He heard a "boom", the fragile barrier collapsed, the demon poked his head out and laughed wantonly, his soul seemed to be cut in half, half of it persuaded rationally, telling himself that it was nothing, Brother Gao had no malice, the other half opened his mouth and seduted him evilly, Gao Yiqiu just didn't believe you, how did you grow up, how did you leave, no matter where you go, no one will believe you, you will always be that complete waste!

The blood was hot and cold, black and white pulled each other, he felt like a thread being pulled left and right, floating and free, "snapping", the line was broken, gentle and calm fell into the cold pool, he lost consciousness for a moment, and when he regained consciousness, Gao Yiqiu lay on the ground and kept twitching, and in his hand was a bloody axe.

Blood was spilled all over the ground.

At that moment, he realized that he had never gotten rid of the past, he would always be the child who was pointed at, and he would never grow up again.

He rushed out, forced his composure to the village chief's house, and let the honest and enthusiastic eldest brother lie on the hard and cold ground and bleed to death.

At this time, the hustle and bustle was boiling in the blood and limbs, Chen An suddenly smiled, still gentle and harmless, but his eyes were stained with a trace of blood.

He gestured.

"Xiaohai, I know there's a place that's particularly fun, can my brother take you to play?"

What fun does this mute know?

Xiao Hai nodded suspiciously, not seeing the gloom under the corners of the lips and the coldness in the eyes of the person above.

Zhou Zhi realized that something was wrong, and Chen An, who met for the first time, covered it up too well, and his grief when he learned of Gao Yiqiu's death was so real that he couldn't have a trace of suspicion.

Such a person is terrible.

He didn't dare to delay, for fear that something would happen halfway, although the scapegoat had been found, and there was no reason to kill again, but if it was really Chen An...... Zhou Zhi suddenly didn't dare to be sure.

The more peaceful and docile a person is, the more hysterical and terrifying they are when they tear off the mask.

"You say, could it be Chen An?"

Zhou Zhi walked quickly, and was silent for a long time before he opened his mouth for the first time.

Xie Jianmian followed him closely, Zhou Zhu walked quickly with the wind, without thinking about whether others could keep up, fortunately, Xie Jianmian had long legs and a good foundation, but he didn't seem to be struggling.

"Although there is no conclusive evidence to draw conclusions, according to my personal opinion, it is most likely him."

Indeed, all the clues point to Chen An, the murderer is obvious, but Zhou Zhi's heart is not calm, when they first contacted Chen An, why didn't they find any suspicions, I didn't expect him to fall into the ravine of judging people by their appearance, ignoring that the real murderer is often good at disguise.

If Chen An was really the murderer, his visit was tantamount to startling the snake, maybe without that time, Fu Qian would not have been dragged out as a scapegoat and sent to death......

Xie Jianmian guessed what Zhou Zhi was thinking, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "You don't have to blame yourself, the sin is a murderer, no matter how careful you are, it is impossible to avoid it, after all, you don't know people and faces, you don't know Chen An, it's normal not to know him, even if you are familiar with him, don't you see the mask he is wearing?" ”

Zhou Zhi glanced at him in surprise: "You...... Is it comforting me? ”

"yes." Xie Jianmian sighed softly, "I stammered Zhou Zhutou like this, but Zhou Zhutou only regarded me as a heinous bastard, so unreasonable." ”

Am I overdoing it?

Zhou Zhi reflected on what he had done these days, and really didn't find any inappropriate actions, and couldn't help but look at Xie Jianmian with some suspicion, and at first glance, the pair of slightly raised eyes suddenly became empty.

Zhou Zhutou couldn't understand where this inexplicable heart void came from, and it was reflected in his actions that the pace was getting faster and faster.

Xie Jianmian didn't understand Zhou Zhi's complicated inner process, and he didn't understand why this person suddenly seemed to be tied to a horse, so he flew out with his wings.

He didn't follow so easily, panting lightly and pulling Zhou Zhi's cuffs: "Hey, you wait for me." ”

As if a fire hooked the sleeve of his shirt, Zhou Zhi reacted and pulled out his arm greatly, and with a "stab" sound, a sleeve escaped the shackles with his violent movements - Xie Jianmian pinched the piece of fabric in his hand and stayed in place.

Zhou Zhi didn't react for a while, staring at the pair of "culprits" in a daze.

He's ......

Broken sleeves?

Zhou Zhi raised his gaze like a fugue, unconsciously swept over Xie Jianmian's eyebrows, and landed on the pair of crimson lips that opened slightly in surprise.

Why are his lips so red, if they are touched, they must be soft......

"Right...... Sorry. ”

Xie Jianmian was so cramped for the first time, he opened his mouth in a panic, his voice was not loud, but it was enough to pull the lost soul of Zhou Zhutou back to the world.

Zhou Zhi hit a spirit, and only then did he react to what was happening, how could he think of it just now...... How could he have that kind of thought?

It's so dirty!

It's just ...... It's all to blame for the little thief pulling his sleeve!

"What are you doing......" Zhou Zhi looked at Xie Jianmian with a slightly uneasy look, his heart softened uncontrollably, and the words of this soft mouth turned around, "No...... It's okay. ”

He didn't dare to look at Xie Jianmian anymore, and hurried away with his head down, the two of them had ghosts in their hearts, and they were surprisingly quiet along the way.

When he arrived at Chen An's house, the atmosphere was still a little subtlely embarrassing, Zhou Zhi coughed lightly, tried to pretend that nothing happened, and stepped forward and knocked on the courtyard door.

"Chen An, are you at home?"

There was silence in the courtyard, no one answered, and a sparrow, alarmed, flapped its wings and flew out.

Zhou Zhi gently pushed, and the courtyard door opened.

He glanced over, and the courtyard was still a familiar scene, the mountain lotus leaves were quietly open, both simple and pure, and it seemed to be no different from the last time he saw it.

Wait, that's ......

I saw that in the middle of the courtyard, a few mountain lotus leaves were destroyed to the point that they were not in shape, the flowers and leaves were scattered and piled on the ground, and only a few petals of sporadic white remained on the branches that were not broken.

Looking at Chen An's previous cherishing of this flower, even if he changed his temperament, he would not vent his anger at this flower that couldn't speak or move for no reason, that is, someone had come before, and most of them had a conflict with Chen An.

It's really terrible, when is it not good, how can I provoke that honest man who is hidden at this time!

At this time, Chen An was nowhere to be found, was he simply going out for something, or did he abscond after getting the news?

"Chen An! Xiaohai! ”

Zhou Zhi thought about it, heard a call, looked back, a figure walked into the courtyard gate, and Aunt Wang came back.

She stretched out her head to look around, and saw that Zhou Zhi and Xie Jianmian were slightly puzzled, hesitated to take a few steps forward, and asked, "Are you ...... What about Chen An and Xiaohai? ”

"I'm Zhou Zhi of the Mansion, he ......" Zhou Zhi glanced at Xie Jianmian and added, "He is too." Are you here to find Chen An? ”

Aunt Wang nodded: "My son is here in Chen An, I'll take him home." ”

She leaned forward, didn't see any other figures, and asked suspiciously, "Where is Chen An?" ”

Is the man who plucked the flowers the son of this man? He and Chen An were together, but the two were nowhere to be found at this time......

Broken!

"Auntie, you can rest here for a while." After Zhou Zhi instructed Aunt Wang, he grabbed Xie Jianmian's arm, "It's too late, let's go!" ”

The mountain road was winding, the deep path was hidden in the dense bushes and grasses, so narrow that only one person could pass through, Zhou Zhi walked in front, he was taller than Xie Jianmian, and from time to time he had to bend down to avoid the branches and leaves hanging overhead.

Xie Jianmian looked at Zhou Zhi's back, his expression was rare serious, he turned his head to avoid a falling green leaf, and asked, "How do you know that they will be on the mountain?" ”

"Chen An's house is at the foot of the mountain, although there are no residents, but it is not hidden, and the lady just now said that Chen An knew that she would come back after noon, and it was too unsafe to do it near home, and the closest secluded place to his house was this mountain. If I'm not mistaken, the mountain lotus leaf was moved down from this mountain, Chen An must be very familiar with this place, as long as we find the mountain lotus leaf, we can find Chen An and Xiaohai. ”

"I just hope that everything will be in time."

In the damp valley, there is a trace of water vapor filling the air, and in the open space next to the valley is a large area of mountain lotus leaves, much higher than in Chen An's yard, and the flowers are also extremely luxuriant, blooming on the dark land, which is the only white place.

Chen An pulled Xiaohai to stand still among the lotus leaves in the mountain, the breeze blew the hair between his sideburns, it was a gentle lingering that seemed to be absent, he looked at the bush full of stamens, revealing a gentle smile.

Xiao Hai looked at him puzzled, not understanding what was interesting about this place.

"Hey! What is this place, what are you bringing me here for? ”

Chen An still smiled and touched his head.

This smile somehow made Xiao Hai feel a little creepy, he panicked, and suddenly found that the surroundings were empty, except for the two of them, there was not even a bird, and it was almost eerily quiet.

"I'm not playing, I'm going home! You let go of me! ”

Xiao Hai struggled to escape from the confinement of the powerful hand, but he couldn't resist it, Chen An didn't even move, and the thin wrist between the palms of his hands was so fragile that he couldn't attack.

He used the fingers of his other hand to put close to Xiao Hai's lips and let out a soft "shhh".

Children must be obedient, otherwise adults will not like you, they will not like you, but they will punish you.

He smiled mysteriously, pointed to a raised mound of dirt on the ground, and even winked a little mischievously.

Xiao Hai didn't understand what he meant, he froze in place, watching him let go of the hand holding his wrist, walked to the mound, and squatted down to dig something.

Chen An turned his back to Xiao Hai and dug for a moment, revealing what was buried inside—it was an axe, a wooden axe handle, an iron-colored blade, with dried blood on the blade, like a dark rust, revealing a retching smell.

As if he hadn't smelled anything, he gently rubbed the wooden handle of the axe, picked it up gently, and stood up to look at Xiao Hai.

The moment Xiao Hai saw the axe, he suddenly let out a scream, turned around and ran into the distance.

The scream pierced Chen An's eardrums, and he looked coldly at the frightened boy running away in front of him, something that had been shuttling for more than ten years and entangled him again—is it you, my brother.

I'm gone, far away from you, and you won't let me go?

The terrible disgust in his memory blended with the back in front of him, Chen An's expression was calm, and he even hooked the corners of his lips, revealing a seemingly mocking and extremely indifferent smile, he clenched the axe in his hand and walked forward step by step.

It's all over, brother.