Today might be the other party's salary day. The boy finally made up his mind to buy a cup of Maple Leaf to reward himself for a month's hard work, but he was knocked to the ground because of this little episode.

In fact, because the boy was too kind, he was not even prepared to blame her. He just watched with heartache as all the Fengda he had just bought flowed out of the bottle.

Thinking of this, Charlotte couldn't help but speak to the boy.

"To express my apology, I will buy you something to eat."

Sure enough, after she said this, the boy looked at her with light in his eyes.

Chapter 3 The decision is yours

Where did the philanthropist come from? !

Charlotte, that's all right.

At first, Luo Fan was immersed in the grief of wasting the Fengda he bought with one day's food allowance so easily, and he didn't notice that the person who bumped into him was an acquaintance.

Now after hearing what the other party said, Luo Fan turned his attention to her and immediately recognized her.

Although Luo Fan had not read the story of Fontaine, Charlotte had appeared in Monde once before, so Luo Fan knew her.

Luo Fan had made some mental preparations when he came to Steam Bird Newspaper this time, but he did not expect it to be such a coincidence.

Of course, although Luo Fan was not calm at this time, because he could completely control this body, there was no expression on his face due to psychological activities.

"How about it, little brother? Please give me a chance to atone for my sins, please!"

Noticing that Luo Fan didn't react, Charlotte thought he was hesitant inside. So in order to dispel Luo Fan's concerns, she deliberately used witty words to take care of his self-esteem.

"Okay, the decision is yours!"

"Eh?"

Charlotte was stunned when she heard Luo Fan's extremely abrupt words.

In fact, Luo Fan had prepared two plans for his visit to the Steambird Newspaper this time. Now that he had successfully established contact with Charlotte, and the other party was so enthusiastic, Luo Fan activated one of the plans, silently pressed the letter in his arms deeper, and then showed Charlotte an innocent and sunny smile.

"I mean, my sister is such a good person!"

"It's okay, it's okay. I was just thinking about something this time and didn't pay attention to the road. Are you hurt?"

"I'm not hurt, I'm fine, thank you for your concern, sister!"

Luo Fan called Charlotte "sister" all the time, which made her very happy. She had originally planned to find a clean restaurant to treat Luo Fan to dinner, but she changed her mind and set the destination to the Debo Hotel.

On the way, Charlotte bought a bottle of Fengda for Luo Fan. Looking at the boy drinking Fengda with an extremely happy and satisfied smile on his face, the haze in Charlotte's heart caused by the serial jumping cases was dispelled a lot.

Charlotte silently cheered herself up. In order to protect these innocent smiles, she couldn't give up easily.

Soon the two arrived at the Debo Hotel. Seeing such a magnificent hotel, Charlotte could feel that Luo Fan had obviously never been here before. His mouth was wide open and he looked extremely shocked. Charlotte couldn't help laughing after seeing this scene.

Charlotte's laughter brought Luo Fan back to his senses, and he immediately spoke to Charlotte.

"Sister Charlotte, can we not eat here? It will cost a lot of money to eat here."

Hearing Luo Fan's sensible words, Charlotte felt relieved and distressed. How many things must a child of this age have to go through to be so sensible.

Charlotte told Luo Fan to just eat without worry, but when she saw that Luo Fan seemed to be trying to escape, she couldn't help but smile helplessly, grabbed Luo Fan's hand and pulled him into a private room.

The private room was also very large, and Luo Fan looked a little uneasy sitting in his seat.

Charlotte showed the menu to Luo Fan. Luo Fan hesitated for a long time and only ordered a very cheap dish.

Charlotte smiled, touched Luo Fan's head, then took the menu in front of her and ordered several signature dishes in one go.

When all the dishes were served, Luo Fan still looked timid. Charlotte spoke softly upon seeing this.

"We've already ordered these dishes and spent the money. If we don't finish them, it will be a waste."

After hearing Charlotte's words, Luo Fan began to eat voraciously.

"It's so delicious. I haven't eaten for three days!"

After hearing Luo Fan's words, Charlotte, who was about to start eating, was stunned for a moment, then put down her cutlery, picked up the menu and ordered two dishes.

"Eat slowly, these are all yours."

Charlotte took a few bites and put down her cutlery, then asked Luo Fan to eat slower.

"Sister Charlotte won't eat?"

"I'm full, take your time eating."

After hearing Charlotte's words, Luo Fan concentrated on eating again.

The other party is indeed a kind-hearted person. So many dishes were ordered for him alone. He must repay him well!

Because he had no money, Luo Fan had not eaten for three days. Although he did not feel hungry, he always felt that something was missing in his stomach. This time, the delicious food at Fontaine made Luo Fan enjoy it to his heart's content.

Charlotte just looked at Luo Fan who was eating with a look of heartache, and began to think about whether there was any easier job she could introduce to Luo Fan.

Not long after, Luo Fan finished his meal. After Charlotte paid the bill, she took Luo Fan away from the Debo Hotel.

As if sensing that the moment of separation was approaching, Charlotte found that Luo Fan seemed a little absent-minded and spoke much less.

Soon under Luo Fan's guidance, the two arrived at the entrance of the Lower Gray River of Fontaine.

Seeing Luo Fan living in such a place, Charlotte felt even more distressed.

"Go back, Sister Charlotte, this place doesn't belong to you."

Luo Fan took the initiative to let go of Charlotte's hand and said to her with a smile.

"That is a place without sunlight, and you are destined to always stand in the sunlight."

Charlotte just stood there in a daze, staring blankly at Luo Fan walking away.

"Goodbye, Sister Charlotte. We will definitely meet again if we are destined to."

Luo Fan waved his hand, showing his sunny and cheerful smile again, and then got into the pipe leading to the Gray River without hesitation.

After a while, Charlotte seemed to have made a decision and clenched her fists.

Of course she knew what kind of place Gray River was. The Fontaine, which seemed bright and beautiful on the surface, actually had its dark side, which was Gray River.

Huihe is a lawless place where any vicious incidents can happen and no one’s life can be guaranteed.

No, she couldn't let Luo Fan continue to stay in such a place!

Luo Fan was so young, and even in a place like the Gray River, he was still able to maintain his pure and innocent character. She couldn't bear to see such a boy as white as a piece of paper being stained with ink in the Gray River.

So Charlotte quickly got into the pipe leading to the Gray River. In order to prevent losing Luo Fan, Charlotte sped up.

Soon Charlotte arrived at the Gray River and looked around but did not see Luo Fan.

There was only one passage at this time, so Charlotte trotted forward.

Because Charlotte did not hesitate for too long, she soon saw a familiar figure at the corner of the passage.

It’s Luo Fan!

Charlotte was overjoyed and quickened her pace, but the next second her movements became slower and slower, with an expression of disbelief on her face.

At this moment, in Charlotte's field of vision, Luo Fan was looking down at an old man lying on the ground, his clothes were extremely tattered, and his body was covered with traces of dirt. A strange and evil smile appeared on his face...

Chapter 4: The serial suicide murderer is arrested

Charlotte had never seen Luo Fan like this before. The expression on his face made her feel so unfamiliar, which made the smile on Charlotte's face completely freeze. The hand that was about to greet Luo Fan was slowly put down.

The next moment, Charlotte found a secluded corner to hide, and even turned on the camera at the same time. This was a completely subconscious action after she had been a reporter for many years. In fact, her heart was already extremely confused at the moment.

"Hey, you dirty bug, why are you still alive in this world?"

"I can smell your disgusting stench from a distance."

"Is the only meaning of your existence in this world to pollute the air around you?"

……

Hearing the insults and ridicule coming from Luo Fan, Charlotte felt a suffocation in her chest. The strange smells in the air when she entered the Gray River before did not make her feel too uncomfortable, but at this moment she just felt like she couldn't breathe at all.

"You also think what I said is right, right? Look, you can't even say a word to refute me."

Hearing the faint sobbing coming from under the old man's messy and dirty long hair, Luo Fan showed a satisfied and happy smile on his face as if he had achieved his goal.

"You must be miserable every day, despised and looked down upon by everyone."

"I'm old now, I can't do anything, I'll just waste food."

"Let me think about it. Maybe you had a loving family before, but after you lost your ability to work, your family abandoned you without hesitation and left you to fend for yourself."

"I see!"

"After all, everyone living in Gray River has a hard life. In order to survive, they can only make such a choice, just like you, a young man, who also abandoned the elderly in your family."

"So, why do you still live?"

"Since you know that if you survive you will only become a burden to your family and pointlessly increase the burden on others, why do you still want to linger on in such pain?"

Suddenly, Luo Fan paused, then the smile on his face became brighter and his tone gradually softened.

"You know, after death, people go to another world."

"There is no hunger, no discrimination, no suffering..."

Luo Fan spoke in an extremely gentle tone as he spread out the Steam Bird Newspaper he had bought earlier in front of the old man, then pointed to the detailed report on the latest jumping incident.

"Just like this, find a higher place... You know what to do, right?"

After seeing this scene, Charlotte was struck by lightning. She never expected that the boy she thought was innocent and cheerful was actually the real culprit behind the recent serial jumping cases!

By destroying the inner defenses of the downtrodden people and finally using an inducing tone to make them voluntarily give up their lives, he can achieve his goal.

At this moment, the smile on Luo Fan's face, which originally made her feel at ease and comfortable, now looked bloodshot in Charlotte's eyes.

The old man climbed up from the ground tremblingly. It seemed that Luo Fan's behavior had completely destroyed his will to live, and he was about to find a place to give up his life.

Luo Fan, who was standing next to him, had a weird smile on his face, which made people feel chilly.

However, although Luo Fan seemed to have his eyes on the old man, his attention was actually focused on another place.

Sure enough, things turned out just as he expected. As a person with excellent professional qualities, the other party did not appear and interrupt his behavior at the first time when he found something abnormal about him, but secretly recorded everything.

Now, it's time for the other party to close the net.

Thinking of this, the smile on Luo Fan's face became even more difficult to understand.

At this moment, Luo Fan keenly felt that the temperature in the air suddenly dropped by several degrees, but he pretended not to notice it at all and raised his foot to kick the old man.

"Get out of here, you old fool. Who are you trying to show off to by dilly-dallying like this?"

It seemed like Luo Fan was kicking, but he was actually using the strength of his instep to move the old man away a distance.

And just when the old man was some distance away from him, Charlotte ensured the old man's safety and finally couldn't bear it anymore and took action.

Ice suddenly appeared under Luo Fan's feet, completely freezing both of his legs and binding them firmly in place.

"Who?!"

Luo Fan pretended to be furious and yelled, but then he saw Charlotte walking out from the corner step by step with a gloomy and painful face, and his expression changed instantly.

"Sister Charlotte, it's you!"

"Why did you come to Gray River? It's very dirty here. You should go back quickly."

"But I'm still very happy that Sister Charlotte can come down to see me!"

"enough!"

Seeing Luo Fan's smile and tone that were extremely familiar yet extremely unfamiliar to her, Charlotte could not help it. She closed her eyes in pain, yelled to interrupt Luo Fan's words, and the smile on Luo Fan's face froze.

"Sister Charlotte?"

"Shut up and stop calling me that name!"

The crisp sound of "Sister Charlotte" was like a sharp knife stabbing deeply into Charlotte's heart, causing her breathing to speed up due to the pain in her chest.

Looking at Luo Fan, who was like a child who had made a mistake but didn't know where he went wrong, his eyes became uneasy and confused. Charlotte felt her body trembling slightly.

But soon Charlotte forced herself to calm down, took a deep breath, then forced a smile on her face as she looked at the old man who seemed completely stunned by the sudden situation, and spoke softly.

"Old man, I have some money here. You can use it to buy some food and daily necessities."

"Don't believe his words, he's a criminal."

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