north bird south

The sky above Huai City was like a leaky bottom of a cauldron, pouring water into the gap.

The iron gate opened, and a black jeep braved the heavy rain and slowly drove into the courtyard on Sishan Mansion.

The fat man waited at the door for a long time. As soon as the car stopped, Mr. Mou beside him opened his umbrella to welcome Yu Yao who got out of the car door.

Yu Yao was wearing a black suit that Sishan specially asked someone to bring over for him. There was no superfluous expression on his face, and his demeanor was more serious than before.

"Mr. Yu, I'm finally waiting for you," Si Shan said, with a squinting smile on his fleshy face. He supported Yu Yao's back and made a "please" gesture towards the door, saying, "We I've been waiting inside for a long time."

Yu Yao nodded, the damp and cold air of the rainy day came from behind, and when he entered the door, he saw many guests, among whom he really saw Dong Jianshu...and Mrs. Liao.

Mrs. Liao was still young and slender. She was wearing a black and white lace French-style open-back dress, a mesh top hat, and heavy makeup that was not too bright. She was formal and dignified.She was speaking a foreign language and joking back and forth with the Japanese woman on the other side of the sofa. Just looking at these two people would make people mistakenly think that this was an afternoon tea for an expensive wife.

Her appearance was quite different from the "crazy woman" in Wu Xiaofeng's description. Yu Yao couldn't help but pay attention to her. Mrs. Liao obviously saw him too, her expression seemed to have suddenly fallen into icy water, and she stared at her without blinking. When Yu Yao walked into the room, some anxiety and anticipation flickered in his pupils.

Enveloped by this pair of eyes, Yu Yao calmly bowed slightly to the No. [-] person on the sofa. Dong Jianshu also stood up to greet him politely, stretched out his hand, and said with a fake smile: "Mr. Yu, long time no see."

Yu Yao shook hands with him, and many people he knew reached out to him.Mr. Mou followed closely and said respectfully, "Mr. Yu, take off your coat, it's a little wet."

Yu Yao took off the suit and handed it to him.The huge and gorgeous chandelier above the living room exudes soft light. Yu Yao sat down on the empty seat of the sofa according to Sishan's intention, and happened to be opposite Mrs. Liao.

Mrs. Liao seemed to shift her position uncomfortably, not daring to look at him, and tightened the shawl she had been covering her body since entering the room.

Si Shan sat down at the "master" place, between his wife and Yu Yao.His daughter ran over and sat on his father's lap and chattered. Terayama said a few words, and then handed her into his wife's arms.

Mrs. Sishan touched her daughter's head. The woman's local accent was soft. She explained to the people present, bowed and retreated. Before leaving, she smiled and said something to Mrs. Liao who had a good chat.Madam Liao shook her head.

Mr. Mou knew that Yu Yao "doesn't understand" Japanese, so he translated: "The madam is going to take the daughter back to the room to rest, let the gentlemen have a good chat."

Yu Yao lowered his eyelashes, he knew that she was inviting Mrs. Liao to go upstairs together to make room for them to talk, but Mrs. Liao declined her kindness.

However, he still played "Language Imperfection" conscientiously, and nodded along with Mr. Mou's translation.

As soon as Mrs. Sishan went upstairs, Yu Yao felt the sticky and hot breath covering the back of his hand on his thigh. He lowered his head and glanced, only to see Sishan was "inadvertently" resting on his hand, and sighed: "Mr. Yu, blame me for not knowing about your grievances earlier and making you suffer in prison."

Yu Yao secretly slandered that not only did he know it was not too late, but he also "knew well" why he was in prison, yet he pretended to be innocent and kind.

The rest of the people responded with "hindsight": "We understand Mr. Yu's behavior, and we also understand the grievances."

"It must be a trick of someone with a heart, and you have been wronged."

Yu Yao couldn't move his hands, so he had to suppress his nausea. He didn't have the time to make hypocritical expressions. His face was very cold from the moment he entered the room. He said, "I also want to thank Mr. Sishan for coming forward to prove it for me."

Si Shan caressed the back of his hand a few times, and said with a smile: "It's a matter of duty."

Dong Jianshu, one of the "careful people", glanced at him and said, "Why, Mr. Yu doesn't seem very happy?"

"No," Yu Yao said, "I've been in prison for a long time, and it rained again when I went out. I'm just a little tired."

Everyone was talking, and Mrs. Liao suddenly spoke up: "Why is Mr. Yu in jail?"

Her words were like a chilly wind in an empty room.Yu Yao looked up at her, she was staring straight at Sishan, only her lips moved.

"because……"

"It's all trivial matters," Si Shan interrupted Yu Yao's explanation, as if he was dissatisfied with Mrs. Liao's stay here. In the words, the woman meant to drive away the guests, and said, "I have already talked to Mrs. Liao about the things Mrs. Liao wants to ask. Mr. Dong has explained it, if you have any questions, I'm afraid I'm speechless."

"Mr. Terayama is worrying too much. I just asked out of curiosity, and there is no malice. Of course, I believe what you and Mr. Dong said. I also want to thank you..." Mrs. Liao paused, and continued, "Thank you You are so concerned about Liao De's case."

It seemed that it was inauspicious to mention the name of the dead on such occasions, Si Shan said: "Don't mention it any more."

Mrs. Liao nodded, saying that she would not bother her anymore, and went upstairs to chat with Qianjin and her wife.

Yu Yao felt that Mrs. Liao took a deep look at him, and felt more and more uneasy.The instigator, Dong Jianshu, pretended not to know, and asked with great interest, "Mr. Yu, do you think there is anything strange about Mrs. Liao? I see you have been looking at her."

Yu Yao said, "It's okay."

"Everyone has a desire for beauty, and it seems that Mr. Yu is no exception."

Hearing this, there was a burst of laughter in the room. Dong Jianshu took a look at the clock and said that when it was time to go back, everyone blocked the way with heavy rain to stay, but Dong Jianshu said that it was some important private matter. After saying goodbye, he wiped Mr. Mou at the door. Passing by, Mr. Mou handed him an umbrella, and he braved the rain to find a car.

The servants came to serve the wine, and the musicians played the tunes on the side. The noise of human voices filled the villa, and gradually surpassed the sound of thunder and rain outside the window.

The red wine was not intoxicating, but Terayama was a little drunk, and the arc of his narrowed eyes gradually took on some other meaning.He talked about literature and art with Yu Yao, claiming that he was very interested in the culture of the Central Plains, and said that he would invite Yu Yao to see his collection of landscape paintings.It happened that Yu Yao had a headache from the noise, so he agreed to go to a quiet place with him.

But when Si Shan led him upstairs, he was abnormally quiet, and Yu Yao began to be vigilant in his heart.

Sure enough, he was brought into the room by Sishan, and before he saw the shadow of the calligraphy and painting, the drunken breath came up.There seemed to be a meat bag filled with water stuck to Yu Yao's back. Si Shan put his hands in front of him and wrapped his waist around him, and said softly, "Mr. Yu, this way."

Yu Yao said, "You respect yourself."

Terayama giggled, touched his clothes buttons and chin with every inch, and said, "You don't want to go back to that dark prison again, do you?"

"I regard Mr. Terayama as a friend, please don't let me down." Yu Yao clamped his wrist, broke it away forcefully, and said, "Besides, your wife and daughter are still here."

"You've always been like this...fake reserve," Sishan pressed him on the table even harder, and with a bang, he showed contemptuous eyes that he didn't usually have, and sneered, "Aren't you still seducing the Xu family in order to get the umbrella of the Xu family? Have you ever passed Xu Zhenping's son?"

Yu Yao's face darkened, and he couldn't bear to break free from his restraint, but he just clenched his fists.A knock on the door interrupted the confrontation.

Si Shan held his breath, when he heard the silence outside the door for a while, Mrs. Liao's voice came, asking: "Mr. Si Shan and Mr. Yu are there?"

"I'm appreciating paintings and calligraphy with Mr. Yu," Si Shan said impatiently, "if there is anything to do, just leave."

"Madam is looking for you." She said, "It makes Qianjin a little uncomfortable."

Si Shan frowned, spat fiercely, and said, "Didn't it be fine just now?"

After a moment of silence outside, Mrs. Liao said, "You should come and take a look."

Si Shan had no choice but to tidy up his appearance, pulled the two piles of flesh on his cheeks, and said, "Wait, here we come."

"Mr. Yu, please wait a moment." He glanced at Yu Yao and emphasized, "If you leave today, I will have to go to the prison to pick you up in the future."

Yu Yao remained silent.After Sishan opened the door, he saw Mrs. Liao outside the door. She was still in the same posture with one hand tightly holding the cloak, her expression seemed to be covered with a layer of cold ashes, her eyes were staring at him, and then she turned to Sishan.

The door was closed, and Yu Yao's fists could only be vented on the table.Although he has an easy-going temper, he hates being passively controlled by others.

He opened the door and went out, and tiptoed to the top of the stairs, only to find that there were two men in black guarding downstairs, most likely Sishan arranged to block him.

He had no choice but to calm down and organize his thoughts. He went back to the room and walked around, looking out the window.The heavy rain is still pouring down. This is the third floor. The outside light is dim and there are no climbing objects that can be used. It is not easy to climb down from here.

He opened the window, and the sound of rain poured in. He leaned out and found that there was actually a big tree in the backyard, which happened to be facing the next room.

He goes out again.However, the door of the room next to it was not on the "next side". You had to go around the corner of the corridor to find the entrance. Yu Yao walked against the wall for a while, but heard the sound of discussion getting closer.

Yu Yao frowned—it belonged to Si Shan and Mrs. Liao, so they didn't go far.

Terayama was furious, and said in Japanese: "I have already said, I have nothing to do with Liao De's death. I think he worked for foreign governments before, and he has worked hard without credit. I have sent someone to your home for compensation, you woman What else do you want?"

It seems that "Qianjin's body is unwell" is just an excuse for Mrs. Liao.Her face was pale, she clutched her cloak tightly, she suddenly looked like a "crazy person", said with red eyes: "I don't want money, today is the last time I come here, I just want to know if he was ..."

"If you ask me, I don't know." Terayama shook off her hand and said, "Stupid woman, don't disturb my affairs."

"I……"

Yu Yao retreated a bit, because he suddenly felt Madam Liao's sensitive gaze touched his slightly exposed corner of his clothes.

"Mr. Yu, is Yu Yao you?" Mrs. Liao's voice seemed to be trembling and screaming.

Yu Yao closed his eyes, thinking about standing still.But Si Shan also turned to look this way, and asked, "Mr. Yu..."

Terayama's voice stopped abruptly, replaced by silence and a choked scream.

Hearing this movement, Yu Yao's pupils shrank, and he stood up immediately, only to see a dagger pierced into Si Shan's chest - the dagger had been sewn under the black cloak, but now it penetrated and tore the thin The thin cloth was nailed to Terayama's body.

Madam Liao took a staggering step back, and the knife was pulled out with gushing blood.

The dazed expression on Si Shan’s face turned into pain—the knife pierced into his left chest, and the blow was not fatal with Mrs. Liao’s force, but the pain caused Si Shan to fall on the blood-stained ground, panting and howling. .And the crazy Mrs. Liao stabbed him several times with a pale face and screaming.

Yu Yao was watched by Sishan as a life-saving grass, he stepped forward to save people subconsciously, and the blood-stained dagger in Mrs. Liao's hand also moved towards him.

Her glamorous dress was stained with dazzling red, as if a terrifying red rose was embroidered on the skirt.

Yu Yao didn't give her a chance to swing the knife, and quickly grabbed her dagger, threw it half a meter away, grabbed her wrist and said, "Calm down!"

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Liao grabbed his shirt sleeves with both hands.As if rationality suddenly returned to the cage, she said excitedly and incoherently: "Mr. Yu, Mr. Yu...you go. I know you are here to help me. He killed my husband! It was him!" Madam Liao screamed and pointed to the ground Si Shan said, "I know you have been helping me, and you will definitely come to help me today, you are a good person..."

"..."

The white clothes were stained with a large amount of stinky blood, and unexpectedly, Yu Yao's back was drenched in cold sweat and coolness.

Only then did he realize later that Mrs. Liao's goal was not himself at all.

Then, Terayama's wife, who heard the news and went out to check, came here, saw the bloody scene, and screamed loudly.

Yu Yao let go of Mrs. Liao, went to help the dying Sishan, and shouted solemnly: "Go and call the doctor!"

Terayama's wife couldn't understand what he said, and she didn't recover from her fear. Instead, her screams attracted the guard servants, and everyone was stunned when they saw this scene.

The murderer, Mrs. Liao, took advantage of this time to fumble for the dagger on the ground, shouted "Mr. Yu, go away" deliriously, and stabbed the sharp blade into her throat.

There were only two pools of blood left on the ground, and Yu Yao was an indisputable person.