"Humph, it's a pity that Shen still remembers us. He hasn't called us in all these years. I thought he never wanted to come back except to send money here every month."

The old man patted the iron filings on his hands, snorted coldly, turned around and walked into the yard.

Lin Qiye and others followed closely behind him.

"By the way, where's Shen? Why didn't he come?"

"Oh, Shen Qingzhu is on a secret mission and can't get away." Lin Qiye replied calmly, and then quickly changed the subject, "What's your name?"

"My last name is Liu, and I'm the director of this private orphanage." The old man pushed his reading glasses.

Old Man Liu led Lin Qiye and others through the narrow courtyard and walked into the only old-style suite in the courtyard.

The house is not tall, and seems a bit cramped for a young man like Lin Qiye. The rough and old walls are carefully painted with light green paint, and outlined with red flowers hand-painted with paint. Although shabby, it has a kind of pure warmth.

As soon as they stepped over the threshold, Lin Qiye saw three or four children hiding behind the door, looking at them with curiosity and fear. The oldest was twelve or thirteen years old, and the youngest was only seven or eight years old.

They were wearing old-fashioned but very warm cotton-padded jackets, their faces were rosy and they looked very well-nourished.

There was only a little boy in the corner who looked a little different. In this weather, he was only wearing a thin gray sweatshirt. His face was a little pale and he was older than the other children.

"When Shen said he wanted to join the army, I didn't believe him. With his bad temper, how could he join the army? I guess he would be chased back by the instructor on the day he joined."

As Old Man Liu walked, he muttered:

"I didn't expect that he would stay... Hey, what's his rank in the army now?"

"I am considered an officer." Lin Qiye hesitated for a moment and replied, "I have made many contributions. This year I also led a group of new soldiers. My prestige is very high."

Old man Liu turned a corner and walked into a small room that looked like an office, but there was nothing else except a wooden table, a few benches, and a few thick stacks of newspapers in the corner.

Old Liu brought stools to everyone, and sat down himself, grinning:

"Not bad, it didn't embarrass me as the dean."

"Director Liu, how long has your orphanage been open?" Baili Pangpang looked around and couldn't help asking.

"It's been more than 30 years." Dean Liu unscrewed the thermos bottle, blew on the dried wolfberries floating on the water, and said leisurely,

"Don't look at me like this now. I was a well-known entrepreneur in Linjiang back then. I made a lot of money in my thirties. Later, I got a serious illness and saw through some things. I opened an orphanage to do good deeds.

At that time, Linjiang had not yet developed and this place was not too remote. Later, high-rise buildings were built and fewer and fewer people lived nearby, and it gradually became a small, shabby place that no one cared about.

I'm not exaggerating, but in the past thirty years, I've had at least seventy or eighty orphans walk out of my care. Shen, you're the one I found by the river twenty years ago."

Lin Qiye nodded thoughtfully:

"By the way, what about the gangsters you just mentioned?"

"This place is old, so naturally people will be eyeing it. Isn't the Li Group planning to build a real estate project here recently? They often send some hooligans to cause trouble, but it's not a big deal. I'm not afraid of them."

Old man Liu took a sip of tea and said calmly.

"They are just bullying others by taking advantage of their power! If Brother Qingzhu were here, which ruffian would dare to come to our Dongtan Lane to cause trouble?!"

The little girl in a red cotton-padded jacket who had been squatting at the door immediately stood up and said angrily.

"That's right. When Brother Qingzhu was here, who in the entire Linjiang underworld dared to mess with us? Brother Qingzhu would just beat their teeth off!" The other children also responded.

"Tsk, you little kids, what do you know about the underworld? It's Shen who led you astray." Old man Liu glared at them.

"If that's the case, why don't you move away?" Cao Yuan asked doubtfully.

"This place is so old, it would be a good idea to change to a new environment? Is it that the conditions they offer are not good enough?"

"Not really." Old man Liu opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but didn't say anything.

"Understood."

Lin Qiye nodded and gave a look to Baili Pangpang beside him.

Baili Pangpang stood up and said with a smile, "You guys chat first, I'm going to go out and make a phone call."

After Baili Pangpang walked out of the house, Lin Qiye and others chatted for a while. The gloomy sky outside the window became darker and darker, with lightning flashing faintly among the clouds, and it seemed that a rainstorm was about to come.

"Oh no...it's going to rain again, and I haven't bought the food for dinner yet."

When Old Man Liu saw the sky change outside the window, his brows immediately frowned. He stood up hurriedly, picked up his umbrella and walked out the door.

"Shall we go for you?" Lin Qiye stood up immediately.

"No, young people like you don't know how to buy vegetables... Listen to me, you stay and accompany these kids, have dinner together in the evening and then leave. By the way, tell me what kind of achievements Shen has made in the camp."

The rain was drizzling down. Old Man Liu held up his umbrella, pushed open the iron gate, and walked out quickly.

In the Hanshan Orphanage, only Lin Qiye and a few other children were left, staring at each other in bewilderment.

Due to Jiang Er's special appearance, he has been hidden in the speaker on An Qingyu's waist in a magnetic field state. The coffin itself is in the trunk outside the alley, so only Lin Qiye, Cao Yuan and An Qingyu are left in the house.

Just when Lin Qiye was worrying about how to communicate with these children, Baili Pangpang waved at him from the window with his cell phone in hand:

"Qianye, come here for a moment."

Lin Qiye was startled and stood up and walked out.

Cao Yuan glanced at the young children in front of him. After hesitating for a long time, he spoke tentatively:

"you……"

All the children took a step back at once, looking at Cao Yuan with fear in their eyes, especially the little girl, who was almost scared to tears.

"No, I'm not a bad person...I..."

Cao Yuan, with a fierce face, tried to explain something palely, but the children quickly turned around and ran into another small room, as if they were avoiding some ferocious beast.

Cao Yuan: ...

An Qingyu stood up with a smile and patted Cao Yuan on the shoulder.

"Don't be discouraged. Appearance is something that is innate. But if you have such needs, I can give you a full facelift when you return..."

Under Cao Yuan's resentful gaze, An Qingyu followed the children into the small room. Soon, the giggling sound of the children being amused could be heard from the room.

Cao Yuan let out a long sigh.

At this moment, his eyes met with the only child in the corner who did not run away.