white swan and puppet

?【one】

July 2005, hot and dry summer.

Wen Nan just turned 13 years old.

The summer vacation was very long, he played with his friends in the same community all day long, and his whole body was tanned.

There are many children of the same age in the community, and gradually formed their own small groups.Wennan is the center of the group he belongs to, and everyone listens to what he has to say.Because of this, he was particularly displeased with Hei Dazhuang.

Hei Dazhuang is the leader of another group. He is tall and strong, with dark skin. This is where he got his nickname. It was a name Wen Nan secretly gave him.Although Wen Nan was tanned darker than before, compared to Hei Dazhuang, he was as weak as a white chicken.

Wen Nan didn't want to appear with Hei Dazhuang. When he saw Hei Dazhuang, he would find an excuse to leave.

It was also that day, it was almost evening, and with the soft light of the setting sun, Hei Dazhuang walked over with a smile: "What are you doing?" He naturally blended in and became the leader of the group as it should be.Seeing this scene, Wen Nan's chest seemed to be blocked by something invisible, and it was stuffy.

He quietly left the crowd and walked towards home.

It's late, it's time to go home.

But Wen Nan didn't want to go back yet, he took a small path to the back of the community, staring aimlessly in a daze.

Suddenly, there was a slight sound not far away - the sound came from an independent fenced courtyard outside the community.The small courtyard belonged to Hei Dazhuang's family. His father built a stone building with five rooms and a small courtyard, which was very beautiful.

When Wen Nan heard the noise, he suddenly became interested.

He slowly approached the yard. The fence was semi-enclosed and he could go in directly. Wen Nan slipped in smoothly. For some reason, he stood on tiptoe like a thief, not daring to let anyone see him.

The sound was still going on, coming from the middle room in a row of five rooms.It was the bedroom of Hei Dazhuang's parents.

Wen Nan held his breath, and moved his head closer until his ears were pressed against the cold door.He couldn't help shivering.

The room was quiet, the noise just now could not be heard at all, there was a strange silence.

Is it an illusion?Wen Nan doesn't think so.He heard absolutely right.But now there is no movement at all.What should I do, just leave like this?

Wen Nan was a little reconciled.It felt like preparing for an adventure and then suddenly canceling the whole thing before the trip.

It was getting dark and the setting sun was sliding into the backside of the mountain.

Wen Nan took a step back, ready to leave.

There was a strange tactile sensation under his feet.Wen Nan lowered his head and saw water seeping out from under the door of the room and spreading to his feet.

—No, that's not water.

Wen Nan's breathing became rapid, and his eyes widened.

--is blood.

Deep, thick blood.

Something big happened in the room.Even though Winnan is only 13 years old, he understands this.

He didn't scream, he didn't move, he just stood there.At that moment, he showed unprecedented composure.Just quietly watching all this.

If at that time, he had called an ambulance, if he had told the adults what happened here, if he had made any movement... the lives of the people in the room might have been saved.Everything might be different.But he seemed to be bewitched and remained motionless.

This is Hei Dazhuang's home, and in the room are Hei Dazhuang's parents.

He kept thinking.

None of this has anything to do with him, nothing to do with it.

Wen Nan told himself repeatedly in his heart that he carefully took off the blood-stained shoes, held them in his hands, turned around, and ran away with bare feet.

【two】

The honking of police cars and ambulances rang through the entire community at nine o'clock in the evening.

Even in the evening sky in summer, it was already dark at this time.

Tonight, there is no moon and no stars.

Hei Dazhuang reported to the police.After he broke up with his playmates, he returned home and found his parents both lying dead on the ground.This was what Wen Nan overheard when the criminal police came to find his mother to investigate the case that night.

"Poor child, I saw such a cruel scene." The mother sighed.

It is said that Hei Dazhuang's parents died when they were hit on the head by a fallen bookcase, and the place where they fell was not far from the door.

——That's why blood flows out from under the door.Wen Nan thought to himself.

He was very surprised at his unexpected calmness at this time, he smelled the smell of death in a place separated by a wall, but there was no wave in his heart.

On the second day after the case happened, Wen Nan went out, the streets and alleys were talking about it, and he heard more related news.

Liang Chuan secretly said in a gossip tone: "Did you know? I heard that the room where Hei Dazhuang's parents died was completely closed when it was discovered, and Hei Dazhuang opened the door from the outside with a key." Liang Chuan followed Like Wen Nan, he called "Hei Da Zhuang" in private, so Wen Nan liked to play with Liang Chuan very much, and felt that they were like-minded.

At this time, after hearing this sentence, Wen Nan simply hummed and stopped talking.

Liang Chuan exclaimed in a low voice: "Wen Nan, do you know what this means? This is a murder case in a secret room!" He recalled the detective novels he usually read, and the more he talked, the more excited he was.

Wen Nan still seemed uninterested: "It's not just the gate that you can go through."

"The latch on the inside of the window is well inserted. If the murderer escapes through the window, he will not be able to close the latch from the outside." Liang Chuan said proudly: "There are only Hei Dazhuang's parents in the room, and they fell on the ground. , the bookcase was on top of their heads, and a lot of blood was shed."

"You didn't see it, how did you know?"

Liang Chuan's face flushed red: "I, I heard it from someone." It turned out that he was just spreading rumors, and the truth of the matter may not be like this.

Seeing that Wen Nan didn't believe it, Liang Chuan became anxious: "Hei Dazhuang said it himself! He also said that before he went out in the evening, someone came to visit his parents. That person is missing now, and the criminal police are looking for him now. Everyone They say that is the murderer! Once you catch him, you will be able to solve the mystery of the secret room."

Yeah?Wen Nan thought to himself, after such a thing happened, can Hei Dazhuang still be as eloquent as before?Did he say these words voluntarily?

The search for the case went on for a long time.

Summer passed, and in early autumn, the development of the incident had no choice but to usher in an end.

Wen Nan knew that the man the police were looking for—the man Hei Dazhuang came to meet his parents at his house before leaving the house—was a salesman.He also knew that the criminal police had never found that person.

On the way home from school, Wen Nan was also stopped once. The criminal police asked him if he had seen any suspicious people nearby, and Wen Nan shook his head and said no.

He also knew one more thing - Hei Dazhuang was about to leave here.He has no father or mother now, and he is going to another city to live with his uncle.

After a while, the heat brought about by this matter will completely subside. Now even the most gossip housewife in the community does not talk about this matter anymore. Not only the neighbors, but also the criminal police will gradually neglect their investigations.

After all, there is only one suspect, but that person has not been found until now.

The case froze with no progress.

Soon, I will completely forget about it, Wen Nan thought. ?