Chapter 3: Countdown to Life and Death
The red pupils in front of him flashed away, and the speed almost made people think it was an illusion, except for Chu Ci. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Because, Chu Ci is a congenital patient with total color blindness.
The medical explanation for total color blindness is that the photosensitive pigment in the cone cells of the retina is abnormal or incomplete, resulting in a lack of ability to distinguish one or several colors. Looking at everything in the world is only light and dark, like living in an old black and white photograph.
The moment Chu Ci saw the blood pupil, he suddenly had a feeling of 'oh, the red they usually talk about turned out to be like this'. Memories seem to have suddenly been turned on a reverse switch, and images that shake violently and are indistinguishable rush into my mind. His eyes were black, and his whole body seemed to be floating in the waves of the Stygian Sea.
"That'...... I'll be your friend, right? "It's pathetic." "It's all dead......" "It's so immoral!" "Get out!"
The loud and small cacophony of voices in the darkness surrounds him, the spittle, sympathy, condemnation of men and women...... Countless blurred faces, with vicious eyes, and mouths spurting venom.
In the end, only a small cry remained, which was the voice that Chu Ci heard from her mouth when he first met Xiao Feng.
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"Xiao Feng, why is your face so bad? …… It won't be ...... Haven't you slept all night in the excitement? A small hand with a warm body temperature touched Lu Xifeng's smooth forehead, and she smiled embarrassedly at her best friend: "...... Well. "Hey, hey." The double ponytail little Lori, who was a head shorter than Lu Xifeng, showed a sly smile: "Actually...... Me too. ”
Today, all the children in the Warm Sun Orphanage are very excited. On the 5th of every month, it is the time for those uncles and aunts outside to come to the orphanage to adopt children. If selected, you can become a member of that family. Owning a whole family is a sweet temptation that no one will refuse.
"Don't worry, Xiao Feng, you are so cute, you will definitely be chosen." The double-ponytailed little Lori gave Lu Xifeng a hug, and the two of them sat casually on the stone steps. "If you had a family of your own, what would you want?" Lu Xifeng stroked the long black hair next to his ears, and the breeze after the rain blew a smell of grass and earth. Little Lori frowned cutely, and her small mouth pursed: "I want a big Barbie doll that can dress her and cook for her every day!" What about you, Kaede? ”
"I, I want to...... Eat a bowl of boiled instant noodles. "Because my mother is clumsy and can only cook instant noodles. Obviously, my father always praises my mother for being smart, but he can't learn to cook. According to my father's original words, my wife can eat three bowls of white rice when she looks beautiful. My mother is a lawyer, and she is so busy that she forgets her birthday. The angry self turned his back to his mother, and shouted willfully that he hated his mother the most, which turned out to be the last conversation with his mother in the world.
His cheeks were itchy, Lu Xifeng stretched out his fingers to touch them, and his palms were wet.
"I thought you'd want your eyes to get better soon." Little Lori blinked, glanced at the guide cane Lu Xifeng was holding in her hand and muttered. But it doesn't matter if Xiao Feng's eyes don't get better, she will beat all the bad guys who bullied her away, hum! Lu Xifeng's fingers that touched his wet cheeks covered his blind eyes, but he suddenly laughed: "Brother Chu Ci said that as long as I can find my family, I will see the real world, I believe him!" ”
"And ......" Lu Xifeng suddenly showed a mischievous smile that was different from her usual calm appearance, "Cinderella will become everyone's favorite princess as long as she has one magic, well, this is also what Brother Chu Ci said." "Become a princess......?" Little Lori opened her mouth wide and looked at Lu Xifeng wistfully: "Is it true?" "Hmm! Brother Chu Ci said that he would apply a magic that could make me happy today, but ...... Why hasn't he come yet? Lu Xifeng smiled and slowly pursed his mouth in disappointment.
"Let him turn me into a little princess too, okay, Xiao Feng? I want to wear a good-looking little skirt~" Little Lori pulled the corner of Lu Xifeng's clothes and coquettishly, Lu Xifeng groaned for a long time with some trouble: "That...... All right. ”
"Really?"
"Really!"
"Great! I'm going to be a little princess! ”
Laughter and silver bell-like laughter scattered over the orphanage, startling a few crows gathered on telephone poles.
"Quack-quack-"
The crow leaps high and flies aimlessly through the wounds of the city. Suddenly, it was as if it had hit some transparent glass cover, and it fell rapidly!
"Boom!" The sound of glass hitting interrupted the staring between the two, and Chu Ci turned his head. "It's a crow." For some reason, a crow crashed headlong into the glass and slid down, dragging a large amount of blood on the glass. The detective on the opposite side shouted, and immediately ran to the windowsill to open the window. After fiddling with it a few times, the crow's neck had already been broken, which showed how strong it was.
"It's really bad ......" The criminal policeman looked dejected, and said it three or four times in a row.
"What's wrong? Is there anything on my face? Coming into contact with Chu Ci's strange gaze, the policeman pointed to his face, looking a little dumbfounded.
“…… No, nothing. Chu Ci shook his head and politely pulled out the wooden stool next to the hospital bed: "Please sit down." ”
Ni Hou, who said whether to avoid it or not, didn't have the slightest intention of moving, and took out a bright red apple from the fruit basket, and the bright white blade shuttled between the red peels with ease. Chu Ci glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally, he didn't seem to be aware of it, but he was still busy with the work in his hand with his head down.
The stool was not too high, and Jian Shao sat on it with his legs slightly curled. "Thank you so much for coming, it saved my life." Chu Ci burst out coldly, with a smile on his face.
"Huh?" Jian Shao's face was full of confusion, and he was stunned to take something from the black briefcase.
"I heard the mud monkey say that you found me when you went to the police and brought me back?"
"No, no, no, I wasn't the police that day. It was the captain of our third team, and the other two detectives of the second team. Jian Shao hurriedly waved his hand and said anxiously.
"Oh, that's right." Chu Ci nodded, "To tell you the truth, I have a distant relative who also works at the Sigang Hutong Police Station. Haven't you heard that there are three teams of this criminal police brigade there? ”
"Oh, we're not from the Sigang Hutong Police Station. It's the ...... of the Second Branch of Yuanguang District, Tianjing City" Jian Shao laughed, and suddenly noticed something. I seem to be completely dragged away by Chu Ci, who is the one who hears the news! Thinking of this, Jian Shao solemnly shook the filing form in his hand. The paper was flicked and rattled, and before Chu Ci could speak, he said, "Please describe the situation at the time of the crime." ”
"Since you are not from the Sigang Hutong Police Station, then the area near my home is not your jurisdiction, right?"
“…… Could you please describe the circumstances at the time of the incident? "Jian Shao is a criminal policeman, isn't this more clear than Chu Ci? Each police station has a specific jurisdiction, and there is no precedent for transgressing jurisdiction unless there is a major incident. This time the incident was really strange, the police were dispatched to other jurisdictions at three o'clock in the morning, and I heard that there was no one to report the crime.
The two looked at each other for a long time, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense and heavy.
"Duh!" A fruit knife burst through the air and instantly stuck on the edge of the hospital bed. The hilt trembled slightly, and a cold light flashed from the blade. "Uncle policeman, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry! Hand slipped! Ni Hou immediately folded his hands with an exaggerated expression, and kept bowing and apologizing.
Jian Shao looked at Chu Ci and looked at Ni Hou. lowered his head and looked ugly, grabbed the black crow in his hand and scolded in a low voice: "It's really unlucky, I'll go smoke a cigarette first." After speaking, without waiting for the two to react, they strode out.
"Haha, you see that his face is green, and he keeps calling out bad luck. We are materialists who grew up under the red flag, and they should brush up on that little brother's faith in the bureau. Ni Hou waited for Jian Shao to go out, and suddenly laughed wickedly. Chu Ci raised his eyebrows and pointed to the fruit knife: "Slippery hands? You can be guilty of assaulting a police officer, right? "There are only two reasons why the police boy is so patient: either he has a good temper, or he has something he doesn't know. Of course, the first Chu Ci thought it was unlikely.
"Didn't I support you?" Ni Hou snapped his fingers, and Chu Ci rolled his eyes: "Who wants you to support you like this?" Prop up your waist to enter the bureau and stage a prison scene? "How many times have I told you, the boy tsundere is not cute." Ni Hou said so, but still showed a strange smile. "Give!" Peeled the apple in his hand, revealing the snow-white flesh and threw it to Chu Ci. Chu Ci caught it quite skillfully and took a bite.
"Is it sweet?"
“…… Sweet. ”
After Jian Shao finished smoking, he pushed the door into the house, picked up a pen and paper, and planned to continue working.
"Angry! Angry! Suddenly there was a hoarse and strange scream in the quiet ward, and several people were startled. Chu Ci saw the old man who had been sleeping on the bed next to him suddenly opened his eyes, staring at the window and roaring excitedly.
All the instruments began to scream, and his body moved like a fish about to die.
A few people subconsciously followed the old man's gaze, Ni Hou and Jian Shao didn't know why: "This old man is crazy?" ”
Only Chu Ci was shocked to find that the sky was occupied by red. The color of the crimson seemed to be about to drip blood, and it was red......
"Call the doctor!" Chu Ci heard the old man's mournful shout and yelled at Jian Shao. Jian Shao was stunned for a moment, and ran out with a smoke.
The old man's face was covered with spots, and the folds almost drowned out his facial features. The man, who was so weak that he could barely move, suddenly stood up as if he had returned to his light, screaming and grabbing Chu Ci's heel fiercely.
The strength of the corpse-like hand was surprisingly large, and Chu Ci felt like his heels were about to be shattered.
"You see? You see it...... You see it! The old man showed his big toothless mouth with a black hole, and cried and cried: "You see! Closed his mouth, approached Chu Ci's ear and whispered, "You saw it...... You're next! ”
Before Chu Ci could react, the old man suddenly smiled, and the cold smile seemed to come from under the Nine Springs.
"What do you mean? You ......" Chu Ci panicked and hurriedly grabbed the old man's arm, but the old man's body sank and he slipped off the bed.
Ni Hou also went to pull the old man's clothes, but Chu Ci fiddled a few times, and waved his hand weakly: "It's useless, he's already dead......"