The black houses are next to each other, and the gray and white walls are covered with green ivy. The walls were previously painted by some children as a prank, and were later repainted white.
These houses are surrounded by high iron fences. The orphanage has a large yard and a small house in the corner against the wall. A ferocious yellow dog is kept inside. The dog is tied with an iron chain to prevent it from biting the guests who come in.
The backyard of the orphanage is covered with barbed wire. The wires are extremely sharp and are designed to prevent people from climbing over the wall.
The dean here has formulated a series of regulations that everyone must abide by. Anyone who fails to comply or violates the regulations will be severely punished.
"Brother, take a look at this book. It looks like it will be very interesting."
Hua Jinyue came to Ye Qingliu with a book full of illustrations and said.
This young man is 9 years old...
Two little heads were put together to read a book. Hua Jinyue asked like a curious baby: Brother, why did Snow White's stepmother poison her?
"Look behind you and you'll see."
She flipped through several pages before finally finishing the story. The ending was that Snow White and the prince lived happily together, and the wicked stepmother was punished...
I thought I could live such a peaceful life forever, but one day the man named Zhi Ge appeared and changed everything.
One day, the orphanage welcomed a distinguished guest, a gentleman wearing a suit and gold-rimmed glasses.
The children all looked at the polite gentleman with curiosity.
The dean walked up to him, bowed, and asked him what he was doing here.
"I want to adopt a child."
"Of course. The children here are all very well behaved, but they all love guests like you. How about you come and attend the children's baptism on Saturday?"
The man with glasses ignored the dean's words, but came to the children and looked at each child carefully.
“You can choose whatever you want.”
Hua Jinyue looked at the smiling man and felt a little uneasy. She tightly grasped Ye Qingliu's clothes with her hands and hid behind him.
"That's her."
The man with glasses pointed at a little girl with pigtails and spoke.
"Xiao Youzi, go to the adoptive parents."
Xiao Youzi stood there motionless, just shaking her head desperately.
"You bad guy, being chosen is a blessing for your whole life, so hurry up and get over here."
The dean said fiercely, and just as the dean's slap was about to fall, he was stopped by a voice.
"Well, don't hit the child."
"You're right! Look at my bad temper. Come over here on Saturday and take the child away."
"Well, don't be too sad for those who weren't chosen. You'll still have a chance on the day of your baptism. Now, come with me, Yuko-chan. The other children can go and do whatever they want."
The rest of the children left, and the dean took Yuko to the end of the corridor...
After Xiao Youzi came back, Hua Jinyue asked her something, but she didn't say anything. Xiao Youzi's face was very bad, and her eyes were empty, as if she had experienced an indescribable journey.
Every night after that, the children in the orphanage had nightmares filled with horrific scenes. They dreamed that they were being chased by terrible monsters.
They dreamed that they were being tortured by some cruel people, and they dreamed that they could not escape, could not call for help, and could not wake up.
Strange sounds and symbols also often appeared in the orphanage. Sometimes, they would hear some sharp laughter, some shrill alarms, and some dull roars.
Every night someone would mysteriously disappear from the dormitory, and a few days later they would return with a painful expression.
Soon the day of baptism arrived...
(church)
Everyone lined up in rows, waiting for the gentleman to arrive.
At this time, the man with glasses walked in with elegant steps.
"The ceremony officially begins."
Xiao Youzi was soaking in a bathtub. The man with glasses was washing her personally. The pure water washed Xiao Youzi's delicate skin. Her face turned red because of the heat, just like a cooked shrimp.
"Water, wash away all that is foul to those who have moved."
The dean chanted devoutly to the tall statue over and over again.
"May God bless this poor child to enjoy a lifetime of happiness."
Xiao Youzi, who was soaked in water, suddenly twitched and felt a sharp pain. She also felt dizzy.
"I... don't want to be baptized..."
Her voice was full of helplessness, and her hands were gripping the edge of the bathtub.
"God will punish filthy sinners..."
The dean roughly reached out and grabbed Xiao Youzi's hair and pushed her into the water. She grabbed the edge of the bathtub but her hands were released by an administrator, Hou Jin.
Gulp, gulp, gulp, little Youzi's body in the bathtub gradually began to sink.
"Oh no, Dean, she's sinking."
"Hurry up and pick her up."
The administrator easily fished the person out. She was wet all over and Xiao Youzi choked on the water several times.
The sudden pain made her throat tighten, and it felt as if an invisible hand was pinching her trachea, and breathing became difficult in an instant.
"Sir, the baptism has been completed."
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