between light and shadow

Ji Bai is running.The white shirt was drenched with sweat, the sky was getting dark, and the hat with the fluorescent pattern on his head was trying its best to emit a faint light. At this moment, Ji Bai just wanted to keep running.Running in the small garden of the apartment was not enough, so Ji Bai continued to run outside, running along the streetlights on the side of the road, non-stop.

Suddenly two people blocked Ji Bai's way.Ji Bai finally stopped, wiped the sweat off his face with the towel hanging on his shoulders, panted slightly and looked at the two strangers in front of him, one was taller in black, the other was fatter in dark blue denim jacket.Ji Bai knew that the visitor was not good.

On the other side, Mingcheng stayed with Fang Wenwen until Li Yaman rushed back and settled everything before leaving.As soon as he walked out of the apartment, he saw Ji Bai not far away, blocked by two men.

Sure enough, the tall man showed his knife and pointed at Ji Bai, "Brother, there must be something valuable on you, right?"

"No." The answer was crisp and clear without leaving any room.

The Humpty Dumpty looked at Ji Bai's pouch hanging on his waist, and reached out to snatch it, but he was immediately punched by Ji Bai in the face, and his nose bleeds.Normally, Ji Bai would rarely do it so easily, but today is different.Ji Bai even secretly rejoiced that he had just run [-] kilometers, otherwise he would have hit harder.

The tall man raised his knife and stabbed Ji Bai, but was kicked away by Ji Bai.The knife made a crisp sound when it fell.Not convinced, the short fat man threw himself on Ji Bai and hugged Ji Bai tightly, feeling as if they were going to die together.Ji Bai was entangled for a while and couldn't get away. Seeing the tall man pick up the knife on the ground and stab it again, Mingcheng arrived just in time, grabbed the hand holding the knife, and kicked the tall man again. Kicked to the ground.Ji Bai also threw Humpty Humpty out.

The two people who fell on the ground saw Mingcheng clearly at this moment, they were all taken aback, stood up hurriedly, and couldn't help lowering their heads in front of Mingcheng, like children who knew they had done something wrong.

"Brother Ah Cheng." The two called timidly.

Mingcheng raised his chin, motioning for the two to leave, and they ran away in a hurry.Ji Bai looked at Mingcheng in surprise, he recognized this as the waiter at Punk Cafe.Mingcheng ignored Ji Bai, turned around and left without looking back.Ji Bai waited until Mingcheng's back disappeared into the darkness before slowly walking back to the apartment.

While Ji Bai was waiting for the elevator, his mind was full of images of Mingcheng.Intuition told him that this man was not as simple as he appeared on the surface.

"Hi!"

Zhao Qiping's voice awakened Ji Bai.Ji Bai turned his head and nodded politely to him.

"I've heard about your matter, and my condolences will change."

"It spread so quickly?" Ji Bai only had a bitter smile.

"The hospital is not very big, let alone the victim is a policeman."

"The police are actually no different from other people. They will suffer the same pain and die the same way."

"But I'm sure she didn't die in vain."

"I see……"

"You understand, but you don't want to accept the reality, right?" Zhao Qiping looked at Ji Bai with a sad expression, "Although I have experienced many life and death, I still can't feel numb to death, and I believe you are the same. Take a good rest and start again , the world will not stop turning because of this.”

When the elevator arrived, Ji Bai just walked into the elevator silently, followed by Zhao Qiping, and the two stopped talking.

On the 18th floor, just as Ji Bai stepped out of the elevator, Tang Xin, who was guarding the door of 1803, rushed up.

"Third Brother! Where did you go? Why didn't you answer the phone?"

Tang Xin's company has recently connected several cases, and there is a shortage of manpower. Tang Xin really has no way to ask for leave. Although he is very worried about Ji Bai, he has no choice but to bite the bullet and go to work.After being absent-minded all day, he finally waited until after get off work, so he rushed to look for Ji Bai, but the doorbell rang for a long time, but Ji Bai didn't answer the door, and the phone didn't answer, Xunran and Tang Chuan couldn't get in touch, Tang Xin was so anxious that he was about to cry up.

"I went for a run without my mobile phone. Don't do this, let Dr. Zhao read the joke."

"It's okay, it's fine to cry."

Zhao Qiping left a meaningful sentence and waved goodbye to the two.

Seeing Tang Xin hastily lowered his head to wipe away his tears, Ji Bai couldn't help laughing when he saw Tang Xin hurriedly lowered his head to wipe away his tears. He gently patted Tang Xin's head, and then took Tang Xin back to the house.

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Ji Bai leaned against the railing of the balcony, looked at the night sky, took the cigarette out of his mouth, and slowly exhaled a wisp of shredded tobacco.He's been here for almost an hour.

Tang Xin walked up to Ji Bai's side and tugged at the corner of Ji Bai's clothes.Finally, Ji Bai turned his head and saw Tang Xin's expression hesitant to speak, so he reached out and patted Tang Xin's shoulder lightly, as if he was comforting Tang Xin.

"It's cold here, and you don't like the smell of smoke, go in."

Tang Xin shook her head.Ji Bai ignored it and continued to immerse himself in his own world.

After a while, Ji Bai inadvertently looked back, and saw Tang Xin sitting on the ground by the balcony door, already asleep.Ji Bai sighed softly, finally extinguished the cigarette in his hand, walked over to pick Tang Xin up and walked back into the room.

Ji Bai gently placed Tang Xin on the sofa, and just as he withdrew his hand from the back of her neck, Tang Xin woke up.

"Xunran will spend the night at the police station tonight, you go to sleep in his room."

Ji Bai got up and wanted to turn around and leave, but was suddenly pulled back by Tang Xin.

"Third brother."

Ji Bai turned around and looked at Tang Xin.Tang Xin was still lying on the sofa, staring at Ji Bai.

"I've never seen you cry, but I know that doesn't mean you don't feel it. Just let yourself go this once, just once."

Ji Bai looked at Tang Xin and was silent for a while, "Good night."

Ji Bai still turned around and left.But Tang Xin was sure, she saw tears in Ji Bai's eyes.

The next morning, the sky was slightly bright, and Xunran came back.Xun Ran went to the kitchen to pour a glass of water, then returned to the living room and was about to sit down when she saw Ji Bai coming out of the room.

"Brother, did I wake you up?"

"How could I not know if someone came in?"

Xun Ran took a sip of water, half-lyed on the sofa, twisted her neck tiredly.

"What's going on?"

"The fruit knife found at the scene proved to be the murder weapon, but it was cleaned up, leaving no fingerprints or other suspicious traces. However, some powder was found in the corner of Xu Xu's clothes. Brother Tang said it was white powder."

"White powder?!"

Xun Ran nodded, "But apart from her clothes, we didn't find similar powder anywhere else."

"Have you checked Punk Café?"

"I've been there. What I saw from the closed-circuit TV was that Xu Xu was waiting alone. From the time at that time, she should be waiting for you. Then she went to the bathroom, but there was no closed-circuit TV there. Then, she never came back. "

"Who is in charge of the Punk Cafe?"

"Brother, I've said too much."

Xunran is also very helpless.He understood Ji Bai's mood, he knew that Ji Bai wanted to find the murderer himself, but at present, Xunran can only help him very limited, he can only do his best to investigate the case.

Ji Bai didn't say anything, just got up and walked back to his room.Xun Ran also walked to her room, but was stopped by Ji Bai when she was about to open the door.

"Tang Xin is sleeping inside."

"Huh? She didn't leave last night?"

"It's too late and it's dangerous for her to go back by herself, and I'm too lazy to send her, so I told her to sleep inside."

Xunran came back just to take a shower and change clothes, and then rush back to the police station.Xunran had no choice but to knock on the door and call Tang Xin a few times, but there was no response.Xun Ran looked at Ji Bai as if asking for help, and finally it was Ji Bai who opened the door, but it was unlocked.

The two walked in, and saw Tang Xin lying sideways on the bed covered by the quilt, with only one head exposed.Tang Xin half-opened his eyes in a daze, called out "Third Brother" softly, and then closed his eyes again.

Ji Bai stretched out his hand to touch Tang Xin's forehead, "I have a fever."

"Is it very hot? Do you want to send her to the hospital?"

Ji Bai carried Tang Xin in his arms and walked out without hesitation.

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When Tang Xin woke up leisurely, she only found herself lying on a hospital bed.She vaguely remembered that Ji Bai carried her into the hospital.Tang Xin turned her head and saw Ji Bai sitting by the bed, his stern face seemed to be deep in thought, still unable to figure out what was going on.

Ji Bai noticed Tang Xin's movement, "I'm awake."

"Sorry……"

"Why do you say sorry?"

"I think you're angry."

"I'm angry at myself," Ji Bai looked away from Tang Xin's face, and his voice was so soft that he seemed to be saying to himself, "I've indirectly killed her, and now you're sick because of me. it's me……"

Tang Xin was really scared this time, she never thought that Ji Bai would say such guilty words, let alone saw Ji Bai blame himself like this.Tang Xin hurriedly stood up, not knowing how to comfort her, so she just called out, "Third Brother..."

"Lie down and don't move around." The voice was not loud and calm, but there was an inexplicable majesty, Tang Xin hurriedly lay down again obediently.

Ji Bai got up and picked up the kettle next to the bed, saying that he was going to fill it with water, as if trying to cover up his momentary gaffe.

As soon as he reached the door of the room, Ji Bai suddenly stopped and covered his head. An inexplicable pain suddenly struck him. It was a dull pain at first, but soon became more and more intense.Ji Bai held the door weakly, and the kettle in his hand fell to the ground with a loud sound.Seeing this, Tang Xin hurriedly got up and wanted to get out of bed, but the IV drip hurt her hand.Anne walked in at that moment.

Ji Bai took a deep breath and barely straightened his body.Annie glanced at Ji Bai, then at Tang Xin, unable to figure out the situation for a moment.

"what happened?"

"It's okay, I'll go get some water, you stay with Tang Xin."

Ji Bai bent down to pick up the water bottle, and walked out as if nothing had happened.Annie looked at Ji Bai's back, then walked to Tang Xin's bedside, and saw Tang Xin looking devastated.

"Ji Bai, is he okay? His complexion looks bad."

"I don't know, but there must be something wrong with him."

"Forget it, you'd better take care of yourself first. He won't be healed in three or two days, and now even you have an accident, how can you help him?"

"I feel very useless." Tang Xin was really annoyed. In fact, these words have been lingering in her mind for the past two days. She can't help anything, not even a word of comfort. Ask Ji Bai to take care of her.

"Honestly, I've never seen you so distraught. Where are your usual quick responses and articulate speech?"

Tang Xin was speechless.

"You don't really like him, do you?"

"Stop saying these things at this time!" Tang Xin tried to hide her blushing and guilty conscience with a reproachful tone.

Of course Annie understood, she just sent it out on a whim.Seeing Ji Bai came back, Annie also pretended to say goodbye to Tang Xin as if nothing had happened, and kept the two of them in the room.

Not long after Annie walked out of the ward, she saw Zhao Qiping walking towards her, reading the report in her hand.Annie stepped forward in three steps and stopped in front of Zhao Qiping.

"Doctor Zhao!"

Zhao Qiping stopped and raised his head to see Annie, a little surprised.

"It's you, are your feet okay?"

"It's all right. I'm here to see Tang Xin. She's in the hospital."

"What's up with her?"

"Excessive fatigue and high fever, but it's all right now, Ji Bai is with him."

"Then I'll go and see her when I have time."

While talking, Zhao Qiping wanted to take a pen from his pocket to sign, but suddenly found that there was only a red pen in his pocket, and sighed helplessly, "My pen is gone again!"

Zhao Qiping looked at Annie, "Do you have a blue ballpoint pen?"

Annie opened the bag in her hand, took out a pen and handed it to Zhao Qiping.Just as Zhao Qiping finished signing the report, a nurse hurried over.

"Doctor Zhao, I'm just looking for you! There was an accident on the construction site. The worker's right leg had a comminuted fracture of the tibia and fibula. The wound area was large, and surgery was required immediately."

Zhao Qiping casually put the blue pen into his pocket, and still remembered patting Annie on the shoulder as a greeting, and hurriedly followed the nurse away.When Annie came back to her senses, she only saw the backs of Zhao Qiping and the nurse.Annie suddenly became curious, and involuntarily followed Zhao Qiping to the front of the operating room.

Zhao Qiping took the examination report from the nurse, looked at it briefly, and then went to explain the condition and operation to a few family members who should be the patient.Annie was sitting at the side, and it was only at this time that Zhao Qiping, who was wearing a white coat, put on a serious and professional face, and communicated with the family members calmly and calmly. She just felt that Dr. Zhao at this time was really So attractive.