For Song Lan, returning to the orphanage to visit was not a big deal, but after learning the information of Lu Xiang's investigation, everything suddenly became confusing.

Before leaving, the two were fully mentally prepared.

In the afternoon, the sound of the hovercar landing broke the silence of the old street, and at the same time attracted the attention of some gangsters with Mohican heads and exaggerated costumes, who held iron rods and glanced at the direction of the hovercar landing from a distance, and only relaxed their vigilance after seeing that it was Song Lan who got down from the car.

The orphanage still maintains the appearance of Song Lan's memory, and it has not changed much over the years, and most of the residents in this neighborhood are old residential areas, mainly retired middle-aged and elderly people, who live a slow-paced life.

There was a commotion at the other end of the door, and a group of children were running back and forth in the compound, engaged in the police game.

They held plastic guns and simulated the sound of guns with their mouths, and the lively atmosphere calmed down the tension a lot.

Lu Xiang thinks that there is a answer hidden behind this door.

Human memories can be faked, but the places where they once lived will leave their mark.

And all the doubts of the two were answered as soon as they entered the door - the director of the orphanage, who was sitting in the courtyard basking in the sun, saw Song Lan and greeted him with a smile as soon as he saw him.

His dress looks no different from that of an ordinary old man, cheap clothes and pants, and there is no trace of the momentum commensurate with the "godfather".

The dean was emaciated and a little old.

In the year 2166, 80 years old is not too old, with the breakthrough of biomedical technology, people have overcome one medical problem after another, and a series of technologies to increase cell activity have been created, in this era, there are many people who can live to be over 160 years old.

Of course, the secret to longevity is firmly in the hands of the company and the family.

It is not difficult to see that the dean has not enjoyed the benefits of scientific and technological progress.

"Why do you want to come to visit me, an old man?"

The dean looked in good spirits, he walked up quickly, stared at Lu Xiang carefully for a long time, and then said a few "yes" in a row, and his cloudy eyes were suddenly full of light, "This is your daughter-in-law?" ”

For a while, Song Lan actually had the feeling of going home for the Chinese New Year in the past.

He still remembers that when his cousin brought his girlfriend home for the first time during the Chinese New Year, the old people were also as red as they are now, and they directly regarded her as a future daughter-in-law.

This emotion does not seem to be fake.

However, the issue of identity still needs to be clarified, "It's a girlfriend." ”

"No, it's my daughter-in-law."

Lu Xiang objected, she affectionately grabbed Song Lan's arm and said, "We are carefully considering the issue of marriage, so I would like to come to visit you." ”

"Great, come in."

Before deciding to visit the orphanage, she carefully studied the precautions when visiting relatives, and also prepared corresponding gifts for the characteristics of the orphanage.

According to her investigation, the orphanage was established in the name of an individual, and the people who came to help the orphanage were all retired elderly people who had nothing to do, and the 17th district government never provided them with financial support.

In other words, this is not only a profitless business, but a "loss-making business".

Because the notice posted by the orphanage said that it would accept homeless children for free, and the children's usual food, clothing, housing and transportation would be borne by the orphanage.

Based on the above information, Lu Xiang came to two conclusions.

One is that the Dean is an extremely rare good man in 2166; The second is that he is trying to achieve some ulterior secrets in this way.

She decided to trust her instincts, believing that the former seemed to be more in line with the old man's first impression of them.

So she went back to the hovercar and took out the gifts she had prepared - mainly some holographic toys for the children, which were not expensive and only required a pair of glasses to allow them to participate in various role-playing games more immersively.

Both Android and Apple are available. 】

When purchasing, the merchant also gave her a 20% discount according to the wholesale price.

When the children got these devices that they had never seen before, they happily gathered around Lu Xiang, they had seen Lu Xiang in electronic newspapers and knew that she was a very amazing person.

There are also children who want to experience the feeling of riding a hovercar, in the past, they could only stay in the yard, looking up at the hovercar that skimmed the sky from time to time, although they are in the same city, but it seems to be separated by two worlds.

Lu Xiang took the child to the gate of the compound, and Song Lan also got the opportunity to be alone with the dean.

"Among these children, you are the most promising."

The dean took him into the attic.

The moment he crossed the threshold, he finally noticed something unusual about the orphanage—his psionic ability sensed that the basement room was full of munitions.

Packed in black boxes, in addition to the gang's standard firearms, there are also anti-materiel weapons such as grenades and individual rocket launchers.

That's enough to arm a big gang.

The dean didn't mean to disguise himself to him, and after entering the door, he led him directly into the elevator and all the way into the basement.

He opened the door of the "arsenal" with the access card, showed Song Lan the equipment in the basement, and sighed, "Look at them, what things are sent every time, what do they say to let me defend myself, where can I use these things as an old man!" ”

The dean's attitude is exactly the same as when he wants to stuff red envelopes for children during the New Year's holidays, "It just so happens that you work in the law enforcement department, if your department needs them, just take them, I've been reading the newspaper recently, and it mentioned that your recent financial situation is not very optimistic, I can help a little here." ”

It's just that he stuffed a warehouse of munitions.

If this equipment falls into the hands of a gang, they will wake up laughing in their dreams.

"No, no, no."

Song Lan waved her hand again and again, "The financial problem has been solved, and what they said has a certain truth, this city is not safe, it is better to leave something to defend yourself." ”

"You don't want to?" The old man who was rejected was a little disappointed in his eyes, "I checked the information, and these are all good equipment." ”

The tone is like an old man who keeps stuffing you with fruit during the New Year and persuades you to eat more.

Song Lan had to sigh that the way of gift-giving in 2166 was also very different.

He casually made up a new rule, "I really don't need to, our current equipment is enough, and according to the regulations of the bureau, it is not convenient for us to accept equipment that has not been registered." ”

"That's good."

The old man finally gave up persuasion, but then he pushed the topic to another classic topic, "By the way, when are you going to get married?" I'm still waiting for the wedding wine. ”