Chapter 37 Thirty-six. Meixiang's bed

Mr. S is sleeping soundly in the bottle next to the pillow.Mei Xiang also seemed to be a little tired from playing with fireworks, and soon fell asleep after dinner. I was the only one staring blankly at the dark ceiling. So many things happened that day.And not just today.Since the death of Mr. S, that is, the day of the graduation ceremony, I have experienced too many things.I couldn't fall asleep anyway, so many things appeared in my mind, which made me feel hot all over, and my heart beat faster, but I became more and more awake.The whole body is soaked in sweat.I always feel itchy at the back of my head, tossing and turning countless times.

——Grandmother is dead—— So the mother-in-law was killed, just like the kittens and puppies who were found murdered one after another in a year, she was brutally killed.Come to think of it, only my mother-in-law knows Meixiang and me best.But the mother-in-law is no longer there. ——Dao Fu-kun also thinks that child is scary—— Why did Mr. S do such a thing?What is his purpose in training Dae-gil to find rotting meat? Mr. S said that he didn't have any special purpose, but it was just a whim.Should I believe what he said? —I haven't done anything that's imagining in your head right now.Absolutely not - Mr. S said.He knew nothing about killing kittens and puppies.

——I put the kittens in the bottle, how is this different from what you are doing now, Mr. Daofu ——— If I feel that staying in the bottle is too uncomfortable, then——— Oh, Mr. S, you are back—— ——Master Daofu, it seems that people are all the same—— Suddenly, I wanted to shout out loud.I also don't understand what's going on.Who is right?What is sin?Who is lying?Who is telling the truth?When setting off fireworks, I think Mr. S should be trusted.But now I feel that thought itself is a lie.That is probably just a false emotion that accidentally rose in my heart when setting off fireworks.When the fireworks burnt out, I returned to my original state, full of doubts and fears about Mr. S, and uneasy about everything around me.

I am very envious of Meixiang.Mei Xiang is always so pure and has no doubts about everything.if.I can be like that too, if I can be like that too... "Mei Xiang..." I called out softly.no answer.There was still silence in the room.A burst of inexplicable sadness suddenly hit.Tears welled up in my eyes: I stared desperately at the ceiling, waiting for the sadness in me to fade a little bit.However, the sentimentality did not dissipate in the slightest. I really wish Mei Xiang could be by my side.I want to touch her. Now this is the only thought in my mind. "Mei Xiang..."

I sat up slowly, the springs of the bed made a small sound, I removed the towel and quilt, moved slowly on my stomach on the top bunk, stepped over the railing, and stepped on the ladder. Step by step, I quietly climbed down. Finally, my feet hit the ground.In the darkness, I quietly looked at Meixiang's peaceful sleeping posture.What a lovely sleeping face, barely changed from the first time I saw it three years ago. "Mei Xiang." I whispered to her.Mei Xiang fell into a deep sleep and didn't move at all. "Mei Xiang—" I came to the side of Meixiang who was sleeping soundly, and while looking at the sleeping face, I lay down beside her.

Meixiang—— "Don't touch her!" Suddenly, this voice sounded in my mind.It may be my own voice.But it could also be the sound of something bigger.Don't touch her!Don't get too close to her.There is an invisible wall between us.The wall that I hadn't been aware of before is now clearly in my mind.Nevertheless, I still— I can no longer restrain myself. I broke through the invisible wall by my own will. I reached out and stroked Meixiang's cheek.Meixiang finally had a reaction, opened her eyes in a daze, and looked at me in a daze. "Brother..." a sleepy voice.I couldn't say anything and didn't know what to say. "Why are you sleeping here?" Loneliness, sentimentality, fear, and some indescribable impulses surrounded me tightly.I grabbed Meixiang's hand bowl at once.Mika looked at me puzzled. "Brother, what's wrong with you? Ah, don't..."

I-- Why do I do such a thing?I actually never intended to do this. At some point, I put Meixiang's finger in my mouth.Mei Xiang was taken aback and wanted to withdraw her hand.But I refused to let her go. "Brother, don't!" My whole body was entangled with a nameless impulse that I had never had before. I just wanted to use my lips to clamp Meixiang's cute fingers, and use the tip of my tongue to explore the small joints, small finger.With the beating of my heart, a cluster of red lights flickered on and off in my sight. Seven twenty in the morning on August 2nd. "what?"

Taizao asked involuntarily.In fact, it wasn't that he didn't hear Officer Guwei's words clearly, but that he didn't believe what he heard. "Mr. S's body has been found. Last night, it was in his yard." Tai Zao heard it right. "In the yard..." Taizo looked at the face of Officer Guwei in astonishment.The two faced each other across the bamboo fence. "The body was packed in a plastic bag. Just put it there, right there." A deep wrinkle appeared on Officer Guwei's forehead, and he gestured to a corner of the yard behind him with his gaze.A large blue tarpaulin was spread on the ground, and a large white garbage bag was placed on it. S' body seems to have been removed and is no longer here.Mitsue could be seen in that Japanese room, hugging his knees all the time on the edge of the corridor, facing the yard.Her eyes were fixed on the sunflower just in front of her.However, she didn't seem to be looking at the sunflower.Just look at Mitsue's expression and you'll understand.Also, she didn't seem to notice Taizo who was talking to Police Officer Tanio.

"Judging from the plastic bag and the traces on the body, it was brought back by the domestic dog." "It's good luck.—Where did it come from?" "Oh, this. I don't know yet. I really don't have any clues." At the end of the speech, Officer Guwei sighed. "Mr. Furose, did you hear any noise at night? For example, the sound of a dog barking, or the sound of something being dragged?" Taizo shook his head. "That's it." Officer Guwei didn't seem very disappointed either.Maybe you knew from the beginning that this was a question that would not yield much.

"Well, I'll take my leave now. You must pay attention to safety when you go alone. Also, try not to go out at night." Officer Guwei saluted and turned to leave.Compared with the day before when we met at the police station, he seemed much more courteous and polite.It is probably because the investigation of the case has not made any progress, and I feel discouraged. "that--" Taizo hesitated for a moment, but called Officer Guwei to stop. "Do you have any new discoveries? Didn't I go to the police station with Mr. S's mother last time. For that matter."

Officer Tanio slowly turned around, facing Taizo. "The thing you said—" Officer Tanio looked at Taizo seriously, pursing his lips tightly. "I have to apologize to you. To you, and Mr. S's mother." "why?" "Let me tell you the truth. You don't think Mr. S committed suicide. We are investigating this claim." "Really." Taizao thought, the boy named Dove he met at N station the day before yesterday probably took the action he wanted.He may have told Dacha about the author of the novel. "It means that there is someone to suspect..." "no no……" Officer Yanwei paused for a while, as if he was looking for the right words, while thinking, he stroked his tanned cheek with his palm.After a while, he finally raised his head, but what he said next was completely unexpected by Taizo. "No matter what, it will be made public anyway. So let me tell you first. ——Actually, traces of soap were found in Mr. S's mouth." Taizao was speechless for a moment. Officer Tanwei saluted again and returned to the other officers.Taizo kept watching his back. "In the mouth, the soap..." Taizo stood there for a long time, staring blankly at the rushing police officers in the yard. Could it be that-- Could it be that he actually— ——Grandpa—— Suddenly, Dove's voice rang in his ears again. —Did you meet anyone in the oak forest on the morning when the accident happened——How much truth does that young man know? Everything that happened on the way home from the oak forest the morning S died.Could it be that the young man knew all about it?Or, was he just asking casually? Taizo himself couldn't figure it out.At nine fifty-five that night. Taizo walked to the window, stretched out his wrinkled hands and opened the pleated curtains with a clatter.Get close to the window screen.Immediately, I felt a burst of summer soil hit my face.From nowhere came the chirping of insects. Taizo's memory is awakened.Everything started from that time.That summer night a year ago. — never forgive — The little girl's voice rang in his ears.Still fresh in my memory.A low and indifferent voice. —I will never forgive— An alley with few pedestrians.Boom, followed by a muffled sound, a little girl exclaimed: "Ah!" Taizao immediately ran towards the direction of the sound. —Ahhh—a little girl fell to the ground by an alley with no street lights——.Beside her stood a tall man, staring straight at her.A car was parked on the side of the road, and the engine had not been turned off.Judging from the sound heard, the car just ran over the little girl. ——What is that man doing—— —Why don’t you call the police— Just when Taizao was about to take a step forward to inquire, the man suddenly turned around and ran towards the car, opened the door of the driver's cab, and stumbled into it. --Wait a moment-- Taizo cried out. The sound of tires rolling.Rapid throttle sound. The red tail lights fade away. Now even if he tried his best to catch up, it would be useless.Taizao hurried to the little girl's side.The moment I saw the little girl, I felt that she didn't seem to have suffered any trauma.But there was already a pool of black blood spreading on the asphalt road below.The little girl closed her eyes tightly and lay quietly on the ground as if she was asleep. --Hey!stand up a little- Under Taizo's loud call, the little girl slightly opened her eyes and looked at Taizo's face.It seemed that he didn't feel any pain at all, and his expression was very dull.Perhaps it was due to the severe trauma to the head.In the darkness of the night, the pale face of the little girl stood out like a Noh mask. ——Obviously so much—— The little girl's lips moved.But Taizao really couldn't figure out the meaning of the little girl's words, he just thought he might be delirious.That gaze was a little strange, as if in a dream. ——Wait.I'm going to call an ambulance right now— Taizao looked around, but there was not a single telephone booth, and no pedestrians passed by at all.Beside the road is the gate of a family.But the house was not lit, and the newspaper delivered in the mailbox by the door was stuffed and about to fall out. ——Obviously there are so many things I want to do—— Taizo was taken aback, and looked back, the little girl continued talking. —I will never forgive— With a robot-like tone, the voice is flat and indifferent.Those eyes that had lost focus were always staring at Taizo. — can’t speak — To comfort the little girl, Taizo stretched out his hand.But the girl said the same thing to Taizo again. —I will never forgive— Taizao seized immediately.The little girl regarded Tai Zao as the perpetrator. —I will never forgive— —It's not me, you're mistaken!I'm-- —I will never forgive— The little girl kept repeating this sentence, like a malfunctioning tape recorder.Taizo stared blankly at the little girl's face.Although he knew in his heart that he had to call an ambulance as soon as possible, he couldn't move away from that place no matter what.Both feet seemed to be glued to the ground, and the curved back became stiff. I will never forgive. I will never forgive. I will never forgive. Five minutes later, Taizo finally called an ambulance.A few more minutes passed.The little girl was finally carried on a stretcher to the hospital.That night, Taizao was taken to the police station to collect evidence.Taizo told the police what he saw without reservation.Although he couldn't remember the model and license plate number of the car that caused the accident, Taizo desperately recalled the physical characteristics of the perpetrator and explained it to the police.The guy who killed the poor little girl was a tall guy with short hair. The accident was reported in the morning papers the next day.The eight-year-old girl was dead.Taizo later also participated in the farewell ceremony.The little girl's relatives, classmates and teachers have all been hit hard.To this day, Taizao still remembers that the little girl's parents almost collapsed and cried endlessly. In the end, the murderer was not caught either. And that's where it all started.