After sending Irene back early, Yu Sheng returned to the living room and saw Little Red Riding Hood sitting on the sofa with the young man in his twenties, talking about something.

The latter still looked tired. It was obvious that he had not rested for many days because of the funeral arrangements for his relatives.

Seeing Yu Sheng come out of the bedroom, the young man stood up slightly to say hello, and then pointed to the hot milk tea on the coffee table: "Thank you for your hard work, I just bought it."

"Um...thank you." Yu Sheng was not too polite to the other party, and sat next to Little Red Riding Hood, both of them sipping milk tea together.

The young man sitting opposite broke the silence: "Did you find anything?"

Yu Sheng and Little Red Riding Hood looked at each other, and the latter nodded slightly after thinking for a while: "I did find some clues... But I want to confirm first, do you know the 'nature of work' of your uncle? To what extent?"

?I mean...about the things he collects and the 'specialness' of the things he usually comes into contact with."

"I know a little bit. He told me about the 'Odd Objects Society' and let me see some... relatively 'safe' things," the young man nodded and said, "I know he is dealing with those unusual things. There are some

It was quite dangerous at the time, and I was actually interested. I even almost went to the Secret Service for recruitment - but my uncle wouldn't let me do it. He said I was too curious, and I had something called... oh, spiritual talent.

It is a high-sensitivity and low-stability type, so it would be very dangerous to do this.”

"Your uncle is right. If you have high sensitivity, low stability and too much curiosity, you really can't do this. You may not even be able to pass the internship period." Little Red Riding Hood sighed, "Since you know so much, let me give you a rough overview of the situation.

Well - Lao Zheng may have been exposed to extremely dangerous contamination and came into contact with illegal esoteric cults, but for now, he should be just a victim - I can only say this much, and the Secret Service may be willing to talk to you as a family member later.

'Disclose more information."

The young man just sat quietly, saying nothing or not knowing what to say.

Yu Sheng broke the silence: "Did your uncle come into contact with any suspicious people in the last period of his life? Did he do anything suspicious? For example, a strange 'friend' suddenly appeared, or something suddenly appeared that he had never seen before.

Habits, taboos, etc.”

"I don't know," the young man shook his head and said slowly, "my uncle rarely contacted my family more than 20 years ago. He was a volunteer in an orphanage, and something happened to him later.

, some said it was emotionally, and some said it was because he was frightened by something, and then he moved here to live alone. I didn’t remember much at that time, so these things were all told by the adults in the family.”

Having said this, he paused, recalled it carefully, and then hesitantly spoke again: "But I occasionally receive messages from him. If I have to say it, he seems to be quite happy recently. He has been there for about two years.

A few months ago, he said that he finally had the opportunity to let go of the burden on his heart. Recently, he also said that he plans to go home in two days. There is a notebook in the old house at home. He asked me to help find it and see if it is still there...

But after that, something happened to him."

"Notebook?" Yu Sheng's heart moved when he heard this moment, and he quickly asked, "Did you find it? Did you bring it over?"

"Bring it," the young man said, got up and went to the TV cabinet, rummaging in a black suitcase. After a while, he pulled out a thick book with a dark blue cover from the innermost layer of the box, and put it in

It was brought in front of Yu Sheng and Little Red Riding Hood, "This is it - I haven't read the contents, I brought it here intact."

Yu Sheng and Little Red Riding Hood looked at each other, immediately took the notebook, which was more than 20 years old, and flipped through it quickly.

Most of the records there seem to be just ordinary trivial matters, including daily memos, as well as some experiences and work records as an orphanage volunteer, many of which can help Yu Sheng understand the orphanage more than 20 years ago.

Records of hospital conditions, but this part of the content obviously has nothing to do with the matter he is currently investigating and Lao Zheng's death.

Perhaps this time-spanning notebook is just a "voucher" for the nearly fifty-year-old Zheng who suddenly wants to recall his youth?

Just as Yu Sheng was thinking this, he suddenly noticed the content of the page he had just turned over from the corner of his eye. He quickly reached out and turned the page back.

It turned out that it was a painting - it was drawn by the owner of the note himself with pencil. His technique was not very good, but he obviously painted it very carefully.

On the slightly yellowed page, a woman who looked to be about twenty-six or seventeen years old was standing in front of the swing in the orphanage, wearing a simple long skirt, smiling calmly and gently.

Yu Sheng frowned and subconsciously thought about who the young woman who appeared in the notebook was, what the story was with the dead "Old Zheng", and why she appeared in the orphanage where Little Red Riding Hood lived - she

Clearly an adult, but not wearing the clothes of a council employee.

Then he heard Little Red Riding Hood beside him suddenly say "Hey".

Not wanting to ask questions, Little Red Riding Hood quickly took out her mobile phone and dialed a number: "Long Hair, please take a picture for me. The picture in the middle of the wall in the east building showroom... yes, that's the one."

Cinderella's, please give me a quick photo."

Then she hung up the phone. After a while, her phone buzzed and vibrated. Yu Sheng leaned over and took a look, and saw a photo appearing on the screen.

It was a young woman in her twenties, almost exactly the same as the portrait in Lao Zheng's notebook.

"This is...?" Yu Sheng asked curiously.

"A Cinderella many years ago...she lived to be twenty-six years old," Little Red Riding Hood looked at the smiling figure in the notebook and said softly, "The one with the longest lifespan in the history of the orphanage - after her death,

The 'character' of 'Cinderella' was vacant for ten years. It was not until more than ten years ago that a new Cinderella appeared. We all say that she used her own life to temporarily inhibit the operation of the 'Eternal Ball' subset.

Although this statement has no basis."

Little Red Riding Hood pursed her lips and continued: "It is said that she was even considering whether to give ordinary life a try."

Yu Sheng listened silently, raised his head and looked at the table not far away.

The portrait of Lao Zheng stood there quietly - he was nearly fifty years old, the skin on his face had become saggy, wrinkles quietly crept into the corners of his eyes, and the tired look in his eyes seemed to record a battle that lasted more than 20 years.

of trek.

He searched for "wonderful objects" for twenty years, trying to fight a recurring curse, but in the end, he lost to a scam.

He is not the first person to try to fight "fairy tales", nor is he the last.

Yu Sheng and Little Red Riding Hood stood up, and the latter solemnly handed the notebook back to the young man opposite.

"Thank you for the clues you provided," Yu Sheng said solemnly, "We will help Lao Zheng get justice."

"Thank you," the young man took the notebook. He seemed to want to ask something, but in the end he probably recalled his uncle's warning to him, so he endured it and just waved to the two "detectives" in front of him.

"I won't send you away. There are still a lot of things to pack here."

"Well," Little Red Riding Hood nodded, then remembered something and reminded, "There is something under the carpet in the bedroom. Although it has theoretically lost its power, you'd better not touch it and wait for professionals to deal with it.

That’s fine.”

"Okay, I understand."

After coming out of the apartment building, it was completely dark outside.

Check out the correct version one by one!

The neon lights lit up this huge city that seemed to have no boundaries. The wolf pack brought Yu Sheng and Little Red Riding Hood to the top of the highest building nearby. Yu Sheng stood here overlooking the boundary city and saw the lights shining on the forest-like buildings.

Time passes, and the huge city continues to be noisy in the night.

How many people live in this weird city? Millions? Or even tens of millions? How many of them are ordinary people, how many of them are detectives and investigators who have come into contact with the "other side", and how many of them are from the city

How many of the protectors and order keepers are hidden among the shadows of those lights, like the tentacles of some wild and formless things, watching for those careless victims...

For the first time, Yu Sheng felt that this strange, strange, and even weird city was alive with flesh and blood.

Little Red Riding Hood broke the silence: "I will continue the investigation after I go back. I have to go to the headquarters of the Oddity Association. I also plan to meet other spirit world detectives and investigators that Old Zheng had contact with during his lifetime."

Yu Sheng: "Do you need me to follow you?"

"No," Little Red Riding Hood shook her head, "I want you to go to the Secret Service."

Yu Sheng frowned: "Go to the Secret Service?"

"Go tell them about Lao Zheng - although the information about the Angel Cultists will definitely attract the attention of the Secret Service, if you find them in person, they will definitely pay more attention to it."

Yu Sheng thought for a while and was not sure: "...Is it possible?"

The girl looked helpless: "...Do you really have no self-awareness at all?"

Yu Sheng smiled awkwardly, then nodded seriously: "Okay, I'll go tomorrow."

Then the two of them fell silent in unison, and after a few seconds, Yu Sheng said thoughtfully: "What do you think is the connection between the 'Obscure Angel' and the foreign land of 'Fairy Tale'?"

Little Red Riding Hood thought seriously. After a while, she shook her head: "I have no idea - although many things happened coincidentally, they lacked the most critical 'connection'. Those angel believers were looking for

I fell in love with Lao Zheng, who wanted to fight the fairy tale curse, and used him to lead me into the white exhibition hall. But the most important thing is, what exactly were they targeting? It was my identity as a member of the 'Fairy Tale'.

Or are you just looking for a 'victim' with enough strength?
Chapter completed!