Rabbit's Murder Memories

At eight o'clock tonight, there will be a piano recital at the Municipal Grand Theater, the guest performer is the world-renowned pianist Lou Yuqing.

Lou Yuqing and I met about half a year ago. He was in charge of the soundtrack for the film cast by the company, and I was in charge of the scriptwriting.

Although we only meet occasionally at work, that doesn't stop us from being true friends.In private, I don't call him Teacher Lou, but "Old Lou", and he calls me "Old Pei".Although the title "Lao Pei" sounded like a curse at the beginning, but after hearing it a lot, I got used to it.

It was exactly seven o'clock when I arrived in front of the concert hall, and there was more than an hour before I left the venue.There is a poster stand in front of the concert hall, on which is hung a pair of promotional posters. Not only are Lao Lou’s photos and his biography printed on the posters, but also two large characters drawn with iron hooks and silver hooks are used to emphatically render the image of the concert. Theme - Farewell.

Around November of this year, Lao Lou's tongue had been ulcerated, and the pain was unbearable. Later, his wife Chen Jia accompanied him to the hospital for an examination, and it was found that it was tongue cancer, which was at an advanced stage.

Soon after, on the advice of a doctor, he had his entire tongue removed.

Of course, at the same time, he also lost the ability to speak, so from then on, Chen Jia became his "tongue".

Although the two of them have not been married for a long time, they have a deep relationship. They don't even need to open their mouths to communicate with each other. As long as Lao Lou gives him a look, Chen Jia will know what he wants to say.

·

After going through the security check, because it was still early, I didn't rush to get a seat, but went to the bathroom first.

I stood in front of the anti-fog mirror, carefully washed my face, which was hot from excessive tension, several times, and then used a dry paper towel to absorb the excess moisture on my face.

After doing this, I let out a sigh of relief, unscrewed the thermos bottle I carried with me, poured out all the hot water, and finally pulled out a transparent sealed bag from the inside, which contained a dagger.

This dagger is about ten centimeters long, with a conical tip and twisted body like a twist. It has three straight blades, and there are holes between the blades for weight reduction and pressure reduction for easy penetration.In order to hide this dagger, I also specially bought this thermos cup that is said to have a special coating that can escape the inspection of security inspection equipment.

As for whether the coating is real and effective, there was no chance to test it in the end, because the security inspector did not ask the cup to pass the security inspection, but asked me to open it and take a sip.

I held the cup with a calm expression, not only took a sip, but drank a lot, and smiled at her after drinking.

The security inspector looked at me blankly the whole time, and finally motioned for me to get out.

·

After taking out the dagger, I refilled half of the thermos cup with cold water, then tightened the lid, then took out the disposable nitrile gloves from my pocket, and repeatedly rinsed the fingerprints on the dagger.After cleaning up, he stuffed the dagger into the close-fitting pocket of the woolen coat, and finally blotted the gloves dry before putting it back into the pocket.

After everything was ready, I picked up the thermos, walked out of the bathroom, and went to the backstage lounge.

Through the glass of the lounge, I saw Lao Lou and Chen Jia, whom I hadn’t seen for a long time. They were sitting side by side on two chairs. White mist.

I knocked on the glass with my fingers, then pushed the door and walked in. Old Lou looked up at me and smiled gently. Since he had his tongue cut out in an operation, this has become his unique way of greeting. Chen Jia raised her eyebrows in dissatisfaction and complained:

"Just now I made a bet with Yuqing that you should not come tonight."

"It seems that you lost the bet again, Mr. Chen."

Chen Jia pursed her lips and smiled, and Lao Lou soaked his hands in the wooden basin, and laughed along with him, with a smug expression on his face.

After a short pause, I stared at the wooden tub filled with hot water on the coffee table, and couldn't help but ask a little strangely, "Ms. Lou, this is it?"

Chen Jia frowned, thought for a while and said, "Yuqing hasn't been on stage for a long time, and I'm worried that if I get nervous, my hands will sweat."

I nodded with half understanding, and didn't intend to ask in detail, but I just didn't understand. Could it be that people who become pianists don't sweat their hands when they play the piano?

Chen Jia glanced at me, and probably felt that she had not explained enough, so she continued:

"If it was placed in the original place, of course there is no need to toss so much, but Yuqing has just finished chemotherapy, and his body is weak. Once his hands sweat in this temperature, his fingers will become cold, his muscles will become stiff, and his movements will become clumsy. , there will be more and more mistakes, so this is a terrible thing.”

"Hmm...um..." Lao Lou nodded vaguely, and it seemed that he was quite satisfied with the explanation this time.

"How long has it been soaking?" I asked.

"It's been two hours." Chen Jia said.

I nodded, turned on the phone and glanced at the time, "It's about to start, so I won't disturb you for now."

After I came out of the lounge, I walked directly into the oval-shaped concert hall, walked down the steps, and quickly found a seat according to the ticket number.

I raised my hand and looked at my watch. It was 07:30, about half an hour before the opening. I leaned my body back in the chair, breathed a long sigh of relief, and slowly closed my eyes.

·

Ji Ran entered the arena around [-]:[-], and Miyuki followed closely behind him.He was wearing a pure white suit today, with a black bow tie on the neckline of the white shirt, a pair of dark sunglasses, chewing gum in his mouth, with his hands in his pockets, and he still looked majestic.

When passing by my seat, he stopped suddenly, took off his sunglasses and looked at me, and at the same time blew a pink bubble with chewing gum, and asked suddenly when the bubble burst:

"Writer Pei, why are you free today?"

I didn't answer, just looked at him coldly.

He didn't talk too much, seeing that I didn't respond, he turned his head and walked straight ahead. Miyuki continued to lower her head and followed him closely, as if she had never met me.

Accompanied by Ji Ran was a man of medium build, wearing a black suit. After walking for a while, the man suddenly stopped, turned around and glanced at me warily.

The bodyguard's sudden glance made me feel an invisible pressure. I kept turning my crackling cervical spine, raised my wrist and lightly touched the dagger on my chest, and finally felt relieved.I raised my legs, changed my posture, leaned back on the chair back, and unconsciously rubbed the watch chain with my right hand.

After a few minutes, the gap of a few millimeters between the bracelet and the skin suddenly made me uneasy.I thought about it, and finally raised my wrist again, untied the watch chain, and put the watch in my pocket.

·

Ji Ran is the only son of the founder of the God of Wealth Ji's Group in this city. The Ji family started out as a coal producer in Shanxi. Later, the family's industrial chain continued to expand. Ji's high-end resort hotels and chain restaurants opened one after another. to film and television production and real estate projects.In particular, Ji's Films invested in several unpopular movies this year, but no one expected that they would bet on the right treasure and make a lot of money.

Miyuki is his wife, whose full name is Fujiwara Miyuki, a Japanese woman with half Chinese blood.The combination of the two of them was the headline news that caused a sensation in the society this year, and it was hailed as a strong alliance, a match made in heaven.Because Miyuki's family owns several supermarket chains in Japan, it can also be called a wealthy family.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is not a strong alliance, it's just Fujiwara's attachment to Ji's.

How many large supermarket chains?

Hehe, for the current Ji Group, it's just a drop in the bucket.

·

Not long after Ji Ran entered the venue, the concert officially started. At this moment, Chen Jia came over suddenly and sat on the empty seat beside me.At the same time, Lou Yuqing changed into a black tuxedo, walked to the front of the stage, bowed slightly, and the audience burst into endless applause.

Many people know about his illness, many people feel sorry for him, and many people also know the significance of tonight's concert to him. Faced with these surging waves of encouragement and applause, I was suddenly a little shaken.

Because I don't know whether it is correct or incorrect for me to open a wound with a dagger in my hand on such a peaceful and sad night to add a touch of blood.

Although I don't want Lao Lou to feel sorry for this "farewell", but other than that, I can't think of a better way, I must kill Ji Ran!Must kill!

Facing the applause, Lao Lou bowed slightly, then waved his hands calmly, and sat on the piano bench.He began to warm up his fingers and caressed the piano with his hand, and soon the first note of the opening song sounded, and not long after, the audience was in an uproar.

This impressive three-tone theme, as long as anyone who has a little understanding of modern classical music has heard this piece.It was written by the Croatian composer Dons Hujko, who became famous all over the world because of Maxim's performance. The name of the piece is "Croatian Rhapsody". It is written about the blood, tears and ruins of Croatia after the war. It makes people's blood boil.

I looked at Chen Jia suspiciously, "I haven't listened to Mr. Lou's recital for a long time, and now the opening song is already so exaggerated?"

Chen Jia smiled, "This time is a little different from usual, because the theme of this concert is 'Farewell'. The so-called farewell is not only his farewell as a pianist to the audience, but also his farewell to the music as an ordinary person."

"Teacher Lou's illness..." I hesitated to ask but dared not.

On the contrary, Chen Jia smiled relievedly, "Even if he is stable, it's useless. Chemotherapy will only make his body worse and worse. This kind of high-intensity performance that lasts for more than an hour can only be a luxury in the future."

·

After "Croatian Rhapsody", Lao Lou successively played Bach's "French Suite", Schumann's "Butterfly", Chopin Sonata Op. [-] and Liszt's "Sigh".

I have been listening to Lao Lou's wonderful performance pretending to be relaxed, but in fact I have been waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity for Ji Ran to escape from the protection of the bodyguard and come to me alone.

Although Ji Ran's bodyguards are not the top in the industry, they are still dedicated to their duties. However, after several meetings with Ji Ran, I finally found a loophole, that is, when Ji Ran goes to the bathroom, the bodyguards generally do not follow him behind him.As for why, I have never quite understood.

Maybe it's Ji Ran's special request. He thinks it's disgraceful to be followed even to the toilet. Maybe the bodyguard thinks that Ji Ran is just an ordinary rich second generation, and the possibility of being kidnapped and assassinated is very high. Small, so there is no need to follow even to the toilet.

But anyway, for me, this is an opportunity.

I even found that along the aisle, at the corner leading to the bathroom, there is a blind spot for monitoring and vision.If I do something there, basically no one will be able to see it. If I seize the opportunity well, I may even have time to deal with the splashed blood; Stab him to death before the crowd arrives.

Even so, in fact, I also understand in my heart that it is unrealistic to want to get rid of the crime.Because there are cameras on all four walls of the concert hall, once I do something, even if there is no substantial evidence left, I will definitely become the main suspect at the scene.

Of course, this is just an optimal assumption, and it is entirely possible for Ji Ran not to go to the bathroom even once.If that's the case, I can only find a gap to stab him to death after the concert, and then wait to be pinned to the ground by the bodyguards.

·

After Liszt's "Sigh", the first half ended and there was a short break before the second half began.Ji Ran didn't get up, nor did he talk to Michelle, but just sat there quietly, staring at the ceiling in a daze.

About 10 minutes later, the break ended and the second half of the performance officially began.

The repertoire in the second half of the recital is usually a bit longer, but this time Lao Lou did not innovate.

Although "Pathetique" is technically difficult, the most difficult thing to grasp is the emotion. Even the famous performers in the world, many people regard "Pathetique" and "Enthusiasm" as forbidden areas.Just waiting for Lao Lou to finish playing "Sorrow", Ji Ran still didn't move.

I gradually became anxious, folded my hands on my chest, trying to restrain the strong impulse in my heart.Even so, I can still feel that my hands are wet and sweating, and the blood vessels in my neck have been pulsating non-stop.

Time is sliding forward like sticky glue. I have thought about giving up waiting countless times in the middle, and I just walked up and directly inserted the dagger into his neck. However, my reason again and again Convincingly convinced me that in the face of agile and well-trained bodyguards, any fantasy of luck is equivalent to a hopeless delusion.

Finally, shortly after the closing track sounded, he stood up suddenly and walked down the aisle towards me.

After he passed by, I also stood up, patted off my clothes, followed closely behind him, and kept a distance of about two meters from him.

After he stepped into the blind spot, I habitually turned the crackling cervical spine, took out the glove and put it on my right hand, and then slowly took out the dagger from my pocket.

I tensed up and started to accelerate, when suddenly the phone in my pocket vibrated.In the narrow corridor, the vibrating sound was instantly louder, and I had to turn around suddenly, stop, and answer the call.

Watching Ji Ran's back gradually receding in front of me, I finally put down the phone slowly.

This phone call was like the floodgate of a reservoir suddenly opening, instantly venting the long-silent madness in my heart.

I hid the dagger again and returned to the hall silently.

·

When Ji Ran sat down again, the recital was just over, and Lao Lou walked in front of the stage and began to bow to the fans.

As a representative of Ji's Group, Ji Ran is a public figure who often appears in entertainment news, so it is inevitable that he will go on stage to greet Lao Lou.Lao Lou shook hands with Ji Ran with a smile, and even took the initiative to hug him. The moment he let go of his hand, a silver light flashed, and Ji Ran suddenly covered his neck and twitched. Blood flowed from him Splashing out from between the fingers, like a red spring.

The bodyguard got up almost as soon as the silver light flashed, Lao Lou was knocked down to the ground instantly by him, and he also snatched the silver single-edged knife.

Ji Ran kept struggling on the stage, his elegant white shirt was stained with blood, for a moment, I saw a trace of helpless despair on his face and the bodyguard's face at the same time.

The crowd suddenly started commotion and screaming, timidly swarming towards the exit, boldly looking at Ji Ran's gradually twitching and distorted body and frightened expression, and some people even picked up their mobile phones , the video was recorded.

I looked at Miyuki, she stood up suddenly at the moment of the accident, her shoulders kept shaking, facing Ji Ran's struggle and blood splatter, her back was like a falling meteor slowly.

·

Two or three minutes later, Ji Ran pinched his neck with both hands, and suddenly there was no movement. His death also made me slowly recover from the sudden extreme shock.But I still don't understand why Lou Yuqing, who has no grudges against him, suddenly kills him.

For the name?impossible!He went from a world-class pianist to a notorious murderer in an instant.

For profit?Impossible!Not to mention that Lou Yuqing is not short of money, even if he is really short of money, killing this rich friend will only do him harm, not good.

For love?Less likely!Although Chen Jia is pretty, she can't be called beautiful, let alone...

Chen Jia..., yes, Chen Jia!Then I remembered Chen Jialai who was sitting beside me just now.

Maybe Chen Jia understands my doubts.

But when I turned my head, I found that the seat beside me was already empty, and there was no sign of Chen Jia.

I quickly scanned the front, and Lao Lou was still pressed on the ground motionless by the bodyguard, with his face facing the ground, and his expression could not be seen clearly. There were only a few courageous spectators left near the performance area, but none of them good shadow.

I turned around and searched the bustling crowd at the exit, and suddenly found Chen Jia's back.

She was putting her hands in her pockets, mingling with the swarming crowd, walking calmly up the steps step by step.

She stared straight ahead the entire time without even turning her head.