Chapter 1627: Feint East, Strike West (big chapter seeking monthly ticket)
Reed turned his gaze and watched He Ao's movements.
He saw He Ao glance at the girl in the white dress outside the trash can. At that moment, she had turned back around again, her gaze directed toward the entrance.
Then his clothes stirred, as though a gust of wind had swept through the Rain Curtain. He Ao, who had been standing before him, suddenly vanished, crossing the water surface and muddy ground almost soundlessly to reach the slide ahead.
Then He Ao crouched down, concealing himself in the gap between the slide and the steel pipes.
He had no idea what He Ao intended to do. He could only lean against the trash can, watch He Ao, and wait for his next move.
At that moment, He Ao was also pressed into the gap beside the slide, cautiously poking his head out to watch the gate ahead and the Little Girl in the white dress guarding it.
Rain pattered down from the sky. The entire courtyard was unnaturally quiet, with only the steady drizzle and, beneath it, the suppressed, faint breathing of two children.
Bang--
At that moment, an abrupt sound shattered the dim silence.
A foot stepped in from outside the gate, landing in a small puddle and crushing it into a blooming flower, splashing droplets everywhere.
A chubby figure appeared in front of the gate.
He stepped through the small door and looked deeper into the Orphanage, toward the kitchen and warehouse, where all the teachers were gathered.
Faint lights glowed from that direction, illuminating the Rain Curtain.
At that moment, He Ao, hidden beside the slide, shot forward. His entire body sprang out like an arrow loosed from a bow.
The fat man's attention was