Whale Fall

Blurb One

Jiang Yao had a childhood friend. He was a lunatic.

She ate ice cream, and he wanted some too.

But he had no money.

He leaned over and licked it, saying it tasted great.

She smashed the rest of the ice cream into his face.

Next time, he came back to lick it again.

He never got tired of it. The cycle went on and on.

Later, she was bullied and surrounded by a group of people.

She fought seventeen of them at once.

She nearly died.

He splashed gasoline on them and roared, holding a lighter.

She was saved, and saw that his other hand was still holding an ice cream cone.

This time he didn't lick it, but it still melted.

This time, she didn't smash it into his face.

Her clothes were tattered, and her hair was a bird's nest.

She grabbed his hand and brushed it with the tip of her tongue.

She looked at him and said it tasted great.

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Years after breaking up, they meet again.

They end up on blind dates at the same cafe, each mistaking the other for someone else.

He sat there yawning, his hair a bird's nest and his clothes unchanged for days.

She had clearly dressed up carefully, with smooth, flowing hair and a dress.

He smiled. "Didn't you say you never wore dresses?"

She said, "I just don't wear them when I'm with you."

"You're still just as annoying."

"Right back at you."

They realize they've mistaken each other for their blind dates.

She walks over to another man, suddenly much more polite.

He interrupts the girl's question with a single apology.

Then he leaves this ridiculous blind date.

Jiang Yao watches him walk away and receives a text from an unknown number.

This time, you watch me leave.

She doesn't reply. She watches him disappear at the intersection.

She thinks that if she's destined to fall into the abyss, she should go all the way alone.

She won't drag that lunatic down with her.

Blurb Two

After the driver responsible for a car accident jumps to his death, a series of murders takes place in Nancheng.

The victims in each case are missing organs from different parts of their bodies.

Hearts ripped out, eyes gouged, kidneys removed, lungs cut out...

The methods are brutal, and the police can't catch the killer. The people of Nancheng grow increasingly afraid. Online, the killer is dubbed "Hannibal," or "the Cannibal."

Only when the killer makes his motive public do people finally understand: the so-called "Cannibal" isn't killing ordinary people, but truly evil monsters with heinous crimes to their names.

From that point on, public opinion completely turns in his favor.

A few notes:

* Please point out any errors in the story. Many thanks!

* There are no absolutely good or evil people. Everyone walks the line between good and evil.

Theme: When a whale falls, all things thrive.