Chapter 102: Murder
On late autumn nights, the cold wind is swishing and the moon is faint and faint.
Li Dejin sat on a stone under the turtle waist bridge, waiting for Zhihuaqi's arrival.
After the last half month of observation, he has mastered the pattern of Zhihuaqi's activities - every night when he goes out to gamble, he returns home about midnight, and he must pass by a bridge over the Rose River.
He got a few opportunities, but when he was about to start, he couldn't take a step, either for fear of being seen at the scene, or for fear of being heard Zhi Huaqi falling into the water or calling for help. He always hated himself for being incompetent and not having the skills of Chie Tanaka.
In order to cheer himself up, Li Dejin said to himself over and over again in his heart: "He is a fat man, he can't swim, and he will definitely die if he falls; tonight on the dark moon, there are no pedestrians on the road, and if anyone is there, he can't see it at all; the wind is very strong, and the woods are blown loudly, and no one can hear him even if he shouts......
Thinking like this, Li Dejin suddenly felt a woman's voice in his ears and remembered: "You are the reincarnation of Zhongtang, punish evil, promote good, and uphold justice, you deserve it! Tonight is an excellent opportunity, don't miss it! Don't lose the opportunity to be distracted! Cheer up!", the time will not come again!"
Li Dejin rubbed his eyes and said to himself, "No."
Suddenly, a small tune that Zhi Huaqi likes to sing came from the darkness: "The spring breeze comes in March, and the little widow goes to the grave to cry for the dead......"
"It's him!" Li Dejin's heart suddenly became nervous. He stood up, climbed onto the bridge, and crawled forward on the bridge.
Zhi Huaqi hummed a minor tune and staggered onto the bridge.
In order to prevent being discovered by Zhi Huaqi, Li Dejin tried to lower himself as much as possible, and his chest and belly slid over the stones on the bridge deck, padding and scratching, and his heart hurt. He gritted his teeth and squeaked, and scolded fiercely in his heart: "Zhihuaqi, you scoundrel, Lao Tzu has finally waited for you! The river water here is enough for you to drink!"
Zhi Huaqi's figure moved in front of Li Dejin.
Li Dejin quickly stood up and pushed Zhihuaqi into the river with all his might.
"Ah......h Then there was a thrashing sound from under the bridge, and then it fell silent.
"Hahaha......" Li Dejin looked up to the sky and laughed, "This is called evil retribution......
"Dejin-kun!" suddenly came the deep voice of Chie Tanaka in the darkness.
Li Dejin, who was extremely nervous and excited, was so frightened by this sudden voice that he trembled all over his body and broke out in a cold sweat. He asked in a trembling voice, "Who, who is it?" At the same time, his right hand trembled and pulled out the kitchen knife pinned to his waist.
"Deokjin-kun, it's me, Chie. Chie Tanaka walked up to the stone bridge and took Lee Dejin's hand.
Although Li Dejin was sure that the person next to him was Tanaka Chie, he still asked with a trembling voice, "You, you really are, is Qianhui?"
Chie Tanaka didn't answer, but used a little strength in his hands to prove that he was Chie Tanaka.
Li Dejin finally breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly felt that he had no strength in his body, collapsed to the ground softly, and said, "Just sit here, sit for a while!"
Chie Tanaka turned on the flashlight, shone it on his face and said, "Dejin-kun, take a good look, is it Chie!"
Li Dejin looked up at Chie Tanaka and found that her hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes were covered with tiny droplets. The water droplets were crystal clear under the illumination of the light, making Chie Tanaka more beautiful and charming. He suddenly felt a warm current rushing to his heart.
"Then Dejin-kun will sit down for a while, and I'll go and erase the traces of the crime for you!" said Tanaka Chie, untying the belt from her kimono.
"What crime...... Traces ......," Li Dejin asked puzzled.
"It's to wipe away all the footprints that Dejin-kun left here. Tanaka said as she walked to the other end of the bridge, stepping back and rubbing her belt on the bridge deck.
"Oh, I see!" Li Dejin understood Tanaka Chie's intentions, and then exclaimed, "Chie, I have also sat on the stone under the bridge over here. ā
"Okay. Chie Tanaka replied, "I'll go in a while." ā
"How can she, a young woman, know so much? Am I dreaming?" Li Dejin was a little skeptical, but he remembered what happened on the road before school started, and he was sure that everything that had just happened was true.
Chie Tanaka walked back to Li Dejin's side and said with a smile: "Okay! I have already helped Dejin-kun eliminate the traces of the crime. This is the first time Dejinjun has killed someone, and it is inevitable that he will be nervous. Let's go somewhere else!"
"Okay!" Li Dejin replied as he stood up, and then asked, "Has Miss Qianhui ever killed anyone?"
"No!" said Chie Tanaka, still smiling, "I was scared when I saw murder when I was a child! Just now I saw you pushing that guy under the bridge, and I wasn't afraid at all, but I felt very excited. ā
"Is killing people good?" asked Li Dejin.
"It depends on who is killed. Dejinjun must have killed the most heinous villains. Heroes kill bad guys, of course it's good-looking!" Chie Tanaka said, putting her hand on Li Dejin's shoulder.
"IāI don't dare to kill people! I'm scared by you, I'm like this, and I can still kill people? I saw the pomegranates on the side of the road after dinner, and I kept thinking about writing and writing poems!" Li Dejin said tremblingly.
Tanaka Chie said: "There is a saying in your branch, the strength is pressed out, and the courage is scared. Dejin-kun will definitely become a big hero!"
"No, no, I can't be a hero!" Li Dejin said, and then asked, "Qianhui-san, when did you start following me?"
Chie Tanaka replied: "You usually look preoccupied, and often go out alone at night, I suspect that you are going out on a date with your lover! ā
"What?" Li Dejin became nervous again when he heard this, "You, you are guessing blindly! You can't say that!"
"But don't worry, no one else knows what you're trying to do. I often quietly watched around the school gate, and then quietly followed you when you came out. Chie Tanaka said.
"What?" Li Dejin asked puzzledly, "Do you often follow me?"
Chie Tanaka smiled and said, "Everyone says that you are outstanding and graceful, and they think you are in love with a girl! Unexpectedly, you always come out alone. ā
"Is that disappointing you?" Li Dejin asked.
"On the contrary, it gives me hope. But I'm afraid of you, too. Chie Tanaka said, turning on the flashlight, "Let's walk slowly!"
"Don't ......," Li Dejin hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop it, "This will make people see." ā
"No, it won't. Chie Tanaka said with a smile, "And on the contrary, it is easy for us to see others, and others cannot see us." Besides, it's the third watch in the middle of the night, and the moon is dark and the wind is high, where can anyone care about you like me?"
"Miss Qianhui, why do you care about me? I'm a heinous person!" said Li Dejin.
"I like you! In my opinion, the distinction between good and evil is not as simple as Dejin-kun thinks. Good intentions and good deeds require two basic conditions. Chie Tanaka said.
"Which two?" asked Li Dejin.
"First, the living environment. To survive in an environment where there are many things that can endanger your life, out of human primitiveness, that is, animal instinct, you will fight back to survive. This behavior is a survival instinct and cannot be called evil. Chie Tanaka said.
"Then am I evil?" asked Li Dejin.
"It depends on whether your opponent threatens your survival. "Second, the material environment. In the absence of a material environment that can guarantee their own survival, human instinct will be consciously manifested, obtain materials that can make them survive, and even eat the same kind of food. ā
"Why do I get more confused the more I listen?" Li Dejin whispered.