Chapter 93

Regardless of what Fan Yu's aunt had done in the past, at least at that moment, she was putting Fan Yu first .

"I will try my best to watch out for the boy," Chen Ge promised without hesitation . In this whole incident, Fan Yu was the most innocent .

"Actually, you don't need to worry so much . " The officer behind the desk also walked over to say, "We have already contacted child services . If you truly repent, you might still have the chance to see your child in the future . "

"My child?" Fan Yu's aunt looked at that officer, and her blank expression slowly shifted . Her lips fell open as she stared at a spot above the officer's shoulder, and for some reason, she smiled . "Okay, I will tell you everything I know . "

They then entered the normal interrogation process . Chen Ge felt he was not needed there anymore, so he asked to leave . After exiting the station, he hailed a cab to go to Fan Yu's home .

The incident might appear to have reached its conclusion on the surface, but there was still a huge question that had not been solved, a question that only Chen Ge knew and only Fan Yu could provide the answer to .

The sun was coming up, but its rays seemed to be unable to penetrate the maze-like alleyways . After exiting the taxi, Chen Ge walked deeper into the alleys, following his memory .

Eventually, he found the place that Fan Yu's aunt rented . He knocked several times on the second-floor door before he heard the lock being moved from within, and the door opened a sliver . Chen Ge pushed it open, and to his surprise, there was no one standing behind the door . He stood at the entrance for a long time, and even with the sunlight falling on him, he did not feel a trace of warmth .

"Fan Yu?" Chen Ge stepped into the room, and he felt even chiller . The living room and kitchen were empty . Chen Ge shuffled toward the bedroom . He tried to push on the door, and similar to before, the door was not locked and was pushed open easily .

Heavy curtains blocked all the light in the room, and the lights were not on . The place was dim, and the floor was littered with paper . Chen Ge picked up a random piece, and it was still a drawing of a black house crowded with red people .

"Why did you toss these drawings away? Are you not satisfied with them?" Chen Ge held the drawing in his hands while he looked toward the table . Fan Yu sat on the chair, facing away from him . The boy looked like he was spacing out .

Chen Ge avoided the drawings on the floor carefully, and when he walked closer, he saw there was one last drawing that was left on the table . On the white paper, a black crayon was used to draw the outline of a house, and a small black figure was standing isolated in the middle of it .

"What happened to the red people?"

Chen Ge did not expect Fan Yu to answer, but Fan Yu turned his head to look at him and whispered, "They have found a new home . "

"Meaning, they have moved away?" Chen Ge was reminded of the twenty-four uniforms he had seen inside his Haunted House and something clicked . "Are you friends with them?"

The boy shook his head . With his eyes on his drawing, Fan Yu reached into his drawer to pull out a paper box to give Chen Ge .

"For me?" Chen Ge looked into the box, and inside sat twenty-four school name tags with twenty-four different names . In the middle of the box was a photo group, and twenty-four students stood facing away from the camera .

These twenty-four name tags should reveal the mystery behind the sealed classroom, and now Fan Yu had handed them to Chen Ge . After surrendering the box, Fan Yu stopped saying anything . Chen Ge had no idea what the boy was thinking .

Neither of them said anything . Looking at Fan Yu, Chen Ge did not have the heart to ask the question that was on his mind . Suddenly footsteps came from the corridor, and soon, a man and woman appeared at the door .

"This should be the place . "

"Why isn't the door locked? Fan Yu? Are you inside?"

Hearing them, Chen Ge ran out to see what was wrong . "And you are?"

"We are workers from Jiujiang Children's Home; this is our identification . We are here to take Fan Yu for a physical check-up and then follow up on the documentation for his future," the woman explained as they both looked at Chen Ge with suspicion . They did not understand why an unknown man had appeared at Fan Yu's home .

"Fan Yu is inside the bedroom . The boy is very independent, so please do take care of him . "

"We will; that is our job . " The woman entered the bedroom to fetch Fan Yu while the man stood outside to keep an eye on Chen Ge . They did not seem to trust him . Realizing that the woman had stepped into this territory, Fan Yu's reaction was rather agitated . He grabbed the drawing on the table and ran outside like he was trying to make an escape .

"Grab him!" the woman yelled from inside the house . The man at the door heard her, and when Fan Yu ran to his side, he grabbed at the boy's arm . The man was experienced at dealing with troublesome children . Very easily, he pinned down Fan Yu's arms . This way, he would not be scratched by Fan Yu, and Fan Yu had no opportunity of harming himself .

Fan Yu struggled like his life depended on it . This greatly unsettled Chen Ge, and after some negotiation with the man, he finally released Fan Yu . Fan Yu, who was released, did not attempt to make another escape . He gripped the drawing silently, like he knew running would be futile .

Watching Fan Yu being led way, Chen Ge could not hold it in anymore . He chased after the boy and squatted down before him to ask a question that had troubled him for a long time .

"You know heaven is inside the well, and you witnessed everything, so why didn't you say anything?" Chen Ge had never treated Fan Yu as a normal boy—the house of red people had prevented him from doing that .

A blank-faced Fan Yu thought about it for a while when he heard Chen Ge's question . In the end, he did not answer but raised his head to flash an innocent smile at Chen Ge .

As he watched Fan Yu leave, Chen Ge's back started to become drenched with sweat . This was the first time he had seen the boy smile . Hugging the paper box with twenty-four names and the photo that had been given to him by Fan Yu, Chen Ge returned to New Century Park .

The trip to the police station and then Fan Yu's place had taken up plenty of time . When he arrived at New Century Park, it was already past 10:30 am .

After the whole night of rain, the sun was shining brightly . Chen Ge's mood also improved when he saw the crowd that had gathered inside the park . As he entered the park, he immediately noticed the crowd that had formed outside his Haunted House .

Initially, he had thought those were customers, but he realized he was wrong when he got closer . None of them were lining up for tickets but very unreasonably blocked the entrance from other real visitors .

What's happening? Chen Ge walked over and realized that Uncle Xu was also there, negotiating with the unruly crowd .

When they saw Chen Ge approach, they quickly surrounded him .