curse

Chapter 13

The air along the Suzhou River in the early morning is very good. This once muddy and dirty river has been wrapped in green trees and buildings, and it looks like a deep canyon with high mountains on both sides.

Ye Xiao was walking by the river alone, he stopped before a bend, here the Suzhou Creek turned inward, and the road by the river naturally also had a bend.But the angle is not too big, he observed the street lights on the side of the road, they are good, they should be on at night, and there are turning signs on the road, so it should not be hard to see.Of course, it's a different story if you're drunk and driving in a daze.Ye Xiao carefully looked at the embankment of the trees by the river, where Xu Anduo's motorcycle crashed, leaving an obvious mark where the motorcycle handle hit the concrete.He looked at the asphalt road again, and noticed that there was always a few flies flying around in a small area. These flies always liked to bite on this area regardless of the passing vehicles.He understood that it must be the place where Xu Anduo's head touched the ground, and the brains flowed out from this place. Although it has been cleaned up, the smell of blood in the human brain still exists. Smell can still be discerned.Therefore, flies regard this place as a gathering place for delicious food.Thinking about these problems early in the morning always makes one's stomach feel uncomfortable, so Ye Xiao quickly left here and walked into a building by the river.

There is an elevator in the small high-rise. Ye Xiao took the elevator to the top floor and rang Luo Zhou's doorbell.After waiting for a while, the door was opened, and Luo Zhou stood in front of him with a tired face.

"Did I come too early?"

"No, come in quickly." Luo Zhou welcomed him in.Then he asked Ye Xiao what to drink, Ye Xiao didn't want anything, just looked at Luo Zhou blankly.

Luo Zhou was a little strange and asked him, "Why do you look at me like that?"

"Your face is too bad? Just get up, have you had breakfast?"

Luo Zhou nodded: "I've had breakfast, and I stayed up late last night. I don't get enough sleep these days, and I always stay up late."

"Yesterday I saw you hanging out with the girl who played the princess. Did you stay late?"

"Her." Luo Zhou shook his head with a wry smile, "I'm almost obsessed with her, I must play the heroine, you are the person who knows me best, you know I'm always soft-hearted, so I can only agree .Last night, he pestered me to sing karaoke and didn't come back until late at night. It almost killed me."

Ye Xiao smiled slightly, and said, "Then what about the girl who only had one line of dialogue yesterday? She seems to have acted well."

"Actually, she is the real heroine. Anyway, my script hasn't been written yet, so I'll add some more scenes to her when the time comes."

"She also graduated from an opera school?"

"She's not. Xiao Se is the one who came from a real major, but I don't value that. What I value is temperament. Her temperament is really good. Whether on stage or off stage, she can attract everyone's attention. And both men and women like her temperament. This shows that she does not rely solely on her beauty. A woman's beauty can attract men, but it may not attract women. Only temperament can attract everyone. This thing is gender-neutral Yes. She came to our troupe for only a short time. I recruited her when I was recruiting actors. Although I can recruit many actors now, their acting skills are terrible. Poor, what comes out of my mouth is unappetizing, the kind of embroidered pillow with a bag of grass. Only she, the only one who can satisfy me, she has given me before I have seen her deep impression."

"When you haven't seen her yet?"

"Yes, when I saw her name on the registration form, I felt different. Her name is Lanyue, Blue Moon. I like this name. When I met her later, I found her extraordinary temperament Well, maybe she will become a very good actress. She is really wronged to play a stage play with me. Okay, let’s not talk about this. I have to go to the theater to rehearse in the afternoon and continue to finish the script in the evening. Really exhausting. You know what, in these days, I've been through maybe the scariest thing in my life."

"The scariest thing?" A certain nerve in Ye Xiao's head tensed up immediately.

Luo Zhou took a sip of water and said with lingering fear: "One night a few days ago, I wrote this script at home very late, around 11 o'clock, I couldn't write any more, so I ran downstairs to Suzhou Go to the river to get some fresh air, so that you can also absorb inspiration, which is the so-called aura of heaven and earth, let alone this. Anyway, after I turned around a few times, I found a man coming on a motorcycle, and then parked on the side of the road. The man threw the helmet and fell on the seat. I was unlucky, I wanted to see if he had any accidents, but when I walked up to him, he sat up and grabbed my hand, and said to me inexplicably, "save me." Save me', and smelled of alcohol. Then, he suddenly started his motorcycle and rushed forward..."

"I hit the embankment at the bend of the Suzhou Creek and died on the spot." Ye Xiao interrupted him and added the final outcome of the matter.

Luo Zhou looked taken aback: "How do you know?"

"I know about this case, and I also watched the autopsy of the deceased. I really didn't expect that the witness who reported the case was you. What a coincidence, why did Xu Anduo choose you as a witness?"

"Who is Xu Anduo?"

"It's the name of the deceased. Really, if I knew that you reported the case, I would have come to you a long time ago." Ye Xiao smiled wryly as if mocking himself.

"Don't come looking for me, I've already been questioned by the police so dizzy. Ye Xiao, you just said that the deceased chose me as a witness? What do you mean?" Luo Zhou was a little scared.

"Don't be afraid, maybe it's because you know how to write novels and scripts. The deceased wants you to write this story as a horror novel." Ye Xiao smiled and said, "It's just a joke, don't take it seriously."

"Please, brother, don't scare me. Since you watched that guy's autopsy, that is, an autopsy, it sounds disgusting, so the result of the investigation is drunk driving?"

Ye Xiao's face darkened again: "It seems that they are planning to write the accident report like this. But I always suspect that there is no doubt about drinking and driving, but there may be other reasons besides this."

"What's the reason? Don't scare me anymore." In fact, Luo Zhou is a little superstitious. He believes in things like luck. For him, witnessing a death must be a particularly unlucky thing.

"I don't know either, it's better not to say." Ye Xiao replied lightly.

Luo Zhou let out a long breath: "It's better to keep the ears clean."

Ye Xiao didn't seem to listen, but just cast his gaze out of the window, from here he could see the Suzhou River flowing slowly.

"What are you looking at?" Luo Zhou asked him.

"Ah, I didn't watch anything, Luo Zhou, I want to ask you, why is Loulan the background of the play you're rehearsing?" Ye Xiao suddenly thought of the name of Luo Zhou's play - Soul Breaking Loulan.

"Why do you ask this?"

"I'm working on a case now, which may be related to Lop Nur archaeology. The deceased you witnessed last time, Xu Anduo, worked in an archaeological research institute. He should have been to Lop Nur for archaeology in September."

Luo Zhou shook his head and said, "Please don't talk about it, I can't stand it when I think about these things. You mean that the death of that person may be related to the ancient city of Loulan? It's terrible, and what I'm lining up now is about In Loulan's drama, you involved me in the end."

"I'm sorry, this matter has nothing to do with you, so I didn't ask."

"Okay, let me tell you why, because I like Yasushi Inoue's novels, and I like to read every novel written by the Japanese old man, such as "Dunhuang" and "Wolf". An expert in civilization, he has a lot of research on the history and culture of Xinjiang. When he was over 70 years old, he came to Xinjiang to investigate ancient civilizations and ruins. He has written many novels with the theme of China's Western Regions, one of which is called "Loulan ", it was about ancient Loulan. I still remember that there was a person who returned home, that is, the queen of Loulan. She didn't want to leave Loulan, so she committed suicide, but I suspect that she was more likely to die for love. Because of special worship Yasushi Inoue’s novel, so I want to write the first script as a story of the Western Regions, and Loulan is the best choice. At least the name I gave to this play-Soulbreak Loulan can attract people’s attention. Of course Well, I don't have much confidence in the content of this play."

Ye Xiao nodded. It turned out that it was because of Yasushi Inoue. Ye Xiao hadn't read "Loulan", but he had read the novels and movies of "Dunhuang", which left a deep impression on him.He thought it was time for him to go. He noticed that Luo Zhou's eye circles were almost black. He patted Luo Zhou on the shoulder and said, "You'd better take a nap in the morning. I'll go first, don't bother Write and pay attention to your body."

Luo Zhou nodded, and when he was sent to the door, Luo Zhou's expression suddenly became sad. He stared blankly at Ye Xiao, and after a long time of turmoil in his heart, he slowly said: "Ye Xiao, I really feel a little sad. Fear."

"Don't worry, I'm here." Ye Xiao nodded to him.

"You are really my best friend, brother." Luo Zhou was inexplicably excited.

"Go back to sleep."

Ye Xiao bid farewell to Luo Zhou and walked into the elevator.He was the only one in the elevator, all the way down, the elevator door had not been opened, and he quietly watched the lights showing the floors flickering layer by layer.Naturally, he thought of his past self and Luo Zhou.

He and Luo Zhou are very good friends. They have played together since they were five or six years old. When they were young, Luo Zhou's dream was to be a naval officer and command China's nuclear submarines to sail on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.But Ye Xiao hopes to be a traveler. He once admired the explorer Yu Chunshun very much, and even listened to Yu Chunshun's lectures and wrote letters to Yu Chunshun.He hopes that one day he will follow Yu Chunshun's footsteps and travel to every inch of western China. This may also be because he was born in the Production and Construction Corps in Xinjiang. Although he grew up in Shanghai, his parents are still in an agricultural division in Xinjiang. reason.However, in June 1996, Yu Chunshun died while crossing Lop Nur. Yu Chunshun's death dealt a great blow to Ye Xiao. He cried bitterly for several days before giving up his dream.Now, Ye Xiao is already a police officer, while Luo Zhou has not even been involved in the navy, and has been making a living with literature, and now he is a screenwriter and director.They all gave up their dreams and continued their life trajectory in this realistic city.This is fate, Ye Xiao said to himself in the elevator.

The door of the elevator opened, and it was on the ground floor. He walked out of the building slowly. It was already November, and the autumn wind brushed against his forehead.Ye Xiao was a little cold, he hugged his shoulders with both hands, walked onto the green area by the river, and looked at the quietly flowing Suzhou Creek.

(End of this chapter)