my old life

Chapter 2549 Empty Shadow

I put on my shirt and adjusted the neckline, quietly waiting for the arrival of the mute, expecting him to bring a new friend.

I kept speculating about this shadow, I guessed about his abilities and abilities, wondering if he could surprise me.

I lit a cigarette and waited quietly. Originally, I wanted to go out to meet him, but I couldn't do it.

Logically speaking, I should have gone to find the mute, but he asked to come to me on the phone, which was not an unintentional move.

If I went to receive the shadow in the past, I would appear inferior invisibly, and the mute has already arranged the position and posture for me.

What I want to go out to greet represents enthusiasm, but excessive enthusiasm loses its sense of mystery, which is the basis of the way to control people.

About an hour later the phone rang, and I picked up the phone as soon as I saw it was a dumb number, probably arriving.

"Are you there? I'll be waiting for you in the ink painting room on the second floor." I communicated by code to make sure the news was safe.

"There are a lot of eyeliners around, you should be being followed." The mute gave out such a series of codes, and I became vigilant in an instant.

"Eyeliner?" I responded in Morse code, which couldn't be deciphered even though the phone was tapped.

The order of the codes is my own creation, and it is impossible to decipher without a translation. This is a relatively safe way of communication.

"Yes." The mute replied in code without the slightest hesitation. It seemed that he had already made up his mind.

It stands to reason that no one will threaten me now, I don't have any enemies here, and the news of Mike and the whale shark teaming up will not be revealed.

Who will put eyeliner by my side?Could it be that he happened to meet other big shots?
"How about changing the place?" I tentatively asked in code, and the dumb man should know what I meant.

"Let's go in and open a room, and we'll go find you later."

"Okay! Let's do it like this." I agreed without hesitation, hung up the phone and fell into deep thought.

Could it be Mike?Does he have a reason to spy on me?Who else?

For a while, I couldn't figure out who would install the eyeliner. It couldn't be ruled out that it was accidental and coincidental, but the possibility of this was extremely slim.

At this node and pass, who cares about my whereabouts?What is the reason to follow me?
Soon someone knocked on the door, and I immediately got up and went to open the door, taking a deep breath before opening it.

The person outside the door was dumb, and beside him stood a young man who looked about 27 or [-] years old, his eyes were empty, as if he didn't have any thoughts.

I've never seen this kind of look in his eyes, and it kind of looks like an old Buddha, but the old Buddha is cloudy and empty.

The empty eyes seem to have no emotion, and the straight eyes look very special, a bit like a paranoid personality disorder.

I think this young man should be the shadow, a new friend specially brought by the mute to me, and also a helper.

"Please come in." I greeted, but the shadow stood at the door without moving.

The mute cast his shadow for a moment, as if he couldn't hear. Could it be that he is deaf?
When I entered the door, I greeted them to sit on the sofa. The dim light made it hard to see each other clearly, but it added a sense of mystery.

I took out a cigarette and threw it over, lit a cigarette on my own, and secretly observed the expression of the shadow.

The mute gestured twice in sign language, and the shadow immediately responded, which made me feel a little bit stunned!
The shadow smiled at me, I nodded as a response, and then asked the mute in code.

"What's going on? Can't he hear?"

"He can't hear, he can only understand sign language."

In an instant, the big stone in my heart fell to the ground. I guessed it was correct, but it was not good news for me.

I didn't expect the mute would introduce such a person to me, no matter what kind of skills he has, just communicating is enough to cause headaches.

"Can he understand Morse code?" I asked calmly, and the mute shook his head immediately.

"I didn't teach him."

"I can teach him when I have time, really!" My tone is very sincere, which is my intention and not a polite way.

"Aren't you curious about what the shadow can bring you?" The mute flicked the cigarette lightly, with a mysterious smile on his face.

As soon as I saw this smile, I knew that this shadow must be capable, and the mute must be sure to introduce it like this!
"It doesn't matter what you bring, as long as you are a friend, I welcome it, it has nothing to do with ability."

As soon as the words came out, the mute immediately gestured in sign language. Shadow nodded while watching, and his expression changed slightly.

The shadow gave me a deep thumb, this sign language does not need any explanation, I know it means thank you.

His eyes are still so empty, his eyes seem to never focus on anything, to put it bluntly, his eyes are dull... But I always feel that he is staring at our hands.

The shadow found our action of flicking cigarettes in a short time, and it was difficult to find the details that the fingers did not touch. From the outside, it seemed that we were smoking quietly.

Such a keen insight is not something ordinary people can achieve. I feel more and more that this shadow is not simple, but his eyes have always eluded me.

I don't know what people have experienced to have such eyes. I don't know what kind of experience will give him such a hollow, lifeless look!
"Shadow, I'm Xiong Sanming, nice to meet you." I reached out to him with gestures, but he didn't respond.

The mute gestured in sign language. This is a standard sign language, which can be understood by anyone who understands sign language, and there is no concealment at all.

Shadow nodded, and shook hands with each other symbolically, but I felt something was wrong at the moment of shaking hands.

What rough hands are these?Judging by his age and appearance, it is absolutely impossible to connect with these hands.

These hands remind me of an old farmer who has experienced many vicissitudes. It feels like a file, and I don't know what he has experienced before.

"It seems that the shadow is a master." I said with a smile, maybe he is a practitioner, otherwise he would not have such rough hands.

"He's not a so-called expert. The orphanage gave him these hands." The mute gave an explanation, and I fell silent for a moment.

I don't know how much work these hands have done, how many times these hands have been soaked in cold water, and what the years have left in his growth, it is beyond my imagination...

I got up and patted Shadow on the shoulder vigorously, his eyes were still empty, but at this moment I found the most suitable answer.

A long time ago, those eyes may have been full of emotion, anger and unwillingness, and expectations and hopes...but the reality shattered everything about him.

Everyone has a different growth experience, and different experiences will create different lives. Some sufferings are not sufferings by comparison, and some pains are not pains by comparison.

In fact, for some people, having a home is a lifetime wish...

"Originally there was a friend, he was too embarrassed to show up, he wanted to see you first." The mute looked at me with a smile, this code made me curious.

"Who is it? Are you also a member of the Thirteen Taibao?"

"It's not Taibao, he's Shadow's younger brother, and he's called Blind Man." The mute gave out such a series of codes, but I don't know if I read it wrong.

"Blind man?" I asked with the gesture code, I wonder if I misunderstood, the blind man wants to see me?
"Yes, the blind man is just a code name." The mute explained with the code, and the shadow's eyes fell on our hands.

His eyes were focused for a moment and then disappeared. His eyes looked at us blankly, and he felt uncomfortable all over when he stared at us.

"Understood, were they like this before? Or later..." I asked cryptically, and the mute immediately waved his hand with a smile.

"Natural." The mute gave a definite answer, but I felt a little bit sorry.

Because what happened to the mute made him what he is now. He was a healthy and normal person before, and I would be careful every time I mentioned it.

"I don't know if you are the roundworm in my stomach, I am preparing to call people..." I said with a smile, and did not communicate with the gesture code.

"Originally, I planned to call Huizi and others over, but I didn't expect you to go one step earlier."

"Why?" The mute immediately asked with gestures, and I smiled helplessly.

In fact, if there is another choice, I don't want to call Teruko and others, because I know that some things have changed...

(End of this chapter)