Chapter 16: Touch
Originally, after Sun Hui told him about the process of committing the crime, Lu Cheng was already very satisfied, and he felt that Shen Ran had helped him a lot this time, and he should thank him well.
But the last few questions Shen Ran asked made him question Sun Hui and Shen Ran again.
What do those last few lines of dialogue mean?
What did Shen Ran not tell me?
However, Lu Cheng thought about it and couldn't help laughing at himself, there was no doubt that he must have something he didn't tell me.
What you don't know is a bigger part than what you already know about him.
Shen Ran gave him the feeling of mystery.
He always seems to be at a distance, wary in his eyes, and detached from the crowd.
Lu Cheng hadn't seen him in private, but based on his observations over the past few years, he could make a little guess.
Shen Ran was weak and fell asleep in the hospital for a day and a night, except for Xu Guangyuan, who called to inquire about the situation, no one called to care.
Lu Cheng paid special attention to this.
He didn't know what Shen Ran's personal relationship was, anyway, if it was him, if he suddenly fell unconscious, at least his family would be anxious and worried, no matter how bad it was, there would always be a few colleagues and friends around him.
This is also the reason why Lu Cheng felt that he couldn't leave his bedside that day.
Could it be that his colleague is only Xu Guangyuan? It seems that Xu Guangyuan is the closest person to him.
Thinking of this, Lu Cheng felt very uncomfortable in his heart, probably because he was worried about Shen Ran, he thought.
Shen Ran had also explained to him partly that his special physique would indeed distance some people from him.
Will this affect his work?
How does he usually work?
Is it the same as when we were together, does he have any other partners, Xu Guangyuan?
Lu Cheng frowned slightly, he found that he didn't seem to be very comfortable when he thought of Xu Guangyuan's name.
At this time, Shen Ran had already walked from the interrogation room next door to the monitoring room.
He was about to explain to Lu Cheng that his work had been completed.
Lu Cheng looked into his eyes, and he also looked back at Lu Cheng.
In the room where the lights are not turned on, Shen Ran's eyes are even brighter and better-looking.
His gaze also had a sensitivity, as if he had seen through the person in front of him.
Naturally, Lu Cheng opened his mouth to ask him what the last few questions he asked Sun Hui meant.
Naturally, he replied, "I just wanted to ask her why she did it." As for her answer...... She said she had dreamed of me. Perhaps, she dreamed of someone who looked like me. I don't know what's going on. ”
When Shen Ran said this, his tone was steady and smiling.
For his answer, Lu Cheng had already expected it.
On the surface, Sun Hui's mental condition is unstable, which makes sense. In Sun Hui's words, there was no evidence of his involvement in the crime.
But with such an ambiguous conversation, Lu Cheng can smell more information with his professional experience.
Did Shen Ran know Sun Hui beforehand? This is the most likely guess.
But it's not like that. If they knew, would Shen Ran still need to go so hard to meet her in her dreams? If the relationship between the two of them is exposed, it won't do him any good.
Lu Cheng didn't ask.
"Okay, then that's it, thank you for your hard work."
Shen Ran didn't seem to expect to be let go so easily, he paused for a second, and then smiled and nodded, ready to leave.
Lu Cheng took a step forward at this time, Shen Ran subconsciously wanted to retreat, Lu Cheng saw that there was a door frame behind him, and he was afraid that he would knock his head, so he quickly reached out and grabbed Shen Ran's arm.
"Be careful."
He didn't expect that Shen Ran's keeping a distance from people had almost become an instinctive reaction of his body, and when someone approached, he would retreat.
Shen Ran also looked at him in a daze, as if he hadn't reacted yet.
At such a distance now, he could distinguish the expression on Shen Ran's face more clearly.
Some surprised, some surprised, and some embarrassed.
"I ......," he just wanted to explain.
Lu Cheng whispered in his ear, "If you want to say, you can tell me." ”
Lu Cheng didn't need him to explain.
There are some things that he doesn't need to explain to people repeatedly, at least he doesn't need to worry about any misunderstanding in Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng understood. He just wanted Shen Ran to understand this. If he really has something to worry about and needs help, he can tell himself that he will do his best to help.
Will Shen Ran have anything to do with the murderer?
Lu Cheng didn't know.
And he believed that if Shen Ran didn't want him to know, he wouldn't know.
But he also believes that no one is born like to be isolated, and he doesn't know if Shen Ran has other friends, but he hopes that Shen Ran can believe in himself.
For no apparent reason, he hasn't had so much worry and concern for people outside of his colleagues.
In short, he hoped that Shen Ran would not seal the door through which he communicated with others, and at least leave a crack so that those who wanted to enter could find a way.
Lu Cheng didn't know if Shen Ran understood what he meant.
Shen Ran was still standing in place, looking a little unresponsive.
He's not a slow guy, he's just ......
Lu Cheng ran into him again, and ...... again
In Shen Ran's impression, he had not had physical contact with people for more than a year, and the last two times were because Lu Cheng had broken the line.
He wanted to remind Lu Cheng, but Lu Cheng didn't seem to need him to remind him again and again.
Just like he didn't need to explain to Lu Cheng why he habitually retreated.
In fact, when he touched Lu Cheng twice, he felt something.
He had already explained to Lu Cheng that he could feel the other party's emotions and state by touching.
He didn't dare to experience it carefully, but he felt a fire, warm and calm, approaching him.
The temperature of Lu Cheng's palm is just right, it always makes him hot, but it doesn't make him too uncomfortable. Just reminded him again and again,
This is another person's body temperature. It was someone other than himself, who took the initiative to touch him.
Lu Cheng can be trusted.
The moment he touched him, he could feel it.
He didn't know if his boundaries and principles were still applicable to Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng let him go.
"Be careful, don't knock on the door." Lu Cheng reminded him and let him go.
"Thank you."
Lu Cheng was ready to stride out.
Shen Ran stopped him again.
"I have one thing that I want to ask you for help with." Shen Ran raised his head slightly and looked at him and said.
Lu Cheng smiled, "Say, you helped us a lot this time, so naturally I should help you too." ”
A week later, at a meeting organized by the Lu Bureau, he formally proposed the idea of a new collaboration to several colleagues and subordinates.
As Lu Cheng had previously guessed, the Psychological Research Institute has new technology that can be used for criminal investigation and interrogation. The bureau's leaders are considering introducing efficiency to speed up the investigation and solving of cases.
Although the plan is to cooperate mainly in the form of technology introduction, there is also a need to pay attention to the collaborators.
All the facts of the case are considered by the police to be highly secret, and who is chosen to cooperate is particularly crucial.
This collaborator can't be too many at first, but it can't be without.
If you have technology alone and no professionals, there are risks in operation.
All along, the person they are docking with is Xu Guangyuan, the project leader.
Xu Guangyuan has considered who will be specifically responsible for this cooperation.
He has several reliable subordinates who can take on this collaborative project together as a team.
He had also considered Shen Ran before, but he quickly crossed out this option in his heart.
He hoped that Shen Ran would rejoin their team, but instead of letting him go to the police station to try out the experimental equipment and participate in the case. There are unknown risks involved, and he has had an accident in the past because of the experiment. He didn't want Shen Ran to repeat the past experience.
Lu Ju knew about Shen Ran in the past, and Xu Guangyuan had also mentioned Shen Ran when he was discussing the candidate, but Xu Guangyuan quickly vetoed the idea.
So when he heard Lu Ju say that Shen Ran was going to join their police force, he was surprised and angry at the same time.
Shen Ran didn't even discuss this matter with him.
When he called Shen Ran to confirm this matter, he didn't understand more and didn't have too much emotion.
If you want to be angry, you were angry as early as when Shen Ran first appeared at the police station.
He felt that this matter should be inseparable from the police station, and he felt strange at that time that Lu Cheng, as the captain, did not directly contact him, the consultant, but directly contacted Shen Ran.
The more he thought about it now, the more wrong it became.
"There must be a reason for this", Xu Guangyuan thought, maybe it was Lu Cheng who picked up Shen Ran.
However, Shen Ran said on the phone that it was his own idea.
"Why? I'm worried about you......"
"As I mentioned to you last time, since I came back, I've often had that dream. I don't think it's just a dream. ”
"You mean, you saw a dream in a hallway?"
"Hmm. I didn't just see it, I was in that hallway. It's very real and concrete. ”
"What does that have to do with whether you want to join the police force or not?"
Shen Ran on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, and said, "I felt the breath from that dream on that woman's corpse. I think it has something to do with the murderer. ”
"So you went and interrogated the suspect?" Xu Guangyuan still knows him.
"Hmm."
"What did you ask?"
"There wasn't much, but she seemed to have had strange dreams. I'm not sure what the connection between her dreams and mine is, but she says she dreamed of me. ”
"Ever dreamed of you?" Xu Guangyuan thought about it, "There are other possibilities, maybe it's because you have entered her consciousness and she has a wrong memory." ”
"Well, it's possible. I feel like something is coming to the fore and if I get involved in more cases, there will be a chance to ......"
"Do you still want to find out why you fell into a coma and disappeared?"
He was talking about a strange thing that Shen Ran encountered after the experimental accident.
During that time, Shen Ran was studied in various ways in the laboratory, and when people found that he was not in good health, but after he had special abilities, although he still regarded him as an experimental partner and an honorary member who made sacrifices for the experiment, his colleagues gradually showed their estrangement.
Xu Guangyuan was not the project leader at the time, and he was an experimenter like him, he did not alienate Shen Ran like others, but was just frustrated that he did not prevent Shen Ran from participating in the experiment in the first place.
He advised Shen Ran to go home and rest for a while to recover his body and state.
Shen Ran agreed.
He returned to his residence and took a leave of absence on his own.
It was during that time that Xu Guangyuan wanted to contact him, but he tried several times but couldn't contact him.
Just when Xu Guangyuan was about to rush directly to his address to find him.
Shen Ran reappeared.
He told Xu Guangyuan that he felt that he had experienced a very strange thing.
As if in a dream, he arrived in a completely unfamiliar place, and he remembered that he was terrified, but could not remember the specific details.
He felt that he had been taken to a distant place, or at worst, kidnapped.