Chapter 15 Chapter Fourteen: Promise of Life and Death

It was already afternoon when we returned to Feng'an Town.After a day of climbing and trekking, I was tired and hungry.So the first thing I did when I got back to the town was to plunge into a restaurant and order a big bowl of hot noodles to fill my stomach first. When he was eating comfortably, he suddenly felt a figure flash in front of him.When I looked up, I saw Sergeant Wu was already sitting opposite me.With my mouth full of noodles, I could only nod my head in greeting. "Are you back?" the old man asked nonsense.He looked at me with hesitation.I guessed that he wanted to know the result of my trip, but he was also uneasy about it.I am not in a hurry to speak, just continue to eat noodles.After ten seconds of stalemate like this, the old man finally couldn't help asking again: "How is it?"

I just put down the bowls and chopsticks, shook my head and said: "There are no valuable clues. There is a lady named Huiqing in the nunnery, who was the apprentice of the former teacher Ming Xin. Chu Yun was already six years old when she became a monk." , so she didn't know anything about the secret of Chu Yun's birth." The old man let out an "oh", as if he was relieved.He was so afraid of that secret that he didn't want me to break it.Then he didn't ask any more questions, and directly changed the subject and said, "I went to Mrs. Meng's house again today, and re-examined the scene."

This is something I am quite concerned about, and I immediately raised my eyebrows: "Did you find anything?" "I couldn't find any traces of outsiders' intrusion at the scene. This is really strange—" Sergeant Wu pondered and said, "I've thought about it, and if it wasn't caused by the spirit, then there is only one possibility..." "what?" The old man spat out two words: "Suicide." "Suicide?" I snorted disdainfully, "Have you ever seen a suicidal person strangle himself to death? Besides, what reason does Mrs. Meng have to commit suicide? Even if she wants to die, why drag me and Ah Chui into the water?" ?”

Sergeant Wu shook his head helplessly, and he also felt that such a guess was a little untenable. I reminded the other party again: "Ling Mufeng must have done it. Just keep an eye on him and check, it's right to keep it!" Sergeant Wu said: "Don't worry about this, I have my own discretion." While speaking, he threw a train ticket in front of me: "According to our agreement yesterday, you should go." I looked at the train ticket and hesitated.We did have an agreement: If I can't find any clues in the nunnery, then I will leave Feng'an Town today.

"You have to go today, it's for your safety." The old man said firmly, "and it doesn't make any sense for you to stay, it will only hold me back." Unconvinced, I declared to the other party: "I am also a detective!" The old man squinted at me with helplessness and a hint of ridicule in his eyes.Then he lowered his voice and asked me, "In front of you on your left, at the fourth table against the wall, there is a man with a hat sitting there. Do you see that?" I searched according to what the other party said, and sure enough, I saw such a man.He sat sideways, with a pot of tea in front of him, but he didn't order food or wine.

I wondered, "Who is that person?" "That's Ling Mufeng's man!" Sergeant Wu whispered with a sneer, "I don't know how long I've been stared at—you dare to call yourself a detective?" "I... I did the right thing, I did it well, and I'm not afraid of his despicable tricks!" I blushed in embarrassment and said angrily.While talking, I glared at the man a few times, but the man seemed not to see me, just drinking tea leisurely. "It's okay, okay, it's not too embarrassing." The old man pulled my arm and pulled my gaze back.I let out a depressing "hum".

Inspector Wu said to me again: "I have already informed the people in the police station that they are not allowed to lock you into the No. 1 room again. Ling Mufeng's house is also not allowed to go - he is already prepared, and if you go again, you will fall into the trap of yourself." .” I grinned helplessly: "Are you trying to cut off my back?" "That's right." The old man looked at me with a bit of complacency, "You have nowhere to go tonight. If you stay in Feng'an, you'll just wait to be cleaned up by Ling Mufeng." I was silent for a long time, finally let out a long sigh, picked up the train ticket and said, "Okay - I'll go."

The old man smiled with satisfaction. He took out a pocket watch and looked at it: "There are still two hours before the departure. I will chat with you for a while, and then I will send you to the car." I smiled wryly and said, "You are so worried about me? Do you have to escort me out of this town yourself?" "Hey!" The old man squinted his eyes and complained, "Don't be ignorant, I'm here for your safety. I'm a police chief, and if others want me to send me off, I won't give it up!" I had nothing to say, I could only bow my head angrily, and pulled all the remaining noodles into my stomach in one breath.

Sergeant Wu did what he said, and he waited with me until the departure time.He walked me all the way to the train and said goodbye to me through the window. Seeing that the train was about to leave, the old man finally told me: "Don't go back to Feng'an alone, come to the county to find me first." I replied vaguely, a little absent-minded.Because my attention is focused on the entrance of the far station.The man who had been drinking tea in the restaurant was standing there now, peering furtively at us.It wasn't until the train started slowly with its whistle that he turned around and disappeared outside the station.

Sergeant Wu stood on the platform, watching the train take me away.His figure finally became a small silhouette in the twilight, seemingly thin but determined. They all thought I was gone—whether it was Ling Mufeng or Wu Chunlei.Ling Mufeng's subordinates, as well as the gang of police officers from the town police station, can welcome the coming night with a relaxed mood. When they relax, I have more opportunities to implement my plans. About twenty minutes later, the train stopped at another unknown town.I got out of the car and started walking back along the tracks.I walked this way unhurriedly for more than two hours, and when it was dark, I had already returned to the outside of Feng'an Town.

The night is not yet deep at this moment, and candles are still lit in the town.I found a shelter from the wind outside the train station, rested and waited.I was so tired that day, I fell asleep without realizing it.When I woke up again, I saw that the town was completely dark, and there was no light in sight.I took out my pocket watch and looked at it. It was almost the time, so I got up and walked into the town. By the time I came to the river beach outside the town, it was already midnight.Not far away, several small buildings stood in the night, like a group of sharp-edged monsters.I took a deep breath: the Dongshan County Psychiatric Hospital was in front of me.The girl I miss is being swallowed up by it in its eerie prison. I walked lightly to the outside of the courtyard wall of the hospital, grabbed the grill on the wall with my hands, pedaled vigorously with my feet, and quickly climbed to the top of the wall.I looked around, but saw that the entire courtyard was basically shrouded in darkness, only some places were still dimly lit.There was no one in the vicinity, and there was a dead silence, as lifeless as a cemetery. I jumped off the wall, and then trotted through the front gate and came to the backyard.A small two-story building in the middle is the seriously ill area where the girl is.I hid in a shady corner and observed secretly. The door of the small building was open, but there was a nurse's station as soon as I entered the building. If I entered through the door, I would probably be spotted by the nurse on duty.After a little deliberation, I stooped and slipped to the back of the small building.I remember that there is a window leading to the corridor on the first floor, and the location of the window is exactly in the observation corner of the nurse station. If I go in from there, I can not be noticed by the nurse on duty. When I got to the window, I reached out and touched it, and found that the window lattice was loose—the window was not locked.I was delighted in my heart, and hurriedly opened the window leaf gently.Looking into the window again, I saw a long corridor in front of me, with an oil lamp flickering at the other end of the corridor, and there was indeed a nurse on duty.I secretly thanked myself for my correct choice, and at the same time tiptoed into the building through the window.There are wards on both sides of the corridor, and not far away is the staircase leading to the special care room on the second floor.When I was about to go upstairs, I heard footsteps and someone came down from upstairs.I was startled, it was too late to climb out of the window, so in a hurry I hid at the door of the next ward, with my back tightly pressed against the door panel, using the groove of the door wall to hide my figure. But the groove is really shallow, barely covering half of my body.Hiding inside like this, I feel a little deceiving.After a while, the person who came down from the upstairs had already reached the stairs, and my heart was in my throat - as long as that person takes a look at the window, I will definitely be found.Fortunately, the footsteps of the visitor did not stop, but went straight towards the door of the building.I breathed a sigh of relief, and poked my head out to look at the man's back.That person was also a nurse, presumably the one on duty at the nurse station on the second floor. My heart was determined, I withdrew my head and continued to hide.It doesn't matter if I turn my head, but the scene I saw accidentally scared me half to death!I saw a pale face right behind my head, separated from me only by the iron gate on the door.The two black eyes on that face stared at me like a dead fish. I almost screamed out in shock, but then I reacted and quickly covered my mouth with my hand.And the person inside the door imitated my actions and reached out his hand to cover his mouth firmly.I breathed a sigh of relief and thought to myself: Fortunately, this is a lunatic, otherwise my whereabouts have been exposed. He heard the nurse's footsteps gradually fade away, and stopped at the other end of the corridor after a while.Immediately there was a faint voice of talking and laughing from the nurse's station.It seemed that the nurses on the second floor were bored, so they went downstairs to chat with their companions on the first floor to relieve boredom.This actually provides me with convenience.I couldn't miss the opportunity, I quickly stood on tiptoe, walked to the stairs silently, and then hurried to the second floor.When I got to the second floor, I observed carefully first, and found that although the oil lamps were lit in the nurse's station, there was no one there.I felt relieved, found the key from the duty desk, and went straight to the ward where the girl was. I opened the two doors successively with the key, and everything went well.I entered the ward and saw the girl lying on the bed with the help of the dim night.Her eyes were tightly closed, her hands and feet were bound, and a mask was put on her mouth, her face was haggard. Feeling pity and pain in my heart, I stepped forward and gently stroked the girl's cheek.The girl fell asleep very lightly and woke up suddenly.She widened her eyes in horror at first, but when she saw it was me, her expression relaxed, but the tears couldn't stop flowing down. I first helped the girl take off the mask.The girl was eager to speak, so I hurriedly brought my index finger to my lips and gave a soft "shh".The girl understood, lowered her voice to the lowest and asked, "Why are you here?" I whispered back: "I said I would come to rescue you." As I spoke, I went to untie the girl's hands and feet.Just halfway through the solution, I suddenly heard footsteps downstairs again.Knowing that the nurse was coming back, I rushed out of the ward and put the bunch of keys back where they belonged.Then I went back to the ward, gently closed the door, and listened behind the door. He heard the nurse go upstairs, move a chair and sit down, and then there was no sound.Knowing that she didn't notice anything unusual, I went back to the girl and continued to help her untie the rope buckles on her hands and feet.The girl put her mouth next to my ear and asked worriedly, "How do we get out?" I shook my hand to signal her not to worry.After all the ropes were untied, I whispered into her ear: "Look at my gestures later. If I wave my hand, you will make some noise on the bed so that the nurse outside can hear it. If the nurse Come and check, you just lie on the bed and don't move. Do you understand?" The girl looked at me and nodded, her eyes full of trust. I quietly walked to the door of the ward and hid behind the inner wall of the door.Then I waved at the girl. The girl swayed on the bed as I ordered, and kicked the bed board with her hands and feet. The noise she made was enough for people outside the house to hear in the quiet night.The nurse on duty quickly grumbled and walked towards the ward, the keys in her hand jingling. I held my breath behind the door, just waiting for the nurse to open the door and enter.After a while, the nurse came to the door. She inserted the key into the lock, and then found that the half-hidden door had been loosened before the lock was unlocked.She let out a "huh" in surprise.It was too late, but it was too soon, I slammed the door and dragged the nurse into the room.The nurse turned pale in shock, and when she opened her mouth to scream, I covered her mouth.The nurse struggled and twisted desperately, but how could she, a woman, hold back my strength?I dragged her to the bed and whispered to the girl, "Quick, tie her up!" The girl woke up like a dream, and jumped out of bed to help.The ropes are all ready-made, and they are now being used on the nurse.We cooperated to tie up the nurse and put on a silencing mask for her.The nurse couldn't move, and could only let out a low moan of "woo woo".This kind of situation is exactly what they have imposed on the girl in the past few days, and now it is really called "treating another person in the same way". I know that this is not a place to stay forever.Immediately after subduing the nurse, he took the girl's hand and whispered: "Follow me!" The girl said "hmm", her expression was both excited and nervous.We came downstairs from the ward, and the girl was in a hurry to run to the door of the building. I quickly grabbed her and pointed to the open window not far away: "Go over there!" The girl turned around and ran towards the window with me.When I got to the window, I was helping the girl to climb out when I suddenly heard a voice asking, "Where are you going?" I was startled suddenly, and the girl trembled even more.When I looked back, it was the lunatic who was talking to me before. He was holding on to the iron grille of the ward, and he was staring at the two of us without blinking his eyes like dead fish.Knowing that I couldn't get entangled with him, I urged the girl, "Get out, leave him alone!" The girl sped up and climbed out of the window, while I looked back at the madman, and at the same time covered my mouth with my palm, trying to trick him into doing the same. But this time the other party quit.Seeing the girl flipping out of the window, he immediately raised his voice and shouted: "Take me with you, I want to go out too!" The shout was heard far away, and immediately a nurse's voice from the other side of the corridor asked, "What's wrong?" Seeing that the matter had been revealed, I grabbed the window and just crawled out.The moment I turned out the window, I heard a sharp whistle sounded, interspersed with the nurse's shout: "The patient has escaped!" The originally dead and silent courtyard became commotion, and lights were lit everywhere.I gritted my teeth, pulled the girl up and ran out of the courtyard with all my strength.There were guards on duty in the direction of the gate, so it must be impossible to go, so I ran back to the backyard.Fortunately, the backyard wall is also fenced, so it is not difficult to climb.I let the girl step on my shoulders to climb up the wall first, and then I climbed up myself.Immediately, I jumped out of the hospital first, and waited until I stood firm before calling the girl to jump down.The girl was also unambiguous, and jumped down without hesitation. I opened my arms in the direction of her fall.In this way, the girl just plunged into my arms, buffering the force of her falling to the ground.But even so, the girl still yelled "Ouch" when she landed on the ground. I hurriedly asked with concern: "What's wrong?" "It's okay." The girl frowned, "The foot is a little twisted." "Can I still go?" I asked and looked into the courtyard wall: I saw a few guards had lit torches and were rushing here in a panic. The girl said: "I can walk." As she said that, she rushed forward, as if she wanted to prove something.She could indeed walk, but her steps faltered slightly. I held her arm from the side, and the two hurriedly wanted to escape to the distance. Not far after walking out, the way was blocked by a river.When I looked closely, I couldn't help crying out.It turned out that the back wall of this mental hospital was built close to the mountain and river. Now we either cross the river, or we can only run horizontally along the river bank. The pursuers behind him had reached the wall at this moment, and they would soon climb over the wall.It's impossible to get out if we run sideways.There is no other choice!I held the girl's hand tightly and asked, "Are you afraid of water?" The girl looked back at me with big bright eyes, and said firmly, "I'm not afraid if you're here!" "Okay." I searched around, and soon found a log washed down from the mountain on the shore.I pushed the log into the river and told the girl, "Go down and hold on to that log, and I'll take you across the river." The girl nodded, and then bravely jumped into the water.She hugged the piece of wood and half floated on the water.I jumped down too, putting my hands against the log and paddling vigorously with my legs, pushing the girl to the other side of the river.Because the river is formed by mountain streams, the water flow becomes more turbulent as it goes to the center.I gradually felt a little strenuous, and finally I accidentally slipped my hand at the place where the current was the fastest. The log was subjected to side force, coupled with the impact of the river water, and it spun in the center of the river.The girl exclaimed "Ah", slipped from the log, and was swallowed by the river in an instant. I quickly inhaled and dived into the water, hugged the girl's weak body by the waist, and then pushed her out of the water, shouting: "Quick, grab that log!" The girl hugged the wood beside her with her backhand, coughing violently. "Are you okay?" I leaned over to the log and asked loudly. The girl didn't reply, her eyes were a little blurred, she seemed to have lost her mind.I didn't ask any more questions, and just paddled desperately towards the opposite bank.It's just that the water flow here is really fast, and every foot forward is extremely laborious. At this moment, the girl gradually came back to her senses, and said, "You don't have to worry about me, just play on your own." I shook my head resolutely: "Stop talking nonsense! How can I ignore you?" The girl looked at me with a strange look, as if she had hidden a thousand words but could not express them.Then she suddenly let go, left the log and sank into the river. I was startled, and when I was about to dive into the water with her again, I saw the girl poking her head out from not far away.Immediately, she twisted her body softly, patted the water surface with her arms, and swam towards the opposite bank alone.She swims beautifully, with skillful and light movements. I looked at her in astonishment, and after she had swam several meters away, I followed her as if I had just woken up from a dream.The girl's swimming skills seemed to be better than mine, and we swam all the way to the shore without catching up with each other.After I landed on the shore, I asked the first sentence: "How can you swim?" The girl said: "I can swim all the time!" I shook my head, expressing my incomprehension.If she could swim all the time, how could she drift in a coma in the river? There were loud shouts from the other side of the river, and the pursuers had already arrived at the river, eager to try to get into the water.The situation was critical, so I didn't bother to ask more questions, so I hurriedly pulled the girl and said, "Let's go!" The girl looked at me and asked, "Where are you going?" I looked up and looked around: From the perspective of the terrain, the left hand side leads to the wilderness outside the town, and the right hand side leads to a mountain forest.After thinking about it for a while, I suggested: "Run into the mountains - if you go on flat ground, you will definitely be overtaken!" The girl nods in agreement.So we ran towards the mountains not far away together.After running for about ten minutes in the dark, we have come to the foot of the mountains.A path up the mountain appeared in front of him, leading to the depths of the dark forest. The pursuers behind me were approaching, and I took the girl up the mountain without hesitation.The rugged mountain roads and the dense forests on the mountain are all favorable conditions for hiding your whereabouts.It's just that the mountain road is difficult, but I can handle it, but the girl's walking is getting harder and harder.I thought that her ankle was still sprained, so I stopped after turning a mountain pass and asked, "How is your foot?" The girl bit her lip and said softly, "It hurts badly." I bent down and touched her ankle, and felt that the ankle was obviously swollen. "Running like this is not the way..." I pondered, "We have to find a place to hide." The girl pointed forward: "There is a forest over there where you can hide." I followed her pointer to look, and there was indeed a forest by the roadside.So I helped her and walked over. I had just hid in the woods, only to hear the noise of life down the mountain road, and the pursuers were approaching. I whispered to the girl: "You wait for me here, don't run around. I will lead them away." After finishing speaking, I was about to go out of the woods.But the girl pulled me back: "No, don't leave me!" I firmly held the girl's little hand, and persuaded: "I'll be back soon, trust me." The girl hesitated for a moment, and finally let go of her hand. I jumped out of the forest and continued to run up the mountain.While running, he deliberately trampled on the gravel, making a "squeaky" sound.I heard someone shouting not far behind me: "There it is!" Without the fetters of a girl, my walking is much easier.Walking all the way, it didn't take long before the distance gradually opened up.When we arrived at a fork in the road, there happened to be a hidden road that turned down the mountain.I turned towards that path.After walking about ten meters along the path, a boulder appeared on the side of the road. I quietly hid behind the boulder, and turned around to observe the fork in the road not far away. Not long after, several men with torches also chased to the fork in the road.They stopped for a while, and someone asked, "There are two intersections, which way should we go after?" Another person said: "This path goes down the mountain, they will definitely not go back." Everyone agreed, so a group of people continued chasing up the mountain in a chaotic manner.I was secretly happy, and secretly turned back down the mountain from the path.Soon I was back in the woods where I parted from the girl.When I went to the woods, the girl was waiting quietly on the spot.I stepped forward and greeted softly: "Let's go." The girl came over and took my hand, and we walked down the mountain together out of the woods.When I was approaching the exit of the mountain road, I saw a faint light of fire at the corner ahead. The girl stopped vigilantly and reminded me softly: "There are people at the intersection." I nodded and gestured for the girl to stay where she was.Then I stood on tiptoe and came noiselessly to the corner.Quietly poking his head out to take a look, he saw a man standing at the mountain crossing, holding a torch, he must have stayed there on purpose to guard the back road. I retracted my body, picked up a stone and threw it in front of me. The stone rolled along the mountain road, making a bone-like sound.The man asked, "Who is it?" Then he walked towards the place where I was hiding.I held my breath, judging the approaching distance from the sound of footsteps and the brightness of the torch.When the man was about to turn the corner, I suddenly rushed out from the hiding place and met him face to face.The man was startled, and when he opened his mouth to shout, I had already punched him in the stomach.The man bent down in pain, his shout was suppressed abruptly, and the torch in his hand fell to the ground.I didn't give him a chance to breathe, and followed up with the second punch, but this punch hit the opponent's temple.The man let out a muffled grunt, and fell straight on the mountain road, motionless. I picked up the torch and turned to greet the girl: "Come here, it's okay." The girl came over and saw the man lying on the ground motionless, so she asked worriedly, "What did you do to him?" I comforted her and said, "Don't be afraid, I just fainted, and I will wake up in a while." The girl breathed a sigh of relief: "Then let's go." I took the girl out of the intersection and walked south along the foot of the mountain.This is still the direction to go into the mountain. The girl was a little surprised and asked, "Where are we going?" "Go forward first, and then find a way to continue up the mountain." I explained as I walked, "When the man wakes up, he will definitely gather his companions to chase in the direction of the mountain. Let's hide in the mountain for one night, and it will be dawn tomorrow." Make another plan." The girl nodded and said, "I'll listen to you." This road went another two or three miles, and gradually came to the depths of the mountains.At another intersection up the mountain, I looked up for a while, and I was sure that this road led to another mountain.So I took the girl and turned up the mountain road and walked towards the high place in the mountain.After walking up not far, the girl suddenly took a breath of air, her voice sounded quite painful. I stopped and asked, "What's wrong?" The girl said: "The pain in my feet is getting worse and worse, and I can hardly bear it." I knew that the rush must have aggravated her foot injury.It's okay to walk on flat roads, but it becomes more and more difficult to climb high.I suggested, "I'll carry you on my back." The girl shook her head hesitantly: "Then you are too tired... I'd better stick to it." I said it again: "I will carry you on my back." This time the tone was firm and no rejection was allowed.Then I walked up to the girl, squatted down and waited.After a few seconds of silence, a soft body lay on my back carefully, and at the same time, a delicate and slightly shy voice said in my ear: "Thank you, Detective Feng." I just felt a heat in the base of my ear, as if a fire had ignited there.The heat instantly spread throughout my body, bringing me endless power.I held the torch in one hand, supported the girl's leg with the other, and stood up steadily. While walking, I said, "Don't call me Detective Feng from now on." "Why?" the girl asked. "I... I'm not a detective, I'm just a piece of trash." "How can you be a waste?" The girl retorted seriously, "You are a man with love and righteousness, and you will do what you say." With affection and righteousness, words must be followed.I was at a loss when I heard the eight-character comment.The bridge of the nose was sour, and the tears seemed to be rolling down uncontrollably. Fortunately, the girl couldn't see my expression, she just lay quietly on my back.For a long time, the two of us were silent like this, with only the whistling mountain wind in our ears.I have my mind, but what about the girl?I wonder what she is thinking again? After a long time, the silence was finally broken by the girl. She continued the previous topic and said, "Actually, I don't want to call you Detective Feng anymore." "Oh?" I controlled my thoughts and asked with a smile, "Then what do you want to call me?" The girl hesitated and said, "I want to call you by your name. Is that okay?" "of course can." The girl smiled happily, and breathed hot air on my neck, then she softly called my name: "Yuanchi..." These two words are extremely sweet and soft, deeply penetrated into the deepest part of my heart.My thoughts followed in a trance, and I muttered in response: "Yunyun..." "No, I'm not called Yunyun." The girl who was still as gentle as water just now suddenly became a little excited, "Don't call me Yunyun anymore!" I was surprised and said, "Your name is not Yunyun? Then what should I call you?" The girl told me solemnly: "My surname is Ye, and my name is Ye Mengshi." "Ye Mengshi?" I was stunned for a moment, "Why... why did you suddenly call me this?" "My name has always been Ye Mengshi. I just lost my memory these days, but now my memory is back." The surprises are one after another!I glanced back at the girl: "Your memory recovered?" "Yes. I can think of everything now. My name is Ye Mengshi, not Chu Yun at all! I am not Ling Mufeng's wife, and I have nothing to do with this small town!" The girl said hurriedly, as if To cram all this information into my head at once.And I told myself to keep a calm mind.After the girl finished speaking, I didn't show my attitude. Instead, I changed the subject and pointed forward with a torch: "Look, there's a cave there. Let's go in and rest for a while! " The girl agreed: "Okay. Let me take a break so I can tell you everything in detail." The cave was on a rocky cliff not far from the road. I carried the girl on my back to the cave and looked around with a torch.The cave is not very big, but Miao has a depth to the side after the cave wall turns, forming a structure similar to a "hole in a cave".I placed the girl in the inner cave, which can not only block the autumn wind outside, but also prevent the firelight in the cave from being directly reflected.In this way, even if the pursuers search for this mountain, it will not be so easy to find our hiding place. After placing the girl, I went outside the cave to pick up a pile of dead branches, and raised a hot bonfire in the cave.When wading across the river earlier, the clothes on both of us were already soaked from the inside to the outside. If we don't dry them as soon as possible, we are afraid that we will get sick from the cold in the autumn night. The two of us sat side by side in front of the bonfire, seeing the girl shivering with cold, I took the initiative to open my arms, lightly wrapped her shoulders and asked, "Is it cold?" The girl said "Yes", and she turned to look at me , His brows and eyes are as bright and moving as a crescent moon.After a moment, she lowered her eyes and buried her body in my chest.I took advantage of the situation to hug her tightly, and we both felt each other's body temperature, fighting against the chill of the autumn night in the cold cave in the mountains. After my body recovered a little, I asked the girl, "Have you really recovered your memory?" The girl said: "Yes." The voice was soft but extremely firm. "Then tell me, tell me your story." The girl looked up at me, and then she began to tell: "My name is Ye Mengshi, and I grew up in Shanghai. My father is Ye Dekai. He was a wealthy businessman in Shanghai. If you have been to Shanghai, I've probably heard of him..." I shook my head and said, "I have never been to Shanghai." Then I asked, "Has your father passed away?" The girl said sadly: "Yes. My father only had me when he was forty-six years old. When he passed away last year, he was already sixty-five years old. He was injured when he was young, and his health has never been very good." "Where's your mother?" "I haven't seen my mother, because she died of dystocia on the day she gave birth to me." The girl said while lifting the jade pendant around her neck. "This pendant is my mother's relic. There is a ' in her name." Cloud' word. My father wanted me to carry this jade pendant forever, he said so that my mother could see me in another world." I was silent for a moment, then continued to ask: "Then why did you appear outside Nanjing?" The girl replied: "I have liked painting since I was a child. After my father passed away, I traveled around and painted in order to relieve my grief. In early summer, I came all the way to Yangzhou. I found a good place in the southern suburbs of Yangzhou City, which is A river beach, reeds overgrown, the scenery is very beautiful. I paint on the river beach. In the evening, the setting sun shines on the river surface, which is very beautiful. At this time, I found that there is a Jiangxinzhou in the river not far away. If I If I can get there, I can have a panoramic view of the entire river, and draw the beautiful scenery of the setting sun slanting like blood. Coincidentally, the Jiangxin Island is not completely separated from the shore, and is connected by an earth ridge. But those days The Tianjiang River was rising, and the Tulong was half hidden in the river, appearing and disappearing from time to time. I really couldn't resist the temptation of the beautiful scenery, so I decided to cross the water." I interjected, "Isn't that too dangerous..." "I'm not afraid at all, because my water skills are very good—" the girl reminded me, "Didn't you see it when I crossed the river just now?" I think back to the situation not so long ago.Girls are indeed skilled in water, so I can't refute. The girl went on to say: "I took off my cloth shoes and put them on the shore, and then I went into the water with my drawing board on my back. I walked slowly on the dirt ridge, and the river water slapped my legs and neck from time to time. But that would be just In summer, the water in the river is not cold at all, but I feel quite comfortable. Just when I was about to walk up to Jiangxin Island, a very strange thing happened..." When the girl said this, she frowned deeply, as if she still didn't understand that "strange thing". Of course, I was even more confused, so I could only ask: "What's the matter?" "I suddenly felt dizzy, and my chest was tight, as if I was about to suffocate. Then I fell off the earth and fell into the river." The girl gathered her thoughts and tried to recall the situation at that time, "I remember I choked on a lot of water, and finally my eyes went black, I should have passed out..." "That's not right." I questioned, "Aren't you good at water, why did you get fainted by the river water?" "This is the strange thing, I can't figure it out. At that time, my heart was very flustered, my head was blank, and I didn't have the consciousness of paddling and swimming. I was just very scared. I had a strong feeling: as if I'm going to die soon." I shook my head and said, "The feeling you mentioned should only happen to people who can't swim." "Yes." The girl said blankly, "That's why I find it strange..." I put this confusion aside, and followed the girl's explanation to analyze: "Then is this the process of your drowning? You fell into the water in Yangzhou and drifted down the river to the outside of Nanjing, which makes sense." The girl said: "Anyway, I lost my memory when I woke up again. Later you found me on the fishing boat, and you know everything after that." I pondered for a while, then turned around and asked, "Then why did you suddenly regain your memory?" "Just when I was crossing the river, I choked on the water. The painful feeling was very similar to what I experienced before I fell into a coma, so I immediately remembered what happened before." I nodded: "No wonder you were so timid when you first got into the water and hugged the wood tightly. But after choking on a few sips of water, you suddenly woke up, and you can swim so well!" “是的。就是河水呛醒了我，我终于找回了真实的自己。我是叶梦诗，不是什么楚云。”女孩一边说一边抬眼看着我，她的眼神中充满了期待。 我知道女孩急切想获得我的认同，但我却犹豫着，难置可否。 “怎么了？”女孩皱起眉头，敏感地问道，“你不相信我的话吗？” “他们都说楚云不会游泳，而你会；你和楚云写字的笔迹也不一样，我当然相信你就是叶梦诗，不是楚云。可是……”我苦笑着，不知该怎么说才好。 女孩追问：“可是什么？” 我默叹了一声，然后把话说完：“可是楚云和叶梦诗本来就是同一个人，楚云经常会变成叶梦诗。” 女孩瞪大了眼睛：“你在说些什么呢？我听不懂。” 我尽力向她解释：“医生说你得了一种病，叫精神分裂症。所以楚云是你，叶梦诗也是你，你会在这两个人格之间变来变去。当你是叶梦诗的时候，就不会记得楚云的事；当你是楚云的时候，也不会记得自己还曾是叶梦诗。而且楚云和叶梦诗的性格、脾气和日常习惯都完全不同，你们就好像是完全不认识的两个人，但你们却共用着同一个身体。” “这太荒谬了！”女孩完全不能接受，她从我的怀抱中挣脱出来，责问我说：“你怎么会相信这样的鬼话！” 我无奈地摊开双手：“我没法不信。很多人都跟我说过你以前发病的事情——不光是精神病院的医生，还有吴警长和孟婆子。他们都是好人，不会骗我的。他们早就告诉我，你发病的时候会变成一个叫做叶梦诗的女人，你会说你来自大上海——而这一切都是虚幻的，只是源于你的想象。” “胡说。我不信，不信！”女孩激烈地反驳，她的身体又开始微微颤抖。这次却不是因为寒冷，而是缘于那来自心底的无助和恐惧。 我的目光看向女孩的脖颈，又道：“那个玉坠的确是你母亲的遗物。但你母亲的名字里并没有一个'云'，她叫杜雨虹；你的父亲也不是上海的富商，他只是一个猎户，他的名字叫楚汉山。吴警长和孟婆子都见过这个玉坠，那个'云'就代表了你的名字。你叫楚云，与叶梦诗有关的一切都不是真实的，只是你发病之后的幻想。” 女孩睁着一双大眼睛，目光中却变得冷漠如冰。“原来你也觉得我是一个疯子。”她绝望地问道，“那你又何必救我出来？” “因为我从心底挂念着你，这种挂念和其他任何事情都毫无关系。”我直视着那女孩的眼睛，动容道：“不管你有没有得病，不管你是楚云还是叶梦诗，你都是我心中最迷恋的女子。我愿意和你生死与共，永不分离。只要……只要你也愿意。” 女孩眼中的坚冰在我的话语声中慢慢融化，最终变成了两汪晶莹的泪水。当那泪水从眼角滑落的时候，我听见了这个世界上最美丽的声音。 "I would." 我伸手拉住了女孩，而她也主动凑上前，和我紧紧相拥。在这个瞬间，我的唿吸几乎都停滞了，但心脏却“砰砰砰”地，从来未曾跳得如此剧烈。 女孩抬起眼睛，脸颊紧贴在我的胸膛上。她的眼角仍挂着泪花，嘴角却又浮现着笑意，她说：“我听见了你的心跳。我相信你刚才的话是真实的，没有撒谎。” 我抚摸着女孩的头发，没有再说什么。我喜欢此刻的寂静，我在寂静中欣赏着女孩的容颜，感受着她的芬芳唿吸。 也不知过了多久，女孩忽地唤我：“远驰……”她的目光盈盈流转，似乎闪烁着某种异样的神采。 我“嗯？”地回应了一声。 女孩认真地说道：“我要向你证明，我就是叶梦诗。我的身体也是独一无二的，从没有属于其他任何人。” 我问：“怎么证……”我的话只说了一半便无法继续，因为女孩的小嘴已经贴上来，牢牢封住了我的双唇。她如此热烈地吻着我，简直要把我吞噬一般。我无从躲闪，也根本不想躲闪。我们便在这山洞中深情地拥吻，仿佛是一对久别重逢的恋人。 当这一吻停歇之后，女孩从我怀抱中挣脱出来。然后她举起双手，慢慢解开了胸前的衣襟。一片雪白的肌肤跳将出来，在篝火的映衬下晃得我头晕目眩。我对此毫无思想准备，愕然张大了嘴：“你……” “你要了我吧。然后你就知道，我的身体是纯洁的，纯洁得没有一点瑕疵。”女孩一边说着，一边拉起了我的手。我的身体软软的，已失去了所有的气力，只能像一只提线木偶般任人摆布。女孩把我的手轻轻放在了她的胸口，然后便闭上了自己的眼睛。 我其他的感官全都消失了，只有手心处传来柔软温润的触觉。那触觉如同致命的病毒，轻易便穿透了我的身体，在我的每一根血管中蔓延开来。我的思维，我的唿吸，甚至我周围的整个世界全都凝滞了，只有我的血液在沸腾，在燃烧。这沸腾燃烧的血液一部分直冲向我的大脑，另一部分则蜂拥着往我的小腹处聚集。我感觉有一种强大的能量在我的体内汹涌撞击，我的理智已摇摇欲坠。 女孩按着我的手轻轻柔动起来，同时她喃喃说道：“你能感受到我的心跳吗？我也是真实的，从来没有撒谎……” 我怎能感受不到？那女孩的心跳从我的掌心传来，彻底激活了我体内的能量。我的身心防线在瞬间被冲得粉碎。我张开双臂把女孩扑倒在篝火旁，就像是一只饿虎扑倒了温顺的羔羊。然后我疯狂地拥抱着她，揉搓着她，恨不能将她吸纳入我的体内。我的嘴唇则像雨点一样撒向女孩的面庞，我吻着她的泪水，吻着她的笑容，吻着她充满诱惑的生命。 女孩用双臂揽住了我的脖颈，她轻轻扭动的娇躯，发出若有若无的呻吟声。她尚未干透的衣服被一件一件地褪下，红晕则慢慢爬满了她的脸颊。片刻后，随着女孩一声如泣的长叹，我深深刺了进去。那些冲动的能量顿时找到了宣泄的出口，它们不再拘囿于我的体内，开始向着一个从未到达过的温暖世界热情探索。那能量将我和女孩紧紧相连，我们在篝火旁翻滚着，挣扎着，但我们的灵魂和身体始终缠绕成团，难解难分。而那能量则在如斯的纠缠中越积越多，最终便是两个人的身体也无法将其容纳。于是那能量便化作两团，分别从我们的体内冲出来，狠狠地对撞在我和女孩的连接处。我们同时发出一声重生般的嘶喊，从快乐的云端坠落凡尘。 当我从女孩身上坐起的时候，我看到点点殷红滴染在女孩柔嫩的肌肤上，恰似雪原中绽放的梅花。我心中一痛，紧抓住那女孩的小手，柔声唤道：“梦诗……” 女孩低声问我：“你现在相信我的话了？” 我怎能不信？那殷殷红梅明确无误地告诉我：女孩还是处子之身。而楚云早已和凌沐风结婚，并且育有一女，她们怎么可能是同一个人？ 女孩又道：“我就是叶梦诗，独一无二的叶梦诗。我的身体以前只属于我自己，此后只会属于……属于你。”说出最后那句话时，女孩娇羞地垂下头，声音已低不可闻。 我帮女孩披上衣服，然后又将她轻揽在怀中。那万千思绪最终只汇成一句话：“是的。你是我的叶梦诗，独一无二的叶梦诗。就算全世界的人都否认，我也会坚信不疑！” 女孩欣然一笑，闭目躺在我怀中，神态安详之极。我一只手搂着她的腰，另一只手则抓起几根粗木枝扔进火堆。篝火旺盛燃起，小小的山洞内充满了暖意。 片刻后，女孩的唿吸渐渐匀称，原来是睡着了。我知道她这些天受尽了折磨，身心早就疲倦之极。现在难得有放松的时刻，我怎忍心打扰？只能愈发小心地抱着她，连姿势也不敢变化分毫。 这时我忽又想起了一件事情，便伸手撩起了女孩盖在腰间的衣物。女孩裸露的腰臀展现在我的眼前，而我的目光则很快定在了某处。 那里是女孩的臀部，丰满白润，像是两片刚刚蒸出笼的馒头。不过在右臀靠近体侧的肌肤上却有一块碗口大的斑痕，既像是胎记又像是伤疤。女孩全身上下肤白如雪，这个突兀的斑痕恐怕是唯一不够完美之处。 阿锤说过，楚云臀部的胎记看上去像是一张人脸。我现在看女孩右臀的这个疤痕，竟也有了类似的感觉：那斑痕恰是圆形，色泽又深浅不一，依稀间有鼻子有眼，还真像是一张模煳的人脸。 正想再细细端详之时，忽听洞外隐隐有对话声传来。我一个激灵，连忙将女孩从怀中放下。 女孩被惊醒，睡眼惺忪地问了句：“怎么了？” 我悄声道：“有人来了。”一边说一边把篝火扒散，火苗也一一踩灭。女孩这时也听见了外面的人声，她连忙把衣物穿好，然后便拉住我的手，紧贴在我的身边。 耳听得对话声越来越近，却是有人正沿着山路往上走来。又过了一会，他们说话的内容已经可以分辨。 只听个年轻的声音说道：“你说那帮医院的人也真是废物，这么多人居然追不上一个疯婆娘。” 另一人的声音则苍老了许多：“也不能这么说，他们不是本地人，对镇上的地形不熟。” 年轻人附和道：“也是，这事要是及时告诉我们，那两个人早就被抓回来了。” 从对话分析，这两个人应该都是本镇的镇民，想必是医院那帮人找我们找不到，所以便到镇上搬来了救兵。正思忖间，忽听那年轻人又道：“那边好像有个山洞，要不过去看看？” 女孩闻言一颤，显然是心中惊惧。我用力握了握她的手，附耳说道：“别怕。有我在呢。”女孩无声地点点头，身体和我贴得更紧。其实我嘴上虽在宽慰对方，心中却也犯愁：如果他们真的寻到洞中，那可怎么办？ 好在那老者并不赞成年轻人的提议，他“嘿嘿”干笑了两声，道：“这黑灯瞎火的，你去干什么？二十年前那桩事你没听说吗？这要是一刀被人捅了，多冤得慌啊？” 二十年前那桩事——指的应该就是楚汉山劫走孟婆子吧？那天晚上小镇也出动了很多壮丁搜山，结果最先找到现场的人却被楚汉山一刀捅死。老者正以此事警戒那年轻人。 年轻人道：“三叔教训的是。我们只不过挣个腿脚钱，这要把命赔上，可就亏大了。” 老者又道：“现在镇里镇外，山上山下都有人守着。那两人一个是外乡客，一个是弱女子，还能跑到哪儿去？真要找人，等天亮了也不迟。我们先这么晃悠着，腿脚钱还能多挣几个。” “好嘞，就听您的。”年轻人顿了一顿，又窃笑道，“只是这孤男寡女一夜下来，凌先生头顶的帽子岂不得绿油油的？” “你操这心干什么？”老者先是斥了一句，然后又说，“总之这次那姓冯的绝讨不了好去。凌先生岂能绕得了他！” “红颜祸水啊！沾上那女人能有什么好事？” ... 这两人一路走一路说，渐渐沿着山路远去。我的一颗心又放回了肚子里。二十年前楚汉山制造了那个恐怖的血腥之夜，其深远的影响直到今天仍笼罩在小镇居民的心头，正是这影响帮我们化解了眼前的危局。 “我们现在该怎么办？”女孩的一句问话把我的思绪从唏嘘过往中拖了回来。 我毫不犹豫地答道：“我带你走。” 女孩苦笑着说：“我的脚不行，走不了的……” “我就是背也要把你背出去！” 女孩却摇头道：“不。你一个人走吧，你带着我肯定逃不出去的。” 我断然拒绝：“我怎么能丢下你。” “我被他们抓住，最多再被送回精神病院；可如果你被抓住，那可就麻烦了。” 我知道女孩说得在理。这次我若被抓住，扰乱治安、拐带人妻这两条罪名恐怕是免不了的。就算有吴警长帮我开脱，至少也得在牢狱里蹲上个三年两载。但我还是倔强地昂起说：“再大的麻烦我也不怕。” “我知道你不怕。”女孩用小手轻抚着我的脸颊，轻叹一声，又继续说道：“你知道吗？这些天我被关在那个狭小的病房里，不能动弹，不能说话，简直生不如死。但我从来没有绝望，因为我记得你临走前说的话，你说：'我一定会救你出去。这是我的承诺。'” 我点点头，那话也在我的耳边，记忆犹新。 “所以你就是我的希望。只要这希望还在，不管经受多大的磨难，我都能坚持下去。但你千万不要让这希望破灭，我不能没有你。你明白吗？”女孩用明亮的大眼睛看着我，目光中充满了恳切和期许。 我抓住女孩的手，动容道：“我明白了。我一定会跑出去，我也一定会再回来救你。” 女孩欣慰地笑了笑，她把脖颈上的挂坠解下来，送到我手里说：“你把这个拿着。”见我的神色有些不解，她便解释：“这是我的随身信物，你带着它去上海正德商行找一个叫做王定邦的人——他是我的家庭律师。他手上有很多文件，足以证明我的身份。” 我“哦”了一声，可我又有一些担心：“只凭这个信物对方就能相信我吗？他会不会怀疑是我害了你？最好……最好你能写封信让我带着。” “能写信当然是好。可是——”女孩无奈地看着我，“现在哪有纸笔？” 我沉吟了一会，说：“这事我会另想办法。” 女孩点点头，催促道：“你快走吧。正好那两人刚刚往山上去了，不会那么快回来的。” 我揽过女孩，在她的柔唇上深深一吻。然后我把那玉坠挂在自己的脖颈中，转身往洞口走去。到了洞口，我却又忍不住回身一瞥，只见女孩正注视着我的背影，眼中泪水盈盈欲坠。 “我一定会把你救出来的。以后我便会永远和你在一起，生死不离。”我直视着女孩的双眼，郑重说道，“这是我的承诺。” 女孩咬着嘴唇，强忍住心中的离别之愁。片刻之后，她又向上次在病房分别时那样，坚定地喊出三个字来：“我等你！”