Siheyuan: Hang Jia Dongxu, smash Banggeng to death!

Liu Lu raised his head, tears blurring his vision, looking at the demon his own age, at the corpses of his companions around him, at the blood and watermelon heads scattered on the ground.

The warehouse was like a living hell, and Lin Tian was the living Yama in that hell.

He was taking attendance.

For a moment, I recalled what my father, Liu Xiaoqiang, often said:

"When you encounter a bear blocking your way, don't play by the rules. Others might think you'll run to the left, but don't even run to the right. Just push your companion to the ground."

He also recalled that last winter, his father took him to the river to watch people fish.

The fisherman said that the smartest fish are not those that struggle desperately, but those that play dead and drift with the current, so that they can slip away as soon as the net is loosened.

Liu Lu took a deep breath, mustered all his strength, and gave an answer that Lin Tian never expected:

"I choose the axe in your hand."

Lin Tian was stunned.

The axe felt slightly heavier in his hand; this was the first time he had shown surprise that day.

Although it was just a fleeting moment, Liu Lu caught it.

"What?"

Lin Tian asked, a hint of curiosity in his voice.

"I choose the axe in your hand."

Liu Lu repeated, his voice still trembling, but clearer than before, "If I had to choose, I would choose the tool you use to kill."

"Because only in this way will you have nothing to kill me."

The warehouse fell into a brief silence.

Only the "drip-drip" sound of blood falling from the axe blade, like a broken faucet.

Lin Tian stared at Liu Lu for a long time, so long that Liu Lu thought he would be decapitated the next second.

Then, Lin Tian suddenly burst into laughter, the sound echoing eerily and jarringly in the warehouse filled with corpses.

"Hahahaha... Interesting, really interesting!"

Lin Tian laughed so hard he almost fell over, even wiping away tears of laughter. "Liu Lu, you're much smarter than them."

He put down the axe, which clattered to the ground, splattering a few drops of blood.

Lin Tian took out another fruit candy from his pocket and tossed it to Liu Lu.

The candy traced an arc in the air and landed at Liu Lu's feet.

"Eat up, this is a reward."

Lin Tian said in a calm voice, "Don't worry, I didn't drug it. I've killed enough people today."

Liu Lu picked up the candy with trembling hands, the cellophane rustling in his fingers.

He dared not eat, yet dared not not eat.

He just stared at that piece of candy, as if it could determine his life or death.

"Really...really?" Liu Lu asked.

His eyes would glance at Lin Tian every now and then, then quickly look away, like a startled rabbit.

"certainly."

Liu Lu's hands were trembling as he clumsily unwrapped the candy, but his fingers were so stiff they wouldn't obey him.

Finally, half of the candy wrapper was peeled off, revealing a corner of the orange candy.

He looked up at Lin Tian, ​​then quickly looked down again.

He repeated this action several times, each time looking up as if to confirm whether the executioner had changed his mind.

"Would I eat you?"

Lin Tian suddenly asked, his voice tinged with amusement.

Liu Lu trembled with fright and reflexively stuffed the fruit candy into his mouth, shouting, "No! No!"

The sweetness spread throughout my mouth.

So sweet.

Liu Lu used to love eating this, and his mother would occasionally buy it for him as a reward.

But now, the sweetness only makes him feel nauseous, bitter, and want to vomit.

The candy rolled on my tongue, it was sickeningly sweet.

Liu Lu swallowed hard, feeling the candy stuck in his throat, neither going up nor down.

Lin Tian tilted his head, seemingly deep in thought. "I've had a question for a long time."

"Isn't your dad, Liu Xiaoqiang, nicknamed 'Bald Qiang'?"

Liu Lu was stunned.

The candy stopped rolling in his mouth, and he instinctively asked, "How did you know?"

This reaction is tantamount to admission.

Lin Tian's lips curled up slightly, a smile that sent a chill down Liu Lu's spine.

"Was he a lumberjack before?" Lin Tian continued to ask, his tone as relaxed as if he were chatting casually.

Liu Lu's eyes widened: "Lin Tian... how did you know this too?"

"Just a guess," Lin Tian shrugged. "Go on."

Liu Lu licked his dry lips; the sweetness of the candy made him even thirstier. He wondered why Lin Tian was asking these questions.

But his intuition told him he had to answer.

In the face of death, every question deserves serious consideration.

"My hometown is in Northeast China," Liu Lu said softly, his voice slightly muffled by the candy in his mouth.

"My dad... Bald Qiang used to work in the forest farm, that was many years ago..."

He paused for a moment, as if recalling a story his father had told him.

"One winter, it was particularly cold. When my dad was patrolling the mountain, he encountered two stinky bears that were not good for the leader."

My dad happened to be passing by and saved the boss's life, but he was injured himself; he still has a scar on his arm.

Lin Tian listened attentively, even nodding slightly to signal him to continue.

"Later, that leader was transferred back to Beijing. To express his gratitude to my father, he found him a job in the security department and also allocated a house to our family."

As Liu Lu spoke, a hint of pride flickered in his voice. "The three of us came to Beijing. My dad often says it was the best decision he ever made."

Lin Tian slowly spoke, "That leader, wouldn't it be Section Chief Liu from the security department?"

Liu Lu looked up in surprise, almost dropping the candy in her mouth: "Lin Tian, ​​how do you know everything?"

This time, his shock was genuine.

Aside from their family, probably very few people know the details of this matter.

Although Section Chief Liu helped them, he kept telling them to keep a low profile, since this kind of "repaying a favor" transfer was likely to attract gossip.

Seeing Liu Lu's surprised expression, Lin Tian suddenly laughed: "Can I say I was just guessing?"

"Just guessing?" Liu Lu repeated, puzzled.

"It's nothing."

Lin Tian waved his hand and changed the subject, "Is the candy sweet?"

Liu Lu answered instinctively, "Sweet..."

Before he could finish speaking...

"Pfft!"

The cleaver pierced Liu Lu's back, penetrating his chest, the tip of the blade protruding from his chest and gleaming coldly.

Liu Lu looked down in horror at the blade protruding from his chest.

He slowly turned his head and saw Lin Tian standing behind him—no, not one Lin Tian, ​​but two.

Lin Tian was still standing by the door, a smile on his face.

The other Lin Tian standing behind him was holding the handle of a kitchen knife.

"Why...?"

Liu Lu opened his mouth with difficulty, blood gushing from the corner of his mouth, mixed with orange syrup. The fruit candy fell out of his mouth and rolled to the ground.

Didn't you say you'd let me go?

His eyes were fixed on Lin Tian by the door, filled with incomprehension, anger, and a deep sense of betrayal.

He thought he was the smart one who had found the only way out.

He thought he had passed the test and earned the right to live.

Lin Tian slowly walked over from the doorway, his footsteps creating tiny ripples in the pool of blood, and knelt down in front of Liu Lu.

"You know too much."

Liu Lu's lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but only more blood gushed out, his body began to convulse, and his life was rapidly slipping away.

Lin Tian reached out and gently covered Liu Lu's eyes: "Close your eyes."

Liu Lu lay on the ground, his body still twitching slightly.

After Lin Tian moved his hand away, those eyes opened again, staring intently at Lin Tian with unseeing eyes.

"Why bother?"

Lin Tian sighed, stood up, and pulled the kitchen knife from Liu Lu's chest.

Blood gushed out, staining a large area of ​​the ground red.

Another Lin Tian (Lin Tian's ghost) walked to his side, and the two stood side by side, looking exactly alike.

Why make me take action?

Lin Tian smiled slightly and gently tapped Liu Lu's eyelid with the back of the cleaver.

Once, twice.

Apply appropriate force.

It's a complete mess.

Liu Lu's eyes finally closed.

Lin Tian stood up and looked around.

The warehouse was filled with corpses—eight people, eight lives.

He returned to Liu Lu's body.

The half-eaten fruit candy was still on the ground, covered in blood and dust.

Lin Tian picked up the candy, wiped it clean with the corner of his clothes, wrapped it again in cellophane, and put it back in his pocket.

"waste!"

"There are so many kids lining up to eat there."

……

P.S.: Family, the data is all green, it's making me panic, the data drop is too drastic. Could you please recommend some books for me? I'm looking for something to read, any recommendations will do.