False evidence

Chapter 177 Dismemberment (Part 2)

Harvesting and cutting

This is the most intolerable method for any human being.

An event from my youth remains vivid in my memory to this day…

That year, Grandpa went on a long trip.

I was handed over to Old Man Bai to look after.

It happened to coincide with the local 'goods exchange fair,' which is basically a large market that lasts for several days.

Grandpa Bai took his grandson and me to the market.

Along the way, the two brothers, who were about the same age, couldn't help but linger their gaze on the woman dancing in a short skirt with bare legs outside the canvas tent, even though it was already cold.

Old Bai would definitely not take us into the large tent for this kind of performance.

In the end, he bought tickets and took us into a large tent to watch a circus performance.

Those were all makeshift operations; there was no protection whatsoever.

In the first half, the leopard that was jumping through the fire ring got oil on its back and caught fire.

He went crazy on the spot.

I watched it charge towards me.

I blocked Old Bai's grandson from view.

As the leopard charged at the barbed wire fence that was hardly enough to stop it, I took a running start at the same time, and my entire body collided head-on with the leopard through the wire fence.

I was knocked to the side by the leopard, and it hurt terribly.

Everyone ran outside.

Grandpa Bai realized what was happening, grabbed his grandson, and tried to pull me away.

I shook him off, and with my bare hands, enduring the pain, I screamed and took running starts, crashing hard into the barbed wire that was about to be breached.

The leopard retreated, curled its front legs, bared its teeth at me, and made a "woofing" sound.

I didn't show my teeth.

Because my teeth are definitely not as sharp as it.

I silently charged towards the barbed wire again and again!
(After that incident, Old Bai pulled me to a meat stall and asked me, "Son, are you craving meat?")
After Old Bai, it was all a joke... a joke...

He said that based on my appearance at the time, I was just craving something and would bite anything I could get my hands on.

So he didn't dare to pull me.

The leopard behind the barbed wire fence was not to be outdone.

Completely ignoring the trainer's whipping, it kept baring its teeth at me.

until……

Someone shouted, "Oh no! The cage has exploded!"

Immediately afterwards, I saw several 'big dogs' (I later heard from someone that they were wolves).

These 'big dogs' surrounded the leopard, baring their teeth and poised to pounce.

There were no bloody scenes.

Because the leopard chickened out.

Surrounded by the 'big dogs', it eventually tucked its tail between its legs and circled the localized area.

I was almost going crazy at that point.

I also started baring my teeth and barking provocatively at the leopard from afar!
Old Bai is back.

He was accompanied by several police officers in green uniforms.

Old Bai simply pulled me into his arms, then pointed to a spot above the barbed wire fence and shouted, "That's a child!"

Following the direction he pointed, I saw a monkey climbing on the barbed wire... a big monkey.

……

Later, Old Bai took me to the stall and asked if I was craving meat.
Merchants back then were very honest.

Although it's a stall, all the sheep are freshly slaughtered.

I'm hungry.

But when I saw the sheep's blood in the basin... I suddenly felt dizzy, and then I knew nothing more.

I forget how many days later I woke up.

Upon waking, the first thing she asked the old man guarding her was, "Where's Monkey?"

The old man said, "That wasn't a monkey, it was a child. He was mutilated... hot butter was poured over his body, and he was wrapped in monkey skin..."

That was the first time I learned about 'breaking and cutting raw meat'.

Only then did I realize that the old monkey was actually a child.

From the time I was able to get out of bed (actually, I could get out of bed the next day), I would sharpen knives in the yard, sharpening them endlessly.

Later, my grandfather beat me, practically slapping me unconscious.

"None of your business!"

"You better shut up!"

"Damn it! You're my grandson!"

"I'll f*** you..."

That was the first time I'd ever heard my grandfather swear so much.

……

"Look at that fierce look on your face, what are you thinking about?"

The one who asked me the question was Shen San.

I suddenly woke up and looked at Lu Zelin, who was so drunk that he had slid under the table.

"He's so drunk, why don't you carry him inside?"

Xiao Shen pointed to the person next to me: "If it were you, your wife could carry you up the mountain! But that's your wife for you! Just look at the person in front of you, besides you, who else can move him?"

My right hand wasn't fully healed yet, but I still half-lifted and half-carried Lu Zelin to Uncle Cheng's bed in the inner room.

As soon as Pidan and I returned to the main house, Xiao Shensan asked me, "Do you believe what this child said?"

I shook my head, but said, "I don't want to believe it!"

Xiao Shen asked three times, "So what do you plan to do now?"

I said, "Let's see what he chooses after he sobers up. If he doesn't like it, then... he can share a room with you."

"And now?" A wicked glint appeared in Xiao Shen's eyes.

"Clean the room!"

After we had almost finished tidying up the whole house, Xiao Shen San walked up to me and asked, "You really didn't notice?"

I took his hand, walked into the yard, faced a house, and pointed to a spot: "Is this it?"

"You noticed it before?" Pidan asked me in a low voice.

In front of us is a separate kitchen.

We stood at the doorway.

The location I'm referring to is a vertical rectangular hole in the wall next to the stove.

That wasn't actually a wall...

It's like a brick pillar protruding from the wall... a pillar, or rather, a chimney.

It wasn't just one hole, but... two... or rather three holes of different sizes—carved out of the brick pillars.

Suddenly, Pidan asked me, "Do you know what this is?"

"Up or down?" I countered.

Pidan sighed: "You've seen it before!"

I lit a cigarette, grabbed a handful of firewood, lit it, and put it into the hole in the bottom wall.

Then continue filling in the branches.

Then I added two more pieces of firewood that could withstand burning.

As he picked up the kettle to fill it with tap water, Pidan said sullenly, "You've spoiled me with this bad habit, insisting on using boiling water to make tea..."

I retorted, "Otherwise, I wouldn't drink a drop of the jasmine tea in Gaohe's office!"

Xiao Shen squatted by the gradually growing fire, looked at me, pointed to the firebox and said, "You're quite knowledgeable now, you know what it means to have special treatment?"

I nodded: "Actually, this is also a stove. In the old days, when we ate late-night snacks, stewed bird's nest, or cooked noodles, we couldn't possibly start a big fire. We would light a fire in this pillar stove and put a clay pot on top."

Xiao Shen said, "It's raining outside. Since we've already lit the fire... I see they still have a lot of half-rotten vegetables and meat in their fridge. How about we make a hot pot? Have a couple of bowls?"

I glanced at him sideways: "It was just a half-empty bottle of Sanliangye, and Lu Zelin drank it all..."

"Buy it!"

Shen San jumped up, grinned at me mischievously, and held out a hand: "It's common for me to buy wine for my father."

I nodded, took out my wallet, and pulled out a bill for him.

Before I could even speak, he pointed his finger at me and said, "Don't swear! I'm way older than you!"

"Didn't you say that buying me alcohol was a regular thing?"

"Yes...but that..."

Shen San realized what was happening, stomped his foot, pointed at me, and said, "You deserve to have such a foul mouth! You deserve to have such a foul mouth!"

(End of this chapter)