Although he felt very unhappy, Li Muhan couldn't find anything to say to refute.
He took the stack of documents and looked at them, then frowned.
"...the serial disappearance of children from Mushan Orphanage?"
Li Muhan muttered the title of the document.
Orphanage.
His mind quickly began to flash back, and scenes that had appeared in the orphanage came back to his mind.
Li Muhan spent his childhood in that dark orphanage where he had to work hard to get a bite of food.
He had already experienced his childhood nightmare, Mr. Zhang, at the nightmare place before.
In fact, Teacher Zhang is not really that tall and strong, but in the eyes of Li Muhan at the time, this teacher was barbaric and vicious. Isn't that the image he had?
"The police were not involved in this case. No, seriously, we still have a question mark as to whether this incident happened or not."
"Nani, is the information false?"
"Because no one, including the children in the orphanage, has any feeling about the disappearance of their companions, as if those people never existed."
Erase memory?
Li Muhan raised his head and looked at Lin Ze. Lin Ze seemed to understand what Li Muhan wanted to say and quickly explained.
"It was not done by our internal staff. I have already checked it out."
Although she didn't know what method Lin Ze used to investigate, what she said was relatively reliable, and Li Muhan didn't ask any more questions.
"Then how did we find out? Since no one discovered it, the disappearance case should not be established."
Li Muhan raised reasonable suspicion.
Lin Ze nodded and said.
"The person who reported this matter was an alien from the Special Administration Bureau, file number 590. She happened to be one of the teachers at this orphanage, and she was the only one who noticed the disappearance of the students."
Li Muhan nodded silently.
Xia Yue looked at Lin Ze with an expectant look, as if to say, let me go, let me go.
Lin Ze said to Xia Yue apologetically.
"Shalia, you have other tasks, regarding Hati."
"......don't want."
Xia Yue's head drooped, and Lin Ze talked like he was coaxing a child.
"Hati is an expatriate from the Northland Special Administration Bureau after all. You and she are the aliens who have the most interactions with each other, and you are both at the natural disaster level. Only you can take care of her, so you accompany her around Tianhai City during this period. Turn around, don’t let her cause trouble.”
"I don't want to see that stupid wolf."
Xia Yue turned her head away and said dissatisfied.
"Yeah?"
Lin Ze narrowed his eyes slightly, and then said with pity.
"Hey, I originally wanted to help you, but Hati seems to be very interested in Li Muhan. If she is allowed to move freely, she will probably find out a lot about Li Muhan."
"?????"
Li Muhan looked at Lin Ze in confusion, as if to say, why did you drag me into this again?!
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Xia Yue suddenly stood up.
"Where is that stupid wolf?"
"I'll send you the location right away, so it's up to you."
Xia Yue left Lin Ze's office without saying a word with murderous intent. Then Li Muhan asked Lin Ze fearfully.
"Is that okay? You let one gas tank keep an eye on another gas tank?"
Lin Ze looked very confident. She picked up the coffee cup and stirred it while saying.
"Don't worry, these two explosive barrels won't burn unless they are set on fire."
"What if there's a fire?"
Lin Ze took a sip of coffee and looked at Li Muhan.
"You're about to go on a mission and don't have time to light a fire."
Li Muhan was speechless, thinking that Lin Ze was reliable, but why did he like to eat melons so much?
...
At noon the next day, Li Muhan drove Su Xue and Yin Qi to the Mushan Welfare Home located in the northern suburbs of Tianhai City.
"It feels like I haven't seen it for a long time. After Captain Huo Tian was gone, I thought our seventh team was going to be disbanded!"
Lin Ziyu's voice came from the intercom in the car.
"Don't talk yet, you're disturbing me while I'm driving."
Li Muhan held the steering wheel tightly with both hands and stared at the road ahead.
The orphanage seemed not far away, but it was in the suburbs outside the city. On this weekend, there was a traffic jam in the city for more than an hour.
For a novice driver like him who just got his driver's license and doesn't drive often, driving steadily is more important than anything else.
So the originally three-hour journey suddenly took Li Muhan five hours.
I was running at high speed on the highway, and I was despised when I was passed by countless cars from behind.
Even a good-tempered girl like Su Xue couldn't help it.
But Li Muhan still looked like he was talking the same old words, shaking his head and saying.
"The master of this driving school said that as soon as the car door closes, the journey is safe; as soon as the engine starts, it means a thousand taels of gold. Don't drive in traffic jams!"
Su Xue wanted to curse, but when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them silently and said one word.
"OK."
Maybe he was used to Huo Tian's vigorous and resolute behavior before, but now he has a new captain. It can be seen from driving that he is a slow man. Yin Qi's cell phone has run out of battery.
Several times, Li Muhan looked in the rearview mirror and saw the petite girl huddled in the back seat looking at him with hateful eyes.
“Can’t this car be charged?”
Finally, Yin Qi couldn't help but said.
"It can't be charged. This car is too old."
It was Lin Ziyu who answered him.
"Why not apply for a new car."
Yoongi asked again.
"The master of my driving school said that if the car is not good, it only needs lights; if there are not many girlfriends, it is enough to be gentle and considerate."
"..."
Yin Qi glanced at the back of Li Muhan's head like he was looking at an idiot. Finally, Lin Ziyu on the communication channel came to Li Muhan's rescue. He sighed and said.
"Hey, it's not like you don't know our captain Huo Tian's driving habits. Even if the tank is in his hands, it will probably be scrapped in a month. It's enough that the Human Resources and Forestry Bureau is willing to approve this classic car for us."
This car really deserves the title of classic car. It is probably older than Li Muhan. It makes a few rumbles and rumbles when driven for a while. There is not even an air conditioner in the car.
Both Xia Yue and Yin Qi were wrapped in blankets due to the cold.
"Captain, according to the navigation, we should have arrived an hour ago. Why are you still on the highway?"
"Don't worry, I looked at the map and we'll get off the expressway in half an hour."
"...Oh my God, you and our Captain Huo are really the same as each other. Don't talk about each other."
"The master from my driving school also said that there are thousands of roads, and safety is the first priority. If driving is not standardized, family members..."
"Shut up!"
Su Xue and Yin Qi shouted almost in unison.
Li Muhan was so frightened that he almost lost control of the steering wheel. The car suddenly began to tail-swing, frightening the cars behind him to go crazy.
An hour and a half later, the old car finally stopped twitching in front of the orphanage's gate.
Looking at the Mushan Orphanage surrounded by woods and with beautiful scenery, Li Muhan felt a little emotional. Compared with the place where he lived when he was a child, it was like paradise.
"I'll negotiate with the dean later, brother Mu Han."
After getting out of the car, while waiting for the people inside to come out to receive them, Su Xue said to Li Muhan.
"Ah? Why?"
Li Muhan was a little confused. Could it be that Su Xue was afraid that she would offend others because she couldn't speak? No, it's better to worry about Yin Qi.
"Well...it's a long story. This orphanage actually has something to do with me, so I should be able to provide you with some information."
I see.
Li Muhan guessed that maybe Su Xue was once an orphan in this orphanage.
Alas, we share the same problem.
When Li Muhan looked at this cheerful and sunny girl, he felt a sense of intimacy.
But when they were invited into the director's room of the orphanage, the corners of his mouth began to twitch.
"Miss Su! Are you here to inspect the orphanage? Why didn't you inform me in advance? Look, I didn't even prepare."
A middle-aged woman treated Su Xue with great respect, especially the word "inspection" that made Li Muhan feel like he had misunderstood something just now.
"This orphanage was funded by Sister Xue's family. It can be said that she is the largest shareholder here."
In the headphones, Lin Ziyu explained everything to Li Muhan.
Damn it.
Li Muhan had no direct feeling about Su Xue's closeness just now.
Class enemy! Absolute class enemy!
Yin Qi completely ignored the conversation between them.
After entering the office, she began to observe the surroundings, as if she had entered a state of execution.
The few people did not explain why they came this time. They just used Su Xue's identity to regularly inspect the overall work of the orphanage, and the director did not become suspicious.
Afterwards, the director took the three of them to visit the entire orphanage.
This welfare home has two buildings in total, one of which has three floors. The first and second floors are where children study and do crafts, and the third floor is the children's dormitories.
The other building houses the canteen and staff dormitories.
This orphanage currently has two chefs, three teachers, and twenty-five children.
And the alien registered under the supervision of the Special Administration Bureau was among these three teachers.
"These four teachers are Teacher Zhou who teaches cultural classes, Teacher Wang who teaches arts and crafts classes, and Teacher Zhang who is responsible for children's physical and mental health."
Li Muhan had already obtained information before coming here. The alien human with file number 590 was named Zhou Ling and was also the reporter of this incident.
When passing by the student classroom, the children were in class, and a young woman wearing a white turtleneck was giving a lecture on the podium.
She is tall and tall, and although her appearance is not exquisite, she is attractive. She has a kind of intellectual beauty.
The dean opened the door and said to the teacher on the stage.
"Teacher Zhou, these are..."
"go out."
Before the dean could finish speaking, the teacher said coldly.
The dean seemed to be used to it. He smiled and said "excuse me" and then withdrew.
"Sorry, the teacher's personality is like this this week. She is very meticulous in teaching, and the children are also afraid of her."
Several people expressed understanding, but they all looked at the teacher through the window a few more times before leaving.
After visiting the orphanage, several people returned to the office.
"Sorry, Miss Su, I didn't know you were coming. The children are taking a nap now."
"It's okay. Let the children have a good rest. Don't disturb them for now. But, Dean, can I see the student roster?"
Su Xue's question made the dean a little stunned.
"Huh? Okay, okay."
But she turned around and took out a roster from the drawer and handed it over.
"The children's roster is here."
The three of them looked through the orphanage's children's manual together.
Most of the children here are 5-10 years old, children whose parents died in accidents.
It can be seen that the orphanage takes good care of them. The children in the photos are all smiling happily, but...
"Dean, are there always 58 students?"
Su Xue asked.
The dean was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile.
"Yes, Miss Su, there has been no change since the last two children arrived three months ago. Weren't you also there when the welcome party was held for the two children?"
Su Xue nodded slightly, she remembered that this happened.
If my memory is correct, then there are indeed no children missing.
"Okay, I'm sorry to trouble you today, Dean, we're leaving first."
Before leaving, the dean suddenly stopped Su Xue.
"Oh, Miss Su."
"Um?"
"You came here this time...is it because of that rumor?"
"Rumors?"
"that is......."
The dean was hesitant to speak, and after hesitating for a long time, he still said to Su Xue.
"That's the rumor of a missing child."
"Did you hear about this?"
"I'm the dean, how could I not have heard about it? I don't know who spread the news. It's nonsense. All the children here are fine. As the dean, don't I know whether my own child is missing or not? "
The dean looked aggrieved, perhaps because he had received a lot of criticism during this period.
"Don't worry, Dean, if the children are really not missing, the rumors will be self-defeating."
Su Xue comforted the dean for a few words, and then they drove away.
But Li Muhan didn't drive the car very far.
He just made a circle and parked the car at a corner not far from the orphanage.
"What do you two think?"
Li Muhan parked the car, turned around and looked at Li Muhan and Yin Qi sitting in the back seat and asked.
"On the surface, this orphanage looks very formal and there is no abuse of children."
Yoongi said.
"...I have known the dean for a long time. Although she has not been the dean since the school was first established, she has worked hard for this place."
Su Xue also said.
"Then it seems we still have to talk to that Zhou Ling."
Li Muhan said, and at the same time he said to Lin Ziyu on the communication channel.
"How's your investigation going?"
Lin Ziyu sighed, seeming a little disappointed.
"I didn't find any useful clues. I hacked into the website and checked the list of new students admitted to this orphanage. There are no deviations. There are 58 names."
Li Muhan nodded. At this moment, his cell phone suddenly rang, and the caller ID showed an unknown number.
After picking up the phone, a cold female voice said.
"I know where you are. I'll come find you in two hours."
