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Chinese online short story 罪恶有痕 Traces of Sin (Intermediate to Advanced)
罪恶有痕 18  
刘明天的手机急促地响了起来。
他和赵凯峰刚刚踏进一家面馆，
准备把晚饭对付了。		 Liu’s cell phone rang in a hurry.
As soon as Liu Mingtian and Zhao Kaifeng stepped into the Noodle Diner
for dinner.

Liú míngtiān de shŏujī jícù de xiăng le qilai。
tā hé zhào kăi fēng gānggang tàjìn yījiā miàn guăn，
zhŭnbèi bă wănfàn duìfu le。

  
刘明天接完电话后, 精神一振，
”罗元来的，他在水库发现了尸体。”		 The Phone call boost his spirit,
“It’s from Luo Yuan, he found bodies in the reservoir. ”
Liú míngtiān jiē wán diànhuà hòu, jīngshén yī zhèn，
” luó yuánlái de， tā zài shuĭkù fāxiàn le shītĭ。”		  
齐友发和崔雁是面对面被埋在沙堆里的。
死亡原因都是致命枪伤。
罗元听到的手机声来自崔雁
还挎在身上的手袋。		 Qi Youfa and Cui Yan were buried in the sand face to face.
Cause of Death was lethal gun wound.
The ring tone that Luo Yuan heard came from Cui Yan’s hand bag.
qí yŏu fā hé cuī yàn shì miànduìmiàn bèi mái zài shā duī lĭ de。
sĭwáng yuányīn dōu shì zhìmìng qiāngshāng。
luó yuán tīngdào de shŏujī shēng láizì cuī yàn
hái kuà zài shēnshang de shŏu dài。		  
打电话的是一个才从外省来本市的年轻人,
是崔雁的老乡, 还不知道崔雁已经出事。		 The person that called was a young man who came from another province.
He didn’t know the terrible misfortune that Cui Yan had.
 dădiànhuà de shì yī gè cái cóng wài shěng lái běnshì de niánqīngrén,
shì cuī yàn de lăoxiāng, hái bù zhīdào cuī yàn yĭjīng chūshì。		  
“两人身上所带的钱包,
只是现金遗失, 但证件都在。
尸体完整,
没有故意掩盖受害者身份的企图,
不象是熟人做案。		 “Other than the cash was missing,
all other ID cards in their wallets were intact.
Their bodies were not intentionally disformed,
which means the killer didn’t intend to cover their identities.
Therefore the killer is not likely to be the victims’ acquaintance.
“ liăng rén shēnshang suŏ dài de qiánbāo,
zhĭshì xiànjīn yíshī, dàn zhèngjiàn dōu zài。
shītĭ wánzhěng,
méiyŏu gùyì yăngài shòuhàizhě shēnfèn de qĭtú,
bù xiàng shì shúrén zuò àn。		  
“这是刘明天和赵凯峰对现场的初步看法。
”看来, 齐友发和崔雁, 是在错误的时机,
选择了一个错误的地点幽会。”		 ” That was the first conclusion that Liu and Zhao made after the crime scene investigation.
“It looks that Qi and Cui picked the wrong place and wrong time to date.”
“ zhè shì Liú míngtiān hé zhào kăi fēng duì xiànchăng de chūbù kànfă。
” kànlai, qí yŏu fā hé cuī yàn, shì zài cuòwù de shíjī,
xuănzé le yī gè cuòwù de dìdiăn yōuhuì。”		  
这时天已渐黑, 聚集的警察,
法医, 和现场技术人员,
打破了水库里让人窒息的寂静。
罗元弓着背,
颓丧地坐在一处稍远的石凳上.		 At that time, it was getting dark. The gang of police,
forensic technicians and crime scene investigators
broke the pure tranquility of the reservoir.
Luo Yuan sit on a stone stool a bit further from the crime scene
with his back hunched.
zhèshí tiān yĭ jiàn hēi, jùjí de jĭngchá,
făyī, hé xiànchăng jìshùrényuán,
dăpò le shuĭkù lĭ ràng rén zhìxī de jìjìng。
luó yuán gōng zhe bèi,
tuísàng de zuò zài yī chŭ shāo yuăn de shí dèng shàng.		  
“行, 我跟你们走一趟。
你们一定要相信我,
我没杀人, 跟这事儿一点边都不沾。
我承认, 门是我开的,
可我真没看见是谁干的。”		 “Fine, I’ll go with you.
But you have to believe me
that I have nothing to do with this.
I admit that it was me who opened the door,
but I don’t know who did it.”
“ xíng, wŏ gēn nĭmen zŏu yī tàng。
nĭmen yīdìngyào xiāngxìn wŏ,
wŏ méi shārén, gēn zhè shìr yīdiăn biān dōu bù zhān。
wŏ chéngrèn, mén shì wŏ kāi de,
kě wŏ zhēn méi kànjiàn shì shéi gàn de。”		  
罗元对刘明天说这话的时候，
显然已经没有了早些时候
那次谈话时的淡定。		 Obviously Luo Yuan had lost his calmness
while he did the above confession.
luó yuán duì Liú míngtiān shuō zhè huà de shíhou，
xiănrán yĭjīng méiyŏu le zăoxiē shíhou
nà cì tánhuà shí de dàndìng。		  
罪恶有痕 19  
稍晚，在询问室里。 Later, in the interrogation room.
shāo wăn， zài xúnwèn shì lĭ。  
罗元回忆，
”那天下午快下班的时候，
大概四点多的时候，
我接了我朋友的一个电话。		 Luo Yuan thought,
“About four o’clock that day,
just before I wrapped up my work,
I received a phone call.
 
luó yuán huíyì，
” nàtiān xiàwŭ kuài xiàbān de shíhou，
dàgài sì diăn duō de shíhou，
wŏ jiē le wŏ péngyou de yī gè diànhuà。 		 
他说晚些时候会开车经过水库，
让我把上次跟他借的东西放在我的办公室，
他想顺便把它带回去。”		 He said he would drive by the reservoir later that day.
He asked me to left the thing that I borrowed from him in my office,
so he could pick it up when he came.”
tā shuō wăn xiē shíhou huì kāichē jīngguò shuĭkù，
ràng wŏ bă shàngcì gēn tā jiè de dōngxi fàng zài wŏ de bàngōngshì，
tā xiăng shùnbiàn bă tā dài huíqu。”		  
“什么东西?”刘明天问。 “What is the thing?” Liu Mingtian asked.
” shénme dōngxi?” Liú míngtiān wèn。  
“一个修车用的工具箱。” “A box of tools for car maintenance.”
” yī gè xiūchē yòng de gōngjùxiāng。”  
“请继续说。。。” “Continue please…”
” qĭng jìxù shuō。。。”  
“他说他要开车进来取，
让我不要锁大门。
我照做了，只锁了小门, 大门虚着，		 “He said that he would drive into the reservoir,
and ask me to leave the gate unlocked.
I did what he asked.
I locked the small door but left the gate unlocked.
” tā shuō tā yào kāichē jìnlái qŭ，
ràng wŏ bùyào suŏ dàmén。
wŏ zhào zuò le， zhĭ suŏ le xiăo mén, dàmén xū zhe， 		 
然后我就下班回家了。
第二天一上班，工具箱已经不见了，
我就知道他肯定来过了。”		 Then I left. The next day, I noticed the tool box was gone.
So I know he had been there. ”
ránhòu wŏ jiù xiàbān huíjiā le。
dì’èrtiān yī shàngbān， gōngjùxiāng yĭjīng bùjiàn le，
wŏ jiù zhīdào tā kěndìng lái guò le。”		  
“今天白天问你的时候你怎么没说实话?” “Why didn’t you tell us the truth earlier today?”
” jīntiān báitiān wèn nĭ de shíhou nĭ zěnme méi shuōshíhuà?”  
“我害怕。。。老闻找我的茬儿。
水库两星期前丢了一批装修材料。
闻主任认为是因为我下班忘锁门，
把小偷放进来了。		 “I was afraid Lao Wen would have scolded me.
Some renovation material was lost two weeks ago.
Lao Wen thought that my negligence on gate keeping
had invited the thieves.
” wŏ hàipà。。。 lăo wén zhăo wŏ de chá r。
shuĭkù liăngxīngqī qián diū le yī pī zhuāngxiū cáiliào。
wén zhŭrèn rènwéi shì yīnwèi wŏ xiàbān wàng suŏmén，
bă xiăotōu fàng jìnlái le。 		 
如果他知道我又干了一次，还是故意的，
非把我吃了不可。”		 If he knew that I did it again, he will eat me alive.”
rúguŏ tā zhīdào wŏ yòu gàn le yīcì， háishi gùyì de，
fēi bă wŏ chī le bùkě。”		  
“你的朋友说没说他是一个人来，
还是和别人一起来?”		 “Did your friend tell you that he came alone,
or with others?”
” nĭ de péngyou shuō méi shuō tā shì yīgèrén lái，
háishi hé biéren yīqĭ lái?”		  
“这倒没说。” “No, he didn’t. ”
” zhè dăo méi shuō。”  
“那天下班后你又跟那个朋友联系过吗?” “After you left your work that day, did you contact your friend again? ”
” nàtiān xiàbān hòu nĭ yòu gēn nàge péngyou lián xì guò ma?”  
“我下班到家的时候又打了一次他的手机，
没人接。
后来我就再没跟他联系过。”		 “I called his cell phone again after work.
No one picked up the phone.
Since then I had not talked to him again.”
” wŏ xiàbān dàojiā de shíhou yòu dă le yīcì tā de shŏujī，
méi rén jiē。
hòulái wŏ jiù zài méi gēn tā lián xì guò。”		  
“现在谈谈你的朋友吧。
他叫什么名字，长什么样，是做什么的?
和你有些什么交情?关系如何?”		 “Now, let’s talk about your friend.
His name, how he looks, what does he do
and your relationship with him please.”
” xiànzài tántán nĭ de péngyou ba。
tā jiào shénme míngzi， cháng shénme yàng， shì zuò shénme de?
hé nĭ yŏuxiē shénme jiāoqing? guānxi rúhé?”		  
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