Chen Ge was a stranger to Yan Fei, but Lee Bing was different. He had once been Yan Fei's friend.
Some things were not trustworthy when Chen Ge said them, but when the same content was said by Lee Bing, the effect was different.
Chen Ge knew that it would be hard to break through Yan Fei's psychological barrier, so he first conquered Yan Fei's friend.
Lee Bing said many things to Yan Fei, and color slowly returned to Yan Fei's eyes. His heart was shaken, but he still could not trust Chen Ge.
"This school is different from before. I will change everything from the root." Chen Ge picked up Yan Fei's arm and pulled back his sleeve. The boy wanted to stop him; he did not wish for others to see his secret.
The sleeve was wrapped in bandages, and underneath the bandages were wounds that had not healed.
"The wounds on your body will heal with bandages and some medicine, but the wounds on your heart will remain forever. I know you're using your pain to numb yourself, but that won't solve anything. Why do you have to punish yourself with your own pain? Even if you die, those who hate you won't shed a single tear. They will stand by your grave and look at your black and white photo frame, gloating over your misfortune. "
Putting back the sleeve, Chen Ge held Yan Fei's palm. A living person's palm gave Yan Fei a warmth that he had not felt in a long time.
"I know you still can't trust me, but I will use my actions to prove it." Chen Ge stood beside the bed. "The school will be in chaos soon. It's dangerous for you to stay here alone. Come with me and Lee Bing. We will protect you."
"Yes, Yan Fei, this time, I will not run away. I will stand before you." Lee Bing was cooperative. He and Chen Ge kept persuading, and Yan Fei's attitude started to change.
"You, me, and Lee Bing, we have many friends. We are no longer willing to stay silent. I will find them all!"
The students that Chen Ge had saved from the mirror were also in this red world. Even though they had been separated from Chen Ge, Chen Ge still treated them as friends and partners.
"There are others?" Li Bing and Yan Fei looked at Chen Ge at the same time.
"Yes, we are not alone." Chen Ge slowly helped Yan Fei up from the ground. "Kind people are like the light. All the kind people will be attracted to them. Just you wait and see, I will not disappoint you."
The school had also reached a point where it needed to be changed. Although it provided a home for the homeless children, this home was cold and chaotic, not suitable for them.
"It's time to change the person in charge."
After asking Lee Bing to look after Yan Fei, Chen Ge did not leave the infirmary immediately. He walked to Yin Bai's bed.
This child knew the old headmaster, so Chen Ge could not leave her there.
Pulling back the white cloth, Yin Bai sat beside the bed with her eyes wide open. She had been eavesdropping on Chen Ge and the rest.
"I … I wasn't listening to you …"
She was like a child who had secretly eaten a lot of snacks when her parents were not at home. Her expression was very cute, and it formed a great contrast with the world behind the door that was filled with pain and despair.
"Yin Bai, there is something that I have to tell you." Chen Ge used his trump card. He took out the comic from his backpack. "I know your grandfather. He is one of the people that I respect the most."
"You know my grandfather?" This time, it was Yin Bai's turn to be dumbfounded. Her lips opened and closed, and her eyes were filled with shock.
"Yes, I don't want to lie to you. The old man once opened a private welfare organization and took in many orphans. With the help of the local government, he turned the organization into a school. It's called Mu Yang High School. I've been to that school many times. "What Chen Ge said surprised the girl even more.
"My grandfather did open a welfare organization, but he did not build a school. Could you have mistaken me for someone else?" Chen Ge's words had successfully aroused Yin Bai's curiosity.
"I can't be wrong. Since you know the old man once opened a welfare organization, then you should know them." Chen Ge already knew that he was undefeatable. He walked out from the sickroom, flipped through the comic, and summoned the students from Mu Yang High School.
In a few breaths' time, when Chen Ge reentered the room, there were a few students following behind him.
They had smiles and curiosity on their faces. Even though they were just illusory spirits, they looked very happy.
For these adopted orphans, they did not care about their future. They lived together, and they were a family. As long as a family stayed together, that was enough.
"Yin Bai, I've been looking for you for a long time." Chen Ge's tone was emotional. He moved to the side, and the students from Mu Yang High School finally saw Yin Bai, who was all skin and bones in the bed.
The students were stunned. They couldn't believe their eyes.
"You guys …"
Tears fell from Yin Bai's eyes, and her voice was shaking. "Long time no see."
Chen Ge did not stop them from catching up. He stood guard outside the door with his backpack.
He found a secluded corner and took out the ballpoint pen that was covered in bandages from his backpack. He placed it on a piece of white paper. "Pen Spirit, can you tell me the story between your headmaster and that girl? You two should be old friends, right? "
The pen in her hand stopped on the paper, and after a long time, she started to write. "Thank you."
To Chen Ge's surprise, the Pen Spirit, who had a bad temper and a horrible personality, thanked Chen Ge this time.
"Don't say that. I'll think you've been possessed by another scapegoat."
The Pen Spirit did not mind Chen Ge's words and continued to write. "A welfare organization and a private school are two different concepts. The headmaster had this idea for a long time, but it was difficult to put it into practice. It was not until Lee Xueyin's accident that his determination to create a school for adopted children was strengthened."
"Her name is Lee Xueyin? Isn't her name Yin Bai? "
"I'm not mistaken. She is Lee Xueyin. She is the child of the first child that the old headmaster adopted."
"That's a bit confusing. Can you be more specific?" Chen Ge gripped the pen and stared at the paper seriously.
"Lee Xueyin's mother was the first child that the old headmaster adopted. Due to her physical defect, she was unable to work, and the old headmaster took care of her until she got married.
"Seeing his adopted child walk down the aisle, the old headmaster was very touched. He thought that his daughter had finally found happiness and could live a normal life, but he did not expect so many bad things to happen.
"Lee Xueyin's mother's condition worsened, and her father decided to abandon them. In the end, it was the old headmaster who sent Lee Xueyin's mother away at the hospital."
Chen Ge nodded. "I know all that. You just need to tell me what happened to Yin Bai."
"The death of Lee Xueyin's mother was a huge blow to the headmaster. He felt very guilty, and he felt that it was his fault for pushing his daughter into the fire pit.
"The old headmaster then adopted Lee Xueyin. He turned all his guilt into love and took good care of Lee Xueyin.
"Xueyin was very obedient from a young age, and her results were excellent. To not waste her time, the old headmaster sent her to the best school in the city, but something unexpected happened.
"Half a year after she entered the school, Xueyin left the world. It was then that the old headmaster found out that Xueyin had been bullied in class. Her classmates did not envy Xueyin just because she was the top student. If anything, they hated her even more. They felt like she was just an adopted orphan with no parents. Even the parent-teacher meetings were attended by the staff of the orphanage.
"The headmaster really loved Xueyin. He did not expect something like that to happen. The man who had lived for so long broke down that day. He pointed at the innocent students and screamed that they were all murderers!
"This incident was a huge blow to the headmaster. He adopted those children to give them happiness, not to watch them walk into the abyss.
"The dead cannot come back to life. To prevent his children from being bullied, to prevent something like this from happening again, the headmaster decided to turn the orphanage into Mu Yang High School."
The pen in his hand was still moving. Chen Ge really did not expect something like this to happen to Mu Yang High School.
"After Mu Yang High School was rebuilt, the headmaster's hair turned white. He was still as kind as before, but he was no longer as talkative as before, and he smiled less often.
"If I remember correctly, it was around that time that he started to go out alone at night."
"Wait a minute." When Chen Ge saw the last sentence written by the Pen Spirit, he felt weird. "Did the old headmaster often go out alone at night?"
"I think he took the last bus to Western Jiujiang. The old headmaster was very busy in the day, and he only had time at night."
"Do you know why he went to Western Jiujiang?"
"It sounded like he was going to meet someone, but I once saw the ticket to our Haunted House on his desk." Even though the Pen Spirit did not admit it, she had already treated herself as a worker at the Haunted House. That was clear from her choice of words.
"The old headmaster went to Western Jiujiang's New Century Park at night?" Chen Ge's eyes widened. He was reminded of something else. When he visited Mu Yang High School for the second time, he had seen a donation record in the old headmaster's office. It had his parents' name and Dr. Gao's name on it!
"The old headmaster knew my parents!" Chen Ge narrowed his eyes. He had a feeling that the reason the old headmaster was able to enter the School of the Afterlife to find Yin Bai was because of his parents!
"I get it now, I get it now." Chen Ge took a deep breath. "The old headmaster knew how dangerous the School of the Afterlife was. He was worried about the students at Mu Yang High School, so he didn't make the decision to enter the School of the Afterlife to save Yin Bai. When I arrived at the School of the Afterlife, he knew about my parents' personalities, so he trusted me. On the surface, it looked like I was the one who took the students away, but actually, it was him who wanted to find a permanent home for the students. "
After understanding all that, Chen Ge did not get angry from being lied to. If anything, he felt that the old headmaster was an amazing person. Even after his death, he still cared about the students.
After obtaining the black phone, Chen Ge had seen another world. He had seen the deepest darkness, but he had also seen the real light, like the old headmaster of Mu Yang High School and the doctor who donated his body to the medical school, Wei Jiuqin.
"Without anything to worry about, the old headmaster will probably enter the School of the Afterlife to try to save Yin Bai. He is probably at this school now."
After knowing that the old headmaster knew his parents, Chen Ge was even more desperate to find the old headmaster. If he could meet him in person, many of the mysteries that had been troubling him would be solved.
"The old headmaster entrusted the students at Mu Yang High School to me. Looks like he is already prepared to lose his soul, but why? We are family. He should have told me, and we can discuss this together. "
Chen Ge understood everything. He was about to put the pen away when he was suddenly reminded of something. "Pen Spirit, does Lee Xueyin have a sister? Other than Yin Bai, there is a girl called Yin Hong at this school. She looks similar to Yin Bai, but their personalities are completely different. She looks more cunning. "
"Lee Xueyin has no sisters. Her only family is the old headmaster," the Pen Spirit wrote honestly on the paper.
The content was similar to what Yin Bai had said. Chen Ge nodded. "Then, something probably happened to Lee Xueyin after she entered the School of the Afterlife. Yin Bai, Yin Hong, Lee Xueyin, Lee Xueyin … Looks like I'll have to bring that Yin Hong with me."
Chen Ge did not care how complicated this scenario was anymore. He was with his employees, and he was confident that he could handle it no matter how difficult it was.
Putting the pen away, Chen Ge walked back to the sickroom. Once he entered, Lee Bing ran over. "Chen Ge, are these people like us? So, we've had so many friends already? "
"Yes, they are all our friends. You can communicate with them. You have many things to learn from them in the future."
Chen Ge patted Lee Bing's shoulder lightly. The man had a cheerful appearance. He was an anomaly among the lingering spirits and Specters. His classmates did not like him, but Chen Ge thought the boy was a good person.
"Okay!" Lee Bing did not understand the deeper meaning behind Chen Ge's words. He was just excited. He did not expect there to be so many people like him at this school.
Walking past Lee Bing, Chen Ge walked to Yin Bai's bedside. "Now you believe me, right?"
"Yes." Yin Bai recognized her former friends. She had forgotten many things, and her memory was still stuck at the time when she went to school alone.
For her, this was like many friends coming to visit her.
She had forgotten that she was already dead, and she had no idea that these friends were actually lingering spirits.
"Everyone, please leave us alone. I have something to discuss with Yin Bai alone." Chen Ge looked at the students from Mu Yang High School. They were just lingering spirits that refused to leave Mu Yang High School after death. They were not even Specters. In a real fight, they would dissipate easily. Chen Ge was doing this to protect them.
Following the students out of the sickroom, Chen Ge used the closing of the door to summon all the students back into the comic. When he met the old headmaster, he hoped that these students would put in a good word for him.
The sickroom returned to silence. When Chen Ge returned, he realized that Yin Bai had already gotten off the bed.
Her body was weak, and she looked weak, but she still tried her best to walk to Chen Ge's side. It was as if she had treated Chen Ge as family.
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