The sound of firecrackers outside the window kept crackling. This is a very ordinary community. Although the Chinese New Year is still a month away, every household has already started setting off firecrackers.

Liu Mengchao sat on the ground blankly. Behind him, there was a large bookshelf filled with psychological works. From Freud's "Interpretation of Dreams" to the latest behavioral psychology works, "

"Microexpression Analysis", "Introduction to Behavioral Psychology", Liu Mengchao's parents had passed away long ago, and all they left to him was a large deposit and a room full of books.

Books will always be Liu Mengchao’s best friend. Due to his excessive obsession with psychology, Liu Mengchao unconsciously became aware of the other person’s deepest thoughts when interacting with others...

Contempt... fear... disgust... being too knowledgeable about world affairs not only failed to help Liu Mengchao open the door to society, but instead locked him in his own world.

Until the emergence of the Internet, it was like opening a new door for him.

A delicate notebook fell in front of Liu Mengchao. The picture on the 16-inch screen was frozen. A tram just stopped on the screen, motionless.

But this has no meaning to Liu Mengchao.

His chest was stained with blood. The bright red blood had completely soaked his white shirt.

"elder brother……"

Behind him, there was a faint cry for help.

Liu Mengchao's parents are single children, and he is also a child without brothers and sisters. Logically speaking, when the new year comes, how can anyone come to his home to celebrate the New Year with him.

"help me……"

Another cry for help, accompanied by blood on the ground, spread directly in front of Liu Mengchao, and the white floor tiles slowly turned red.

The four white walls were already covered with red spots, and Liu Mengchao's most cherished bookshelf was now stained with large swaths of blood.

"It doesn't matter anymore."

Liu Mengchao stood up unsteadily. Everything he originally valued had changed. Just because of an oversight, everything was gone.

This morning, Liu Mengchao forgot to lock the door, so a little girl pushed the door open.

"Brother... I want to eat sweets."

The little girl is wearing a pink dress with a yellow bow on her head. She has big eyes and looks like a doll when she smiles.

"Where are your parents?"

Liu Mengchao paused the video he was watching, squatted down, and looked at the little girl who was no taller than his chest. He already felt that every holiday was extremely difficult.

During the holidays, Liu Mengchao misses his relatives even more. However, Liu Mengchao’s relatives have been turned into black and white photo frames and hung on the wall. They say that doctors cannot heal themselves. No matter how proficient in psychology, Liu Mengchao cannot alleviate the pain he has experienced.

Lonely.

"I don't know, brother, I want to eat Tangtang!"

The little girl tilted her head, stretched out her little hands, and spread them out.

"Oh, come in first."

Liu Mengchao himself felt a little helpless. He was just a high school student, so he probably couldn't keep this little girl in his home for too long. He would have to send her away after a while.

From the moment he walked in, everything that happened next was like a dream to Liu Mengchao.

There is nothing more touching than the warmth it brings in loneliness.

Even in the most ordinary entertainment program, Liu Mengchao and the little girl still laughed happily together when watching the host's obviously not funny jokes.

She... Liu Mengchao looked at the cell phone in his hand and decided to call the police later. At least, let me enjoy the time with others for a while longer.

"Brother, brother! Let's play turtle smoking!"

The little girl drew a set of cards out of nowhere.

The most common deck of playing cards, fifty-four.

"Well, let's draw a card first and be the turtle."

"No, no~" The little girl suddenly pounced on Liu Mengchao and snatched the playing cards from his hand, "There is one card missing in this deck!"

"One card missing?"

"Yeah, brother, let's start, play turtle, turtle~"

The little girl shook her head and divided the cards into two piles.

"Brother, brother, what's your name? Bai Ya told me that it's polite to ask someone for their name when you meet them~ By the way, by the way, I also have a name, my name is Joanna!

"

"My name is Liu Mengchao, let's get started."

With that said, Liu Mengchao pushed up his glasses, lowered his head and sorted out his cards.

A pair of 2, a pair of A, a pair of K...

Liu Mengchao suddenly discovered that the cards in his hand were surprisingly smooth, and there seemed to be no single cards at all.

"Yeah! Brother, brother, I don't have any cards in my hand!"

"Bang!"

The door was suddenly knocked open!

Oops!

Liu Mengchao looked at the opened door and was shocked. As the New Year is approaching, there are always some desperate people who have no money to go home. In the end, they have to take risks and take a knife to see if there are any careless people.

You can dig in, find something valuable, and make do with it through this difficult winter.

The man in front of me is obviously like this.

He is in his forties, his clothes are shabby, and his hair is messy and tangled, like tree roots that have been struck by lightning. Not only is it black, but it also exudes an unpleasant smell.

The man's eyes were wandering, which showed that he was not firm in his heart and was not a habitual criminal. Taking risks was the most appropriate explanation that Liu Mengchao could think of.

But this is precisely the most dangerous thing. Because when facing the unknown, the huge psychological pressure caused by the robbery is likely to make the man go crazy.

The homeless man's face was covered with dust, but Liu Mengchao didn't dare to move rashly as he held a bright fruit knife in his hand. I'm afraid that just by standing up, he would stimulate this man to go crazy and kill him.

"You..." The man looked indoors, glanced twice, and laughed sinisterly, "Don't be afraid, it's the Chinese New Year, and the adults are not at home now. I won't embarrass you, just give me some money, and I will leave.

"

money?

With a knife in his hand, he broke into the house alone. Now he was the only one at home, and there was a girl who was no bigger than his chest. Are they really just here to ask for money?

Looking at this man, he raised his arms, which was obviously a defensive movement. He just mentioned adults, and Liu Mengchao knew that this was just a cover-up.

It shows that this man was already frightened when he saw himself. After all, it was his first time to break into a house, but he unexpectedly discovered that there were not old people who were too old to walk, or children without strength.

Liu Mengchao had a thousand ways in his mind to attack this man through psychological loopholes. However, this was not a game. Once an accident occurred, Joanna, a little girl, would be easily affected.

"Brother, brother, who is he!"

Joanna was just a child, so how could she know how bad the atmosphere at the scene was, so she still pointed innocently at the homeless man standing at the door.

"He...he..." Liu Mengchao's mind was spinning, and he immediately thought of what he would say to coax the girl, "He is here to collect the water bill. My brother promised to give it to him last time."

"Oh," Joanna nodded obediently, and then suddenly said, "But, brother, why did you forget to take away the turtle!"

turtle?

Liu Mengchao laughed self-deprecatingly. What time of day it is now, and he is still thinking about smoking a turtle. He is indeed a child.

"Okay, okay..."

"What are you going to do! Stop!"

The homeless man looked at Liu Mengchao, bent down to get something on the table, and immediately screamed nervously.

On the table, there were not only scattered playing cards, but also Liu Mengchao’s mobile phone!

"Don't even think about calling the police!"

At this time, you must not give in! Liu Mengchao noticed that the homeless man's posture changed. From the beginning, the defensive posture turned into an offensive posture with his hands hanging down and his body leaning forward. The homeless man had already overcome the initial nervousness.

Well, if you give in at this time, I'm afraid it won't be a home invasion and robbery, but a home invasion, murder, robbery, and rape.

Liu Mengchao, who understands psychology, knows that you should never underestimate human desires. You must be tougher, otherwise your form will lose balance in an instant.

"Don't scare the kids!"

Liu Mengchao gave the tramp a cold look, picked up the turtle and put it in his pocket.

"Come in with me. I put the money in the bedroom. Just take the money and leave. I won't call the police."

With that said, Liu Mengchao stood in front of Joanna and slowly walked to the homeless man. He wanted to create a little more pressure on him!

"leave me alone!"

The homeless man immediately screamed and waved the knife in his hand. The homeless man's standing posture changed to a defensive posture. His arms were hanging in the air and no longer drooped.

This is enough. If you stimulate him further, the nerves tightened by the fear of robbery will break. Liu Mengchao does not dare to overestimate the psychological endurance of this homeless man.

"Okay, okay... let's take it slow, don't scare the children... you're asking for money, we just want to save our lives, and don't bleed for the New Year."

As Liu Mengchao spoke, he took a few steps back and made a gesture of invitation.

"What are you going to do!"
To be continued...