There are many figures represented by white chalk, some holding hands with children, some holding food, and mottled pastries and graffiti.
This graffiti wall is full of innocence, except for the top of the heads that children cannot reach. Rather than saying that they are the way human cubs survive in the biomarked territory, they are their optimistic nature.
Walking into the sewer for more than ten meters away, the second figure appeared.
It was a little boy wearing loose dirty clothes and a newspaper hat, like a little scout.
He was little Jimmy, the little boy in Richard's letter who went to lick the reefs by the sea.
"He is a friend of Brother Richard, and he is here to deliver food to us." The little girl walked up to him and told him that little Jimmy was very happy and a little regretful, because he wanted to guard here and could not accompany the gentleman.
Their "camp".
The campground, before being occupied by children, was a sewer rest room—a place for temporary rest for tools and maintenance workers.
This place is also the densest place for graffiti, with many debris and wood piled up around it. Obviously, the children who settled here know how to survive.
In the iron door on the wall, light and voices came out from the crack of the door.
Lu Li didn't feel good. He remembered the same door he saw last time, which brought a terrible curse to Lu Li. The current situation is similar to that at that time - it was Richard who asked him to come, it was all
Sewer under the coastal streets.
The difference is that this time is no longer a trap.
The little girl struggled to push open the bulky iron door to reveal the situation inside.
Five children sat on the floor, in the dirty and wet bedding. Their clothes were so dirty that they could not see their original color and were obviously wide and not fit. Only five pairs of big eyes were as clear and bright as the flames.
A small fire was growing in the middle of the narrow rest room, and the boiling water inside was rumbling and boiling, dispelling the chills at the beach.
It may be only 10 square meters in size, but for the seven children, it just makes them feel safe and not crowded.
"It was Brother Richard's friend who came to deliver food to us!" the little girl shouted happily to her companions.
The children cheered and got up and surrounded Lu Li, thanking and...pleasing each other in their own way.
It's cruel to say that, but it's really why these homeless children can live today.
"Don't squeeze, don't dirty your husband's clothes." The little girl opened her arms helplessly to block her companions, so as not to make Lu Li angry with her rash younger brother and sister.
After finally comforting his younger brother and sister back to their original position, a little girl who seemed to be the "leader" of the camp walked forward.
She was wearing wide glasses that were obviously not in line with her face shape, so that she would hang on her nose when she didn't hold her hands. It seemed that he was eight or nine years old and was the biggest among the children in the group. She imitated the tone of an adult and said, "Sir,
Thank you very much for your help.”
Lu Li didn't say anything, he was wondering how much food the seven children had to eat.
Children's appetite is limited, but even if 40 cans of canned food are only enough to keep them in food and clothing, they will only be enough to eat for no more than two weeks.
Compared to this, what threatens the group of children hiding in abandoned sewers is the weirdness that attacks Belfast.
"It's not very safe here." Lu Leave the mouth.
A little boy, who was only five or six years old, clasped his feet and said with a leaky air sound that lacked front teeth: "We have no place to go."
Lu Li remained silent, and the little girl "leader" returned to the camp, took out a wide-brimmed hat from her bedding and handed it to Lu Li: "This is what Brother Richard left last time, I have patched it,
Please pass it to him for me.”
There is a patch on the top of the hat with a noticeably lighter color.
Thinking of a bold idea that had arisen before, Lu Li accepted the Richard's relics and thought for a while and said, "I have an idle house on Yushu Street, where you can live."
Lu Li couldn't sit idly by these homeless children.
If it weren't for forest awareness children in the sky above the elm forest, it might be safer to let them live near the shelter.
"I don't want to leave home."
At this time, the youngest boy, who was snatching his feet, said vaguely again.
Unlike him, the older "leader" and the little girl who led Lu Li in had their eyes brighter.
Compared to the illusory and hazy concept of "home", they want a safe and warm residence and an adult who can take care of them.
"It's almost dark." The leader said hesitantly. "And we want to discuss..."
She didn't want to go out when it was dark, and she didn't want to give her safety and her younger brother and sister to this man who came here for the first time.
Although somehow, his breath made her feel comfortable and at ease.
...
Rich Street.
The warm fireplace and oil lamps in the windows emit a gentle light.
It is difficult to see the pedestrian streets, and the mist is surging.
The family of three gathered at the dining table, and today's dinner was chicken soup, mashed potatoes and chicken - the crisis only made this wealthy family trouble.
The mother pampered her almost eight-year-old son to a chair, tucked a napkin for him, and placed a spoon in front of him.
"I want to eat vegetable salad." The little boy pouted and said when he saw that his staple food was still mashed potatoes today.
"Vegetables are too expensive..." said the mother helplessly.
"I'll buy some tomorrow, I haven't eaten it for almost a week." said the father. What else my mother wanted to say was interrupted by his gently shaking her head, and she could only smile helplessly.
Dong-dong-dong-
Just then, a slow knock on the door came from the living room.
The couple looked at each other and stopped at the same time to look at the door. Only the little boy put a spoonful of mashed potatoes into his mouth.
A few seconds later, a second knock on the door sounded.
Dong-dong-dong-
"I'll go see who is coming." The husband said in a low voice, and the uneasy wife held his arm: "I'll be with you."
Holding her husband's arm, she and her husband came to the living room. The deserted fog behind the curtains made them a little uneasy.
He didn't dare to make a sound, and the man walked behind the door and approached the cat and looked out the door.
A tall black outline stood in front of the door, wearing a top hat, and his face that was invisible was hidden in the shadows.
Dong-dong-dong-
At this moment, the third knock on the door sounded.
"Who is it?" The wife's trembling voice rang.
"I don't know him." The husband murmured.
"Can it be... let's call the police... go... call the exorcist here."
After hesitating, the husband nodded, picked up the umbrella behind the door and said, "You go call the police, I'll watch it."
"Well, be careful," the wife whispered, running upstairs.
As soon as he stepped on the steps, the sound of an umbrella falling to the ground suddenly came from behind him. The wife subconsciously looked over and saw the frightened husband collapse to the ground, and the outline of a man wearing a top hat was gradually protruding from the door.
The screams pierced the night sky and ended abruptly again.