The next morning, Gu Liao was woken up by an alarm bell. He opened his eyes groggily and found himself lying in a completely unfamiliar room.

Over the past few months, he has occasionally had brief episodes of confusion after waking up from a dream. He will not know who he is, he will not know where he is, he will not know what he is going to do. Looking at the strange things around him, for a moment, he thought that his brain was wrong again.

He closed his eyes and tried to recall what had happened before he went to bed, remembering how he had arrived here, only to find that the memory was almost blank. He panicked, and the idea of escaping once again germinated in his heart. Just then, someone suddenly pushed open the door to the room. He looked towards the door in horror, and after two seconds of froze, he couldn't help but smile wryly.

"Yo, wake up, I was about to wake you up." Zhong Xin stood at the door with a cigarette in his mouth and greeted him with a smile.

"Where is this?"

"My home."

"Why am I here?"

"Because ......" Zhong Xin paused, looked at Gu Liao suspiciously, and asked, "Wait, you won't have amnesia again, will you?" ”

"I remember who you are, and I know who you are." Gu Liao replied with great certainty, "I just don't know why I'm in this place. ”

"And how much do you remember about last night?"

"Last night?" Gu Yan rubbed his aching temples and tried to think about it and said, "You came to pick me up and discharge me from the hospital last night, and we went to eat hot pot together." At the hot pot restaurant, I first stole a boy's wallet, and then met Nurse Tian. And then ...... Hmm......" Gu Liao shook his head helplessly, "I don't remember it again......"

"It's fine." Zhong Xin took a puff of cigarette and said reassuringly, "You don't have a problem with your brain, it's just that you've drunk a fragment." ”

"What? Did I drink a lot yesterday? Gu Yan frowned and thought for a moment, then smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, I really don't remember......"

"It doesn't matter, it's not important anyway. As long as you're in the right mind. ”

"I can go to the criminal police team to report today, right?"

"Of course, I'll take you there when you're ready."

"Great." Gu Liao suddenly came to his senses, and the whole person seemed to be reborn, and he was instantly radiant. At this time, Zhong Xin suddenly poured him a basin of cold water, "Don't be too happy too early." Remember the conditions under which the doctor discharged you from the hospital? ”

"Remember, my every move must be under your watch."

"I want to tell you that your psychological assessment is not up to standard. As soon as I notice any unusual behavior in you, I will immediately send you back to the treatment facility, this matter is not negotiable at all, do you understand? ”

"Understood." Gu Liao showed a very confident expression, "Don't worry, I won't mess around." ”

Half an hour later, Gu Li, accompanied by Zhong Xin, returned to the long-lost city criminal police detachment.

The familiar streets, familiar courtyards, and familiar buildings all gave him a sense of intimacy, but at the same time, he felt that everything in front of him seemed to be an illusory dream.

The last time I was here was in August last year. At that time, he had a big quarrel with Qiao Sheng here in order to go to Liangshan to investigate. In the blink of an eye, five months have passed, and everything here doesn't seem to have changed much, but there are too many stories happening to him.

With excitement and apprehension, Gu Liao walked all the way to the task force office. He met some acquaintances in the hallway, but he didn't greet them with a smile as usual. I don't know if it's some kind of inferiority complex at work, he thinks that those people look at him a little strangely, can't tell whether it's surprise or pity, or ridicule?

Come to think of it, it has been more than five months since I left the criminal police team, and what happened during this period must no longer be a secret. Especially many days ago, he returned to R City and staged that farce of escape in Lanting Villa, and the people in the police force probably already regarded him as a madman, right? But it doesn't matter, life in the world has long taught him to adapt to loneliness and exclusion. Even if everyone refuses to accept him, he can still resist criticism and do what he has to do.

At the end of the corridor on the third floor, there is a large office, where the "Lanting Villa Murder" task force is located, and where the usual case discussion meetings are held. At eight o'clock in the morning, there were few people in the office, and when Gu Liao pushed the door in, several team members were chatting inside.

Seeing Gu Liao suddenly appear in front of them, their first reaction was to be extremely surprised. But soon, Zhao Xiaolin showed a friendly expression and said to him with a smile: "Brother Li, you are finally back to work." Immediately afterwards, others also expressed their concern and condolences one after another.

This strong warmth made Gu Liao unable to adapt for a while. He explained his current situation with a wry smile, saying that he was just coming back to play soy sauce and follow up on the case, and that he would have to work as hard as before, and he was afraid that he would have to wait until the injury was healed. A few people seemed to have discussed it in advance, and no one mentioned his "brain problem" in front of him, perhaps to avoid embarrassment.

A few people were talking and laughing, and suddenly, another person pushed the door and walked into the office.

It was a petite girl, with a doll head with bangs, and a pair of dark eyes embedded in her white round face, which looked playful and cute. She is Qi Ruonan, a trace inspector of the Criminal Technology Department of the Municipal Bureau, who is 23 years old this year and single. In the criminal police team, where the ratio of men to women is seriously imbalanced, a cute girl like her is always very likable.

What made Gu Liao feel very fresh was that Qi Ruonan actually brought a dog to work today. He knew that the little girl usually liked animals, but he should also bring the dog to the office to play.

"Yo, this is a new member of your technical department, huh? When did you switch to Labrador as a police dog? Gu Liao said to Qi Ruonan teasingly. When the latter saw Gu Li, he was stunned for a moment, and then he showed a smile, led the dog to Gu Li, and said happily: "Senior brother, when did you come back?" I miss you. ”

"If you don't want me to go to the hospital to see me, you have no conscience." Gu Yan said and put his hand on Qi Ruonan's head, and played with it twice like a small animal. When he did this, everyone else in the office was looking at them, and some of them obviously showed a look of envy, jealousy, and hatred, but Gu Liao himself didn't notice anything wrong.

"What." Qi Ruonan took two steps back, combed his hair with his hands, and complained aggrievedly with a small mouth, "Do you think I haven't been to the hospital?" It was the police guarding the door who wouldn't let me in to see you. He said that you are very dangerous, and if you approach without permission, there will be unexpected serious consequences! ”

"Huh? Who said that? Gu Yan turned his head to look at Zhong Xin and asked, "Who was guarding the door outside at that time?" Is it really okay for me to be so black that he's so black? Zhong Xin shook his head, meaning how could he know about this kind of thing, but after thinking about it, he also said half-jokingly: "People didn't hack you, isn't what he said the truth?" ”

"I ......" Gu Liao clenched his fists depressedly, feeling powerless to argue. After a moment of silence, he changed the topic and said, "By the way, Ruonan, what the hell is going on with this dog?" How did you get it to the unit? ”

"Ah, you don't know yet." Qi Ruonan let go of the leash, squatted down and touched the back of the Labrador and said, "This is the dog raised by the victim's family, and his name is Jack." ”

"This is Yu Chilong's dog?"

"Hmm." Qi Ruonan nodded and continued to explain, "After the incident, Jack was homeless, and I felt sorry for him so I took him home and adopted him. But I already have a husky at home, you know, that mischievous Yagami. Unexpectedly, the two dogs fought as soon as they met, and they quarreled every day for things, making the family uneasy. My dad was so tormented by these two mischievous creatures that I asked me to find a new owner for Jack. So I took it to the bureau and asked to see if anyone wanted to adopt the dog. ”

"If that's the case...... Gu Lian also squatted down, touched Jack's head and said, "My mother has always wanted to have a dog, if you can trust me, you can give this dog to me." ”

"Do you really want it?" Qi Ruonan asked excitedly.

"Yes, after my dad died, my mom was quite lonely at home alone. It should be a good choice for her to take care of Jack. ”

"Then it's settled." Qi Ruonan patted Jack and said solemnly, "From now on, this handsome police officer is your new master, you can follow him home today, and you don't have to be bullied by Yagami again." ”

Gu Liao looked at Zhong Xin, as if asking for the other party's opinion. The latter looked at the dog, didn't say anything, and didn't have any special expression, probably thinking that this matter had nothing to do with him.

"By the way, there's something I have to explain." Qi Ruonan suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly added, "Last night, Yagami and Jack had a fight over grabbing a rice bowl. Jack's right front leg was bitten by Yagami, and I rubbed some medicine on it, but you'd better take him to the clinic for a check-up. ”

"No problem, I'm idle right now anyway." Gu Liao nodded in agreement, and was about to get close to Jack and enhance his relationship, when Qi Ruonan suddenly received the news of going to the scene.

"Oops, there's another murder, I have to hurry to the scene."

"What case? I'm going too. Gu Liao stood up, straightened his clothes, and made a look of being ready to go.

Qi Ruonan frowned, his face covered with dark clouds. "Two bodies have just been found in the Guanghua community. Depending on the situation, I'm afraid that the murderer this time is the same person who killed Yu Chilong......"