Bulwark of Light

Chapter 77 Jiangtan

This day… is finally over.

Gu Shen left the Whisperer, stood on the street, took a deep breath of cold wind, and cheered up.

The side effects of Ruler of Truth were almost completely digested by myself, but I was still a little light and dizzy when I walked.

November in Dadu in the south of the Yangtze River, after sunset, it will be cool.

He pulled up his jacket, so many things happened today, mass insomnia, long-term Foundation attack, pocket watch dreams… a series of events coming one after another, some of which are breathless.

It’s all over now.

The evening wind blows, the music from the coffee shop on the street wafts out, the passers-by on Lipu Street pass by, the couples are laughing with arms in hands, the children are chasing and making trouble, and the noisy white noise of the crowd makes Gu Shen spirited up. Relax and be less tense.

“Doctor Gu.”

Under the street lamp on the other side, a petite and lovely girl was waving.

Qu Shui wore a furry woolen hat, a camel-colored knitted sweater with a cartoon image on the upper body, a pleated skirt, and pink pile socks pulled to the knee, looking youthful .

“It’s been a long wait.” Gu Shen was a little sorry for making the other party wait so long.

As he got closer, Gu Shen noticed that Qu Shui was wearing make-up, and his face was flushed. He couldn’t see his pale and haggard appearance anymore. His face was full of vitality. Smile bright and moving.

“No, no, I’m just here.”

The girl put the heat on her hands and said, “Doctor Gu, it’s hard to go to work, right? It’s getting late, I invite you Let’s have dinner!”

Gu Shen hesitated.

I came here to investigate the case.

But the other party waited for so long and invited them again and again… It would be too rude to refuse.

“Why don’t I invite you.”

Gu Shen thought for a while, then said, “Just in the vicinity and eat whatever you want. After eating, go to the river beach.”

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Eating is a non-essential thing for Gu Shen to ignore.

In fact, all the children who came out of the ravine are like this. For them, having a full meal is nothing. It is more terrifying than being hungry for one or two meals. The future of rice. Two years ago, when Gu Shen became independent from orphanage, eating steamed buns and pickles was a common practice, and occasionally he would eat two northwesterly meals to improve his taste.

Most of them are taller buildings that are more gorgeous than Qinghe. There is an infinitely splendid view on the top of the building, but it is also a more cruel pyramid than Qinghe. The layers are used by unknown people. The body is lifted up, and there are countless invisible “ordinary persons” lying on the base of most of them.

So even if there is enough “spend” balance in the card, Gu Shen still lives according to the original habit. In most of the nights where the neon is flashing, you can always see a teenager running through the alley alone. Blowing the cool evening breeze, nibbling on the sweet potatoes and hot pancakes freshly baked by the roadside stalls.

For such a teenager, the past seventeen years of life have taught him persistence, hard work, self-discipline…and many other virtues.

But correspondingly, life has not taught him “romantic”.

“Here…the freshly baked one, here it is for you.”

Qu Shui looked strangely at Gu Shen, who had just walked out of a remote alley on Lipu Street.

Gu Shen held two sweet potato bags and handed out one of them, but Qu Shui did not pick it up.

He looked a little confused: “Aren’t you going to eat it? It’s delicious.”

“I’ll… forget it.” Qu Shui looked a little embarrassed, and she looked again Looking at Gu Shen’s clothes, he asked, “Doctor Gu…do you usually eat this?”

“Yeah.” Gu Shen blew, took off a piece of the soft skin, and gnawed on it. After a bite, “it’s really delicious, are you sure you don’t want to eat it?”

If Chu Ling comes, I’ll take her to eat this myself.

“I want to eat a little… Formal, okay?” Qu Shui thought for a while, and said euphemistically, “There is a nice restaurant near Jiangtan, if you don’t have money, I can pay for it. .”

“Official…”

Gu Shen reacted with some hindsight.

He suddenly realized that his behavior of entertaining friends with sweet potatoes should be regarded as “stingy” in terms of social behavior… Of course, this was not his intention.

After staying in Qinghe for two years, he ate a lot of sweet potatoes. After coming to Dadu Lipu Street, Gu Shen was deeply amazed by the roasted sweet potatoes of this small stall. Rays of light burst out of my heart.

Gu Shen, who ate this sweet potato for the first time, even said in his heart, “As expected of a large city, even the baked sweet potatoes are better than other cities”.

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After 20 minutes.

Gu Shen came to a revolving restaurant, with a separate private box, soft lighting, soothing music, and a quiet atmosphere.

He adjusted his sitting position, but it felt awkward no matter how he sat.

This restaurant is right along the river beach, and it has booked the entire 2 19th-layer. Diners can overlook the night view of the river beach, there are cruise ships and lights, and if there is a festival or good luck, there will be a grand and magnificent one. Firework show.

“Is this the first time for Dr. Gu to come to this kind of restaurant?”

After sitting at the table, Qu Shui’s sitting posture is very relaxed, not like a 16-year-old girl at all , and can’t see the previous shyness at all.

Gu Shen thought for a while.

The “this kind of restaurant” in Qushui’s words should refer to the consumer price… He just looked at the menu, and a meal here will cost about 2,000 per capita?

The day before the review started, the Old Guy drove his luxury car and ate all over the top restaurants in Dateng City. Gu Shen, who was eagerly eating and drinking, did not forget to sneak a glance after every meal. A glance at the menu, the price is similar to this one.

Thanks to Mister Shu.

Bring yourself to “see the world” ahead of time, so you won’t be overly shocked at this time, and you can even reply confidently.

“I’ve been here, but I don’t eat often.”

Qu Shui secretly laughed.

“This steak is ready…here, here it is for you.”

Seeing the other person’s skillful use of the knife, Gu Shen can already be sure that Qushui is a little girl She came from a wealthy family, but it’s reasonable… The cost of psychological counseling for Sleep Talkers is not cheap. Eight hundred per hour, a 16-year-old girl can come here several times a week, how much pocket money does she have?

“Thank you.”

Gu Shen said curiously: “You should still be studying…Aren’t your parents worried about coming out so late?”

Qu Shui lowered his head slightly, his eyes flickered, and said softly with a smile: “Doctor Xiao Gu should know…I have been receiving treatment recently…so the school has asked for leave.”

Gu Shen Noticed that when Qu Shui spoke, he subconsciously shrank the hand in his sleeve.

He had seen it before…the girl had more than one scar on her wrist.

Self-harm because of a breakup.

It’s hard to imagine that this seemingly weak girl would do such an extreme thing.

“Don’t hurt your body.” Gu Shen said softly, “Your parents will be sad.”

“Thank you for your kindness…” Qu Shui whispered: “I live alone now, my parents…already not in.”

Parents…passed away?

Gu Shen was startled first, and then he understood the meaning of passed away…

He fell silent for a while.

Hearing this sentence, Gu Shen felt that a certain string in his heart was plucked, but he was never good at comforting others, so he could only say lightly: “Then you have to take care of yourself, I Go and pay the bill… Let’s go back early after the affairs of Jiangtan are done, and I will deliver you to the door.”

(End of this chapter)