Chapter 89
Chapter 89
The truth of the matter was just about to be revealed.
But Jiang Li didn’t wait for Green Infant to finish speaking. With a dark expression, she immediately turned and left the room!
…They had changed.
Inside the Funeral Hall, the colors of the two dolls being worshipped had changed!
Rule 6 of the Funeral Hall Rules:
[The two dolls being worshipped in the room are one red and one green. If you find that both have turned red, please leave the room immediately by any means possible.]
Damn Aberration!
You think it’s telling you the truth to help you clear the trial.
But in reality, it’s constantly inducing you to violate the rules, wanting you to die.
The moment she shut the Red Door, a red figure flashed past.
That small red shadow darted out.
Judging by the sound, someone had just been kicked.
“Ouch! Brother, why did you hit me?” Green Infant’s aggrieved voice rang out.
Green Infant explained to Red Infant indignantly:
“Brother, I wasn’t the one who opened that Coffin! Granny Liu opened it herself. I clearly tried to persuade Jiang Li, telling her not to open it, not to open it!”
“Ouch!” It sounded like Green Infant had been kicked again.
Red Infant’s irritable voice followed. “Jiang Li, Jiang Li… is that a name you’re allowed to call her?! Even I have to call her Mommy, and you’re calling her Jiang Li…”
Jiang Li couldn’t hear the rest of their bickering clearly.
Because with a loud “thud,” the White Mannequin at the entrance slammed the Red Door shut.
Jiang Li stood at the door for a moment.
A tall, dark shadow appeared in the corridor.
Jiang Li turned her head and found herself locking eyes with the Caregiver Uncle.
Jiang Li’s eyes flickered.
This newly arrived, fierce-looking Caregiver Uncle just happened to be surnamed Zhao, and he was always helping her, both openly and secretly.
Could he be related to the Uncle Zhao Granny Liu mentioned?
According to Granny Liu, Uncle Zhao was Lili’s only relative.
After Uncle Zhao died, Lili was forced to come to the Orphanage.
“Xiao Li, why did you go into the Funeral Hall alone? It’s too dangerous.”
The fierce Caregiver Uncle walked over and took Jiang Li’s hand.
“How are you, Xiao Li? Are you still feeling unwell?”
The Caregiver Uncle asked with concern as they walked.
Jiang Li shook her head slightly in response.
She observed the Caregiver Uncle for a few moments.
The Caregiver Uncle was covered up extremely tightly from head to toe.
A mask, a hat, gloves, and thick clothes-not a single thing was missing.
Jiang Li peeked at the back of the Caregiver Uncle’s head.
In the area covered by his baseball cap, a strange liquid seemed to be seeping out.
Is that… brain matter?
Granny Liu had said that Uncle Zhao died in a car accident.
Because his body was smashed to pieces, did he have to wrap himself up so tightly to avoid revealing any flaws?
Lili, the helpless little girl, had a wish to see Uncle Zhao one more time. The corresponding price was her voice.
That was why Lili became a mute.
And for Lili’s sake, Uncle Zhao might have made some kind of contract with the Aberration world, voluntarily becoming an NPC here to stay forever.
Jiang Li glanced at the Caregiver Uncle again.
She felt that she had uncovered a large part of the truth behind the Orphanage Aberration Incident, but not all of it.
Furthermore, Jiang Li needed to find a way to destroy the Orphanage’s Pollution Source.
The Orphanage’s Pollution Source was divided into two parts.
There was a Pollution Source inside the Coffin in the Funeral Hall.
Besides that, there was one other place-
The Candy House!
After the Little Fatty Girl went to the Candy House, the pollution on her body had intensified.
So, there must be something hidden in that place!
Rule 4 of the Cabin Rules stated:
[The Orphanage does not have a “Candy House.” If someone tries to take you to the Candy House, please refuse them.]
This rule was a lie.
The Candy House actually existed.
Since the rule didn’t want Jiang Li to go to the Candy House, it meant that something must be hidden inside that it didn’t want her to know about.
“Uncle Zhao, do you know where the Candy House is?” Jiang Li tugged at the Caregiver Uncle’s sleeve.
The Caregiver Uncle didn’t seem surprised at all that Lili had suddenly spoken.
He simply frowned and thought for a moment. “Uh… I haven’t been here long, so I’m not really sure.”
Jiang Li gave an “oh” and didn’t press further.
The Caregiver Uncle’s lack of reaction to the fact that Lili wasn’t a mute only further confirmed her suspicion. He had known Lili before; he knew she wasn’t mute.
He truly was Lili’s uncle who had died in a car accident.
Braving the cold rain, the Caregiver Uncle led Jiang Li to the backyard.
A large crowd had gathered there.
Everyone was wearing transparent raincoats, standing in neat rows before the graveyard.
Another batch of children was about to be buried, and the tombstones were already prepared.
Not a single child was allowed to be absent from the “Burial Ceremony.”
“Vice Dean, everyone from our dormitory is here.” The Caregiver Uncle led Jiang Li into a queue.
The Vice Dean glanced at Jiang Li and nodded.
“Then let’s begin. Your dormitory goes first,” the Vice Dean commanded.
After acknowledging the order, the Caregiver Uncle produced four crumpled balls of paper.
He held them in his palm and let the four children from the dormitory draw lots.
Jiang Li chose one as well.
She opened it to find a drawing of a skull inside.
The slip of paper recorded a task for the Burial Ceremony.
[Please identify the ghost child in your dormitory so that they may rest in peace.]
Several lines of information were written below:
“Within the dormitory, some children are already dead, but they believe they are still alive. Please persuade them to let go of their obsessions so the deceased may rest.”
“Please note: the Burial Ceremony is held only once a week. Children who are not buried in time will transform into Aberrations, a process that is forever irreversible.”
The results of the draw in Jiang Li’s dormitory were revealed.
Aside from Jiang Li, the other three children had drawn blank slips of paper.
This time, the identification would be performed by Jiang Li.
Jiang Li looked at the Little Fatty Girl, the Little Shota, and the Black Kid, falling into deep thought.
First, Jiang Li was certain that she was not a ghost.
Second, the Little Shota had returned with Yingying around ten o’clock last night, and both were unharmed.
Based on the rule “Never go out alone, especially after 6:00 PM,” neither the Little Shota nor Yingying were ghosts.
That left only the Little Fatty Girl and the Black Kid.
The Little Fatty Girl had been to the Candy House before and had been contaminated once.
Only a “human” could be contaminated. A ghost child was already the precursor to an Aberration; the concept of contamination didn’t apply to them.
Therefore, the Little Fatty Girl wasn’t the ghost either.
After eliminating all impossible options, whatever remained-no matter how hard it was to believe-was the correct answer.
Jiang Li’s gaze swept around before finally settling on a certain person’s face.
Seeing Jiang Li’s reaction, that person gradually began to realize the truth.
He looked at Jiang Li with a sorrowful expression, his voice trembling slightly.
“Is it… really me?”