Sick roommate observation notes

Shen Lu brought Malcolm Johnson to the barbershop he often went to. The man looked handsome after he had shaved off his stubble and had his hair done.

"Do you know how good your foundation is?" After the makeover, Shen Lu took the brown-haired man to the milk tea shop next to the barber shop, handed the man a cup of pudding milk tea with half sugar, and then said with a thumbs up, "If you If you can straighten your back and keep your body healthy, you will definitely look more attractive than you do now!"

"Thank you," Malcolm took a sip of the milk tea in embarrassment, and then a gleam of light flashed quickly in his lowered eyes, "How do you know I don't like sugar?"

"Your kitchen and living room are both open, so I observed it just now." Shen Lu was afraid that his professional behavior would arouse the disgust of men, so he carefully explained, "The food you put outside has instant noodles. There are fruits, juice drinks, and puffed foods, but I can’t find any traces of sugar or chocolate anywhere, so I guess you may not like too sweet things.”

Malcolm responded in a low voice, and pinched the straw with two fingers to stir up the milk tea: "You mentioned your occupation before, is this what your occupation allows you to analyze?"

Shen Lu couldn't help chuckling: "No, no, this level of analysis can be summed up with a little effort, even ordinary people can easily do it."

Careful?

This word hit the heart of the brown-haired man softly, and he hurriedly lowered his head and drank the milk tea in order to conceal the joy and comfort rising from nowhere.

"Johnson, you managed to protect your sister, and she also managed to help you after you got out of prison. You two must have a good relationship?"

"Well, we have a very good relationship, she is a very kind girl," the man said in a gentle tone, with a soft smile, "I have told her since I was a child that protecting my sister is a brother's duty, but she is brave and always Yelling to protect me."

"Both of you brothers and sisters are very kind." This model brother-sister relationship made Shen Lu feel warm in his heart, "Does your sister know where you live now?"

"Well, I told her," the man nodded, and then he seemed to think of something, a little funny, "she came to see me once before, and then said that I didn't have too many things at home, and blamed me for not I'll take good care of myself."

Seeing that the man has entered the psychological comfort zone, Shen Lu curled his lips and raised the question: "Your sister must have been worried about your current situation, right? Even if it was to reassure her, have you ever thought about moving out of the current community? "

"Moving out? I thought about it, but it's not easy to do so, so I gave up on this idea." Malcolm Johnson pursed his lips helplessly, "Where is there a suitable house, and can the price of the house be affordable? Whether I can find a new job in a new place, these are all issues I have to consider... Besides, the current criminal record is connected to the Internet, even if I move to another place, people in the new community will know me With all the information, there's no guarantee that they won't treat me like these people do."

"You can think about it again, Johnson. Studies have shown that people in neighborhoods with higher average incomes are more likely to have better spiritual literacy. If you leave the poor areas, even if you live in a very ordinary neighborhood, the people in it Residents' rejection of you will not be as extreme as it is now," Shen Lu shook his head, and gently persuaded, "Rent is indeed a big problem, but there are also cheap houses in many ordinary communities. I don’t have enough funds, and I’m still a relatively reputable doctor in the industry, so I can apply for corresponding subsidies from the government for you.”

"Thank you, but it's really not easy," the brown-haired man forcibly suppressed the expectation in his heart. In his opinion, there was no need for Shen Lu to pay so much for him, not to mention that he didn't dare to change his address. The reason is, "The area I live in was selected by the parole officer team. They told me not to change places in the six months after I was released from prison, so that they can monitor my follow-up situation, so it may be that I don't act rashly for the time being." The best choice."

"But they didn't expressly stipulate that you are not allowed to move to other places. If you really make up your mind to move, my friends and I can help you try to deal with it," Shen Lu put his hands on the man's shoulders , with a serious tone, "You have your own rights, Johnson, you don't have to force yourself to stay in an environment that will make you feel painful."

"I understand, thank you very much, Sean," the brown-haired man wiped his face in distress, "but I think I still need to think about it, for me now, moving is too important , I can’t make a decision right away.”

Shen Lu could understand the man's thoughts, so he just sighed, and didn't say anything to force him: "By the way, Johnson, where are your parents? Have you contacted them since you were released from prison?"

"I..." The brown-haired man's voice became hoarse, and he put his palms on the table weakly, "I can't help it, do you understand, they have already put in a lot of effort for me to go to prison, if I return to prison after I get out If I have to spend their blood to live, I can't do it."

It seems that the care and worry from the parents may increase the pressure on the man's heart, so Shen Lu no longer obsessed with the topic of his parents, but chatted with the man about some oil, salt, sauce and vinegar in life.

The two exchanged mobile phone numbers before parting, and Shen Lu told the man earnestly: "When you decide whether to move, you must remember to contact me through this number, this is my private number, you can call me anytime, as long as I If I'm not working, I will definitely answer your call."

"Yeah, okay, I'll remember." The man nodded, his expression of gratitude concealed subtle obedience.

Shen Lu smiled gratifiedly. Seeing that the man wanted to rush to pay the bill, he pressed the other's hand and forcefully stopped him: "Let me pay the bill, I am happy today."

The man was startled when he heard the words, and asked with some doubts: "What are you happy about?"

"I'm glad to have met you," Shen Lu showed a warm smile to the man, "You have further convinced me that everything I want to do is valuable."

Malcolm Johnson stepped forward and gave Shen Lu a hug, and said in a trembling tone, "No, I should be more happy."

It was you who made me believe in myself, that I could survive in a normal way, the man recited this confession silently in his heart, and tried not to put this somewhat hypocritical sentence into his mouth.

In the past few months, Shen Lu has been busy doing research and investigating cases, all he has come into contact with is the darkest and evil side of human nature, robbers, murderers, sadists... the existence of these villains makes him feel suffocated, and makes him occasionally I feel that this world is not worth looking at with longing eyes.

But just today, the presence of Malcolm Johnson woke him up suddenly, and the kindness of the other party made him feel the joy that he had not seen for a long time, and pulled him out of the cold cave of villains, reminding him that there are such a group of beautiful people Because force majeure has become a criminal, these people have had enough of the bad influence of society, and it is his responsibility to save these people from further persecution by the bad side of society.

He hasn't done enough, far from enough, so he hasn't reached the time to be confused by those evils of human nature.

The good mood also made Shen Lu more patient with the weird things happening around him. When he found out that a bouquet of fresh yellow roses had been placed at the door of his house again, he even changed his usual routine and squatted down in front of the bouquet, reaching out Picked out the message card from the group of roses.

The name of his country C was still printed on the card as Shen Lu had seen it for the first time, the difference was that this time there was an extra sentence of confession from the flower sender——

You are such a cunning person, did you use your hypocritical kindness to attract his attention?

Shen Lu's good mood almost fell to the bottom at this moment, he felt that he should be entangled by an unknown psychosis.

He took the card home alone, found a sealed bag to put it in, and then called a friend who worked in the evidence collection agency: "Hi, it's me, Sean, I want to ask you to do something for me, Check who's fingerprints are on a small card...I don't have a job tomorrow, so I'll come to you tomorrow...Well, see you tomorrow."

"There are only your fingerprints on it." The next day, after careful verification, Shen Lu's friend came to such a conclusion.

"Well, it's also possible. This shows that the flower sender was very careful. He should have worn gloves during the process of making the card," Shen Lu murmured regretfully, "It's all my fault. If the flowers before If you are thrown, you may find some other clues in those flowers."

"You threw away all the previous flowers? Why?"

Shen Lu explained helplessly: "Because I think it's because some boring people want to arouse my idea. I don't think it's necessary to take this matter to heart."

His friend raised his eyebrows and said, "Then why do you take this matter to heart now?"

Shen Lu was silent for a moment, and frowned in distress: "Because the flower-giver left more messages."

"In the beginning, the other party just sent yellow roses and left my name on the card, but there are not a few people who know my name and address, including the landlord and her family, school employees, community workers, etc. If you send If the flower people have had contact with any of them, they may know my existence, and then they can easily get my address... So at first I just thought that someone wanted to attract my attention, or someone knew my address After existence, she didn't like me very much, so she used the yellow rose to express her dissatisfaction with me."

"But now there is an extra sentence on the card, the flower sender thinks I am hypocritical, and thinks that I have attracted the attention of someone by pretending to be gentle, and this person is the culprit who made me jealous of the flower sender," Shen said. Lu quite had a headache and squeezed his chin, "This time the message left by the other party shows that he is a person with symptoms of paranoid delusions, his paranoia is aimed at the 'him' written on the card, but his delusions are aimed at For me... If I think about it this way, my address may not be as simple as being accidentally leaked by someone who knows me. This person's mental state is obviously sick, and he is probably following me secretly, but I never noticed such a person hanging around me at all."

"Okay, anyway, I don't really understand how you conduct analysis," his friend shrugged helplessly, "but if someone is jealous of you, and then sent flowers and wrote cards to harass you, why would you Don't call the police? Or let Jiang Chen handle this kind of thing? I remember that you two have a good relationship, right?"

"Because harassment is too difficult to define, but sending flowers and cards is generally not included in the category of harassment, unless I can find out the person who sent the flowers, so that he can learn a little lesson," Shen Lu Holding the message card, he fell into silence again. After a while, he sighed heavily, "I am in the light and he is in the dark. Now he has exposed his sickness to me. I am a little worried that he will not be able to bear the next step." What's up?"

"He hates me and wants to take revenge on me. This is something I can be sure of, but I work in the police station now, and I know more about crime. It may not be easy for him to attack me," Shen Lu pursed his lips, "So I'm a little worried, will this person do something to those around me who have no ability to protect themselves?"