Chapter 22: Edges, Corners, and Dust 2

"I have never seen such a contradictory personality in a person. You are inferior but self-respecting, brutal but cowardly, hypocritical but stupid. The human heart is fickle. Have you thought about it?" "Mr. Q" The mechanical voice sounded again.

"Who the hell are you, and why do you call yourself "Mr. Q"? He asked an irrelevant question for some reason. Perhaps the answer was too difficult, and he subconsciously avoided it.

There was no sound of answer in the earpiece. For a moment they were silent with each other.

"At what cost?" he asked.

"It depends on how much you retaliate? I can give you a few options and suggestions. ”

"You say, I'll make my own choice. ”

"The first option, I will give you evidence of Zhong Lin and Accounting Qin and several other women cheating, and you don't have to pay any price. But be prepared to bear the consequences. Because according to my estimates, this will not shake Zhong Lin's position. He won't be dealt with because of this kind of problem, then you will have to bear Zhong Lin's revenge on you after the incident. The consequences are difficult to assess, but the scope is manageable. ”

"Say the second option, right?" The gloom in his heart was stirred up again, and this result was not what he wanted.

"The second option: I will provide you with evidence of Zhong Lin's corruption and bribery. The process of forensics is a bit difficult for me, so you will have to pay a lot of money. ”

"Can you make sure to get the evidence?" he didn't ask what the price was, and from this moment on, he just wanted revenge, to vent the violence in his heart.

"It's going to be a little hard, but I promise. "Mr. Q's self-confidence is still strong even when it is transmitted mechanically.

"What will be the consequences, and what will it cost me?" he replied without a moment's hesitation.

"What are the consequences? Zhong Lin will die because he has too much involved. Once the incident happens, there will be many people who want him to shut up. And the best way to shut up ...

Zhong Lin himself will understand this. For the sake of his own family, he would make this determination. Even if he was lucky, someone would help him make up his mind. So, he's going to die. As for the price you have to pay, it is yourself, your life. ”

The price did not come as a surprise to him.

He hesitated again.

Although he was humble, he himself lived humbly.

To be alive is to have opportunities and hope.

"If you make the second choice, you will die. One is to die at the cost of reciprocity, and the other is to die from the person you want to get revenge on. It's just an equal deal between us, and I won't force you any choice against your will. Even if you are not willing to pay the same price after I fulfill my promise, I will not kill you.

You should be able to feel that it's easy for me to take your life. But this is contrary to my original intention, after all, you have provided me with a very special material to study the contradictions of human nature. But you will still die, and your family may be implicated. Although I can't understand the way you show "love" to your wife, I know that you care a lot about her and your children.

I can't guarantee how comprehensive the evidence in Zhong Lin's hands is, and there may be people who are missing. These people who have been left out definitely don't want anyone to know about their luck. Then the consequences of this will be beyond my expectations, and I am not sure of anything other than that you will definitely die. ”

The tone of "Mr. Q" was as mechanical and flat as ever. It seems that the topic of the conversation has nothing to do with life and death, just sunrise and sunset.

"Then what will happen to my wife and children after I pay the same price?" he had already approved of "Mr. Q's" analysis in his heart, but he still didn't want to give up the second option.

He was humble, but he didn't want to be humbled forever.

He was cowardly, but he didn't want to be cowardly permanently.

He also has a tyrannical side, and he wants to fight brutally once.

His previous brutality was directed against his wife. It is a kind of long-suppressed evil that cannot be released, and it is a cruelty caused by cowardice and inferiority that goes deep into the bone marrow. It's a catharsis of brutality.

This time he wanted to use this cruelty as a reparation, to bring peace and satisfaction to the future of his wife and children.

After that, the son's eyes will no longer be full of resentment;

There will be no more fear in the wife's eyes.

Their world will be extended.

"Your wife and children will receive two larger sums of compensation and enjoy them safely. The first one is given by the government and the unit, and you will get the recognition and compensation you deserve as an anti-corruption fighter who fights to the death;

The second one was given by someone who was selectively omitted, and I would choose two or a few people who were not very implicated in the evidence kept by Zhong Lin to deliberately omit it, and hand over the evidence of his corruption to him. These chosen ones will be related to each other, but they will not be deeply involved with each other.

This creates a delicate balance of mutual constraints that have nothing to do with your wife and children after you die. I'll give them a hint in the evidence and provide a secure account. After you make a decision, you'll get it. And I will provide guarantees for subsequent developments. ”

"I have decided ... ”

"You don't have to make a decision now. There is a great terror between life and death, and the taste of this cannot be experienced by those who have not experienced it. And the process of waiting for life or death, every second will be long. This waiting process is the greatest horror among them.

I don't want you to make decisions on impulse. While you may change your mind while waiting, that's your rational decision.

I don't want you to regret it in the future, although you may not have a future. This is also my respect for you, after all, you are the beginning of my new attempt. I'll be in touch with you in two days at the same time. After saying that, "Mr. Q" hung up.

In fact, his mood has calmed down at the moment, and he already has the final answer. After listening to "Mr. Q" clearly arranging his "afterlife", he had already made a decision in his heart.

A humble man can also die a heroic death, and this is the way he wants to die. He will not change the decision that has already been made in his heart.

For the next two days, he calmly arranged his funeral. His wife and children noticed the change in him, and they began to become more and more panicked. They were accustomed to think that it was the calm before a more violent storm.

His wife and children also began to wait. Waiting for the fear of the unknown.

Two days later, he calmly told "Mr. Q" about his choice. The second option.

"I need some of your cooperation, after which your death will be considered murder. Don't ask why, just know it's good for you and your wife and children. Below you should remember the arrangement I gave you, don't use a pen, just remember it with your brain. I think your memory will be very good at this point ... ”

Now he has finished arranging his funeral and is standing on the top of the tower.

The evidence has been sifted by "Mr. Q" and sent out. He only saw part of it, and it was shocking. beyond what he could understand and imagine. So, Zhong Lin will definitely die.

The suicide note provided to the investigating agency has also been locked in an office drawer and can be easily found. The suicide note to his wife and three bank cards have also been put into his wife's change of underwear. In the suicide note, he expressed his apologies for his wife and children for all kinds of past, and explained the time and method of using the bank card.

These follow-up details, "Mr. Q" arranged for him very carefully. He was satisfied, and all he had to do now was take a light leap.

In his last call with "Mr. Q", he asked again, "Can you tell me who you are now?"

"I, like you, am a speck of dust drifting on the fringes of society. Dust in the corner. As for the latter question, seeing that you are about to become a person who can keep secrets forever, I will satisfy this last bit of curiosity of yours.

Q is synonymous with Quartet, which means quartet. In the process of your death, you experience periods, immersion, despair, and life and death. These are the four main components and stages of the death movement that I have composed.

It's also my habit to ask you to prepare a glass of red wine. That's not for you to taste, that's your epitaph. ”

He slowly took a sip of the red wine in his glass, then gently lowered the glass to the ground. He took out his phone and waved it out. It's also gentle. After carefully combing his wet hair again, he finally jumped vigorously without any hesitation.

"I will know who you are, after I die. He whispered as he fell.

Zhang Jun disappeared. Disappear into this dark and rainy night.

On the same day, in a corner of the city center, a photo studio photographer and amateur paparazzi member named Gao Fei disappeared on this rainy night due to accidental electrocution.

Tonight, a lot of people died.

Die naturally or unnaturally,

Nothing will notice.

It's like paying attention to a speck of dust in a corner.