Chapter 3 A Thought Becomes a Demon
On the street, Zheng lame man staggered to the street, his eyes were bloodshot, his forehead was bruised, his body was thin, and he was wearing thin clothes, staggering, like a drunkard.
He does have the smell of alcohol on his body, and his tattered clothes are also covered with stains, which have accumulated over the years, and the smell of alcohol and sweat is mixed together, coupled with the brewing of time, forming an unspeakable stench that makes the pedestrians around him avoid it.
In the winter, he wore straw sandals, and his feet and hands were cracked by the cold, like ugly little mouths.
He walked like a walking corpse, and before he knew it, he had arrived at the docks. At the beginning, it was very noisy, but gradually it became more and more remote, and finally, I came to a remote corner with few people.
Behind a row of abandoned warehouses, a muffled grunt was heard.
A thin man, forced into a corner by several equally thin men, punched and kicked, he fell to the ground in pain, curled up in a ball.
When the cripple heard the sound, he walked over, bypassed a stinky ditch, and looked at the situation under the corner of the wall in a snow-covered forest.
The money bag in the arms of the thin man curled up on the ground was finally snatched away, and several men cursed and spat on him, and when they turned around, they saw the ghost-like Zheng lame.
They were taken aback at the same time, stunned for a moment, and looked at Zheng Cripple vigilantly.
Zheng crippled his head and opened his mouth like a fool. It was so cold that the snot and saliva were dripping from the chin to the chest, and the chest was damp.
Seeing the appearance of Zheng Cripple, the eldest of several people took a step forward, pulled out the short knife at his waist, and asked vigilantly, "Cripple Zheng, what are you doing here?"
Zheng Cripple's eyes flickered, and he took out a worn-out dagger from his arms, and then looked at the boss of these people in a daze.
The eldest of several people's face turned slightly pale, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, put the money bag into his arms, and turned his head slightly, as if he was talking to himself, and as if he was saying to the person behind him: "Let's go, this cripple Zheng is a little weird today, it's better to be cautious." ”
The people behind him nodded, they stopped talking, raised their feet and left the foot of the wall, bypassing Zheng Cripple and leaving. One of them was so nervous that he even fell into the snow, got up in a panic, and brought the dirt out, causing a black brown appearance on the white snow.
The thin man who was curled up on the ground raised his head, opened his swollen eyelids with difficulty, and saw Zheng Cripple in a trance, and he was also slightly stunned.
Zheng crippled his foot out of the snow, brought out some dirt, and walked over.
The thin man sobered up a little, saw Zheng Cripple getting closer and closer, his pupils began to contract, his feet hit the ground, he sat up with difficulty, his back was close to the wall, and he said in a panic: "Cripple Zheng, the money I just stole has been robbed by them, and now I am penniless, so I have this dress on my body, why don't I give you this dress on my body!"
As he spoke, the thin man trembled and took off his coat, raised his hand and handed it to Zheng Cripple.
The cripple man paused for a moment, put the worn-out dagger into his arms, grabbed the coat handed over, and put it on his body haphazardly. Then, he held out his hand to the thin man who was still sitting on the ground.
The thin man breathed a sigh of relief, he trembled and grabbed Zheng Cripple's hand, and while getting up from the ground with his strength, he was long-winded: "Cripple Zheng, thank you this time, if it weren't for your appearance, I'm afraid I would have been killed by them." Damn the old black cow, sooner or later I'll have to settle accounts with them. You saved my life this time, and I will definitely repay you, I was such a bastard before, and I saw you suffer......"
The thin man finally stood firm, he let go of Zheng Cripple's hand, and then, his expression froze. He let go of his hand, but Zheng Cripple did not let go, but grabbed it tighter and tighter.
"Cripple Zheng, now is not the time to joke, I'm too seriously injured, I have to find a place to recuperate, this damn weather, every time I stay outside for a while, I'm in danger of dying......"
The thin man's face began to turn visibly blue, and a cold wind blew, and he shivered like chaff.
However, as if Zheng Cripple hadn't heard it, he lowered his head, looked at the thin man's hand, and grabbed it hard.
The bones rubbed and clicked, and the thin man's face began to twist: "Cripple Zheng, let go, let go!"
The thin man sensed that something was wrong, and there were frequent murders in the city recently, and all kinds of strange rumors continued to spread. Thinking of those weird rumors, the thin man felt more and more that Zheng Cripple was very eccentric.
He began to resist, first to break Zheng Cripple's fingers, however, Zheng Cripple didn't know why, his strength suddenly became extremely great, he who couldn't eat enough all year round and didn't like to exercise, he shouldn't have such great strength.
"It hurts!"
The thin man let out a cry of pain and slapped Zheng Cripple's face with his fist, Zheng Cripple's face was crooked, and the thin man's fist broke the skin, leaving a bloody mark on Zheng Cripple's face.
Zheng Cripple began to laugh, nervous and generally laughing, the laughter was low at first, and then louder and louder.
In the nervous laughter of the cripple Zheng, the thin man could no longer bear the pain of his palm, and fell to his knees, crying: "Cripple Zheng, no, no, Uncle Zheng, please, spare me, I shouldn't tell them ......"
The cripple didn't forgive him, and his mind kept coming up with images of his fingers chopped off and his legs broken.
It's this person, it's this guy, who betrayed me for the money, and he really didn't know it.
With a "click", the thin man let out a terrible scream, and the ice picks on the trees fell, crackling and smashing into the snow.
Snowflakes fluttered, and the thin man's hands were twisted into chicken feet.
Finally, Zheng lame let go, and the thin man covered his hand in his arms and convulsed. In the painful cries, there is despair for the future.
His hand was nullified.
That terrible howl spread far away. The people who had just left suddenly stopped and looked at the abandoned warehouse.
"It's really tmd. The eldest of the few scolded in a low voice, and then said, "Let's go!"
The others nodded their heads and quickened their pace.
Click!
The thin man's calf was trampled off by Zheng Cripple. His leg was already lame, but for some reason, he burst out with such strength.
The thin man curled himself up, the intense pain made his mouth open wide and unable to make a sound, his eyes were swollen, which had not been wide open, and now they were blurred by tears.
The crippled man bent down, grabbed the thin man's lame leg, and dragged him limping forward in the snow. Dragged all the way to the seashore and walked along the coast.
It was very windy and cold. The "whooshing" waves crashed against the stones, and the white foam rushed high.
I don't know how long I walked, but gradually, there were people.
Zheng Cripple looked back, and the thin man had died at some point. He stood still and was silent for a moment, dragging the body out into the sea.
In the evening, Zheng Cripple took a fish and gnawed on it, and returned to the inn with his mouth full of blood. Outside the inn, he threw the remaining wreckage to a scrawny wild dog, wiped his mouth, clapped his hands, and walked in.
Passing through the hall, he opened the door to his room, and went to his bed, where he wrapped himself tightly in the sour quilt.
I don't know how long I slept, and the other guests began to return to their rooms.
There were a total of four people living in this room, except for Zheng Cripple, the other three people were obviously in a group, they were drunk, scolded the shipowner for being stingy, scolded the broker for being black-hearted, and laughed loudly and said that the sisters of which family were hot and enthusiastic.
Zheng lame was awakened by the sound, lifted the quilt slightly, and looked at the three men who returned very late in a daze through a slit.