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Chinese online short story 罪恶有痕 Traces of Sin (Intermediate to Advanced)
罪恶有痕 42  
“这个人是你用枪射杀的吧？” “Is this the victim that shot by you?”
“ zhège rén shì nĭ yòng qiāng shèshā de ba？”  
一张被害人胸部中弹，
脸色死灰的照片呈现在庄立群的眼前。		 A photo of the victim with a face grimly pale
and gun shot wounds on the chest appeared in front of Zhuang Liqun.
yī zhāng bèihàirén xiōngbù zhòngdàn，
liănsè sĭ huī de zhàopiàn chéng xiànzài zhuāng lì qún de yănqián。 		 
白衬衣上已凝固成暗红色的大片血迹显得十分突兀。
中年男死者睁着眼，
令人颤栗的目光穿过相纸，
直刺庄立群的面庞。		 The big blotch of dark red dried bloodstains stood out on his white shirt.
The middle-aged male victim stared ghastly
at Zhuang Liqun through the photo sheet.
bái chènyī shàng yĭ nínggù chéng àn hóngsè de dàpiàn xuèjì xiănde shífēn tūwù。
zhōngnián nán sĭzhě zhēngzhe yăn，
lìngrén zhànlì de mùguāng chuānguò xiàngzhĭ，
zhí cì zhuāng lì qún de miànpáng。		  
庄立群“呀”了一声，
身体本能地向后躲避。		 Zhuang Liqun jumped his body backward with a startled cry.
zhuāng lì qún “ya” le yīshēng，
shēntĭ běnnéng de xiànghòu duŏbì。		  
“他是死在你的枪下吧？知道吗？
他死的时候女儿刚出生两天。
如果这一切没有发生，
他至少可以和女儿见上一面。”		 “He died from your shooting, didn’t he?
You know what, he just became a father to a new born daughter two days ago.
If nothing happened, at least he could have seen her daughter once.”
“ tā shì sĭ zài nĭ de qiāng xià ba？ zhīdào ma？
tā sĭ de shíhou nǚ’ér gāng chūshēng liăng tiān。
rúguŏ zhè yīqiè méiyŏu fāshēng，
tā zhìshăo kěyĭ hé nǚ’ér jiàn shàng yīmiàn。”		  
庄立群把目光移向地板，一身冷汗。
”求求你, 别让我看照片！”他心想。		 In cold sweat, Zhuang Liqun moved away his eyes to the floor.
”Please, don’t show me the photo again!” He begged in mind.
zhuāng lì qún bă mùguāng yí xiàng dìbăn， yīshēn lěnghàn。
” qiú qiú nĭ, bié ràng wŏ kàn zhàopiàn！” tā xīnxiăng。		  
刘明天观察着庄立群的表情变化，
然后伸手把水杯送到他的面前。
庄立群接过水杯，一仰头把水喝完。		 Liu Mingtian observed the changing face of Zhuang Liqun
and passed on the glass of water to him.
Zhuang Liqun received the glass and drank all water in one gulp.
Liú míngtiān guānchá zhe zhuāng lì qún de biăoqíng biànhuà，
ránhòu shēnshŏu bă shuĭ bēi sòng dào tā de miànqián。
zhuāng lì qún jiēguò shuĭ bēi， yīyăngtóu bă shuĭ hē wán。		  
“不知道你妹妹知道你做的事后会怎么想。”
刘明天小声说。		 “I don’t know what will come to your sister’s mind once she knew what you did.”
Liu Mingtian murmured.
“ bù zhīdào nĭ mèimei zhīdào nĭ zuò de shì hòu huì zěnme xiăng。”
Liú míngtiān xiăoshēng shuō。		  
“不要告诉她。”庄立群低声恳求。 “Don’t tell her.” Zhuang Liqun pleaded in a low voice.
“ bùyào gàosu tā。” zhuāng lì qún dīshēng kěnqiú。  
刘明天镇静地回视着他。
“我答应你。
我会和你母亲商量如何回答你妹妹的问题。”		 Liu Mingtian looked back at him calmly.
“You have my promise.
I will have a talk with your mother about that.”
Liú míngtiān zhènjìng de huíshì zhe tā。
“ wŏ dāying nĭ。
wŏ huì hé nĭ mŭqīn shāngliang rúhé huídá nĭ mèimei de wèntí。”		  
庄立群点头示谢。 Zhuang Liqun nodded lightly to say thank you.
zhuāng lì qún diăntóu shì xiè。