After a moment of stalemate, Xin Lei pushed Gu Song away a little boringly, grimaced at him and said, "I haven't seen you for a few years, why have you become so boring." I'm kidding you, I'm going to scare you. ”

"Just, kidding?" Gu Song's cold sweat was about to flow down. He had never dealt with mentally ill people, for fear that if something was said inappropriately, it would stimulate Xinlei's sensitive and fragile nerves. But when I think about it, Xinlei was a naughty girl before she got sick, and she often liked to play tricks on him, and she couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

When it was Xia Shi's turn to say hello, Xinlei didn't send a warm and sweet hug as expected, after all, the relationship between them was a little delicate. However, it was rare for a friend outside her family to visit her in the hospital, but she was still very excited, like an innocent child, and said happily to Xia Shi: "I didn't expect you to come to see me too." ”

"Do you remember me?" Xia Shi raised his eyebrows slightly, and there was a heart beating wildly hidden under his seemingly calm appearance.

In order to completely reassure Xia Shi, Xin Lei showed a bright smile and replied playfully: "Xia Gongzi, of course I remember you, I still have the love letter you wrote to me at home." ”

Hearing the word "love letter", Gu Song looked at Xia Shi in surprise as if he had discovered a new continent and said, "Okay, I didn't expect people like you to write love letters." ”

"What do you call someone like me?" Xia Shi glanced at Gu Song dissatisfiedly, and there was a hot feeling on his face. Indeed, a person as rigid and serious and unsentimental as him would write love letters to the girl he likes, and now looking back on it, he himself feels incredible.

The three of them chatted in the ward. Through conversation, Gu Song found that Xinlei's condition had improved a lot, and if she didn't deliberately explain it, it would hardly be obvious that she was a psychopath.

Xin Lei herself said: "Actually, my illness has long been cured. I wanted to go home and miss my parents, but Uncle Huang wouldn't let me go, hoping that I would stay in the hospital for a while longer. ”

"No matter what, the dean still has to listen to what he says." Xia Shi said to Xin Lei like a child, "Dean Huang is your father's old friend, and everything he does must be for your good." ”

"I know he wants my condition to stabilize a little before I go home to recuperate, but ......" Xinlei paused and sighed softly, "I always stay in the hospital, and I feel uneasy......

"Why do you say that?" Gu Song asked suspiciously.

Xinlei shook her head, revealing an anxious look, "I don't know, I haven't seen my father in a long time. He used to come here to see me once a month, and even if he couldn't find time, he would call me through Uncle Huang. But in recent months, he hasn't contacted me once. ”

Gu Song remembered Professor Chu's care and love for his daughter, and felt that this matter was indeed a little strange. "Have you asked the dean? What did he say? ”

"I asked, and he said that my father went abroad to study and investigate, and he didn't contact me because of the time difference and busy work, but ......"

"In that case, you shouldn't worry too much." Gu Song was afraid that Xinlei's cranky thoughts would affect the recovery of her condition, so she hurriedly comforted her and said, "You take good care of your illness and strive to recover as soon as possible, and then you can go home openly." ”

"Hmm." Xinlei nodded obediently, she knew that there was no better choice for herself.

More than an hour passed unconsciously, and Gu Song and Xia Shi hurried back to Jinshui County to work, unable to continue to stay here. Hearing that the two of them were leaving, Xinlei was very reluctant, but she was embarrassed to keep them.

Finally, a friend came to visit her in the hospital, and she wished that time could stop there. She still has a lot to say, whether it is for Gu Song or Xia Shi, but she knows that those two people are now police officers, and their work tasks are heavy, and she is very satisfied to be able to take time out to come and see her.

"That's right." At the moment when Gu Song was about to open the door and leave, Xin Lei suddenly stopped him and asked, "Did the murderer catch the case five years ago?" ”

Gu Song was shocked, and turned his head to look at Xia Shi, who also frowned, and a trace of worry appeared on his face. On the way to the hospital, the two of them had agreed that no one was allowed to mention the case in front of Xinlei, including what happened in Jinshui County a few days ago, so as not to evoke terrible memories in her heart. At this time, Xin Lei actually took the initiative to inquire about the situation of that case, which greatly surprised Gu Song.

Seeing that Gu Song didn't answer for a long time, Xin Lei asked him anxiously again, "You know what I'm talking about, right?" It's the ...... we encountered in the public toilet five years ago."

"I know, I know." Gu Song didn't want Xinlei to continue, so he quickly interrupted her, "It's a pity that the murderer hasn't been arrested yet." ”

"Yes...... Xin Lei was a little disappointed, and then said to Gu Song and Xia Shi in a pleading tone, "Promise me, you must catch that murderer, and don't let him hurt more people." ”

"Okay, we promise you." Xia Shi hurriedly replied, although he was not completely sure in his heart, but for the sake of Xinlei and the two innocent victims, he would definitely do his best to find out the truth.

After saying goodbye to Xinlei, they learned from Nurse Cui that Professor Chu had died of a heart attack more than four months ago. Since Xinlei's condition was still unstable, the dean was afraid that she would be stimulated and her condition would deteriorate, so he didn't dare to let her know the news of Professor Chu's death, so he could only leave her in the hospital temporarily, which was also what Xinlei's mother meant.

In the corridor of the hospital, Gu Song and Xia Shi walked and chatted, and their hearts were full of infinite feelings. They didn't notice that a young man in sunglasses and a peaked cap was peeking at them from behind the lenses, a look of disgust and disgust on his face.

After Gu Song and the others gradually walked away, the man also left the inpatient department. He easily found Dean Huang's office, symbolically knocked on the door twice, and pushed the door and walked in without waiting for the person inside to say "please".

Dean Wong is about the same age as Professor Chu, and is in his 60s. He wore a hospital lab coat, a pair of rose-gold-framed reading glasses, and neatly groomed hair mixed with strands of silver.

He looked at the young man who had trespassed into his office in amazement, a little resentful in his heart. But when the other party took off his sunglasses and hat, revealing that long-lost but familiar face, he instantly turned his anger into joy, and his eyes showed kindness and concern, "Xiao Yan, why are you?" When did you come back from the United States? ”