Chapter 23 Try it as a life-saving straw
After Jiang Zhen told him the solution, Gu Liancheng waited for a few more days just to be on the safe side. As Xiao Qingfeng showed no signs of waking up, Gu Liancheng still called Xiao Jianzhou and, after asking for his consent, tried Jiang Zhen's solution as a life-saving straw.
The ward was cleared until only Jiang Zhen and Gu Liancheng were left. Jiang Zhen said, "I'll take you to his subconscious and wake him up. The more familiar the person is, the higher the success rate. You try it. I won't go in."
When Jiang Zhen first said that one could enter the subconscious of an unconscious person, Gu Liancheng found it unbelievable. But when he actually entered, he realized how amazing the human subconscious was.
First there was a fog. He had seen such thick fog two or three times in real life. It was really so that one could not see the person opposite him within half a meter.
After passing through the fog, the view suddenly opened up to a stretch of farmland that stretched as far as the eye could see. There were small brick houses scattered throughout the village. Xiao Qingfeng was planting rice with his trousers rolled up. In the surrounding fields, he could see some people that Gu Liancheng was familiar with. They were the villagers who had died before liberation and they were imagined into Xiao Qingfeng's world.
"Brother, why are you here? Are you here just to see me? We haven't seen each other for several years!"
Xiao Qingfeng was pleasantly surprised. He climbed up the ridge of the field and washed the mud off his legs in a small canal. A leech was sucked full of blood and was pulled down. Xiao Qingfeng turned around and said, "There are so many leeches in the field. Brother, I am still afraid of leeches."
There was sand in Gu Liancheng's eyes, which made him feel uncomfortable, so he couldn't help rubbing them.
Jiang Zhen once said that most of the time, the subconscious mind is projected by what people fear or hope for the most.
When Xiao Qingfeng was a child, he was bitten by a leech and refused to go to the fields, so he was beaten by the adults. He talked about this incident many times and said that he is still very scared now.
"Brother, let's go home and see your two nephews and nieces. When I think of them, I won't be afraid of leeches anymore."
Did Xiao Qingfeng give birth to a child in her dream? Then he spent several years in the dream.
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Before I even reached the door of my house, my son and daughter came running over hand in hand, "Dad, you're back."
Xiao Qingfeng held them in one hand, kissed each of them, and said with a smile: “Let me introduce you, your father Gu is here, this is your father’s best friend, call him.”
"Hello, Dad Gu." The child is very cute.
Gu Liancheng's throat choked with sobs. How could Xiao Qingfeng wake up from such a beautiful dream?
"Brother is here." Wan Hongyan came out of the house wearing an apron, smiling: "It just so happens that we killed a chicken today, I'll go cook."
Wan Hongyan's attitude towards Gu Liancheng had never been so good, and she would never let him stay in the countryside. Xiao Qingfeng fulfilled all his regrets in his dreams.
Xiao Qingfeng and Wan Hongyan got married after a blind date. They were rarely together after marriage, and their relationship did not look very sweet. Gu Liancheng thought that this divorce would not be such a big blow to Xiao Qingfeng, but now he realizes how deep his pain is. If he hadn't entered his subconscious, he would never have known it.
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Jiang Zhen said that after entering the subconscious, one must act quickly and decisively. The longer one delays, the more trouble one will have. If necessary, one can destroy everything that Xiao Qingfeng fears or cherishes, so that he will have to wake up.
Gu Liancheng wouldn't do that.
He and Xiao Qingfeng sat by the creek, watching the water flowing and the fish swimming, everything was just like the real thing.
"Qingfeng, have you really forgotten that you haven't retired yet? We still have important tasks, so we quickly approved your divorce application. On the way back to Fancheng, the people who caused you serious injuries have not been caught yet. Have you decided to stay in your dream?"
Xiao Qingfeng broke out in a cold sweat: "Brother, what are you talking about? I don't understand."
"You understand." Gu Liancheng said ruthlessly, "You haven't forgotten that Wan Hongyan refused to come to Fancheng, so how could she live with you in the countryside? You want to stay in this fake world. I won't force you out, because I understand you, but what about the people outside? My brother-in-law has a lot of white hair these days, all because he is worried about you. He treats you as his son, can you ignore others and not think about him?"
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Jiang Zhen waited for about ten minutes, and Gu Liancheng woke up. Calculating the time, he had been in there for several hours, which was considered fast.
Xiao Qingfeng didn't wake up. Jiang Zhen wanted to know what method Gu Liancheng chose: "Did you destroy all the people and things inside?"
Gu Liancheng didn't dare to do that. He was afraid that Xiao Qingfeng would go crazy. He was very tired and shook his head: "No, I talked to Qingfeng for several hours and gave him the choice. If he just wants to die like this, I respect his wishes."
Jiang Zhen: ... "I shouldn't have let you in."
However, Gu Liancheng put himself in Xiao Qingfeng's shoes and pulled Jiang Zhen's sleeve: "If one day I reach that point, don't wake me up."
Jiang Zhen: "I can't promise you. What's fake is fake. People still have to live in reality. Only when we are alive can there be infinite possibilities. If Xiao Qingfeng doesn't wake up at dawn, I will go in by myself."
Gu Liancheng smiled bitterly, very worried. If Qingfeng didn't wake up and Jiang Zhen took his place, she would probably kill all the imaginary living things. In that case, Qingfeng would hate her when he woke up.
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Fortunately, Xiao Qingfeng woke up before dawn. After waking up, things in the dream will gradually become vague, and the sequelae will be alleviated or even disappear with the passage of time. As long as people wake up, there is no need to worry too much.
Gu Liancheng hurriedly called Xiao Jianzhou, and after feeling relieved that the person had woken up, he discussed the issue of Jiang Zhen's ability.
"Jiang Zhen gradually trusts us, which is a good thing." Xiao Jianzhou was relieved and could finally put his mind at ease.
After Xiao Qingfeng woke up, Gu Liancheng was also thinking about these questions. He didn't dare to relax, fearing that he would disappoint Jiang Zhen one day: "Brother-in-law, should I be honest with Jiang Zhen?"
"What do you want to confess?" Xiao Jianzhou asked back, "Jiang Zhen actually knows everything. Do you need to do this? Just be honest and cultivate your relationship. That's better than anything else. Don't act on your own and do something inappropriate."
Gu Liancheng adjusted his mentality, hung up the phone, and hurried back to find Jiang Zhen.
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Jiang Zhen was waiting to go back. Gu Liancheng came back after making a phone call. She asked, "Do you have anything else to do? Do you want to go back together, or do you have something else to do?"
There was nothing too urgent. Xiao Qingfeng had just woken up, and Gu Liancheng was worried: "I'll go in and see Qingfeng. Wait for me for a while, and we'll go home together."
"Okay, you go in. The girl from the Sheng family insisted on staying to take care of her for redemption, so we don't need to hire a nurse."
Jiang Zhen was very tired: "Hurry up a little, I have to go home and sleep. If you can't hurry up, I will go back first."
"Okay, it won't take long. It will be quick."
Between accompanying Jiang Zhen and accompanying Xiao Qingfeng who had just woken up, Gu Liancheng chose to go home to accompany Jiang Zhen. Even if they didn't talk, just staying there quietly, preparing dinner and waiting for her to wake up to eat together, it was a very happy thing.
Especially after experiencing the illusion in Xiao Qingfeng's dream, Gu Liancheng cherishes his current life even more.
Gu Liancheng went in and chatted with Xiao Qingfeng for a while. Xiao Qingfeng could remember a lot of things in his dream at this moment, and he was very sad, but dreams are just dreams. He was glad that he made the right choice and woke up.
"Brother, I've seen the faces of those criminals. They might send someone to the hospital to find out if I'm dead or alive. Why don't you spread the news that I'm dead? Maybe you can track them down."
Gu Liancheng said: "It has been arranged. Tomorrow there will be news of your death. Don't worry, have a good rest. I will accompany your sister-in-law home first. She is also exhausted."
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When they got home, there were still two or three hours before lunch and Jiang Zhen wanted to go to bed, but there were only three children at home and Jiang Zhao was not at home.
If there is anything, the four children will be together. This is what Jiang Zhen told her. She immediately realized something was wrong: "Where is Jiang Zhao?"
Even the cleverest Gu Pan didn't dare to lie: "Aunt, don't be angry. This morning when we went to buy breakfast, my grandmother came over and talked to my brother. My brother asked us to come back first and said he would be back soon."
What could make Jiang Zhao and Liu Jinyin leave? Jiang Zhen guessed that Liu Jinyin could see that she was no longer the same Jiang Zhen.
Jiang Zhen has always known that Jiang Zhao was suspicious. Now that the child has a stable environment and her mother has a better temper than before, if it were Jiang Zhen, she would also choose to pretend not to know.
She woke up instantly and said to Gu Liancheng, "You stay at home. I'll go find Gao Yunxiu."
How could Gu Liancheng let her go alone? "Let's go together."
If any emergency occurred, Gu Liancheng would be there to handle it. The two of them told the three remaining children to lock the door at home, and then left.
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Before Jiang Zhen and Gu Liancheng found the Shi family, Gao Yunxiu had already arrived with the police, and the two gangs met halfway.
Gao Yunxiu pointed at Jiang Zhen and said, "It's her son. He killed someone at such a young age and escaped. How could a nine-year-old child be so vicious? Maybe his mother taught him to do that. Public security comrades, you must interrogate him carefully."
Gao Yunxiu looked confident of victory, as if she could send Jiang Zhen to the police station this time.
Jiang Zhen was shocked. Considering Liu Jinyin's size compared to Jiang Zhao's, it would be impossible to push such a small child. How could he possibly beat Liu Jinyin to death?
Jiang Zhen asked the police officer who followed him: "Comrade police officer, please tell me the situation. Is Liu Jinyin confirmed dead? Where is my Jiang Zhao now?"
The police officer glared at Gao Yunxiu impatiently: "I just asked you to lead the way, Comrade Gao, please don't talk nonsense and identify Comrade Jiang Zhen's child as the murderer."
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The policeman lost no time and told Gao Yunxiu about the incident.
"We received a call from Comrade Gao Yunxiu, who said your son killed his godmother to silence her because of some dispute. Comrade Liu Jinyin is still in the hospital for treatment. The child ran away to the mountains. We have arranged for colleagues to look for the child. Once we find the child, we will ask about the details."
Jiang Zhen asked hurriedly: "That is to say, Liu Jinyin is not dead yet?"
"He's not dead. He was sent to the hospital for preliminary diagnosis. His internal organs were damaged in many places. There's little hope of saving him."
Jiang Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she wasn't dead, she could try her best. There was still a medicine that could give her a last-ditch chance of survival. With the right dosage, it would be no problem for her to live another month. As for whether she would die or not, it had nothing to do with Jiang Zhao. It was entirely Liu Jinyin's own fault.
Jiang Zhen pointed at Gao Yunxiu and the police and said, "She is also a suspect. Please restrain her. I will go to the hospital now. When Liu Jinyin wakes up, we will know the details after asking her."
Gao Yunxiu thought Jiang Zhen was crazy. After Liu Jinyin woke up, Jiang Zhen and her adopted son would be in an irretrievable situation.
She immediately figured it out: "Comrade police officer, we can't let Jiang Zhen get in touch with Liu Jinyin, or she will kill to silence her."
Jiang Zhen looked at her coldly: "Then see if I can get in touch with Liu Jinyin."
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