Qiu Shili kept rubbing his eyes.

"Only me." Shi Zhanyang explained patiently, "You have this kind of thing too, you don't want me to interfere."

I don't!Qiu Shili almost blurted out, but he closed his mouth.He does.For example, this island, this beautiful cage... and many more.How much he wanted to be a blank sheet of paper in front of Shi Zhanyang, but he failed a long time ago, and now he is covered with marks all over his body.

"So, brother," he gasped for a few breaths with his face buried in his palms, then stroked up and scratched his hair, "you have to go out."

"Ah."

"Actually, you don't need to tell me, you can go out," Qiu Shili suddenly smiled again, "I can't lock you up."

"En." Shi Zhanyang still stared at him intently, which made his heart ache.

"So why do you still tell me? You just left, and I will understand. What I did was self-willed, a joke, and I was too boring." Qiu Shili said angrily in pain, "I'll still apologize to you!"

Shi Zhanyang was stunned for a moment, he let out a long breath, but then lowered his head and smiled, his smile gradually deepened, "Won't you be sad then?"

Qiu Shili was speechless for a moment.

"Sadness is inevitable." He pinched the bridge of his nose, and the light hit it, casting a knife-like shadow. "But I hope that the sadness I bring to you can be minimized."

This argument again, Qiu Shili thought, this word again.Sad, sad, sad.It can generalize almost anything.The more you try to avoid it, the more it becomes a curse.

"Brother, let me ask you," he slid down and landed firmly on the ground, but staggered towards Shi Zhanyang, and the wheelchair was knocked back half a meter by him, "I ask You, I ask you," he repeated, "you know why I am sad."

"I know." Shi Zhanyang stabilized his shoulders and arms, and also stabilized his center of gravity, and said softly, "Me too."

"No! What you said is wrong, you don't know," Qiu Shili suddenly raised his voice. His eye circles were sore from the alcohol, he held Shi Zhanyang's hand, and directly stuffed the ring finger of his left hand into the dry place. Between the fingers, "Have you touched it? Have you touched it?"

Immediately afterwards, he heard the sound of Shi Zhanyang sighing. No matter how much he drank, he could clearly understand that his elder brother would only sigh when he was at a loss.

Qiu Shili's heart shrank a little, and he became even more frightened. He was reckless, impatient, like a young boy who lost his wife on the way to get married, and squeezed that hand fiercely, grasping it in a disorderly manner, "It Here... where's yours? Brother, brother! Where did yours go?"

"ナナ," said Shi Zhanyang, "get up first." The wheelchair was indeed pushed backwards by Qiu Shili, and it was about to hit the wall soon, but Qiu Shili couldn't get up, but he couldn't get up. Letting go, he even pressed his knees against Shi Zhanyang's knees more forcefully, leaned over and kissed them, and kept his lips in his mouth, using a force and rhythm similar to biting, this kind of temperature, this kind of moisture , This feeling of contact... Shi Zhanyang finally woke up, but Qiu Shili couldn't feel any response.

It was himself, who kissed so hard, so thirsty, breathless, his throat started to hurt like a spasm, the wheelchair finally hit the wall with a loud noise, but he was still thinking obsessively, I will never stop— —

Until he felt the strength on his ring finger.

Gently, his palm was supported, and the ring on the root of his ring finger became loose. At a certain moment, it was taken off, and that moment passed immediately.

It's as short as an illusion. This is a dream, Qiu Shili thought, but it's not. The calluses on the elder brother's fingertips, and the pulse of the elder brother are all in real contact with him, clinging to him.

But the contact was to take off his ring.

Qiu Shili suddenly forgot how to breathe, opened his eyes wide, and suddenly straightened up, with glistening saliva still hanging from the corners of his mouth.Shi Zhanyang was the same, his lips gleamed under the light, and the ring in his hand shone even more.

Without saying a word, he turned the wheelchair back to the table, and with a "click", Qiu Shili heard the sound of metal touching the wooden table.

The body was stiff, the emptiness on the ring finger was so hard to ignore, and it was so unbelievable, where did the big hand slap Qiu Shili to the ground, he was nailed to the spot for more than ten seconds, and then barely turned around Body, no mistake, he saw his ring on the table, and Shi Zhanyang was looking at him silently.

Qiu Shili was also silent, probably, at this moment, there is nothing to ask!In just a moment, he can be beaten to nothing!Would he still kneel down and ask why, or beg?He walked quickly to the table, picked up the ring, squeezed it tightly in his hand, panting, stared at his clenched left hand in a daze, and quickly returned to normal. Before turning around and walking away, he One last look at Shi Zhanyang.

And Shi Zhanyang seemed to be unable to bear it anymore, his eyes met, and the high wall built under his eyelashes also collapsed, and he actually showed the expression of being killed.

But Qiu Shili didn't look at it again, and didn't stay any longer. He took the opportunity to leave in the early morning of that day. There was an operation that he had been preparing for a long time, but he hesitated when it came to an end, because when Zhanyang woke up, he began to covet peace. And it is reasonable to feel that I have a safe place to hide again.

Now that he has finally made up his mind, the fault of this incident and all of this is his, the fault is that he entered that hole, the fault is that he needs others to protect him with his life, the fault is that he is the one who survived intact.

However, before leaving the island, Qiu Shili didn't do nothing anymore. He took a shovel from the garden to the study and smashed the high-tech wheelchair, as if it was the enemy that prevented his elder brother from changing back to his original form, and also blocked him. Bring back the murderer from the past.

Shi Zhanyang was just outside the door, sitting quietly, watching him smash quietly, with dark shadows dancing in his dark eyes, his eyes penetrated the thick layer of air between the two, and also penetrated The ear-piercing sound of cracking at midnight, one after another, made this isolated island so dead.