"I want to see with my own eyes what my benefactor looks like..."
While saying this, Daphne stared intently at Shen Cheng's eyes under the hood.
The other fugitives also raised their heads and looked at Shen Cheng.
They were eager to know whether the Orange Man was helping them because of Ellie, or whether he was intentionally on their side as fugitives.
The reason they said this was not because they wanted Orange Man's help.
Just... wanting some recognition.
He wanted to gain recognition and sympathy from this savior, not just because of his relationship with Ellie.
“…”
After a moment of silence, Shen Cheng raised his hand and took off his hood.
He did sympathize with the fugitives and understood what they meant.
Whether it is for Ellie or these poor fugitives, Shen Cheng is willing to repay his trust.
After taking off the hood, Shen Cheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a faint smile:
"Let me introduce myself again, my name is Shen Cheng."
Looking at Shen Cheng's smile, the fugitives couldn't help but be stunned.
Just from this smile, they can feel the warmth rising in their hearts, as if it has the power to heal people's hearts.
It makes people want to get closer.
Such a face made it difficult for them to associate him with the masked man who kept talking nonsense.
The moment she looked into Shen Cheng's eyes, Daphne suddenly felt a little sore in the corners of her eyes.
After a while, she finally spoke sincerely:
"Thank you, Mr. Shen Cheng, thank you for your trust..."
She had been hiding with the fugitives for so long, and apart from keeping each other warm, she had never received any understanding or help from outsiders.
Shen Cheng shook his head:
"I'm just following my heart."
…
In the cave, the bonfire burned slowly, making crackling sounds.
It was very quiet inside the cave. The fugitives sat in a circle, holding a chicken drumstick.
After taking a small bite, they pass it to the next person, who then takes a small bite, and so on.
The arrival of Shen Cheng and Ai Li only livened up their atmosphere for a moment, but soon, their emotions became suppressed again.
Ellie felt something was wrong and looked back and forth in the cave, as if looking for something.
Finally, Ellie looked at Daphne and couldn't help asking:
"Sister Daphne, where's Silla?"
“…”
The only answer she got was the complete silence in the cave.
The girls stopped passing the chicken legs around.
At this point, the chicken leg had clearly been passed around several times, but not even half of it had been eaten.
"Woo..."
A suppressed sobbing sound was heard, and a slender girl lowered her head and sobbed uncontrollably.
She tried her best to control her tears, not wanting her negative emotions to affect others, but the tears still couldn't stop falling.
He quickly raised his head to wipe the tears away, but as soon as he wiped them away, more tears came out again.
“Woo… woo…”
Shen Cheng stood up and walked in front of the slender girl, subconsciously reaching out his hand to comfort her.
But when his hand was halfway extended, Shen Cheng suddenly stopped and hesitated.
Feeling someone patting his shoulder, Shen Cheng turned his head and happened to meet Daphne's affirmative eyes.
Nodding, Shen Cheng placed his palm on the slender girl's hair and gently rubbed it.
Feeling the warmth coming from above her head, the slender girl raised her head in a daze and forgot to cry for a moment.
Seeing the slender girl's tearful cheeks, Chen Cheng gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and soothed her softly:
"Don't worry, everything will be fine. Until then, you must be strong, okay?"
The warm words made the slender girl's nose ache again. She raised her head and tears welled up in her eyes again.
Placing his hand on the back of the slender girl's head, Shen Cheng slowly held her in his arms.
Grabbing Shen Cheng's clothes, the slender girl finally couldn't stop crying.
Seeing the slender girl finally cry freely, the fugitives around her felt a little relieved.
They still hope that the slim girl can cry freely. After all, if she holds it in, it may affect her mental health.
Especially for fugitives like them who are under pressure all the time.
He let the girl cry for a while. As her crying gradually slowed down and finally disappeared, she slowly fell asleep in Shen Cheng's arms.
A dark purple light flashed in Shen Cheng's eyes, and he used the ability of Crow Phantom Ya.
"Have a sweet dream."
After placing the girl on a straw mat in the corner of the cave, Shen Cheng returned to the campfire.
Looking at Daphne, Shen Cheng asked:
"Can you tell me what happened?"
Since Chen Cheng was willing to believe them, Daphne naturally wouldn't hide anything from him and answered bluntly:
“The child crying in your arms just now is called Sharin. She and another companion went out to collect food for everyone, and ended up... meeting Gabriel.
In order to allow Sharlene to escape with the food, the child took the initiative to stay behind to stop Gabriel..."
Shen Cheng: “…”
Needless to say, Shen Cheng also guessed what happened next.
After all, Gabriel's strength is there, even ten fugitives may not be able to defeat Gabriel.
"The child who stopped Gabriel was Shira, right?"
Shen Cheng asked.
Daphne nodded:
"Gabriel usually doesn't hang around the streets. I guess she was planning to go to our last hideout and deal with the anti-illusionists there, but she happened to run into Sharlene and Sheila.
But Sharlin has been back for over an hour. Counting the time Sharlin spent on the journey, with Gabriel's strength, he should have already dealt with the anti-illusion party there and taken Sheila back..."
Huanya, who was taken back, ended up becoming a test subject for human experiments conducted by scientific researchers, with almost no chance of survival.
The mood of other people around was also very low.
After all, Sheila was captured by Gabriel because she was looking for food for them.
"Sheila, maybe she hasn't been taken away by Gabriel yet."
Shen Cheng suddenly spoke, causing all the Huanya to look up at him.
“Mr. Shen Cheng…”
Realizing that Shen Cheng might have noticed something, hope gradually appeared in Daphne's eyes.
If possible, she would never abandon any of her companions.
“When Ellie and I came looking for you, the first place we went to was the stronghold you mentioned. The Anti-Illusion Party there is still safe and sound.
If your guess is correct, Gabriel may have been delayed by something, so he hasn't taken action against the anti-illusion party there yet."
Hearing what Chen Cheng said, the hope that had just ignited in Daphne's eyes dimmed again:
“If they were delayed by something, it could only be Sheila’s business, right?
Gabriel couldn't have been stopped by Sheila for that long. He probably sent Sheila to Dawn first, and then planned to take action against the Anti-Illusion Party there."
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