Chapter 75

Although this was the first time for Xingchuan and Ming to actually come to this mountain, they remembered that they had lived here since they were young and had walked this mountain road leading to the children's welfare home countless times.

And in my earlier memories, there was a child of the same age as me by my side. We grew up together, played together, and even got into trouble together. But later, the child eventually left the orphanage.

Hoshikawa Kazuaki looked at Kagamino Satoshi who was walking in front of him, and Kagamino Satoshi sensed the thoughts that were in the mind of Hoshikawa Kazuaki at the moment when he was affected by the memory, and also looked back.

Two childhood friends who were separated since childhood finally reunited after returning to the orphanage where they once lived.

Everyone saw the two of them looking at each other, and even the most careless Kogoro Mori could feel the pure friendship between the two passionate young men.

Others thought of the notice that filled up their entire computers, and then they felt sad when they saw the two of them clearly cared about each other but refused to say a word.

By now, anyone with a discerning eye can see that when Xiaozhi sent out the warning letter, he did not intend to kill Xingchuan and Mingxin. Instead, he was clearly warning them to be careful of danger.

The two people in the focus looked at each other with deep and complicated gazes, and the expressions on their faces seemed to say a thousand words, but in their minds they had already started quarreling.

Hoshikawa Kazuaki: Very good, keep this expression now, and continue looking at each other for five seconds. You must remember that everything we do may be included in the comic book. If you want to perform the comic effect well, you must always pay attention to controlling your expression and don't say a word other than the lines.

Kagino Satoshi: Is it okay to just look at each other like this? Since we haven't seen each other for so many years, shouldn't we be more passionate when we meet, like crying and hugging each other?

Hoshikawa Kazuaki: You are right to listen to me. I started my career with the plots, and even the hooded vests praised the plots I wrote. You, an internet-addicted teenager, should stop pretending to know something when you don't.

Kagino Satoshi: What internet-addicted teenager? I am the best hacker. Even the winery was reluctant to kill me and insisted on asking me to join them!

Hoshikawa Kazuaki: Stop! Don't look so sly, be more natural. Five seconds are up, purse your lips first, then look away, and pay attention to moving your eyes downward. Wait a minute, your expression is wrong, this is not a romance drama, why are you blushing?

Satoshi Kagino: You’re the one who pissed me off! Who told you to keep bossing me around? Ahhhh, you’re really annoying me!

After some on-site teaching, the performance of the two teenagers won unanimous recognition from the audience. They all believed that besides their pure friendship, there must be a long series of particularly complex and helpless tragic pasts.

Hagiwara Kenji was particularly emotional, and couldn't help but sigh to Date Kou:

"After so many years, these two troubled guys finally met. Squad leader, you don't know how much I have said in the past seven years to persuade them to let go of their grudges and take the initiative to resolve the conflict."

Yi Dahang looked at his close friend with complicated eyes, and suddenly he understood.

No wonder he still hasn't found a girlfriend in his second year of graduate school, no matter how many social events he attended or how he tried to please girls. Is it because he has already entered the child-rearing stage?

With such an uncle-like temperament, which girl would believe that he is still single?

Xingchuan Heming glanced at the comic forum quickly, and then put it away with satisfaction. The classic scene he had just deliberately designed was indeed included in the new comic by the forum, and it was even captured in close-up.

Although I didn’t have the chance to watch the forum comments, just by looking at the rising ratings, I knew how effective that scene was.

Just as Hoshikawa and Ming were checking the data of the comic book, Kagano Satoshi's reminder suddenly rang in their consciousness.

"Xiaoxing, look at the door of the welfare home, what's going on?"

Only then did Xingchuan and Ming realize that the group had already climbed the entire mountain road and arrived at the old wooden door of the welfare home.

Old?

Xingchuan Heming first looked at the door of the welfare home and frowned slightly.

If he remembered correctly, this was the door the orphanage used when he was a child. So many years had passed, and the door had never been replaced?

As the initiator of this gathering and a minor who was still nominally being cared for and protected by the orphanage, Xingchuan Heming took the initiative to knock on the door.

As you get closer, you can smell the rotten smell coming from the wooden door. Mottled marks spread and climb on the wooden surface, like a false mask, completely covering up the original texture of the wood.

“Knock, knock, knock…”

After knocking on the door, there were soon noisy footsteps coming from a distance inside the door. If you listened carefully, you could vaguely hear low voices such as "Stand up quickly", "There might be a video", "How shameless", "Here they come".

Xingchuan and Ming were confused. They didn't know what the person inside meant by running around but refusing to open the door.

However, before he could ask, the door was suddenly opened from the inside.

The person who opened the door was a thin woman in her forties with a stern and gloomy face. Hoshikawa Kazuaki recognized her at the first sight. Her name was Ishikawa Kei, a former ethics teacher at the welfare home. It was said that she had been promoted to vice-director two years ago.

The director who had spoken to me on the phone before was unable to worry too much about trivial matters due to health reasons, so she simply entrusted all responsibilities to the deputy director, and stayed in the welfare home in the name of the director.

Facing the teacher who had taught him, Xingchuan Heming immediately put on a gentle and obedient smile and greeted him:

"Teacher Ishikawa, it's been a long time. I invited a friend back this time, I hope I didn't cause you any trouble."

This teacher Ishikawa really looked fierce just as I remembered. She had scolded all the naughty children in the orphanage, so most of the children who grew up in the orphanage didn't like her very much.

But objectively speaking, although Teacher Ishikawa is old-fashioned and strict, her love for the children comes from the heart.

However, he didn't know if it was an illusion, but the moment the door opened, Xingchuan Heming actually saw a flash of disgust in the eyes of this former teacher Feng Ji, now the vice-president.

From his memory, Hoshikawa and Akira understood that although Mr. Ishikawa was old-fashioned and strict, he was a principled person and would not show malice to others without reason.

But what was the reason for her disgust just now? Did she ever offend this vice president?

Xingchuan and Ming were surprised, but they still smiled gently. They even turned sideways to show the people standing behind them.

Teacher Ishikawa glanced at the visitors, but his face showed no expression. He just said coldly:

"Welcome. I'm Vice President Ishikawa Megumi. Please come in and take a look."

Xingchuan and Ming watched from the sidelines without saying a word.

It was a very bland social expression, cold and distant, but at least for the cold and old-fashioned Mr. Ishikawa, this was indeed a very normal attitude.

So, was it really possible that I had seen it wrong just now?

Everyone followed Mr. Ishikawa inside. Satoshi Kagamino, who was walking in the front, was perhaps influenced by the residual influence of Mr. Ishikawa in his memory. He unconsciously made the evasive movements he had made as a child, lowering his head and shrinking behind Hoshikawa Kazuaki.

He was half a head taller than Xingchuan and Ming, but at this moment he hunched his body and followed closely, trying to hide himself in the shadow of Xingchuan and Ming.

If they were children doing this, it might be seen that they had a good relationship. But now that they have grown up, it looks a bit ridiculous.

Hoshikawa Kazuaki: Eh? Xiaozhi, you've improved a lot. You can even simulate the movements you made back then to create the effect of replaying memories. Although this would be very deliberate if there was no external force, it's surprisingly funny when it happens to you.

Kagino Satoshi: …

Kagino Satoshi suddenly realized what he had just done. He jumped away from behind Hoshikawa and Akira as if he had been burned, and then turned his head and looked away as if nothing had happened.

It was as if the person who had just done something stupid was not him at all.

Teacher Ishikawa was walking in front, so he naturally didn't see this scene. But the other people who attended the party were following behind them. At this time, everyone was trying to hold back their laughter, and it looked like they were having a hard time.

Kagino Satoshi: Cunning Xiaoxing, why didn't you remind me earlier? I was laughed at. Oh, how abominable! You ruined my handsome image!

Hoshikawa Kazuaki: It doesn’t matter. Your current image is also very good.

Kagino Satoshi: Now? Um, really? From your professional point of view, is it true that my behavior just now would not damage my image?

Hoshikawa Kazuaki: Nowadays, Baka and Bijin's manga characters are very popular. Believe me, you will definitely be very popular in the forum.

Kagino Satoshi: ...Damn it! You are the idiot!

The two were arguing in their minds with no expression on their faces, but the next scene made everyone pause.

On both sides of the tree-lined path leading from the main gate to the inner courtyard, there were old, yellowed banners hung, and below the banners stood two teams of children welcoming the guests.

The children were all about 14 or 15 years old, holding wild flowers picked from the mountains in their hands, with a forced smile on their faces. They looked at the visitors, their eyes full of disgust and contempt for the things they hate.

Doubts arose in everyone's heart at the same time, and even Xingchuan Heming could no longer maintain his usual gentle expression.

He looked at these children who were obviously forced to come for the welcoming ceremony, his eyes lingering on their undisguised disgust, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

What happened to these people in the welfare home?

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