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    Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Love

    The summer sun always comes early.The golden sun disc breaks through the night and dyes the clouds with a golden halo.Sunlight fills the entire city, and the bright light penetrates everywhere, lifting up the gaps in the curtains and entering the room.

    Akechi Kengo opened his eyes.

    Snow-white colors filled his eyes, and the fragments of sunlight that sneaked in became the only source of light in the dim room.

    The dull pain in the chest showed a huge sense of presence, and the heavy restraints oppressed the lungs. Akechi and Kanwu slowly took a long breath, and the air in the ward had the unique smell of the hospital.

    Medical equipment was ticking in his ears. Akechi gradually adapted to the light in the room. An unexpected person was sitting beside his bed.

    “Brilliant?” Akechi Kengo looked at his friend who was supposed to be far away in Nagano in a daze.

    “…Jianwu.” Zhufu Gaoming’s voice was filled with relief. He turned on the bedside table lamp, blocked the light source with his hand, and looked at Mingzhi Jianwu with a pair of blue eyes without blinking, and asked with concern, “How do you feel?”

    Something is wrong.

    Mingzhi Jianwu narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the masters coming from afar.

    Yes, from afar.

    Zhu Fu Gaoming’s performance is too obvious, and every hair on his body is interpreting the dusty world.

    When he met Zhufu Gaoming’s eyes, Zhizhi Jianwu’s heart skipped a beat.

    The bloodshot eyes in Zhu Fu Gaoming’s eyes were like threads wrapped around Mingzhi Jianwu’s heart. Deep guilt struck his heart, which was worse than the pain when he was shot.

    But what impressed Mingzhi Kenwu even more was the emotion surging deep in Zhufu Gaoming’s eyes, like a huge stone hitting his heart, causing ripples that lingered for a long time.

    How is that possible?!Mingzhi Jianwu was astonished, how could Gao Ming…?!Maybe he got it wrong…

    The intense emotion pulled at the wound on his chest, and Akechi Kenwu couldn’t help but cry out in pain: “Oh!”

    “Jianwu?!” Zhu Fu Gaoming quickly held Mingzhi Jianwu’s shoulders worriedly., “How are you? Still feeling uncomfortable? I’ll call the doctor right now!”

    “No…” Mingzhi Jianwu stopped Zhu Fu Gaoming’s hand that wanted to ring the bell, and when he raised his eyes to meet those blue eyes, he was speechless for a moment.He swallowed, cleared his throat, and asked calmly: “How is my injury?”

    “The ribs are broken.” Zhufu Gaoming suddenly realized it. He shook Mingzhi Jianwu’s hospital bed with an annoyed look on his face, and then turned around to pour him a glass of water. “The enemy is using a large-caliber sniper rifle. Even if you wear a bulletproof vest, you still can’t avoid it.”

    “It seems that we will continue to study the defensive power of bulletproof vests in the future.” Mingzhi Jianwu said absently, looking at Zhufu Gaoming, thinking about his words, “I’m sorry.”

    “…Why are you apologizing to me?” Zhufu Gaoming handed the glasses on the bedside table to Mingzhi Jianwu.

    “I asked you to come over from Nagano to see me.” Akechi Kengo put on his glasses and saw Morofuku Gaoming’s red eyes at a glance. He softened his tone and said jokingly, “I went to visit you who was seriously injured during the Chinese New Year. Now it’s your turn to come see me.”

    “The less experience you have, the better.” Zhu Fu Gaoming frowned and said in a tone of “I can’t do anything to you”, “You will be hospitalized this month.”

    Akechi Kenwu comforted him: “It’s a blessing that the sniper’s injury is just a fracture.”

    Zhu Fu Gaoming did not feel that he had been comforted. Instead, he felt that Mingzhi Jianwu might have been confused because of the injury: “Do you want to sleep for a while? The anesthesia time has not passed yet. The doctor said that after the anesthesia time passes, you may feel very uncomfortable.”

    “Gao Ming, you seem to need more rest than me.” Mingzhi Jianwu felt tired after hearing his words.He leaned against the head of the bed, looked down at his chest, and took a breath: “Is everything okay over there in Nagano?”

    “I asked for leave.” Zhu Fu Gaoming said, “I have accumulated a lot of vacation time that I can use.”

    Akechi Kenwu felt that his head began to hurt, and his heart was in a mess.

    Zhufu Gaoming looked at Mingzhi Jianwu and frowned in pain, and said forcefully: “Jianwu, you need to rest more now.”

    Akechi Kenwu raised his hand and rubbed his forehead hard.He looked at Zhu Fu Gaoming who was shaking the bed back again, and couldn’t help but reveal a wry smile.

    This is going to be troublesome.Mingzhi Jianwu closed his eyes, his heart rarely disturbed by emotions.Gao Ming actually… likes him?

    Because of the loss of vision, hearing becomes sharper.

    The sound of Zhufu Gaoming’s clothes rubbing together when he stood up, the sound of his body falling on the soft-sided chair when he sat down, and the sound of another person’s breathing could even be vaguely heard because of the close distance. Judging from the frequency and intensity of the breathing, Gao Ming should be very tired… Does he plan to continue sitting on the chair until morning?

    Akechi Kenwu opened his eyes and met the eyes of Zhu Fu Gaoming who was looking at him. Both of them were slightly startled.

    Zhufu Gaoming subconsciously looked at the infusion dropper: “Are you feeling uncomfortable?”

    Mingzhi Jianwu said: “I remember that there is usually a bed for the escort to sleep outside.”

    Zhu Fu made a clever move and showed an apologetic expression: “Did I disturb you?”

    Akechi Kenwu joked: “Guilt will make me sleepless.”

    Zhu Fu Gaoming glanced at him helplessly.

    Lying on the hospital bed, Mingzhi Jianwu received his look, lowered his eyes with complicated emotions, and asked nonchalantly: “Where is my mobile phone?”

    “Here, intact.” Zhufu Gaoming went to the cabinet in the ward and took out Akechi Kenwu’s mobile phone and handed it to him, “Don’t be busy with work at this late hour. Police Kuroda said he would come over after reporting to the Metropolitan Police Department today.”

    “Well.” Mingzhi Jiwu took the phone and put it next to the pillow, “You go to sleep too, Gao Ming, I will wake you up with the ringtone if anything happens.”

    Zhu Fu Gaoming said without hesitation: “I’ll just stay here.”

    Rather, it would be best for him to see wisdom and enlightenment here.

    He still remembered that when he came to the hospital, he was qualified to enter the ward through his relationship with Kuroda Hei, and saw Akechi Kengo with a bloodless face shrouded in the white ward.

    He stared at the other person for a long time, and he was relieved when he saw Akechi’s chest rising and falling slightly.

    He wants to stay here.

    Akechi Kengo chuckled twice, causing a slight cough, which also affected the wound, causing him to frown slightly.

    Zhu Fu Gaoming came over nervously.

    Mingzhi Jianwu, who was lying on his back, looked at Zhufu Gaoming’s head, “Cough, cough, cough!”

    He tilted his head and tried to calm his heartbeat.If this continues, his ribs will really become more injured.

    Zhufu Gaoming looked at Mingzhi Jianwu with worry: “Jianwu? Your throat feels uncomfortable? Do you want some water?”

    Mingzhi Jianwu waved his hand, and when he spoke again, there was a hint of weakness in his voice that could not be concealed: “If you don’t go to bed, I will have to ask a nurse to take care of us two.”

    Zhufu Gaoming and Mingzhi Jianwu met their eyes and compromised under the other’s firm attitude: “If you feel uncomfortable, you must call me.”

    Akechi Kenwu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: “I know, I won’t treat my body badly.”

    “That’s true.” Zhufu Gaoming finally showed his first smile after hearing the news of Mingzhi Jianwu’s attack.

    “So don’t worry and rest, Gao Ming, otherwise I won’t be able to rest well.” Mingzhi Jianwu felt that the effect of anesthesia was gradually fading. If he didn’t sleep now, he wouldn’t be able to sleep in the future.He said with a little more emphasis: “Good night.”

    After Zhu Fu Gaoming was silent for a moment, he nodded helplessly: “Good night.”

    Mingzhi Jianwu watched Zhu Fu Gaoming go out, and finally closed his eyes with peace of mind.

    …How can I feel at ease?

    The quiet room was perfect for thinking. Akechi Kenwu played all the clips in his mind since he entered college and met Zhufu Gaoming like a movie, but he couldn’t find any clue that Zhufu Gaoming liked him.

    The most time they spent together was four years in college. After they went to the police academy and separated, they only exchanged letters.From this point of view, the most likely time Gao Ming fell in love with him was in school, but that time was already more than ten years ago…

    Akechi Jianwu has never had such a headache because of emotional problems.

    The room gradually became brighter, and the thick curtains could not block the increasingly bright skylight outside the window.The sound of the door opening sounded, and Mingzhi Jianwu felt excited in his heart and blurted out: “Gao Ming…”

    “It’s me.” Kuroda Hei walked in, with his hands behind his back and his body straight, standing not far from the end of the bed, looking at Akechi Kengo, “Section Akechi, you’re awake.”

    Akechi Kengo breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: “Detective Kuroda, I’m sorry to trouble you about yesterday’s matter.”

    He reached around the bed and found a wrench. He then raised the upper half of the bed to a slope so that he could sit up and talk to Kuroda.

    “It’s a matter of duty.” Kurodabei said, “Although you are wearing a bulletproof vest, you still have a broken rib. You will need to be hospitalized for at least a month.”

    “A month is fine. If there is any urgent matter from the First Search Division, you can take it to the hospital and let me handle it.” Kengo Akechi took the glasses from the bedside table and put them on. Kuroda Hei’s field of vision became clearer again. He could see the dark circles under his eyes. He probably hadn’t slept all night.

    “Is the matter with the police very difficult?” Mingzhi Jianwu asked seemingly concerned.

    “No, everything is going according to plan.” Kurodabei said, “Our personnel successfully got rid of the suspicion. Thank you for your cooperation.”

    “You’re welcome. Thanks to the police officers in that organization, I was able to know the news in advance.” Akechi Kengo didn’t say that he had guessed that the undercover police officer was Toru Amuro based on the sniper location arranged by the organization.

    Since they belong to two departments, the Metropolitan Police Department and the National Police Agency, they need a greater sense of propriety in what they say and do.Mingzhi Jianwu thought that Jiangu Ling himself might not be unaware. After all, Zhufu Gaoming had already arrived, and it was easy to think of the scene when Zhufu Jingguang met them.

    Thinking of Zhu Fu Gaoming, the emotions that had been suppressed by business began to show their presence like bubbling boiling water.

    Akechi Kengo pushed up his glasses and looked at Kuroda Hei with sharp eyes: “But is Gao Ming’s coming from Nagano also part of the public security secret plan?”

    “No, Morofushi came over from Nagano on his own after seeing the news. As your friend, he insisted on staying and taking care of you, and I have no reason to refuse him.” Kuroda Hei looked at Akechi Kengo’s expression with one eye, and spoke well of Morofushi Gaoming, explaining his good decision-making when Akechi Kengo was in a coma, “Morofushi was my former subordinate, and I believe in his character.”

    Akechi Kenwu waved his hand, indicating that he didn’t mind.He also hoped that maybe he had just woken up last night and saw wrongly, but he came straight from Nagano when he saw him being shot…

    Although it is not that it cannot be explained by friendship, with Kuroda Hei as the source of the news, Zhuofu Gaoming should have known that he was not seriously ill, but he still rushed from Nagano to stay at his bedside as soon as possible. In addition, when he woke up, he saw the look in his eyes that was almost crying with joy, as if he had been redeemed…

    Mingzhi Jianwu could not convince himself no matter what, it was just Zhu Fu Gaoming who valued their friendship too much.

    Even though he was troubled by emotional problems, Akechi Kengo still heard the key points from Kuroda Hei’s words.

    “I also believe in Gao Ming, but after hearing what Kuroda said, you are pretty sure that he has nothing to do with that organization.” Akechi Kenwu narrowed his iris-colored eyes behind the lenses and asked sharply, “Is it related to Zhu Fu Jingguang’s death?”

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