Chapter 156 Poor Children
All these doubts were cleared from Jiang Lunnan's mind when Xu Yangyang was about to go deep into the corridor.
"It's very dangerous for you to go over there. The most important thing we should do is to leave here as soon as possible." Jiang Lunnan looked inside. He didn't think there were no other guards here except the two aunts and the secret door.
Xu Yangyang knew Jiang Linan's doubts and said with a smile, "Don't worry. I've figured out the time when the aunts come here. No one else will come here. Besides, the dean is still in our hands. These people are afraid of the consequences and will not come down."
After hearing what Xu Yangyang said, Jiang Linan withdrew his hand with confidence and followed her to the depths of the corridor.
The further they walked inside, the more frightened Jiang Linan and Xu Yangyang became, because everywhere they looked were solitary confinement cells that were even smaller than where they lived.
These small compartments are full of children, and each child has a very small space to move around. When they hear the noise outside, they all shrink together, and even the children who are still crying immediately shut up.
It was obvious how scared they were.
In order to find out Xiaohua's whereabouts, Xu Yangyang approached the iron window of one of the confinement cells and looked inside. With the help of the dim light in the corridor, she could see that the child was curled up in the corner and shivering.
"Don't be afraid, honey. Auntie is here to save you." Xu Yangyang tried to make her voice sound softer. "Do you know that girl named Xiaohua?"
When the child heard that the voice was not his aunt's, he looked over curiously. After finding out that it was really not his aunt's, his emotions calmed down a lot.
"Auntie, are you really here to save us?" The child's face was covered with tears. "But I don't know where Xiaohua is. I have been locked up for a long time."
The child reeked of rotten food, and his pale and skinny appearance was exactly the same as the Chenchen I had seen when I first saw him!
Xu Yangyang couldn't bear to watch any longer and tried everything but couldn't find a way to open the door.
At this moment, a little girl's voice came from another confinement room behind her: "Auntie, Xiaohua is in the house in front."
Xu Yangyang hurried over and found that she knew this child, who must have been arrested recently.
"Is that the deepest part of the corridor ahead?"
The little girl nodded and pointed to the back of the corridor. "I've heard other children say that if someone makes the dean angry and is put in solitary confinement, they will definitely be taken to the innermost house."
Xu Yangyang's heart skipped a beat because of her description, but she still thanked her and went to the deepest part with Jiang Runan.
The closer they got, the stronger the smell of blood became. Xu Yangyang and Jiang Linan looked at each other and saw anger in each other's eyes.
The oldest child here is no more than eight years old. What kind of beast is the dean who can attack such a young child!
As we got closer to the end of the corridor, the sobbing became quieter and quieter, as if the children here no longer had the energy to cry.
Finally, standing in front of the door at the end of the corridor, Jiang Linan found that the door was not locked, but ajar. It was obvious that his aunt had come to this room today.
Xu Yangyang mustered up the courage to open the door. All she saw were marks left by whips on the ground and walls. In the deepest part of the room, there were several thin bodies piled up.
When they heard the voice, they thought it was the aunt coming to deliver food. When they looked up, they found it was someone they didn't know. They thought it was someone coming to pick up some goods, and they all looked at Xu Yangyang tremblingly.
"Auntie?" Suddenly, a familiar voice was heard, and Yunyun poked her head out from among the children.
"Yunyun, don't go, they are bad guys!" One of the little boys had scars all over his arms, but he still stood in front of Yunyun without hesitation.
The remaining older children also stood in front of Yunyun, bravely facing Xu Yangyang and Jiang Lunnan: "Don't you want children? We are older and in better health, so choose us!"
Xu Yangyang was so moved that she was speechless. Instead, Jiang Linan, who had been silent behind her, asked, "You guys are still going to protect her after all this?"
"Yunyun is our younger sister. We must protect our younger brothers and sisters." The older child said firmly, but he felt Yunyun struggling behind him.
"Auntie isn't a bad person. I don't allow you to say that about her!" Yunyun struggled to get to Xu Yangyang's side. Her hands, stained with dirt, didn't dare to grab Xu Yangyang's clothes. "Auntie, what you said is true. You really came to save us!"
When the children heard Yunyun's words, their eyes widened.
Only then did they realize that Xu Yangyang and Jiang Linan no longer had that familiar look of contempt on their faces, and it seemed as if they really cared about them.
The courage they had mustered suddenly disappeared, and all the children fell down, sobbing in pain.
"Yunyun, who left all these wounds on your body!" Xu Yangyang grabbed Yunyun's arm with heartache, but did not dare to use force. Even if she did not lift up her clothes, she could see bloodstains on her torn clothes.
"Yes, Dean." Yunyun's voice was very weak, but because she saw Xu Yangyang, she still had the strength to talk to her.
The remaining children all fell to the ground, with wounds of varying degrees on their bodies. Because they did not eat well and had no resistance, some children's wounds had festered!
This scene is like hell on earth, and it’s all made up of children!
Even someone like Jiang Lunnan, who has seen a lot of the world, was terrified!
"Yunyun, have you seen Xiaohua?" Xu Yangyang still didn't believe what her aunt said that Xiaohua had been adopted, and she also planned to help Chenchen find out her whereabouts.
"Auntie?" Just as Xu Yangyang finished speaking, a weaker girl's voice came from the corner. Xu Yangyang looked over but found nothing.
"Auntie, Xiaohua hasn't eaten anything edible for a long time. She's really weak now. I'm afraid she'll..."
Yunyun originally planned to hold Xu Yangyang's hand to find Xiaohua, but she fell down after taking a few steps. If Xu Yangyang hadn't pulled her body in time, her head would have made close contact with the ground.
Jiang Linan picked up his cell phone and turned on the light, illuminating the room.
Under the dim light, Xu Yangyang could clearly see Xiaohua hiding in the corner, so thin that only bones were left, like a skeleton.
"You...you are Xiaohua!" Xu Yangyang thought of thousands of possibilities, but when she really saw Xiaohua, she couldn't say a word. Even if she wanted to cry, she couldn't.
In today's peaceful and prosperous times, who can see such a child?
Damn that dean!
Xu Yangyang tiptoed to Xiaohua's side, not daring to touch her: "Xiaohua, how do you feel? If your aunt takes you away, can you move?"
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