Chapter 189: Memories!

  B City Police Station, Zhang Ziheng sat in an interrogation room, he looked around and felt a bit strange and familiar. After a while, Zheng Jie and Xiao Meng, along with a young policeman, walked in. The young policeman glanced at Zhang Ziheng without saying anything and sat down.

  "How about it? Yuxuan, are you going to help me out or not?" Zheng Jie asked.

  The young policeman lit a cigarette and handed one to Zhang Ziheng, asking: "Do you smoke?"

  Zhang Ziheng stared at the cigarette for a moment, then very naturally took it and put it in his mouth. The young policeman helped him light it up, and Zhang Ziheng also very naturally started smoking.

  "Xiao Meng, what's your take on this?" the young policeman asked.

  Xiao Meng spread out her hands and said: "Brother, don't ask me. This is Zheng Jie asking you, it has nothing to do with me."

  The young policeman nodded and said to Zheng Jie, "Actually, getting an ID card is a very simple matter, it's just some procedural issues. But the key is what kind of identity the person has. Zheng Jie, you suddenly came to find me, bringing someone whose identity you don't even know, and asked me to get him an ID card... I'm in a difficult position, do you know? And you also said he's someone you picked up, which is even more bizarre, and on top of that, he has amnesia. In this situation where everything can't prove his identity, what am I supposed to do?"

  "It's precisely because of this that I'm looking for you. If he knew who he was, we wouldn't have to go through so much trouble." Zheng Jie said. "Yu Xuan, he's so pitiful, just help him out, consider it a favor to me."

  Yu Xuan smiled slightly and said, "Zheng Jie, whenever you've had something to ask of me, have I ever not helped? But this time... what if, I'm just saying what if, he's some kind of outlaw? Or maybe he's a bad guy who's escaped from the police in another city and is hiding out here pretending to be crazy. What then?"

  "Alright, that's enough. Yu Xuan, I know you police officers have a habit of being suspicious, but this time you've gone too far. How can you say such things about him in front of my friends?" Zheng Jie suddenly said angrily.

  "No, Zheng Jie, you misunderstood me, I was just making an analogy." Yu Xuan hastily explained.

  "Is it? Unfortunately, I was serious. Let's go." Zheng Jie said as she pulled Zhang Ziheng to leave.

  Yu Xuan hastily got up and stopped her, saying: "Zheng Jie, don't be angry, I was wrong, I was wrong, isn't that enough? How about this, let me ask him a few questions to confirm that all my previous guesses were false. If so, I'll help him get an ID card, okay?"

  It makes sense for Yu Xuan to think this way, after all, in today's society, there are all kinds of people and almost everything is fake, only the scammers are real. One must not have a mind that harms others, but one cannot be without a mind that guards against others either. Zheng Jie naturally also knew this point, she was indeed a bit anxious just now, after thinking for a moment, she nodded her head as if to agree.

  Although Yu Xuan looked very young, he had been a policeman for almost ten years and was very experienced in handling some cases, especially interrogating suspects. So, whether Zhang Ziheng was the person he thought he was, he would know with just one question.

  He sat down again, Yu Xuan extinguished his cigarette butt, flipped open a notebook and asked: "What's your name?"

  "My name is **, it was given by Zheng Jie." said Zhang Ziheng.

  Yu Xuan burst out laughing and glanced at Zheng Jie, saying: "You really know how to come up with names!" Then he asked again: "How old are you this year? Where's your hometown?"

  Zhang Ziheng shook his head and said, "I don't know."

  "Hmm, what can you remember? Or rather, what can you recall? For example, people's appearances, numbers, or objects?" Yuxuan asked again.

  Zhang Ziheng thought carefully and shook his head again, saying: "I don't remember anymore."

  Yu Xuan nodded and asked, "Then do you remember why you fell into the river? Was it because you were fishing by the river and accidentally fell in, or was it something else?"

  "I don't know, I forgot."

  "Hmm, I don't remember anything," said Yu Xuan, taking out a few photos from the notebook and handing them to Zhang Ziheng. "Take a look at these people, do you recognize any of them or do they look familiar?"

  Zhang Ziheng took a closer look, while Yu Xuan stared at his eyes seriously. The people in these photos were all wanted criminals, and Yu Xuan was looking for Zhang Ziheng's reaction. As long as Zhang Ziheng had any inconsistencies, he could assume that Zhang Ziheng was lying. But the result disappointed him, Zhang Ziheng didn't recognize anyone on it.

  Then Yu Xuan asked a few more questions, but still didn't get the answer he wanted. "Alright, let's stop here."

  "How is it? Can we issue him an ID card now?" Zheng Jie asked.

  Yu Xuan nodded and said: "Okay, but what about the birth date on the ID card? And his address, where does he live now?"

  Zheng Jie smiled slightly and said, "Just fill in your birthdate randomly, as long as it's not too far-fetched. If you really can't think of one, just use mine. Where will he live? Let him stay at my place for now."

  "What? Zheng Jie, have you gone crazy? Let him live in your home? You're not joking, are you?" Little Meng asked in surprise.

  "If you're still worried, you can stay at your place." Zheng Jie smiled and asked.

  "Uh... I think I'll just forget it, your house is big enough, he should be fine." Xiaomeng said.

  Yu Xuan nodded and said: "Alright then, let's leave it at that for now. I'll notify you once the documents are ready."

  "Thank you, Yuxuan. I was a bit short-tempered just now, hope you don't mind." Zheng Jie said with a happy smile.

  "It's okay, I know you didn't mean to." Yuxuan shook his head and smiled. "Oh, by the way, Zheng Jie, my colleague gave me two movie tickets today, are you free tonight?"

  "Ah? Sorry, Yu Xuan. I have to take him to see a doctor soon, and he just arrived in B city, so he's not familiar with everything yet. I want to spend more time with him." Zheng Jie said apologetically.

  "Oh, hehe, it's okay. I can take Xiaomeng to see it, and it's been a long time since my siblings and I have watched a movie together." Yuxuan smiled.

  Zheng Jie smiled and nodded, saying: "It won't bother you, I'll take ** to the hospital. After his ID card is processed, just give me a call. Let's go, **."

  "Ah... drive carefully on the road."

  "Got it, bye."

  Xiao Meng shook her head helplessly and said: "They've already gone far away, brother, what are you still looking at?"

  Yu Xuan gave his sister a white eye and said: "Mind your own business, why don't you leave yet?"

  "It's not what you said, come watch a movie with me." Little Dream smiled and said.

  "No way, I'm busy today and I still have to go take care of that guy's business later. You go ahead yourself." Yu Xuan said as he stuffed the two movie tickets into Xiao Meng's hand and turned around to leave.

  Xiao Meng looked at the two movie tickets in her hand and sighed: "Hey, what's this? Two tickets, I'm alone, what am I supposed to do with the other one? Seriously."

  Because they rushed all the way from Zhang Ziheng's hometown to B city without stopping, it wasn't until Zheng Jie was driving to the hospital that she discovered there was no more gas. She had wanted to take a taxi, but strangely enough, when people don't want to take a taxi, taxis are everywhere; and when they do want to take one, not a single one can be found. Luckily, there was a bus station nearby, so the two of them could only take the bus.

  As soon as he got on the bus, Zhang Ziheng suddenly had a strange sense of familiarity. "Zheng Jie, this bus... I feel like I've been on it before." Of course, he had been on it before. In the past, when he wasn't with Wang Xue yet, he would take this public bus to work every day.

  Zheng Jie listened and smiled: "Really? Then what else can you think of? Think carefully."

  Zhang Ziheng looked around the bus again, then shook his head and said, "I can't think of anything else."

  "Hehe, it's okay, take your time, no rush." Zheng Jie smiled and said. Just then, a middle-aged woman carrying a child got on the bus, and Zheng Jie quickly stood up and smiled: "Here, there is a seat."

  "Oh, thank you so much!" The middle-aged woman smiled and hurriedly sat down, looked up at Zheng Jie, then looked at Zhang Ziheng, and chuckled: "How old is the child?"

  Zheng Jie smiled and said, "I'm 26 years old."

  A middle-aged woman looked at her and Zhang Ziheng with a terrified expression, saying: "Really? Hehe, you two are really young, looking like you're under thirty, I didn't expect your child to be 26 already."

  "Ah!" Hearing this, Zhang Ziheng almost lost his balance, and he exchanged a smile with Zheng Jie, shaking his head in dismay.

  At this time, the middle-aged woman's child in her arms suddenly cried for some reason. The middle-aged woman hurriedly coaxed him, but no matter how she coaxed, it was useless. She scowled and said, "This little rabbit, if you cry again, I'll throw you off the bus."

  At the same time, the bus arrived at the station. Zheng Jie and Zhang Ziheng turned around to get off the bus. Before leaving, Zhang Ziheng said to the middle-aged woman: "Auntie, don't always say that children are little rabbits, because from a genetic point of view, this is unfavorable for parents."

  The middle-aged woman was slightly stunned and didn't know if she had understood what Zhang Ziheng said.

  After getting off the car, Zheng Jie burst out laughing and said: "Haha, why did you say that? You made me so embarrassed."

  "Haha, but what I said wasn't wrong either." Zhang Ziheng smiled and said.

  The two people then came to the hospital and found that neurologist. After a series of checks, the doctor looked at the light film in his hand and was speechless for a long time.

  "Doctor, how is it? Is my friend all right?" Zheng Jie asked.

  The doctor put down the X-ray and said: "To say that nothing is wrong would be a bit of an exaggeration, but to say that something is wrong would also be making a big deal out of it."

  "What? Is there something or nothing after all?" Zheng Jie was also confused by him.

  "Your friend's brain has suffered a severe impact, resulting in the accumulation of some micro-blood clots inside, which has damaged his brain's memory organization, that's why he can't remember anything. But don't worry, this won't affect his life safety. If surgery is performed to remove the blood clots from his brain, it may help him recover his memory, but the cost and risk are also very high. I can only offer my opinion here, the final decision is up to you." The doctor said.

  Zheng Jie nodded silently. Zhang Ziheng thought for a moment and said: "Then... doctor, how much will this surgery specifically cost?"

  "Front and back, it's at least 300,000," said the doctor.

  Upon hearing this number, Zhang Ziheng was stunned on the spot. He smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, doctor." Then he pulled Zheng Jie away.

  "What's wrong? Are you worried about the cost of the surgery?" Zheng Jie asked as they walked out of the hospital.

  Zhang Ziheng smiled and shook his head, saying: "Didn't the doctor say I wouldn't be in danger of losing my life? Since I won't die, why waste that money unnecessarily? Besides, I feel pretty good now, no need for surgery at all."

  "But... don't you want to regain your memories?" Zheng Jie asked.

  "Memories? Memories are just things from the past, why bother recalling them? I'm already content with being able to remember the present. What do you think?" Zhang Ziheng smiled and said.

  Looking at his smiling face, Zheng Jie felt that he smiled so brightly and warmly. Maybe what he said was right, memories are things of the past, why bother to recall them?