"They must be the children left behind by people from the lower world. They entered Mo City by chance, but haven't had time to apply for identity badges, or are not yet eligible."
Ziyan: "Is there no welfare institution for such a young child?"
Mo Zeling: "Yes, but the welfare agency will only give it to children from Mocheng who have identity badges, and they can't take care of them."
Zi Yan pointed at Xiao Mu Bai and said, "What about them?"
Mo Zeling shook his head: "If they are found out, the only way out is to send them out of the city."
Zi Yan: "But there are monsters running rampant outside the city..."
Mo Zeling showed a hint of sympathy. "Yes, there are monsters running rampant outside, and the villages below value the use of force. They welcome those with strength, but reject those without. These children have no fighting ability, so the people in those villages don't want them. They will be abandoned outside the village and devoured by monsters at night."
Xiao Mubai was walking in front. As he walked and listened, his face became paler and paler.
They were right. This small group of them was like rats crossing the street. They could only hide in the sewers, not be discovered by the outside world, and live so cautiously.
Zi Yan's face showed a trace of pity: "Is there no one speaking up for them?"
Mo Zeling shook his head. "Their parents must be dead. Their parents couldn't even get their ID badges, which shows how mediocre they were. How could they possibly benefit their children? Therefore, these children are a special, small group, weak and powerless. No one speaks for them, no one fights for their rights. Every census in Mo City is a disaster for them."
Zi Yan's face showed reluctance.
When Su Luo and her group really entered the bridge tunnel, the reluctance on Zi Yan's face became more and more obvious.
The hole below is damp and dark.
There were water stains on the walls.
It was pitch black all around, with only a faint light.
The pit is less than 30 square meters. In this narrow space, there are 20 blankets on the ground. It can be imagined that every night these 20 children would curl up in the small blankets and freeze until dawn.
Even... as soon as everyone entered, they smelled a sour, moldy smell.
"Yawn!" Zi Yan sneezed and pinched her nose.
Because it was daytime, many children had gone out to find work, so there was almost no one in the pit at the moment.
Xiao Mubai looked at Su Luo and the others dejectedly: "This is our home, what do you want?"
Su Luo walked around in the small hole, and suddenly, her eyebrows moved.
"Why did you choose to live here?" Su Luo asked.
Xiao Mubai was dejected. "This is the junction of the underground river and the land. It's not usually checked during the census, so we..."
"What's wrong?" Mo Zeling looked at Su Luo in confusion.
Su Luo touched the lava on the wall with her hand, and sniffed it under her nose, with a thoughtful look in her eyes.
After a while, she was about to speak when she heard hurried footsteps outside.
"Hurry up, carry Xiao Guoding in." A boy's voice.
Su Luo looked back and found two or three boys. The boy walking in the middle had a girl on his back. He looked anxious and in pain.
Xiao Guoding is obviously the name of the little girl.
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