Chapter Seventy-Four: The Death of a Petty Civil Servant
"Death of a petty civil servant?"
Seeing this title, Wei Long subconsciously thought that this was a short story of reasoning, because the subject matter is not limited, so there are many short stories on the theme of reasoning among the thirty short story writers who have submitted their manuscripts one after another.
Tap it on.
Wei Long glanced at the number of words, and then froze.
1,800 words?
He suspected he had seen it wrong.
Although the number of words in short stories is basically not very large, and I also specially suggested that Chu Mad should be short and not long, and the number of words should not be too much......
But that's too little, right?
The full text is less than 2,000 words?
When I say short, I mean that the novel is about 3,000 to 5,000 words!
Chu Mad should not have listened to his own advice and had a misunderstanding, so he deliberately shortened the number of words-
He thought the shorter the better?
If it is because of this reason that the quality of the work is affected, he is really guilty, and Wei Long can't help but hold his forehead.
But he still read it word by word:
[It was an ordinary night, the little civil servant sat in the second row of the main hall, watching a theatrical performance with a telescope, and at this moment he only felt that the years were quiet. 】
How quiet are the years?
This is the first time Wei Long has seen such a description, but it seems that he can accurately understand the meaning of these four words without thinking.
"Interesting description. ”
The following description is even more interesting: [But suddenly, his face wrinkled, his eyes were gone, his breathing stopped, he took the telescope off his eyes, and bent down to ......]
Is this a heart attacker?
This is the death of a petty civil servant?
A petty civil servant who doesn't even have a name?
Wei Long was puzzled, and it wasn't until he continued to read that he realized that the little civil servant was just sneezing.
"Poof. ”
Looking back, the previous text description is not the state of a person when he sneezes, Chu Mad's description seems to be awkward, but it gives people a strange sense of rigor, so that Wei Long's mind has a picture of a person sneezing.
Keep watching.
Naturally, the little civil servants are not panicked at all, everyone will sneeze, and the most serious consequence of this behavior is nothing more than a cold.
Wei Long thinks so too.
But this is where the twist of the story comes in: [The little civil servant panics, because he sees that a little old man sitting in the first row of the main hall in front of him is wiping his bald head and neck with gloves, and his mouth is muttering. 】
Obviously.
The little civil servant's sneeze splashed on the little old man's body.
And the panic of the petty civil servants is because ......
The little civil servant recognized the little old man as a veteran general who served in the Ministry of Communications!
"He's going to be killed by the general?"
Wei Long inevitably rethinks of the title of the story.
People who read novels will always habitually make up the next content in their brains.
Wei Long continued to watch.
The little civil servant unexpectedly began to apologize.
However, the general did not be as angry as Wei Long's brain, but only magnanimously expressed his understanding.
"This general is a smiling tiger? Show his generosity in public, but in private will take revenge on the petty civil servants?"
This is a new association produced by Weilong.
And this little civil servant, who has no name, naturally has similar worries.
So he apologized again, swore all kinds of gambling curses, and said that he really didn't mean it.
The general seemed annoyed, and said, "Well, please sit down!
The petty civil servants became more and more panicked.
On the stage, he couldn't watch this good show anymore.
It wasn't until the break, when the general went to the bathroom, that he followed and apologized for the third time.
[Oh, that's enough...... I've forgotten, but you can't stop talking!]
The general was helpless and pursed his lips impatiently.
Wei Long suddenly said: "It seems that the general is indeed not angry. ”
Influenced by the title, he always thought that the general would kill the little civil servant for this, but according to the description in the novel, the general expressed forgiveness several times, and was obviously not such a stingy person.
For a petty civil servant, this sneeze is just a false alarm.
Wei Long was relieved.
The petty civil servants were not relieved.
He is still in various mental activities: [He said that he had forgotten, but there was a fierce light in his eyes, and he did not want to say more, I should explain to him, explain that I really had no intention, and that sneezing is a natural law, otherwise he will think that I mean to spit on him, even if he doesn't think so at the moment, he will definitely think so in the future!]
Too cowardly, right?
Wei Long suddenly felt that the little civil servant was a little funny.
When he returned home, the little civil servant told his wife about his gaffe, and his wife was also frightened and persuaded the little civil servant to apologize.
The little civil servant complained: "That's right, I've already paid for it, but somehow he is so weird that he doesn't seem to want to listen to my explanation." 】
People have forgiven you!
Aren't you persecuted paranoia?
The brain supplement of the little civil servant made Wei Long's laughter gradually louder.
It's just that this little civil servant just didn't get the hang of it, and on the second day, he put on his uniform seriously, and solemnly boarded the general's mansion with a gift, and apologized again-
Don't talk about generals.
Wei Long felt that if it was him, he would feel confused when he was pestered by a person and apologized endlessly.
At this time, the general was receiving guests, and seemed to be an important guest.
The petty civil servant could only wait for the general to finish the meeting before apologizing again.
Same as before.
The general expressed his understanding, but when he spoke, he couldn't help but show a sad face.
"Sad face. ”
These four words almost burst Wei Long's laughter.
Apologizing is originally a kind of politeness, but if you meet such a little civil servant who likes to chase after himself and apologize, how can you forgive the useless little civil servant, can you not be sad?
While laughing and laughing, Wei Long actually sympathized with the general.
The little civil servant, as a brain filler, naturally looked at the general's sad face in his eyes, and he was uneasy, feeling that the general obviously did not intend to forgive himself.
For the sake of the future.
Although he felt that the general was too stingy and even grasped his mistakes, he still wanted to make amends.
So he decided to write a letter to the general, explaining the reason sincerely.
It's a pity that his mind is so empty that he can't even write letters.
He could only visit again on the third day to apologize.
This is where the novel basically ends.
In the last few paragraphs, with another apology from the civil servant, the ending is simply and concisely formed, an expected ending.
["Get out!" the general shouted, his face turned blue and his body trembled. 】
"What?" the little civil servant asked, tingling with fear. 】
"Get out!" said the general again, stomping his foot. 】
[There seemed to be something churning in the stomach of the little civil servant, and he could not see anything, he could not hear anything, retreated to the door, walked out into the street, and walked all the way...... He walked to the house, didn't glue off his uniform, and lay down on the sofa...... He's dead. 】
【......】
Yes, the petty civil servant died.
This is where the title of the death of a petty civil servant comes from.
He pestered and apologized again and again, and finally completely angered the general, but as soon as the general became angry, he was scared to death by his own brain supplement!
This is a novel of more than a thousand words?
Although it is just over 1,000 words, the content is extremely exaggerated, but it seems to fit a certain logic, so that the reader naturally accepts the setting of the novel, so that the whole story is full of fun!
This moment.
Wei Longle's straight slap on the thigh.
But halfway through the laughter, Wei Long's smile suddenly froze, and the picture seemed to freeze.
It was as if the current was spreading all over the body, and suddenly there was a spirit, and Wei Long's eyes widened as if he was stunned!
"Wait...... The story ......"