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Chapter 1622 Loren's 'Companion' (Seeking monthly votes at the beginning of the month)
"Loren, where have you been? Your teacher was just looking for you."

After running behind a slide, he stopped pulling He Ao. He let go, put his hands on his knees, looked up at He Ao, and asked quickly, panting heavily.

He Ao turned his gaze to the figure beside him.

It was a blond boy wearing a light-colored shirt. He was slightly shorter than Heo, with some freckles and baby fat on his face. His bright blue eyes were quietly watching Heo.

“Finn, don’t lie to me,” Heo said slowly, looking at him. “The teacher won’t come after me.”

The blond boy paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Anyway, you can't just stand outside in the rain, can you? Let's go into the classroom first. Everyone's getting ready for the orientation tonight."

"Welcoming new students?" He Ao was slightly taken aback, then asked, "What's the date today? What time is it now?"

“Number 17,” Finn looked at Heo with some confusion, then raised his old bracelet and glanced at it. “3:10 p.m.

September 17th, 3 PM, the time Loren discovered it back then.

He's back.

He understood where that sense of familiarity came from; it was exactly the same as the day Loren left.

On the day Loren left, the sun shone brightly, and not a single drop of rain fell.

“Loren, you’re acting strange today,” Finn said, looking at Heo and touching his forehead. “Did you catch a fever from being in the rain? Should we ask the teacher for some medicine? And where did you get this gun?”

Heo looked up at Finn.

Finn was the most popular child in the entire orphanage. He was a good student, helped the teachers, and was kind to everyone.

Because of the teacher, even the older kids who used to bully him didn't dare to bully him anymore.

He was also the only one who would come over and chat with Loren when he was alone, and who would bring Loren classroom supplies when he skipped class.

However, Loren didn't consider them friends, since Finn treated everyone pretty much the same way.

He Ao adjusted the straps, securing the long gun on his back tightly to his body, and looked at the small door next to the large trash can not far away. "Let's go back to the classroom first."

“Okay.” Finn nodded.

The two of them, holding umbrellas, quickly walked towards the small door.

When they got close to the trash can, Finn looked up and saw a child hiding under the slide not far away. Without hesitation, he pulled Heo and hid behind the trash can.

"What's wrong?" He Ao asked slowly.

"Shh," Finn said nervously, gesturing for Heo to lower his voice, and whispered, "It's hide-and-seek."

"Hide and seek?" He Ao asked in a low voice, somewhat puzzled.

"Put the umbrella away, and your gun too," Finn said quickly in a low voice. "It wouldn't be good if we got caught."

Heo folded up his umbrella, loosened the Spear of Vestas on his back slightly, and hid it at an angle.

Fortunately, the gun was scaled down proportionally, otherwise it wouldn't have been so easy to hide.

The orphanage did play hide-and-seek frequently, but there was no rule that you had to hide when you saw someone.

Is it some kind of unusual 'rule'?
He Ao lowered his gaze and looked at the water beside him.

With the help of the reflection on the water, he could just see the child hiding under the slide. The slide in the reflection seemed much older and dirtier than in reality, and the child's figure was also somewhat illusory, like a fleeting illusion.

At that moment, the child was cautiously peeking behind him.

He raised his gaze, looked over several bodies of water, and found the water reflecting the scene behind him.

The reflection in the water was calm, seemingly nothing at all.

Then, in the next instant, the reflection of a little girl in a white dress suddenly swept across the edge of the water.

She was so fast that He Ao could hardly keep up with her.

He Ao immediately turned his attention back to the child hiding under the slide.

The child clearly saw the little girl in the white dress, quickly shrank back, and hid behind the slide.

He quickly skimmed across several water surfaces and saw the little girl's reflection.

According to He Ao's estimation, the little girl would probably pass by the side of the slide, and if the children under the slide didn't move around, they shouldn't be noticed.

However, why does this little girl look so familiar?

The little girl slowly walked to the side of the slide.

creak-

Just then, the child hiding behind the slide suddenly ran out and headed towards the classroom door.

The next instant, the little girl in the white dress appeared in front of him and 'looked' at him.

Under the little girl's 'gaze'.

The running child shuddered, and a flame burst forth from his body, burning into a raging fire in the torrential rain before quickly turning to ashes.

Only a small, charred fragment, resembling the hem of a garment, remained, lying in the water, half submerged and half above the surface, appearing to float in the air under the mirror-like reflection.

However, throughout the entire process, the little girl in the white dress had her back to He Ao, and He Ao did not see the little girl's face.

He could only vaguely see that there seemed to be a piece of something resembling a charred fragment on the back of the little girl's collar.

From behind, she looks a bit like Siwei.

Just then, the little girl slowly turned around.

Strands of brown hair swayed gently in the rain.

Her cheeks were also revealed.

It was a whole, flat face, without any facial features, except for a slight indentation in the eye sockets.

The next instant, the mask's gaze suddenly shifted downwards, looking at the pool of water that He Ao was staring at.

Without hesitation, Heo grabbed Finn's hand.

The girl's figure flickered a few times and appeared next to the trash can, slowly moving forward and walking along the edge of the trash can.

Just as she walked past the trash can, she turned around and looked at the back of it.

It was empty; there was nothing there.

She slowly walked to the back of the trash can and looked at the gap between the trash can and the wall.

The gap wasn't wide, just enough for a thin child to hide in.

But when her gaze fell on the crevice, she only saw an equally empty crevice, and a flattened packaging box underneath it.

Through this narrow gap, you can see the small door that is open not far away.

She raised her 'eyes', turned around, and walked away into the distance.

-

“Ha, huh—”

In the porch behind the small door, Finnton leaned against the wall, panting heavily. He turned around and looked at Heo, his cheeks flushed with excitement. "Loren, you're amazing."

He Ao, however, watched the small door warily. "Will she come in?"

“No,” Finn shook his head. “The ‘ghost’ doesn’t usually enter the house; she only moves outside.”

"A ghost?" He Ao asked, somewhat puzzled.