Chinese online short story 罪恶有痕 Traces of Sin 43 (Intermediate to Advanced)

Zhuang Liqun admitted his crime. But when Liu Mingtian tried to persuade him to identify the person who planned the whole thing he hesitated.

[simplified Chinese]
罪恶有痕 43

 

“我承认我参与了抢劫杀人。”说出这句话后他突然感觉到一阵轻松。

“很好。告诉我，谁是策划人？”

“这个…我不能告诉你。”

刘明天笑了一笑，“你觉得你很讲义气是不是？庄立群，我知道你不是策划人，那你告诉我，和你在131国道上持枪抢劫的那个同伙是不是策划人？”

庄立群沉默了半分钟之久, 然后回答,“是。”

“很好。那你知不知道, 他近期有没有别的什么计划?”刘明天仍然用朋友聊天般的口气继续问庄立群。

庄立群又一次沉默. 刘明天倒吸了口凉气, 心想, 如果他没有及时否认, 那就暗示策划人还有新的计划.

做笔记的年轻刑警也紧张而期待地看着他们。

“是不是还会有人丢掉性命?”刘明天尽量把语气放平和。

 

[vocab table]
Simplified Chinese     Traditional Chinese     Mandarin Pinyin     English Definition

承认
   

承認
    cheng2 ren4     to admit; to acknowledge

讲义气
   

講義氣
    jiang3 yi4 qi4     to value personal loyalty

暗示
        an4 shi4     to hint; to suggest

平和
        ping2 he2     calm; peaceful

 

[pinyin]
 zuì’è yǒu hén 43

 

“ wǒ chéngrèn wǒ cānyù le qiǎngjié shārén。” shuōchū zhè jù huà hòu tā tūrán gǎnjuédào yīzhèn qīngsōng。

“ hěn hǎo。 gàosu wǒ， shéi shì cèhuàrén？”

“ zhège… wǒ bùnéng gàosu nǐ。”

Liú míngtiān xiào le yī xiào，“ nǐ juéde nǐ hěn jiǎngyìqì shìbùshì？ zhuāng lì qún， wǒ zhīdào nǐ bùshì cèhuàrén， nà nǐ gàosu wǒ， hé nǐ zài131 guódào shàng chíqiāngqiāngjié de nàge tónghuǒ shìbùshì cèhuàrén？”

zhuāng lì qún chénmò le bàn fēnzhōng zhī jiǔ, ránhòu huídá,“ shì。”

“ hěn hǎo。 nà nǐ zhī bù zhīdào, tā jìnqī yǒu méiyǒu biéde shénme jìhuà?” Liú míngtiān réngrán yòng péngyou liáotiān bān de kǒuqì jìxù wèn zhuāng lì qún。

zhuāng lì qún yòuyīcì chénmò. Liú míngtiān dǎo xī le kǒu liáng qì, xīnxiǎng, rúguǒ tā méiyǒu jíshí fǒurèn, nà jiù ànshì cèhuàrén háiyǒu xīn de jìhuà.

zuò bǐjì de niánqīng xíngjǐng yě jǐnzhāng ér qīdài dì kàn zhe tāmen。

“ shìbùshì hái huì yǒurén diūdiào xìngmìng?” Liú míngtiān jǐnliàng bǎ yǔqì fàng pínghé。

 

[traditional Chinese]
罪惡有痕 43

 

“我承認我參與了搶劫殺人。”說出這句話後他突然感覺到一陣輕鬆。

“很好。告訴我，誰是策劃人？”

“這個…我不能告訴你。”

劉明天笑了一笑，“你覺得你很講義氣是不是？莊立羣，我知道你不是策劃人，那你告訴我，和你在131國道上持槍搶劫的那個同夥是不是策劃人？”

莊立羣沉默了半分鐘之久, 然後回答,“是。”

“很好。那你知不知道, 他近期有沒有別的什麼計劃?”劉明天仍然用朋友聊天般的口氣繼續問莊立羣。

莊立羣又一次沉默. 劉明天倒吸了口涼氣, 心想, 如果他沒有及時否認, 那就暗示策劃人還有新的計劃.

做筆記的年輕刑警也緊張而期待地看着他們。

“是不是還會有人丟掉性命?”劉明天儘量把語氣放平和。

 

[English translation]
Traces of Sin  43

“OK，I admit that I was part of the robbery and murder.” He felt greatly reliefed after that confession.

“Very good. Who planned all this?”

“This … I can’t tell you.”

Liu Mingtian smiled, “Do you think you’re doing the right thing being blindly loyal to your friends? Zhuang Liqun, I know you were not the one behind all this. Was it the one that robbed together with you on Highway 131?”

Zhuang Liqun was silence for half a minute, and then he said,”Yes.”

“Very good. Then do you know whether he has any other plans lately?” Liu Mingtian asked in a chatty manner.

Zhuang Liqun became quiet again. Seeing the likelihood of another planned crime, Liu Mingtian felt a chill ran down his spine.

The young police officer who was taking notes for the interview looked at them, worried.

“Is anyone going to die?” Asked Liu Mingtian in a peaceful tone.