Chapter 474 - 474 464 Theres Something Strange in the

Chapter 474: Chapter 464: There’s Something Strange in the Mountain Chapter 474: Chapter 464: There’s Something Strange in the Mountain Old Peng nodded this time, “Yes, more and more children were going missing. Eventually, some of the parents came and made a fuss, claiming their own children were lost. It was only then that everyone realized many of the kids had pretended to be orphans to get meals at the orphanage. Now that the children were gone, many families regretted it deeply, but there was nothing they could do but search on their own. After that, the orphanage stopped accepting children from the outside.”

About half a month before the big fire, the last group of children disappeared—thirteen in total. Then, suddenly there was a great fire two days ago, and they were all gone. Strangely, the iron lock on the door of the underground deputy director’s office, which was supposed to be locked, was missing, and there was no sign of the door being forced.”

Zelin pondered for a moment, “He suspected that the disappearance of those ten children was related to the deputy director?”

“When he was drinking, he hinted at it. At that time, I didn’t think much of it—I just thought he had come to see me after so many years for a drink. Who would have thought that the old blind man had so many plans in mind?”

“Is it related to him going to the mountain?”

Perhaps because he had rushed too much, Old Peng choked and coughed a few times.

“When we just came out earlier, I hadn’t thought it through completely, but now I’m beginning to have some ideas.”

He leaned on his hands and gazed in the distance; how could that old blind man dare to venture so deep into it amidst the vast night?”

Zelin was adept at noticing subtle expressions, and he saw something on Old Peng’s face that seemed to be struggling inside. He really wanted to ask more questions, but after thinking about it, he felt that if Old Peng didn’t want to talk about some old stories, he didn’t need to ask. Even if asked, the old man may not necessarily tell.

Night fell, and they stayed in a wooden hut in the forest.

There were a few places like this old forest, some destroyed by earthquakes. Old Peng hadn’t expected this old house to still be standing.

However, the house was poorly maintained and did not block the wind well. They gathered some dry branches and large leaves to stuff into the bigger gaps, then piled up the luggage they brought, hoping it would block some of the wind.

Zelin took off his coat, intending to give it to Su Shu, but Su Shu shook her head and took out her own from her backpack, then looked at Old Peng.

Zelin understood and put the coat on the old man’s lap.

“Ah, no need, no need. I’m wearing plenty,” the old man protested.

“Old Peng, keep it on you; it’ll be warmer,” Zelin insisted.

The cabin was small, only large enough to accommodate three to five people. They lit a bonfire outside for warmth and took turns keeping watch throughout the night.

Fearing that wolves might emerge from the forest.

Old Peng sighed, “Wolves, there are none left.”

Su Shu turned to him, “Old Peng, there are no wolves left in the forest?”

She glanced at Zelin. Hadn’t people in City C encountered wolves when they went into the mountains?

Zelin found it strange. Given the vastness of Peng Mountain, which was no smaller than the mountains around City C, how could it be that wolves, which usually roamed in packs, were now gone?

“Who knows? After the sun set that time, they were never seen again. Some of the younger folks who went into the mountains said the forest is much quieter than it used to be.” As he spoke, Old Peng’s eyes suddenly went wide, and he slapped his thigh fiercely!

“Ouch, how could I forget? If there are no wolves in the forest, many people would be tempted to go in!”

After finishing, he kept mumbling to himself, “No wonder, no wonder.”

Under Zelin and Su Shu’s puzzled gazes, Old Peng finally revealed the secret that had been passed down through generations in Peng Village, never to be spoken of.

The sudden return of the old blind man to Peng Village was probably also because of this matter.