NOS Chapter 66

Chapter 66: Yuya Island (9)

Guan Yao has always been good at self-reflection. For example, today, he clearly realized that he seemed to have done something wrong, which caused Yu Chunming to suddenly become lukewarm.

But what went wrong?

He had been gentle and considerate enough, especially compared to the days when the two of them could turn the ceiling upside down just by being together.

Now, Guan Yao can be described as caring and obedient. After all, he felt that he owed too much. And Yu Chunming, no, Jiang Xin, the regaining of Jiang Xin was the most important thing in his life.

So what was Yu Chunming angry about?

Guan Yao asked when he didn’t understand. He naively thought that the other person would definitely give him a frank answer.

But—

“I’m not angry with you.” Yu Chunming replied with a cold face.

Guan Yao put the clothes on his shoulders: “Really?”

“Fake.” Yu Chunming said again.

Guan Yao was even more confused. He looked up at Wang Zhen, who also looked clueless. Obviously, neither of them understood what this meant.

Yu Chunming pulled his clothes with a normal expression. He shook off Guan Yao, supported himself on the railing, and got out of bed. Without the tubes and drainage bags, Officer Yu’s agility had recovered to 70%.

Wang Zhen quickly reached out to help him: “Are you really going downstairs? Put on another piece of clothing if you go downstairs?”

Yu Chunming avoided him: “I’m not going downstairs, I’m going to the supermarket on the second floor to take a look.”

The supermarket was good, airtight, and not cold at all.

But just as the two of them breathed a sigh of relief, watching Yu Chunming prepare to slip out of the ward, Guan Yao suddenly reacted: “He’s not going to buy cigarettes, is he?”

The witty and intelligent Police Officer Guan really didn’t expect wrong. Yu Chunming was indeed going to buy cigarettes. But unfortunately, this person was stopped by Guan Yao before he reached the elevator entrance.

“The doctor said you’d better quit smoking.” Guan Yao said as he went up.

Yu Chunming was exposed, and his face was a little embarrassed: “Who said I was going to the supermarket to buy cigarettes?”

“Then what are you going to do?” Guan Yao asked.

“Window shopping.” Yu Chunming replied sincerely.

“I’ll go window shopping with you.” Before Yu Chunming could agree, Guan Yao had already stepped into the elevator car ahead of him.

Yu Chunming’s face sank, and he turned and walked towards the water room at the end of the corridor.

“Are you going to get hot water?” Guan Yao also hurriedly walked out of the elevator and caught up to ask.

Yu Chunming finally couldn’t bear it anymore. He stopped, glared at Guan Yao: “Why are you always following me?”

“I’m taking care of you.” Guan Yao was also surprised.

“I don’t need you to take care of me.” Yu Chunming glanced at Wang Zhen, who was hiding at the door watching the excitement, and tried to send him away, “You and Wang can go back to the city bureau to handle the case, you don’t have to guard me here every day.”

“But…” Guan Yao was about to speak.

But at this moment, someone at the nurse station shouted like a bell: “Chunming!”

Yu Chunming was shocked and looked back, only to see three criminal investigation detectives from the Songlan City Bureau, led by Jiang An, standing in the distance with smiles on their faces, carrying milk and fruit in their hands.

It turned out that after two and a half weeks of psychological preparation, Jiang An finally made up his mind, and brought the two people who were willing to come with him into the inpatient department of the First Medical University, and with the cooperation of Wang Zhen, successfully “caught” Yu Chunming, who was neither out for a walk nor lying in bed pretending to sleep.

Therefore, unfortunately, the more Officer Yu didn’t want to see someone, the more he had to face them at the moment.

“Jiang An, Zhao Long, Cao Tianpeng.” Wang Zhen introduced, “This… Team Jiang, Police Officer Guan has already met, but Police Officer Guan should not know our Deputy Team Zhao and Little Cao. Come, let’s meet and get to know each other.”

“Yes, maybe we’ll be colleagues in the future.” Yu Chunming said sarcastically from the side.

“Colleagues, we are colleagues now. Everyone is in the task force. Although we are responsible for different directions, our goals are the same, right?” Wang Zhen said with a smile.

“Yes, yes, yes, Team Wang is right.” Zhao Long immediately chimed in. He was a chubby middle-aged man with a briefcase under his arm, and he spoke kindly.

Yu Chunming turned his head just right, pretending not to see this person, and ignored Jiang An’s smiling face that was deliberately approaching.

As for Cao Tianpeng, this was a young man who looked a little younger than Yu Chunming. He unloaded the things he was carrying and stood upright behind Wang Zhen, without smiling or speaking, with a very serious expression.

“Chunming?” Jiang An called out tentatively.

Fortunately, even if Officer Yu didn’t want to see these people, he wouldn’t embarrass them on the face. He nodded slightly and replied, “Aren’t you busy with the case? Why are you here?”

Jiang An breathed a sigh of relief and quickly replied: “It just so happened that we were free at noon today. We discussed it and came to see you. Before, before…”

Jiang An looked at Wang Zhen’s face as he spoke. Wang Zhen immediately looked at the sky and the ground, but didn’t look at him. Jiang An had no choice but to continue: “It was really busy before, and I couldn’t find a free time, but… we heard that something happened to you, and we were so worried. If it weren’t for Team Wang…”

“Where’s Xu You?” Yu Chunming interrupted him at this moment, “Where did Xu You go?”

“Xu You…” Jiang An’s face froze.

When he was working at the city bureau a few days ago, Guan Yao had also heard of the name “Xu You”, but he had never seen him. Seeing Yu Chunming suddenly mention it, he was also a little curious.

Who knew that before Jiang An could answer, Wang Zhen became anxious first. This person quickly interjected from the side: “Xu You is on a business trip. I, uh, I sent him to Sui City a while ago to investigate He Wang’s early movements.”

“Oh…” Yu Chunming twitched the corner of his mouth. He moved aside a little, and then beckoned to Cao Tianpeng, “Little Cao, come and sit here.”

Cao Tianpeng stood still.

Wang Zhen reached out to pull him: “What are you doing standing next to me like a telephone pole? Officer Yu is calling you.”

Cao Tianpeng still didn’t move. He looked at Yu Chunming expressionlessly and asked, “Have you seen Zhang Lei?”

These words made Wang Zhen, Zhao Long and others stiffen instantly, and the entire ward became quiet in an instant.

Yu Chunming’s expression was normal. He replied calmly: “Not yet.”

“Why don’t you go? He’s on the fifth floor, just one floor away from you.” Cao Tianpeng still had that stern expression. He said coldly, “Or are you forgetful and shameless enough to not remember how Zhang Lei was injured like this?”

“Little Cao!” Jiang An turned his head and glared at him.

Yu Chunming was still very calm. He replied: “I haven’t forgotten, but you have to wear protective clothing to enter the intensive care unit, and I can’t wear it with my arm in a sling. When I get better, I will definitely go to see him.”

Cao Tianpeng got the answer, turned around and left. Zhao Long pulled him, but couldn’t hold him. Guan Yao raised his hand and blocked him at the door.

He asked, “Who is Zhang Lei?”

Yu Chunming seemed to have never directly mentioned this name, and Guan Yao had never heard this name in the city bureau. But now, when Zhang Lei was mentioned, everyone suddenly looked evasive.

So, who was he?

Guan Yao wasn’t really curious. He just wanted to know why Cao Tianpeng treated Yu Chunming with such an attitude.

However, Cao Tianpeng’s attitude towards Yu Chunming wasn’t unique. When he looked at Guan Yao, he also had that cold expression, and replied with an even colder sentence.

He said, “It’s none of your business.”

“It’s none of my business,” Guan Yao smiled, seemingly kindly, “But Officer Yu is also your senior, you should pay attention to how you speak.”

“Who do you think you are…”

“Cao Tianpeng!” Wang Zhen interrupted him before the situation escalated. He winked at Zhao Long and said, “Take him away!”

Zhao Long quickly nodded and bowed to do as he was told.

After these two people left, Jiang An was embarrassed to stay any longer. He rubbed his hands, hesitated for a long time, and finally squeezed out a sentence: “Well… Chunming, I’ll go first. If you need any help, tell me at any time.”

“Okay.” Yu Chunming nodded.

Jiang An smiled stiffly, looking miserable. He greeted Guan Yao, asked Wang Zhen for instructions, and then ran away along the wall.

So, the ward returned to silence.

Wang Zhen didn’t notice the coldness in Guan Yao’s expression. He crept to the bedside and said with a chuckle: “Why did they come today… I really didn’t expect it.”

Yu Chunming didn’t respond. He handed the water cup to Wang Zhen: “Help me get some hot water from the water room.”

After speaking, he specially added: “Thank you, Master.”

“Okay, good.” Wang Zhen immediately got up, and thoughtfully closed the door.

Everyone was gone. There were no outsiders in the room. Guan Yao took a breath and didn’t know how to start.

Yu Chunming spoke at this moment. He said: “Zhang Lei is the intern police officer who always wanted to be my apprentice. He was seriously injured in the auto repair shop explosion last year and has been in a coma ever since.”

Guan Yao was stunned and looked back at him.

Yu Chunming continued: “We had three colleagues who sacrificed in that explosion. Zhang Lei… Zhang Lei was relatively lucky, he survived. Of course, the luckiest was Han Chen. I was facing the waste water pool and blocked it for him. He only scratched his skin. The casualties in this explosion were serious. I am responsible, so it’s normal for them to resent me.”

Guan Yao frowned.

“Cao Tianpeng, and Xu You, whom I asked about just now, they entered the detachment in the same batch as Zhang Lei, and they are also classmates from Songlan Police Academy. Their relationship is very deep. Zhang Lei was originally a very lively person, but he became like this today, it’s my fault.” Yu Chunming smiled self-deprecatingly, “So after the letter incident, they all wished I would die soon, which can be regarded as… getting what I deserved.”

“The responsibility for the explosion has not been fully determined yet. The internal determination is internal. Has the official document been issued? No.” Guan Yao said, “As policemen, they can’t even adhere to the principle of presumption of innocence, what qualifications do they have to accuse you?”

Yu Chunming’s eyes flashed and he looked up.

Guan Yao looked at him deeply: “Since the responsibility has not been fully determined, then I can always believe in you.”

Yu Chunming opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but all the words were stuck in his chest, and he couldn’t say a word.

On this day, Yu Chunming’s originally obviously improving wound suddenly became inflamed. He was drowsy all afternoon. Wang Meng rushed over after hearing the news, and heard about the visit of the crowd from the city bureau in the morning.

“Let’s transfer Chunming to the convalescent center, so he won’t be upset here.” She sat on the bed and said softly.

Guan Yao knew that Wang Meng would definitely bring up this matter again, after all, Yu Chunming didn’t listen to her, and he seemed to be a good persuasion object.

“This place is noisy and crowded. He can’t recuperate in peace.” Wang Meng said again.

Guan Yao finally knew why she had been insisting on transferring hospitals. The word “noisy” in her words actually alluded to “crowded”.

“Chunming is stubborn, he won’t listen to anything I say.” Guan Yao responded vaguely.

Wang Meng turned her head and looked at Guan Yao seriously: “He will, as long as you talk to him properly.”

“But…”

“Police Officer Guan, if you really care about him, you have to think about him. Let him change to a better environment to recuperate, let him not go back to Za Mu Er to handle cases, let him stay in Songlan and find a leisurely job.” Wang Meng said generously.

Care? What is care?

Guan Yao was embarrassed by these words, and his ears became hot. He wanted to explain, but he didn’t know where to start. After all, this kind of thing would only make things worse as long as he opened his mouth. Guan Yao had no choice but to shut up and suppress his wildly beating heart.

Wang Meng saw through Guan Yao at a glance. She sighed and said, “I know all about Chunming, so I came to talk to you specifically. No matter what, you should persuade him. Since you have someone you care about, you have to be good to yourself.”

These words were euphemistic, but in Guan Yao’s view, they were already a direct point. He couldn’t help but shift his gaze to Yu Chunming, who was still sleeping, and questioned himself in his heart:

What exactly is Yu Chunming to him?

Colleague, comrade-in-arms, superior and subordinate, younger brother, or… an ambiguous object?

Guan Yao couldn’t say.

He couldn’t even say when he had crossed the threshold of liking men, and frankly admitted that he did have a guilty conscience. He couldn’t even say how the originally vague feelings suddenly became clear and clear after discovering that Yu Chunming was Jiang Xin.

He tried to pretend to be magnanimous, tried to show that he had a clear conscience, but he clearly knew that every bit of his uprightness was pretentious and pretentious. He just loved Yu Chunming. Not only did he love Yu Chunming, but he also hated everyone who was not good to Yu Chunming, and hated everything that had hurt Yu Chunming.

Just like—

He also hated himself for losing Jiang Xin.

Therefore, Yu Chunming was Jiang Xin, which made Guan Yao love him even more. But Yu Chunming was Jiang Xin, which made Guan Yao afraid to love him. In more than 30 years of his life, the people he loved left one after another. Would Yu Chunming really stay for him?

Until now, Guan Yao slowly understood what Yu Chunming was angry about.

“Think about it carefully, even for Chunming’s sake.” Wang Meng stood up and handed the towel for wiping Yu Chunming’s sweat to Guan Yao.

Guan Yao held the towel, and the remaining warmth on it made his fingertips ache.

It was very late, and it was snowing again in Songlan. The snowplow drove past downstairs with a “whirr”, waking up Yu Chunming, who had been in a coma for the entire afternoon.

He turned his head and looked at Guan Yao, who was leaning by the window. These days, every time he woke up, this person was in the same posture, looking outside, not knowing whether he was in a daze or admiring the steel forest-like night scene of Songlan.

“Why didn’t you go back to the guest house?” After waiting for a long time and not seeing Guan Yao realize that he had woken up, Yu Chunming had to call out.

Guan Yao turned around with a start: “How is it? Are you feeling better?”

Yu Chunming supported himself with his left hand and sat up: “Have you had dinner?”

“Yes, Wang Meng brought it.” Guan Yao stepped forward and pulled up the pillow behind him.

“Wang Meng?” Yu Chunming was stunned.

Guan Yao’s movements froze slightly. He lowered his head, avoiding Yu Chunming’s eyes looking at him, and said, “Wang Meng mentioned transferring you to another hospital again. I was thinking, how about…”

“How about what?” Yu Chunming slapped away his hand that was trying to arrange the electrode lead, “Are you going to send me away?”

“What do you mean send you away?” Guan Yao said helplessly, “This place is messy. If it weren’t for Wang Meng’s connections, I wouldn’t have been able to get you a small single room. Otherwise…”

“I’m not leaving. I’m going back to Za Mu Er with you in a few days.” Yu Chunming insisted.

“It’s definitely not okay to go back to Za Mu Er, and…”

“Come here.” Yu Chunming didn’t listen to him rambling. He pulled him and ordered Guan Yao to sit on the edge of the bed, “Look at me.”

Guan Yao was slightly surprised: “Why are you looking at me? I…”

Before he could finish speaking, Yu Chunming had moved closer to his face, and then, before Guan Yao had time to react, Yu Chunming grabbed his collar and kissed his lips.

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