When He Comes, Close Your Eyes [Ding Mo]

6

The rain has stopped. Back to a clear blue sky.  The water droplets on the leaves sparkle under the sun.  

Walking along the tree lined avenue, Jian Yao enjoys the lovely scenery and feels a sense of peace and contentment within her.

She will say goodbye to Bo Jinyan soon.  Even ‘Frankenstein’ deserves a final farewell.

The villa stands amidst greenery. It is a lovely place.

Jian Yao walks towards the entrance.

The front door is wide open.

Usually, the door is closed when she comes over. She knocks on the door, and it will automatically open.  Bo Jinyan has a remote control in his room. It’s never wide open like this.

She walks through and sees a number of people in the living room.  They are whispering amongst themselves. 

An unprecedented situation.

Jian Yao stops and stands at the door, listening carefully. One of the people turns around and sees her. “It’s you!!"

Then a few people come out from the house, Jian Yao recognises them.  They are the security guards she met this morning.

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   The security guards are familiar with Jian Yao.  She always goes to the dormitories they guard.  That’s where her step father lives.  Some of them know her by name. One of the oldest guards raises his voice: “ Jian Yao, why are you here?"

    They look tense. Some of them have wooden sticks with them.  Jian Yao says: “ Eh.. I came by to eh… have a look….. eh… Why are you here?  Is Lao Xiao’s son found yet?”

Lao Xiao" is the father of the missing boy.

    One of them answers. ". Not yet.  The Frankenstein is not home yet."

    Jian Yao is about to ask another question.  Another security guards suddenly thinks of an idea. “ Can you give us a hand?"

    Jian Yao looks at him, nods firmly:”Tell me what you want me to do."

    The security guard knows that Jian Yao has a good friend that works in the Police Department.  If she is willing to put in a word for them, the police might agree to take on the case earlier than the required 48 hours.  .

   They give her the details of what happened.  

   The child went missing yesterday afternoon.  All the relatives and friends had searched in every possible place they could think of.  Still, there was no trace of the boy. The only clue is from a shopkeeper near the train station. He saw the child going into a gaming parlour in the morning.  He also saw “Frankenstein" there at the time, talking to the young boy.  

    Jian Yao asks: “How did the shopkeeper know the person who talked to the young boy is the owner of this house?”

    A security guard replies: “Ms Jian, do you not know that he’s famous for wearing a trench coat and a mask on everywhere he goes?.  He is such a strange guy.  Everybody knows he lives in the mountain,  Everybody thinks he is crazy.  He must have abducted the child!”

  

    Jian Yao is shocked - She is only back in town for the school term break.  She has no idea. 

    

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    Jian Yao enters the house with them.