Volume 3: Chapter 6: Two Worlds, Different Crises (Part I)
6-1 [World A: Perspective of the Halberd]
"Well, I'm willing to assist the police. Just what are we going to do? “
"Look for those blue and white sneakers, only you know which one they are."
"Ah, I see."
I looked helpless. But it's better than Mingxue who is about to cry.
"Well, there are still a lot of doubts. I'll explain that later. Let's take our leave first, and you can contact me if you have any questions. “
Officer Mountain handed over a business card.
'Sneakers' can be a clue, and in my memory, the trademark of Zhu Jinhua on the upper must be the well-known 'tranquility' trademark. 'Tranquility' is a company specializing in sports products, and their products are marketable among young people. And the blue and white color scheme is a new model that has only recently been released - the official website shows that the release time is November 30, and the time of the crime is in the early morning of December 4. The interval between is not too long -
Now this shoe is still 'out of stock and on pre-sale', and the first batch of people to get it is quite small. In Qianshan City, only the Beiquan Center Building in the Dongyang Road business district is on sale.
If you can find a list of buyers and compare whether there is any overlap with those five people, it seems that you can achieve twice the result with half the effort.
The logical chain is very smooth, but the merchant will not show the list of buyers to an unrelated person so easily. This is where the power of the police comes in.
Saturday, December 10th. As agreed, I went to the Beiquan Center Building with Ming Xue and Zhang Manai.
In the impression, the Beiquan Center Building is the first batch of Qianshan modernization, the construction time is more than ten years from now, the first floor is a fully open design, the decoration is mainly pure white, just looking at it feels that the cleaning cost is extremely high, the outside looks a little old, but the interior is very new.
"What——? The 'Ningdi' blue and white sneakers released on November 30 couldn't find the buyer at that time? ”
After some tossing, we came to this conclusion.
“……”
The salesman took a step back, his face embarrassed. Do I look that scary?
Maybe it's because of the yellow hair.
"Because a lot of people are buying anonymously now – we didn't say we were asking for real names. Besides, there are many people who go together, and they don't know who paid in the end......"
The young salesman scrambled to explain.
“……”
Officer Zhang beside him kept taking notes.
"We got it, thank you."
Officer Zhang said.
"Sorry I wasn't able to help."
After Officer Zhang bowed, all three of us left the Beiquan Building.
"You're talking a little too aggressively."
Officer Zhang said to me.
"Really?"
I rolled my eyes. It seems that this is indeed the case, and there is no aggressiveness, but I will unconsciously speak more and more urgently.
I reflect.
"Coupled with your conspicuous yellow hair, it will make people think that you are a bad boy."
Officer Zhang continued.
What the? Am I the same thing as those thugs who roam the streets in the early hours of the morning?
I can't accept that.
I looked at Officer Zhang angrily.
That's it, don't be angry. Mingxue is still here.
"What to do, what to do next."
"It's been a busy day, so let's stop here today. It's Saturday, but I've worked hard for you. ”
"Let's have dinner together."
I proposed.
"Ahh My wife is still waiting for me at home. ”
Officer Zhang said.
"Yo, I didn't expect you to get married."
"Why, it doesn't look like it."
"It's not like that."
I said it mercilessly.
"In that case, I don't know much about Officer Zhang's private life."
"There's no need to call a police officer here, it's embarrassing to let others hear it. I'm just a new police officer. ”
"It's amazing to choose to be a police officer."
"If I could, I would like to be a student for the rest of my life, just like you."
"That's really not interesting, there are so many excellent people in the school, you will feel uncomfortable."
"Is it—uncomfortable—"
He looked up, as if thinking about something.
"I'll go back first, and I'll see you later. There will be plainclothes to protect you in secret, don't worry. ”
"Thank you very much, have a safe journey, and have a happy night."
I said.
"Mingxue."
"Huh?"
"What have you been doing for the past seven years?"
[According to memory], Mingxue moved to another place seven years ago, so we gradually broke off contact.
"I've been helping my family with the store since I graduated from high school, and lately they've been abroad for a long time, so I've been going around on my own. I went back to Qianshan just to find you - I sent a lot of messages to your phone and sent several letters, but you didn't reply to me. ”
Mingxue pouted and said.
"So, I feel like I've changed my phone. You can save my current number. ”
When I was in elementary school, I was still using a button machine, but later I changed to a smart phone, and I even changed my mobile phone number.
I always had a sense of strangeness, and I always felt that the existing explanations did not explain the current situation.
This feeling, perhaps, is deeper, down to the level of 'people' itself.
Is there something wrong?
"Eh, this isn't a boy with a broken stick."
I heard the familiar teasing.
When I turned my head and looked at it, I found that it was Senno's teacher of political economy. He was dressed quite conspicuously, wearing a white coat in this kind of downtown area, and people who didn't know thought he was a doctor.
"What is a broken rod ......"
Mingxue asked.
"Broken halberd, I've always felt that your name was unlucky."
Chiyuki said kindly.
"Is the teacher trying to quarrel?"
"I kind of like the name."
Mingxue said with a smile, sure enough, it's the sky. yes, I like my name, too.
"Who is this female classmate?"
"She's ......"
"Oh, I see, I don't need to explain."
"No, you don't get it."
"Where are you from?"
"Halberd ......"
Mingxue actually answered honestly.
"Yes, we have been living together so early, and sure enough, the times are different. It's no wonder that Ori has been so restrained at school lately. ”
"Is that so?"
Mingxue looked interested.
"What are you talking about-"
I felt like my muscles were already bulging.
Mingxue seems to have noticed it too.
"No, it's not cohabitation. It's just that something went wrong, and we just got back from the hospital—"
Mingxue explained.
"Hey, break the stick, you kid."
Hearing Mingxue say this, Mr. Chizhi suddenly changed his tone and said to me seriously and angrily.
???
If the question could be concrete, there would be three question marks on top of my head.
"Huh?"
"How can you do such a thing."
"What are you talking about?"
"When school started, I asked me in class to take protective measures, and now it's okay."
“……”
I don't feel like I can communicate with this white coat teacher.
"I've all gone to the hospital, what else is there to deny."
“……”
I especially want to fight him to the death.
Zizi Zizi Zizi -
Suddenly.
This feeling -
[Future].
I saw the future, and a picture came into my mind.
This street scene is Beiquan Road. On the street leading to the subway, a tall, thin man wearing a mask, a hat, and a gun in his hand — aimed at a girl. The girl looked quite petite, her hair was tied up on her chest, and she looked quite cute and felt a little familiar.
As far back as I can remember, she once visited our house and seemed to be a friend of Lemon's.
I searched my head for memories of her—jingle bells—and just then, I bumped into the bell hanging outside the gift shop—and it made a jingle bell.
This made me suddenly wake up to a name - wind chimes.
It should be that she can't be wrong, who is the man with the gun? I don't know it, but it's [the future], and it's not a good sight.
I took out my mobile phone to contact the mountain police officer urgently, and on the other hand, I grabbed Mingxue's hand and ran towards Beiquan Road.
"Broken Halberd ——?"
"I'm sorry teacher, I'll see you later."
"What's wrong??"
"Don't talk yet. Follow me. ”
It's two roads away from Beiquan Road, and I don't know when that kind of future will be realized. This adds a lot of uncertainty.
"Huh?!"
Without paying attention, I tripped over the steps under my feet, and I was accompanied by the famous snow. I hugged Mingxue, and the two of them fell to the ground, which happened to be downhill, and the inertia made us roll forward-
"Uh-huh-"
Mingxue shouted in a panic.
"Someone fell, wait a minute!"
I heard a man's voice.
At first I thought it was talking about us, but when I noticed people stopping in front of me – I realized it was someone else.
I patted the dust off my body and squeezed into the crowd. The one who 'fell' was a teenager who looked very tall.
"What's wrong? Xiao Xu? ”
Wind Chimes reached out and helped him up.
Then the boy grabbed the hand of the wind chime and ran wildly. The onlookers didn't pay much attention either.
I followed them and soon found out that they had left Beiquan Road. In that case, what I have just seen [the future] cannot be.
Very strange.
I scratched my head, confused.