After the play(1)

In the shabby, narrow, dark but clean room, Lin Yuexiang, who had learned the result through "biological induction" after coming to this neighborhood, stood at the door frame. Looking at the slightly swaying body hanging from the ceiling fan, he clenched his fists but then put them down feebly.

He stepped forward, turned on the light, carefully carried the old man's thin body down, and laid it flat on the ground.

The old man's expression was frozen at the moment of his death. What was revealed was not pain but a sense of relief.

On the old man's collar, Lin Yuexiang saw a piece of paper. After taking it off, he found that it was a suicide note with neatly written words:

I don't know who the first person to find me is. But no matter who I am, please don't feel sorry for me, because I am an unforgivable murderer. I killed my friend, one of my few ordinary friends.

The supermarket at the intersection of Yifeng Street, No. 32, is mine. The key is on the cabinet beside my bed. Take it. I checked the goods inside two days ago. They are not expired. Take whatever you want as a reward for finding me. If you don't want them, donate them to the orphanage. But don't touch the other things. They belong to the landlord. It will be difficult for the landlord if you move them. Oh, and the four big black bags behind the warehouse door. They have been bought by two young people. Please don't take them either. Thank you.

Finally, I hope you can give this suicide note to the police. I want the police officers to find a young man named Qicheng. He is tall, strong, and good-looking. I want you to pass on a message to him. Just say, "Please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye. Please tell the friends on that open ground that I am ill and have been admitted to the hospital. I won't be able to visit them for a long time. I'm sorry."

Well, there should be nothing else. That's it. Just cremate my body and bury it anywhere. As for where to bury it, just find a convenient place. I'm not picky. Goodbye.

After reading the suicide note, Lin Yuexiang's hand holding the paper trembled slightly, and his heart couldn't calm down for a long time. After a while, he let out a long sigh and solemnly nodded at Zhu Yaoguo's body.

Above the body, Zhu Yaoguo's soul floated there. After seeing Lin Yuexiang nod, he smiled, and the force that bound him disappeared. He began to float upward uncontrollably.

After passing through layers of floors and ceilings, he floated outside the residential building.

Then he suddenly found that tonight seemed brighter than usual.

He looked up, and a sky without light pollution appeared in his eyes. The stars in the sky shone with light, illuminating the world.

At this moment, he seemed to have returned to his childhood, back to the countryside. At that time, his grandparents, parents were still alive. Although his family was poor, it was a happy and harmonious family. At that time, after dinner every night, what he liked to do was to move a small wooden chair, sit at the door of his house, and admire the stars in the sky...

......

"Lei Ting, I have something to tell you."

After spending a long time accepting the buried memory and another long time struggling with whether to tell Lei Ting, Qicheng finally decided to tell him.

"Coincidentally, I also have something to tell you." In the "Convenience Supermarket", Lei Ting, who was in a low mood, answered the phone.

"Then..." Qicheng began to hesitate again.

"You go first." Lei Ting cut off his best friend's retreat.

"All right..." Qicheng took a deep breath to calm himself down and said,

"I want to say in advance that what I'm going to say is true and there is no falsehood at all. Well, actually, I have two new memories in my mind. The first one is from last night. When you and I ran over after seeing the victim jump off the building, I actually followed right away. But just a few steps out, I saw the mastermind behind this incident, that woman in red. She looked at me, and I looked at her. Then I was hypnotized. She gave me a... It should be a suggestion, asking me to add a WeChat account after going home and write down the cause and effect of why we came here in detail and send it to that WeChat account. I promise I didn't know this memory before! It just suddenly came to my mind! Really!"

Qicheng was very scared. He was really afraid that he would be defined as an accomplice of the woman in red because of this experience that was not his intention. This was the main reason why he hesitated for so long about whether to tell Lei Ting. "I believe you didn't do it on purpose..." Lei Ting's words made Qicheng's hanging heart finally relax.

"But I didn't expect that you were also hypnotized by 'Q'." Lei Ting said the second half of the sentence.

"Ah? Me too? Are there others who were hypnotized? Also, who is Q?" A big question mark appeared in Qicheng's mind.

"This..." This time it was Lei Ting's turn to hesitate.

"Are you sure you want to hear it?" He asked tentatively.

"?" Qicheng was puzzled. Didn't you say you had something to say just now? Why are you hesitating now?

"Just say it if you want to. Don't be so hesitant." Qicheng replied.

"All right..." Lei Ting also took a deep breath and said,

"I want to say in advance that what I'm going to say is true and there is no falsehood at all..."

Why does this sentence sound so familiar? Qicheng raised his eyebrows and continued to listen.

"Regarding the case of Wang Yue jumping off the building, we have actually investigated it clearly..."

"That's great. What's the truth? Did you catch that woman in red?" Qicheng became excited.

"Let me finish..." Lei Ting was dissatisfied with being interrupted.

"Ah, okay." Qicheng immediately quieted down.

Lei Ting continued,

"We already know the truth. It's just that the truth... Well, it's quite tragic, and we haven't caught the mastermind yet. By the way, the mastermind, that woman in red, is at the 'Vertical and Horizontal' realm. Her ability is indeed hypnosis. Then... Oh, forget it. I'll just say it. Qicheng, when you hear what I'm going to say next, don't get excited! Don't be excited!"

"Ah? Okay..." Qicheng didn't know why Lei Ting said that, but an ominous premonition quietly emerged in his heart.

"Huff — ha —" On the other end of the phone, Lei Ting took another deep breath. His tone was obviously sad as he said,

"The owner of that grocery store, Zhu Yaoguo, is dead. He committed suicide..."

On Qicheng's side of the phone, he fell into silence, a long silence...

After an unknown amount of time, he trembled and uttered a word:

"Ah?"