Ning Hangyi: A game that must be fouled

Chapter 7 New Tenant

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He received a call from his subordinate at 6 o'clock in the morning, and Huo Wen knew that something was going to happen.

"What's going on?" He had his phone between his head and shoulders, already pulling on his pants.

"Boss, there's a new victim. You'd better come to the scene directly. The address is 53 Maple Avenue. Just a reminder, it's best not to eat breakfast."

Huo Wen's heart sank and he knew what the case was.He cursed secretly, "Damn it." He hung up the phone and quickly put on his coat.

The wife who was sleeping on the bed turned over and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Huo Wen didn't want his wife to know about these heinous cases.He got dressed, leaned down and kissed his wife on the forehead. "Go to sleep."

As the wife of the criminal investigation captain, she knew about her husband's work and didn't ask much.

Half an hour later, Huo Wen drove to the scene of the crime.It was still early in the morning, and the sky was dim.A thick fog hung in the air, and the streets were deserted.A police car was parked on the side of the street, and a young policeman in plain clothes saw Huo Wen's car approaching, immediately got out of the police car and greeted him.

"Boss, you are finally here." The young policeman leaned on Huo Wen's car window. "We have been at the scene for more than 30 minutes, which aroused the curiosity of some people around. Fortunately, there are not many people on the street now."

"Evacuate all irrelevant people." Huo Wen got out of the car and closed the door heavily. "Don't let anyone around you know what happened."

"It's already been done." The young policeman led Huo Wen forward.

"Which part did you discover this time?" Huo Wen walked briskly with a gloomy expression.

"Calf...and some internal organs." The young policeman made an extremely uncomfortable expression. "It's disgusting."

The two bypassed the police car parked on the side of the road, and turned into a small street from Maple Avenue. Ten meters away, three plainclothes police officers stood around a rectangular trash can. When they saw Huo Wen coming, they shouted together: "team leader."

Huo Wen nodded. "Where are the mutilated bodies?"

A policeman pointed to a black plastic bag next to a dumpster. "In here."

Huo Wen was about to open the plastic bag with his hands when the young policeman stepped forward quickly. "Boss, you'd better not touch it with your hands." He handed the captain a small plastic stick.

Huo Wen took it, opened the black garbage bag with a small stick, and saw the contents inside - the blurred flesh and blood were disgusting.He used a small stick to move the severed limbs—yes, it was the lower leg of a human being. Judging from the feet, it was very likely that it was another woman.The two lower legs were cut into four sections, as well as the liver and a small intestine.

Huo Wen's brows were twisted into a twine, he straightened up, and threw the plastic stick into the trash can. "Who discovered it first?"

"The sanitation worker in charge of cleaning up the garbage. When he was loading the garbage into the garbage truck, the package fell apart. Needless to say, he was scared out of his wits," said the young policeman.

"Where's the sanitation worker?"

"It has been sent to the bureau to record a statement."

"Do you think there's anything wrong with him?"

The young policeman shrugged. "I don't see any problem."

Huo Wen exhaled, pointed to the package of stumped limbs on the ground and said to a policeman, "Take these back to the bureau and hand them over to the laboratory."

A gloved policeman fastened the black garbage bag and lifted it. "Captain Huo, what else can we do?"

Huo Wen said to the three policemen: "You go back first, I will talk to Ye Lei."

"Yes." The three policemen walked towards the police car with black garbage bags.Huo Wen said to the young policeman named Ye Lei, "Get in my car."

Sitting in the captain's car, Ye Lei took out a pack of cigarettes and handed it to Huo Wen. Huo Wen glanced at him and took one knowingly.Ye Lei used a lighter to light the captain's cigarette, but he didn't smoke it himself.He specially prepared this pack of cigarettes for the captain.He knew that the captain's wife was telling him to quit smoking, but he also knew that when the captain encountered a major headache case, he couldn't do without that cigarette.

Huo Wen took a deep breath and exhaled blue smoke. "After the sanitation worker finished recording his statement, remember to tell him not to tell the story. Just say it's related to his safety."

"Will it scare him?"

"What you want is to scare him, otherwise these people won't pay attention, and they will still spread the news."

"Are you afraid of attracting media attention like the old man who did his morning exercise last time when he found his dismembered upper body?" Ye Lei looked at the captain.

Huo Wen stared at the road outside the car window, and the number of pedestrians gradually increased. "This matter cannot be further expanded - especially if those who have been exposed to this matter and read the newspapers know that this case has not been closed, it will cause great panic."

"Yeah, it's been three months in a row. Dismembered corpses have appeared in every corner of the city one after another—fortunately, we acted quickly every time and arrived in time to deal with them, otherwise the bad impact would be unimaginable."

"How many times is it now?" Huo Wen asked.

Ye Lei took out a small notebook from his jacket pocket, opened it and checked it. "The sixth time. I remember it in detail. Boss, take a look."

Huo Wen took this little notebook, and saw the records of the six corpse throwings recorded on it, and his heart became tense.

"On March 3, in the trash can on Tongwan Road, two arms and some internal organs;

On March 3, the garbage room in Zhugan Lane, the thigh part;
On March 3, under the Heping Bridge hole, the calf and some internal organs;
April 4, Binjiang Road trash bin, chest and abdomen;

On April 4th, the garbage dump at the back door of Juxiang Hotel, the shoulders and necks and the head corroded by sulfuric acid;
(Today) May 5th, Buffalo Street trash can, calf and part of internal organs on the side of Maple Avenue. "

Ye Lei watched the series of corpse throwing records with the captain, and couldn't help feeling angry. "This lunatic deserves to be hacked to death! Cut the corpse into several parts like playing a game, and then discard them in batches. He is clearly teasing us police!"

Huo Wen looked at the young and vigorous Ye Lei. "You think he (she) is a lunatic, teasing us? No, I don't think so. In my opinion, this murderer is probably the most cunning and dangerous repeat criminal I have encountered in my 20 years of police work!"

He tapped Ye Lei's small notebook with his fingers. "Judging from the six corpse throwing processes you recorded, we can at least find the following problems."

Ye Lei calmed down and listened carefully to the captain's analysis.

"First, after the murderer killed, the process of throwing away a corpse lasted for nearly two months, and the corpse did not decompose. It can be seen that he (she) frozen the corpse and processed it in batches;
Second, he (she) dismembered the corpse and discarded it in different places five times, each time requiring only one garbage bag.This is where it is cunning—because the target is small, it can deceive people, and even our police cannot guard against it—it is impossible for us to monitor every person who throws garbage in the city;

Thirdly: the combination of the previous five stumps just formed a person—the corpse of a woman.This point has been identified by the laboratory.And today's incident means that another person was killed, and it was the first part of this corpse..."

"That is to say, there will be at least four more corpse throwing incidents later?"

Huo Wen frowned and nodded slightly. "Listen to me. The most important point - the first part of the first body appeared on March 3nd. And the last part appeared on April 2th, nearly two months. Then - May The 4th, which is today - the second body just appeared, what do you think this means?"

Ye Lei rolled his eyes. "It's been more than a month since the first body was thrown away—that is to say, during this period, the murderer may be in contact with the second victim!"

"Yes, from the perspective of criminal psychology, if the murderer is a purely perverted killer who kills aimlessly, then his (her) targets should be random. And this type of murderer often commits consecutive crimes. In this case, There should not have been such a long period of time between the first victim and the second victim. The current situation shows that the interval between the killing of the two victims was at least three months. This shows that during these three months , the murderer may have been in constant contact with the second victim, and later killed her for some reason!"

"Yes, some murderers contact the victim premeditatedly, and then kill them after achieving a certain purpose...Maybe we can frame some suspects based on this!"

"Well. But don't forget, this is just a possibility—it's just that this possibility provides a certain direction for us to solve the case."

"Boss, what exactly are you thinking?"

Huo Wen held up a finger. "Let's think about it this way. Now, the murderer has killed the second person, and the next step is to throw the corpses in batches. Now, I'm afraid he (she) is looking for the next target. We will start again after he (she) Before that, get him (her) out!"

Ye Lei frowned. "However, the face of the corpse was disfigured, and we haven't received a corresponding report, and we can't even confirm the identity of the victim. Where is the starting point for solving the case?"

Huo Wen smiled old-fashionedly. "What you said happened to be the starting point for solving the case."

Ye Lei was taken aback.

"Think about it, why someone was killed, but we didn't receive a report of someone missing. What does this mean?"

"Ah!" Ye Lei suddenly realized. "The victim may be a foreigner or a floating population!"

"That's right. The murderer probably knows the situation of the victim and knows that even if this person 'disappears', he will not attract people's attention, so he chooses to attack him-this shows from another angle that this murderer is indeed a very The cunning and premeditated dangerous character is definitely not the kind of simple-minded reckless man, if we don't stop it in time, the tragedy may continue to happen!"

"Then next, we will focus on the migrant population." Ye Lei clenched his fists.

"The specific plan will be decided in the game." Huo Wen started the car and drove out of Maple Street slowly.

A man sitting by the window of a breakfast shop across the street watched the police car out of sight.

The man trembled like an electric shock.

So cool.

It was such a treat to be so close, to see a scene I was directing with a policeman acting it.

They never imagined in their dreams that I was by their side——thinking of this, the tingling pleasure spread all over their bodies again.

一
Yu Kailin turned on the computer and found that someone had replied to the information she posted on the Internet asking for a rented house, and left her contact information and address.

Very good.She didn't want to wait another minute, and immediately dialed the phone number.

The landlord is a woman.Yu Kailin talked to her briefly, but the landlady didn't want to say more on the phone, saying that the specific situation could be discussed in detail after meeting.This is exactly what Yu Kailin hoped—she desperately wanted to see the house.

After hanging up the phone, Yu Kailin wrote down the landlord's phone number and address on a slip of paper, then turned off the laptop and stuffed it into a suitcase full of clothes.

Before going out, Yu Kailin looked back at the single apartment that once brought her warmth, but now only left her heartbroken.

Goodbye, Li Xin.You are gone.

The taxi stopped on a less lively street in the city, Yu Kailin glanced at the address on the note, yes, it was here.

She took out the suitcase from the trunk of the taxi, put down the wheels of the suitcase, and dragged it towards the alley written on the note.

No. 11, Si Tiao Lane, a second unit, the second floor - Yu Kailin checked the address - she is now standing downstairs.Fortunately, most of the suitcases contained some clothes, which were not too heavy. She carried the suitcases upstairs with both hands.

Turning around the stairs and approaching the corridor on the second floor, Yu Kailin heard someone talking loudly in the corridor. She looked obliquely forward and saw a man and a woman standing at the door of a house in the corridor, talking with the woman in the house. What is the master arguing about.

"How could it be so expensive?" the stylishly dressed young woman screamed, "We all know the market for renting a house now, even a house in the best part of the city center cannot be rented at this price!"

An indifferent voice. "I decide how much I want to rent for my house. If you think it's too expensive, please go ahead." Yu Kailin couldn't see the woman who was talking, she was standing in the room.But Yu Kailin heard from the voice that this seemed to be the person she had talked to on the phone before.

Did someone make an appointment to see the house before me?Yu Kailin thought to herself—they think it is expensive, how much does it cost a month?

The tall man standing at the door hesitated. "It's 500 yuan less, we can accept this price at most. 4000 yuan a month is too expensive!"

what! 4000 yuan a month?A one bedroom studio!Yu Kailin was taken aback—is this landlord crazy?Where did she think it was - by the West Lake?Or an apartment with a sea view?Or she renovated the house into a presidential suite?

"No bargaining." The cold voice said, "Why don't you go ask other rental houses." She seemed to want to close the door.

"Let's go." The young woman felt that there was no need to talk further.

There are no houses around here, and the houses are all rented out—Yu Kailin learned about it online—and at this moment, the man seems to be thinking the same question.He stood in the doorway thinking, then gritted his teeth. "Okay, let's rent for a month first!"

The landlady didn't speak for several seconds, as if she didn't expect the man to agree.After a while, she said, "Okay, let's pay half a year's rent in advance."

"What, half a year?" The tall man yelled in surprise, "Such a high rent...you want us to pay you 24000 yuan in one lump sum?"

"That's it."

"When I called you yesterday, you said that the rent is paid quarterly!" The young woman scolded angrily, "How can you keep your word?"

There was a moment of silence.Yu Kailin heard the landlady say: "Okay, I don't want to talk anymore, I won't rent this house anymore."

"I can see it too, you don't want to rent it to us at all." The young woman said bitterly, "You just wait for some fool to rent your crappy house!"

As she spoke, she took her boyfriend's hand and angrily walked towards the stairs.When they passed by Yu Kailin, they exchanged glances with her.

Yu Kailin looked at the distraught pair of men and women, and said in her heart - there is no need to run into a wall, let's go as soon as possible.

She was about to turn around and go downstairs with her suitcase, when the landlady came out of the room, saw Yu Kailin, and asked, "Are you here to rent a house?"

Yu Kailin turned her head and saw the landlady whom she had only heard about just now—about 40 years old, with small eyes, a flat nose, freckles scattered on her cheeks, and an old-fashioned hairstyle like a character in an old movie in the 80s.At this moment, she was wearing a loose and bulky dark dress, with her face drooping, staring at herself with a scrutinizing gaze.

When Yu Kailin saw this landlady, she somewhat understood why the couple just had such an encounter—this kind of old-fashioned woman was the kind of person who was difficult to deal with. "Ah... I don't want to rent anymore." She replied.

"You called me just now." The landlady recognized Yu Kailin's voice.

"Well, yes..." Yu Kailin was a little embarrassed. "But I can't afford the rent."

The landlady ignored what Yu Kailin said, she approached and stared at Yu Kailin. "You're not from here, are you?"

Yu Kailin felt a little uncomfortable being watched by her. "yes."

"Do you have pets? The noisy ones." She clearly meant the dog, but didn't say it clearly.

"No, I've never had any pets." I can hardly keep myself, she thought.

"Do you like inviting people to parties?"

"No, I'm a foreigner and I don't have many friends."

"Do you have any special living habits?"

Yu Kailin was taken aback. "what do you mean?"

"For example, staying up late at night to surf the Internet, sleeping during the day and so on."

Yu Kailin shook her head. "I am a typical office worker. The lifestyle you mentioned does not belong to me."

The landlady nodded slightly, as if she was satisfied with Yu Kailin's answer.Finally asked: "Do you have a boyfriend?"

Yu Kailin opened her mouth and smiled softly in disbelief: "I'm sorry, does this have anything to do with you? Or, does this have anything to do with my renting a house?" She wanted to say this just now.She was just renting a room, and she didn't want to be interrogated like a police investigation.

"It doesn't matter," said the landlady. "I just think that a beauty like you must have suitors around - just ask."

Yu Kailin found that she was still staring at herself, apparently not giving up on the answer to this question. "I don't have a boyfriend," she replies, a little bitterly—in fact, I just broke up with a boyfriend—without saying it.

Hearing this answer, the landlady smiled for some unknown reason. "Okay, I rented the house to you."

"Thank you very much, but, as I said just now, I can't afford such an expensive rent..."

"1500 yuan a month, what do you think?"

"What?" Yu Kailin doubted her ears. "How much?"

"I said, 1500 yuan a month, I will rent the house to you." The landlady slowed down and said it again.

Yu Kailin opened her mouth wide in surprise. "But, those two people just now... You didn't even rent them 4000 yuan a month..."

The landlady waved her hands: "Don't mention those two people. To be honest, I don't like them, so I deliberately raised the price to make things difficult for them."

She paused. "I think that things like renting a house should be done according to fate. If you rent it to someone who does not speculate, it will definitely be unpleasant to get along with in the future. It is better not to rent it."

"Get along?" Yu Kailin didn't understand. "Will we live together?"

The landlady pointed to the two houses behind her. "The two sets of studios on this floor are mine. I live in the one on the left, and rent out the one on the right. So, after the house is rented out, we become neighbors, and the time to meet and contact will be different. A lot of."

"That's right." Yu Kailin nodded to express her understanding.

"So, do you want to rent it?"

"Of course. But... I can't pay half a year's rent at once."

"It doesn't matter. It's fine on a quarterly basis, plus a deposit of 1000 yuan, how about it."

Yu Kailin quickly calculated in her heart - 5500 yuan.Now I only have a total of more than 6000 yuan.However, there are more than half a month until the salary is paid...

"Okay, I'll rent it," she said.

The landlady showed a kind smile, and she was completely different from when she first treated the couple. "Don't you even look at the house?"

Only then did Yu Kailin think of the most important thing, she was only concerned about the rent just now. "Oh yeah, I forgot even that," she laughed.

"Come on, I don't think you will be disappointed." The landlady smiled and helped her lift the suitcase.

two

This one-bedroom house is about 30 square meters, which is a typical rental house style-no living room and bedroom, just a whole house, plus bathroom and kitchen.The house is reasonably arranged with beds, desks, wardrobes, sofas and coffee tables, as well as TVs, wall-mounted air conditioners and refrigerators. The overall feeling is like a suite in a hotel.Although the decoration and furniture are not gorgeous, they are practical and generous.The house is clean and tidy, which shows that the landlady is a tidy person.Yu Kailin is very satisfied to be able to rent such a house close to the center of the city, especially close to the place of work.

"Well, can you?" asked the landlady.

"Well, not bad." Yu Kailin nodded and went to the bathroom to take a look.The tiles and bathroom fixtures are polished and polished. "Lots of places are like new."

"Every time the renter leaves, I will clean it thoroughly. Especially the bedding, all have been washed and disinfected, you can rest assured." The landlady introduced, "Basic daily necessities are available, you just need to bring clothes Living."

"It's really great." Yu Kailin looked at the landlady with satisfaction. "As you said, I'm just looking for this kind of house where I can live with only clothes." She patted her suitcase. "You see, that's all I have."

"So you're going to live in today?"

"is it okay?"

"Of course." The landlady said happily, "You are welcome to be the new tenant here."

"Then, I'll pay the rent now." Yu Kailin said, "Oh, by the way, I don't know what to call you yet."

"My name is Wei Jun. You can call me Sister Jun. How about you?"

"Yu Kailin." She reached out her hand and shook it politely with the landlady. "Sister Juan, I will ask you to take care of me in the future."

"Hmm... okay, no problem." Wei Jun showed an unusual excitement and joy, and she even blushed.Yu Kailin seemed to see some kind of expectation in her eyes, and she was faintly surprised, not knowing what this kind of expectation meant.

Next, Yu Kailin paid 5500 yuan and signed a rental contract with the landlady.After completing the rental procedures, Wei Jun briefly explained to Yu Kailin how to use the water heater and gas stove, as well as some precautions for the electrical appliances in the house.After handing over the house key to Yu Kailin, she went next door.

After Wei Jun left, Yu Kailin let out a long breath and lay on the bed on her back.The freshly washed sheets feel dry and comfortable, and there is a fresh fragrance of washing; the mattress is also soft and comfortable-even so, Yu Kailin can't relax.

She had never lived alone, and the reason for this was out of necessity.

Yu Kailin thought in her heart, when Li Xin returned to the apartment and found that he had left without saying goodbye, what would happen to him... By the way, he would definitely call her.Thinking of this, she took out her phone and turned it off.

Tonight, she doesn't want to be disturbed by anyone, especially Li Xin.

After lying on the bed for more than half an hour, Yu Kailin sat up.She opened the suitcase, took out the clothes, and hung them one by one in the closet.Then put the laptop and some belongings in the corresponding place.

After finishing these things, Yu Kailin looked at her watch, it was already six o'clock in the afternoon.She considered whether she should go out for dinner, but her eyes fell on a box of instant noodles on the table - she bought them at the supermarket a few days ago.Forget it, I'm exhausted physically and mentally today, I really don't want to go out, so I'll just eat it for dinner.

Yu Kailin went to the kitchen and boiled half a pot of water with the kettle. Just as she was about to lift the paper cover of the instant noodles, there was a knock on the door.

She walked to the door, opened it, and saw Wei Jun standing at the door holding a plate of delicious, hot sausage and potato rice.

"Have you eaten yet?" asked the landlady.

"Yeah." Yu Kailin said, "I'm a little tired today, I'm too lazy to go out to eat, and I'm about to make instant noodles."

Wei Jun shook his head and said, "That's not okay. How can instant noodles be eaten for dinner? It's neither nutritious nor filling."

She handed the fat sausage and potato rice bowl to Yu Kailin: "Try my cooking, no matter what, it should be better than instant noodles."

Yu Kailin asked in surprise, "This... is for me?"

"Yeah, why don't I bring it here?"

"But...how dare you do that?" Yu Kailin was not used to accepting food from other people as soon as she moved in.

"What's the matter with embarrassment, anyway, I'm still going to eat alone, and I just make an extra serving." Wei Jun said kindly, "We'll be neighbors from now on, don't be too polite."

"Then thank you, Miss Juan." Yu Kailin gratefully accepted the rice bowl.By the way, "Come in and sit for a while."

Wei Jun happily said, "Okay."

Yu Kailin put the rice bowl on the coffee table, and Wei Jun looked at her expectantly. "Taste and see how it tastes."

"It must be delicious." Yu Kailin smiled, "Just looking at it makes me want to eat." As she spoke, she picked up the small stainless steel spoon on the plate, scooped a spoonful, and put it into her mouth.

She chewed, hoping to make it as delicious as expected, but found it difficult to do it—the rice bowl looked good and smelled delicious, but as soon as she ate it, she found that there was an unspeakable taste. The strange smell - the sauce is too sweet, and it doesn't match the fat intestines at all; the rice is a bit raw, which is uncomfortable to bite; more importantly, the fat intestines seem to be not washed thoroughly, and there is a faint smell , making her nauseous.In order not to be rude, Yu Kailin tried her best to control her facial expression so as not to look disgusting.

Seeing that Yu Kailin took a bite and said nothing, Wei Jun asked, "How is it? Is it delicious?"

"Hmm..." Yu Kailin tried her best to respond politely. "……good."

"Really?" Wei Jun said happily, "This is a new recipe I created today. I added honey and a little fruit juice to the sauce—hehe, I like sweet things very much. I knew it, except me , there will be people who like this taste.”

Yu Kailin felt a little nauseous—oh my god, how could her sense of taste be so strange?Besides, can't she see that I'm talking politely?

Wei Jun really didn't seem to notice Yu Kailin's thoughts, she urged: "Eat quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold."

Anyway, it’s not tasty enough—Yu Kailin thought to herself, she apparently scooped a piece of potato into her mouth—fortunately, the potato was barely edible.

Wei Jun kept staring at Yu Kailin as he ate, as if enjoying his work being shared.But Yu Kailin really couldn't continue eating.She diverted Wei Jun's attention from the meal by chatting. "Sister Juan, you just said that you live alone? Where's your family?"

Wei Jun pondered for a moment. "I have no family."

Yu Kailin was taken aback. "Sister Juan, you... aren't married?" She felt strange—for a woman of this age, it is reasonable to say that children should be in middle school.

"En." Wei Jun's face darkened, obviously he didn't want to talk about this topic.Yu Kailin shut up knowingly.

The atmosphere in the room froze for a while.Wei Jun turned into a smiling face again. "Actually, I like living alone, and I'm used to it. However, I still hope that I can have someone to talk to and talk to -- not necessarily a man. To be honest, I rent this house out, except Aside from having an income, it's more about thinking... maybe being friends with the tenants. You know, I don't have a job, and I can't meet colleagues or more people - so, this is the only way I can make friends... ..."

Having said this, Wei Jun's face turned red. "Well...Of course, you are different from me. You have a job, you have many opportunities to meet people, and you will never lack friends. My wish may seem ridiculous to you..."

"No." Yu Kailin looked at Wei Jun sincerely, "I completely understand. You know, I'm from another place. Working in this strange city, I often feel that I can't really blend in with the locals. In addition, the company It is difficult to find a true friend among colleagues in the hospital for personal interests-intrigues and intrigues. Although I come into contact with many people every day, I often feel an inexplicable sense of loneliness..."

Wei Jun took Yu Kailin's hand. "You're so right. In today's society, a pure friendship is more precious than gold. If... I mean, if you don't hate me as a person, maybe we can be good friends."

Yu Kailin immediately said: "Sister Juan, of course I am willing to be friends with you. You rented the house to me, which means you are helping me, and—" She glanced at the plate of rice, "Your... enthusiasm , let me feel that you are really a good person."

Wei Jun seemed very touched: "Really, that's really great! I'm sure I read it right—you have the good qualities of being considerate and sincere."

Yu Kailin smiled embarrassedly. "Sister Juan, you have won the prize."

Wei Jun seemed to be very excited because he made a new friend, his face was flushed, and his attitude was even more enthusiastic. "Eat it quickly, if it's not enough, I have more."

Yu Kailin hurriedly said: "Enough, enough. Sister Juan, I eat slowly. I'll send you the plate after I finish eating."

"Okay." Wei Jun stood up from the sofa, "Then I'll go there."

When she reached the door, she turned around and said, "I'm really happy to be able to make friends with you."

"Me too." Yu Kailin smiled.Wei Jun nodded and left.

Yu Kailin sat back on the sofa, lost her mind for a while, and then poured the rest of the donburi into the toilet drain.

three

In the evening, Yu Kailin turned on her laptop and surfed the Internet. On QQ, Li Xin's profile picture flashed rapidly, which meant that he was anxious to get in touch with his girlfriend.But Yu Kailin didn't even bother to click on it.She could guess that it must be a series of apologies.It's a pity that these words can no longer move her, she was hurt too deeply.

Yu Kailin made up her mind and threw Li Xin into the blacklist. The phone was also turned off before - Li Xin lost all means of contact with her now.Yu Kailin hoped to hint to Li Xin through this method, and at the same time, she also told herself that the relationship between her and him had been completely broken.

Another profile picture on QQ flashed, it was Meng Xiaoxue, a colleague of the company - a Hubei girl who was two years younger than Yu Kailin.Like Yu Kailin, she is also a foreigner.Since the two are about the same age, and Meng Xiaoxue is a person who has no scheming and is very righteous, Yu Kailin has a good relationship with her.She is Yu Kailin's only friend in the company.

At this moment, Meng Xiaoxue asked online: Sister Kailin, why can't you get through on the phone today?
Yu Kailin replied: I moved out and my mobile phone was temporarily turned off.

Meng Xiaoxue: Did you quarrel with Li Xin?

Yu Kailin: It's not as simple as arguing, I broke up with him completely.

Meng Xiaoxue sent a surprised expression: What happened?

Yu Kailin: It's hard to say.

Meng Xiaoxue: Tell me about it.

Yu Kailin: Xiaoxue, I'm a little upset now, I don't really want to talk about it, I'll tell you later.

Meng Xiaoxue: Okay—by the way, where did you move?

Yu Kailin: It is very close to the company. It is in Siziao Lane of Mishi Street. I invite you to come and play in the future.

Meng Xiaoxue: All right.The house is not bad, right?
Yu Kailin: Well, very good.The landlord is a single woman, she is very enthusiastic, and she thinks that she is very close to me.

Meng Xiaoxue: That's good.Sister Kailin, you should be careful when you are outside alone. When you sleep at night, you must lock the doors and windows and pay attention to safety.

A warm current flowed through Yu Kailin's body: Got it, thank you, Xiaoxue.I'm a little tired today, so I'll download it first, see you at the company tomorrow.

Meng Xiaoxue: Okay, sister Kailin, goodbye.

Yu Kailin quit QQ and turned off the computer.

She took out a diary from the desk drawer - this is Yu Kailin's habit for many years. She records every bit of life and all kinds of joys and sorrows every day, just like expressing her heart to a close friend who talks about everything.

Today, she documented the whole process of renting, the landlady going from cold to hot, and her terrible potato rice.

After finishing writing, Yu Kailin put the diary back in the drawer, took out a set of underwear from the closet, and walked into the bathroom.

Yu Kailin stood under the bubbling hot shower, closed her eyes, and let the many small jets of water wash over her body.

It's really dirty - she realized that Li Xin might have done that behind her back before the Dong Chuang incident happened - which means that he made her dirty too.

Thinking of this, Yu Kailin's body twitched.

She hoped that the clean water could wash herself clean, and also thoroughly wash away the part of her memory about Li Xin——damn it!Why am I still thinking about him?Haven't I already made up my mind to break off with him? Even if I don't have to work hard, I should forget about that dirty man!

At this time, she suddenly heard a sound from the room outside, which seemed to be some kind of collision sound.

Yu Kailin's heart tightened suddenly, she hugged her body involuntarily, and opened her eyes wide in fear.

what sound?
There can't be anyone outside, I locked the door.

Yu Kailin turned off the shower head, and the bathroom suddenly became quiet. She pricked up her ears to listen carefully, but she didn't hear any more sounds.

Am I hearing it wrong, or an illusion?Yu Kailin thought about it - no matter what, I'm going out to make sure.

She wrapped her body in a large bath towel, walked out of the bathroom lightly, scanned the room vigilantly, and found nothing unusual.

Yu Kailin suddenly thought of a possibility, maybe there are mice in this house.

To confirm, she searched in every corner of the room.Yu Kailin has been a little more courageous than ordinary girls since she was a child, and she is not afraid of things like snakes, insects, rats and ants.

After checking the whole room, no mouse or mouse hole was found. Yu Kailin guessed that this ghost thing might be hiding in a dark place, and her first thought was under the bed.

Yu Kailin knelt down in front of the bed and tentatively stretched her head down to check, but it was too dark under the bed to see anything.She straightened up and saw a lamp on the table next to her. She turned on the lamp and brought it under the bed for lighting.

This time, the bottom of the bed was clearly visible, and after a few seconds, Yu Kailin made sure that the mouse was not hiding under the bed.Just when she was about to pick up the desk lamp, she accidentally found a shiny little thing at the foot of the bed.

She took it out and was shocked to find that it was actually a diamond earring!

Yu Kailin judged by the exquisite workmanship of this earring and the texture and brightness of the diamond set on it, this is a valuable diamond earring.It had been a pair, of course—one of them was lost at the foot of this bed.

Yu Kailin immediately thought that this might be the last tenant who lived here—and it was obviously lost by a woman, and of course it might be the landlady’s stuff—in any case, she planned to ask the landlady.

Yu Kailin got dressed, took the diamond earring to the next door, and knocked.

A few seconds later, Wei Jun opened the door and asked, "Karin, what's the matter?"

Yu Kailin put the sparkling little thing in her palm and spread it out for the landlady to see. "Sister Juan, I found a diamond earring under the bed in the room, and I want to ask if it belongs to you?"

Seeing the diamond earrings, Wei Jun's complexion suddenly changed subtly, as if he was very surprised.After a while, she replied, "Well...not mine."

"Then, it must have been lost by the previous tenant who lived here." Yu Kailin said, "Sister Juan, hasn't she come back to look for it?"

Wei Jun faltered: "No...Maybe, she didn't know that she lost the earring."

Yu Kailin froze for a moment. "Oh, sister Juan, then I'll give it to you."

"Hmm...Okay." Wei Jun took the earrings. "If she comes back to look for it, I'll give it back to her."

"Okay." Yu Kailin said, "Then I'll go."

Back in the room, Yu Kailin locked the door, then sat on the bed, frowning involuntarily.

She noticed Wei Jun's unnatural expression at that moment.Moreover, she also found some illogical little details.

Wei Jun said that the female tenant didn't know that she had lost the earrings, which is obviously impossible - because this kind of personal thing can be found soon after it is lost, how could she not know?Moreover, how could someone move such an expensive thing without looking for it after it was lost?Besides, the place where the earring fell was not very hidden, it was just at the foot of the bed.

There is another point that Yu Kailin, who is thoughtful, also found out—Wei Jun said, "If she comes back to look for it, I will give it back to her." This seems reasonable on the surface, but when you think about it carefully, you will feel that it is wrong.

The female tenant rented a house here, as a landlord, would there be no contact information for her?If Wei Jun wanted to return the earring to her, why did he wait for the female tenant to think about it?Can't we just call her and ask her to come back to pick it up?
Yu Kailin rested her chin on her hand, thinking—everything showed that Wei Jun was obviously not telling the truth in some respects.She kept something from herself.But what puzzled her was, why did this trivial matter make Wei Jun look nervous?What does this earring mean to her?
Suddenly, a weird thought popped into Yu Kailin's mind—could it be that the female tenant lost the earring in some unexpected event or under some special circumstances, and she herself had no chance to know?
This thought caused Yu Kailin to shiver inexplicably, she shook her head, trying to shake this weird thought out of her mind.She said to herself - don't think about it, this is not the dramatic plot in detective novels.In fact, the most realistic possibility is that there was a Ma Daha woman living in this room, maybe she really didn't realize that her earrings fell under the bed (maybe she thought they fell on the street); or, She came back to look for it once, but the landlady told her that the room had been cleaned and no earrings were found, so when Wei Jun saw the earrings appearing in front of his eyes, he was very surprised——in this case, everything would be fine. I can explain it.

Yu Kailin checked the time, it was already 10:30, and she had to go to work tomorrow morning.She didn't want to dwell on it anymore, so she changed into her pajamas and went to bed.

In fact, people's first instinct after encountering certain things is often very accurate.

Many days later, Yu Kailin realized this.

four

On Monday, Yu Kailin went to work in her interior design company and was busy for half a day.At noon, she called Meng Xiaoxue to eat at a restaurant outside.As soon as she walked downstairs to the company, Yu Kailin saw the man waiting at the door. She was taken aback, and walked in the opposite direction, holding Meng Xiaoxue's arm.

Li Xin, who was waiting at the door, had already seen his girlfriend, he walked up quickly and shouted: "Kailin!"

Yu Kailin ignored him, and quickly walked to another door of the company with Meng Xiaoxue on her arm.Li Xin ran up to them, stopped their way, and said with an embarrassed expression: "Kailin, I want...to talk to you."

"We have nothing to talk about." Yu Kailin said coldly, turning her head to the side.

Li Xin said to Meng Xiaoxue: "Xiaoxue, can you let Kailin and I talk alone for a few minutes?"

Before Meng Xiaoxue had time to speak, Yu Kailin had already answered for her: "No, we are going to eat now, get out of the way."

Meng Xiaoxue was a little embarrassed to be caught in the middle, she said: "Sister Kailin, Li Xin is here, you should talk to him——I'm going to eat first." She said and left alone.

Yu Kailin felt that it would be good to tell the truth about some things, so as not to keep pestering Li Xin.She folded her arms across her chest. "Just say what you want to say, I don't have much time."

Li Xin glanced around, people coming and going passed by them. "This is not the place to talk, Karin, let's talk in a quiet place."

Yu Kailin walked towards the door, followed closely by Li Xin.

Walking to a relatively quiet corner downstairs in the company, Yu Kailin turned around. "Let's just say it here."

"Karin, how could you leave without saying goodbye yesterday? You know, I called you countless times, and even looked for you all over the street. Without you, I can hardly sleep or eat..."

Yu Kailin quickly made a gesture telling him to stop. "If that's what you're here for, then I don't have time to listen." As he spoke, he was about to leave.

Li Xin quickly blocked her with his body. "Karin, don't rush away." He bit his lip and frowned. "I know, I did something that I'm sorry for you and broke your heart - you want to break up with me, I have nothing to say. I came to you not to expect you to forgive me, or to ask you to change your mind. I'm just... worried that if you suddenly leave in a fit of anger, you will ignore some important issues."

"Listen," Yu Kailin said seriously, "first, I'm not being angry. I'm not a girl in my teens, and I still want to play these tricks; second, since you know that my breakup with you is a foregone conclusion, then You should keep a distance from me - you don't have to worry about my affairs."

"Yes... I understand. But I came to you to remind you of something. Karin, do you know that I am very worried about your safety now."

Yu Kailin squinted at him. "What's the meaning?"

Li Xin showed worry. "Didn't you read the newspapers some time ago? There was a terrible homicide case in our city recently. The police found a partially dismembered body in the garbage dump. And the newspaper speculated that the murdered person might be a single woman from out of town. ...Karin, do you know what I'm worried about? It's really not the right time for you to leave me now and live outside alone!"

Yu Kailin narrowed her eyes and looked at Li Xin. "You told me these things, wouldn't you tell me to go back and live with you?"

Li Xin rubbed her palms awkwardly. "Karin, I didn't tell you this to persuade you to go back, and I didn't intend to scare you. It's just that the current situation is special... I mean, you come back to live, and then you sleep on the bed, and I sleep on the sofa , it's at least safer than living outside alone..."

"You mean, although we broke up, we can still live together without interfering with each other, and the well water does not interfere with the river water—is that what you mean?"

"Yes, that's what it means. Kailin, I really don't have any other ideas, I just don't want you to fall into..."

"Enough, Li Xin." Yu Kailin sneered, "Stop saying such childish and ridiculous things. Do you think your proposal is realistic? Do you think I will agree?"

Li Xin's eyes widened. "Childish and ridiculous? Karin, you don't have to accept my proposal, but I really don't see what's so funny about it. Do you think I'm scaremongering?"

"Hmph, I was just thinking, all kinds of strange things are reported in the newspapers every day, should I think that these things will happen to me?"

"Of course, I also know that this kind of thing is not bound to happen, but I'm not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. And, don't you think? Your current situation is almost the same as that of the victim—single, foreign woman— —This deserves your attention!"

Yu Kailin was silent for a moment. "Okay, I see, thank you for your reminder, I will pay attention."

"Where do you live now?" Li Xin asked.

"You don't have to worry about it." Yu Kailin said indifferently, "It's a safe place after all—I'm not a child, I know how to protect myself."

Li Xin sighed. "Okay, I hope you take care." After a pause, he raised his head and looked directly at Yu Kailin. "Karin, although I've already said this to you, I still want to say it again—you are the only woman I love. As for what I did to you, it was just a moment of confusion." Seeing that Yu Kailin was about to open her mouth to say something, he immediately rushed ahead of her and said, "I don't want you to forgive me, but I just want you to know that although we broke up now, I still love you and will not give up on you. You have Refuse my right, and I also have the right to pursue you again - you can say that I have a thick skin, but I will not change my mind."

After saying this, he turned and left.Yu Kailin was left standing there alone with her mouth gaping.

五

After getting off work in the afternoon, Yu Kailin had dinner at a nearby fast food restaurant, and then walked in the surrounding pedestrian street for half an hour before returning to the place where she rented the house.

As soon as she walked up the stairs to the second floor, Yu Kailin found Wei Jun guarding the door, as if waiting for her to come back.And when Wei Jun saw Yu Kailin, he immediately smiled: "Kailin, you're back. Have you eaten yet?"

"Eat, Miss Juan." Yu Kailin responded with a smile, "Have you eaten too?"

"I've eaten." Seeing Yu Kailin taking out the key to open the door, Wei Jun hurriedly said, "Come and sit with me for a while and have a cup of tea."

"Ah, this..."

"Come on." Wei Jun took Yu Kailin's hand, "It's so boring to be alone at night, come and chat for a while."

"...Okay." Yu Kailin could only agree.

Sitting on the fabric sofa with floral patterns, Yu Kailin looked around the layout of the room. Overall, it was similar to hers, only the placement of some furniture was slightly different.

Wei Jun came out of the kitchen carrying a tea tray, besides two cups of tea, there were two square porcelain cups with lids beside them.

"I only have clear tea here, are you used to it?" Wei Jun sat down and brought a cup of tea to Yu Kailin.

"Well, I like clear tea." Yu Kailin looked at the tender green tea leaves in the glass, smelled the rising tea fragrance, and exclaimed, "Good tea."

"To tell you the truth, this tea is indeed brewed from high-quality and expensive tea leaves. It's not for entertaining guests, and I'm still reluctant to drink it myself." Wei Jun said with a smile.

"Then I have to have a good taste." Yu Kailin leaned down, gently blowing the steaming tea, and was about to take a sip when Wei Jun asked, "Do you add brown sugar or cream?"

"What?" Yu Kailin thought she had heard it wrong, "Add sugar...and cream to the tea?"

"Yeah, I haven't tried it. I invented a new way to drink." Wei Jun raised his eyebrows.

Yu Kailin looked at her suspiciously, trying to determine if she was joking.

Wei Jun smiled and lifted the lids of the two square porcelain cups, and Yu Kailin saw that they contained dark brown brown sugar and milky white cream respectively.Wei Jun picked up a small metal spoon on the tea tray and asked again: "Which one do you add?"

"Oh, thank you, I don't add both. I'll just drink it as it is." Yu Kailin shook her head and said.

"Try it, I promise you will taste a wonderful delicacy."

I'm afraid I already experienced this "wonderful delicacy" yesterday - Yu Kailin thought to herself.This time, she really didn't dare to compliment her.

"Sister Jun, I really don't think that green tea is suitable to be paired with brown sugar and cream. Green tea is supposed to be fresh and elegant, and the slightly sweet and bitter taste is its characteristic. After adding sugar and cream, it may become Neither fish nor fowl." Yu Kailin could only tell the truth.

Wei Jun's complexion was a little ugly. "You haven't tried it, how do you know it's not good?"

"I can imagine the smell."

Wei Jun shook his head and said, "Imagination can't replace real feelings. You can only make an objective evaluation after you try it. Think about it, if you can add chocolate and cream to coffee, why can't green tea?"

"Because green tea is a very oriental thing, it doesn't go well with those things." Yu Kailin shrugged her shoulders and said half-jokingly, "Sister Jun, you can't turn a cup of green tea into mocha coffee."

"I don't think so, I think everything has to be innovative, otherwise there will be no progress. Let's try."

Yu Kailin suddenly felt a little annoyed—it was just a cup of tea, and she actually had to explain such a big truth with her lips and tongues, and she had repeatedly expressed her attitude, why was she still so stubborn?Thinking of this, her tone became stiff: "Sister Juan, I'll just drink pure green tea without adding anything."

"How about this. I'll add brown sugar, you add cream." Wei Jun presumptuously scooped a large piece of cream into Yu Kailin's teacup with a metal spoon, and poured some brown sugar into his own tea. "Let's see whose cup tastes better."

Yu Kailin opened her mouth wide in surprise—God, she actually... is so forceful, she doesn't respect other people's opinions at all!

Wei Jun took a sip of his own cup of tea and exclaimed, "Well, I knew the taste must be good! Kailin, you should drink it too, it's really good."

Yu Kailin felt that she was forcing herself—she couldn't accept such a thing, so she stood up from the sofa and walked to the door. "Sister Juan, I'm sorry, I'm a little tired and want to go back."

Wei Jun stared at the door closed by Yu Kailin with a gloomy expression.

Yu Kailin returned to her side, threw the satchel on the sofa, then lay down on the bed, took a deep breath, and then let it out slowly.

Thinking back on what happened just now, Yu Kailin suddenly felt that she might have gone too far.But... how could she force others like this?What's the matter with inviting people to drink tea and forcing them to try those weird, even disgusting flavors as she wants?

But on second thought, maybe Wei Jun was just too enthusiastic.There is a type of people in life like this, he (she) will force you to pay or give you help, thinking it is a good intention, but ignores the importance of respecting others, otherwise it will bring trouble to others.Perhaps, Wei Jun is such a person.

Moreover, Yu Kailin thought that Wei Jun had no job and no family to accompany him, so he often stayed at home alone—she was too bored, so she wanted to try all kinds of weird flavors, just waiting for her new friend to come back from get off work Finally, share these "wonderful delicacy" that she thinks.Maybe she was expecting too much, so she insisted on it.But I didn't give face at all, and left without taking a sip... In fact, the taste of the tea with cream may not be as bad as imagined...

Thinking of this, Yu Kailin regretted a little, she really felt that her attitude just now was too rude, and might even hurt Wei Jun's heart.She decided to apologize to Wei Jun when she saw Wei Jun tomorrow.

Yu Kailin wrote a diary as usual.Feeling guilty, she went to the bathroom to take a shower.After watching a movie online, I gradually became sleepy, so I turned off the computer and went to sleep.

Lying on the bed, Yu Kailin thought about drinking tea again, and the guilt and uneasiness in her heart bothered her, making it difficult for her to fall asleep.

In the quiet night, Yu Kailin gradually heard a low and persistent voice coming from the next door, it sounded... like someone jogging in place.She listened carefully—yes, it was the sound of the sneakers stepping on the wooden floor, fast and slow, irregular, indicating that the runners were changing their running rhythm.The fact that the sound from next door was so pronounced obviously meant that the house was poorly insulated.

Yu Kailin glanced at the time on her phone, it was already 11:30.She wondered, how could Wei Jun run in situ at home so late?If it is exercise, the time is too inappropriate, right?

Although the sound was not loud enough to constitute noise, it was always disturbing to hear in this silent night.Yu Kailin expected the sound of running to end as soon as possible, but what she didn't expect was that the sound lasted for more than half an hour.

Run before bed?Yu Kailin exhaled—this landlord has too many eccentricities.

六

In the morning, when Yu Kailin went out, she judged that Wei Jun should get up.She walked over and knocked lightly on the door next door.

After a while, Wei Jun opened the door, and seeing Yu Kailin, she smiled and said, "Good morning, Kailin."

"Good morning, Miss Juan, I didn't disturb your sleep, did I?"

"No, I'm always an early riser. Anything?"

"Well...it's nothing, Miss Juan, I just want to tell you...I'm sorry." Yu Kailin said with an apologetic expression.

"What's the matter?" Wei Jun didn't seem to understand at all. "Why are you apologizing?"

"It happened last night. I thought about it, I was so stubborn... You invited me to drink tea with your kind intentions, but I didn't appreciate it..."

Wei Jun looked at Yu Kailin, as if it took him a long time to understand what she meant.She laughed loudly: "So that's why? I thought it was something—hey, don't worry about it, what's the matter!"

Yu Kailin also laughed. "Sister Juan, it's good that you're not angry with me."

Wei Jun lightly slapped Yu Kailin on the shoulder reproachfully. "I'm not as stingy as you think! We are neighbors and friends, so we should understand each other."

"Yes, you are quite right." Yu Kailin smiled. "Then... Miss Juan, I'm off to work."

"Oh, okay—by the way, have you had breakfast? I'm steaming buns. You can eat two."

"No need, Miss Juan, I bought bread and milk, and I ate them just now." Yu Kailin waved to Wei Jun and walked towards the stairs. "Let's go, goodbye!"

Wei Jun also waved to Yu Kailin and watched her go downstairs.Then she turned and went back into the house, closing the door behind her.

She walked into the kitchen and continued what she was doing just now—wiping off the remaining blood on the chopping board with a rag, and then rinsed the blood off the kitchen knife.

In a large bowl next to the chopping board, there is a bowl of diced meat, which is the leftover material for stuffing the buns.

Wei Jun uncovered the steaming steamer. There were six or seven big buns inside. She picked up the buns with chopsticks and put them on a plate.

After cooling down for a while, she picked up a bun with her hand, brought it to her mouth, took a bite, and savored it carefully.After more than ten seconds, she slowly shook her head and threw the bun into the trash can.

Then, she picked up the big bowl of diced meat on the stove, walked into the bathroom, poured all the diced meat into the sewer, and flushed it for several minutes.

She sighed deeply, looking disappointed.

When Yu Kailin came to the company, she was stunned as soon as she walked to her work position.

On her desk, there is a large bouquet of beautifully packaged and delicate yellow roses.Seeing her coming, the female colleague next to her said enviously, "Yu Kailin, your boyfriend is so kind. He sent you flowers early in the morning. How romantic it is."

Yu Kailin smiled at her, then picked up the flower and looked at the card hanging on it.With just a slight glance, the card was crumpled into a ball.

Immediately, this bouquet of roses was inserted in the trash can in the company's corridor.

When it was time for lunch, Yu Kailin was afraid that that annoying guy would appear at the gate again, so she directly dragged Meng Xiaoxue through the back passage.

Sitting in a small restaurant, Yu Kailin and Meng Xiaoxue ordered one meat, two vegetables and one soup, chatted and waited for the food to be served.

"What a pity." Meng Xiaoxue shook her head and said regretfully.

"What's the pity?" Yu Kailin asked.

"That bouquet of yellow roses. You're the one to decorate the trash can with such a beautiful flower."

Yu Kailin smiled and said, "I knew you liked it, so I gave it to you and took it home."

"Forget it. That means I accepted the flowers from Li Xin. What's the matter?"

The smile on Yu Kailin's face disappeared. "Xiaoxue, from now on...don't mention Li Xin in front of me."

Meng Xiaoxue looked at her. "Sister Kailin, what happened to you and him? I'll just ask this once, and I won't mention him in the future."

Yu Kailin was silent for a long time. "He's behind my back, with other women..."

"I guessed that's what happened!" Meng Xiaoxue said angrily, "Men are like this, gossip! After the Dongchuang incident happened, they tried their best to make up for it, in order to save your heart-in fact, who knows if it's hypocrisy? !"

Yu Kailin remained silent, as if Meng Xiaoxue's words had touched a sore spot in her heart.

The outspoken Meng Xiaoxue seemed to be aware of this. She quickly changed the subject and comforted her: "However, men are always confused. If he knows his mistakes, he will correct them. I promise there will be no next time. Forgiving him once is also a consideration." Yes. Judging from Li Xin's actions, he may really be determined to change his past..."

Yu Kailin interrupted Meng Xiaoxue: "Stop talking, Xiaoxue. You don't know the specifics. He's not dating any ordinary woman, but..."

Having said that, she couldn't go on any longer, and raised her hand to cover her mouth with an expression of extreme disgust on her face.

Meng Xiaoxue felt that something was wrong, and asked tentatively, "What is it?"

Yu Kailin turned her head aside and took a deep breath. "Forget it, I really don't want to talk about it. Xiaoxue, don't ask any more." The tone was very strong, and there was no room for negotiation.

Although Meng Xiaoxue really wanted to find out, she couldn't force it, so she had to give up.

At this time, the dishes they ordered came out, and after filling the bowls, the two began to eat.

Halfway through the meal, Yu Kailin suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, Xiaoxue, do you know that there has been a murder case in our city recently?"

Meng Xiaoxue almost choked on the piece of meat in her mouth. "Sister Kailin, can you stop talking about such things during dinner!" She frowned.

"Ah, I'm sorry. I wanted to ask you yesterday, but then I got busy and forgot."

Meng Xiaoxue put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth with a tissue. "Where did you find out? In the papers?"

Yu Kailin shook her head. "No, it was Li Xin who told me yesterday. He wanted to use this as an excuse to tell me to go back and live with him, but I didn't really believe it, and thought he might be bluffing me—why, did such a thing really happen?"

Meng Xiaoxue lowered her gaze, and after a while, she raised her head and stared at Yu Kailin. "Sister Kailin, actually, I wanted to tell you about it the day you rented the house... But I was afraid of scaring you, so I didn't say it explicitly, but just reminded you to be safe."

"You already knew?" Yu Kailin asked in surprise, "Why didn't I hear about this before?"

"I also heard from a friend at the rented house. She saw it in another friend's newspaper. But this incident may have been controlled by the government or the police. It is said that the newspaper that reported the incident They were all recalled on the same day, and then all related news and posts on the Internet were also deleted—perhaps because they were afraid of causing panic among citizens, or having a bad impact on our city’s image.”

Yu Kailin said dully, "No wonder I don't know at all..." She suddenly asked eagerly, "I heard that the one who was killed was a single woman from out of town. Is this true?"

Meng Xiaoxue thought about it. "I've never heard of that, but it's certainly possible."

Yu Kailin covered her mouth with a look of fear.

Meng Xiaoxue said: "Sister Kailin, I heard that the police haven't caught the murderer yet, and the newspaper said that the murderer may continue to commit crimes, remind everyone to pay attention to safety. I think...you live alone now, it's really It's quite disturbing. Otherwise, you can hold your breath, listen to Li Xin, and go back to live with him."

Yu Kailin shook her head decisively. "That's impossible—isn't that just in his favor? He told me that's the purpose of this matter, and I won't let him succeed so easily."

Meng Xiaoxue stared at Yu Kailin and smiled slightly. "Actually, I can see that you still love him."

Yu Kailin's heart seemed to be pricked by a needle, and it throbbed faintly.But she immediately denied it: "Don't talk nonsense! I made up my mind to break up with him, it's definitely not a joke!"

"But people's mentality will slowly change over time. Besides, although some people are hateful, if you really lose them, you will feel..."

"Okay, Xiaoxue, don't talk about this." Yu Kailin cut off the conversation, and gestured for Meng Xiaoxue to stop talking.

Meng Xiaoxue shrugged her shoulders and changed the subject. "What about where you live now?"

“The house is still pretty good, and the rent is reasonable.”

"But you are alone after all. Unlike me, you and your friends can take care of each other." Meng Xiaoxue is now sharing a house with a few friends she knows. Compared with Yu Kailin, the situation is slightly better.

"What can I do?" Yu Kailin sighed and pondered for a while. "However, I can't be completely alone... At least there is a landlord who lives next to me as a neighbor, so we can take care of each other when necessary."

"Is that the unmarried girl in her 40s you mentioned?" Meng Xiaoxue couldn't help laughing. "What is she like?"

"It's okay, it's very enthusiastic. It's just that the taste of food is a bit weird, and...sometimes, it's a bit too enthusiastic."

Yu Kailin told Meng Xiaoxue about drinking tea at Wei Jun's house last night.

"Ah? Isn't she too strong?" Meng Xiaoxue frowned. "How can she force others to try those strange flavors?"

"Forget it, I thought about it later, and she didn't mean anything malicious. She regarded me as a friend, that's why she did it."

"I can't stand being friends with this kind of person." Meng Xiaoxue said, sticking out her tongue.

After a moment of silence, Yu Kailin said, "By the way, I found that she still seems to have some quirks."

"What quirk?"

"At 11:30 last night, I heard the sound of running from the next door, and I have been running for more than half an hour."

"Run before going to bed?" Meng Xiaoxue opened her mouth wide in surprise. "That will excite the nerves, can you still sleep?"

"Isn't it? I think so too, who would run at such a late hour."

"Didn't you ask her what's going on?"

"I didn't ask. I think it's someone else's business, and I don't care about it."

"I didn't ask you to interfere with her. Didn't you say that she really wants to be your friend? You just tell her as a friend that exercising before going to bed is not good for your health, but harmful--this can be natural. Talk to her about it."

"You still have an idea." Yu Kailin said, "I will tell her like this next time."

Meng Xiaoxue looked at the unfinished meal. "Look, we have a good lunch, but we are talking about these topics, can we still eat now?"

"Blame me." Yu Kailin laughed. "I'll treat you to a good meal next time." As she spoke, she greeted the waiter. "Buy the bill."

The two left the small restaurant and walked silently on the road for several minutes without speaking to each other, as if they were both thinking about something.

Suddenly, Meng Xiaoxue said abruptly: "Sister Kailin, I think...the landlady next door to you may not be an ordinary person."

Yu Kailin stopped in her tracks. "What do you mean? She is not an ordinary person, who is she?"

Meng Xiaoxue hesitated and said, "I mean, she might be the kind...somewhat abnormal."

"Why do you think so?"

"Think about it, she is still in her 40s and still not married; she likes those weird flavors and forces others to try them; she runs at night—all these things make her look a little abnormal."

Yu Kailin thought about it and said, "I don't think...it's as serious as you said. I don't think she's weird enough to be abnormal."

"Anyway, let me remind you that this kind of single old girl with weird hobbies is often paranoid and prone to extreme behavior. If you don't offend her, it may be okay; but if one day, you offend her and say Maybe she will do something that you don't expect."

At this moment, Yu Kailin remembered that when Wei Jun first went to rent the house, Wei Jun was cold to the couple, but when facing herself, he quickly became very enthusiastic again. The change in attitude was really great.She suddenly became uneasy: "Xiaoxue, don't scare me by saying these words."

Meng Xiaoxue seemed a little embarrassed: "Sister Kailin, I also know that you are living outside alone and you are neighbors with this landlord. You shouldn't have said these things to make you feel uncomfortable. But... I really That's how it feels. And you don't know—my instincts are far better than the average person's."

"Okay, stop talking about this." Yu Kailin didn't want to continue talking about this topic. "Anyway, I'll pay attention."

Seven

In Yu Kailin's view, Wei Jun's daily life is quite boring, but this is not the case, she has her own "fun".

Now, she's looking for that kind of fun.

Wei Jun hummed a ditty he made up himself, leisurely took out a bunch of keys from the drawer, put them on his fingers and waggled them, then walked out of the house.

When she came to the aisle, she calmed down, looked around, and after confirming that there was no one there, she walked to the house where Yu Kailin lived now, and opened the door with the key.

Entering the house, she gently closed the door.

The happiest time of the day has come - she can spy on the privacy of the tenants to her heart's content.

First, she walked to the wardrobe, opened the door, and admired the various clothes inside.

Well, these clothes are too ordinary, there is nothing special - she shook her head slightly, looking a little disappointed.But soon, some underwear caught her attention, which made her startled.

This woman has good taste in lingerie—she thought—well, this lavender lace lingerie suits me just fine, why shouldn't I try it?

She took off all the clothes on her body and let them scatter on the ground, leaving herself completely naked.She didn't feel ashamed at all, put another woman's close-fitting underwear and panties on her body, then lowered her head to admire with satisfaction, and even turned around in the room.

After more than ten minutes, she reluctantly took off the underwear and put them back in place carefully.Then, try another set of silk pajamas...

More than half an hour later, the door of the closet was closed—she firmly believed that it would be very difficult for Holmes to find that these clothes had been tampered with after she carefully restored them.

Next, the second item.

Wei Jun walked to the desk and opened the unlocked drawer.Originally, she only wanted to find some small objects closely related to the homeowner's private life, in order to infer some details of the homeowner's life, and produce dramatic associations based on this.But she was pleasantly surprised to find that there was actually a diary lying in the drawer!That's as good as it gets—a diary is the perfect gift for a voyeur.

Wei Jun almost couldn't wait to open the diary, as excited as a drug addict who found a high-quality meth.

After turning a few pages, she showed a disappointed look.Originally, she planned to savor slowly like reading a thick book.What I didn't expect was that this was a new diary, and there were only two diary entries written on it, which I started writing from the day I rented the house.

Wei Jun didn't know that in order to completely forget Li Xin, Yu Kailin burned the previous diary that recorded the past love.

Although it did not meet expectations, the contents of only these two diaries aroused her great interest——

(Diary on May 5)

"...It's incredible today, I actually rented a house in the city center for only 1500 yuan (per month). I didn't expect it to be so smooth. I thought I would have to settle in a hotel first... The house is very nice, It's clean and hygienic, and it's quiet at night. The landlady is very nice and welcoming. She entertained me with her own homemade rice with sausage and potatoes. Although the taste is a bit weird, I'm still very grateful to her. She said, I hope to be my friend, why not I? For a single woman like me who lives alone, it is the best thing to have a neighbor as a good friend..."

Seeing this, Wei Jun showed an extremely comfortable expression on his face, looking extremely satisfied.She turned a page and continued reading.

(Diary on May 5)

"...He came to me today, and for a ridiculous reason, he had the audacity to ask me to go back and live with him. I feel disgusted just seeing him now, but he can still make such a request, It's just ridiculous..."

Wei Jun couldn't understand the meaning of this paragraph, but guessed that it was an emotional entanglement between a man and a woman, so she continued to read.

"...Although I was very surprised, how could Sister Juan force me to drink those strange flavors of tea. However, I think she was just too enthusiastic. And I, because I couldn't accept it for a while, mercilessly I left. Thinking about it now, I feel that I did a little too much. I don't know if I hurt Sister Juan's heart. I decided to apologize to her tomorrow, and I really hope that Sister Juan is not too angry with me..."

"Oh, poor boy." Wei Jun murmured, showing pity, closed the diary, and carefully put it back in place.

She breathed a sigh of relief, feeling very satisfied and fulfilled.If it weren't for the fear of knocking something here, she would almost want to dance.

Oh, by the way, and the most important thing, I have to check that.

Wei Jun walked into the bathroom and turned on the light.She leaned close to the large mirror on the side of the shower, almost pressed her nose to it for a closer look, then nodded contentedly—

Very good, no one will see a flaw.

Eight

Yu Kailin used to look forward to leaving get off work early, but today, for the first time, she wished to stay longer at the unit.

The topics discussed with Meng Xiaoxue at noon today really scared her a little - she even regretted renting a house by herself.Because of this, she hated Li Xin even more - if he hadn't done such dirty things, how could she be in such a situation?

When getting off work, Yu Kailin finally couldn't bear it anymore, she grabbed Meng Xiaoxue who was about to leave.

"Xiaoxue, today...can you come and stay with me for one night?" She said shyly.

Meng Xiaoxue was taken aback for a moment, but immediately understood. "Sister Kailin, did what we said at noon today scare you?"

Yu Kailin couldn't show her strength, she just nodded.

Meng Xiaoxue thought about it. "It's fine for me to stay with you for one night, but it's not a long-term solution. I can't sleep with you every day, can I?"

"I won't ask you to accompany me every day. The main reason is that I just said these things today. I'm very scared, and I will feel better in a few days."

Meng Xiaoxue sighed. "Hey, why are you bothering? Li Xin wanted to protect you, but you refused. But you asked me to live with you..."

"Okay, okay, I told you not to mention him." Yu Kailin said irritably, "Just say whether you will accompany me or not."

"Accompany, accompany, today I will be a 'three-accompany'!" Meng Xiaoxue made a face, "But the condition is that you have to treat me to a steak!"

"Ghost girl, I'll kill you!" Yu Kailin blamed, and then smiled.

The two women went to a western restaurant to have a sumptuous dinner, and then went shopping in a large shopping mall that had just opened nearby.The two each got a piece of clothing, and Meng Xiaoxue also bought a beautiful hat.Both of them were in a good mood, and the fear in Yu Kailin's heart was gradually dispelled.

Back to the rental house, it was already past nine o'clock.

After Meng Xiaoxue entered the room, she walked around the whole room. "This house is quite nice, clean and relatively quiet. 1500 is really a bargain."

"It's a pity that there is only one room. If it is a big house like the one you rented, you can share it with others."

"Co-renting also has many disadvantages." Meng Xiaoxue sat on the sofa and crossed her legs. "For example, the shared bathroom. Sometimes you want to go to the bathroom, but someone else is occupying it. It's frustrating."

Yu Kailin poured a glass of water and brought it over to Meng Xiaoxue. "I don't think any of that matters now. The most important thing is safety."

"It's true, living alone is quite frightening at night." Meng Xiaoxue took a sip of water and put the cup on the tea table.

The two sat on the sofa and chatted for a while, when there was a knock on the door.

"It's so late, who will come to see you?" Meng Xiaoxue asked.

"Who else is it, that landlady." Yu Kailin lowered her voice, "Now you can see her." She stood up, went to the door and opened it.

Sure enough, Wei Jun stood at the door, holding another plate of golden fried food in his hand, and said to Yu Kailin with a smile on his face: "Kailin, I just came back so late today. Look, I made some fried pancakes again." , bring a few for you to taste."

"Oh, sister Juan, what a shame, I always eat your food."

"Why are you polite, we are neighbors and friends!" Wei Jun handed the plate to Yu Kailin. "I don't know if you are used to eating or not."

After Yu Kailin gave a simple polite sentence, she didn't refuse, and took the plate over: "Thank you so much, Miss Juan, come in and sit down for a while."

"Okay. I'm bored to death at home all day, and I want to chat with you for a while..." Just as he was talking and walked into the room, Wei Jun suddenly saw Meng Xiaoxue sitting on the sofa, and the smile on his face suddenly Disappeared, his expression became stiff.

"So, you still have guests here." She looked at Meng Xiaoxue and said coldly.

Yu Kailin hurriedly introduced: "Yes, she is a colleague of our company, her name is Meng Xiaoxue."

Meng Xiaoxue stood up from the sofa, walked over and offered her hand. "You are sister Jun, hello."

Wei Jun sized her up a few times, and then looked at her outstretched hand. It took a long time to reach out, almost touched her lightly, and then retracted.

Yu Kailin greeted: "Sister Juan, sit down, I'll pour you a glass of water."

"No need." Wei Jun said expressionlessly, "Since you have friends here, then I won't bother you."

"It's okay, sister Juan, we have nothing to do. Can we chat for a while."

"Another day." Wei Jun waved his hands, turned around and opened the door, and went out.

Yu Kailin was holding a plate of deep-fried pancakes, and stood there blankly, then looked at Meng Xiaoxue blankly.

Meng Xiaoxue sat down on the sofa again, pressed her mouth lightly with her fingers, then shook her head and sneered in disbelief.

Yu Kailin sat next to her, put the plate containing fried pancakes on the tea table, and said awkwardly: "I really didn't expect that she would be like this."

"What does she mean by that?"

"I don't know either."

"She was going to come in to chat with you with a smile, but after seeing me, her attitude changed a lot..." Meng Xiaoxue was thinking. "She was clearly coming after me."

"But, how is this possible?" Yu Kailin found it hard to understand. "She doesn't know you, so she has no reason to hate or reject you."

Meng Xiaoxue stared at Yu Kailin. "I analyzed it with you at noon. She may be a little abnormal, and it seems that she is indeed the case now. This kind of person's mentality and thinking are different from ordinary people, and she cannot judge her behavior with normal people's thinking."

"Then what do you think is going on with her?"

Meng Xiaoxue lowered her head in thought, then raised her head after a while. "I saw her behavior just now, as if she was jealous."

"What?" Yu Kailin felt dumbfounded. "Jealous? We are all women, why is she jealous?"

Meng Xiaoxue waved her hands. "It's not jealousy in that sense. What I mean is that a single old girl like her who lives reclusively and has a withdrawn personality may be very paranoid when looking at certain things. For example, she wants her to be your only friend, And don't want you to have any other friends—she'll be very angry if you don't do what she wants."

Yu Kailin remembered what Meng Xiaoxue said - on the first day of renting the house, Wei Jun said that she didn't have many opportunities to contact others, and hoped to become good friends with herself; Feeling lonely, with no friends around... Could it be that, now that she saw herself with Meng Xiaoxue, would she regard this as a kind of betrayal?
After staying there for a long while, Yu Kailin said, "Indeed... there is such a possibility as you said."

"If that's the case, then you'd better keep a distance from her." Meng Xiaoxue said sternly, "You can only keep a respectful distance from such eccentric and moody people."

Yu Kailin looked at the plate of deep-fried pancakes and said embarrassedly: "But, it's not that I want to take the initiative to contact her. You see, she will send some food and snacks for me to taste from time to time. If I If I don't accept it, she will feel that I don't appreciate it; but if I accept it, doesn't that mean that I have a closer relationship with her?"

Meng Xiaoxue also looked at the bright yellow pancakes, and couldn't help laughing. "I don't know what kind of strange taste the fried pancakes will be this time."

Yu Kailin said, "How about we each try one?"

Meng Xiaoxue and her looked at each other for a few seconds, and said with a suppressed smile, "Well, I'm really curious."

Yu Kailin picked up two pancakes from the plate and handed one to Meng Xiaoxue.The two stared at the pancake for a few seconds and took a bite at the same time.

Meng Xiaoxue chewed carefully. "I think... the taste is not bad, it's not too bad."

"Indeed." Yu Kailin said, "Compared to the fat sausage rice bowl and the green tea with cream that day, this taste is quite normal."

"It's just too much oil, it tastes a bit boring." Meng Xiaoxue took another bite and saw the meat stuffing in the pancake. "Also... this meat tastes weird, why can't I tell what kind of meat it is?"

"Hmm... the meat has a slightly fishy smell." Yu Kailin said, "Maybe it's mutton."

"It's not like." Meng Xiaoxue shook her head and said, "The color of lamb is not so red. But if it's beef, it doesn't taste right."

At this time, Yu Kailin had stopped eating fried pancakes.

Meng Xiaoxue said, "This meat...couldn't be stale."

"I do not know either."

"Forget it, let's stop eating." Meng Xiaoxue put the remaining pancake back on the plate. "Regardless of whether the meat is really a problem, anyway, I feel uncomfortable."

Yu Kailin looked at the plate full of pancakes, and was in a dilemma: "There are still so many, what should I do?"

Meng Xiaoxue said: "Throw it away, this kind of oil cake made of meat of unknown origin may cause problems after eating." She picked up the plate, walked to the trash can, stepped on the switch, and fried the whole plate. All the cakes were poured in.

"Hey..." Yu Kailin felt that it was someone's wish after all, and she couldn't bear it, but before she could stop it, she was already dumped, so she had to give up.

One of Meng Xiaoxue's hands was covered with oil, and she said to Yu Kailin, "I'm going to take a shower first."

"Okay." Yu Kailin stood up, "Let me find you a nightgown."

Meng Xiaoxue took a pink nightgown that Yu Kailin handed her, and walked into the bathroom.

nine

Wei Jun returned to his side, sat down on the sofa with a sullen expression on his face, and crossed his hands.

A few minutes later, she picked up the remote control and turned on the TV—an old man with a wretched appearance was hosting an entertainment program—it made her sick to watch.In fact, it's not the TV show's fault, everything makes her feel disgusted now.She pressed the power button of the remote control hard, turned off the TV, and threw the remote control aside.

She hates that her arrangements are being destroyed, but she has nowhere to vent her anger. This feeling of having nowhere to vent her anger makes her extremely annoyed.

Suddenly, Wei Jun thought of a question - did that woman just come to play for a while?She's not going to live here tonight, is she?Are they that close?Didn't she (Yu Kailin) ​​say that she has no friends?kidding me?

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and her two rows of teeth rubbed against each other.An unknown fire was burning in his chest.

I have to make sure—she thought.Go to the bathroom.

There is only one wall between Wei Jun's bathroom and Yu Kailin's bathroom - this structure was originally not like this when the house was being built, but was later remodeled by Wei Jun himself.

It was one of her great secrets - none of the tenants who had ever lived here knew it.

Wei Jun walked to the wall of the bathroom, opened the closet in front of him, and took away the various body washes and shampoos used to cover up and cover up, revealing a transparent glass partitioned by a horizontal plate.

From this piece of glass, Yu Kailin's bathroom can be seen at a glance - and from that side, it is a big mirror.

This special single-sided light-transmitting glass is like a large piece of wide paper, writing and recording Wei Jun's countless despicable voyeuristic experiences.

Almost every night, Wei Jun would stay here on a regular basis, watching every move of the people in the bathroom opposite, like watching a movie, gaining inexplicable satisfaction and perverted pleasure.

In the past few nights, she had seen enough of Yu Kailin's unchanging bathing movements, so she happened to change to a fresh one tonight.

She began to expect Meng Xiaoxue to stay tonight.

She was not disappointed.

Ten minutes later, Meng Xiaoxue walked into the bathroom with a pink nightdress.

Wei Jun's emotions became aroused, and his breathing began to become short of breath.

I'm going to see if this bitch has any particular quirks - show them all, preferably nothing.

Under Wei Jun's gaze, Meng Xiaoxue took off all the clothes on her body, revealing her young and sexy body.She walked under the shower, turned on the switch, and several small streams of water sprayed out from the shower.

After the water temperature was adjusted properly, Meng Xiaoxue closed her eyes and stood under the shower. The warm water poured down from her head, washing her from top to bottom.Meng Xiaoxue combed the long hair of the cape with her fingers, then wiped off the water in front of her eyes with her hands, picked up the shampoo on a small glass table next to her, squeezed some into her palm, rubbed it on her hair, and began to wash her hair.

Wei Jun watched it for a few minutes, feeling a little disappointed—Meng Xiaoxue's bathing process was dull and boring, without some of the highlights she was looking forward to.Gradually, the fog in the bathroom over there obscured the mirror, making it difficult for her to see clearly.But she didn't intend to give up, she moved her face closer and opened her eyes wide, as if she wanted to see a trick.

Suddenly, Meng Xiaoxue on the other side seemed to feel something suddenly. She looked startled, then covered her upper body with both hands, and looked around in fear.

Wei Jun was also extremely astonished - she had carried out this kind of peeping countless times, and no one had ever discovered any flaws.But Meng Xiaoxue's expression at the moment seemed to have noticed something!
Could it be that this woman...discovered this secret?Wei Jun took a step back.Impossible... How did she find out?

Wei Jun's heart was beating wildly, she continued to stare at the other side of the special glass, her nervousness gradually calmed down - Meng Xiaoxue looked around, but did not fix her eyes on the mirror, it could be seen that she didn't know what was wrong, but She really felt something strange, turned off the shower, put on her nightgown hastily and ran out.

Wei Jun quickly put the shower gel and shampoo back to their original places, blocked the glass, and closed the closet.

Yu Kailin was flipping through a magazine on the sofa, when she saw Meng Xiaoxue rushing out of the bathroom in panic, she asked in surprise, "What's wrong with you?"

Meng Xiaoxue sat next to Yu Kailin, her face was pale and her breathing was short. After a while, she finally managed to say something from her throat: "I just felt... There seems to be someone in the bathroom!"

These words made Yu Kailin tremble all over with fright, and a cold breath shot up her back. "What!" She threw the magazine away and covered her mouth in horror.

"I was taking a shower when I suddenly felt a gaze, as if...someone was peeping!"

Yu Kailin tightened her body in fear: "Did you see someone? Where is he peeping?"

"No...but, I can feel it!"

Yu Kailin looked at Meng Xiaoxue suspiciously. "Feeling? Is this kind of thing credible?"

Meng Xiaoxue said anxiously: "Of course it's believable! I told you, my intuition is much stronger than the average person! I knew it a long time ago!"

Yu Kailin hesitated for a moment. "Then... let's go to the bathroom together."

Meng Xiaoxue swallowed, and nodded boldly.

The two held each other's arms and approached the bathroom slowly tremblingly.Pushing open the door, the narrow space was unobstructed. Yu Kailin looked at the small ventilated window above. At this moment, there was only darkness outside.She said: "If someone wants to peek, it can only be through this small window-but this is the second floor, how can someone climb so high?"

Meng Xiaoxue couldn't answer, she bit her lower lip stubbornly.

"Xiaoxue, did you have an illusion?" Yu Kailin asked.

Meng Xiaoxue stood vigilantly in the bathroom, the strange feeling just now had disappeared.She let out a breath and pulled Yu Kailin a bit. "Let's go back to the living room."

Sitting down again, Meng Xiaoxue stared into Yu Kailin's eyes. "Sister Kailin, listen to me. When I was eight years old, I was playing with some friends in the yard one evening. I had a great time at first, but suddenly I felt restless and uncomfortable. I burst into tears involuntarily. My mother thought I was being bullied, so she came out and questioned those friends who were playing with me. They were all dumbfounded at the time—including myself, no one knew what was going on. And no matter how everyone persuaded me, I kept crying... As a result, half an hour later, my mother received a call from the traffic police. They said that the taxi driven by my father collided with a bus half an hour ago , he... died on the spot..."

Speaking of this, Meng Xiaoxue shed tears.Yu Kailin was both surprised and sad, and didn't know what to say for a while, so she just put her arm around Xiaoxue's shoulder.

Meng Xiaoxue took a deep breath and wiped away her tears. "This happened more than ten years ago. Sister Kailin, I said it not because I want you to be sad with me, but to tell you that I have a basis for saying that my intuition is stronger than ordinary people!"

Yu Kailin said with emotion: "I've only seen such things in books or movies before, but I didn't expect such things to really exist in reality."

"And it happened to me more than once." Meng Xiaoxue said, "Of course, it doesn't always mean that someone dies. Sometimes it's just some small things, such as which road is the right one to choose after getting lost—but All these things have proved that my sixth sense is indeed stronger than that of ordinary people."

"Sixth sense?"

"That's right. Don't you know? The sixth sense is actually our subconscious ability, which is innate to each of us. It's just that most people have a weak sixth sense, so they can't feel it. But I , happens to be the kind of person with a strong sixth sense, so he can intuitively perceive things that others cannot perceive."

"For example, you just felt someone's eyes watching you, is it the expression of sixth sense?" Yu Kailin asked.

Meng Xiaoxue nodded silently.

"Xiaoxue, what are you trying to explain by telling me this?" Yu Kailin asked worriedly.

Meng Xiaoxue looked at her friend and was silent for a while, before she said, "Sister Kailin, I think... there is something wrong with the house you live in now."

Yu Kailin was horrified, and asked anxiously, "What's the problem?"

"I don't know the details, but there is always a very uneasy feeling."

"When did you feel it? You felt this way as soon as you entered the door?"

"No..." Meng Xiaoxue buried her head in thought. "When I first entered the door, I didn't feel that obvious. It was after that Sister Juan came...and then in the bathroom..."

Speaking of this, Meng Xiaoxue raised her head suddenly: "By the way, my strange feeling only appeared after the landlady came to visit. Maybe... it's not that there is a problem with the house, but that there is something wrong with the landlady!"

Yu Kailin remembered what Meng Xiaoxue had said to herself during the day. "You seem to have always suspected that there was something wrong with her."

Meng Xiaoxue opened her eyes wide and said: "No, what I told you at noon is just an uncertain speculation, but after meeting her tonight and staying here for so long, I feel that this is abnormal. Strong!"

Yu Kailin asked, "What do you think is wrong with her?"

Meng Xiaoxue frowned. "This... I don't want to judge rashly, but I'm sure there is some secret hidden in her!"

Yu Kailin looked up at the ceiling with a dazed expression. "Perhaps, there is a secret hidden in each of us..."

"What you want to say is 'privacy'?" Meng Xiaoxue said, "Besides, even if we keep a secret, it won't pose any threat to others—but for this landlady, it's hard to say."

"Do you think she will be a dangerous person?" Yu Kailin looked at Meng Xiaoxue. "Isn't it an exaggeration to say that? Even if she has a withdrawn personality and a weird temper, I don't think it has reached this point."

Meng Xiaoxue shrugged her shoulders without comment, obviously she was not sure.

The silence lasted for a while, and Meng Xiaoxue said, "Sister Kailin, just to be on the safe side, don't live here, rent a house elsewhere!"

Yu Kailin sighed: "How can it be so easy to re-rent a house? The houses around here are very pretty, and they have been rented out a long time ago. Besides, I have already paid three months' rent, and I have no money to rent another house."

"Why don't you think of a reason to ask her to refund the rent to you?"

"What reason can I think of?" Yu Kailin was very embarrassed. "There is no real problem with this house...how can you ask me to speak?"

Meng Xiaoxue thought about it for a while, but couldn't think of any suitable reason, and felt that this matter was really difficult to handle.

Yu Kailin said: "Forget it, Xiaoxue, don't bother. Anyway, what you told me, I will pay attention to it. At worst, I'll be careful and don't provoke her."

Meng Xiaoxue hesitated and said: "Sister Kailin, don't blame me for bringing up Li Xin again. But judging from the current situation, if he is willing to sincerely apologize to you, you might as well just accept him and go back to live with him."

This time, Yu Kailin did not firmly object.She bit her lip and thought for a long time, but didn't speak.

Then, the two chatted about other topics for a while, and gradually came out of the panic.When it was close to eleven o'clock, the two of them squeezed into one bed and fell asleep.

Before going to bed, Yu Kailin recorded everything that happened today in detail in her diary.

Ten

In the dustbin in the corridor of the company, another bouquet of charming flowers was planted, this time it was lavender eustoma.

Yu Kailin really hoped that Li Xin would stop doing these useless efforts - how could those things he did could be undone by a few bouquets of flowers?

What a waste of time and wasted thought—and let the flowers that should have bloomed in the beautiful flower garden be placed in the wrong place, just like his misguided love at this moment, meaningless—she thought regretfully .

After ten o'clock in the morning, Yu Kailin's cell phone rang. She looked at the number and found that it was from home.

While answering the phone, she walked into the corridor.

"Hey, Mom, what's the matter?"

The mother's anxious voice came from the phone. "Karin, your dad is sick."

Yu Kailin's heart tightened. "What disease?"

"Recently he has been dizzy, chest tight, and weak all over. I accompanied him to the hospital for an examination yesterday. The doctor said that there was something wrong with his heart. It seemed that he had a disease called...'congestive heart failure'."

"Is this disease serious?" Yu Kailin asked.She had never heard the name of the disease.

"The doctor said that this is a serious disease, and a pacemaker must be installed immediately, otherwise it may be life-threatening." The mother's voice choked up.

"Then listen to the doctor, and quickly perform surgery to install a pacemaker!" Yu Kailin said anxiously.

"Karin, you know, we bought a house last year, and the family's money was all spent, and we owed 10 yuan to relatives. Now we can only scrape together more than 1 yuan, which is not enough for surgery."

"How much does the doctor say the operation will cost?"

"The pacemaker alone costs more than 2 yuan, plus surgery fees, medical expenses, etc., it costs tens of thousands! How can we have so much money now..." The mother sobbed.

Yu Kailin held the phone in a daze, her heart twitching.

"Karin, do you have any money there now?" Mother asked.

"I..." Yu Kailin was speechless.She hated herself for being so useless, for not being able to provide any money when her parents needed help the most.

Seeing that her daughter was silent, the mother understood, and immediately comforted her: "It's okay, Kailin, I know it's not easy for you to be outside alone. Don't worry about this, Mom will figure out a way."

"Mom, what can you think of?"

After a while of silence, the mother said in a low voice: "It's really impossible, I have to sell the house..."

Yu Kailin was in a hurry: "This won't work! Where will you live after the house is sold?"

"But your father's illness has to be treated."

Yu Kailin thought anxiously, and said to her mother: "Mom, don't you have more than 1 yuan on hand? I will send you another 1 yuan, and you can borrow the rest from relatives and friends to get through this difficulty." Just—don't sell the house! You know?"

"Do you have 1 yuan?" The mother knew her daughter well. If she had money, she would have said so just now.

"Don't worry about it, I will find a way. In short, just do as I said."

Mother hesitated for a moment. "……Ok."

"I'll remit the money in the next two days, Mom, don't worry..." Yu Kailin said some words to comfort her mother.

After hanging up the phone, she was distraught.

It's easy to say it, but where can I collect the 1 yuan?
All she could think of was to rely on her only friend, Meng Xiaoxue.

At noon, Yu Kailin told Meng Xiaoxue about her father's illness. Before she could say about borrowing money, the clever Meng Xiaoxue had already guessed what she meant.

"Sister Kailin, tell me, how much does it cost?" Meng Xiaoxue asked bluntly.

"Xiaoxue... do you have money now?"

"It depends on how much you borrow."

"... ten thousand."

Meng Xiaoxue thought about it. "Miss Karin, you know, our salary is about the same, you can't save money, and neither can I. The reason I still have some money is because my mother sent me some emergency money ——Now, this money will be lent to you for emergency..."

Yu Kailin gratefully grasped Meng Xiaoxue's hand: "Xiaoxue, thank you so much! In the next few months, I will save money and return the money to you as soon as possible!"

"That's not necessary. It doesn't matter if you pay me back later." Meng Xiaoxue said, "But I haven't finished talking just now. I don't have 1 yuan in my hand, so I can only lend you [-]."

"Ah..." Yu Kailin looked down again. "What about the remaining five thousand?"

Meng Xiaoxue said, "Where's Li Xin?"

Yu Kailin bit her lip and said nothing, her brows were furrowed.

"Sister Kailin, I think you should stop worrying about face in such an emergency. Since Li Xin is willing to bow his head and admit his mistake, you should give him a step down—if you want him to help you at this time, he will die. of."

Yu Kailin sighed. "To tell you the truth, I've thought about him too...but, I've lived with him for so long, and I know him too well—he's a typical 'moonlight family', and his monthly salary can be used until the end of the month That's already pretty good... Even if he wants to help me with this matter, I'm afraid it's more than he can do."

Meng Xiaoxue was silent.After a while, she looked at Yu Kailin and said, "I have an idea."

"What's the idea?"

"Didn't we still say last night that if you want to ask your landlord to refund the remaining rent, there is no proper reason? Isn't the current situation the most legitimate reason?"

Yu Kailin's eyes lit up. "That's right, I said that my father was seriously ill. On the one hand, I need money, and on the other hand, I have to go back to my hometown to take care of him, so that I can ask her to vacate the rent-there will be the remaining 5000 yuan!" But immediately, Her eyes dimmed again. "But if that's the case, where do I live? I don't have money to rent a house anymore."

"You can live with Li Xin—if you really don't want to, you can also come to my place for a while."

"Well, let's do it like this——Xiaoxue, you are so kind." After making up her mind, Yu Kailin felt relieved, and immediately relaxed a lot.

In the evening, Yu Kailin knocked on Wei Jun's door.

"Karin, what's the matter?" Wei Jun asked standing at the door.

"Hmm..." Yu Kailin looked troubled.

Wei Jun sized her up for a few seconds. "Come in and sit down."

After Yu Kailin sat down, she said what she had prepared in advance: "Sister Juan, I received a call from my mother this morning, saying that my father..." She described the situation of her father's illness in detail, and especially Emphasize the fact that you and your family have no money.

"Oh, so, then what are you going to do?" Wei Jun asked, actually guessing something in his heart.

"Sister Juan, I can't think of any other way now. I can only stop renting the house for the time being and send the money to my family. It will help a little bit."

"Do you want me to refund the rent to you?"

Yu Kailin nodded in embarrassment, and quickly added: "Ah... Sister Juan, you don't need to refund all of it to me, just... five thousand is enough."

Wei Jun stared at her face and didn't speak for a long time, there was an awkward silence in the room.After a while, she asked: "You sent home the money for renting the house, how will you solve the problem of accommodation?"

Yu Kailin said: "I had to go to the house rented by my colleague to squeeze her in for a while."

"Is that the one named Meng Xiaoxue last night?"

Yu Kailin nodded slightly, she faintly felt that Wei Jun was a little unhappy, she didn't know how she would react next, whether she would agree to her request - she felt uneasy.

Wei Jun stood up from the sofa, paced back and forth in the room for a few steps, then walked to the cabinet, opened the cabinet door, opened the middle drawer of the cabinet in front of Yu Kailin, and took out 5000 yuan in cash.

"Here, take it." Wei Jun handed the money to Yu Kailin. "Count it."

"No need, Miss Juan." Yu Kailin gratefully accepted the money. "Thank you for agreeing to my unfeeling request. I have really caused you trouble these days... I will move out tomorrow morning, and I will come back to say goodbye to you then."

Seeing Yu Kailin getting ready to stand up, Wei Jun sat beside her. "Wait a minute, I didn't say that this money is refunding your rent."

Yu Kailin was taken aback for a moment, not knowing what she meant by that.

Wei Jun looked at her. "As I said, I regard you as a friend. Now you are in trouble, how can I see you in trouble? You go to live with your friends, this is not a long-term solution-this money, even if I lent it to you. You should continue to live here."

Yu Kailin didn't expect Wei Jun to be like this at all, she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear for a while because of shock.After a long time, she said, "Sister Juan, how dare you do this..."

Wei Jun interrupted her with gestures. "If you also regard me as a friend, don't refuse."

Yu Kailin felt warm in her heart and was very moved.She nodded, put the money into her purse, and then said, "Sister Juan, I will definitely pay you back as soon as possible—oh, yes, I'll give you an IOU." Take out the pen and paper.

Wei Jun pressed her hand: "Stop writing, it's not a big sum. I believe you."

Yu Kailin's body and mind were almost melted by the overflowing warmth.She blushed and said, "Sister Juan, I really don't know how to thank you... I am so lucky to have met such a good person as you."

Wei Jun smiled and said, "Stop talking about that. Friends, we should help each other when we are in trouble."

Yu Kailin stood up, "Sister Juan, then I will pass." She finally said, "Thank you very much."

Wei Jun smiled and walked her to the door.

After the door was closed, an unpredictable smile appeared on the corner of the woman's mouth.

Yu Kailin went back to her side, opened her purse and counted the money—yes, 5000 yuan.

Great, things went much smoother than expected. Not only did they collect 1 yuan in one day, but they also avoided the embarrassing situation of being forced to surrender to Li Xin.

Yu Kailin lay on the bed and let out a long sigh of relief.At this time, she thought of all the suspicions and misunderstandings she had about Wei Jun before, and she felt ashamed and ashamed.

In order to balance her psychology, and also out of gratitude to Wei Jun, she decided to treat Wei Jun to a meal this weekend, and repay the landlady well - no, it's a new friend.

eleven
Saturday, October 6.

Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Ye Lei just came back from outside after finishing a case, dripping with sweat.Before he had time to sit down and take a sip of water, Captain Huo Wen walked towards him and beckoned, "Come to my office."

"Oh, it's terrible." Ye Lei wiped the sweat from his forehead. "There won't be a new mission soon."

Walking into the captain's office, Ye Lei sat on a leather chair opposite Huo Wen and asked, "Captain, what are your orders?"

"In the past few days, you still haven't received any reports of missing persons?" Huo Wen asked.

"No." Ye Lei shook his head.

"It seems that our judgment is correct-the victim of the homicide case is indeed a foreigner or a floating population."

Ye Lei thought for a while, and said: "But, even people from other places, it is impossible to have no contact with the people around them. If a big living person disappears out of thin air, don't people who have contacted her feel strangeness?"

Huo Wen crossed his hands, propped his elbows on the table, his gaze was like a torch. "In my analysis, there are two situations. The first is that the victim is a floating population who has no job or no fixed place to live. Since she has no regular contacts, she can't attract anyone's attention after she disappeared (killed). "

Ye Lei nodded and continued to listen to the captain's analysis.

"The second situation is that the victim has a job and a fixed residence, but before killing him, the murderer used some method to make people around him think that the victim just 'gone temporarily' rather than 'disappeared forever' ’—so, until now, no one has come to report the crime.”

Ye Lei squeezed his chin with his hands: "Captain, what do you mean, the murderer may have created an illusion that the victim left the local area or changed his place of residence to confuse everyone?"

"This possibility is very high." Huo Wen paused. "The day the first part (stump) of the second victim came out was May 5, seven days have passed and the second part has not been thrown out yet."

"Captain, what do you want to say?" Ye Lei asked.

Huo Wen was silent for a long time. "I was thinking, on what basis did the murderer decide the date of dumping the body? Is it just random?"

"It depends on your mood if you don't throw the corpse?" Ye Lei said half-jokingly.

Howen watched him sternly. "Maybe, it's really what you said."

Ye Lei removed the smile on his face and replaced it with a serious expression.

"I analyzed it last time. The mentality of this perverted killer is different from that of normal people. To him (her), killing and dismembering corpses does not necessarily mean destroying corpses and destroying traces, but may just be a form of entertainment, or to vent—— This is of course related to the murderer's emotions. When he (she) is emotionally stable, the desire to do such things may be lower; Doing these things to vent or seek excitement."

Ye Lei said: "Captain, you mean that the reason why the murderer didn't throw out the other part of the (second) body after seven days was because he (she) was in a good mood these days?"

"It's only possible and. In short, during this period of time, it is still necessary to strengthen night patrols—especially on small streets and alleys. There is also a need to pay close attention to people who have frequent contact with foreign populations, and we must not take it lightly. There must be no more incidents. Three victims!"

"Yes!" Ye Lei stood up and gave a warning salute.

This afternoon, Yu Kailin went to the supermarket to buy a bunch of ingredients, fruits, and tableware—she told Wei Jun in the morning that she would treat her to dinner tonight—Wei Jun seemed very happy.

Fresh beef tenderloin, chicken, carrots, onions and purple cabbage, as well as red wine and various condiments, as well as the after-dinner fruit - watermelon.Yu Kailin counted the things she bought—well, they were all in place.

She returned to the place where she rented the house with this big bag of ingredients, and checked the time. It was already 4 o'clock, and she could start preparing.

At six o'clock, Wei Jun came over from the next door. As soon as she entered, she exclaimed, "Mmm, it smells so good!"

Yu Kailin smiled and said, "I'm doing..."

"Wait a minute, let me guess." Wei Jun cut off Yu Kailin's words with gestures, and used his sense of smell to detect the fragrance wafting from the house. "It's roast chicken, right?"

"Ah—" Yu Kailin said in surprise, "Yes! Sister Juan, your nose is amazing!"

"It's nothing. People who cook often are familiar with all kinds of aromas."

"It will be ready soon. Sister Juan, sit down and watch TV for a while." Yu Kailin greeted.

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

"No, I'm ready. You can fry the steak as soon as you come over."

Wei Jun smiled and said, "It looks like you are going to treat me to Western food."

Yu Kailin said embarrassedly: "Chinese food is too complicated. I don't know how to cook it. Western food is relatively simple."

"Western food is good. Then I'll wait to taste your cooking—oh, and by the way, my steak is going to be medium-rare."

"Okay, you can eat in 10 minutes."

Yu Kailin turned around and went to the kitchen to get busy.Wei Jun walked around the room, then sat on the sofa, flipping through a fashion magazine.

At 06:30, Yu Kailin put the finished vegetable salad, black pepper steak and honey grilled chicken on the table, and then put two tall glasses and poured red wine.The dining table was a small folded square table covered with a tablecloth, so that something filled the whole table.

Wei Jun came over, looked at a table of decent western food, and praised: "I never expected you to be so good at cooking, it looks just like the ones in the western restaurant."

"You're joking, Miss Juan. Actually, I can only cook these few dishes." Yu Kailin greeted, "Please sit down."

The two sat opposite each other.Yu Kailin picked up the wine glass. "Sister Jun, I offer you a toast. Thank you..."

"Stop saying thank you." Wei Jun picked up his glass. "If you're so polite, we're all going to be very restrained. Eat and chat easily as friends, okay?"

Yu Kailin smiled. "Okay." The two took a sip of the red wine in their glasses together.

"Try the steak first, this one should be eaten while it's hot." Yu Kailin said to Wei Jun.

"Okay, I'll try it." Wei Jun cut off a small piece of beef with a knife and put it into his mouth with a fork. "Mmm, it's delicious! Tender and juicy."

"As long as it suits your taste." Yu Kailin cut off a chicken leg from the whole roast chicken with a knife and put it on an empty plate in front of Wei Jun. "Try this again, Miss Juan."

Wei Jun gently twisted the chicken leg with two fingers and took a bite, nodded repeatedly: "This is more delicious, it's my favorite flavor!"

In fact, Yu Kailin really made this roasted chicken with honey sauce according to her liking, she knew that Wei Jun likes to eat sweet things.At this moment, she saw that the guests were satisfied with the meal, and she felt a sense of accomplishment, so she said happily: "It's great that you like to eat. I was worried that the craftsmanship would not be good enough."

"Hmm..." Wei Jun closed his eyes and savored carefully. "Not only is it delicious, I'm obsessed with the taste - can you show me how to make this roast chicken?"

"It's easy. You can make it in the microwave."

"Did you buy a microwave?"

"Well, I eat alone, it's more convenient to use the microwave."

"Teach me how to make it." Wei Jun asked with great interest while cutting the steak.

"First, hollow out the belly of the chicken, and use a toothpick to pierce many small holes on the surface of the chicken. Then spread salt, pepper, chili powder and malt syrup evenly on the inside and outside of the chicken..."

Yu Kailin described the production process of roast chicken in detail.Wei Jun didn't blink his eyes, looking very interested.After finishing speaking, Wei Jun nodded to show that he understood.

"How did you know how to cook this roast chicken?" Wei Jun asked curiously.

"I bought a cookbook before and tried to make it at home."

"That's great!" Wei Jun said happily, "You know, I like to study and cook all kinds of delicacies, and I didn't expect you to like it too—we can communicate more in the future!"

"Well, yes..." Yu Kailin politely agreed.

Then, the two chatted casually about some women's topics.No matter what was being discussed, Yu Kailin tried to follow Wei Jun's meaning - she could tell that her treat was quite successful this time.Wei Jun's face was flushed, and he appeared to be in a very good mood.

In the middle of the meal, Wei Jun finished the red wine in the glass.Yu Kailin wanted to pour wine to her, but she waved her hand and said, "I'm very happy today, I want to have a good time, drinking this wine is a bit boring."

Yu Kailin looked sorry. "I'm sorry, Miss Juan, I only bought this bottle of wine."

Wei Jun raised his index finger and waved it twice. "You wait." After getting up, he walked out the door. A minute later, she came back with a bottle of white wine.

"How about it? Let's drink this instead." Wei Jun sat down again and shook the bottle of wine.

"Ah...it's not appropriate to eat western food and drink white wine, right?"

"There's nothing inappropriate. Believe me, spirits are suitable for any occasion." Wei Jun opened the bottle cap and poured himself half a glass of white wine.Ask Yu Kailin, "Would you like some too?"

"I'll just drink red wine." Yu Kailin held the wine glass, and there was still a shallow layer of wine at the bottom of the glass.

Wei Jun raised his eyebrows: "This is a good bottle of wine for me, you really don't want to take a sip?"

"I don't know how to drink liquor."

"Just take it as a drink with me." Wei Jun looked at Yu Kailin with earnest eyes. "Drink less."

Yu Kailin couldn't refuse anymore, so she could only agree: "Okay." She drank the remaining red wine in the glass and passed the glass over.

Wei Jun happily poured half a glass of white wine into Yu Kailin's glass.She handed the glass to Yu Kailin, and then picked up her own glass. "This time I'll toast you."

Yu Kailin held the cup with both hands, and said shamelessly, "Sister Juan, I am the one who is taking care of you, so I should respect you."

Wei Jun shook his head and said, "No, I also want to thank you. You made me feel like I have made a good friend. Unlike the woman who lived here before..."

Having said that, her voice stopped abruptly, she was startled, and her opened lips trembled, as if she realized that she had slipped a word.

Yu Kailin couldn't help asking curiously: "What happened to the woman who lived here before...?"

"It's nothing." Wei Jun returned to his normal expression. "She's just...somewhat duplicity and hypocrisy...Forget it, let's not talk about her." She raised her glass. "To our friendship, cheers."

Yu Kailin bumped the cup towards her. "cheers."

Although she said "Cheers", Yu Kailin just took a sip, she was not used to the strong burning sensation of baijiu.But on the other hand, Wei Jun actually drank most of the white wine in one gulp.

After Wei Jun finished drinking, he looked at Yu Kailin's cup. "Why didn't you drink?"

"I... I'm really not used to liquor."

"Look, I drank such a big cup, you have to drink half of it, or else you look down on me." Wei Jun said half-jokingly.

Yu Kailin had no choice but to bite the bullet and drank half of the wine in the glass, frowning from the hot alcohol.

"Oh, that's right." Wei Jun said with satisfaction, "Okay, I won't advise you on the rest, just drink slowly, just finish what's in the cup tonight." He poured more than half a cup into his own cup.

Yu Kailin rarely drinks alcohol, especially liquor with such a high alcohol content.She didn't have a lot of alcohol in the first place, and she drank too much, and she didn't eat anything before—gradually, she felt dizzy and her stomach felt a little uncomfortable.At first he could barely talk to Wei Jun, but later he couldn't hear anything clearly, and propped his head on his palms in a dizzy state, feeling drowsy.Suddenly, she felt nauseous, and the food and wine that she had eaten earlier rushed into her throat, and she was about to come out, so she quickly covered her mouth with her hands, and staggered towards the bathroom.

"Yo, that's not good." Knowing that Yu Kailin was about to vomit, Wei Jun quickly put down his wine glass, and quickly walked over to support her.When they arrived at the sink in the bathroom, Yu Kailin vomited out with a "wow", and Wei Jun patted her on the back gently beside her.

After vomiting for a while, my stomach was empty and I was much more awake.Yu Kailin took several handfuls of cold water to rinse her mouth, soaked a towel and washed her face with cold water, and finally felt much better.Wei Jun helped her to sit on the sofa outside.

Yu Kailin leaned her head back on the sofa back, Wei Jun poured a glass of warm water over, Yu Kailin took it and drank it.Wei Jun asked, "How is it? Are you feeling better now?"

"Hmm." Yu Kailin blushed. "Sister Juan, I'm so sorry... I lost your appetite."

"Where is it? Don't blame me for forcing you to drink white wine. Well, if I knew you couldn't drink it, I wouldn't persuade you to drink it."

"I rarely drink liquor."

"It can be seen that this little drink will put you down." Wei Jun said with a smile.

Yu Kailin barely managed to stand up. "There's watermelon in the refrigerator, I'll go and cut it."

"You sit down, let me come." Wei Jun pressed Yu Kailin's shoulder, stood up and walked towards the refrigerator.

After a while, Wei Jun came out of the kitchen with a sliced ​​watermelon.Yu Kailin's stomach was burning, and she just wanted to eat something cold and refreshing to calm down, so she ate several pieces of watermelon one after another.

Now, Yu Kailin's stomach is much more comfortable, but her head is still a little dizzy.She said, "It's a good thing tomorrow is Sunday, otherwise I might not be able to get up and go to work in this situation."

"It's not such an exaggeration. You've never been drunk, have you? Just sleep for one night." Wei Jun said, "By the way, it's been so long, and I still don't know which company you work for."

"An interior design company is nearby." Yu Kailin took out a business card from the purse next to her, and handed it to Wei Jun with both hands.

"Yo, so you are a senior designer, it's not easy!" Wei Jun looked at the introduction on the business card and opened his eyes wide.

"What, it's just working with the boss." Yu Kailin laughed at herself.

Wei Jun looked at the business card, then at Yu Kailin's handsome face, showing an incomprehensible expression. "There's one thing I really can't figure out. How can a beauty like you and a senior white-collar worker not have a boyfriend?"

Yu Kailin's lips trembled slightly, and a dim light flashed in her bright eyes.

Wei Jun caught this subtle expression, and his heart immediately became more or less clear. The desire to know other people's privacy was like fingernails gently scratching at the tip of her heart, which made her itch.She tentatively asked, "It's not that you don't have a boyfriend, but you're having a conflict with him, right?"

Yu Kailin didn't want to talk about these things at first, but maybe because of drinking, she suddenly had a strong desire to tell others.The melancholy, sadness and resentment that had been suppressed for a long time came to my heart at the same time, and the words had already reached my lips, and I couldn't spit them out quickly.

"Yes, I had a boyfriend before. But the reason why we broke up... It's not as simple as ordinary lovers having conflicts..."

When Wei Jun heard her start talking, he was completely relieved.She knew that for all those who wanted to confide in their hearts, once they started, it was impossible to stop.

"What's the matter?" she asked in a concerned tone.

Yu Kailin leaned back against the sofa cushions, staring at the opposite wall in a daze, obviously lost in memories. "Originally, our relationship was very good. Although we only knew each other for more than a month, I thought this was the man in my life, and he was worthy of my entrustment for the rest of my life. I handed it over to him, and lived with him, and lived with him. I love him very much, and I took it for granted that I was the only one in his heart...I didn't realize how naive I was until more than a week ago..."

"What happened?"

"That day was the same as today, and it was also a weekend. I was supposed to rest, but the company had an urgent task that required several of our designers to work overtime. I worked overtime in the company until night..."

"During the period, I called him several times, telling him not to wait for me for dinner, and saying that I might be a little late to go back. He said that he wanted to go to the movies with me, but now he had to go alone. I was I still feel a little guilty, and I just want to go back to accompany him as soon as possible."

"Around ten o'clock in the evening, my colleagues and I finally finished the task. I was going to go home immediately, but my colleagues suggested to have a midnight snack. I was really hungry, so I went with them. When passing by a street , I inadvertently glanced at a dark and narrow alley next to me, and found a familiar figure."

"Is it your boyfriend?" Wei Jun asked intently, "What is he doing there?"

Yu Kailin bit her lower lip tightly, and the next memory made her extremely painful.

"He... hugged a woman with heavy makeup and dyed blonde hair, regardless of how bad the surrounding environment was, just because there was a trash can as a cover, he and the woman caressed and kissed each other shamelessly. The woman was dressed in gaudy clothes, with mesh black pantyhose on her legs, and low-quality platform high-heeled shoes on her feet... I knew who she was at a glance."

"You think she's a prostitute?" Wei Jun stared at her. "You think your boyfriend is messing with whores?"

Yu Kailin smiled wryly. "Is there any doubt about this? The facts are in front of you, and it is obvious."

"Did you go over and question him on the spot?"

"No. They were leaning against the wall, his back was to me, I didn't see his face, I just recognized the clothes he was wearing. I still had a little bit of luck left in my heart at the time, hoping it was just someone with similarities to him. The man in the back—I still fantasize that it's not him."

"Then how did you know for sure?"

"I hid to the side, took out my cell phone, and called him. When I heard his cell phone ringing from the dark alley, I felt as if I had fallen into an icehouse, and all my energy and energy were lost in an instant. I couldn't say a word, hung up the phone immediately, and ran home crying all the way with humiliation and anger."

"Later, how did he explain it to you when he came back?"

"Does he still have room to explain? He understands that I have seen everything, and lying and justifying have lost their meaning. He can only kneel in front of me and say that he is just lonely for a while, so he can't help contaminating that kind of woman. He begged I can forgive his momentary confusion."

"So he admits he's looking for a whore?"

"Yes. He said that because they are prostitutes, he will not have the slightest affection for them. He is only cheating physically, but he is loyal to me alone in his heart..."

"Don't believe his nonsense!" Wei Jun roared suddenly, furious. "These despicable and vile stinking men who have received thousands of knives! They are dirtier and lower than the rats in the gutter! They don't deserve any sympathy and should die! Go down to the eighteenth floor of hell and be torn to pieces by evil spirits! "

Yu Kailin stared blankly at Wei Jun who was suddenly furious, not understanding why she reacted so violently.Yu Kailin was dumbfounded by her exposed veins and ferocious face, and the last bit of alcohol was scared awake.

"Sister Juan, what's wrong with you?" She asked carefully.

Wei Jun looked at Yu Kailin, as if realizing that she had lost her composure, she adjusted her emotions and tried her best to calm herself down. "Oh, it's nothing, it's just...the things you've said remind me of something from the past," she said, still panting.

"Have you ever had a similar experience?"

"Well...but I don't want to recall it, and I don't want to talk about it," she said, staring at the floor.

Yu Kailin quickly said: "It's okay, sister Juan, I know these things are very heartbreaking. If you don't want to talk about it, don't think about it. It's best to forget these things. At least... that's what I did. "

Wei Jun turned to look at her. "That's why you left him and moved here?"

"Yes."

"Then did he come to see you later?"

"...Come here, he said brazenly that he would not give up pursuing me, and hoped that I could go back and continue to live with him. But I told him, this is impossible. I have given up on him."

"You really give up on him?"

Yu Kailin hesitated for a second or two. "Yes. I think since he will do this kind of behavior, there will be a second time if there is a first time, just like a scar that heals and forgets the pain. And this incident really changed my attitude towards him completely. In my opinion, I think he has become dirty both physically and mentally."

Wei Jun stared at Yu Kailin, nodded slightly and said, "You're right, that's how it should be."

There was a moment of silence in the room.Neither woman could find anything to say.

In order to relieve the dull atmosphere, Yu Kailin greeted Wei Jun: "Sister Jun, eat watermelon."

"Don't eat, I'm going back." Wei Jun stood up, looking at the messy dining table. "Do you want me to clean it up for you?"

"No, no." Yu Kailin waved her hands and said, "I'll do it myself."

"Alright then." Wei Jun picked up the plastic plate with watermelon rinds on the coffee table. "I'll take the trash out for you and throw it away. Leaving the watermelon rind in the trash can will attract flies."

"Thank you, Miss Juan." Yu Kailin said.

Wei Jun walked to the trash can with a plastic tray, stepped on the lid of the trash can, and was about to pour the watermelon rind into it when he suddenly saw something in the trash can, and his already peaceful face sank again.

Seeing Wei Jun's expression suddenly changed, Yu Kailin felt a little strange.He came over and asked, "What's the matter, sister Juan?" At the same time, he looked into the trash can.

Ah - she cried out in her heart - oh my god, there are some fried pancakes sent by Wei Jun in the trash can!After Meng Xiaoxue fell down that day, I completely forgot about it!
Yu Kailin was extremely embarrassed, and explained awkwardly: "Sister Juan...I'm so sorry, I thought the fried pancakes were delicious, but they were too greasy, so I just..."

"It's nothing." Wei Jun said coldly, "I'm just being sentimental."

Yu Kailin blushed. "No, Miss Juan, that's not the case..."

Wei Jun handed Yu Kailin the plastic plate containing the watermelon rind, then squatted down, reached into the trash can with both hands, and picked up the fried cakes.

Yu Kailin stared at her dumbfounded, stunned: "Sister Juan... what are you doing?"

Wei Jun glanced at her and said darkly: "It's nothing, if you don't eat it, I'll feed it to the dogs. It would be a pity not to waste it."

This cold and sarcastic remark was like an ice pick that pierced Yu Kailin's heart hard.

Wei Jun didn't even say hello, took the fried pancakes, opened the door and went out.

Yu Kailin's whole body seemed to be paralyzed, and she slowly slid down the wall, sitting on the floor with a dull expression, motionless.After a long time, she covered her face with her hands and sobbed.

The tears flowing silently down her cheeks contained her chilling, regret, guilt and grievance.It never occurred to her—everything was handled fairly well—that the harmonious atmosphere that she had worked so hard to create disappeared at the last moment.She had never experienced such a strong sense of frustration.

At this moment, only the diary is her most loyal and reliable friend, it can tolerate and understand all her difficulties.With tears in her eyes, Yu Kailin recorded the grievance and sadness in her heart.

After tidying up the tableware, cups and plates, she was exhausted physically and mentally, and she just wanted to take a hot bath and then go to bed to rest.

Yu Kailin stood under the steaming shower head, she never imagined that through a piece of glass, a pair of vicious eyes were staring at her.

After falling asleep that night, she heard the sound of running from the next door.The time is still 11:30.

The sound was a little louder than last time, indicating that she was running hard.

Yu Kailin suddenly remembered that the last time she heard the sound of running, she refused to drink Wei Jun's tea; and this time, something like this happened again...

Could running around the house mean she was angry?And does this mean something bad?

Yu Kailin suddenly felt chills all over her body.

twelve
For homeless people, it is very difficult to have a real "early" meal.In the morning, people hurriedly shuttled through the streets and alleys, with the purpose of going to work or school, and they had no time to pay attention to an old beggar on the street, let alone give alms.To pick up their breakfast leftovers from the bin, usually after 09:30.

Originally, the old tramp knew his breakfast time.But the problem was, he hadn't been able to eat anything all day yesterday, so even though it was only past five in the morning, he was already starving.

He had to try his luck, and even if he had little hope, he still looked forward to digging up some leftover food from yesterday in one of the dumpsters.

The old homeless man rummaged through two trash cans one after another along the street, but found nothing - the trash can had obviously been taken care of by a scavenger last night in advance - not only was there nothing to eat, there was even something to sell There are no plastic bottles or bags for money.He was extremely depressed, but the loss in his heart acted like a catalyst to inflate his hunger.He must go on.

After walking two streets, the old homeless man came to a small vegetable market, and after more than an hour, the place would become lively.There's always going to be some food left over in a place like this, he figured—but, damn it, the cleaners hired by the market keeper clean it up like an ice rink.There's no room for people like us, he thought.

Luckily, there's a small dump over there.Hope he wasn't ransacked by his peers, at least some spoiled soy products or expired snacks—he prayed, and walked over to rummaging through a lot of garbage.

He saw a small blue plastic bag tied up, and there were some oval-shaped things in it, but he didn't know what it was.He grabbed it and opened the pocket.

What?His eyes widened.

Fritters!And it looks... still fresh! (Fresh, to him, was not moldy or stinky.) The old bum was so excited by the windfall that finding such a thing when he was about to starve was like finding a piece of driftwood when he was about to drown.He grabbed one and took a big bite.It's really fragrant, and the mouth is full of oil.

After wolfing down the first fritter, he felt better.The second one, he just started to savor the taste carefully.Hmm... If you eat it carefully, the taste of this meat is a bit weird, you can't tell what kind of meat it is made of, maybe it's because of some spoilage, but it's still very fragrant and filling - that's enough.He doesn't care, the stomach has already been trained to be impenetrable and invulnerable to all poisons.

After eating three fritters in a row, the old homeless man's stomach was full - after looking at it, there were four left in the plastic bag - it was so good, lunch and even afternoon tea were available.Satisfied, he fastened the pockets and prepared to pack them away.At this time, he noticed that there was another big black plastic bag bulging inside the small garbage dump.

Good luck for me today - he thought - to see what this pack is, maybe another surprise.

He got into the garbage bin and took out the bag. When he opened the bag, he felt as happy as scratching a lottery ticket.

But the joy vanishes as soon as the pockets are opened, and is replaced by doubt and confusion—what are these blood-red things?Looks like some entrails... pig offal?Just as he was guessing, his eyes suddenly touched something in his pocket, and his body trembled violently as if he had been electrocuted.

God, it's... a human hand!He saw it clearly, screamed in fright, and flung the bag away, part of the internal organs and a hand scattered out of it.

The old homeless man was so frightened that his legs became weak, he sat down on the ground, scrambled and moved his body backwards, just in time to bump into the manager of the vegetable market passing by.The administrator was about to go to the market when he was bumped by the old beggar. Just about to curse, he followed the old beggar's gaze and saw the human hand and the scattered internal organs on the ground. He said "ah!" He called out, stunned with fright.After being stunned for a few seconds, he quickly took out his mobile phone and called the police.

Ye Lei squatted on the ground, opened the black plastic bag with his gloved hands, observed carefully for a while, stood up and said to Huo Wen: "Boss, according to preliminary judgment, it is the two hands and arms of the second victim. And the spleen, the kidneys."

Huo Wen looked stern and dignified.He nodded slightly: "Give the evidence to the laboratory."

Ye Lei tied the black plastic bag tightly and handed it to a policeman next to him.The policeman took the bag of stumps away.

Huo Wen turned to look at the vegetable market manager who reported the crime: "Did you find out first?"

"It's not me." The middle-aged man waved his hands again and again, pointing at the old homeless man curled up beside him, "It's him."

Huo Wen's hawk-like eyes shot at the old beggar who was squatting on the ground.The old vagabond raised his head, his eyes happened to meet the captain of the criminal police, and he shivered in shock from the terrifying aura.He hastily defended in a panic: "Officer, it's none of my business! I was just looking for something to eat in this garbage dump. I didn't expect... to find such a package of things!"

Huo Wen looked at the bewildered and frightened old beggar, and he knew very well in his heart that this poor man could not have anything to do with the murder and dismemberment case, he was just a "discoverer".He adjusted his facial expression, narrowed his scrutiny, and said, "Don't be nervous, just answer my question truthfully, and I won't make things difficult for you."

The old bum kept nodding.

"Is this package in the garbage dump, or outside?"

"It's inside, very inside. I got in to get it out."

Huo Wen nodded. "Did you find this package alone? Was there anyone else near the garbage dump at that time?"

The old homeless man thought for a while, and said with a bitter face, "There seems to be no one else. It was too early, and there were not many people on the street."

"That is to say, when you came here, you didn't see anyone throwing garbage?"

"Yes."

It seems that this bag of stumps should have been discarded by the murderer last night, Huo Wen thought.Then asked: "Why did you come to dig through the garbage here?"

"I was hungry and was looking for something to eat in the trash. First I found a bag of fritters and I ate a few to see if there was anything else and came across this It's a big bulging bag. I didn't expect that when I opened it, it turned out to be..." The old homeless man showed a terrified expression again.

Howen scanned the ground around him. "Where are the fritters?"

The old tramp hurriedly picked up the half bag of fried pancakes that had been thrown aside in fright, and held it up to the captain of the criminal police in front of him. "This is it."

Huo Wen glanced at it, but didn't pay attention to the dirty fried pancake.He just wanted to know if the old beggar was telling the truth.Now, he felt that there was nothing more to ask, so he turned to a young policeman and said, "Take this old beggar back to the police station for a record, and then send him to the nearest shelter."

The old homeless man asked nervously, "Officer, are you going to lock me up?"

"I'm not going to lock you up. There is food and shelter in the shelter, which is much better than begging for food on the street." The young policeman said to the old homeless man, "Come with me."

The old tramp happily followed the young policeman into the police car.

Huo Wen and Ye Lei sat in the police car, Ye Lei took out a small book, and read while recording: "On Sunday, June 6, the second part of the second victim was thrown in the garbage next to the Lixi vegetable market. Ku - two hands and arms, and parts of internal organs."

Huo Wen put his hands on the steering wheel and frowned. "Yesterday we were still thinking about when the murderer would throw the body next time, but it just happened today. Hmph—" he sneered self-deprecatingly. "It's like he or she heard our conversation and didn't want to disappoint us."

Ye Lei looked at the small notebook in his hand. "It's been eight days since the last corpse dump." He looked at the captain. "Boss, according to your analysis, the murderer probably encountered something unpleasant yesterday."

Huo Wen lowered his eyes and did not speak.After a while, he asked, "Is there any progress in the investigation? Have you found anything suspicious?"

"The intelligence department has provided some information about people who live alone and have had or are currently in contact with single women from other places." Ye Lei took out a stack of papers from a black leather bag and handed it to Huo Wen. "But this is only part of it. It is impossible to count all this type of people. The number is too large."

Huo Wen flipped through them one by one. These papers were printed with basic information such as photos, names, ages, and occupations of people with criminal potential listed by the intelligence department.Huo Wen read all these dozens of pages side by side, and asked, "Why, are they all men?"

Ye Lei said: "Perhaps the intelligence department thinks that men are more likely to commit murder and dump corpses."

Huo Wen shook his head in dissatisfaction: "Not necessarily. They are too subjective and inexperienced. The famous serial murder and dismemberment case in Ohio, USA in 1987 was committed by a woman."

Ye Lei nodded and said, "I'll ask them to list women who meet this condition."

Huo Wen asked: "Among this group of people, is there any key investigation target?"

"Yes." Ye Lei leaned over, rummaged through, and selected about ten papers from a pile of papers. "These people have been in contact with single women from other places many times, and some of them have lived with single women from other places."

"Okay, focus on these few people. At the same time, ask the intelligence department to continue counting suspicious objects."

"Yes!"

Huo Wen gritted his teeth and said, "I still can't believe that this cruel fox will never show its tail!"

thirteen
On the morning of Monday, June 6, after seeing Yu Kailin go to work, Wei Jun couldn't wait to use the key to open the door of the next room and came to Yu Kailin's side.

She couldn't hold back any longer.Since she peeked at Yu Kailin's diary last time, she hasn't visited it again.After these few days, the content of the diary should have been added a lot—this time, she can spend a "full" morning here.

She went directly to the desk, opened the drawer, and took out Yu Kailin's diary.Just as she was about to open it, she saw the red wine on the table—it was the leftover bottle of red wine when Yu Kailin invited her to dinner the night before yesterday.Wei Jun noticed that there was still more than half a bottle of wine left.She thought—wouldn't it be more interesting to enjoy privacy while drinking red wine?But, if there is less wine, will Yu Kailin find out?

After a few seconds of deliberation, she decided that if she poured only a small glass, no one would notice - unless it was measured with a ruler before - but who would do that?
Wei Jun leisurely took out a glass from the kitchen, poured half a glass of red wine, and then sat down on the chair in front of the table——the journey of happiness has begun.

She opened the diary and started reading from the last time.

(Diary on May 5)

"At noon today, I asked Xiaoxue about the recent murder and mutilation case. I didn't expect her to know. It seems that Li Xin didn't lie to me..."

Wei Jun's eyes widened suddenly, and his expression became tense.

"Xiaoxue told me that the police haven't caught the murderer yet, and the newspaper said that the murderer may continue to commit crimes. She felt that it was not safe for me to live outside alone, so she advised me to take a breath and go back to live with Li Xin. However, I still can't let go..."

Wei Jun narrowed his eyes and held his breath.

"...Later, we talked about the sound of running next door I heard last night. Xiaoxue thought that Wei Jun might be a little abnormal. She said that this kind of single old girl with weird hobbies was often paranoid and easily Extremist behavior. Although I think she is exaggerating, but these words do make me uncomfortable..."

Seeing these contents, Wei Jun clenched his jaw, tried his best to suppress his anger, and continued to read.

"... At night, Xiaoxue came to live with me at the rented house. When she was taking a shower in the bathroom, she suspected that someone was peeping inside, but when we walked in, no one was found. Xiaoxue insisted that her intuition was stronger than ordinary people , and said there was a problem with the house and the landlord. She advised me again to stop living here and go back to Li Xin. My heart was in a mess and I didn't know what to do..."

This Meng Xiaoxue... bitch!Wei Jun was startled and angry, her face flushed red, her teeth were chattering, her whole body trembled with anger, she forgot that she was holding a glass of wine in her hand, but she tilted the glass and spilled a little red wine on the diary .

Wei Jun's face turned pale with shock, and he cried inwardly that something was wrong.She hurried to the coffee table, pulled a few sheets of paper, sucked the red wine from the diary, and wiped it dry—but the color of the red wine soaked into the diary and wrinkled the paper.Wei Jun stood there blankly, not knowing what to do.

No, she thought, Yu Kailin might find out, and with a little association, she could guess what was going on.

How to do it?She became anxious - I can't throw away this diary, can't it be more obvious?Now, she can only hope that after the color of the wine fades, she won't notice, or she just turned the page...

Wei Jun thought to himself anxiously, his face gradually calmed down, and he was no longer anxious.

If it doesn't work, just...

Yu Kailin worked overtime at the company today, and when she returned to her residence, it was almost ten o'clock.She was exhausted and just wanted to take a shower and sleep, but years of old habits forced her to take out her diary.

What Wei Jun was worried about happened—when Yu Kailin turned to a certain page, she suddenly saw that the paper in the lower left corner was crumpled and dyed a little red. To the smell of red wine.She froze.

How is this going?How could there be traces of red wine on the diary?She clearly remembered that after drinking the red wine on Saturday night, she never touched the bottle of wine again, and when she wrote the diary last night, this page was still fine!

Thinking about it, Yu Kailin's body trembled, and she realized that someone had entered her room and peeked at her diary!And the person who can do this can only be...

Omg Yu Kailin covered her mouth - how long has she been doing this?Could it be that she has read all the contents of my diary?
Yu Kailin quickly glanced through the diary she had written, and thought that these contents might have been known by Wei Jun, she felt shuddering.What frightened her even more was that she didn't know what Wei Jun was still doing in her room.

Now, the only thing Yu Kailin can be sure of is that Meng Xiaoxue is right—this landlady is indeed abnormal.I'm afraid this place can't live anymore.

fourteen
After having lunch at noon the next day, Yu Kailin and Meng Xiaoxue strolled to a square.Sitting down on a casual wooden chair, Yu Kailin told Meng Xiaoxue about the diary.Meng Xiaoxue was shocked, but at the same time seemed a little excited.

"How about it, can you confirm what I said now? Let me tell you, there is something wrong with that landlady!" Meng Xiaoxue said, "Did you check, didn't you lose anything?"

Yu Kailin shook her head. "No, I don't have much money now. The furniture in that room belongs to her, so what can I lose?"

Meng Xiaoxue thought for a while, then said: "Then she is the kind of person who has voyeurism, and obtains some kind of pleasure by prying into other people's privacy—this kind of person's psychology is seriously abnormal!"

"What should I do now?" Yu Kailin asked worriedly.

"Don't live there! She has such a quirk, how dare you live next to her?"

"I don't want to live there anymore, but how can I ask her to check out the rent?"

"Just take the diary and go to confront her face to face, she will definitely have nothing to say."

"But what evidence do I have to prove that she caused the alcohol stains on the diary? She can deny it completely and say that I did it myself."

Meng Xiaoxue thought about it. "Indeed, if you really fall out with her, it's not good for you."

"Isn't it? I still owe her 5000 yuan. If she asks me to pay back the money in a fit of anger, how can I give her money?"

"Or...you change the lock on the door. Then she won't be able to come in."

"I've thought about this too, but in this way, doesn't it make it clear what's going on? What's the difference between this and telling her clearly?"

Meng Xiaoxue sighed. "According to what you say, it's not easy."

"Why don't I discuss it with you? It's because I have no idea." Yu Kailin said awkwardly, "The main reason is that I borrowed her money, so I was restrained."

Meng Xiaoxue was silent for a while, and murmured: "This landlady has too many strange things-she is not married in her 40s, likes weird tastes, runs at home at night, and has a special hobby of peeping at other people's privacy... It seems , what I am worried about is not impossible..."

Yu Kailin asked puzzledly, "Xiaoxue, what are you worried about?"

Meng Xiaoxue looked at Yu Kailin, hesitated for a while, and swallowed. "Sister Kailin, if I tell you, you might be afraid..."

Yu Kailin looked at her uneasily. "Go ahead."

"I think this landlady... may have something to do with the murder and dismemberment reported in the newspaper."

Yu Kailin let out a low "ah", and her face turned pale in an instant.She covered her mouth in horror: "Xiaoxue, don't scare me!"

"Of course I didn't mean to scare you." Meng Xiaoxue said, "Actually, after staying with you for one night that day, I had this idea. But I was afraid of scaring you, so I didn't tell you. Listen today When you said that the landlord went to your house to peek at the diary while you were away, plus I felt like I was in that night——I think she is becoming more and more suspicious, maybe, she really..."

"Stop talking, Xiaoxue..." Yu Kailin crossed her arms in fear.

Seeing that Yu Kailin was terrified, Meng Xiaoxue comforted her, "I'm just guessing, maybe it's not that serious."

"But what if it's true?" Yu Kailin said tremblingly, "Then I...wouldn't it be extremely dangerous!"

Meng Xiaoxue said, "Sister Kailin, you can live with Li Xin."

Yu Kailin said depressedly: "He hasn't come to see me for the past few days. Perhaps, what I said to him that day was too decisive... He probably feels that there is no hope for me. If he doesn't come to me If you want me to take the initiative to contact him, I can't do it."

Meng Xiaoxue sighed: "When is this, you still want to save face like this."

"It's not a matter of face, I have my principles." Yu Kailin didn't want to continue talking about Li Xin. "Xiaoxue, help me think about it, is there any other way?"

Meng Xiaoxue pondered for a long time, and said, "Yes, I have thought of a way for you to get rid of her and get back the rent."

"Let's hear it." Yu Kailin said eagerly.

Meng Xiaoxue stared at her: "First of all, you don't show your face and pretend you didn't find out about the diary. Then you go and buy a tiny pinhole camera and install it in a corner of your room. If that landlord sneaks into your room again, Then the pinhole camera will record her behavior. If you give this information to the police, you can sue her for invasion of privacy. In this case, you can justifiably ask her to refund your rent? Maybe you can get A sum of compensation."

"I don't want the compensation, as long as I can get back the rent and leave there, I will be satisfied." Yu Kailin paused and said hesitantly. "Is the method you said really useful?"

"Believe me, this kind of voyeurism will never happen once in a while. She will definitely come to your house again. Maybe she has been there many times, but you only found out this time." "Meng Xiaoxue paused for a moment, and added, "I'm not making random guesses. Think about it, she actually sneaked into your room while drinking red wine while reading the diary, which shows how daring and unscrupulous she is! Just based on this, you can Judging that she is an old hand. The previous tenants who lived there must have been the object of her eyes."

Yu Kailin shivered and got goosebumps all over her body.She admitted that Meng Xiaoxue's analysis made sense.

"How is it? Do you want to try my method?" Meng Xiaoxue asked.

Yu Kailin thought for a while and nodded. "Where can I sell miniature pinhole cameras?"

"They are sold in the computer city." Meng Xiaoxue looked towards the side of the street. "Isn't there a pretty big computer city near here?"

Yu Kailin stood up from the bench. "Let's go buy it now."

The two came to the computer city and found a store specializing in computer accessories and video recording equipment.Meng Xiaoxue helped Yu Kailin and asked, "Boss, do you have a tiny pinhole camera here?"

The male boss in his 40s glanced at them and asked, "What are you buying for?"

"We opened a clothing store and wanted to buy it for surveillance." Meng Xiaoxue made up a reason.

"Well, that's fine." The male boss nodded, "The main thing is that the Public Security Bureau said hello. When we are asked to sell these special products, we must ask the buyer's purpose, and they cannot be used for illegal things."

Yu Kailin and Meng Xiaoxue quickly glanced at each other.

The male boss asked: "Do you want a more advanced one, or a more ordinary one?"

"It's cheaper." Yu Kailin said.

The male boss responded, and took out a miniature camera with a body only half the size of a matchbox from the container behind him.Yu Kailin and Meng Xiaoxue took a closer look—the lens of this gadget is only as thin as a ballpoint pen refill, and the whole is black. If it is placed in a corner, it will be extremely difficult to be found.

"How much is this?" Yu Kailin asked.

The shopkeeper took out a bunch of small things again. "Including the wireless receiver, the acquisition card installed on the computer, and the receiver's dedicated power adapter, the total is 560 yuan."

"Ah, it's so expensive..." Yu Kailin was speechless.

"Is this still expensive?" The male boss smiled, "I'll bring you the cheapest ones."

"Could it be cheaper?" Meng Xiaoxue said. "We will take care of you in the future..."

After some bargaining, it was finally sold at 520 yuan.The male boss taught them how to use it, including how to install the pinhole camera, how to connect the receiver to the computer, how to transfer the video signal to the computer, and so on.

The two walked out of the computer city, and Yu Kailin sighed: "Oh, it seems that I have no money, and I still have to spend more than 500 to buy this thing-I hope it will really come in handy."

"Just wait and see, it will be useful." Meng Xiaoxue said confidently.

Yu Kailin looked at her watch, it was one past noon, and there was still more than an hour before going to work.She said, "Let's go back to the company and take a break."

Meng Xiaoxue nodded, and the two had just walked a few steps when Yu Kailin's cell phone rang in her purse.She took it out and took a look. It was an unfamiliar number.

"Hi, hello." Yu Kailin answered the phone.

"Is this Ms. Yu Kailin?" a man's voice.

"Yes, are you?"

The person on the phone talked to Yu Kailin for nearly a minute.Meng Xiaoxue observed from the side that Yu Kailin gradually opened her mouth, showing an expression of surprise and astonishment.After a while, she said, "Oh, yes... I see."

After hanging up the phone, Meng Xiaoxue asked, "What's wrong, who called?"

Yu Kailin looked a little dazed, she opened her mouth in a daze for a while, and said, "Something unexpected happened."

"what's up?"

Yu Kailin looked at Meng Xiaoxue: "The call just now was from the hospital, saying that Wei Jun had a car accident just now!"

"Ah?" Meng Xiaoxue called out. "what happened?"

"I don't know the specifics. The doctor only said that she suffered a head injury and is now in a mild coma. She needs a minor operation and a general examination—it's probably not very serious."

"Why did he call you?"

"He said that Wei Jun didn't have any money with him, but he found my business card in her jacket pocket, and asked me if I was her friend, and asked me to send some money." Yu Kailin asked blankly, "You said Shall I go now?"

Meng Xiaoxue thought for a while: "Go, of course you have to go. Such words show that you have no doubts, and you still treat her as a friend, which will make Wei Jun relax his vigilance towards you, and our plan will be easy to succeed."

Yu Kailin pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "You're right." But she immediately ran into trouble again, "How can I bring money?"

"Let's talk about it when we get there. In short, show your concern for her." Meng Xiaoxue asked, "Which hospital?"

"Fourth hospital."

"It's not far from here. Let's take a taxi." Meng Xiaoxue raised her hand to hail a taxi, and the two got in together.The car drove quickly towards the hospital.

fifteen
After rushing to the Fourth Hospital, Yu Kailin and Meng Xiaoxue came to the door of the emergency room through questioning.Meng Xiaoxue stopped in her tracks: "I won't go in, I'll wait for you here."

Yu Kailin thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay."

Walking into the emergency room, Yu Kailin saw Wei Jun lying on the second hospital bed.Her eyes were closed, her forehead had undergone simple hemostasis, and there were some dried blood stains on her face.Yu Kailin stepped forward and said to the male doctor who was leaning over the bed to examine Wei Jun's arm: "Doctor, hello, I am Yu Kailin, Wei Jun's friend."

"Oh, you're here." The male doctor wearing glasses straightened up and nodded at her.

"How did she get into a car accident?" Yu Kailin asked, "Is the injury serious?"

"I don't know what's urgent. I crossed the road while the vehicle was driving." The male doctor said reproachfully. "Fortunately, the driver of the van stepped on the brakes in time, and the collision was not so severe. I did a preliminary inspection and found that there was a 4 cm wound on the head, which needed stitches; and the arm was bruised - I was lucky, Not badly hurt."

"Well, that's fine."

"You're her friend, right? The injured hasn't paid the medical bills yet, so go and help her pay. I'll arrange the surgery right away."

"Hmm... how much do you want to pay?"

"Pay 3000 yuan first."

"Ah..." Yu Kailin was stunned. "It takes so much..."

The male doctor looked at her. "Is this still a lot? Surgical and medical expenses, as well as the cost of a full-body CT examination, as well as the cost of follow-up observation and treatment—the 3000 yuan is just an advance payment."

Yu Kailin said embarrassingly: "Well, I know... I don't think it's expensive, it's just... I can't afford so much money now."

"Then you go to the bank to get it."

"It's not that I don't have... but that I don't have so much money at all." Yu Kailin was even more embarrassed.

The male doctor spread his hands. "Then tell me what to do. Our hospital has a rule that surgery can only be performed after payment of the fee."

At this time, Wei Jun who was lying on the hospital bed snorted. She had just woken up from the coma and heard the conversation between the doctor and Yu Kailin.She raised her hand and called weakly: "Karin..."

Yu Kailin approached her, leaned down, and said with concern, "Sister Juan, you're awake, are you alright?"

"Well, it's okay." Wei Jun said weakly, "I heard what you said, and I know you don't have any money... How about this, you go to my house and bring me 5000 yuan, okay?"

Yu Kailin froze for a moment. "Is this... suitable?"

"What's inappropriate? You are doing me a favor." Wei Jun took the key from the belt buckle and handed it to Yu Kailin. "It's in that little drawer in the middle of the wardrobe. You know, that's where I got it the last time I lent you money."

Yu Kailin had no choice but to take the key. "Okay, then I'll get it right away."

Just as he was about to leave, Wei Jun grabbed Yu Kailin's hand and said, "Kailin, you are my friend, and I trust you. Go and come back quickly, don't waste time."

Meng Xiaoxue, who was waiting at the door, had been listening to their conversation. When Wei Jun said such a sentence, her heart shook.

Yu Kailin looked at Wei Jun, nodded and said, "I know, Miss Juan." Then she walked out of the emergency room quickly.

Meeting Meng Xiaoxue at the door, the two walked out of the hospital along the corridor.Yu Kailin said, "Wei Jun asked me to help her go back..."

"Needless to say, I heard it at the door." Meng Xiaoxue said, then looked directly at Yu Kailin. "She said a word to you at the end, did you hear anything?"

Yu Kailin looked bewildered. "She said, tell me to go and come back, don't waste time--what's the matter?"

"Of course." Meng Xiaoxue said, "Didn't you hear it? This sentence is somewhat suggestive."

Yu Kailin looked at her.

"Think about it, Wei Jun's situation has stabilized and it's not urgent. Why did she tell you to 'don't waste time'? Obviously, it's unlikely that you will deliberately delay any time on the road, and the only possibility is The place to waste time is at her home!"

"Ah...you mean, what Wei Jun meant by saying this is to imply that I don't want to stay in her home for too long?"

"In my opinion, it's implying that you don't touch other things in her house." Meng Xiaoxue narrowed her eyes. "This shows that there must be some secret hidden in her home!"

"I wouldn't touch other things in her house." Yu Kailin said, her face burning hot.

"If it's under normal circumstances, of course. But, have you forgotten our suspicion of her? Now is a golden opportunity!"

"Do you want me to search her home?" Yu Kailin shook her head, "I can't do such a thing."

Meng Xiaoxue turned her head to one side and sighed, "Oh, you, tell me what to say about you."

Yu Kailin said: "Let's stop talking here. Since I promised her, I can only help her get the money quickly—otherwise I will be late for work."

One word reminded Meng Xiaoxue, she said: "Yes, we must hurry up, I will take a taxi with you."

The two quickly hailed a taxi parked in front of the hospital and rushed to Wei Jun's residence.

Yu Kailin opened the door with Wei Jun's key, went straight to the wardrobe, opened the door, opened the small drawer in the middle, and found a stack of cash inside.She counted 5000 yuan, put the money into the inner layer of her purse, closed the closet, and said to Meng Xiaoxue, "Let's go."

Meng Xiaoxue looked at Wei Jun's room and said with great regret: "Are we really going to give up such a good opportunity? This opportunity may only come once. When she leaves the hospital, it will be impossible to search her room."

Yu Kailin said: "Xiaoxue, we are not the police, and we have no right to search other people's rooms. Besides, Wei Jun is a very careful person. If we flip through her things, change the location of some things, or leave something If she leaves some traces, she will definitely find out. So it's better not to have such an idea."

Meng Xiaoxue sighed helplessly. "Okay, forget it."

The two were about to leave when Meng Xiaoxue suddenly yelled, "Ah! Why did we forget that thing!"

Yu Kailin looked at her inexplicably: "What?"

"The tiny pinhole camera you just bought!"

Yu Kailin was taken aback for a moment, and then startled. "What do you want to do?"

"Listen to me, if you want to know whether Wei Jun has anything to do with the murder case, this is a unique opportunity! Instead of installing a tiny camera in your own room, you might as well install it in her home In this way, as long as you connect to the computer, you can see the situation on her side, which means you have insight into all her secrets!"

"No, no." Yu Kailin shook her head one after another. "At first, I blamed her for violating my privacy. If I did this, wouldn't it be a further violation of her privacy? It's illegal!"

"I know! But you have to protect yourself, this is a last resort!" Meng Xiaoxue grabbed Yu Kailin's arm. "Have you ever thought about it, since she can come to you when you are not around, she can come when you are asleep or when you are unprepared! If she really harbors evil intentions, you will die! So you Do you understand? Now is not the time to be a gentleman, in order to save your life, you must determine whether she is the 'kind of person' we suspect!"

What Meng Xiaoxue said frightened Yu Kailin until her face turned pale and her back felt cold.She opened her eyes wide in fear, not knowing what to do.

Meng Xiaoxue looked at the time displayed on the phone. "There's no time to hesitate, it's almost time to go to work. You take out the pinhole camera, and I'll help you set it up in a hidden place. Let's hurry up, Wei Jun will become suspicious if we stay here for a long time!"

Yu Kailin was still hesitating.Meng Xiaoxue became anxious, so she simply grabbed her purse, took out the pinhole camera inside, and said, "I will do this, and I will bear the responsibility!"

She raised her head and looked around, and found that the color of the window frame was very close to the color of the pinhole camera, and there were dark curtains to cover it up. If it was installed there, it would be impossible for Wei Jun to notice it.After choosing a place, Meng Xiaoxue hurriedly carried a chair to the window, stepped on it, and placed the little thing in a hidden corner according to the method taught by the owner of the camera.

Meng Xiaoxue wiped the chair clean with a paper towel, and said to the dazed Yu Kailin, "Okay, let's go."

Yu Kailin looked uneasy. "Xiaoxue, I really think this is a bit..."

"Okay, stop talking, let's go!" Meng Xiaoxue urged, "After Wei Jun returns from the hospital, everything will be revealed!"

sixteen
In the company for the past few days, Yu Kailin has been a little restless.She regretted it, and when she thought of the pinhole camera installed in Wei Jun's room, she felt uncomfortable and felt as if she had played the role of a shameful voyeur.The black miniature camera didn't look like a tool that could help her, but like a time bomb buried in her heart, which would explode anytime because of Wei Jun's return.Although Yu Kailin reassured herself repeatedly in her heart that Wei Jun would not easily find out when she came back, she just couldn't help worrying and fearing—the guilty conscience always troubled her.It's a pity that she was unable to retrieve the time bomb, as Meng Xiaoxue said, that was the only chance to enter Wei Jun's room alone.

At noon on Friday, when Yu Kailin walked out of the company gate, she saw Li Xin waiting at the gate again.

Li Xin didn't send flowers these days, as if he vaguely guessed the sad fate of those beautiful flowers.This time he chose to come in person.To his delight, he found that after Yu Kailin saw him, she didn't turn around and leave like the last few times, which made him see a turning point in the matter.

Li Xin quickly walked up to her, and said with a smile on her face, "Kailin, are you off work?"

Facing such nonsense, Yu Kailin gave a faint "hmm", her expression was not as repulsive as before.

"Shall we go have a meal together?" Li Xin sincerely invited.

In fact, Yu Kailin almost agreed, but the subconscious reserve and the feeling of repulsion accumulated for many days were more stubborn than she imagined, which made her involuntarily say: "No need, what do you want?"

Li Xin paused, and did not insist, he said: "It's still the same thing I mentioned last time, I sincerely hope that you can put aside the past and come to live with me. Kailin, you have to believe me, I really It’s for your safety—did you know that the police found a dismembered body somewhere a few days ago, according to my friend, it seemed to be in a garbage warehouse in a vegetable market. Karen, you didn’t realize How alarming your own situation is!"

Yu Kailin bit her lip and said nothing.In fact, she has thought about it in her heart, if Li Xin finds her again to make this request, she will seriously consider this issue.

Li Xin saw that she did not refuse outright this time, and knew that Kailin Yu had already changed her mind, so she hurriedly said, "Kailin, I know you are still blaming me. But I promise you, I will never do anything sorry again. It's your business. If I don't do it, I will let the sky strike five thunders..."

Yu Kailin interrupted Li Xin's oath, which was not what she wanted. "Don't talk about that. Your proposal...let me think it over. But let me make it clear that even if I agree to move in with you, it's only as a tenant, and it doesn't mean that we're back together again. It has become a relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend. I live in a room with you and don't interfere with each other. I will pay the rent to you every month."

Li Xin was ecstatic in her heart - Yu Kailin's compromise was already a big improvement for her.He immediately agreed: "Okay, okay. As long as you are willing to come over, you can do whatever you want—just, you have to think about it as soon as possible. You know, if you stay outside for one more day, I will be worried and sleepless all night ..."

Yu Kailin rolled her eyes, she was too lazy to listen to these nasty words, she walked straight ahead, without looking back, she said: "I will reply to you before next week."

Li Xin was silent, today is Friday.Before next week, doesn't it mean within two days?His cheeks flushed with excitement, and he almost jumped up.

Yu Kailin returned to her residence after get off work in the afternoon and found that the door of the next room was open.With a thump in her heart, she knew that Wei Jun had returned.She immediately thought of the tiny pinhole camera, and suddenly became nervous.

Wei Jun probably heard Yu Kailin's footsteps, she walked out of the house, smiled at Yu Kailin, "You're back, Kailin."

"Ah... Sister Juan, are you discharged from the hospital?" Yu Kailin tried her best to suppress her nervousness.She saw that Wei Jun had stitches scars on his forehead, which were partially covered by the drooping hair, and it was not very obvious.

"Yeah, it's all right now." Wei Jun said, "Thank you so much that day."

"You're welcome, Miss Juan. Have you had a full body check?" Yu Kailin said politely.

"Well, the doctor said there's nothing wrong with it." She pointed to the wound on her forehead. "Now I'm waiting two weeks for the stitches to be removed."

"It's fine." Yu Kailin said, "Then I'll go there."

"Hmm... Kailin..." Wei Jun stopped Yu Kailin who was about to use the key to open the door. "Look at me—the day you helped me get the money, I forgot to tell you that there was a drink in my refrigerator. You must have been thirsty at the time, so you can take it out and drink."

Yu Kailin froze for a moment, then said, "Oh, it's okay, sister Juan, I wasn't that thirsty at the time."

"Oh, why are you being polite to me. Didn't you open the refrigerator to see if there is anything to drink that day?"

Yu Kailin was a little surprised at first, not knowing why Wei Jun was always pestering about the drinks in the refrigerator, but at this moment she suddenly understood.She looked at Wei Jun and said, "Sister Juan, I haven't opened your refrigerator or touched anything else. After I took the money from the drawer of the closet, I rushed to the hospital directly."

Wei Jun looked embarrassed. "Look...that's not what I meant. I just...wanted to ask you not to be polite."

Yu Kailin didn't want to say any more, she said calmly, "It's okay, sister Juan, I'm going into the house."

"Hey... okay."

After Yu Kailin entered the room, she locked the door, sat on the sofa, and let out a heavy breath.

Originally, she felt a little resentful, thinking that Wei Jun actually suspected that he had touched her things.But he soon calmed down, realizing that Wei Jun's insinuating questions must have some meaning.

refrigerator.

Yu Kailin's heart trembled—why does she care so much about whether the refrigerator has been opened or not?Is there some secret hidden in the refrigerator?The thought aroused some horrible association in her.She suddenly remembered that Wei Jun's refrigerator was very big, which was obviously a little unreasonable-does she need such a big refrigerator if she lives alone?
Yu Kailin guessed and thought anxiously.It suddenly occurred to her that there was no need for her to be suspicious here, she obviously had a way to get in touch with the truth.

Yu Kailin's eyes moved to the laptop on the table - as early as two days ago, she tried to receive the video image from the pinhole camera.Now as long as you turn on the computer, you can see the situation on Wei Jun's side.

After hesitating for a few minutes, Yu Kailin walked to the desk and switched on the laptop.

After a simple operation, the overlooking scene next door and Wei Jun's figure appeared on her computer screen.

Yu Kailin observed that Wei Jun was cleaning up the dishes on the dining table, apparently she had just had dinner.

The first time she peeped at someone, Yu Kailin felt blushing and heart beating, and was very nervous.Although she knew that Wei Jun would not be able to find out, she still felt nervous and guilty.

After watching for about 10 minutes, Yu Kailin turned off the surveillance video - Wei Jun sat on the sofa and read a book after eating, and did not do anything special at all.

Yu Kailin suddenly felt that she was a bit boring and despicable, she blamed herself secretly, then browsed the news online, and did not open the surveillance video again.

At eleven o'clock, Yu Kailin went to the bathroom to take a shower and was ready to go to bed.Originally, it was customary to write in a diary before going to bed, but thinking that Wei Jun might peek at her diary, she didn't take out the diary.

Not long after falling asleep, Yu Kailin heard the sound of running from the next door.

She felt strange——Wei Jun just got into a car accident, and his body should rest for a period of time, but he did strenuous activities right after he was discharged from the hospital. Is this appropriate?

Yu Kailin slowly sat up from the bed, she really wanted to know what was going on.The mystery of Wei Jun's running at night has always troubled him, and now, the answer should be revealed.

Yu Kailin got out of bed, turned on the computer, and the scene next door appeared on the screen.

what?
She leaned closer to the computer screen, rubbed her eyes, and wondered if there was something wrong with her eyes.

The light was on in Wei Jun's room, and the sound of running continued, but there was no one in the house at all!
Yu Kailin almost stopped breathing in astonishment, and couldn't figure out what was going on in her mind for a moment——Wei Jun wasn't running in the room, so where did the sound of running come from?

After Yu Kailin was stunned for a while, her eyes searched Wei Jun's room.Suddenly, she saw something on the table, and she understood everything in an instant.

There is a tape recorder on the table.

Yu Kailin took a deep breath—it turns out that every time Wei Jun "runs at night" is an illusion!She played the recorded running sounds on the tape recorder - which obviously begs the question - where did she go?Why this cover-up?
Intuition told Yu Kailin that there must be a big problem.

There was no longer any hesitation - Yu Kailin's heart was beating wildly - she had to leave here and move to Li Xin's place.it is tomorrow.

Seventeen
Early the next morning, Yu Kailin woke up.She didn't sleep at all last night, fear and worry kept her from resting, and something was bothering her.

There are two questions before her now: first, Wei Jun is obviously doing some ulterior things, but does it have anything to do with the murder case?It seems impossible to make a judgment based on what we know now;

Second, if I want to move to Li Xin's place, how can I tell Wei Jun?I owe her 5000 yuan, and now I propose to move out, will she agree?
Regarding the first question, Yu Kailin thought about calling the police, but felt that there was no conclusive evidence, and she was afraid that it was just a misunderstanding; and the second question, she felt very embarrassed-now she doesn't care about such trivial things as Wei Jun's willingness to check out the rent , what she was worried about was if Wei Jun was angered, and if she was really "that kind of person", would something terrible happen?
After much deliberation, Yu Kailin finally decided—to keep Wei Jun from knowing that she was going to move out for the time being, and move out quietly this afternoon when she was not paying attention.For the rest, discuss it with Li Xin or Meng Xiaoxue.

After making up her mind, she dialed Li Xin's number with her mobile phone.

Li Xin quickly answered the call (obviously because he saw that it was Yu Kailin on the caller ID), and his tone revealed excitement and anticipation: "Kailin, have you decided to move here?"

Yu Kailin gave a low "hmm".

"Great!" Li Xin on the other end of the phone was indescribably happy. "I'll prepare a table of good food for you! Let's eat at home, shall we?"

"Don't talk about this first." Yu Kailin said, "I bought some things here, and I can't carry them alone. Can you come and help me after one o'clock at noon? The address is No. 11, Siziao Lane, Mishi Street. , a two-unit building, on the second floor."

Originally, Yu Kailin thought that Li Xin would agree without thinking, because this is a good opportunity to show her courtesy.But unexpectedly, Li Xin didn't speak for a few seconds, and after a long while, she said grumpily: "Kailin, I really want to come and help you get things, but... I'm afraid I can't, I... have something to do today."

Yu Kailin never expected that Li Xin would refuse her request, and the reasons were so clumsy. "Didn't you just say that you wanted to prepare a good table at home, why is something wrong now?"

"Ah... I just remembered." The answer was embarrassed.

Although Yu Kailin felt dissatisfied in her heart, she thought that she and Li Xin were not in a relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend, so it was inconvenient to get angry, so she said in a cold tone: "Forget it, I will move by myself. By the way, landlord, the rent at your place how many?"

Li Xin heard that Yu Kailin was speaking in anger, he hesitated for a moment, and said, "How about I come and get it for you..."

"Forget it, don't force it." Yu Kailin said angrily.

"No, let me think about it, at noon...it should be fine."

"Okay, that's it. I'm packing."

After hanging up the phone, Yu Kailin took out a large suitcase from under the bed and put clothes, daily necessities and other items in it.I went to the kitchen to have a look. The newly bought microwave oven, tableware, leftover food and other miscellaneous things still need several large pockets to hold them.She checked the time, it was nine o'clock in the morning.Yu Kailin made a plan in her mind - go out for a while first, buy a few shopping bags, and then come back after lunch, by then Li Xin will arrive almost as well.

The reason why she waited until one o'clock in the noon to move out was because Yu Kailin knew that Wei Jun would usually take a nap after lunch - leaving at that time was the least likely to be noticed by her.

Yu Kailin slowly opened the door, and after walking out, gently closed the door.She glanced at Wei Jun's side - the door was closed.very good.She quietly walked down the stairs and left.

12:30 noon.

Li Xin came half an hour earlier than the scheduled time. He stood in the corridor on the second floor, saw the two closed doors, thought for a while, took out his mobile phone and sent a text message to Yu Kailin.

Karin, are you in the house?I'm at your door right now, but I don't know which one.

The text message was quickly replied: I am eating out, I will be back in half an hour, you wait.

Li Xin stood in the corridor with her mobile phone, hesitated for a moment, and decided to go downstairs first.At this moment, Wei Jun's door opened, and she saw Li Xin who was about to leave.

Wei Jun stared at Li Xin for a while, and asked, "Are you here to look for Yu Kailin?"

Li Xin felt a little uncomfortable being scrutinized by her, she opened her mouth and did not speak.

"Come to my side and wait." Wei Jun tilted his head and pointed to his house.

Li Xin hesitated slightly, nodded, and walked in.

Wei Jun watched Li Xin enter the room, then poked his head out to make sure there was no one else in the corridor.For a moment, a gloomy light flashed across her eyes.With her back to Li Xin, she locked the door tightly.

When it was close to one o'clock, Yu Kailin came back with some shopping bags.She didn't see Li Xin when she was downstairs just now, she thought she would see him waiting in the corridor when she went upstairs, she didn't want to but didn't see anyone.She looked around in surprise, making sure that Li Xin was not here.

Strange, he clearly sent a text message to say that he had come, where did he go now?Yu Kailin opened the door with the key, threw the shopping bag on the bed, and then called Li Xin's cell phone.

The song in the ring tone was repeated several times, and Li Xin didn't answer the phone.Yu Kailin felt more and more strange, everything seemed so unreasonable—a bad feeling vaguely arose in her heart—could something have happened to Li Xin?
Suddenly, Yu Kailin thought of a possibility - Li Xin might have tried knocking on the door after arriving here, and he sent the text message only after seeing no one opened the door.And his actions may have attracted Wei Jun's attention... Could it be that he is with Wei Jun now?
Yu Kailin screamed in her heart that something was wrong—if Wei Jun asked Li Xin's purpose for coming here, and Li Xin told her, her idea of ​​secretly moving away would be impossible to realize.

But—Yu Kailin thought again—if this is really the case, it doesn't matter.Anyway, since Li Xin is here, why not tell Wei Jun frankly.She and Li Xin will not be afraid of her alone.

Thinking of this, Yu Kailin left her side, came to the door next door, and knocked on the door.

After a while, Wei Jun opened the door."Karin, what's the matter?" she asked.

"Sister Juan, I want to ask, is there a man who came to see me just now?"

Wei Jun looked at a loss. "I don't know, I've been in the house all the time."

Yu Kailin was quite surprised: "You mean, you didn't hear the knock on my door?"

"I didn't hear that." Wei Jun asked, "What, did you make an appointment with someone?"

"Um... yeah. A friend."

"It can't be your ex-boyfriend." Wei Jun said.

Yu Kailin didn't know how Wei Jun's guess was right, she was secretly surprised, and could only answer: "...Yes."

"Are you reconciled?"

"No...he just came to see me for something."

Wei Jun said: "Maybe he hasn't come yet, you go and wait for him for a while, maybe he will come."

Yu Kailin nodded in bewilderment, and was planning to go there, but suddenly found that Wei Jun had been blocking the door while talking to her, as if she was afraid that she would go in.Yu Kailin's heart trembled - could it be...

"By the way, Miss Juan." Yu Kailin's mind was spinning rapidly, "My salary for this month is about to be paid, and I will pay you 2000 yuan for that money first." She spoke with her left hand pretending to be casual. Slowly slipped into her trouser bag, fumbled and pressed the redial button on her phone - she only called Li Xin today.

"Don't worry, it won't be too late when you get everything together. Is there anything else?" Wei Jun said, expressing that he wanted to close the door.

"It's nothing, Miss Juan, then I'll go..."

At this moment, there was a slight ringtone of music from the mobile phone in the room.Wei Jun was taken aback, his expression suddenly became tense.

Yu Kailin's heart seemed to be hit hard, but on the surface she pretended not to hear anything, and at the same time quietly pressed the hang up button, and the ringing of the mobile phone stopped abruptly.

"Sister Juan, don't bother me anymore." Yu Kailin pretended to say calmly, then turned and walked to her side.

Wei Jun watched Yu Kailin's leaving back, then turned his head to look inside the room, lowering his head in thought.His brows gradually wrinkled, as if he had realized something.

Yu Kailin locked the door, her heart beating wildly.She has already confirmed that Li Xin is in Wei Jun's house, and she must know immediately what kind of situation he is in now.

Hurry up, hurry up!Yu Kailin looked anxiously at the startup screen of the laptop, hoping that it could be converted into the screen of the next room immediately.She prayed in her heart, hoping that Li Xin is still safe, she just needs to confirm this.Then, call the police immediately.

Yu Kailin's hands were trembling unceasingly. After the computer started, she anxiously adjusted the screen to the surveillance video, but because of her panic, she made a series of misoperations—she played the video from last night stored on the computer, and the screen Shang Wei Jun was eating dinner.

Yu Kailin was not very proficient at first, but now she was in a panic, and for a moment she forgot how to switch the video to the real-time monitoring state.She anxiously fast-forwarded the video, almost losing her calm judgment.

However, at this moment, she suddenly noticed the change on the screen, stopped fast-forwarding, and Wei Jun, who was moving fast on the screen, returned to normal speed.

The reason Yu Kailin stopped fast-forwarding and watched carefully was because she saw Wei Jun open the refrigerator.She paid special attention to the time displayed on the video - [-]:[-], which was more than an hour before Wei Jun pretended to run.

Wei Jun took out a large bag wrapped with several layers of plastic sheeting from the freezer, and slowly tore off those layers of plastic sheeting.

What will be in here?Yu Kailin held her breath.

Finally, she saw it.

After tearing off all the plastic sheets, Wei Jun took out a frozen human head from the big bag, and walked towards the kitchen.

Yu Kailin's brain exploded with a buzzing sound, a red curtain appeared in front of her eyes, the violent contraction of her stomach and bursts of dizziness made her want to vomit - now, all the previous terrifying conjectures have been confirmed.She finally knew who she had been getting along with for the past ten days.

Trembling all over, Yu Kailin took out her phone - she no longer needed to confirm the situation with Wei Jun, let alone imagined whether Li Xin had suffered the same fate as the owner of that frozen head.She only hoped that there was still time - before the police arrived, Li Xin was still alive.

However, before her trembling fingers had time to call the police, Wei Jun knocked on the door: "Kailin, open the door, I have something to see you."

Yu Kailin trembled in fright, the phone fell from her hand, and fell to the ground with a slap.She immediately picked up her mobile phone and wanted to continue calling the police.But what she didn't expect was that she heard the sound of Wei Jun turning the door with a key.

Oh my god, she actually wanted to... just barge in!Did she find out that I knew her secret?Maybe it was when Li Xin's cell phone rang before, she had already realized something!Yu Kailin was so frightened that she almost fainted.At this time, Wei Jun had already pushed the door open.Yu Kailin suddenly remembered that there was still a surveillance video playing on the computer screen!She rushed over quickly and pushed down the lid of the laptop.

Wei Jun stepped through the door, just in time to see Yu Kailin standing in front of the computer in panic, with her hands on the laptop.

"What are you doing?" she asked coldly, with no expression on her face.

"No... I didn't do anything." Yu Kailin pressed the lid of the notebook tightly, not realizing that she was trying to cover up.

Wei Jun stared at Yu Kailin's computer, rolled his eyes a few times, and seemed to realize something.She approached slowly. "You, could it be..."

"No, no..." Yu Kailin's feet were a little weak, and she was about to vomit out of nervousness.She was short of breath and shook her head in horror.

Wei Jun violently pushed Yu Kailin away, then lifted the lid of the laptop, and suddenly saw his own image on the screen—it happened to be the picture of her holding a human head into the kitchen!
Wei Jun was shocked, she turned her head and saw Yu Kailin dialing the phone.Her face instantly became extremely crazy and terrifying, she screamed, "You... bitch!" Then she rushed towards Yu Kailin.

Yu Kailin screamed, and was pushed to the ground by Wei Jun, who was thicker than her, and threw the phone out.Wei Jun pressed on her body and slapped Yu Kailin twice with all his strength, making Yu Kailin's eyes shine.Then, she grabbed Yu Kailin by the neck and growled like a mad dog:

"You bitch! I've been so nice to you, treated you like a friend, and lent you money - and you're secretly plotting against me! You put cameras in my room to collect evidence and give it to the police, right? ? Fortunately, I found out in time, otherwise, you have already succeeded! It seems that you are just like those sluts before, not a good thing, you should all be broken into pieces!"

Yu Kailin was tightly strangled by the neck, unable to breathe.She struggled with all her strength, and grabbed Wei Jun's face with both hands, but she could only scratch her, but she couldn't get rid of this powerful woman's grip, and she was about to suffocate to death.At this critical moment, she desperately tried to search for something that could be used as a weapon with her hands, but she couldn't touch anything.

At the critical moment, Yu Kailin suddenly had a quick wit.She curled her right leg up to where her right hand could reach, and took off the high heels on her feet.The desire to survive forced out her amazing strength, she pointed the heel of her shoe at Wei Jun's temple, and hit it violently.

"Ah!" With a scream, Wei Jun leaned to the left and collapsed on the ground.

Yu Kailin covered her throat with both hands, gasping for breath, struggling to stand up in shock, looking at the unconscious Wei Jun, she probably won't be able to wake up for a while after being hit hard on her temple.

She has no time to be afraid or hesitate, the most important thing right now is to go to Wei Jun's side immediately to determine Li Xin's life and death.

Eighteen
Yu Kailin pushed open the door of Wei Jun's room, and stumbled in.She didn't see Li Xin in the house, and guessed that he might be in the kitchen or bathroom.She prayed to God, don't let her rush to see a cold body.

Not in the kitchen.Yu Kailin pushed open the bathroom door with trepidation, and suddenly saw Li Xin lying on the ground, her hands were tied behind her back by a rope, her legs were also tied up, her mouth was stuffed with a towel, and there was blood on her head. Appears to have been hit by something heavy.Yu Kailin helped Li Xin up in a panic, tore off the towel from his mouth, shook him vigorously, and shouted: "Li Xin, Li Xin!"

Li Xin slowly opened her eyes, and seeing Yu Kailin in front of her, it seemed that it took her a while to believe it was real. "...Karin, is that you?"

"Yes, it's me." Yu Kailin caressed Li Xin's face, she had completely put aside the blame for him at this moment, and only showed love. "How are you, are you okay?"

Li Xin grinned. "My head hurts a little. That woman... is a lunatic. I was waiting for you at the door, she tricked me in, and then knocked me out when I wasn't prepared... What's going on here? "

Yu Kailin said with tears: "She is indeed a lunatic! She is the murderer of the murder case!"

Li Xin asked nervously: "Where is she? Where is she now?"

"Just now she broke into my room and wanted to kill me... I fought her and knocked her out with high heels."

"...Well done, Kailin." Li Xin looked at her approvingly. "Help me untie the rope!"

Yu Kailin first untied the rope that bound Li Xin's hands, and then untied the rope on his feet together with Li Xin.Li Xin's hands and feet were a little numb, and it took a while before she managed to stand up.

Yu Kailin looked at the wound on Li Xin's head: "How is your injury? Does it still hurt?"

"It hurts a bit, but it's okay."

"We need to call the police."

"Yes, but we have to go and see that crazy woman first." Li Xin said cautiously, "Are you sure she really passed out?"

"should be."

Li Xin grabbed Yu Kailin's hand, and the two walked towards the next door together.

Coming to the next room, Yu Kailin pointed to the place where Wei Jun passed out just now and said, "It's right there..."

Before she finished speaking, she froze.

Wei Jun on the floor was gone!
Yu Kailin suddenly became nervous, and said to herself in horror: "Where has she been?" Turning around, she was shocked to find that Wei Jun had appeared from behind the door, holding a gleaming sharp knife in his hand, stabbing at Li Xin. go!

"Be careful!" Yu Kailin yelled heart-piercingly.Li Xin seemed to have expected it, and before Yu Kailin gave the warning, she turned around abruptly, just in time to grab Wei Jun's arm holding the knife.The point of the knife almost stopped in front of his eyes.

Wei Jun's two hands were tightly grasped by Li Xin, and the two of them fought each other for several seconds.Suddenly, she opened her mouth and bit Li Xin's nose.Li Xin yelled in pain, leaned back, and fell to the ground, Wei Jun took the opportunity to pounce on him, raised his sharp knife with both hands and stabbed fiercely.

At the critical moment of life and death, Li Xin ignored the pain, grabbed Wei Jun's wrist again, and stopped the knife.But he didn't expect that this crazy woman went crazy, and her strength was stronger than that of a man!The sharp knife was about to press down on his throat!
Yu Kailin stood beside her, flustered and at a loss. When she saw that Wei Jun was gaining the upper hand and Li Xin was about to lose her strength, she anxiously glanced around—the wine bottle!She saw the bottle of red wine on the table, ran over to pick up the bottle, and swung it at Wei Jun's head with all her strength.

With a sound of "Pong!", the wine bottle shattered.Wei Jun's movements stopped suddenly, his body shook twice, the knife in his hand fell to the floor, and then fell down with a "boom".This blow was several times heavier than the blow from the high heels.

Li Xin gasped and stood up from the ground, sweating profusely, feeling lingering fear from the thrill just now.

"Li Xin, how are you?" Yu Kailin ran to Li Xin's side, and saw a ring of teeth marks on his nose, and blood oozing out.

Li Xin touched her nose and grinned in pain.He resisted and said, "It's okay."

Yu Kailin looked at Wei Jun on the ground, and said in confusion, "Why...she seems determined to kill you?"

"Because she's a lunatic! There's no reason at all." Li Xin said, suddenly squatted down, picked up the knife, and thrust it into Wei Jun's heart!Wei Jun's body trembled, his head was straight up, his eyes protruded, and blood dripped from the corner of his mouth.Seconds later, her head drooped to one side, dead.

"Ah..." Yu Kailin covered her mouth in horror. "You...why did you kill her? She's already unconscious! We just need to notify the police to arrest her!"

Li Xin threw away the knife, pressed Yu Kailin's shoulder and said, "Kailin, there is no way to do this. As you can see, this woman is crazy and tough. If we don't deal with her thoroughly, the police may not be there yet." Here, she will wake up and fight us hard!"

Yu Kailin was speechless for a moment, she looked a little scared when she saw Wei Jun who was lying on the ground but still staring.Li Xin moved closer to take a closer look, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't worry, she won't survive."

Yu Kailin's mobile phone was lost in the fight with Wei Jun just now, and she said to Li Xin, "Call the police as soon as possible!"

"Okay, but..." Li Xin lowered her head in thought. "Karin, when the police come, how do we explain this murdered woman to them?"

"It can only be said that she was killed in self-defense." Yu Kailin paused. "Don't worry, I can prove to the police that she is the murderer of the murder case!"

Li Xin looked at Yu Kailin in surprise: "How do you prove it?"

Yu Kailin walked to the laptop, pointed to the picture on the screen and said: "A few days ago, when she was not at home, I installed a tiny pinhole camera in her room. What is playing now is the picture from last night. "

Li Xin stared at the computer screen: "Why is there no one on the screen?"

"Just now I saw that she took...a human head out of the refrigerator." She shivered. "I don't know if I'm in the kitchen or already out."

"Didn't you finish watching this video? Didn't you watch it last night?"

"No. I watched it for a while last night. It was normal at first, so I didn't continue to watch it... Then I heard the sound of running after eleven o'clock, and got up to watch it again, but she might have gone out by then— I just didn't see the part where she took out the corpse."

Li Xin stared intently at the computer screen, suddenly turned off the video, and then deleted the video completely at a fast speed.

"You——! What are you doing?" Yu Kailin was dumbfounded in shock. "This video is the best evidence to prove that Wei Jun is the murderer of the murder case. Why did you delete it?"

Li Xin turned to look at Yu Kailin and said, "Kailin, do you know? Private evidence collection cannot be used as evidence in court. Moreover, it is illegal for you to install a pinhole camera without the owner's knowledge. Therefore, this video cannot be handed over to the police."

"But, this is a special situation..." Yu Kailin found it hard to accept.Suddenly, she thought of something, and said to Li Xin, "Okay, then I'll listen to you, you help me go to her side, and take down the pinhole camera—just install it above the window frame."

"Okay, I'll go get it right away." Li Xin walked over there. "When I come back, let's call the police!"

Yu Kailin nodded her head, and after watching Li Xin walk over, she quickly sat down in front of the computer and opened another local disk on the computer—disk F.

Last night, before she went to bed, she copied and saved all the surveillance videos on the F drive.

Li Xin's actions just now were too suspicious, Yu Kailin thought, as if he was afraid that others would see this surveillance video.How is this going?I have to figure it out right away.

She found the video from last night that was just deleted by Li Xin, clicked on it, played it, and then pressed the fast forward button.

The video played quickly, and soon reached the part where Wei Jun took out the body from the refrigerator.Yu Kailin held her breath, her heart was beating wildly, and she continued to look down.

After Wei Jun entered the kitchen, no one appeared on the screen for a while.After a while, Wei Jun came out from the kitchen, walked to the door, and opened the door.

The moment Yu Kailin's eyes touched the person who appeared at the door, the blood in her whole body froze instantly.Her eyes widened beyond measure, and she covered her mouth tightly with her hands.

Oh my god, the person who appeared at the door was Li Xin!

Yu Kailin's mind seemed to be buzzing like a thousand bees, disturbing her into a state of confusion, almost losing the ability to understand everything—what's going on?Did Li Xin come to see Wei Jun last night?What is their relationship?
The screen continued to play: Wei Jun took out a black plastic bag from the kitchen, and handed a large shopping bag to Li Xin.Li Xin opened the big shopping bag and asked Wei Jun to put the black plastic bag in it.Then, the two sprinkled some fruit from the coffee table on top of the shopping bags.Li Xin was carrying the shopping bag, looking as if she had just returned from the supermarket with a full load.

Together they dispose of the corpse.

When Yu Kailin understood this picture, the whole world began to shake and spin.

Excessive horror and fear made Yu Kailin forget the existence of danger.After a while, she suddenly remembered something.She hastily turned off the video, but when she turned her head, she suddenly saw that Li Xin was already standing behind her.

"Ah——" Yu Kailin stood up from the chair and retreated involuntarily towards the wall, her back feeling chills.She stared at Li Xin like a poisonous snake.

"Karin, you actually saved the video." Li Xin said with a sad expression. "You've seen it all, haven't you?"

Yu Kailin's throat seemed to be blocked by something, and she couldn't make any sound.At this time, she noticed that one of Li Xin's hands was behind her back, which seemed to be holding a small plastic bag.Her fear intensified.

Li Xin noticed Yu Kailin's eyes.He brought the plastic bag in front of him and sighed: "I originally planned to throw away this bag quietly. I thought that after the police came and found these things at Wei Jun's side, it might cause you suspicion—but now, since you know everything, I don't need to keep it from you."

As he spoke, he shook out the contents of his pockets—a golden wig, a pair of black mesh stockings, and some cosmetics such as lipstick and eye shadow that fell on the ground.

These things evoke certain memories of Yu Kailin.She shook her head, trying to understand everything in front of her eyes, but found that her head seemed to be rusted and couldn't move.

Li Xin quickly turned around and closed the door, and said in a low voice: "Kailin, let me tell you everything. I just hope you can understand me, trust me, and don't treat me like a lunatic like Wei Jun. Mix it up."

Yu Kailin stared at him suspiciously.

"Actually, I was the first tenant here." Li Xin said, "At that time, I didn't have the bachelor apartment allocated to me by my unit, so I rented a house here. At that time, I made a girlfriend, a A girl from other places. After dating for more than a year, I gradually discovered that her character has serious flaws—too childish and idealistic. Finally, one day, the two of us quarreled over a trivial matter. In this room, I broke up with her."

"What I didn't expect was that she was going crazy with me. I hid in the bathroom, but she rushed in with a knife. I don't know if she really wanted to kill me or just wanted to scare me, All I know is that I was terrified. Turns out... I killed her while trying to save myself."

Yu Kailin looked at Li Xin in fear, unable to judge whether what he said was true or not.

"When I found out that she was out of breath, I was so scared. At that time, I didn't expect that I had a voyeur landlady. The murder that happened in the bathroom was all seen by her through a special glass When I was at a loss in panic, she came from the next door, with a crazy look in her eyes."

"Wei Jun told me that she could help me dispose of this woman's body, and the condition was that I would be her 'underground lover'. I was so flustered that I almost agreed without thinking. I only hoped that she would let this The corpse disappeared quickly and kept it a secret for me. Next, what she did was crazier than I imagined—she dismembered the corpse, divided it into several parts, frozen it in the refrigerator, and threw it away from time to time. She Heinously but brilliantly, the police never caught her—no, strictly speaking, 'us'."

Yu Kailin suppressed herself not to vomit. "You have been cooperating with her in throwing the body?"

"Yes, she forced me. You know, I can't refuse, I can only let her arrange. I guess Wei Jun has the experience of killing people before, otherwise he wouldn't be so sophisticated and cunning - she put on another makeup Then she and I pretended to be a shopping couple, and strolled casually on the street with the shopping bag containing the dead body. When we came to a small alley with no one in it, she took out the bag containing the dead body and threw it into the trash can. It’s as casual as throwing a banana peel and nobody’s noticing.”

"You go to throw the body with her every time?" Yu Kailin asked tremblingly.

"No, in order not to arouse the suspicion of the police. She changed the way of throwing the body—sometimes the two of us together, sometimes by herself. But she didn't trust me and never asked me to throw it away alone. Wei Jun's The frightening thing is that she can walk on the street for 10 minutes with the shopping bag or bag containing the dead body, and walk in a leisurely way. Even if the police pass by her, it is impossible for her to think that there is a dead body in her pocket. What—I think she is enjoying this exciting feeling. For her, this kind of thing has unparalleled happiness. "

Yu Kailin's stomach twitched, and she endured the discomfort both physically and psychologically.

"At first, I thought that after the corpse was disposed of, everything would be over. But I didn't expect that Wei Jun would be hopelessly infatuated with this kind of morbid pleasure. After I moved out from here, she Search online for single women from other places who are looking to rent a house. As a result, another woman has become a victim—the person who rented this house before you.”

Yu Kailin asked tremblingly, "The reason why she rented the house to this woman is to kill her?"

Li Xin shook her head and said confusedly: "It seems...not exactly. I don't understand the psychology of this scary woman. At first, she seemed to want to make friends with that woman...but I don't know what happened later. After something happened, she became murderous."

Yu Kailin's back continued to feel chilly. She recalled some episodes of getting along with Wei Jun, and she probably guessed seven or eight points in her heart.

Li Xin moved closer to Yu Kailin, showing a helpless and sad expression: "Kailin, do you understand now? The reason why I got mixed up with this terrible woman and was manipulated by her is because I have something to hold in her hand." Here, I was forced to be helpless! The only person I really love in my heart is you. I have never done anything to betray you! That night, I was actually not having a tryst with a prostitute, but..."

"You are throwing corpses in that alley." Yu Kailin looked at him in fear. "I didn't expect to happen to be hit by me."

"Yes, when I saw you approaching, I was very scared. I was afraid that you would recognize me, and I was afraid that you would suspect what I was doing in this alley at night, so I immediately kissed Wei Jun to block me from talking to you. Her face, pretending to be having a tryst with another woman..."

Li Xin showed a frustrated expression. "But I didn't expect that you still recognized me, and left without saying goodbye the next day. Afterwards, things developed in a more dramatic direction-the information you left on the Internet asking for rent was followed by Wei Jun , and you actually moved here to live - this is my worst fear. So I came to you, hope you can go back to live with me, just want you to get out of here! Karin, I really want to hello!"

Yu Kailin looked at Li Xin in disbelief. "You say these things now, don't you still want to call me your girlfriend?"

Li Xin was stunned for a while, then lowered her head and said, "No, I don't dare to make such extravagant hopes anymore. Kailin, what I just said is the truth. I just hope you can let me go, don't Let the police know that this matter has something to do with me."

"It's impossible." Yu Kailin said decisively, "You must take responsibility for what you have done."

Li Xin pleaded: "Kailin, are you so cruel? You want to hand me over to the police with your own hands, and then watch me be sentenced to death?"

Yu Kailin bit her lower lip tightly, and after a while, she said, "If what you just said is true, then you are just manslaughter and co-crime, and it shouldn't be as serious as what you said."

"But jail time is always inevitable."

"That's what happened to you." Yu Kailin said sternly, "Li Xin, you were wrong from the beginning, and I hope you don't continue to make mistakes."

Li Xin stared at Yu Kailin, and they stared at each other for a full minute.

Finally, Li Xin lowered her head and said, "You are right, it is time to face the sins I have committed."

Yu Kailin suddenly felt a little pitiful for him - after all, this was the man she had loved deeply.Tears rolled down her eyes: "If you are willing to repent sincerely and serve your sentence well... Maybe, I will wait for you..."

Li Xin raised her head in surprise: "Really, Kailin, what you said is true?"

"Well, really." Yu Kailin nodded deeply.

Li Xin showed a relieved expression. "In this case, I won't have any regrets or reluctance." He took out his mobile phone and handed it to Yu Kailin. "Call the police."

When Yu Kailin answered the phone, she was suddenly moved. She looked at Li Xin, gave him a look of approval, and then called the police.

However, just as she unlocked the keypad of the mobile phone and just pressed the number, she hadn't had time to dial it.A leather strap went around her neck and tightened quickly.

"Kailin, forgive me." Li Xin pulled the belt with both hands. "I love you, really love you, but I can't let you destroy me!"

Yu Kailin clasped the belt with both hands, but could not weaken the force that was about to take her life.A dry sound came out of her throat, her fair face turned a deep purple, and she was about to suffocate.

Suddenly, the door of the room was knocked open with a "bang", and a young policeman raised a pistol and shouted: "Stop, or you will shoot!"

Li Xin turned pale with shock, and quickly let go.Yu Kailin regained her breath suddenly, clutched her neck and coughed continuously, and retracted the leg that had stepped into the gate of hell.

Ye Lei approached Li Xin and ordered: "Put your hands on your head and squat down!"

In fact, without him giving this order, Li Xin was already so frightened that her feet went limp, and she naturally went limp.

Yu Kailin moved weakly, walked up to Ye Lei, and glanced back at Li Xin—the gaze made this despicable man shudder.

Ye Lei handcuffed Li Xin at the foot of the bed, took out his mobile phone and called the captain. "Boss, the case has come to an end. That man named Li Xin is really related to the murder case."

"Great!" Huo Wen on the other end of the phone shouted excitedly, "Where is it? I'll be right over!"

Ye Lei informed the captain of the location and hung up the phone.He looked at Yu Kailin and smiled. "Do you think it's a coincidence that I arrived just when you were about to be killed?"

Yu Kailin looked at the young and handsome policeman in confusion.

Ye Lei pointed to Li Xin and said: "This man is one of the suspects established by the police. During this time, our police have been monitoring him. Unfortunately, because of a mission last night, we just gave up on him. Otherwise, he might have been caught last night."

"This morning, another part of the body was found in a garbage dump. We immediately monitored the suspect closely, and I happened to be responsible for following this guy. After he came upstairs, I found that he hadn't come down for a long time. Guess it might have happened What's the matter. When I came to this door, I heard the conversation between you and him at the door—thanks to this non-soundproof house, I can understand everything clearly."

Yu Kailin suddenly realized why the policeman saved her in time.And the mutilated body found this morning - there is no doubt - that is what Wei Jun did when he "runned" last night.

More than ten minutes later, Huo Wen arrived here with two policemen.In Wei Jun's refrigerator, the remaining two parts of the body (in two bags) were found.Yu Kailin provided the surveillance video as evidence to the police.In view of her meritorious service in helping to solve the case, Huo Wen did not pursue her for installing the camera without permission.The principal culprit in this case is dead, the accomplice was arrested, and the case was finally declared solved.

end
A few days later, this appalling case of murder and mutilation finally stopped hiding and concealing, and its solution made the case appear on the front pages of major local newspapers.It's just that people don't think that when they talked about this terrible incident in horror, the heroine they said had disappeared from their field of vision.She quietly left the city that left her with painful memories that can never be erased.

After quitting her job and saying goodbye to her only friend, the single woman with chills and trembling boarded the first express train in the morning.

She was lying in the sleeper car, feeling really tired.She is tired of being a tenant in a different place, and she wants to go back to that place full of affection, warmth and care.There, she doesn't have to have suspicions and doubts, and her body and mind can be completely relaxed.If she has any energy left now, she just wants to do one thing - tell everyone - the place I want to return to now is no longer a "residence", but my home.

(End of "The New Tenant")

The dark fire story is over.In fact, he noticed something in the process of speaking. The expressions of the audience did not seem quite right. Their eyes widened, and some were even dumbfounded.Now, he could finally ask, "What's wrong with you? Why are you all staring at me?"

In fact, the listener, like the narrator, almost wanted to interrupt the story halfway and tell him an important thing, but out of courtesy or surprise, they didn't speak (and it was too late).Now, they finally couldn't bear it anymore, and several people shouted almost simultaneously: "Dark Fire, your story is foul!"

Dark Fire's face suddenly changed color—at first, he thought they had this expression because they were too absorbed in listening to his horror stories—now this sentence, like a thunderbolt, made him speechless in shock.After a while, he asked in amazement: "What do you mean by...? How did I make a foul?"

Qian Qiu seemed a little anxious: "Didn't you hear what we were talking about in the morning? It was what appeared in your story!"

Ryoma reminded Qianqiu: "Did you forget? In the morning—in fact, during the whole day, Dark Fire didn't come downstairs!"

Qianqiu let out an "ah".

"It seems that he didn't hear that voice last night." Goth said.

Darkfire looked at them for a while, and suddenly shouted: "Stop playing charades there! What the hell is going on? Tell me! Why is my story foul?"

"Calm down, Dark Fire." Nan Tian said to him, "It's like this. Last night, at least seven of us heard the sound of running in the hall. The footsteps were fast and slow, and then stopped suddenly—just It's similar to the plot of the story you just told!"

Dark Fire's face was pale, his mouth was tongue-tied, and his eyes were almost bursting open.He asked incredulously, "Is there such a thing? Why didn't any of you tell me?"

"You didn't come down all day, and you didn't come out of the room until near seven o'clock. We didn't have time to tell you anything." Sajia said helplessly, "Besides, how could we have thought that your story just happened to happen last night? something similar?"

"Finally getting to the point." A young and calm voice came from Chris. "Why is there such a surprising overlap between the story of the dark fire and the reality-I don't think you will think it is a coincidence?"

"That's right, it can't be a coincidence." Lake said with shame, "Looking at it now, what happened last night is almost as if it happened to frame Hidden Fire, what a hell!"

"But if that's the case, it doesn't make sense." Chris said, "Of the 13 of us, 7 people heard the voice, and the other 6 people said they didn't hear it. Two questions arise - one, how did that person know that the same would happen in Darkfire's story? Second, if Darkfire had heard that voice last night, it obviously wouldn't have been set up like this in the story The plot of the story—how can that person be sure that Dark Fire will not hear it?"

"According to what you said, it wasn't someone who deliberately framed Dark Fire, but you said that it would never be a coincidence. Then I want to hear your analysis. What do you think is going on, little genius?" Arakaki provoked looking at Chris.

Chris rolled his eyes and asked, "Dark Fire, did you sleep deeply?"

"It's normal." An Vulcan said absentmindedly, appearing anxious. "If it was louder, I should be able to hear it."

"The character in your story joggs at night, or makes the sound of jogging—how did you come up with that?"

Hearing Chris's question, Dark Fire suddenly opened his mouth wide, as if remembering something very important: "That's right! I came up with such a plot because I was inspired by the dream I had last night!"

Chris stared into Dark Fire's eyes, grasping this important clue: "What kind of dream did you have?"

Dark Fire thought about it carefully: "There is no specific content, but it is composed of some absurd fragments. It's just that in the dream, there was a plot like running in the middle of the night. After I woke up, I thought this point was very good, so I created it based on this. a story."

"In your dream, who was running in the middle of the night?"

"...It seems to be me."

"Did you have a dream, and you can remember most of the content after waking up?"

"Basically it can."

"Have you ever been in a similar situation before? I mean, have you ever written a novel about the content of your dreams before?"

"Yes." Dark Fire nodded. "In fact, this is a special habit of mine-since I can always remember the content of dreams clearly, and I often have dreams that can provide me with inspiration, so several of my novels are written in this way .”

Chris nodded slightly.After a pause for a few seconds, he asked a question that shocked everyone: "Have you ever sleepwalked before?"

Darkfire--everyone, in fact--was taken aback.Dark Fire was beyond terrified: "You...you mean by asking...you think it was me last night..."

Chris stared into Dark Fire's eyes: "What do you think? Is there such a possibility?"

"Impossible!" Darkfire yelled, "I've never sleepwalked before!"

The hall was silent for a few seconds.Xia Houshen gave a dry cough. "I read it in a book before—some people don't sleepwalk under normal circumstances, but if they are in a special environment or encounter certain special situations, they may sleepwalk. And he himself didn't sleepwalk at all. I don't know."

Dark Fire responded angrily, "Whether I sleepwalk or not, I know for myself!"

"The question is, how can you be so sure you're not sleepwalking?" Ryoma said. "As far as I know, people who sleepwalk—unless they're awakened—don't know they've sleepwalked."

Dark Fire opened his mouth slightly, appearing hesitant to speak.He frowned and bit his lower lip tightly, as if he was struggling fiercely in his heart.After a long while, he slowly uttered a sentence: "Actually, the reason why I am so clear that I am definitely not sleepwalking is because...someone can help me prove it."

This statement made everyone startled.Beidou asked curiously: "Who can prove it?"

Dark Fire fell silent, and his eyes quickly scanned the crowd, apparently secretly searching and observing the person who could "prove" him.But that person didn't come forward, and Dark Fire didn't further point out who that person was—no doubt, there must be something hidden in it.

After about a minute, Qianqiu broke the silence: "I think, since An Huo doesn't want to say anything, let's not pursue this matter. He said he didn't sleepwalk, so he didn't."

White Whale sneered and said, "That's strange—all of us didn't admit that we went downstairs last night. It can't be haunted, can it?"

"Someone is up to something," Ryoma said. "It's obvious that one of us isn't telling the truth."

"Actually, in this weird place, even if it's really haunted, it's not surprising." Xia Houshen said disapprovingly.

Shajia hugged her shoulders and shivered: "Mr. Xiahou, don't say such things, it's scary enough." Besides her, several other people also showed expressions of fear and anxiety.

Dark Fire suddenly stood up and said, "I want... to go back to my room and take a rest."

"This story hasn't been graded yet," Nan Tian reminded.

"Forget it, there's no need to grade." Dark Fire left a sentence and went straight upstairs.It can be seen that he is not in the mood to care about this issue now.

Everyone watched him leave, and then they all dispersed.This matter can only be left alone now-everything seems so suspicious and bizarre, the only thing that is certain is-another inexplicable "foul" has been added.

In the middle of the night, Dark Fire paced the house restlessly, violating the rules of the game made him tense and unable to sleep.Some incomprehensible questions have always troubled him.

Last night, he was with someone.

Only he and that person know about this matter.

Looking back now, he thinks there may be fraud in it.Was that person approaching him for some purpose?Maybe it was to frame him?

But—he frowned and shook his head involuntarily—it was impossible, he and that person were together most of the night.If anyone was out and about late at night, it was obviously not either of them.

Could it be that I was really sleepwalking?He doubted himself.But then he thought, if this is the case, it is impossible for the person with him not to know.

damn it!what the hell is it?He scratched his head anxiously, feeling irritated by these incomprehensible things.However, at this moment, he heard light footsteps coming from downstairs.His body tensed up, and the hairs all over his body stood up.He quickly realized one thing.

The person walking downstairs last night was indeed not me!

So, who is this person?
Now, the answer is right outside the door.

The sound of footsteps is still there, as long as you open the door and go out, you can immediately know what's going on.At the same time, it can also prove to others that he does not sleepwalk.

Darkfire's heart was pounding wildly, and he told himself that he had to calm down—this might be a trap!The terrifying sound of footsteps in the dark night sounded like ghosts leading people into hell, full of danger and signs of death.If you go out now, you may uncover the mystery, or you may die in Huangquan.

Without much hesitation, Dark Fire knew in his heart that the sound of footsteps would not last long.Finally, he finally made a decision-to fight it out!Even at the risk of his life, he must figure out what's going on!

The door opened tremblingly, and the sound became more and more obvious, like heavy hammers hitting the heart of Dark Fire.Now he could clearly tell that the footsteps were downstairs, to be precise, right below where he was standing.

The room with the dark fire turned on revealed a faint light, somewhat illuminating the dark hall.Dark Fire's eyes gradually adapted to the darkness, and he looked around vigilantly, but he didn't see anyone else coming out of the room except him.These cowards!He cursed in his heart, his eyes fixed on the downstairs.However, the person who made the footsteps seemed to be playing hide-and-seek with him, just hiding directly below and not showing up.Dark Fire was anxious and frightened, but there was nothing he could do.

Suddenly, he heard the footsteps change direction, as if... walking towards the stairs.His heart clenched - the location of his room was just next to the stairs on the right.Now, the horrible footsteps were approaching him.

Step by step, the voice was getting closer.Dark Fire judged in horror that in ten seconds at most, that person would appear in front of him from the stairs.Darkfire had never been so nervous before, he desperately restrained himself from shouting or vomiting, he even wanted to run back to the room immediately and hide like a turtle.But I'm afraid it's too late, his whole body was paralyzed by the intense fear, and he could barely move his body.

Just when that person was about to show up, the footsteps stopped suddenly.

Dark Fire's heart also temporarily stopped beating.

A few seconds later, the footsteps sounded again, and it sounded like they were walking in the opposite direction.

Darkfire doesn't understand what's going on at all - if he still maintains the ability to think, the only thing he can think of is - that "voice" senses that there is someone on the stairs, and he (she) doesn't want to reveal his identity in front of him , so I turned around and walked back.

Dark Fire didn't have the courage to chase after him, but he was relieved instead.Suddenly, he thought of something, walked quickly to the middle of the corridor on the second floor, and looked down.

He was right in his judgment, this angle was just right enough to see the person who went downstairs!And what he saw was probably the most treacherous scene in his life - a person with his back turned to him, walking slowly forward in the dark night with his head down, when he reached a completely dark corner, the sound of footsteps stopped up.That "person" disappeared like a ghost.

Dark Fire couldn't control it anymore, he couldn't stay in this terrifying corridor for a moment!Goosebumps all over his body are ordering him to return to his room immediately - that temporary shelter.

Dark fire locked the door, still feeling lingering fear.Only then did he realize that his clothes were soaked in cold sweat.After several minutes passed, he finally stopped shivering and regained his self-control and thinking ability.

The man who had appeared in the scene he had just seen--if it wasn't a ghost, was a terrible monster who was not much better than a ghost.Characters like Frankenstein or the opera geek never show up until the moment of their final demise - that's what these guys have in common.Therefore, it is not my fault that I did not see, or see his (her) face clearly.

However, it was not completely useless. Although he couldn't even judge the gender of the person in the dark, he could see the style of the clothes he (she) was wearing - the person was wearing a shirt with the collar turned up .Darkfire could be sure of this because he couldn't see the man's neck from behind, only the collar that stood up.

This is an important discovery.

I know what to do tomorrow.he thought to himself.

Early the next morning, the dark fire came down earlier than anyone else.Although he didn't sleep well last night and his eyes were bloodshot, he was full of energy.Faith is a powerful force, especially the belief of being able to survive and regain freedom, which is an unparalleled spiritual power, which can support a person to do anything in adversity.

The suspense writers got up one after another. They came down from upstairs and went to the lobby on the first floor to get breakfast.It surprised Darkfire that no one had mentioned the horrible footsteps of last night.Damn it, am I the only one who heard it this time?He became uneasy.

Fortunately, Goth's appearance made Dark Fire breathe a sigh of relief. "Did you hear that last night?" He hurried down the stairs, "That mysterious footstep appeared again!"

There were ten people in the hall now, and all of them (except Darkfire) were shaking their heads.Xia Houshen said, "Why can't I hear the ghostly voice you are talking about once?"

"The sound last night was smaller than the night before. If you slept deeply, you might not be able to hear it. But I can guarantee that it appeared!" Gott emphasized.

"I'm the one who slept like hell." Beidou said regretfully, "It's a pity that I didn't hear it once, otherwise I would definitely open the door to find out."

Goth probably thought that Beidou's words were mocking his timidity, and said with some displeasure: "You haven't heard it, so you don't know how creepy that strange sound sounds in the middle of the night. If you are brave enough , stay in the hall on this floor tonight and see who is playing tricks. I guess it will appear again tonight."

Beidou stopped talking.

Nan Tian didn't hear the strange footsteps last night either.He thought this kind of thing would only happen once, but he didn't expect it to happen again and again.Now, he and several others couldn't help looking at Dark Fire.Apparently they haven't forgotten the hypothesis about sleepwalking.

Dark fire is naturally very clear in his heart.He could confidently tell everyone that the person walking around in the middle of the night could not be him.Because he opened the door last night and saw that person, and remembered a certain characteristic of that person.

It is for this reason that he chooses to remain silent.Compared with clearing everyone's suspicion and speculation about him, he has a more important purpose.At this moment, he pretended not to see their inquiring and questioning eyes, and pretended to avoid them casually, as if he wanted to go to the cabinet to get something to eat.In fact, he walked around behind everyone, observing their backs and clothes.

He's been doing it since just now.But to his surprise, he didn't find anyone's clothes similar to the "mysterious night traveler" he saw last night.

What made him feel even more strange was that since he saw that person's clothes last night, he had a familiar feeling - he must have seen the person wearing this clothes before!Therefore, he was sure that this person was among them!

However, to Dark Fire's dismay, his careful observation lasted until 06:30 in the afternoon - he had secretly inspected everyone's backs and clothes dozens of times, but he still failed to find out "that person" ".But the sense of familiarity in his heart became more obvious, and he felt more and more that this person was by his side, but he just couldn't be sure who it was-this feeling simply drove him crazy.

It was seven o'clock, and the dark fire still couldn't be judged, so I had to give up temporarily and sit around with everyone.Tonight's game begins.

Ryoma is the protagonist tonight, and he looks confident.Look up at the crowd like a seasoned speaker and smile confidently.His attitude made all the writers present clearly feel that what he was going to tell next must be an exceptionally wonderful story.

"I hope my story can bring you some kind of 'enlightenment'." Ryoma started with this sentence. "Every book I write, every story I create, I hope people will pay more attention to the deep meaning of the story."

"Which revelation are you referring to?" Moby Dick asked curiously.

"You'll know it when you hear it." Longma smiled mysteriously, making it hard for people to figure it out. "I'm starting to tell. The name of the story is 'The Act of the Living Dead.'"

(End of this chapter)