Black Lotus villain disguise strategy

"Are you okay? See if you're absent-minded."

　"what?"

Jiang Xun suddenly raised his head, looked at Tang Ying who was staring at him with frowning eyebrows, saw the latter raised his hand and moved his glasses and said:
"It's rare that Inspector Jiang took the initiative to come to me today,"

Tang Ying looked down at her watch, then raised her head and said:

"But you've been sitting here without saying a word for 10 minutes, what's wrong with you?"

She looked at the person in front of her with a really bad face, feeling that after so many years Jiang Xun finally figured it out and was willing to come here to clear up the psychological problem, but at the same time, she thought that it must be a very serious problem to make him take the initiative,

"Jiang Xun,"

Seeing that the other party was still silent, and even had the tendency to remain silent, Tang Ying finally took a breath and said:
"Don't you let me guess? I'm a psychiatrist, not a mind-reading expert."

"I……"

He finally opened his mouth, and swallowed the words as if he didn't know how to get them out.

"What's bothering you?"

Tang Ying asked further: "Work? Or...emotional?"

When mentioning the latter, seeing his expression flicker, Tang Ying raised her eyebrows knowingly, leaned over to put her hands on the table in front of her, and patiently looked at Jiang Xun who seemed to be extremely entangled at the moment.

It is true that as a "friend" who has known Jiang Xun for several years but knows less than one-tenth of him, she is very curious about the emotional problems that bother him. .

"I……,"

Jiang Xun pursed his lips, lowered his eyes again, paused for a long time as if unable to speak, and then said again:

"I seem to like someone, I don't know how long."

Although she had expected it long ago, Tang Ying couldn't help being shocked when these words came out of Jiang Xun's mouth. At the same time, she realized that there were some emotions other than surprise in her heart, so she quickly restrained the strange look in her eyes,
Emotional issues are not her area of ​​expertise. After all, her own feelings are still blank, but as a qualified psychological counselor, she still has the basic qualities.
She knew that there were many ways to solve the problem of the visitor, but none of them seemed to be suitable for Jiang Xun.

"Then, have you tried to give the other party a little hint?" she asked.

"Maybe." Jiang Xun stared at the table a little bit, his eyes were a little lax,

"She doesn't seem to have the slightest idea." After saying that, he couldn't help but clenched his fists, feeling uncomfortable.

He also couldn't remember when he started to worry about gains and losses, because he couldn't sleep at night because of some small things, and the feeling of being lost in the wilderness really made him feel a little frightened.
"I don't know, how can I..."

Jiang Xun gritted his teeth, the emotions that had been suppressed for a long time welled up in his throat, but he didn't know how to express it, as if he couldn't express the meaning in words, after thinking about it, he just let out a helpless sigh,

"I shouldn't..."

He frowned, and suddenly felt that it was a wrong decision to come here today, because this is an unsolvable problem at all.

"Jiang Xun,"

Tang Ying looked at him worriedly, "You..."

"I'm disturbed today."

After saying that, he stood up suddenly from the chair, tried his best to restrain his slightly trembling shoulders due to panic, and then stopped talking, turned his head and walked towards the door as if fleeing.

"Jiang Xun,"

Having never seen the other party in such a state, Tang Ying squeezed her fist and suddenly stopped him and said:
"If the other party has an avoidant personality,"

She looked at Jiang Xun's swaying back, and continued: "There may be different reactions to emotions than ordinary people, so you don't have to misinterpret her intentions and thoughts because of certain misleading behaviors."

Hearing these ambiguous words, Jiang Xun half turned his body to look at the other party, and nodded with a vague understanding.
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The car was parked on the side of the road, Jiang Xun lay on the driver's seat with his head up, recalling the conversation with Tang Ying just now, thinking that she is really different from ordinary people,

It's not that he has a hidden thought, and he may not believe this person even if he expresses it, let alone hints.
It's just that I don't know if I think too much, sometimes I feel that she treats me differently from other people, maybe she doesn't have no feelings at all, but she never thinks about it.

Jiang Xun held his forehead in distress, and thought that instead of getting tangled up like this, it would be better to be more straightforward.
How about a direct method?

Some images flashed in his mind, he shook his head, smiled self-deprecatingly, then his face sank, and his expression gradually became serious.

Recalling all the things he had experienced before, Jiang Xun's brain seemed to heat up, and he suddenly wanted to tell the other party all the feelings buried in his heart.
But... Do you really want to confess today?

He seemed to be split into two halves, one half of the brain hesitated, and the other half made up his mind instantly, thinking that there were some things he couldn't say in front of her, Jiang Xun took a deep breath, took out his phone from his pocket,
He thought for a long time, but couldn't think of a beautiful wording, so he simply wrote a sentence in the input box:
Xue Ran, I like you very much.What do you think?
His heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he stared at the words on the display screen, dawdling for 10 minutes before sending out the text message, after thinking for a while, he added:
You don't have to rush to reply.

The mobile phone seemed to be hot, and he threw it on the co-pilot casually. Jiang Xun took a deep breath, folded his arms and leaned back on the chair with the feeling of "seeing death as if at home", closing his eyes and thinking belatedly,
Really... sent out.

Am I crazy?

What would she think when she saw it?
Will you be shocked, will you be surprised?Or will you... be a little bit happy?
The time seemed to be extremely difficult, and there was no response after a few minutes. Jiang Xun couldn't help but grabbed the phone and checked to make sure that the battery was sufficient and the signal was good.

However, a few more minutes passed, but it was still the same, which made him a little flustered,
Don't really not come back...

Jiang Xun pursed his lips and frowned involuntarily. His heart was beating faster at this moment, and he suddenly felt that the air in the carriage was very dull. He opened the door and planned to get out of the car to take a breath.

　But just a few steps away, I heard a familiar voice coming from the front,

"Inspector Jiang!"

Jiang Xun raised his head, saw Xia Mingsheng who was standing at the intersection waving to him, and saw Xue Ran beside him, suddenly felt as if someone hit him in the chest, knocking out half of his soul,

Why did you meet her at this time!

Never expecting to run into each other in such a situation, Jiang Xun's ears felt hot, and he was at a loss for a moment.
The courage he had gathered with great difficulty disappeared in an instant, and he thought with great distress:
Did she read the news or not?

Seeing that Xue Ran turned his head to look at him at this moment, Jiang Xun's heart tightened suddenly, wondering if he was worrying too much, and felt that her face seemed a little more serious than before.

Feeling that the most obscure part of his heart was just so open and naked in broad daylight, the other party's eyes were extraordinarily sensitive to his body, Jiang Xun couldn't help thinking,

If he hadn't done anything just now, he wouldn't have been tortured now, right?

I can't say I regretted it. There was no reason to patch up the punctured window paper, but it was never like this. I was so nervous that my head became hot and my ears started to ring.

Looking at Jiang Xun who was walking towards him, Xia Mingsheng subconsciously stood upright, and said with a smile:
"I said, because I think it looks like your car."

Jiang Xun nodded, and unconsciously glanced at Xue Ran who was aside, thinking to himself, should he just pretend nothing happened?Or should I try it in a less subtle manner so as to observe her reaction?

Undecided for a moment, he frowned somewhat hesitantly and said:
"You guys, what are you doing here?"

"I happened to run into it when I was passing by, but then again,"

Xia Mingsheng scratched the back of his head as he said, his face turned red, "I'm so sorry!"

He turned his head to look at Xue Ran who was standing there with a pale face, and said apologetically, "I just saw it from a long distance, and I wanted to come over to say hello to you."

　Xue Ran seemed to glance at him helplessly,
"The way you greet me is really..."

　Thinking that I was drowsy all the way, and just as I got off the bus in a daze, when I took out my phone, Xia Mingsheng who appeared out of nowhere slapped me on the shoulder indiscriminately,

Xue Ran took a deep breath helplessly, and listened to the other party explain to the unknowing Jiang Xun:

　"I didn't see Xiaoxue holding the phone. She might have been frightened by me. I saw that her shoulders shook, and the phone fell into the sewer when she slipped her hand."

Hearing this, Jiang Xun frowned, subconsciously clenched his fists,
"So coincidental?!"

　Xia Mingsheng couldn't help being startled by the sudden change in his face, he said in bewilderment:

"What's so coincidental?"

After the words fell, he scratched the back of his head again,

"Oh, yes, didn't this happen to fall through the crack?"

Xia Mingsheng glanced at Xue Ran guilty, and asked softly:
"Why don't we let the firemen come and pick them up?"

Probably only a piece of scrap iron could be picked up, Xue Ran frowned, looked down at the dark drainage channel, and waved his hands irritably,
"never mind."

Feeling that the three of them standing straight on the main road were a bit eye-catching, Xue Ran raised his feet and took a few steps forward in a complicated mood.

"I'll compensate you." Xia Mingsheng followed up.

"no need."

Hearing Xue Ran's indifferent voice, Jiang Xun couldn't help but look down at her, and didn't know if her solemn face was just because she lost her phone or for other reasons.
He also felt that her expression was too unpredictable, looking at Xue Ran's rather stern side face at this moment, Jiang Xun suddenly had a feeling that she knew he was looking at her.

"The case is over, should we go back?"

Xia Mingsheng said, "I kind of miss the fried noodles downstairs."

He licked his lips and asked:

"When are we leaving?"

"Well, almost..."

Just as Jiang Xun was about to speak, he heard Xue Ran's neutral voice say:
"I'm afraid I can't go back with you."

"why?!"

　Jiang Xun stopped suddenly, his brows furrowed, his tone hard to conceal,

　Xue Ran couldn't help looking up at him, recalling Huang Yi's conversation with her earlier——