at dusk.

In the small courtyard of the orphanage, the clouds were gloomy.

Uneasiness and confusion shrouded the hearts of the children.

Even if they grow up in an orphanage, their minds are more precocious than children of the same age.

But in the final analysis, after all, they are just a group of half-grown children, and their precocity is too precocious.

Suddenly encountering a series of events such as the old principal going crazy and disappearing, and An Le being chased and killed by the black blood gang, for the children, it was like a big event like the sky falling.

"Sister Xiaoyun."

Even Little Fatty, who lacked the usual vivacity and energy, raised his head lazily and asked Hu Yun.

"Grandpa Dean and Brother An Le, don't you want us?"

When Hu Yun heard this, the tip of her nose was sore, but she still said hastily.

"how can that be possible!"

"Brother An Le usually likes you so much, they just encountered a little trouble."

"Brother An Le will come back after the trouble is resolved."

Little Fatty muttered: "Really?"

Similar conversations were actually repeated no less than ten times in this short half day.

Now, Hu Yun is the only "adult" left in the orphanage.

And even she is still a child in essence, not a mature and reliable "adult".

Even though Hu Yun tried her best to maintain her composure and act mature, she still couldn't really appease the children's emotions.

"Brother An Le, don't you want us?"

"why is it like this?"

"Wooooooooow!"

Little Fatty's words undoubtedly pierced the hearts of the children.

As a child in an orphanage, what I fear most is being abandoned and returning to a life of wandering and begging.

With the younger siblings taking the lead in crying out loud, the scene quickly got out of control.

Even Hu Yun couldn't help but quietly wiped away tears Brother An Le, can he really come back alive?

At this time, a familiar voice came from outside the small courtyard door.

"Why are you crying?"

An Le leaned on the wall and walked in, with a warm smile on his face.

"Brother An Le!"

"Brother An Le! You're back!"

The children wiped away the tears on their faces one after another, ran towards An Le, hugged him and refused to let go.

Hu Yun was also among them, feeling a little breathless in the embrace of Anle.

*****

The time of the touching reunion passed quickly.

The status of An Le in the hearts of the children is not comparable to that of Hu Yun.

With him around, the situation was quickly stabilized.

Hu Yun also cooked a sumptuous meal, and the children ate with great joy.

Soon, the previous worries and anxieties were left behind. Children are like this, emotions come and go quickly.

After the meal, An Le approached Xiaopang and asked straight to the point.

"Do you remember Lingxi?"

".Lingxi?"

Hearing this question, Xiaopang was taken aback for a moment, and then his eyes widened little by little.

"By the way, Lingxi!"

"Why haven't I seen her lately?"

He stood there blankly for more than ten seconds before he murmured in horror like a "high ping warrior" in an online game.

"I didn't remember her before?"

"Why is this happening?"

"Don't worry, she should be fine now."

An Le offered comfort at the right time, but asked another question.

"What about Jotun? Do you have any impression of him?"

"Yorton. Yorton"

Little Fatty's daze lasted longer, as if there was a problem with the network signal and he needed to reconnect.

An Le didn't urge him.

Xiaopang's reaction has actually proved An Le's conjecture.

The chubby little boy frowned, trying hard to remember.

"He seems to be a year or two older than me. He has beautiful curly brown hair and blue eyes. He is very good-looking. He is my friend."

At the end, the little fat man's voice was slightly trembling.

"But how did I forget him?"

"Don't be afraid, it's fine."

An Le stroked the top of the boy's head to comfort him.

He had already looked through the notebook left by the old dean.

There is no taboo knowledge in the notebook, but it records the truth behind this orphanage.

The real purpose of the old director's establishment of the orphanage is to select suitable children and transform them into members of the Shadow Wolf clan, thereby expanding the clan.

Times have changed.

The earliest method of combining men and women of the Shadow Wolf tribe to reproduce offspring was too primitive.

Not to mention the low fertility rate, the children born may not necessarily inherit the blood of their parents.

The Shadow Wolves naturally need new channels to increase their population.

——In essence, this is no different from the "First Embrace" ceremony of the Holy Blood, only slightly different in form.

Therefore, a stronghold like this orphanage came into being.

In the notebook, besides Lingxi and the eleven children in the orphanage, there are dozens of names that are unfamiliar to An Le.

John is one of them.

It is not difficult to guess that Lingxi is not the first child to be forgotten.

Long before her, dozens of people were sent away by the old headmaster, transformed into the Shadow Wolf Clan, and were adopted and raised by other Shadow Wolf Clan members.

It's just that the other children didn't notice at all, and they forgot about their former partners quietly.

It's chilling and creepy.

But if you think about it carefully, being sent away is much better than being treated as food and goods.

At least those kids are alive and probably have a better life.

And regardless of the real purpose of the old dean, in terms of results, he rescued this group of homeless orphans, allowing them to have a relatively peaceful and peaceful environment to grow up.

In the notebook, there are photos of other children in adoptive families.

At least judging from the photos, they are doing pretty well?

The old dean has a detailed evaluation of each child, including personality, age, hobbies and so on.

One of the columns is [Adaptation Level].

From a literal point of view, it is obviously related to whether the children can become shadow wolves.

And there are many children, such as Xiaopangdun, whose adaptation level is D, which seems to be the worst level.

But the old dean still left them in the orphanage to raise them, which also proved from the side that he did not treat the children as objects.

Therefore, it was difficult for An Le to feel ill-will towards him.

An Le searched around the outskirts of the deserted city in the afternoon, but couldn't find the old dean's trace, probably went deep into the city.

An Le had to worry about the distorted posture of the old dean—can he regain his sanity and return safely?

But it's useless to worry about this kind of thing.

It can only depend on the old dean's own willpower and luck.

An Le explained a few words to Xiaopang in a simple way—of course, the part about the "Shadow Wolf Clan" was hidden—and also explained the current situation of other children, telling him not to worry, and soothing his wounded heart.

subsequently.

An Le first returned to the room, organized the equipment, and brought the crowbar and the white sculpture.

Then leave the orphanage in the dark without the other children knowing.

This time, his destination is the headquarters of the Black Blood Gang!