"Don't look at me like that." Poppy glanced at Yang Wenbin and said lightly, "I know, you don't trust me." Whether it's you or Yan Junli, or the little follower next to him. ”

“…… What's wrong? Yang Wenbin asked in a low voice.

"After you ran out, they struggled to stay and deal with the scene or go to you. I said, let me go find it. Poppy chuckled, "At that moment, both of them gave me wary looks. I know they didn't mean to, but it's really a naked distrust. Oh, and I haven't told them I found you yet. As he spoke, Poppy pulled out his phone from his pocket and sent a quick text message, "Well, that's it." ”

“…… I'm sorry, I'm sure they didn't mean that. Yang Wenbin limped along, not daring to look into the poppy's eyes.

Poppy shook his head and raised an eyebrow, "I said don't look at me like that, like I'm an abandoned puppy." It's normal for you to distrust me, who would trust a woman of unknown origin? What's more, this woman was once a subordinate of a big drug lord. - Okay, I can't stand it anymore, give me your hand. ”

Poppy was halfway through his words, and suddenly frowned and stretched out his hand to Yang Wenbin, Yang Wenbin wanted to struggle at first, "Are you still wearing high heels......"

"Alright, I can walk more steadily than you in high heels. If you try to be strong, you're going to fall. ”

Yang Wenbin had no choice but to hand over half of his body's strength to Poppy. The night grew thicker and thicker, and soon there were people on the street, and the occasional few people hurried by, at most casting a strange look at the two men.

The poppy supported Yang Wenbin, walking very slowly, but the apartment in front of him seemed to be hundreds of kilometers away.

"We were so unlucky that we didn't even see a taxi on the road. Otherwise, I can take it easy. ”

"Didn't you bring any money?" Yang Wenbin said coldly.

"What?" Poppy was stunned.

"When you bought ice cream, you said you didn't bring any money." Yang Wenbin pointed out.

Poppy laughed, "I lied because I thought you invited me to ice cream." You men really believe everything. ”

"Why?"

"What, why, just because I want to eat it." Poppy laughed.

Yang Wenbin shook his head, "Why me?" Why should I invite you? Why do you care so much about me? ”

Poppy listened to the question and took a deep breath, "Because I love you." ”

"What?"

"Would you believe it?" Without waiting for Yang Wenbin to answer, Poppy smiled and said, "I don't think you either." ”

Yang Wenbin looked at her silently.

"Then I'll give you a more official answer." Poppy didn't seem to care, "Because you're a clown's relative, and I'm an agent sent by the organization to investigate the clown." Are you satisfied with this answer? ”

"That's it?"

"That's all. What more could you want? Anyway, no matter what I say, as long as I don't give you all my background, you will only believe this sentence. Poppy said lightly, "I know, you're such a person." You are very kind and easy to get along with, but you are also the most difficult to approach, and few people can really enter your heart. ”

“…… Do you want to come into my heart? Yang Wenbin asked softly.

If you think about it, this sentence is really strange. But in such a quiet night, when even the sound of footsteps would echo in the air, there was no sense of disobedience at all.

But instead of answering his question, Poppy changed the subject with a smile.

"When I was little, my father used to tell me a story." "One day, a scorpion wanted to cross the river. It's in a hurry, and it can't think of a way. Then a frog passed by, and the scorpion stopped him. He said, 'Frog frog, I really want to cross the river, go to the other side of the river, can you help me?' The frog hesitated, and he said, 'I can carry you across the river, but you can't sting me.' The scorpion said, 'Why should I sting you?' If I sting you, we'll both fall into the water and drown. The frog felt justified and agreed. But when the frog swam to the middle of the river with the scorpion on its back, the scorpion stung the frog's skin at once. The frog struggled and asked the scorpion, 'Why did you sting me?' Now we're all going to drown! 'Guess what, what did the scorpion say?' ”

"What?"

"The scorpion said, 'I'm sorry, but it's my instinct. ’”

Yang Wenbin was stunned, and it took a long time for a smile to appear from the corner of his mouth.

"It's normal for you to distrust, but at least I've never lied." Poppy adjusted his posture so that he could better support Yang Wenbin, "I warned you before, this opponent is different. For the Joker, killing and playing are the same thing, killing is like his instinct, he brings it out of his bones. You can't think about him and study him with common sense, he's a sane madman. ”

"Have you dealt with him?" Yang Wenbin glanced at the poppy.

"It's an old acquaintance." Poppy gave a mocking smile, "He killed my father." ”

Yang Wenbin was stunned, "I'm sorry......"

"You don't have to be sorry. It took me a long time, but I recovered from that grief. You will too. The poppy dragged Yang Wenbin and finally came to the foot of the apartment, "Okay, it's finally here." Take the key and open the door. ”

The two finally entered the house, and Poppy helped Yang Wenbin to sit on the sofa, breathing a sigh of relief.

Yang Wenbin snorted, it seemed that the pain in his leg was really unbearable.

"Does it hurt? Let me see. Poppy squatted down in front of Yang Wenbin, his palm attached to his knee, "You've been walking for too long, and you've even run several times." I didn't feel it before just because the dopamine produced by the brain was paralyzing your nerves. When you come to your senses, you'll be in big trouble. ”

"What's that like?" Yang Wenbin lowered his head and asked.

"What does it feel like? If you don't feel well anymore, pay attention to your legs, be careful that you can't do without crutches for the rest of your life. Poppy said as he massaged Yang Wenbin's calves with the palm of his hand.

"No, I mean." Yang Wenbin repeated, "How did you feel when your father was killed by him? ”

Poppy stopped what he was doing, looked into Yang Wenbin's eyes, and then slowly stood up and sat next to Yang Wenbin.

"It's like losing the whole world." Poppy closed his eyes, as if to restrain himself from recalling the terrible memory, "There is nothing left in his mind but a crazy desire for revenge." Like a soulless walking corpse. ”

Yang Wenbin smiled bitterly, "And then?" How did you get out? ”

"I couldn't get out." Poppy leaned the back of his neck on the back of the couch, "I tried countless different ways to kill the man, but none of them worked. For this reason, I even took the risk to join the secret service organization so that one day I could kill the demon with my own hands. And yet, when I finally stood before the enemy after all the hardships and dangers, guess what he said? ”

"What?"

"He said, 'Who are you, beauty?' Poppy gave a mocking smile, "That's when I realized that all the hard work I've made, the years of hatred I've spent on are meaningless. I was but a guest of his, one of his countless evils. But by the time I realized it was too late, my life had been completely ruined by him. But you're different, Dr. Yang, you can't just let yourself fall into his trap so casually, you can cheer up and resist! ”

"Me?" Yang Wenbin laughed dryly, "Look at you, everyone said this to me." When I encountered a case, he said, 'Yang Wenbin, what do you think?', and when I encountered it, he said, 'It's too dangerous, stay away', and now they are counting on me to ask me to 'cheer up' after losing my only family member!? What's wrong with your brains! Why impose these inexplicable demands on me! ”

"Calm down!" Poppy pressed Yang Wenbin's shoulders with both hands and pressed him back into the sofa, looked into his eyes and said word by word, "Don't be willful!" No one forces you to do anything at all, you chose this path yourself! ”

Yang Wenbin quieted down, his body trembling slightly.

"Think about it, if you hadn't accepted Yan Junli's invitation at the beginning, would he have kidnapped you to help him solve the case? I have repeatedly warned you to stay away from these things, that you yourself will jump into this sea of fire without hesitation, and you will not be able to stop it! ”

Yang Wenbin's teeth bit his lip tightly, his body trembled more and more, and his eyes were red. And once the first tears slipped from the corners of his eyes, he couldn't control it anymore.

"I didn't think about it...... I never expected to get Zhu Bo involved, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have been so reckless, I killed ...... I killed him......"

Poppy hugged Yang Wenbin, his long hair brushing his cheeks, and the doctor cried like a child in Poppy's arms.

"It's okay, it's okay...... Honey, it's okay. Everything will be fine, you'll be fine......"

The poppy kept repeating, gently patting Yang Wenbin's back.

That night, they did nothing but talk and comfort, not even a dragonfly kiss. Poppy just comforted Yang Wenbin silently and patiently, and took the trouble to pull out a tissue and hand it to him, but what kind of feelings were hidden under her low eyelashes, Yang Wenbin never saw clearly.

Even after a long, long time, Yang Wenbin still thinks about the night he collapsed from time to time, and uses "if" to make many sentences. If he had detected the Joker's conspiracy in advance, would Zhu Bo not have died in Huangquan? If he hadn't put on the hand that poppy had reached out that night, would he still be strong enough to overcome this huge scar?

If Poppy hadn't been that smart, would everything have been completely different if Poppy had offered him a kiss or an offer that day? But the current Yang Wenbin doesn't know. He knew only one thing, that in this night, which was so desperate that it was unbelievably long, he had at least one person redeemed.