Chapter 198

198 【Miss arrives, everyone make way!】

The Xu family.

Xu Jiangshan jerked upright from the bed, picked up his phone, moved it away from his ear to look at it, then uncertainly said, "Kang Shuangrou?"

Kang Shuangrou replied: "Mm, it's me."

Xu Jiangshan fell silent for a moment, leaned his back against the headboard, pinched his brow, and said, "After all these years, why did you think to call me? Didn't we say we'd have nothing to do with each other forever?"

Kang Shuangrou hesitated slightly, almost wanting to hang up, but now was not the time to retreat; the children's safety was more important than anything.

She frankly said, "I've encountered some supernatural events and want to ask for your help; it concerns the safety of many children. Although someone has already gone, I still, I still want you to come over and take a look, so I can feel a bit more at ease—could you make the trip?"

Xu Jiangshan instantly sat up straight, "Your orphanage is haunted?"

Kang Shuangrou stared blankly, "How do you know......"

She wanted to ask how he knew she ran the orphanage, but time was pressing and the matter at hand was urgent.

She quickly said, "Yes, the children have been possessed by unclean things; just now one of the little ones even grabbed a knife and tried to kill me, and over these days the children in the orphanage have been exhibiting strange behaviors one after another."

Xu Jiangshan had already thrown off the covers, gotten up, and started changing clothes; hearing her voice tremble and her breathing heavily, he comforted her: "Are you okay? Not hurt? I'm getting up now and heading over—don't be afraid, I'll be there soon. If that thing dares to appear again, just keep reciting, 'Lin Bing Dou Zhe, all soldiers array forward.'"

Kang Shuangrou lowered her eyes to glance at her hospital gown, then told him: "I'm fine; I'll send you the address—thanks for making the trip."

"No need, I know the address; I'm setting off now—see you soon, be careful."

Xu Jiangshan hastily hung up the phone and went to call the other team members.

He is currently far from the orphanage in Central City, while the office exit is close by—a five‑minute drive.

If it's something formidable, he can't waste time—after all, they're just a bunch of kids who know nothing.

On the other side, Kang Shuangrou stared at the disconnected phone, thinking, "How can this person still be so hot‑tempered after all these years?" She hadn't yet mentioned that Xiao Yan had already taken a girl over there first.

After thinking it over, she still sent him a text message to give him a heads‑up.

At the office.

Wang Dongqing, who moonlighted as a delivery runner for a certain food‑delivery platform when he had nothing else to do, was holding several cups of coffee; just as his front foot stepped into the office door, before he could set them down, a piercing bell rang.

That sound was exactly like the traditional school bell that rang between classes.

At the front desk, Liu Li, Chen Rang, and Lin Xiu'er, who had been tiredly waiting for coffee to save them, instantly perked up upon hearing the bell.

In unison, they each grabbed their magic implements and rushed outside.

Startled, Wang Dongqing hastily stepped aside to let them pass.

Then they heard Zhou Yilan from behind shout, "Wait a sec, wait a sec—you haven't asked for the location yet!"

"Send it to our phones!" Lin Xiu'er yelled, then turned and sprinted to the parking lot to get in a car.

Zhou Yilan took out her phone and sent the location to Lin Xiu'er.

Wang Dongqing walked over and set the coffee on a nearby table.

"What's going on? Why the rush?"

"Old Xu said a supernatural incident has occurred at a nearby orphanage, with ghosts possessing the children and attempting violence!" Zhou Yilan said solemnly.

Upon hearing that, Wang Dongqing thought, "This is intolerable!"

How dare a ghost be so brazen as to possess a child!

His face darkened with anger, he strode toward the door, and while walking he pulled out his phone to send a message to the 'Good Friends' group chat.

【Gather, prepare for team battle!】

Even if he can't kill that ghost, he'll go up and kick it twice and spit twice!

Twenty minutes later.

At the orphanage gate.

Tushan Jiu, sitting in the car, glanced through the window at the two familiar vehicles parked by the road and the delivery van behind them, and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

After she did a quick finger calculation, her face fell into a speechless expression.

The main characters haven't even arrived yet—who are they supposed to team‑fight against?

She pulled out her phone and sent a message in the Good Friends group: '【Miss arrives, everyone make way!】'

She copied and pasted the same words to Lin Xiu'er.

After sending it, their group got out of the car and headed straight into the orphanage.

The orphanage isn't large in area; it was converted from a deserted kindergarten.

Tushan Jiu looked around, then asked the guide, Kang Wan, "In the infirmary just now, Dean Kang said the children have been acting strange lately—what's going on?"

Kang Wan's steps paused; as she turned her head, a flicker of scrutiny flashed in her eyes.

Although it was just a flash, Tushan Jiu still caught it.

Tushan Jiu's expression showed no change; she simply waited for Kang Wan to speak.

Kang Wan turned back and began to describe the children's recent abnormal behavior.

While she was speaking, Tushan Jiu flipped her wrist and three talismans appeared in her palm, which she handed respectively to Lu Ze Yuan, Qi Chen, and Kang Yan.

As for Xie Shiyu, he didn't need one.

One reason is his fortune; another is that he has a peace buckle she personally carved.

Kang Yan glanced at Kang Wan, then at Tushan Jiu, finally locked eyes with Qi Chen, and at the same time his muscles tensed, readying himself to attack at any moment.

There are eighteen children in the orphanage, with the boys and girls each sleeping in separate rooms.

Since there are more girls than boys, the girls sleep in the large dormitory, while the five boys stay in the small dormitory.

When the incident occurred tonight, Kang Wan was accompanying the girls in the large dormitory, while Kang Shuangrou was with the boys in the small dormitory.

Kang Yan is very familiar with the orphanage.

As Kang Wan led them toward the large dormitory, Kang Yan spoke up directly: "Xiao Wan, you've gone too far."

Kang Wan replied, "Just now Aunt Li said she'd taken all the children to the large dormitory, fearing that if she were alone she couldn't watch them properly and something might happen."

Tushan Jiu nodded: "That really is a good method, it saves a lot of trouble."

"Hehe, right?" Kang Wan smiled.

After passing another room, Kang Wan stood in front of a pink door, then turned to ask Tushan Jiu: "Master, let's go see the children first, to see if those ghosts are still on them."

Tushan Jiu glanced at her, tilted her head and asked, "You're so bold, you see Lu Ze Yuan is holding onto my boyfriend's arm and won't let go, yet you aren't scared at all."

Lu Ze Yuan: "......"

Kang Wan's body tensed, she glanced at Lu Ze Yuan who was standing very close to Xie Shiyu, then forced a smile and explained: "I often watch horror movies in the dorm, so my courage is a bit greater; Brother Kang Yan knows, I've been brave since I was a child."

Tushan Jiu let out an "oh", indicating she understood.

Kang Wan knocked on the door a few times, then footsteps came from inside.