Played by the devil in the palm of his hand

Xu Chi also had friends of his own in Chang'an Town, but they were not so much friends as partners with similar interests.There is a small club in Chang'an Town. There are only a dozen people in it. They are all military fans or gun model enthusiasts. They often hold offline parties and share relevant information.

When Xu Chi returns to Chang'an Town every year, he occasionally goes to participate.

Although he didn't know the names of most of them and usually referred to them by nicknames, Xu Chi liked to get along with them very much.After all, here, everyone only talks about hobbies, and will never delve into your identity and past, let alone ask you how old you are this year, what job you do, how many people are in your family, etc. like checking your household registration.All in all it's easy.

Tonight the club was too busy to have a party, Xu Chi sent a message saying that he would also go.He hadn't been back for a long time, and when they heard that he was coming, everyone was very happy, and they decided on the only shooting gallery in the area.

After Xu Chi finished dinner, he put on his clothes and shoes and planned to go out. Jun Ye asked sourly behind him, "Where are you going?"

Xu Chi replied concisely: "Party."

"how many people?"

"Seven or eight."

"Male and female?"

"They're all men!"

"Where is the party?"

"Shooting gallery! There's no end to it, are you a little daughter-in-law who lacks a sense of security?!"

"There is one last question." Jun Ye asked calmly but gently, "Can I not go?"

"..."

With a bang, Xu Chi answered his question by slamming the door.

A lot of people have already come to the shooting gallery, and they are basically playing with sports guns on the shooting range.

Xu Chi is not interested in shooting. To be precise, shooting and firearms are what he eats. He has already played enough during work and training. Just like a chef who does not want to cook at home on holiday, Xu Chi is too lazy Take a break to touch a real gun.

Of course, just like a chef who is too lazy to cook at home but is keen on collecting all kinds of kitchen utensils, Xu Chi is also very interested in gun models and has a bit of a collection habit.Whether it's paper models, wooden models, or metal simulation models, he likes them all.

So he declined a few friends who came to invite him to shoot together, and stood in front of the glass display case in the lobby of the shooting gallery, admiring the newly installed models inside.

The gun models here are not only for display, but also for sale. Xu Chi was thinking about buying one back, and it happened that there seemed to be a vacancy in his cabinet.

Xu Chi stood with his hands in his pockets, relaxed, examining the pile of gun models like an emperor with three thousand beauties in his harem, carefully considering whose brand to look for today, and who should be favored?

Then he suddenly felt someone approaching behind him, the footsteps were heavy, the incandescent light was covered, and a tall black shadow suddenly enveloped him.Xu Chi's nerves immediately tensed up, his hands stretched out from his pockets, his right foot retreated slightly, and he assumed a defensive posture.

"Yo, buddy, you don't want to shoot? Just now I saw that double-barreled shotgun is very exciting."

Hearing the sound, Xu Chi let go of his clenched fist. He prevaricated: "I feel uncomfortable in my shoulders today, so I won't touch the gun... Ah, it just so happens that you are here. Let's see which of these models looks better. I want to buy it." One goes back."

The person who came was a tall, fat man with a big heart and a thick body. Although he had a sturdy body, his face was quite simple, with thick eyebrows, small eyes and nose bridge, inexplicably pink lips, and a round face, looking like a lucky star.Although he belongs to the kind of looks that can't be picked out when thrown into the crowd, girls like him inexplicably, probably because his body shape makes people feel full of security.

The point is, he is a Ph.D candidate in the Department of Physics and a military advisor to a local TV station.

High education and good popularity with women are simply the gods in Xu Chi's mind.

He was the one Xu Chi was most familiar with in the club. Every time they got together, the two of them would get together and chat for a while, although Xu Chi still didn't know his name, he only knew that his surname was Zhao, and everyone called him Fatty Zhao.

Fatty Zhao pointed to a certain gun on the second floor of the glass cabinet, and said, "This MP5 anti-terrorist charge is pretty good, and the paint is very detailed, and I heard that this camouflage paint is still a limited edition, but it doesn't have a premium price, and the price is good. .”

After Fatty Zhao finished speaking, he laughed again, and added: "Buy one and carry it with you. You won't be afraid to walk at night. If you encounter robbers, just flash the gun. Who can see what you are holding? The model will surely scare the robbers away."

Xu Chixin said: With your body shape, most people wouldn't dare to rob, right?Don't get the money when the time comes, and the pants are still in it.

Of course, Xu Chi thought about it, and he started chatting with the fat man, "Isn't it possible to encounter robbers now? Chang'an Town has been quite peaceful in the past few years."

Xu Chi remembered that he went back to Chang'an Town for vacation two years ago, watched the live broadcast of the football game one night, and the team he supported lost so badly that he suspected that the striker was an undercover agent on the opposite side, and kicked the ball towards his own goal with no eyesight. .And that center forward, is that a ball on his neck? Xu Chi wanted to take off his head and kick it as a ball.

So Xu Chi was very angry, he couldn't express his strong hostility in his heart, so he went out at night, hoping to run into a robber and beat him up to vent his anger.

As a result, he wandered around the back road in the middle of the night, but he didn't meet any robbers, and was even treated as a hooligan by the little girl who was off the night shift... In the end, Xu Chi bought a bottle of beer at the convenience store, and went home in despair.

It can be seen that the law and order in Chang'an Town is still very good.

After hearing what he said, Fatty Zhao shook his head mysteriously, "No, no, it's not easy these days."

Xu Chi was stunned for a moment, wondering if Coco Li and Wu Li didn't pay attention when they came over two days ago, adding to the trouble?

Then I saw the fat man approaching, put his hands around his mouth, and said in a low voice: "I have a friend who is from the police station. I heard that there was a murder case here yesterday. God, it is said that the scene is covered in blood. There was blood all over the walls, and the bodies were nowhere to be found."

The fat man raised his hand and gestured: "Look, he said that the largest corpse at the scene was smaller than a palm, and it looked as if it had exploded, and they couldn't be put together. When the police came in, eight of the ten corpses vomited. "

Xu Chi's gaze shifted from the gun model to the fat man's face, his face was slightly solemn, "What happened?"

The fat man thought for a while, "I heard it was an orphanage, yes, it is the orphanage in our town, it happened in an office, after DNA comparison, it seems to confirm that the person is a director or vice president of the hospital Come on, I didn't ask in detail, and people can't elaborate, buddy, why do you look so ugly? What's wrong?"

"……fine."

Xu Chi took a deep breath and stabilized his chaotic mind. His face was still pale. He even said that after he figured out who the deceased was, the blood on his face faded away without a trace, and his heart beat violently. His pulse was dangerously fast.

This kind of reaction has even formed a conditioned reflex, no matter whether he really faces that person or just hears his name, Xu Chi will be unable to restrain his nervousness, anxiety, and even extreme fear.

This is an indelible shadow formed in childhood and engraved in the bones.

Xu Chi stretched out his hand to support the wall, and managed to stand still. He closed his eyes and recalled the bloody smell on Jun Ye's body when he came back at noon yesterday.The timing is right, but how did he know, did Edward tell him?But Edward didn't know the whole picture of those things, did he?

Although he was unwilling to set foot in that place again in his life, Xu Chi really wanted to visit the orphanage at this moment.

He said to the fat man, "I'm sorry, I have something to do, so I'm leaving today."

"Ah, you just came and left?"

Xu Chi made up a reason and left in a hurry.

The night in Chang'an Town is lonely and quiet. There are almost no pedestrians on the road. Except for the 24-hour convenience stores, basically all the shops are closed, and only the pale street lights are left on lonely.

Xu Chi hurried across the street and walked to the gate of the orphanage.

He put on a black anti-smog mask, pulled up the hood of his sweater, and slipped in from the unoccupied railing.

This is the first time he has stepped into the orphanage in 13 years. The facilities inside have changed so much that he is unrecognizable, but the dormitory building is still the same.Xu Chi couldn't help but think of those children who were about his age, wondering what they were doing now and where they were wandering.

He identified the direction in the dark. Since becoming a servant, his night vision has returned to a healthy state, and he easily found the office building with the streetlights.

Xu Chi walked there slowly. He was very glad that the faculty dormitory had been demolished and rebuilt, otherwise he might be unable to move because of fear when he passed that door.

Xu Chi lowered his hood and flipped in through the window.

He didn't need to look at the road map, because the strong smell of blood was still in the air of the building, and it became stronger and stronger as he walked.

Eventually he stopped in front of a brown door with a yellow seal, and the crime scene was sealed off.The sign on the door reads the deputy dean, and there are a few small characters below the name of the deputy dean.

"It really is you..." Xu Chi murmured in a low voice. He raised his hand, his fingers slowly brushed over the words, and then he pressed it tightly. His fingernails almost sank into the hard foam board, and printed the name on it. left traces.

"I really regret it..." Xu Chi said softly, "If I knew this, I should have stabbed it 13 years ago. Unfortunately, I was too cowardly at that time, and now someone else took the lead."

He smiled self-deprecatingly, "Actually, I am also very timid now. Every time I come back to Chang'an Town and walk on the street, I want to kill you, but I dare not... I just want to see you, or even hear you. Your name will make you tremble with fear."

"But you won't scare me anymore now, and never will."

Xu Chi didn't push the door to go in, he just stood silently at the door for 5 minutes, until the sound of patrolling footsteps came from downstairs, he turned around and fell out of the window, landed silently like a wild cat, and left the orphanage.