Midnight Bookstore Chapter 384 – The Culprit's Monologue

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The corridor was a little messy. The walls were mottled, and the light bulbs were broken. Everything was telling the story of how old this apartment building was.

Even though they had entered during the day, the lighting was still very poor and dim. If not for the fact that many workers chose to rent this place, it would have been very suitable to be used as a filming location for ghost movies.

“Why are you so concerned about this?”Lawyer An, who was walking behind, asked.

“Anyway, I have nothing to do. When I come across something interesting, I just want to do it conveniently.”

Zhou Ze's answer was very honest. For those who were familiar with him, this was indeed a very correct explanation and answer.

Salted fish.,

would occasionally turn over.

“That's true. Exercising more is also good for your body. Actually, boss, you can go and register for a fitness class. This way, your entire spirit and energy will be different from before.”

Lawyer An had already begun to learn the roundabout route.

“I used to be a doctor. I've taken on many patients who suffered from improper or excessive exercise, causing their bodies to have problems.”

“You're just bickering.”

“I'm not bickering. The ancient people worked every day at sunrise and rested at sunset. They 'exercised'all day and ate a lot of coarse grains. The air was also very fresh and there wasn't much pollution, but it was very difficult for them to live to fifty years old.”

Lawyer An was stunned for a moment,

then he shook his head and said, “The medical conditions are different.”

“See, this is what bickering is all about.”

The two of them chatted and went up another level,

then.,

the two of them stopped in their tracks.

The smell of blood.,

was very faint.,

but it did exist!

A human's nose definitely could not be compared to a dog's nose, but the structure of a human body was much more complicated than a dogs. This was perhaps the result of a sixth sense that was trained through different personal experiences.

It was not the smell of blood from chickens and ducks.,

it was the smell of blood from humans,

it was faint.,

and a little sweet.

“It's in front, “Lawyer An said.

“Looks like we've found the right place.”

Even if it was possible to face a murderer, there was nothing to be afraid of. The murderer was indeed very perverted and had a wicked taste. However, Zhou Ze and Lawyer An were people who had seen a lot of things, so they naturally would not be afraid of him.

The two of them walked to a door that was closed.

Zhou Ze used his nails to unlock the door. Then, he pushed it open.

The smell of blood immediately intensified,

the living room was spotless. Everything was neatly organized. There was still steam left in the insulated cup with goji berries on the coffee table.

After walking in, Zhou Ze first pushed open the bathroom door because that was where the smell of blood came from.

A male corpse was lying in the bathtub. His arms hung limply by the side of the bathtub, and his head was leaning against the side of the bathtub. He was completely naked.

This scene reminded Zhou Ze of a world-famous painting, the death of Marla.

“There's another one here. It's a woman.”

Lawyer An pushed open the door to the inner room. The female corpse was lying on the bed. Her hands were crossed in front of her chest, and her hair had been tidied up. It was neatly scattered all around.

“Hur Hur, you really guessed it right.”Lawyer An took a step back and looked at Zhou Ze. “Boss, you have talent.”

A dead person was right in front of him,

but he still had the mood to joke around,

you can't accuse Lawyer An of ignoring life,

because Zhou Ze, who was beside him, also appeared very calm.

There were countless souls coming and going. After seeing so many things about life and death, he felt relieved and indifferent.

“Where is the murderer?”

Zhou Ze asked as he took out his cell phone. When he called Zhang Yanfeng, the phone indicated that officer Zhang was on the phone, but he couldn't get through.

Feeling helpless, Zhou Ze walked to the window and pulled open the curtains.

Below.,

there were a lot of police,

for a moment.,

Zhou Ze wasn't in a hurry to call the police below,

instead, he turned around and looked at the Thermos Cup on the coffee table behind him.

Just now.,

was the murderer standing there with the thermos and watching the policemen busy with his work?

He had really guessed it right.

Zhou Ze picked up a stool on the floor and threw it out the window.

There was a “Crash”sound,

the policemen on the road below collectively looked up.

Old Zhang, who was on the phone, was also stunned. He looked up and saw the boss behind the window of a room on the fifth floor of the apartment building.

Zhou Ze smiled at Old Zhang, turned around, and left the window.

Zhang Yanfeng immediately reacted and called out to his subordinates,

“Go to that room, quickly go, quickly go! Oh right, Li Yan, take another team and lock down that apartment building immediately. Hurry!”

“A middle-aged man has no choice but to boil goji berries in an insulated cup.”

Lawyer An lowered his head and looked at the Teacup on the coffee table.

“He doesn't look like he ran away,” Zhou Ze said.

“Indeed, he doesn't look like he ran away.”

As he said that.,

Lawyer An raised his head and said, “I remember that there's a rooftop up there, right?”

There was indeed a rooftop up there. When Zhou Ze and Lawyer An walked up, they saw an old man in cloth shoes leaning against the railing not far ahead.

Hearing footsteps, the old man turned his head and looked at Zhou Ze and an. He asked doubtfully, “Police?”

The old man did not panic,

Zhou Ze guessed,

before the two of them came up.,

the old man was there watching the police officers busy themselves. When he went up the stairs, he heard the old man's intermittent laughter.

He found it very interesting,

this was his pleasure.

“We Are the ghosts who want to take our lives.”

Lawyer A replied.

“Ha, what a disgrace.”

“…”Lawyer An.

Zhou Ze moved half a step to his side. He also felt that Lawyer An's mischievous behavior just now was a little embarrassing.

The old man held a cigarette in his hand and blew out a smoke ring. He said, “I'm old, so I'm useless. However, don't think that you police officers are so powerful that you caught me.

“I just wanted to play one last game. Cough, cough, cough…”

The old man coughed heavily and then continued to laugh. “I'm dying. Liver cancer, terminal stage. I don't have many months to live, but I still feel that I'm lacking something.

“The case from sixteen years ago, everyone still doesn't know that it was me who did it. That's too regrettable, right?”

Zhou Ze slowly walked forward. Lawyer An stood still.

“everyone says that I'm old. My children also dislike me for being old and think that I'm a burden. Yes, I'm old. In the past, when I killed people, I could just force myself on them.

Now, I still have to drug them. TSK TSK.”

Zhou Ze continued to walk forward.

“When people get old, they become trash. They find it boring. It's the same for her.”

As he said this,

the old man's gaze glanced down.

“Is it that old woman who sells newspapers?”Zhou Ze asked.

“Yes, didn't I talk to You That Day?”The old man grinned, “That night, I took her tricycle back to her house and helped her change a light bulb. On the way, she told me that two people were looking for something on that road today. She asked what they were looking for, and the two people answered that they were looking for meat.

She told me as if it was a joke.

Then, I told her about the case from 16 years ago and asked her, do you believe that the Murderer Is Me?

She said that she didn't believe it.

I'm an old man. I Can't do anything with a stick. I was bullied by my son and daughter. How could I dare to kill someone?

Then.,

in order to prove to her.,

“I killed her.”

Zhou Ze tilted his head slightly and said, “Is she your lover?”

“Yes, I guess so. She sells newspapers here every night. I met her here, but her son refused to let her look for me anymore. The two children in my house also refused to let me look for her anymore.

“She was right to say that I'm cowardly because I don't dare to have conflicts with my children.”

Zhou Ze finally walked to the front of the old man. He was less than a meter away.

“I told her to wait for me on the road to the netherworld. I'm almost there. You guys came too early. I thought I could still see the stars tonight.”

The old man felt a little regretful,

he raised his head,

he looked at the Azure Blue Sky.

“Before I die, I can still play again. It's quite fun. Oh right, little policeman, have you killed anyone?”

Zhou Ze did not answer.

“I haven't, have I?”The old man chuckled. “You're too young and don't know how it feels to kill someone. A living person, after being killed by you, is actually no different from a pig on a chopping board. Really, there's no difference.

“When I cut them up, I felt as if they were standing at the side looking at me and accompanying me.

“Dead souls, are you afraid?”

Zhou Ze shook his head.

“You're lying. Who wouldn't be afraid of ghosts? And you haven't even killed anyone.”

“Sixteen years ago, my wife had just passed away. I was so lonely, so lonely. I wanted to find someone to accompany me. My home was also cold and desolate, and it didn't seem right.

That's why I went to kill people,

because I felt that.,

if I killed them.,

their dead souls would keep following me,

they will keep cursing me,

cursing why I haven't received my retribution.

This will make me feel warm. It will make me feel like I have someone with me all the time. This feeling is really wonderful.”

“Well… in fact, there isn't a single ghost in Your House.”

“Bullshit! How can there be no ghost! If you say there isn't one, then there isn't one?”?

Hehe.,

i know.,

you young people, and you're still small police officers, you definitely don't believe that there are ghosts in this world, I understand.”

Zhou Ze nodded.

The old man suddenly pushed his hands up, and his two legs directly kicked off the ground, and his whole body flipped over from the railing.

He was.,

going to commit suicide!

Yes,

from killing the old woman to dumping the body, he actually didn't think about his escape route at all, because he already didn't want to live, and he had no way to live.

The reason why he committed the crime again after sixteen years was because he thought it was fun and wanted to play again in the last period of his life.

At the same time,

he was unwilling to accept that his masterpiece from sixteen years ago was unknown.

The old man jumped freely and cleanly. Looking at the sky, he seemed to see the old woman standing next to the tricycle in front, waiting for him to go to the Netherworld together.

She would still ride in front,

he would still sit at the back and let her carry him,

“Now you know that I'm not bragging, huh… Ah?”

The old man was stunned,

his shoulder was grabbed by Zhou Ze, and his whole body floated in the air. He did not fall down.

“Let go of me!”

The old man shouted.

Zhou Ze shook his head,

“This won't do,

i always feel that it's too easy for you to die like this,

that would be boring.”

Chapter end