It's like my ears have been covered, but through the resonance of my skull, I can hear the sound of my hardest breathing one after another very clearly.
There is also the sound of heartbeat.
It was dark all around, I didn't know if it was at dawn or after sunset.
She was running, looking back from time to time, looking panicked.
Barefoot, but the ground is not soft, there is no green grass, because it is dirt, even uneven.
She turned back again, and something terrifying seemed to be chasing behind her.
Later, she fell to the ground, but immediately got up. She no longer cared about her injured knee and continued running while panting.
Finally, she seemed to have bumped into something, something soft, gentle, and gentle.
"Don't be afraid, Caroline."
"Dad, the dog...a very fierce dog...is chasing me..."
"Don't be afraid, Caroline, I'm here."
I am. I am.
I am here……
I……
…
Take a deep breath.
Pupils that were as beautiful as paint patterns blooming in the water suddenly appeared, breaking all the darkness. The first thing Caroline saw was the slowly rotating blades of the ceiling fan.
Her whole body was wet, and she felt uncomfortable all over due to the sweat she had shed at some point. The sunlight came in from the outside, making it a bit dazzling.
She should still be lying on the sofa, in the living room of Livia's boyfriend Arnold's house. Caroline closed her eyes again to allow her consciousness to clear up.
It seemed that he overslept and originally planned to leave early in the morning.
Caroline opened her eyes again and felt a lot more comfortable. At the same time, she felt that the hand hanging under the sofa seemed to be holding something. She subconsciously let go of her hand, and then heard a "bang" sound.
It seems to be metal?
Caroline tilted her head and looked under the sofa, her vision changing from blurry to clear. Then, she saw a knife, to be precise, a knife used to peel fruit.
There is a bright red color at the front of the silver blade, which easily makes people think that the color attached to the blade is blood.
A few seconds later, Caroline, who seemed to realize something, sat up suddenly, stood up, and tried to call Livia's name, "Livia? Livia? Levi...ah!"
She tried to look in the direction of Livia and her boyfriend's room, but what she saw at this moment was Livia sitting at the dining table.
She was sitting facing the chair, her chin resting on the back of the chair, and looking at Caroline with wide eyes. Her hands hung down naturally, and the floor under the chair was a large pool of dark red.
Caroline could even see the blood stains left by the blood sliding down the legs of the white plastic chair.
"Livia!!!"
Caroline rushed to the chair, frightened, and with trembling palms, she patted Livia on the shoulder, as if trying to 'wake up' Livia, and then she was able to tell her that this was just a joke.
The body... is so stiff, even a little cold, and has no softness like a woman's skin.
"ah!"
Caroline screamed in horror.
Corpse, blood...blood-stained knife...For a moment, Caroline seemed to realize something: the room was eerily quiet at the moment, and there was obviously one person missing!
Livia’s boyfriend, the man who is in college: Arnold.
"Calm down, calm down...calm down."
Caroline forced herself to calm down. She tried to remember what happened last night.
Last night, because it was too hot in the small room, she quietly took it out in the middle of the night. After taking a cold shower, she lay down on the sofa in the living room, and then she probably fell asleep unknowingly until she woke up.
Then she held the blood-stained knife in her hand, Livia died, and Arnold disappeared. Since she fell asleep, naturally she would not and could not do anything, so... Arnold?
He killed Livia and left in a hurry. Because of fear, he even put the murder weapon in his own hand and tried to frame himself?
But... why did Arnold want to kill Livia?
She couldn't figure it out, she couldn't figure it out at all. Caroline just felt like her brain was in chaos at the moment. She didn't know what to do... maybe calling the police was the right thing to do at this time?
She just instinctively thought that she needed to find someone who could help her.
Mobile phone... She returned to the sofa and looked for her mobile phone. At the same time, she saw her bag dropped on the other side of the coffee table. Caroline suddenly had a bad feeling.
She picked up her bag at once and rummaged through it quickly.
No no!
She even poured out all the contents of the bag, including makeup mirror, lipstick, keys, tissues... A lot of sundries were scattered on the ground. Caroline even shook the empty bag vigorously, but
…
still none!
That bank card!
Bathroom...no.
The utility room where I stayed last night...wasn't there.
Arnold's room... doesn't exist!
Everywhere, she searched frantically for everything she could see in the house!
No.
Caroline fell to her knees weakly... What should I do? What should I do?
At this time, there was a knock on the door and a woman's voice outside the house, "What happened? Is anyone here?"
The sound of knocking on the door continued.
In panic, Caroline quickly rushed to the door. Through the hole in the door panel, she saw a middle-aged woman holding a bag of garbage in her hand... who seemed to be a resident of this building.
"Is anyone there? I just heard screaming? Hey? Is anyone there?"
I……
Caroline screamed instinctively, but the sound was not loud, and she immediately covered her mouth and asked this woman for help?
Obviously not realistic.
"Arnold, are you back?"
The woman outside the door suddenly turned back and looked in the direction of the stairs. Caroline's face changed slightly as she listened to the woman outside the door. She once again brought her pupils close to the door hole, and at the same time she vaguely heard something.
The man's voice... is it Arnold?
"Good morning, Mrs. Riley, I just came back from college. What happened?"
The middle-aged woman... Mrs. Riley smiled and said, "You stayed up all night at school again? You are such a hard-working kid, but you should also pay attention to your health."
"I understand, but there is an important exam recently, so I have to work harder."
"Good boy. You haven't had breakfast yet? Why don't you come to my house to have some?" Mrs. Riley smiled.
Caroline still couldn't see the appearance of the man who spoke, but the voice... Even if it became a little unclear through the door, she could still barely recognize it. It seemed that even if Arnold's voice was heard last night, she and Ah Nuo
I've met Nuo before, but we haven't exchanged a few words with each other.
"Okay, I'm bothering you again today, Mrs. Riley. By the way, wait until I put the things away... Oh, by the way, what's the matter with you standing in front of my door?"
"Oh, it's like this. When I just went downstairs to take out the trash, I suddenly heard a screaming voice coming from your house. It was a woman..." Mrs. Riley winked at this time and said, "Arnold, is it you?
Girlfriend? Don’t hide it. How often do I see a beautiful woman coming out of your house? Introduce me to her."
"Where did I get my girlfriend? Mrs. Riley, don't talk nonsense." The man's expression changed imperceptibly, and then he immediately said, "I focus on my studies now."
As he spoke, he took out the key and faced the door.
Wearing a peaked cap, he lowered his head and was opening the door. Only his chin could be seen.
Caroline finally couldn't see clearly what this man looked like... Although he had been in the room last night and had only met him once or twice, but he had the key to open the door, so it was definitely Arnold.
But he actually...
The moment the key was inserted into the keyhole, time seemed to slow down. Caroline's eyes opened wide and her heart beat rapidly!
This man... killed someone, then went out and came back, pretending that she was the murderer. Once they opened the door and saw this scene... how should she defend herself?
"Mrs. Riley, wait for me. I'll be fine soon."
Arnold opened the door to his home as he spoke. The house was very small, and you could see everything here almost as soon as you opened the door... Arnold was suddenly stunned and didn't understand.
Mrs. Riley felt very strange, and immediately asked: "Arnold?"
I saw Arnold turning around stiffly, with a horrified look on his face, "Mrs. Riley, I think... we are going to call the police. Someone in my family... someone died in my family!"
"What!" Mrs. Riley was startled and quickly squeezed into the house. She was the first to see the dead woman Livia sitting on the stool!
Mrs. Riley was so frightened that she couldn't even hold the garbage bag in her hand. However, at this moment, Arnold rushed towards the balcony and shouted: "Someone jumped off the building!"
Mrs. Riley rushed over and looked up from the balcony. The house was not high, and this was the second floor. Mrs. Riley just saw a figure running away in a hurry.
"It's a woman!"
The two said in unison.
…
…
It is a seaside house, only two stories high, but the price is obviously not cheap. This is an apartment for those who want to rent it for vacation.
The house number is not wrong.
Song Haoran arranged his clothes, which is the most basic quality of a gentleman. At the same time, he also held a bouquet of flowers in his hand.
After pressing the doorbell, Song Haoran waited quietly. The salty sea breeze was blowing, and it was obviously not very comfortable on a hot day. However, there was no sweat on his body and he looked very calm.
Soon after, the apartment door opened.
Song Haoran showed a bright smile and said, "Hello, we meet again, Miss Youye."
The maid who was simply wearing casual clothes showed a surprised expression. Her unexpected look made Song Haoran feel a little proud. He actually knew that he actually had some bad tastes, for example, he liked to see other people's surprised expressions.
"Mr. Song, is that you?"
"Is Luo Qiu here?" Song Haoran smiled slightly: "I'm here as invited. You didn't forget that you wanted to treat me to dinner, right?"
"How could that happen?" You Ye quickly greeted Song Haoran into the apartment.
Song Haoran presented the flowers in his hand and said with a smile: "This is for you, Platycodon flowers, sincere and unchanging love. I hope you like it."
"Thank you." You Ye was startled for a moment, then smiled and took it from Song Haoran's hand.
"Who's here?"
A figure walked out of the kitchen. It was the new boss of a certain club. The boss was still wearing an apron and holding a long wooden spoon for seasoning.
"Mr. Song!" Luo Qiu was also extremely surprised. Then he put down what he was holding, untied his apron and walked out, "It's really you!"
Song Haoran moved his nose. He smelled the aroma of some food, and said happily: "It seems that I came at the right time... didn't you say that you wanted to treat me to a meal?"
He blinked, as if he was joking: "Did you forget?"
"How could it be? You are very welcome." Luo Qiu smiled calmly, but said helplessly: "It's a pity that I didn't prepare the braised lion's head today."
"It's okay." Song Haoran joked: "If you make this dish today, then I will be surprised."
With that said, Song Haoran walked into the house, You Ye quickly came to greet him with tea, and Luo Qiu walked into the kitchen and turned off the fire of the seafood soup that was being cooked.
Luo Qiu sat down, looked at Song Haoran and said: "Mr. Song, I feel relieved to see you are safe. I have been paying attention to the news last night, but the reports were not very detailed. I heard that there was a fierce fight afterwards.
?”
"It is true that some people died." Song Haoran said in a relaxed tone: "But in this country, it is not uncommon for people to die."
He looked at an atlas on the coffee table, took it over curiously, opened a few pages, and found that it was a color atlas introducing the world's paleontology, which contained some unusual species of animals and plants.
Song Haoran suddenly said: "Do you like this kind of thing?"
Luo Qiu said casually: "I am actually a student majoring in paleontology. Last time I heard about the strange black python mentioned in Mr. Song's adventure story in the restaurant, I was a little curious, so I wanted to check to see if I could find it.
Clues and the like.”
"Do you still remember that story?" Song Haoran smiled, blinked and said, "Actually, I made it up."
Boss Luo just smiled and said nothing.
At this time, You Ye put on the apron that the boss had taken off and walked into the kitchen, intending to take over and finish the dishes. Song Haoran took one look at it and said with a smile: "This wife, you can do it!"
Luo Qiu suddenly said: "Please wait a moment."
Under Song Haoran's curious eyes, Luo Qiu walked upstairs, and soon came down holding a box. He walked up to Song Haoran, opened the box, and said seriously: "Mr. Song, I want this thing
It should be returned to you."
"Oh?" Song Haoran was interested. He took out the contents of the box and fiddled with it a few times. This was one of the equipment he got from the gangster at the theater last night: a pistol.
Song Haoran skillfully opened the magazine, glanced at it casually, and suddenly looked at Luo Qiu and asked, "Don't you use a single bullet?"
Luo Qiu shook his head: "I don't need this kind of thing."
Song Haoran said: "This is a good thing..."
As he spoke, Song Haoran seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said: "Luo Qiu, when I come here this time, there is actually something I want you to take a look at."
"We'll see."
Song Haoran took out his phone, clicked on the screen, then the photo album, and finally placed it in front of Luo Qiu, and said calmly: "Do you have any impression of this person?"
There is a yellowed photo saved in the photo album of my mobile phone. Even because of its age, the black and white photo has many white spots.
It has faded, and you can barely make out the outline of the person in the photo.
A very young photo, wearing an unmarked military uniform, holding a homemade bayonet rifle... Song Haoran looked at Luo Qiu's expression at this time and said softly: "This is my uncle, Song Tianyin."
