Some truths are destined to be carefully buried deep in the heart, because the moment the answer is revealed, it is also the beginning of the ashes.

- Keigo Higashino, "The Devotion of Suspect X"

"Bang Dang ......"

Heavy iron hangers fell to the floor.

Zhao Yajun turned around, looked at the man in front of him, and staggered back.

Zhang Fa's face still maintained that grim smile, and slowly approached him.

Finally, Zhao Yajun's body leaned against the floor-to-ceiling window, at this moment he had no way to retreat, his arms were straightened forward, his hands were grabbing in the air in the direction of Zhang Fa, and he begged vaguely:

"Don't come here,"

"Don't come here......"

Zhao Yajun couldn't understand all this in front of him, he mechanically turned his gaze to the position of the dining table, and Zhang Fa, who had been inserted into two pieces of glass by himself, sat there motionless......

Who the hell is the man in front of you!

The man stopped moving forward, still with the same facial expression, staring at the embarrassed Zhao Yajun......

After a while, seeing that the man had no intention of attacking, Zhao Yajun slowly lowered his arms stretched forward, and he gradually regained consciousness, and caught a glimpse of the black shadow under the man's feet.

Since I was a child, I have heard the old people in the village say that ghosts have no shadow......

"You...... Who the hell is it?" Zhao Yajun trembled and pointed to the corpse in front of the dining table,

He ...... And who?".

"He, he's really open, and I'm ......" The man suddenly took another step forward, so frightened that Zhao Yajun's legs weakened, and he sat on the ground.

The man followed and half-squatted down, the tip of his nose was almost touching Zhao Yajun's face, he stared at Zhao Yajun contemptuously, and said:

"You're really a noble man, Brother Soldier......"

............

The cave room spends candle night, when the gold list is inscribed.

Time back to Mancang after receiving the admission letter, the day I got lost in the mountain and saw the sea of sunflowers......

It may be Ding Yong's grievances, which are heard by the mountain.

Maybe it's the longing of the full warehouse that moves the sky.

Half of the skull, which had been buried deep in the ground, had been exposed to the ground after twelve years of wind and rain wipers.

No matter how thick the snow is, no matter how deep the pit is, the truth will one day come to the surface in ways you can't imagine.

A sunflower stem, growing tenaciously from the eye socket of the skull, is shaking slightly against itself......

This is a father staring at his son in a daze.

After 12 years of parting, I miss my heart......

This poor father and son were reunited in this way.

Man Cang couldn't remember how he got out of the forest, he stared at his bloody hands, thinking only one thing along the way, why there were rotten objects around the bones: hand axes, shovels, even shotguns......

He took out the wolf tooth that he had in his pocket, and shone it at the rising moon, and suddenly smiled inexplicably, laughing and crying as he went......

In this world, everyone will have their own meaning of life: some people want fame, some people love wealth, some love power, and some people seek peace......

And from now on, the meaning of Mancang's life is only "revenge".

As usual, two days before the admission of college freshmen, the family will hold a big banquet at home, invite relatives and friends to come over to eat some food and drinks, and collect some money, which is called a gift exchange.

In the rural areas of Northeast China, everyone calls it: sitting.

Feng Ying has aged a lot in the 12 years since Ding Yong disappeared, and the burden of life has been on the shoulders of this thin woman, but fortunately she has a competitive son, otherwise she really can't find the meaning of continuing to live.

Early in the morning, the men and women in the village came to help get alive, and the lively scene of Feng Ying's house had not been seen for many years.

Needless to say, Zhao Yajun is even more busy with his feet on the ground, from the inside to the outside, from front to back.

His wife Sui Dongmin is pregnant, and Mancang, who he regards as his younger brother, has also been admitted to a good university.

Since Man Cang came home that night, he seemed to be a different person, locking himself in the house all day long, only symbolically pulling a few mouthfuls of food during meals, Feng Ying talked to him, and he also had only a few words, and dealt with a few words.

Feng Ying secretly inquired with the people in the village, only to say that it was normal for the child to be older and there was a generation gap, so Feng Ying was relieved and no longer bothered Mancang.

Zhao Yajun went to Mancang's house almost every day to help with some chores, and Mancang also regarded Zhao Yajun as his own brother, and he affectionately called Zhao Yajun as:

Brother Soldier......

Because Zhao Yajun once said to Man Cang that his greatest wish is to be a soldier.

Recently, Zhao Yajun also found the same problem as Feng Ying, the younger brother Mancang, who revolves around him every time he comes, has become ignorant of him, and even deliberately avoids him.

Zhao Yajun only thought that it was because of the pressure of studying, and it was no wonder that he had grown up and rebelled.

It's the same today, Zhao Yajun listened to Aunt Feng Ying, Mancang locked himself in the house all morning, and never took half a step out of the door.

After setting up the open-air greenhouse and setting up the tables, chairs and benches borrowed from the neighbor's house, Zhao Yajun began to gather relatives and friends to take their seats.

Suddenly, he felt a pair of terrible eyes staring at him in a corner.

This made his heart tighten, and he began to pretend to look around aimlessly, looking for the source of that terrible look.

Finally, he and Mancang, who was hiding in the room, behind the glass window, looked at each other......

He will never forget this look, so much so that it became a nightmare that woke him up for countless nights to come......

My brother Mancang, what's wrong with you......

Won't it ......

No......

This secret, which no one will ever know, has been buried in the ground forever, forever.

"Runner, what are you doing there, hurry up and drink!" someone suddenly called.

"Oh, good...... Good ......" Zhao Yajun came back to his senses, at this time the wine and food had been prepared, and his friends in the village who were his age reserved a place for him and beckoned him to come over for a drink.

This position was facing away from the window, and Zhao Yajun sat down uncomfortably, unless he had a long eye behind his back, he couldn't see the full warehouse in the room.

This feeling is like a man's back......

............

When the brothers get together, the wine is endless, everyone, you have a cup and I have a cup, and I am very happy, Zhao Yajun drinks a lot of alcohol, and when he drinks like this, he is a little overwhelmed.

It was getting dark, Zhao Yajun shook his hand, and he could only make a "woo" sound in his mouth, and he signaled that he wanted to go home. Everyone also knows that his wife is pregnant, and they are no longer hindered.

I saw Zhao Yajun leave the stool, his legs were as soft as noodles, he couldn't support his body at all, and the whole person swayed left and right towards the gate.

"Brother Soldier......"

A familiar voice came from behind him, and Zhao Yajun stood in place with his back to Mancang, motionless......

"I'll leave tomorrow, you must take care of your health, and when I have the ability, I must repay you well......" Man Cang shouted behind him.

Everyone, including Feng Ying, was moved by this sudden sentence, and the originally noisy courtyard instantly became silent, and everyone knew in their hearts how much Zhao Yajun had paid for this younger brother.

Zhao Yajun turned his back to Mancang, tears welled up in his eyes, he felt that with this sentence, everything he had done over the years was worth it, he quickly turned around and prepared to give his younger brother a big hug......

His outstretched arms suddenly froze in mid-air, his eyes constantly looking back and forth at the full warehouse in front of him......

In front of everyone, only Zhao Yajun could see Mancang's expression: the contemptuous and fierce eyes, the face with a gloomy sneer......

I must,

Repay you well,

Repay you with your own hands!