Chapter 61: Personal bodyguard
As the saying goes: the bell must be tied to the bell, and the heart disease must be a heart doctor.
In the next few days, Zhong Xin would visit Gu Liao in the People's Hospital whenever he had time, chat with him to relieve his boredom, and help him recall the missing memories related to the underground prison.
Regarding why Gu Lian went to that prison, how he found the coordinates left by Qin Yu, how he found the entrance to the underground prison, and why he played the role of Serial Killer Captain Chi Liang, Gu Lian had basically recalled the whole thing. However, about how Qin Yu was killed by someone, and how he finally escaped from prison, Gu Zhen never remembered the specific scene at that time.
He only vaguely remembered that Qin Yu had confessed some information to him before he died, asking him to remember the information no matter what, but now he couldn't recall it.
There is no need for Zhong Xin to remind him, Gu Liao himself knows that that information is likely to be related to the whereabouts of the organization. That may be the only clue they can find the organization, and his missing memories may be the only hope for the police. He was more anxious than anyone else, but the thought of the fragments made him feel a splitting headache, he had trouble breathing, and his mind couldn't help but become confused again.
Zhong Xin didn't want to put too much psychological pressure on Gu Li, afraid that he would be forced to be in a hurry and his spirit would collapse again, so after asking a few times, he no longer forced him to recall those unpleasant experiences. Finding the whereabouts of the organization is important, but Zhong Xin can't just watch a person who has just crawled out of the deep valley fall into the dark abyss again.
Losing one's soul is a very terrible thing, and Zhong Xin himself has had a similar experience, and he can very well understand the pain that Gu Liao is suffering now. He was able to put on the police uniform again and regain the courage to face the evils of the world because Gu Li's bravery and integrity awakened his long-dormant sense of mission and responsibility. Now, Gu Liao is going through the most difficult moment in his life, and it's his turn to save the other party.
During this period, Yao Jiangyue also took the time to come to the ward several times.
After nearly four months, when the three of them got together again, everyone's hearts were full of emotion. They didn't expect that there would be such a day in this life, and several people would be able to reunite in R City, which was hundreds of kilometers away from the underground prison.
Compared to that time, everyone has a new identity, a new life. In retrospect, it all felt like an unreal dream. They were all survivors of that catastrophe, and their fates were closely linked by the experiences of suffering together.
Gu Yan half-jokingly said to Yao Jiangyue: "Staying with the two of you, I always feel like a light bulb with a particularly high wattage. As a result, the two people just looked at each other for a moment, neither of them said anything, but their expressions were a little embarrassed.
Later, after inquiring with Zhong Xin alone, I found out that during the period of his "disappearance", the two people did not develop a good relationship as he guessed. Zhong Xin has been busy tracking down the whereabouts of the organization, and he has no time or heart to fall in love. Not only that, but he's not in R City most of the time.
Professor Sun's death hit Zhong Xin hard, although the police have not found the murderer who pulled out the ventilator, but he knows very well in his heart that the murderer of Professor Sun must be someone from the organization. For Zhong Xin, Professor Sun is his father. The revenge of killing his father must be avenged, and his entire emotion is almost occupied by revenge, and in comparison, the relationship between children and daughters is less important.
Yao Jiangyue didn't seem to have much thought about this, she was only thinking about the whereabouts of Gu Liao and Qin Yu, as if she couldn't do it, she couldn't invest extra feelings in others.
After a few more days of recuperation, Gu Li's injury was no longer a major problem. He is not the kind of person who can be idle, and he has been clamoring several times to be discharged from the hospital and go home. The attending doctor gave him a comprehensive examination and said that his physical condition had basically met the criteria for discharge, and as for whether he could go home, he had to follow the advice of the psychiatrist.
As a result, the psychiatrist's assessment results showed that Gu Li's current mood is not very stable, and he may have memory disorders and loss of identity from time to time. If he is released now, it will not only be irresponsible to the patient, but also a potential threat to the people around him. The doctor also suggested that Qiao Sheng send Gu Liao to a special medical institution, where he could undergo further recovery treatment, and then consider being discharged home after his condition stabilized.
Of course, Gu Liao couldn't accept this suggestion. He felt that he was very conscious, but the doctor did not. In any case, it was absolutely impossible for him to compromise with his own heart. He didn't want to go to some special structure for treatment, wouldn't he really become a "madman"?
He asked Qiao Sheng to help him plead with the doctor, as long as he could let him go home and let him participate in solving the case, he could agree to any conditions. The doctor said that it is not impossible to go home for treatment, but he must have a "guardian" who can watch over him 24 hours a day, otherwise there is still a certain risk factor.
Gu Liao thought to himself, how difficult it can be to find a "guardian". His mother is retired at home and has nothing to do all day, so she can cope with this errand. Later, I thought about it carefully, no, 24-hour supervision, which means that you have to watch him anytime and anywhere. After he is discharged from the hospital, he will go back to work in the criminal police team, he can't let his mother accompany him to the crime scene, right? That doesn't scare her old man into fainting?
Yao Jiangyue heard about this and offered to accompany Gu Liao to tide over the difficulties. Because he mistook Gu Liao for Wei Chiliang in the underground prison before, and almost killed him with poison, Yao Jiangyue always felt that he owed something to Gu Li. She had been looking for an opportunity to make up for the apologies in her heart, but this proposal was quickly rejected by Qiao Sheng.
First of all, Qiao Sheng is considering that it is not convenient for a single girl to live with a big man all day long; Secondly, he knew Gu Liao too well, and knew that the kid was not a decent gentleman, Yao Jiangyue was so beautiful, and it was inevitable that he would suffer if he lived with Gu Li; In addition, Gu Li's emotions are still unstable, and he may switch souls and confuse memories at any time, if he suddenly loses control of his emotions and becomes a devil, Yao Jiangyue will definitely not have the ability to subdue him.
So after repeated discussions, this arduous task fell on Zhong Xin's head. If you think about it, it seems that there is no one more qualified for the role of "guardian" than him.
On the evening of January 28, 2016, Gu Liao changed out of her hospital gown and cleaned up and prepared to be discharged from the hospital.
He was taken to the hospital by the police empty-handed, and he had no luggage except for a few changes of clothes that Qiao Sheng had brought for him. After escaping from Liangshan Prison, his ID card, police officer ID, driver's license, and bank card were all lost, and he was really penniless and had nothing. However, after a few months of "training", even if he was casually thrown on the street, he could still live well.
Out of the hospital, Gu Liao felt like he had regained his life. Although he has not completely regained his freedom now, it is really a lot easier for him not to continue to live that life in hiding in Tibet as a wanted criminal.
"What do you want to eat at night? I'm in for a treat. Zhong Xin drove slowly on the congested street, while casually sweeping the restaurants on the street with the corner of his eye. In the past two years, he has rarely returned to R City, and he does not know much about these newly opened restaurants. Thinking of Gu Li's previous mental condition, he should have not had a meal in a few months, and he wanted to find a better restaurant to improve Gu Li's food.
But then again, in recent months, his own life situation has not been much better than Gu Li's, maybe even worse. In order to track down the whereabouts of the organization, he spent a large part of his time in the deep mountains and old forests of Liangshan, eating camping foods such as compressed biscuits, jerky, and canned food, and almost lost his sense of taste.
As he walked, Gu Liao suddenly pointed to a thriving hot pot restaurant on the side of the road and said, "Let's go to that one, I haven't eaten hot pot for a long time." ”
"Just got out of the hospital and ate hot pot? It's not good. ”
"Oh, it's okay." Gu Yan waved his hand indifferently and said, "If I listen to the doctor, I can only go home and drink white rice porridge now." ”
"Alright then, you're responsible for what goes wrong." Zhong Xin smiled bitterly, and then turned the car into the parking lot in the backyard of the hotel.
After waiting in line for a while, the two of them finally waited for a spot near the window. The restaurant is filled with spicy and fresh smells, and the smell is appetizing. Gu Liao was not polite to Zhong Xin at all, he ordered whatever was expensive, and he also ordered a lot of things, and the amazing amount of food really scared Zhong Xin.
While waiting for the waiter to serve the food, the two of them chatted with each other. Zhong Xin was particularly curious about how Gu Liao spent the past few months of his "disappearance", so Gu Liao gave Zhong Xin a general description of his experience.
On the afternoon of September 30, 2015, he woke up alone in the forest with a terrible headache. He couldn't remember how he had escaped from prison, but a voice in his head kept reminding him that it would be too late if he didn't escape. By that time, his memory had already been seriously confused. He felt that he was Chi Liang, the serial murderer who was wanted by the whole country, and felt that the police all over the country were arresting him.
He traveled from Liangshan to Xichang, Puge, Ningnan, Huidong, and finally to Hezhang County in Guizhou Province, where he lived for nearly two months. Until the beginning of this year, he saw an overwhelming number of news reports on the Internet, all related to the murder of Yu Chilong. In order to find out the truth of the case, he returned to R City as fast as he could, and tried to infiltrate Villa 17 to find relevant clues, and then was caught by Qiao Sheng's people.
"But I still haven't figured it out." Zhong Xin looked at Gu Liao and asked suspiciously, "During the period of escape, what did you rely on to support your life?" You should have nothing on you when you got out of prison, right? ”
"It's too easy." Gu Yan smiled disdainfully, and turned his head to observe the diners who sometimes passed by in the aisle. "Look at it!" He got up and hurried to follow a boy who had just walked by, pretending to pass by inadvertently. In the blink of an eye, the boy's wallet had already fallen into Gu Li's hand, but the boy didn't notice anything unusual.
Maybe he was used to stealing it before, Gu Yan waved the loot in his hand at Zhong Xin triumphantly, and then stuffed it into his pocket. Zhong Xin frowned and coughed, reminding him that this was just a drill, and then he realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly chased after him, patted the boy on the shoulder and said, "Classmate, your wallet has dropped." ”
"What?" The boy turned around and groped into his pocket in a panic, his face suddenly turning ugly. "Strange, when did it fall out? Why didn't I find out......"
"This is your wallet, right?" Gu Liao smiled and handed over the things, "You check it and see if you have lost the things inside?" ”
"Oh, thank you......" The boy took his wallet in confusion, quickly looked through the contents, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank goodness I didn't lose anything." Otherwise, my date today will be ruined. As he spoke, he looked at a table more than ten meters away.
"That's it......" Gu Liao scratched his hair embarrassedly and looked at the boy's line of sight. I saw a beautiful girl with a ponytail sitting there alone eating with relish. Perhaps the food was too hot and burned to the tongue, and the girl made a strange elf expression, even cute.
Gu Yan watched the girl's movements intently, and asked with interest, "Is that your girlfriend over there?" The boy's face blushed, and he replied embarrassedly, "Not yet, but I ......" Before he could finish speaking, Gu Liao had already taken a step towards the table.