Scene replay
Just as I was in a state of confusion, I heard Gao Cheng say to the director outside the door, "Take him along to Donggang." Then he gave me a cryptic smile and said, "This time let you play your specialty." Several times I looked at the person beside me, who was leaning lazily against the car seat with his eyes half-closed. When we arrived in Donggang it was almost dusk, Du Xiangyuan had not come with us in the same car and had arrived ahead of us.
As soon as he got off the car, Du Xiangyuan was stunned to see the villa in front of him. He turned his head and saw Gao Cheng with a subtle smile on his lips, his eyes floating with shallow sarcasm. Having spent more time with him, his expressions could be roughly guessed.
A cordon was set up in front of Yu Xiuping's villa, with police cars parked outside. Zhang Ji led the way, walking at the front of a line of people who followed him into the villa. If the photos that had been seen before were striking, then the visual impact of being on the scene would be even stronger. On the ground, three human shapes had been drawn in white lime, presumably where the bodies lay.
As I glanced around, I heard Gao Cheng say beside my ear, "You're the host in your own home." I thought he was talking to Zhang Ji, but when I turned around, everyone was looking at me because Gao Cheng had lowered his eyelids and his gaze fell on me. As if understanding what he meant, I shifted my gaze again towards the three portrait frames, finally settling on the one near the sofa.
It's possible that I've gone crazy, no one in the room knows what image is currently playing in my mind. Following that subtle feeling, I step by step approach one of the doors. After pushing it open, the visual impact becomes even stronger, with the same angle and distance, and then Yu Xiuping is sitting in front of...that dresser. When I sit down, staring at my own face in the mirror, it seems to overlap with Yu Xiuping's.
My heart suddenly turned sour, and sadness welled up inside me. But I didn't know where the sorrow came from, because I was just a substitute, not the real person. Just then, the sound of the door opening came from behind me, and I subconsciously turned around, my eyes scanning the room until they finally landed on that handsome face. The scene in front of me shocked me - his eyes were filled with anger and resentment, and suddenly he pulled out a watermelon knife from behind his back and strode towards me. I wanted to scream "Don't!", but it was as if something was stuck in my throat, and I could only jump up and run away, relying on instinct to dodge him and make a quick escape.
The villa's front gate was just ahead, I ran while shouting: "Dad! Mom!" But my voice got stuck in my throat and didn't come out. My foot tripped and I fell to the ground, turning back to see him chasing after me with a knife, his face twisted in a fierce scowl. At this point, I was already paralyzed with fear, only able to weakly beg: "Don't kill me..." (still unable to make a sound). Seeing him take several strides to catch up, a flash of sorrow crossed his angry eyes, but the knife fell without mercy.
"Ah——" Conditioned reflex closed eyes, fearful screams escaped her mouth.
One slash, two slashes, three slashes! Right, a total of three slashes.
I suddenly opened my eyes and stared into Gao Cheng's furious-looking eyes. I turned my head to see the watermelon knife stuck in my waist. Before I could react, he violently pulled out the knife, turned around and slashed horizontally, then swung the blade wildly in the air like a madman. The surrounding police officers were all shocked with their mouths agape. As for me, Miyabi had already been eliminated, so I narrowed my eyes to take a closer look and was able to discern Gao Cheng's footsteps moving towards another two corpses' frames.
Finally, with a "clang", the knife was thrown onto the ground, and he bent over, panting heavily.
The next second, he stood up straight, breathing steadily, with no extra emotions on his face, only a faint calmness remained.
