The rain was pouring down, the wind chimes rang in front of the bookstore, and a girl in her early twenties hurriedly pushed the door in with a hint of embarrassment.

The clerk in the bookstore looked up at her, found that the girl's bangs were all wet, pressed them on her forehead, and asked sympathetically, "Do you want to come in and take shelter from the rain?" ”

"yes, it's raining too much." In the face of the kind clerk, the girl showed a smile, she looked very sweet, and the two cute dimples when she smiled were even more lovely.

The clerk said no more, and watched as the girl put away the black folding umbrella and placed it next to the bookstore with the umbrellas of the other guests, and tidied up the wet thread shirt.

Today is November 3rd, the autumn mood is getting thicker and thicker, the air is damp and cold, and the girl is already wearing a little thin, and at this time she is even more cold and shivering.

Fortunately, the heater was turned on in the bookstore, otherwise it would have caught a cold.

Seeing that the torrential rain couldn't stop for a while, the girl sighed softly, found a seat, ordered a cup of milk tea, and picked up a detective book to read.

The black hair that fell down her shoulders was soft and obedient, making her look very well-behaved and very eye-catching.

In the corner, a man in a thick jacket, a black mask, and a peaked cap of the same color raised his eyes to look at her, his eyes cold and excited.

The girl's phone on the table vibrated slightly.

She glanced at it, it was the caller ID, and then swiped the lock screen and picked it up.

"What's wrong, Jiang Pan?"

On the other side of the phone, a man's voice was a little helpless, and the process came to her ears.

"Xinyi, is it raining heavily over there? My plane was delayed, saying that my flight to Fuhua City could not take off due to heavy rain. ”

Han Xinyi touched her wet clothes, laughed, and whispered: "The rain is very heavy and the wind is strong, I originally wanted to go to the shopping mall near my home to buy something, but my clothes were all wet halfway through, and an umbrella couldn't save me." ”

"So, what about you now?" Jiang Pan looked a little concerned.

Han Xinyi's eyes fell on the book in front of her, and on the page turned by the detective, it was written:

The girl hid under the bed in terror, the bedroom door was pushed open, and a pair of cheap rain boots stepped in. From her vantage point, she could only see the intruder below the knee, and a small rusty tip of the knife. ”

She suppressed the inexplicable coolness behind her and took a sip of sweet milk tea: "Now...... I found a bookstore on the road to take shelter from the rain, and I'll leave when the rain is a little lighter. When will your plane take off? ”

"Oh, don't worry, I won't miss tomorrow's old classmates' reunion, it's just that my plan to have a good time in Fuhua City for two days has come to naught." Jiang Pan has a good personality, and when he talks about it, he also has a smile in his tone, which makes people feel relaxed.

The two chatted for a while, Han Xinyi restrained her voice, trying not to disturb other people reading, just chatting and chatting, she always felt that someone was watching her.

With a hint of suspicion, she looked around and saw that everyone was looking through the books with their heads down, and a few children who looked like junior high school students were working together to do their homework.

Everything is normal.

She frowned, and secretly said that she might have had an illusion because she was looking at a detective with some horror overtones.

She pursed her lips, and the short silence was noticed by Jiang Pan on the other end of the phone, Jiang Pan asked, "What's wrong Xinyi, am I not right?" …… Do you like to eat sweet tofu brain? ”

"No, I can accept sweet and salty." Han Xinyi couldn't cry or laugh, she didn't plan to fall into the battle between the sweet party and the salty party, she just wanted to continue chatting, Jiang Pan suddenly remembered something.

"Xinyi, I heard that there was a murderer in Floating Flower City recently?"

Han Xinyi was stunned by the sudden change of topic: "Ah...... Right. ”

"I've heard that the psychopathic killer likes to commit crimes on rainy days, so you have to be careful and don't go to a place with few people."

Hearing Jiang Pan's concern, Han Xinyi smiled sweetly, although the person on the other end of the phone couldn't see it: "Actually...... The man killed all young men, probably men who hated certain characteristics, and I should be safe. Thank you for your concern. ”

After a few more conversations, the phone hung up.

Han Xinyi continued to look down at the book, turned to the next page, and the book was written

The intruder seemed to know she was here, but like a cat and mouse, wandering leisurely around the bedroom, as if he knew she didn't dare to come out from under the bed. The soles of his shoes collided with the floor, making a dull sound, and he was waiting for her to gradually collapse, and he wanted to admire her most frightened expression, the realization that the girl covered her mouth and tears welled up in her eyes. ”

He finally finished his inspection of the site like a patrolman, and the rain boots stopped beside the bed, and now the girl could only see one toe of his shoe. Suddenly, the intruder crouched down, and her gloved hand came into the girl's sight, and she watched as the intruder clenched his knife and slashed at the floor with a screeching sound. ”

Her nose dilated, and her whole body was as stiff as a dead corpse, and unlike the dead corpse, there was only the sound of breathing that became more and more rapid. I'm going to die, am I? That knife would cut at my skin like it was cutting at the floor, it must have hurt a lot...... The girl closed her eyes in despair. See, Dad, you are not wrong at all when you die, some people are as humble as rats in the sewers in order to survive, and some people, just need to step on a line called humanity to start deciding the life and death of others. ”

"Well......" I don't know why, or because Jiang Pan mentioned the serial murderer who made people panic recently, Han Xinyi had the feeling of being watched again.

This time, she noticed a man in the corner wearing a black cap and mask.

The man was looking down at the book, but this strict and almost fully armed dress caused Han Xinyi's uneasiness.

"What am I thinking......" Staring at the man for a while, Han Xinyi was shocked to realize that she was very rude, and she actually used the imagination in her mind to maliciously guess a stranger.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." After silently repeating it twice, she stopped thinking nonsense until the rain was a little lighter, and she planned to leave.

I had already read a quarter of it, and Han Xinyi thought it was quite good-looking, so she glanced at the title and author of the book.

This is a reasoning called rot, and the author uses the pen name "Yuanxia".

"Next time, I can finish reading this book!" Han Xinyi packed up her things and walked to the door of the bookstore.

However, in the afterglow, it seemed that something black moved.

She froze, realizing that it was the black cap in the corner that she had noticed standing up with her.

The black cap walked towards her, as if he wanted to leave.

"It's a coincidence." She thought so, but her heart chuckled.

The brim of the other party's hat is pressed very low, and from a normal angle, the face is not visible at all.

She pursed her lips, and according to the normal situation, she had picked up her umbrella, and she should definitely leave, after which the person would follow her out of the bookstore, into the rain where no one was outside...... No, although it is really rude to maliciously speculate about others, she is indeed a little worried.

The location of this bookstore is a bit remote, and with heavy rain, not a single pedestrian can be seen outside.

But if the other party is really a bad person, will she be noticed if she stops temporarily? Does it irritate people...... Ahhh

Maybe seeing her standing at the door without moving, the clerk said gently, "Did you forget something?" Look at where you just sit, is that ten dollars yours? ”

Ten bucks?

Han Xinyi's eyes lit up, and when she looked at the position just now, she really saw a banknote falling under the seat.

Whether she dropped it or not, she loves the ten dollars now!

Because she can take advantage of the effort to get the money back, let the black cap go out first!

After that, when you observe the other person going that way, you can leave in the opposite direction, and it is just a detour to go home or to the mall.

Han Xinyi waited for the black cap to approach before saying to the clerk, "Thank you, it should be mine, I'll take a look." ”

Then rub shoulders with the black cap.

Back as she picked up the money, she stole a glance with her peripheral eyes.

The black cap actually stopped.

"No, no, no, I should just scare myself, right, he won't really ......"

It may indeed be that he was scared of himself, and the man in the black cap stopped for some reason, but still pushed the door with an umbrella and left.

Han Xinyi breathed a sigh of relief.

She came to the counter at the door, watched the man leave to the right, and decided that she wanted to go to the left and go straight home.

Before that......

She smiled at the female clerk who released kindness to her twice in a row, and said sincerely, "Thank you so much!" ”

The female clerk tilted her head, as if to say: It's only ten yuan, as for the thank you so sincerely.

"No thanks."

Han Xinyi waited for the black cap man to walk away by chatting: "It's six o'clock, dinner time, aren't you going to get off work yet?" ”

"It's almost time to get off work." When it comes to the topic of getting off work, the female clerk can't help but smile.

"Oh...... Bye-bye, you're so nice, I'll come back next time. Han Xinyi smiled sweetly, and then walked out of the bookstore.

She held up an umbrella in the rain and walked on the sidewalk in the direction of her home.

Occasionally, a car would pass by on the road, and at this time, a motorcycle didn't know what was in a hurry, and it was extremely fast enough to press through a piece of stagnant water and splash it on Han Xinyi.

"Alas!" Han Xinyi turned around, only to see the back of the motorcycle driving away.

"......" was a bit unlucky.

But when I get home, I have to take a shower and change my clothes anyway, so forget it......

Wait, what's that?

She was depressed when she suddenly saw a figure.

The moment she saw this figure, Han Xinyi felt a chill in her heart!

Actually...... It was actually the man with the black cap.

He turned back and followed her all the way!

When...... No, why did he follow her? She saw this person walking to the right with her own eyes, and the excuse that the family lived in one direction did not hold.

If it's a coincidence, it won't make a person turn around and follow her, right?

The man in the black cap paused, apparently seeing that she had spotted him.

The man looked around.

Han Xinyi secretly said no, except for the motorcycle that splashed her with water just now, there was no second passing on this road!

She took a deep breath, and just as she wanted to turn around and hurry to find a place where there was someone, she saw the black cap suddenly and quickly approaching her.

After getting closer, the right hand hidden in the sleeve of this person was exposed, and a bright fruit knife slipped out and was held in the other party's hand!

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