Yan Qing has been over the years and has seen many things like the Yan family.

In fact, Aunt Yan was sober enough, and after finding out that her husband was not her dependence, she gave up decisively and put all her thoughts on her daughter, just to be able to protect the money for the rest of her life.

But it is also because he is too sober, cares too much about himself, and looks forward to Yan Jiaojiao's success, so it has led to Yan Jiaojiao's current situation.

…

That night, as soon as Yan Qing went downstairs, he met Yan Xiuwen who came back.

Yan Xiuwen's eyes were tired, and when he saw Yan Qing, he asked casually, "Drink milk?" ”

Yan Qing bowed, "Well, you want to eat supper?" ”

Yan Xiuwen hesitated for a moment and nodded.

It was still a bowl of green vegetable noodles, which was placed on the kitchen table, and Yan Qing, who had collected the account, sat next to him, waiting for Yan Xiuwen to eat and wash the dishes.

While waiting, she remembered that Yan Xiuwen had come back so late for several days in a row, and Yan Shu often talked about the welfare home in her ear, so she asked casually, "Have you found anything about the welfare home?" ”

Yan Xiuwen ate noodles for a moment, "No." ”

The two of them talked without a match.

"If there's anything I need help with, I can lower the price." Yan Qing, who hadn't received a live job for several days, spoke.

Recently, because of that interview video, WeChat suddenly has a lot of friends to apply, and even the phone calls are more than a dozen a day.

They all said that they had jobs to find themselves, but they were all fake, and I went to see them twice, not because I was from a media company, but because I wanted to recruit actors.

As of today, she has turned off her mobile phone for almost ten days, because there are people squatting there every day in the old place, and she can't go to the stall.

Delay her to make money.

Yan Xiuwen raised his eyes to look at her, "Didn't get a job?" ”

Yan Qing smiled, "Little uncle can see through it without saying it." ”

At this moment, Yan Qing had forgotten that he had just met Yan Xiuwen, and had said that he would not accept Yan Xiuwen and so on.

Yan Xiuwen didn't pursue her previous words, took the mobile phone, directly transferred a sum of money to Yan Qing, and said in a deep voice, "Come with me to the welfare home tomorrow." ”

The corners of Yan Qing's lips, who had received the money, raised slightly, "No problem." ”

She counted the zeros on the balance of her bank card, the corners of her eyes were crooked, and she didn't pay attention to the smile that appeared in Yan Xiuwen's eyes.

…

Early the next morning, Yan Qing had just eaten breakfast and went out with Yan Xiuwen.

When I arrived at the welfare home, I found that Xiao Zhang was already there.

I have been checking the only remaining paper materials in the welfare home for nearly ten years, and I have also visited people nearby, but I have not gained much, and the identities of the three skeletons have not been found so far.

Xiao Zhang sighed, "Many things in this welfare home are not perfect, and it has only been nearly two years before the list of personnel will be registered one by one. ”

If it goes back to more than ten years ago, how can it be so easy to find out, let alone three children.

Now, it can only be deduced from the degree of ossification and the wall that the three corpses were built into it about seventeen years ago.

But there are so many reports that have disappeared, and it is really not a simple matter to investigate them one by one.

What's more, these three children may not be the missing persons in the report at all.

Yan Xiuwen asked in a deep voice, "Did the director of the welfare institute ask over there?" ”

Xiao Zhang: "Not yet, I'm preparing to go over." ”

Seeing that Yan Xiuwen was not the only one who got out of the car, Xiao Zhang's eyes lit up, "Is Miss Yan here to help?" ”

If Miss Yan helps, then these things will be much easier and more convenient!

Yan Qing wasn't sure what Yan Xiuwen was going to let him do, so he bowed slightly, "It should be." ”

Yan Xiuwen in front glanced back, "Still not keeping up?" ”

The voice is deep, and I can't hear the emotion.

Only then did the two of them keep up with Yan Xiuwen in front.

…

Dean Feng is a kind middle-aged woman, in her fifties, who is affectionately called the dean's mother by the children of the welfare home.

"Do you remember about seventeen years ago, when there were any missing children in the orphanage?"

Dean Feng thought about it seriously, but still shook his head, "I don't remember, it shouldn't be, if a child is missing, our hospital will definitely call the police." ”

Xiao Zhang has long been accustomed to such an answer, in the past few days, he has visited so many people, the old dean, the old staff, and even the children who were adopted seventeen years ago, all of them said so, and they found nothing.

The only remaining paper materials in the welfare home that year do show that there were only five children in the home that year.

And the three built inside the wall seem to have appeared out of thin air now.

Yan Xiuwen's eyes fell on the few sporadic photos of the five children back then, and asked, "There is no group photo of all the people in those years?" ”

It stands to reason that the welfare institute will take a group photo every year to commemorate it and keep it on file.

But there is not a single group photo of this welfare home more than ten years ago.

Dean Feng sighed, "No, there are only a few photos." ”

Yan Qing looked at the photos, and there was still the figure of the dean in front of him, and asked curiously, "Do you have a child?" ”

Dean Feng was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Yan Qing to suddenly ask, "...... This? ”

She looked at Yan Xiuwen and Xiao Zhang, and didn't know if this question was related to this case.

Yan Xiuwen said in a deep voice, "Whatever she asks, you answer." ”

Dean Feng then said, "I have a son, but he died in an accident more than ten years ago. ”

At the mention of her son, a trace of sadness appeared in her eyes.

Coming out of the dean's office, the three of them were eating in the small cafeteria, and Xiao Zhang asked curiously, "Miss Yan, why did you suddenly remember to ask the dean if he had any children?" ”

Yan Qing picked out a few of the photos, put them in front of the two of them, and pointed to one of the close-up photos of Dean Feng holding the child in the welfare home, "In these photos, Dean Feng is wearing a wooden bracelet, I have seen someone wear this special pattern bracelet before, worn by the mother, the meaning is to protect the safety of children whose bones are not good, which is a local custom." ”

"This kind of bracelet can't be taken off easily, and it has an ominous meaning."

As she spoke, she flipped out a few other photos and put them away, "But you see, in the next few years, Dean Feng didn't wear this bracelet again in the photos. ”

"So I guess she may have had a baby, and maybe something happened during this time and she died."

"After the child's death, Dean Feng took off the bracelet."

Hearing Yan Qing say this, Yan Xiuwen and Xiao Zhang took a serious look at the photos of Dean Feng's appearance, and found that there were indeed bracelets in the photos before 06, but since 06, there are no bracelets.

And judging from the photos, after 06 years, Dean Feng's smile also decreased significantly, and it was not until later that it gradually increased.

Xiao Zhang gave Yan Qing a thumbs up, "Miss Yan, you are really observant, if we are in the bureau in the future, those old slippery heads will definitely rush to take you!" ”

Yan Qing smiled silently.

Yan Xiuwen next to him looked at every photo, and the time when the three skeletons were built into the wall was probably in 06, when the child of Dean Feng, who was working in the welfare home, died in an accident.

What a coincidence.

Yan Xiuwen said in a deep voice, "Xiao Zhang, find out how Dean Feng's child died, and there will be that meeting in 06, and the five people in the courtyard will have to ask again to see if they know." ”

Although it is not certain whether it is a clue or not, there is a coincidence, which can be used as a breakthrough.

Xiao Zhang patted his chest, "Understood, I'll go check it out." ”

After Xiao Zhang left, Yan Qing drank water, and the corners of his lips curved slightly, "I thought that my little uncle brought me here today to let me set up a formation to summon spirits like before." ”

After all, in this way, the identity of the deceased does not have to be checked so hard.

Yan Xiuwen said in a deep voice, "Shouldn't this kind of thing be done at night?" ”

Yan Qing smiled, "That's right." ”

When the two came out after eating, they happened to see the courtyard, Dean Feng was surrounded by several children, and everyone affectionately called her Dean Mom.

"Mother Dean, you're going to play with us." There was a little boy who took Dean Feng's hand and lied coquettishly.

Dean Feng smiled and said yes, squatted down to wipe the dirt on the children's faces with his hands, and patted the dust on their bodies because of their playfulness.

It can be seen from Dean Feng's smile and demeanor that she really likes these children.

Yan Qing suddenly asked, "A long time ago, I heard two friends discussing the question of good and evil in human nature. ”

She glanced at Yan Xiuwen, "Uncle Xiao thinks that human nature is inherently good, or is human nature inherently evil?" ”

Hearing this, Yan Xiuwen turned his head to look at her, "You are asking about the good and evil of these children." ”

His tone was affirmative.

Yan Qing smiled, "Hmm." ”

Neither of them spoke again.

It wasn't until after playing with the children that Dean Feng came over from the courtyard and met Yan Qing, Yan Xiuwen didn't know where to go.

Yan Qing asked repeatedly, "Dean Feng has been in the welfare home for so long, do you think that human nature is inherently good, or is human nature inherently evil?" ”

Dean Feng was slightly stunned, a little distracted, and then smiled, "You asked a lot today." ”

"The questions are getting stranger than the other."

Yan Qing smiled, "Just ask, if you feel presumptuous, you don't have to answer." ”

Dean Feng shook his head, "Good and evil are difficult to define, but if you look at them from children alone, it is much simpler. ”

"These children are like blank sheets of paper, and everyone around them can add something to this blank paper."

Yan Qing looked for Dean Feng's gaze and looked at the children who were chasing and playing in the courtyard, and laughed pleasantly.

Yan Qing's voice was soft and his tone was flat, "So, did Dean Feng also add anything to the blank paper?" ”

Dean Feng looked at Yan Qing in a daze, and didn't speak for a long time.

Yan Qing didn't ask any further.

It wasn't until Yan Xiuwen came back and asked some more about seventeen years ago that the two left the welfare home.

That night, Dean Feng took out a book from a locked drawer, and there was a photo in the mezzanine of the book.

She rubbed her fingertips over the photograph as if she remembered it many years ago.

The photo is a long time old, with eight children standing on it, and the old dean is standing in the middle, with the year written on the back, taken on June 1, 2006.

(End of chapter)