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Therefore, she accepted the other party's lie as if it were the truth.

But Van Chau's current statement—that children are missing—doesn't seem like a lie anymore.

There's no real point in telling this kind of lie.

"Missing...Are you sure?" the saintess asked to confirm.

“Of course.” Fan Xiao nodded.

When did the disappearances begin?

"I don't know."

"How many people are missing?"

"do not know."

Fan Xiao smiled and said, "As you can see, I just arrived, and the intelligence is still in its early stages."

"Ms. Qiu, I probably can't answer those questions right now. We'll have to wait for the investigation to confirm."

"Xiao, your answer is contradictory." The saintess's tone became more serious: "Are you really sure the rumors are true?"

“I have my own methods of discernment,” Fan Xiao said. “I can’t reveal the specifics of these methods. Whether or not you take this seriously depends on how much you trust me, Miss Qiu.”

In fact, he wasn't entirely sure about the veracity of the rumors.

However, this doesn't mean he just blurted it out.

He was quite confident in his luck.

The gears of fate have begun to mesh, and he has arrived at the Ceylon Welfare Home, where he should, barring any unforeseen circumstances, gain something.

“Of course I trust you,” the saintess said with a smile. “You can rest assured about that.”

"Is that so... then Miss Qiu, you wouldn't mind if I asked the staff at the orphanage, would you?"

Fan Xiao then asked.

If he couldn't find the clues he wanted through a simple search within the orphanage, he would have no choice but to interrogate everyone...

This is, after all, their territory; we need to greet them first.

"To be honest, I do have some reservations. After all, I'm in this position, and I can't let just anyone mess around with the church's welfare facilities. But..."

The saintess winked at Fan Xiao and said, "You are no ordinary person to me. I am willing to abuse my power for your sake and turn a blind eye."

“Miss Qiu is really good with words,” Fan Xiao exclaimed. “Every word she says makes you feel like you owe her a favor or something.”

"Is that so..." the saintess asked with a smile, "Then how do you plan to make it up to me?"

Fan Xiao shrugged: "That depends on what Miss Qiu wants."

"What do I want... I haven't decided yet. I'll tell you when I've thought it through."

The saintess slightly restrained her playful nature and got down to business, saying, "How do you plan to question the people at the orphanage? If the method isn't very friendly..."

"Not ready yet."

Fan Xiao interrupted her and said, "Let's take a walk around the orphanage and try our luck. If we're lucky, we might get clues without even having to ask anything."

"...You really think so?" The saintess was a little surprised.

Fan Xiao's expression didn't look like he was joking.

He seemed to genuinely believe that a walk around the orphanage would yield some results.

This……

“Of course, that’s just an excuse,” Fan Xiao said with a smile. “I mainly want Miss Qiu to accompany me for a walk.”

"Oh dear... I'm so sorry, I completely overlooked that."

Although Fan Xiao, who had been on the defensive all along, suddenly took the initiative, the Holy Maiden remained calm and smiled, saying, "Then let's take a walk together. But before that, I have a suggestion regarding the investigation of the disappearance. Xiao, would you like to hear it?"

“Yes, Miss Qiu, please go ahead.” Fan Xiao gestured for her to proceed.

"If a search of the orphanage yields no clues, then I will take care of the subsequent questioning of the staff and children inside."

The saintess said, "I am good at communicating with people, so they will certainly not refuse to answer my questions."

"Sure, Miss Qiu, please feel free to make yourself at home. However..."

Fan Xiao changed the subject, saying, "I'd like to observe the questioning process. Miss Qiu is already willing to use her power for my sake, so surely she won't mind such a small matter?"

"...Hehe, of course."

The saintess glanced at Fan Xiao and agreed.

If possible, she naturally didn't want Fan Xiao to come along.

Regardless of Fan Xiao's purpose, she wanted to handle this matter personally—she took the disappearance of a child very seriously.

Allowing others to get involved will lead to more unexpected events and risks.

However, she couldn't stop Fan Xiao, because she couldn't stay in the Ceylon welfare home forever.

Others couldn't even see Fan Xiao, let alone stop him.

She originally planned to keep the information to herself after she greeted him, then make up a plausible answer to tell Fan Xiao and get away with it.

It seems that this won't work now.

So, the two, each with their own ulterior motives, walked side by side through the Ceylon welfare home and began a thorough examination.

However, neither of them paid much attention to the inspection; they seemed more like they were just strolling around.

The saintess felt that the investigation was completely unnecessary. The disappearance of a child was a serious matter, and the fact that clues could be found so easily was a joke.

Asking people directly at the welfare home would undoubtedly be more efficient.

She's only accompanying Fan Xiao now because he wants to go for a walk.

After all, he was "the one" to her, and she was also very curious about how she would fall in love with him.

On the other hand, the reason Fan Xiao didn't check carefully was because of their different mindsets.

He was adopting a relaxed attitude of "slowing down, behaving naturally, and waiting for a coincidence to happen."

After all, you've already used up your luck to make a wish, now all you have to do is wait for the result.

Fan Xiao gave Yan Keke a look.

The little girl nodded, her figure overlapping with his, and then she disappeared.

Yan Keke is ultimately a "copy life," and if she stays in the real world for too long, it will be bad if people notice something amiss.

The saintess glanced at Fan Xiao's unusual expression.

Fan Xiao met her gaze and smiled, "The item's usage time is up. The next summon will be a long time away."

"It's normal for such a powerful mental attribute item to have usage restrictions."

The saint nodded, seemingly accepting Fan Xiao's explanation.

Sakura, who was acting as a guard, followed the saintess half a step behind.

Compared to before, she seemed to be in a colder mood, glancing at Fan Xiao every now and then before looking away, as if she was restraining herself.

He was probably trying to control his urge to kill someone.

The three of them walked around the inside of the welfare home, and then went inside the pointed-roof building, opened each room, and looked around.

To Fan Xiao's surprise, the round trip yielded no results.

There was no relevant information left in the interconnected offices of the dean.

Everything at the welfare home seemed normal.

Fan Xiao's words did not come true.

The saintess secretly observed Fan Xiao, and was somewhat unsure of his purpose.

After going around in circles without any results... could it really be that I just wanted her to accompany me on this journey?

Is he falling for her?

No... she had never felt the will of "love" from Fan Xiao. Logically speaking, he shouldn't have such a desire.

His contradictory behavior... he's a truly mysterious fellow, getting more and more interesting.

"There are no direct clues in the hospital, so it seems we have to find a breakthrough by looking at the people involved."

The saintess instructed, "Sakura, have the dean gather everyone back to the lawn where we were before."

Sakura nodded.

The next second, she disappeared into her own shadow, still as elusive as ever.

"Props?" Fan Xiao asked.

"You'll have to ask her about this yourself; I can't just reveal other people's secrets."

As the saint gracefully walked towards the lawn, she said, "Sakura is very easy to talk to. Once you get to know her, you can ask her any questions you want, and she won't hide anything from you."

"Miss Qiu, wouldn't you say that you betrayed someone you know?"

Fan Xiao joked.

“Sakura probably can’t leave me anymore,” the saintess said. “To put it figuratively… if one day I stop being a saintess and choose to get married, she will definitely come with me as my dowry maid… do you understand?”

“…I don’t really understand,” Fan Xiao replied.

“What I mean is,” the saintess said directly, “that it’s very likely to be buy one get one free.”

"..."

"You're tempted, aren't you, Xiao?"

"Hehe, I've never heard of any custom of having maids accompanying a bride. I don't know about these things, so I can't say whether I'm interested or not."

"really?"

"Of course, I rarely lie."

"I rarely lie either; we have so much in common."

The two walked and chatted and laughed.

Sincere communication brings joy to both parties.

"The so-called dowry maid is someone you can do whatever you want to her."

The saintess continued, "Do you understand now?"

"What a bad habit!" Fan Xiao criticized seriously. "This bad habit that disrespects human rights should be abolished."

"I only said they were similar, I didn't say that Sakura was actually a maid who accompanied the bride."

The saintess smiled and said, "If you want to win over Sakura, you'll have to put in some effort."

"Of course, with your skills, this shouldn't be difficult."

"By the way, don't let Sakura's usual aloofness fool you, some of her reactions are incredibly girlish and cute."

"..." Fan Xiao: "Has the church built many welfare homes?"

This was essentially a forced change of topic.

It wasn't that he couldn't win the argument, but rather that he had just seriously thought about the matter of the dowry maid and found it quite exciting... He was worried that if they continued talking, he would never be able to look directly at that tall Miss Ying again.

“Yes,” the saint nodded, “rescuing lost sheep is practicing the Lord’s teachings.”

She looked ahead and saw that the lively children had already begun to gather on the lawn.

“The mortality rate of the population in the partitions that are caught up in the evolution game will rise sharply. Even if the partitions eventually merge into the ninth dimension and society becomes stable, it will never return to the peace and tranquility of the past.”

The saintess sighed softly, "Because players possess great power, they are prone to impulsive crimes. Ordinary people are too vulnerable in the face of them, and many orphans are born from cases of player crimes."

"The players' own mortality rate has reached a new high, and their children are most likely to become orphans."

"Due to various factors, the number of orphans is increasing dramatically every year, creating a serious social problem."

"The previous pope did not ignore this phenomenon. He allocated a lot of resources to the church and spent a long time donating money to build a lot of welfare facilities, which gradually improved the problem."

"He sounds like a pope with a strong sense of social responsibility."

Fan Xiao commented.