"Are you better now ?" Elena looked at him with a worried expression, sat down next to him and took a deep breath.
"Yes, thank you." She lifted her face and smiled faintly after she had recovered a bit. The smile was pale, looking rather contrived and forced on his yellowed face.
"Nanren, what's wrong?" She asked with a serious expression, not raising her eyes from him. This expression, this face, it was the same...
Yun really looked like his mother. But not in character, more in appearance.
That's right, this expressionlessness, this ruthlessness, ruthless and determined, insensitivity...
It was something he had never seen in Uncle Rande or Aunt Elena. So who did he do this to?
to anyone.
Even his grandfather was strong, but also possessed as much of a sense of justice and protection as his strength. On the contrary, Yun's character was quite distinct and different.
Different from all the people he knows.
Well, he doesn't condemn it, or criticize it. But this despair was hurting and hurting him. It was unacceptable.
He wasn't saying everyone to be merciful, Yun had already said 'I won't hurt anyone unless there's a moth that jumps into the flame' so he never took the first initiative.
But...
But...
It does not work.
Even though he doesn't hurt anyone and doesn't care about anyone...
He doesn't have to take care of everyone's life, but he? Aren't they brothers? Even his coldness towards himself was not breaking down that wall. No...
That wasn't the main issue.
So inexplicably...
He was very drowned.
"You had trouble with the whole, didn't you?" With a sigh, Elena finally spoke. Nanren looked confused and questioned 'how did he know', Elena shook her head helplessly and said, "He's got a problem."
Nanren listened in silence.
"He was very affected by my illness. Actually, he is very good in communication skills. He is very active socially. He can think in fine detail"
"Then why...?"
Elena knew what she wanted to ask, she continued with a bitter smile.
"She's so good at understanding people, I'm even surprised. You know, Nanren? She's more or less competent at detecting lies. She's an expert in body language, able to analyze a person's current psychology. Even though she didn't tell anyone, I realized it after observing for a long time. She always kept her thoughts to herself. He also predicts who might or might not be dangerous by their current attitude and situation. Of course, it's not 100% accurate, but it has 80% accuracy."
Nanren was surprised. Could he decipher people that well? body language? Never heard of it...
No, there was a small chapter in the book she gave him, but he didn't pay attention.
"Not only that. Someone who takes direct action. Once, by spotting a dangerous person in his actions, he prepped against him. His methods...although a little extreme..."
"We can say that he saved his life in this way. They tried to set fire to the hospital."
"She doesn't tell us and handles everything in secret. She takes on all Yun and responsibilities. With a maturity far beyond her years. She never complained about her condition. She always tried to solve the problem, but at the same time, it was bad. She lives everything inside herself and never opens up to anyone. "
Of course she noticed that too.
Maybe that was one of the things that bothered him.
"He's like that," she sighed.
Of course, as a mother, she knew her child best.
Finally, after a moment of silence, Nanren also spoke.
"But... why is that?"
Why ?
With such good social skills, where did this woodshed come from?
Elena shrugged. "Everyone uses what they have differently"
Certainly. People choose between investing or spending their money. People use their talents in commerce or production, and skills in some form in social life.
Yun, on the other hand, used this social skill only to identify people who would pose a 'problem' to him.
"If he has no intention of being friends with anyone"
A person who has good social skills but does not like to be social. What a good definition!
It's weird and sad, like the psychologist is afraid of people.
Elena patted her back, consolingly, "She's the type to throw everything in. I'm her mother, but I didn't break those walls down. She has too many secrets, she shoulders everything by herself."
It has so many secrets.
True.
Hasn't she already clashed with him today because of this secret?
But...
He didn't hesitate.
Why ? What did it take to lead a gang? He frowned, realizing something. Disinterested in anything he doesn't need, why did Yun need the gang, what made him so helpless that he took an illegal path?
Nanren felt himself grasping at the end of the rope. I guess he seemed to be starting to see the truth of the matter.
We're talking about Yun here. The snake that does not touch me is someone who lives in the philosophy of a thousand laws.
He is indifferent to everything, unless it is himself and his family. So whatever this problem was, it concerned both him and his family. And it was such a big problem that he would have to face the court by breaking the law.
What did he say?
Was it something like 'reaching what he wanted to achieve, what he wanted to do faster and easier'?
Whatever the 'quick' problem is, it should also include time. At the same time, whatever he needed, it was absolutely necessary for his purpose. Now he saw the big picture.
This gang was nothing more than a piece of another secret. Which must be the biggest secret.
So much so that maybe enough to shut Yun up inside? Enough to helplessly keep his troubles to himself and shoulder all the burden?
"Thank you mom!" He stood up quickly. He was worried, whatever the secret was, he was definitely in big trouble...
He must find Yun as soon as possible.
-To be continued-