Chapter 627 Waiting
He seemed to notice something with his peripheral vision. He turned his head and saw a word written on the pushed-open iron door where he was.
Zero.
Is this the room number?
Jiang Cheng frowned slightly. He seemed to vaguely remember something, and some scattered pictures flashed through his mind.
But before he could think about it, he heard a strange rubbing sound.
The sound was not loud, and it seemed that the person who made the sound was very cautious.
He looked up and found a door in the corridor opened, and then, a small head poked out from inside.
"Zero?" A voice came. Although it was very low, it could not conceal the surprise.
It’s a child, a boy.
I can't see his face clearly, but he seems to be about 5 or 6 years old.
"Zero?" Jiang Cheng thought for a moment, "This child seems to regard me as the owner of the room behind him."
He walked over calmly and could see the boy's face. There are numbers written on the door too. It's 4.
The boy in door No. 4 first looked around and found nothing unusual. Then he walked out from behind the door and tiptoed toward Jiangcheng. He said quickly: "Zero, why did you sneak out? , If you let sir know, you should be punished again."
Although he said this, his tone sounded happy.
There seems to be a good relationship between the two.
"I" Jiang Cheng wanted to say something to stop him, but the other party didn't seem to doubt his identity at all, and directly took his hand and walked in another direction.
Along the way, the doors on both sides of the corridor kept opening. Behind each door stood a child, different in height, short, fat and thin. There were boys and girls.
"Zero is out?"
The news swept through this boring and cold place like a gust of wind, and these children walked out of the room carefully.
He noticed that there were corresponding numbers on each door, starting from zero, No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, all the way to No. 12, and No. 13.
There are 14 doors in total. Except for the one he came out of, which is at the end, the other 13 doors are distributed on both sides of the cold corridor.
Like a bodyguard, guarding the door he walked out of.
Jiang Cheng stopped in front of a door. Unlike other doors, this door was open from the beginning. When he looked inside, it was empty.
There is no one.
"No. 10." Jiang Cheng memorized this number.
Noting that Jiang Cheng was looking into this door, the boy who walked out of door 4 with his hand also stopped and said in an envious tone: "Sir, he said that number 10 was the best, but He is the most controllable, so I arranged for him to go out to play again. "
Hearing this, a girl beside me said angrily, "Huh! My aunt is doing well, but the husband is partial!" She raised her little fist. Like it's very powerful.
"No. 8, don't talk nonsense. Sir's orders are never problematic." It feels awkward to say such mature words in a childish voice.
Jiang Cheng turned his head and saw a taller boy. He could feel that the boy was also looking at him.
The tall boy seems to be older than most of the children, and his speaking and temperament are also different.
After being scolded, the girl who came out of door No. 8 stopped immediately, "No. 3." She pinched her waist and stared at the tall boy, "Don't talk to me in that tone. I don’t want anyone to take care of me!”
“Okay, okay, if you keep making noise, I’ll attract Mr. The child who came out of Door 4 threatened: "By then, all our plans will be ruined."
Hearing what No. 4 said, the girl No. 8 who was about to have a big quarrel instantly became silent. , several other children who were making noises also seemed to have been poured cold water on them, and the situation was immediately brought under control.
It can be seen that this person called Mr. is the absolute authority here.
And Jiang Cheng looked at the children around him. These children were not ordinary, otherwise they wouldn't be locked up in a place like this.
Jiang Cheng judged from experience that this should be a place like an orphanage.
Because these children are all dressed similarly, uniform blue and white striped plaid clothes, some have slippers, and some are barefoot.
The ground is a very cold concrete floor. Normal people would not let their children step on the ground like this. Only orphans who no one wants or care about can do this.
Obviously, these are abandoned children.
"Come on, don't be in a daze." Boy No. 4 urged, "Let's go to the old place."
After saying that, as if they had received an order, the group immediately lined up and headed in one direction. They walked very quickly Be careful and step very lightly. After turning a few turns, you continue walking up the stairs.
Finally, they turned into a small, secluded room at the end of a corridor corner.
The room was empty, but there was a rare small window with no glass installed. There were only a few heavily rusted iron bars lying across it.
The wind outside blows in, bringing a touch of warmth.
As soon as they entered the room, a group of children turned around and closed the door as if they were guilty of committing crimes. Then they crowded around the narrow window and looked outside.
The taller and older children could barely restrain themselves, but the younger children squeezed their way to the front, holding the windows open, staring outside eagerly without blinking.
Jiang Cheng had only seen similar scenes in zoos, with small animals waiting to be fed, but the feeling was different.
Time passed minute by minute, and just when Jiang Cheng was tired of waiting, suddenly, the children burst out with a cry, and then turned around and ran out the door.
Jiang Cheng was squeezed around and stood there with a confused look on his face. After a moment, he walked to the empty window and looked outside, and a figure walked into his sight.
He is also a child, wearing the same clothes as other children. He is slightly fat and carries a gray bag behind his back.
Jiang Cheng immediately confirmed the identity of the visitor, who should be the child in the empty door No. 10.
It seems that those children are waiting for him.
Curious, Jiang Cheng turned around and walked towards the door.
When he met No. 10 for the first time, Jiang Chengyou was shocked by the scene. He could feel that No. 10 was more popular among this group of children, but he did not expect such a scene.
The fierce girl No. 8 saw No. 10 and pounced on him, hanging on him like a koala, "Wow! No. 10, you are finally back!"
"Hey, No. 8 is the best. "Guess what gift I brought you!" No. 10 put down the bag behind him and squatted down to avoid crushing the girl, so he supported her with his hand.
Then, in the expectant eyes of girl No. 8, she took out a small object from the bag with a smile, "Look!"
It was a small hammer not much bigger than a key pendant. , in some small commodity supermarkets, it is estimated that it does not cost more than 10 yuan.
“It’s a hammer!” Girl No. 8 grabbed it and said excitedly.
Although he couldn't see their faces clearly and everything in this world seemed to be foggy, Jiang Cheng could feel the excited light in the girl's eyes.
Immediately afterwards, No. 10, like Santa Claus, took out a small worthless thing from the broken bag and distributed it to each child with a smile.
With each gift, a burst of cheers erupts from the crowd, and everyone gathers together. The scene is more lively than the Chinese New Year.
No. 4’s gift was a mask. After he put on the mask, No. 10 picked him up from behind and put him on his shoulders.
No. 4 is like a knight, commanding No. 10 to chase other children.
No. 3 received a book, and No. 6 received a dagger.
Looking at these children, Jiang Cheng suddenly realized something. After No. 10 came back, the originally cold orphanage, It suddenly felt like a home. (End of this chapter)