1915年，早夏。
huofengchengwaidejiyansi，xiandetinglengqing。
yinruiyupingzhilumanbudaosiqian，yixiazi，tamenbeitiezaisimiaodamenkoudeduilianjingdaole。
zheishiyifushenmeyangdeduilian，xiandetaizhayanle——
qingqingshijiesishaluwuxinyouli
langlangqiankunhaotuzaizhongfenweier
pingzhilunianzheduiliannuhuozhongshao，dangjijiudabaocukou：
“biantai！zheishizaihongyangnamenzidejiaoli，fomenjingdizaichongshangsharen？fomiaobianchengfeimiaole？”
queshi，simiaomenkoudeduilianjurandaiyou“shalu”、“tuzai”deziyan，taieleba，qibugensimiaorenshanweibendelinianbeidaoerchi。
yinruiyejuedebukesiyi，tazaixiang，zheishiyisuoshenmeyangdesimiao，weishenmetielezheiyangyifufengkuangdemenlianni。
taxianglexiang，dandandishuo：“zanmenbuguodaozheililaisuibianzhuanzhuan，hebigenyifuduilianjiaozhenni，kanbushuang，zanmenzouba。”
danqishi，yinruirentongpingzhiludetaidu，tahenbudechongshangqianjiangduiliansixialai。
zhengzaizheishi，congsineichulaiyigeheshang，banlaonianji，dalayanpiwendao：
“liangweilaizinali？kannimendexingxiang，shicongchengneideshifanxueyuanlichulaideba？”
“meicuo，womenjiushishifanxueyuandexuesheng。ninlaohaoyanliya，yiyanjiukanzhunle，lihai！”
pingzhiluxiangheshangshenshendamuzhi，qishishidaiyoujifengzhiyi，yinweitamenbujinshenchuanxueshengzhifu，xiongqianhaipeiyouxiaohui，zheimemingxiandebiaozhichufeiyanxiakanbuchulai。
jiuyinweisimiaodemenliantaiciyan，pingzhiluduiheshangyechongmanegan。
heshangdangrantingchutayuqizhongdaici，rengbanbiyanjingshuo：
“jiranshichengneixuesheng，buzaixuexiaolihaohaodaizhe，paodaochengwailaiganshenme？”
“yo，heshang，tingniyuqi，biwomenxuexiaodejiaoguanzhanghainiu，womenliyongkeyushijiansuibianzouzoukankan，haiyongdezhenilaipanwen？guandetaikuanleba！”
“bushiwoguandetaikuan，woshihaoyi，zheidifangnimenshidiyicilaiba，zhenxinxiwangnimennengjingchanglai，shishilai，danshidanshi……”
heshangturanshentanyikouqi，ranhouzhuanshenwangsilizoujinqu。
pingzhiluyikanbugaoxingle，zaihoumianzhuizhewen：“wei，heshang，niyouhuajiushuo，youpijiufang，zadebanjuchubanjujinde，nidaodixiangshuosha？”
“haoziweizhi，haoziweizhi……”heshangzhongfulejibian，touyebuhuidijinqule。
pingzhiluhaixiangzhuijinqu，beiyinruilazhu。
“nikanzheilaotuer，daodishuodeshenme，zhenshikoubuzeyan，suzhiyetaichale。gujiduilianjiushitaxiedeba。”pingzhilushifenbuping。
“suanleba，womenbenlaizhishisuiyiguangguang，tayezhidaowomenshiqiongxuesheng，buhuiliuxiaxianghuoqian，tayouzheizhongqiangdiaoyebuqiguai。”
cishi，yinruixinzhongbingmeiyouhenheshang，quechongmanhuangkonghejinzhang。
tayouyizhongyugan，keneng，pingzhilugenta，yaoyoushenmedaomeishile。
guoranzaidisantian，zheigeyugandedaozhengshi。
平之路死了！
……
yinruigenbenmeiliaodao，pingzhiludesixun，juranshiconghuofengxunbushunvxunguangupanpandezuilidedaode。
gupanpan，shenchuanxunbufu，toudaixunbumao，weifenglinlin，baixidelianshangyishuangdayanjingjiongjiongyoushen，dangtaheyinruizhouranmuguangxiangpengshi，shunjianlveyouxiexiweidejingya。
danmashangtabaochileyigexunguanyingyoudeyansujinchi。
“你叫殷瑞？”
“对，我是。”
“pingzhilushibushinizuihaodetongxue？”
“可以这么说吧。”
“neime，duitaturansiqu，niyoushenmeqingkuangkeyixiangwomentigongde？”
yinruixianshidaileyixia，kanzhegupanpanneishuangyoudayouliangdeyanjing，mobuzhetounaodifanwen：“nizaishuoshenme，shenmepingzhiluturansiqu？”
“zenme，nandaonihaibuzhidaopingzhilusilema？”
“wo……wobuzhidaoya，nishishuopingzhilusile？neishizenmehuishi？”
cikedeyinrui，buzaizijidexuexiao，erzaiduimiandenvzixueyuanli。
neishizuotianfangxueshi，jiaoguanzhanggongdasubatajiaoqu，duitashuo，zaiguosantianjijiangshibenshengdeyouxuejie，shengwenjiaoshuyijinglailetongzhi，yaoqiuliangjiashifanxueyuanhupaijimingxueshengdaibiaoquduifangjinxingjiaoliu。
yinruizuoweiyinianjixinshengdaibiaobeixuanzhong。
suoyijintianzaoshangtabingmeiyoudaozijixueyuanshangke，ershiquleduimianyihezhigedenvzishifanxueyuan。
shangwucanjiayigezuotanhui。
xiawutamenjigenanshengfensandaojigejiaoshi，canjiatingke，bingyaozaitingwankehougenbenjiaoshidenvshengjinxingkeyejiaoliu，zheikeshifahuinanshengkoucaidezuijiashiji。
yinruizhengxinggaocailie，beibenjiaoshisanshiduomingnvshengweizhekankanertan，turanmianqianlailegenvxunguan，jianzhixiangshipingdilibengchulaide。
nvxunguandailaidexiaoxi，rutongqingtianpili，jiangyinruihongdeyuntouzhuanxiang。
gupanpanxianzhuanzhudidingleyinruiyixia，zheishixunguandezhiyefanying，tadequerenyanqianzheigenanshengshibushichengshibushuohuang。
“daomuqianweizhi，nizhenhaimeitingdaopingzhilusiwangdexiaoxi？”
“zhendemeiyou。nidoukanjianle，wozaizheili，gendajiajiaoliu，meiyourenlaigaosuwoshuopingzhilusile。”
“haoba，neinixianzaiyinggaizhidaole。”
yinruiyanbabadikanzhegupanpan，benlaigupanpanshiweizhidenanhaixixipinshangdemeinv，keshixianzaitashimeishichougenbenbushiyinruiguanzhudele。
“guxiaojie，nishuopingzhilusile，tazainalisile，weishenmesile？”
“nibuyaojiaowoxiaojie，dezunchengwoguxunguan！”
yinruixinzhongtingbufu，wohaishishifanyinianjisheng，nixiaoniuyijingdangshangxunguanle，yetaibugongpingleba。
danzheibushitaguanxinde，tajiyuxiangzhidaopingzhilusiwangzhenxiang。
gupanpandakaidailaideyingfengpiwenjianbu，qingqingsangzilangsongdao：
“jintianzaoshang，shifanxueyuanyourenjixunbushudalaidianhua，baogaoshuoxueyuanliyourensiwang，xunbushuzhibanrenyuanzaishuzhangshangbanhoumashangjinxinghuibao，shuzhangjilingxunbuguangupanpanqianwangxueyuankanchaxianchang。
gupanpanxunguandidaxianchanghou，faxianzaishifanxueyuanguangchangzhongjiandepenshuichili，youyijunanshi，mingrendalaoqilaihou，yourenjibianrenchuxiguowenxiyinianjiliubanxueshengpingzhilu。
jingchubudiaocha，sizhexizaizuotianyelibushenluoshui，nishuierwang。
zhiyuqiweishizuluoshui，haishizixingxunsi，youdaijinyibuchazheng。”
啪！
gupanpanjiangyingfengpiheshang。
“完了？”殷瑞问。
“dangrannianwanle，ninandaomeitinggou？”
yinruichiyilepianke，turanjiuwangjiaoshiwaichong。
gupanpanzaihoumianhedao：“zhanzhu，nixiangganshenme？”
yinruizhandingle，huitoushuodao：“woyaoqukankan。”
“到哪里去看看？”
“喷水池。”
“neidifang，nipingshibushitiantiankanma，haikanbugou？”
“wobushikanpenshuichi，woyaokanpingzhilu。”
“nixiangkantadeshiti？buzaineilile，beiyundaoxunbushuqule。”
yinruinaoziliwengdiyixiang。shitandiwen：“weishenmeyaobashitiyundaoxunbushuqu？”
“因为要验尸。”
“neijiushishuo，nimenyaoduitakaitangpodule？”
gupanpanfanfanyanpi，shentaiqingmie：“shenmejiaokaitangpodu，neijiaowuzuojiepou，niguowenxide，shuohuazheimebuhuiyongci。”
yinruixinxiangwuzuojiepoubujiushikaitangpoduma，shuodezaimeimiaoyougepiyong。
qishitazhishizuogeshitan，meixiangdaowuzuozhenhuijiepoupingzhilu，dunshiyinruixiangshidaogezaizijishenshangyiyang。
“guxunguan，woyougeqingqiu，zaijiepouqian，nengbunengrangwokanyikanpingzhiluya？。”
gupanpanzoujinyinrui，bulengburedishuo：“weishenmeniyidingyaokankantadeshitini？jiuyinweitashinizuihaodepengyoudeyuangu？fanzhengtasile，nikanbukanyoushenmequbie？youbukenengrangtafuhuoguolai。”
yinruiyaranwuyan，pingzhiludeshitidoubeixunbushunongqule，wuzuoyaojinxingjiepou，nihaiyoushenmezigeyaoqiuzaijiepouqiankanyiyanwanzhengshitini。
yexutashuodedui，kanyubukanyouhequbie。
zheishiyounvshengzaizhaohuta，wei，yintongxue，zanmendejiaoliuhaigaobugaoya，nibuhuiyinweiwomenrenduo，zhaojiekoubantuerfeiba？suijishiqitanvshengdexixiaosheng，xianzaidenvhaizizhenkaifangle，youqishiduguowenxidenvhai，gegedoushilaoyoutiao。
zheilingyinruineixinyizhenfanzao。
“neiwo，gaizenmeban？”tazhihaowenzhegupanpan。
“跟我走。”
“去哪里？”
“巡捕署。”
“nibushishuowomeibiyaokanshitima？”
“sheirangniqukanshitile？gaosuni，nishizuoweixianyiren，yaojieshoubenxunguandequanmianshencha！”
殷瑞大吃一惊。
gaoshenme，wozenmechenglexianyirenle？