murder begins in summer

The pain from the tattoo was more exaggerated than Qiu Shili had expected. He had experienced pain from bullets and cuts from sharp objects more than once, but it was the first time that he felt such dense stabbing pains, which made him feel admiringly surprised.Compared with other modern techniques, the traditional needle method is more elegant and restrained in color, more elegant and smooth in line, but the process is more painful. It is purely picking the color material into the flesh with the strength of hands.The phoenix pattern is particularly complicated and delicate. The master craftsman spent a full six hours completing the entire pattern without eating or drinking.

After six hours, Qiu Shili got a numb back and an overflowing ashtray.

The housekeeper invited the master out to rest, while Qiu Shili stayed in the room by himself, opening the windows to breathe.It was when the sun was the hottest before dusk, and with his back to the floor-to-ceiling mirror, he looked back at himself, and carefully compared the photo of Eguchi Shun's back.The phoenix head is on the right blade, and the phoenix tail spreads out above the waist, some wrap around the waist, and some extend below the waist of the trousers. There is movement in the stillness, and the whole bird seems to move with the wind, along the spine. The ditch climbs upwards, and its shape and color are very similar to those in the photos.

This level is enough, no one has the exact appearance of Phoenix imprinted in their minds, and Shun Eguchi has never even taken off his clothes in front of others in these years, so Qiu Shili is safe.

He didn't ask anyone to show it, including Shi Zhanyang. For Qiu Shili, this large piece of "Jiangkou" mark was nothing to be happy about.Of course, he also thought that this kind of needle method and area will be permanent once imprinted, and it is unrealistic to wash it off.But he wasn't too depressed, it didn't matter what his back looked like, he was still himself, as long as it didn't get in the way of the fight.After stretching his waist, he didn't feel any discomfort after getting rid of the remaining dull pain. Qiu Shili put on his shirt with satisfaction, lowered his head, and buttoned himself one by one.

He went to the hospital that night, Eguchi Shun's signs had probably stabilized, but he was still in a coma.Qiu Shili stood silently outside the aseptic warehouse for more than ten minutes. Through a piece of glass and a long distance from the hospital bed to the wall, he looked at the face that was completely covered by the mask and tube.

That bloodless pale gray was almost hidden in the bed quilt, so similar to himself, yet so unlike him.You must live to the end, give yourself a breath, Qiu Shili thought so, and soon turned and left.

Shi Zhanyang was waiting for him in the car downstairs, Qiu Shili bent down and got in, pulled the door hard, and the car went straight to the airport.

The whole set of documents has been prepared, and the take-off time is one and a half hours later.It was an ordinary flight, still in economy class, and his seat was squeezed between a group of returning Japanese tourists, because Qiu Shili wanted to be as unobtrusive as possible, and the name on the boarding pass was not his own.

He does look like an ordinary tourist now, with a backpack on his back, thin framed flat glasses, a bulky cotton plaid shirt and denim cropped pants, like a college student who just graduated, or someone who takes advantage of the annual vacation Office workers who travel.As for the equipment and weapons he needed, he could only get them from the buddy at the joint after he arrived in Tokyo. The double-edged dagger that was close to his body could not be carried.

Qiu Shili was not in a hurry to go in for the security check and board the plane, but sat in the car with Shi Zhanyang, looking at the similarly crowded terminal across a crowded parking lot.The driver was very witty, pulled the handbrake and left consciously. The sunset passed quietly, and the darker the sky became, the more lively the building became. A long row of transparent buildings is like a huge ship in the black waves.

Qiu Shili must admit that he once fantasized about traveling light like this, choosing a destination at random, eating that kind of bland airplane meal, standing in a long line at the luggage check window, and chatting about the weather of the next day.But he imagined a trip for two.To this day, there is nothing left to tell each other, he quietly leaned against Shi Zhanyang, with his palms on his.

The vacancy at the root of the finger still makes Qiu Shili feel uncomfortable. Just rub it against the pulp of the elder brother, and the empty earlobe can also rub against the shoulder. Time is still passing by every minute. It was too late, as if a string hanging from Qiu Shili was drilled out of the dial, pulling him up little by little, dormant, waiting for the opportunity to move, sooner or later he would be pulled out of the warm water suddenly .

And Qiu Shili is so, so, not good at saying goodbye.When there were only 10 minutes left before the boarding time, he sat up straight and quickly got out of the car, as if escaping. Shi Zhanyang tried to relax his tone, "Brother, see you in half a month."

Shi Zhanyang did not repeat the planned date to meet again like him, but just shook his hand firmly, "Remember not to be brave."

Qiu Shili nodded, "I know."

Shi Zhanyang looked at him intently, and the light and shadow of the night flowed in his eyes, "I need you to live more than let them die."

After pondering for a while, he said again: "Nana, what I mean is...when you feel like you're going to lose control, you have to think about it."

Qiu Shili nodded heavily, "Yes."

Shi Zhanyang suddenly smiled, and he let go of Qiu Shili's hand, "Okay, I'll watch you take off here."

Qiu Shili also laughed, "No need."

Shi Zhanyang insisted, "It works."

Afterwards, Qiu Shili lined up at the boarding gate, looked at the direction of the parking lot through the glass wall, waited in his seat for takeoff, and looked at the direction of the parking lot through the porthole, even after takeoff, when the city gradually shrank under the wings He was still looking at the dots of light like broken gold.

In fact, he never really saw it once, there are always many things blocking him, and he doesn't know whether his sense of direction is accurate or not, whether there is really a parking lot over there.But there was one thing he was very sure of - his elder brother was looking at him.

When he arrived at Haneda Airport, at 10:30 p.m. Tokyo time, Qiu Shili took a taxi with his luggage alone, and moved into a small apartment that he had rented in advance.This house is on the No.16th floor, with an area of ​​more than 50 square meters. It is located in the southernmost part of Nakano District. It is only a 15-minute drive from Shinjuku Shibuya, a place of luxury and wine.All kinds of daily necessities are prepared in advance, Qiu Shili only needs to pack the luggage he brought.

The main contents of the box were a change of clothes, some documents for memos, and the heavy phoenix mask.It is only at this time that people realize that there are very few things that they must and can always carry with them. The locator is already installed in the temple of the glasses, and there is no need to pack it.Qiu Shili squatted on the edge of the sofa again to organize his backpack, a stack of forged documents, and a computer named Xiaoqi. He knew he could only touch these, but his fingertips slipped through the depths of the backpack's inner pocket, and suddenly stopped .

The touch of the textile, a small piece, he touched the edge, pinched the whole thing, and gently took it out.

It was actually a guard.

Of course it wasn't time to start over, the piece that had been burnt to ashes returned to his hands.This amulet is black, with the sacred name of the shrine embroidered with thin gold thread on the front, and a fine blue and orange lotus pattern on the back, which is much heavier than ordinary amulets.Qiu Shili held his breath, held it with both hands, and pinched it inch by inch. Once this kind of amulet was opened, it would not work, and he didn't need to open it. He knew that it was not a talisman paper.

Two angular protrusions, a hard and round ring, through the soft cloth, his fingers touched their shapes.

Qiu Shili let out a long breath of relief, and exhaled it together with what he was holding back just now.Before leaving, he took these two things in front of the mirror in Shi Zhanyang's bedroom because he didn't know what to do with them, but now, the eldest brother handed them back into his hands.

He suddenly felt that he was not alone, he seemed to have a protection that was more effective than any god.After pouring a glass of orange juice, and standing in front of the window, Qiu Shili raised the guard up high so that it could illuminate the entire Tokyo night.

Early the next morning, Qiu Shili changed into the pure black T-shirt Eguchi often wore, practiced a few times in front of the mirror, and practiced the voice software in the computer, and then unplugged the charging cable of the BlackBerry.The password set by Shun Eguchi was Stephen Hawking's birthday, and Qiu Shili had already entered it by heart. He put on a mask, walked to the white wall in the living room, sat down along the wall, put his phone on the floor, and his computer on his lap.

There is only one number in the address book, and the call will be connected immediately.

"Good morning," said Eguchi Risako, coldly, "I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"Oh, I'm sorry, I've been worrying too much recently." Qiu Shili typed quickly, seeing the gray screen through the film around the eyes of the mask.

"What about the next shipment?"

"Ah—" the mechanical male voice dragged out a long tail, which seemed a little weird, "I didn't do it."

"You didn't do it?" Risako couldn't believe it.

"I'm not in the mood to do it," Qiu Shili made the computer laugh twice, "I said that I have too many worries, and if I don't solve them, I can't do it."

Eguchi Risako has long been used to this "Phoenix"'s eccentric style, and there is nothing she can do about it. She chuckled and said, "What's bothering you? I'll help you out."

"is it okay?"

"After it's settled, if you don't deliver the goods, I'll kill you."

The computer laughed again, this time it was a long series of laughs, which made Qiu Shili laugh so speechless, he thought he should type a few fewer words. "Someone's always trying to kill me. That's what bothers me. I'm being hunted."

"who?"

"you."

"Are you kidding?" Risako lowered her voice, "Hey, Phoenix, I'm serious. If you waste time like this, I'm afraid I'll really hunt you down."

"Seriously? I am," Qiu Shili paused for two seconds, and continued until the sound of breathing on the other side stopped, "Aren't you looking for Shun Eguchi recently?"

Immediately the other side was completely still.

Qiu Shili was not in a hurry, so he waited silently. After a while, Li Saeko said, "You are Shun Eguchi."

"Katori Tsune is also me."

"How are you going to prove it?"

"you do not believe me?"

"Ha, a guy who owes me money, talks to me with an artificial voice, and never lets me meet," Eguchi Risako said coldly, "I believe you?"

"But I don't need to prove it, and I don't need to rush to send myself to you to help you survive. Anyway, I have nothing," Qiu Shili said nonchalantly, "It seems that the person who is anxious now is you, not me."

Seeing that the other side was silent, Qiu Shili typed his lines step by step again, following his twin brother's trademark tone, "The Jiangguchi group is about to collapse, right? Speaking of which, my surname is also Jiangguchi, although you killed my mother I haven't raised me either—but I still can't bear to think that you will all become so miserable. Didn't I make those crappy things for you before because I wanted to do something exciting and didn't want to watch you starve to death?"

"You have the whereabouts of rubidium ore."

"Do I have it?"

"your heart--"

Qiu Shili interrupted: "Do you think I took it out?"

"..."

"Haha, whether you take it out or not, as long as I die, what you want will become a secret forever. The chip is inseparable from the beating of my heart." Let me be more polite and be a good sister. If you chase me all over the world like that, what will you do if you force me to commit suicide?"

"Can I start the video?" Risako asked suddenly.

"Okay." Qiu Shili readily agreed.

The phone was still propped on the floor, and the camera was tilted upwards. Qiu Shili saw Eguchi Risako's haggard face, without even her usual heavy makeup. He also saw a huge black mask on his side. occupy the screen.

"You can't find out where I am." The mechanical male voice was full of confidence.

Risako rubbed the space between her eyebrows and sighed, "How could I not have thought of this?"

Qiu Shili turned his head, as if listening attentively.

"Shun," Risako said, "What did you study in college?"

"Applied Chemistry."

"What about graduate students?"

"Pharmacy and Geology."

The guard on Risako's face dissipated a little, and she said: "I should have thought that a younger brother who studied these subjects and disappeared is the same person as Fenghuang who has been supplying me."

"Why have you been hiding this?" she asked again.

"Because I don't want to take part in those messy things in your family, and I don't want to be your younger brother," Qiu Shili pressed every key heavily, and the rhythm slowed down, "Oh, by the way, if I don't hide, you will chase me down and kill me." Can't I catch it as soon as I catch it?"

"I won't hunt you down again."

"Oh." Qiu Shili shrugged.

"May I ask? What's the matter with your throat?" Lisazi tentatively asked, "I found out that you don't speak when you are in college."

"I like self-mutilation. You should have seen these, right?" Qiu Shili showed his arm, and he carved those knife marks one by one compared with Eguchi Shun's arm. It seems a bit shocking at this time, "No Parents, I was bullied in high school, I don’t want to cry too badly, I inserted a hook into it.”

Immediately afterwards, he typed word by word: "You also know why I don't have parents."

Eguchi Risako's complexion has changed, she looks a little embarrassed, a little uncertain, her eyelashes drooping, "... Shun, you have a twin brother, do you know?"

"Of course. He's much better off than I am."

"Have you met?"

"I've seen it, I've seen it," Qiu Shili slid down comfortably, with his shoulders resting on the wall, and he took the initiative to tear off the mask, exposing his face to the camera calmly, "It's because I'm too curious and too boring , ran to see his side, and almost lost his life, so I came to you."

Risako's gaze hit his face, quickly flicked away, and forced herself to look back again.She said with difficulty: "How to say?"

Qiu Shili looked straight at her, "They also want rubidium ore, you know? They want to dig out my heart, my brother seems to have a problem with my face. I think you might be more critical of me. a little better."

"Where are you?"

"I'm at my house," Qiu Shili smiled harmoniously, showing the tip of his canine teeth, but he still didn't intend to speak, as if he was born this way, "Don't ask a few words, sister," he still used honorifics, If you can speak, this sentence must be soft and sweet, "Now you are here with me, and you are also the one who wants to dig out my heart. If you want to know more, you need to meet me alone at the place I designate." Up side."