And on the other side, Hu Jia was also stunned by Li Yang's words: "You say she's my fiancée?"
After receiving Li Yang's affirmative reply, Hu Jia's mouth opened and closed, and finally, he chose to look at Luo Wenwu. Li Yang sometimes spoke erratically, but Luo Wenwu was very honest.
Seeing Hu Jia look at him, Luo Wenwu nodded.
Huh?
Hu Jia turned his head and glanced at Lü Qingqing, who was talking with Yu Yue. This person had a marriage engagement with him?
"But it's not written in my diary!" Hu Jia flipped through the memo in his hand, "I only wrote that she was investigating cases with me."
"How would I know? We don't write your diary for you," Li Yang said speechlessly. He simply recounted the few times he had met Lü Qingqing: "You said, you were so intimate, how could you not write it down?"
...
It wasn't just Hu Jia who was shocked; Lü Qingqing on this side felt like she couldn't move.
What is it called to be petrified? This is it!
After a long while, Lü Qingqing finally came to her senses.
What the heck?
What is it called to forget everything every 7 days?
Why did you forget me?
Lü Qingqing felt like her brain had short-circuited.
"Do you know why he only takes one case at a time?"
"What? Does he transform if he takes two cases? Is he rabid?"
Yu Yue was amused by her teasing: "It's because of his brain, he can't handle two cases."
What did that mean?
Yu Yue quickly explained.
Five years ago, Hu Jia suffered a head injury in an accident. Since then, Hu Jia had entered a state of periodic amnesia, losing his memory every 7 days. Each time he woke up, his memories were stuck before the age of 22. So Hu Jia always carried a small notebook to record things, just to prevent himself from forgetting after losing his memory.
"Don't fool me! If he has this problem, how can he still investigate cases?"
"Do you know why everyone calls him 'Seven-Day Hu Jia'? It's because he has an obsession with solving cases. As soon as he takes a case, he can sleep peacefully for the first two days. But from the third day onwards, he changes completely, his brain starts to work frequently, and he enters a state of excitement, talking a lot, and his thoughts jump rapidly."
Yu Yue said that many cases Hu Jia tried to complete within five days because from the evening of the fifth day, Hu Jia could no longer sleep, like a machine working overtime. If the case was not solved by the seventh day, he would behave strangely and wildly.
"Hu Jia during that phase is the most worrying, like an inflating balloon that might explode at any moment," Yu Yue said.
Lü Qingqing: ...
This reminded her of the person at the small noodle stall, and the person who was shouting about digging up graves in the middle of the night. No wonder he was like a husky one moment and a pug the next.
"So he can't take two cases at the same time, it will increase the burden on his brain," Yu Yue added.
"So, if there are no cases, he won't have to forget?" Lü Qingqing asked.
"The strange thing is, even if there are no cases, he will still maintain the 7-day periodic amnesia. But if a case appears, then the 7-day cycle will be recalculated from the moment he takes the case."
Lü Qingqing understood.
In other words, whether Hu Jia was working or on vacation, his memory had a cycle. For example, if there were no cases from Monday to Friday, he would only have to wait two more days to forget. But if a case suddenly appeared on Saturday, then this 7-day cycle would be recalculated from Saturday. It seemed like he gained five extra days of memory, but those extra days were not bearable for a human, he couldn't sleep, and he would behave madly, just like an overworked employee.
Truly tragic!
...
In an instant, Lü Qingqing understood many things.
Why did Yu Yue wish her good luck?
Why did Hu Jia need to look at his diary?
Why did Hu Jia look at her with a stranger's expression?
Why did he react so strongly when she wanted to hold his arm?
Because he had forgotten their past memories.
As for Hu Jia being able to call out her name, it was probably because he had written "Lü Qingqing" in his memo, but he hadn't specified that they were pretending to be a couple, which was why he disliked her touching him.
Lü Qingqing felt a little sympathetic towards Hu Jia.
What a capable man, only to turn out to be a fool!
Turning her head, she happened to see Hu Jia looking at her apologetically from across the way.
Both of them had an apologetic look in their eyes. One was for misunderstanding the other earlier, and the other was for feeling like a scoundrel for forgetting his fiancée.
Seeing Lü Qingqing looking at him, Hu Jia pursed his lips and still chose to apologize first: "I'm sorry, there should be no secrets between us, and I handled things improperly." Hu Jia handed the memo in his hand to Lü Qingqing, "I don't know why I didn't clarify my memory issues to you in time. Perhaps I was afraid you couldn't accept it."
Indeed, many people would find it difficult to work with a superior who forgot them every day. Lü Qingqing was still in a state of confusion, shock, and daze, and didn't notice anything special about Hu Jia's words, even misinterpreting them.
She subconsciously took the memo. Most of it recorded case notes, but in the last few days, all of them had her name written on them.
August 21st, Tuesday. Met Lü Qingqing at Qixinggang today, the only police officer in the Tongyuanmen branch who still wants to solve cases and catch thieves. She has her own independent opinions and ideas...
August 22nd, Wednesday. Zhang Ji Xiù Huó Zhuang, Yun Yi is a breakthrough, need to find her...
August 23rd, Thursday. Lü Qingqing mentioned rumors and arson, which gave me a big hint. Indeed, the secret the arsonist wanted to hide might be the key to the skeletal remains case. For this, tonight...
August 24th, Friday. Yang Yunniang's case was solved, and her death seems to be explainable, but I always feel there is some special connection behind it...
August 25th, Saturday. Today I noticed someone, Li Yuanjue he...
August 26th, Sunday. The skeletal remains case was solved, Lü Qingqing performed well, I decided to transfer her to the action team, case review...
Lü Qingqing closed the memo.
"Next time, I'll remember to be more detailed," Hu Jia said apologetically. "I won't forget you again."
Lü Qingqing: ...
Forget it!
This person's brain is not working well.
...
Leaving the special action team, Lü Qingqing was still a bit dazed. She subconsciously wanted to find Yao Jieyan to apply for a return to the police station.
Amnesia?
A rather rare occurrence.
Even a fish's memory lasts 7 seconds, but this living person's memory only lasts 7 days.
What great things could be accomplished by following someone with a mental illness?
But right at the main entrance of the police station, Lü Qingqing stopped. The crowd in front of her was either smoking or chatting, either drinking tea or slacking off, waiting for dismissal.
Just as Hu Jia said, a bunch of useless people, occupying positions without doing any work. Did she really want to go back and be colleagues with this group?
No wonder Hu Jia wanted to go independent and move the Special Action Team out of the police station.
Admittedly, that man had some skills. Becoming the police department's top detective with only 7 days of memory, could she, Lü Qingqing, with a complete mind, really not compare to such a person?
Moreover, his case-solving ideas seemed worth learning.
Besides, this person, apart from his poor memory, didn't seem to have any other major flaws.
Most importantly, the Special Action Team handled major cases, cold cases, and difficult cases, which was much more promising than staying at the branch.
Looking at the bustling crowd on the street, Lü Qingqing seemed to have a sudden realization.
Top detective, let's compete?