deformed bone

Virgili has a pair of well-maintained hands.

His palms are soft and white, well-developed bones are well wrapped in elastic muscles and smooth skin, his fingers are longer than normal, and the fingernails are carefully trimmed into arc lines, No dead skin, no ugly calluses, these are the hands of a rich man - very different from Calvin's.

Calvin stared at the strange man in front of him suspiciously and sharply. He tried to find clues about the man's gesticulations, but failed. The sign language of "Vigily" seems to be very fluent, it is the kind of proficient and methodical sign language, even a real deaf-mute is unlikely to be better than him.In fact, if Calvin had met that foolish boy who was as innocent as a bunny in the bar, he would have almost believed that "Vigily" was a real mute.

However, the problem now is that Calvin really doesn't know what "Vigily" is talking about.

He maintained a cold gaze, and did not let himself show a dazed look in front of "Vigily".His silence made the tip of "Vigily"'s nose drip with sweat, and the mint-colored eyes revealed great fear and anxiety without any concealment.

"Ho... ho ho..."

He opened his mouth slightly, and a series of strange sounds came out of his throat with difficulty.

"What's wrong with your throat?"

Calvin asked suddenly, his shoulders relaxed a little—meaning that he was gradually weakening his vigilance against "Virgilia" (at least it seemed so).

"Vigily"'s eyes lit up for a moment, and he excitedly began to sign language to try to explain, but the moment he raised his hand, Calvin, who seemed a little relaxed just now, held down his middle finger .

"Crack."

If someone was close enough, he could even hear that small crisp sound.

It was the sound of a finger bone being snapped.

Although it was not a fatal injury, Calvin knew how much pain it would be to have a phalanx snapped off abruptly. The pain was enough to tear apart all disguises, no matter what "Vigily" did to pretend to be a mute. No matter how hard he tried (it doesn't matter how he looks like a completely different person now), he would still involuntarily cry out in pain under such a sudden attack.

This is a somewhat simplistic and crude method, but it’s fine if it’s easy to use.Calvin carefully observed "Vigily" in pain, but to his surprise, "Vigily" didn't scream in such pain—on the contrary, he was like a real mute, just There were several painful "ho ho" sounds.

However, his pain was real—Calvin saw the face and lips of "Vigily" turn pale in an instant, the young man curled up in pain with his face and body, and his shoulders were trembling.

"Ho..."

It almost sounded like he was whimpering.

"Vigily" grabbed the finger that Calvin had broken off with his other hand, and pressed it on his stomach. He now looks like some kind of innocent and weak animal, trying to use his body Hide the wound.

Calvin frowned.

"Vigilie" looked almost invulnerable.

Calvin even began to doubt whether his judgment was really correct: Is this person in front of him really Virgili?Although he has the same hair, eyes, and appearance, his demeanor and temperament are so different from that of the boy in the bar. What's more, this "Vigily" is still a mute—at least he shows it.

The footsteps of other people came from above the stairs, and Calvin hesitated for a moment when he heard the footsteps on the steps.Apparently, the passer-by had seen the conflict between Calvin and the "Vigily," and like all the other residents of the building, the man remained silent, and a few seconds later, the footsteps turned to the floor. On... It seems that this is a passerby who doesn't want to cause trouble, but it's hard to guarantee that the next person who passes by here will have the same good habit.

Calvin was a little shaken. After thinking for a few seconds, he grabbed "Vigily" by the collar, opened the creaking door, and stuffed the big man with weird behavior into his apartment .

After breathing the slightly stale air in Calvin's bachelor's room, "Vigily" trembled even more violently, and he almost instinctively staggered towards Calvin's sofa, trying to kneel beside Calvin's sofa On the small, old, shedding carpet, then he turned his head, his eyes were shining, and he looked at Calvin deeply.

Calvin's forehead twitched. For some unknown reason, the appearance of "Vigily" made him feel uncomfortable all over his body... It was as if something sticky wrapped his body. The strange feeling made the hairs on Calvin's back stand up.

"Look at me like that again...and I'll scoop out your eyeballs."

Calvin stared at "Vigily", and said to him slowly, word by word.

Instead of allowing "Vigily" to stay by the couch, he kicked the guy and drove him into the bathroom.

"Vigily" convulsed the moment he was touched by Calvin's toes, and a hoarse hiss of "ho ho" came out of his throat.

Calvin's goosebumps became more pronounced after hearing his voice.

"To shut up."

he growled roughly, and then he produced a pair of handcuffs and locked "Virgilie" to the water behind the toilet.In this state, "Vigily" had to half-kneel in the gap between the toilet and the bathtub in a rather awkward posture. The originally narrow bathroom seemed more urgent than before after being stuffed with a tall man like him.

When Calvin stood in front of "Vigily" and looked at this strange man, "Vigily" could almost touch Calvin's thigh just by poking his head forward.

In the humid air, the sound of Vigili's heavy breathing became more and more obvious.

However, Calvin didn't notice the gradually congested ears of "Vigily", he turned and left the bathroom, and he came back after a while - with some tools that made it difficult to relax.

Pliers, electrician's clips, blades, some wire.

He casually threw the tools covered in dirty motor oil into the sink, then bent down, and pinched "Vigily"'s chin with his fingers.

Calvin could see his own reflection in Virgili's pale mint pupils.

"Ugh-"

"Vigily" let out a whimper.

"I don't like to talk nonsense with people." Calvin stared at "Vigily" and said, "I don't like to torture people, but that doesn't mean I won't—"

Calvin glanced at the tools in the sink, and then returned to "Vigily".

"This is your last chance. You'd better tell me honestly, who are you? What do you want to do? Also, what did you do... Does Qiao Ji's death have anything to do with you?"

He threw a piece of waste paper and a pen that he tore off at random on "Vigily".

"...I admit that you were very successful in pretending to be dumb," Calvin shrugged, "Well, since you can't speak, write to me."

Then he let go of Virgili's hand.

He watched vigilantly as "Vigily" clumsily grabbed the pen—if "Vigily" wanted to attack and resist him, then now is the best time—but Calvin didn't wait for the expected possibility. s attack.

"Vigily" raised his head and looked at Calvin sadly.

He tried to make some gestures, but his hand tied by the handcuffs shook, and the handcuffs and the water pipe rubbed against each other, making a screeching sound.

"What trick are you trying to pull off?"

Calvin's lips tightened.

He didn't like the current state at all, and the vulnerability and innocence shown by "Vigily" made him feel as if he was doing something vicious - he seemed to be bullying an unarmed disabled person.

Especially "Vigily" showed unexpected honesty at this moment. He smoothed the piece of waste paper on his thigh with his palm, and then held the pen with his fist.

……

After a few seconds, he still maintained that posture, motionless.

"Ho-"

"Vigily" raised his head and stared at Calvin helplessly.