The sun crept out of the horizon, the warm sunlight kissed the earth, and the blazing temperature brought a trace of warmth to the wind.

A white Audi gallops down the highway.

Zixiang County is 400 kilometers away from City A, and it takes nearly five hours to drive there.

Qiu Lan, who was leaning against the car window and was sleepy, frowned when she listened to the noise next to her, and opened her eyes slightly, "Have we arrived?"

"Yes, just got off the highway, there is still some time from the county seat, you can sleep for a while. Xu Chengyan glanced at her as she had just woken up from the rearview mirror, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised.

Because Qi Mo was still sleeping soundly, he deliberately lowered his volume,

"Uh-huh. Qiu Lan pursed her red lips and responded softly.

She stretched out her arms and looked sideways out the window.

The rape flowers in the fields are blooming, golden everywhere, a few rural children are playing and frolicking on the ridges, and the big yellow dogs are jumping and making noise next to them, this picture of spring is particularly attractive.

After about twenty minutes, they left the countryside and came to the bustling county town.

The smell of food on both sides of the street woke up the sleeping people.

"Hmm? This is the taste of Huang Ji roast duck. Qi Mo, who had his eyes closed, sniffed the smell next to him and opened his eyes happily, "Sure enough, it's here." ”

She curled the corners of her lips and smiled happily.

"Momo, you are a glutton. Qiu Lan looked at the people next to her gently, and said softly: "Let's all go to Zixiang County, you can help Officer Xu look at the road." ”

"So fast. Qi Mo stretched his waist and sat up straight, looking ahead, "This is the East Block, the Welfare Institute is in the West Block, Officer Xu, you turn left at the next intersection and keep walking down that road." ”

After turning a few intersections and crossing many streets, the car stopped at the foot of a golden pagoda and was faced with a stylish hotel.

"This is it, I didn't expect it to be changed to a hotel. Qi Mo raised his eyes and glanced at the chain hotel in front of him, his brows furrowed slightly.

"It seems that this hotel has been built for a few years, and I don't know if anyone knows about the welfare home. Qiu Lan pursed her red lips lightly, and there was some worry in her eyes.

As time passes, things are inevitably wrong, everything around her is changing, people come and go, she doesn't know if anyone can remember the former welfare home, and she is not sure if anyone will know where the welfare home went.

"Officer Xu, let's ask the merchants next to us separately, maybe they can know some news. Qiu Lan looked around at the scene on both sides.

Old shops still stand on both sides of the street, and old men sit in the doorways, holding a fan and carrying a leaf cigarette in their mouth.

They may know the whereabouts of the orphanage.

The three of them walked to different streets and asked the shops one by one.

But unfortunately, the relocation of the welfare institute seems to be a temporary request from the county, and it was in a hurry, and basically no one knows their whereabouts, but I remember that it didn't take long for a hotel to rise from the ground, and no one has asked about the welfare home anymore.

The street gradually came to an end, and Qiu Lan's heart couldn't help but feel a trace of loss.

However, until the end, she will not give up.

After taking a deep breath, Qiu Lan bit her red lip, walked under a big locust tree, looked at an old man with gray hair, and asked in a low voice, "Hello, grandpa, can I ask you a question?"

"Problem?" the white-haired grandfather looked at the person in front of him seriously, and his voice was particularly loud, "Little girl, what do you say?"

"Grandpa, do you know that there used to be a welfare home here, called the Red Heart Welfare Institute, it has moved, do you know where it has moved?" Qiu Lan raised her voice and asked in a loud voice in her grandfather's ear.

"You said the Hearts Orphanage. The white-haired grandfather nodded heavily, "Of course I know, but many years ago, it moved away and changed its name." ”

Listening to his answer, Qiu Lan's eyes burst into a light of surprise.

"Did you really change its name to something, grandpa, or, do you know where it was built now?"

"What has it become?" the white-haired grandfather slowed down, his brows furrowed, and he thought silently in his heart.

But probably because he was old and his memory was not very good, the thinking in his mind was confused, so he didn't think of anything for a long time.

At this moment, an elderly woman of about the same age came over with a cane, "Old man, have you finished your haircut?"

"It's almost there, hey, by the way, old woman, this little girl is asking about the welfare home back then, didn't you have a chat with the director? Do you remember where they moved now?"

The white-haired old man asked kindly as he held the old woman's hand, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily outlined a kind smile.

"What? Welfare home? After so many years? Why do you think of asking this? The old woman furrowed her brows and asked in a low voice.

"Grandma, we have something to do with the welfare institute recently, so I want to find some information. Qiu Lan carefully held her grandmother's arm and spoke softly.

"That's right. Grandma frowned and pondered, "I remember, at that time, the dean told me that the government planned to move the welfare home, but I didn't know where to move?"

She paused, her eyes were closed, her eyebrows twitched from time to time, and she muttered in a low voice, "As for the name change, I remember that the dean did tell me, but what did it change?"

"Like, as if it's good, good. The old woman's voice became lower and lower, and her brows gradually approached, "By the way, it's called Shan'en." ”

Grace Welfare Home.

Qiu Lan, who was full of hope, immediately took out her mobile phone and searched for welfare homes around Zixiang County on the Internet, and sure enough, she found a welfare home called Shan'en, which also had a specific address on it.

Finally found a clue.

"Grandparents, thank you. Qiu Lan excitedly outlined the corners of her mouth and smiled sweetly.

After thanking her, she ran back to the location of the hotel, just as Qi Mo and Xu Chengyan also returned.

They didn't find any clues, but fortunately, Qiu Lan learned.

According to the address on the Internet, they drove around a high mountain on the edge of the county, and on a flat land halfway up the mountainside, they saw the welfare home.

It's just that the scene here is not the same as depicted on the Internet.

The dilapidated and abandoned building, the rusty iron gate, and a sign that read "Benevolence Welfare Home" had fallen to the ground, shattered in half, and dusty.

The golden leaves were thickly spread on the ground, the lawn was bare, only some dry grass, and there was no one in the huge yard, only a cool breeze howling by.