BOOK 9. Zhao Yunlan is a private investigator who will accept almost any case as long as it pays, and when he finds a client's lost cat, they ask him to look into their friend's memory loss but he refuses. Shen Wei is an architect and after he mee...
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"Ava , talk to him, ask him where the worst pain is," Chu shouted over the noise of Wei's cries.
"Wei my boy, listen to me ... Where is it worse, where is Yunlan worse?" Ava asked insistently.
Guard Li immediately dropped level with Wei when he saw him turn onto his right side and curl up, looking for someone to support or help him deal with his pain. He threw his arms around Li's neck while he buried his face in his shoulder, trying to stifle his harrowing cries. Ava hurried and brought a chair over for the guard to let him sit down in a more comfortable position. It looked as if he was going to be there for a long time.
"He said it was his back, nurse."
"Thank you but call me Ava. Chu ... take a look at Yunlan's back. I'll stay here."
Chu rolled Yunlan over gently as Wei tightened his grip on Guard Li with every movement he was making. It was beginning to make sense to Changcheng what was happening, but he wasn't able to help, and continued to watch from where he was sitting.
Chu removed the temporary dressing from the whip wounds and could see the problem. They badly needed to be treated with an antibiotic and stitched, but they would need a deeper clean first and Wei would not be able to endure the pain.
"Any ideas on how to knock out Shen Wei, because I can't do this while he's awake? Li can any of the guards hypnotise people? How about Ying?" Chu was asking out of desperation.
"Sorry Chu no, and Guo Ying is unwell just now, he wouldn't be able to."
Daqing entered after he heard the question and he answered.
"I can hypnotise, what do you want me to do? I need to be in my cat form."
"Li keep a hold of his lordship and ask him to stare at Daqing . He will try and put him to sleep, into a good dream until I finish stitching Yunlan's back."
Changcheng was amazed as he watched Daqing find a comfortable position for both him and the guard, before Li started talking to encourage Wei to stare into Daqing's eyes. Eventually he rested his head in the crook of Li's elbow and relaxed while the cat continually spoke to him.
"Are you in pain My Lord?"
"Very little, thank you Daqing but I'm very tired, I don't want to sleep, can we not talk instead?"
"Yes My Lord, if you wish, but could you close your eyes even if you don't sleep," and Daqing nodded to Chu to start his procedure, while Guard Li mopped Shen Wei's face with a cool damp cloth to help cool him down and wipe the tears away.
"How old are you Daqing? I remember seeing pictures of you with a man in green but I can't remember his name, my memory is a bit fuzzy."
Wei was becoming very drowsy as he lay with his eyes closed giving everyone the impression that he'd had a glass of wine.
