Chapter 9 The Water of Vengeance (1)
4-A, Head of Household: Hua Zhengmao)
It was another cloudy day, and Hua Zhengmao's mood became depressed with the clouds that gradually gathered in the air. As he walked, he lowered his head and calculated, he had already paid the protection fee twice this month, and he didn't have much savings left, what if those bad students were not satisfied? He is thin and cowardly, and he is powerless to resist at all. Seventeen or eighteen-year-old boys have a strong sense of self-esteem, so Hua Zhengmao is reluctant to report this matter to the teacher, and his parents are far away in the south to do business, so he has nowhere to complain, so he is troubled.
When it was almost time to get to the toilet, Hua Zhengmao put aside his chaotic emotions and walked in quickly, so as not to be seen by those bad students. But these bastards have been waiting for him for a long time. Zhu Xia, who was the leader of the school, was the "boss" of the school, and he beckoned to Hua Zhengmao and shouted, "What are you doing in a hurry?" Come here. ”
Hua Zhengmao had no choice but to lean over uneasily, Zhu Xia put his arms around him, and held a cigarette in his other hand and shook it back and forth in front of his eyes: "Where's the money?" ”
Hua Zhengmao replied resignedly: "Big brother, I have already paid it twice this month...... My parents don't have much left for my living expenses, and I won't have the money to buy food if I pay it again......"
Zhu Xia sneered, patted him on the shoulder and said, "But I heard that your parents are doing big business in Guangzhou and are very rich." What is that? Cry poor with me? Let's make it clear, do you want to give it or not? ”
Hua Zhengmao shook his head, then lowered his head again. Zhu Xiayang gave him a slap in the face, everyone rushed up, punched and kicked, Hua Zhengmao hugged his head and begged bitterly: "Spare me!" Please! There were many classmates passing by, but they were afraid of Zhu Xia's notoriety and didn't dare to step forward to dissuade them.
At this moment, Hua Zhengmao's tablemate Qin Haoran also came to the toilet and saw this scene head-on. Qin Haoran is Hua Zhengmao's best friend, because they have similar personalities, they are both taciturn, and they both like to read, and they happen to be at the same table, so their friendship is naturally getting deeper and deeper. Qin Haoran has excellent grades and has helped him a lot in his studies, Hua Zhengmao believes that when he encounters this situation, he will definitely not die without help.
But the next second immediately made Hua Zhengmao's heart fall into an ice cave. Qin Haoran pretended not to see anything, and turned to leave with a panicked expression. Zhu Xia stopped him: "Qin Haoran! Where are you going? Come here! ”
Qin Haoran saw that he couldn't hide, so he had to come back tremblingly. Zhu Xia touched the back of his head and said, "What's wrong?" Aren't you a good friend of his? It's chilling. But you know each other very well, and you can see what happens if you don't listen to me. ”
Qin Haoran squeezed out a sentence for a long time: "Big brother...... It's none of my business...... You let me go back......"
"You can go if you want." Zhu Xia pointed to Hua Zhengmao who was lying on the ground, and Sen Ran ordered: "Pour urine on his face, and I'll let you go back." ”
Hua Zhengmao and Qin Haoran were stunned and looked at each other. Zhu Xia frowned and said, "I'm annoyed, hurry up!" If you don't pee on his face, I'll pee on your face, am I clear enough? ”
Qin Haoran walked up to Hua Zhengmao tremblingly, and said with a sad face: "Zhengmao...... I'm sorry for you, forgive me......" he said, shuddering and unbuttoning his belt. Hua Zhengmao was already disheartened, and said lightly: "Whatever you want." ”
What happened below made Hua Zhengmao's consciousness a little blurred, he only felt a sharp pain in his heart, and the figure that laughed and gradually left shook in front of him. He hated these delinquent teenagers who bullied the weak, but he couldn't forgive Qin Haoran, who claimed to be his best friend! He played for the tiger when he needed help the most, and humiliated himself greatly in full view of everyone! Hua Zhengmao can tolerate being beaten, but he must not accept that his face is urinated. This simply deprived himself of the courage to live, and at that moment, he had the urge to kill, and it was not Zhu Xia who he wanted to kill, but Qin Haoran!
He planned it carefully. After long-term contact, Hua Zhengmao knew Qin Haoran's life rules well, and he knew that Qin Haoran liked to be quiet, and every Sunday at about four o'clock in the afternoon, he often went fishing alone near the Qinglongtan Reservoir in Shiye Town, at the junction of Dong'an District, Laihu District and Qingji County. The reservoir is on the mountainside, and there are few passers-by. Nearby is the famous Stone Stele Forest, which covers a large area and is also a famous shooting place in Yanzhou, where countless underworld figures and all kinds of murderers have lost their lives. Legend has it that the reservoir, like the Stone Forest, is home to thousands of ghosts. The reservoir clearly stipulates that fishing is not allowed, so Qin Haoran is always the only angler. There was a large flat-topped rock at the edge of the reservoir that was slightly upturned, and Qin Haoran always sat in this position. He is a good swimmer, and Qin Haoran is a landlubber, which can completely create the illusion that he lost his footing and drowned.
Hua Zhengmao went to the reservoir many times to observe the terrain and prepared a knife in advance. He wanted to wait for everyone to slowly forget about Qin Haoran's humiliation before he did it, so that it would not be easy to suspect him. Two months passed, and he decided to carry out the murder plan. On this Sunday, which was about to be bloody, just after one o'clock at noon, Hua Zhengmao left his house, got off at the next stop near the reservoir, and then turned back. First go to the grove behind the reservoir to hide, and then quietly look at the flat-topped rock, sure enough, Qin Haoran is sitting there fishing as always.
Hua Zhengmao walked over quietly, quickly pounced and pushed with all his might, Qin Haoran didn't understand what was going on, his body had lost his balance, and he fell from the rock and fell into the water along with the fishing rod. Hua Zhengmao was overjoyed, ran to the rocks and looked down condescendingly. Qin Haoran couldn't swim, instinctively swayed his limbs around, flapping violently in the water, and when he saw Hua Zhengmao, his eyes full of panic turned dull in an instant, maybe he was desperate. But the primal instinct to survive prompted him to open his mouth and shout, but the water poured into his mouth mercilessly.
"Masashigeru...... Help me...... I don't want to die ......" This very vague sentence was quickly soaked in water, and Hua Zhengmao muttered bitterly: "I'm sorry, Haoran...... This is your retribution for insulting me instead of helping me! ”
He squatted down and picked up the stones on the ground and threw them at Qin Haoran like raindrops. Qin Haoran repeatedly rushed out of the water to breathe, but he was forced to be unable to last. Maybe it was because of the return to the light, Qin Haoran came out of nowhere with a lot of strength, and wanted to rush to the shore less than two meters away with all his strength. Hua Zhengmao hurriedly pulled out the prepared knife, stretched out his hand and stabbed at Qin Haoran on the surface of the water, Qin Haoran tried to approach the shore several times without success, and gradually lost his strength. With infinite nostalgia for this world, he finally sank cruelly to the cold bottom.
Hua Zhengmao succeeded, but he did not have the joy brought by his imagination, on the contrary, he was so panicked that he could not control himself, and many thoughts came to his mind, almost squeezing his nerve center.
Suddenly, with dazzling lightning, heavy rain began to fall. He hurriedly fled the scene of the murder on foot, enduring the rain wreaking havoc on his body. He thought of this feeling as if he was familiar, and suddenly, he recalled the scene where Qin Haoran urinated on his body, and his heart was terrified, could it be that Qin Haoran died unjustly, and his soul turned into heavy rain to punish himself? No, he deserved to die! And there are no ghosts in this world at all, even if you can really turn into a ghost to punish yourself, it won't just rain so lightly. He tried his best not to be cranky and ran home in one go.
Back at home, Hua Zhengmao locked the door and hid in the quilt shivering. This night, Hua Zhengmao was entangled in many strange nightmares, and he always saw a pair of resentful pupils staring at him coldly in the cold reservoir......