Chapter 41 A Cat Cut in Two
Han Yun traveled to many places around Wuhan, but couldn't find a forest that matched his dream.
Except for the fact that Nalan Nian walked into reality from the dream and became a vegetable, he did not find any of the content that appeared in the dream in reality.
But this does not mean that the scene in the dream was created out of thin air by Han Yun. Although Nalan Nian is from Wuhan, it is possible that she has been to the forest when she went on a trip with her ex-boyfriend. If so, the scope is wide.
He looked away from the wall covered with photos, sat back in the corner, took a big sip from his glass, then took his laptop and opened Weibo. There were many more private messages on Weibo. Ever since the online drama "The King of Detectives" was broadcast, it seemed that he could never reply to all the private messages. Every time he opened it, there would be new ones. Tonight, he was in no mood to read or reply to private messages.
He opened the music software, found a song and clicked it, then put the laptop aside.
The music was gentle and comfortable. Han Yun poured himself another glass of red wine, leaned against the wall, tilted his head slightly, and closed his eyes. In the past year, he had not seen a psychologist. The psychologist's treatment of him was just constantly strengthening his sense of belief, repeatedly reminding him that all unreasonable things were just fantasies.
His problems could not be truly solved by the psychologist.
Han Yun raised the wine glass to his lips and drank it all in one gulp. Then he opened his eyes, stretched, put the empty glass aside, picked up the laptop again, opened the browser, searched the word "Arhat" thoughtfully on it, and clicked on the Baidu Encyclopedia about this word to take a look.
The description above says that Arhat is the abbreviation of Arahant, a Sanskrit name that means killing thieves, worthy of offerings, and no birth. It is the highest level of attainment achieved by the Buddha's disciples. Arhats have pure body and mind, and have cut off ignorance and afflictions (killing thieves). They have escaped from birth and death and attained Nirvana (no birth). They are worthy of respect and offerings from all people and gods (worthy of offerings).
The encyclopedia is very long. Han Yun read it from beginning to end, but still couldn't find out the murderer's intention to make Arhat fall from the sky. If the murderer did this just to divert attention and make it easier to kill people, it seems unnecessary to go to such great lengths. Moreover, Arhat fell from the sky in the early morning, which would be more eye-catching. Or did the murderer do this just to attract attention? But why?
We have learned very little so far and have absolutely no clue.
The paralysis caused by alcohol made his brain a little dizzy. Han Yun simply closed the encyclopedia, closed his notebook, got up and left the studio, went straight back to the bedroom, changed into pajamas, took down the bedding on the bed, spread it on the floor, and lay down.
The narrow space between the bed and the wall was like an uncovered coffin. Han Yun lay inside, staring at the ceiling for a while, then slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.
It was a rainy night in the dream, with heavy rain washing the ground. In front of me was a long alley, with no street lights and it was pitch black. Qin Xiang was wearing a raincoat and walked forward step by step, neither hurried nor slow.
Han Yun didn't know where the place in the dream was, he only knew it was an alley, a very long alley. Qin Xiang in the dream seemed to be very familiar with this place. He didn't use a flashlight or a phone to illuminate it. Even though he couldn't see the road ahead clearly, he didn't stumble. After walking for a while, he suddenly heard a siren.
Then the whole alley was illuminated, and before Qin Xiang could react to what was happening, several people rushed over and threw Qin Xiang to the ground. Qin Xiang, who was thrown to the ground and subdued by his hands and feet, gradually adapted to the strong light emitted by the police car in the alley, and he saw a body lying on the ground not far from him.
The rain washed away the blood beside the body. It was a male corpse, with a smashed head and limbs twisted into strange positions. The blood flowed along the rain to Qin Xiang's head, which was pressed down tightly. He screamed "ah" and "ah", but it was still useless. The police seemed to have determined that Qin Xiang, who appeared at the murder scene, was the murderer.
Then the scene changed, and Qin Xiang came from the alley on a rainy night to a shabby warehouse. Above his head, there were corpses of various animals hanging, including chickens, ducks, fish, cats, dogs, cow heads cut off from cow necks, sheep, and deer. Some of the corpses were still dripping with blood. Qin Xiang seemed very scared, curled up in a corner, trembling.
At this time, the warehouse door was kicked open, and a burly man stood outside the door, but his face could not be seen clearly, so it was unknown what he looked like.
The burly man threw a sharp butcher knife into the warehouse, and then threw in a cat. Qin Xiang seemed less scared when he saw the cat, and shouted, "Xiaohua, come here. "
The cat didn't look too big, with black, white and gray fur. When it heard Qin Xiang calling its name, it walked over carefully. The burly man outside the door said in a low and rough voice: "When you can use this knife to chop off Xiaohua's head, I will let you out." After saying this, the burly man closed the warehouse door.
Qin Xiang heard the sound of the iron chain on the wooden door. He reached out and hugged the cat back, hiding in the corner again, stroking its furry body with his hand, and staring at the sharp butcher knife.
"Xiaohua, I won't kill you, don't worry. Even if I am locked up in the warehouse forever, I will never do such a thing." Qin Xiang seemed to be comforting Xiaohua in his arms, but from the look in his eyes as he looked at the butcher knife, Han Yun saw murderous intent.
"There is one more thing I forgot to say. Before you leave the warehouse, I won't give you any food or water." The burly man standing outside the warehouse did not leave. He seemed to have heard what Qin Xiang said, so he added another sentence in a flat tone, and then turned and left.
"No, I won't kill Xiaohua." Qin Xiang shouted at the top of his voice, then hugged Xiaohua tighter in his arms and buried his whole face in Xiaohua's body.
Then the scene in the dream jumped again. In the next shot, Xiaohua's head was separated from her body and she was lying in a pool of blood. Qin Xiang held the butcher knife tightly in his hand and gasped for air. His lips were a little chapped, and his whole body was more bruised than in the previous scene. His eye sockets were a little sunken and his cheekbones were protruding. Outside, there was the sound of chains being removed.
Before the warehouse door opened, Qin Xiang suddenly raised his head and looked at Han Yun outside the dream. He curled his lips and smiled, and said weakly: "If it were you, what would you choose?"
Han Yun suddenly opened his eyes and sat up. His forehead was already covered with sweat, and he was breathing heavily. He didn't raise his arm to wipe the cold sweat until he calmed down completely, then he got up and went to the bathroom.
