Chapter 16: Storytelling

c_t;“ What are you talking about?" Chester looked at Pannis, puzzled, and asked strangely, "I don't really understand what you mean." (Advertisement)"

"Well, that's no wonder, after all, I didn't say it that clearly. Pannis patted his head and made a look of sudden realization: "Then let me say this, I accidentally found a crumpled sheepskin before, and the sheepskin has some very interesting news recorded on it, don't you want to hear it?"

Chester's face was cloudy, and he looked at the two bearded old men as if asking for help: "Uncle Duck, Uncle Mayor, why does this person keep saying such strange things?"

The mayor's eyes flickered, and he touched his unkempt beard, sat down beside old Dack, and whispered, "Little Chester, there are some parts of his words that I also find interesting, and you can listen to them, and maybe there will be some unexpected gains." ”

"yes, hehe, you can listen to it. Pannis took out a thin piece of sheepskin that had been clumped together from his pocket, opened it little by little with a gentle movement, and said casually: "Thanks to the habit of using sheepskin as a writing instrument in the snowfield, if it were ordinary paper, I am afraid it would have been soaked long ago, and it would be impossible to keep it so intact." By the way, Mr. Chester, can you guess where this sheepskin was found? I think you're so clever that you can. ”

"Can't guess. Chester muffled, "What the hell are you trying to say? Just say it, don't dodge it like that." ”

"Okay, then I'll announce the answer. In a tone full of mystery, Pannis lowered his voice and said: "Just now on the snowfield, we found the body of Neo, he is really miserable, his body is full of paw prints similar to those left by demonic beasts, even the stomach has been cut open, and half of the intestines are exposed outside, and he is still covering his stomach with his hands before he dies, looking like he wants to stuff his intestines in." You should remember that tragic scene. ”

"How could I possibly remember. Chester's face turned pale. Gritting his teeth, he said, "I'm not there at all." ”

"Hehe, it doesn't matter if you remember it or not, let's continue to talk about the situation. At last, Pannis carefully unfolded the sheepskin, which was stained with blood sacrifices: "I found out later. He didn't seem to be covering the wound with his hands, because two fingers had already reached into the wound, and if you think about it, there must be some reason for the pain. I read the latest chapter in full, so I flipped through the inside of his intestines where he had reached for his fingers. It turns out that before he died, he would rather endure the pain than hide this sheepskin in his belly, how terrible perseverance does it take to endure the pain and do such a thing?

"What the hell is written. Lina said impatiently: "Such a mysterious look, it's annoying, hurry up and read it out and listen to it." ”

"The content is actually quite simple. Pannis's fingers fumbled with the sheepskin and said, "It's just a girl who wrote a letter of apology to a boy with whom she grew up, saying that she chose another person and felt very sorry for the child who was apologized." Hopefully, this child will be able to forgive her and not hate her. ”

"Well, it's really simple. Lina looked at the blood-stained sheepskin handed by Pannis, and said, "Wait, no, this person who has been apologized ......"

"It's weird, isn't it? Pannis squinted his eyes and smiled mysteriously and said, "The object of the apology is not the loser we imagined, Mr. Chester, but Mr. Neo, who has turned into a cold corpse." This doesn't match the information we got earlier, Miss Betty's lucky one. Dear Mr. Chester, I wonder if you can explain the secret behind this?"

"I don't know. Chester's breath was a little short, but he kept his composure and said, "It's not for me." How could I possibly know what secret was hidden inside, and if you knew, you would tell it. ”

"Okay, okay, I'll say it. Pannis shrugged and said, "Well, I'll tell you a story, which I made up based on some of the existing circumstances, if anything is wrong." I hope you can point it out. ”

"In a world covered with snow and ice, there is a humble town, and there is a pair of friends who are like brothers, just name them, just call them Tom and Jerry, they grew up with a beautiful girl, and the girl called her Ariel. Tom and Jerry gradually fall in love with Ariel at the same time, and Ariel falls in love with the two brothers at the same time, and they are torn between their choices. ”

Finally, one day, Ariel made a ruthless decision, she chose the older Tom, and wrote a letter to Jerry while confessing to Tom. In the letter, Ariel made it clear how she made her choice, and apologized to Jerry. Jerry is sad and desperate, but he respects Ariel's choice and his brother-like friend Tom, so the next day, he invites Tom to his house and offers his best wishes. ”

Tom also said that he was very touched by Jerry's behavior, but for some reason, his words were always encouraging Jerry intentionally or unintentionally, and finally Jerry had an idea to leave this town and go to the north to break through, leave this sad place, and go to the wider world outside to find new feelings. ”

Jerry was a very anxious man, and when he had an idea, he did what he said, and that night he packed his belongings, entrusted the family to his most trusted brother, and drove out of town in a sled. Tom and Jerry grew up together since childhood, and they were very reluctant to Jerry's departure, so they accompanied Jerry on the road to see him off in the snow, and after sending him off for more than an hour, Jerry was worried that Tom would encounter danger on the way back, so he hugged Tom goodbye. ”

However, Jerry never dreamed that while hugging, his abdomen was suddenly cut open by a sharp blade, and when he looked down, it turned out that Tom was wearing a claw sleeve made of imitation of a snow leopard's claw, which broke Jerry's abdomen. The blow succeeded, Tom ignored Jerry's stunned eyes and hissing questioning, and attacked Jerry frantically with that weird claw, leaving countless scars on his body, until Jerry fell into a dying coma, Tom did not quickly leave on Jerry's luggage after doing some manipulation in Jerry's luggage. Tom and Jerry actually knew that it was impossible for Jerry to live, but Tom also never dreamed that even if Jerry was sad and desperate, he always carried a farewell letter from his beloved. Jerry wants to reveal Tom's actions before he dies, but he is afraid that Tom will come back and find something when he examines his body, so he stuffs the letter that Ariel gave him into a wound in his stomach, just to leave a clue to the person who found his body. ”

"What do you think of my story?" Pannis's smile was eerie, "Isn't it interesting?"

"Not very good. Lina held the book and shook her head: "Tom's behavior is simply inexplicable, there is no reason and purpose, if he is a loser, it can be justified, but he obviously got Ariel's affection, Jerry is the loser, what reason does he have to set this trap to kill a friend who is like a brother to him?"

"Of course, if it's just a story, it doesn't make any sense at all; Pannis nodded, "But if you connect it to another aspect of the story, everything can be explained." ”

"Tom is a very good young man, smart, strong, brave, the only flaw is that he is always adventurous, and in order to earn a few more gold coins, he would rather take risks and hunt more powerful prey. Of course, in the eyes of the villagers, this is not a disadvantage, but from another point of view, if he is not adventurous, but simply likes money?"

"Just like the eldest sister?" Lina asked, tilting her head, "Crazy when you hear the crash of gold coins?"

"Ahem, of course it's not that serious. Pannis coughed dryly and said, "Anyway, I prefer money, and that's the only reason I can guess." Of course, there may be other reasons, but in general, it can be attributed to personal **. So, one day, two people came to the door and negotiated a deal with him. They bribed Tom to do something very bad to a girl in the village, which would eventually lead to the girl's death, and Tom could get everything he wanted. ”

Tom hesitated, because this girl happened to be his friend Ariel, who he had grown up with, and on the one hand, everything he wanted, and on the other hand, he loved the girl the most, Tom hesitated for a long time, and finally made up his mind. ”

On this day, Ariel came to Tom and expressed her choice and feelings to Tom, wanting to live with Tom forever, and telling Tom that she had made it clear to Jerry. Tom was very happy, very happy, and secretly encouraged Ariel, saying that he would take Ariel with him to the north and live the life of a wealthy and superior person. ”

Tom's promise made Ariel happily forget everything, and immediately obediently followed Tom's advice, left a letter to her father according to Tom's dictation, and never appeared in front of people again. Pannis's gaze swept over Chester's face, and he squinted and asked, "Dear Mr. Chester, where do you think Ariel, who never appeared in the story again, will be now?"

As Pannisy narrates, both Mayor Mare and Betty's father, Duck Sr., their faces become more and more gloomy, and although there are many unspeakable parts of Pannis's story, the possibilities contained in it also send chills through the hearts of the two old men.

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