The middle-aged female half step gets to the Fulai Supermarket entrance, she looks to the old man: „Uncle Zhang, how Qing Chen asks you to play chess.” 中年女子快步走到福来超市门口,她看向老头:“张大爷,庆尘怎么又来找你下棋。” In the spoken language both sides also know. 言语中双方也是认识的。 The Uncle Zhang tone is not polite: „Did your own son, you ask me? He did not have the living expenses, can only by playing chess makes a change to eat meal to oneself.” 只是张大爷的语气就没那么客气了:“你自己的儿子,你问我？他没生活费了,只能靠下棋给自己赚点小钱吃饭。” Middle-aged female Zhang Wanfang gawked: „But I have every month to his father hit the Qing Chen living expenses.” 中年女子张婉芳愣了一下:“可我每个月都有给他爸爸打庆尘的生活费啊。” This saying gawked that Uncle Zhang also said: „I did not know what's the matter.” 这话把张大爷也说的愣了一下:“那我就不知道怎么回事了。” Uncle Zhang is pondering over, Zhang Wanfang is not the poor person, did not calculate to the Qing Chen living expenses evidently little, but why that youngster also having a hard life? 张大爷思忖着,张婉芳也不是什么穷人,看样子给庆尘的生活费也不算少了,但为什么那少年还把日子过得紧巴巴的？ Qing Chen may not seem like the black sheep of the family, day-by-day lives plans carefully, the drink never drinks one. 庆尘可不像是败家子啊,一天天过日子都精打细算的,饮料都从来不喝一口。 „But shouldn't he at this time on evening self-study?” Zhang Wanfang asked. “可他这时候不是应该在上晚自习吗？”张婉芳问道。 Uncle Zhang remembered at this time: „He said him probably in and the others.” 张大爷这时候才想起:“他好像说他在等人。” „It is not good, in I must go home to look at one,” Zhang Wanfang said. “不行,我得回家里看一眼,”张婉芳说道。 Saying, she then must carry the cake half step to leave, actually listens to her man to say suddenly: „The Wan fragrance, Hao Hao the birthday, we have subscribed the position today, finished eating must lead him to watch the movie!” 说着,她便要拎着蛋糕快步离开,却听她身旁的男人忽然说道:“婉芳,昊昊今天生日,我们已经订好了位置的,吃完还得带他去看电影呢！” Zhang Wanfang then looks to the man: „Qing Chen possibly skipped classes, no matter I did not ask that is not good.” 张婉芳回头看向男人:“庆尘可能逃课了,我不管不问也不行吧。” „His 17 years old can manage well itself, said again, his biological father, after” man said that then slow tone: „Actually waits to look in the weekend again he is also good, today do we first accompany Hao Hao?” “他都十七岁了能管好自己,再说了,还有他亲爸呢,”男人说完之后便缓了缓语气:“其实等周末再去看他也行的,今天我们先陪昊昊？” Zhang Wanfang listened to this saying then to frown, but after several seconds, eventually was a sigh: „Ok, today first accompanies Hao Hao to celebrate a birthday.” 张婉芳听了这话便皱起眉头,只是几秒后终究是一声叹息:“行,今天先陪昊昊过生日。” ...... …… In the treeshady lane of city west Family member Institute, Qing Chen silently is walking under camphor tree. 市府西家属院的林荫小道里,庆尘默默的在香樟树下行走着。 Unlike the high-level building style of modern metropolis, in this courtyard was the 1970s four small short buildings, without the elevator, did not have the fuel gas, once for a while the sewer will also stop up. 与现代都市的高层楼房风格不同,这院子里都是上世纪七十年代的四层小矮楼,没有电梯、没有燃气,时不时下水道还会堵塞。 In the family/home cannot use the high efficiency electric appliance, because will trip. 家里是不能使用大功率电器的,因为会跳闸。 Qing Chen enters the dim entry, disregarded on the wall to be similar to the psoriasis general unlocking, to sell the room advertisement, pulled out the key to open a door of building. 庆尘走进昏暗的门洞,无视了墙上如同牛皮癣一般的开锁、卖房广告,掏出钥匙打开了一楼的家门。 76 square meters house, the two-bedroom one living-room, a room natural lighting of building is not very good. 76平米的房子,两室一厅,一楼的屋子采光很不好。 He pulls out cell phone to open the address book, then dialed: „Hey, father......” 他掏出手机翻开通讯录,然后拨了出去:“喂,爸……” Telephone that side sound has broken him: „Wants the living expenses to ask your mother to go, I do not have money, she now rich.” 电话那边的声音已经打断了他:“要生活费找你妈去,我没钱,她现在有钱的很。” During the speeches, that side of telephone also broadcasts the sound that plays mahjong. 说话间,电话的那一边还传来搓麻将的声音。 „I do not ask for money,” Qing Chen said in a low voice: „I very long have not asked you to ask for money.” “我不要钱,”庆尘低声说道:“我已经很久没找你们要过钱了。” „Is that does do?” The men did not say patiently: „Can go to the school to hold the parents' meeting? Asks your mother to go, this matter......” “那是干什么？”男人不耐烦道:“又要去学校开家长会？找你妈去,这种事情……” Has not waited for the opposite party saying that Qing Chen this time hung up the telephone on own initiative. 还没等对方说完,庆尘这次主动挂断了电话。 His gently by the closed main house gate, then lifts sleeves under the school uniform coat. 他轻轻的靠在紧闭的家门上,然后掀开自己校服外套下的衣袖。 He looks on own small arm, just like the LCD display white digit and symbol: Countdown 5 : 58 : 13. 他怔怔的看着自己小臂上,宛如液晶显示屏似的白色数字与符号:倒计时5:58:13。 The white digit seems like the fluorescent tattoo in embed in his flesh and skin, how regardless of he rubs, does not have the means to erase it. 白色数字像是镶嵌在他血肉与皮肤中的荧光纹身,不论他怎么揉搓,都没有办法将它抹掉。 Examines carefully them, Qing Chen also sees in that number to have the special and close trace, probably the components of machinery in the mutual linking, were feeling the future science and technology feeling. 细看它们,庆尘还看到那数字中有特殊且细密的纹路,像是机械的零件在相互咬合着,充满了未来科技感。 Digit in silent change. 数字在无声的变动着。 Countdown 5 : 58 : 12. 倒计时5:58:12。 Countdown 5 : 58 : 11. 倒计时5:58:11。 Also is left over for 5 hours 58 minutes 11 seconds, all these seem reminding Qing Chen, after the 5 hours 58 minutes, will have some inconceivable matter. 还剩下5小时58分钟11秒,这一切都似乎在提醒着庆尘,5小时58分钟后,会发生一些不可思议的事情。 Does not have the sound, Qing Chen actually clearly to hear the sound that the second hand beat obviously at heart. 明明没有声音,庆尘却分明在心里听到了秒针跳动的声响。 Qing Chen looked at cell phone that hangs up the telephone, 庆尘看了一眼挂断电话的手机, Also looked at a room of nobody left. He does not know after the 5 hours 58 minutes, what kind of life will greet, he only knows, he can depend upon, only then he himself. 又看了一眼空无一人的房间。他不知道5小时58分钟后自己将迎接怎样的人生,他只知道,他能依靠的只有他自己。 ...... …… The time is very heavy unit of measurement, the length of life, the civilized breadth, is familiar with mark by it. 时间是个很沉重的度量单位,生命的长度,文明的广度,都习惯以它来标记。 The concept of time exists in the life of everyone. 时间的概念存在于每个人的生活中。 In your life presents any countdown, what no matter it counts is anything, will make you have some senses of urgency. 所以当你人生中出现任何一个倒计时的时候,不管它倒计的是什么,都会让你产生一些紧迫感。 5 hours, no one knows that the end point of this countdown is anything. 还有五个小时,没人知道这倒计时的终点是什么。 Possibly is the danger? 可能是危险？ Also possibly is another life? 也可能是另一种人生？ Qing Chen has no way to determine, he can only first prepare for the worst. 庆尘没法确定,他只能先做最坏的打算。 Therefore he must before this countdown walks, prepares something. 所以他必须在这倒计时走完之前,准备一些事情。 If really has the danger to approach, he must let itself at least within the ability, the abilities of some resistance dangers. 如果真有危险来临,那他要让自己起码在力所能及的范围内,有一些抵御危险的能力。 Qing Chen changes a clean gray coat, blocked from own appearance with the shadow of hood. 庆尘换上一身干净的灰色外套,用兜帽的阴影遮住了自己的模样。 By starlight. 趁着夜色。 He goes out North Korea Agricultural Market Fair direction to walk, in Luocheng weather of October/ten months dark very early. 他出门朝农贸市场方向走去,洛城里十月的天色已经暗的很早了。 The rupturing sound that in the building of residence transmits the stir-fried dish the sound, after the vegetables and oil juice collide, makes, then has the attractive smell to scatter. 居民楼里传来炒菜的声音,蔬菜与油汁碰撞后发出的爆裂声响,紧接着便有诱人的气味飘散出来。 Egg, pork and mutton flavor, like essential element of information spills into the Qing Chen mind, when some day he needs these information, can extract one from the mind „archive”. 鸡蛋、猪肉、羊肉的味道,如同一条条信息要素似的涌进庆尘脑海,当某一天他需要这些信息的时候,就可以从脑海中抽取出某一根“存档”。 He bought the pliers and shovel in the ironmongery, bought one bag of meter/rice in the cooking oil shop and one bag of surface, as well as table salt. 他在五金店买了钳子与铁锹,在粮油店买了一袋米和一袋面,以及食用盐。 He still bought several boxes of antibiotics in the pharmacy, bought the battery and flashlight and compressed biscuit in the supermarket. 他还在药店买了几盒抗生素,在超市买了电池与手电筒、压缩饼干。 Without knowing oneself are going to face anything, he can only prepare more sufficient as far as possible. 在不知道自己将要面对什么的时候,他只能尽可能的准备充足一些。 Then these things, after almost squandered Qing Chen all product Qing Chen to carry the thing is going home, entered the kitchen, he first on available cutting tool cutting board, placed in the room most place while convenient. 这些东西,几乎花光了庆尘所有的积庆尘拎着东西回家之后便进了厨房,他先将案板上可用的刀具,都放在了屋子里最趁手的地方。 The kitchen knife places under the pillow, the loin puller places on the nightstand. 菜刀放在枕头下面,剔骨刀则放在床头柜上。 Countdown 2 hours 43 minutes 11 seconds. 倒计时2小时43分11秒。 He confirmed windows and doors closed/pass strictly, therefore then sat in the bedside starts to ponder: Whether can look for the helper? 他确认了一遍门窗都关严了,于是便坐在床边开始沉思:是否要寻找帮手？ Whom looks for? 找谁呢？ The mother had the new family, the father is a gambler. 母亲有了新的家庭,父亲是个赌徒。 Actually before several hours, Qing Chen discovered on own arm presents the countdown, is 17-year-old he, then wants to seek the help in parental there subconsciously. 其实当几个小时之前庆尘发现自己手臂上出现倒计时的时候,只有17岁的他,下意识便想要在父母那里寻求帮助。 But he also denied this idea. 但他又否定了这个想法。 Qing Chen puts out cell phone to try to the arm on white countdown to photograph, finally the discovery, oneself naked eye obvious white trace, simply has not appeared in the cell phone screen obviously. 庆尘拿出手机试图对着自己手臂上的白色倒计时拍照,结果却发现,明明自己肉眼可见的白色纹路,却根本没有出现在手机屏幕中。 In the dim room has not turned on the light, the window is not sound-insulated, because is relations of building, therefore he also often can hear the sound of footsteps that outside pedestrian passes through. 昏暗的房间里没有开灯,窗户并不隔音,因为是一楼的关系,所以他还时常可以听到外面行人经过的脚步声。 Outside sound of footsteps, the breathing in room, the weak luminous cell phone screen, all are so quiet and strange. 外面的脚步声,屋里的呼吸声,微弱光亮的手机屏幕,一切都是那么的宁谧而又诡异。 This strange and odd matter, looking for the average person help perhaps was useless, moreover oneself also had no friend who special was better in the school. 这种诡异而又离谱的事情,找普通人帮忙恐怕是没用了,而且自己在学校也没什么特别要好的朋友。 Even if there are, shouldn't be involved in this matter the average person? 就算有,也不应该将普通人卷进这种事里吧？ Therefore, must look for the words of helper, can only try to find other solutions again. 所以,要找帮手的话,只能再想其他的办法。 Wait, Qing Chen as if thinks anything resembles, sets out to enter the living room to turn to look. 等等,庆尘似乎想到了什么似的,起身走进客厅翻找起来。 After two minutes, he looked silently in begins the Goddess of Mercy to hang to fall. 两分钟后,他默默的看着手里的观音菩萨吊坠。 Then the earnest swayed in the front, did obeisance nine. 然后认真的摆在面前,拜了九下。 Last preparatory work, completed. 最后一项准备工作,做完了。