C45 (2/2)

I smiled knowingly and waved my cell phone at the middle-aged man standing at the front desk.

He looked at me with a slightly surprised expression, but it was only for a split-second. He then walked over with a smile and bent over while extending his hand. ”Hello, Master Mu. My name is Sun Sheng.”

As soon as I sat down, I asked him, ”How do you know about me?”

”Oh, it was Director Liu who introduced him. He's a friend of mine.” Sun Sheng looked like a seasoned veteran of the martial arts world. His manner and actions were generous, and he asked me, ”What would you like to drink, Master?”

”Let's have a glass of water,” I said casually. As a programmer, I only get to touch coffee, tea, or red cattle, which is why I don't even touch them if it's not necessary.

”Who is Director Liu?” I asked him again. When I said this, I searched through my mind and realized that I didn't know a boss with the surname Liu. There weren't many people with the surname Liu that I knew due to the small circle of activities.

”You don't know Master Liu Yunwen?” Sun Sheng appeared very surprised.

I smiled wryly and shook my head, thinking to myself, When did I become so famous that I didn't even know myself?

However, from the looks of it, there was no way to investigate it. Thinking that he must have some sort of motive for finding me after being introduced, I asked, ”What business do you have with me?”

”Master, please take a look first.” Saying this, Sun Sheng began to rummage through his handbag. Finally, he took out a photo and placed it in front of me.

I took the photo and looked at it. A boy about seven or eight years old was sitting on the sofa, making a face.

Judging from the background, this little boy should be in a house somewhere, and his family should be quite good. Whether it was the sofa he was sitting on, the decorations on the wall behind him, or the size of the house … all these meant that this boy's parents were very powerful.

However, this picture was very ordinary. There was nothing special about it.

I was prepared to return the photo to Sun Sheng, but after thinking about it, he probably intentionally gave it to me for a reason, and definitely not just for me to see.

Thinking of this, I carefully examined it a few more times before finally discovering a trace of an abnormality.

Behind the little boy's back was a lighter area that looked overexposed and out of place in the dark European style of the room.

Moreover, this area looked slightly larger than the little boy's head. It was oval in shape, and apart from this, there was nothing else unusual about it.

After confirming that nothing was amiss, I returned the photo to Sun Sheng's hand. Just as I was about to ask Sun Sheng for his intentions, my eyes swept over the photo again. Using the reflection from outside, I finally saw the shadow behind the boy.

I couldn't help but be surprised, but my face remained unchanged. I pretended to be unperturbed as I handed the photo to Sun Sheng and asked: ”Who is this little boy?”

Sun Sheng took the photo and looked at it. His expression was somewhat complicated as he said in a low voice: ”This is my son. His name is Sun Hu, and he's already seven and a half years old.”

I nodded and began to think about whether I should tell Sun Sheng about the shadow, but then Sun Sheng asked me: ”Did the master see anything?”

I hesitated a bit, but in the end, it didn't have much to do with me. Anyway, you were the one who came knocking on the door, so it didn't matter if I was right or wrong. I nodded and said, ”When your son took this picture, there seemed to be something behind him.”

Hearing this, Sun Sheng was overjoyed and became extremely excited. He grabbed my hand and said, ”That's great! I didn't expect Master Mu to be able to see through me so quickly. My son can be saved.”

His face was flushed and he was smiling excitedly. He grabbed my hand and used a lot of strength, causing me to be unable to pull back my hand even after several times.

Thus, I smiled awkwardly and whispered, ”I was just lucky.”

”Master Mu, don't be so modest, I've looked for many people, but none of them have realized it. You're the first person I've seen,” Saying this, Sun Sheng once again rummaged through his small bag, and finally took out a leather envelope from inside and placed it in front of me. He said earnestly: ”Master Mu, please save my son, this is the deposit of 10,000 yuan, we'll have to thank you again after the deal is completed.”