Chapter 13 11. The Old Woman's Secret

September 25, 200X at 9:05 AM This is really an ironic thing. When the bearded man said yesterday that he would break down the door at nine o'clock the next day, he must have never imagined that at nine o'clock he would enter another door as a dead body—then A small door to a storage room.The big guy is heavier, and this time it was the middle-aged uncle, the red-haired gangster, and the boy with a fair face. The three of them threw him in together. The rest of us watched the three of them move the corpses and deal with the blood in the dim light, and our hearts shuddered.After they're done.The fashionable girl couldn't wait and confessed: "I think we'd better stay here and wait for rescue. Maybe...the situation outside is really more dangerous than we imagined."

No one else responded, so I naturally understood her intentions better.Only the red-haired gangster lit a cigarette and laughed dryly from the sidelines: "Hehe, good, the right choice. Now you don't have to worry about those 'conservatives' who will kill you." This sentence was astonishing, as if the previous layer of paper windows had been pierced, and everyone's expressions became shocked and nervous.When I thought about it, I was also classified as a "conservative", so what are those who agree to go out? "Radicals"?That's great, as long as there are people, there will inevitably be gang struggles, even if there are few people-this is the sad root of human beings' endless struggles for thousands of years.

The fashionable girl who was told her true thoughts by the red-haired gangster was so embarrassed at the moment, she turned her face aside and said nothing.On the contrary, the fat woman said angrily to the red-haired gangster, "What do you mean by that? Could it be that we killed that big man?" The red-haired gangster snorted with his mouth tilted: "I didn't say it was you, why are you nervous? Don't you think this is a bit self-confident?" "Don't tell yourself?" The fat woman gasped and screamed, "You...what are you talking about! You suspect it's me? God, how could I do such a terrible thing!"

"That's not certain." The red-haired gangster said coldly, "No one has the word 'murderer' engraved on their faces. If you look at the appearance alone, no one looks like a murderer. But the problem is that there are people If he was killed, it couldn’t be that the big guy stuck a fruit knife in his neck for fun, right?” "Okay, now that we've talked about this, I'll say what I think." The fat woman said angrily, "But let me make it clear first, I'm not because you just said me, I The one who turned around to attack you, I don’t play that kind of child’s tricks. In fact, I think the only one among us who might do something like murder is——you!”

The red-haired gangster threw half of the cigarette butt on the ground and shouted viciously: "What are you talking about! Why the hell do you think I look like a murderer?" "Just because of your villainous face!" The fat woman said without showing any weakness, "I think everyone else is serious, but you are an asshole. Besides, didn't you beat the guy at the beginning?" Did you die? You were ruthless and merciless at that moment, and you killed that person with one blow! Later, you found out that you killed him by mistake, and you didn't feel any guilt or..."

"Shut up, fat woman!" The red-haired gangster was already furious. He stepped over in two steps, pointed at the fat woman's nose and cursed, "I look like a gangster, you look like a good person? Don't forget, the big man yesterday When you said you were going to go out, you were the most opposed! I said yesterday that I remain neutral and it doesn’t matter whether I go out or stay. Why should I kill him? Huh, I think it’s you who pretends to be like A good person is the most likely murderer! Maybe you say that you suspect me in front of everyone, just to divert everyone's attention from you!"

The fat woman was panting heavily with anger, as if she was about to explode, she tremblingly said, "Yes, you mean to stay neutral, but who the hell knows what you think! Maybe you just planned to put him in the back of your head." Killed, I said something neutral on the surface. To tell you the truth, the moment I saw that big man was killed yesterday, I guessed it would be you! Because this kind of thing doesn’t look like a woman did it, and that gentle man It is impossible for a refined uncle and a boy in his teens to do such a thing, who else would it be if it wasn't you?"

My heart skipped a beat—you were wrong about that.I'm sure no other little boy would be able to do such a thing, but this weird, eccentric little boy in the supermarket just happens to be the most dangerous person among us. At this moment, the little bastard didn't seem to want to yell anymore, and he returned to his cynical look, and said in a drawn-out voice with slanted eyes, "You're right, I don't think this kind of thing is too It was made by the kind of weak and slender woman, but not necessarily a fat woman like you with a big arm and a round waist and a strong mouth."

I believe that the fat woman has been pissed off by this intentionally humiliating statement, her face contorted with anger.She convulsed and said: "Well, I won't say anything anymore. But I believe that no matter what happens, there will always be some traces. I don't believe that someone killed someone in this closed supermarket. After a while No clues are left. I want to investigate this matter and see who is the real murderer!" When she said this, she kept her eyes on the red-haired gangster. It could be seen that she was completely targeting him, and she just wanted to find evidence of his crime.This kind of disappoints me, because the person I suspect is not a red-haired punk.

At this time, someone beside me suddenly twitched, it was the female shop assistant who was overly frightened last night, at this moment she seemed to remember something after hearing what the fat woman said, raised her head tremblingly and said: "By the way, I think... ...Maybe someone knows who killed the big man." Everyone was startled and all looked at her.The middle-aged uncle asked: "What did you say?" The female clerk pointed to the shelf on the far right tremblingly and said, "Don't you think that the old woman who has been staying in the corner can just see the place where the big man was killed?"

Everyone's gazes gathered in the past.The fat woman said: "That's right, from the angle she stayed at, she could just see the scene of the crime, maybe she witnessed who committed the murder!" "But who knows if she was just awake when the big man was killed?" said the boy with a fair face, "She might have fallen asleep at that time, so she didn't witness the murder." The fat woman shook her head and said, "Generally, the elderly don't sleep very well and wake up easily. I don't think the murderer can be completely silent when killing people. As long as there is a little noise, in the dark corner The old lady in the house may open her eyes and see the murder scene!" The fashionable girl said: "But I think this old lady has been shrinking in that corner, demented every day, as if she has been frightened a little delirious. In addition, she may be old and dim-sighted, even if she sees it, she may not be able to see it." It's clear—it's unlikely to get anything out of her." "Anyway, we'll find out after we ask." The fat woman turned her face to the red-haired thug and asked provocatively, "How about it, do you dare let me ask her?" "Please." The red-haired gangster shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, "However, you can't ask, you have to ask someone else." I understand what he means, if the fat woman asks, she may ask some suggestive questions that are not good for the red-haired punk.So, I raised my hand and said, "How about...let me ask." Everyone seems to have no opinion.I was about to go there, when the middle-aged uncle came over to join me, he said, "Let's go ask the two of us." I nodded at him. Everyone else followed, and the middle-aged uncle and I walked towards the old woman in the corner.Based on past experience, I was prepared in my mind.But I didn't expect that we were only a few steps away from her this time, and the old woman didn't respond.Suspicious in my heart, I knelt down and stared at her. At this moment, with the help of the dim light of the flashlight, I saw that the old woman had her eyes closed, as if she was asleep. The middle-aged uncle also squatted down, and he called softly: "Old lady, old lady." no response. I raised my voice and shouted, "Old lady, wake up." She remained motionless. My uncle and I were stunned for a few seconds. Suddenly, we both seemed to think of something at the same time. We almost shivered together, and then looked at each other in horror. Could it be that this old lady has... After a little hesitation, I gently stretched my right index finger in front of the old woman's nose, testing her breath.Because the light was too dark, I couldn't judge the distance, and my fingers touched her lips.Suddenly, the old woman's eyes opened, which made me tremble and caught me off guard.The old woman was obviously frightened even more, she let out a turbid cry from her throat, her small eyes almost burst open, she shook her head desperately in horror, her body leaned into the corner where she could no longer shrink back Squeeze hard, as if trying to get into a crack in the wall.Everyone was stunned, not knowing why her reaction was so violent. I estimated in my heart that the horrified reaction she showed this time was several times that of the last time.I think she probably woke up suddenly, and seeing so many people gathered in front of her, she was even more frightened.I managed to stabilize her mood, and said softly to her: "Old lady, don't be afraid, we're just here to ask you something." Useless.She was still trembling and resisting.The middle-aged uncle also said to her in as kind a tone as possible: "Old lady, you don't have to be afraid, we are not malicious, can you calm down first?" But the old woman didn't listen to him at all, her panic expression was more than It was even worse before. The middle-aged uncle sighed, turned around and looked helplessly at the people behind him.The fashionable girl said: "I'll just say it's useless, her mind is really not clear." The female clerk said with some embarrassment: "Let's not surround her, it seems that she is so scared when we are in front of her." I stood up with the uncle and left the old woman with everyone.I glanced back at her, and she was still staring at us vigilantly, trembling. Everyone returned to the place where they stood at the beginning, probably feeling disappointed because they didn't ask anything, and no one spoke for a long time. After several minutes of silence, the single mother who hadn't spoken for a long time suddenly said, "I think...the old lady seems to be a little bit wrong..." The fashionable girl sighed and said, "Is there something wrong? I think it's very wrong. Her spirit doesn't seem to be normal." "But that's the problem," said the single mother. "Why is she mentally disturbed? Or, how can she be frightened like this?" "Maybe she has some mental problems." The boy with a fair face said. "No, no." The single mother shook her head, "Before this happened, I saw her choosing food and daily necessities by the side of the shelf. Her demeanor and behavior were quite normal. Since the door closed, she has become weird and abnormal." gone." "After so many terrible things happened, she must have been scared silly by those strange things." The fashionable girl said. The single mother frowned and said: "Really... But thinking about it carefully, so far, we haven't seen any monsters with our own eyes. And even if a terrible plague broke out outside, we are still here for the time being." It's safe. Of course, each of us will feel panic and fear after this kind of thing happens, but no one is as afraid as she is. Her fear is dozens of times that of ours! I don't understand, what is she afraid of? ?” "What the hell do you mean by that?" asked the red-haired punk. The single mother hesitated for a moment and said, "I guess, does she know something that we don't know? Maybe...she knows exactly what's going on out there?" After hearing her words, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, with various indescribably complicated expressions on their faces.The boy with a fair face said suspiciously: "How is this possible? Didn't she come across this incident with us? How could she know something we don't?" "I was just... guessing, not necessarily right," said the single mother, "but my gut told me that was it." "So, it is true..." the fashion girl recalled, "For so long, she has never talked to us, nor asked what happened outside, but has been hiding in the corner, with a look of extreme fear. It looks like it knows what's going on outside—it's really suspicious." "This old lady... who the hell is it?" the shop assistant asked in amazement. "It seems that she really might know something." The fat woman muttered to herself, "I still have to get close to her and ask for something."