A gentleman is not a group

He heard a "boom", the fragile barrier collapsed, the devil poked his head out and laughed wantonly, his soul seemed to be split in two, half persuaded rationally, telling himself that it was nothing, brother Gao had no malice, and the other half Open your mouth, and seduce him evilly, Gao Yiqiu just doesn't believe you, how did you grow up, how did you leave.

No matter where you go, no one will believe you, you will always be that complete trash!

The blood was hot and cold, black and white pulled each other, he felt like a thread being pulled left and right, drifting and drifting, with a "pop", the thread broke, and he fell into a cold pool calmly and peacefully.

He was absent-minded for a moment, and when he regained consciousness, Gao Yiqiu was lying on the ground twitching non-stop, with a bloody ax in his hand.

Bleed all over the place.

At that moment, he realized that he had never gotten rid of the past, he would always be the child who was pointed at, and he would never grow up again.

He rushed out in a hurry, forced his composure to arrive at the village chief's house, and let the honest and warm-hearted elder brother lie on the hard and cold ground to die of blood.

At this time, the noise was boiling in the blood and limbs again, Chen An smiled suddenly, still gentle and harmless, but his eyes were stained with blood.

He gestures.

"Xiao Hai, I know there is a place that is very interesting, can my brother take you there?"

What fun places does this mute know?

Xiao Hai nodded suspiciously, but didn't see the sinister look under the corners of the lips and the coldness in the eyes of the man above.

Zhou Chi realized that something was wrong. Chen An, who met for the first time, concealed it too well, and the grief when he learned of Gao Yiqiu's death was so real that he couldn't give birth to any doubts.

Such a person is too scary.

He didn't dare to delay, fearing that something might happen midway, although the scapegoat had already been found, there was no reason to kill again, but if it was really Chen An... Zhou Chi suddenly couldn't be sure.

The more peaceful and docile the person, the more hysterical and frightening they will be after tearing off the mask.

"Tell me, could it be Chen An?"

Zhou Chi walked quickly, and after a long silence, he opened his mouth for the first time.

Xie Jianmian followed him closely, and Zhou Zhou walked quickly, without any consideration of whether others could keep up. Fortunately, Xie Jianmian had long legs and a good foundation, so he didn't seem to be struggling.

"Although there is no conclusive evidence to jump to conclusions, but according to my personal opinion, it is probably him."

Indeed, all the clues pointed to Chen An, and the murderer was clearly revealed, but Zhou Chi couldn't be at peace. When they first contacted Chen An, why didn't they find any doubts.

Unexpectedly, he also fell into the abyss of judging people by their appearance, ignoring that the real murderer is often good at disguising.

If Chen An was really the murderer, his visit that time would have been nothing short of shocking the snake. Perhaps without that time, Fu Qian would not have been dragged out to die as a scapegoat...

Xie Jianmian guessed what Zhou Chi was thinking, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "You don't need to blame yourself, the crime is the murderer's, no matter how careful you are, you can't avoid it, after all, you know the face but you don't know the heart, you and Chen An I don't know him, it's normal not to know him, even people who are familiar with him haven't seen the mask he wears?"

Zhou Chi glanced at him in surprise: "Are you... are you comforting me?"

"Yeah." Xie Jianmian sighed softly, "I flatter Zhou Butou so much, but Zhou Butou only treats me as a heinous bastard, so it doesn't make sense."

Am I going too far?

Zhou Chi reflected on what he had done and said these days, and found nothing inappropriate, so he couldn't help looking at Xie Jianmian suspiciously, met those slightly raised eyes, and suddenly felt guilty again.

Zhou Butou couldn't understand where this inexplicable guilt came from, and it was reflected in his actions that his pace became faster and faster.

Xie Jianmian didn't understand Zhou Chi's complicated inner journey, and didn't understand why this man suddenly seemed to be tied to a horse, and he almost flew out with wings.

He couldn't follow so easily, he panted lightly and grabbed Zhou Chi's cuff: "Hey, wait for me."

As if a ball of fire caught the sleeve, Zhou Chi pulled out his arm violently in response, and with a "stab", a section of the sleeve escaped from the shackles following his violent movements——Xie Jianmian held the piece of fabric in his hand and stayed in place. land.

Zhou Chi didn't react for a while, and stared blankly at the pair of "culprit hands".

he is...

Broken sleeve?

Zhou Chi raised his eyes as if wandering, and unconsciously glanced at Xie Jianmian's brows, and landed on those scarlet lips that were slightly parted in surprise.

Why are his lips so red? If you touch them, they must be soft...

"Yes... I'm sorry..."

It was the first time Xie Jianmian was so cramped, he spoke in a panic, his voice was not loud, but it was enough to bring the lost Zhou Butou back to the world.

Zhou Chi shuddered, and then he realized what happened. How could he have thought just now... How could he have that kind of thought?

So dirty!

It's just...it's all because of the little thief who pulled his sleeve!

"What are you doing..." Zhou Chi looked at Xie Jianmian with uneasy eyes, his heart softened uncontrollably, and the words he said softly turned around, "No...it's okay..."

He didn't dare to look at Xie Jianmian again, and hurried on with his head down, the two of them had their own ghosts in their hearts, and the journey was surprisingly quiet.

When they arrived at Chen An's house, the atmosphere was still slightly awkward. Zhou Chi coughed lightly, tried to pretend nothing had happened, and knocked on the courtyard door.

"Chen An, are you home?"

The courtyard was silent, and no one answered. A sparrow was disturbed, and it flapped its wings and flew out.

Zhou Chi pushed lightly, and the courtyard door opened.

He glanced over, and the courtyard was still a familiar scene, the mountain lotus leaves blooming quietly, simple and pure, as if it was no different from what he saw last time.

wait, that's...

In the middle of the courtyard, a few mountain lotus leaves were shattered, their flowers and leaves were piled up on the ground, and only a few sporadic white petals remained on the unbreakable branches.

Seeing how Chen An cherished this flower before, even if he changed his temperament drastically, he would not vent his anger on this flower that cannot speak or move for no reason. It is because someone came here before, and most likely had a conflict with Chen An.

It's terrible, when it's not good, why do you want to provoke that honest man who hides his secrets at this time!

At this time, Chen An was missing. Did he simply go out on business, or did he abscond after getting the news?

"Chen An! Xiao Hai!"

While Zhou Chi was thinking, he heard a call, and looking back, a figure walked into the courtyard gate, and Aunt Wang came back.

She stretched her head to look around, saw Zhou Chi and Xie Jianmian were slightly puzzled, walked forward a few steps hesitantly, and asked in a whisper, "Are you... Where are you...Chen An and Xiao Hai?"

"I'm Zhou Chi, the police officer of the government office. He..." Zhou Chi glanced at Xie Jianmian, and added, "He is too. Are you here to find Chen An?"

Aunt Wang nodded: "My son is here in Chen An, I'll take him home."

She poked her head forward, but didn't see any other figures, and asked doubtfully, "Where's Chen An?"

Is the man who pulls the flowers the son of this man?He was with Chen An, but at this time the two were missing...

broken!

"Auntie, you can rest here for a while." After Zhou Chi instructed Aunt Wang, he grabbed Xie Jianmian's arm, "It's too late, let's go!"

The mountain road twists and turns, and the deep path is hidden in the dense bushes and grass. It is so narrow that only one person can pass through. Zhou Chi walks in front. He is taller than Xie Jianmian, and he has to bend down to avoid the branches and leaves hanging from his head from time to time.

Xie Jianmian looked at Zhou Chi's back with a rare serious expression. He tilted his head to avoid a fallen green leaf and asked, "How do you know they will be on the mountain?"

"Chen An's house is at the foot of the mountain. Although there are no residents, it's not considered hidden. Besides, the aunt said just now that Chen An knew she would be back after noon. It's not safe to do anything near his house, and this is the closest secluded place to his house. Mountain.

If I guessed correctly, the mountain lotus leaf was moved down from this mountain. Chen An must be very familiar with this place, as long as we find the mountain lotus leaf, we can find Chen An and Xiao Hai. "

"I just hope that everything is in time."

In the humid valley, there is a trace of water vapor in the air. On the open space beside the valley are large areas of mountain lotus leaves, which are much higher than those in Chen An's yard. The flowers are also extremely lush, and they bloom in the dark land. , is the only place of innocence.

Chen An pulled Xiaohai to stand still among the lotus leaves on the mountain. The breeze blew his hair from his temples, which seemed to be soft and lingering. He looked at the cluster of flower stamens and showed a gentle smile.

Xiao Hai looked at him puzzled, not understanding what's so interesting about this broken place.

"Hey! What is this place, what did you bring me here for?"

Chen An still smiled and patted his head.

This smile made Xiao Hai feel a little creepy for some reason, he panicked, and suddenly found that the surroundings were empty, except for the two of them, there was not even a bird, and the silence was almost eerie.

"I'm not playing anymore, I want to go home! Let me go!"

Xiao Hai struggled to escape from the confinement of that powerful hand, but he couldn't resist. Chen An didn't even move, and the thin wrist between the palms was too fragile to withstand a single blow.

He approached Xiao Hai's lips with the fingers of the other hand, and gave a soft "shh".

Children must be obedient, otherwise adults will not like you, and if they don't like you, they will punish you.

He smiled mysteriously, pointed to a raised mound on the ground, and even blinked mischievously.

Xiao Hai didn't understand what he meant, and froze on the spot, watching him let go of his wrist, walked to the side of the mound, and knelt down to dig something there.

With his back to Xiaohai, Chen An dug for a while, revealing what was buried inside—it was an ax with a wooden handle and an iron-colored blade, with long-dried blood on the blade, like dark rust. , exuding a retching breath.

As if he didn't smell anything, he gently caressed the wooden handle of the axe, picked it up gently with preciousness, stood up and looked at Xiaohai.

The moment Xiao Hai saw the ax clearly, he let out a scream, turned around and ran away.

The screams pierced Chen An's eardrums, and he looked coldly at the frightened and fleeing boy in front of him, something that traveled through more than ten years to entangle him again—is it you, my brother.

I've already left, far away from you, won't you let me go?

The horror and disgust in his memory merged with the back in front of him. Chen An looked calm, and even raised the corners of his lips, showing a seemingly mocking and indifferent smile. He clenched the ax in his hand and walked forward step by step. .

It's all over, bro.