The entrance to the corridor was a bit messy, with mottled walls and broken light bulbs. Everything told of the age of this apartment building.
Even if you come in during the day, the lighting here is still very poor and dim. If it weren't for the fact that many workers choose to rent here, this place would really be suitable as a filming location for horror movies.
"Why are you so concerned about this matter?" asked Lawyer An who was walking behind.
"I have nothing to do anyway, so when I come across something interesting, I just want to do it."
Boss Zhou's answer was very honest, and for people who are familiar with him, this is indeed a very correct explanation and answer.
Salted fish,
Occasionally, he would turn over.
"Yes, exercising more is good for your health. In fact, boss, you can sign up for a fitness class. This way, your whole spirit and energy will be different from before."
Lawyer An has begun to learn to take roundabout routes.
"I used to be a doctor, and I have treated many patients who had health problems due to improper or excessive exercise."
"You are just being argumentative."
"I'm not arguing. Ancient people worked from sunrise to sunset, exercised all day, ate a lot of whole grains, and the air was fresh and not polluted, but it was difficult for them to live to fifty."
Lawyer An was stunned for a moment.
Then he shook his head and said, "The medical conditions are different."
"Look, you're the one who's arguing."
The two chatted and went up one floor.
then,
The two of them stopped together.
The smell of blood,
Very light,
But it does exist!
A human nose is certainly not as good as a dog's nose, but the structure of the human body is much more complicated than that of a dog. This may be due to the sixth sense developed through personal experiences.
It's not the bloody smell of chickens and ducks.
It's the smell of human blood.
Light,
It's also a little sweet.
"In front." said Lawyer An.
"It seems we have found the right place."
Even if they might face a murderer, there is nothing to be afraid of. The murderer is indeed very perverted and has a strong taste for doing evil, but Boss Zhou and Lawyer An have both seen big scenes, so they are naturally not afraid of him.
The two walked to a door, which was closed.
Zhou Ze unlocked the door with his fingernails and then pushed it open.
The smell of blood suddenly became stronger.
The living room was spotless, everything was neatly organized, and there was still steam from the thermos cup of wolfberries on the coffee table.
After walking in, Zhou Ze first pushed open the bathroom door because the smell of blood came from there.
A male corpse was lying in the bathtub, his arms hanging limply on the side of the bathtub, his head leaning against one end of the bathtub, and his body was naked.
This scene reminded Zhou Ze of a world-famous painting, "The Death of Marat".
"There's another one here, a female one."
Lawyer An pushed open the door to the inner room and saw the female corpse lying on the bed with her hands crossed on her chest. Her hair had been combed and was neatly spread around her.
"Haha, you really guessed it right." Lawyer An took a step back and looked at Zhou Ze, "Boss, you have talent."
Dead people in front of me,
But I still have the heart to joke,
You can't accuse Lawyer An of disregarding life.
Because Zhou Ze next to him also seemed very calm.
There are countless souls coming and going, and after seeing so many things of birth and death, I feel relieved and indifferent.
"Where is the murderer?"
Zhou Ze took out his cell phone while asking. When he called Zhang Yanfeng, the phone indicated that Officer Zhang was on the phone and the call could not be connected.
Feeling somewhat helpless, Zhou Ze walked to the window and opened the curtains.
under,
There are a lot of policemen.
For a time,
Zhou Ze did not rush to call the police below.
Instead, he turned around and looked at the thermos cup on the coffee table behind him.
Just now,
Is the murderer also standing here with a thermos cup in his hand, watching a group of police officers busying themselves with his crime
I actually guessed it right.
Zhou Ze picked up a bench on the ground and threw it directly out of the window.
I only heard a "crash" sound.
The policemen on the road below all raised their heads and looked upward.
Lao Zhang, who was on the phone, was also stunned for a moment. He looked up and saw his boss behind the window of a room on the fifth floor of the apartment building.
Zhou Ze smiled at Lao Zhang, turned around and left the window.
Zhang Yanfeng reacted immediately and called out to his men around him.
"Go to that room, go quickly, go quickly! Oh, Li Yan, bring another team to seal off that apartment building immediately, quick!"
"When you reach middle age, you have no choice but to soak wolfberries in a thermos."
Lawyer An lowered his head and looked at the teacup on the coffee table.
"He doesn't look like he ran away." Zhou Ze said.
“It’s true.”
Saying,
Lawyer An raised his head and said, "I remember there is a rooftop upstairs, right?"
… …
There was indeed a rooftop above. When Zhou Ze and Lawyer An walked up, they saw an old man in cloth shoes leaning on the railing not far in front of them.
Hearing the footsteps, the old man turned around, glanced at Zhou Ze and Lawyer An, and asked in confusion: "Police?"
The old man didn't look panicked.
Zhou Ze guessed,
Before the two of them came up,
The old man was there watching the policemen busying around, and I could hear his intermittent laughter as I went up the stairs.
He thought it was very interesting.
This is his pleasure.
"We are the ghost messengers who are seeking death."
Lawyer An replied.
"Oh, what a disgrace."
“… …” Lawyer An.
Zhou Ze took half a step to the side. He also felt that Lawyer An’s mischief just now was a bit embarrassing.
The old man held a cigarette in his hand, blew out a puff of smoke, and said: "I am old and useless, but don't think that you policemen are so powerful that you caught me.
I just wanted to play one last time, cough cough cough..."
The old man coughed heavily, then continued to laugh, "I'm dying, liver cancer, advanced stage, I don't have many months left to live, but I always feel like something is missing.
It's a shame that no one knows I was the one who did this sixteen years ago, isn't it?"
Zhou Ze walked forward slowly, while Lawyer An stood there without moving.
"Everyone says I'm old, and my children also dislike me because I'm old and think I'm a burden. Yes, I'm old. In the past, if I wanted to kill someone, I would just rape them.
Now, I have to give him medicine, tsk tsk."
Zhou Ze continued to move forward.
"When people get old, they become useless and meaningless. It's the same for her."
Saying,
The old man glanced downward.
"Is it the old lady selling newspapers?" Zhou Ze asked.
"Yes, didn't I talk to you that day?" The old man grinned. "That night, I took her tricycle back to her house to help her change a light bulb. On the way, she told me that two people were looking for something on the road today. She asked what they were looking for, and the two people replied that they were looking for meat.
She told me this as a joke.
Then, I told her about the case that happened sixteen years ago and asked her, do you believe that I was the murderer
She said she didn't believe it.
I am an old man who can't do anything even if you beat me with eight sticks. I am bullied by my own son and daughter. How could I dare to kill anyone
Then,
To prove it to her,
Just kill her."
Zhou Ze tilted his head slightly and asked, "Is she your lover?"
"Well, I guess so. She sells newspapers here every night, and I meet her here. Her son won't let her look for him anymore, and my two children at home won't let me look for him anymore either.
She was right to say that I was cowardly because I didn’t dare to have conflicts with my children.”
Zhou Ze finally walked in front of the old man, less than one meter away.
"I asked her to wait for me on the Yellow Spring Road. I'm almost there. You guys are still too early. I thought I could still look at the stars tonight."
The old man felt a little regretful.
Lift your head,
Looking at the azure blue sky at this moment.
"Before I die, I can have one more chance to play. It's quite fun. By the way, little policeman, have you ever killed anyone?"
Zhou Ze did not answer.
"You've never killed anyone before?" The old man laughed, "You're too young and don't know the feeling of killing. A living person, after you kill him, is actually no different from a pig on a chopping block. Really, there is no difference.
When I cut them, I felt as if they were standing next to me, watching me and accompanying me.
Ghost, are you afraid?"
Zhou Ze shook his head.
"You're lying. Who wouldn't be afraid of ghosts? And you haven't even killed anyone."
"Sixteen years ago, my wife had just passed away. I was so lonely and wanted to find someone to accompany me. My home was so cold and lonely, it was not a good place.
That's why I kill people.
Because I think,
Kill them.
Their ghosts will keep following me.
They will keep cursing me.
Curse why I haven't gotten my comeuppance yet.
This makes me feel warm and like someone is always with me. This feeling is really wonderful.”
"Well... Actually, there's not a single ghost in your house."
"Bullshit! How can there be nothing? You say there is nothing, so there is nothing
hehe,
I know,
You young people, especially young policemen, definitely don’t believe that there are ghosts in this world. I understand.”
Zhou Ze nodded.
The old man pushed forward with his hands, kicked his legs directly towards the ground, and flipped sideways from the railing.
He is,
Want to commit suicide!
Yes,
From killing the old woman to disposing of her body afterwards, he actually didn't consider his own way out at all, because he didn't want to live anymore, and there was no way to live.
The reason why he committed the crime again after sixteen years was because he thought it was fun and wanted to have one more try in the last period of his life.
at the same time,
He was unwilling to let his masterpiece from sixteen years ago remain unknown to anyone.
The old man danced freely and decisively. Looking at the sky, he seemed to see the old woman standing in front of him next to the tricycle, waiting for him to die together.
She will still ride in front,
I would still sit in the back and let her carry me.
"Now you know I'm not bragging, right? Ha... ah?"
The old man was stunned.
His shoulders were grabbed by Zhou Ze, and his whole body was suspended in the air without falling.
"Let me go!"
The old man shouted.
Zhou Ze shook his head.
"That won't do.
I think it's too easy for you to die like this.
That’s so boring.”