Chapter Three Misty Enigmas
Xia could hardly believe his eyes as there were so many corpses.
It seemed they were dead not long ago as the blood was still flowing out of the cubicle seam.
Heart beating and breathe compounding,he felt almost smothered.
"No,I can"t go on like this.I must calm down.I can"t break down."
Xia rubbed his eyes hard,trying to make himself calming down.
First he must a.n.a.lyses the situation,then decided what to do,Finding out the truth or escaping to call the police?
If possible,he certainly would choose the later.
"There was a spree killer in this building who just left the ladies room on the third floor.No,no,it is strange,if "he" had the capacity to kill so many people,why didn"t "he" killed me as I made obviously loud noise. "
"What if my previous speculation was wrong?That spree killer might not in the ladies room at that time."
It"s probably possible,if the spree killer was here he wouldn"t let him go as he made so many noises.
"May the spree killer had left."
He cringed when he recalled the scene that he searched for Zhangxiaoshun before,but through this he a.s.sured himself that the spree killer might really left.
"I"d better leave here soon,what if "he" is still here?"However,he saw a figure leaping out when he rushed out the restroom.
"who is there?"
He shouted with scalp tingled.Posing a defensive stance subconsciously,he couldn"t help trembling.
The flashlight keep flicking,but through it"s transitory light,he identified the face.
It was Zhangxiaoshun he kept searching before.
"You scared me! "
Altough he didn"t get along with Zhang, it was a pleasure to see he was alive.He felt much better with someone together.
Zhang was no better than him,covering his breast,he said with pale face."It is you scared me!"
"Hush..."
Xia made a no-voice gesture to break Zhang"s words,whispered."Don"t talk,listen to me.A spree killer might lurk in this building.The ladies room beside was full of corpses.Did you bring your cell phone?We should call the police!"
"I...I didn"t bring my cell phone too"
"f.u.c.k!Then we can only escape from here. "
Cursing disappointingly,Xia reminded Zhang in a low voice ."You are more familiar with the place than me.You lead the way."
"Ok."Zhang nodded.Xia turned off the flashlight for the flickering light made him nervous and they would be detected more easily in light.
Without the flashlight,endless darkness filled Xia"s sight.
He followed Zhang cautiously,clinging to Zhang"s coat-tail unconsciously.
But while walking,he couldn"t help thinking and suddenly came up with a scary suspect.
He didn"t know what the spree killer looked like,that is to say, beside himself,no one is exception,including Zhangxiaoshun!
Indeed,Zhang was suspicious,he didn"t answer Xia when Xia shouting loud before,but run across Xia outside the restroom door.How did Zhang make sure the man coming from the restroom was a good man without cell phone or flashlight in the hand.
Or that is to say,he didn"t care,for him,all were dead later.
Besides,Zhang was too quiet,not saying a single word while walking.
Xia stopped abruptly in cold sweat,and didn"t know what to do next.
"Why stop?"asked Zhang.
"I...My shoelaces is untied,I will go on after I was done with them."
Xia answered,trying to make it sound easy.
"What should I do?Is he the spree killer on earth?"
After seconds" thought,he decided to escape on his own apart from Zhang.He would be probably safe so long as he could run out of the building,anyway,a spree killer might not dare to slaughter on the bustling street,right?
Thinking of this,Xia intended to accelerate over Zhang when suddenly a figure emerge in his sight where filled with former darkness .
It was not anyone else,but Zhangxiaoshun.
Zhang appeared inexpressibly spooky at this point.His whole body was shrouded in the light looked like moonlight without any illumination tools in his hand,emitting gloomy feelings in the air.
"What are you going to do?"All of a sudden,Zhang demanded dryly."I didn"t going anywhere...why is your body so bright?"
Xia answered hardly,trying to change the subject.
But Zhang didn"t fall for it.he pointed to the front.
"You go ahead of me."
"Me...me go ahead?W...why?"
Xia"s trembling voice betrayed him.He is overwhelmed,couldn"t keeping on pretending.
Finishing speaking,he turned around abruptly,fleeing on one side desperately.
Of course,he didn"t forget to turn on the flashlight while fleeing,otherwise he wouldn"t find the way downstairs.
desperately fleeing for a while,he looked back with the flashlight,finding Zhang was gone.But he was not about to let down his vigilance for G.o.d knows whether Zhang was waiting for him at the bookstore gate.
Just at the moment he was close to the foot of the stair,the entrance being locked abruptly.
Meanwhile,a horrible figure was mounting up from the step.
with a long cry of pain and then pa.s.sed out.
He felt himself in half asleep and he can feel great pain from his chest.It was like something burning his chest making him unbearable to cry,but he couldn"t open his mouth.
This feelings went on ...and on until...
Someone waked him up.
"Hey,wake up!"
Xia strove to open his eyes,yet was taken aback at the sight in front of him.
Over ten polices were standing around him.
In addition,more workers in white coat were bustling around...carrying the corpses out.
Looking at the polices vacantly for a while,Xia called back horrible things happened yesterday,screaming."Murder!There were corpses everywhere on the third floor,the murderer also wanted to kill me!"
"You said you see the murderer?"
Asked one of the bulky police.
"I saw him,he the librarian here,his name is Zhangxiaoshun."
"Zhangxiaoshun. Are you sure?"
"He told me this"
"Please come here,do you have a librarian named Zhangxiaoshun in your bookstore? "The police called for a middle-aged man with a little bald standing behind the crowd.
"No."The man answered definitely.
Hearing this,Xia lost his temper."Certainly he is,he wore the worker clothes of the library,and I looked his working permit,did named Zhangxiaoshun,who wore crew cut,single eyelids and speechless..."
"We don"t have this person here at all."The middle-aged balding man said surely again.
While they arguing,abruptly,a policeman came running and said."Sir,we have watched the surveillance video of both side of the street.Only himself had came in."
"Ok,I know."The bulky policeman nodded understandingly,indicating two policeman beside him to handcuff Xia.
"We suspect you probably have committed the crime.Come with us."
While speaking,giving no opportunity for Xia to object,he said with hand waving."Take him away."
He heard the mantra saying that there is only a thin line between the heaven and the h.e.l.l when he didn"t care,now he believed it viscerally.
Yesterday,he was in rapture with finding a satisfying job,but in a blink,he became the criminal suspect.He had to admit it was so dramatic.
Arriving at the local criminal brigade,Xia was put into a interrogation room.He had saw this kind of room on movies,but it was the first time he sitting here,of course,he didn"t want a second time.
Sitting in the cold chair,Xia recalled the whole thing,feeling it was a big enigma.
He thought the middle-aged man interviewed him before had teamed up with Zhang,and the reason why provided him a premium salary was trading him for them to be the patsy.That made sense,the premium salary was for his life.
While Xia recollecting,the bulky policeman opened the door and came in abruptly,sitting on his opposite seat.
"Anything to tell me?"
"I"m wronged.I didn"t kill anyone,I told you the truth at the bookstore before.Actually,I know the accomplice of the murderer.I had his number.A man with a crew cut,about... "
"Is it him?"
When the bulky policeman finished his words,the middle-aged man in suit came in.
Xia went ballistic at the sight of the man,railing."You old b.a.s.t.a.r.d framed me,I know you worked with the murderer..."
"OK,I knew everything,you can go now."said the bulky policeman,unlocking his handcuffs which made Xia felt confused.
Xia looked at the policeman dully,and then looked at the quiet middle-aged man standing beside the door.It took a long time for him to rebound from the situation and stand up.
"Is it real?"
"Of course,unless you want to work here?"The bulky policeman said with a smile.
"Thanks..."
Though didn"t know what was happening,it"s a relieve to leave the police station.Xia accompanied the middle-aged man going out without another single word.
After that,Xia got a stomach of questions to ask but found no opportunity.
"There are two probation staff on board,I will take them to there personally."
Finishing the talk,the middle-aged man was about to get on the car when hindered by Xia.
"Who are you on earth and what does the f.u.c.king company do?There were people killed in the bookstore yesterday,don"t you know?A lot of people!I was f.u.c.king killed almost, and now you want me to go f.u.c.king back!"
"What then?You are alive intact.You haven"t pa.s.s the probation yet,so you have to go back working there."
The middle-aged man stopped and supplemented."But this time you were not alone,newcomers will join in.Besides,I don"t think it is a good idea to resign for you will be in big trouble in that case. At last,good luck,hope I will meet you alive next time."
Then,the man diverted the luxury car left abruptly,pulling away.
It left more enigmas for Xia.