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The following is the story of Chuxue: Ten years ago, Dahuai Tree Village was already showing signs of devastation. Most of the families in the village had moved outside, leaving only a small number of elderly, children, etc. still in the village. . Chuxue and Spring Bud are both children in Dahuai Tree Village. They usually go to school in the city. Whenever they have holidays, they will go back to live with their grandparents in Dahuai Tree Village. Spring Bud only has grandpa, Chuxue has only grandma, they are neighbors. To use a literary expression, the two of them are childhood sweethearts. Every time Chuxue's grandma and Spring Bud's grandpa will say: "Will you two get married when you grow up?" Spring Bud rushes to answer every time. Said: "Chuxue is my wife!" At this time, Chuxue will blush and say: "No, I will not marry Spring Bud!" His face turned red, He remained popular until he was fifteen years old. At the age of fifteen, love has just begun, and the girl next door has grown up. When Chuxue was in school, the person she thought of the most was Spring Bud. She looked forward to every holiday so that she could see Spring Bud. She still remembered that one time, some gangsters in the village blocked her way and refused to let her go home. SpringBud jumped out and used her own chest to protect herself, SpringBu Said: "Chuxue is my daughter-in-law, no one of you can bully her!" Spring Bud said to Chuxue: "I protect you." Chuxue said that from that time on, in this life, he is very Spring Bud is not married anymore. That night there was a sky full of stars. Spring Bud and Chuxue climbed to the Big Scholar Tree in the village. The Big Scholar Tree was very tall and had grown for hundreds of years. His grandfather’s This tree was already there when my grandfather was alive. Spring Bud said: "I want to watch the stars with you all my life." Chuxue nodded, blushed, and kissed Spring Bud lightly, first on the face, and then on the lips. The first time I touched the restricted area and tasted the forbidden fruit, Spring Bud said: "There is a hole below." Chuxue blushed and nodded. It was a tree hole in the Big Scholar Tree, and two people took off their clothes and lay inside. One person said: "Hey, come and see, there are two naked little boys here." Both people were shocked, and Spring Bud said: "Don't be afraid, you hide inside, I will protect you. "As he said that, he had already stood up. Chuxue quietly looked around and saw that it was a group of three men and two women. The two of them were holding several dead dogs in their hands. Chuxue knew that this was A dog dealer who comes to steal dogs. But this time, Spring Bud was not facing the gangsters in the village. He did not fight these people away. Two men grabbed Spring Bud's arms and lifted him up. Another man said: "You are so young, how dare you do such a thing even if your hair has grown, let me see." After saying that, without any explanation, he took off Chuxue's clothes, and the man said: "Little brat, let me teach you what it means to be a steward!" Chuxue I will never forget that day ten years ago, in the tree hole of the Big Scholar Tree, two women clutched their legs and Arm, several men did that to her. No matter how Chuxue cries and Spring Bud fights, it’s all useless. ChuxueHate, hate those men, hate those women even more, she doesn’t understand why the same woman would do such a thing to her!
When Chuxue woke up, Spring Bud was already gone.
Later, the police arrived. Due to Chuxue's hazy memory and unclear descriptions, the gang remained at large, as they were transient criminals not from the city. Thus, Chuxue harbored a deep resentment towards the police and women, stemming from that day ten years ago when she had stuffed things into the victim's body.
This incident had been buried in Chuxue's heart for a decade until Sister Qi began live streaming from the abandoned Dahuai Tree Village. The beast within Chuxue, twisted for ten years, finally erupted. She wanted to kill; she wanted revenge. Before the murders, Chuxue was a pitiful victim; after, she had become just like the gang that had tormented her.
"But which of those you killed deserved to die?" I asked.
"Did I deserve such punishment? Before I turned fifteen, I had never done anything wrong! Why did this happen to me?" As she spoke, tears streamed down Chuxue's face.
What could I say?
"Spring Bud! Spring Bud! I love you; I want to marry you!" Chuxue cried out, her emotions suppressed for ten long years finally bursting forth. I had seen many people cry, but this was the first time I heard a voice that seemed to come directly from the soul.
"I can arrange for you to see Spring Bud again, but you need to be mentally prepared," I said.
Upon hearing my words, Chuxue displayed a complex expression and replied, "It's been ten years; I've searched everywhere for him. Where would you find him?"
I left Chuxue alone in the interrogation room and stepped outside to call the Captain of the Criminal Investigation Team. "Have you figured out the situation with that monster?" The Captain seemed surprised that I still remembered the case, his tone revealing his astonishment. He said, "We checked missing persons reports from three to five years ago in this city, but none matched. You know how vast that database is, and we don't have any more information."
"No need to investigate further; I already know his identity," I replied.
After arranging various matters, the Special Investigation Team and Criminal Investigation Team brought Chuxue to the county substation. The monster was currently locked in a cage and appeared quite agitated at seeing so many people, huddled in a corner and baring its teeth incessantly. The Captain of the Criminal Investigation Team said to me, "Yang Xiaojuan's autopsy report was accurate; he has adapted to living like an animal and is unlikely to change now. Just look at him; he’s no longer human—his habits are no different from those of a dog. By the way, have you caught that killer?"
Noticing that no one was speaking, the Captain's voice gradually lowered. He saw a woman in handcuffs among the crowd who was already in tears. I signaled for the Detective Captain of the Police Department to remove Chuxue's handcuffs. The Captain sighed and shook his head. After a moment's hesitation, he ultimately followed my request.
Chuxue slowly walked up to the cage and knelt down with a thud. She reached inside, wanting to touch it. The Captain of the Criminal Investigation Team quickly warned, "It's very aggressive; be careful not to get your hand bitten off." However, to the Captain's surprise, the monster that no one could approach was as docile as a kitten in front of this girl.
This monster was Spring Bud. We could speculate that on that fateful night, a dog dealer had draped a dog skin over Spring Bud. At that time, Spring Bud was only fourteen years old, right at the stage of growth. Ten years had passed, and Spring Bud had completely transformed into a "dog." He no longer recognized anyone, remembered nothing, and could not speak a word.
But he still recognized Chuxue; ten years or even a hundred years would not make him forget her.
The scene brought tears to everyone's eyes. Behind every tragedy often lies more tragedy; those who are pitiful must have their faults, and those who are hateful must have their sorrows. How many such tragedies exist in the world? I turned around and softly said to everyone, "You all go out first; I can stay here alone to watch over it."
Chuxue's story was shared only with me; the others present did not understand the relationship between Chuxue and this so-called monster or why she was shedding tears. Yan Junde patted my shoulder and said, "If you need anything, just call me..."
Chuxue looked at me with an expression I would never forget and could not describe. She glanced at Spring Bud inside the cage, silently asking if she could open it. I nodded. Chuxue seemed pleasantly surprised as she opened the cage, but Spring Bud was reluctant to leave his confinement. Chuxue was patient, smiling as if she were the girl I had just met.
Spring Bud slowly stepped out of the cage, snuggling against Chuxue like a pet dog. Chuxue gently stroked his head, combing through his long hair like a kind mother. She softly sang, "You forgot; it's enough for me to remember alone. You left; it's enough for me to reminisce alone. If you make a promise, you must keep it; it's too painful for me to remember alone..."
Her voice was filled with sorrowful longing. I felt like the only extraneous person in this scene, standing quietly aside and silently watching this unconventional couple—a murderer and a monster. Chuxue's voice gradually lowered, and Spring Bud's eyes slowly closed. He fell asleep. I didn't know how he had spent the past ten years, but I dared to assert that this was the best sleep he had ever had.
Chuxue spoke to Spring Bud in a dialect I couldn't understand.
Then she gently placed Spring Bud on the ground and stood up to say to me, "After I die, you'll be the only one who knows my secret. If I had found Spring Bud earlier, perhaps I wouldn't have killed anyone. Regardless, thank you for taking care of him well; he is my man."
Not long after, Chuxue was sentenced to death. When we received this news, we had just finished celebrating our success. At the banquet, the leaders of the Police Department highly praised our work and commended the Special Investigation Team for cracking such a significant case. With the pressure lifted from our leaders, our own stress eased as well; our case report reached higher-ups ahead of another special task force by a day, officially establishing our special investigation team.
Everyone was happy, but I couldn't share in their joy. Chuxue was right; from now on, only I would know her secret—secrets that cannot be shared with others are painful.
I don't know who said it first: "Look outside; it's snowing."
Everyone turned their heads to look outside through the hotel glass, and indeed, it was snowing. Small flakes danced lightly in the air, landing on the ground, on tree branches, and on the shoulders of passersby. The Detective Captain remarked with a sense of nostalgia, "It hasn't snowed in our city for two years. I never expected it to snow today; it's truly a spectacle for our city!"
After the first snow, how far could Spring Bud be?
Mary pouted as she drew little animals on the hotel window. Suddenly, I recalled what Chuxue had said to Spring Bud at the end. Although I didn't quite understand her words, I remembered her pronunciation clearly. I smiled and said, "When I joined the Special Investigation Team, I heard you were fluent in various dialects. Is that true?"
"Brother Shao, are you trying to test me?" Mary widened her eyes and replied, "Go ahead; as long as it's not primitive language, I can understand it."
I nodded and repeated what Chuxue had said that day.
Mary read it aloud, thought for a moment, and exclaimed, "Isn't this just the local dialect? It means 'now it's my turn to protect you.' By the way, why are you asking about this?"
"I saw it on TV," I said, ignoring Mary as I continued to watch the snow outside.
"When did you watch TV?" Mary asked. "How come I didn't know about it?"
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