Then there were messy footsteps.
There is also the sound of tapping the knuckles and tapping the ears.
Qiao Nian narrowed his eyes.
She grabbed the man's hand, lowered her head and started writing one stroke at a time in the darkness.
"They are mute."
The girl's nails are neatly trimmed, and every stroke of her shiny index finger across her palm brings a strange touch...
The man behind him was half an inch out of breath.
This change in breathing is very obvious in the dark.
Qiao Nian was immersed in writing as if he didn't know anything, as if he didn't feel the breath blowing on the back of his neck. He grabbed his hand with one hand, and the other hand carelessly stroked his palm horizontally and vertically to communicate.
"…Morse code."
The man behind him didn't respond. He didn't know whether he didn't understand the words Qiao Nian wrote or was inconvenient to answer. In short, he didn't give any feedback, but he didn't take his hand away either.
Qiao Nian thought he understood and continued to hold his hand and write.
"Is there any way you can escape?"
Each other's breathing could be heard clearly in the darkness. Outside were the footsteps and noises of those searching for their whereabouts, and every step seemed to step on their hearts.
After she finished writing, she let go and prepared to turn around.
The man who had been motionless held her shoulders and pushed her back forcefully, not allowing her to look at him. He leaned close to her earlobe and breathed softly to risk being discovered.
Said in her ear, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Qiao Nian raised his head slightly. Although he couldn't see his face clearly in the darkness, he could feel his firm gaze. She nodded slightly, trying to calm herself down. It was still a strange voice, it shouldn't be the person she knew, but it gave her a strong feeling and made her eager to confirm.
However, this space is too small, and the two bodies are inevitably close to each other. Qiao Nian could clearly feel the heartbeat behind her, as violent as her own.
Qiao Nian narrowed her eyes, her irritability made her instinctively want to grab something, and her lowered hand curled up and reached into her pocket to find a lighter.
When she is upset, she likes to play with things in her hands, which can divert some of her attention.
In order to make her more comfortable, the man behind her tried his best to lean back, but he didn't want to hit the partition of the wall, making a slight muffled sound.
The footsteps outside suddenly stopped, and their breathing froze for a moment.
"Tap-tat-tat." There was another sound of Morse code being struck.
Qiao Nian pricked up her ears and discerned that people outside were communicating with the people on the other side of her ears, saying they heard "strange sounds."
The person on the other end of Erhui seemed to know the Sixth Continent very well, and immediately said in a deep voice: "Search the room for any secret passages."
Qiao Nian straightened her back and put up high walls with all the cells in her body. She grabbed the wrist of the man behind her and pushed down hard with her five fingers. She was about to sacrifice herself to break through the door and help him lure away the approaching killer...
The man behind her seemed to have discovered her intention. He put his long arms around her shoulders and pulled her back, holding her in his arms.
Qiao Nian clung to his chest, and her ears and body could hear his strong heartbeat.
Somehow, the atmosphere suddenly became a little subtle. Qiao Nian's cheeks started to heat up unconsciously, and at this extremely dangerous moment, a strange feeling arose in her heart.
Time is stretched infinitely in this second.
So much so that she almost missed the Morse code that the people outside typed out with their fingers again: 'It's too late, someone is coming up. '(End of chapter)