The gentleman was no newcomer to the mysterious realm, so it was reasonable for the mouse he sent out to track him to be discovered by him.
Chen Lun also expected that it would not be that easy and prepared to find another way.
It was already late when we returned to Jack Manor from the association party.
But he found that the lights were still on in the living room on the first floor of the villa.
He opened the door and went in, and found Flo Yin sitting on the sofa. When she heard him open the door, she raised her head slightly.
"You're back."
A familiar voice came.
"I've told you many times that you don't have to wait for me, Flo Yin."
Chen Lun said softly, walked to the table, picked up the water that Fuluoyin had prepared for him, tilted his head back and took a sip.
Flo Yin shook her head slightly and did not respond.
After a while.
"Tomorrow... I want to go to the opera."
She said softly.
Chen Lun was slightly stunned, wondering why she suddenly had this idea.
But he didn't ask any more questions, just thought for a moment and nodded.
"Go ahead, you can ask Connie to come along."
But Flo Yin shook her head.
"Can you come with me?"
She paused for a moment and added:
“I never got to visit the Dolphin Opera House in the outer city before…”
Chen Lun looked at her in surprise. Fuluoyin must have meant that it was just the two of them.
He gently put down the cup, hummed, and said:
"sure."
A smile appeared on Flo Yin's face.
Chen Lun returned to the room.
He turned on the desk lamp, sat by the window, took out the title page, and planned to study it further.
He spent some time reading the text from the beginning several times, examining the front and back sides and the details, and even tried to read it backwards and from different angles...
In the end, Chen Lun concluded that there was no difference.
There is just a rule: every time he looks at it, his sanity value will decrease by 1 point.
The more he read, the more he felt that the title page had a suction force, not only sucking away his reason, but also trying to suck away his spirituality and soul.
It seemed eager.
…
Chen Lun and Fuluoyin returned to the outer city area again.
They went to visit Mrs. Caroline and were cordially invited to drink a cup of scented tea, which was said to be Mrs. Caroline's latest brewing method. Chen Lun couldn't tell what was special about it, but psychologically, he did think it tasted a little better.
Declining the invitation to stay for dinner, Chen Lun secretly gave some instructions to the Border Collie, Babu, asking it to take good care of Mrs. Caroline.
Babu barked twice and licked Chen Lun's big hand flatteringly to show that he understood.
Chen Lun secretly took out a low-sequence conspiracy faction mysterious substance, rolled it into a gray mud ball, and fed it to Bab.
It first stepped back in disgust, but then it smelled something, and the gray ball had a peculiar attraction, so it couldn't help but swallow it in one gulp.
"good… "
Chen Lun touched its head and chuckled.
After Babu digested this mysterious substance, his body would become more agile and his presence in the eyes of others would be reduced. Although he was not yet an extraordinary creature, he was much stronger than an ordinary hound.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Lun took Flo Yin and left 7 Denton Street and went to the Dolphin Opera House.
Near the gate of the opera house, Chen Lun saw many people with numb expressions coming out of a warehouse on the roadside. Most of them were wearing tattered clothes and were dirty as if they had not washed for a long time.
"That's 'Crow Sanctuary'."
Flo Yin explained on the side.
"I usually ask Connie to read to me at home, and I know a lot about Amber City... That warehouse is a shelter for the lower-class civilians in the outer city. You only need to pay a copper kro to rest in it for a night."
She shook her head slightly, seeming to have some sympathy.
“But it was very crowded inside, there were no beds or bedding, and no place to bathe… There was only a bench to sit and sleep.
If the seats were full, they could only sleep on a hemp rope. Often, dozens of people would be hung on a rope.
Chen Lun looked at these people silently.
He understood that tragedy was the tone of this world.
So-called laughter is a treasure that only a few people have.
"let's go."
The door of the Dolphin Opera House was open, and there were three windows at the ticket office at the entrance.
Chen Lun bought a ticket and walked in with Fuluoyin.
Although it is an opera house, it is actually more like a vast park, with many vegetation and gardens, as well as artificial lakes and an ocean aquarium.
One of the reasons why it is called the "Dolphin Opera House" is that there are dolphin performances for viewing in the ocean aquarium here.
Next to it is the opera house.
Chen Lun and Fu Luoyin walked straight into the opera house and handed their tickets to the ticket inspector at the door, who tore the tickets apart and left the stubs for them to keep.
The ticket Chen Lun bought was for a seat near the front, so the price was of course higher, but he didn't care about the small amount of money now. Fuluo Yin had a keen sense, but after all, she had no vision and could not see the specific picture.
We can only try to get her closer to the stage so that she can hear the sounds more clearly.
After the two of them sat down, Fuluo Yin said softly:
"Thanks."
When she bought the ticket just now, she heard Chen Lun's specific instructions and knew that the seat was in the front.
Chen Lun smiled and did not respond, but said:
“It’s about to begin.”
As the audience took their seats, the ticket collector closed the opera house's doors.
The curtain on the stage opened, revealing several opera singers in extravagant costumes.
The play being performed is called "The Mute Clown", which tells the story of a mute boy who was sold to a circus by his parents as a clown.
The mute boy was bullied in the circus, but because he couldn't speak, he could only keep it in his heart. He didn't dare to take action when he was angry, so he could only use exaggerated movements and expressions to vent and shout silently.
But unfortunately, the more excited he became, the funnier he looked, and the happier others laughed.
During the interval between cello solos, the mute boy danced crazily on the stage, and the narrator sang in the melody of the aria:
“Promise me that you will not tell anyone about your suffering in order to seek sympathy, because you are unique in the world, and even your suffering is unique, so unique and profound that no one knows it.
The sympathy of others will only make your suffering mediocre, make it no longer unique, and at the same time your personality will be degraded.
Singing loudly draws the response from the mountains, sighing leaves the empty valley alone... Why is everything so quiet at this moment? "
As the tone became higher, the violin suddenly interrupted.
The opera reached its climax.
The head of the circus had an affair with a noble lady who came to watch the performance. The noble lady's father was furious about this, and the head of the circus was afraid, so he pushed the mute clown as a scapegoat, which eventually led to him being killed in public on the stage by a gunman.
The head of the group and the noble lady ran away and lived a happy life.
The song ends.
From beginning to end, no one loves the clown.
His death was unimportant and his heart was unheard.
Chen Lun and Flo Yin followed the crowd out, Flo Yin remained silent throughout the whole process. She listened to the whole opera carefully, the experience of the dumb clown was very similar to hers, and she was easily immersed in it.
Just a mouth open without saying a word, and eyes blind without seeing anything.
"Who is the author of this play?"
Flo Yin was a little curious.
Chen Lun looked up at the poster outside the opera house, which had the name and introduction of the opera.
"Howard the Tragedian."
When Fuluoyin heard the name, she nodded slightly.
Chen Lun didn't want her to be affected by the sad emotions of the opera, so he suggested taking her to the ocean aquarium. Flo Yin nodded.
Crash!
The dolphins leaped from the water and swallowed the small fish thrown by the trainers.
With a splash, he dived into the water again.
The two stood by the glass fence and watched the performance inside.
"Tell me, am I very similar to that 'dumb clown'?"
Flo Yin asked.
Chen Lun stood beside her and sensed that she was in a somewhat negative mood.
I sighed in my heart.
"You are different from him, Floin..."
Chen Lun said this, wanting to comfort her but not knowing how to proceed.
Perhaps it was just as Flo Yin herself said, she had never been afraid of death before, because being trapped in darkness was no different from death.
But I saved her from the darkness and let her see what sunshine is.
But the sunlight was too dazzling, so she couldn't see her hand in front of her face.
And the countdown to death is like a scorching sun, which makes the water of life slowly evaporate under the scorching sun.
"I'm sorry, I know I'm being too negative."
Flo Yin pretended to be relaxed.
"But don't worry, I just have some feelings... I wish someone could listen to the voice of the 'dumb clown'."
"Floin, the deep sound is inaudible to the ears, but as long as someone is listening, then he himself is music..."
The black-haired young man in front of him looked straight ahead and spoke calmly.
Flo Yin was slightly startled.
She suddenly had a desire to open her eyes again and look at his profile at this moment.
Yes…
Even if that person can't hear my voice, as long as he is listening, I am his most beautiful music.
I'm not a "dumb clown"...
I am your Sister of Silence—
Flo Yin.