Sure enough, he recognized her. This girl was the one sitting next to Chen Zilai, named Kong Liang. Zhang Lei often stole glances at Chen Zilai, so he remembered her as well. She was pretty, not too fat or too thin, with a fairly straight nose and a small mouth... Zhang Lei thought back carefully and realized that he hadn't noticed her before. But thinking about it carefully, she really was quite pretty. He had just been focusing on Chen Zilai and had overlooked her.
Zhang Lei made sure they saw his face clearly, lest they mistake it for something else. The clearer they saw it, the less trouble Zhang Lei would face later. However, this meant his plan to gradually regain his handsome looks might have to be delayed a bit. Sigh, he'd wait until things calmed down before using that face to enjoy life in a more distant place.
Their screams also startled the red-haired guy who was in a daze. Perhaps the fact that they dyed their hair red meant that they would have a bloody disaster today. It was just their fate.
Wai Hongmao screamed and rushed out, like a train about to burst out of a tunnel and sound its horn. Unfortunately, he didn't have the momentum of a train. If he were a train, Zhang Lei definitely wouldn't have been able to stop him.
Zhang Lei was wiping the blood off his hands against the wall, his mind filled with the image of Kong Liang screaming with her mouth wide open. How come he hadn't noticed before? She was really pretty, and her voice was lovely too. For Zhang Lei, girls with lovely voices were the most attractive. Chen Zilai wasn't as pretty as Kong Liang, much less as beautiful as Wang Wei, who was surrounded by boys when school started. But Zhang Lei was clearly more interested in her voice.
As the red-haired man charged outwards, Zhang Lei, without thinking, instinctively slapped him in the chest.
Because it was unintentional, although the suddenness was strong, the speed wasn't fast. Zhang Lei's posture made it difficult to exert speed, and Wai Hongmao was already prepared to be intercepted.
It was too late to dodge, but at least he managed to block it for a moment. However, he would probably regret this decision for the rest of his life. It would have been better if he had died. Moreover, if he hadn't rushed out, or even rushed out when Zhang Lei was thinking about women, the outcome would have been different. Zhang Lei didn't care about having another witness at all. On the contrary, he hoped that the person who saw him the most clearly would testify. He had no intention of ever attacking him.
Wai Hongmao crossed his arms in front of his chest. Under normal circumstances, this would be correct, and it would even increase his momentum, perhaps even knocking away an ordinary expert. Unfortunately, this time he encountered Zhang Lei, who had just learned to self-examine and coordinate his internal energy for combat command.
Zhang Lei's left hand struck the spot where his arms were crossed. His hand fared even worse than Zheng Hongmao's. That time, Zhang Lei had only distributed his internal energy evenly across a few fingers, but this time he used the internal energy from his entire palm!
The red-haired man's wrists looked as if they had been smashed hard by a hammer; the bones in both wrists were completely splintered together. Fortunately, Zhang Lei's reaction was unconscious and instinctive; he hadn't given the command to unleash his internal energy. Otherwise, that much internal energy would have been enough to pop him like popcorn on an ordinary person. Then again, if Zhang Lei hadn't acted unconsciously, he wouldn't have attacked him.
He pressed his wrists together and slammed them hard against his chest. The muscles of his wrists and the clothes on his chest tore apart one after another, followed by the muscles of his chest. It was as if rust had encountered sulfuric acid, peeling away layer by layer with a hissing sound.
Just as the sternum was about to be exposed, the rust finally resisted the corrosion of the sulfuric acid. The crooked red hair's momentum was completely blocked, and he flew backward and crashed heavily to the ground. Mouthfuls of blood mixed with foam gushed out of his mouth, looking like a sewer that was overflowing with water.
At this moment, Zhang Lei seemed to come to his senses. "Huh? What happened? Damn it! My hands are covered in blood again, I have to wipe them off!" As he spoke, Zhang Lei wiped his hands on the wall. The area on the wall directly in front of him was covered with bloody handprints. If someone saw this, probably very few people would not have nightmares at night.
The two people at the alley entrance simultaneously sang the lead song, ignoring their friends and turning to run away, upholding their dignity as street singers on the road. Who dares to challenge me to a tenor duel?
Looking at his work, Zhang Lei felt a little nauseous. He used his unblemished right hand to rub his chest, suppressing the acid that seemed to be about to come out. He couldn't vomit here; this was irrefutable evidence.
Zhang Lei kept rubbing the dirt off his arms, then skipped out of the area where there was no blood. Before long, the bloodstains on his hands and arms were completely gone. In fact, his left arm looked much cleaner than his right arm because of the constant rubbing.
Seeing the public phone by the roadside, Zhang Lei hesitated for a moment. Should he call the police or an ambulance for them? If the ambulance arrived late, the two people might bleed to death inside. After all, these were two lives, and it was just a minor squabble; it shouldn't be a matter of death. Zhang Lei's own cousin had occasionally done something similar to elementary school students.
Zhang Lei stopped in his tracks. "What if my cousin were in this situation?"
Zhang Lei shook his head slightly, banishing the thought from his mind. It was an open secret that hospitals and police stations usually recorded incoming calls. Zhang Lei had no way to change his voiceprint in a short time, and it would be too unfair if they suspected him based on his voice.
Although Zhang Lei's face is that of a middle-aged or young man, his voice is still that of a standard middle school student. The people who were just now were more likely to believe what they saw and therefore didn't suspect anything. But if it's a recorded phone call, they might start to doubt his age.
How could those two people be more important than his own safety? Zhang Lei tapped his foot lightly and walked forward without looking back. If those two people died, it would just be their bad luck. Besides, they were robbing people at such a young age. You can tell what kind of people they'll become in the future. I've done a good deed for the people.
As Zhang Lei walked, he comforted himself with reasons that he couldn't even explain. But people are selfish, and Zhang Lei was the best of the worst. He would never sacrifice himself to save those two people.
Perhaps it was fate, because Zhang Lei no longer got lost. After carefully checking that he had no bloodstains on his body, he returned to his original appearance at a corner.
Before he got home, the two pugs at the alley entrance barked at Zhang Lei for a long time, probably because they smelled the blood on him. Fortunately, they didn't arouse suspicion from anyone else, giving Zhang Lei a false alarm. Normally, who would suspect someone just because two lousy pugs barked?
"Get lost, you stinking dogs!" Zhang Lei gave a feint kick, and the two puppies scurried away, still barking rudely, probably cursing Zhang Lei. To Zhang Lei, it sounded like they were calling him a "murderer"!
"Grandma, I'm back!" Zhang Lei called out to his grandmother in the Shanghai dialect, while in the north they call her "Laolao" (older sister). He tried to keep his tone steady.
"Oh! Leilei's back! Auntie has prepared the food. Come and eat!"
"Grandma, you guys eat first. I played soccer at school today, so I'm going to take a shower first. I'm all sweaty. Auntie, please eat quickly. Could you help me find my clothes later?" Zhang Lei didn't go inside, afraid that he might not be able to smell the strong blood on him. He turned on the tap outside.
"Oh, it's okay, I'll find it for you first..."
...
Advertisement: The Despicable Wolf of the Holy Wisdom in the Late Han Dynasty is a hilarious and entertaining book. I don't know what you'll gain from reading it, but it will at least make you feel relaxed all day.
Little Bird 02's "The Thick-Skinned Legend of the Three Kingdoms" is a hilarious comedy; everyone will find something they like.
Episode 2, Metropolis, Chapter 23: The Man's Secret Technique
"Leilei, get up! You'll be late if you don't get up!" Auntie pushed Zhang Lei. As for Grandma, she went out to play mahjong last night and hasn't come back yet.
Zhang Lei sat up and shook his head; his head was still spinning. He had nightmares all night and hadn't slept well at all. He dreamt that the two people died and came to take his life. He also dreamt that the two of them accused him in the underworld, and that the police found him with their guidance. He even dreamt that Liu Yun and Tian Xiao came to arrest him. In short, he had countless strange dreams all night, none of them good.
This wasn't Zhang Lei's first murder, but there was something even more memorable about the last time he committed murder. During that time, Zhang Lei also had a lot of nightmares, but those nightmares were mostly related to Lao Jiu.
After reflecting on it, Zhang Lei realized that these nightmares were at least better than those about Lao Jiu. Although they were more tiring, they allowed him to experience a different kind of wonderful life in his dreams. If they were more realistic, they might be even more interesting.
The nanny was basically doing her job. Zhang Lei usually doesn't need anyone to wake him up, as it's not her job. Although it's a bit late to wake Zhang Lei now, as long as he hurrys up, he can still make it to class, even if he misses the morning self-study.
As usual, Zhang Lei walked towards school with his schoolbag on his back, still wondering whether he should eat breakfast. The situation was that if he didn't eat breakfast, he would be late for early self-study, but if he ate breakfast, he wouldn't be late for the first class.
By this time, most students have already arrived at school. All schools will arrange a morning self-study session before the first class, as well as raising the national flag and so on. At this time, only those students who are not so good are still wandering around on the street.
A group of people were walking leisurely in front of Zhang Lei, some of them carrying schoolbags. They were clearly students who didn't study hard. But today, Zhang Lei had no right to look down on them, as he was one of them himself.
Zhang Lei recognized two of the voices; they were clearly the same two people who had patted him on the shoulder and pushed him into the alley yesterday.
Zhang Lei took a few quick steps forward and followed behind them. To onlookers, it looked as if he were with them, only slightly behind.
"Brother Sanjiang, you didn't see it. Xiao Qi and Xiao Ling are in such a terrible state. The flesh on their arms is basically all rotten. The hospital said there's basically no hope for them. I don't know which kind of god that guy is, to be so ruthless!"
"That's right, Xiao Qi is alright, he still has one hand. Xiao Ling's two hands are ruined, and he even has lung injuries from the shock. His mother is crying her eyes out. She's laid off, where is she going to find so much money for medical expenses? Brother Sanjiang, maybe we should..."
"What? Let me tell you, that's a sticky hornet's nest, but whatever you do, don't touch it! If you get stuck, it's not just your little bit of money, it'll cost you your whole family. Are you rich? The problem is, Minmin's birthday is coming up soon, so you guys better step up your game and don't let me lose face in front of Minmin!"
The speaker was clearly an adult. These thugs like to recruit students, making them do their work for them without paying them much. And if anything goes wrong, these students aren't old enough to bear full legal responsibility, so they can easily be shirked. All he gives these students is a chance to play video games, to show off, to protect themselves from being bullied, and to even bully others. The students will follow him faithfully, but if anything happens, they can forget about taking any responsibility.
"Brother Sanjiang, then let's ignore Xiaoling and the others. They're doing this for..."
Sanjiang quickly interrupted him, "Nonsense! Who do you think I am, Gao Sanjiang? How could I abandon my brothers? What we need to do now is find the murderer. We absolutely cannot let him get away. Hey? Kid, what are you doing following us?"
Sanjiang had actually seen the chubby boy with the backpack following behind him a long time ago. These kinds of kids are often bullied at school, and they are particularly envious of these kids who usually seem very powerful, wanting to join their group. Little do they know that these kids who are out there are also envious of the preferential treatment they receive from teachers and parents. Perhaps this is the principle of the "besieged city".