remnants

That night, Yu Sheng suddenly had a high fever.

Nie Qing was woken up by his slight groans|groans, first tested the temperature of his forehead with his hand, then turned on the light to see his face, she couldn't help being startled.

"Ah Sheng, wake up." Nie Qing called softly, but Yu Sheng didn't respond even after calling several times.Nie Qing was worried, so she started to help Yu Sheng get dressed, and was going to take him to the hospital.

However, when putting on his trousers, Nie Qing raised Yu Sheng's body slightly, but at a glance, he caught a glimpse of several shocking bloodstains on the snow-white bed sheet.

"...Is this..."

Nie Qing felt her heart sinking rapidly.After being frozen for a while, he finally stretched out his right hand to support Yu Sheng's waist, keeping him lying on his side, and then carefully pulled off his underwear slowly with his left hand.

There……

Red and swollen, obviously injured.

Why didn't I notice it before...

It was the first time for a person who never complained of pain before to say "It hurts so much".Why did you let him fall asleep without asking one more question or looking at him more?

It could have been caught earlier.But this is not the main reason.

If he hadn't come to find Yu Sheng last night, if he could restrain his emotions again, such a thing would not have happened.

Nie Qing recalled the scene a few hours ago.

……

He originally went to the Municipal Bureau to sort out the case materials to calm his mind, but he didn't expect that after sorting out all afternoon, he became more and more depressed.Yu Sheng's words tormented him like a curse, causing him a splitting headache.So, after quickly finishing the work at hand, Nie Qing drove to the bar close to home by himself without saying hello to anyone.

The chest was oppressed like a huge stone weighing tens of kilograms, making one want to wash it down with strong alcohol.If it doesn't work, at least it can be softened a little, so that you can make yourself less panicked.

Because all the wines he drank were high-grade foreign wines, the strength of the wine soon became overwhelmed.

Nie Qing thought of Yu Sheng's concealment from him, thought of him abandoning himself and choosing to hang out with criminals, thought of his suspicion of his family, thought of his approaching with ulterior motives when he came back this time... the more he thought about it, the more he felt angry.

Why are you doing this to me?

Why are you alone? ?

Nie Qing suddenly wanted to ask Yu Sheng for clarification.

He wanted to ask him: Where did you put me when you made those decisions?Whether it is for investigation or revenge, in your eyes, can the relationship between the two of us be reduced to a victim?Also, when you are faced with a choice, am I always the first option to be ruled out? ?

Nie Qing couldn't sit still anymore.He paid the money, didn't even ask for change, stumbled out of the bar, took a taxi and went straight to Yu Sheng's place.

In fact, on the way here, he had already prepared many questions to ask Yu Sheng for an explanation one by one.

However, when he finally arrived and Yu Sheng opened the door to meet him face to face, all the problems disappeared.All his rationality turned into a nameless fire in an instant, allowing his body to take action before his brain could react to what he wanted to do.

There was no light in the room at that time, and he ignored it with the help of alcohol. The dark side in his heart seemed to be inspired by this dark environment, and it quickly grew stronger.

Yu Sheng's begging and suppressed sobs acted as a catalyst in Nie Qing's ears, making him more focused on making Yu Sheng "difficult".

By the time you realize that you have gone too far, some consequences are irreversible.

……

Now, Nie Qing looked at the dark red spots on the bed sheet, thought about it for a while, and finally gave up the idea of ​​taking Yu Sheng to the hospital.

He pulled out his cell phone and dialed a number.The phone rang twice before it was picked up.

"Hi, it's me. Can you do me a favor?"

***

Five or ten minutes later, the door of Yu Sheng's rental house rang again.

Nie Qing put down the towel that he had just taken off Yu Sheng's forehead, changed him with a new one, and walked over to open the door.

Su Ji stood outside the door, panting and anxious.

"What's the situation with you two?" Su Ji asked as soon as he saw him.

Nie Qing looked at him hesitantly, sighed, and asked without answering, "Did you buy the medicine?"

"Why did I come here if I didn't buy it?" Su Ji raised his eyebrows slightly, and raised the things he was carrying up high for Nie Qing to see. "Besides that, other basic essential medicines are also here."

Only then did Nie Qing notice that he was still carrying a medicine box, and he felt a little relieved. "Thank you secretary."

"Don't dare to do it. Ask me to go to the pharmacy at 01:30 in the morning to buy you anti-inflammatory drugs for your back. You can do it. I will remember the way the clerk looked at me forever." Su Ji couldn't help but give Nie Qing a light look, and then looked Turning to Yu Sheng who was lying on the bed, he frowned again and said, "Can't you bear it even for a day? You don't know what the condition of his injury is? It's fine if you don't persuade him to take a good rest. You come here to make things worse. right?"

"..." Nie Qing knew he was wrong, so he didn't refute.He stood silently for a few seconds before stretching out his hand and saying to Su Ji, "Give me the medicine, I'll give him the medicine first."

Seeing him like this, Su Ji couldn't say anything more, so he nodded, handed him the medicine, and walked to the window consciously, with his back to the two of them.

For a while, only the slight sound of cloth rubbing and the occasional sound of ointment being squeezed out of the thin tube could be heard in the room.

Probably because it was too quiet, after a while, Su Ji suddenly asked: "You can't wake him up like this?"

Nie Qing's hand stopped for a moment, then continued, and replied in a low voice: "He has a fever."

"I'll take a look for him after you finish." Su Ji sighed silently after finishing speaking. "Nie Qing, with Yu Sheng's current physical condition, you should try to avoid giving him a fever. Especially for his eyes... Although I don't know the specific situation, if it is true as you told me before, his intermittent If blindness is caused by a bullet in the head, then the crux is likely to be nerve damage. And the harm of fever to nerve damage is often inestimable.”

"...Secretary." Nie Qing suddenly stopped.After a long time, he asked again with a rough voice: "Will there be a day when he really... can't see anything?"

After hearing this question, Su Ji was also silent for a while.

Two or three minutes later, Su Ji let out a breath slowly, and replied cautiously: "If this trend continues, he might really lose his sight completely. But this is just my guess. I'm not a professional neurologist. Doctor. If you're particularly concerned, it's better to take Yu Sheng to a special hospital."

"Hmm...you should go and have a look." After Nie Qing finished speaking, he had already screwed on the lid of the ointment.He stood up and made room for Su Jiteng: "I leave it to you."

Su Ji nodded, walked over to take Yu Sheng's temperature first, then gently opened his eyelids to check for a moment, and then began to carefully examine the wounds on his body.

Nie Qing stood aside and watched.Whenever his eyes touched those hideous scars that hadn't fully healed, his temples and heart would always twitch and ache at the same frequency.

It wasn't until Su Ji checked thoroughly, covered the wound with clothes again, and covered Yu Sheng with a quilt, that Nie Qing finally felt relieved.

"Give him the antipyretics, it shouldn't be a big problem." Su Ji said while handing Nie Qing a tablet of pills, "Three times a day, four pills at a time."

"Got it." Nie Qing took it and turned around to pour hot water.

Su Ji put his medicine box away, and he also relaxed now, stood up and looked around Yu Sheng's room again, looked around, and said, "Why does he live in such a remote place? The furnishings are simple enough. Don't you say it's the boss? It shouldn't be to save money."

"This urban area is quite old. The facilities are not complete, the layout is dense and messy, and there is almost no monitoring equipment installed. Whether it is hiding or escaping, it is much more convenient than other places." Nie Qing said very naturally.

Su Ji heard this, but looked at him in surprise, "Why do you make Yu Sheng look like a criminal?"

Nie Qing looked slightly stunned, and continued: "This should be the main reason why he chose to live here. If you don't believe me, ask him when he wakes up."

"Forget it, I'm not that curious."

Su Ji stared at Nie Qing, took the medicine for Yu Sheng, put on his coat, and said, "I have nothing else to do. I'll go back first. Call me again if there is a situation."

"Where is there a car to go out at this point? Especially in this kind of place." Nie Qing called him, "Why don't you leave tonight, just lay down on the table and settle down. Although I feel a little wronged, it's better than the one who handled the case before." It’s time to be strong all night in the team.”

Su Ji glanced at the only pair of tables and chairs in the room, and asked, "I'm lying on the table, what do you do?"

"I'm right here." Nie Qing said and sat down beside Yu Sheng's bed, held his hand lightly, raised his head and said, "It's fine to spend the night together. If he wakes up in the middle of the night, I'll know right away. "

"Alright." Su Ji knew that Nie Qing had already made a decision, so he stopped being polite to him. He walked to the table and pulled out a chair to sit down. He tried the height on his stomach. He felt okay, just in time for sleepiness Come on and fall asleep soon.

Nie Qing's eyelids were also fighting at the moment, and his brain seemed to have entered a dormant state earlier than his body.But he was thinking about the rest of his life, and he couldn't sleep well.

Fortunately, Yu Sheng slept soundly that night.

I don't know if it was because of the good effect of the medicine, but when he opened his eyes at [-] o'clock in the morning, the fever had mostly subsided.

However, only the fever seemed to go away.

As soon as Yu Sheng moved slightly, he immediately felt a pain in his waist and abdomen, as if his upper and lower body had been disassembled, and there was also a burning burning sensation from some indescribable place.

"Hmm..." Yu Sheng snorted inadvertently.

And when he made a sound, Nie Qing woke up immediately.He sat up straight from the bed and looked at him, his eyes were bloodshot and his voice was hoarse, "Are you awake? Are you uncomfortable?"

Yu Sheng looked at him in a daze.After watching for a few seconds, the memories of last night were all revived.

"A Sheng?" Seeing that he didn't respond to the question, Nie Qing thought he didn't hear clearly, so she asked again: "Do you feel uncomfortable?"

Unexpectedly, at this time, Yu Sheng's eye sockets turned red quickly.But it's just red, no tears.

"Ah Sheng..." Nie Qing's heart softened all of a sudden, layers of guilt piled up all the way to his throat, blocking him from speaking.

At this time, Su Ji heard the movement and woke up.Looking at the state of the two of them, and then thinking about Nie Qing's performance last night, I probably guessed something in my heart.In order to ease the atmosphere, he first cleared his throat to get the two people's attention, and then said: "You guys got up very early. Has Yu Sheng's fever subsided?"

When Nie Qing heard this, his first reaction was to reach out to touch Yu Sheng's forehead, but Yu Sheng turned his head away unexpectedly.

"It's much better." Yu Sheng said to himself.

Seeing Nie Qing froze in embarrassment and helplessness, Su Ji sighed silently in his heart, still acting as a "peacemaker" and said: "That's good. But I still took the medicine today, and I will be careful again at night." Relapse. Nie Qing, do you want to return to the game with me, or do you intend to stay here? If you want to stay, I can help you ask for leave."

After hearing this, Nie Qing looked at Yu Sheng hesitantly, and after not receiving the other party's gaze, he looked at Su Ji again, with a very embarrassed expression on his face. "I'm still staying—"

"Ah Qing." Yu Sheng suddenly interrupted him.He didn't look at Nie Qing, he lowered his head and kneaded his eyebrows and said, "Go back with Su Ji. Xiao Xu will come over later, I don't need so many people here."

Nie Qing could understand Yu Sheng's subtext, but felt that the language was not well organized when she wanted to say something to him.Even a simple "I'm sorry", at this moment he didn't know how to express it properly.

The reason is nothing more than remembering that I have said it too many times before.

After every conflict, all he can say to him is "I'm sorry".Speaking of it now, he has begun to feel that he is abusing these three words.The consequence of abuse is that when it is used again, the apology that "I'm sorry" can convey has become very cheap, so cheap that he feels hard to say.

So, maybe it's better not to say anything at this time.

Nie Qing thought this in her heart, and actually did the same.

He followed Yu Sheng's "suggestion" and stood up to greet Su Ji: "Let's go together."

"Hmm." Su Ji looked at the two people, knowing that it was not appropriate for him to express his opinion at this moment, so he followed the principle of "silence is golden" and walked out of the room first.

"Then I'll go first." Nie Qing turned to Yu Sheng when he reached the door. "I'll come back after get off work."

Yu Sheng nodded, but said nothing.

Nie Qing closed the door gently, and went downstairs with Su Ji one after the other, the footsteps gradually faded away.

After that, the whole building fell silent.