Chapter 144
The driver once again felt vaguely that something seemed to be wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"Little boy, if you love to listen to ghost stories too much, be careful not to wet your bed at night."
The little boy had already used up all his courage just to express his "request" in accordance with Yu Leng's thoughts. Now he shrank into Lu Jiamu's arms again, without saying a word.
Yu Leng interrupted the driver and asked, "You have been driving a taxi for more than ten years, and you have worked night shifts many times, right?"
"I don't drive every day, but I have to work at night to make a living. You two guys should understand, right?" the driver said, "I am also an experienced night shift driver."
"Will you meet strange people at night? Will you see anything strange in the middle of the night?"
The driver was silent for a moment, then smiled mysteriously and looked at the little boy through the rearview mirror: "If you often walk by the river, you will get your feet wet. If you walk too much on the night road, you will always encounter ghosts..."
He gave a strange laugh and began to tell about some strange things that happened to him while driving at night.
When passing by an uninhabited industrial area in the middle of the night, he was suddenly trapped on the street and couldn't get out until he met a patrolling security guard. The car radio suddenly received a strange signal, and it was buzzing and saying some strange words. He has a talent for storytelling, and his tone is clear and cool.
The little boy was still young and had little experience, so he was frightened and trembled.
The driver looked through the rearview mirror and saw how frightened he was. He suddenly laughed righteously and said, "I told you that children shouldn't listen to ghost stories."
Then, he began to explain the principle behind it, saying that ghost wall is an illusion caused by fatigue driving at night, and strange signals are illegal broadcasts and the like. If you encounter such a situation, you must report it immediately, and the relevant committee will deal with it soon.
According to him, people often collect relevant content and make it into popular science programs to be broadcast on TV.
Although he felt relaxed and happy when he was doing the popular science, in his eyes, that thing might not even be considered an urban legend.
But Lu Jiamu and Yu Leng always felt that behind the things he said were actually ghost stories that really happened to him. It was just that the popular science from the relevant parties came too quickly, so he never thought about things he shouldn't have thought about.
South City may only appear safe and prosperous on the surface.
As usual, Lu Jiamu didn't feel anything about this kind of thing. He still had a friendly smile on his face and responded to his scientific lectures from time to time.
But Yu Leng had experienced these things before, and at the end of each incident, he would always see something he didn't want to see, or even something that he would need a lifetime to heal.
Now the driver's words reminded him of bad memories. He felt a chill on his back and couldn't help but ask softly, "Brother, have you ever thought about..."
...Have you ever thought that these are actually ghosts you have encountered?
He suddenly fell silent halfway through his speech. The driver asked curiously, "What did you think about?"
Yu Leng suddenly thought that since he was so brave now, and dared to continue running around at night after encountering a strange thing, and had not encountered any real danger, then it would be best... not to let him know what he had encountered?
Just listen to him talk quietly.
Anyway, he also said that every time someone would coincidentally meet him and pick him up, and someone would collect relevant information afterwards, so it seemed that someone was handling it.
Yu Leng laughed heartlessly again, and then changed the subject: "Have you ever thought about writing down your experience and posting it on the forum? It must be very interesting."
The driver laughed loudly to express his agreement, and the atmosphere in the car was harmonious.
The car quickly drove to the nearest welfare home. They couldn't come empty-handed, so Yu Leng bought a bag of daily necessities in advance.
Before getting off the bus, Lu Jiamu turned around and asked the driver: "Master, I don't know how long you will have to wait outside. How about we pay the fare for this section first?"
"No rush. Go do your business first and talk to me when you come out." The driver waved his hand generously and handed over a business card. "If you need me for a long time, I'll just hang around. Call me when you come out."
There were not many visitors in the welfare house, and it seemed very deserted. After the two of them brought the little boy in, the staff on duty saw them at a glance and pointed coldly at the table in front of them: "Visitors please register first. In addition, we don't accept everyone here, and we can't give away children with guardians."
"You misunderstood." Yu Leng lifted the bag in his hand and said with a smile, "We just came here to visit and donate some supplies to the best of our ability."
Hearing this, the staff member immediately became more energetic: "Do you want to bring your children to do volunteer work?"
"This is my brother." Lu Jiamu took the little boy out and introduced him to the staff, "He lived in the welfare home for a while before, and now he wants to revisit the place."
The staff member asked: "Has the child lived in our home before?"
"No. My brother lives in Orphanage No. 32." Lu Jiamu shook his head. "This is our first visit. We don't know what you need, so we just bought some daily necessities."
Both of them are handsome and energetic young men. Yu Leng is smiling and looks very friendly. The staff has a very good first impression of them. Such people often come to volunteer and donate supplies in the future.
"We are grateful to every donor, no matter what they donated." The staff wanted to talk to the little boy's previous welfare home, but after thinking about it, the idea was stuck again, so he had to push the registration form forward, "Has the child been in an orphanage outside the city before?"
"It's a local one." Lu Jiamu asked as he registered the information, "It's an older welfare home. Have you heard of it before?"
The staff laughed awkwardly: "Maybe I haven't heard of it because I haven't worked here for long."
After completing the registration, the three people were taken into the welfare home by the staff, who told them that they could take a tour under the guidance of the staff or play games with the children in the welfare home.
This welfare home is not very large. There are only some simple amusement facilities such as slides and swings in the somewhat dilapidated backyard. The children in the welfare home are playing in the yard and seem to have no interest in the new visitors.
The staff introduced the history and policies of the welfare home to them, and talked about some of the financial difficulties it was facing. Lu Jiamu and Yu Leng listened while looking at the children in the yard.
This orphanage was established in recent years, but the oldest child looks almost an adult. If we are lucky, perhaps they have been to many orphanages and may know some clues.
Soon, Yu Leng found the group of children who looked the oldest in the welfare home. He walked over under the pretext of playing with them, and began to try to make physical contact with them without making any noise.
However, after a moment, Yu Leng had consumed too much energy due to quickly reading other people's memories, his face turned ugly, and he had to sit down and rest.
Seeing him like this, the staff laughed jokingly: "This handsome guy seems to have poor physical fitness. Does he not exercise much?"
Yu Leng took a few breaths, turned around and shook his head slightly, obviously gaining nothing.
"Actually, we came here for another thing." Lu Jiamu turned to the staff and said, "When my brother left the welfare home, his files were left in the welfare home. Recently, I needed them, but when I came to Nancheng again, I found that Nancheng has changed dramatically. The previous welfare home has been demolished a long time ago, and even the old site can't be found, so I want to ask if you have relevant records, or if anyone in your staff knows."
The staff member was stunned for a moment: "Is this the No. 32 welfare home you mentioned before?"
Lu Jiamu nodded in affirmation.
"I've been here for only four or five years. Before that, I worked in another place. I don't know much about things here, so I may not be able to help you." The staff member hissed and pointed at an old man sitting next to the main building of the welfare home. "He is our maintenance worker. He has worked the longest among all the employees. Maybe you can go and talk to him."
After listening to this, Lu Jiamu smiled friendly, walked towards the old man, and asked kindly: "Old man, I heard that you are the founder of this welfare home?"
The old man smiled shyly.
Lu Jiamu sat down next to him and chatted with him for a while before bringing up the matter of Orphanage No. 32.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing the key words, the old man's expression suddenly became subtle. He stood up tremblingly and asked impatiently: "What are you doing in the welfare home? If you want to be a volunteer, be a volunteer. If you don't want to be a volunteer, do something else. Don't be hypocritical and annoying."
The old man muttered to himself and turned to go into the building.
He had originally acted a bit shy and dull, but now he seemed like a weird old man who was completely difficult to get along with.
Lu Jiamu turned around and glanced at Yu Leng. Yu Leng was also quite perceptive and had already stood up and ran over here: "Old sir, old sir!"
The old man ignored him and continued walking forward, but his trembling movement speed was far slower than Yu Leng's running speed, and he was caught up in just two steps.
Yu Leng supported the old man and asked kindly, "Old man, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Don't fall. Did my friend say something unpleasant? Please don't take it to heart. He is such a nasty person."
The old man didn't appreciate it at all. He pushed Yu Leng away and glared at him fiercely: "Don't touch me, I don't want to pay attention to you."
After saying that, he walked away cursing loudly.
Lu Jiamu stood there and watched them quietly, waiting for Yu Leng's result.
Yu Leng's goal had been achieved, so he didn't continue chasing. He scratched his golden hair, seeming a little speechless.
After digesting it for a while, he walked over to Lu Jiamu and whispered, "This old man didn't know about the old welfare home, but when he first arrived at this welfare home, a few strangers came here once and asked if the people here knew that there was a No. 32 Sacred Heart Welfare Home in the past. He happened to pass by and heard it. The old man didn't want to appear to be eavesdropping on others on purpose, so he left, and no one noticed him at the time. As a result, within three days, the employee who was questioned by the strangers was suddenly transferred urgently, and later he could not be contacted again. No one knows where he went."
"This time we came and asked him the same question. Although he didn't know what the question meant, he felt it was not a good sign. He didn't want to lose his job, so he ran away and didn't want to have anything to do with us. Anyway, at least he knows the name of the orphanage."
Lu Jiamu nodded.
Yu Leng continued in a low voice: "The situations of those children over there are similar. Some of them unfortunately became orphans halfway through their lives and moved here, while others were orphans from the beginning but were transferred from other orphanages, and they cleverly avoided the old welfare home at that time."
Yu Leng patted Lu Jiamu on the shoulder and reassured him: "Don't worry, no one in this welfare home knows about the old welfare home. And it's not just this welfare home. No one in other welfare homes may know the specific situation."
Hearing him comforting himself like this, Lu Jiamu gave a fake smile: "Then it's up to you to check that comment."
Yu Leng immediately changed his words: "But maybe there are still some clues in the old files, just like the old man who listened but didn't listen completely and was ignored."
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