As the sky gradually darkened, the rich aroma of food wafted out of the Hanshan Orphanage.

Cao Yuan and An Qingyu set up a round table under the shed in the yard. The children came out of the kitchen carrying steaming dishes and placed them on the round table, laughing.

"Wuquan! It's time to eat! Why are you still in a daze?"

Li Xiaoyan saw Wu Quan standing under the rain curtain on the eaves, looking up at the sky in a daze, and reminded him with a pout.

Wuquan came to his senses, walked to the table and sat down without saying a word, like a silent sculpture.

"Hey Xiaoyan, what do you want him to do? He's just a piece of wood." Qian Cheng sat down next to Liu Xiaoyan, "If he wants to be alone, then let him be alone."

Cao Yuan sat down next to Wu Quan, glanced at him, and patted his shoulder:

"Why? Are you worried?"

"……No."

Wuquan lowered his head and answered.

"When you are young, you will always have a lot of troubles and setbacks, which can easily make you close yourself off. I used to be like that too." Cao Yuan advised earnestly, "But some things, once they happen, cannot be changed. We still have to be more open-minded."

Wuquan still kept his head down and remained silent.

"Come on, come on! Get ready to eat! Come and try my cooking!"

Old man Liu walked out of the kitchen with a plate of braised pork, smiling. He placed it in the center of the round table, glanced around, and stopped at an empty seat.

"Where are the others?"

"Qi Ye went out to smoke a cigarette and will be back soon." Baili Pangpang replied promptly.

"Smoking? It's not good to smoke this stuff often, it hurts your lungs!" Old Man Liu muttered, "Shen kid also liked to smoke this before, and he never listened to me every time I scolded him... Tsk, when you go back, help me persuade him."

Baili Pangpang was startled, "No problem."

Just as everyone was talking, Lin Qiye walked in from the door holding a black umbrella.

"Are you here? Let's eat!" said Old Man Liu.

Lin Qiye and Baili Pangpang looked at each other, nodded slightly, and then sat down at the table.

"I just made a few dishes. I don't know if they suit your taste. Try them first!"

Everyone picked up their chopsticks.

"Big brother, please tell us more about Brother Qingzhu!"

"Yes, brother, isn't he very impressive in the army?"

"Brother Qingzhu can beat ten of them alone!"

Liu Xiaoyan and the others started talking one after another, looking at Lin Qiye eagerly. The latter smiled helplessly, and after a moment's silence, he said:

"Brother... Oh no, Shen Qingzhu has made many great contributions since joining the army. The most noteworthy one is an undercover operation against a drug trafficking organization called "The Believer"..."

As Lin Qiye continued his narration, the hearts of everyone in Hanshan Orphanage began to fluctuate. For a moment, no one even cared about the food on the table. Only Wuquan, who was sitting in the corner, seemed a little absent-minded.

“How thrilling!”

"Brother Qingzhu is so awesome! He destroyed the entire drug trafficking organization by himself!"

"Of course! Brother Qingzhu is the best. In Linjiang City, who could beat Brother Qingzhu in a fight? He's not even afraid of fire, so how could he be afraid of drug dealers?"

The children started chattering.

"A big fire?" An Qingyu was a little puzzled.

"Oh, it was a fire." Old Man Liu took a sip of white wine and said, "About four years ago, we had an accidental fire here. The backyard was almost burned down. We were all trapped in the house and were almost suffocated to death by the smoke.

Later, Shen Xiaozi and Wu Quan, who were out buying groceries, came back in time and rushed into the fire scene to rescue us one by one. I didn’t know what happened at the time, I just felt a black head, and then the fire was out. "

"We were all terrified at the time." Liu Xiaoyan patted her chest in fear. "I still remember that Wuquan, who was left outside the fire scene, kept crying. He cried so loudly that his voice was hoarse the next day."

"Wu Quan was a coward at that time!" Qian Cheng laughed.

"You still dare to talk about him? You were trapped in the fire and were so scared that you peed yourself."

"Liu, Liu Xiaoyan! Stop talking nonsense!"

"Huh, who's talking nonsense?"

“…”

…

After dinner, Old Man Liu cleaned up a few rooms for Lin Qiye and others, and then took the children back to sleep.

When this orphanage was being built, Old Man Liu built a small dormitory. There were six or seven bunk beds in the room of several dozen square meters, which was enough to accommodate all the children.

Old Liu used to have his own bedroom, but it is said that after the fire four years ago, Old Liu did not dare to let the children sleep by themselves, so he moved to a small dormitory and slept on bunk beds with the children.

There were three small rooms at the back of the yard. Lin Qiye and the other three decided how to allocate them by playing rock-paper-scissors. In the end, Lin Qiye and An Qingyu each got a room, while Cao Yuan and Baili Pangpang shared a room. Jiang Er's real body was in the trunk at the edge of the city, so there was no need to worry about accommodation.

But at Lin Qiye's call, everyone gathered in his room.

"Qiye, what's the situation?" asked Baili Pangpang.

“President Liu, he was indeed beaten.” Lin Qiye said slowly, “Although I killed all the thugs who started the fight, the problem is not solved… After all, those thugs who came to cause trouble were just hired thugs by the Li family. Even if we kill this group, they will still hire others.”

"Even the acquisition is not an option... How about we just take legal action? Or ask the Night's Watch headquarters to intervene?"

"Not very good." An Qingyu immediately shook his head.

"The Li Group wants to demolish this old city area. All procedures and permits are in place. The compensation for demolition is also reasonable. It is completely legal and reasonable. Even if we make a fuss about the fact that they hired people to force the demolition, it is impossible to bring down the entire group based on this. The most we can do is pay some fines or punish a scapegoat they pushed out."

"Then there is no other way?"

Everyone fell silent.

After a long time, Cao Yuan spoke tentatively: "How about we go to the Li Group..."

"The Night Watch is an organization that protects the country, and is only responsible for dealing with supernatural incidents. If they take action against private enterprises without any reason or evidence, they will be punished." Lin Qiye interrupted Cao Yuan directly.

He paused for a moment and continued:

"I will find a way to deal with this matter. It's getting late now. Go back to your rooms and sleep. We will leave for Beijing early tomorrow morning."

Everyone looked at each other and had no choice but to leave.

After everyone left, Lin Qiye turned off the lights, lay down on the hard board, and slowly closed his eyes.

The night deepens,

The hazy water vapor mixed with the dense raindrops, filling the sky and the earth.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Qiye opened his eyes, looked out the window at the pitch-black courtyard, and his figure turned into a streak of night and disappeared into the darkness.