Urban Night Returner

Zhong Lecen squatted on the ground with his back against the anti-theft door of 503, his clothes were all wet, his hair was pressed against his face, making his face whiter than paper, and the bruise on his cheek was particularly eye-catching.Shen Gu stepped over and pulled him up, half dragging and half hugging him: "What's wrong with you?"

Zhong Lecen looked at him in a daze for a while, and forced a smile that was more uncomfortable than crying: "I, can I borrow with you for a day?"

Shen Gu frowned, opened the door and helped him in.Zhong Lecen's body was cold, and he didn't know how long the wind was blowing in the corridor, and his teeth chattered uncontrollably when he spoke.Shen Gu didn't bother to ask more questions, so he turned on the water heater first: "Take a shower! I'll find you clothes."

Zhong Lecen walked obediently to the bathroom, Shen Gu suddenly found a stain on the back of his light-colored jeans, he could tell it was blood at a glance under the light.

"Stop, what's going on in your pants?"

Zhong Lecen turned around in panic, tripped and almost fell.Shen Gu supported him, frowning even tighter.Just now he felt that Zhong Lecen's walking posture was strange, and thought that his legs were numb after squatting for a long time. Now, it seems that his two legs did not dare to close together, and he was walking with his legs open, which was related to the stains on his pants. Gu's face sank: "What's going on?"

Zhong Lecen murmured: "No, it's nothing, it's just that my legs are numb after squatting for a long time..."

Shen Gu had already discovered that Zhong Lecen would lower his head involuntarily when he told a lie, and now his head was buried again. If what he said was true, he would write the word Shen Gu upside down.

"Do you say it yourself, or let me take off your pants to see?"

Zhong Lecen panicked and instinctively grabbed his waistband.It's okay if he didn't grab it, but when he grabbed it, his clothes turned up, and Shen Gu found that his clothes were torn and his belt was broken: "Someone robbed him?"

Zhong Lecen shook his head.Shen Gu narrowed his eyes and hit the nail on the head: "Is it Su Wan?"

Zhong Lecen bowed his head deeply and acquiesced.Shen Gu punched the wall: "Are you still a man! What happened to Su Wan? What do you owe him? What did he do to you? Didn't he just hit you?"

Zhong Lecen leaned against the wall, and slowly squatted down again, covering his face.Shen Gu lifted him up immediately: "Speak up! Do you need me to take off your pants to check the injury? Or are you afraid of losing face and dare not sue him for rape!"

Zhong Lecen's body trembled uncontrollably, Shen Gu was furious: "Speak!"

Zhong Lecen opened his mouth and coughed.Shen Gu gritted his teeth and helped him into the bathroom: "Take a bath first."

There was no bathtub in the bathroom, so Shen Gu took a chair and let Zhong Lecen sit on it.Seeing Zhong Lecen's appearance, he really wondered if he would faint in the middle of washing.Closing the door of the bathroom halfway, he listened to the movement inside while cutting ginger and boiling water.Boil the ginger soup, and then go to the medicine box to search.Shen Zhiyun doesn't live in this house, and he himself hasn't been back for long, so there are only a few cold medicines in the medicine box.After thinking about it, Shen Gu yelled into the bathroom: "I'll go downstairs. Be careful, don't fall. The clothes are left at the door." He rushed downstairs without taking it, went to the pharmacy next to the community to buy anti-inflammatory drugs, and rushed back a few steps, just in time for Zhong Lecen to put on his clothes and slowly come out of the bathroom.

Clothes are naturally heavy.He was more than half a head taller than Zhong Lecen, and the shirt and sweater were too wide and bulky for Zhong Lecen, not to mention the trousers, as if he had put a person in a sack.But at this time, Shen Gu was not interested in joking, Zhong Lecen had taken a bath, his face was turning red at last, but his expression was still devastated.Shen Gu led him to the sofa and sat down, and gave him ginger soup first: "Drink it."

Zhong Lecen drank it in small sips.The ginger soup was very hot, and finally it turned red on the face.Shen Gu blows his hair with a hair dryer, and after watching him finish drinking, he stuffs the anti-inflammatory medicine into his hand again: "Eat it."

Zhong Lecen looked suspiciously: "Azithromycin?" But he took it anyway.

Shen Gu stuffed the ointment over again: "Can I apply the medicine myself?"

Zhong Lecen's expression was blank: "Aureomycin ointment?" He was stunned for a while, then rolled up his sleeves to wipe the scratches on his arms.Shen Gu snatched it away, angrily: "Where to wipe it!"

Zhong Lecen asked in a daze: "If not here, where should I wipe it?"

Shen Gu was almost choked to death by him.Or is it really degraded after leaving the army?In the past, he was known for his calmness and composure in the sniper team, why is he so angry that three corpses jump up and down every now and then?

"You——if it's inconvenient, you can go to the back room to get the medicine."

Zhong Lecen was still at a loss: "Is it inconvenient?"

Shen Gu was powerless, he rolled his eyes for the first time in his life, and then decided to go straight to the point: "Don't you need medicine behind you?"

Zhong Lecen was stunned for a moment, and his face turned red: "What kind of medicine are you taking?"

Shen Gu frowned, picked up his wet trousers, and showed him the blood on the back.Zhong Lecen's head lowered all of a sudden, and it took a long time before he said sullenly, "It's not my blood."

Shen Gu raised his eyebrows: "Whose is that?"

"It's Su Wan." Zhong Lecen raised his head and smiled wryly, "He wanted to... come on, I was in a hurry, so I took a wine bottle and poured it on his head..."

"Then what happened to your legs? Why are you walking so awkwardly?"

"It was broken by him, and it seemed to be a little stretched."

"Well done." Shen Gu praised flatly, and threw the ointment away, "Didn't you eat? I'll go get something to eat."

Zhong Lecen shook his head and curled up his body: "I'm not hungry."

"I'm not hungry anymore." Shen Gu took out a towel and wrapped him up, "Have you had dinner? Have you had lunch?"

Zhong Lecen smiled wryly: "I came out this morning."

Shen Gu looked at him for a while, then sat down beside him: "What's going on?"

The rosiness on Zhong Lecen's face gradually faded, and she buried her face in the quilt: "I didn't expect that Su Wan would have known about it a long time ago. What's more, he thought that a man like us would be able to fuck..."

Shen Gu said briefly: "He's an asshole! But why do you always indulge him? What do you owe him?"

Zhong Lecen scratched the quilt unconsciously with his fingers, and finally said softly: "I owe him my life."

"Su Wan and I live on the same street. We were born in the same year, the same month, the same day, and the same day, only 5 minutes apart. My fortune is not good. Although I am born with yin and yang eyes, my life expectancy is only 30 years old, and my life is full of hardships. Parents...Although Su Wan was only born 5 minutes later, he lived a peaceful life and lived a blessed life. My father asked someone to change the lives of Su Wan and me. Su Wan was very smart when he was young, and he was very good at painting. Talent, but since the change of life, first his father drank alcohol and froze to death on the side of the road in winter, and then his mother remarried and left him at his uncle's house. His uncle treated him badly, and even refused to send him to college... …Su Wan went to a technical school and found several jobs after graduation, but no one appreciated him, so..."

"So he went to drink after he lost his job, and troubled you after drinking?" Shen Gu asked sharply, "Zhong Lecen, don't you think you are like a little daughter-in-law in the old society who just swallows your anger every day? He can't find a job , Is it because no one appreciates it, or is it because he doesn’t want to work hard? The boss picks a few words, and he walks away. Isn’t it because you are raising him? Where did he get the money for drinking? You gave it to me, right? ? You pampered him so much, it would be strange if he didn't become like this!"

Zhong Lecen stared blankly at Shen Gu, obviously never thinking about this question: "But, if we hadn't changed our lives, he, he wouldn't be like this..."

Shen Gu held his forehead and thought for a while: "Where is your home?"

"Zhongnan Mountain..."

"Then why don't you stay at home and come to the seaside?"

Zhong Lecen lowered his head again: "After my parents died, my uncle found out that I was... and kicked me out."

"Didn't you change your life with him? Why would your parents..."

Zhong Lecen smiled wryly: "Mom died because of me, and after that my father made up his mind to change my life. But changing my life cost him too much, so within a few years..."

"So do you think you're doing well?"

Zhong Lecen hesitated: "It's okay, it's okay..."

Shen Gu raised his eyebrows: "Is it okay?"

Zhong Lecen finally lowered his head and said in a low voice: "It was difficult at the beginning, I had done all kinds of jobs, and finally graduated in the last year, because I was—— I had trouble in school, and it was difficult to find a job. I walked a lot of places and finally arrived at Binhai. But I think I was lucky. The people I met were all nice. The clinic didn’t charge much. A little bit, but sometimes the rent is not enough, and I will be spared for a few days... It's good."

Listening to his soft narration, Shen Gu's heart seemed to soften: "But Su Wan doesn't think so, does he? If you let him live your life, will he be able to live it?"

Zhong Lecen looked at him puzzled.Shen Gu continued to educate: "If you don't change your life, let him be kicked out by his family, work to pay his tuition, look for jobs everywhere, and raise an alcoholic, will he survive?" He is sure that Su Wan can't survive, then The boy may be poor, but he has been cultivated into a young master's temper, and he can't bear the slightest grievance.

Zhong Lecen thought about it, and gradually revealed a clear expression, Shen Gu smiled slightly, and stroked his half-dried hair: "So you see, you think he suffered a loss by changing his life, but in fact, you may not be so smooth, he I think he is unlucky because he changed his life, but if you want him to live your life, I don’t think his temper is right. So what kind of fate is just a matter of personal opinion, the key depends on you—what attitude you use to treat it Life." The last sentence made his own teeth ache.

Zhong Lecen's eyes brightened slightly: "You mean—"

Shen Gu summed up his speech neatly: "I said you don't owe him anything. Your father didn't do it secretly, did he? The Su family doesn't agree, how can he do it?"

"My dad gave the Su family a sum of money. His parents were both laid off at the time, and life at home was very difficult..."

"Then Su Wan should first blame his parents, what does it have to do with you? And he is useful now? There are only 30 years in total, and he is not living well, wasting his life every day. According to him, those terminally ill patients should Forget about committing suicide, he’s going to die anyway. He can’t change his life, but at least he can live these 30 years well.”

Zhong Lecen stopped talking.Shen Gu looked at him: "You are also at fault. The way you treat him is wrong. If you want to help him, you should cheer him up instead of raising him like you are doing now and letting him behave."

Zhong Lecen lowered his head even lower: "But, he only has a lifespan of 30 years, I..."

Shen Gu fell silent.No matter how you say it, it is a sad thing that a life is only 30 years. If you are not the person involved, it is difficult to understand the feeling.

"Forget it, don't think about it anymore, I'll go and get some food for us to eat first. You are drenched in the corridor and blowing the air, be careful of fever at night."

Zhong Lecen broke free from the quilt: "I'll help you."

There are meat and vegetables in the refrigerator, as well as dried noodles.Shen Gu knows how to cook, that is to say, he can make things ready to eat, but he doesn't know how to cook complicated dishes, so it's the easiest way to make noodles.He did this very well: cut the meat, fry the pot, pour water, under it, beat an egg flower, and then throw some vegetables in it.Zhong Lecen basically stood by and watched.Shen Gu instructed him: "Go and sit on the chair."

Zhong Lecen retreated to the chair and sat down, resting his chin to watch Shen Gu busy, feeling that the kitchen is warm.Shen Gu's knife skills are very good, the sound of Dangdang is almost in a line, and the shredded meat is thin and even. Zhong Lecen thought of his posture in Jilian, and couldn't help asking: "Do the police also practice knives? "

Shen Gu smiled: "The police don't know, but special forces must know how to use knives."

Zhong Lecen's eyes were wide open and the eyeballs almost fell out: "Are you a special soldier?"

Shen Gu felt that the expression of admiration on his face could satisfy his vanity.After taking off the glasses, looking at this man's features are really picturesque, especially those eyes are black and white, like two drops of black mercury in a glass plate, with a childish cleanness and agility.

"Already retired."

"Why? Isn't your age a good time?"

Shen Gu's hand holding the spatula paused for a long time, then said flatly: "I hurt someone."

When the noodles were served, there was heat and the smell of minced garlic. Shen Gu put the bowl on the table: "Do you want vinegar? Or do you want chili or something?"

Zhong Lecen shook his head, picked up his chopsticks and started to eat. Seeing his appearance, he was really hungry.Shen Gu touched the noodles with his chopsticks, and suddenly said: "Actually, I'm not hurting anyone, but that person has a father who is the governor." Since he retired and returned to his hometown for more than three months, he didn't tell anyone He didn't know about it, but tonight, he really wanted to say it.Zhong Lecen stopped his chopsticks, looked at him intently, and waited for him to continue.When he stared at others, he was extremely focused, and those eyes seemed to have a strange power to comfort people's hearts, urging Shen Gu to vomit quickly.

"I have a brother who has always been my partner and worked as an observer for me. We go out together almost every mission. His name is Shao Fei, and the brothers in the team call him Pai Gow."

Zhong Lecen whispered, "Then he must like playing cards?"

Shen Gu smiled: "That boy, he is proficient in everything that involves gambling. He always boasts that he is the most proficient in pushing Pai Gow. But because no one in the team can play this thing, there is no way to verify whether it is true or not." He let out a long breath and looked out of the window, "Once we went to rescue the hostages. At that time, our captain had just died, and I was the acting captain, and the local police cooperated with us. There was a kid inside who had never dealt with Pai Gow from the beginning. Pai Gow He—he's just like you."

Zhong Lecen nodded clearly: "He is also—"

Shen Gu nodded: "Yes. I don't know how that kid saw it. In short, he satirized Pai Gow with this, and Pai Gow drew his knife when he got angry. As a result, the kid drew his gun, and he really wanted to shoot. .I saw at the time that the boy’s pistol was shot away. Because of the gunshot, the kidnappers were alarmed, and one of the hostages was seriously injured in the end, and he could not be rescued.”

Zhong Lecen frowned: "But I can't blame you for this."

Shen Gu shook his head: "We are the main force in rescuing the hostages first. If the hostages are dead, it is my responsibility first."

Zhong Lecen looked at him: "What about the second one? The father of the second one is the governor, right?"

Shen Gu slowly shook his head: "No. Second, I could have used a knife at the time, but I was afraid that it would be too late, so I shot."

Zhong Lecen said in a low voice: "Are you worried about your brother? And, what if it's too late? If he shoots, won't he alert the kidnappers as well?"

Shen Gu smiled wryly: "But I was the one who shot. Then I thought, what would he do if it was my captain instead? This at least shows that I am not qualified to be the captain. Although if that kid is not the governor's son, I'm not necessarily going to retire, but if I do, I have nothing to defend myself."

Zhong Lecen looked at him quietly for a while, then stretched out her hand to cover his hand: "Don't be sad, you did your best."

Shen Gu lowered his head, and with a soft sound, the chopsticks in his hand broke in two.Zhong Lecen pulled his hand away and took out the chopsticks.There is a layer of calluses on the palm, and the broken chopsticks only pierce two bruises, but the skin is not broken.Zhong Lecen rubbed the two red spots and touched the hard callus.The calluses on the tiger's mouth and index finger are especially thick, which can never be rubbed off.That is an eternal mark, pride and glory, but also pain and regret...