indianbanksassociation Chapter 298 Suspected of Being Kept
Chapter 298 Suspected of Being Kept
Chapter 298 Suspected of Being Kept
A girl from the Meishan Orphanage sat in a wheelchair, dappled sunlight streaming through the window onto her. Several girls and boys sat around her, listening quietly as they recounted the story of magical girls fighting against abyssal monsters.
"Don't be fooled by how powerful the Abyss Demoness is now. Back then, when the Abyss Demoness encountered the Violet Squad, she was so scared that she wet herself. If they hadn't run away quickly, the Violet Judgment Squad would have taken care of them all long ago."
"But the magical girl squads we hear about most often now are the Kikyo Judgment Squad, the Osmanthus Judgment Squad, and the Narcissus Judgment Squad. We've never heard of the Violet Judgment Squad." A little boy searched his memory but couldn't find any trace of this magical girl squad. "It's normal not to have heard of it, because the Violet Judgment Squad is an S-rank Judgment Squad and they need to travel all over Xia Country all the time." Although Chen Yao had been out for a while, hearing the little boy's innocent words still made her look sad and pained.
"Wow~ That's amazing! I've decided, I'm going to become a magical girl someday!"
The little boy raised his fist and said with a determined look.
"You're a boy, you can't become a magical girl. Becoming a magical girl is something for us girls to do," the little girl immediately retorted.
"This isn't fair! Why can a crybaby like you become a magical girl, but we boys can't?" the little boy said angrily.
"Okay, okay, don't be angry anymore. Eat some fruit. Even if you can't become a magical girl, you can still become a special operations team member. Human technology has advanced so much that special operations team members can now deal with [Meteorite]-level abyssal monsters. You can still become a great hero!"
Chen Yao handed the washed grapes to the little boy.
During this time, besides collecting information about the Abyss Demoness, Chen Yao spent her time at the Meishan Orphanage, telling stories and playing with the children.
She hadn't met Director Hu many times, but the orphanage always received the clothes, food, snacks, and toys it needed on time.
Ning Zixuan had accompanied Chen Yao to the orphanage several times before, and observed it for a long time. Only after confirming that it was just an ordinary orphanage did she start to attend to her own affairs. However, she would still come to pick up Chen Yao and take her back to the hospital every evening when it got dark, even though the hospital was not far from here.
And today, the time is almost up.
Chen Yao raised her head and looked at the sky. The sun slowly sank below the horizon, and the sky was already painted a gentle orange-red, announcing that the day was about to end.
Just as she was about to tell the children the ending of a story, Dean Hu, who was rarely seen, appeared. He looked somewhat weathered today, but his weathered eyes hid unparalleled excitement.
This time, he looked intently at Chen Yao and extended an invitation: "Would you like to come with me? There's a place I'd like you to see."
Chen Yao looked at Dean Hu in front of her, who was wearing a white coat. Although she had doubts, she did not refuse. Was Dean Hu finally going to reveal his true colors?
Although she appears to be sitting in a wheelchair and looks like a porcelain doll, posing no threat whatsoever, it would be a grave mistake to think that way.
After Violet healed her legs, the shattered Lotus Star began to repair itself. After all, she was once a magical girl of the [Blooming Flower] level. She was not afraid of ordinary abyssal monsters or monsters. Even high-level abyssal monsters and monsters, she could hold them off until Ning Zixuan came to fight together.
Therefore, she was filled with curiosity, but not fear.
"good!"
So Chen Yao nodded and followed Dean Hu on their journey to their destination.
A dozen minutes later, they weaved through the city's hustle and bustle and finally stopped in front of an inconspicuous building.
From the outside, the building was nothing special, but once inside, the scene before Chen Yao's eyes immediately overturned her perception.
This is an advanced medical technology laboratory, surrounded by cutting-edge research equipment. The metallic luster shimmering under the lights reveals a touch of cold, technological beauty.
The air was filled with the smell of disinfectant, a stark contrast to the outside world.
Every piece of equipment here looked extremely expensive, and the little boy with the missing finger they had seen before was also here, sitting in an experimental chair with a smile on his face. "Sister Xiaoyao, you're here too?"
"This is?"
The word "Frankenstein" instantly came to Chen Yao's mind.
Could it be that Dean Hu, who appears to be a well-dressed orphanage director, is actually a hidden big boss in Yeqiu City, using evil technology on these innocent children to do all sorts of bad things for him?
Noticing the increasingly strange look in the girl's eyes behind him, Dean Hu hurriedly explained his purpose and ideals:
"As I mentioned before, I am a medical professor, and I have been searching for a treatment for disabled children. Today, the drug I developed has been a great success."
Following Dean Hu's gaze, Chen Yao discovered that the little boy named Shi Zihan's finger had been repaired.
Fantastic.
"Although it's only a small step now, I believe that healing those disabled children won't be difficult in the future. However, I have an even greater goal: to heal the magical girls who have become disabled while fighting against the abyssal monsters, to free them from their constraints, and to help them regain their courage to fight and their hope for life. Of course, that's just my imagination right now."
He coughed halfway through his sentence.
Dean Hu suddenly coughed a few times, took the little boy's hand, and started walking back very quickly: "We should leave now."
"what?"
"Ahem, this isn't just my personal lab; it's our company's equipment. If it's discovered that this is being used for personal purposes, I'm finished."
At this moment, Dean Hu had lost all his previous lofty ambitions; all he felt was a worker who didn't want the company to find out and deduct his pay.
A few minutes later, they returned to Meishan Orphanage. Chen Yao was still in a daze. Could it be that the seemingly ordinary Director Hu had such great ambitions?
Moreover, judging from his appearance, his experiment seems to have yielded initial results. The little boy named Shi Zihan's severed finger has been repaired. So, can the disabled children in these orphanages also gradually have their fingers repaired?
Back at the Meishan Orphanage, Shi Zihan happily ran to the kitchen to help Aunt Chen wash vegetables, just like a child who had discovered a new toy. His severed finger had just been repaired, so he naturally wanted to experience it firsthand.
Chen Yao followed Dean Hu to the dean's office. Although it was called the dean's office, it was actually a very ordinary room with no desk, only a few chairs.
"Dean Hu, is there something you wanted to see me about?"
"Um... never mind, it's nothing. I just wanted to ask how things have been going here lately. I hope those brats haven't done anything bad."
Dean Hu seemed hesitant to speak, but ultimately did not reveal his true feelings.
Chen Yao looked into the other person's eyes, as if trying to see through them completely.
After a long while, Chen Yao slowly shifted her gaze from the child outside the window to Dean Hu in front of her before slowly saying, "Dean Hu, do you want me to provide financial support?"
Just as Dean Hu was about to say something, Chen Yao interrupted him and continued:
"The question is, why would a medical professor ask a disabled girl in a wheelchair for financial support?"
"Think back to the promises you made to me in the lab earlier. If I'm not mistaken, you've been eyeing me for a long time, and you might even already know I'm a magical girl."
Faced with Chen Yao's aggressive questioning, Dean Hu lowered his head, feeling extremely guilty.
"I'm sorry! I did approach you with ulterior motives, but you have to believe me, I really wanted to research a drug that could help these disabled children return to normal."
As he spoke, Dean Hu's voice became increasingly firm.
Chen Yao slowly raised her head and met Dean Hu's gaze again.
In the quiet office, only the soft echoes of their breathing could be heard. This time, Dean Hu's gaze was exceptionally sincere and firm.
Faced with such eyes, even the most perceptive observer would involuntarily lower their guard and sense the other person's sincerity.
A dozen seconds later, Chen Yao silently turned her wheelchair around and left the dean's office.
Dean Hu watched the girl leave the office without a word, and sighed softly, a sigh that seemed to be a mixture of helplessness and pain at his own inadequacy. Just when Dean Hu thought she had left, Chen Yao's clear and melodious voice slowly drifted into the office again.
"I'm willing to provide financial support, but I hope to see Xiaoxing stand up from her wheelchair this month."
Xiao Xing is the little boy who will become a magical girl today, listening to the story.
"no problem!"
At that moment, the last rays of the setting sun shone through the window onto Dean Hu's face, and a joyful smile could be clearly seen on his face.
When Ning Zixuan heard that Chen Yao had donated her retirement savings to the Meishan Orphanage at the Yeqiu City Comprehensive District Hospital, her reaction was as swift and intense as lightning before a thunderstorm.
"How could you be so foolish!" She practically spat out the words through clenched teeth, her anger and heartache intertwined. "You believe everything people say? And after all these years as a magical girl, how can you be so naive?"
"I only donated a portion, it's not that serious!"
Chen Yao lowered her head, not daring to look Ning Zixuan in the eye, and only dared to retort in a low voice.
Ning Zixuan glared angrily at the girl who was looking down at her head. "What do you mean by only donating a portion? This retirement money is for your future living expenses. If you run out of money in the future, how will you live? Besides, you've only donated a portion now, but what if others ask you to donate more later? Will you donate or not? If you continue to donate, you'll eventually donate all of your retirement money. If you don't continue to donate, who knows what kind of people will hold you accountable and come to the hospital to make a scene and threaten suicide."
Ning Zixuan took a deep breath, clenched her fists tightly, forcibly suppressing the anger in her heart, and then spoke in a more moderate tone:
"No way! You're coming back with me now. I'll help you get your retirement pension back, and you're not allowed to go to that damn Meishan Orphanage anymore. How could Yeqiu City allow such a scam that defrauds magical girls of their retirement pensions? Social scum!"
"No, Sister Zixuan, he doesn't seem like a liar. I also saw with my own eyes that the little boy named Shi Zihan's finger recovered. He's the boy with the severed finger we saw a while ago."
"Is that so difficult? Forget about the healing magic of a magical girl with holy light attributes; I could do it myself. It only heals the little boy temporarily; he'll return to normal as the holy power fades." Ning Zixuan looked at Chen Yao speechlessly. "You're a magical girl too, don't you understand this?"
"It's different. I checked, and there were no traces of magic left on the boy... Besides, as I said, if Xiaoxing doesn't get out of his wheelchair this month, I won't donate anymore. Let's give him some time; what if it's true?"
"With so many magical girls who are disabled, they must also wish they could live like normal people!"
Looking at the girl in the wheelchair before her, Ning Zixuan suddenly seemed to understand something, and a pang of sadness welled up in her heart. She sighed softly, "Fine, I'll give him a chance, but you're not allowed to go there again during this time. My God, how can there be such an innocent magical girl like you!"
"Waaah, I knew Sister Zixuan was the best."
Chen Yao hugged Ning Zixuan's arm, and after a long while, she raised her head and asked curiously, "By the way, Zixuan, what have you been doing lately? You always seem so busy."
"What else could I do but look for Bai Yuze? But I was surprised to find that Bai Yuze and his sister were missing. I went to Bai Yuze's house and found that there was no one there. So I have been looking for them all this time."
"Just when I thought I'd finally found a clue and was in a good mood, this whole mess happened. A disabled magical girl, after retiring from her studies, was scammed, and her retirement pension vanished overnight."
"Sister Zixuan, please stop making fun of me. I was wrong, okay? Tell me quickly, what clues did you find?" Chen Yao asked curiously.
"After investigating these past few days, I suddenly discovered that Bai Yuze owns two houses, a coffee shop, and is even a director of a large company."
"Huh?! Teacher Xiaobai is actually a rich second-generation?"
Chen Yao was shocked. In her memory, the other person always dressed in black, gray and white, and none of the clothes he wore were brand names, they were all miscellaneous brands. His only advantage was that his face looked rather handsome and refined.
"I used to wonder which man in the world could resist the temptation of being a kept man, but it turns out Bai Yuze is that rich."
At this point, Ning Zixuan suddenly chuckled a few times, seemingly amused by her own words. "If it were someone else, I might believe it, but if it's Bai Yuze, I won't just let it go like that. I know his character and how many bank cards he has in his wallet from childhood to adulthood. He can't possibly be a hidden rich second generation. There must be some clues."
"And then what happened?"
Chen Yao was most interested in the gossip about Sister Zixuan and Teacher Xiaobai; to be precise, she was filled with admiration for Sister Zixuan's never-give-up spirit.
"After careful investigation, I discovered that Bai Yuze was actually being kept by someone."
"???"
A bunch of question marks instantly popped up above Chen Yao's head.
"Doesn't Teacher Xiaobai already have a girlfriend, Teacher Xingye? Besides, if Teacher Xiaobai is going to be kept, shouldn't he choose to be kept by his childhood friend, Sister Zixuan?"