The next day, Li Biqing couldn't wait to go out to purchase camping supplies. After making an appointment for the lakeside wooden house in the newspaper, Leo called his physician's mobile phone number.
"Leo?" The other party cried out in surprise, "How long have we not contacted? Wait, I'll ask someone to help me in the clinic... Okay, let's talk, what's the matter?"
The black-haired agent hesitated for two or three seconds because of his choice of words.
The other party immediately felt keenly: "Trouble? Your... old problem?"
"Well, it's happening again. It doesn't work anymore to take medicine now."
"What medicine?"
"The medicine you prescribed before."
"Didn't you give up? And I told you to take medicine next time, and you must ask me first no matter what it is!"
"... I thought it was all right."
"You think! Damn it, I'm the doctor!"
"Sorry, Wyatt."
The doctor sighed clearly: "Remedy is more effective than an apology, Leo. Tell me when I started this time and how much."
"It's been almost a year, according to the dose you prescribed before. But since last month, the effect of the medicine is getting weaker and weaker, so I have to double it."
"Jesus!" Wyatt let out a groan like a mournful groan, "Never mind sertraline hydrochloride and buspirone hydrochloride. Alprazolam will be addictive. I said you can't take it for a long time, you fucking Also doubled the dose without authorization!"
"... Actually, I also want to stop the drug, maybe you can help me change to a substitute."
"You can't stop and stop, you have to reduce the dose slowly, or you will go crazy!" Wyatt took a deep breath and tried to slow down his tone. As a doctor, his emotions are more agitated than indifferent patients. sorrow. The toughest thing about this guy is not his condition, but his attitude, but he can't ignore him. "Listen to me, Leo, this time you have to listen to me thoroughly, otherwise the consequences will be much more serious than you think."
"Understood, go ahead." On the other side of the phone, there was still an out-of-the-way tone.
Wyatt reluctantly confessed: "You now have 4 slices at a time, right? One slice is reduced every week, and the last slice is reduced to one-half, one-quarter, and one-eighth. If you find any unusual reaction, then call me. I'll give you a start. As a substitute for Piclone, wait until the prodrug is completely stopped before you use it. You must strictly follow the dose I prescribe!"
"I see, I'll go over and get the medicine later."
"Leo—" Wyatt persuaded earnestly, "Drugs can only play a role in adjuvant therapy, and the key lies in you. I know that you have a knot in your heart, a knot that has accumulated for many years and is very heavy. It oppresses your nerves. 、It erodes your spirit and makes you gradually slip into the dark abyss. You want to rely on drugs to get rid of, the side effect is addiction, in order to stop addiction, and then accept another addictive drug-this is a vicious circle! Leo, you are still so young , You can’t just go on like this, you have to find a way to completely untie this knot, just like a Chinese proverb, “Heart disease needs medicine for heart disease”!”
There was silence on the other side of the phone. After a long time, the federal agent heard a low answer: "I don't know how to untie it. The ending has already been made, and people can't come back to life. You don't need to worry about me so much, doctor, this is what I deserve."
Wyatt clenched the phone tightly. He was unwilling to want to say something, but found that there was nothing to say. After five years of knowing him, Leo has never been willing to confess that past to him, he can only secretly guess from a few words. After hesitating again and again, he gave the other party one last piece of advice: "Compared to me, Leo, you need a professional and experienced psychological counselor more."
Unexpectedly, the other party did not refuse, although it was a bit hard to tell, but at least the attitude was sincere: "... Yes, I think so, do you have a good recommendation?"
"Yes, he is a very wise and patient old man, hearty and tolerant. He will be a good person to talk to. I will call him first, arrange it, and then give you his number. You can make an appointment for an interview, or you can Call up."
Leo took out the pen and paper, wrote down the phone number, and stuffed the note into his pocket. After hanging up the call, he thought for a while, took out the note again, silently wrote down the string of numbers, and then lit it with a lighter.
Now he is not prepared enough to make this call, but he will keep the number in mind, just like the safety rope tied to the waist of an aerial worker, the psychological comfort is far greater than the actual number of uses.
As for the other annoyance, it seems a little trivial compared with it. Anyway, he has always been not keen on making girlfriends and other things. He would rather devote time to work, so that there have been rumors about sexual orientation.
I remembered what Rob said to him while surfing the Internet: "... Look, Leo, it says that everyone is more or less potentially gay. The difference is that some people are less than 1%, and some people are 100%." At the time, he still sneered at the so-called expert research, but now it seems that there is some truth to it.
What is your own homosexuality? He thought seriously, and turned out an unbearable scene from the trash can of memory: a group of terrorists hijacked a flight from New York to the Maldives, extorted 20 million U.S. dollars from the federal government, and took the crew and A passenger was taken hostage and planned to land at a Thai airport, but was hunted down by the FBI and Interpol. In the end, he had to parachute in the wild and was intercepted by the police who arrived in time. In the end, all of them were arrested. The passenger who unfortunately was favored by the leader of the robber—a enthusiastic, nervous, and unscrupulous blond handsome guy, after landing safely, in order to express his strong excitement and gratitude, he actually appeared in front of all the FBI and Interpol. He threw him on the grass and kissed him... Rumors have grown wildly since then, especially that the other party had been undercover investigation by him as a sensitive serial murder suspect, even though those cases were eventually subjected to various factors. The above was determined to be an accident, and he was not allowed to intervene, but the rumors had spread!
Now when I think back to the first time he was kissed by the same sex, he patronized and was shocked. There was no nausea or nausea. It was an unfortunate omen... If there is a tendency in that aspect, maybe 20%-damn it. Jason!
Speaking of kisses, he couldn’t help but think of killing... At that time, no one forced him, although he felt a little unconscious at the time, or because he had just experienced the thrill of life and death, the massive secretion of adrenaline drove the uncontrollable Lust—perhaps the situation was similar to him at the time—but there is no doubt that he was completely willing to kiss another man intoxicated. How much is this tendency? 60%? 70%
… Forget it, let the flow go, the worst result is to keep a distance from Jasmine’s marriage and family, and then bend away. Bend it when you bend it, Leo thought resignedly.
The sound of the key unlocking came from the door, Li Biqing dragged the huge shopping bag back, and Leo got up and took the handle. When he faced the Chinese boy again after figuring it out, he seemed a lot more calm.
He did have a lot of meaning for him, but he was not sure whether it was out of pity, appreciation and protection, or true love. As for physical attraction—for men, this will never be necessary. Leo thinks he is not a lower body animal like Anthony. He is willing to be loyal to the flesh for love, but the premise is that he has to confirm that the love really belongs to him, not the stolen goods stolen from others.
If Li Biqing loves Jasmine, he would rather lose him forever than hurt his sister.
Unless Li Biqing also treats him... No, the possibility is so low that it is almost zero. He doesn't want to waste time in his fantasy, so just leave everything as it is until Jasmine comes back to take over.
"When can we leave?" another person asked him expectantly.
"Tomorrow." Leo answered with a smile.
New Jersey, northwest.
Although he had already imagined all kinds of things in his mind, Li Biqing still let out a surprise when he saw the beautiful log house built by the big lake with blue waves. On a wooden plank road by the lake, the girl stretched her feet into the water, and two white small canoes with paddles were tied to the edge. The lawn was spread out slowly behind the wooden house, blending into a verdant forest, and then stretched towards the lush and vast. Kitatinny Mountains.
"... That's awesome!" He couldn't help but be speechless.
"Of course, the alias of'Garden State' is not called for nothing." The host said happily, and settled the two people's luggage in the original ecological, pine-scented wooden house.
"I really look forward to the next day! What are we doing now, forest camping, mountain expedition, or hunting?" The Chinese boy suggested enthusiastically: "Go hunting! I have never hunted in the wild. I heard hunting in the United States. Bears are legal, maybe we can hunt a black bear."
"It's not as simple as you think, boy," Leo said. "First, you need to apply for a hunting license and purchase non-automatic guns. You can only hunt down certain non-automatic guns in the specified area, specified date, and specified time period. Protected animals-a deer, or a bear, there are also restrictions on the number, and you can only move after approval. By the way, it is September, and the black bear hunting period in Honshu starts in December. You can only fight at most. Hare, wild pigeon or something."
"... Okay," the boy said disappointedly, "then I'll go fishing first-don't I even need a permit for fishing?"
"Yes, you need to apply for a fishing license. Don’t worry about it. I’ve already done it." The federal agent added before the boy’s expression of joy. If you do, you will be fined and recorded in your personal file: no electric reel fishing rod is allowed; the longest fishing rod must not exceed 4.8 meters; the longest wire must not exceed 19 meters; a fishing rod can only have two hooks at most; Stings; small animals such as earthworms, dragonflies, fish and shrimps are not allowed to be used as bait; the lips of the fish must not be torn when removing the fish; the females that are too small and pregnant should be returned to the lake... Oh, regarding the size standards of small fish, according to Different varieties have different regulations, some by length, some by weight, and some by waist... ”
"—Stop! Stop!" Li Biqing said angrily: "I don't fish anymore! Swimming, swimming is always okay, do I need a permit for this?"
"That's not necessary."
Li Biqing immediately went into the house and changed into a pair of dark blue swimming trunks. Before jumping off the lake, Li Biqing said angrily to Leo: "I want to complain to this travel company, as well as the newspaper. Damn it is a false advertisement!"
Leo held the railing on the wooden plank road in his hand and watched silently at the large splashes of water splashing on the lake.
But having said that, he did not expect that Li Biqing’s slimness was just an illusion. Under his conservative casual clothes, he actually had a good figure—not a well-defined body, but with strong muscles and well-balanced proportions. Exercise. At such a young and compelling age, every inch of the texture can exude a vivid breath, not to mention the elasticity of the waist and abdomen lines, and the sex feels breathtaking.
At least Leo held his breath until the cool water droplets splashed from the surface of the lake where the boy jumped and spilled on his face, so that he could find his normal breathing rate.
I was surprised to see the naked body of the same sex, and it seemed to be completely bent... The black-haired agent smiled bitterly.
On the lake dozens of meters away, Li Biqing appeared, wiped a handful of dripping hair back, and waved at him: "It's very comfortable! It's a pity that you can't enter the water yet. Don't forget that the doctor explained that the fracture has healed. You can’t do strenuous exercise before, you should just sit there and fish-don’t forget to take a tape measure to measure the waist of the fish!"
Leo smiled tolerantly at the last sentence of ridicule. He could understand the other party's depressed mood after being frustrated. But he looks good water, just let him swim freely, nothing to worry about.
Li Biqing plunged into the lake again with a fierce boy. He probably dived too deep and didn't show up for dozens of seconds.
Leo sat on the boardwalk, opened the fishing gear box, and began to assemble the fishing line and hook. After he set up the fake fly bait, he suddenly discovered that Li Biqing had never appeared within his field of vision, and the time had passed... Almost 3 minutes!
He dropped his fishing rod and stood up abruptly, scanned the lake quickly, and exclaimed: "Bi Qing-Li Biqing!"
There is no response. There was no movement at all on the calm and shining surface of the microwave.
—He is drowning! This thought pierced Leo's brain like a sharp knife. Without thinking, he jumped into the lake and swam vigorously towards the place where Li Biqing had his head last time.
Even if the light is bright, the lake water is still deep and chaotic green, especially after diving, the visibility is lower, only the shadows of the fishes sliding around, and the silhouettes of sundries such as dead trees on the bottom of the lake. Leo eagerly searched for Li Biqing's figure, every second like a heavy hammer hitting his heart, he could almost hear the click of the pointer scratching his eardrums, urging constantly: hurry up! quick! quick! !
Finally, he saw the other person's figure—the naked body floating in the lake, rippling with the water, with a kind of beauty and tranquility that escaped the world...death tranquility! Leo stroked the water with all his strength, passing his arm from under his armpit through his chest, pushing his leg upwards.
A force entangled the boy in his arms and prevented him from taking him back to the world, as if he was hooked by a finger of the sneer of death. Leo turned his head anxiously and found a circle of dark things entangled Li Biqing's ankle. He tugged twice and did not move. Ji Zhong Shengzhi suddenly remembered the Swiss Army Knife Anthony had given him, which he had carried in his pocket before. He quickly turned on the "Hunter"'s serrated sickle and severely cut the lump of things that looked like algae.
Fortunately, although it is flexible, it is not hard and almost breaks with a knife. Leo picked up Li Biqing, rushed to the lake and swam to the shore.
Dragging the body of another person ashore, he did not waste any time on panic and sensational calls. Instead, he calmly knelt down with one leg, pressed the other person’s abdomen tightly on his thigh, and then pressed his force hard. Back. The water in his lungs and stomach came out a little, but the other party seemed to have no breathing. Leo flipped him to the ground, holding his chin, pinching his nose and blowing into his mouth, while pressing his chest rhythmically.
The artificial respiration lasted for more than half a minute. Li Biqing let out a long hissing sound from the trachea, spitting out a few mouthfuls of water, turned sideways in pain, and kept coughing.
After his cough and panting subsided and his breathing became smooth, Leo suddenly relaxed and sat on the muddy ground with his legs soft. Until now, cold sweat poured out from the pores of his body, and the crumpled heart felt the pain slowly unfolding.
"Almost scared to death by you..." He groaned and he lifted the head of the Chinese boy to his calf.
"... I thought I was dead," Li Biqing said in shock. "The ankle was entangled by the algae in the lake, so I can't pull it apart." He subconsciously looked down at his right foot, and a few strands of the murderer were still around. On the ankle. He pulled at those things in disgust, but paused when he started, rubbing between his fingers, and then took the tip of his eye to detail: "The hand feels wrong, it doesn't look like algae..."
Leo also picked up some from his hand and took a closer look. The golden-brown filaments, messy and wet, were indeed not like algae, but like...
"—Hair!" the two cried out in unison.
That's right! Such color, texture and length are almost always human hair!
There is a human corpse at the bottom of the lake!
The color of the hair is still very fresh, maybe not long after he died, I don't know if it was accidental drowning or... murder. Leo and Li Biqing looked at each other and saw the decision clearly from the bottom of each other's eyes—
Go back to the bottom of the lake and find out.