Chapter 17 The Praying Mantis Catches the Cicada
Watching Tao Yuan's back disappear into the darkness, almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief, except for Little Rose.
"Dad, Uncle Tao is gone!"
"Well, I saw that. ”
"Then did you lose money again?"
"It's... You see he took the backpack away, and it proves that the deal is still there, well... At most, I am stuck in the stock, and there is still a chance to rebound. ”
It was a long time after Tao Yuan left, and the cave barely returned to normal, and people began to talk, talking useless gossip.
They didn't know what to say, and a group of people had a serious meeting to decide the life and death of others, but in the end, it seemed that the person they were going to execute had let them live, which was not only sarcasm, but also made them look like a joke, a stupid joke.
So everyone avoids talking about it, hoping that after tomorrow, everyone will forget about it selectively.
As for Tao Yuan, strange to say, no one is worried that he will come back to do evil, even Green knows very well that Tao Yuan is neither crazy nor mentally ill, and if he chooses not to kill everyone, then he will not make another move.
Even many people are secretly asking themselves:
"Why did I choose to execute Tao Yuan? For what reason? He would not be a schizophrenic, nor would he be an innocent killer, but why was I so sure that he was the one who did evil at the time, and chose to execute him?"
Such doubts also tormented Belic in his heart.
He sat outside the cave and looked out at the sea of the black hole under the moon.
At some point, John walked over, and luckily John still had two cigars.
However, John did not generously give Belici one, but only lit one for the two of them to enjoy.
"What's wrong Bellic, what are you thinking?"
Belic took a puff of his cigarette, was silent for a moment, and said:
"Tao Yuan won't be a bad person, and I can't even associate the murderer with him, this judgment is not just because he just let us go, but his previous behaviors, saving people, looking for food, etc., I even believe that there must be some misunderstanding between him and Peter, but I didn't explain it clearly, but why didn't I think of these when I sentenced him to life and death?"
John spat out a smoke ring, looked at the boundless black sky, and said in a deep voice:
"Because he is an unsociable person, people are always like this, and they have malicious speculations about a withdrawn person, and that malice has no reason, just because they don't smile, they don't mingle with others, and in fact I am the same, and over time, this malicious speculation will become true in our hearts.
Like you said, Tao Yuan has rescued people and looked for food, but what I think of in my heart is never these things, but his withdrawn character, his cold face, his knife, and then guessing all kinds of terrible possibilities for him.
This time I chose to abstain, but I didn't dare to bear the loss of a life, in fact, in my heart I also chose to execute him, after all, his pursuit of Peter is something we can all see, this is undeniable, even if there is any misunderstanding, it is also unforgivable. ”
Belic nodded, and John's words made him feel better.
He looked at John and said in a very low voice:
"The only thing I'm worried about now is here, if Tao Yuan is a really good person, then what will Peter be? If Peter is really not Peter, what will be the consequences? Do you remember Tao Yuan's last sentence? He said that if Peter hurt Robert and his daughter, the devil would not be able to save Peter, I don't think he emphasized this sentence just to improve the tone, because he didn't need to, there must be other reasons.
In other words, even if there is a misunderstanding between Tao Yuan and Peter, then this misunderstanding must not be explained, at least it cannot be explained by science, otherwise Tao Yuan will not say a word after fully grasping the initiative in the end, he must be very clear, and no one will believe it if he explains. ”
Speaking of this, Belic glanced back at the cave and said, almost close to John's ear:
"And, most importantly, we forgot one thing before, that is, if Peter was taking a bath on the side of the stone cave and was chased by Tao Yuan, then what do you think is Peter's chance of escaping?"
John gasped and whispered:
"The chance of escape is infinitely close to zero, Tao Yuan's knife and running speed are too fast. ”
Belich's expression was surprisingly cold, and he whispered:
"However, the fact is that Peter escaped, and after he was attacked by the sea, he chose to flee into the jungle instead of the cave where we lived, and what is more important is that Peter outran Tao Yuan in the jungle, and not only that, but also left Tao Yuan scarred all over his body. ”
The two of them looked sideways at the sea side of the stone cave at the same time, where they found Peter's bloodstains, the jungle behind the stone cave was nearly ten meters away, and the two of them asked themselves, under Tao Yuan's knife, they couldn't walk ten meters away.
John grabbed his own hair, which was not too much, and said in a deep voice:
"If, I mean, if our guesses were correct, then we might have done something extremely stupid today. ”
Belic pondered for a moment and whispered:
"After all, it's just speculation, we have no evidence, and I hope it's not true, but don't say this speculation, just the two of us know, you and I quietly keep an eye on that Peter, if there is a problem. ”
As he spoke, Belic pointed to John's taser with a loop around his waist.
John nodded secretly and looked at the cave not far behind him.
There, Peter was holding Vanessa's hand and walking to the small stone cave where Tao Yuan had lived before, and everyone knew what the two of them were doing.
John watched the two walk into the cave, and suddenly sighed:
"I don't know why, but I now believe we did something stupid, look at the location of the cave. ”
Belic looked at the stone cave where Tao Yuan lived before and wondered:
"What happened to the cave?"
John looked at the cave and gestured with his finger and said:
"The back and right sides of our stone cave are semi-surrounded by jungle, opposite is the beach, and on the left side is the sea, Tao Yuan's location and the angle of the cave entrance, you can observe the jungle on both sides, that is, if there is any wind and grass, he can find it at the first time, which is by no means comparable to our big stone cave. ”
Belic was silent for a long time before he said slowly:
"If this is really the case, then Tao Yuan may have been silently protecting the safety of our group from the beginning. ”
"Hey, Belich, don't imagine Tao Yuan so well because of his own self-blame, it's likely that he is just protecting himself. Honestly, I hope he's a bad guy now, then at least Peter will be a good guy. ”
Tao Yuan is gone, but Peter is still there.
On the beach, Vanessa's barely suppressed shouts began to sound again, getting louder and louder, spreading farther and farther......
Not far from the cave, on the edge of the jungle.
Tao Yuan nestled on an old thick branch, covered with the thick fur of the fake rabbit, and did not feel cold.
He listened to Vanessa's cry of pleasure, looked at the faint light of the fire at the mouth of the cave, and slowly smoked a cigarette.
This location is a half-dead spot for the stone cave.
In the distance behind Tao Yuan's head was a stream, and it was this stream that passed through the jungle a few hundred meters behind the stone cave, formed a waterfall on the cliff, and fell into the sea.
At this time, by the river, a black shadow stood quietly in the water, standing straight, looking at the big tree where Tao Yuan was nesting like a statue, for a long time......