terror fiction

名利跑馬燈〈判定死因〉286利

「這麼說這具屍體是你的老闆，你認為你的老闆平常為人如何。

有沒有與人結怨，還是你有懷疑的人。」

警察的提問不外乎就是這些，雖然沒有什麼變化，但這些都是很標準的問題。

「老闆平常對員工很好，還會請我們吃飯。

我沒辦法想像會有人與他結仇。

不過倒是有一個可以懷疑的人，那就是隔壁餐廳的人，他們是最有可能這樣子做的。」

阿華這樣子做無疑是把艾力克斯推向嫌疑人的方向，不過他也是實話實說，因為這兩個人本來就互相討厭對方。

「隔壁餐廳是吧。

好，我知道了，那你們餐廳其他的員工在哪裡。」

警方當然是很感興趣，不過現在還是先把這餐廳員工的筆錄都給收集到才對，接下來還要判定死因，看是自殺還是他殺。

「我已經打電話通知他們，正在來的路上。」

阿華現在的情緒才穩定下來，畢竟是已經相處一年的同事，當然感情也是會很好。

「 What’s the matter?

Didn’t you see that I am busy now.」

“Alex obviously didn’t want to be disturbed.

With a stinky face, he could feel the cold breath on his body.”

「No, boss.

The police wanted to ask something.」

“Louis didn’t want to disturb the boss, but the police came and he had nothing to stop him. ”

「你是這家餐廳的老闆。

我是為了隔壁發生的命案而來的。

叫什麼名字，這間餐廳開了幾年。

你與死者是什麼關係。」

警察也不自我介紹，他一屁股就坐在靠窗的座位上，直說自己來的目的。

「My name is Alex, and I am an American

. I have been operating here for a year, and I may come earlier than the restaurant next door.

I and the deceased are strangers and have nothing to do with them.」

“Alex also doesn’t care about the police’s impoliteness, because now the most important thing is to dispel the police’s suspicion. ”

「沒有關係，這怎麼可能。

可是我聽說你們兩個互相討厭對方。

你們上次見面是什麼時候。」

警察當然不可能這麼簡單放棄好不容易得來的線索，勢必要好好詢問一番。

「 Last month, that person brought his staff to my restaurant for dinner and never met again.」

“Alex was afraid that the policeman would not understand English, and even told Louis to stay by and translate immediately.”

「 是這樣子，那先生就不打擾你了。」

警察自知再繼續下去，應該是問不出什麼東西，他起身就是打算一走了之。

「ok.」

Alex thought about why he didn’t say when you interrupted me, but he didn’t want to attract the attention of the police anymore, he had better let this man go before talking.”

名利跑馬燈〈警方查案〉285利

清晨，本來是一個還在頭腦不清醒的時刻。

但對於在餐廳工作的人來說，是沒有資格可以抱怨的，這一天天氣雖然沒有太陽，至少還有藍天可以相伴。

就在伊貝爾，也就是隔壁餐廳的服務員是最早到達餐廳附近的。

「奇怪，怎麼打不開。

鑰匙沒有錯啊。

嘿…嗯，這是什麼。

天啊，老闆你沒事吧。

完了，怎麼會沒有呼吸，這下可不好了。」

服務員賣力的推開大門，就看到老闆正倒在門邊，他早已經是一具冷冰冰的屍體。

稍後不久警車也接到報案電話，才正圍起封鎖線。

一群人浩浩蕩蕩的圍在屍體旁邊開始採檢起來，還有的警察正在向目擊者問話。

「 What happened next door, why even the police came over.」

“As soon as Luke arrived at the restaurant, he saw the noise next door, so he could only ask Louis who came first.”

「I heard that there was a life case, and it seemed that the boss had died.」

“Louis hurriedly told about the situation of the talent.

After all, he is also a competitor, so he still needs to be concerned about it. ”

「Oh my god, it’s so miserable.」

“After Luke heard it, his first reaction was surprise, and then he sympathized with Ibel’s boss.

He had only seen it before, but he didn’t expect the person to be dead now.”

「Yes, but then we have no competitors.」

“Louis was fortunate that it was this business problem.

Anyway, people were not murdered, and it had nothing to do with him. ”

「你說你是案發現場的第一目擊者。

你叫什麼名字，跟這個人又是什麼關係。

還有幾點發現屍體的。」

警察一連就提問了好幾個問題，不過都是和案情有相關的，所以這種問題當然是必要的。

「我是老闆手底下的員工。

我叫阿華，是餐廳的外場服務生，每次都是我第一個開門的。

今天是6：30到餐廳門口的。」

阿華還沉浸在悲傷的氛圍之中，他連說話時，明顯都是帶著哭腔的，甚至還數度流下眼淚來。

名利跑馬燈〈殺戮〉284利

“Just when the Wang family was at a loss, the record player on the cabinet automatically played music, which was like a death concerto, coming in a hurry.”

“Accompanied by the sound of music, Libby’s killing is about to begin, and now it should be time to show its true colors, because there is usually only this way to create fear. ”

「你是誰，怎麼闖進來這裡的。」

王系那明顯有點顫抖的聲音，說明他已經害怕了，面對眼前這個憑空就出現的龐然大物，他想不害怕也很難。

「來取你的命。

現在我給你逃命的機會，從一數到一百，只要在那之前，你能逃出這間店的話，我就可以放過你。」

利比會這麼說，當然因為它有把握在那之前就殺掉這個男人，所以根本就不需要太認真。

還有它會自動把英文轉換成中文，所以不用擔心會有溝通不良的問題。

「你說的是真的。」

王系當然是有點懷疑的，因為眼前這個龐然大物看起來就不是善類，全身長滿了紅色的腫瘤，就連上半身也是，黏著一顆顆像是痘痘的東西，但仔細一看會發現，那其實是人的頭，甚至還會說話。

全身上下只有下半身穿著一條短版褲，黑色的雙眼，沒有一點眼白，看的他自己是頭皮發麻。

「1…2…3」

利比還不等這個男人準備好，就自己開始了遊戲，不過一開始它還是數的很慢的，就是要增加遊戲的趣味。

「 真是的，就不能先說一聲。」

我得快點才行。

王系反應過來以後，腳已經反射性往店門跑去，他必須要爭取在時間之內逃出。

「 54…60…65…70…75」

時間一分一秒的過去，音樂也愈來愈快，很快就要到最後的高潮，那時候就是這個男人的死期。

「快點啊，快打開。

怎麼會這樣。」

王系好不容易狂奔到門口，雖然鑰匙插進孔裡面，可是很奇怪的是遲遲開不了門。

「80…85…90…100

找到了，你怎麼不快點逃。

既然這樣就不能怪我對你下手的。」

利比當然是故意的，實際上他早就把所有的出口都給封死，這個男人不管怎麼掙扎都是沒用的。

「 呃…救命…啊…」

王系死死的被掐住脖子，他想要掙脫開來，可是愈是掙脫，這個怪物就抓的愈緊，只見他瞳孔房大，漸漸的沒有了氣息。

「真是舒服，好久沒有吃人類的靈魂了。

不得不說果然很美味。」

這個男人在利比的手下徹底的成為一具乾屍，就像是木乃伊一般，渾身上下都被榨乾了。

名利跑馬燈〈不留痕跡〉283利

「 But remember that when you kill, you should leave no traces, preferably silently.」

“These words were all in Libby’s mind, because the man kept reminding him from morning till night that he could not forget even if he wanted to.”

「Really, why am I so obedient.

Obviously I am his master, why is it turned upside down now.」

“Libby finally came to the next door quietly, but still had to obey Alex’s instructions, and it felt angry when he thought of it. ”

「誰，是誰竟然不關門。

不會又是小關忘記了。

明天他來了，肯定要好好念他一頓。」

王系還真的就像艾力克斯說的那樣，這麼晚還留在店內，不過此時的大門卻是敞開的。

“When he closed it, he heard a strange sound, as if something had fallen, it sounded like it came from the kitchen.

He swallowed his saliva and boldly headed to the kitchen.

However, the distance to the kitchen is very long, and it may take more than five minutes. ”

「 When I go back, I must teach that man well.

By the way, why is he not here yet? It takes so long to walk.」

“Libby complained and looked outside, after all, the person it was about to kill hadn’t seen a trace until now.”

“On the way to the kitchen, Wang was still very calm.

He didn’t mean to be scared.

Although he heard the staff telling ghost stories this morning, he still obviously didn’t believe it in his heart.

After all, people who can do bad things will be afraid of that kind of things.

Besides, he hasn’t done bad things, so logically speaking, he shouldn’t be afraid. ”

「It turned out that the pot fell.

Really, how can I not put it better. 」

“Just as Libby’s complaint, the voice of the royal family came slowly, and as he bent over to pick it up, the next sound attracted his attention again.”

“Libby quickly dragged his lithe body to the office, this time he didn’t know what trick he was going to use to frighten the man.

I saw the light switch in the office began to flicker, bringing a gleam of light in the dim night, but it felt more like a fright to the royal family. ”

「不會吧，燈我沒有關嗎，我明明出來的時候有記得關的。

怎麼回事。」

王系在沒辦法之下，只好又提著手電筒走到辦公室內。

“ Bang, there was a loud slamming of the door closing, and as soon as the Wang Clan walked into the office, the door closed by itself, which made him finally start to feel a little scared.

Although the ghost stories I heard in the morning were all made up, when I met them, I still had to believe these strange things. ”

名利跑馬燈〈低頭〉282利

「 Alex, you are not going to leave yet.」

“Luke just came out of the kitchen when he saw that Alex was still at the counter.”

「I’m going to calculate today’s account book.

You can go ahead first.」

“Alex really stayed because of the account books, and saw that he was holding a thick stack of notebooks in his hands. ”

「Okay, then I’ll go first.」

“Luke didn’t doubt that he had him.

He was tired anyway, so he definitely couldn’t wait for this man anymore.”

“With the sound of the wind chimes, the store door closed again soon.

Now is the beginning of the good show.

After all, he has already bowed his head to this demon, so he should do better. ”

「Here’s the restaurant map, give it to me.」

“Alex was talking to the air again, but there was actually something, but it was invisible to ordinary people.”

「 Take it, but what do you want this for.」

“The white paper in Libby’s hand happened to be the floor plan of the restaurant next door.

It turned out that it was busy this afternoon. ”

“Of course it is for tomorrow’s plan to be foolproof.

Tomorrow’s plan cannot fail.

Alex didn’t want the police to suspect him, even though he and the people in the restaurant next door did have grudges.”

「So what are we going to do now.

Just tell me the plan you want.」

“Libby didn’t expect this man to be so serious, but just killing a person, as simple as killing a mosquito. ”

「Quite simply, your task tomorrow is to create fear.

Let him die in the shadow of fear.」

“Alex thought about his thoughts for an afternoon, and it turned out to be this, although it was not new.”

「What do you mean, I don’t understand what you said.」

“Libby’s understanding obviously needs to be strengthened, there is no way, who told him to be by the man’s side for so long, still can’t guess him. ”

「Know about supernatural events.」

“Alex thought that this plan could only succeed, not fail, otherwise he might have something to do with himself.”

「 Of course, I am the best person to make this final thing.

You can rest assured if you leave it to me.」

“Libby looks like this, anyway, he often does this kind of thing, so of course he is confident. ”

名利跑馬燈〈第一次〉281利

「Well, don’t talk any more, we will discuss the plan in the hotel in the evening.

Just like that, I want to go back to sleep, you are busy with you.」

“Libby obviously wanted to end this topic.

Before the man could say anything, he went back to the backpack and went into a deep sleep.”

「It was really rude, and left without listening to me.」

“Alex has become accustomed to Libby’s defiant attitude, although he is still a bit dissatisfied. ”

“But maybe it was because they were all the same defiant, that made it so compatible, but this was also the first time he bowed his head to that demon.”

“After all, he didn’t want to abandon this hard-won restaurant.

Having already lost so much money, he couldn’t sell the store anymore. ”

「Alex, what’s wrong with you, okay.

If you have any questions, remember to speak up and we will bear them together.」

“Luke really thought that Alex was under too much pressure and finally collapsed mentally.

He tentatively cared about Alex.”

「I’m fine, nothing happened.」

“Of course Alex didn’t know what Luke was thinking, he just looked confused. ”

「It’s really nothing.

Then I’m busy going back.」

“Luke thinks that Alex must be afraid to say it.

Before he left, he looked very worried, and he was very uncomfortable with Alex.”

「 What the hell, what happened to him today, saying a lot of things that even I can’t understand.」

“Alex was also involved in some way, but he still didn’t know what the road meant to express. ”

“At night, everyone finally started to pack their bags and prepare to leave.

It was finally Alex’s time.”

「It’s hard work.

See you tomorrow, Alex.」

“Although the employees are scarce, they are still very obedient.

The boss wants them to call each other by name after get off work, and they do the same.”

「 Okay, let’s go.」

“Alex is not a person who can say goodbye, he has always been like this anyway. ”

名利跑馬燈〈不擇手段〉280利

「You are really idle.

If you don’t stare at you, you start to be lazy.」

“Luke happened to be standing behind Louis, but he didn’t know it.

In fact, even Frank hadn’t noticed.”

「Yes, chef, we knew it was wrong.」

“Louis was so frightened that he almost jumped up, but he still calmed down and turned around to admit his mistake. ”

「 Is it true that you just said that Alex was talking to the air?」

“Luke is now more curious about the authenticity of the source of this incident.

After all, the boss’ mental condition is also very important.

Because Luke is very diligent in learning Chinese, he can understand a little bit.”

「Of course, the boss is what I saw with my own eyes.」

“Louis didn’t dare to lie in front of the chef, and there was no need for him to lie about this kind of thing. ”

「I see, you guys continue to study the menu.」

“Luke’s expression was a bit serious.

It turned out that Alex’s condition was already so serious, but he didn’t know anything as a friend.”

「Yes, chef.」

“Although there are only four or five people left in the kitchen, they still have no intention of abandoning this restaurant.

I don’t know if it is because they have been here for a long time and have feelings. ”

“ Up to now, there are no people in the restaurant, even the employees are almost gone, even the infield employees are like this, everyone chooses to leave in order to survive.

“Although this is a bit ungrateful, there is no way.

This is a last resort.

Probably only Frank and the others are still supporting it, probably because of the previous friendship. ”

「Well, this is what you said, you can’t go back temporarily.

Since you are worried about being suspected by the police, we will make a detailed plan.」

“Libby is of course happy to accept this wish, after all, this man is a man who wants to succeed by any means.”

「Then go back to the hotel after closing today to discuss it again.」

“Alex seemed to agree, but he didn’t know why he was still very upset. ”

「Don’t hesitate any longer, I know what you are thinking.

But I must be right.」

“Libby knew the reason for this man’s hesitation, not because he wanted to succeed on his own, but it was impossible for him to do that.”

「Then you keep urging.

Now that I know what I am worried about, I should support it even more.」

“What Alex liked the most was that someone kept pointing and pointing, let alone a demon with no body. ”

名利跑馬燈〈虧損嚴重〉279利

「 Here again, why don’t you think it is my credit.

If it weren’t for me, you thought you could achieve what you are today.」

“Libby was most dissatisfied with this, because this man really didn’t know how to be grateful.”

「 Yeah, so what do you want to say.」

“Alex is obviously not afraid, because this can’t betray him, after all, it still needs his help. ”

「Your life is stolen from someone else.

Don’t forget what you did.」

“Libby became more and more angry, because it saw the man’s nonchalant expression, it was obvious that he was taking himself.”

「Then you can take it back, it makes no difference to me anyway.」

“Alex thought that it was the same as it was more than ten years ago, there was nothing, so it was the same, no difference. ”

「I think you really can’t figure out the current situation.

If the restaurant is going to close down, it means that your dream no longer exists.」

“In this way, the transaction between them will also end, and in the end this man may also go to extinction, although it feels a pity.”

「Of course I knew that the loss in the store was so serious, how could I not know.」

“Alex turned over the ledger once a day, and he was even more upset, and his mood was getting worse and worse, plus this demon’s tireless reminder. ”

「You have to think, I do all this for your own good.

If you think that if the owner of the restaurant next door dies, you will be able to return to the throne of the restaurant overlord, and no one will rob you of business.」

“Libby knew that Alex cares most about this restaurant, because their transactions are getting richer.”

「How about waiting for tomorrow, tomorrow will happen to be Friday.

That person will be in the shop at night.」

“To be honest, Alex was a little tempted, but this thing shouldn’t be too urgent, after all, it’s not a good thing. ”

「老闆他怎麼了，不會是因為沒有客人，精神崩潰了。」

路易斯無意間來到大廳，就看到老闆對著空氣在自言自語，他驚恐的跑回廚房。

「不會吧，哪有你說的那麼嚴重。

老闆他是個很堅強的人。」

法蘭克顯然是不相信路易斯的說詞的，畢竟老闆可不是個輕易會在別人面前展現脆弱的人。

「是真的，這還是我親眼看到的，他對著空氣說話。

你們不覺得這很詭異。」

路易斯可是很害怕，就怕老闆是精神方面有什麼問題。

「難道真的是受到刺激，不會這麼嚴重吧。」

洛里雖然也有點懷疑，不過路易斯看起來也不像是個會說謊的人。

名利跑馬燈〈萬念俱灰〉278利

“ It seems that today is another day without guests.

When will the guests be attracted?

Alex was sighing in the shop because he was so idle that he could only yawn, or else he would kill mosquitoes. ”

“This is his daily life in the restaurant.

Although Bruce is trying very hard to attract customers, it is clear that the customers are not appreciative.

Therefore, he can only watch the customer source keep losing, but there is no alternative. ”

Otherwise, what can he do?

The chef in the infield is not owned by Alex, he is only in charge of the outfield. ”

「As I said earlier, my method is better, simple and trouble-free, and it can be solved only once.

You have to know that human life is very fragile.」

“At some point, Libby, who hadn’t seen him for a long time, appeared from the side again.”

「It would be great if I told you that it was as simple as that.

If I deal with the owner of the restaurant now, I will definitely be suspected by the police.」

“This was what Alex had originally worried about, no wonder he was too late to make a decision. ”

「 Don’t worry, I will do it anyway.

You have to know that I am a demon who has lived for thousands of years.」

“It’s been a long time since Libby has eaten.

He needs the spirit of human beings now, but he doesn’t know how the oriental tastes.”

「Then look at it again, I’ll see if the restaurant can survive this week.」

“Alex seems to have been tempted. Although this method is not very bright, it is better than closing the restaurant. ”

「You really insist that there are simple ways not to choose, and you prefer more complicated methods.」

“Libby obviously wanted to say something more, because it was the man who was trading with this man, and it was the man who was supposed to listen to it.”

「There is no way.

I have already agreed with the restaurant staff to have a fair confrontation.」

“Alex wanted to hold on for a while, after all, it was his dream to open a restaurant. ”

名利跑馬燈〈挫敗〉277利

“The sound of popping came from the store.

It was the tenth day of the promotion.

Now Alex is so idle that he is beating mosquitoes with an electric mosquito swatter.

From time to time, I can smell the burning smell of mosquitoes.

It may be because of sucking too much blood, so the smell is also a bit heavy.”

“So boring, why on earth do I want to do this?

I didn’t come to fulfill my dream at the beginning, but now there is nothing.

Alex simply continued to kill the mosquitoes while complaining, because the buzzing sound was really annoying. ”

「I am back.

So tired.」

“Bruce returned to the shop wearing a bulky doll costume, and now he is so tired that he is going to collapse, because in order to attract customers, he even dances, but it seems to be of no use.”

「 How is it, did you attract customers to come in?」

“Alex was kind to Bruce, and knew that he had to pass water first.

After all, he had just returned from outside and needed to be hydrated. ”

「No, but I believe there will be guests coming in soon.」

“Bruce’s words undoubtedly gave Alex a frustration, because it was really desperate.”

「Oh my God, this is not true.」

“Alex was already wailing.

Although he wanted to scold Bruce very much, it was not easy to criticize if there was a way to be there. ”

「Boss, there is no way.

Otherwise, there are other ways to directly spend money on advertising signs outside.

This is more efficient.

I heard that the restaurant next door also attracts customers in this way.」

“Bruce saw that the boss was about to collapse, so he quickly made other suggestions.”

「That’s impossible, as you know, our restaurant has no money.」

“Alex immediately rejected this method, because it was obvious that they couldn’t afford the money. ”

「That’s right, listen to me best now.」

“Bruce can be said to be very confident, because there is no other way to solve it.”

「You are really sure, you have to work harder to promote the activities.」

“Alex didn’t say anything at all this time.

He couldn’t decide what these employees wanted to do anyway, because the dominant power was in Luke’s hands. ”