Chapter 9: The Old Things That Have Not Been Forgotten
In the next few days, the atmosphere between the professor and Wang was a little strange, the professor was still the same, but Wang became preoccupied, but half a month later, on the day of discharge, he finally returned to normal.
Adams and Ji prepared a sumptuous meal to entertain the professor and Wang who were discharged from the hospital, and even ordered a cake, neither of them knew how to cook, and the chef was specially invited to make the cooking.
"Celebrate the discharge of the lady and the professor!" Adams unwound the salute, and streamers stained the professor's and king's clothes.
The little boys laughed and talked with each other, and the professor enjoyed his meal earnestly, and when the lady had finished her meal, she put down her knife and fork and said, "I'll go out and breathe." ”
With that, she walked out of the kitchen and went downstairs.
"Lady probably hasn't drunk much, has she?" Adams looked at the wine glass that was about to bottom, not to mention that the wine was not very high.
Ji shook his head.
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The winter in Harbin is really cold, especially at night, it is cooling down in the past few days, and it snows heavily during the day, standing at the door, even breathing is accompanied by ice fog.
"Miss, your scarf." The old gentleman's voice sounded behind her, and the lady turned around, saw him, reached out and took it, and wrapped it around her neck.
"You really like this trench coat." The professor said. "It's a little old."
This beige one, the trench coat she wears most often.
"This is my 22nd birthday present." Wang said. "Alice gave it to me."
"So you took it with you when you were in Darkmond? It's not easy to keep it so well. ”
Wang glanced at him: "You really know a lot of things, which proves that although my talent for investigating cases is not as good as yours, my sense of direction is correct." ”
"Ladies don't have to be presumptuous, ladies are still unique in investigating cases, but ladies always like to be emotional." The professor said. "Just look at the way you look and you know you're not listening, are you?"
"No, I thank you for your kind reminder, I received your warning, but I can't take it, it's my business."
"I don't think I'm the only one who advises you to stay away from this, Wang, if everyone wants you to stop, it must be for your own good, even that girl, you must not want you to joke with your life for the sake of someone who has died."
"I'm serious, Lanchester." The king reached into his trench coat and took out a small box, opened it, and inside lay a diamond ring. "It couldn't be more serious. If you were me, would you give up? ”
The professor sighed, he knew that he couldn't persuade her, and waved his hand, "Anyway, you don't want to know anything from me. Stay, nothing will change. ”
"I'm going to have to do something." "We won't stop." ”
"Ma'am, it's windy outside, so let's go in early." The professor said.
The king did not answer him, but stood in the cold wind and took a deep breath.
The gentleman left his coat on her shoulders and turned to go in first.
What the lady needs now is quiet, to be alone for a while.
However, after the professor went in, someone came out again, and she turned around, it was Ji.
The lady put on her coat, which was about to slide down, and said to him, "What is the matter with you?" ”
"Madam, you and the professor......" Ji Qing asked softly. I didn't mean to hear it! ”
"It's just a little bit of a relationship." The lady put the wedding ring into her clothes, and Ji asked, "Who is that girl?" ”
The lady sighed, and she said, "It's my junior, I was in the National Security Bureau at the time, I was still an agent, she was a trainee, because of an accident, she was shot and lost her life." ”
"Is that why you're close to the professor? Something to do with him? Ji asked.
"Stop, Ji." The king sighed. "Didn't even I get a warning? Ji, you are very similar to Alice, both are the best age, but her time has stopped, I don't want you to be like this, the young master is different from you, you shouldn't stay in Hacheng, today's events are not enough to wake you up? ”
Ji shook his head and said, "If the professor fails, the lady will be the same as those girls before." Do you know why he calls himself 'The Collector'? ”
The lady shook her head.
"In his home, in the warehouse, there was a glass jar full of formalin, soaked in the heads of those ladies, or some particular part of his body, and there was an empty jar that had not yet been filled, apparently for you." Ji said with some trembling, not scared, but angry. "The reason why the missing ladies have nothing in common is because he is collecting differences, and if he succeeds, he will get an oriental head."
Ji said, the lady's expression was not a little scared, nor angry, very calm.
Of course, the lady was not unaware, and even when she saw the inexplicable signature, she realized the motive of the crime, and the danger that awaited her, the moment she shouted out to the professor, many times the lady understood a lot of things, but was too lazy to say it.
"It's like a lady can track down here for the sake of future generations, at the cost of her life, and I feel the same way when I see those unfortunate ladies." Ji said.
"You're not the same as them, and Alice is my junior, it's different, and you're too weak. As the old saying goes, 'if you are good, you will help the world, and if you are poor, you will be alone', what you should do is to consider whether your family will urge you to find a partner during the Chinese New Year, how do you find a reliable job now, return to China or immigrate, and whether you can afford to buy a house and marry a wife after you go back. "It is the first time that the king has said such a long sentence in Chinese." Do you understand? ”
"Understood." Ji said. "But I can't tolerate it."
"This is Samuel, it's Hacheng, what's the point if you can't tolerate it? I really can't tolerate it, you go back to China and be a policeman. The lady said.
"Senior Li and I are just like you and your juniors, the battlefield of the seniors is my battlefield, the seniors have helped me a lot, and I also want to work hard with the seniors for the oath I once made." Ji said. "In order not to happen like this today, I want my lady to teach me self-defense."
The lady also knew that she couldn't persuade her to be stunned, so she had to say, "You can go to Adams, why are you looking for me?" ”
Seeing Ji scratching his head, he knew that he didn't trust his reliable senior a little bit.
The king sighed and said, "You must know that sometimes nothing can help you except blind self-confidence......
"Forget it, since I can't persuade you, it's okay to teach you self-defense, but you can also go to Lanchester, why should you learn from me? Doesn't he look a little better talkative? The lady asked.
"Will the professor?" Ji was stunned for a moment.
The king laughed a little, the gentleman's coat smelled of stinky cologne, and she sighed, "You know the Patton technique." ”
"It's a gentleman's self-defense, offensive and defensive, which Sir Conan Doyle once gave to Sherlock Holmes." Ji nodded, and then suddenly realized. "Will the professor too?!"
"He grew up in London, and Samuel came later, and he likes to use guns, but he doesn't like to use his hands, and if I have to say, the most dangerous thing in this building is not me, it's him." The lady's hand was in her pocket and she sighed: "Forget it, the gentleman's style is not suitable for beginners, I do have more simple and practical here, because the strength is less, so the dexterity skills are more, it may suit you, if you really want to learn, you can go to the top floor at two o'clock in the afternoon on weekdays, there is a gym." ”
"Is there anything like that here?" Ji was a little confused.
"I don't have enough physical fitness, so I can't do this in Hacheng." Wang smiled.
Ji chuckled and said, "Actually, Madam is a very gentle person, professors and seniors say so." ”
The lady's face was a little red, and she didn't look back and said to him, "Go in!" ”
Ji smiled and said, "Madam come in early to rest, it's cold outside." With that, he turned and went in.
Wang opened the screensaver, and Alice smiled sweetly, too.
The wind blew for a while to make sure Ji had gone back before she turned around and went back.
Hanging his coat on the professor's coat rack, the professor had already gone upstairs, Ji was not here, Adams was sitting at the desk, and Wang asked casually, "How is the matter in Lanchester." ”
"Just in self-defense." The young master said, "Don't worry, ma'am. ”
"I'm not worried." The lady said lightly, and turned to go upstairs.