In just an instant, the outline of the face on the paper disappeared.
Because this piece of paper had been folded in Grandma Liu Lan’s box and had creases, I could only explain to myself that I mistook the creases for a human face.
Mr. Wu looked solemn and said to me: "Come here, put this child on the table, be gentle."
Xiaomi itself is very light, probably even lighter than Xiaoxuan. I picked her up on the table and put her down gently.
Master Wu looked down at Xiaomi and asked me, "Didn't I ask you to plug your ears and blindfold your eyes on the way here?"
"I...I was blocked and my eyes were blindfolded. I just untied them before I came in. Master Wu, you just didn't see it."
I didn't know how to explain it, so I lied.
Lao Jinmiao said a few words. After hearing this, Mr. Wu asked me:
"Is there any problem on the way? Did you meet any strangers?"
I shook my head and said no, there was no problem. I didn't see anyone else except the driver.
Master Wu pointed to the door again: "Go out and close the door. Remember to give a signal if a stranger comes."
Looking at the pale Xiaomi, I asked, can I stay? Don’t worry, Mr. Wu, I am absolutely quiet and self-aware.
"Stop talking nonsense, get out quickly," Master Wu pushed me and urged: "It's not that I don't want you to see it, it's Jin Miao who doesn't want you to see it."
I was pushed out of the yard, and Master Wu slowly closed the big iron gate.
I was pacing back and forth outside, smoking one cigarette after another. I was very anxious. I could see firelight in the courtyard, and I wondered if I was burning paper.
Xiaomi is such an innocent girl. I found out who wanted to harm her, so I had to throw him into a robber's cave and bury him alive.
I was squatting on the ground and was very upset when I suddenly heard a "click" and a very fast flash of light.
"Who are you! What are you doing!"
It was so dark that I didn't notice it just now, but there was a man taking pictures with a camera across the street.
Across Ginkgo Street is a coffee shop that closed down a few months ago and has been converted into a tea shop that has not yet been renovated. There are several tables in front of the shop, and a long-haired man is carrying a bag and is taking pictures with his camera.
"etc!"
I put out my cigarette butt and ran over, stopped him and said, "Who are you? Why are you looking at me at night?"
The long-haired man wears square-rimmed glasses and has a bad look on his face.
"I didn't take your photo. I'm a photography enthusiast. A lot of owls suddenly appeared around here two days ago. Owls are solitary creatures at night, which is very rare in urban areas."
"owl?"
My heart skipped a beat.
"Where are the photos you took? Let me see how to put this thing." I reached out and grabbed his SLR camera.
"Damn it! Don't touch the camera! I have more than ten thousand!"
"I'll find it for you."
I looked at some of the photos he took and they were a bit weird.
There were indeed owls captured in the photo, some landing on telephone poles and some landing on the eaves.
"How's it going? Isn't it a good shot?"
The long-haired man said with some pride: "It's not easy to take such close-up shots in the city. Once I develop the photos, I'll submit them. I might even win some photography gold medal."
I said impatiently, ok, ok, you hurry up and go take pictures somewhere else.
The long-haired man let out a sigh and said, "I'll leave if you ask me to leave? Who do you think you are? Your family is in charge of Xianyang? What can you do to me if I don't leave?"
This man's nagging is so annoying, I'm going to mess with him.
"Gu...Gu Gu..."
At this moment, a black owl flew from a distance, flew very fast, flapped its wings and landed on the roof of the nursing home.
This was just the first one, and several more flew in soon after, and more and more came.
"What the fuck? Just do it! We have material! This is a rare opportunity!" The long-haired man grabbed the camera and ran towards the nursing home.
