After hesitating for a moment, Gu Song dialed Lu Anxu's phone number.

"Hey, is it Xiao Xu? I'm Officer Gu. ”

"Well, I know it's you. I didn't expect you to call me. Lu Anxu's voice sounded a little cold, and even a hint of hostility, making Gu Song unable to associate it with the cute image in his mind for a while. He was a little surprised, and at the same time a little embarrassed.

After a few seconds of silence, he reluctantly laughed twice and said, "Actually, I should have called to ask about your situation, after all, I feel very sorry for causing you to go through such a thing." ”

"Hmm......" Lu Anxu replied unreliably, seemingly not interested in continuing to chat with Gu Song. In order to avoid being cold, Gu Song had no choice but to ask without words: "How have you been in the past two days?" I remember the last time I saw you, you seemed to have a cold, right? Are you feeling better? ”

"Okay." The two-word answer once again kept Gu Song away thousands of miles away.

Gu Song sensed that something was not quite right, and was about to ask the other party if he had any opinions about him, when he suddenly heard Lu Anxu say coldly, "Excuse me, do you have anything else?" ”

"What?"

"I'll hang up first if there's nothing else, goodbye!"

"You wait!" Gu Song hurriedly stopped him and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with you?" Are you mad at me? ”

"Angry? Why? Lu Anxu sneered twice, and replied very disdainfully, "I have nothing to do with you, why am I angry with you?" ”

"Because ......" Gu Song really didn't know how to answer, but he was already very sure in his heart that Lu Anxu's attitude was clearly playing a child's temper with him. In any case, the other party is just a student who has just turned nineteen, and after witnessing the bloody and perverted corpse dumping scene, there will naturally be some complicated changes in his heart.

Gu Song can imagine Lu Anxu's mental journey in the past few days:

At first, he must have been terrified, desperately trying to forget that horrible scene. But when he tried, he found that the scene stuck in his mind, lingering like a nightmare. Then he began to regret it, asking himself why he couldn't control his curiosity, why did he have to go to that place? Then he will find out that the reason why he went to that place was entirely because he was "implicated" by someone.

Afterwards, the person who "involved" him did not keep the agreement, did not care about greeting him, and did not teach him how to get out of the shadow in his heart. He is angry, angry, aloof, and tantrums, all of which are understandable.

Thinking of this, Gu Song probably knew how to break through the opponent's psychological defense. "I'm sorry, it's me who is not good, ignoring your feelings these days." Gu Song once again expressed his deep apology, "It's normal for you to blame me and resent me, because you are suffering a lot of pain in your heart and need to be resolved and vented." In fact, I don't mind being the target of your anger, because I was really to blame for what happened that day. It was I who opened your eyes to scenes that you shouldn't have seen and made you experience a terrible nightmare.

"No matter what I say or do, I can't get back the result of that day. But if you need someone to talk about that day, I'd love to hear from you. Or, if you need to find a psychiatrist, I can also refer you to friends I know. In short, I just want you to know that I haven't forgotten you, and I don't want to leave you alone. ”

After a long silence, a long sigh came from the other side of the phone. "I'm sorry, Officer Gu, I didn't mean to lose my temper with you, I just ......" Lu Anxu's attitude sounded less awkward than just now. You should have already seen that I am a very timid person. Since I came back from the scene of the crime on the day of the beating, I was so scared that I couldn't sleep at night. As soon as I closed my eyes, I could see the torn corpse, and I could see those resentful eyes glaring at me fiercely......"

He paused, and across the phone, Gu Song could feel the pain he was suffering in his heart. "I don't know if it's because I'm too fragile to handle something like this. If it were someone else, maybe it wouldn't be as useless as I am, right? You must think I'm hypocritical and ridiculous......"

"There's no such thing." Gu Song comforted him and said, "After experiencing such a thing, ordinary people will need a certain amount of time to forget." Your fears and nightmares are normal, so don't worry too much. ”

"But I ......"

"Do you have time tomorrow? Let's come out and talk. If you'd like to see me. ”

After another period of silence, Lu Anxu replied slowly: "Actually, I have always wanted to see you again. Because I don't really know who else to talk to about it but you. ”

The next morning, Gu Song asked Lu Anxu to meet at a café near Zhong Xin's house.

Because when chatting before, he learned that Lu Anxu likes to keep pets very much, Gu Song deliberately brought Jack with him, hoping that this loyal and cute little guy could soothe Lu Anxu's injured heart a little.

It was past nine o'clock in the morning, and there were not many people in the café. Gu Song sat in a window position, looking at the scenery outside the window in a daze, while waiting for Lu Anxu's arrival. Jack lay quietly at Gu Song's feet, looking up at the customers walking around the store from time to time, and after a while, he dozed lazily.

Zhong Xin sat at the small square table across the aisle from Gu Song, sometimes leisurely sipping two sips of coffee, sometimes flipping through the travel magazines provided in the store, looking completely like an unrelated guest.

A few minutes later, a fair-skinned, handsome-looking boy dressed in Korean style pushed the door and walked into the café. He stood in the doorway and looked around for a moment, scratching his hair in confusion, then pulled out his phone and dialed a number.

"Hey, Officer Gu, I've arrived. Why didn't I see you? ”

"Go to your left-hand side, the fourth position by the window." Gu Song looked at him from a distance and said. The boy turned his head to the left, and said "oh," and said, "I saw it." Then he hung up the phone and walked towards the window.

"I'm sorry I'm late." As soon as he saw Gu Song, Lu Anxu apologized awkwardly.

Gu Song smiled at him kindly and said, "No, it's me who came early." After speaking, seeing that Lu Anxu was still stunned, he hurriedly added, "Sit, why are you standing stupidly." ”

"Oh." Lu Anxu responded, sat down on the sofa chair opposite Gu Song, looked around and said, "The environment here is quite good." As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt something under the table rubbing against his legs. He looked down in horror and saw a yellow Labrador sticking out its tongue and looking at him with a happy expression.

"Jay, Jake?" Lu Anxu was very surprised. After being stunned for a moment, he asked Gu Song suspiciously, "Officer Gu, why did you bring it?" ”

"Didn't you say you like pets a lot, I think you might be a little happier to see them. So......" Before Gu Song's words were finished, he found that the other party's attention had been completely attracted by Jack.

Seeing that Lu Anxu had returned to his previous cute appearance, Gu Song was a little relieved. Remembering that last night, this stupid boy was still arguing with him on the other end of the phone, playing with his temper like a child, Gu Song felt both funny and a little emotional. Perhaps sometimes, when people are experiencing something terrible or painful, a simple greeting or a word of concern can save a person from loneliness and despair.

"That's right." Gu Song remembered the scene when the two of them met for the first time, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "When I saw you at the pet store that day, did you want to buy a dog?" How's it going, did you make a shot? ”

"Nope." Lu Anxu shook his head regretfully, "I originally liked one of the husky cubs very much, but the boss's asking price was too high, and the price was 4,500 yuan, which is a black shop!" ”

Gu Song smiled noncommittally, "Actually, I don't know much about these things. I have no idea at all about how much a dog breed can be sold for. At that time, the owner told me that my Labrador would sell for at least five figures, and I didn't know if what she was saying was true. ”

"Hehe, I don't really understand. Jack is really iconic, though. I've heard that those racing dogs are very expensive, and the owner is more experienced, probably because he saw that Jack's bloodline was more pure. ”

The two casually chatted about dogs for a while, and Gu Song brought the conversation back on track. "Xiao Xu, I came out of you today to talk to you about the case that happened that day. I know it had a bad impact on you, and I hope you can treat me as someone you can trust to confide in. No matter what thoughts you have or what concerns you have, I hope you don't hold them to your heart, and it should be much easier to talk about them. ”

"yes, I know." Lu Anxu nodded, "A lot of heart diseases are held back, and I don't want to live in the shadow of fear for the rest of my life." Thank you for caring about my feelings. There's not much I want to say. I'm very satisfied to be able to sit face to face with you like this, drink coffee and chat. ”

"To tell you the truth, enlightening others is not my forte. Maybe you can't see it now, but in fact, I have my own heart disease. Less than a month ago, I couldn't even figure out my identity, my memories were completely confused, and I was almost imprisoned in a psychological rehabilitation center. But for the sake of my mission and responsibility, I had to be strong. As a police officer, I can't be defeated by the enemy, let alone myself. ”

Hearing these words, Lu Anxu looked at Gu Song with some curiosity and asked, "What happened to you?" Can you tell me about it? ”

Gu Song shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Some things that make people collapse are a long story. I'll tell you about it when I have a chance in the future. ”

"So, is your mission to capture Yu Chiliang?" Lu Anxu took a sip of coffee, glanced at the street scene outside the window, and said leisurely, "I don't know if he will continue to kill people in the future......"