Chapter 220 Recuperation
After a night of tossing and turning, Cui Jian woke up at nine o'clock the next morning. The wound was very painful. His abdomen was wrapped in gauze, and there was a doctor's prescription on the bedside table. Xueying didn't go to class. She bought medicine according to the doctor's prescription. In addition to oral medicine, there was also an IV drip. When Cui Jian woke up, Xueying had already mixed a bottle of IV drip, holding the needle in her hand and staring at Cui Jian's left hand, not knowing where to poke.

Cui Jian took the needle, clenched his left fist, and inserted the needle. Xueying smiled happily, hung the drip on the coat rack, and supported her chin with both hands: "You are not dead."

Cui Jian always felt like there was something else going on: "And then?"

Xueying said, "Lao Tu told me that you can't get out of bed unless you go to the bathroom. He also said it's best not to receive guests recently."

The little girl wants to ask a question.

Xueying smiled and said, "Then I will have to take care of your three meals from now on."

Cui Jian asked: "Don't you want to ask something?" Cui Jian felt uncomfortable when the other party didn't ask. At that moment, Cui Jian understood Duanmu.

Xueying shook her head: "I don't want to ask." Not daring to go to the hospital, with gunshot wounds, and having backup, it means Cui Jian is most likely not a good person in the traditional sense, but Xueying doesn't think there is anything wrong with Cui Jian.

Cui Jian said: "You are right. Don't ask, otherwise if something happens to me in the future, you will be in big trouble."

Xueying nodded obediently: "I understand. I'll go get the rice porridge."

Xueying went to the kitchen, and the rice cooker screen showed that it would take two minutes. She took out her cell phone and turned it on, and it was showing local news: a gunfight occurred at a hotel in the city last night, with more than 15 people killed, and the police are still investigating the details. However, none of the four suspects in the news sketch looked like Cui Jian.

Xueying was very smart. Although she didn't connect Cui Jian with Qi Sha, she knew that Cui Jian was more than just a bodyguard. She was not afraid because, in addition to Cui Jian's daily personality and behavior, Lao Tu and Xiao Tu's words and deeds also added points to this group of people. She could not see any connection between this group and the traditional bad guys.

The rice cooker beeped, Xueying opened the lid and took a look, thought for a while, and took a can of Coke from the refrigerator.

Soon the food was delivered to the bedroom on the second floor. Xueying said, "Coke porridge, you must like it very much."

Cui Jian asked, "Isn't it rice porridge?" He stretched his head to take a look. It looked like a paste made by mixing Coke into rice that was not very dry.
Xueying said, "Yes, but I was worried that you would have no appetite, so I added Coke. This is called Coke Porridge, or Thirst State in English. It is a unique secret recipe for treating trauma in the Gambia."

Cui Jian suppressed his laughter: "I like the way you talk nonsense with a serious face."

Satisfied with Cui Jian's answer, Xueying served Cui Jian rice and said hopefully: "I spent an hour cooking it, you will definitely like it. Right?"

Cui Jian took a bite with a spoon. What should I say? To be honest, it tasted good. After all, it was a dessert, and there were no extra condiments. Cui Jian nodded: "It's delicious."

Cui Jian's serious look made Xueying suspicious. Was he trying to trick her into trying one? Seeing Cui Jian take a second bite, Xueying took out a little with her index finger and put it into her mouth. After tasting it, her eyes lit up: "It's really delicious. Am I really a genius?"

Cui Jian asked, "How come you are a genius? Isn't this a folk secret recipe from Gambia?"

Xueying replied shamelessly: "I learn quickly."

After eating cola porridge and chatting, Cui Jian continued to rest, and Xueying went to the kitchen to think about lunch. After thinking for a long time, Xueying called the chef of the Yun family. As soon as she hung up the phone, Xueying received a call from Yun Xueshan. According to the arrangement, Xueying would return to the Yun family today to prepare for the wedding anniversary tomorrow.

Xueying told Yun Xueshan that she had homework to do and was not free in the next few days, so she would not attend the anniversary. Then Xueying called her father Xuezheng and mother Yun Xinyue, and they both expressed their understanding and asked her not to work too hard.

Xueying turned down the task, but Cui Jian was approached by the matter.

Bai Qi called and said, "Cui Jian, you haven't come to fight for a long time." He once suspected that Cui Jian had other backgrounds, but he didn't find anything unusual in the more or less contact over the past year. Cui Jian's performance was completely consistent with his character: a former grizzly bear killer.

Cui Jian did not refuse and said, "Okay, see you in the afternoon."

Seeing Cui Jian being so straightforward, Bai Qi refused: "I'm busy this afternoon. I just heard that you haven't been to the club for a long time, so I called to ask." The operation failed and so many people died. He had a lot of bad things to do.

Cui Jian said: "Then I will contact Manager Li and Duanmu."

After hanging up the phone, Cui Jianzhen contacted Li Ran and Duanmu. Duanmu was not available. He was making various preparations for Jiro's release from prison. He not only had to protect Jiro, but also had to find a secret route for Jiro to return to Japan secretly. He was looking for Jiro's substitute. In his plan, after sending Jiro away, Cui Jian, Zhao Ai and himself would continue to protect Jiro's substitute for a while.

Li Ran was also not free. His focus was now on Department B. According to work requirements, the HR department held an open recruitment every 25 days. Li Ran was responsible for checking background checks, personal interviews, and assessment and training. Department B currently had bodyguards. With more people, there were more conflicts. Compared with the peaceful Department A, Department B was a place full of fighting and killing.

In addition, the Ye family will hold a global luxury jewelry exhibition and auction in a month, among which there will be ten treasure-level jewelry, which are designed and made by four talented designers. Jewelry styles are easy to imitate, but the rich will not wear counterfeits, and these ten pieces of jewelry are all unique.

For example, if Li Qin bought one of the jewelry, then only Li Qin would be wearing the genuine jewelry. If others wore the exact same jewelry, they would be ridiculed in the circle. Rather than buying jewelry, it is better to say that you are buying the designer's reputation. This is the overflow value of jewelry.

Li Ran is the manager of the bodyguard department. He will lead the Ye family's security department and be responsible for the security of this auction.

Cui Jian contacted Bai Qi with regret: "They are all busy, let's make an appointment another day."

After that, Cui Jian asked mysteriously: "Bai Qi, do you know what Duanmu is doing?"

Bai Qi certainly knew what Duanmu was doing. Since Cui Jian was of no value, Bai Qi didn't want to waste time: "I don't know either. Okay, let's make an appointment another day."

Cui Jian hung up the phone and thought quietly for a while. Did Bai Qi suspect himself? Suspicion was possible. He had killed many people, and he also killed many people as a bodyguard. With the similar height, Bai Qi might suspect that he was the gunman last night. But Bai Qi didn't know he was injured, and there was no evidence. Therefore, Bai Qi said that he wanted to fight just to find out if he was guilty, not because he knew he was injured and couldn't move.

That's right, Bai Qi didn't know he was injured. He was hit by a fragment and a bullet. Although the bullet was a penetrating wound, it did not penetrate the car and remained inside the car. Otherwise, Bai Qi would definitely visit him, check on his condition, and steal his DNA for comparison.

Would Bai Qi do something unfavorable just because he suspected someone? It's possible, but the possibility is not high, because although he doesn't have many friends, he can barely be considered a half-in-circle person. Although Li Ran, Yu Ming and Duanmu are not out for revenge, they are all people who have a clear distinction between love and hate. For the possibility of killing themselves, Bai Qi's reputation will be ruined.

Besides, killing me might weaken Qi Sha, after all, I am not only very capable, but also bear the entire Qi Sha's appearance. But the impact is ultimately very limited.

Xueying couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking about?"

Cui Jian: “I didn’t think about anything.”

Xueying asked: "How about having dumplings for lunch?"

Cui Jian was shocked: “Oh no.” Can you please not make things so complicated?

Xueying was dissatisfied: "Then what do you want to eat?"

Cui Jian: "Noodle and meat paste."

Xueying asked, "What is that?"

Cui Jian smiled: "It's dumplings."

Xueying didn't understand at the time. After rolling out the dough, making the dumplings and boiling them, she finally understood why dumplings were also called "muddy dough and meat paste", because this pot of dumplings was really mushy.

At the beginning, Xueying picked up the wrapped dumplings, and the bottom of the dumplings broke because they stuck to the table. Her way of dealing with it was to pinch the gap and close it. As for kneading and rolling the dough, she dealt with it all by doing it. In the end, she misunderstood the water temperature and water volume, and performed a performance of stewing dumplings in warm water.

Anyway, it was still edible. After trying it, Cui Jian suggested adding chopped dried mushrooms and dried shrimps, and adding a little salt and water. The taste should be okay. Although the final result was not very similar to dumplings, it tasted good. At lunch time, Cui Jian's second trouble came. Ye Lan called and said that she had a coffee with a friend nearby and was considering where to have lunch.

Cui Jian certainly heard such an obvious hint, and he suggested: "Let's go eat French food."

Ye Lan didn't comment: "I'll pick you up."

Cui Jian: "No, Xueying and I are eating."

Ye Lan: "What a coincidence? I'll go over there."

Cui Jian: "Um, what, it's only enough for two people."

Ye Lan was silent for a while, then quietly replied: "I understand, sorry to bother you." Then she hung up the phone.

Xueying looked at Cui Jian, Cui Jian looked at Xueying, Xueying shook her head, Cui Jian also shook his head, Xueying asked: "Would you like another bowl? There is another pot below."

Cui Jian asked: "How do you cook it in one pot?"

Xueying said innocently: "I don't know either. I just plan to buy 40."

Cui Jian: "You put all 40 of them in the pot? Using the small iron pot in our kitchen?"

Xueying nodded.

No wonder it was cooked like this. Cui Jian nodded: "One more bowl." He took out his phone and sent a message to Ye Lan through the social software: I am not convenient today, you order the dishes and I will cook them another day. After sending the message, Cui Jian felt a little toothache. He didn't know why he had to explain.

Ye Lan replied: I remember it.

Xueying held the empty bowl in her hand and stood on tiptoe to look at Cui Jian's phone screen. Cui Jian looked back, and Xueying immediately turned her head to scoop the porridge. Cui Jian took the porridge and said, "You are really suitable for studying medicine."

Xueying asked, "Why?"

Cui Jian said: "You were able to remain calm in the situation yesterday, which is quite rare."

Xueying said proudly: "Of course."

Then Xueying received a call from Xuesong, who asked her why she couldn't go back to Busan and persuaded her to go home. They decided to make a loving breakfast for their parents tomorrow morning and arrange a day for them, including a private plane to Hong Kong for tea, a hot spring bath in Japan, and a 10-minute sea fireworks display at 15 p.m.

Xueying walked out of the door and said seriously, "Xuesong, I said I'm busy." It was rare for her to call Xuesong by his full name.

After a while, Xueying came back and Cui Jian said, "It's okay. You know someone can take care of me."

Xueying shook her head: "If it were convenient for them, you wouldn't eat porridge."

Cui Jian asked: "Are your parents in a good relationship?"

Xueying: "They are rarely together. However, they insist on spending one day a week together at home unless there is a natural disaster. I think distance creates beauty. Their relationship has become better because of this, and their careers are thriving."

Cui Jian nodded and said nothing. Xueying seemed to be thinking about something as well. The more she thought about it, the more excited she became. She glanced at Cui Jian, then glanced at Cui Jian again, and continued to glance at him fiercely. Cui Jian pretended not to see anything and slowly ate the porridge with his left hand.

Xueying finally couldn't help it: "Aren't you worried that I will betray you? You didn't even tell me not to tell anyone." Could it be that her temperament gave her a natural credibility?

Cui Jiandao: "It's very complicated, but also very simple. I can explain it in one sentence, but you won't understand it."

Xueying: "Then tell me."

Cui Jian said: "I'm not worried about your betrayal."

Xueying really couldn't understand: "But everything shows that your behavior is not right."

Cui Jian said: "Was I close to death last night?"

Xueying nodded: "Too much blood loss."

Cui Jian: "But I don't care about my own death. Even if you betray me, my only fate is death."

Xueying nodded as if she understood, then looked up after a while and said, "In fact, life is very beautiful. Although the end of life is death, we should cherish life even more. Maybe you think you are meaningless to others, but your existence is the greatest meaning to yourself."

Cui Jian paused: "Little girl, I didn't say I wanted to commit suicide. Someone who likes to cook must be someone who loves life."

Then Xueying didn't understand again, and after a long while she said, "You love life, but you're not afraid of death. Then why don't you threaten me or even kill me to silence me?"

Cui Jiandao: "Because you are a part of my life, even though you don't have much presence."

Xueying looked at him coldly: "I see you want to eat porridge again tonight." After that, she began to think on her own, trying to understand Cui Jian's point of view. In her opinion, people who love life and love living should have the most basic resistance to death in their hearts.

Cui Jian's contradiction is that he is not afraid of death, not because he trusts Xueying, but because he doesn't care. This is inconsistent with Cui Jian's statement that he loves life and living.

Xueying believes that Cui Jian is more like a person with a terminal illness. Because they have a terminal illness, they love life more. At the same time, they are also very clear that they may die at any time, and they have psychologically accepted the arrangement of fate. Although Cui Jian does not have a terminal illness, he has prepared himself mentally for death at any time. This shows that Cui Jian has been engaged in a high-risk occupation.

Is he a bodyguard? In theory, it makes sense, after all, Cui Jian has been in danger many times, but there is no explanation why he couldn't go to the hospital after being injured. Therefore, it is certain that Cui Jian's injury last night was caused by his high-risk job, but this job is not a bodyguard job.

Combining all the information, Xueying believed that Cui Jian was a killer, but she could not explain why Cui Jian and his accomplices were so friendly to her. Thinking of this, Xueying overturned the idea that Cui Jian was a killer and got a bold answer: Jiandie or an agent.

Cui Jian could be a swordsman sent by the United States to South Korea, or he could be a secret counterintelligence agent of South Korea. Because of the friendly attitude of Lao Tu and Xiao Tu, the latter is more likely.

This can fully explain Cui Jian's various situations.

First of all, Cui Jian is very poor. He bought and renovated the house with the money earned by being a bodyguard, which ruled out the possibility that Cui Jian was a killer. Secondly, why did Cui Jian appear in Hancheng? He is an American who came to Hancheng to assist South Korea in counter-espionage. No one knows him. Because of this, he could not go to the hospital when he was injured in the battle with Jiandie, otherwise his identity would be exposed.

Then there are Lao Tu and Xiao Tu, who should be his logistical support and treat him as a civilian very kindly.

It also explains Cui Jian's thoughts. As a great patriot walking in the dark, he has long disregarded life and death. But he is used to seeing life and death, and he is still full of love for life, because this is the meaning of dedication as an undercover.

(End of this chapter)