Southern tide

Chapter 19 19

The sound of their fighting was buried by the sound of rain.

The heavy rain was drifting, and the drops of water turned into needles and threads, densely packed, flying down like hidden weapons.It hit the nose, and the pain made my heart flustered.

There are unknown light sources coming and going in the complex and intertwined alleys.These lights, maybe car lights, maybe street lights, sweep back and forth like searchlights, and the cool white lights divide the world like swords.At that time, Wong Kar Wai hadn't filmed "The Grandmaster", but there was never a shortage of Ip Man and Gong Er in the world.

They hit the road from the hot pot restaurant, and people were constantly thrown into the rain, splashing a gleam of light.Zhou Mingshea was watching from the side. He wanted to smoke a cigarette, but there was no cigarette. After wandering around for a long time, he went to ask the boss for it.

The store was in a mess, and the tables and stools were all upside down.The boss didn't seem to care, took out a cigarette, and patted it in his hand: "Two yuan." The lion opened his mouth, and he said, "When you're done, remember to put it back for me."

He looked at the three young men with indescribable pity in his eyes.It's like pitying himself who was also so confused decades ago.

They fought hard, Zhou Ming lit a cigarette, leaned against the wall, and listened to their movements with his ears.

Whoever swung his fist, whoever's leg swept over, whoever fell to the ground, whoever got up.Gradually, he heard sounds other than his body, he heard voices.

Cao Sheng accused Mu Yang of having any qualifications to criticize him. Mu Yang confused black and white every day, and was no better than him.

Mu Yang said that no matter how stupid he was, he would not do anything against the law and discipline today.

Cao Sheng said that he had no choice but that he had no way out.

Mu Yang said that if everyone justifies themselves like this, why do they need the police?

Are the police/police useful?Cao Sheng sneered, how did my sister die?

——Your sister doesn't want to see you like this today.

Cao Sheng laughed loudly: She has to think about it even if she doesn't want to, I have become what I am today, why don't I ask her father why he is so heartless and abandons the whole family to run away.

Mu Yang paused: Think about your mother.His expression softened for a moment, your mother still misses you.

"No more." Cao Sheng got up from the muddy water with a smile, and shook off Mu Yang's hand: "She died. It happened last month."

The world suddenly became quiet.

Mu Yang's attack was really ruthless, Cao Sheng's left ear started to bleed when he punched it down.Zhou Mingshea watched from afar, and vaguely saw the ears were as soft as fungus, trembling precariously like a piece of paper in the wind.It would require dozens of stitches, and it might cause ear problems, but Cao Sheng didn't care at all.When Mu Yang hit this punch, he seemed to say that you are sorry for anyone, so he was stunned for a moment and did not dodge.

Cao Sheng wiped the blood off his face.But only two or three seconds later, he found that his chin was sticky again, and he knew that the bridge of his nose was probably broken, and the blood couldn't stop for a while.

He said: "Walking at night, I don't know if it's safe or not." Cao Sheng laughed, "I didn't realize until she was dead that her thighs and thighs were all shrunk, as if they were curled up when clothes were wrung dry. Those medicines didn't work at all. No. They sold me fake medicine."

Cao Sheng said.

Mu Yang remained silent and stood in the rainstorm.His slightly long hair was attached to his neck, washing out a cool white nape.At this time, blood beads slipped on the skin.

"Do you remember Amin?" Ning Zhimin, a girl of the same age as them.I used to work as a receptionist in a hotel, and was always harassed by drunks—or middle-aged men who pretended to be drunk. They helped her out, and then became friends, and they would call people brother with a round face and a smile. "Amin is dead too."

Cao Sheng was lying in blood.

"She found a boyfriend and worked as a smuggler. Amin didn't know. If she found out, she would run away. She knew that there were no good people in this business. But she didn't know. The goods were intercepted that day, and the creditor When he came to the door, the man had no money to pay. He thought of another trick." Cao Sheng looked at the moon in the sky and whispered softly, "I don't understand, is a woman's body so valuable?"

——This bastard knows the owner of that nightclub, and he is a good friend.He is very clear about what kind of business will be run behind the scenes in the nightclub, because he is also a frequent customer.So they tricked Ning Zhimin into the store, saying they were taking her to meet friends.A glass of wine, a glass of wine, another glass of wine, the girl who was defenseless and completely trusted him was just so drunk.

wake up in bed.Beside him were four or five strange fat-headed men with blood under their bodies.

She understood everything, and jumped into the Pearl River screaming and laughing like crazy.

Zhou Ming's cigarette sheath burned out, but he only took two puffs.Sparks burned his fingers, and he lowered his eyes slightly.This grotesque and colorful land, this city full of joy and chic... It turned out to be just a bubble filled with blood and tears. To them, it was just a giant beast with a mouth full of blood.

Mu Yang was still standing in the rain.

Cao Sheng didn't care about him, and continued on his own: "So I took a knife and a man and went to his house." He was talking about Ning Zhimin's damned boyfriend. "Blood was seen on every knife, and every knife avoided the vitals. He lay on the ground and couldn't move. He asked someone to take him to the hospital. He didn't dare to speak when he was given money."

Cao Sheng finally learned the methods of those who enslaved him, and then dealt with others so cruelly.He was reduced to his kind.

"I wanted to go directly to the store to avenge Amin. I was unlucky and ran into the traffic police and got out of the team." Cao Sheng explained, "I have to do this, so I can't go in. I will blame you, I I am so sorry."

"But I went to the store today and asked straight to the point, did you kill Amin? He smiled and asked me, telling me to look at the young girls in the room... Did he kill them all?"

"Those girls are so young, brother Yang," Cao Sheng smiled, calling his name as before, "younger than A Min. They came up to feed me wine, kiss my face, and then untie my belt. I shoved them away and I was drunk and yelled like a fool, I said, you were tricked! You were tricked! You were used - why didn't you run away!"

He paused.

"Then they looked at me coldly and said that of course they knew they had been duped, of course they knew they were being used, but...but it wasn't the boss who lied to them. It was themselves...themselves."

Blood poured into Cao Sheng's throat, and he coughed violently twice.His voice gradually became hoarse and indistinct: "A person was fooled, knew that he could not get out, and felt that his life was over, so he tried every means to deceive his friends. They couldn't bear to be alone in the quagmire, so one by one , they became a group. There is nothing wrong with this, they said, it is faster than making money in the factory. There are bags, cosmetics, and money to spend... It’s just a matter of spreading your legs, why not do it?"

Mu Yang didn't say a word, but he suddenly saw crystal clear teardrops containing blood and hatred flowing from the corners of Cao Sheng's eyes.

He smiled and said: "You are right, Mu Yang, I am the same as them. I use fake banknotes, I use cold-eyed cruelty, I just watch...I use these to kill people. I use these to kill them. How did my sister die? Good question. That's how my sister died. I killed her. I'm a jerk."

When Cao Sheng was sent to the hospital, the doctor said that if he was one step too late, his ears would be lost.

The blood was flowing, like a volcanic eruption, like magma rolling, he was like the submerged ancient city of Pompeii.Explodes in an instant, and dies in an instant.When the doctor sewed him up, he told him that the anesthetic would hurt a little, so you have to bear it.Cao Sheng ignored him.At that time, Mu Yang and Zhou Ming stood aside, watching the needle pierce Cao Sheng's body... His hands tore his trousers, but he didn't say a word.

Even only pain can make them realize that they are still alive.Pain can relieve paralysis.

Mu Yang seemed to understand, but also didn't seem to understand.Zhou Mingshe was not sure.Because his Mu Yang just stood aside with his eyes lowered, he suddenly saw the fatigue that a 20-year-old should not have in his slightly furrowed brows.After all, they are like a cart with the arms of a mantis, after all, it is not worth mentioning.Who cares what the world does to them.He only thought of those flying counterfeit banknotes, Cao Sheng beat and kicked those girls at the door of the nightclub, telling them to get away and not come back again, he remembered Cao Sheng saying, you are all bastards...

It seemed that he suddenly saw the shadow of that confused and painful young man under his icy shell.

It turned out to be the case.

When Cao Sheng was sitting in the corridor waiting for the nurse to call him for stitches, he suddenly coughed violently.There was a loudspeaker in the corridor, which echoed his voice more and more frighteningly, and finally, there was a pool of blood on the ground.When Mu Yang arrived, he had already been sent to the emergency room.Mu Yang was holding a stack of laboratory test sheets in his hand, and the sky was slowly getting bright by then, and they had been entangled all night.A ray of skylight slipped in through the window, but he stood where the sun couldn't find it.

"He has lung disease, he smokes, and he has two small tumors." Mu Yang said calmly, "I asked him to save money, just to cure him. He never listened."

He also has a Band-Aid on his nose, making him look like a fighting cub.Their bodies were tattered and covered with blood, especially Mu Yang still had long hair, so they all knew that they were not good guys.Everyone in the hospital walked around them.But they get used to it.

Mu Yang sat down and lit a cigarette, Zhou Mingshea looked up at him.

Zhou Mingshen said, "If you still smoke, you will also get lung disease."

Mu Yang glanced at him.

He took two puffs on his own, and finally extinguished the cigarette.He stretched his legs and leaned against the wall.

Zhou Mingshea suddenly understood what Mu Yang said that day.What kind of person is Cao Sheng?

About what kind of person Cao Sheng is, Zhou Mingxiu will never figure it out again.Because since then, he has never seen him again.That day Mu Yang waited in the hospital for a long time, and when he realized something was wrong, he rushed in, and only then did he hear from the nurse that the guy had already left.Quietly, he left without a face.

Mu Yang looked at the blood and bandages all over the place in the small dressing room, and smiled softly.

A week later, Mu Yang received the package.The envelope contained his silver necklace.Cao Sheng's handwriting was still so ugly, and he wrote a sentence crookedly: "I don't owe you." What he left behind in the end was just as stubborn as he refused to bow his head.Regarding the last rumor about Cao Sheng, Mu Yang still heard it from Lao Chen.That day he passed by the noodle shop downstairs, and Lao Chen was leaning against the window to eat noodles shirtless.

He saw Mu Yang, reached out to greet him, and ordered him a mung bean soup.

Asking in a side-by-side manner: "Motorcycle, have you got it back?"

Mu Yang said not yet.

Old Chen asked, "Where's Cao Sheng?"

"do not know."

Lao Chen was silent for a moment, then put down his chopsticks.He propped his chin: "I heard that there was a big case in Xiuwan District two days ago, three people died and one was injured. One of them was a fugitive they had been chasing for a long time, across three provinces, a large money laundering organization He has always been very cautious, but this time he was stabbed to death for some reason.” Lao Chen said slowly, “There is a key and an address at the scene of the crime. They searched for it and uncovered many Counterfeit tool. It is a very advanced technology, a special paint. The people of the economic investigation have intervened, and now it is making a big splash."

Lao Chen said: "The scene was set on fire, and the face of the corpse could not be seen clearly. But one of them, the forensic doctor said, had a comminuted fracture of the right hand bone, and it could not be connected well." He turned his face away, "You think it was him. ?"

Mu Yang didn't know, and he didn't want to know either.

He finished the bowl of mung bean soup in silence, got up and left without saying a word to Old Chen.

He suddenly wanted to cry, and his last friend left him.

He returned home and didn't say a word until Zhou Mingshea came up and he hugged him gently.

Zhou Mingshe didn't need to ask any more questions, he knew what happened with just one glance.He patted Mu Yang's back lightly, and suddenly remembered something.

"Is there a photo in that necklace?"

It was rare for Mu Yang to stay obediently in his arms. His voice passed through his chest, against Zhou Ming's sheath, and then passed through Zhou Ming's sheath's bones, and was transmitted to his heart. "yes."

Zhou Mingshea swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "What is it?"

Mu Yang said, "It doesn't matter."

However, Zhou Mingshea stretched out his hand and gently held his face.He rubbed Mu Yang's ear with his thumb over and over again, and Mu Yang trembled like a desperate stray dog ​​who finally found its owner at the end of the world.Finally, he held Zhou Mingsheath's wrist and told him softly, "It's Pingnan."

He said, "It was Pingnan before the age of seven..."

It is my hometown that I will never go back to.