remnants

Later that day, I found out from the nurse that Wen Ting was suffering from severe Alzheimer's disease.

"Does Aunt Wen's son often visit her? Do you have any memory of his name?" Meng Zhengruo asked casually.

The nurse seemed to have a good impression of Nie Qing who was traveling with Meng Zheng. Although he answered Meng Zheng's words, he kept glancing at Nie Qing, "We shouldn't have said this kind of thing to the outside world, but since comrades in the police I want to know, I can reveal a little bit..." The nurse paused, and then said in a low voice: "Aunt Wen actually has two sons, but she seems to only remember one of them, that is, the rich man who arranged her to live with us. that."

"The one named Chen Yu?" Nie Qing asked.

The nurse nodded, with a mysterious look: "Her son is quite handsome. I only saw him once. He still has a side profile, but he left a deep impression on him! As for the other one, he is more ordinary."

Meng Zheng was a little speechless at her slightly disappointed expression, coughed twice before asking: "The other one is called Qiu Luxin, right?"

"Yes, that's him." The nurse sighed softly, "It's not easy for him, obviously he comes much more often than his younger brother, but Aunt Wen just can't remember him, and treats him as a stranger every time Man, alas..."

"Are you saying that Chen Yu doesn't come here often?" Nie Qing continued to ask.

"No, I've seen him once in such a long time, and it's been more than half a year now. Hey officer, why are you so interested in Aunt Wen? Ah--is she the one who complained to us??" The nurse suddenly became nervous Get up, "I have always done my best to take care of her! You must believe me!"

"Don't worry, it's not because of this, just asking casually." Meng Zheng smiled kindly.In order not to arouse the other party's greater doubts, he and Nie Qing didn't ask any more questions, and turned to other people to pretend to understand the situation.

When he came out of the nursing home, Meng Zheng saw that Nie Qing was almost unable to stand, so he hurriedly helped him into the car.

"Are you okay?" Meng Zheng leaned half into the car and asked.

Nie Qing's forehead was dripping with sweat, and his face was a little pale. He shook his head and said, "It's okay."

"Go back first." Meng Zheng closed the back seat door, sat in the driver's seat, and asked, "Where do you want to go next? I'll see you off."

"Take me to the airport." Nie Qing said.

"I'm leaving now?" Meng Zheng was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he said again: "That's right, there's no need for you to stay here and wait, I'll check the matter for you, you go back and think about what to do next. "

"Well, Brother Zheng is going to be a lot of trouble here."

"What are you being polite about? After all, it's my job." Meng Zheng glanced at him from the rearview mirror, "Take a break, I'll call you when we're almost here."

Nie Qing nodded and closed her eyes.

I stood for a long time just now, the wound on my thigh hurts badly, and the wound on the back of my waist also has constant bursts of dull pain, but these are not unbearable.

Nie Qing gritted her teeth and tried to turn her attention to the case.Could the "Chen Yu" Wen Ting mentioned just now be Chen Fangyu?Chen Fangyu was involved with the person behind Fu Mingjie. He and Yu Sheng had already speculated, but how did Chen Fangyu and Qiu Luxin get connected?Brother? ?But Yu Sheng said that Chen Fangyu was an orphan...

Orphans, orphans again.Mu Xi Ze was also an orphan, and Lin Nuan, both of them came out of the celebrity orphanage back then.The old site of the Star Orphanage is in the area of ​​No. 220, Wenhua Road, Funing County, where a series of cases occurred before.

Nie Qing suddenly remembered that when he attended Su Yongdeng's funeral two months ago, he and Yu Sheng went to Hong Jiajia, the former head of the star orphanage.At that time, Yu Sheng asked Hong Jiajia if she knew Chen Fangyu, but she said she did not.Is this the truth?

What is the relationship between these people...

Contemplating all the way, Nie Qingdaozhen forgot the pain for a moment, and it was not until he got off the car at the airport that all kinds of feelings came back.

"Find someone to pick you up when you arrive, and let me know." Meng Zheng relied on his "privilege" to send Nie Qing all the way to the boarding gate.Out of the corner of her eye, Nie Qing was somewhat embarrassed to feel the curious gazes from the staff.

"Don't worry, I can make arrangements for myself." Nie Qing said goodbye to Meng Zheng, and was "escorted" by two flight attendants to board the plane.

Back to Pingcheng is [-]:[-] pm.

As soon as Nie Qing got off the plane, he called Yu Sheng, "Where is it? I'll find you."

"You're back?" Yu Sheng sounded a little surprised, but his voice was still as weak as in the morning.

"Just came back, at the airport, how about you?" Nie Qing asked.

"Hmm..." Yu Sheng hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm in the PLA Second Hospital, the inpatient area on the sixth floor. Give me a call when you arrive. I'll find you in the corridor."

"Hospital?? You were injured again!" Nie Qing almost fell over in a hurry.

"It's not me..." Yu Sheng sighed softly on the other end of the phone, "We'll talk about it when you come."

"Okay, I'll be there soon."

The airport is not far from the Second Academy of the People's Liberation Army, and as soon as Nie Qing got into the car, he urged the driver to drive faster, and arrived in half an hour.

Nie Qing originally planned to go up to the sixth floor and then call Yu Sheng, but when he went up, he saw Yu Sheng was already standing by the window of the elevator waiting for him.

The window was open, and the weather was very cold. Yu Sheng only wore a light blue shirt on his upper body, looking like a thin high school student.

"Ah Qing?" As if aware of something, Yu Sheng turned to face his direction.

"It's me." Nie Qing stepped forward, took off his coat and put it on him, looked carefully for two seconds and asked: "You look so pale, what happened?"

"There is a lounge at the end of the corridor, let's sit and talk." Yu Sheng felt a heavy exhaustion all over his body, as if he might collapse at any time.

Nie Qing subconsciously took a step forward, reached out to wrap his arms around him, and circled towards him forcefully.

"Uh..." After hugging quietly for a while, Nie Qing realized that he hadn't restrained himself again.But Yu Sheng didn't try to push him away like last time.

"Let's go to the lounge." After Yu Sheng let go of Nie Qing's hand, he calmly resolved the embarrassment, and Nie Qing obediently carried him forward.

The pairing of the two of them can be regarded as blind and lame, and neither of them looks like a healthy person when they walk together, causing people around to speculate on who is the patient and who is the family member.

"Can we talk now?" Finally sat down, Nie Qing put the crutch aside, pulled the chair to a position close to Yu Sheng, and asked in his ear.

Yu Sheng nodded slowly, his lips quivered slightly, and said softly: "It's Xiao Xu. His... right arm was cut off."

Nie Qing's eyebrows twitched, and she stared at Yu Sheng in disbelief: "Cut it off?!"

Yu Sheng lowered his head, clasped his hands on his forehead, put his elbows on his knees, sighed deeply again, and repeated: "Yes, from the shoulder, it was completely cut off."

"Who did it? For what?" Nie Qing waited for a while without receiving a response, and was about to ask again, but found that Yu Sheng had his eyes closed, and even his breath became lighter, as if—— asleep? ?

"Ah Sheng?" Nie Qing called again tentatively, but there was still no response. It seemed that he really fell asleep while talking here.

Nie Qing recalled that when Yu Sheng called in the morning and said that he hadn't slept all night, he persisted until now, and was still worried about Lian Xu. Both physically and mentally, he must be very exhausted, and it is not surprising that he would "sleep in seconds".

But in this position, sleeping here?

There are people coming and going in the lounge, noisy and noisy, mixed with the smell of various food, drinks and disinfectant, and there are children rampaging around, it is really not a suitable place to sleep.

Nie Qing guessed that Yu Sheng didn't take him directly to the ward just now because he was afraid that he would be too shocked when he saw Lian Xu's appearance at first, but this is no longer necessary now, and Nie Qing didn't mean to avoid Yu Sheng's subordinates on purpose.

After hesitating for a moment, Nie Qing gently woke Yu Sheng up, "Ah Sheng, go back to the ward and sleep, it's not good to rest here."

"...Huh?" Yu Sheng raised his head in a dazed manner, obviously not aware that he had fallen asleep just now, he was stunned, and finally came to his senses, "Why... sorry, I'm so sleepy..."

"You go to sleep first, what's the matter when you wake up." Nie Qing stood up, holding the crutches in one hand and Yu Sheng in the other, and asked, "What ward is it? I'll take you back."

"Six Zero Six." Yu Sheng really felt that he couldn't hold on anymore, and it was rare that he didn't continue to be brave.In fact, since the day Lian Xu and the others set off for Vietnam, he hadn't slept well. He hadn't closed his eyes for almost four days and three nights. His body was on the verge of collapse, and if he stayed up for even an hour longer, he would be at risk of sudden death.

He can't go down just yet.

With this in mind, Yu Sheng was dragged back to the ward in a semi-conscious state by Nie Qing and placed on the sofa. There was also a young man named Mazi in the ward, who was arranged by Yuan Qianqian to come over for shifts. After seeing the two of them coming in, He froze for a moment, then quickly got up and went out. It seemed that he recognized Nie Qing and knew his relationship with Yu Sheng.

"Xiao Xu... woke up..." Yu Sheng's voice was sticky, and he was so sleepy that he couldn't even speak clearly.

"Don't worry, I'll help you look after him. He'll call you when he wakes up." Nie Qing understood.

Yu Sheng nodded inconspicuously, "You don't..."

"I do not go."

Nie Qing gently held his hand, his eyes were full of nostalgia and pity at this moment, his voice was lowered, as if he was afraid of being heard, but he spoke every word very clearly.

"From now on, I will be with you."

The rest of his life had already slept until he didn't know what was going on, but his brows were still tightly knit together in his sleep.

Nie Qing bent down, planted a light kiss on his forehead, then covered him with his clothes, and went to sit by Lian Xu's bed by herself.

At this time, even Xu's neck was covered by the quilt, Nie Qing stretched out his hand to lift the quilt to take a look, but he hesitated for a moment and held back.

Maybe...he didn't want to be seen yet.

Nie Qing sat back again, his eyes fell on Lian Xu's face as white as paper, and he couldn't tell what it was like.

The time I've known this child is very short, most of the time he's been with Yu Sheng, he talks less, is serious, and is full of hostility towards himself, it's nonsense to say that they have any good feelings for each other.

But Nie Qing didn't hate him.From the bottom of his heart, he was even grateful to Lian Xu.During the time without him, fortunately, there was such a person by Yu Sheng's side, so that he would not be alone and helpless.Even if they don't like each other, Nie Qing is very clear that Lian Xu will never care less about Yu Sheng than him.

Seeing him lying in front of her seriously injured now, Nie Qing was not only worried, but also worried.

Is what the rest of their lives are doing so dangerous?

Originally thought that not allowing him to participate in the investigation would guarantee his safety, but the current situation is obviously very different from Nie Qing's initial expectations.If he is not allowed to participate, he will investigate by himself, and he will go through some sinister "devious ways".In comparison, it would be better for the two of them to be together at the beginning. Anyway, Nie Qing is a policeman and the son of the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Once something happens, it will be a big deal, and anyone who wants to do something to him will have to think carefully.

And with Yu Sheng's indiscriminate identity, who can protect him if he goes alone?

This time it was Lian Xu who was injured, what about next time?Is it his turn?

The more Nie Qing thought about it, the more flustered she became, a layer of sweat broke out in her palms, and the sticky feeling was very uncomfortable.Turning his head to look at Yu Sheng on the sofa, he was still sleeping soundly, and he felt a little comforted again, and heaved a long sigh of relief.

Since there is no way to ensure safety whether you separate or not, don't separate.

At least being together, as long as they can be together, is his greatest hope in this life.