No.14 Disciple: Death Puzzle

Chapter 67 The Banquet Puzzle

There is only a thin layer of skin on Luo Tong's arm, some parts of that layer of skin are flesh pink, and some parts are dry and pale.Under the thin skin, the dense bones are about to appear, which makes people worry.

"What's going on?" Zhuo Qingshan trembled slightly.

Luo Tong didn't feel any embarrassment or shame because of her arm, she was not in a hurry to put the long gloves back on.

"This is what my parents did..."

"Your parents?" Zhuo Qingshan couldn't believe Luo Tong's words, "How is it possible? How could parents treat their children..."

Luo Tong smiled slightly, there was no irony in the smile, but a little more helplessness and affection.Luo Tong told Zhuo Qingshan about the suffering and inhuman treatment she suffered when she was a child.

Luo Tong's father was a ruffian, and fell in love with a lady who was sitting at a bar.The young lady is pregnant, and the child is Luo Tong.Luo Tong's father wanted to have fun, but unexpectedly he became angry. Although Luo Tong's mother is a young lady, she really fell in love with Luo Tong's father.

Luo Tong's father persuaded Luo Tong's mother to abort the child and said he would marry her.In order to test Luo Tong's father's mind, Luo Tong's mother coaxed Luo Tong's father into saying that she had had an abortion.

Who would have thought that when Luo Tong's father heard that the trouble was gone, he immediately went south with the climax of the reform and opening up.

For some reason, Luo Tong's mother insisted on giving birth to Luo Tong.But she had no source of income, and shortly after giving birth to Luo Tong, she resumed her old career and began to trade flesh and blood in bars.Luo Tong's mother did not forget Luo Tong's father, so she asked someone to inquire about the news in the south.When Luo Tong was three years old, Luo Tong's father came back, but he broke a leg.

It turned out that Luo Tong's father hooked up with a rich woman with his handsome face, and the rich woman spent money to support him.Who knew that Luo Tong's father was not satisfied with the money, and he became lustful for the rich woman's daughter, and raped the rich woman's daughter while drinking.Luo Tong's father was just a rich woman's plaything. How could a rich woman be reconciled if she really touched the bottom line, but she was merciful, and only broke one of his legs.

Luo Tong's father returned to her mother, because he couldn't support himself with a broken leg.Not long after, Luo Tong's father started to drink heavily, often beating and scolding Luo Tong and her mother.

When Luo Tong was five or six years old, Luo Tong's father became addicted to drugs again.During that time, nearby neighbors could often see a skinny and lame man limping in the alley, cursing.

Whenever Luo Tong's father became addicted to drugs, he would hunt for death, and sometimes beat Luo Tong to death.Luo Tong's mother's love fantasy was finally shattered, and she also started taking drugs like Luo Tong's father.Luo Tong was eight years old and couldn't go to school. Her parents only cared about taking drugs every day, and ignored Luo Tong's life and death at all.

The scar on Luo Tong's arm was scalded by her parents when she was hungry and begged for food.Luo Tong, who was not healed in time, left an ugly scar on his arm that could never be erased.Soon, Luo Tong was sold by his parents to drug dealers because he could not afford to buy drugs.The drug dealer then sold Luo Tong to a pornographic place, turning her into a prostitute.

Luo Tong has been tortured a lot. She is young and has satisfied many clients with perverted needs. The scar on her arm made her suffer all kinds of bullying.

Two years later, Luo Tong was finally rescued from the abyss of crime by the police.Luo Tong lived in the orphanage for two years, during which she didn't say a word or communicate with anyone.Two years later, the police found out Luo Tong's identity. Less than half a year after Luo Tong was sold, Luo Tong's parents died at home due to a drug overdose. Even the body rotted and smelled, and no neighbors were willing to pay any attention to it. .

"Maybe, they want my parents to die more thoroughly."

Afterwards, Luo Tong grew up in the orphanage, received education there, and went abroad to study with hard work, and achieved her career today.

After Luo Tong finished telling her sad experience, she asked Zhuo Qingshan, "Come and tell me about your confusion? There must be a reason why Youlin asked me to tell you about these experiences."

Zhuo Qingshan recalled what she had asked An Youlin at the beginning, she looked at the scar on Luo Tong's arm suspiciously, then looked at her face, hesitating.

Luo Tong smiled warmly: "Just open your mouth!"

Zhuo Qingshan smiled embarrassingly: "It's my recent case. I have doubts about many things and many people... I want to know, you have encountered so many misfortunes, don't you have any resentment in your heart?"

"Of course there is!" Luo Tong smiled, not showing any resentment at all, "It's just that I transformed my resentment into other things..."

"something else?"

Zhuo Qingshan muttered in a low voice, and then she stared at Luo Tong as if suddenly enlightened, and Luo Tong smiled and nodded as if she had already guessed what she was thinking.

"Because of my misfortune, I want to avoid this tragedy as much as possible. I do my best to help those in need, those children who may have suffered misfortune and have been hurt! Only by doing this can I resolve the pain in my heart." Only with resentment can there be a sense of comfort that truly revenges the 'misfortune'!"

Zhuo Qingshan crossed her arms and listened thoughtfully to Luo Tong's words. "Let me guess." Luo Tong looked at the rain that was falling outside with a smile, "You found out in the case that many suspects had very unfortunate experiences, which has also become a reason for many people to sympathize with these people and rhetoric."

Zhuo Qingshan nodded slowly.

"I remember a vicious case once happened. Someone had an unfortunate encounter, and even swung a knife in front of the elementary school to kill a child!" Luo Tong's expression became serious, "When the assailant was arrested, many media reported that Man used to be a hard-working person, a kind and simple person, and it was only because of misfortune that he made bloody incidents to try to attract the attention of others..."

Zhuo Qingshan raised her face and watched Luo Tong put the long gloves back on her arms. "However, would a truly kind person have the heart to let others experience deep pain after their own misfortune? Would they pick up a knife and wave it at those innocent children?"

Luo Tong exhaled slightly, she approached Zhuo Qingshan and said in a low voice: "An unfortunate encounter is just a tribulation, after which there are two paths to choose. Good or evil? It's all your choice."

Zhuo Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, An Youlin, who had been silent by the side, finally said: "Sister Luo will sponsor Pan Jing's psychological public welfare activities every year to help children who have been hurt physically and mentally."

Before An Youlin finished speaking, he heard music and applause coming from the hall inside the door. "Youlin, the time is up!"

Before Zhuo Qingshan could react, An Youlin grabbed her arm, walked around the porch and entered the door.

"You can tango, and you're very good at it!"

Without looking back, An Youlin led Zhuo Qingshan to walk quickly, and Zhuo Qingshan pulled the hem of the evening dress skirt with one hand.

"How do you know?" "Xu Qingqing told me."

Xu Qingqing... Zhuo Qingshan's face appeared in front of Zhuo Qingshan's eyes with a smirk on Xu Qingqing's face: "You damn girl!"

As soon as they stepped into the door, a light was projected onto the two of them.There was another burst of thunderous applause, and An Youlin took advantage of the opportunity to pull Zhuo Qingshan into his arms, and whispered, "Go ahead and dance!"

In the tango music played by the violin, Zhuo Qingshan followed An Youlin's pace and gradually walked towards the center of the hall.Under the eyes of everyone, Zhuo Qingshan straightened her back and raised her head to cooperate with An Youlin's steps and movements.

Under An Youlin's strong arms, every time Zhuo Qingshan's body was close to An Youlin, Zhuo Qingshan felt it was difficult to breathe and her heart beat faster.

"What kind of medicine do you sell in your gourd?"

Zhuo Qingshan maintained a smile, with an attitude of refusing to bow to a certain trick set by An Youlin.

"You'll know in a while..."

An Youlin suddenly stretched out his hand to send Zhuo Qingshan away, and then pulled him in again. His hand supported Zhuo Qingshan's abdomen, and the two walked together.

"I already know about the Viking Plaza case!"

The moment Zhuo Qingshan turned her body, she finally blurted out the words that were suppressed in her heart.An Youlin approached again: "Li Jiugui!"

An Youlin immediately realized that it was Li Weijiang who told Zhuo Qingshan about the case, and he continued: "You will know that I am not surprised..."

Until the dance music came to an end, the two of them didn't talk again, they just walked along with the dance music in the eyes of the guests, moving back and forth.

Under the guidance of An Youlin, the two came to the double wooden door on the other side of the hall, and after the tango music ended, the soothing music came out slowly.The door was opened from the inside, and Lizi suddenly appeared from nowhere, and put a flower crown on Zhuo Qingshan's head.

Like a lucky girl who was chosen, Zhuo Qingshan walked towards another hall inside the door under the guidance of applause and An Youlin.Zhuo Qingshan suddenly became dazed, she vaguely felt that everything in front of her eyes was so illusory.

The guests followed the two to the hall inside. The lights in the hall gradually dimmed, and at the same time, a light was lit on a not-so-high platform in the center of the hall.An Youlin took Zhuo Qingshan's hand and came to the platform.

Zhuo Qingshan looked at the decorations on the platform in a drunken illusion, a beautiful and bright flower bouquet was placed on the upper left corner of the platform.Zhuo Qingshan suddenly felt that the scene in front of her was a bit familiar. She wore a flower crown and looked down at the light yellow evening dress on her body... "Come, lie there!" An Youlin said to Zhuo Qingshan, "Just close your eyes slightly , as if you were resting."

It was only then that Zhuo Qingshan realized that An Youlin was resetting the scene of the Tangning mansion case, but why did it take place at a banquet?Why were these guests not surprised?Although Zhuo Qingshan was dissatisfied, she still followed An Youlin's instructions and lay down beside the bouquet on the platform.

The image of Zhuo Qingshan lying on the platform appeared on the screen on the wall at the back of the hall. It turned out that there was a camera on the platform that was shooting directly at Zhuo Qingshan.The picture gradually enlarged, gradually changing from a full-body portrait of Zhuo Qingshan to a bust, followed by a close-up of her face.Zhuo Qingshan's beautiful appearance at different distances was displayed on the big screen for all guests to watch.

Zhuo Qingshan, who had her eyes closed, heard the sound of taking photos and the guests talking in a low voice. She didn't know what was going on in the hall at this time, nor could she guess what the guests were discussing.

At this time, there was an exaggerated coughing sound, "Ahem!"

The man with a mustache and hairline reaching the top of his head took a few steps towards the platform. He held a wine glass in one hand and pinched a few cherries in the other.

"I'm really sorry, everyone," the man with the mustache blushed and said loudly to the crowd, "I've already solved the mystery of the dinner party!"

The discussion became more intensive, and the eyes of the guests wandered between the platform, the screen and the bearded man.Amid the puzzled and unbelievable murmurs of the crowd, the man with the moustache showed a smug smile.

"Ophelia in the Flowers!"

(End of this chapter)