Yuav nyeem dab tsi: "Tus Neeg Sab Nraud" - tshiab tshiab los ntawm Stephen King

2024 Tus sau: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Kawg hloov kho: 2023-12-17 03:58

Ib qho excerpt los ntawm phau ntawv tshiab ntawm tus huab tais ntawm kev txaus ntshai txog kev ua phem thiab kev ua phem phem uas tshwm sim hauv lub nroog me ntawm Flint City.

Nyob rau hauv lub tsheb inconspicuous tsis muaj cov cim qhia, tsis muaj leej twg hais ib lo lus. Ramage rub mus rau hauv qhov chaw nres tsheb tub ceev xwm thiab nres nws lub tsheb hauv qhov chaw khoob hauv txoj kab cim "Rau Kev Pabcuam Tsheb nkaus xwb." Ralph tig mus rau tus txiv neej uas tab tom cob qhia nws tus tub. Terry lub kaus mom baseball - lub kaus mom baseball nrog Golden Dragons insignia - swb mus rau sab zoo li ib tug hluas rapper. Ib lub tsho T-shirt nrog tib lub cim tau rub tawm ntawm nws lub tsho sweatpants, nws lub ntsej muag glistened nrog hws. Lub sijhawm ntawd Terry saib ua txhaum li ib puas dab ntxwg nyoog. Tsuas yog tsis muaj ib qho kev ua txhaum ntawm nws lub qhov muag. Cov qhov muag tau ntsia ntawm Ralph nrog kev thuam ntsiag to.

Ralph muaj lus nug uas nws tos tsis tau.

- Vim li cas nws, Terry? Vim li cas Frankie Peterson? Xyoo no nws ua si rau koj hauv Minor League? Koj puas tau pom nws ntev? Los yog nws tsuas yog lub sijhawm uas tig mus thiab koj coj nws?

Terry qhib nws lub qhov ncauj los sib cav dua, tab sis pom tau tias tsis muaj qhov taw tes. Ralph yuav tsis mloog nws. Tam sim no nws yuav twv yuav raug hu tsis tau. Tsis muaj leej twg yuav mus mloog nws.

Zoo dua tos. Yog, nws nyuaj, tab sis thaum kawg nws tuaj yeem txuag nws lub sijhawm thiab lub zog.

"Los ntawm," Ralph hais softly thiab casually. - Koj xav hais ib yam dab tsi, yog li hais nws. Qhia rau kuv. Piav. Tam sim no thiab tam sim no, txog thaum peb tawm ntawm lub tsheb.

"Kuv mam li tos kuv tus kws lij choj," Terry teb.

Yates hais tias, "Yog tias koj tsis muaj txim," koj tsis xav tau ib tus kws lij choj. Los ntawm, hais rau peb ntawm koj txoj kev dawb huv yog tias koj ua tau. Peb tseem yuav muab lub nqa nqa rau koj.

Tseem saib Ralph Anderson ncaj nraim ntawm lub qhov muag, Terry hais tias, yuav luag inaudibly:

“Koj ua phem heev. Koj tseem tsis tau txheeb xyuas qhov twg kuv nyob rau hmo Tuesday, koj puas tau? Kuv tsis tau txais qhov no los ntawm koj. - Nws hesitated rau ib pliag, zoo li yog poob hauv kev xav, thiab ntxiv: - tsiaj nyaum.

Ralph tsis muaj lub hom phiaj piav qhia rau Terry tias nws tau tham txog qhov teeb meem nrog Samuels, txawm hais tias kev sib tham tsis ntev. Lawv muaj ib lub zos me me. Koj pib nug ntau cov lus nug, thiab cov lus xaiv yuav mus txog Maitland tsis muaj sijhawm.

- Qhov no yog ib qho tsis tshua muaj thaum tsis muaj dab tsi yuav tsum tau kuaj xyuas. Ralph qhib nws lub qhov rooj. - Cia peb mus. Thaum peb tseem tos koj tus kws lij choj, peb yuav npaj koj raws li qhov xav tau, tshem koj cov ntiv tes, thaij duab …

- Terry! Terry!

Tsis mloog Ralph cov lus qhia, Marcy Maitland ua raws li tub ceev xwm lub tsheb hauv nws Toyota. Jamie Mattingly, lawv cov neeg zej zog, nws tus kheej tau muab Grace thiab Sarah rau nws. Ob tug ntxhais quaj. Jamie thiab.

- Terry, lawv ua dab tsi? Thiab kuv yuav ua li cas?

Terry ib ntus wrenched nws txhais tes tawm ntawm Yeats tuav, uas tuav nws lub luj tshib.

- Hu rau Howie!

Nws tsis muaj sij hawm los hais lwm yam. Ramage tau qhib lub qhov rooj uas cim FORBIDDEN NTAWM Sab Nraud, thiab Yates thawb Terry sab hauv, thawb nws sab nraub qaum.

Ralph nyob rau hauv lub qhov rooj ib pliag.

"Cia li mus tsev, Marcy," nws hais. - Tsav mus txog thaum cov neeg xov xwm tuaj khiav ntawm no.

Nws yuav luag ntxiv, "Kuv thov txim," tab sis nws tsis thov txim. Betsy Riggins thiab tub ceev xwm hauv xeev tab tom tos sab nraum tsev rau Marcy, tab sis nws tseem yuav tsum mus tsev. Qhov no yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws uas nws ua tau. Tsuas yog qhov nws ua tau tiag tiag. Tej zaum nws yuav tsum tau tu siab rau nws. Yam tsawg kawg nkaus rau lub hom phiaj ntawm cov ntxhais - lawv yeej tsis txhaum rau ib yam dab tsi - thiab tseem …

Koj ua phem heev. Kuv tsis tau txais qhov no los ntawm koj.

Ralph yuav tsum tsis txhob muaj kev txhaum tom qab hnov cov lus thuam ntawm ib tug txiv neej uas tau raped thiab ua phem rau ib tug me nyuam, tab sis nws xav li cas. Tom qab ntawd nws nco txog cov duab ntawm qhov chaw - txaus ntshai heev uas nws xav mus qhov muag tsis pom.

Bill Samuels muab tag nrho cov ntsiab lus los ntawm qhov taw tes, nkag tau yooj yim thiab yooj yim. Ralph tau pom zoo nrog nws, zoo li tus kws txiav txim plaub Carter, uas Samuels tau thov rau daim ntawv tso cai. Ua ntej, txhua yam yog qhov tseeb hauv rooj plaub. Tsis muaj qhov taw tes rau rub cov roj hmab tawm thaum tag nrho cov pov thawj nyob ntawd. Thib ob, yog tias koj muab sijhawm rau Terry, nws tuaj yeem khiav tawm, thiab lawv yuav tsum nrhiav nws ua ntej nws pom lwm tus Frankie Peterson nws tus kheej mus rape thiab tua.

Detective AndersonA: Kuv mam li qhia koj rau daim duab ntawm rau tus neeg sib txawv, Mr. Franklin. Thov xaiv los ntawm lawv ib daim duab ntawm tus neeg uas koj pom hauv lub tiaj nraum qaum tsev ntawm Shorty Bar rau hnub Tuesday yav tsaus ntuj Lub Xya Hli 10th. Tsis txhob maj. Ua tib zoo saib.

Franklin: Yog, kuv pom tam sim ntawd. Ntawm no nws yog, thib ob. Coach Tee. Nws yog li ntawd, kuv txawm ntseeg tsis tau. Nws tau cob qhia kuv tus tub me hauv Pab Koomtes Me.

Detective Anderson: Thiab kuv thiab. Ua tsaug Mr. Franklin.

Franklin: Kev txhaj tshuaj tuag tsis txaus rau nws. Nws yuav tsum tau dai. Thiab yog li ntawd nws suffocates tsis tam sim ntawd.

Marcy rub rau hauv qhov chaw nres tsheb Burger King ntawm Tinsley Avenue thiab rub nws lub xov tooj ntawm tes tawm ntawm nws lub hnab. Nws txhais tes tshee tshee heev ces nws muab nws tso rau hauv pem teb. Lean tom qab nws, ntaus lub kauj tsheb nrog nws lub taub hau thiab tawg ua kua muag dua. Howie Gold tus xov tooj yog nyob rau hauv nws cov neeg. Tsis yog vim Maitlands muaj laj thawj los khaws lawv tus kws lij choj tus xov tooj ceev, tab sis vim Howie thiab Terry tau cob qhia cov menyuam ncaws pob rau ob lub caij dhau los. Nws teb rau ntawm lub nplhaib thib ob.

- Howie? Qhov no yog Marcy Maitland, Terry tus poj niam, - rau qee qhov nws tau piav qhia, zoo li lawv tsis tau noj mov ua ke ib hlis ib zaug rau xyoo thib ob, txij li xyoo 2016.

- Marcy? Koj quaj? Dab tsi tshwm sim?

Nws yog qhov phem heev uas nws tseem tsis tau nrhiav ib yam dab tsi los hais tam sim ntawd.

- Marcy? Koj nyob ntawm no? Koj puas tau muaj xwm txheej?

- Kuv nyob ntawm no. kuv zoo. Tab sis Terry … Terry raug ntes. Ralph Anderson tau Terry raug ntes. Vim tua tus menyuam ntawd. Lawv hais li ntawd. Rau kev tua ntawm Frank Peterson.

- Dab tsi?! Puas yog koj luag?

“Nws tsis nyob hauv nroog! - quaj Marcy. Nws tus kheej nkag siab tias tam sim no nws zoo li ib tug hluas hauv hysterics, tab sis nws tsis tuaj yeem ua dab tsi nrog nws tus kheej. - Nws raug ntes. Thiab lawv hais tias tub ceev xwm tos ntawm lub tsev!

- Sarah thiab Grace nyob qhov twg?

- Jamie Mattingly, peb cov neeg zej zog. Txhua yam zoo nrog lawv. Txawm hais tias tom qab lawv txiv raug ntes nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm lawv thiab coj mus rau hauv lub dab teg, nws yeej tsis yog txhua yam nrog lawv.

Marcy rub nws lub hauv pliaj thiab xav tias tej zaum yuav muaj pob khaus. Nws tus kheej xav tsis thoob vim li cas nws mob siab rau. Vim li cas, tej zaum, cov xov xwm twb tau sau nyob rau hauv lub tsev? Vim lawv yuav pom qhov nqaij tawv ntawm nws lub hauv pliaj thiab xav tias Terry ntaus nws?

- Howie, koj puas yuav pab kuv? Koj puas yuav pab peb?

- Tau kawg, kuv yuav pab. Terry raug coj mus rau qhov chaw nres tsheb?

- Yog! Tes tuav tes!

- Nws yog qhov tseeb. Kuv nyob ntawm kuv txoj kev. Mus tsev, Marcy. Nrhiav seb cov tub ceev xwm xav tau dab tsi. Yog tias lawv muaj daim ntawv pov thawj tshawb fawb - thiab feem ntau lawv yuav ua, vim tsis yog vim li cas lawv thiaj li mus rau hauv koj lub tsev - nyeem tag nrho cov ntaub ntawv, nug seb lawv tab tom nrhiav dab tsi, cia lawv mus rau hauv tsev, tab sis lawv tsis muaj dab tsi hais. Koj puas nkag siab kuv? Tsis txhob hais dab tsi.

“Kuv… yog.

“Peterson raug tua hnub Tuesday, yog tias kuv tsis yuam kev. Yog li, tos …” Hauv keeb kwm yav dhau los cov suab nrov nrov hauv xov tooj, thawj Howie lub suab, tom qab ntawd tus poj niam lub suab. Thaj, Elaine, Howie tus poj niam. Ces Howie txawm khaws lub xov tooj dua. - Yog, hnub Tuesday. Terry nyob qhov twg rau hnub Tuesday?

- Hauv Cap City! Nws tsav…

- Tsis muaj teeb meem tam sim no. Tub ceev xwm tuaj yeem nug koj cov lus nug no. Lawv tuaj yeem nug koj ntau cov lus nug. Qhia rau lawv tias koj yuav nyob twj ywm ntawm koj tus kws lij choj cov lus qhia. Koj nkag siab?

-Y-yog.

- Tsis txhob cia lawv hem, ntes lossis yaum. Lawv ua tau.

- Yog, kuv nkag siab.

- Tam sim no koj nyob qhov twg?

Nws paub tias nws tau pom daim paib, tab sis nws txiav txim siab kuaj nws lawm.

- Ntawm Burger King. Uas yog nyob rau Tinsley. Kuv rub rau hauv qhov chaw nres tsheb hu rau koj.

- Koj puas nyob zoo? Koj puas yuav mus txog ntawm koj tus kheej?

Nws yuav luag hais rau nws tias nws ntaus nws lub taub hau, tab sis txiav txim siab nyob twj ywm.

- Yog.

- Ua pa tob tob. Ua pa peb sib sib zog nqus. Ces mus tsev. Ua raws li cov paib, ua raws li kev txwv ceev. Tig lub teeb liab ntawm txhua qhov khoov. Puas yog Terry muaj lub computer?

- Tau kawg. Kuj tseem muaj lub iPad, tsuas yog nws tsis siv nws. Thiab peb ob leeg muaj laptops. Thiab cov ntxhais muaj mini iPads. Thiab ntawm chav kawm smartphones. Peb txhua tus muaj smartphones. Grace tau txais nws rau nws hnub yug peb lub hlis dhau los.

- Koj yuav tsum tau muab cov npe ntawm txhua yam uas yuav raug ntes.

- Lawv puas tuaj yeem nqa peb cov khoom tiag tiag? - Muaj ib daim ntawv hysterical hauv Marcy lub suab dua. - Nws yooj yim heev rau khaws thiab khaws?! Puas yog peb nyob hauv Russia lossis hauv North Kauslim?!

- Lawv tsuas tuaj yeem nqa yam uas tau teev tseg hauv qhov kev txiav txim. Tab sis kuv xav kom koj ua koj tus kheej daim ntawv teev npe. Cov ntxhais puas muaj smartphones nrog lawv?

- Thiab koj xav li cas? Lawv tsis koom nrog lawv.

- Zoo. Cov tub ceev xwm yuav xav nqa koj lub smartphone ib yam nkaus. Muab nws tso.

- Thiab yog tias lawv coj nws lawm?

Nws puas tseem ceeb heev?

- Lawv yuav tsis coj nws. Tsis muaj nqi them rau koj, thiab lawv tsis tuaj yeem nqa ib yam ntawm koj li. Mus tsev. Kuv mam li tuaj sai li sai tau. Peb mam li paub nws, kuv cog lus rau koj.

- Ua tsaug, Howie. Nws tawg ua kua muag dua. - Ua tsaug ntau.

- Tsis tau kiag li. Thiab tsis txhob hnov qab: hom kev kub ceev, nres tag nrho ntawm cov paib nres, tig teeb liab ntawm txhua lub ces kaum. Nkag siab?

- Yog.

Howie hais tias, "Kuv tab tom taug kev mus rau qhov chaw nres tsheb," Howie hais, thiab dhau mus. Marcy muab lub iav rau hauv iav, ces rub tus kov rov qab rau hauv qhov chaw nres tsheb. Nws ua pa tob. Ces tus thib ob. Peb. Yog, nws yog npau suav phem, tab sis tsis ntev nws yuav dhau mus. Terry nyob hauv Cap City. Lawv yuav ua kom nws muaj tseeb thiab cia nws mus tsev.

"Thiab tom qab ntawd," nws hais rau hauv qhov khoob (lub tsheb tsis muaj dab tsi thiab tsis xis nyob yam tsis muaj cov ntxhais giggling hauv lub rooj zaum tom qab), "peb yuav foob lawv txhua tus.

Lub cev tuag ntawm ib tug me nyuam tub muaj kaum ib xyoos yog pom nyob rau hauv lub nroog tiaj ua si. Cov pov thawj pov thawj thiab cov ntiv tes taw tes rau Terry Maitland, tus kws qhia ntawm pab pawg me nyuam hauv zos baseball. Tus txiv neej muaj alibi, tab sis nws tau raug ntes lawm.

Nws zoo nkaus li tias tus neeg ua txhaum tau raug pom thiab yuav raug txim rau lub neej, tab sis tam sim ntawd tsis paub meej txog qhov xwm txheej tshwm sim. Flint City Police Detective Ralph Anderson thiab Nrhiav thiab Txuag Private Investigator Holly Gibney tau teeb tsa los nrhiav qhov tseeb, txawm tias tus nqi dab tsi.