Chapter 145
After a brief exchange between the two, Yu Leng sat down again and couldn't get up, while Lu Jiamu walked back to the staff.
The staff member had been watching them and naturally noticed the old man's unfriendly behavior. He said very embarrassedly: "He is usually easy to get along with. I don't know what happened today. Maybe he is unhappy about something."
"It's okay. Maybe I said something wrong." Lu Jiamu didn't seem to care. He turned his eyes to the slide in the yard. "It seems that the facilities in your hospital are a bit old. If the maintenance staff neglects their duties and doesn't care, it will be a bit dangerous."
"He usually has a really good temper and works very hard. And the fact that our place looks old is not because we don't care." The staff member smiled bitterly, "The annual funding from the Civil Affairs Bureau is decreasing, and we are also willing but unable to afford it. Now a large part of the welfare home's daily expenses comes from donations from caring people in the society."
Lu Jiamu sighed and expressed his heartache for the children here. After comforting the staff, he said that if he had the chance in the future, he would definitely come to this welfare home to help more often.
The staff felt quite relieved after hearing this.
Seeing that his brows were relaxed and he seemed to be in a good mood, Lu Jiamu took the opportunity to ask if there was any place where he could borrow old files.
Thinking about what they had said before that they were looking for an old welfare home, the staff member already understood the purpose of his question and raised his hand to point in a direction: "Yes, this way."
When Yu Leng heard that there really was a file worth reading, he immediately waved his hand at Lu Jiamu: "I'm not good at reading at all, you go ahead."
"Then you can continue to play with the children in the yard for a while." The staff member smiled and called the oldest boy in the group of children. "I will take the guests to visit the reading room. Please help me look after my younger brothers and sisters here. If you need anything, come to the reading room to find me."
After giving the instructions, the staff took Lu Jiamu into the main building of the welfare home.
"Except for those involving personal privacy and finance, most of our files are open to the public and can be borrowed freely. They mainly include the outstanding deeds of outstanding employees in the past, the planning maps of the welfare home over the years, and the origins of other welfare homes. If you need, you can also take a look at the children's files."
"But if you want to find that old orphanage, it may not be easy to find anything. Our family's predecessor was not local."
The staff gave him some further instructions before letting him enter the preview room.
Lu Jiamu put on his glasses, previewed the catalog for a moment, and then casually flipped through the books on the shelf.
As he turned the pages, he said, "There's one thing I don't understand."
"Hmm?" The staff member had already found a place to sit down. Hearing this, he looked up at him and said, "If you have any questions, please ask."
"When we first came, you specifically told us that you would not accept children with guardians. I want to ask, are there any exceptions?"
The staff member showed an understanding expression and smiled mysteriously: "What you want to ask is actually your brother, right?"
Lu Jiamu did not deny: "Yeah."
"Because sending a child with a family to an orphanage is a very inhumane thing to do, so in principle there are no exceptions, and there won't be much difference due to a few years or different orphanages."
The staff member said politely, "But sometimes, some children with major disabilities are not accepted by their families, and it is inevitable that they are thrown far away. After the case is filed, they will be sent back if they can be found. If the child is too young to remember and cannot be found, they may be sent to a specific welfare home. I don't know your situation, but if you go to the Public Security Bureau, it may be more efficient than here."
But going to the Public Security Bureau would seem like walking into a trap. Those mysterious departments in the dark would probably immediately know of their intention to explore the mystery.
Lu Jiamu responded casually twice, stopped asking questions, and continued to flip through the documents seriously.
There seemed to be very little useful information in the reading room, and he read books very quickly. Although his pages were scattered, he was sure that there was nothing he needed here after half an hour.
When Lu Jiamu walked out of the main building, he saw Yu Leng playing wildly in the yard.
He didn't know when he had rested enough, and he was playing tag with full energy again. Although the little boy looked very shy, he hid behind Yu Leng and played with them.
Lu Jiamu felt that he asked him to find information just as an excuse to stay here and play.
The little boy was the first to notice that he had come out, and he stopped immediately, causing the child at the end of the team to be unfortunately caught by the eagle.
Yu Leng found that the little boy was no longer pulling at the corner of his clothes, and soon noticed Lu Jiamu. He quickly put away his stance, shouted "Go away", and drove away the child behind him.
The little boy hesitated for a moment, then quickly ran to the slide in the yard, slid down again before returning to the two of them.
Yu Leng came over and asked, "How is it? Did you gain anything?"
Lu Jiamu shook his head to indicate that he had not. After exchanging a few more pleasantries with the staff, he called the number on the business card given by the driver to ask if the other party was nearby.
The three people quickly said goodbye to the staff and the group of children and left the welfare home.
The little boy stood by the road, looking a little lost. He licked the corner of his mouth and suddenly whispered, "Ayi used to play like this a lot."
Yu Leng was stunned, bent down and asked him: "What are you talking about?"
The little boy tightly grasped the corner of his clothes, his whole body shrank and tensed, and he said the longest string of words he had ever said: "When Ayi was a child, he often played hide-and-seek. But uncles, aunts, fathers, mothers and other children were not so good."
"Is Ayi your name? Did you remember something?"
"Yeah." The little boy nodded through gritted teeth, "In the past, many people often played hide-and-seek with Ayi."
Yu Leng saw that he seemed to recall something bad, so he squatted down, unzipped his raincoat, and touched his little face.
Then he immediately zipped it back up and said, "What a messed up kid you are."
The driver who had been contacted also drove back quickly to pick them up.
Yu Leng's energy had completely recovered. He hummed a little tune and prepared to go to the next welfare home. However, Lu Jiamu said to the driver: "Master, take us to the best Internet cafe nearby."
The driver asked: "Has this welfare home asked what you want to know?"
Yu Leng also sat up straight in surprise: "What are you doing in the Internet cafe?"
"To do something that only you can do, of course."
He immediately reached out to cover his shoulder: "I just got injured. I can't sit in front of the computer for a long time."
Lu Jiamu glanced at him, and Yu Leng felt that his face was full of "Then why didn't I notice that you were injured when you were playing the game just now?"
The driver has already started searching for nearby Internet cafes on the navigation and checking the ratings.
Lu Jiamu leaned back in his seat and whispered, "Sister Man will see the results in five days at most, and she may need our help by then. I just think that we should resolve our issues as soon as possible and not delay them for too long. Otherwise, if we don't resolve them this time, we may not have another chance until we leave."
And it is obvious that they take that matter much more seriously than we thought, and continuing to visit and look for clues is just a waste of time."
"You are really dedicated." Yu Leng listened to him talking about Kou Man and compromised a little. "I know everything you said, but I just don't want to embarrass myself. I want to relax. Besides, I don't have a good impression of Internet cafes."
"Finish your work first, and you'll have plenty of time to relax later." Lu Jiamu advised him, "Besides, not every Internet cafe will have an accident."
"If you're just worried about this unfortunate guy being bored because he hasn't played anything before, then you don't have to worry. If you go to the Internet cafe, I can't help you much, so I'll take him to find another place to play."
So what's the difference between you playing with him and playing by yourself? Isn't this really some kind of revenge?
But Lu Jiamu was speaking seriously, and he felt a little guilty, so he couldn't think of any rebuttal for a moment.
Although the driver didn't understand the point of going to the Internet cafe, he saw that the two people had reached an agreement, so he didn't say any more and started the car.
After arriving at the Internet cafe, Lu Jiamu accompanied him to choose a seat with fewer people and a more secluded area. After watching for a while, he took the little boy away for fear of disturbing his operation.
The two of them continued to visit nearby welfare homes along the way. Although the progress was not as fast as Yu Leng's direct contact memory reading, Lu Jiamu obtained almost the same information with his communication skills.
Each welfare home is surprisingly similar. They all moved in within the past eight years and have no knowledge of the local situation.
Any orphan who looks close to adulthood has either become an orphan halfway through life or has been transferred here from other places.
Occasionally there are one or two old employees who have worked for a long time, and the most they can say is that a former colleague was suddenly transferred for unknown reasons and they have lost contact since then.
The past events are like a huge secret, and all the signs that might lead to an event have been cut off early on.
Along the way, the little boy just played happily for a while longer. Apart from the fact that "someone used to often play hide-and-seek with Ayi", he didn't think about anything else.
After visiting several welfare homes, they still didn't receive any news from Yu Leng. Lu Jiamu even took him to the park for a walk.
It was not until late in the evening that Yu Leng made a phone call and said that he had found the address of the person who posted the comment.
Lu Jiamu immediately walked back with the little boy, and saw Yu Leng had already come out of the Internet cafe, standing on the side of the road in a daze.
As soon as he saw them, he started muttering to himself, as if he was complaining non-stop.
But because there were outsiders present, he couldn't loudly tell all his evil deeds.
After getting in the taxi, he showed the note with the address to Lu Jiamu and glanced at it: "It seems that this person is still staying in this area and has not left."
There was indeed an address in South City on the note.
It was a good thing for them that this man had not been transferred for one reason or another, which greatly shortened their search time.
After saying that, he handed the note to the driver and asked him to drive here.
Then he began to complain in a low voice about how much energy he had wasted, how much effort he had made, and how difficult it was.
After the driver saw the words on the note clearly, he already knew where it was: "This is a run-down neighborhood. I've passed by it a few times before. I'm very familiar with it. I'll definitely take you the shortest way."
Then he became a little suspicious: "Isn't it an orphanage? Then what were you doing at the internet cafe just now? How come there was an extra address when you came out?"
Yu Leng slumped in the chair and smiled mysteriously: "Don't ask, it's a secret."
Although the driver was puzzled, he could only ponder it secretly.
When they arrived at the place this time, Lu Jiamu and he settled the travel fare in full at one time.
Because they had been using his car for a lot of travel, the expenses incurred along the way were not small, even more expensive than chartering a car. This was contrary to the driver's original intention of helping people, and made him feel particularly embarrassed.
And until now, he still didn't understand what these two people were here for.
Lu Jiamu patted his shoulder and said, "Master, there is one more thing I would like to ask you for help with. It's not free. If you can help us, I will double your money."
The driver looked at him curiously and said, "It's not about money. I just want to help you. Go ahead."
"We're going upstairs to look for someone later. This person is involved in some matters with my brother. There's something we haven't made clear, and we want to make it clear now. But he's a very alert person, and he might run away when he sees us, so I hope you can help us keep an eye on him down there."
The driver had a very good first impression of Lu Jiamu. He felt that he was gentle and sensible, and had the demeanor of an eldest son.
But now that he said this, it sounded like a criminal gang, and I couldn't help scratching my head: "Of course I want to help you...but this is not against the law, right?"
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