Chapter 18 (1/2)
Chapter 18
Watchmen Chapter 18
The sound of the rain hitting the window intensified. The rain gradually got heavier, as if something was influencing it.
A dark cloud covered the sky, and a gale was starting. At this time in the evening, the sky had darkened.
In Gu s.h.i.+ Tong's office, the light was dim, but neither of them had any intention of turning on the light.
After a moment of silence, it was Jiu Jie who broke the silence.
”I know why you don't call Uncle Gu your 'dad'. It's because you hate him, right? You blamed him for your mother's death, for watching her die, right”
Gu s.h.i.+ Chen anxiously bit her lip, staying silent. But her eyes were as sharp as a sword though.
Jiu Jie continued to speak, ”This is your trauma that you've always kept in your heart. You want to forget it, but instead, it's been thrown to a corner of your memories, while you pray that time would make it disappear. Reality is not so kind though.
Gu s.h.i.+ Tong snorted coldly. ”What do you know? The situation was completely different from what you saw. That little girl was definitely not me, nor is the man Old Gu.”
”I know,” Jiu Jie said, ”What happened in reality may not be what happened in Dreamland just now. The brain has a processing mechanism, so the appearance of things in dreamland is disguised. No matter what though, your Father once watched your Mother die, isn't that right?”
Gu s.h.i.+ Chen's silence was telling.
”Also,” Jiu Jie continued, ”You also kept hating your Father because of that incident. Even though you wanted to forget it and get along with your Father, every time you two meet, you'll inevitably think of your deceased Mother. The pain in your heart has made you incapable of this revenge-filled Father-Daughter relations.h.i.+p. This problem has made you be in lots of pain…”
”Enough!” Gu s.h.i.+ Chen said firmly. ”Stop talking! I don't want to listen!”
Gu s.h.i.+ Chen's pretty face was distorted in anger, her hair in disarray, and her face as white as paper.
Jiu Jie couldn't bear it, so he slowed his speech and said gently, ”Actually, this case has a lot of holes. If I was an outsider who heard this, I would also feel that something was weird. Maybe there's motive, or Uncle Gu was unable to say it out loud due to some secret trouble?”
”Motive? Secret trouble? What kind of trouble would make a husband watch his own wife die?” Gu s.h.i.+ Chen questioned.
”I don't know, but this part is what I need to clarify.” Jiu Jie said.
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”Clarify? How are you going to clarify it?”
”It'll be through dreamland of course.” Jiu Jie said, ”Dreamland is the door to your thoughts. Through it, you can find out things you haven't thought about before.”
”Hey, please don't misunderstand me. Don't forget my ident.i.ty. Even if you have successfully entered my unconscious just now, do you think I would let the same situation happen twice?”
”Since it had already happened once, why won't it happen a second time?” Jiu Jie retorted.
”Because our talk today will end here. Please excuse yourself.”
Gu s.h.i.+ Chen finished speaking, obviously trying to get rid of her guest.
Jiu Jie remained unmoving on the sofa though. He knowingly asked, ”So, you're chasing me out then?”
Gu s.h.i.+ Chen had already walked to the door. She turned around and said, ”You can take it that way. I already said our talk will end here. You can leave.”
”If I just leave like this, aren't you afraid that Zhen Dou Bi would cause trouble for me?”
”I underestimated yo
u before. If Zhen Dou Bi really tries to cause trouble for you, it's still uncertain who would be causing trouble for whom.”
”Then, what about our bet?”
”Just count it as a tie. No one has to lose, which is good” Gu s.h.i.+ Chen said.
Jiu Jie took his time standing up, it was obvious he was trying to delay leaving.
He slowly walked to the door, and said to Gu s.h.i.+ Chen, ”You really don't want to continue investigating? Maybe you'll find out what you've never seen before.”
”I refuse,” Gu s.h.i.+ Chen said bluntly. ”Even though you're stronger than the people Old Gu have brought before, you can only amount to this. Our talk is over. There won't be another chance for such a long talk again in the future.”
”You're really obstinate.” Jiu Jie shook his head and said.
”That's enough. I still have an appointment with a patient at night. I'm not sending you.”
After saying that, she went to open the door.
”The seven pm appointment, right? I advise you to cancel that, just like you did with the three pm appointment.”
”Why?”
“Because what we're talking about isn't over.” Jiu Jie said firmly.
“The stubborn one is you. I'll say this for the last time, our talk is over.” Saying so, Gu s.h.i.+ Chen opened the door, and stepped to the side while waving him forward with a 'please' gesture.