Delusion Master

Of course, Bai Yuan remembered the milk cat. At the beginning, he couldn't bring it out of Li Minxing's "absolute domain", which made him feel a little regretful, so he looked at the kitten more carefully, and found that the patterns on its body were similar to those in his impression. The milk cat is almost the same, except that it is slightly bigger, and it looks like it should be about 4 months old.

He couldn't help taking two steps closer, and slowly stretched out his finger. The kitten didn't scare away, and lowered its head to sniff at his fingertips, and even licked it a few times, as if it was very close to people.

"It feels like a grown-up version of 'Propeller'." Wei Lin looked at it curiously, "It likes you? Oh, I see, you didn't wash your hands after eating the hot pot, and it smelled like fish, shrimp and shellfish, hahaha .”

Bai Yuan tried to pick up the cat, the kitten was frightened, jumped away, and disappeared without a trace in a blink of an eye.

Wei Lin stroked his chin and said, "Bai Xiansen, do you think it is that milk cat?"

Bai Yuan said, "Yes, and no."

"How to say?"

"Think about Wu Jinghan."

"...Understood. Since Li Minxing has been living near this park, he must have encountered these stray cats. This cat is so ugly (Bai Yuan stares at him)——oh no, it's because of the special fur color, he should be impressed Deep, and this impression came from three months ago, so what is projected in the spiritual world is the milk cat period. In this way, Bai Xiansen has finally fulfilled his wish, and finally met the "fated" cat again." Wei Lin laughed. , "It's a pity that I ran away, I will buy some cat food tomorrow to lure it?"

Bai Yuan said, "I'll do it myself."

Wei Lin swore: "You're welcome, I didn't mean to give you a cat, since you like this one because of your unique aesthetics, I'll be responsible for catching it."

Bai Yuan thought about the picture, it was like a big cat teasing a kitten, it must be very interesting, so he nodded with a smile: "Okay, let's go together tomorrow. First go to the pet supply store to buy cat food, the one at the crossing of the water's edge That house, ten o'clock in the morning, don't forget."

The residences of Wei Lin and Bai Yuan were far from each other, so they parted ways here.

Returning to the dilapidated small flat of more than 40 square meters that Xu Mu gave him, Wei Lin took off his coat and flung himself on the bed.

In fact, there are still a lot of things to do - to write the work report for this mission, to fill out Li Minxing's rehabilitation application form, and to go through the leave procedures according to the regulations, but he is really exhausted, and he doesn't even want to get up in the shower wash.After dawdling on the bed for more than half an hour, Wei Lin finally saved up his action bar, got up and walked to the bathroom to turn on the shower.

After taking a hot shower, he felt refreshed, dried his hair carelessly, and crawled back to bed.

Not wanting to watch TV, not wanting to play with mobile phones, and refusing all entertainment, Wei Lin fell into a short and empty period of burnout-he called it the "sage time" after each mission.

But I can't sleep again.He tossed and turned, and finally opened the bedside table, and took out a cardboard box from the deepest part.

When he opened the box cover, his movements were light and slow, as if he was worried about disturbing a meager time sleeping in his memory: inside was a white group photo, Mr. Xu Mu's back was straight, standing a whole head shorter than him Next to Wei Lin, a young man with a serious face and no smile.However, if you pay attention to the picture, you will find that with a hand on the boy's shoulder, he secretly made a clumsy V shape.

V, with the back of his hands facing outwards, is clumsy and struggling, like an inconspicuous green shoot protruding from the cracks in the desert rocks.

Wei Lin couldn't help stroking his figure in the photo with his thumb, and whispered, "Your memorial day is coming soon."

He participated in the whole journey of Xu Mu from birth to death, which was dark, long and desperate, and it was replayed repeatedly in his mind, like a cycle of mental torture.

In the past ten years, he has found many ways to get rid of this torture, but with little success. It always comes after him after he calms down, and it is still more prosperous when he is alone.

So he can't be quiet.Noisy, hustle and bustle, people chatting and laughing, like amniotic fluid wrapping a fetus, makes him feel safe and comfortable, wishing that the excitement of the world is his own.

"You always like to join in the fun, love to pay attention, and highlight your sense of presence. Is it because you lacked enough care when you were young, and you were particularly lonely when you were growing up?"

Bai Yuan said this to him in the absolute realm, which made him secretly startled and annoyed—although it was not accurate, it also touched the edge of the shadow in his heart that he didn't want to be touched by others.

This kind of Bai Yuan is even more difficult for him to resist than the original rivalry.

In fact, I can refuse to partner with Bai Yuan, Wei Lin thought angrily, this guy is mean, arrogant and petty, and often takes things for granted... But now it seems that a lot has changed.

I don't know when, the cooperation with Bai Yuan is not only efficient, but also full of tacit understanding and fun.

——If you change your partner, you may have a milder and more cheerful personality than Bai Yuan, but it doesn't necessarily make him feel relaxed and happy.

——So, in fact, Mr. Bai is not bad?

——Well, Mr. Bai is really pretty good. For example, he hasn't forgotten the skydiving incident.

And fight side by side and snuggle together for warmth.

There are also tents, bonfires, fish soup and grilled river prawns.

Wei Lin's mood is very complicated, not only the old astringency remains, but also a bit of newborn looseness.

Thinking of going to buy canned cat food with Bai Yuan tomorrow, to lure and catch that ugly tabby cat, this thread of looseness gradually expanded into anticipation.

He took one last look at the photo, put it back in the box, still on the cover of an old curled-up journal, and snapped the lid on, hiding it back in the back of the drawer.

Then he turned on the TV, clicked a channel at random, turned up the volume, and watched an old-fashioned comedy movie, feeling bored and laughing hard at the same time.

At 10:30 the next morning, Wei Lin was woken up by the ringing of his mobile phone.He closed his eyes to answer, and asked in a daze, "Who is it?"

"Are you still sleeping?" Bai Yuan's voice came from the phone, sounding unhappy, "Forgot?"

"Oh, oh, I haven't forgotten." Wei Lin sat up and woke up completely, "Ah, I'm sorry that the alarm clock I set didn't go off, let's go now!"

"..."

Bai Yuan was silent for two seconds, and said helplessly, "I'll wait for you."

"Wait for me, I'll be right there!" Wei Lin jumped out of the bed, tilted his head and clamped the phone between his cheeks and shoulders, held his trousers in his hands, and hopped his legs straight into them.

After dressing and washing in 3 minutes, he grabbed the key on the shoe cabinet and rushed out of the house. Fifteen minutes later, he drove to the pet supply store that he had made an appointment with, and saw Bai Yuan's car parked in the open-air parking space outside the door.Wei Lin quickly parked the car, went down and knocked on the glass window, and said to the people in the driver's cab with an apologetic face: "I'm really sorry, Bai Yuan, you must have waited so long."

Bai Yuan looked at his watch: he waited for five or ten minutes.

He has always been impatient, and he is the type who turns around and walks away when he sees more than ten people queuing at the cashier counter in the supermarket. This time, he was able to wait for nearly an hour, which is considered a record breaker.

Looking at Wei Lin's messy short hair that was not cleaned up in a hurry, and his flushed cheeks from hurrying, Bai Yuan suddenly remembered the scene when they first partnered.

"'You are 8 minutes and 47 seconds late, can you have a sense of time?'" With a straight face, he raised one eyebrow out of the arc of the blade.

Wei Lin laughed: "Ahahaha, I remember, this was the first sentence you said to me when we were partners for the first time."

"So you are more capable now, and dare to be 52 minutes and 31 seconds late." Bai Yuan said coolly, "Next time, why don't you just let me go?"

Wei Lin knew he was in the wrong, so he had to nod and bow down again to sincerely apologize, promising not to be an example, and tried to change the subject: "Why don't you go into the store and see, hey, do you think canned cat food is better, or cat biscuits? How about buying some dried fish?"

Bai Yuan saw that he was sensible, so he let it go, got out of the car and said, "Buy them all."

The two packed a pile of cat food.Wei Lin reminded whether to prepare cat litter, climbing frame toys and so on, Bai Yuan answered concisely: "There are at home."

Putting the cat food into the trunk, Wei Lin was planning to drive directly to the Green Forest Park, but Bai Yuan said, "No hurry, it's 11:30, let's have lunch first. You haven't eaten breakfast yet, why don't you go to drink raw porridge?" , warm stomach."

Wei Lin was touched and said, "Are you treating me?"

Bai Yuan: "Of course."

Wei Lin felt that he was a bit too much: "Let me invite you."

Bai Yuan thought about it for a while and said, "You can do it, but you have to do the cooking yourself."

Wei Lin showed a bit of embarrassment: "It's not impossible for me to cook, but my house is too small, and a bigger table can't be set up..."

Bai Yuan followed the clues: "Then come to my house."

"what?"

"What kitchen utensils and ingredients do you need? Tell me later, and I'll prepare them. Just tomorrow night, and I'll send you the address."

Bai Yuan's tone was both natural and firm, Wei Lin couldn't find a reason to refuse, and at the same time felt that it was no big deal to cook a meal for his partner, so he readily agreed.

After finishing their porridge, the two drove to the Greenwood Park, drove around several times, and searched among the stray cats that could be seen everywhere, but they never saw the kitten with black and yellow fur and paddle pattern.

"Strange, where did you go?" Wei Lin asked.

"Some cats like to come out at night and come out at night," Bai Yuan said.

Wei Lin looked at the time. It was past two o'clock in the afternoon. If he went home now, he would have to go out again soon; waiting here would be a waste of time.So he said: "Li Minxing lives nearby, why don't you go visit him and see what's unusual in his house along the way."

Bai Yuan didn't object.The two drove quickly to Li Minxing's newly rented community. As soon as they found the building number where the other party was located, they saw a familiar cat on a window on the first floor facing the green belt, scratching the screen window, as if it wanted to get into it. go in.

"Hey, 'Propeller'! Could it be Li Minxing raised it?" Wei Lin was about to go back to the car to get cat food to lure him, but Bai Yuan stepped forward and quickly caught the cat.

The cat struggled vigorously in his arms, and Bai Yuan stroked it gently and skillfully, from belly to neck, from chin to ear roots, and after a while it turned into a puddle of spring water, purring contentedly.

"Okay, you're a master at picking cats." Wei Lin teased and knocked on the door of Li Minxing's room.

There was no response for a long time, so he had to call the other party's mobile phone. Thirty seconds later, Li Minxing opened the door, looked around vigilantly, and welcomed them in.

"The cat you raised?" Bai Yuan hugged the kitten and asked right away.

Li Minxing was taken aback, then shook his head and said: "It's not considered my raising. Once I saw it kept guarding the dead female cat, so I gave it some milk. At that time, it was still a milk cat, but I didn't know why It survived, and would run over to beg for food from time to time. Sometimes the doors and windows were not closed tightly, and it would sneak in by itself to pick up the trash can in the kitchen."

Bai Yuan frowned after hearing this: "Then give it to me."

Li Minxing immediately said: "Do whatever you want, it's just a stray cat anyway."

Bai Yuan's face softened a little, seeing that the cat was very hungry, he carried it back to the car to get cat food.

Wei Lin took the opportunity to check inside and outside of Li Minxing's new residence, and found nothing wrong. "What do you think is the motive if someone really wants to kill you? Also, you said that your home has been raided, what are they looking for?" He asked tentatively.

Li Minxing replied mockingly: "I don't know... I don't have any valuable things, let alone something worthy of people's concern. I only have a brain that is inexplicably delusional. Oh yes, I completed a semi-finished product in my delusion, and wrote A huge brain wave decoding program, coveted by ambitious people and even my own dark side—unfortunately, after waking up, everything is like a burst soap bubble—is this a valuable thing?”

Wei Lin smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "If you can make it out in the real world, it's really worth a fortune. Don't think about it, I also dreamed that I wrote a huge book, enough to win Novin It’s a pity that I can’t keep silent after waking up. It has nothing to do with memory, here—” He tapped his temple, “It’s two completely different worlds from the outside world, and you can bring some memories with you. And others that are hidden deeper in the subconscious, touching a part of the brain that we don't know about, that belong to the real Creator, and you can't take it away."

Li Minxing sighed resignedly: "Then I can only be an ordinary, suspicious programmer for the rest of my life."

Wei Lin smiled and said, "Bai Yuan and I will try our best to help you remove the 'suspicious'. As for the previous modifier, whether it is 'ordinary' or 'excellent', it still depends on your own efforts."

Unable to find out why, Wei Lin and Bai Yuan basically believed that the other party was a relapse of delusional disorder. Before leaving, they told Li Minxing to wait at home again, and they would submit the application as soon as possible to prepare for treatment.

After the little cat was fed with biscuits and canned fish, it wriggled and acted like a baby in the arms of its new owner very spinelessly.Except for driving, Bai Yuan never took his fingers off it.

Wei Lin joked, "I told you, Bai Xiansen, that you should lick the cat well in the future, and stop licking my head. It's a waste of skills."

"That won't work."

"Why not, you have a cat you like, you can happily shovel its shit, and what are you doing with me!"

"You feel better than a cat," Bai Yuan said lightly, "And I never let a cat on my bed."