Chapter Twenty-Two

  At the entrance of the park, Shen Lue and Wang Shaoke walked towards me.

  It's clear that Wang Shaokuo's expression has eased a lot, and Si Luochen's mouth is curved into a smile as he says lightly: "You look much better than just now. I thought you were uncomfortable, so I specially bought a bottle of vitamin drink for you." He hands the water to her.

  A faint blush rose on Wang Shaokai's pale and beautiful face: "......"

  Xiang Qiong was used to these two people meeting like this, but didn't expect Wang Shaokuo's reaction to be so direct. Can't help but admire Si Luochen's intuition in this regard, although worried about Shen Lue this woman, having such a friend by her side isn't bad either.

  The atmosphere became somewhat awkward because of Si Lu Chen's words, but only for Wang Shao Ke.

  "Maybe detectives are under too much pressure normally, taking a walk really relieves stress, I see the doctor's complexion is also much better than just now." Shen replied with a smile.

  Wang Shaokai: "......"

  To Qian Tong: "......"

  A joke between two people has subtly taken a turn for the worse, with four people mutually understanding each other's unspoken thoughts.

  Qian Tong coughed softly, interrupting the two of them, and asked: "Miss Shen, where is Gu Qing now? Is she okay?"

  Shen glanced at Si Luo Chen with a faint smile and replied: "Indeed, as a doctor, I am most concerned about Miss Gu's safety."

  Si Luo's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he stared at Shen Lue, this woman.

  Shen slightly understood, seeing the good and collecting himself, his expression recovered as he continued to speak: "When I found Miss Gu, she was already unconscious. From the psychologist who brought her back, I learned that he had injected a large amount of psychotropic drugs into Miss Gu. As for what side effects there are, I'm not yet clear, but she is currently in a safe place, where no one will find her."

  "Psychedelic drugs?" Qian Tong's eyebrows slightly furrowed: "I want to go see her as soon as possible, can I?"

  Shen nodded slightly: "Of course."

  The four of them didn't linger and got on Shen Yue's car heading towards their destination.

  New York's night, neon lights all around, beautiful city where many people are enjoying the fun of nightlife, but for them it is destined to be a busy night.

  Shen Yue drove the car with three people heading in the direction away from New York. After several turns, the road became narrower and bumpier, and finally entered a dilapidated warehouse.

  There were two or three people patrolling at the iron gate. When they saw Shen Yue's car, each of them stood aside and saluted respectfully.

  It made Si Lu Chen and others somewhat astonished.

  If Shen had any other ideas, the three of them might have disappeared from this world quietly.

  The car stopped, and under Shen Yue's lead, they walked into the entrance of a warehouse. A tall man stepped forward, his cold eyes scanning the other three, an expression that Si Lu Chen recognized, very similar to Jack's first glance at him.

  Are these people soldiers!?

  Cai Luo Chen didn't want to deny it, nor did he want to admit it.

  I don't know what he whispered to Shen Lüe, but Shen Lüe nodded and turned around expressionlessly: "Miss Gu is still not awake, do you want to go ask that doctor first?"

  Qian Tong nodded, and the other two had no objection.

  In the shabby room, a middle-aged man sat with crystal-framed glasses, slightly balding, his hands and feet tied to the chair. Sweat seeped from his forehead, his expression extremely tense. As the door opened, he turned his head in terror, staring at the two figures walking in - Wang Shaokuo and Xiang Qian Tong.

  Although the woman in front of me is very beautiful, for a moment it's really hard to tell whether she's a devil or an angel.

  "Don't be afraid, I just want to ask some questions." Wang Shaokuo asked with a cold face.

  Hearing Wang Shaokui's words, the man had no other choice but to nod vigorously in response.

  The other two people stood quietly at the door waiting for news.

  Feeling Si Luo Chen's gaze on her, she smiled and responded: "Does Dr. Si have something to say?"

  Si Luo Chen's words were always concise: "A little curious."

  Shen Yue smiled slightly: "Unexpectedly, Doctor Si is curious about people other than Doctor Xiang, I'm truly honored."

  "Miss Shen, are you friend or foe?" Si Luo Chen crossed his arms over his chest, ignoring the implication behind her words, and replied calmly.

  The woman in front of him paused and asked uncertainly: "What does Dr. Ji think?"

  She lowered her head and lit a cigarette, casually flipping her hair. Her high-arched eyebrows, deep eyes, straight nose, and thin lips all combined to form a friendly smile that could easily make people lose their train of thought for a moment. This woman always exuded an aura of charm from time to time.

  "I believe in Shen Ke." Ci Luo Chen leaned against the wall, glanced at her sideways and reminded her with a friendly tone: "I always feel that Miss Shen has many secrets. Here... there is also a rehabilitation center. A person with many secrets can easily get mental illness, I hope Miss Shen pays attention to her mental health."

  "Thank you for Dr. Si's concern, I wonder how to prevent it?" she asked with raised eyebrows.

  "If Miss Shen wants to share, I don't mind listening."

  In the dimly lit corridor, she leaned against the wall, her delicate face hidden behind a veil of hair, a cigarette was lightly sucked between her thin lips, and a faint light reflected off her, her expression was exceptionally enchanting.

  "It's my honor that Dr. Si wants to understand me, but...". Turning around and making eye contact again, he said: "As the saying goes, there is no free lunch in this world. If you want to know about me, what are you willing to exchange with me, huh?"

  Cai Luo Chen stood still, his eyes narrowing slightly as he said calmly, "I don't think I have any secrets that I can exchange with you."

  Exhaling white smoke, she gently brushed her hair with her hand and smiled: "You're not even clear what I'm going to ask, how can you think there's no secret worth exchanging?" Her expression was extremely confident.

  Si Luo Chen's eyebrows slightly furrowed: "......"

  "Or has Dr. Xiao figured it out, shall we continue this topic?"

  At this time, the door was opened by someone, and Qian Tong and Wang Shao Ke walked out from inside, staring at the two women in front of them, feeling that the atmosphere wasn't quite right.

  "How is it?" Shen extinguished the cigarette, his slender fingers flicking it into the trash can beside him, asking neatly.

  She glanced at Si Luo Chen, who was expressionless, and replied: "According to what he said, Gu Qing should be waking up soon. I want to see her alone. The dose is very large, Gu Qing's master's strength will be very weak. I didn't expect Gu Qing's brother to be so ruthless." Her hands clenched tighter as she spoke, growing more indignant.

  Shen nodded slightly to indicate understanding.

  Qian Tong saw that Luo Chen had no reaction and walked closer in concern, asking softly: "Luo Chen, are you okay?"

  Si Lu Chen shifted his gaze to Qian Tong, a rare smile playing on the corners of his mouth: "It's fine, I had a great chat with Miss Shen outside. Why don't you go take a look at her? I'll sneak a peek too."

  This smile, whether it was on Si Luo Chen's face or at this joint, was very abrupt. It made people who knew her feel strange, when did Si Luo Chen ever smile like that?

  Shen Yue maintained his natural smile and turned around to leave, preparing for what was next.

  A relatively clean room, Gu Jing lay on the bed, staring at Qian Tong who sat quietly beside him, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

  Inside the monitoring room, three people stood in front of the screen watching everything inside. Si Luo Chen's gaze was always on Xiang Qian Tong's expression. He felt that her expression when looking at Gu Qing wasn't quite right, but he couldn't put his finger on what it was.

  After an unknown period of time, Gu Qing's fingers moved slightly.

  She then slightly frowned and opened her eyes, staring at Xiang Qian Tong, blinking twice, a confident and charming smile spreading across her face: "How is it you?"

  Si Luo Chen exchanged words with Gu Qing and immediately sensed that this tone was not hers.

  "It's just a formality." explained Si Lu Chen.

  Shen Yue and Wang Shaokuo nodded simultaneously, indicating they understood.

  "Thanks for your kind words, it's been a long time since we last met."

  "Long time no see?" Xie Yan smiled coldly: "Didn't we just send your friend home together last week?"

  She actually knew all along.

  Qian Tong continued: "Does Gu Feng want to harm Gu Qing? Do you know that too?"

  "Ah Qian didn't like taking care of the house anyway, isn't this better? There's enough reason to leave Gu's house. Then we can be together properly, right?" Xie Yan's expression was full of confidence, his smile even more so.

  "You're not here, she has to take care of the family. Gu Xiang's brother did so many outrageous things, aren't you angry?"

  Xiang Qian Tong knew that Xie Yan had an aversion to her, so she naturally wouldn't use psychological tactics to ask questions. The only thing she could do was find a way out from Gu Qing's standpoint.

  "Angry? I'm naturally angry that he wants to hurt Ah Juan, but I hate you even more."

  "I know."

  "Do you know?" Xie Yan burst out laughing extremely loudly: "So you knew, it was because you knew that you locked me up and didn't let me see Ah Qian? Since you know everything, do you know that Ah Qian really likes you?"

  Although he was smiling, you could feel Xie Yan's anger.

  She nodded slightly towards Qian Tong and said, "I know."

  Wang Shaokuo and Shen Lue looked at Si Luochen at the same time because of this sentence.

  Si Luo Chen stared at the screen with a blank expression, without any ripples.

  "Why don't you stay with her? Because of that woman?"

  The name implies refers to Si Lu Chen.

  Qian Tong furrowed his brow and shook his head helplessly: "Xie Yan, Gu Qing's heart only has you, can't you be sure of that by now?"

  Xie Yan said: "......"

  "She's been holding down the fort for you, trying to find the person who hurt you. In her heart, no one can replace you, and I... am just a friend to her, someone she relies on spiritually." He paused before continuing: "You've always been confident, so why do you become unconfident whenever you face Gu Qian?"

  He didn't say anything, just frowned and stared at the ceiling.

  "Thank you, will you spare Gu Qing for now? There are many people who want to harm her and I have some questions to ask her." Xiang Qian Tong walked up to Xie Yan, grasped her hand with a sympathetic expression, and continued: "Currently, only I can help her. You know that I won't hurt her, right?"

  Xie Yan stared at Xiang Qiong Tong, his eyes were very entangled.

  "Believe me, I won't let Gu Quan get hurt again."

  "Are... you sure?"

  "Qian Tong nodded: 'I promise you.'"

  As he listened to Qian Tong's words, Xie Yan's eyes fluctuated, his expression seeming to hesitate and struggle. The strange feeling was gradually changing, closing his eyes with furrowed brows, his whole body starting to tremble slightly.

  "Muttering... muttering..." in a low, unclear voice, her mind somewhat cloudy.

  Qian Tong leaned forward and hugged Gu Qing, comforting her: "She's here, she's here."

  "Tong, Qian Tong......" Gu Qing grasped Qian Tong's arm with all his might, his voice trembling slightly: "I'm so scared... I don't want to go back, I don't want to return to that place... Take me away, take me away." Tears kept flowing out, and his emotions were extremely unstable.

  "Ah Qian, I'm here, I've always been here, don't be afraid." Xiang Qian Tong gently stroked Gu Qian's forehead with extreme tenderness and said softly: "It's all over, we've already left, no one can hurt you again."

  The monitoring room, Shen Lue temporarily left because of something, and there were only two people in the room, Wang Shaokuo and Si Luochen.

  The intimate contact between the two people on the monitor, Si Luo Chen's face remained expressionless as he stared at the screen, making Wang Shao Ke feel a sense of calm before a storm.

  "Luò Chén, you seem to be in a bad mood." She asked cautiously.

  "When a woman is in a bad mood, no explanation is needed. You've been a detective for so long and seen the true faces of so many people, don't you understand?" The tone was extremely cold.

  Wang Shaokai: "......"

  Si Luo Chen lowered his eyebrows and spoke in a gentle voice, "Shao Ke, I believe what you said to me privately at Qian Tong's house. But I still want to ask one more thing."

  "What...what?"

  "Why didn't you tell me where Qian Tong was in the first place?" he asked, turning his head to look at her.

  Wang Shaokuo was taken aback, his eyebrows slightly furrowed as he looked at her: "......"

  "I know you won't hide it from me because of my sister. Because you also think that Qian Tong doesn't want me to know, so you didn't tell me. You'll only let me know when you think it's the right time, right?" A faint smile played on his lips, but his face looked somewhat pale as he asked softly.

  As clever as she is, how could many things be hidden from her: "Luò Chén..."

  He looked at her, a faint smile playing on his lips, gentle yet cold: "Thank you."

  Wang Shaokuo stopped and didn't continue speaking.