Chapter 21

"Hello, Athena, nice to meet you, you can call me Cheng Yun. I brought you some gifts, I hope we can get along well." Yun Piancheng said.

She placed the gift she bought for Athena on the edge of the sofa and did nothing else.

She remembered that Hersel's notes said that when meeting Athena, she only needed to introduce herself, state her identity and purpose, and Athena would sit on the sofa after hesitating for a while and wait for communication.

Ji Huai sat next to him, and his warm breath drifted towards Yun Piancheng, making Yun Piancheng want to turn his head to look at him, but fortunately he restrained this idea with his strong will.

Su Bai's hand held Yun Piancheng's clothes. Ji Huai looked past Yun Piancheng and continued to observe Athena on the small stool. He always felt that there was something wrong with the person in front of him.

Lin lowered her head and sat on the stool for a long time, feeling uneasy.

She didn't know why Yun Piancheng didn't speak for a long time. Athena's diary didn't mention what she should do when facing psychological counseling.

To be on the safe side and considering that Athena had no relatives or friends, silence was her best option at the moment.

Athena's diary was very messy and almost useless to her. It was all about tidying up the two potted plants at the door. It was so rambling that it didn't feel like she was talking to the plants, nor did it feel like she was talking to herself.

It was as if he was talking to someone invisible.

Lin suspected that Athena had delusions or split personality disorder. This symptom could not be treated with psychological counseling alone, but also required auxiliary medication.

It’s strange that such a small town has no hospital, only small and unstable clinics, and no permanent psychological counseling room.

This place is weird, Lin complained after receiving the task and reading the information.

Why isn't Cheng Yun speaking?

Lin lowered her head so much that her cervical spine hurt, and she didn't hear Cheng Yun ask her to sit on the sofa and start psychological treatment.

Yun Piancheng also found it strange. The notes said that when Hessel came to see Athena for the first time, Athena only hesitated for ten minutes before sitting down, and the time interval became shorter and shorter afterwards.

Why didn't Athena respond after waiting for half an hour when it was her turn?

Yun Piancheng thought there was nothing wrong with his attitude, but there was no way to continue the stalemate, so he tentatively asked, "Ms. Athena, how are you feeling right now? Would you like to talk?"

Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief when she heard someone talking. In order to imitate Athena, she had injected herself with an injection to quickly lose weight and become skinny. She also stayed up late last night to give herself dark circles.

Her wrinkled and bony hands were clenched tightly around her body, and she looked very nervous. After a while, she let out a soft "hmm" and staggered towards the sofa.

"I... feel okay now, but, just a little scared." Lin huddled in a corner of the sofa, her lips barely moving, a weak voice floating out of her throat.

Yun Piancheng nodded: "What do you think causes this feeling of fear?"

Lin was silent.

"You can try to trust me. This is your place. It's safe and confidential. The person next to me is my assistant, someone you can absolutely trust. We will keep everything we said today a secret. You can express yourself freely."

Yun Piancheng spoke gently, making his sitting posture fit the lines of the sofa, trying not to appear as sharp as possible so as not to give Lin a sense of oppression.

Ji Huai didn't say anything, but just savored the emotions in the air.

It was very calm, without any negative emotions except Yun Piancheng's helplessness.

A bit suspicious.

Lin clasped her hands together, scratching the backs of her hands with her cracked nails, trying to show her uneasiness: "I... have never heard of you, nor have I ever seen you."

So, was it because his self-introduction didn't touch Lin's heart? Yun Piancheng wondered.

"I'm from the Capital Planet, the same place as Hessel. Do you remember her? She also came to see you and treated you."

Hersel?

Lin's eyes moved.

She didn't take it seriously when Yun Piancheng mentioned Hessel outside the door just now, but if you add the adjective "from the capital planet", the meaning will be very different.

People on the Capital Star have more or less heard of this name, but Lin is not sure whether it is the same name.

It shouldn’t be the case. The person in the rumor was killed by Meng Xun on the capital star.

But even if it was the same person, it had nothing to do with her. Only the task given to her by Ms. Mullin was important.

Find out if there are any suspicious points with Cheng Yun. Once his identity is confirmed to be Yun Piancheng, kill him at all costs.

"Capital...why come here..." Lin asked.

Yun Piancheng had rehearsed the answer to this question many times in his mind a long time ago, and he spoke without hesitation: "I had some conflicts with my family. I didn't want to go into business as planned. I just wanted to do what I love, so I fled to Belu City."

The answer was smooth and without any lag, but it was still suspicious.

Lin's lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but then she heard Yun Piancheng say, "Can you tell me now? Why do you think you're afraid?"

The topic was diverted by what Yun Piancheng believed to be the main business, and Lin was not in a position to continue to dwell on it, so she could only find another opportunity to test it out.

"Knock on the door," Lin said.

Seeing that Lin was willing to cooperate, Yun Piancheng continued to ask, "Can you elaborate on this?"

Ji Huai always felt that there was something wrong with Athena in front of him, but Yun Piancheng was busy, so he didn't want to interrupt. He could only secretly poke Yun Piancheng's waist to hint at it.

The slender wrist was grasped by Yun Piancheng's warm palm to stop the rebellion, but Ji Huai used his other hand to spread out Yun Piancheng's palm and wrote crookedly on it.

Strange, he wrote from impression.

Yun Piancheng:?

What are you drawing? Go back and practice calligraphy.

Although she didn't know what Ji Huai wanted to express, it was impossible for Ji Huai to disturb him for no reason when she was busy. There must be a reason for his abnormal behavior.

Is it because of the person in front of you?

When she was seeing patients, she always relied on Ji Huai to stabilize the patients' emotions.

Lin didn't notice the strange interaction between Yun Piancheng and Ji Huai. She was sorting out the information about Athena in her mind, but found that the most important part was blank.

She didn't know why Athena treated the two potted plants like a psychopath, nor did she know what exactly had happened to her.

All we know is that Athena was a military doctor and her husband and daughter died in battle.

Originally, she could have made it up under the circumstances.

But Yun Piancheng came to visit with gardening gifts, which meant that Dog or Hessel had given her relevant information about Athena. Without knowing how much details Yun Piancheng knew about Athena, it would be wrong to say more.

"...I don't want to say it." Lin sighed deeply and squeezed out four words.

"I've seen your... video. Your movements are like war..."

“Not like a businessman.”

Lin turned her head to the side so that Yun Piancheng could not see her face.

If Yun Piancheng wanted to continue the consultation, he would need to explain this first.

"My family hired a veteran to teach me some self-defense skills. Maybe that's why I'm so scared. Please don't be afraid. No one here will hurt you."

Yun Piancheng originally wanted to say that he had served in the military, but when he recalled that this Cheng Yun pseudonym did not have this experience, he changed his words and came up with another explanation.

Theoretically, ordinary people cannot investigate her past experiences, but someone can.

Doug once said that she had the shadow of war in her, but compared with Doug, the person in front of him had more guidance in his words.

It is impossible to tell whether it is due to distrust of her or because she is treated differently based on her personality.

"Can you tell me now?" Yun Piancheng asked again.

According to the notes, Athena should be very eager to return to the crowd, but her performance today is really inconsistent with the descriptions in the past, as if she is avoiding the past.

The abnormality directed at her made her alert.

Lin had no way to hide anymore. She could sense that Yun Piancheng's patience was beginning to wane, but she really couldn't try to gamble on the correctness of the lie she had made up.

"Okay..." Lin said.

Her body began to tremble slightly, and then she started coughing and retching, covering her mouth. It was like she was hit by a heavy hammer of memories, causing her spirit to begin to collapse.

Seeing her appearance, Yun Piancheng's first reaction was surprise. He quickly turned his head to meet Ji Huai's innocent gaze.

Ji Huai spread his hands and whispered, "No."

No negative emotions.

Yun Piancheng paused, then approached Lin who was sitting on the sofa on the other side, and reached out his hand to give her some physical touch, such as stroking her back to comfort her.

“Ahhhhh!!!”

"Don't touch me!" Lin screamed, shook off Yun Piancheng's hand, slid down from the sofa, curled up against the sofa, and trembled.

Yun Piancheng's action was exactly what Lin wanted. It could interrupt Yun Piancheng's current behavior towards her and gain the initiative for herself.

This time the time was too tight, and she did not correctly predict the amount of information Cheng Yun had.

Yun Piancheng didn't say anything. According to common sense, if she spoke at this time, it would continue to irritate Lin, so she waited silently by her side, waiting for Lin to calm down.

You can't stop a patient who is acting to avoid a problem, just like you can't wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep.

About five minutes later, Lin began to sob softly, her body heaving violently, and she seemed to be adjusting her breathing.

Yun Piancheng waited patiently and finally asked, "Are you feeling better now?"

Lin's head, which had been lowered, moved slightly up and down. Her voice emerged from her drooping hair as she said, "...I'm sorry."

"I'm not in a good mood today. Let's talk another day... another day."

"Wait...I'll come find you when I'm ready."

As she spoke, Lin hugged her knees and flapped her hands twice in the direction of Yun Piancheng, facing away, to show her resistance and escape.

Yun Piancheng lowered his eyes and looked at Lin's back and the back of her head, his eyes flashing.

"Okay," she said, "we're going to go now."

Lin said nothing, just hugged her knees and trembled.

Only after the two of them really left, the door was closed again, and the footsteps gradually faded away did she dust herself off and stand up.

She walked into the room, stared at the sleeping Athena, took out a nutrient injection from the bedside drawer, and injected it into Athena's vein.

The effect of the anesthetic injection should have worn off.

The information provided by me is more reliable.