The person who walked into this dormitory was indeed Fana, the little girl from Jiuchu who had just had dinner with Chu Cheng during the day.
It's just that she was still wearing a white dress at that time, like a blooming lotus. But now she has changed into black, a gothic-style dress, with white lace, giving off a girlish look.
It's romantic, but at the same time mixed with some weird gloom.
She came to Raya's bed without saying a word and began to look through the things left here.
Eight beds were crammed into a small single room. It can be imagined that the space occupied by each person is very limited. Naturally, it is impossible to have too many personal belongings in such a small space.
The girl rummaged through the shelf and found a thick book, a planting manual on seedling care. She stretched out her hand and gently touched the cover, carefully opened the book, and was fascinated for a moment.
"We are applying to build a library." Dean Zhai said at the side, "Of course this is not easy, there are huge problems in both procedures and funding.
But we all feel that this is necessary for children. Books are the best channel for them to contact the outside world and can also enrich the spiritual world..."
"This book," Fana closed the book gently and said, "I gave it to her."
Dean Zhai was startled for a moment.
"Ah, I don't even know. You and Raya..."
"Only friend."
Fana stared blankly at the book in her hand for a while, then added.
"It used to be."
"Ah...well, I don't even know." Dean Zhai said apologetically, "If I had known that Laya was your friend, I would have contacted you as soon as possible when something happened."
"We used to be friends." She said softly, "We haven't contacted each other for a long time."
She carefully put the book back in its place.
"The Public Security Department is still investigating. If there is any progress, I will contact you immediately."
"Thanks."
The two began to walk out. Dean Zhai smiled like a kind elder and patted the girl on the shoulder.
"Ha, why are you so polite?" He said with a smile, "Although you are no longer here, you know, our door is always open for you and you are welcome to come back at any time.
We are like your family…”
While the dean was talking, the two of them walked out along the corridor.
Batman followed secretly.
A string of pleasant bells echoed in the empty yard, which was a sign that dinner had begun. The aunts carried the children's dinner from the cafeteria to the classroom.
They were huge silver metal buckets, filled with buckets of thick and whitish gruel, with a few vegetable leaves floating on them.
To be honest, this felt more like fodder than dinner.
Chu Cheng couldn't imagine how he could endure living in a place like this. Even if he wasn't actually there, he could feel the lifelessness of this courtyard just through the screen.
But it's not the infection's fault.
Although he hoped that the lifeless coldness here could be blamed on some source of infection, unfortunately, it was not the source of infection or some evil ancient existence that made this place look like this, but human beings themselves.
It's been like this since long ago, long before the infection spread, like so many other forgotten corners of the world.
When he saw Fana here, he remembered that in the girl's file last night, it seemed that she had lived in an orphanage before joining Secret Service 9, but the basic information did not specify where or what.
Orphanage.
Now that he thought about this problem, he operated Batman to access the system of the Nine Departments and took a look at it before he was convinced that it was the place in front of him.
Fana grew up in this orphanage. She didn't leave until she discovered the physique of a special person and joined the 9th Secret Service.
She knew this missing girl named Raya.
Chu Cheng noticed a black car parked outside the door. It should be the car of the 9th Special Service Branch. Chu Cheng guessed that it might be the car and driver specially assigned to her by the 9th Branch. It was considered as a benefit for her and was also convenient.
Keep track of her movements.
The girl said goodbye to the dean and walked out. The iron door closed again behind her. The doorman made a clattering sound when he locked the iron chain. The giant steel door was like a cold barrier, closing the quilt.
The forgotten corner is isolated from the world.
Fana stopped in front of the door, turned to look at the yard behind her for a moment, and then walked to the car waiting outside.
The driver started the engine in advance when he saw her, but the girl did not get in the car. She walked to the cab, leaned over and whispered something to the driver. The driver looked confused, but nodded.
, and turned off the engine again.
He continued to wait here while the girl turned around and started walking along the outer wall of the orphanage.
Chu Cheng also felt a little strange. Looking at the direction she was heading, it seemed that she wanted to go somewhere behind the orphanage, but the address here was remote, and beyond that was an undeveloped wasteland. There were overgrown weeds in that direction, and there had been no trace of it for many years.
After people have taken care of it, the land is completely dominated by plants.
But she seemed to know something. Chu Cheng thought for a while, then operated Batman to keep up.
The girl walked through the weeds and shrubs as tall as a person. She seemed to know exactly where she was going. After walking for an unknown amount of time, Chu Cheng finally saw the place she was looking for.
A natural cave.
She carefully entered the grotto and groped downwards in the pitch-black darkness. This environment happened to provide Batman with an excellent cover. He followed behind at a certain distance, almost blending into the darkness.
The small entrance can barely accommodate one person, and the experience of entering from here may not be very pleasant. After all, it is narrow and crowded. But as the saying goes, after walking for dozens of steps, you will suddenly feel enlightened. After entering, you will find that there is a whole other world inside.
.
Chu Cheng was a little surprised when he scanned its internal structure through the detective mode. He didn't expect that such a world was hidden in this overgrown place.
But the detective mode scan also discovered that they were not the only visitors in this cave.
It was completely dark at first when entering from the entrance, but Fana slid along the entrance for a while, and light soon began to appear in front.
When she reached the bottom and landed on the uneven ground, orange-red firelight hit her face.
In a huge space where rocks and soil are mixed, green vines cover the stone walls around the cave. Sections of torches are tied to the hard stone walls by intricate vines. The firelight flickers and the shadows of the people hitting the stone walls are projected.
Like a craggy ghost.
A figure walked out of the shadows in front of the cave.
"You're finally back."
The girl in the shadow looked pale, and looked even more lifeless under the flickering light of the torch.
Raya Hada, the girl who disappeared from the orphanage.
She looked at Fana and showed a weird smile that seemed totally inappropriate for her age.
"I guess it's not easy to retrieve this dirty corner from such a beautiful place."