Chapter 343: Almost Self-Exposure

"Forget it, we're almost at the tent." Qin Xiangnuan put down their clasped hands and quickened her pace.

Jiang Lin followed her all the way to the tent.

"Sir, why are you here?"

Jiang Lin didn't expect that there were other people inside besides the deaf-mute person.

Qin Xiangnuan squinted her eyes and looked at him, seemingly asking casually, "Have you been taking care of him these days?"

"Yes." The other party nodded sincerely. "He's unfamiliar with this place. If it weren't for me, I wouldn't have brought him here. So I've been taking care of him these past few days to make up for my guilt."

"Thank you for your hard work." Qin Xiangnuan smiled at him, "I see his face is much rosier than when he first came. This is all thanks to you."

"You are too kind, sir." The person in front of him accepted Qin Xiangnuan's compliment frankly, and his earlobes turned red.

"How long have you been here?" Qin Xiangnuan asked him to sit down, as if she wanted to have a good chat about family matters.

The man followed Qin Xiangnuan's gesture and was about to sit down when he suddenly stopped and looked at Jiang Lin, as if asking for his consent.

Jiang Lin nodded to him, indicating that he should just listen to Qin Xiangnuan.

So Qin Xiangnuan began to talk to him.

The two of them exchanged a few words, with some laughter in between. Jiang Lin listened leisurely from the side. Only the deaf-mute man stood there, not knowing what to do.

Just when he was wondering whether he should go back to bed and continue lying there, he suddenly heard familiar words.

"Fanbang", even if these two words are not expressed in their Fanbang language, the deaf and dumb can understand their meaning.

The deaf-mute felt a little uncomfortable. Why did they mention foreign countries? Did they discover their identities? Then why were they not anxious at all?

If he didn't discover himself, why did he mention foreign countries so many times?

The deaf-mute man couldn't figure it out, so he was a little anxious, and his panicked look caught Jiang Lin's attention.

When the deaf-mute man noticed Jiang Lin's gaze, he became even more nervous. His black eyes looked around, as if looking for a way out for himself.

Jiang Lin came to his senses only after the deaf-mute man moved a few times.

Just for a moment, Jiang Lin discovered the similarities between the other person and Qin Xiangnuan, not so much in appearance, but in spirit.

But more often than not, in deaf-mute people, neither the resemblance in appearance nor the resemblance in spirit can be seen.

"Sir, I'll be leaving first. You can call me if you need anything."

While the deaf-mute was avoiding Jiang Lin's sight, the information Qin Xiangnuan got was enough. After sending the man away, she turned around and saw a strange atmosphere between Jiang Lin and the deaf-mute.

"What are you looking at?" Qin Xiangnuan asked.

Jiang Lin casually looked away and shook his head at her, "What did you gain?"

"He's not from a foreign country." Qin Xiangnuan said without hesitation in front of the deaf-mute, "His family members are all alive and well, so he wouldn't have much connection with a foreign country."

Jiang Lin said he knew, but no one knew whether they had a conversation when only the deaf-mute and the man were left, and why the deaf-mute was awake when that man appeared, and did not seem to be that panicked.

Therefore, even if that person was not a foreigner and had family members here, Jiang Lin still could not deny the suspicious relationship between that person and the deaf-mute man.

After Jiang Lin shifted his gaze away from the deaf-mute, the other party was obviously relieved, but not long after, he received two gazes.

"I'll go check out his injuries." Qin Xiangnuan said as she walked towards the deaf-mute man.

Every time Qin Xiangnuan took a step forward, the other party took a step back until he reached the bedside.

"Little..." Qin Xiangnuan stretched out her hand, but before she touched the other person, she saw him accidentally fall straight on the bed, which affected his wound and made him let out a soft cry.

Qin Xiangnuan withdrew her hand somewhat awkwardly, watching the deaf-mute's face turn from red to white and then to pale. His eyes widened to the point where they couldn't get any bigger, and his mouth trembled, not knowing what to do.

Jiang Lin looked at this uncontrollable scene, his brows slowly raised, and he thought: Now we can communicate normally.

"Can you speak?" Qin Xiangnuan saw that the deaf-mute man began to tremble, but was still unable to recover from the fear. Qin Xiangnuan was afraid that he would faint if he continued like this, so she took the initiative to ask in a foreign language.

But it was obvious that the other party was even more scared. He shook his head fiercely and no longer made any sound.

"We won't hurt you." Jiang Lin also came over. "We haven't found your family yet. Tell us where you live and we'll send you back."

Qin Xiangnuan and the deaf-mute man looked towards Jiang Lin together.

Jiang Lin stood there calmly, letting them stare at him.

Qin Xiangnuan chuckled and continued speaking along with Jiang Lin's words, making the deaf-mute people believe that they did not know his identity.

"Are you serious?" The deaf-mute finally asked in a mosquito-like voice after their repeated assurances.

Finally speaking, Jiang Lin nodded at him, "I won't lie to you."

A visible light appeared on the deaf-mute man's face, and his skin turned pink, but no one knew what he was thinking about, and it all disappeared in an instant.

"There's no going back." This is the clearest sentence.

Qin Xiangnuan and Jiang Lin looked at each other, and then started communicating with him in a foreign language.

Jiang Lin learned that the deaf-mute man was named Aji, and that he had no family. He had lived at the junction of foreign countries and the border since he was a child. Not long ago, his family died, and he didn't know how he ended up here.

Qin Xiangnuan and Jiang Lin were both half-believing and half-doubting the information, which was half-true and half-false. Aji claimed that he was afraid that the soldiers would kill him, so he pretended not to hear and said he couldn't hear it, and he didn't mean to deceive.

"You should heal your wound first, and then we can talk about the rest." Qin Xiangnuan comforted Aji.

It was obvious that Aji didn't want to leave the military camp at this time, and insisted that he was just a civilian. Qin Xiangnuan didn't pursue the matter further.

Anyway, it’s enough for her and Jiang Lin to know Aji’s true identity.

As Jiang Lin and Qin Xiangnuan were leaving, a "thank you" was heard from behind them.

"Should we send him away or keep him?" Qin Xiangnuan asked Jiang Lin after leaving the tent.

Jiang Lin said, "There's no need to keep a useless person in the army. I see his injuries are almost healed. I'll have someone drive him away later."

Qin Xiangnuan responded with an "OK" and sounded very satisfied with what Jiang Lin said.

"Has the person left?" Qin Xiangnuan suddenly asked in a low voice after the two of them walked a few more steps.

Jiang Lin glanced back quietly and didn't notice anyone following him, so he nodded.

Qin Xiangnuan's pretentious attitude disappeared in an instant.

"Let's wait and see what he will do next." Jiang Lin said softly.

After all, this place is located on the border, and Aji's appearance also reminded Jiang Lin.