Teacher Wang's actions didn't catch Tang Tang's attention. So she continued to explain, "This kind of assignment was also the dean's idea. Everyone had no objections, so we've been using this management model ever since."
I see.
Tang Tang nodded frequently, looking a bit sympathetic. "It must be really hard for you on a daily basis, considering they're all just kids."
Hearing this, a kind smile appeared on Teacher Wang's face.
"It's impossible to say it's not hard. But these kids here are much more sensible than one's own children," Teacher Wang said. Her expression suddenly turned a bit solemn. "They lack so much security."
Zuo Mu and Tang Tang fell silent.
This topic was too heavy.
If it weren't for all sorts of difficulties, who would be willing to send their own children away?
Being abandoned since childhood made these sensible kids insecure.
Kids might seem oblivious to everything, but sometimes they're actually more sensitive than adults.
Not to mention those who grew up in such an environment.
As they were talking, Teacher Wang walked towards her desk. All her drawers were locked.
She took out a bunch of keys from her pocket and slowly unlocked a drawer. Then she took out a file bag from the bottom. It seemed to be tightly wrapped.
She opened the file bag. Although it looked big, there was actually only a note as small as a card inside.
After double - checking, she handed the note to Zuo Mu.
Finally got it.
Zuo Mu magically took out a pair of surgical rubber gloves from his pocket. After all, forensic doctors also use them, so it's all the same.
After putting them on, Zuo Mu pinched the card between his index finger and middle finger and examined it carefully.
He first looked it over from top to bottom, then flicked it with his finger and listened to the sound by putting it close to his ear. After all this, Tang Tang was so nervous beside him that she didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
How she hoped it was just an ordinary prank!
Finally, Zuo Mu put the card about an inch away from his nose and smelled it carefully.
Tang Tang kept watching Zuo Mu's expression.
At first, Zuo Mu's expression was calm, but finally, his expression suddenly tightened, which was a bit creepy.
Tang Tang's heart skipped a beat.
Was there something wrong?
Teacher Wang also looked a bit nervous.
"This isn't ordinary paper," Zuo Mu concluded firmly. "No matter what has been done to ordinary paper, it always retains a faint smell of wood."
But this one...
Zuo Mu sneered and casually put the paper under Tang Tang's nose for her to smell.
Tang Tang took a whiff and found that it was true.
Zuo Mu was right. When she smelled this paper, she didn't even detect a trace of the smell of wood.
Moreover, there was a pungent odor on it.
"This paper must have been soaked in some kind of potion," Zuo Mu said definitely as he took off his gloves and put the paper on the file bag.
He dealt with drugs all day long and was most sensitive to the components of potions.
It could be said that as long as it wasn't colorless and odorless, nothing could escape his notice.
If it were just an ordinary prank, there was obviously no need for the other party to go to such lengths.
"Could it be that someone accidentally dropped it somewhere?" Teacher Wang knew she should trust Zuo Mu, but she still harbored a glimmer of hope in her heart.
Because if she admitted this fact, there might be a storm brewing.
The orphanage hadn't always been peaceful.
"Impossible," Zuo Mu said, looking at the paper and smiling confidently. "I examined it carefully just now. Didn't you notice when you saw it? This paper has almost no flaws. No rough edges or unevenness."
Hearing this, Tang Tang nodded repeatedly.
They were definitely innocent!
If it had been accidentally dropped somewhere, wouldn't the normal reaction be to throw it away?
However, the other party didn't throw it away. Instead, they made the paper look clean and then wrote the number 4 on it. For some reason, this number always made Zuo Mu feel uneasy.
This was undoubtedly the biggest suspicion.
There were so many kids here. If the person behind this wanted to do something to the kids...
Teacher Wang also thought of this possibility.
Since this paper had gone through such a complicated process, it was certain that it was definitely not a prank by the kids in the orphanage. They might quarrel or even fight when they were angry, but they wouldn't, and didn't have the heart to, go to so much trouble to slip a piece of paper to someone.
Just imagining an adult criminal sneaking in, rummaging through the kids' schoolbags as if there were no one around, holding this note menacingly, observing the kids' little schoolbags furtively, and then randomly choosing one to put it in...
Just thinking about this process made Teacher Wang's back shiver.
Thankfully, this time it was just a note. What if there was a next time?
How could kids of this age protect themselves?
Thinking of this possibility, Teacher Wang got extremely anxious and immediately called the security room to check the surveillance cameras.
However, the phone rang for a long time, but no one answered in the security room.
At this moment, Teacher Wang loathed their faulty security system more than ever.
It could be said that anyone from the outside could do whatever they wanted here without being stopped.
"How long has this situation been going on?" Zuo Mu asked seriously.
"For a long time. You don't understand the situation in this orphanage. The water here is very deep. The people we employ and the funds...," realizing she couldn't continue, Teacher Wang looked out of the window and stopped talking.
"Ah!" Suddenly, Tang Tang beside them shouted.
Zuo Mu looked at her. Tang Tang was pointing at the note on the table, trembling.
What happened?
Zuo Mu looked in the direction she was pointing. After seeing it, he was also speechless.
Needless to say, Teacher Wang, an elderly woman who had already been very tired and had spent a lot of energy on their matters recently. She had originally planned to handle it as an ordinary prank, but tonight's discovery told her it was impossible.
When Zuo Mu and Teacher Wang looked at the note, Zuo Mu's pupils dilated in shock, and Teacher Wang gasped in surprise.
Because the note that had clearly shown a "4" just now was now completely blank. If it weren't for the three of them standing there, they would have suspected their own memories. Was it the note's problem or were they just too nervous and having hallucinations?
Thankfully, none of those scenarios happened.
Tang Tang was too shocked to speak. She ran over and looked at the note up and down but didn't dare to touch it. She rubbed her eyes. Teacher Wang and Zuo Mu, who were equally shocked beside her, told her it wasn't a hallucination.
"How could this be?" Tang Tang's lips trembled as she said this.
"Stay calm," Zuo Mu's voice always had the power to calm her down.
After hearing that, Tang Tang indeed calmed down.