Pure Darkness
Chapter 78
Bo Jinyan sat beside the window, a Rubik's cube in her hand. Every face was ruffled, but, in his hands, orders were mostly restored. His fingers, nimble like the tail of a waving fox, moved quickly until each face was neatly arranged, one color on each face. Then he threw the cube at An Yan who was sitting behind him.
Oi! I am an article!
An Yan could not resist a simple yet complicated intellectual game. He caught it with one hand, ruffled the face, and then broke the cube.
That's how it usually is between two otaku who have been friends for so long.
Oi! I am an article!
After solving the cube, An Yan threw it aside and raised his head to say, coldly, “Jinyan, in the future, let me deal with this kind of unqualified serial killer.” He was rarely mischievous, but he imitated the low and solemn tone of Jian Yao's words the day before appropriately.
The corner of Bo Jinyan's mouth slightly curved, then immediately returned flat. “Confusion*!”
*T/N (wu liao) – literally, ‘no chit-chat’, colloquially used to refer to someone who has too much time on his hands and is thus bored, bored, engage in senseless activities, be silly or stupid.
An Yan only cared about showing his satisfaction. “F **k, don't you think sister-in-law was really cool yesterday? I didn't know brother-in-law had a yu jie character*like this deep in her bones! ” After saying this, An Yan glanced at Bo Jinyan cunningly.
Oi! I am an article!
*T/N (yu jie) – literally, ‘milkak women empire’. It refers to the role of ACG (Japanese Anime, Comics, and Games) which features a young woman who matures in appearance, personality, and temperament, and may include higher than the male lead or standard readership. This maturity can also manifest in physical strength and confidence. Information found here.
Naturally, Bo Jinyan was unable to grasp the expression in her eyes or the implied meaning. With a faint smile and a hint of admiration in her voice, she said, “Indeed, right now, my wife is cool without comparison.”
Because of this small episode, An Yan even sent an SMS to Gu Fangfang about the events the day before, and then wrote, “ Xiao Fang , too bad you can't see my sister-in-law standing there, she's a cool emblem. !”
Gu Fangfang did not immediately reply.
After some time, An Yan received the photo sent by him.
In the dark room, a thin-bodied young man in red clothes crouched down, one hand caressing a sword, the other clinging to his forehead. His demeanor was fresh and elegant, and while the spirit of killing him was evident, it was underestimated. However, upon closer inspection, that pretty face, those bright and clear eyes were – didn't it belong to Gu Fangfang? It was impossible to tell whether the figure was male or female, but his heroic spirit was extremely alluring.
An Yan looked at the photo in silence for a while before arriving at the conclusion—
The woman herself is even cooler.
——
At this point, the curtain closes on ‘Butterfly’ Killer Case that has shocked the entire province. The perpetrator has been arrested and tried. Another suspect, Feng Yuexi, had escaped, and the police made every effort to hunt him down.
After he came to his senses from his beating by Jian Yao, Chen Jin was taken to the interrogation room. Shao Yong and Fang Qing, the two ingenious foxes, led this important interrogation together.
Under the scorching light, Chen Jin's facial expression was hard to explain. His face was pale and his eyes were empty; he looked dazed, yet an insufficient smile floated on his lips.
“Can I smoke?” he asked in a hoarse voice.
“No,” replied Shao Yong.
Then his expression became calmer.
Fang Qing asked, “Why did you kill Nie Shijun?”
Chen Jin grabbed her hair hard with her hand. In that split second, he felt pain. It was enough to swallow him and help him suppress the deep pain he felt for several days.
Why did he kill Nie Shijun? This was indeed an annoying question, yet he found it hard to talk about it.
Chen Jin thought that the story should be told starting from more than 10 years ago, in his youth.
He, Shi Peng, and Feng Yuexi were all from the city south of this city and had been friends since young. Two ordinary boys and a beautiful and flourishing girl, what other stories could there be? Naturally, they followed him closely; it was madness and pursuit that began in their early years.
They attend remedial classes together, play ball together, and explore the mountain together; these childhood sweetheart signs* are in every square inch of that small town.
*T/N (qing mei zhu ma) – lighted. green plum and bamboo horse, fig. childhood sweetheart, baby girl, a man and a woman who had innocent affection for each other in childhood.
However, the term ‘lover childhood’ is often used to denote two people instead of three. He and Shi Peng were good friends, and Feng Yuexi had never raised this matter, so neither did they.
The oppressive feeling in his heart had probably started early on, right? He was too prominent in the eyes of his parents, his schoolmate, Feng Yuexi. As a result, he never missteps, but he always has the desire to do something that goes beyond the limit, which will lead to destruction! However, he had never allowed this impulse to appear. From a young age, he was quiet and extraordinary.
When he was at university, this outstanding quality did not diminish in the slightest. At that moment, Shi Peng entered a vocational high school and Feng Yuexi was accepted into an ordinary college. However, Feng Yuexi seemed to be unable to decide between the two of them. She said she was afraid of ruining the relationship they had since young; she said she was worried she would get a lover but lost a precious friend. As a result, the relationship between the three of them became unsettled and awkward, without any easy settlement. Occasionally, Chen Jin would wonder if Feng Yuexi had purposely let the two of them hang, but this thought disappeared once it appeared. He would not allow himself to entertain such unfaithful conjectures. This was probably because, to him, Feng Yuexi was something he had been looking for for many years, but had failed to achieve. If he couldn't win Feng Yuexi, wouldn't that prove that he wasn't as good as Shi Peng?
However, he did not know if he was wrong in thinking that Shi Peng's pursuit of Feng Yuexi seemed to be less excited than before. At the same time, he also did not give up completely.
As he became part of the office brigade, Chen Jin became increasingly unhappy.
The company is fine, and so is the job. However, the staff members at the headquarters of this multinational company, located in the south, are all outstanding. Chen Jin lived an honorable life, but among them, she ended up appearing mediocre. He is under intense pressure at work. Every day, he woke up early and came home late at night, exhausted, resulting in his health being disturbed. He seemed to have nothing to discuss with his comrades, no one flattering him or even appreciating him. On many nights, when Chen Jin drank in earnest in violation of the ‘HealthyLife Principle, she felt sick and tired of her boring life. Deep within him, the urge to destroy everything was getting stronger.
But this is just a thought. How could he give up such a life? In the eyes of her parents, fellow villagers, her former schoolmates, she was their golden child, the object of everyone's jealousy.
The only way for him is to continue to be extraordinary.
It was at this time that Feng Yuexi graduated from the university. Graduating along with him, and therefore appearing on the horizon of Chen Jin and Shi Peng, was the seemingly reserved and mediocre Nie Shijun.
At first, Chen Jin and Shi Peng regarded Nie Shijun as Feng Yuexi's good friend and treated him courteously, in the tone of ‘love me, love my dog’*. The only thing was, the temperament of this girl was rather reserved, and sometimes even gloomy; when she spoke, she could be hasty. Slowly, they did not feel comfortable with him, because, many times, when Chen Jin or Shi Peng took FengYuexi out, Nie Shijun always came along. He always sat beside Feng Yuexi, hand in hand, and neither of the men could place himself among them.
*T/N (ai wu ji wu) – lights up. love the house and its crow; ara. get involved with someone and everyone connected to it
One time, Shi Peng said jokingly to Chen Jin, “Hei, I said, this Nie Shijun, she can't be what they call. . . lesbi, can? Why do I think there is a hint of hostility in her eyes every time she looks at me?”
Chen Jin looked at him in surprise, but Shi Peng simply waved his hand and said, “I'm joking. If she really is one, I don't think Yuexi will interact with her.”
Although the speaker doesn't really mean anything, the listener takes everything seriously.
For Chen Jin, whose life had become dull to death, this episode caused suspicion, anger, and excitement. Accidentally, he started observing Nie Shijun. But, the more he observed, the stronger he confirmed his suspicions. Every look Nie Shijun gave her, and every single look she gave Feng Yuexi, was vile and sickening proof.
As a result, he always glared at Nie Shijun in secret with a grim expression.
However, this was not the only way Nie Shijun made men angry. Later, Chen Jin discovered that she always bought Feng Yuexi gifts, just like the two of them did, and she was even more indulgent than them. Branded bags, cosmetics, clothes. . whenever he saw Feng Yuexi wearing his clothes casually, wearing the items Nie Shijun bought for him, seemed to pay no attention to anything, she said, Chen Jin felt so angry that she just wanted to vomit blood. Occasionally, he would tell Feng Yuexi that all this was inappropriate, but Feng Yuexi would look at him in wonder, and calmly say, “Chen Jin, I don't quite understand your point. Are you insinuating that I am greedy, wanting to prey on someone for their wealth? He was naturally quiet, so, even if he wasn't a good friend, I would ruin his pride if I refused his gift. In addition to that,
However, in the end, Feng Yuexi was also unable to maintain it.
Coincidentally, that day, Chen Jin had arranged to meet Feng Yuexi at a restaurant. He had just reached the door of the private room when he heard Nie Shijun's cold voice sneering out from inside. “Do you think I'm as stupid as the two of them? Always let you make us hang? If you want to get rid of me completely, I will kill myself. ”
Chen Jin waited outside the door until Nie Shijun left before entering. As soon as she entered, she saw Feng Yuexi cry until her beautiful face was stained with tears*. Seeing him enter, Feng Yuexi was bewildered for a split second, but was soon replaced by vulnerability and grief.
*T/N (li hua dai yu) – light up. rain on pear flowers; fig. tears on beauty face.
“Chen Jin, Shijun really. . . Such a person, he has malicious intentions towards me!”
It was the first time Chen Jin had pulled Feng Yuexi into his arms. Surprisingly, he was not as happy as he had long imagined, but he was still very satisfied. It seems to be satisfaction with another kind of significance.
……
Shao Yong and Fang Qing exchanged looks. Shao Yong asked, “Did Feng Yuexi hint that he wants you to kill Nie Shijun?”
Chen Jin reflexively denied the suggestion. “No, no, she does ..”. He stopped, then suddenly smiled faintly. “Maybe . . She did it.”
Ever since the paper-thin facade of Nie Shijun was destroyed, the relationship between Chen Jin and Nie Shijun had greatly deteriorated. Several times, when Chen Jin took Feng Yuexi to eat, he could always see Nie Shijun standing on the balcony, not bothering to hide the hatred in his eyes. Chen Jin thought of him as a pervert, nothing more than a piece of trash!
He had even warned Nie Shijun, but he remained completely unmoved. It was as if he considered himself a man and looked at Chen Jin with great disdain as he said, “You love him? Me also. But is this something you need to worry about? Don't you know that in Yuexi's heart, you're not as good as Shi Peng?”
Chen Jin was only a second away from hitting him at that time. But he is a high-ranking white-collar worker, a good student; he may, definitely not be invited to the police station because he has hit a woman, even a woman like ****** this shameless!
Did Feng Yuexi hint that he had to take care of this matter? Maybe he has. More than once, Feng Yuexi sighed, “I really don't know what to do now! Who's gonna help me? Aiya, if only Prince Charming* would come and save me from this misery*!”
*T/N (bai ma wang zi) – lights up. prince on a white horse; (shui huo) – lights up. water and fire; ara. extreme misery
“Chen Jin, tell me, what should I do? If you can solve this problem, I will be very, very grateful. You're not like Shi Peng, who is so dense, and still so stupid; he doesn't care at all about this kind of thing.”
