Although he had no idea what this "Teacher Su," whom he had met only once, wanted to say to him, Yu Sheng still asked everyone else to leave the room.
Now, only the two of them remained in the room—Yu Sheng sat beside the bed, somewhat curiously studying the young employee sent by the Crossroads Affairs Council.
"What did you want to tell me?"
Teacher Su leaned against the headboard. Her complexion was a little better than before. "Thank you for bringing Xiao Xiao back... Though I still can't understand how you managed to do it."
Yu Sheng smiled. "Oh, it was nothing. Given the circumstances, I couldn't just stand by and do nothing."
"Are you investigating the matter of the 'Fairy Tale'? I mean... that 'Otherworld.'" Teacher Su suddenly spoke up.
Yu Sheng froze for a moment, seemingly unsure why she had suddenly brought that up.
The young "teacher" opposite him did not seem to care about his reaction. After pausing briefly, she continued on her own: "I've worked at this orphanage for five years. Although most matters involving the supernatural in the Crossroads are handled by the Special Operations Bureau, other departments of the council also have personnel who specialize in dealing with supernatural phenomena. As one of them, I was sent here to be the 'teacher' of these children...
"Do you know? Things like this have always happened at this orphanage. Children suddenly 'leave.' Sometimes it happens in their sleep, sometimes during class, and sometimes... just a moment earlier, they're happily sharing the stories in a picture book with you and asking whether they can have ice cream after class. Then, all of a sudden, they stop talking, as if something has violently dragged them into another world. Sometimes, they still have time to cry out, but