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Chapter 15 November 10

corrosion 茅盾 2679Words 2018-03-19
I heard that in "Northern Jiangsu", something extraordinary happened.All kinds of "rumors" were passed around from people's mouths, and later, everyone simply invented it by themselves. However, this is roughly the case: the determination to eliminate the "foreign party" by force has been made this time, and the military deployment is very careful, and victory is sure. In this atmosphere, there are many happy people among the "golden-headed flies", but most of them are far less concerned about the outcome of the gambling game last night, or how much oil and water a certain "fat pig" can squeeze out. … Occasionally, there are one or two people,—for example, F, who just came back once, was stunned for a few minutes, but who dared to confide a word in his heart?Who can guarantee that the person on the opposite side will not exchange your head for the gambling capital of eight rounds of mahjong? F dared to stammer in front of me such a sentence: "I'm afraid that the fisherman will gain, and the enemy will only be quick..." But I remembered F's "theory" of "reporting to multiple places" that day, and I didn't think about it. Reasons to believe that he will not betray me.How dare I express it?I just smiled and talked about him from left to right.

There are plenty of duplicity people here.But someone like F said that he was "duplicate" to me, which seems to have wronged him (I am sure of this point), but if he wants to save himself, he probably has a "painful conscience" on the one hand, and on the other hand he still cannot help but feel guilty. Played a joke on my head once. What's more, at such "emergency moments", internal probing and reconnaissance are also "strengthened" at the same time; based on experience, I can see that this trick is already being done. But you can't be "nervous" and avoid people talking privately when you see them; this will be considered "guilty" by them, which is bad.It's good to be in the middle of talking nonsense, talking nonsense, and talking about his mother without pain.However, by coincidence, a person was suddenly mentioned in the "nonsense", and the more I listened to it, the more suspicious I became, and I almost blurted out "what is this person's surname",...

Maybe they are just habitual "nonsense", if not, then this person has already had a "tail", and who else is this person other than K? Said he used to go on dates with a woman who was slender and... hell!I'm just slim!Obviously, the two people who talked about this matter in nonsense have never been K's "tail", and it is inconvenient for me to directly ask who the "tail" is.My suspicion may be due to my somewhat "guilty heart".The few times K and I were together, it was clear that there was no "tail", but it was said that there was a "slender woman", so who was it?

I can't help but be vigilant, I must break this mystery! If all this "bullshit" is not just a rant, then I am in a dangerous situation... I have to preemptively strike!Anyway, I was ordered to "automatically find objects and carry out work"; anyway, I reported on "September 18th" that there was such a subject as K, which was "worthy of research"; In short, if the truth is false, I will not be at a loss! But first, I had to meet K. to find out whether he had a "tail" or not. So I ventured to the newspaper office he served. Here's an overview of what happened:

The reception room of the newspaper office is not an ideal place for conversation. It is necessary to keep the sound down, but the most worrying thing is that after a long time, it is difficult to guarantee that no third party will come to the meeting; therefore, I can't care too much, no matter what How does K feel, I will get straight to the point and get straight to the point. "Today I ventured here to talk to you about a rather serious matter; if you trust my sincerity, don't hide anything from me..." K. smiled calmly and nodded his head; God knows what he meant by this smile, but I didn't have time to speculate, so I followed the predetermined policy and said mine:

"Where have you been in the past few days? Do you feel that someone is following you?" He still smiled coldly and didn't speak, but I was anxious: "If you believe me, just say it; if you don't believe me, I'll leave! This place is not a place for you and me to beat around the bush!" "Hey, why are you in a hurry? You don't go from home to the newspaper office, and then back home from the newspaper office. Sometimes you also go to the C-S Association. You know, the places I often go to are just a few places." "Have you seen any suspicious-looking people?"

"It's hard to say. In the C-S Association, there are often a few dubious characters... But do you have any special definition for what you call suspicious behavior?" "Hey, you're still sticking to words! Simply put: Did you notice that—someone is following you!" "It seems not yet." I'm a little annoyed. K's attitude was not frank enough.Why is it necessary for him to dodge like this?I was angry and funny, and lightly pressed his hand and said, "The situation is very serious these days——don't you know? I got some news that you have been noticed, so act cautiously."

K seemed to be listening attentively, but he still smiled nonchalantly and said, "If someone follows, it depends on his skill... But if you pay attention to me, you won't gain much." I couldn't help laughing, and asked again: "Are there any friends together?" "Yes. Coincidentally, some fellow villagers have just arrived from other counties and have gathered several times." "Oh! Are there any girls? Slender ones?" "This—no!" K. glanced at me attentively, and again expressed his pensive air. I think I should go.But K's eyes flashed suddenly, he scratched his fingers on the table, and asked: "Hey, last time——do you have any idea about the matter I asked you to inquire about?"

"Not yet." I said, standing up to leave, "However, I have entrusted someone..." At this moment, the door of the reception room opened, and a waiter poked his head in, but immediately turned his head and said to the outside: "Here, here, here, here!" Immediately, I felt that an accident had happened, and I threw it at K. He winked, pointed at him, then pointed at himself, shook his hand, turned and left.But as soon as I got to the door, I collided with a woman who came in. Before I saw the woman clearly, I heard her calling K. I knew it was Ping,——Well, I stopped.

Suddenly I thought of the slender woman they said was always with K. Who else could it be if it wasn't Ping?Immediately, he became angry and lost his self-control. "Hey, Ping!" I could hear my own laughter and accent unnatural. "What a coincidence—but, sorry, it's good enough that I should go so few minutes early!" Both of them froze for a moment, but Ping's face immediately changed; K and Ping exchanged a look, which meant to tell her to keep silent, but it fell into my eyes again.I sneer. K took a step forward and fixed his eyes on me, but I didn't let him say: "K, you don't need to tell me, I understand everything;——Pingyuan and I are old friends, but I don't know that you and Ping are also good friends! Haha , but you just gritted your teeth and said no, why bother!... Hey, Ping, let me tell you some good news: people are praising you for being so tall, slim, graceful, and graceful..."

"Please speak appropriately!" Ping suddenly turned to me with a serious expression on her face. "Let's be more clear, when people come to visit friends, it's open and aboveboard..." "Oh, oh, who ever said you weren't upright? Since you're upright, why bother to confess? I see clearly—" I held back my breath, and smiled, "But, K., just now I told you Consider what you say, for yourselves—oh, no, for both of you. Good-bye!" I turn around and leave.I heard K calling me from behind, the first sentence raised his voice, but the second sentence lowered his voice; I heard footsteps again, and I couldn't help slowing down my pace, but the footsteps disappeared again. I seemed to have eyes in the back of my head, and I saw Ping standing sideways to stop me... I sneered repeatedly, and left quickly. After I calmed down, I reached two conclusions: first, the news about K's "tail" was true, and the woman was Ping; second, I was deceived,... The direction of my resentment is uncertain.I can't forgive K, but no matter what, if I let Ping go, how can I be reconciled? I was planning in my heart, and I was scribbling on a piece of paper with a pencil in my hand... The third wife of the officer in the same courtyard was having some friends to have fun at home. A sound hit my heart.I'm getting irritable.As soon as I pressed my finger hard, there was a sound of divination, the tip of the pencil broke, I dropped the pencil, and accidentally looked at the paper, only to see that the letter K was drawn all over the paper!Alas, I sighed, crumpled the ball of paper, and cursed in my heart: "You useless thing! But, no matter what, I can't let Ping go!"
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