Chapter 43 : The Corner of the City
On a rainy night, lightning tore through the black curtain and sent a blazing beam to the earth. The eerie cemetery is even more mysterious with the whistling sound of thunderstorms.
The rows of tombstones are neatly arranged, the only respect a dead person can enjoy. When they turned to dust, apart from a comfortable resting place, all that remained was the tombstone that proved that they had survived.
Lan Qing stood quietly beside the tombstone, without an umbrella. In fact, on such a rainy day, an umbrella will not have much effect, it is better to let the rain get wet directly.
The cigarette in his mouth was wet, but Lan Qing didn't spit it out and continued to hold it. He has regained his identity as a god of death, but now he exists in the form of a physical being, and the living can see him and touch him.
He became a living man with the power of death.
Lan Qing looked at the tombstone and could see that there was a name printed on the tombstone - Li Wan.
The rain fell very hard, hitting Lan Qing's face mercilessly, and it continued to flow down her cheeks. At this moment, it was impossible to tell if Lan Qing was crying for the owner of the tomb.
The wind also blew and blew away the flowers in front of the tombstone, and the petals were pressed to the ground by the rain before they could drift into the distance. No matter how much I struggled, it was to no avail, and I slowly sank into the dirt.
Lan Qing's black trench coat was blown to the sound of hunting, but he still didn't move, standing in front of the tombstone for a long time. But the people in the tomb could no longer respond.
"Thank you......"
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If fate hadn't broken the promise, how much beauty would there be in this world.
The spring breeze blows quietly, and the new shoots on the branches of the trees emerge sharply, ready for a new round of bloom, and I don't know how long it will be before we can embrace the world again.
Lan Qing stood on the balcony silently and smoked alone, looking decadent. The originally handsome face appeared with a stubble, and his eyes lost their former brilliance.
He had been living alone for a long time. When he noticed that pedestrians on the road were watching him, he knew that he had to fit in with human society.
But there was no one around. Only the wall clock on the wall was still in operation in the huge room, and the whole room was lifeless, including Lan Qing himself.
A rare sense of loneliness burst out from Lan Qing's heart. I don't seem to care about any of this until I don't have a physical entity. But once he thinks of himself as a human being, the loneliness around him is a disease that spreads through every cell in his body, making him breathless.
Once upon a time, there was still the smell of people in the house, and there were steaming meals, and laughter.
Now that Li Er has disappeared and Lan Lan is gone, even Lin Chu has no whereabouts.
Lan Qing was abandoned like this. He didn't live as Lan Lan said, and he wasn't happy at all.
Even when he felt that someone around him was about to die, he was reluctant to go out to complete his mission until he was sensed by other gods of death and completed his work.
He survived a cold winter and saw the arrival of spring. Lan Qing didn't have a trace of anger, like a dead man.
I have never escaped my fate.
Lan Qing threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, and the balcony under his feet had become an ashtray. Lan Qing has become an out-and-out smoker.
He suddenly remembered the old cigarette and suddenly understood why his addiction to smoking was so great.
A lonely life always needs some sustenance.
Lan Qing took out a bottle of beer from the refrigerator, opened it and drank it all. Lan Qing didn't know why the bank card left by Lan Lan could always be used, and her parents would send money into it every month.
Where did Lan Lan go? Lan Qing didn't know, he didn't want to disturb her. Lan Qing felt that he was very much like a plague god, and whoever got close to him would suffer.
Touching his pocket, Lan Qing took out an empty cigarette case. Shaking his head, Lan Qing got dressed and prepared to go downstairs to buy cigarettes.
The spring breeze is very gentle, and the winter has just passed, accompanied by a hint of coolness. But when the spring breeze blows, people can always feel a hint of life.
Lan Qing raised her head and opened her decadent eyes wide. Looking at the clear sky, there is only a clear blue, and there is nothing to see.
With a yawn, Lan Qing went to the supermarket downstairs.
"A cigarette and a case of beer."
Lan Qing took out a large amount of money from his pocket, and after being a god of death for too long, Lan Qing, who had become a human again, still didn't know how to use the money, so he had to hand it over to the cashier to help.
The cashier was a young girl, and she often saw this sloppy boy who smelled of smoke and wine, and every time she came, she dropped hundreds of dollars in change. The little girl had a headache, she had tried to teach Lan Qing how to use the money, but this person ignored her at all, took the change and tobacco and alcohol and left.
Over time, the girl also got used to serving this weirdo. took out a cigarette of the brand that Lan Qing often smoked from behind her, and pointed to the location of the beer to Lan Qing, and the little girl began to sort out the money in her hand.
Lan Qing picked up a case of beer, and after thinking about it, he picked up another case. Two cases of beer weren't too heavy, but they still surprised the little girl at the cashier.
Lan Qing is too thin, he is very tall, but his whole body is as thin as a bamboo pole, and the cashier didn't expect him to have such strength.
In fact, Lan Qing can't help it, if he doesn't eat after having an entity, he will become emaciated, although his body will not appear abnormal, but the flesh on his body is getting less and less, except for his somewhat protruding beer belly.
But he didn't want to eat, it was too boring to eat alone.
After taking the change and cigarettes, Lan Qing pushed open the door of the supermarket with two cases of beer.
Lan Qing was already absent-minded, and her vision was a little blocked, so she accidentally knocked someone down when she pushed the door.
"You're looking at the road, bastard!"
It was a woman's voice, and Lan Qing turned her head to look at the woman who had been knocked down by herself. She looks very beautiful, her face is a little red, and she is probably angry.
The woman stretched out her hand and wanted Lan Qing to pull her up, but who would have thought that Lan Qing not only did not reach out to pull her, but turned around and left directly, without even saying a word of apology.
The weather was still a little cold, and the woman's hand hung in mid-air and never let go.
"Neuropathy ......"
There was no way, the woman had to get up by herself, and as soon as she stood up, she smelled a strong smell of tobacco and alcohol, waved her hand in front of her nose, pushed the door and entered the supermarket.
"Officer Li, you're here......" The cashier smiled at the woman.
The woman who fell was named Li Wan, who had just graduated from the police academy and was now a trainee police officer.
"Who is he?" Li Wan waved her head to the door and asked.
"I don't know his name, he often comes here to buy cigarettes and alcohol." The little cashier scratched her head.
"It's a drunkard and a smoker! No wonder it stinks so much......" Li Wan pursed her lips.
The cashier pointed to his head,
"I have a feeling he might have a problem here...... He won't even use the money. ”
"Ahh
Li Wan was a little surprised,
"He's not really a psychopath. You have to be careful, the world has not been peaceful lately. ”
Taking a pack of chewing gum, Li Wan sighed.
"Officer Li, have you been busy lately?"
"It's busy, there was a rape case recently, but the suspect hasn't been caught yet."
Li Wan chewed gum, her face full of depression,
"So, you have to be careful when you go out in the future, it's better to be accompanied."
The cashier nodded earnestly. Li Wan took a few bread and milk, paid and left the supermarket.
The sky is getting darker, and the spring breeze brings warmth and the starry sky.
Under the moonlight are pedestrians returning home and dedicated workers. There is always a dark side on this street that no one can touch, because of the guardian of the city, there is peace on the side.
Lan Qing still stood on the balcony smoking and drinking, and after a few months, his alcohol consumption became very good. He raised his glass to the moon, and the moonlight was gentle, like an old friend.
The bitter wine enters the throat, but it is really sad and more sorrowful. There were no lights in the room, and in the darkness there was only the sound of a wall clock and Lan Qing swallowing beer. In the silence, Lan Qing's decadent eyes suddenly lit up, and they were extinguished in an instant.
Turning on the light in the room, Lan Qing wanted to make the room a little human. It's like a wife preparing a meal and waiting for her husband to come home, but it's a pity that Lan Qing is the only one in this empty house.
Opening the refrigerator door, Lan Qing rummaged through the cabinets to find some ingredients, but found that there was nothing in the refrigerator except beer.
Looking at his increasingly thin body and beer belly that was gradually erecting, Lan Qing shook his head.
Life has to go on, but there is no rush. On the contrary, he is very envious of those who run for their lives every day.
To live is to run for life, and to be happy in suffering is to live.
Lan Qing took off her clothes and walked into the bathroom to wash off the unpleasant smell of cigarettes and alcohol on her body.
In a room in the city, Li Wan sat anxiously at a table and nibbled on bread.
She has a headache, and the world has not been peaceful lately.
Three days ago, there was a rape case in the city, and through DNA identification and information matching, the police quickly locked up the suspect, an unemployed vagrant - Tang Zhen.
Strange things happened, and the police couldn't find him at all, neither where he lived nor where he frequented. Whether it was surveillance on the road or other ways to know where he went, the police tried. The man disappeared from the city as if out of thin air.
Li Wan grabbed her hair, today was her holiday, she could have stayed at home comfortably and enjoyed life, and a trainee police officer would not have been exposed to this kind of case. But the victim in this case is her good friend Zhang Jin.
"Xiaowan, he said I was too beautiful......"
Li Wan couldn't forget Zhang Jin, who was crazy in the hospital, her spirit had collapsed, the doctor didn't look at her, she actually scratched her face with glass shards.
That terrifying face lingered in Li Wan's mind, and after countless applications, Li Wan was allowed to participate in this case.
The street lights outside the window are bright, and there are scattered pedestrians walking on the road. Li Wan looked at the corners where the lights couldn't shine, and clenched her fists tightly......
There are always corners where the light does not shine, and in the darkness of those corners is the devil or the beast?