rotten love

Modu under the night always makes people feel inexplicably lonely. The empty streets lose the figure of ordinary people, just like an empty city, and just like that, Lu Xiaoyu often grasps the rudder of an aimless ship and wanders slowly in the city.

Maybe it's because I don't want to bear the loneliness of being alone. Although there is a piano at home to accompany me, whenever I touch the keys, I don't feel like recalling Ling Jue's face, and it's hard to adapt to the quiet time.Even though his smiles are few and far between in his memory, for some reason, the corners of his mouth still curl up slightly.

Probably because he shouldn't have appeared in his own world from the very beginning, the black back is always breathtaking, and he can't follow his footsteps.

It seems that parallel lines extending infinitely keep a distance forever, and there is no intersection point where they meet.

Walking slowly in the park and stepping down on a bench, Lu Xiaoyu looked up at the stars, as if, from the very beginning, he was accompanied by loneliness.

Probably from the age of seven, after practicing the piano every day, Lu Xiaoyu would lean against the maple tree at the fork and enjoy a period of silence.It's not that I'm afraid of the piano at home, but that I can't bear the loneliness of no one. My parents are away all year round. Even if they come back occasionally, they only leave a sum of living expenses and leave in a hurry.

So I stay with the maple tree, talk to it, hug its cold torso, and sometimes I am moved by my own lonely words, but it will drop maple leaves to cover up the tear-stained cheeks.

Even at school, they couldn't find any friends they wanted, and they seemed to have some kind of prejudice against Lu Xiaoyu, and they were always provoked for no reason. Even if it wasn't their fault, they would suffer silently.

And this kind of weak character naturally attracts more violence and estrangement.

At that time, without warning, he met Ling Jue, who was older than him.

Like the favor of fate, it removes all obstacles for itself.

I also tried to ask why I should protect myself, but what I got was his indifference and disgust.

Fengshuxia and Lingjue's occasional walking and pick-up may not become a long-term dependence, but it satisfies the empty heart.

But the desire to get closer is always blocked by the invisible gully. I don't know where he lives, whether he has family members, why he often disappears, and what is hidden in his cold eyes.

Since I can't understand it, I try to protect it, stay with this relationship and do my best to resist being victimized.

The black figure appeared in front of his eyes, leaning on his back to feel the thin warmth, the track of the bicycle passed by like time passing by, fading away with the flickering of the spokes, even though it was as calm as the surface of water without waves, But I clearly know that it is the most beautiful page in my memory.

And this kind of relationship is often misunderstood by others, so he was reprimanded by his parents, but he didn't care about it, but liked this feeling. Fortunately, he was not moved.

The rustling of the leaves seems to be the most beautiful note, accompanied by the autumn wind blowing slowly across the cheeks, the remaining warmth is comfortable, but the eye-catching scars are as beautiful as sand grains, carrying doubts into Ling Jue's heart Ears, and answer, naturally want to know.

Anima is a woman who is often with Ling Jue, but they have never had any verbal communication. Although they don't know the relationship between them, they always feel that they have a lot in common.

For example, the cold and silent eyes, the emotionless tone and the cold wave emanating from it.

It seems that there are always many secrets in Ling Jue's body, like fireworks blooming, which can only be seen from a distance, but cannot be touched.

I didn't ask any more questions, as before, enjoying each other's time silently.

But at the age of 13, he finally saw Ling Jue's violent side.

His skillful sword-holding technique and tall body made the gangsters feel fearful. His sharp tone and abyss-like eyes frightened everything he could see. Therefore, at that time, the crown of fear was crowned by Ling Jue, just like The soaring goshawk despises the dust of the world.

It wasn't until later that I found out that it was Ling Jue, a very important person who died of illness.

But what is incomprehensible is that Ling Jue has never shed a single tear, and even when he said this, his emotions did not fluctuate in any way, like a cold statue, but more like a shell that lost its soul.

"Do you think it is the world that is dirty, or the human heart?"

"... People's hearts."

"Then do you think changing people's hearts is changing the world?"

"……I have no idea."

"If you have enough ability, do you hope to change or destroy?"

"...Why change? Isn't Chu Xi very good now?"

"Ah, that's good, but there are always larvae hatching in bright flowers."

This is what Ling Jue said when he first revealed his heart to Lu Xiaoyu, and Lu Xiaoyu, who was ignorant at the time, didn't know what it meant.

Only now did I realize that Ling Jue really wanted to change.

After graduating from elementary school, I often didn't see Ling Jue. When I knew that Ling Jue would be away for a long time, I missed him more and more day by day.

Therefore, he abided by the agreement before he left, studied hard, and learned all kinds of knowledge, so that he would appear by his side after the agreement was fulfilled.

At the age of 17, Ling Jue moved to the alley near the fork, but under the maple tree, there was a figure who took his place, and the back seat of the bicycle was no longer himself.

Leng Ruochen, when Lu Xiaoyu saw her for the first time, he was moved by her beauty.

As a result, a crack called jealousy appeared in the already fragile heart.

Getting up, Lu Xiaoyu broke free from the memory, and walked slowly towards the outside of the park. The few passers-by seemed to have companions, clustered in the happiness of friendship or love.

The soles of the feet are slightly down, looking sideways to the front left, it is an unfinished building, the iron fence outside blocks the view, and a dirt road extends to the foundation with a slope of nearly 20.00%, and the garbage concrete and stone bricks below can be seen everywhere. The foundation is about ten meters high from where Lu Xiaoyu is located. Some scavengers live here, and you can clearly see the dried clothes swaying freely with the wind. At this time, you can see the flames in them .

This unfinished building has been around for six or seven years, until now Lu Xiaoyu still vaguely remembers that when he was alone, he often walked here and wandered alone.

"Are you remembering again?"

A familiar voice appeared next to his ears, and when he looked back, Ling Jue was standing beside him, and his indifferent face was still as cold as before.

"Ha~ Why is brother Lingjue here?" Lu Xiaoyu laughed unconsciously.

"Here to help you complete the experiment." After finishing speaking, Ling Jue took out a pale mask from his arms, a black tear streak ran through the left eye, and on the right cheek was a black rose that was about to decay.

"Uh...what do you mean..."

Suddenly Ling Jue took out another black cloth and covered Lu Xiaoyu's eyes.

"Yes, what are you going to do?" Lu Xiaoyu seemed a little nervous, but did not resist.

"Hush—quiet." After finishing speaking, Ling Jue put another white pill into Lu Xiaoyu's mouth, and then whispered in his ear, "Don't worry, it will be soon."

With Ling Jue's words, his vision gradually blurred, and Lu Xiaoyu's consciousness was also occupied by a strong drowsiness. When he woke up, what he saw was a closed room with smooth tile walls blocking his vision, like a cage, surrounded by a group of people. The iron gate blocked the way out, and the naked body could not find other things to cover itself.

He couldn't help shouting for help, but what he could hear was echoes and faint noises.

Like, there are others.

With a sob in his throat, he called Ling Jue's name, but there was no response.

Fear seems to be corroding the fragile heart, the unconscious trembling disturbs the tense nerves, and all the unknowns are warning myself.

The cell was extremely dark, and only the corridor outside could be seen through the window on the iron door. What could be seen was the long corridor and the same cell door as himself.

I couldn't know the exact time, so naturally I don't know how long it took. After the fear became numb, a man suddenly appeared at the window and stopped in front of the door.

Curled up and hid in the corner of the wall, as the sound of the creaking iron door reached her ears, Lu Xiaoyu saw the man walk in.

Then when the faint light shone on the man's face, it was Ling Jue.

And the cold pupils never flickered.

"Brother Ling Jue! What's going on? Let me out quickly! Brother Ling Jue! Let me out quickly." Lu Xiaoyu shouted eagerly.

"This will be your lair of rebirth and death, and your false life will usher in a brand new world. The whole body is for you to face your true self. As for whether you can break out of the cocoon and become a butterfly, it depends on you. How long can you accept it?"

"Wh...what? Brother Ling Jue...you...what are you talking about? Why can't Xiaoyu understand, Xiaoyu..."

Suddenly the iron gate was closed, the loud noise startled Lu Xiaoyu, and the window on the iron gate was also blocked after closing the door.

In an instant, darkness occupied everything, as if falling into a cold abyss.

But then, his eyes were hurt by the sudden light. After enduring it, Lu Xiaoyu saw Ling Jue leaning his back against the wall, staring at him with indifferent eyes, and then he said calmly: "What you have experienced so far Everything, everything I created, your family, your personality, your friends, everything you have, is all fake."

Still curled up in the corner, Lu Xiaoyu concealed her shame, forced a smile, "Brother Ling Jue... what are you... talking about~"

"Your so-called parents are my followers. From the moment you were born, your fate is in my hands." After a pause, Ling Jue continued: "Restricting your freedom, in the open Build an ideal environment and appropriate emotions in the world, and use this long-term experiment to prove whether it can meet the creator's expectations."

"Expectation, expectation?"

"The expectation of a perfect personality." Looking at Lu Xiaoyu, Ling Jue's voice remained calm, "Creating a perfect living body, this experiment has been carried out in secret for 20 years, and hundreds of people have participated in the experiment, unfortunately Unfortunately, you are one of the few failures."

It seemed that Lu Xiaoyu couldn't accept it for a while, and looked at Ling Jue blankly, and then looked back at the past memories, as if he had received many hints and guidance in the dark.

The cold family, the parents who are always not at home, whenever they have friends, are always hindered by some invisible things, everything they do seems to be receiving some kind of guidance, and the lonely and empty inner world seems to be As Ling Jue said, he almost never made his own subjective decision.

"Yeah, probably not, after all, they are Xiaoyu's parents, why..."

"That's just what you think." Ling Jue cut off the words and raised his voice, "I have just said that the so-called parents are my followers. To them, you are just like a white mouse that has been bred. sentimental value."

"How could it be..." Lu Xiaoyu forced a smile, "As long as I can remember, I have been mom and dad, and..."

"That's why everything about you is full of falsehood." Ling Jue's cold tone seemed to be confirming what he said step by step, "False identity, false family and false emotions, your life, other than this body, Nothing real."

"The grass you have stepped on, the people you have touched, and the state of your home are all under my control. Use appropriate words, deeds and hints to gradually lead you to the track I created. I thought you would step by step. Towards success, but unfortunately, you have built a wall in your mind to isolate others, and you are always wandering alone in your own inner world, completely reduced to a failure."

"Then, can you tell Xiaoyu why? Why did you do this?" Lu Xiaoyu's voice was already a little choked with lips pursed.

"For the sake of the new world, the success of this experiment will turn this filthy world into a better place, and the personality cultivation program was born because of this." Looking at Lu Xiaoyu, Ling Jue's eyes seemed to flash a glint of joy .

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"That's great~" Lu Xiaoyu suddenly sighed and looked up at Ling Jue, "It would be really great if it was Brother Ling Jue~"

Hearing Lu Xiaoyu's words, Ling Jue seemed a little shocked. He didn't know why Lu Xiaoyu said such words, but looking at her face, he never felt any sadness or resentment.

"Actually, Xiaoyu could feel it a long time ago that her parents' feelings for Xiaoyu are not as warm as other families. Although she knows the truth now, Xiaoyu is still very relieved. After all, they still gave Xiaoyu a certain amount of love. Brother Ling Jue Didn’t they also say that they are not very willing, which shows that they still have a certain love for Xiao Yu, but Xiao Yu is even more fortunate that it is Xiao Yu’s world, and there is Brother Ling Jue.” The innocent smile does not seem to contain a trace of Sad, "I am very grateful to Brother Ling Jue. I am really grateful. Even though Xiao Yu lived through the false life created by Brother Ling Jue, it was Ling Jue who kept me in this world and also accompanied Xiao Yu."

"That's not companionship, it's surveillance and guidance." Ling Jue frowned slightly, already sullen.

"It doesn't matter." Lu Xiaoyu shook his head, his smile still lingering, "What Xiaoyu felt was Brother Ling Jue's tenderness and sense of security. , never left Xiaoyu from the beginning to the end." Looking at Ling Jue, Lu Xiaoyu said: "Besides, Xiaoyu should not be the only one who gave Xiaoyu such a false life."

Looking at Lu Xiaoyu silently, Ling Jue said nothing.

"So, Xiao Yu is already very satisfied." After a pause, "Xiao Yu is thinking that other people should not be accompanied by Brother Ling Jue. The reason for my brother's own decision may be the same as Xiao Yu's, both are very lonely, and they are all..."

"Don't judge me with your ridiculous thoughts!" Ling Jue looked sullen at the moment.

Dazed for a moment, Lu Xiaoyu suddenly chuckled, "Xiao Yu doesn't think brother Ling Jue is as cruel as he said." He pursed his lips lightly, "On the contrary, he is a very gentle person, just like Xiao Yu , built a spiritual fortress, and did not want anyone to step in. Maybe Ling Jue's experience is far from Xiao Yu's, so he can't empathize with him, but this does not prove that Ling Jue is an indifferent person, just like Leng Ruo With Chen's appearance, Brother Ling Jue must have opened a window for her."

"I will not accept anyone, and I have never felt lonely, so don't look at me from your perspective." Ling Jue said calmly.

"But brother Ling Jue still has someone he likes." Looking at Ling Jue, there was a trace of tenderness in his expression, "Even though brother Ling Jue only said it once, Xiao Yu can feel it, brother Ling Jue The one I always like is the person who died of illness as I mentioned before, maybe because of her, Brother Ling Jue's heart is so full that he can no longer accommodate anyone."

Turning his eyes to Lu Xiaoyu, tears flashed in Ling Jue's eyes.

"But no matter what, Xiaoyu is still very grateful. Brother Ling Jue, you gave Xiaoyu life, family, and the piano." Wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes, Lu Xiaoyu still smiled sweetly, "Xiaoyu I've been thinking of composing a piece of music for Brother Ling Jue, but I don't know where to start. If Brother Ling Jue is not in a hurry, can you give me more time? Xiao Yu will definitely..."

"I don't need it." Ling Jue turned around, opened the door and walked out.

"Brother Ling Jue." Lu Xiaoyu suddenly shouted.

With his back to Lu Xiaoyu, Ling Jue never looked back.

"If I can go out..." She tried her best to hide her choked throat, but tears still flowed down Lu Xiaoyu's smiling cheek, "... Xiaoyu will still wait for brother Ling Jue under the maple tree, and Leng Ruochen, Xiaoyu misses us We will still walk together, if... If possible, Xiao Yu wants to let Brother Ling Jue ride a bicycle, and take Xiao Yu once again, Brother Ling Jue's back... really... really makes Xiao Yu feel very warm... "

Putting on the mask again, Ling Jue didn't say anything, and then disappeared from Lu Xiaoyu's sight.

The darkness once again occupied the cell, but the tear-stained cheeks were never sad. They still smiled and closed their eyes, "Tomorrow... must still be beautiful..."

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The immature maple leaves flutter and sway with the breeze, and the sound of rustling seems to announce the enthusiasm of summer. The sun rises slowly from the end of the city, and with the dawn, it illuminates the whole land, covering it with hazy colors like a tulle.The birds on the branches are singing and singing, and the pedestrians on the road are smiling happily to welcome the new day, and the warm picture is like a wet watercolor painting, which is very exciting.

Leaning against the maple tree, Lu Xiaoyu caressed the arc-shaped scar on his arm, the corners of his mouth were raised, and his clear eyes were also filled with hope. He looked back at Yuyuan, expecting that figure to appear.

No matter where Ling Jue you go, Xiao Yu will always be here, waiting for your return.

It doesn't matter even if Xiao Yu is forgotten, because this rotten love has already been placed in the maple leaves, and it will still spread to the earth in the coming year.

In the ward, Su Mubing closed the letter in his hand, and now he understood that Liu Qianrou's appearance was just to divert his attention, and his real purpose was to make her exist and make Chu Xia prejudice against him.

What is puzzling is, why did Chu Xia be taken away?

Perhaps there is only one explanation, and that is——

Force yourself to return to Dark Rose.

He took off his hospital gown and took out his disciplinary uniform from under the bed. Although he still felt a little unwell, the situation was urgent and there was no further delay.

In the afternoon, when I opened the door lightly, I saw two correctional officers sitting on the rest chair in the corridor, and the sound of the door woke up the correctional officers.

"Su Punishment, you're awake." Seeing Su Mubing standing at the door, a female correction officer said.

"Yeah." Su Mubing nodded, and then asked, "How many days have I been lying here?"

"Two days." Another male corrections officer replied.

"Two days..." Su Mubing looked serious, "Is there any progress in the case now?"

"Uh..." The female correctional officer frowned slightly, as if she couldn't speak.

Seeing that something was wrong between the two, Su Mubing seemed to have noticed something, "Say, what's wrong?"

"Uh...to be honest, Su Punishment..." The female corrections officer scratched her hair, which didn't itch, "...the Director Ji has ordered you to be temporarily dismissed from your position, and now...you have been designated as a suspect , the two of us are responsible for guarding you."

Although she had a premonition, Su Mubing was still shocked when she heard it with her own ears. Looking back on what happened in the past few days, she also understood why the director made such a decision.When handling the Lanfang Street case, the criminal who claimed to be Bengyun killed three correctional officers in a row, and a correctional officer was shot dead at the Kuajiang Bridge a few days ago. Both himself and Chu Xia were present at the two crimes. But he was not harmed, and now that Chu Xia disappeared again, he would inevitably be identified as a suspect.

"Then... did Chu Xia find it?"

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Seeing that the two of them were silent and their eyes were erratic, Su Mubing seemed a little impatient, "Aren't you willing to say anything?"

She pursed her lips, and the female corrections officer also gave up her principles, "Su Punishment, you have treated me very well in the past two years. We all believe in you. To tell you the truth, we have already locked down the place where the criminal lives. over there."

Enduring the pain in his body, Su Mubing took the car keys from the female correction officer, and drove the car quickly through the streets.

Glaring ahead, Su Mubing kept repeating what the female corrections officer said just now in the hospital.

"The day before yesterday we re-interrogated Jiang Feng, the friend of the deceased in the Zhengguanglu case. After interrogation, we learned that the deceased Song Yu was executed by a group of people called 'originalsin'. Before, they had exchanges with Jiang Feng. Song Yu Yu has always complained about Jiang Feng, jealous of Song Yu's stable life, and finally sentenced Song Yu to commit the crime of jealousy, and thus executed Song Yu. Before that, Jiang Feng had never contacted originalsin, and after they talked, Jiang Feng had After tracking, they finally walked into the unnamed alley in the garden at the fork of Hongfeng Road. After Song Yu was killed, Jiang Feng dared not tell the truth out of fear."

"Also, the mask worn by originalsin is the same as the masked man Bengyun seen on Lanfang Street. Yesterday our scouts investigated and confirmed the location. Now, the annihilation team has rushed to the destination, and Chu Xia... also On the annihilation list..."

Su Mubing, who was filled with anger, seemed to be about to lose his mind, and couldn't help roaring: "Ling Jue!!!"

(The annihilation team is a unit under the command of Modu Prefecture. It is mainly accused of suppressing violence or dealing with extremely serious crimes. Generally, the Correction Bureau reports to Modu Prefecture and decides whether to dispatch it according to the situation. The Correction Bureau has no right to manage the annihilation team. )

Huge gray clouds covered the sky, although the sun could not be seen, the glimmer of light that penetrated down felt dazzling.The breeze caressed, and with the dead leaves falling on the bluestone ground in the alley, the soles of the feet fell slightly, the dead leaves were crushed, and the usually small voice was especially harsh at this moment.

In the alley, about ten annihilators walked slowly along the wall with automatic guns, while the other four or five annihilators walked on the roofs of the houses, keeping an eye on their surroundings.

Danger seems to be at hand.

Parking the car on the side of the road, after Su Mubing got out of the car, he saw that the amusement park at the fork of Hongfeng Road had been blocked, and six or seven annihilators were holding the entrance and exit. Annihilation Team Captain.

When Ji Zhengchen saw Su Mubing coming, he was very surprised. When he was about to ask Su Mubing, he didn't want Su Mubing to say first: "Director Ji! Why is Chu Xia on the annihilation list!"

"Our people have already investigated that Chu Xia and Originalsin are in the same group." Ji Zhengchen replied.

"How is it possible! Chu Xia has been..."

"I've seen her kidnap a couple with this group!" Ji Zhengchen raised his voice and cut off, "I have no reason to trust her, and you, Su Mubing."

"Director Ji! Trust me! Let me in first! I will definitely rescue Chu Xia!" Su Mubing's voice was already choked up.

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After a moment of silence, Ji Zhengchen turned his head to look at the captain of the annihilation team beside him, and the captain nodded, as if he had known Su Mubing for a long time, then Ji Zhengchen couldn't help but sighed, "You have been my subordinate since you were 17 years old. Naturally, I understand you. Now that you are in this situation, you have no choice but to stay in the hospital, but..." Choking his throat, Ji Zhengchen waved his hand, "Go in."

The captain of the annihilator team saw Su Mubing stepping into the garden, and immediately waved his hand for two annihilators to follow.

Two annihilators formed a group, went to the door in the alley, and knocked lightly on the door. Without exception, no one lived there, and there was no furniture inside, but it was surprisingly clean.

After the investigation, there was only the last private house at the end of the alley.

Su Mubing followed closely behind a team leader, and moved to the door of Ling Jue's house with the other two annihilators.

The black iron gate was open, and the potted flowers and plants in the yard were also stained with fresh water droplets, but the door was closed tightly, and the windows were blocked by heavy curtains.

Dong dong dong

Leaning against the door, an annihilator tapped on the door.

In the dim room, Leng Ruochen and Tong Yao were sitting on the sofa, when they heard a knock on the door, they got up and walked forward.

Hearing slight footsteps, the annihilator couldn't help but move back, leveling the gun in his hand.

"It's you." After opening the door, Leng Ruochen saw that it was Anima.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting here for a whole day, which made you tired." Anima walked into the room and took the two bags of luggage, "Let's set off this morning." After saying that, Anima walked out of the room , and the layout in the corridor is obviously for the hotel.

boom!

As soon as the door lock was unlocked, the correctional officer kicked it open, and the man who opened the door was knocked to the ground, his mouth sealed with tape. When he saw the correctional officer, he raised his hands and signaled that he was a hostage.

And behind the man, there is a woman sitting, her tall ponytail is covered with dust, she is wearing a black bottoming shirt and leggings, which are already in tatters, and from the opening, you can see the wound that has not healed recently, Blood stains stained his clothes, and there was also a knife mark on his fair neck.

The woman sat with her legs crossed on a separate sofa, pointed a gun in her right hand at the annihilator who stopped at the door, and held a sharp dagger in her left hand. A weak woman was standing next to her. The woman's head was leaning against the wall, her body covered with The wound, the bangs covered the eyes, but from it, one could feel the breath of despair.

And this couple is exactly the couple opposite Ling Jue's house.

Turning her head away, the woman looked at Su Mubing who was behind the Annihilator, and couldn't help raising a morbid smile, "Su Punishment...you are finally here..."

Stepping forward, Su Mubing saw the woman's face, which was——

early summer

"Chu Xia! Why do you..."

"You stay and tell them to go out." Chu Xia said calmly.

"What's wrong with you! Chu Xia! It's me! I..."

"Get out!" Chu Xia raised his voice, and the dagger in his left hand followed the woman's neck.

Looking back at the Annihilator, Su Mubing said in a low voice, "Can you give me 10 minutes, just 10 minutes."

The annihilator looked at the sub-leader, who was silent for a moment, nodded in agreement, then pulled up the man who had fallen to the ground, and retreated out of the room.

The door was closed, and the darkness occupied the room, only the faint light through the gap in the curtains, and Chu Xia's face could be seen.