Chapter 4 third chapter

At 9 o'clock in the evening, the speedboat driven by Wu Gang landed on the island on time.He looked up at the villa and saw lights shining from the attic on the top floor. "What? Ms. Shu moved to the top?" He asked Hong Yu who had just jumped onto the boat. "Let's set sail, you don't have to worry about where she lives." Hong Yu was well aware of the suspicion of his bodyguard. He thought that Hong Yu didn't know enough about this long-haired woman in a black dress, so he should be more or less wary. "I'm just asking casually." Wu Gang said awkwardly.He knew that no matter what, he couldn't question the old man's judgment.

The speedboat made an arc when turning around the island, and then disappeared into the night on the lake like an arrow. Rhinoceros Island is one of the five islands open to tourists in the Heishi Lake Scenic Area.It was Hong Yu's decision to let Liu Zubaizi contract the management of the island more than three years ago.Hong Jin was hesitant on this matter at the beginning, mainly because he was worried that Liu Zubaizi was a well-known gang leader in Heishi County, and asking him to contract an island would be tantamount to leading wolves into the house, but Hong Yu thought that if he refused Liu Zi's offer The request will make him hold grudges. This is more or less a hidden danger. It is better to let him in and jointly protect the operation of the entire scenic spot from being harassed.At that time, Wu Gang also thought that the old man's decision was a sign of weakness, because for this kind of district and county gangs, there was no need for the old man, who was also famous in the provincial capital, to come forward. Just using his name, Wu Gang, could also scare them to the ground. pee.Of course, many things that happened later made Wu Gang admit that the old man was indeed superior.

When the speedboat arrived at Rhino Island, Liu Zubaizi was already waiting on the shore.He is in his 40s, saved his life after driving a luxury car down a cliff eight years ago, and survives today after driving a steel bar into his broken leg.His proper identity is the chairman of the county trading company and the vice chairman of the county entrepreneur association, but the gambling industry behind the scenes is his real business. "They're all waiting for you." Liu Zubaizi came forward and whispered to Hong Yu.Standing behind him were two tall and burly assistants. They concealed some uneasiness with their gloomy faces, because they knew that Wu Gang's master must have something important to do when he came here in person.

A group of people went up the stone ladder.The lights of several dormitory buildings scattered in the hills of the island are flickering, it seems that Liuzi's business is not bad.Wu Gang pressed the two short knives hidden on his body in the dark, because the old man seldom met these gang leaders directly, so he had to anticipate the dangers that might appear in the world.He was going to take the short gun, but the old man said, no need, we are all friends, don't get nervous. They entered a small villa that served as the management office of Rhino Island.Wu Gang stayed in the hall and saw Liu Zubai accompanied Hong Yu into a reception room with closed curtains.

"Brother Hong is here!" Liu Zubai Zitong reported. The two men on the sofa stood up, fisted their hands together and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, it's a pleasure to meet you." Liu Zubai asked Hong Yu to sit down on the sofa in the center, and sat on the side by himself, just facing Mang Wa and Boss Wei who were invited from the county.It can be said that in Heishi County, all the things that happen secretly are under the control of these two people, of course including Liuzu Baizi, but he has been at ease in the gambling industry in recent years, and violent incidents such as murder and fights are not as last resort. It is not meddling.

"Big Brothers," Hong Yu said after lighting a cigar, "I invite you all tonight, I have a request for you." "Brother Hong, we have admired you for a long time," Mangwa patted Boss Wei on the shoulder and said, "If you have any orders, I will definitely obey them." Mangwa is the youngest among those present. She is in her 20s and has a sultry face. Over the past few years, she has regained the entertainment industry in the county through bloodshed, and her monthly protection fee is more than 100,000 yuan.Boss Wei sitting next to him looked a bit gloomy. He was in his 30s and had a scar on his forehead. In addition to receiving protection money from the transportation industry in the county, he also did some work on behalf of others to collect money and kill others. Class chores.

"They're all from the world, so I'll be blunt." After puffing out a thick smoke, Hong Yu put his cigar on the ashtray and said, "A while ago, two lodgers died in my villa. Man, this makes me feel bad. I want to know which brother didn't recognize the place clearly, and whether he should come to say hello to me afterwards, and I won't care too much about it." Hong Yu's words may have surprised everyone. Liu Zubaizi, who has been busy on the lake for a long time, first declared: "Brother Hong, my subordinates would never dare to do such a thing. They all know that it is your villa." Then he said: "Since Brother Liu arrived at Heishi Lake, according to the rules, my brothers have not come here to commit crimes. Moreover, if someone did this in secret, no one would dare to hide it from me."

The room suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes turned to Boss Wei.He looked up at the ceiling and thought for a while, and then said unhurriedly: "Brother Hong, you are in trouble. Because in the territory of Heishi County, we are the only ones who dare to kill two people casually." Brother. But we don’t know. Do you think it’s strange? There’s another possibility that ‘Chuan Chuan’ (referring to wandering criminals) did it, but after-the-fact analysis doesn’t look like it. A few days ago I had tea with Director Yao, He told me about the investigation situation of the Public Security Bureau. Nothing was lost in the house or the deceased, and the woman was not raped. What do you think the murderer was trying to do? Moreover, it cannot be said that the two were killed, because they There is no injury on the body, no poison in the stomach, but he died, I am sure, this matter has nothing to do with the brothers. I say this to protect our shortcomings, if any brother really offends Brother Hong, it doesn’t matter if he is killed.”

"Director Yao is my old friend." Hong Yu said slowly.Because Boss Wei mentioned this old man from the County Public Security Bureau, Hong Yu must hit his arrogance. "However, I told Brother Yao not to move. I think it may be more convenient for me to ventilate the big brothers directly." "You guys understand." Boss Wei put his fists in front of his chest and said with a smile, "If there is any clue in the future, I will report it truthfully. Liu Zubaizi and Mangwa also responded together, and the room was filled with an atmosphere of sincerity. "Let's have a drink together." Liu Zubaizi heaved a sigh of relief.

"No, there will be a period later." Hong Yu said, "Brothers are here to play to their heart's content tonight, and the expenses will be charged to my account." Liu Zubaizi quickly said: "When we get here, I will be the master." When Hong Yu walked out of this secret room, Wu Gang was sitting in the hall with piercing eyes, and Hong Yu gestured to him to go. The night wind blows into the attic from the lake, carrying the cool watery smell.Shu Ziyin has tidied up the study room, and there are seven or eight books she brought on the desk. These classic works on philosophy, religion and witchcraft will provide a reference for the master's thesis she is about to write.

She sat down on the swivel chair in front of the desk and looked at the study with satisfaction.It's a great idea to set up the study in the attic, no one disturbs, it's completely independent kingdom in this villa.Just now, after taking a shower in the bathroom, she could even walk back and forth between the bedroom and the study completely naked, and then she felt a little cold, so she put on a milky white nightdress. I don't feel like writing tonight.Arriving here the first day, she wanted to take it easy.The bookcase is empty, only some fashion magazines and other reading materials are placed on the bottom two floors, which may be used by the hostess for entertainment when she lived here before.She randomly picked out a book, it was a beautiful fashion album.She flipped through it, and a stack of letter paper fell out of it. After unfolding it inadvertently, a letter that had already been written appeared in front of her eyes. Mom and Dad: Hello! Since I came to work here, I have written several letters to you, but I haven't received a single reply from you. I don't know if the village has lost the letter.I know that you have to go a long way to get the letter, but you should still visit often. Now I do housework for a family, and I am very satisfied with this job. The house of this family is very big, a whole building, they call it a villa.The hostess treated me very well. She was half the age of the hostess, only in her twenties, but we still called her Mrs. Hong.The master doesn't spend much time at home, so the other sisters and I don't have much to do except cleaning.I'm too idle and I'm not used to it, and the owner's house is on the island, so it's very inconvenient to go in and out by boat. Although the work is very easy, I still don't want to do things here, because this big house is often haunted, and everyone is very scared.A woman was drowned in the lake last month, and as a result her soul came to the island, and the stairs often sounded in the middle of the night, and the hostess even saw the shadow of this ghost.I was very afraid, if the hostess hadn't been kind to me, I would have left.Now we can only wait until the end of the year to decide whether to stay or not.Of course, before changing to a new job, I will go home once. Well, the hostess is calling me, you must write me back. Daughter: Juanjuan August 5, 2000 There is no doubt that this letter was written by the maid two years ago, but why was it not sent?The haunting described in the letter is the same as what Hong Yu told her. Shu Ziyin knows that in such an isolated place, people are most likely to be infected by fear. At first, it may be just a person's hallucination, and later it will make everyone This is called accepting suggestion in psychology, and it is called mass hysteria in medicine. The earliest sympathetic witchcraft also used this principle.It's so funny, there is a smile on the corner of Shu Ziyin's mouth. She walked out of the study and went to the small hall outside to get water to drink. Suddenly, she heard a sound, it was a woman's cry, the sound was very weak, but very real, it was a crying-like sob.She glanced at the stairs, and felt that the cry was coming up the stairs. Shu Ziyin made a quick judgment—her downstairs, that is, only Hong Yu lived on the third floor, and he went out to do errands and hasn't come back tonight, so there shouldn't be anyone on this floor; as for the second floor, Hong Yu's mother Yu The place where the old lady lived, as well as several guest rooms, are all empty now; only the ground floor is occupied in the whole villa, where there is a maid and a little fat chef.But hearing the cry, it was clearly not from the ground floor.The sound was very close, as if it was at the turn of the stairs going up to the attic. Shu Ziyin felt a chill down his spine.She coughed and shouted towards the stairs: "Who's there?" There was no answer, and the thin and miserable cry was still wafting.She went to the stairs and looked down, but there was no one.She tried to go down step by step, holding on to the railing of the stairs until she reached the third floor.She walked through the hall and pushed open a door. The corridor on the third floor was like a dark tunnel. She couldn't see anything. She reached out and fumbled on the wall, trying to find the switch of the corridor light, but there was nothing on the cold wall. At this point she was completely flustered and felt as if she was about to suffocate, but reason told her she had to get down to the ground floor as soon as possible, because there was no one there. Relying on the memory of the corridor this afternoon, she walked forward in the dark by feeling the wall.The crying came closer, as if it was in front of her, or at the side or behind her, and she felt a little confused.The hand touching the wall suddenly pushed to an open door, her whole body almost threw herself into the room, and she didn't know what kind of room it was.She leaned back and stabilized her footsteps. At this time, she vaguely saw the landing of the stairs. She almost rushed over and stumbled down to the second floor.She had no strength at all, and shouted desperately towards the ground floor: "Come on!" When the maids helped Shu Ziyin to the living room on the ground floor, her face was frighteningly pale under the bright light.The three maids didn't know what happened, but they were all terrified to see her like this. The little fat man who had already fallen asleep was also alarmed. He got out of the bedroom on the other side of the dining room and asked eagerly, "Miss Shu, what's wrong?" Shu Ziyin moved his lips, but his tongue felt stiff, and he couldn't speak for a moment. At this time, the sound of the motor of the speedboat came from the edge of the island.Taohua ran over to open the door of the villa, glanced at it and said, "Master is back!" Shu Ziyin almost cried when he saw Hong Yu coming in.She was wearing a white nightdress, and Hong Yu was taken aback by the fear and helplessness on her face.After briefly asking about the situation, he and Wu Gang ran upstairs. Old man Lu who lived outside the building was also alarmed. He walked in, shook his head constantly after knowing the situation, and said to himself: "The little fat man killed two roosters yesterday, so it didn't work at all." Hong Yu and Wu Gang came downstairs. "I didn't find anything," Hong Yu said, "Did the people downstairs hear anything just now?" The little fat man said that he was asleep, and Xue Hua and Mei Hua also said that they heard nothing in the room; Tao Hua said that she had been sitting in the living room waiting for the master to come back, but she didn't hear anything upstairs, and it was Miss Shu's cry. Startled her. "Damn it!" Wu Gang roared angrily, "Even the monsters and ghosts I want to kill him!" Hong Yu glared at him, obviously asking him to restrain his rudeness, then turned to Shu Ziyin and said, "I'll accompany you upstairs." Old man Lu woke up with the first birdsong at dawn.Having lived on the island for 4 years, the first birdsong almost became his alarm clock. He woke up on time and walked out of the cabin to get some fresh air. There were several strong winds last night, and the small garden and the goldfish pond were covered with leaves. He picked up the broom and bent over to sweep the leaves. The door of the villa opened, and Mei Hua came out. Among the three seventeen or eighteen-year-old maids, Mei Hua was the taller one, but her growth was not thin, like a sapling that had not yet flourished.She looked around and found a broom to help Old Man Lu clean up the fallen leaves. "Snow Flower and Tao Hua are still sleeping?" Old Man Lu asked casually. "Tao Hua is helping in the kitchen," Mei Hua replied with her face up, "Xue Hua went to the attic to accompany Miss Shu last night, and one more person lives there, so as to give Miss Shu courage." Old man Lu gave a "hmm".Meihua stopped her broom and asked, "Uncle Lu, I heard that this house was often haunted a few years ago. Is it true?" Old man Lu wiped his beard all over his face, and said in an authoritative tone: "Don't listen to those gossips, there is no such thing as a ghost in this world. Do things with peace of mind here, don't be afraid." Seeing Plum Blossom nodding repeatedly, Old Man Lu felt uneasy for her obedience.In order to protect the interests of his master, he cannot admit to the maids that there are ghosts here; however, he has fear hidden in his heart. At this time, Hong Yu walked out of the villa wearing a dressing gown with a belt.He raised his hand and took a deep breath, then walked over and said, "Little Paparazzi, go for a walk with me." He always called Old Man Lu "Little Paparazzi" by nickname, Mei Hua froze for a moment, thinking that this name was very strange. 'They walked all the way to the edge of the island and sat down on the stone ladder where the boat docked. "Do you still remember Juanjuan?" Hong Yu looked at the lake and asked, "It's the maid who used to work here." Old man Lu remembered that she was a 17-year-old girl who liked to tie her hair into a ponytail. She was very hardworking, but she was shy. No matter how hot the weather was, she had never seen her wearing vests and short skirts.One evening, she was playing by the lake with two other maids, and was bumped into by Old Man Lu and Little Fatty, who were looking for a place to fish along the island. The other two maids were fine, and greeted them generously in swimsuits. Only Juanjuan was so frightened that she got into the water with only her head showing, and she still felt a little embarrassed when she saw people the next day. "This is a good girl," Old Man Lu said, "but her behavior of leaving without saying goodbye is wrong, and she is not responsible to the master at all." "It is said that a boat came to pick her up that night. Didn't you hear anything when you lived outside the villa?" Hong Yu asked, staring at old man Lu. Old Man Lu shook his head: "I didn't hear anything." "Then, if there was no boat to pick her up, where would she have gone?" Hong Yu's question arose last night, and a letter Juanjuan left in the attic aroused his memory.Judging from the letter, she did not mean to leave the island immediately. However, she disappeared the next day after writing this letter.According to Hong Yu's wife Lan Xiaoni at the time, Juanjuan liked to go to the attic to read pictorials after finishing her work.So, what can be judged now is that Juanjuan wrote this letter in the attic the day before she disappeared, and then randomly put the letter in the pictorial.The question is, is it necessary for her to write this letter if she is going to leave without permission the next night? Old man Lu felt a "buzz" in his head, who said that there was a boat to pick her up?I can't remember who said this first, it was just a guess at the time. The question is, if Juanjuan didn't leave, where did she disappear?Even if you fall into the lake and drown, there will still be corpses floating up.Or, did a ghost really eat her?Absurd, if such a thing really happened, all the people in the villa had already died.Old man Lu felt confused. Hong Yu raised his hand and threw a stone into the lake, saying: "Last night, Miss Shu recalled that the crying she heard was definitely the voice of a young girl. I think Miss Shu knows a lot about religion and witchcraft. Is she a person who is particularly sensitive to the knowledge of art? For example, she can hear the voice of the dead." "Well," old man Lu thought for a while, "if the crying sound is made by some ghost, it is most likely the female tourist who died here a few days ago. When I opened the door that morning, she died in the Behind the door of the living room, the eyes are wide open, and they look scared and unwilling." Old man Lu paused, seeing that Hong Yu didn't answer, he thought of another idea: "Or let Mrs. Hong come and stay here for a few days , she is most familiar with Juanjuan's voice, and she will be able to tell who that cry is from." "Well," Hong Yu replied noncommittally, "From today on, you sleep during the day, and walk around the house at night to see what you find." "Okay!" Old man Lu replied unequivocally. At this time, Taohua came to ask the master to have breakfast.She was wearing a uniform made for the maids—off-white trousers with embroidered lace on the neckline and cuffs.Because of her roundness, the suit stretched a little on her. "Where is the master's breakfast?" she asked. "Send it to my balcony." Hong Yu said, "Miss Shu, please have breakfast with me." The large terrace on the third floor is behind the master bedroom.Pushing open the two large glass doors, this not-so-small terrace is completely a garden, among the green trees on the lawn, and there are white lounge chairs beside the granite table. When Shu Ziyin came, Hong Yu felt a little strange.She was wearing a short white skirt and a shirt with red stripes on a white background. This kind of girly feeling was not there when she was wearing a long black skirt.If Hong Yu hadn't been familiar with the waist-length hair, Hong Yu would feel like a different person at this moment. "Sorry for disturbing everyone last night." Shu Ziyin said apologetically, "It may be my auditory hallucinations. People are too tired, and sometimes they have tinnitus." This female student is particular about science.Hong Yu thinks that she has found an explanation for the mysterious crying last night, so today is easy.However, when he told her about the death of two tourists here at the Seaside Hotel, she also thought it was a murder case. She thought it was not scary at all, and it would be fine for the police to solve the case, she said There are no mysteries in this world.Hong Yu also believed her opinion, but the investigation on Rhino Island last night showed that the deaths of the two had nothing to do with murder.He believed in the ability of those gangsters to control the Fangyuan area, and they were telling the truth to him. So, is there really something wrong with his villa? In the afternoon, the strong sunlight sprinkled silver on the lake, and a small wooden boat seemed to be moving on a mirror.Shu Ziyin was half lying on the bow of the boat, his legs exposed outside the short skirt were already a little red from the sun.Hong Yu skillfully swung the sculls, and every time he swung, the protruding muscles on his arms shone in the sun, and he felt that he had never been so young. Just now, when Shu Ziyin sat on the beach chair by the island and proposed to visit the deserted island in the distance, Hong Yu immediately thought of this wooden boat with oars.He has no time to play golf these days, and he feels his body is a little stiff, and he just needs to move around when he is swaying the oars.Of course, another not-so-clear idea is that the rowing just shows his vitality, because long-term golfing has made his body shape much better, and his protruding belly is gradually flattening after noon. Everyone thought that no one would believe that he was 50 years old. When Shu Ziyin jumped into the wooden boat, she thought that Hong Yu would ask Wu Gang to row the oar.After arriving on this island, she has become familiar with Hong Yu's habit of dominating people.Even during the meal, Xue Hua or another maid stood respectfully at the table, changing dishes or pouring wine for him.She didn't expect him to do such strenuous work as rowing. "Wu Gang is cleaning the villa. I told him to search every room and every corner to see if there are any suspicious traces." Hong Yu tried the scull and gently picked up two water splashes and said, " What, you don’t believe I can do this? Let me tell you, I’ve done a lot of hard work in this world. Carrying, carrying more than 200 kilograms of sacks on the truck, and carrying no less than 8 tons and 10 tons every day. Hehe , you can't think of it." Hong Yu's words surprised Shu Ziyin a little bit, but she didn't say the innocent words "You lied" like the little girl, because she knew that everyone in this world has his own destiny, this kind of The history of personal vicissitudes is as immeasurable and unpredictable as the gatherings in the sky.Since seeing Hong Yu, it was this kind of thing about him that made her curiosity strongly drawn. "I can think of it." Shu Ziyin replied looking at Hong Yu who was rowing. Hong Yu was stunned for a moment, as if inspired by something, he simply took off his shirt, and started to row the oar with his upper body naked. The sloshing lake water and Shu Ziyin's face fluctuated up and down in front of his eyes, and he suddenly felt that he had become an American. A role in a Western film.And according to the logic of this kind of movie, the following scenes are hugging, kissing and murder... There is a mischievous smile on the corner of Hong Yu's mouth that he hasn't seen in many years. "What are you thinking?" Shu Ziyin asked casually. Hong Yu suddenly came back to his senses: "No, I didn't think about anything." He said a little embarrassedly: "Look, that island is almost here." This is a small island with undulating reeds. Maybe it was disturbed by the boat, and a group of egrets flew up.When looking at them from the villa, they were just black spots, but now Shu Ziyin could clearly see their long legs and red beaks. The wooden boat crashed into the reeds by the water. After running aground at the bottom, Hong Yu rolled up his trousers and quickly jumped out of the boat. When he turned around to meet Shu Ziyin, she was already standing in the shallow water at the same time, and her white skirt was splashed. There was a lot of muddy water on it. "I should change into denim shorts before coming out." Shu Ziyin said regretfully. "It's my fault, I forgot to remind you." Hong Yugang said the words of taking the initiative to take responsibility, when suddenly a drop of water poured over his head and face, he wiped his eyes and saw Shu Ziyin bending over to He watered, and she smiled, completely like a child playing a water fight.Immediately, Hong Yusheng felt very happy. He took a step back and was about to fight, but Shu Ziyin had already stood up straight, looked at him very terrified, and said repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I passed out head." Shu Ziyin's instant change was like a mirror, Hong Yu saw that he could no longer be her partner.He is her elder, and her uncontrollable burst of youth in nature can only be extinguished in front of him like a flash of fire.He wiped the water from his face and said calmly: "It's okay." He felt a faint pain somewhere in his heart. They walked ashore.Among the reeds that are much taller than people, people are like stealthy shadows in it.After a while, Hong Yu found himself alone. "Ziyin!" he shouted loudly.As a result, Ziyin answered loudly at a place very close to him.So they pushed aside the cover of the reeds and joined together.In this way, they lost their direction and walked for a long time in the seemingly endless reeds, and there was a shining shallow water in front of them.They had intended to see some high place on the island, but they turned toward the water's edge. Shu Ziyin giggled, sat down on a small open space and said, "It's pretty good here." Hong Yu also sat down and looked around, as if he was in a dense forest.Shu Ziyin's sitting posture gradually changed to a half-lying position. She stretched her legs, her head was thrown back, and her long hair fell to the ground.It's literally a painting.The sun had already set in the west, and the shadow of the reeds spread over the clearing. Hong Yu's heart suddenly jumped a few times. The reeds were the place where he once dreamed and haunted.He was just 19 years old that year, standing face to face with a girl of the same age.It was by a strange river, the girl suddenly stopped in the reeds, looked at him with a flushed face and said, "I'll let you see me." After speaking, she began to unbutton her clothes.They had known each other for a long time, but this time, she stopped and stood in front of him, time also stopped, the air froze, except for her smooth skin, everything in the world no longer existed.He hugged her and she only allowed him to stroke her back.They didn't wake up from their dreams until the sound of footsteps in the distance reappeared the surrounding scenery. "Why, are you thinking about your company again?" Shu Ziyin's question seemed to bring him back from his previous life. He shook his head, staring at Shu Ziyin's eyes without avoiding at all, he wanted to go from this life to the previous life.However, those eyes moved away, and she turned her head to look at the water beach. "Ah, what is that?" Shu Ziyin exclaimed. Hong Yu looked up and saw a foot-long bone stranded at the foot of the reeds in the shallow water. His intuition told him that it was a human leg bone. They ran over, and Hong Yu touched the bone with his toe. It was indeed human remains, and he felt a chill rising from his body. "People drown in this lake every year." Hong Yu explained to Shu Ziyin as calmly as possible, "The lake is too deep, and some people have never been salvaged. These may be the remains of a long, long time ago." "What kind of person is this?" Shu Ziyin stared at the remains and said to himself. At this time, they thought together that it was time to find their boat and return, because the sun was going down little by little.