Chapter 10 chapter Five

At eight o'clock on the next Saturday night, Machii came to the apartment. "Hello." Her face was haggard. "What's wrong? Come to me at this time..." "Because I want to see you right away." "Did something happen?" "No, I'm sorry." Machii smiled weakly: "I'm sorry, Xiao Qi..." She softened. "Machii!" I hugged her reflexively.She seemed to be in a coma, so I immediately called my sister, and together we moved Machii to the living room: I took my own quilt from the bedroom and let Machii sleep on it.

Her eyelids deteriorated further, and her face was ashen-colored.I touched her forehead, tiny beads of sweat carried a little heat.I wet the towel and put it on Machii's head. ...Speaking of which...the physical condition is so bad, why did you come to me?I can't guess Machii's purpose at all.After all, it must have something to do with Niu Nan. What will happen? Discuss because of fear of your own foreknowledge? Confession out of fear of your own crime? No matter what the situation is, there is no room for me to appear on the stage, and I should confide in Yokoyama and the others who are closer.

While thinking this way, Machii woke up after changing the towel a few times. "you're awake?" "...Huh? What's wrong with me?" "You passed out." "Ah! Isn't it... ah, strange?" Machii quickly sat up with his upper body, but it seemed that he couldn't exert any strength, and immediately fell down again.I told her not to push, and put the dropped towel on her forehead again.Machii slowly closed his eyes and said sorry again. "How are you feeling now? My mother went to work and is not at home. I don't know where the medicine is kept..."

"It's okay, it's okay, just lie down for a while, I'm just a little dizzy. Well, I'm healthy, super healthy!" "But you look bad! Do you know that?" "Does my face look so thoughtful?" "I didn't mention your mind!" "Maybe she really lost a little weight," Machii touched his cheek. "Because I didn't eat anything, fat, lose weight!" "...Are you here to talk to me about Niu Nan?" I asked. Machii's expression stiffened, and he lowered his eyes. Lying down all the time.Alas, less "Brother!"

The younger sister's voice came from behind, and it sounded a little sharp. I supported Machii's back, helped her up, and asked her to go to my room first.Machii staggered into the room. "Brother's friend is a girl!" "It's strange for you to say that, can't friends be girls?" "sure!" She flicked her tongue blatantly. "Why that reaction? Don't be angry!" "Brother, now is not the time to chat with me, is it? Your friend is still waiting for you in the room, go! You can bring snacks and drinks, but please bring milk and crackers. Orange juice and popcorn I won't give it to you."

The younger sister turned her back and turned on the TV.She seemed completely annoyed and didn't even respond to my calls a few times.I swallowed a sigh, put the milk and senbei on the plate, and walked into my room. Machii sat on the cushion in an orderly manner, and when he saw me bring factory milk and senbei, he smiled and thanked him—it was Machii's usual soft smile, but his face was still ashen. "Is everyone okay?" "Of course." I took a bite of the senbei. "Ah, you're welcome, let's have some snacks!" "Thank you. But, uh, the combination of milk and indica senbei seems a bit hard to swallow!"

She smiled troubled. "Oh... I'll get some water later. When are you going back to school?" "Next week." "Really? That's good. Since that incident, you haven't shown your face at all, and everyone is worried!" "I have something to ask you. Don't tell everyone about my coming here." "why?" "Please!" Serious expression. "Si, good!" "Absolutely can't say it! Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely!" "Is it a secret?" "Yes, secret." Machii nodded. "The secret of the two of us!"

I also nodded.Even now, adding one more secret wouldn't be too much of a burden. "Here, take this." Machii took something out of his jacket pocket and handed it to me. It was an extremely tightly glued envelope. "this is?" "I can't open it until I agree." "There are so many rules!" "Sorry." "No, I didn't mean that. I'm sorry." The timid I immediately apologized. "Then why are you looking for me? If you want to talk about Niu Nan, you don't need to look for me. Wouldn't it be better to look for someone else..."

"No! I absolutely don't want Hengshan and other people to know about this matter. If I let them know, they may not even be friends, and it may be over..." In other words, the reason why I was chosen was because I was with me. The most unfriendly, feeling angry, it is a matter of course judgment. "What you 'don't want to be known' is a foreknowledge?" Even if it's a clean break, it doesn't matter.i didn't "Do you really think it's a premonition?" Machii raised his face. "Don't you think I killed Teacher Cangyou?"

"No one thinks so." "Don't you think I'm a bully?" "Nobody thinks that way anymore!" I replied in a calm voice to reassure her. "Machii is a bully? It's ridiculous." Of course, if we only talk about possibility, it is not difficult to speculate that Machii is a cow boy and a cow boy. And the one who holds that opinion... is me. The theory of foreknowledge is simply a fantasy, but Machii guessed exactly the date and location of Niu Nan's crime. What does this mean? The answer is simple, she already knew it. This view is perfectly natural, isn't it?It would be unnatural to explain it as a product of the comic world such as predicting.

I suddenly thought: If Ding Jing is pressed now, how will she react?Desperately pretending to be garlic?Repeatedly emphasized that she knew it by foreknowledge, not prior knowledge? "You think I killed it?" Machii's murmur brought me back to my senses. "I don't think so." I quickly hid my expression. "You're lying! You're looking at me with a scary expression, it's a look of suspicion. Eh, you think I killed it?" "... I don't think it's strange." I answered honestly. "You're angry?" "No. If the position was reversed, I would think the same way. I am very suspicious, too suspicious, right? The hit rate of Niu Nan's game is ridiculously high, and the body of Mr. Cangyou was found; no matter what you think, Niu Nan It's all me, isn't it?" "Unfortunately, I do think so." "But no, I'm not a cow boy." Machii brought the senbei to his mouth. "I'm not." "It's true that Machii didn't do it?" "With just a little girl, how could she use any method to kill someone?" "Maybe there's an accomplice." "Who?" "have no idea." "I don't know a weirdo like Niu Nan!" "Sorry." "Don't apologize, if you want to apologize, don't say that in the first place." "Qin, is it really foreknowledge?" "I don't know! I just want to ask! What's wrong with me... What's going on? Why did I guess right? I don't understand at all..." Machii's face turned from earthy to red, and heavy tears fell from her huge pupils, violent sobs hit her like a wave, and she began to sob.I have seen her family crying several times, so I know she is really sad.Machii was frightened from the bottom of his heart, trembling in the center of his body and crying. ...isn't it? Machii is not a bully, so is it okay to be a bully? That is precognition. Machii has abilities like the Arabian Nights. Impossible, too unbelievable.But her tears were real—the girl sobbing in front of my eyes was in real pain, there was no doubt about it.I am insensitive to happiness, but extremely sensitive to unhappiness: avoiding life, giving up life, denying daily life... I can spot people with these negative emotions at a glance.Because I grew up watching my mother, my father, my sister, myself, and everyone's life and misfortune. Machii was crying. I don't want to see anyone cry again. "Machii!" I put my hand on Machii's shoulder. Machii looked up in surprise. "Machii, you feel unlucky right now, don't you? You feel very unlucky, don't you? You think there is absolutely no one in this world who is unluckier than you, don't you? Because you're so unlucky, your mind is messed up, right? Little, I'm not Keep blaming you, don't get me wrong. How you feel... I know. Don't make that look, I know, because I, too, have been messed up by too much misfortune; But it was serious when I was in Kyushu... Anyway, I understand the meaning of 'unfortunate'. Machii, uh, Machii, chin, 欵, Machii, you don't know what to do, do you? You don't know how to get out of this at all State, right? I teach you, first find out the negative part of yourself, which is the root culprit of your badness, and admit it; in Machii's case, it is precognition. You can't escape this, you have to admit it It. The next stage is to turn misfortune into strength. You will definitely be able to predict yourself as a bull man, and look at things from a different angle; The movement of the man means that you are safe, you can protect your friends, assist the police, and you can also be on TV. It’s great! Thanks to the cow man, thanks to the ability to predict the movement of the cow man, you can do many things that you couldn’t do before , Great! So happy, congratulations!" After I finished talking, I drank the milk in one gulp, but I still couldn't calm down: so I rudely ate the senbei to divert my attention.Fine crumbs fell to the floor, but I ignored them.The body is so hot.Sweat flowed, and the depths of my throat were extremely bitter; I felt a different kind of poison spreading. Machii was speechless about my 180-degree change and proposition, but immediately turned back to Shin, wiped away tears, and handed out milk while looking at me who was short of breath. "No need," I replied, "what's the use of milk!" "...I'm sorry, thank you." Machii murmured. "You are so kind, you are so worried about me, cheer me up..." "No! Yes, I am worried about you, and I want to cheer you up; but what I want to do most is to turn your misfortune into happiness. Misfortune... Don't be joking, I don't want to see someone Don't worry about your own business." "I'm sorry you are so nice to me," Machii sniffed. "I dragged you into the water, sorry." "Drag me into the water?" "Maybe I'm a cow boy." "what?" "Maybe I'm a cow boy!" "What do you mean..." "Bull... Qin, what should I do? I may be a bully, haha!" Machii swung the plate away, the cup broke and the senbei flew into the air. "Machi... Machii..." "Bull man, bull man, ha! Bull man? Maybe! I killed people! Bull man, ahaha! Bull man, bull man, I am bull man!" "Calm down, what's wrong with you? Hey... what are you talking about?" Machii, who repeatedly yelled "Niu Nan" like a song, was scary, so I pulled away reflexively.Machii put on a bull face and smiled idiotically, but the corners of his eyes suddenly filled with tears, and he began to cry again.She bent her body, choking hoarsely. I stroked Machii's back.Although these hands do not have the strength to give people stability, and may even cause unpleasant confusion, I still try my best to caress gently. Machii seemed relieved a little, took deep breaths repeatedly, and stopped crying. "What do you mean when you say that you may be a cow boy?" "Literally." "But you didn't kill anyone, did you?" "Of course!" Machii replied with his head still down. "I didn't kill anyone!" "Then what the hell..." "Brother, it's not good!" With my sister's loud voice, the door of the room was opened. I hurriedly left Machii, but she still saw me gently stroking Machii's back.The younger sister's expression was more rigid than indifferent, as if she had witnessed an impossible situation.I originally wanted to laugh, but it seemed strange to defend my sister, so I deliberately suppressed my expression and looked at my sister. "What's wrong?" "Niu Nan..." The younger sister breathed out lightly, and said, "The Niu Nan killed another man, and now the TV is reporting on it." Machii stood up abruptly and rushed out of the room. I followed suit. Familiar scenery is shown on the TV. I know it and see it every day. It's my primary school. In front of the primary school gate. Cameras, onlookers and police come and go in front of the massive plastic-covered school gate: noisy din, hasty movement, chaos.Chaos at school?Why? The female announcer ran to the camera and explained the situation while looking at the information in her hand.At around 8:30 p.m., a male corpse was abandoned in front of the school gate. According to eyewitnesses, the body and its surroundings were covered in red paint. Therefore, it is speculated that it may be the victim of a cow male, but the police have not officially issued an opinion. . "The rate of killing people has been getting faster and faster recently," the younger sister murmured with a stiff expression. "very scary." "Oh my god! It's actually in our school..." "Soft!" Machii grabbed the corner of my clothes. "Come here." "But the news still..." "It's okay." Her tone was strong. "You don't need to read it." "……What's the meaning?" "Please, come here." I was pulled back to my room by Machii, and then Machii asked me to read the contents of the envelope that was handed to me just now. Inside is a postcard. "I wrote this myself and sent it home." Machii said. "Send it to yourself? Why do you do that?" "Look at the content." I read it as I said, but I dropped the postcard because I thought too much. Where is the crime in "The Bull Man's Next Crime Prediction"?School. Date of crime, September 25th. The age of the victim?Thirty-one years old. The gender of the victim?male. It says so on the postcard. "Wait a minute, don't be surprised." Machii picked up the postcard. "Look at the postmark." I watched it again and confirmed the postmark date. September 20th. "In this way, I get at least fifty-five points." Machii smiled feebly. "However, this is not a foreknowledge!" "So... you really killed him?" "Don't be afraid, don't run away. I have an alibi! I'm here now." "But the time of death has not yet been calculated, and besides, it may be an accomplice..." "no." "That's really a premonition..." "Didn't I say it's not foreseeable?" Machii laughed again. "I just write whatever comes to mind, which is not the same as foreknowledge." "But, you guessed it right!" I swallowed secretly. "Whether you write it casually or not, if you guess it right, it's a prediction." "I thought so too at first, until Teacher Cangyou was killed." "Teacher Cangyou?" "Why did Mr. Cangyou become Niu Nan's target? Why did Niu Nan kill Mr. Cangyou? On the surface, it seems that he did not specifically kill Mr. Cangyou, but have you ever thought about 'why is Mr. Cangyou'? And Niu Nan Even cut off her head." I think of the head hidden in the desk. "Do you want to know?" "what do you know?" "The reason why Teacher Cangyou was chosen by Niu Nan. Do you want to know?" "……you know?" "Because I want her dead." "Nonsense." "Didn't I get scolded by Mr. Cangyou when we made predictions for the Niu Nan game?" "Have it?" I am not impressed. "She said that I am the team leader and I should lead by example." "That said, she seems to have said it before, but that's..." "I knew I was at fault, but I was just a little angry; I played after cleaning, but I was told that... So at that time, I thought: 'Teacher, it's better if the cow man cuts off his head and dies! Die where I predicted!'” "……what?" "But believe me, I just thought about it for a moment, really only for a moment, just a sudden thought. I don't really want her to die, nor do I really want her to be cut off..." "Shut up! Stop talking!" My mind is in a mess. "I want to say more! You must listen to it!" Machii also shouted: "In short, Mr. Cangyou was killed and his head was cut off. I was too shocked and shocked, so I couldn't get sick afterwards. But I I kept dreaming that Teacher Cangyou’s head was flying around, or that headless teacher Cangyou was chasing me. When I woke up, I felt that Teacher Cangyou was still around. I tried to convince myself that it was absolutely accidental, accidental , by accident, but it can’t be done. That’s why I wanted to make sure, so I wrote this postcard!” As she spoke, she pushed the postcard in front of my eyes. "While thinking about the person who wanted him to die, I wrote down the location and date of the crime: If I didn't win, it meant that Teacher Cangyou's incident was just a coincidence. In the end, I also won this time. Do you want me Tell you the name of the victim? Arai Shinichiro, he was a clerk in a supermarket near my house, and his service attitude was very poor, and I have always hated him." I rush out of the room. "Has the name of the victim been reported?" I asked my sister who was glued to the TV. "Brother, you are so busy going in and out!" "Say it!" "What are you asking this for?" "Leave it alone" "You asked me all of a sudden, I don't know what my name is...ah, come out, come out." Along with the headshot of the victim, the name Shinichiro Arai appeared on the video tube. ……is that a lie! My heart was beating loudly, and sweat was pouring out of my head. Unpleasant breath invaded me, and when I looked back, Machii was standing behind the open door smiling. A look of joy. "Machii, this is ridiculous and impossible." I ran back to the room and closed the door to prevent my sister from overhearing our conversation. "If this is true, then it's not just a foreknowledge..." "So didn't I just say it? It's not foreknowledge." Machii looked calm. She no longer cries. No more pain. She was fulfilled by acknowledging the negative parts of herself and channeling them into her strengths. A look of joy. "It's not foreknowledge. My ability is better than foreknowledge. Listen to my orders, and the bully listens to my orders, ha ha!" Machii smiled happily. "I can manipulate the bull man."