River Breeze Night Sparrow

groggy.

Lin Qiu's consciousness seemed to be completely scattered, turning into egg whites floating in the water. Although he couldn't integrate into this space, he was completely wrapped by it.

That voice seemed to be an oracle floating from the sky, but it also seemed to be the call of a demon.

"Lin Qiu, I have seen countless scenes over the years. All the people who participated in this experiment have disappointed me. I always wonder if only children can be saved? So, I created the 'chrysalis' ’, hoping to cultivate people who can truly persist in kindness.”

"The outside world is too filthy, and I can't wait to protect them there for the rest of my life. I redesign everything, hide, fix, I find doctors, I find teachers, and I hope to build the most complete classroom and even the field of life for them. However, it was still not enough. Finally, I found out that there is still one person missing. That is, you."

"I also tried to find someone else, but in the end, I found that, unfortunately, there is no one else who can replace it. Only you."

"This is my favorite expression in the case accumulated over the years. Now, I will make it into a complete design for you."

"Lin Qiu, I believe you can complete this answer sheet. By then, you will become a real template."

"All in all, I wish you the best of luck in this floating journey. 'FLOAT', depart immediately."

……

first day.

Lin Qiu woke up tiredly in the cabin.Although he was very tired, Lin Qiu could feel that his current body seemed to be ten years younger.Not only the joints are flexible, the activities are light and powerful, but also the skin surface is smooth and intact, without any old scars.

He looked out the window in a daze, and involuntarily pushed open the cabin and walked out.

The warm sea breeze came and hit his arms softly, making him unable to bear the memory of Su Xiaoya grinning at him when she was a child.

Here is, where?

Lin Qiu stared at her palm in disappointment, but was suddenly stopped by someone behind her.

"Hey, by the way, your name is Lin Qiu, right? My name is Quan Darui, how are you?"

Lin Qiu turned his face to the side, and saw a very clever young man grinning at him.There is a small piece missing under his front tooth, but he looks very simple and cute.

"Hello. Excuse me, why are we... why are we on this ship?"

Quan Darui looked Lin Qiu up and down and laughed. "Hey, don't you be so happy last night, did you drink the fragments? We are here to make money! As long as we lie on the boat for seven days, we can do whatever they ask us to do, and we can get 2000 yuan when we go out!"

Quan Darui continued to mutter: "God wants you to get rich, you really can't escape. I was already at the station preparing to go to work with my uncle, and suddenly I saw that this place was recruiting people. The notice said ' A new century, a new beginning’, isn’t it just me? Although, I didn’t believe there was such a business at first, but I thought, just come and join in the fun, and I won’t be fooled.”

"The result came. They asked me to make several questionnaires. I waited for a while, and said that after dozens of people were collected, I was the only one left! I saw that the people next to me were all dejected. Take the bag and go. Hehe, this pie just happened to fall on my head, I definitely can't give up!"

"Isn't it just to ask questions like whether you can help the old man if he has fallen, and the family has no money, and choose one to go to school? I don't know what they answered, so why did you get rejected..." Quan Darui continued to mutter .

Lin Qiu was not interrupted by Quan Darui's nonsense, and continued to ask: "Have you seen all the people on board?"

"I've seen it. You, me, and one named He Lele, the three of us got together first. There are three other people, they are older than us, and they look fierce. I dare not Look at them. Only brother Yue gave a little introduction yesterday."

Quan Darui pursed his lips towards the other end of the deck, and said in a low voice, "The one with the scar on his face is called Scar. The one with the fatter bald head is called Old Hei. There is also that one who looks very shrewd." The one who wears glasses is called Dong Lei, let's just call him 'glasses'."

"Brother Yue?"

"Oh, brother Yue is from the boss's place. It seems to be called Yue Shuangtang. He is in charge of commanding and recording on the ship. We will do whatever he asks us to do."

Yue Shuangtang?Why does it sound so weird and familiar?

Quan Darui rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Lin Qiu, did you make a bad idea? Don't think about it, there are surveillance cameras on board. If you are lazy, they will definitely deduct your money."

Lin Qiu silently stared at Quan Darui, only to see him blushing, and said: "Okay, I admit, it's not you, it's me, I made a bad idea. Just kidding~ I see you are so tense, Don't be too nervous, just relax."

Lin Qiu felt a little helpless and nodded.

He looked at everything around him, feeling strange yet familiar.He doesn't seem to belong to this world, but he acts as if he is following some rules, which is very natural and smooth.He seemed to be making his own choice, but there was an invisible force pulling him forward like the strings of a marionette.

Quan Darui saw a person approaching the table on the deck over there, and said, "Come on, I think Brother Yue is here, he must be talking about a mission. Let's go and have a look."

"Hello everyone, I am Yue Shuangtang, the recorder of this experiment. Our 'Fushen' has set sail. Today, we will draw lots to select a 'Mingzhu', and the other five will go fishing in a small boat .”

Lin Qiu stared blankly at Yue Lijun who called himself "Yue Shuangtang", no, it was Yue Lijun 20 years ago, and felt that his already chaotic brain became more sticky and drowsy.

Yue Shuangtang?Yue Lijun?No, wait, why did the teacher appear here?Could it be that the third brother of the three brothers with different surnames mentioned by Ling Chuan was Yue Lijun?

"Lin Qiu, what's wrong with you, why is your face so pale?"

After a long time, Lin Qiu finally regained his composure, shook his head and said calmly, "It's fine."

I saw that the tool for drawing lots on the table was an opaque box.The six people drew lots in order, and Yue Shuangtang performed the operation.He rotated the hand on one side of the box, and a corresponding ball would spit out from the round hole.And each ball corresponds to the role and task that everyone has drawn today.

When Lin Qiu approached Yue Shuangtang, he deliberately stared into his eyes.But the other party didn't pay him any extra attention.This made Lin Qiu feel a little disappointed and more vigilant.

After drawing lots, Quan Darui looked at the word "fishing" on his ball and curled his lips regretfully.

Lin Qiu came back to his senses, showed his ball to Quan Darui, and said, "It's okay. I'll be with you."

Quan Darui nodded repeatedly, and muttered softly: "Lele is so lucky, she doesn't need to go out. We still have to deal with those three big guys. I hope they can be more friendly..."

As soon as Quan Darui finished speaking, Lao Hei and Glasses glanced over, and Quan Darui jumped to Lin Qiu's side in fright.

Lin Qiu patted Quan Darui's hand helplessly, and said, "You pinched me..."

The imagined fishing life is not so difficult.There are quite a lot of fish swimming in this water area, Quan Darui caught 12 and Lin Qiu caught 13.When they returned to the boat, they saw three older men, but they didn't catch many.

"Hey, kid, you're quite capable. But, didn't you say that you have to draw lots every day and catch fish every day? Don't get so much tomorrow, it's unnecessary. Just get some fresh fish every day to eat."

Dao Scar and Lao Hei laughed at their stupidity and innocence, while Quan Darui felt ashamed and scared in their loud laughter, wishing to bury his head in the pile of fish.

It's getting late.

The dusk on the sea is composed of the kiss of the rose gold sky and the deep blue sea.The seagulls passed by and flew towards the end of the waves of the melting sunset.

It was the first time for Quan Darui to see the sunset on the sea, leaning against the railing and shouting excitedly, while Lin Qiu was in no mood to appreciate the scenery on the horizon.Because he knows that under the more splendid scenery, there must be a crueler unknown storm hidden.

Perhaps because of the beautiful scenery, several people on board were very happy.Lao Hei also yelled at Yue Shuangtang, "Is there any wine?"Yue Shuangtang's face turned cold, and he gave Lao Hei a warning look.This cold gaze made the three men feel very bored, and their emotions were visibly depressed.

Seeing so many fish, Yue Shuangtang nodded in satisfaction.He looked at the embarrassed He Lele and said: "You are today's 'Mingzhu', and now you will distribute everyone's food share. You don't need to share, as much as you let others eat today, he can only eat so much."

Yue Shuangtang whispered something in He Lele's ear, and he swallowed his saliva, slowly picked out 15 fish from the bucket, and divided two equally among everyone, including Yue Shuangtang.Afterwards, He Lele gave the last extra fish to Scar - he was the person who caught the most fish today.

"It seems that the food has been distributed, and now I will go to the kitchen to prepare meals for everyone. I will put away the extra fish for everyone to eat later."

As expected, Yue Shuangtang pushed the fish barrel into the kitchen with a cart.

"Hey, what do you mean kid? I didn't see how tired we all are, so why did you only give us two? You're just lying here today, and you haven't done any shit. Why are you acting like us?"

Old Hei, who had been dissatisfied for a long time, slapped the table heavily, making He Lele tremble in fright.

"Well... he is the 'Ming Master' today. We will listen to whatever he wants to do. Since we are here, we must abide by the rules...Brother Hei, when you become the 'Ming Master', you also want to How to divide how to divide."

Seeing He Lele, Quan Darui almost cried in fright, gritted his teeth, and smiled to Lao Hei for him.

Old Hei was still very dissatisfied, and only heard Lin Qiu whisper: "There are surveillance cameras on board. We'd better keep a little bit of the rules."

Not only Old Hei, but Scar and Glasses, who were just watching the show, felt a little uncomfortable when they heard the words. They glanced at a few probes on the deck and stopped talking.

Soon, Yue Shuangtang came with a dining cart and put a plate in front of everyone.Lifting the cover of the dinner plate, I saw a fresh and tender steamed fish.Although there are some fishers in troubled waters, after all, everyone has been running around for a long time. Seeing this scene, they all twitched their index fingers and ate their meals.

After the meal, Yue Shuangtang called to stop Lao Hei, and asked everyone else to go back to their cabins and prepare to rest.

Seeing Lin Qiu's slow steps, Quan Darui asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with you, your stomach hurts? Why are you so moaning?"

"I seem to have dropped something when I unloaded the cargo just now. I'll go back and have a look, and I'll be right back. Leave me alone, go back and rest first."

"That's fine. I'm exhausted. I'll lie down when I go back. You should rest early too. See you tomorrow!"

Lin Qiu nodded.He saw Quan Darui disappearing from his field of vision in three steps and two steps, and the warmth in his eyes disappeared completely.

Yue Shuangtang and Lao Hei were talking on the other deck.

Lin Qiu quietly went over and hid behind the shelter, only to hear Yue Shuangtang say coldly: "You'd better be honest with me. Only when the boat returns to shore safely in seven days, we will help to erase the life you carried. Otherwise, heh, not only you are waiting to go to jail, but also your parents, wife and children, don’t even think about having a good life.”

"On this boat, get rid of your murderous spirit. I warn you, don't cause trouble for me."

Lao Hei's cheekbones moved, and he twitched the corners of his mouth. Although he was extremely reluctant, he had no choice but to agree perfunctorily.

Lin Qiu's eyes darkened when he heard all this.

killer?If Blackie is the killer, what about the scar and glasses?Are they killers too?

There are seven people on this boat, but there are at least three forces.Quan Darui, He Lele, and Lin Qiu are like weak sheep, while Lao Hei is like a wolf, and Yue Shuangtang, who is in a neutral position, seems to be the hand of God, manipulating and balancing all of these...

Lin Qiu's mind was in a mess, he seemed to know what Yue Shuangtang's conspiracy was, but part of his consciousness seemed to be missing, he was firmly locked in a vacuum glass bottle, and had lost contact with his body.He couldn't completely control himself, and he could only follow the dark traction.

night.

Quan Darui heard the knock on the door, looked through the cat's eyes, and saw that it was Lin Qiu.

"Hey, Lin Qiu, what's the matter? We can't meet and chat at night. If you want to say something, just tell me through the door."

Seeing that Lin Qiu's complexion was very bad, Quan Darui thought it was because he had eaten badly at night, and suggested that he report to Yue Shuangtang.

Lin Qiu shook his head and said, "I just came here to tell you that you must be careful in the next few days."

"Be careful? What do you mean?"

Lin Qiu didn't continue to explain, but said solemnly: "Promise me."

Although Quan Darui was a little bit confused, but seeing Lin Qiu being so serious, he agreed without hesitation. "OK!"

Hearing this, Lin Qiu breathed a sigh of relief and returned to her room.

I saw that the daily vitamins and water had been prepared in the room.This is what they must take every day, and it is also clearly written in the experiment rules.

Lin Qiu hesitated whether to eat it or not, but his body had already made a choice before him.

After taking the pills, the drowsiness came quickly.

Open your eyes again, it's already the second day.

Lin Qiu was woken up.Hei outside said anxiously and loudly: "There are so many mouths on our boat, how can we do without people to eat? Now I don't know where the birds don't shit. Could it be possible that we go directly to the sea to catch fish? What if Dead, you pay me my life!"

Seeing that Lin Qiu had finally left the door, Quan Darui hurried out and said, "Oh, Lin Qiu, something is wrong! Our two small boats and fishing harpoon nets are all gone! It seems like yesterday There was a storm at night and it blew everything away!"

Lin Qiu looked around the deck, and saw that the ground was indeed in a mess.But blowing away the lifeboats and fishing gear?Lin Qiu doubted this.

Yue Shuangtang, who was being questioned by Lao Hei, also seemed to have a headache, and said: "I will communicate with the shore. Today, we will continue to follow the procedure and draw lots to select today's 'Mingzhu'. The rest will be discussed. Don't worry, as long as you Be good, listen to me, I won't let you get hurt because of this kind of thing."

Lao Hei's expression was still not angry, but because of Yue Shuangtang's face, he had no choice but to bear it for now.

The glasses and scar behind him saw that Lao Hei, the "early bird", was silent and looked at each other, so they had no choice but to give up.

Soon, today's "Ming Lord" was elected.It was Lao Hei who had been cursing for the past two days.

I saw that Lao Hei, who was still yelling at me just now, suddenly became complacent, laughed twice and said, "Oh, I didn't expect it, Feng Shui turns around. Boss Yue, may I share the meal today?"

"You can do whatever the rules say."

"Okay." Old Hei rolled his eyes, looked at everyone present, touched the stubble on his rough chin, and said: "Now there are no people who eat, and we only have so much edible food on hand. I don't know what's going on. Since Boss Yue told me to follow the rules, I did so. Except that Boss Yue's rules can't be changed, the rest of us are still tight-lipped."

"Brother Scar, you work the hardest and have the biggest physique. You and I are two people. Glasses, you are thin, eat less, one pair."

"As for you, and you, you two are thin, so eat less, half a fish each is enough."

He pointed at Lin Qiu and Quan Darui, and then raised the corners of his lips to look at He Lele who was trembling, and said, "Yesterday you didn't work and you ate so much. You shouldn't have to eat today, right? Okay." Digest and digest."

Old Hei's laughter was like a few cockroaches crawling over He Lele's body, making him tremble with fear and not saying a word.

"Hey, you..." Quan Darui couldn't help but groaned dissatisfied, pointing his finger at the rogue-like old black, but he couldn't say anything to criticize.

He looked at Yue Shuangtang as if asking for help, but as the recorder of the experiment, Yue Shuangtang didn't intend to take care of all this, but just immersed himself in recording everyone's actions.

"You don't agree? Did you hear me? I said just now that I should obey the rules. The rules are me now, and I am the rules." Old Hei looked down at Quan Darui, and although the young man was furious in his heart, he dared not speak out due to the coercion. one word.

Lin Qiu lightly pressed Quan Darui's arm, and He Lele beside him also shook his head, and said softly, "I'm fine. Don't make trouble with them..."

Seeing that He Lele also said the same thing, Quan Darui had no choice but to give up.

After eating, Yue Shuangtang pursed his lips, and regretfully informed everyone: "In fact, the storm last night not only swept away fishing gear and boats, but also destroyed our monitoring system. So maybe in the future our monitoring screen will show some Incomplete, but not a big problem. I will ask everyone about their actions at any time. Please report the truth when the time comes.”

"What is partially incomplete? Is it, is the monitoring broken..."

"Ah? The monitoring is broken?"

Quan Darui and He Lele were a little bit on pins and needles when they heard the words, and became even more uneasy.On the other hand, the three people on the opposite side seemed to be secretly relieved, and felt much more at ease.

Yue Shuangtang didn't continue talking, but just observed the facial expressions of everyone meaningfully.

Although Yue Shuangtang didn't admit it directly, his behavior seemed to be acquiescing that surveillance was no longer as powerful a deterrent as it used to be.

Sure enough, the damage to the monitoring system made Lao Hei even more lawless.Not only did he catch He Lele and humiliate him, he also went to the kitchen where entry was strictly prohibited and stole two cans of beer, and gave Scar a can as if to flatter him, but ignored the seemingly incompetent glasses.

But later, Lao Hei seemed to have an argument with Dao Scar again, calling him a "pretentious thing" loudly, and yelling cursingly: "I'm being polite to you casually, do I really take myself seriously? I Bah! It's not just a useless bastard..."

His rough, sonorous voice carried from bow to stern.

Quan Darui whispered: "Look at how arrogant he is today, and see what he will do when the 'Mingzhu' is not him tomorrow!"

Lin Qiu was noncommittal.Probability is such a thing, no one can say for sure.

The evening wind made him feel a little chilly.Old Hei behind him was still losing his temper recklessly, and the words in his mouth became more and more dirty.Lin Qiu didn't want to listen anymore, so she left early and went back to her room.

I saw vitamin tablets that had already been prepared on the table.He swallowed the pill without hesitation, trying quickly to fall asleep.

He knew that as long as he opened his eyes again, it would be a new day.He just wanted to reach the deadline of the seventh day as soon as possible, only then could he leave here earlier.

Although he can't remember it yet, he knows that he has more important things to do.

He could feel that there was someone waiting for him, waiting for him with a very persistent belief.He needs to get out of here quickly.

Sure enough, a night without dreams.

However, on the third day, there was no "turnaround" as Quan Darui thought.

He Lele, who watched Lao Hei get the "Mingzhu" lottery again, was almost desperate.But today's Lao Hei got worse, meaning he gave Scar and Glasses a fish each, Lin Qiu half a fish, and Quan Darui and He Lele, who had offended him, didn't even get anything.

Lin Qiu disapproved, and silently distributed the pitifully small half of the fish to Quan Darui and He Lele.

"Then what do you eat!" Quan Darui asked anxiously in a low voice.

Lin Qiu sighed and said, "If you don't want to eat, give it to Xiao He."

Quan Darui looked back at the poor He Lele, and couldn't help feeling a little bitter in his heart.He gritted his teeth and said, "Then I will share half with you. You must not eat nothing!"

Lin Qiu had no choice but to agree.

The third day was still a day for Lao Hei to do his best. The glasses of "Glasses" were also knocked down by Lao Hei's false hand, and then he looked at Dong Lei provocatively, laughing at him as blind.

Quan Darui, who was watching from a distance, saw the flash of hatred in the eyes of the glasses, and pinched his thigh in fear.He looked back at Lin Qiu, swallowed, and said, "Lin Qiu, they won't hurt us if they fight, right?"

"They won't fight. They have something in Yue Shuangtang's hands, and they won't easily disrupt his plan."

Although Quan Darui couldn't understand the deep meaning behind these words, but looking at the steady Lin Qiu, he felt a lot more at ease.

Soon, the fourth day will also come.

People who hadn't had enough to eat for several days looked at Lao Hei who had drawn the "Mingzhu" lottery again, and resentment flashed in their eyes.

Old Hei was complacent, and said with a smile: "Oh, it seems that God wants me to be the boss. Explain, my divisions are correct! Don't be dissatisfied, it's good to have a few bites of you! "

He smiled and walked to the kitchen refrigerator ahead of Yue Shuangtang, preparing to fetch fish and steal two cans of beer along the way.

Lin Qiu observed everything silently.

No, rather than saying that Lao Hei took the lead, it is better to say that Yue Shuangtang stayed here on purpose.

He has something to say to the other five.

Sure enough, Yue Shuangtang put away the lottery tool, hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "I am very sorry to inform you that there seems to be something wrong with our lottery tool. According to the experimental rules, we draw lots in order. But if we continue to use This lottery tool continues, maybe on the seventh day, it will still be Lao Hei who is the 'Master of Ming'."

"What?" Everyone was a little reluctant to accept it, and Quan Darui couldn't even restrain himself from shouting.

What Yue Shuangtang said next gave everyone a headache.

"The emergence of this special situation does not break the original rules. That is to say, if Lao Hei draws 'Mingzhu' all the time, everyone can only continue to do so. I just inform you in advance today, I hope Everyone be mentally prepared."

"In addition, I got in touch with the shore. The food on board is barely enough for everyone to last until the seventh day. At that time, they will send someone to pick us up early. Please continue to cooperate. Thank you."

After Yue Shuangtang finished speaking, he packed his things and left.

Quan Darui pursed his lips tightly until Yue Shuangtang disappeared, then he growled dissatisfiedly at Lin Qiu: "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! ?”

Lin Qiu shook his head, motioning him to speak softly.

"Since it is very likely that you will be hungry, don't waste your energy. I think the sun is good today, so go back and sleep for a while. If I get your meal later, I will give it to you."

Quan Darui sighed for a while, and finally felt that what Lin Qiu said made sense, so he let out a long breath and got ready to get up and go back to the cabin.

I saw He Lele on the table with a cloudy face hanging down, her hands clenched tightly, her shoulders and neck tensed, and it seemed that she still couldn't digest the possible bad news.And the resentment and hatred in the eyes of Scar and Glasses on the opposite side is even less embellished.

They all looked at Lin Qiu, Lin Qiu nodded to them calmly, not intending to communicate with them, got up and sat on another bench quietly watching the sea.

After feeling Lin Qiu's difficult temper, the two of them turned their attention to He Lele.

He doesn't look as smart as Lin Qiu, but so what?They're just trying to drag a good guy into the water.From this point of view, the muffled and cowardly He Lele is indeed the best choice.

People don't offend me, I don't offend others.This old black is stupid and bad, on this ship, he is a public enemy, and everyone will applaud him when he dies.If they solve this scourge early, it will benefit the whole ship.

The monitoring has been broken long ago, and what Yue said just now was probably intentional for them to hear.He probably couldn't stand it anymore, which was a hint that they did it.Since Yue Shuangtang wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone, they would sell him a favor.As long as one more student is dragged into the water, he will have a bargaining chip to talk to Yue Shuangtang after landing.

The two looked at each other, smiled slightly, and couldn't help but feel excited and trembling for the bloody smell that was about to appear this night.

Everything is ready, everything, just waiting for dark.