The next day, he tried to keep himself as calm as possible, and went to school during the day and went home at night as usual. However, after a few days of peace, there was still no news of the body being recovered, and it was said that the body was filled with water and became swollen and should have surfaced, but not only was it not reported in the news, but not even the chatter about it was heard. Hua Zhengmao thought that the corpse was pinned by aquatic plants, so it didn't float up, but the fishing rod was made of bamboo and plastic, and it didn't even float up, how can this be explained? Hua Zhengmao analyzed it and thought that there were minerals in the reservoir that were high in content, making it difficult for the sediment to float.

Life is as usual, life is still so plain, it's just that Qin Haoran disappeared and never came to school again, his parents can only post missing people everywhere, there is no other way. Hua Zhengmao's perfect rhetoric, which was originally prepared to deal with the police or school leaders, also came in handy. At the same time, his guilt gradually lessened, and eventually disappeared as if nothing had happened. All the information about Qin Haoran has become a history that does not have to be traced.

It's been more than two months later, it's another rainy night, and there are thunder and lightning raging outside the window, but this has not affected Hua Zhengmao's mood, his life has been very stable these days, and he has gradually gained an appetite, at this time he is preparing dinner for himself. Suddenly, the phone rang, Hua Zhengmao passed the phone with a plate, put the microphone to his ear, and asked, "Hey, who is it?" ”

There was a very gloomy sneer on the other side of the phone, Hua Zhengmao's heart seemed to be jerked by someone, and a sense of fear came to his heart, but he still pretended to be calm and asked, "You...... Who are you looking for? ”

The voice on the other end of the phone said, "You can call me 'Q'." The voice seemed to be deliberately muffled, and it became very strange.

Hua Zhengmao didn't know what he was talking about, thinking that someone was playing a prank, so he was about to hang up the phone, when "Q" suddenly spat out a clear sentence: "I saw what you did by the reservoir." ”

Hua Zhengmao was shocked, and the plate in his hand seemed to suddenly increase several times in weight, almost unable to hold it. But after more than four months of life and death, he was already able to change everywhere without being surprised, so he asked lightly: "Sir, what are you talking about?" Why can't I understand? If nothing else, I'm going to hang ......."

The man interrupted him and said, "Stop making a show." I've seen it all, and I want me to tell you what happened? Without waiting for Hua Zhengmao to express his position, he described in great detail how Hua Zhengmao killed people next to the reservoir, and spoke for five minutes, if he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, it would have been impossible to know in such detail.

The tip of Hua Zhengmao's nose trembled slightly, and he once again experienced the feeling of despair he felt more than four months ago. He had carefully observed his surroundings more than once, but he was eventually discovered. Hua Zhengmao asked tremblingly, "...... you How do you know my home phone number? As he said this, he quietly pointed at the caller number on the monitor.

"I'm on a pay phone on the street, and you can't find me." The man seemed to notice his movements, "I not only know your phone number, I also know your name, your name is Hua Zhengmao, and you go to school in the 16th Middle School, right?" ”

Hua Zhengmao gasped, knowing that the other party had indeed witnessed the killing, and it would be futile to deny it, so he asked: "Are you called ...... 'Q'?" You...... What is the purpose of telling me this? ”

There was no immediate answer, as if it was testing Hua Zhengmao's patience, Hua Zhengmao was still a high school student after all, and he was a little breathless, and asked, "Are you going to report me?" ”

Q sneered and said, "Don't worry, if I really want to denounce you, will I still call you now?" ”

Hua Zhengmao suddenly understood, softened his tone, and said softly, "What do you want?" Money? …… How much? ”

"I don't want money. What kind of money can you have as a student? Q said unhurriedly, "Don't you wonder why I know your name and phone number?" Then I'll tell you, I'm a police officer. Have the right to inquire about the telephone information of households in the city. You don't have to be afraid, I'm not going to arrest you. I have a strong sense of justice, but I can only catch some thieves and pickpockets on weekdays, and I can't do anything about the evil forces that dominate one side. As a police officer, I can't bring them to justice. My dreams were shattered, and the harsh reality hit me hard. Just when I was at a loss, it may have been God's arrangement that I happened to see you killing someone near the reservoir. If you kill one person, you will be shot, and if you kill a lot of people, you will also die, so why don't you kill a few more damned people? For example, those ruffians and hooligans, they are too harmful to society, and it is not a pity to die. I know you've also been bullied, so you should be able to deeply understand the pain of being bullied, right? ”

Hua Zhengmao finally understood what he meant, "You want me to help you kill someone?" ”

"Wrong, it's not to help me, it's to eliminate harm for the people. It is wrong to kill good people, but killing bad people is a contribution to society. I want to ask you to help me kill two enemies, they are both bad people, if you agree, I will not denounce you, and we will never communicate with each other again. ”

Hua Zhengmao said hatefully, "But I only killed one person, but you asked me to kill two people, which is very unfair." ”

"No, very fair. Our status was not equal from the beginning, you are a murderer and I am a policeman. You've already killed someone anyway, so why bother with that? Don't worry, as long as you can do it honestly, I will keep it a secret for you. ”

"But how can you convince me of you? What if I help you kill someone, and you still denounce me? ”

Q smiled and said, "You're too worried." I instigated you to murder, which is also a capital crime, and how dare I denounce you? You can rest assured. ”

Hua Zhengmao's thinking began to divide into two factions again, colliding fiercely with each other. He recalled that he was beaten and insulted by those bad students, but he was still unwilling to deliberately kill again, even if it was to kill a bad person, but after all, this person had nothing to do with him, so he always hesitated.

Q also said, "If you don't agree, I'll denounce you, and you'll have no choice but to die." You are not choosing to kill or not to kill, but you are choosing whether to live or die for your life. I'll give you a day to think about it, and I'll call you again tomorrow this time. ”

Hua Zhengmao hung up the phone nervously, and suddenly felt that his whole body was as if he had fallen apart and had lost his strength. This mysterious Q seems to be very thoughtful, because the time he has arranged for himself to think about it is a Sunday, and if it were a different day, he must be so nervous that he will not be able to face the teachers and students of the school, and he will probably show his flaws at that time.

However, on this day, his brain went blank, and he only felt tired, and he slept groggily for a long time.

Still not very reassured, he decided to take a closer look at the reservoir. He followed the same route to the reservoir as he had done last Sunday. The reservoir was still quiet, but there was always a strong smell of blood that surrounded him, which made him doubly frightened. Hua Zhengmao walked slowly to the top of the big rock, and when he looked down, the water surface was pitch black, and he couldn't see anything. The lifeless black of death didn't give him the courage to jump in and take a look, he just wanted to get out of here as quickly as possible.

At this moment, the hook of a fishing rod suddenly hung in Hua Zhengmao's pocket, and before he could react, he was dragged into the water by a strong force. After leaving the surface world, Hua Zhengmao's eyes, nose, ears, and mouth were filled with black water that exuded the smell of decay. He tried to go upstream, but found that he couldn't move. In the endless darkness, he felt something eerie slowly approaching him, and it dawned on him that the thing had suddenly opened its eyes less than a foot away from him, like two turquoise phosphorus fires burning in the night......