"What about a Coke?"

"White water is fine, I'm old, I can't drink carbonic acid, and I'm losing my teeth recently. The old man said with a chuckle.

Li Qing shrugged his shoulders, took a glass from the cabinet, took a glass of pure water and handed it to the old man. The latter took the cup, threw it up, and licked his chapped lips.

Seeing this scene in his eyes, Li Qing took the cup back again, and put a new glass of water on the table in front of the old man. This time the old man just grabbed the cup with one hand and drew circles on the table, but he didn't drink it.

Li Qing unbuttoned the collar of his shirt, took a deep breath, and sat opposite the old man: "What is your relationship with Zhao Qili?"

The old man didn't raise his head: "I'm Zhao Qili." ”

Li Qing opened his mouth and didn't say anything for a long time, but he couldn't stop muttering in his heart, what is going on with this old man? Is it really a mental problem? Do you want to send him to a mental hospital first?

didn't hear Li Qing's reply, the old man raised his head and stared at Li Qing: "You don't believe it?"

Li Qinggan laughed: "Zhao Qili is about thirty years old, how old are you this year? This is not a question of believing it at all, it is completely impossible. ”

"It's not your fault, it's unbelievable. The old man stared at Li Qing for a while, then lowered his head again, "I saw Gu Zhou." ”

Li Qing's body stiffened, and he didn't know how to answer. If the person in front of him is Zhao Qili, the age gap between the two is too big. If not, how would he know about Gu Zhou?

Fortunately, the old man didn't give Li Qing a chance to speak, and said to himself: "I was in a coma at that time, and then I was woken up by cold water, and the first person I saw was Gu Zhou. He asked me a lot of questions, mostly about the operation. ”

Speaking of this, the old man suddenly paused, and was silent for a long time, before he clenched his teeth and whispered: "You blood skeleton people are really very powerful. ”

Li Qing frowned slightly, unable to understand the meaning of the old man's words.

The old man's gloomy gaze was hidden behind the gray lenses, but a sneer quietly spread on the corner of his mouth. In front of Li Qing, he ripped open the placket on his chest. Li Qing was stunned to find that on the old man's chest, there were dense bruises. It wasn't an obvious injury, but it looked like something had crawled under the flesh.

"You blood skeletons, do you all use this method of interrogation? ”

His pupils shrank suddenly, and Li Qing shook his head: "No, this is Gu Zhou's means." ”

"Oh. The old man nodded slightly, "No wonder he said that this is a very new experience, it is indeed very fresh..."

Li Qing suddenly rose a strange emotion: "You said it?"

"That kind of pain..."The old man couldn't help but shudder when he said this, and his expression showed fear, "If it were you, I would tell him all the truth without reservation." ”

Li Qing didn't say a word, but he knew very well in his heart that Gu Zhou did have this ability.

The old man said, "He is still trustworthy, and after I have answered all the questions, he spared my life." ”

Li Qing shrugged his shoulders and leaned lightly on the back of the chair: "Even if you say so, I still don't believe that you are Zhao Qili." It's only been more than half a month since I saw Zhao Qili for the last time, and I really can't believe that he will age like this. ”

The hand holding the cup tightened, and the old man picked up the cup and took a sip of water. His lips squirmed slightly, then he leaned his neck to drink all the water from the cup.

"That was after that. The old man said softly, "Gu Zhou showed me a way, and I crawled out of the ground, using almost all my strength. There were some people outside who were searching, and I suspected that it was someone from the military, who did not dare to act rashly. waited until it was dark, and then secretly absconded and slipped into Daqianpo Town. ”

Li Qing said in a deep voice: "Why don't you dare to contact them?"

"This mission failed. The old man only replied to this, but Li Qing already understood what he meant.

"I hid in Daqianpo Town for three days, and I originally planned to flee overseas under the pretext of connections..."The old man's voice was very low, "On the morning of the fourth day, I began to lose my hair, wrinkles and pigmentation appeared on my face, and my eyesight was gradually reduced, even with glasses, I could not see clearly from five meters away. ”

Li Qing's body tensed, and his face was stunned: "What do you mean..."

"Yes, I have Progeria. At first, I just thought it was because of the physical exertion, the body was weak, and I needed to rest. It took a few more days before I felt a drastic change in my body. In addition to the severe decline in physical fitness, there are also common diseases of old age, such as arthritis. My aging rate is extremely fast, and in just ten days, I am already unrecognizable. A wry smile appeared at the corner of the old man's mouth, "At this point, I am not in a hurry to escape from Huaxia, after all, no one can recognize me." ”

Staring at the old cheeks in front of him in disbelief, Li Qing stood up straight, opened his mouth, and it took a long time to say a word, and his voice was extremely difficult: "You... Are you really Zhao Qili?"

The old man raised his head, stared at Li Qing, and his expression suddenly calmed down: "You haven't changed at all, it's really enviable." In the past half a month, I have been riding a time machine, and one day is better than a year. If you continue like this, it won't be long before you come to an end. ”

Li Qing was stunned, but his eyes were still full of confusion: "What the hell is going on?"

"I don't know, but... I suspect it's the cause of the light. ”

"That light?"

"Do you remember?" reminded the old man, "before we fell unconscious, a blue light appeared above our heads, which pierced through the flesh and revealed the bones. ”

Li Qing nodded: "But why are you the only one who has become like this?"

"I don't know. The old man shook his head again, "I thought you would be in the same situation as me, so I thought of joining you when I found out about the problem. Fortunately, I still have some connections in Longxi, and I heard that you are in the Third Courtyard of Longxi. But when I arrived, you were gone, so I went to find someone else. ”

Helping his glasses, the old man lowered his head and stared at the gray-brown age spots on the skin of his forearm: "I went to the Hakka village and saw the little girl named Caiyun. ”

"Caiyun?" The name that was intended to be forgotten was mentioned again by the person in front of him, Li Qing instantly felt very uncomfortable, but he still stubbornly asked, "What did she say?"

"Didn't say anything. The old man shook his head slowly, "She taunted me, saying that I had angered the gods, and that I had suffered a damnation. I was angry and tried to force her to reveal the news to me, but it turned out to... She's so good that if it weren't for my heyday, I wouldn't have been able to do anything with her. It wasn't until then that I suddenly realized that this was also a very difficult character. ”

Li Qing nodded lightly: "Then you came to Lingang?"

"That's right, I'm at my end of the road. The most critical problem is that I inquired about your situation in the Third Hospital of Longxi, and finally found that no one had the same symptoms of Progeria as I did. So I wondered if there was something I missed after we were separated that caused this symptom. ”

Beneath that calm cheek, there is undoubtedly a deep sense of hope. Even through the gray lenses, Li Qing could also feel the heat in the other party's eyes.

Li Qing sat down again, frowning and deep in thought. There was silence in the study, and the minutes and seconds passed.

After seven or eight minutes, Li Qing raised his head: "I can't help you anything." ”

"I can tell you everything after I have separated from you. "But in this, I didn't find any way to get rid of this symptom." ”

The old man's face showed disappointment, but he still nodded quite restrainedly: "Thank you anyway." ”

"Well, wait a minute. Li Qing said and took out his mobile phone from his pocket and made a call, "Hey, I'm Li Qing." Don't send me the information, I have more important things to do this afternoon. Yes, let's put it first... Well, that's all. ”

Hanging up the phone, Li Qing's face was solemn: "Let's start from the moment I wake up..."

An hour later, Li Qing carefully told the old man on the other side about the incident. The latter asked a few more questions, and Li Qing patiently answered them for him.

After all this was over, both men fell into a brief silence.

The old man on the opposite side seemed to be thinking about the small details of the whole operation, and Li Qing was also judging the authenticity of the old man's words in front of him.

"You're right, no one can help me, maybe it's really damned. The old man's face showed a look of sorrow, he bent over and lifted the snakeskin pocket beside him, rummaged through it, and took out something and handed it to Li Qing.

"This is..."Li Qing was slightly stunned, staring closely at the thing in the old man's hand, which was a knitted pocket with exquisite embroidery.

"Guzhou let me hand it over to you. "The old man's voice was flat," he said, which was what Gu Yue meant. ”

Li Qing's face changed abruptly, he stood up from the chair suddenly, and stared at the old man opposite: "You have seen Gu Yue!"

After a moment of silence, the old man nodded: "Yes." ”

"She's still alive?"

"Hmm. ”

"How is she?"

"She... He was very badly injured. The old man replied in a daze, "I heard her talking to Gu Zhou and mentioning your business." But the voice was faint and not audible. Gu Zhou looked cowardly in front of her, and no matter what she said, he agreed. Maybe Gu Zhou can let me go, so that I can send you this thing. ”

Li Qing took the pocket and gently held it in his hand: "Does she have something to say to me?"

She told Gu Zhou something, and then fainted. I saw Gu Zhou take her away, I don't know where she went, I couldn't speak, but Gu Zhou has something to bring to you, maybe it's to repeat her words, you can listen to it. ”