"The owner of the Third Ward is Men Nan. There aren't many people with the surname Men, so maybe that child's name was a hint he left for me."
The Door represented the unknown, but it also represented a way out.
"Thinking carefully, there were plenty of other hints before. What trouble did my parents run into? Why could they only guide me toward the truth little by little this way?"
Some questions were better left unexamined. From his conversation with the Old Principal, Chen Ge had learned that his parents were hiding many things, and they were nothing like the simple people they appeared to be.
There were situations even Dr. Gao couldn't handle, yet Chen Ge's parents could resolve them. Even so, they still didn't dare tell Chen Ge the truth. They only revealed bits of information through constant guidance and hints. Their unusual behavior made Chen Ge deeply uneasy.
"I don't know what I need to be careful of, but I'm sure now that my family has run into something very difficult to deal with."
Chen Ge stood beside the table, his mind still racing. Every word the Old Principal had said was important to him.
"Chen Ge, are you all right?" Seeing Chen Ge standing motionless for so long, the Principal wanted to approach, but he was a little afraid of the red-clothed ghost beside Chen Ge.
"I'm fine." Chen Ge waved a hand. "The path you mentioned is too dangerous. The Blood-colored City is full of all kinds of terrifying monsters. I have no confidence at all that I can get out of there."
What had happened to Dr. Gao had shaken Chen Ge too deeply. A perfectly normal person had gone mad in just one week, and Chen Ge couldn't accept it.
"I can't