Salvation and redemption

Mindanao is located in the Philippines, also known as Mindanao Island. There are lush forests everywhere on the island, but it may be related to the humid and hot climate here. It is often rainy, so the green here is full of melancholy and sad emotions. .

Lloyd's first impression after arriving on the island was that the people here looked quite unfriendly, and he could even see soldiers passing by with their guns on their backs, or staring at them coldly not far away. They didn't go forward, they seemed to stick to their territory, and they seemed to want to wait and see what happened. When they saw Shi Tao, their eyes became puzzled and alert, but they still didn't make any moves.

Except for the local soldiers, when other people on the island saw Shi Tao, they couldn't help but stare in surprise, but Shi Tao smiled back, and even pointed forward in a relaxed tone and said to Lloyd, "Look, it's right there , we'll be there soon."

The "over there" that Shi Tao refers to is a large stretch of undulating one-story houses that are all built with wooden boards. The houses are built according to the terrain, and they are high or low. It is connected by a single-plank bridge. Both the ground and the eaves are covered with moss. Everything looks very original, as if isolated from the world. Time seems to have stopped here, and it has stopped moving forward.

In this way, the distance from Lloyd's century is getting farther and farther away. The most inconvenient thing for him is the power problem. This is also the reason why Xiao Yaowan temporarily settled near Shi Tao's hut, in order not to leave Shi Tao. In one step, Lloyd specially asked Xiaoyaowan to prepare two huge storage batteries. All the charging behaviors were carried out after Shi Tao was asleep. Obviously, the power supply on Mindanao Island is much smaller than that in the city. Fortunately, Xiao Yaowan has found out that the richest mine owner on the island—that is, the culprit who ordered Shi Tao’s death—is sitting on a mine. There is a huge and independent power generation equipment on the land, so you don't have to worry about the problem of electricity consumption during the period of staying on the island.

And all the hostility completely disappeared when they arrived at the orphanage. The first child shouted his name excitedly after seeing Shi Tao, and called other children, who ran out barefoot to surround him. Watching Shi Tao spin around, each child showed an innocent and pure smile. Lloyd had seen this kind of smile on Shi Tao's face before, and now it reappeared on Shi Tao's face because of the children's appearance. , Lloyd couldn't help but stare at him, and there was only one thought in his mind: This is really the most beautiful smile he has ever seen so far.

From the very beginning when he saw Shi Tao who was constantly accepting the pain of others on the video, he felt that his surroundings were actually full of coldness. Even though Shi Tao himself had a strong heart, he still couldn't get any warmth. He cured others, but even if the cured party is grateful, they dare not open their arms to him, because they almost treat him as "the monster closest to the gods", unlike these pure and innocent children , They will express whatever they think in their hearts. The smiles shown by the children are probably the trace of warmth that Shi Tao subconsciously hoped for. After all, he is also a living person. , that smile is always full of sadness, but at this time, his relaxed and happy smile clearly represents that he has been warmed by these sincere childlike innocence.

At this time, many children asked him where he had been for so long, Shi Tao touched the heads of those children, and said to them with a little apology, "I have some private matters, so I left for a while."

"Then will you leave?"

"A lot of people say you'll never come back!"

Shi Tao shook his head, "Of course I will come back, but there are many children in other places who have difficulties. Do you think they should get help?"

"Should!" The children said in unison, but then you just said one sentence at a time, "But, we don't want you to leave!"

Shi Tao laughed again, and just as he was saying this, a familiar voice suddenly came, "Shi Tao!" Not only was the voice familiar, but the tone was surprisingly pleasant. Lloyd and Shi Tao followed the sound and saw that they were both I was taken aback for a moment, because it was Klein who came.

"Klein." Shi Tao called out his name, and Lloyd remained indifferent when he saw him.

Klein had already seen Lloyd, so his smile faltered slightly, but he still greeted him, "Lloyd, so you're here too."

Although the man standing next to Klein didn't speak, he looked very excited. Klein remembered to introduce Shi Tao and Lloyd, "This is Vargas." He faced Shi Tao Said, "It's the private detective your father hired before me."

Vargas took a step forward at this time, the only godly eyes were fixed on Shi Tao, and he murmured, "You are still alive, it's a miracle, a miracle..."

He stretched out his hand excitedly, but Shi Tao didn't shake hands with him. Klein couldn't help but pat Vargus, and Vargus came back to his senses, forced himself to suppress his excitement, and said to Shi Tao, "I am Vargas, I have been wanting to see you for a long time."

Faced with such enthusiasm, Shi Tao didn't know how to react for a while, and finally he just said, "Hello, Vargas."

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The four of them are sitting in the room that Shi Tao once lived in and is now occupied by Klein.

The originally small room seemed quite crowded due to the existence of four big men. Although Vargas was curious about Shi Tao's experience different from ordinary people, he tried to ask several times, but was inadvertently stopped by Shi Tao's light words , "Thank you for your concern, I'm much better now."

This made Vargas ask in another way, "Have you already contacted your father?" After asking, he glanced at Klein, who shook his head slightly to indicate that he didn't know either. Then he looked at Shi Tao, who also shook his head and said, "When you need me, I will naturally go back. You can tell him about finding me, and let him settle the payment to you."

Klein suddenly said, "Your father has been paying us investigation fees. I have an idea. If we hide the fact that we found you, we can use the money for the orphanage. Do you think it's okay?"

"This is your own will and choice, and I will not ask." Shi Tao didn't seem to fully agree with this, but he didn't express absolute denial either.

Klein was not very familiar with Shi Tao's personality, so the topic stopped there. Shi Tao asked some children in the orphanage about the recent situation, and then he thought of asking Klein and Vargas an obvious question: Why did he stay in the orphanage after finding him.

Klein replied, "I don't know why Vargas stayed, but I did it because of you."

Shi Tao was slightly taken aback, his amber eyes stared at him.

Klein met those clear eyes, and there was a trace of excitement in his heart, but he tried his best to restrain himself, and continued, "Because I have received a lot of help from you, but I can't repay you. After thinking about it for a long time, I feel that only Like you, helping these children is the only thing I can do to repay you, of course, I can't cure them like you, but I have savings and physical strength, and I can always play a little role."

After hearing this, Shi Tao was obviously relieved. He smiled and said, "I'm very glad you did this."

Seeing his smile, Klein was lost in thought again. Of course he would not tell Shi Tao that he stayed here just in case he came here again, so that he could at least meet him, even if he never saw Shi Tao again. At least this is where Shi Tao once lived.

Vargas' eyes were locked on Shi Tao's face all the time, and he seemed to be a little lost because of Shi Tao's smile. Here Klein came back to his senses for a moment, and immediately bumped into Wa beside him in a disguised manner. Gus paused and said, "What about you? You refused to tell me how I asked you before, but now that Shi Tao asks you personally, you can always tell us."

Vargas was silent for a moment before answering, "The reason I stayed is because I found out that the three people who shot Shi Tao dead probably had other employers."

As soon as these words came out, not only Klein was surprised, but even Shi Tao himself was a little surprised. Klein asked faster than Shi Tao, "How did you find out? Do you have any evidence?"