For the past two years, Gu Xinzhi's chest had been blocked with cotton wool. Due to the long-term blockage, there was a bloody smell on it, so that he always felt a suffocating sweetness in the bottom of his throat.
Ding Qiuyun's words were tantamount to throwing a match into the cotton wool, and his entire chest burst into flames, making him both happy and desperate.
Just now, he spent another few months in a short three-minute dream, and finally ended with Ding Qiuyun's death.
When he woke up and found that he was not in the supermarket warehouse where he usually woke up, he was stunned for about a quarter of an hour, recalling with difficulty that he was taken to town by a truck "a few months ago".
… There is Ding Qiuyun in the truck.
In ecstasy, he broke out of the room, pulled up Sun Bin, who was sleeping on the sofa, and forced him to ask where Ding Qiuyun was.
Sun Bin was sleeping soundly, but when he was picked up from the warm bed, he was so frightened that he opened his mouth and called out, "Brother! Brother!"
Sun Bin's scream was so shrill that Sun Yan thought it was his own chickens crowing at first, but the sound was wrong. When he came out to check, Sun Bin's face was already pale with fright, and he threw himself into his arms.
After finally figuring out what Gu Xinzhi was going to do, Sun Yan drove him to the dormitory where Ding Qiuyun was staying in a dazed and uneasy manner.
But when he actually sat in front of Ding Qiuyun, the fire in Gu Xinzhi's heart became more and more cold.
Ding Qiuyun didn't even look at him, he put on his sweater, coat, and leather gloves, as if he was planning to go out.
"Qiuyun..." Repeatedly reminding himself that this is not a dream, but everything that will happen in reality, Gu Xinzhi dare not be as radical as in the dream, and he dares to say a sentence after thinking a hundred times in his heart, "Let's talk about it."
"talk?"
Ding Qiuyun turned his back to him, with a bit of irony in his words: "Tell me about your visit this time, when are you going to start?"
If it was Gu Xinzhi, who had not been tortured by nightmares for two years, he would never understand what Ding Qiuyun meant.
In the past two years, he often wondered why he had the same dream for two consecutive years.
If it was just a fantasy, why did it last two years with the same plot
The only explanation is that this was not a dream, but a punishment that bordered on metaphysics.
Gu Xinzhi always believed that this dream was some kind of mysterious foreshadowing of what would happen in the future.
But after meeting Ding Qiuyun and seeing his attitude, Gu Xinzhi had a very bad feeling:
… what if, what if, everything he dreamed was something that had already happened
Since he can have the same dream for two whole years, why can't Ding Qiuyun live again with the memory of his dream
He tried his best to suppress his frantic heartbeat, and found a bench closest to the door to sit down, not only to show weakness in his posture, but also to ensure that when Ding Qiuyun left in anger, he could hold him in time: "You still... remember?"
Ding Qiuyun took the thermos cup from the bedside and drank the hot water slowly: "Do you want me to forget?"
"I came back to life, and I always wanted to find a companion who remembers what happened before." When Gu Xinzhi was speechless, Ding Qiuyun put down the water glass, "It's just that I didn't expect this companion to be you."
Gu Xinzhi felt that it was difficult to breathe: "Then why did you come to the supermarket? You clearly knew that I was..."
"Old humans pass by or settle in our town every day." Ding Qiuyun turned half of his face, and his eyes were cold but not smiling, "I'm not going to look for you, I'm afraid you will come to the door yourself."
Gu Xinzhi's cold and hard heart was pierced by every sentence.
Ding Qiuyun in the past would never treat him like this...
He gritted his teeth and said, "I have nothing to do with those new humans this time."
Ding Qiuyun seemed to have heard a funny joke: "Ha. 'This time.'"
Gu Xinzhi's mood is getting worse and worse: "Don't talk to me like this."
Even if he had done this before, he knew nothing in this life, and he couldn't tolerate Ding Qiuyun being so harsh on him for something that had never happened.
Those people are obviously alive, isn't that a good thing
Ding Qiuyun looked at him and suddenly laughed.
"I just said it casually, I didn't expect you to be hurt so badly, I'm sorry." Ding Qiuyun said, "I'll be careful in the future."
This sentence was repeated nearly 400 times in Gu Xinzhi's dream.
In the past, it was Gu Xinzhi who said this, but this time it was Ding Qiuyun.
Gu Xinzhi felt like being struck by lightning, with a splitting headache. He bent down and shivered, unable to utter a word.
Any word that appeared in the dream became his demonic barrier, and he couldn't hear it at all.
He was afraid that in the next second, Ding Qiuyun would fall from a height again, shattered to pieces, and decisively announced that he would be cut off from him with death.
"Don't say this..." Gu Xinzhi gritted his teeth weakly, "Please."
Ding Qiuyun put down the water glass, walked to Gu Xinzhi, stretched out his hand and squeezed the back of his neck, forcing him to look up at himself.
The leather gloves made a creaking sound when they were tucked together. Ding Qiuyun looked down at Gu Xinzhi's eyes carefully, and his pale lips opened slightly: "You are not asking for help."
While Gu Xinzhi was stunned, her heart that had finally calmed down began to beat wildly again.
He had never seen Ding Qiuyun like this before. He was completely different from the person in his dreams, but he had an unusually moving and unfamiliar charm.
Gu Xinzhi tried his best to suppress his emotions and asked, "How do you want me to beg you. How can I compensate you? I can give you anything you want."
Ding Qiuyun said with a smile, "No. I'm afraid of biting the things I take from you."
After that, he let go of his hands, pressed his chest lightly, frowned a little out of breath, and glanced at Gu Xinzhi reproachfully, as if Gu Xinzhi made him uncomfortable.
Gu Xinzhi tried to grab Ding Qiuyun's hand, but Ding Qiuyun seemed to have expected it, and he gently pressed his wrist down and pulled the glove off.
Under the jet-black gloves were the fingertips that were white with the cold, with contrasting colors.
Ding Qiuyun took advantage of the situation and stuffed his hand into the pocket of his coat. There was a pocket pistol in the pocket of the coat, and the model was Browning.
Ding Qiuyun lowered his head and fiddled with the pistol in his pocket, and simply pointed out his purpose directly: "I'm looking for you because I can't rest assured that you are in a place I can't see."
Ding Qiuyun pushed out the pistol in his pocket: "The range of this pistol is 50 meters. You can choose to be killed by me now, or stay within my range at any time in the future."
Gu Xinzhi was stunned for only a moment, and a surprise flashed in his eyes.
... He'd let himself stay? !
Noticing the change in his expression, Ding Qiuyun seemed to guess that he chose the latter, so he pushed open the door and walked out.
Before Gu Xinzhi could catch up, Ding Qiuyun's explanation to Sun Yan came from outside.
His voice was as warm and warm as he remembered it, and he didn't have the indifference that he had when talking to him: "It's alright, don't worry. When I left the team, I had some misunderstandings with Vice Team Gu. ... Well, my injury is fine. Son, boss, go downstairs first and wait in the car, alright, don't rub..."
Gu Xinzhi's face changed slightly, and malice couldn't help but emerge from his heart.
But as soon as he walked out of the door to meet Sun Yan, Ding Qiuyun, who had already walked six or seven steps away, turned around before he could make any special statement, raised his eyebrows slightly in an orderly manner, rolled his eyes slightly, and put it in his coat pocket. With his hand against the pistol again, he used the muzzle to draw the same angle and arc as his raised eyebrows.
… keep up. within range.
Gu Xinzhi's heart was numb by his indifferent eyes, both excited and sour, suppressing his bad thoughts, leaving Sun Yan behind, and chasing after Ding Qiuyun's back.
Ding Qiuyun didn't wait for him, he lifted his feet and walked downstairs.
... Gu Xinzhi's remorse finally broke the ice in the long-term cold knot, and the results were gratifying, rising from 0 to 17.
Glancing at the data board, Chi Xiaochi breathed a sigh of relief.
061 asked: "Do you really want to keep him?"
Chi Xiaochi said, "It's useful to keep it."
For people like Gu Xinzhi, his remorse is not easy to brush, nor can he be trusted.
Even if Chi Xiaochi knew in his heart that according to Gu Xinzhi's character, he would never be able to form an alliance with the new human after nearly 400 nightmares, but his existence is always a trouble. If it wasn't for the mission, Chi Xiaochi might He was idle to death.
Hearing Chi Xiaochi's answer, 061 was still a little worried: "It's okay to stay, but is your attitude towards him a little too tough?"
Chi Xiaochi asked back: "For someone like Gu Xinzhi, can he understand why I hate him by blaming him like a victim?"
061 Think about it, and think so too.
Chi Xiaochi did choose a good way to fight fire with fire.
The best way to deal with a lunatic who can't fathom his mind is to be a little more mad than he is. This is the legendary chaotic punch to kill the old master.
As for Chi Xiaochi himself, he has a clear plan for the future.
He will ensure the safety of the entire town during the period of taking Gu Xinzhi's remorse, closely monitor his every move, and immediately kill Gu Xinzhi if something goes wrong.
The bottom line of his tolerance towards Gu Xinzhi is that he must not hurt anyone in the town.
As for what to do after he leaves, let the real Ding Qiuyun decide.
What Chi Xiaochi can do is to take more initiative for Ding Qiuyun.
After he returned his body to Ding Qiuyun, no matter if he planned to kill Gu Xinzhi to avoid hidden dangers, leave him as a usable team member, drive him away, or even get back with him, Ding Qiuyun's wish was fulfilled.
Sun Yan drove and sent Chi Xiaochi and Gu Xinzhi back to Ding's house.
Gu Xinzhi has been paying attention to Ding Qiuyun on the other side of the carriage, but Ding Qiuyun is too lazy to give him a look, and he doesn't avoid him when he catches sight of him occasionally. Comb for his boss.
Taking care of the boss's appearance every day has become one of Chi Xiaochi's habits.
The black panther lay on his side quietly at his feet, letting him comb his hair. Static electricity was often generated during the grooming, and the black panther was not restless. He tamely hooked his arm with his tail, and occasionally kissed his mouth lightly. The scar on the ring finger of his left hand was so itchy that Chi Xiaochi breathed lightly.
He buried his face in the soft fur on the panther's belly, wrapped his hands around its streamlined waist muscles, and took a deep breath.
The black panther just lay down obediently, letting him play on himself, his gray-blue eyes focused on Chi Xiaochi.
Gu Xinzhi on the side looked at them with a little envy, and tried to talk to Chi Xiaochi: "What's its name?"
Before Chi Xiaochi spoke, Sun Yan in the driver's seat said, "Boss."
Chi Xiaochi corrected: "Boss Coal."
Sun Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Team Ding, you really don't think this name is stupid?"
Chi Xiaochi held his boss's belly and rubbed it like a tickling: "It suits him very well."
During the whole process, Chi Xiaochi did not have any direct conversation with Gu Xinzhi.
In the bumpy shaking of the truck, Gu Xinzhi gradually came to a realization.
In the past two years, every dream he had had was a few months long, adding up, he had been in the dream for a hundred years.
In the dream, Ding Qiuyun always attached a heart to himself, trusted, honest, never doubted, and always actively tried to introduce him into the dialogue with everyone, so as not to make him appear too autistic and lonely.
But he didn't dare to see Ding Qiuyun like that anymore.
On the contrary, Ding Qiuyun, who is completely different from the dream, can make him feel at ease, but he can't help but feel sour in his heart.
Noticing that Gu Xinzhi's meaning was complicated, and even had a bit of aggrieved eyes, 061 gradually understood.
Chi Xiaochi used nearly 400 dream-making cards and put them on a long-term basis for two years, in order to win the battle against a perverted mentality.
As far as the current situation is concerned, Chi Xiaochi has won a big victory.
Chi Xiaochi took Gu Xinzhi back to Ding's house.
When entering the house, Mother Ding was watering a camellia that Chi Xiaochi had brought back from 300 kilometers away last time. Chi Xiaochi used a card that blocked the pain, walked up on tiptoe, and put his arms around Ding's mother's neck: "Sister Ding, where are you watering the flowers. Where is the old Dingtou?"
"Come back? He went out for a walk early in the morning." Mother Ding only saw Gu Xinzhi when she turned around, and immediately slapped Chi Xiaochi on the arm angrily. Yes… "
"My former comrade-in-arms, Gu Xinzhi." Chi Xiaochi introduced with a calm expression, "I met when I was out on a mission this time."
Gu Xinzhi nodded to Mother Ding, at a loss, not knowing what to say.
He has imagined the future with Ding Qiuyun more than once, but the content is about him and Ding Qiuyun. There is never a third party, and not even cats and dogs can occupy the space between them.
Therefore, he was never prepared to deal with Ding's parents.
Mother Ding is more lenient. At first glance, she knew that he was an introverted child, and immediately became enthusiastic: "Have you eaten? There is still some preserved egg and lean meat porridge in the pot..."
Chi Xiaochi walked to Gu Xinzhi's side and grabbed his arm involuntarily: "He is not in good health and is more introverted. I will send him to the guest room to rest, and I will bring him food later."
Mother Ding has always understood her son as a human being. Since he is his comrade in arms, he will take good care of him, so he turned around and went to the kitchen to cook porridge and rice.
Gu Xinzhi was pulled upstairs by Chi Xiaochi and brought into the guest room.
As soon as he entered the door, Chi Xiaochi let go.
He was injured now and had no plans to serve Gu Xinzhi. He instructed Gu Xinzhi to take out the bedding from the cabinet, leaned on the door again, and watched him make the bedding.
Both of them were from the army, and it was a basic skill to take care of a bed quickly.
After Gu Xinzhi laid the bedding, he said, "Pillow."
Chi Xiaochi: "In the closet."
Gu Xinzhi: "No."
Chi Xiaochi went to the cabinet to look.
When he opened the cabinet and saw a pair of pillows lying quietly in the corner of the cabinet, he realized that something was wrong.
Gu Xinzhi hugged him from behind, wanting to kiss the back of his neck.
Chi Xiaochi reacted immediately, he twisted his arm, took a few steps back, and fell on the soft mattress with him.
Gu Xinzhi and Ding Qiuyun had been lovers for a hundred years in a dream. He just wanted to feel the hugs and kisses in reality. Who would have thought that before he moved, he felt a chill on his right wrist, and when he looked closely, he found that it was a handcuff. Hold his wrist.
While he was slightly stunned, Chi Xiaochi turned over and quickly handcuffed the other handcuff to the bedside railing.
Gu Xinzhi: "…"
Chi Xiaochi rolled over and sat up, covered the back of his neck, moved his neck, turned around, pinched Gu Xinzhi's slightly sunken cheeks with one hand, and calmly repeated his introduction to Mother Ding just now: " You're not in good health and you're more introverted. Don't run around, rest in bed."
After all, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped his fingers, and walked out.
"... Qiuyun."
Gu Xinzhi called him from behind.
Chi Xiaochi stopped.
Gu Xinzhi looked at his back obsessively: "Thank you for being alive. Thank you for looking for me."
Chi Xiaochi ignored him and went straight out of the door.
Gu Xinzhi was handcuffed by Chi Xiaochi for a week, during which time the water would be brought to the bed by Chi Xiaochi. He didn't seem to hate this kind of detained life, even if Chi Xiaochi loosened his handcuffs and let him solve personal hygiene problems, he never made any oversteps towards Chi Xiaochi.
A week later, their team was off to find new supplies.
Chi Xiaochi's chest injury has healed a lot. He informed Ding's father and Ding's mother about the time to go out, but he did not inform Gu Xinzhi.
It wasn't until the morning when Chi Xiaochi left that Gu Xinzhi learned from the mother Ding who delivered the meal from the room that Ding Qiuyun had already left home and was about to set off to search for supplies. The official departure time was nine in the morning, and the meeting point was at the parking lot at the east end of the town. field.
He carefully concealed the handcuffs with the quilt, thanked Mother Ding meekly, and only lifted the quilt until she had sent her away, and turned his attention to the handcuffs that flickered silver in the early morning sun.
At the east end of the town, a heavy truck carrying a group of people has slowly driven out of the parking lot.
Yan Lanlan was talking jokes with Sun Bin, while Chi Xiaochi was resting on his boss's stomach, thoughtfully.
061 asked: "Will this be too risky?"
Chi Xiaochi threw up an apple and took it in his hand: "I want to see what he would do if he had his own space."
Before leaving, he put the key to the handcuffs and the books Gu Xinzhi often read in the first drawer of the bedside table, and Gu Xinzhi could get it as soon as he stretched out his hand.
It is impossible for Chi Xiaochi to believe his one-sided words. It is still unknown whether he has reached a deal with the new human beings.
He may stay put, or he may try to investigate the situation in the town in the meantime.
If the former is fine, if it is the latter, then Chi Xiaochi would rather let the mission fail and try to get rid of Gu Xinzhi.
While speaking, a muffled thud suddenly sounded on the right side of the outside of the truck, as if someone jumped on the pedals on the outside.
Before she left the town, Yan Lanlan thought it was some young man who was playing with them, pulled the car from the inside, and was about to drive people away, but when she saw the face clearly, she didn't know what to say. All right.
Gu Xinzhi stood on the outer pedal, carrying a bag on one shoulder, his hair slightly wet, and took a step into the compartment panting.
Chi Xiaochi was also a little surprised, sitting up and looking at him.
Chi Xiaochi thought he had found the key, but when he lowered his head, he saw Gu Xinzhi's slightly swollen right thumb, and was speechless for a while.
… I learned in the military that dislocating my thumb can break free from handcuffs.
It doesn't seem like he's wasting time at all looking for the keys.
Gu Xinzhi sat down beside him, put down his backpack, and said, "You said. Within range."