Chapter 6: Death
One minute...
Two minutes...
Three minutes...
Time passed little by little, and I saw that the sky was getting darker and darker.
Officer George's subordinates couldn't sit still anymore, and they were ready to strip and go into the water, and David was also beating drums in his heart, could there be any accident underground?
"It's out!" I don't know who shouted, everyone looked over, and a black figure emerged from the cave.
'Bang la la~ bla la~' paddling sounded, it was Officer George!
With his excellent eyesight, David observed carefully, only to see the other party struggling out of the water, and several police officers stepped forward to help.
One reached out and took a small corpse! David's heart sank at once,
"Alas~" David sighed in his heart, the hemp rope was broken in detail, and the omen of bad luck was painful.
He grabbed Skye's head, hugged her head into his arms, and dragged her away.
Skye was still struggling, but slowly she seemed to think of something, stopped struggling, and followed David's power away from the direction of the cave.
"The sex of the deceased child was male, and the age of the dental examination was about eight years old..."
"Clothing that matches the missing child, is deformed in appearance, and fits..."
"The pulse is gone, the heartbeat is gone, the pupils are dilated, and there are no vital signs..."
"Notify the Organization for the Protection of Minors..."
"Notify the family to identify the person..."
...
The sound in the distance came intermittently into the ears of the two, and David only sighed a little, but Skye shuddered when he heard it.
The two didn't speak all the way, but Skye's body kept trembling, and David carried Skye all the way, which was the closest he had ever been to his sister since he woke up.
My sister's small body leaned on his arms, and he naturally didn't have the slightest distraction in his heart, but he was thinking about such a thin body, how to protect himself who had not awakened in this miscellaneous orphanage?
David thought that maybe it was the bond of blood, which he could not experience as an only child in his previous life.
Under the cover of darkness, the cave in the distance was no longer completely visible, and the two of them made their way towards the lights of the orphanage. The distance is not far, and if you take a shortcut, you can go back in 20 minutes.
"Skye, I did something wrong today, I shouldn't have called you too, it's just that because of what happened today, I'm afraid that you will be left alone, what will happen..."
"I know, David, you've been the best to me since I was a child..."
"I'm not afraid.... Merely... It's just a companion who is still together in the morning... And nowβ" Skye's tone was filled with a thick cry.
David sighed deeply, precocious children are not easy to coax, they know life and death at the age of eight, and he was still peeing and mud when he was eight years old in his previous life.
But he was also blamed for being too cautious, obviously he had just put Skye in an orphanage, so that nothing would happen.
"Maybe for the dean's child, this is because God can't see him suffering on earth? Remember? The Dean also said that God will take away those who are suffering on earth" Davy began to try to steal the concept in order to comfort Skye.
"Huh? What do you mean? You mean... Taken away by God? Skye was stunned.
"For the dean's children, the world is just full of malice and ridicule, even in the orphanage, he has no friends, but in heaven, God can help him cure his diseases, he can naturally make friends, so that he can be happy~" David was full of nonsense.
"Really? Is a liar a puppy? β
β... It's true! β
"If that's the case... Can we go to heaven in advance? "Skye seems to be naΓ―ve, but David has nothing to say." I want to meet our mom and dad! β
β...... I'm going to go you."
"David, you puppy lied to me again!!"
Fortunately, he is still a child, and his emotions come and go quickly, and he has recovered a little before he arrives at the orphanage.
The tossing David couldn't help but want to cut off his robe and break his righteousness, where did the little girl get so many crooked reasons?
Twenty minutes later, the two returned to the orphanage.
The dean has disappeared and is presumably picked up by the police. Old Anne got up at some point, and with a little staggering steps, was preparing dinner in the kitchen.
No matter what happens, life has to go on.
David took Skye, who didn't want to rest, and still went to the kitchen to help old Anne prepare dinner.
Old Anne inquired about the whereabouts of the dean's child several times, but David and Skye remained silent, and seeing that the two of them were not very interested, she probably understood what was going on.
Old Anne was just old, not stupid, thinking of the dean's somewhat miserable life, she sighed deeply.
"They're all good people, God! How so..."
Seeing that Old Annie's figure was getting more and more clumsy, and the light in her eyes was getting less and less, David knew that this time the blow to Old Annie was no less than that of the dean, and he felt that Old Annie was aging at a speed that was visible to the naked eye.
There was silence in the kitchen until it was interrupted by Officer George, who returned.
"David, I still need your help with something" Officer George, who was holding a cigarette, did not enter the door, but stood outside.
In the dim light, George's eyes were obscured by the shadow of the police cap, and the meaning was unclear.
"It's coming"
David wiped the drops of water on his hands, he probably knew what the other party was going to ask, it was nothing more than his own source of intelligence, he didn't come to detail just now because of the urgency of the situation, and now that the dust has settled, he naturally wants to come to him.
Following Officer George all the way to a police car, David discovers that the Dean is also there.
"Hello Dean"
There are not too many comforting words, for her, time is the medicine that can solve the pain, everything else is nonsense, it is better not to say it, let her be quiet.
It's just that the dean seems to be in a much better state at this time, and in the face of David's greeting, she actually nodded, and reached out to touch David's head.
It's just that the cold hand made David shiver, and the dean seemed to have noticed this, and withdrew the hand that was caressing David's head.
"What a boy"
An inaudible voice came from the dean's hand, as light as a cloud in the sky. David looked at the calm dean, and he always felt like he had broken down in the afternoon.
Officer George opened the car door, sat in the front seat, took out a pen and paper, and began questioning.
"David, don't be afraid, Uncle George is just going to ask a few simple questions..."
"Okay, Uncle George"
A moment later.
"Here's a summary, you need to listen carefully and sign it," Officer George smoked cigarette after cigarette, and his voice felt a little hoarse after listening to everything David had to say.
"At about 9 o'clock in the morning, Mike and five others forcibly dragged the victim out of the orphanage."
"The reason is that Mike, the boss of the other party, thinks that the victim is a freak, and he will not dare to come out because he does not have a mask."
"At about 10 o'clock in the morning, Mike and five others forcibly dragged the victim into the cave that was revealed after the low tide, and took off his mask and hung it outside the cave."
"At about 10:30 a.m., Mike and the five returned to the orphanage, leaving the victim alone in the seaside cave."
"At 11:13 a.m., Skye followed the instructions of Anne, a nurse at the orphanage, to gather the children for dinner, and found out that the victim was missing."
"At 11:26 a.m., Nurse Anne informed the director."
"At 11:33 a.m., Nurse Anne called the police."
"From 11:40 a.m. to 12:23 p.m., David and Skye searched 500 meters near the orphanage, while Old Anne took care of the children."
"At 12:30 p.m., the police arrived at the scene and launched an inquiry and search and rescue."
At 3 p.m., David cooked meals for orphans and cared for young children and children who could not care for themselves.
"At 4:32 p.m., David and Skye heard the words of the little blind Matt, began to question Mike and his accomplices, and learned the whereabouts of the victims."
"At 4:44 p.m., David informed the police."
"The police were present at all subsequent periods, so it is not recorded here"
"If that's all right, sign at the bottom of the line," Officer George handed the transcript to the dean.
"Okay, excuse me, officer" The dean looked unusual, and his originally pale face was now a little bloody.
There was silence in the car, except for the rustling of pen and paper.