The Silent Forest (無聲)

Let me through...

What's wrong with you?

Don't touch me!

Let go!

Hey!

Stop!

What are you doing?

Stop!

I said stop!

Calm down!

Sir, are you okay?

It hurts...

You should choose your words more carefully.

Since when did we lock you up?

We called your school only because your family weren't available.

Take it easy.

Don't be so hard on him,

he's only a child.

Can we please get an interpreter?

It's been ah hour and we still got nothing from him.

How's it possible that after years on the force

this is the first deaf person we've encountered.

Deaf people?

They also pay their taxes.

What about that foreigner who came to use the toilet yesterday?

Excuse me.

And you are...?

I'm a teacher from the school for the hearing impaired.

The teacher is here. This way, please.

- You come at the right time. - Can you translate for us?

Please.

I'm your teacher.

What happened?

An old man stole my wallet on the train.

He said an old man on the train stole his wallet.

He's mistaken.

The old man found his wallet.

He was going to take it to the ticket booth,

but he mistook him for a thief.

- He then chased him and attacked him. - He found it.

What are they saying?

They said he found your wallet. He's not a thief.

He obviously is!

They accuse me of lying after he stole from me?

They said you attacked him.

Bullshit! He bit me first!

But they only buy his words.

They took him to the doctor's as soon as he claimed he was in pain.

Now what's he saying?

What are you guys talking about?

He's saying how sorry he is

for attacking the old man.

He's sorry?

He said that?

His attitude certainly doesn't appear so.

It's true. He's just anxious trying to explain what happened.

It's never easy getting messages across between deaf and hearing people.

What do you mean by "hearing people?"

"Hearing people" refers to people like us, who're able to hear.

- We're all hearing people, then. - It's all just a misunderstanding.

He also said he's grateful for your help.

He's a good kid.

We're just trying to protect him.

You talk too fast I can't catch up.

The police are all morons.

Don't mind them.

Have we cleared up our misunderstandings?

We all sympathize with children like him.

We truly care for them.

Yeah. Thanks.

He's playing nice and says that he sympathize with you.

See, there's a smile.

He's fine now.

- It's all good then. - We'll head back to school now.

- Okay. - Sure, you do that.

- Thanks for coming. - Thank you.

Don't mention it.

- Don't forget your belongings. - Study hard.

- Here you go. - Thanks.

Do you believe me?

Compared to the cops,

I tend to believe the deaf more.

You must be Chang Cheng.

My name is wang da jun.

They are all just like you... wild.

There's a dance in the auditorium tonight.

You should come.

You're new here?

Good

drink.

What are you doing?

Holding my breath.

Where are we going?

Won't we get caught?

There's free Wi-Fi here.

I saw strange flashlights from the restroom.

They're just playing.

What could they possibly be playing at this time of night?

Do you know how to swim?

You suck!

At least I know how to hold my breath.

I'm definitely gonna learn how to swim this summer.

No running!

Mind the stairs.

Did your dad call you?

He said he was going to contact you.

Did you make any new friends?

Do you like your new school?

Come play with us.

Let's play together.

Did you set off the alarm?

How did you know what would happen?

What was that on the school bus?

They were just playing.

That's definitely not just playing.

Why would you play soccer with them after what they've done to you?

I do hate it when they do that,

but they're nice most of the time.

That's bullshit!

Let's tell our teacher.

It's useless.

If you tell on them, they'll dislike you.

No one will ever play with you.

You don't want to be alone or go back to a normal school, do you?

So you'll do nothing?

What about the next time? What if they drag me to the back of the bus?

It's fine.

Just bully me with them.

Why aren't you on the school bus?

I don't like schools for the hearing people.

My dad made me go there.

The classes were too difficult I couldn't keep up.

My classmates looked down on me, thought I was stupid.

They'd feel unfortunate having me in their group.

They're all morons just like those cops.

I know. They're bad people.

So did you beat them?

Of course. Bad people should be punished.

Don't worry, there are no bad people here.

I don't know.

What do you mean?

I like it here.

I'm like everyone else here. No one would laugh at me.

Then why did you say you don't know?

Bei bei said,

I should join them.

Who are they?

Let's go see the teacher.

Stay out of this!

I don't want to betray them.

Teacher!

I saw it with my own eyes!

You're saying nothing happened at the back of the bus?

Nothing happened. We're all just friends.

Why won't you tell him? He can help you.

I'd like to leave now.

Are you insane?

You want this to continue on?

I told you I don't want to betray them.

Are you afraid someone will be arrested for this?

Are you afraid you'll upset your grandparents?

Every time they bullied me,

I screamed out for help,

but they couldn't hear.

I told them to stop,

they kept doing it.

I saw what you wrote.

Anything wrong?

But you didn't write anything in response.

Weren't you just playing around?

They hurt me. I don't like it.

Do they know that you didn't like it?

Yu xiang and wei hua are both good kids.

If they knew you didn't like it,

they wouldn't have done it.

Aren't you going to help me?

How?

It's not like they bullied you or anything.

Principal,

this has already been going on for more than a year.

It's quite clear on bei bei's weekly journal.

How could this be playing?

We even had chaperones on the bus.

Where were they when it happened?

This is a matter that must be handled delicately.

We have to first find out

whether she's the only victim.

Mr. wang,

I think it's best not to inform bei bei's family.

Why is that?

It's our fault that we didn't protect her properly.

But think about it.

Does she want her family to find out?

The reason she never mentioned a word

was to protect her grandparents from being upset.

So we'll do nothing about it?

That's not what I meant.

I just don't want her to be traumatized again.

What we're dealing with here,

is a matter of this girl's future.