Sick roommate observation notes

What was in the suitcase was only portable clothes and daily necessities, and a bunch of other furniture and electrical appliances were transported by the moving company in a truck after a while.

When Shen Lu was busy with the moving matters, more than four hours had already passed by at a rapid pace. At this time, he was hungry, and he took out a bag of sauerkraut-flavored instant noodles from his snack bag with shaking hands, and the noodles were soaked. The smell of his hair made him salivate.

He felt that he was just like a mediocre man who had lost his way, and this bowl of sauerkraut beef noodles was the God who could save him!

Shen Lu held up his newly conferred god with obsessive eyes, raised his chopsticks, and then began the blasphemous ceremony devoutly.At this time, a social software message ringtone suddenly rang, and he swiped his finger lightly on the screen, and saw a man named Richard whom he knew two months ago sent him a message: What are you doing?

Shen Lu took a sip of the noodle soup and let out a satisfied sigh: I'm blasphemy.

Richard: Hey, I didn't expect you to have such a hobby...

Richard: Anyway, I just want to remind you that there is a party at 08:30, at the old local pub, so don't be late.

Brentford: No, I'm just hanging around, waiting for you to call me out anytime.

Brentford: I'll leave as soon as I'm done.

Richard: OK.

Richard: Forgot to mention, I actually hate God too.

Richard: See you tonight[/笑笑].

In order to investigate a murder case, the special case team of the investigation bureau in this city invited Shen Lu to become a specially-appointed scholar a month ago, and this man named Richard was the key surveillance object of the case.Shen Lu's mission is to break into an unemployed group organized by Richard, observe everyone in the group closely, and at the same time report all suspicious information about Richard.

In the past month, Shen Lu has worked hard to integrate into this unemployed group, and obtained a lot of research materials on the unemployed.However, Richard was quite cautious, and had never been close to Shen Lu who had just joined the team. Even before today, apart from reminding Shen Lu to attend parties every time, the two of them had no other interaction.

Because of this, the few words that Richard said this time made Shen Lu think a little too much.

Could it be that Richard hates religion, takes his blasphemy seriously and then treats him as the same kind...

Or is the sensitivity to the word "blasphemy" just a manifestation of Richard's psychological abnormality?

In short, further contacts are needed to find out Richard's thoughts.

While thinking, Shen Lu smacked his noodles slowly. After eating and drinking, he rested for a long time before using the taxi app to call a taxi. The destination was a bar at the junction of this city and T City next door.

T city is a famous city that never sleeps in country C. There are countless bars and casinos in the city. Whether they are dignitaries or ordinary people, as long as they have a preference for drinking and gambling, they like to come to this city to sing and sing every night. This kind of atmosphere will inevitably make T city underdeveloped. The surrounding areas of the city were greatly affected. Many people who wanted to make quick money saw business opportunities and opened small bars and casinos in the suburbs of T City without waiting for the relevant departments to apply for licenses.

With these prerequisites in place, City T has become a city with a relatively high crime rate in country C. It attracts not only the poor who want to get rich overnight, the wealthy dudes and bold criminals, but also those who want to catch criminals. Police officers and some criminologists who are keen to collect crime data from every corner.

An hour later, when Shen Lu arrived at his destination, the small bar named "Whisper" was already full of people.When he opened the door, many drinking people looked at him, but he didn't change his face, and went straight through the crowd to the table of people playing a drinking game in the right corner of the bar: "Excuse me , you have been waiting for a long time."

Seeing Shen Lu coming, a black man seated on the side hurriedly motioned for Shen Lu to sit beside him: "Bret, you are so slow, we have already finished a bottle, and I was wondering if you will not come today Woolen cloth!"

The name of this black man is Hammad. He has a straightforward and enthusiastic personality. More than a month ago, Shen Lu tried to find a way to get acquainted with this black man, and then used some tricks to get him to introduce him to this small group of alcoholics.

At the invitation of the black man, Shen Lu sat down next to him, then raised his eyes and glanced around: "Richard reminded me to come here earlier, but the road was a bit congested just now, so I didn't expect to be late... Speaking of which, Why isn't Richard here?"

"He went to the bathroom just now, let's have fun first and leave him alone," another bottle of wine was drunk by the group during the chat, Hammad had to open a new bottle to pour for Shen Lu, "We haven't seen each other for a while, how are you doing these days, have you settled for your new job?"

"Not yet, I originally submitted my resume to a small bank to apply for a job, but they saw my previous dismissal record and rejected me without saying a word..." Shen Lu poured out the lies fabricated for him by the special case team, At the same time, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip, the taste of low-quality whiskey burst out on the tip of his tongue, which made him frown in discomfort.

And his appearance reflected in Hammad's eyes, like the anxiety and depression of failing to apply for a job.

Hammad patted Shen Lu's shoulder helplessly to comfort him: "Don't show such an expression, isn't it just that you are unemployed? Be a man! Drink the wine in your hand in one gulp, there is nothing sad that drunk can't solve!"

Seeing that Shen Lu obediently downed the wine in his glass, the black man smiled gratifiedly, and then continued with a broken face after a while: "You are only unemployed for the first time, if you continue to work hard in the future, you may have a chance Turned around, but my words... I owed hundreds of thousands of loans to buy a house and a car before. After I lost my job, I lost all hope of repaying the debt. A few days ago, my wife brought her son back to her natal home. My mother didn't know that I had been in the past two years It's such a bad life, I don't have the face to tell her what my life is like now..."

Hearing the words, Shen Lu thought speechlessly, since they all had little money in their pockets, why would they still be out drinking all day long? Don't they need to spend money on the bills after the party? !

However, he couldn't express the complaints in his heart at all, and he still had to show sympathy for black men on the surface, and he also had to show a bit of helplessness about his unemployment: "Hey, why does everyone live so long in this world?" It's so difficult..."

When the topic came to this point, their small corner fell into a continuous downturn. Someone next to them was infected by their emotions, and anxiously slapped the table and shouted: "Fucking, fucking, fucking! Why are we so unlucky! Why are the gods unwilling to give us a chance to escape from the sea of ​​suffering?!"

Not far away, someone suddenly responded with a clear voice: "God has never appeared before, why do you put your hope on God?"

As soon as the blond man who was walking slowly towards the unemployed people made a sound, everyone in this corner stopped talking and listened carefully to what he said. Some people moved quickly to make room for him. The status of the man as the backbone of the group is clearly visible. .

The blond man smiled heartily at the person who gave up his seat, and after sitting on the high chair, he turned his head to look at the person who complained about God's injustice: "Whether God exists or not, he will not show mercy to mortals, Arnold, I thought you I realized this when I was kicked out by my parents."

The red-haired man named Arnold shuddered, and murmured helplessly: "But Richard, I don't know what to do anymore? No matter what I do, I can't make my parents treat me differently, and my work is also because of this. I have plummeted, and now I have almost nothing... If God is not willing to save me, who else can save me?"

"Calm down," the blond man named Richard comforted softly, "You still have our partners, you don't have nothing. Speaking of which, do you think what I taught you last time is useful?"

Arnold's dull eyes suddenly lit up a bit: "Yes, I still have you, last time I did what you said, and the attitude of the brothers towards me became better! Richard, Is there any other way for you to make my parents look at me more? No matter what method I am willing to do, just teach me, okay?"

"Shh, don't worry." Under the gentle and smiling voice of the man, Arnold took a deep breath for a while before finally successfully controlling his almost manic emotions.

There was a trace of satisfaction in the man's eyes, but he didn't immediately give advice to the red-haired man who was looking forward to him, but shook his head slightly: "Today we are out for a party, so don't worry about these troublesome things, just talk to everyone now." Have fun, and I wouldn't mind spending some more time chatting with you after the party is over."

As soon as the blond man finished speaking, the people around the table chatted again as if they had received an amnesty.

Arnold looked at the man with gratitude and admiration in his eyes, as if what he was looking at was not a person, but a god who could help him overcome all difficulties.

Shen Lu was quietly watching the blond man's every move, but he didn't expect that the other party suddenly turned his head to look at him after he finished speaking, met his gaze, and even showed him a gentle and friendly look. smile.

He hesitated for a moment, and also bent his eyebrows at the man, and then he was pulled aside by Hammad to continue talking about the bitter experience of the other party.

The party continued until twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, and there was no sign of it ending. It wasn't until one o'clock in the morning that when Richard left with Arnold, he paid the bill despite everyone's obstruction. The unemployed people saw the person who organized the party leave, and then followed Disperse.

"I'm not sleepy at all now, Bret, what's the rush? If not, why don't we find another place to sit?"

"No, I still want to continue to try to hand over resumes to small companies tomorrow, so it's best to go home first," Shen Lu picked up a corner of the scarf to block the oncoming wind and snow, "Don't give up either. , everyone will work hard together, if we can find a new job, life will be better."

During the conversation, the car Shen Lu called stopped steadily on the side of the road.

Hammad watched Shen Lu get into the back seat of the car, and waved his hands helplessly to say goodbye: "I understand, thank you, see you at the next meeting!"

After returning home, Shen Lu took some time to record everyone's actions during the party in written form. After finishing all this, it was already four o'clock in the morning. He was exhausted physically and mentally. After taking a quick shower, he shrank into bed fell into a deep sleep.

Fortunately, the next day was Saturday, and without work, he slept in bed until [-]:[-] noon. When he woke up, he curled up in the bed and refused to come out, holding his mobile phone in a daze, wanting to order a big meal to reward himself .Unexpectedly, his stomach suddenly ached at this moment, and he suddenly woke up. He had to surrender to his physical condition and ordered a takeaway salty porridge.

At the moment when the bell rang, Shen Lu thought it was the delivery man who delivered the porridge, but he picked up the phone and saw that the call was from the special case team. He couldn't help but frown. The call was connected: "I sent the information in the early morning, so what's the point of looking for me at this time?"

"It's nothing expensive, I just want to ask you what you think about the goal."

"You said Richard? I do feel that there is something strange about him, and the difference is mainly manifested in his words and deeds. He is very sensitive to God when communicating with me, and he also declares to the unemployed that God is unreliable and will not treat them. Any help...but then he reassures the unemployed when they're lost and says he can help the unemployed get through it."

Shen Lu listlessly explained his observations to the people on the other end: "It should be noted that this group has a tendency to develop religion. You'd better find a psychologist to study his thoughts."

"Religious development? Who do you believe in?"

Shen Lu touched the tablet from the bedside table to review the materials summarized in the past month, and couldn't help rolling his eyes when he heard this question: "Of course I believe in Richard, and one of the characteristics of religion is leader worship. Now in their eyes Richard is so kind and omnipotent, I feel that Richard can guide their life process..."

The person on the other end of the phone listened to Shen Lu's explanation while looking up the content, and a few minutes later, he was amazed on the phone: "I knew that those of you who practice criminal sociology and observe human thieves carefully are more powerful than asking detectives to assist in the investigation. The important thing is that we can also achieve a win-win situation.”

"Win-win?" Shen Lu snorted coldly when he heard the words, "Put it down, this investigation is not very helpful to my research on human social behavior, but it saves your team the difference in the cost of hiring a detective. It's cheaper."

"Hey, why are you so fussy? Haven't you been short of money for your research recently? We hired you to investigate the case, which is obviously a timely gift!" The person on the other end of the phone couldn't help laughing and cursing. Knowing that Shen Lu had put in a lot of effort, he changed the topic and started chatting about daily routines, "Didn't you move yesterday, how is your new home, how is your roommate this time?"

"The new home is very nice, clean and tidy," Shen Lu remembered when the other party asked him that his new roommate hadn't been at home since yesterday, "I haven't seen the new roommate yet, I guess I haven't called back for several days Home?"

"I haven't met my new roommate yet, guess I haven't been home for several days, right?"

In a corner hundreds of kilometers away, a man with black hair and blue eyes was wearing monitor headphones, and a smile of unknown meaning slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth.