Crime

The city at nine o'clock at night is like a vast and bright starry sky. Between the brightly lit high-rise buildings are the lights and shadows of cars flowing like snakes. The flashing phantoms make the extravagant atmosphere of urban nightlife more and more deeply rooted.

However, all the pictures were still at that moment, and the heartbeat that was almost in a sudden stop was fragmented.

Kaito suddenly sat up on the bed, gasping for breath, the frantic heartbeat in his chest was a little frighteningly rapid to his own ears.Light moonlight leaked in from the window, and the clock on the wall pointed to the early morning.

He lowered his head, grasped his arms tightly with both hands, his body trembling uncontrollably——

It's really too easy to die.

Until the too rapid heartbeat subsided, Kaito still sat alone for a long time, until the cell phone next to his pillow rang again.He turned his head and looked at it quietly for a while, and finally picked it up to answer the phone.

"I'm really fine," Kaito said softly, "I'm alive and well."

The people over there were silent for a long time before they said, "I'm sorry for you."

"Someone was sorry for me," he sighed and smiled, "but it wasn't you."

Few people can be strong enough to face death calmly, just like whenever he thinks back to the moment when his life was hanging by a thread a few hours ago, he is still too scared to control himself.

Kaito's hands holding the phone trembled badly, and when he tried to speak again, his voice choked up again.

"Are you afraid?" Gakupo said, "I'll go with you."

"Don't come here," Kaito finally said, "I won't lie to you, I'm really scared, but don't get distracted by me."

There was silence on the phone again, and after a long time, Gakupo said, "Well, you have a good rest, good night."

"Well, good night." Kaito said softly, and fell back on the bed as he hung up the phone.

In fact, if there was even a slight deviation at that time, maybe I would have really completely stayed away from the hustle and bustle of the world-but fate has turned a corner here.

Then now is not the time to be afraid. Kaito turned over and lay quietly on his side on the bed - rest well, there is still a scene to do.

He closed his eyes and drew the last trace of sharpness into his eyes.

"Did you have a car accident yesterday?!" The assistant slammed open the door of the studio.

Kaito was concentrating on putting up cards on the table at that time, and the five-story card tower was blown down by the wind when the door was opened just after he built it. He was empty-handed and froze for a long time before he raised his head and replied: "...Yeah .”

The assistant looked at the man who had just returned from life and death with an indescribable expression on his face: "No... why are you so calm? Are you fine?"

"Are you dissatisfied to see that I'm still alive?" Kaito asked back, "Otherwise, after work, go to the intersection of the Commercial Center Plaza to see that the brake marks several meters long are still there."

"You are very careful driving, how could something happen?" The assistant walked up to him and looked carefully, "Are you injured?"

"The car didn't crash, but the tires locked up and the car slipped," Kaito replied, "I'm really fine, or you should have seen me on the news last night."

"Such a big thing happened, are you still in the mood to joke? I just listened to other people's descriptions. It was scary enough. I almost died. You, the person involved, can still say it so easily," the assistant shook in disbelief. Shaking his head, "Your psychological quality is really extraordinary."

"God won't let me die, what can I do?" Kaito stood up and stretched, and looked back at him, "Why do you have a preoccupied expression?"

The assistant hesitated for a long time before finally speaking: "I think... is someone trying to harm you?"

"Why do you think that?" Kaito laughed.

"A while ago, Charles, he wasn't..." the assistant paused, "This person is really vicious, you didn't have any accident this time, maybe he just wanted to give a warning, or maybe it was... an attempt at all."

"How is it possible?" Kaito turned and leaned on the table, "Think about it, what kind of grudge do I have with him, and he insists on killing me? Besides, if he really wants to kill me, there are many ways, and it is necessary to use such a high difficulty means?"

"What are you doing lately...wait!" The assistant looked at Kaito who got up and walked towards the door, "This...is it over like this?"

"What else?" Kaito turned back and smiled, "Alright, let me tell you, don't make phone calls while driving."

The assistant silently looked at the man who took his life as a joke, but didn't notice that the moment he turned around, the smile on his face disappeared without a trace.

At one o'clock in the morning, Kaito sat quietly alone in the empty lobby on the first floor, waiting until he almost fell asleep, but the figure of the person was still nowhere to be seen.

After a while, he finally stood up and walked to the elevator.

Some people say that the pace of modern cities is too fast. If you slow down, even if you slow down a little, you will feel a boundless sense of being abandoned by the times.

Standing in the elevator, Kaito turned around and looked at the prosperous and brilliant sea of ​​lights outside the tempered glass, but his ordinary heart was also infected by a trace of loneliness.

The elevator stopped, he walked out of the elevator, walked to the door of the man's office, raised his hand and hesitated for a while, and finally knocked on the door - "It's me." He said softly.

With no response, Kaito simply pushed the handle and opened the door.There was no light in the room, only the light outside the window slightly illuminated the room, and the dark room was filled with a slightly strong smell of tobacco.

And Gakupo just sat behind the desk, resting his forehead with one hand, and still didn't say a word after he came in.

Kaito closed the door behind him, walked to his side wordlessly, stood for a while before asking, "Gumi, are you alright?"

Gakupo didn't look up, and was silent for a long time before speaking: "It's okay, she has become much more stable over the years."

"That's good." Kaito lowered his eyes and smiled.

Gakupo didn't speak anymore, the other hand holding the cigarette was just about to stick to his mouth, but the cigarette between his fingers was suddenly sucked away.

"Quit smoking," Kaito extinguished the cigarette in the ashtray on the table, "it's not good for your health."

Gakupo looked at his free hand, couldn't help but smiled helplessly, just about to raise his head, but a slight movement also made him feel a splitting headache, he couldn't help but frowned suddenly and supported his forehead again.

"Do you have a headache?" Kaito sensed his discomfort, so he walked behind him and raised his hand to gently press on his temple, "Come on, don't move around, I'll rub it for you."

His hands were warm and his movements were gentle. Gakupo leaned his head back on the chair, and finally felt a bit of comfort in his heart, which had been irritated for several days.

"I feel more at ease when I think you're still around." Gakupo closed his eyes and said.

Kaito didn't speak, and Gakupo was silent again.The more critical this moment is, the more people yearn for such a short-term peace of mind.

"A few days ago, you wanted to ask me something, but I didn't tell you," Gakupo finally said, "You know, in fact, from the very beginning, I never expected the path of financing. "

Kaito didn't answer, just lowered his eyes and listened quietly.

I didn't expect it to be so late. Kaito looked up at his watch, and walked towards the door with the key in his other hand.

What Gakupo said just now is still circling in his mind, there are more facts that he has never thought about and never realized, and when he asked when he was leaving, the other party answered briefly.

It's tomorrow.As he thought, he turned the key lightly in his hand and opened the door, but the empty and dark room in front of him suddenly brought him an inexplicable sense of loneliness and loss.

If it was in the original, the little girl would have run out to meet him in the brightly lit room.Thinking of his younger sister who was already studying at university in the UK, Kaito suddenly realized that she was no longer a child.

My sister is growing up, she is changing, everything is changing. Kaito turned on the light in the room, and the sudden light made him a little dazed for a moment.When he came back to his senses, Kaito realized that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.Maybe he thought too much when he was lost for a while, he thought.

It was only when he reached the second floor that Kaito noticed that the curtains on the window by the stairs were drawn.He left the house in the morning, and he hasn't come back until the early hours of the morning, and when he left, the curtains were clearly drawn.

Kaito walked to the window, stretched out his hand, and before he touched the curtain, he suddenly heard a voice behind him, and then his mouth was covered suddenly, and his outstretched hand was firmly grasped.