Chapter 7: Spokesmen of the Dead

A terrible image flashed through my mind!

The scenes are like a movie, extremely clear!

Snowflakes fell from mid-air, and under the overpass, two men, an old man and a young man, and a cat...... Vividly!

The flyover doesn't leak rain and can keep out the frost and snow, but it can't keep the cold out.

The disabled child was curled up in the quilt, and although his twisted body was covered by the thin futon, I could see that the child's disability was very high, and his limbs were a little twisted, so that the shabby bedding covering him could not be stretched, and he could only tuck every corner at will......

The child's eyes were clear, but they were also very empty, he didn't seem to know what hope was, he didn't know what disappointment was, and when I stood in front of them, both father and son looked at me so blankly......

And that child's posture is exactly like that!

It is the same as the posture of the deceased Wang Qianqian being bound!

"That's right, that's ......"

Subconsciously, I closed my computer, put on a thick trench coat and non-slip field boots, closed the apartment door, and braved the snow to go out again......

The wind was still howling outside the window, and in a few moments, a thick layer of snow had piled up on my black trench coat.

In the second half of the night, the snow didn't seem to stop at all, the road was difficult to walk, and before the snow had melted, it was frozen into lumps and attached to the ground.

The soft snow became hard and was frozen on the road.

The freshly fallen layer of snow was thinly spread on it, so that I had to be very careful with every step I took, slipping every step and lying on the ground on all fours if I wasn't paying attention.

But my pace is not slowing down, I have to find them! Perhaps, the case is about to be solved!

It stands to reason that after I found out about this clue, I should immediately notify Wang Jianfei and the serious crime team!

And I believe that the serious crime team must be working overtime at this moment! As long as I dial Wang Jianfei's mobile phone number, someone will definitely answer within ten seconds!

But I didn't.

Because, more than an hour ago, I chased after the security guard Zhang Yue with Xia Xixi, and when I saw the two disabled men, one old and one young, under the overpass, I still vaguely saw a corner of a book exposed inside the shabby bedding......

I personally selected and proofread my own works and publication covers, even if the light is not good, I can still recognize them at a glance!

The old and the young, one of them, must be my readers.

Of course, it's not that because they're readers and they appreciate my work, I don't report it, but because I think even if they really have a lot to do with the case, they must have something to say.

The reason why I set off in the snow was to let them say what they wanted to say before the serious crime team or the "Red S" people found them.

I know that Wang Jianfei's serious crime team, or "Red S", will find them one day, and even this day will not be too far away.

But once found, their words are meaningless.

I have to speed up......

At four o'clock in the morning, I was covered in snow, but I was sweating profusely and running hot, and I came back to the bottom of the bridge......

However, under the overpass, there is no one for a long time.

"Big night, ran ......"

I frowned, looked around, and there was a fog in the distance, except for snow or snow, and the street lamps that were not bright, and the snowflakes near the lights were covered with a layer of golden light, and they fell chaotically, and after being away from the lights, they fell into darkness......

I lit a cigarette and took two puffs under the bridge, and then quickly left the roof of the bridge to look for footprints......

This one is not difficult.

The snow has been falling since two o'clock.

After two o'clock there was no one passing under the overpass, and I found a footprint one deep and one shallow, very deep, even the shallow one...... In my judgment, the man must have left with the child and luggage on his back......

The footprints left at the foot of the slope are very recognizable and telling.

I quickly followed the footprints......

After walking about two kilometers, I arrived at the shanty town.

The country's shantytown reform program is in full swing, but it is obviously unrealistic for large slums to be renovated in a short period of time.

As a result, there are office buildings connected to the metropolis two kilometers away, with bright lights and neon flashes, with a rich and surplus "urban atmosphere", and just two kilometers away, there are dirty and messy sewage flowing across the streets of the lowest working people in society......

Heaven and hell seem so close.

By the time I knew them, it was already dark.

The man hadn't slept yet, he was holding the book I had published last year called "The Spokesman of the Dead", reading, and when he turned the pages, he was very cautious, for fear that his rough hands would tear the paper, but because the sky was gray and the handwriting was not clear, his eyes were wide.

The stray cat and the child were asleep in the depths of a dilapidated shack with a big word "demolition" written on the wall outside the shack.

"What about reading?" I took out two cigarettes, walked up, and handed one to the man.

The man didn't seem surprised by my arrival, but he glanced at me and subconsciously turned his head to look at the child, as if he was worried that my arrival would disturb the sleeping child.

After making sure that there was no problem, he lit a cigarette, curled up in the corner and took a puff, and said, "It's too cold, the overpass can't live, the child is crying from the cold, there is no way." ”

"Why didn't you just come here sooner?" I asked.

"Day and night construction, if it weren't for the heavy snow tonight, the demolition project here would not stop at night, living here, I would be driven away at any time, I was afraid that it would affect the children's sleep...... When I sleep, the child forgets everything, has no low self-esteem, no white eyes, and I don't want anyone to disturb him every time he sleeps......"

"Is this your son?" I asked.

"Well, my own son." The man nodded and said, from beginning to end, not surprised, not surprised, as if I had been prepared in advance for my arrival.

Personally, I can also see that except for a father, there is no identity that can make him brave the snow to carry dozens of pounds of children and dozens of pounds of luggage for several kilometers, and find a slightly less cold place to escape the cold.

"You're the one who wrote this book, right?"

At this time, the man pointed to the cover of "Spokesman for the Dead", rubbed his bearded face, grinned, and said, "It's so well written, I've finished reading it." ”

"You know it's me?"

"Listen to your voice more like." The man said: "I made the phone call before, and I really want to be a character in the book, but I can't be a positive one, I can only be a villain, hehe......"

Saying that, the man smiled self-deprecatingly, looked at the child affectionately again, didn't even look at me, and said, "I knew you would definitely find me, but I didn't expect it to ......be so soon."

"Say whatever you want to say, I don't take notes, and I'm not a policeman." I said.

"If you were really a policeman, I wouldn't talk to you so much." The man picked up the book again: "I know you're a good person, I can read your book." ”

With that, he struggled to move his numb leg with his arm, and I noticed that there was a steel plate in his leg, and his entire right leg was barely able to move.

"I killed her, but I don't think she's miserable at all," the man finished the last puff of his cigarette, carefully pressed it on the ground and snuffed it out, and asked me, "Can you give me another one?" ”

"Okay, "

I handed one over, and he lit it again.

"I am from Jidong, when my son was five years old, I took him to work, the two of us were run over by a trailer, two thighs were comminuted and fractured, and the operation cost was 600,000, and my right leg was also wasted, and the operation fee needed 300,000, three legs, 900,000! This account is very clear, each leg is a full 300,000! In terms of hospitals, the price is clearly marked, hehe...... The big truck driver ran away, and finally failed to catch anyone, for the record, after the case was filed, it was over, my wife persisted for less than three months with tears, and finally left me and my son to run, I don't blame her at all, she should be gone, I have no ability, I will raise the child, one less mouth to eat, my burden is light, so it's good......"

I didn't speak, and the man continued: "At that time, the doctor told me that I would prepare the surgery fee immediately, and my child could still be saved, but, 900,000 yuan, I am an intermediate worker, with a monthly salary of 1350 yuan and overtime pay of 13 yuan an hour, what can I earn 900,000 yuan?" The doctor said that there was no operation without the operation fee, and let us go through the discharge, but there was no way, I had to take the child out of the hospital, and I was sorry for him. ”

Speaking of this, the man cried, his eyes were blood-red: "Fortunately, God didn't do things so desperately, he didn't have surgery, but the poor child, his legs actually miraculously regained consciousness, in addition to rickets, deformation, he can't walk and can only crawl, he is still a complete human being, not to become a monster with only the lower body...... I inquired, as long as he has money, the operation can still be done, and when he reaches adulthood, he can be fitted with a prosthesis...... There is nothing left at home, no factory is willing to ask me, I can only beg all the way, from eastern Hebei to the current Dongyang City, we have climbed more than 2,000 kilometers......"

"I'm not afraid of anyone's eyes, every time I see someone, I ask them for money, I don't care if they give it or not, at least I worked hard for my children, I haven't given up any hope...... In order not to let the child's inferiority affect his growth, I wrapped my legs, his legs, and climbed on the ground with a skateboard, everyone knew that we were disabled, but they didn't know how we were disabled, and the child was still happy, he didn't understand anything, he didn't even know why we were asking for money from others, but as long as someone gave money, he would laugh and laugh very happily......"

"But yesterday, I met a woman with a big bag and very fashionable dress, I knew she was not obligated to give me money to give me, but for the sake of the child, I begged her to be well......"

"But you never imagined what she did or said!"

Speaking of this, the man's whole body began to tremble, his mood became extremely irritable, his eyes were red and almost bloodshot, and the man said: "That woman squatted down, turned on her mobile phone, and recorded my child, and she laughed very happily, and while laughing, she said, "Now beggars, pretend to be disabled, pretend to be really like ...... After the shooting, I left without looking back! ”

The man exclaimed, "I don't know what pleasure she will get after making this video, but I want to kill her instantly!" ”

"Murder pays for life." I shook my head: "It's your fault. ”

The man slammed the floor hammer and stared at me with bloodshot eyes: "It's no problem for me to kill people!" But, Mr. Ye, you say, is she human? ”