heart poison

"Brother...Brother..." Zou Ming held the doorknob, his face was pale, his eyes were red, his back was arched, and he was shaking like a convulsion.

A muffled sound came from his throat, which grew more rapid and less human, until it converged into a hoarse, dissonant roar.

"what--!!!"

Qian Chuangjiang, who was temporarily locked up in another police room, heard the roar, his empty eyes froze, and cold sweat slid from the back of his neck to his back, like hot pepper oil.

His chest was trembling, and there was a pain that was not strong but extremely uncomfortable.He vaguely felt that he could not save Zou Ming.

When I was young, because I was too weak, I couldn't save Liu Zhanfei who suffered the same abuse as myself.

He grew up and was no longer weak, but he still couldn't let Liu Zhanfei live well.

For life, he has never expected too much.At a very young age, he understood that he was born by his mother probably to suffer.

Unlike his second elder brother Qian Fengjiang, he couldn't find any beauty in the world with his dull eyes.When he was slapped by Qian Maojiang, stepped on the head by Qian Maojiang, and forced to drink urine by Qian Maojiang, he wished he could die.Qian Maojiang beat him the hardest, even worse than Qian Fengjiang.Every time his father Qian Yong saw him with a bruised nose and a swollen face, he only scolded Qian Maojiang symbolically.But Qian Fengjiang didn't dare to "cause trouble", and always watched Qian Maojiang pull him under his legs from a distance, with a terrified expression on his face, unable to utter a word.How old was he then?Still an eight or nine-year-old child who doesn't understand anything!

Born in such a deformed family, family affection is simply the last thing worth mentioning to him.The eldest brother is a scumbag, the father is an accomplice, and although the second brother is miserable, he is not a good thing either.As for the other people in the village, they are also a group of indifferent animals.

He often thought of death, but he was not willing to die like this.Before he died, he wanted to kill Qian Maojiang, and then kill all the villagers in Luoguan Village.But he was too small and too weak, and he didn't even have the strength to struggle out of Qian Maojiang's arm.

That day, he went to the small wooden house in the village to deliver cigarettes to Qian Maojiang. As soon as he heard the noise from inside, he knew what Qian Maojiang was doing to that boy.

He recognized the boy's voice—it was the youngest son of the Liu family, Liu Zhanfei.The Liu family is the poorest and most pitiful family in the village.

Qian Maojiang is a scumbag who just bullies other children, but he doesn't even let Liu Zhanfei off!

Anger gushed out of his stagnant heart, his eyes were red with anger, and his whole body trembled with anger.But that was all, he couldn't even protect himself well, how could he possibly save a boy who was weaker than himself.

That's not saving people, that's sending them to death!

But later, when he was beaten by Qian Maojiang until his eyes were swollen to the point that he could only open a thin thread, he completely lost the desire to live, and tremblingly climbed up Xulu Mountain, wanting to jump off the cliff to end his life, Liu Zhanfei But he ran out from nowhere, holding a wet towel in his hand.

"Don't die." Liu Zhanfei, who was not as tall as himself, shouted anxiously: "Qian Chuangjiang! Don't die!"

He backed away in a strange way, and the moment he fell to the ground, tears burst out suddenly.

He seldom cried, even less in front of others.

Crying is showing weakness and dependence, and he has no one to rely on.

Liu Zhanfei put a wet towel on his painfully swollen eyelids, and said in a childish voice, "Take a rest first, and I will cover your eyes. It will be fine after covering, and it will not be broken. Qian Chuangjiang, don't worry about it. My brother said that death is the most unworthy thing, so don't die, let's live together."

When hugged by Liu Zhanfei's tiny arms, he suddenly cried more and more, and couldn't hear what Liu Zhanfei said afterwards.

He was bullied by Qian Maojiang since he was a child and ignored by his family. This was the first time someone comforted him and accompanied him.

Because of the similar age, he and Liu Zhanfei gradually became friends.Deep on the east side of Xulu Mountain is their secret base, where there is no one else, and no one will go there except them.

They dozed off there, picked wild fruits, caught insects, and completely forgot about Qian Maojiang, Luo Hao, and other bullies in the village.

It was like a wonderland without worries.

But the time in Wonderland is always very short, most of the time, they have to face the indifference and cruelty of reality.

Until one day, Liu Zhanfei told him: "My brother said that we will be safe soon, and no one will bully us again!"

"Your brother?" He asked suspiciously, "Didn't your brother go to Xiancheng to go to college? It's so far away, I've never been there before."

Liu Zhanfei shook his head, blinked his eyes mischievously, put his finger on his lips, made a "shh" gesture, and said in a low voice, "No, my brother didn't leave. My brother just made the bastards in the village think he was gone. "

That night, his nightmare ended in firelight.

He and Liu Zhanfei led Qian Maojiang, Luo Hao, Qian Qing, Qian Xiaozi, and Qian Yuanbao to the small village one by one. Liu Xuchen, who should not have been in Luoguan Village, was waiting there.

No matter how arrogant a 14-year-old child is, he is no match for a 19-year-old man.

They were killed, doused with fuel oil, and reduced to five faceless cokes in the fire.

He remembered that Liu Xuchen ran towards him and Liu Zhanfei with his back to the light, with a smile on his blood-stained face—that smile was actually the gentlest smile he had ever seen.

"I'm leaving." Liu Xuchen said, "Take care of yourselves. Don't say anything. As long as you don't say anything, the police won't suspect me, let alone you. Understand?"

The two children nodded firmly.

"Don't worry about me, the police will not think of me. Everyone in the village knows that I have left home to study, and all of them are my witnesses." Liu Xuchen continued: "Now, before the fire wakes everyone up, go back and pretend to sleep .You are children under 10 years old, no one will suspect you."

After speaking, Liu Xuchen was about to leave.

Liu Zhanfei called out "brother", and Liu Xuchen smiled and said, "Zhanfei, hold on for another half a year. After half a year, my brother will come back to pick you up."

"Brother Xuchen." He suddenly grabbed Liu Zhanfei's hand and promised Liu Xuchen: "You saved me, even if I don't want this life in the future, I will protect Zhanfei!"

Hearing this, Liu Xuchen smiled, shook his head, then turned around and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

After that, everything went as Liu Xuchen expected. The villagers panicked and carried water to put out the fire. Together with the fire, all traces of the crime on the scene were destroyed.After dawn, the police from the town came, and two days later, the police from the city also came.Many villagers were taken for questioning, and he and Liu Zhanfei also went.But they are all children, and they are the youngest children in the village, so how could they be murderers?The police hastily released them home, and Qian Fengjiang was also released home.

He saw the unconcealable happiness on Qian Fengjiang's face. This second brother who didn't have much kinship with him actually winked at him, as if to say: Qian Maojiang is dead!We are free!This home is ours!

In the days that followed, the police came and went, suspecting this and that, but all the suspects were released in the end.Qian Yong and the parents of several other victims blocked the entrance of the police station, insisting that the police catch the murderer.But in the end, the police still found nothing.He and Liu Zhanfei have always been careful, except in the secret base of Xulu Mountain, they never appear together in other places.

Even Qian Fengjiang didn't know they were friends.

Liu Zhanfei was looking forward to Liu Xuchen's coming to pick him up all day long.He was a little bit reluctant, but he didn't say it.Liu Zhanfei is his only friend, he wants Liu Zhanfei to be happy, and Liu Zhanfei's wish is also his wish.

But in December, the mountains were covered by heavy snow, and the sad news of Liu Xuchen's death came along with the snowflakes.

He was so shocked that when he ran to Liu's house with the adults, Liu Zhanfei had disappeared.

The next year, Liu Zhanfei's body was found in the lower reaches of Luoguan Village.The village chief and other villagers said that it was Liu Zhanfei.But after taking a look, he knew that it was definitely not Liu Zhanfei.

That child was only wearing Liu Zhanfei's clothes!

Liu Zhanfei is still alive!

His only friend is still alive!

A few years later, Luoguan Village has changed from the poor scene in the past, and has become a tourist attraction full of tourists.The villagers who have been poor for half their lives have all become rich, building small buildings, building farmhouses, and enclosing land in Xulu Mountain, earning a lot of money.

Whenever he saw the greasy and hypocritical faces of those people, he felt sick from the bottom of his heart.

Why do these people who can't even protect children have such a comfortable life?Did they pay anything?Did they do a good thing?

Why did the person who killed the bully, the person who saved himself and Liu Zhanfei, have long been buried in the ground?

This is not fair!

He wanted to destroy everything in Luoguan Village, but he didn't know how to do it.

Until one day, the partner who had grown up reappeared in front of him.

The boy's name is Zou Ming, he is handsome and fair, wearing expensive clothes, but he easily recognizes that the person standing opposite him is Liu Zhanfei!

Zhanfei is not dead!Zhanfei is back!

Liu Zhanfei came back with Liu Xuchen's ashes.

They dug a very deep pit in Liu's house and buried the urn in it.

Liu Zhanfei calmly talked about the experience of these years, and the cause of Liu Xuchen's death, and finally said softly: "I want revenge."

He stood up, shook hands with Liu Zhanfei, without hesitation, "Zhanfei, I will help you."

From the moment he decided to "help", he had already made up his mind to help you avenge and protect you.

There is no point in living. If Liu Zhanfei hadn't kept him on the edge of the cliff, if Liu Xuchen hadn't killed Qian Maojiang, he might not be in this world long ago.

Living mediocrely for so many years, being able to avenge his only friend and let the hypocritical people in Luoguan Village reap the consequences by the way, is probably the only meaningful thing in his life.

Liu Zhanfei's plan was simple but difficult, but it was too risky to burn Zhou Liangjia and the three of them to death in full view.

He persuaded Liu Zhanfei to change to other methods, which is also burning to death. It is also good to go to an abandoned village to burn it, or to burn it in a secret base on the east side of Xulu Mountain.

But Liu Zhanfei insisted on burning those three people in front of so many people, saying that only in this way is the real revenge.

He did not raise any further objections, and maintained an unknown relationship with Liu Zhanfei, trying his best to meet Liu Zhanfei's various demands.

Over the past few years, he has occasionally felt the reality of "being alive" - ​​he is no longer a meddling walking dead, but a living person with flesh and blood, with "ideals"!

But ironically, it only feels that way when plotting someone else's death.

Once, when he went to Los Angeles, Liu Zhanfei took him around for a look, and when he passed a store, he bought a gadget for him.

That gadget is the character pendant in the game they used to communicate.

He didn't play games well, and he didn't like these things, but Liu Zhanfei gave them to him, and he carried them with him.

He didn't know when the pendant was lost or where it was lost.

The only disagreement between him and Liu Zhanfei occurred when Qian Baotian was about to build a red house.

He contacted Liu Zhanfei and told him that the Liu family's land would be taken to build a house.

After learning what kind of house it was, Liu Zhanfei was very happy: "Fairy tale cabin? That's very good, beautiful and popular, my brother will definitely like it. Just use it as a gorgeous tombstone. Don't worry Well, that kind of house for decoration is at most a few shallow piles in the ground, and the urn is buried so deep that no one will find it.”

He felt it was wrong, it shouldn't be like this.

What if there is an accident?What if the urn is found?

And tourists are innocent, and they should not take home travel souvenirs bought in the "grave" without knowing it.

Before Qian Baotian started construction, he quietly dug out the urn without notifying Liu Zhanfei, and buried the urn by himself on the west side of the small teaching building in the abandoned village.

It was the safest place in Luoguan Village.

Two years passed in a flash, and when they made plans one after another, and then rejected each plan, a woman named Yuan Feifei came to Luoguan Village.

This cowardly and vicious woman actually wanted to burn the child to death.

Children are sinful, but adults must be innocent?

Children who lied to adults deserved to be burned to death?

What did the adults do wrong?Should I go to the [-]th floor of hell?

He found out that Yuan Feifei was Zhou Liangjia's friend.

This is simply a godsend.

Liu Zhanfei wanted to contact Yuan Feifei in person, but he was ahead of him.

He took all the risks for Liu Zhanfei.

Everything went smoothly. Yuan Feifei led Zhou Liangjia, Fan Miao, and Sheng Feixiang to his and Liu Zhanfei's secret base, just like he and Liu Zhanfei led Qian Maojiang to the village school back then.

He dismissed Liu Zhanfei in advance and asked Liu Zhanfei to prepare fuel.No one saw Yuan Feifei except him.

He knocked out the three dying people and administered the anesthetic Liu Zhanfei had prepared for them.He specifically asked what the name of the medicine was.Liu Zhanfei said it was called sevoflurane.He firmly remembered these three words.

Originally, he wanted to arrange the fuel and ignite the fire himself, but Liu Zhanfei refused.

He had to tell himself—it's okay, I committed all the crimes.

When the three of Zhou Liangjia were burned to death, he had already returned home.This place is going to be destroyed, Brother Xu Chen has also avenged himself, he thought happily looking at the panicked crowd.

I laughed with joy, and hummed with joy.

In fact, he was lucky—if the policemen who came this time were as useless as the ones who came ten years ago, then what he did with Liu Zhanfei would not be noticed, and he would not have to stand up and take the blame.He can still continue to protect and take care of Liu Zhanfei as he promised Liu Xuchen at the beginning.

But among the policemen who came, one was named Hua Chong, and the other was named Liu Zhiqin.They seem to be formidable characters.He gradually understood that neither he nor Liu Zhanfei were their opponents.Maybe it won't be long before they find out the truth.

If you kill someone, someone should pay the price.

This person should be him.

He has a motive for committing the crime and a time for committing the crime.The most important thing is that Yuan Feifei, the key witness, only knew him, but had never heard of the names "Liu Zhanfei" and "Zou Ming".

I can protect Liu Zhanfei by myself.Liu Zhanfei is so smart, he will definitely not be stupid and throw himself into the trap.

But he did not expect that transferring Liu Xuchen's urn would become the biggest "failure".

He heard Liu Zhanfei's roar, one after another, tearing the face that had been disguised for many years to blood.

He squatted close to the wall and blocked his ears with both hands, but he still heard Liu Zhanfei's shout——

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

He choked up, and gradually realized that he was cheated by those two policemen.

Gradually, he realized that he could not protect Liu Zhanfei, nor could he keep his promise.

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Qian Baotian's cursing voice was so clear, every word stabbed Zou Ming's heart like a knife.The rationality and calmness he was proud of almost disappeared without a trace, and there was only one cognition left in his mind-the brother's urn was lost!

How can I not see you?How could there be nothing in the pit?impossible!I clearly buried the urn properly!Qian Chuangjiang clearly said that nothing unusual happened when Qian Baotian built the house!

Who took my brother's urn?Where did it go?

Where is brother now?

He slammed into the door of the police room frantically, roaring like a seriously injured beast.He no longer cared that there were cameras in the police room, and he didn't care that he was a suspect closely watched by the police.At this moment, he just wanted to run to the red house to see if the urn was in the pit.

If it's really gone...

"No!" He shook his head, his eyes became frantic, and his beating heart seemed to explode.

After a few minutes, he still didn't calm down, but became even more agitated.

Qian Baotian shouted: "You have emptied all the land in my house! There is nothing! How are you going to compensate me? Ah?"

He was shaking all over, and finally shouted: "Open the door! Open the door! Let me out!"

The camera inside the door recorded his every movement, and the police outside the door heard his every roar.

Hua Chong said, "Open the door and take him to the pit."

The moment the door was opened, Zou Ming rushed out.His previous indifference and composure were no longer seen on his face, his brows were raised and his eyes raised, the blood in his eyes seemed to turn into streams of fresh blood, dripping out of his eye sockets.He ran to Qian Baotian in a few steps, twisted Qian Baotian's collar, and shouted hoarsely: "What did you just say? Where is my brother? Where did you get my brother?"

Qian Baotian was so frightened that his legs and feet trembled.Xiao Chengxin's grandson only guaranteed that the police would not touch him, but he did not guarantee that the masses would not touch him!

"I, I, I..." Qian Baotian slurred his words, "I don't know! Let me go! I don't know your brother! You go to the police! They want to demolish my house! I'm more wronged than you!" "

Several policemen stepped forward and pushed Zou Ming away.Zou Ming let out a quick and heavy panting sound, and stared at everyone present with resentment.

"Want to find your brother?" Hua Chong looked at him, "Okay, come with me."

Feeling a slight slack in the force on his shoulders, Zou Ming broke free and rushed towards Hua Chong extremely fast.But Hua Chong's reaction was obviously faster than his speed, and he was easily restrained with one hand, and said coldly in his ear: "Didn't I just say that I want to find your brother, Just be honest and come with me!"

Zou Ming trembled violently, barely supported his body, his eyes were full of hatred, as if the monster sealed in its skin had finally torn its flesh and blood, revealing its true colors.

Xiao Chengxin took a step back and pushed the frightened Qian Baotian into a police room.

Hua Chong was still wearing Liu Zhiqin's sweater, and he didn't even have a gun on his waist. He raised his chin towards the stairs, "Let's go."

??

The wood, steel frame, and glass of the red house were thrown on the side of the road, and a large pit was dug out on the original land of Liu's house. It was empty, except for lifeless soil, sand and gravel.

Zou Ming's pupils tightened, his legs bent, and he knelt on the ground.

Tears welled up from his blood-red eyes, making his already hideous expression even uglier.

After a while, he staggered into the pit, probably because he was too excited, he rolled directly from above, his clean clothes became dirty, and his face was scratched with blood.

He knelt at the bottom of the pit blankly, his lips kept moving, and his throat made an intermittent voice: "Brother, brother..."

"Liu Zhanfei." Hua Chong stood by the pit and shouted condescendingly.

Zou Ming raised his head and shouted in despair: "Where did you get my brother?"

"You are Liu Zhanfei. It wasn't you who was frozen to death in the river ten years ago. You walked all the way from Luoguan Village to Chuyu Town and gave yourself a name, Mi Hao." Hua Chong lowered his eyes, "Isn't it? ?”

Zou Ming seemed not to understand, "Where's my brother?"

"I'm asking if you are!" Hua Chong said sharply, "If you want to see Liu Xuchen, please answer my question properly!"

Zou Ming's shoulders trembled, and Wu Zi's lips were bitten off.

Hua Chong raised his voice, "Really?"

Zou Ming nodded slightly, and said sadly, "Where's my brother?"

"On the day of Liu Xuchen's cerebral hemorrhage, Zhou Liangjia planned to commit suicide by jumping off a tower, which caused traffic jams. When the ambulance detoured to Xiancheng University of Science and Technology, it had already missed the best time for rescue." Hua Chong said: "You found this You were already Zou Mei’s adopted son at the time. You went to Zhoushan Cemetery and stole Liu Xuchen’s urn, and buried the urn here—the home where you once lived. You reunited with Qian Chuangjiang and planned to kill Zhou Liangjia and the three of them. , to avenge Liu Xuchen!"

Zou Ming turned a deaf ear and just kept repeating: "Where's my brother?"

"You stole sevoflurane from Zou Mei. In the eyes of others, she is a perfect strong woman, but you live with her, and you know, she is a murderer who preys on little girls." Hua Chong Squatting down, putting one hand on his knees and the other on the ground, "Liu Zhanfei, you are a poor man—your elder brother killed five boys in the name of protecting you, and your adoptive mother killed weak and innocent children in the name of redemption." Little girl. They are all sinners! They dare not confront the injustice of fate openly, but only dare to attack those who are weaker than themselves, and give the name of "justice" to evil deeds! You grew up under their upbringing, Inherited the dirtiest and darkest side of their souls! You slaughtered Zhou Liangjia and the other three, and their viciousness was reflected in your actions!"

Probably the word "vicious" stimulated Zou Ming. He trembled and twitched, and said hysterically, "My brother is the best person in the world! He is protecting me!"

"Protection?" Hua Chong sneered, "The murderer is not worthy of protection. What is he protecting? Is it you, the murderer who burned three people?"

Zou Ming covered his ears and shouted, "Where is my brother! Where is he!"

"Tell me what happened ten years ago, and how you killed Zhou Liangjia and Fan Miaosheng Feixiang." Hua Chong said slowly, "I will return Liu Xuchen's ashes to you. Otherwise..."

Zou Ming raised his neck and let out a mournful roar.

Hua Chong remained indifferent, just waiting for his confession.

The killer's narration is almost the same as speculation based on clues.But to Hua Chong's surprise, ten years ago, Liu Zhanfei met a street boy named Mi Hao.It was snowing heavily, and Mi Hao was shivering from the cold in his single clothes.Liu Zhanfei took off his clothes and put them on Mi Hao's body.

They agreed that they would walk out of the mountains alive and into the big city together.

But the only one who survived was Liu Zhanfei.

The sky was gloomy and terrible, and the thick clouds turned into autumn rain, pouring the earth into wet puddles.

Zou Ming was pulled up, looked at Hua Chong blankly, his momentum had already weakened, and asked hoarsely, "Where's my brother?"

Hua Chong ignored him, turned around and walked towards the police station.

The murderer's confession is important, but another piece of evidence is even more important.

??

There was lightning and thunder outside the window, Liu Zhiqin stared at the display screen in front of him, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Both Zou Ming and Qian Chuangjiang have deleted the client side of the game "White Moon Black Blood", and the chat records in their accounts have also been deleted.

However, deletion does not mean non-existence.

In the main server of the game developer, their chat records are still kept.Every conversation, every word is proof of their crime.

The door of the police room was opened, and Liu Zhiqin looked sideways.

Hua Chong's hair and clothes were wet from the rain, and he asked eagerly, "How's the search going?"

Liu Zhiqin stood up and brought a dry towel, "I have already got everything that should be taken."

Hua Chong took the towel and pressed his temples wearily, "Thank you."

"It should." Liu Zhiqin couldn't help raising his hand to help him wipe his wet hair.

"It's basically settled here, and I have to rush back to Los Angeles immediately." Hua Chong said, "Chen Yun is definitely still alive."

"Yes." Liu Zhiqin nodded, "I'll go back with you."

Before the words fell, the phone rang in the police room.

Hua Chong saw that it was Qu Zhi, and quickly picked it up.

The other end of the phone was extremely noisy, Qu Zhi's voice came together with countless noises, "We found Chen Yun! Alive!"

Hua Chongmeng closed his eyes, and a big stone fell from his chest, but before he could speak, someone shouted from the corridor: "Fuck! That idiot Qiu Han wants to commit suicide!"