Chapter 1174
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Chapter 1174 The Two Who Disappeared
Is it him…
Hearing what Zuo Qing meant, Dr. Li seemed not so simple?
After a moment’s thought, Lin Qiye became convinced of this idea. How could a doctor who independently manages a mental hospital in the most central part of Zhaijie Institute, a prison for malignant superpower users, possibly be an ordinary person?
“This matter can only be entrusted to you,” Zuo Qing instructed. “The power of [Emperor’s Dominion] is too strong, and coupled with this child’s extreme personality, if something really happens, there aren’t many people in the Night Watchers who can control him. Since you captured him personally, you must deliver him safely to Zhaijie Institute.”
“I understand,” Lin Qiye nodded.
Lin Qiye hung up the phone, his gaze sweeping across the empty interrogation room, and let out a long sigh.
Wu Quan had already been taken away by Baili Pangpang and the others to sit down at a teahouse. The old man Liu should have arrived nearby by now.
Lin Qiye pushed the door open.
As he walked near the teahouse, he saw Wu Quan and old man Liu sitting in the most conspicuous position by the glass door, while Baili Pangpang and the others sat down in a coffee shop across the street, monitoring their position from afar.
Lin Qiye didn’t disturb Wu Quan and old man Liu, but instead sat down in the coffee shop, silently observing the situation in the teahouse with his mental power.
“Any news from headquarters?” Baili Pangpang asked.
“Yes.”
Lin Qiye repeated the information about [Emperor’s Dominion], and everyone’s faces showed shock.
“The Fourth King’s Ruins… this kid is that powerful?” Baili Pangpang muttered. “He’s only fifteen. If we let him grow for another two or three years, wouldn’t he be on par with the captains of the special teams? That’s too abnormal!”
“If two or three years later, he hasn’t died from his lifespan defect, his strength should far exceed the captains of the special teams… after all, there’s only one Fourth King’s Ruins in this world.” Lin Qiye paused, then continued, “However, this child probably can’t become a Night Watcher.”
“Why not?” Cao Yuan asked, puzzled.
“His personality is too extreme. Making him a Night Watcher, the risk might outweigh the benefit. After all, who can guarantee he won’t destroy the city when he goes berserk? Moreover, he has over thirty lives on his hands.”
“And his situation is different from old Cao’s. The lives on old Cao’s hands were caused unintentionally by the Black King’s loss of control… but this kid, he really can do it deliberately.”
“Sigh… it’s a pity to waste the legendary Fourth King’s Ruins. This is the same type as Champion Marquis’s ruins!”
“Actually, if someone could discipline him properly, he might prove extraordinarily effective in critical moments.”
While everyone was chatting, old man Liu and Wu Quan stood up from their seats in the teahouse and walked out.
Old man Liu grabbed Wu Quan’s shoulder on the street, fumbled in his pocket, handed him the only two hundred-yuan bills he had left, gave him some serious instructions, and then turned to leave.
Lin Qiye and the others walked up to Wu Quan, about to ask something, when the latter suddenly spoke:
“Let’s go. Aren’t you taking me away? Let’s leave now.”
“Now?” Lin Qiye was startled. “Why so sudden? What did you talk about?”
“I lied to him, saying I was going out with classmates.”
Cao Yuan raised an eyebrow. “Going out? That excuse is too hasty… you could have said you’re joining the military like your brother.”
Wu Quan shook his head and said, “Although Grandpa Liu is old, he built his fortune through business and isn’t so easily fooled. Which military unit would accept minors nowadays?
Besides, even if he believed it, he wouldn’t let me go… When Brother Qingzhu joined the military back then, Grandpa Liu wouldn’t let him leave either. He had to climb over the wall and leave without permission. If I told him directly today, we really wouldn’t be able to leave.”
“But after you leave, when he discovers you’re missing, won’t he be more worried? What if he searches for you everywhere?” Baili Pangpang frowned.
“He won’t. I just wrote him a letter. After he reads it, he won’t look for me.”
“A letter?” Lin Qiye was surprised.
“I’ve been with you the whole time. When did you write a letter?”
Wu Quan didn’t speak. He just calmly turned around, looking at two figures standing across the street…
…
Hanshan Orphanage.
The rain in the sky had gradually disappeared, with only thick dark clouds still covering the sky.
Old man Liu put away his umbrella, pushed open the iron gate, and strode directly toward the kitchen, shouting into the house:
“You brats! Get ready for dinner!”
Old man Liu’s voice echoed throughout the orphanage, which was completely quiet except for the dripping sound of water from the eaves falling into puddles.
Old man Liu habitually walked into the kitchen, tied on an apron, poured yesterday’s leftover dishes into the wok, and while skillfully stir-frying, muttered to the outside:
“Today, little Quan is eating out with classmates and won’t be back. The rest of us will just have a simple meal.”
“After eating, we’ll go buy some groceries in the afternoon. We’ll make braised pork for dinner!”
“Xiao Yan, have you finished your homework today? If you have, get me that bag of salt from the cabinet.”
“…Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan?”
Old man Liu called several times, but no one in the orphanage responded. He frowned, turned off the stove, and quickly walked out of the kitchen.
In the silence, old man Liu pushed open the door to the small dormitory.
“Xiao Yan?”
He entered the small dormitory, only to find Liu Xiaoyan and Qian Cheng’s beds empty, with only the three youngest children drowsily getting up from their beds.
They rubbed their sleepy eyes and said softly:
“Grandpa Liu… you’re back?”
“Where are Xiao Yan and Qian Cheng?” Old man Liu’s brow furrowed.
“Sister Xiao Yan and Brother Qian Cheng… seem to have gone out.”
“Gone out? Where to?”
“We don’t know. Grandpa Liu, as soon as you left after that phone call, they started packing. Brother Qian Cheng gave each of us a glass of juice to drink, and after drinking it, we somehow fell asleep…”
“Oh right, before I fell asleep, I think I saw Sister Xiao Yan writing at the desk!”
“Yes, yes, I saw that too.”
As the three children gradually regained their senses, they began to chatter away. Old man Liu quickly walked to the desk and indeed found a letter on it.
He quickly unfolded the letter and read it carefully.
His pupils contracted slightly!
“Going out to explore with Wu Quan… explore? How is this possible…” Old man Liu’s hand holding the letter trembled as he muttered.
For some reason, the images of Wu Quan, Lin Qiye, and the others suddenly appeared in his mind.
The strange fire, Shen boy joining the military, comrades visiting, Wu Quan, Xiao Yan, and Qian Cheng leaving without saying goodbye.
These thoughts flashed through his mind one after another. Old man Liu’s frown deepened as he stared at the letter in his hand for a long time before placing it on the desk.
“All of you, trying to hide things from me… do you really think I can’t sense anything…” Old man Liu looked at the gloomy sky outside, his voice extremely hoarse.
He stood there like a statue for a long time, then gritted his teeth and rushed out!
He got on the old electric scooter at the door, twisted the handle forcefully, and quickly disappeared at the end of the alley.
