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Chapter 263 Taking a Risk

After getting a basic understanding of the children's situation, almost an hour had passed.

At the request of many viewers in the live broadcast room, Yuan Chaoyu and Chi Song, along with the program crew, went to visit the children's newly moved-in dormitory.

A detached building with three floors above ground and one floor below ground!

Each floor features suites with en-suite bathrooms and standard floor-to-ceiling windows and large balconies!
They also assigned two aunties to take care of the young children who are not yet fully self-sufficient!
There are also activity rooms, a home theater, and a study on the basement level!

Many people regretted it halfway through the live stream.

I was so stupid, really! Just look at the garden-style restaurant in front, how bad could the kids' accommodations be?

I just glanced back at my tiny rented room, less than ten square meters, and I don't even have a private bathroom. I have to wait half an hour for a shared toilet. Right now, I just feel sorry for myself.

The previous welfare home was like a prison, with standardized brainwashing management. Now, it's a large villa, a garden restaurant, and a school just steps away. The difference is too great!

Although none of the children were running and jumping to express their joy, they seemed much more relaxed than when they were at the Sacred Heart Welfare Home.

[After staying here for a while, they should regain the liveliness that's typical for their age!]

It's a pity that Xiao Ruyi missed out on this wave of benefits.

[They'll soon be back with their biological mother. A child with a mother is a treasure; they're the happiest child of all, okay?]

Are there other children among the remaining children who, like Xiao Ruyi, were forced to separate from their mothers?

[Possible! Further investigation is recommended!]

As I came out of the dormitory, I saw a van with "Qing'an Welfare Home" printed on it parked at the gate.

The people who got off the car carried out several large boxes.

As soon as Yuan Chaoyu looked over, the vice president who had been accompanying him immediately explained, "These are clothes prepared for the children, urgently transferred from the nearest warehouse."

Clothing, food, and shelter—now everything is taken care of!

This is so thoughtful! Thumbs up! Thumbs up! Thumbs up!

[Quickly, everyone go take a shower, change into new clothes, and go welcome your new students!]

*
The car that Brother Chen took Xun Zhou and Chu Yuan to Linshan Mental Hospital was the last to arrive at their destination.

As soon as we arrived at the location shown on the navigation, we saw the gate of the mental hospital wide open. The left gate was even tilted and collapsed, crushing a corner of the guard post inside.

There were no security guards in the guard post anymore, so their car drove in without any hindrance.

They drove all the way to the hospital building, where everyone got out of the car and went inside, only to find it in complete disarray.

The hall was littered with messy things, and dried bloodstains could be seen from time to time.

Many windows were smashed, and shards of glass were scattered everywhere.

The group carefully avoided the dangerous objects on the ground and passed through the hall into the inner corridor, where signs of fighting were visible everywhere. The doors of the rooms on both sides of the corridor were mostly open, some even smashed, and the rooms were in a mess and empty.

Was there some kind of chaotic brawl last night?

Didn't you hear Jiang Hanying release a lot of people who were locked up here in one go? Those people want to seize the opportunity to escape from here, and the people in this mental hospital will definitely try to stop them, so a conflict is inevitable.

[I've walked for so long and haven't seen a single person. Is this place completely deserted? Have all the staff and security guards run away?]

[If they didn't run, were they just waiting to be caught? Those who work here should know that some of the people detained here aren't crazy; what they're doing is illegal. If even one person had successfully escaped last night and called the police, this place would have been exposed to them. And indeed, some people did escape, so of course they rushed off overnight!]

[So, Jiang Hanying should have noticed something was wrong and called the police early on. If the police had arrived last night, these people probably wouldn't have been able to escape.]

[It's tough. You have no idea how heavy the rain was last night, with thunder and lightning. And this is such a large mental hospital, backed by mountains. How many people would it take to keep a tight watch on it? Besides, those people are cunning; they know they're doing something illegal, so they've probably already prepared an escape route. If anything goes wrong and there's a risk of exposure, they'll probably run away without a second thought!]

Judging from the scene, the workload ahead will likely be no less than that at the Sacred Heart Welfare Home!

The group planned to venture deeper into the corridor, hoping to find someone still breathing. Just then, they heard the increasingly close sound of police sirens coming from outside the broken window.

"It must be people from the branch office. Let's go out and meet them."

When they returned to the building via the same route, they saw the branch office's convoy driving in one after another through the main gate.

The lead car stopped in front of them first, and a middle-aged police officer got out from the passenger seat.

The team leader, Brother Chen, quickly saluted the other party: "Hello, Chief Lin, I am Chen Chong, a police officer from Wangping Road Police Station."

The other party retorted, then looked at Xun Zhou and Chu Yuan standing behind, "Hello, Miss Jiang didn't come?"

Xun Zhou and Chu Yuan exchanged glances.

"Team Leader Lin forced her to go back and rest."

"Chief Lin, do you also recognize Jiang Hanying?"

"Some time ago, our Dongshan branch handled a case related to her."

“Dongshan…” Chu Yuan suddenly remembered something, “I remember now, it was that time I stopped a car late at night.”

"Correct."

[So that's why the dignified police chief specifically asked about Jiang Hanying; it turns out there's this connection.]

[This person is really something; they've even got a nominal position with the precinct chief.]

The young police officer's surname is Lin, and this Sergeant Lin also has the surname Lin. Let's speculate: could these two be related?

Could they be from a family of police officers?

[I just compared the two live streams side-by-side and found that the two do look somewhat alike. However, Chief Lin looks to be around forty years old, so they probably aren't father and son.]

Can't it just be that people look young?

However, the people present had no time to answer the audience's questions. After a brief introduction and a few pleasantries, they quickly got down to business.

Chen Chong reported their findings: "We've only been here a short while. We just went in for a quick look around, and the place was a complete mess. Things were scattered everywhere, glass was broken all over the floor, and there was a lot of blood. It must have been quite a scene last night."

Have any survivors been found?

"not yet."

"Yes, the situation is indeed not optimistic. The people who escaped from here last night and reported to the branch office said that they fought with the people who were usually guarding them until they were almost insane. They knew that this chance to be released was rare, and they were willing to risk it rather than be turned into madmen. The guards also knew that once they escaped, this place would be finished, and they would rather beat them to death than release them. He was able to escape in the chaos largely by luck, and he hadn't been here long enough for his body to be too badly damaged. As for the others, it's a bit uncertain."

"Then, there should still be some alive, right?"

"Hopefully, let's find people first, those who are still alive."

The branch office dispatched a large number of personnel this time, who quickly dispersed and entered the hospital building to conduct a thorough search.

The live stream chat fell silent after Chief Lin said those words, and only now are a few scattered comments appearing.

Have we arrived at a murder scene?

[This isn't something from a movie or TV show; it's something that could actually kill someone!]

No wonder there were two large ambulances following behind; they were there to rescue people!

Did Jiang Hanying know that the mess she caused last night might have even resulted in someone's death?

[If it were me, compared to being locked up here and living a life worse than death, I'd rather seize the opportunity and risk my life!]

[If someone actually dies, and they discover... that... thing, can this live stream still continue?]

(End of this chapter)