Chapter Ninety-Three: Under the Mask
Zhong Hao's first impression of this world was darkness, and he grew up almost in the dark due to his mother's illness.
While other children were running and playing in the sun, he could only stay home and watch his mother sit in the dark, drinking the blood that his father brought back from outside.
The house was always filled with the smell of blood, and his mother was always sorry for him, she thought that her disease had been inherited to Zhong Hao, and the doctor had said that the probability of inheritance of this disease was very high.
And the father was forever silent, so silent that sometimes he would forget that there was still this person in the house. Growing up in the dark, he grew to be like his mother, afraid of seeing the light.
The toy store was opened by his father, just so that he could have a job to support himself, and his father taught him how to make toys, and he seemed to have a talent for it.
For the memory of his mother, except for the darkness is blood, even if in comparison, his mother is gentle and caring for him, but he always resists and even hates his mother.
He changed jobs several times, but it was too difficult for him, every time others thought there was something wrong with him, he had no friends, no lovers, and only spent every day hiding in a dark little place in the toy store with his father.
He always felt that he could do something, and if he didn't get sick, he could be a policeman to punish evil and promote good.
Or you can chase a girl you like and live a very happy life. Maybe he's going to be a great man, but he can't because he's sick.
Tao Xinduo has come to the store many times and is a regular customer of the store, she usually goes next door to buy a bouquet of flowers, and then carries the flowers to the store to buy some children's toys.
She is very beautiful, Zhong Hao feels that she is like the sunshine that he has never touched in his life, and she speaks very softly, always with a bright smile.
Until then, he had always felt that women were terrible creatures, because he had also been ridiculed by women at work, and the shadow brought by his mother was like a shadow.
What made Zhong Hao crazy was a rain, and his father was still there at that time, but he was not in good health, and everything in the store was handed over to him.
Tao Xinduo came to the store again, her face seemed a little anxious, she chose a few toys and was ready to leave.
Zhong Hao saw that she didn't bring an umbrella, and wanted to give her the umbrella behind the bar, but before she could take it out, she turned around and left, leaving in a hurry.
Zhong Hao's eyes showed a trace of curiosity, and he followed to the door, there was a car outside, and there was a man sitting in the car, he got out of the car and opened the door for Tao Xinduo, and the two kissed, very intimate.
Zhong Hao squinted, he knew this man, it was Tao Xinduo's brother-in-law, because he had seen several of them traveling together, and he remembered that this man had come to the store with his wife.
It was like thunder breaking trees, and Zhong Hao's sunshine disappeared. He locked himself in his room, his father didn't ask him, he didn't care about him, and the TV outside flashed with a faint light, and it was reported that the team led by Han Yu of the Linhua City Criminal Police Team had solved a case.
He walked out of the room and looked at the people on the TV, his eyes shining with excitement. For Zhong Hao, Han Yu is like another him, a person who can live in the sun and be praised by everyone, and now he is the scavenger in the dark who wants to remove garbage for society.
After his father's death, he gradually began his own plans. Tao Xinduo has been here many times, and her impression of Zhong Hao is that he is a boss who doesn't like to talk but is very sincere.
As usual, she came again, but this time she came a little late, she was choosing toys in the store, and when she was about to pay, Zhong Hao suddenly fell to the ground as if he was poisoned, startling Tao Xinduo.
She didn't think so much, and hurriedly walked over to help him up, this was the first time she looked at Zhong Hao so closely, this person's skin was pale and terrible, as if it was about to break at a touch.
She thought it was Zhong Hao who was not feeling well, and asked softly,
"How are you? Do you want me to call an ambulance for you? Zhong Hao's eyes shone with danger, but he replied weakly,
"I'm fine, can you please help me get some medicine in the back, it's on the cabinet at the door behind here." Tao Xinduo didn't think too much, just raised her hands, she walked forward along the corridor, found the cabinet at the door, there was indeed a box of medicine on it, she just got it and turned around, she saw Zhong Hao standing in front of her, there was still some surprise in her eyes, accompanied by violent panic, she was about to ask, but was stabbed by the scissors in Zhong Hao's hand.
Tao Xinduo didn't say a word, the medicine bottle in her hand fell to the ground, and the medicine in the medicine bottle was spilled all over the ground, soaked by the blood of her body.
And the bright color of blood made Zhong Hao suddenly excited, as if he had suddenly found the motivation to live.
In the dark space, he completed all the dismemberments slowly, and then drove the car, going out as if nothing happened, he chose the place to throw the body very casually, and when he got to the way under the train tracks, he suddenly felt that this might be a good place.
After this incident, Zhong Hao did not feel the slightest guilt, and after returning home, he opened a toy store every day as usual and lived the same life.
The only difference is that the thirst for blood in his heart has always been on the move, but he knows that murder is against the law, and he can't kill innocents indiscriminately, and he feels that he is a messenger of darkness, a man who guards the city in the night, like Batman.
So he started looking for a goal that met his requirements. Zhong Hao is afraid of light, and he can't go out and wander the street, so he can only wait for the customers who come to the store, and then observe them.
Sometimes he would drive out to see, but he couldn't find anyone who met his requirements. Until that time, Luo Chunxiao from the flower shop next door shouted loudly at the door on the other end of the phone.
Zhong Hao is not familiar with Luo Chunxiao, only occasionally sees her riding a bicycle to deliver flowers, and she sometimes comes to the toy store to buy things, but she pays directly every time she takes it, and there is little intersection.
It was a sunny day, Zhong Hao was still sitting behind the dark bar, and suddenly heard a woman's abuse outside, he raised his head and saw that the person standing at the door was Luo Chunxiao.
She seemed to be very angry, and she didn't care if she was on the road outside, and her words were very intense. Zhong Hao was far away, and he didn't hear what she was talking about, but he just vaguely heard,
"Impossible",
"I don't have any money",
Words like "I won't give you money". After hanging up the phone, she entered the house, Zhong Hao used to sit there, but this time he stood up, he looked at Luo Chunxiao, and cared as politely as possible,
"You just heard you were angry, are you alright?" Luo Chunxiao and Zhong Hao have also met a few times, and they feel that this man seems to have some kind of illness, he is always pale, and he doesn't go out, so he thinks he just asks usually,
"It's nothing."
"Well, that's good." Zhong Hao didn't ask much. After Luo Chunxiao left, Zhong Hao quickly closed the door, he drove an inconspicuous car, and followed Luo Chunxiao every day, only then did he know that she lived in a very good house and lived a good life, but her parents had a very bleak life.
Although Zhong Hao is a very cold-blooded person, he has always respected his parents, so when his parents were still alive, he was very obedient.
He disliked Luo Chunxiao more than Tao Xinduo, so after killing Luo Chunxiao, he put her in a bag and threw her under the remote bridge, because he knew that the place was very barren, and there were very few people who went, and by the time the body was found, it had already decomposed.
After listening to Zhong Hao's narration, Han Yu and Li Chang's expressions were very flat, but the few people on the other side were not so bland.
Zhong Hao, you said that he was a vicious murderer, but his childhood was so difficult, and that kind of childhood ruined his life.
But you have to say that he is really pitiful, but he handles the killing so calmly, as if he is usually eating and sleeping, and he does not have any waves when he even tells these things.
Bai Yifan watched other colleagues take Zhong Hao away, and couldn't help sighing, people are really complicated. Han Yu and Li Chang walked out of the interrogation room, and a person in a police uniform came in outside.
"Team Han, someone is looking for you." Han Yu was stunned for a moment, then went out, and several other people in the team stood by the window, and saw from a distance that the person looking for Han Yu outside was his father.
Walking out of the door, Han Yu walked towards his father, he could actually go in, but he stood at the door, not daring to cross in the slightest.
"Is there something wrong?" Han Yu's voice was flat. The father seemed to be a little nervous, he was carrying a thermos bucket in his hand,
"This is the soup I made, and I thought you worked hard, so I brought it to you." Han Yu looked at the thermos bucket, and was a little overwhelmed for a moment, and his father continued,
"I know, you won't forgive me, and I don't expect anything, I just want you to be happy." Han Yu took a deep breath, remembering in his mind that his father always loved to cook a lot of delicious food for himself when he was a child, those memories were long, but they were deep in his heart, he took the thermos bucket and said in a low voice,
"Thanks, Dad." The voice was small, but my father could hear it, and there were tears in his eyes and a smile on his face.
Several people standing in the office saw it and were deeply moved, Li Chang walked to Bai Yifan's side, as if they were meeting for the first time, looked at Bai Yifan, and said seriously,
"Yifan." Bai Yifan turned his head,
"What's wrong?"
"I'm Jane." Bai Yifan was stunned, Ye Xiaoxiao and Cheng Jiaxuan were also stunned, although the two of them didn't understand, they knew that Li Chang was about to confess, and the gossip smile in Ye Xiaoxiao's eyes couldn't be hidden.
Li Chang looked at Bai Yifan,
"Yifan, I've liked you for a long time, you, um, you," Li Chang was very nervous, he was so big, he used to be in the army, and later in the police force, he had seen many big scenes, and he had never been afraid.
But he has never confessed to the girl, obviously he can't say a simple word for a long time, Ye Xiaoxiao was very anxious to watch from the side, she wanted to confess directly for Li Chang, if it wasn't for Cheng Jiaxuan, it is estimated that she would really rush up.
Li Chang took a deep breath,
"You're going to be my girlfriend, aren't you?" Bai Yifan was completely stunned this time, she was a pure little white flower, being confessed like this, her face gradually became flushed, and her brain began to stop thinking, but her mouth was fast, and she replied directly,
"Okay." It is estimated that no one expected Bai Yifan to agree so quickly, and Han Yu, who had just come in, was also surprised, but before everyone could react, Bai Yifan hurriedly ran out with his bag, saying as he ran,
"I, I'll go first." Ye Xiaoxiao looked at Li Chang,
"What's the daze, hurry up and chase your little girlfriend, Xiaobai is shy." Li Chang hurriedly reacted, and when the two of them left, Ye Xiaoxiao began to sigh,
"Young people are good, vigorous, and have no scruples."
"You seem to have scruples." Cheng Jiaxuan packed up his things and was about to leave, and came back a few seconds after walking out of the door,
"Xiao Xiao, the one in your family has come to look for you." Ye Xiaoxiao looked confused,
"My one? Who is it? Ye Youchen came in from outside, Ye Xiaoxiao smiled,
"What, you're going to confess to me?" Ye Youchen pouted,
"Aren't we all spending candle nights in the cave? What a confession. He walked up to Han Yu and asked with concern,
"Are you alright?" Han Yu nodded,
"Very good."
"That's fine, I won't accompany you today." Ye Youchen glanced at Ye Xiaoxiao. I saw Ye Xiaoxiao looking at them with an extremely gossipy look, and after the two of them walked out, Ye Xiaoxiao asked,
"I said, Ye Youchen, you don't like our Han team, do you?" Ye Youchen was almost choked by these words,
"When did you become nearsighted?"
"I always think you're a good match for the Korean team." The two were just arguing like this, very compatible, getting farther and farther apart.
Han Yu was left in the office, and he was about to leave after cleaning up, when he saw someone walking towards him from a distance, he had been smiling on his serious face, it was Xia Menghua.
Xia Menghua approached,
"Off work?"
"Hmm." Han Yu glanced at her,
"When did you come?"
"Just arrived." Xia Menghua was wearing a long skirt, very gentle,
"Go eat, I'm hungry."
"Okay." Every parent is a first-time parent, they have no drills, they have no experience, from the moment their child is born, they are just clumsily learning to love.
It is also the first time for a child to be a child, and no one comes into this world voluntarily. In the long river of years, the parents gradually age, the children slowly grow up, they seem to owe each other, but they are closely connected.
Time makes them the most important part of their hearts, the deepest bond. Perhaps one day, the years will stop flowing, and we will continue to reflect for the rest of our lives, and those shared memories will become the only consolation.
The so-called real maturity is not how good the clothes you wear, or how many amazing people you know, but when you have experienced all kinds of hardships and hardships in life, you have transformed into softness, your heart is strong enough, but when you are faced with all kinds of things in the world, you can use the softest attitude to solve the sharpest things, that is, four or two thousand pounds.
The late night is the shawl of sin, hiding every bit of sin in the invisible night. How many people are laughing, noisy, noisy, crying on the neon road under the neon lights, they are wearing masks, like an actor on a stage, the city is their background, passers-by are spectators of the play, they put on a best play, to others, or to themselves.
"Children are afraid of the dark, it is understandable, and the real tragedy of life is that adults are afraid of the light." Maybe one day, at some point in our lives, we will take off our masks and see ourselves under the mask.