9 am.
It isn't quiet outside. People go to their destinations in groups—some to the office, some to school, and some to their daily chores.
In building number 45 of a 60-story building, a man looks at the noisy city outside through a large window. The noise of people and cars is bothering him. So he turns his eyes away and looks at the sky.
Birds are flying in groups in this vast sky. Clouds are floating. The white clouds in the middle of the blue have created a kind of art that haunts the man's mind.
While the man is busy appreciating the beauty of the sky, a person enters his room.
"Have you read today's newspaper?"
The man does not react. He takes a sip of his coffee.
"I knew it," he said, handing the newspaper to the man, "our company's reputation is spread across every newspaper. Our name is everywhere. This year, 'The Wizard' has topped the list of the best companies in the world."
The person said the newspaper headline a little dramatically.
The man handed the cup to him. Looking at the paper, he saw 'The Wizard' written in large letters. Seeing this, a smile appeared on the corners of his lips.
"Mr. Zhou Jie, get ready, we have to go straight to the field now."
Jie understood the man's words, which is clearly evidenced by the smile that appeared at the corners of his lips. The man took the cup from Jie's hand. Then he left the room. Immediately after his departure, the man took his last sip from the cup. And looked outside with a firm gaze.
Today's success is the result of the past 10 years of hard work. He has reached here today after fighting with death. The real game has not yet begun. Until now, there was only preparation before the game, but now the game will begin. And this preparation began 10 years ago—betrayal, tragedy, and an opportunity.
10 years ago—
" Here, sign it. "
As Xie Yunshu handed over the document file, Xie Yunzhou signed it without thinking.
Seeing Yunzhou sign, a smile appeared on both Yunshu's and Jinghang's faces. But before Yunzhou can notice, they hide their smile.
"Here, it's done. "
Yunshu took the file in his hand and checked it. Seeing that everything was in order, she looked at Yunzhou and gave a warm smile.
"You've been wanting to go to the mountain for quite some time. I've arranged for you to go to Yunnan. You'll stay at our Yard there. I booked a flight too. "
" Really! You're the best mommmm..."
Yunzhou hugged her happily at Yunshu's proposal.
"Your flight is tonight. So hurry up and get everything ready. "
"Okay. I'll meet you for dinner."
Yunzhou goes to his room.
"I'll go. Before Yunzhou goes, I'll cook his favorite food. Miss Li, get the meat out. I'll be right back."
Yunshu goes to the kitchen. As soon as he leaves, Jinghang's face breaks into a smile. He sits on the sofa with his feet up. He puts one hand on the sofa and takes the file in the other.
The file has 'PROPERTY TRANSFER DEED' written in big bold letters on top. And Yunzhou's sign at the bottom. Seeing this, Jinghang smiles crookedly.
"The game is over now."
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Yunzhou is putting his bag in the trunk of the car. Yunshu is standing next to him, to see him off.
" Did you take everything properly? Didn't you forget anything? "
" I took everything. "
" Be careful. And let you know when you get there. "
" Okay. "
"Remember it. " A little stiffly.
When the bag was placed, Yunzhou turned to her. He started counting on his fingers and told Yunshu everything he needed to do, one by one, according to her instructions.
" I'll call you after entering the airport, check all the luggage, call you before boarding the plane, and after getting off the plane, send you my pictures, location after going to the yard, updating you all the time.... Ummm, is there any more? Did I miss something!! "
Yunzhou stopped after saying everything. As soon as he stopped, Yunshu slapped him on the shoulder.
" Are you making fun of me! Huuuhh...!! "
Yunzhou stopped and hugged her.
"Mom... don't worry. I'll go carefully and come back carefully. I'll do whatever you say."
" Hmm, now go. Otherwise, you will be late and miss the flight."
" Okay. Goodbye."
" Goodbye..."
Yunzhou got into the car and left. As soon as the car left the main gate, Yunshu breathed a sigh of relief and entered the house.
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Yunzhou is sitting in the car listening to music. He is enjoying the music. The car window is open; so the cold air is touching Yunzhou's body. And that makes the atmosphere more suitable for him.
While he is busy enjoying this environment, the car turns left at high speed. Yunzhou also leans to the left.
He sits back properly. He removes the headphones from his ears and says to the driver,
"Uncle, what's wrong? Drive slowly. There is still a lot of time for the flight. Drive carefully, huh.. There is no need to rush."
Yunzhou looks at the driver and sees that he is sweating. Sweat is dripping from his forehead. There is a hint of worry on his face. His eyes are fixed straight ahead.
Yunzhou thinks something is wrong with the driver.
"Are you sick? If you are, then let me drive. Take a rest."
"Actua..... Actually, the car's brakes are not working, maybe they have failed." He looks at him with a frightened look.
"What!!! Didn't you check the car before going out??" Surprised.
"This car belongs to Jinghang, sir. He asked me to drive his because your car was broken. And.... "
"And what?"
The driver doesn't answer because of fear.
"What? Tell me?" He shouts angrily.
"And Jing...hang, si..r, got out of this car before I got in. He might have driven this car before me—that's why I didn't check."
"Now don't blame others. This is your responsibility before driving the car to check." Shouted.
Yunzhou looks annoyed and angry. The driver is scared to see his face and falls silent.
Yunzhou takes a deep breath. Then he gets up from his seat and sits in the front driver's seat. The driver moves to the passenger seat.
Yunzhou tries to use the brake, but it doesn't work after trying many times. He keeps looking ahead and giving instructions to the driver.
"Where is our current location?"
"We've crossed the highway."
"Great. Isn't there a forest nearby?"
"There is, but it's 3 kilometers away. You can't get there. The car's fuel is low."
"What do you have in your car? Poop? Nonsense. Who gives you a driving license? Didn't even know before driving that you have to check the car!" He shouted angrily.
"Sorry sir."
Yunzhou tried to find a way out but couldn't. At that moment, the driver of the car unbuckled his seat belt and jumped out of the car door. He jumped and hit a plastic dustbin, knocked unconscious but not seriously injured.
Yunzhou used the side mirror to ensure the driver's safety.
Yunzhou stopped. He didn't know what to do next. He took out his phone and called a person named Jie, and just then a truck pulled up in front of Yunzhou's car. Yunzhou tried to quickly pull over, but it backfired.
Yunzhou swerved to the left and lost control of the car. The car's wheels skidded on the road and the car immediately overturned. The car overturned, spun around, and hit a wall.
The car door opened, causing half of Yunzhou's body to come out of the car and the other half to be trapped inside the car. Yunzhou was seriously injured. Blood started flowing from his whole body. His body turned completely red with red blood.
Yunzhou still had life in him. He was looking with half of his eyes open, because he didn't even have the energy to open his full eyes. He was waiting for someone to come to save him. He was fighting with death.
Then he saw Jinghang getting out of the truck. Seeing Jinghang, he gathered all his strength and raised his hand to save himself.
"Jinghang.... I'm here... save me.... " Yunzhou asked for help in his mind.
However, Jinghang did not help him even after seeing him. He came in front of him and stepped on that hand. Yunzhou did not have the strength to scream even though he was in pain.
Jinghang let go of him. He moved a little away from him. Took out a lighter from his pocket. As soon as he lit the lighter, a smile appeared on his face. Just then, a feminine hand appeared from behind Jinghang with a cigarette in her hand. She lit the cigarette with the flame of the lighter.
Yunzhou's eyes began to blur. He could no longer keep his eyes open. Still, he fought to keep his eyes open to see the woman.
The woman took the cigarette, put it in her mouth, and inhaled the smoke. That time, Yunzhou could still only see the woman's back.
The woman pointed at Jinghang with two fingers of the hand holding the cigarette. Immediately, the smile on Jinghang's face grew even bigger and he threw the lighter in his hand towards the car.
In the blink of an eye, the entire car caught fire. Yunzhou's entire body caught fire. The heat and burning sensation of the fire also made his pain disappear. Yunzhou wanted to scream but couldn't. He wanted to get out of the car to save himself, but couldn't. He lacks energy.
Today he is helpless, unable to even save his own life.
Their laughter can be heard from the other side. Jinghang and the girl are laughing while looking at the burning fire. Yunzhou tries to identify the people behind his murder until his last breath. However, in a cruel twist of fate, his eyes closed in the mine. He dies there.
And the tragedy is, he cannot identify his murderers before his death.
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7 am.
" Hello, Hello,
Wake up, Lyzo
Sleepo, Sleepo,
Wake up now
Waaaaake up
Waaaaake up
Sleeepo waaaak uppp. "
A parrot came and sat on Yunzhou's forehead and started singing. It started pecking at his face with its beak. Yunzhou woke up due to the parrot's teasing.
When Yunzhou woke up, he saw the parrot and started petting it.
"Go, go, let me go. "
Hearing the parrot's words, Yunzhou laughed. He took the bird to his cheek and started petting it. Suddenly, tears started flowing from his eyes.
" Once this dream ends, you will go far away from me, Lulu. Let me pet you a little. After that, we will not see each other again. "
The parrot was stunned after hearing his words. After a while, it bit Yunzhou's hand. He immediately let go of him. The parrot flew a little further and sat down.
" You haven't woken up from your deep.. sleep... yet... you're teasing me this morning."
Yunzhou looked at his hand and saw that it was red.
" Look, you bit me and it became red, Lulu." Yunzhou was complaining to Lulu but was surprised by his own words.
" Huh! Haha.. It's red! That means...."
Yunzhou started to remove all the things from the bed, like a crazy person. Finally, he found his phone. As soon as he pressed the button on the side of the phone, the screen came up.
7:05
Thu
31/12/2015
He covered his eyes with his two hands and looked again. The time and date were the same, meaning he wasn't making a mistake or dreaming. He was alive and had woken up again on the same day as the accident...