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It was all white, both the sky and the ground, which could easily cause visual fatigue and make it difficult to distinguish between the sky and the ground. If it were a novice who didn't have enough flying time, the plane might have crashed long ago.
"How about we land and conduct ground reconnaissance?"
Yamanaka agreed with Konno's proposal. It was too dangerous to fly a plane in such an environment. But at this moment, a light in the distance attracted his attention.
"Look over there! There's a building."
"Is it a church?"
Because there was a Catholic cross on the building, Shanzhong thought it was a church, but soon found out that it was not, but an orphanage founded by the Catholic Church.
The plane landed on a flat snowy ground. The wind and snow seemed to be even stronger. When I got off the plane and stepped on the ground, I found that the snow had already covered my shoes.
"It's so cold."
The TAC uniforms were very good at keeping out the cold, but the wind and snow kept getting into the sleeves, collars, and any exposed seams. I didn't even dare to hold the TAC gun in the mountains, for fear that the metal grip would freeze my skin. The temperature felt like minus ten degrees.
Fortunately, the orphanage was nearby, and the gate was unlocked. Looking over the fence, I could see several snowmen piled on the lawn, the largest of which was even taller than a real person. The house was brightly lit, and I could hear Christmas music playing as I got closer.
"It seems nothing happened."
There was really nothing going on. The children in the orphanage were having a Christmas celebration.
Shanzhong walked to the main gate of the orphanage and saw a sign that read "Yuanshan Children's Welfare Home" hanging on the side of the fence gate.
"Yuanshan Welfare Home, I know that."
"Why, Konno, have you been here?"
"No, I haven't been here, but I heard about it from Beidou. Before he joined the TAC team, he delivered bread to this welfare home."
After Konno said this, Yamanaka also remembered that Beidou used to run a bakery. It was really incredible to think about it. He looked into the building not far away and vaguely saw children singing and dancing happily in the house.
"I heard that the children in this orphanage all lost their parents in attacks by monsters and aliens. This was originally a Catholic church, and the nuns took in those children. Later, many kind-hearted people in society donated money and built this welfare home in front of the church."
On weekdays, there are often enthusiastic people like Beidou who bring food and daily necessities.
"I see." Yamanaka responded simply, but no one knew what he was thinking.
"There's nothing to do here, I think we should just leave." Konno said.
"No, let's go in and take a look. There is no other place in the center of the blizzard except this orphanage. It's better for us to check it out."
Since Yamanaka said so, Konno had no objection.
[Betray...die, tear them apart...]
Yamanaka stepped into the orphanage, but suddenly stopped, almost causing Konno who was behind him to bump into him.
"What's wrong with you? You stopped so suddenly and scared me."
"Did you hear anything?"
"Sound? There is no sound at all." Konno listened and heard only the whistling sound of the strong wind around him and the Christmas carols in the house.
I listened carefully in the mountains, but I didn't hear anything else.
Misheard?
Chapter 189: Demon in the Snowstorm
The nanny car was driving on the road, and the air conditioner in the car was blowing warm air for defog.
"This weather is so weird." Miss Dazhong looked at the snow outside the window and said worriedly, "Driver, please drive slower."
"Don't worry, I've been driving for twenty years." The driver gave a thumbs up to indicate that there was no need to worry.
No, this is not a question of driving experience, right?
The lovely white elves last night gradually turned into a snowstorm. The car was driving on the road, and the bridge just under it even showed signs of skidding. The road surface was icy after being pressed by the tires, and the brakes became useless.
"Lingye, it's snowing too heavily."
In the back row, Tomoyo whispered to Reiya.
"Yeah." Ling responded casually, and then saw Zhishi still staring at her.
"Then there's nothing I can do."
Chishi didn't think that she was the one who made the snow, did she? Maybe she was the one who made the snow last night, but the heavy snow now had nothing to do with her. A little snow on Christmas Eve was just a little bit of romance, but the blizzard now was a complete snowstorm, and she didn't want it.
"really not?"
"of course not."
"OK then."
Sakura looked at this, then looked at that, and always felt that the two good friends were playing a guessing game. She was the only one who didn't know anything, which was very annoying.
Suddenly, the driver stepped on the brakes. The brake discs made a squeaking sound under the heavy load, but the car continued to move forward, and the tires locked and slid for a distance before stopping.
"What's wrong?" Dazhong thought he had hit someone, but after looking carefully he realized it wasn't him.
There was a car parked not far ahead. Fortunately, the driver had good eyesight and was able to see it from a distance even in the heavy snow. He braked in time and avoided rear-ending the car.
"Hey, stop the car here, you're risking your life!" The driver rolled down the window, stuck his head out and yelled towards the front.
But he quickly retracted his head because it was too cold outside.
"Sorry, our car broke down and stalled." The person on the other side spoke. The voice seemed a little unreal in the wind and snow, but Ling also felt somewhat familiar.
She looked out the front window and saw that it was indeed——
"Brother Beidou, Sister Yuko?"
Hearing Lingya's voice, Beidou also looked over.
"Is it someone you know?" Seeing Ling also speak, the driver muttered, "Do you want to help?"
The driver was asking about Miss Dazhong, after all, she was an adult. As a manager, she was also the temporary guardian of the three girls.
"Well, if it's convenient." Miss Dazhong was not too sure.
"Brother Beidou and Sister Yuko are both members of the TAC team."
"TAC team?"
After hearing this, the driver and Ms. Ooshige looked much more relaxed. After all, as citizens of Tokyo, the TAC team is undoubtedly the one they trust the most.
"I see. I'll go down and take a look." The driver said, wrapped his clothes around him, opened the door and got out of the car.
"What's wrong with the car? Can it be fixed?"
"There might be some trouble." Beidou looked inside the hood, "It looks like it's frozen inside."
"There's no antifreeze. This is really a horrible weather. Who would have thought it would get so cold?" The driver looked at the engine under the hood. If the battery was dead, he could still use wires to start the ignition. But the fuel tank was frozen, so there was nothing he could do.
"Let's find a repair station. Push the car to the side of the road and get in my car. I'll take you there."
In fact, Beidou could also call on the TAC team for support, but it doesn’t seem appropriate to trouble the TAC team for such a matter.
"Thank you for your patience. Please wait a moment."
Beidou released the car's handbrake, turned the steering wheel with one hand, and pushed the car to the side of the road.
Then he took a large box from the back seat of the car, which was too big for one person to hold. The driver stepped forward and supported it, and then he managed to stabilize the box.
"Thank you very much." Beidou carried the box and got into the nanny car.
"Reiya, and you guys are Tomoyo and Sakura right? The concert was great."
The three people who were praised thanked them, and Ling also looked at the bulging cardboard box with some curiosity.
"What is this, a secret of the TAC team?"
"Of course not." The carton was not sealed. Beidou opened the box and found boxes of wrapped gifts inside. "We were actually planning to give gifts to the children in the orphanage after the concert, but we didn't expect the car to break down."
"Orphanage?"
"Yes, the Shunfengen Welfare Home. It's in the mountains over in Saitama, quite far from here."
Beidou would visit the welfare home during festivals. He had been doing this before he wore the ring of the Galactic Federation, and it had been a habit for many years. He used to bring bread, but now that he had joined the TAC team and the welfare benefits had improved, he had changed to more expensive gifts.
After all, he is the only son and has no place to spend the high first-tier subsidy salary.
Seeing Ling also looking at him, Dazhong already knew what the girl wanted to say.
She grabbed a handful of hair in distress.
"Um, driver, could you please go to Saitama?"
The driver also knew what they were thinking, kids, it was easy to understand.
"I don't care. Anyway, the company's job for me is to follow your instructions and drive. I'm going to work wherever I go." He picked up the teacup from his feet, opened it and took a sip. "Chunfengyuan Welfare Home, right? I roughly know where it is."
"That's really too much trouble for you!" Beidou was embarrassed. He said this not because he wanted the driver to take him there. After all, it was still dozens of kilometers from here to Saitama.
"Just take me to the repair shop, and once the car is fixed, I'll drive there myself."
"Fixed the car? It's already midnight, the welfare house is closed, right?"
That's right, it's dark now.
"That……"
"It's okay, Beidou-kun," said Miss Daishige, "In fact, we also want to go to the welfare home and celebrate Christmas for the children. Maybe the children will like Cardcaptor Girl?"
"Yeah, we can go sing for everyone. Tomoyo, Sakura, what do you think?"
"Agree!"
Tomoyo and Sakura are children themselves, and they would be willing to do something for those children who have lost their parents.
Beidou and Nan Xizi looked at each other. Now that things had come to this, they could only accept the guilt.
The car drove all the way to Saitama. The wind and snow got stronger along the way, making driving dangerous.
Ling also looked at the sky where the heavy snow was still falling, and her brows were slightly furrowed. This weather seemed a little strange.
After a while, the snow became lighter, but it didn't stop completely. At some point in the wind and snow, there seemed to be an angry roar, but it didn't sound real.
"The snow won't stop." Ling also murmured softly.
Beidou heard it and thought the girl was just complaining about the bad weather.
"It's okay. Look, the snow has become lighter. Maybe it will stop soon."
She knew that the snow was getting lighter, and if it was going to stop, it would have stopped now. But it hadn’t stopped, and it wouldn’t stop later, because this wasn’t natural snow.