Lin Xi's heart suddenly flooded with a familiar feeling, just like the dream he had a few days ago. He hesitated for a long time before reaching for his hand, and sure enough, it was a cold touch.

Only this time it's a little different. He found that there was only one arm lying beside him, and only one arm!

"Ah," he screamed, aking from his dream, his voice as sharp and piercing as a woman's. Another nightmare! He felt like he was going crazy.

Ever since the body was lost, nightmares have ensued, hitting his already fragile nerves.

It took a long time for the tense body to relax. He turned on the bedside lamp and looked at the time with bloodshot eyes, 2:15 in the morning.

Ami didn't come back. Lin Xi went to the bathroom to take a shower, made another cup of black coffee and sat on the sofa in front of the TV.

Nightmares would intrude into his dreams everywhere, and he wasn't ready to sleep anymore, at least not until dawn.

The lights in the small building have all been turned on, and the volume of the TV has been turned up to the maximum, but the TV has lost its proper function.

Lin Xi's gaze remained on the floor clock in the corner of the room, watching the hands on the brass dial turn again and again.

He never imagined that life could be so difficult! At six o'clock in the morning, the sky outside the window finally brightened.

Bright gives hope. Lin Xi walked to the window, looked at the clear sky outside the window, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

The nightmarish night is over. It's just that a new day greets him with a message of death.

The morning news was playing on the TV, and the anchor said in her soft, sweet voice: "Now for an urgent news." Last night, there was a homicide in Paradise Town, on the border between City A and City S. The victim, a young woman of about 26 years old, was choked by her neck. Police have now cordoned off the scene and launched a full investigation. It is reported that the woman was also violated before her death, and the murderer's methods were extremely cruel. Here, we would like to remind women returning from the two cities at night to stay away from remote and uninhabited roads and pay attention to their own safety. "Paradise Town!

The corners of Lin Xi's eyebrows rose. He remembered that the Doomsday Bar was in Paradise Town, and he didn't expect that there would be another murder there, and it was really an ominous place.

For some reason, a pretty face inexplicably popped up in his mind, the girl he bumped into when he left the bar yesterday.

Then a trace of uneasiness passed through my heart. Strange, how could she have thought of her?

The abrupt phone ringing startled Lin Xi who was in deep thought. He subconsciously touched his trouser pocket, but found that the ringtone was from the landline on the coffee table in front of him, and then he remembered that the phone had been smashed by him last night.

He let out a sneer in his heart, do you want to come back now? Hmph, it's too late! It was only when he picked up the phone that he realized that it was not Ami who was calling, but another female voice with an urgent tone,

"Hey, excuse me...... Is it Ringo? "It's actually Chu Ling! She'd never called home, let alone so early.

Lin Xi asked puzzledly: "It's me, is there something wrong with me so early?" ”

"Can I invite you to the bar?"

"Now?"

"Now. I have something urgent to tell you! Chu Ling's tone was urgent. Lin Xi glanced at the time on the clock and said embarrassedly, "But I'm going to work soon." Or wait until after work......" He was interrupted in the middle of his sentence.

"No, no, Brother Lin, please come over now. The police came looking for me again last night, and I... I..."As he spoke, Chu Ling cried, and his words were no longer good.

Lin Xi picked up the remote control on the coffee table and turned off the TV, and asked solemnly, "What happened?" ”

"I couldn't tell you on the phone. Brother Lin, you must come, I will wait for you! ”

"But...... Alas, hey, hey, hey! Before Lin Xi could speak, the phone was hung up. Listening to the hurried busy sound coming from the microphone, he sighed helplessly.

He called Li Yan and told him that he would not return to the unit until the afternoon, then freshen up, hastily eat something, and then rushed to the Doomsday Bar.

Chu Ling's panic made him sense a hint of an unusual smell. Today is Saturday. Blue skies.

Due to its remote location, Lin Xi drives to and from work every day on a narrow road that few people pass. Rows of towering birch trees line the road, and small buildings are at the end of the birch forest.

Leaving the birch forest, it is about 30 kilometers away and you will drive to Paradise Town. It's a small town, not a town to be exact, it's a village at best in terms of size and population, but it's a village with a lot of personality.

Except for the name of the town

In addition to "Paradise", the architecture here is also unique, just look at the end of the road bar is a leaf of autumn. As soon as Lin Xi's car stopped at the door of the Doomsday Bar, he saw Chu Ling waiting by the car window, and the other party said anxiously without waiting for him to get out of the car: "Brother Lin, something happened." Another girl died in the place where Jia Ning was killed! ”

"I see, it's been reported on the news in the morning." Lin Xi turned off the car, walked out of it, and walked in front of Chu Ling,

"You're in such a hurry to call me just to tell me the news, are you?"

"No, of course not. You are invited to come because ...... Because I felt scared. Lin Xi was stunned.

Two young girls had already been killed nearby, so it was no wonder that Chu Ling was scared. But to say that this is the reason why she can't wait to find him, it seems to be a bit of a fuss,

"I think the bar will be temporarily open until the murderer is caught, right? If you don't feel safe living in town, you can go to me first. ”

"Thank you, Brother Lin. But there is another reason why I am in a hurry to find you today. Sure enough, Lin Xi didn't guess wrong.

What Chu Ling said next was the reason why she was really scared.

"Oh? Let's hear it. Lin Xi said, leaning back against the car and posing with a deferential look. Only then did Chu Ling find that they were still standing outside the house, and said embarrassedly: "Brother Lin, you see that I am in a hurry, and I actually let you stand outside and talk." Quick, let's get into the store. Lin Xi wanted to say no, but when he saw that it was still early, he followed in.

The bar was dark, barely lit by the thin sunlight filtered by stained glass. The two walked to both sides of the bar one after the other, and Chu Ling asked, "Do you want a drink?" ”

"Don't drink it, let's talk about what you're afraid of."

"The police came looking for me again last night."

"The bar is very close to the scene of the murder, and it is normal for the police to come to investigate, so what is there to be afraid of? Does this case have anything to do with you? Lin Xi suddenly looked at each other with a strange look.

"Of course not!" Chu Ling shook his head in fright.

"It's a bit of a thief like this."

"I'm not a thief, and I'm cooperating with the police investigation. But the policeman was suspicious of me. Brother Lin, what do you think I should do? It can be seen that Chu Ling is really anxious.

But Lin Xi felt that this trip was in vain, and said with a smile: "I think you are too sensitive, right?" ”

"But... But that's too much of a coincidence. Both girls died in the same place, and both were near the bar. The police who came to investigate last night didn't go anywhere, and they found me at the bar as soon as possible. ”

"So what? On the contrary, you are the way you are, and anyone who looks at it will doubt it. Lin Xi was a little angry,

"As long as you honestly tell the police everything you know, they will naturally investigate and understand, and they will never wronged you!" After speaking, he stood up from the footstool, and just wanted to leave, but was tightly grabbed by Chu Ling's wrist.

She said in a slur voice, "But... But..."

"But what? Speak quickly. Lin Xi was a little impatient. It's not that he doesn't want to listen to Chu Ling's complaints, it's just that this kind of unfounded worry for no reason makes him feel both funny and angry.

Chu Ling lowered his head and groaned, and after a few seconds, he put his mouth to his ear and whispered, "Its... Actually, I didn't tell him the truth. ”

"What? You lied to the police? Lin Xi stared at each other with a straight face.

"Hmm." Chu Ling was like a child who had done something wrong, and his head hung lower.

"Are you crazy? This is perjury and is punishable by jail time. Tell me, what does this case have to do with you? ”

"Of course not. Brother Lin, don't you even believe me? ”

"Then why are you lying?" Looking at Lin Xi's eyes, Chu Ling said dejectedly like a defeated rooster, "I'm just afraid of getting into trouble." Really, Ringo, please trust me! That's why I told the police officer that I didn't know the deceased, but actually... She came to the bar last night and talked to me for a long time. ”

"Could it be her?

Lin Xi's mind came back to the girl he bumped into outside the door when he left the bar yesterday.

"You know her?"

"I'm not sure. When I left the bar yesterday, I met at the door, a tall, thin and beautiful girl. ”

"Not her. Xiaojuan hasn't come yet. ”

"Xiaojuan? Is this her name? ”

"Yes, her full name is Su Juan, and she came to City A from other places to work." Hearing this, Lin Xi breathed a sigh of relief. He had a good impression of the girl he met yesterday, and naturally he didn't want her to be the one who had an accident.

He asked, "Didn't you tell the police?" Chu Ling nodded with a flat mouth,

"I'm afraid they'll suspect me. Last time it was Jia Ning, this time it was Su Juan, they were all killed after coming to the bar to chat with me, this... It's too much of a coincidence. Chu Ling didn't change his name Sun Jianing, and he didn't seem to mean to change his words.

Lin Xi thought to himself that if he was the policeman, she would be the first to suspect, he really didn't know the severity,

"But have you ever thought about it, once the police know that you are lying, things will become more troublesome, and your suspicion will be great."

"I know, so I regret it now. Brother Lin, I want to leave here and go back to my hometown. ”

"No, not right now." Lin Xi said categorically: "Sooner or later, the police will know that you are lying, and if you go now, it will be tantamount to absconding in fear of crime, and you will not be able to wash it by jumping into the Yellow River at that time." ”

"So what should I do?" Chu Ling asked pitifully.

"Since both necks have nothing to do with you, let's put away this panicked look first." Lin Xi said angrily,

"Then go to the police officer and tell me everything you know. Especially the conversation between you and Su Juan and why you lied. ”

"But..."

"Nothing, do as I say! Otherwise, don't come to me in the future! "After that, Lin Xi

"Huh" stood up, ignoring Chu Ling's hard work, turned around and walked towards the outside of the bar. Now is not the time to be soft-hearted, and indulgence will only hurt her.

A sign has been hung on the door of the bar that it is closed. After going out, Lin Xi didn't go far, but turned around and leaned against the wall next to the gate, he knew that Chu Ling would definitely chase him out.

Sure enough, Chu Ling ran out of the bar a few minutes later, and was relieved to see Lin Xi leaning against the wall and smoking.

"Brother Lin, don't be angry. I listen to you. ”

"Did the cop leave you a phone?"

"Yes, he calls me when I think of something." Chu Ling took out a note from his pocket and dialed it according to the number on it.

She told the other party that she had something to say, and hung up the phone after agreeing on the time and place of the meeting. But before she could speak, the phone rang again.

"Hey, this number is..."