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00:00Channel Red Novel, Chapter 276, The Start of Altered, Part 1, When school came to an end,
00:15Tom picked up his speed to get home, unable to contain his excitement any longer.
00:20Today he would be leaving SLU. Not forever, of course, but he would spend the next week
00:26or so gaining valuable work experience. The best thing about it, he would be doing so under his
00:33parents' supervision. Honestly, Tom had always been interested in what exactly his parents were
00:38doing. When asked about it, they would explain a few details here and there, but they seemed to
00:44avoid that particular question, always stating that they would tell him once he was older.
00:49This curiosity drove Tom mad and in the end, it had largely contributed to his desire to want to
00:55follow in his parents' footsteps. It seemed like a silly reason, to follow in his parents' footsteps
01:01just so he could find out what their work actually was. Nevertheless, it was a goal that allowed him
01:07to focus on school and not so much on his other passion, playing video games. Accepting Tom to
01:14now finally go to his parents' workplace, meant he was a step closer to his goal. Outside his house,
01:20he could see his parents already waiting, and it looked like they had already packed his bags for
01:25him as well. The green couple were always the type to be in a rush and were rarely home as well.
01:31Another reason why Tom desired to be in the same field as them, just so he could spend more time
01:37with them, and not feel so, distant. We'll be out of town for a full week. James Green said as he was
01:44ready to start the car. You made sure to tell all your friends and teacher, right? Sure did. Mom also had a
01:53talk with headmistress Young, so I'm all good to go. Tom replied, bouncing up and down in his seat.
02:00Come on, let's go. No time to waste. The car went out of SLU and onto the highway, and for the first
02:07time, Tom could see the sign to Brocknell. During the drive, Tom couldn't help but think about his
02:14best friend. Were it not for Gary having turned into a werewolf, he would probably just miss him
02:19slightly, but now? Who knew what could happen in the span of a single week? When entering the tier,
02:26two-city Tom couldn't help but stare out the window, admiring all the sights. Technically this
02:32wasn't the first time he had been here, but the last time had been then, he had been a lot younger.
02:38His memory of that time was naturally a little fuzzy. Still, it was just as impressive as he remembered
02:45it to be. There were more skyscraper buildings out here. Used for large corporations with offices,
02:52or for the rich that like to live at the top and stare out at the city. Another prominent thing
02:57were the digital screens all over the different buildings were advertising for clothes, restaurants,
03:04and other things, mostly luxury items that might cost more than one month's paycheck from his parents
03:09combined. The people on the street themselves were walking in nice clothes, and each of them looked
03:15clean-cut and presentable. The biggest difference of them, however, was the fact that nowhere in the
03:20city, not even in the different areas, did there seem to be any sign of poverty. There was no graffiti,
03:27no litter on the street, nor any signs of gangs just walking around at a certain time of day.
03:32Tom was witnessing the difference between a single rank in tiers. However, seeing all of this just
03:39made Tom wonder how great a tier, one city would look like. That was something he had never experienced
03:45before. Those cities were similar to gated communities, and they didn't just allow tourism.
03:52Those that worked or lived there would be given special passes to enter and leave the city.
03:56It truly was a place that was only for the select few, in other words the rich and mighty.
04:03Eventually, the car came to a stop, and Tom's eyes were lighting up. They hadn't gone to the
04:09apartment that his parents would usually use. Instead, they had gone straight to the lab itself.
04:16Sorry about this Tom, I know you must be tired after school, but there are just a few things that
04:21we need to finish up. I hope you don't mind. His father asked. Of course, I don't mind.
04:30I wouldn't have been able to sleep today thinking about this anyway. This is much better.
04:36Tom shook his head, quickly getting out of the car, leaving his mother to park it someplace else.
04:42The lab was quite large in size, it was placed on its own square of space.
04:46There was an open area for employees and the public to walk on. While the road continued in a square on
04:54the side. So there were no other buildings next to it. The shape of the building itself was quite
05:00strange. It was like a teardrop on its side. The higher tier cities did tend to have more
05:07impractical architectural designs, but still. The lab was large and impressive the less.
05:13Eventually, father and son reached the front of the building, and Tom stopped right outside for a
05:20second. He couldn't move any further as he stared at the letters that were placed above the building.
05:26What is this, dad? Tom asked. I had no idea they had a building in this city.
05:33Why did you keep this a secret from me? How could you and mom never mention this to me?
05:38Scratching the back of his head, Tom's father was a bit nervous at his son's reaction.
05:45There are quite a few reasons I didn't tell you, and I never knew it was such a big deal,
05:50honestly. It's just our job and what we love to do. His dad smiled.
05:57Rushing in after his dad, the two headed into the building, with the letters NIRV written above.
06:02Thanks for watching and subscribe my channel channel red novel, chapter 277, the start of
06:09altered, part 2, even at this late hour, inside the reception hall, Tom could see countless workers
06:15in their white lab coats all around the place. It seemed like a building that never went to sleep.
06:22Regardless, this was just the reception hall and there was not really anything to see here,
06:26the real interesting stuff was inside. Walking up to the desk, it looked like his father was
06:32speaking to the receptionist for a while, and eventually, they handed over a digital tablet
06:37to him. You need to read this and sign here before we can give you a temporary pass for
06:43your internship. His father explained as he handed over the tablet. This, it's a contract.
06:49An NDA contract? So I can't talk about anything that I see inside with anyone else outside,
06:57is that right? Tom asked after quickly skimming over the pages. There were a lot of technical
07:03terms, and Tom felt like he would be here for half an hour if he was to read them all.
07:08You need to actually read everything written in there, Tom. Don't just click agree like you
07:14would on a computer. It's important you understand what you are signing. His father insisted.
07:21I had to really pull some strings to get you in here. A temp intern position didn't even exist last
07:27week, but hey, your old man knows a few people. James said, cracking his knuckles, which just
07:34embarrassed his son. Sitting down at the few seats at the side, Tom decided to read them all,
07:40and his mother soon came to join them. The terms essentially were very strict.
07:46It felt like he was about to learn the secrets of the world, and that this legal mumbo-jumbo was
07:51there for him to prepare for the repercussions. Now he was starting to understand why his mother
07:56and father had only been able to tell him so much. They were just following the rules that had been set
08:02out. In the end, Tom signed it. After all, if anything, this level of secrecy only got him more
08:10excited about what was hidden inside. After returning the tablet, Tom was given a pass but
08:16no lab coat, which made him feel a little disheartened, but he understood. Walking through,
08:22Tom was expecting to see some big secrets, but instead what followed were just, hallways.
08:28There were countless hallways of people walking past heading to where they needed to be.
08:32You look disappointed. His father chuckled. Unfortunately, we are only allowed to see
08:40what we are working on. So our projects remains a secret from each other. Walking through the
08:46hallways, for the first time, Tom also noticed a group of people that weren't wearing lab coats at
08:51all. In fact, the way they walked around the place, their clothing and strange hairstyle,
08:57they seemed very out of place. They looked more like gangsters he would expect to find in SLU.
09:04No, that's impossible, there can't be gangsters in a place like this. Even if they owned the place,
09:11they would be in tier, one city, not this lab. Tom thought as they took a turn away from them.
09:17Eventually, the three of them stopped outside a large oval door. His father used his pass and the
09:24door opened, allowing for Tom's eyes to lay on a magnificent, gigantic fossil in front of him.
09:30The room opened up and was placed in giant glass containers containing not just one fossil,
09:35but countless different fossils all over the place, with numerous workers around each one.
09:41Remember when you asked me about beasts before? You can't imagine how nervous I got,
09:46afraid that someone had leaked some intel or spread rumor.
09:50James explained while walking to the fossil of the beast they were working on.
09:55It was a small one, the bones looked like that of a dog, and his mother was typing away on the
10:00computer that was placed just underneath it. So, is this where they make the altered DNA?
10:07Form the beast fossils. That's so cool. Tom commented.
10:13Actually, it's a little more complicated than that, Tom.
10:16You see, what I'm about to tell you is something that the public has no idea about with regard to
10:22altered. Of course, I don't have to tell you that all of this information is completely classified.
10:29His father waited until Tom nodded, and then continued with his explanation.
10:34You see, we can't actually extract much at all from these fossils.
10:39It's impossible to make altered from the fossils.
10:41Now I know you're going to be confused for a second, so I need to hear me out.
10:47There is a reason why only one fossil can create one altered, and that's because what we need to do
10:52with this fossil is bring it back to life. Now our job is to extract the bones and as much of the
10:59original beast as we can from here. Then, it goes on to another section of the lab.
11:04I've never seen it myself, but there they have something they call a nest crystal.
11:10From what I gather, it's quite the special energy generator, though they make it sound like stuff
11:15out of fairy tales. I mean, can you imagine a single crystal being able to supply enough energy
11:21to run the whole world? Anyway, they somehow use their nest crystal on the fossil and as long as we
11:27have done our job properly. It brings the fossil back to life. It took a second for Tom to take
11:34everything in there. It sounded like some type of rumor he would have heard from the internet and
11:39if anyone else, but his father was saying these things. Were it someone else, he would have called
11:45them out for being a liar. So are you saying that there are still beets, there are real beasts in
11:51this world? Tom asked. Well, not any natural beasts anyway. However, NIRV seems able to bring
11:59back the beast to life, though they don't live for long. After a few tests, they should be sent to a
12:06special team. The group we've passed on the way here, the ones without the lab coats, are part of
12:12that. They then have to kill the beast, and once the beast is dead inside they seemingly have their own
12:18special crystals. Those crystals from the dead beast is what is used to gather the altered DNA.
12:25That is how the world came to create the altered we know today. Listening to everything, it seemed
12:31like Gary was onto something when he had asked his best friend if beasts still existed. The only
12:36question now was what had prompted the green-haired teenager to ask that very bizarre question in the
12:41first place.
12:50After the trio returned to the Wolf's Pool Club, Tyler was told to go home. He was given the same
12:56type of burner phone like all the other howlers and was instructed to answer it as soon as he got
13:00called. The job seemed quite easy for the university student, and he was pleased with what he needed to
13:07do. Of course, he wanted to ask questions after seeing a group of scary people leaving the place,
13:13but he remembered the warning from the blonde guy in the fox mask. Surprised that Kai had decided to pay
13:19him for the rest of the month up front, he took the hint and left. I'll just ask Gary about it when I see
13:25him. Tyler thought, unaware that the high schooler was with him the whole time. In fact, Tyler actually had
13:33suspected him to be under the wolf mask, after all, the green hair seemed like a dead giveaway.
13:39However, during the car ride back, he had heard him speak a few times. The voice was far too deep and different
13:46from Gary's to be him, so all of his suspicions were cleared. In fact, Tyler now believed that the green-haired
13:53teenager must have dyed his hair to mimic the gangster boss. Once again, the masked teenagers chose to enter through the
14:01back entrance, as to not disturb anyone. While Kai went inside where he was promptly asked to share the
14:07details about what had happened during the meeting, Gary stayed outside for a minute. Olivia intended to
14:14return to Burnham Food Street, so before that, the alpha werewolf had a question he hadn't felt
14:19comfortable asking her in the car. Do you think there will be any problems, because of what happened at
14:25today's meeting? It depends on what you would consider a problem. Olivia shrugged. Whatever they
14:32might do, it won't be anything I can't handle on my own. However, after your little display, I would be
14:39surprised if any of them tried anything. You just worry about what you need to do next. With that, the
14:46lady boss went into her own car and drove off. Joining the others, he came just in time to see how Kai
14:52mimicked his earlier speech about the howlers doing what they wanted and for the other gangs not to get
14:57involved. Unfortunately, all he could think about were Olivia's words. What should he do next? In his
15:06head, since the small gangs were no longer going to pose a problem, then it would mean getting rid of
15:11the grey elephants and the underdogs was all that was left. Before there is a big war to happen, I have
15:17to get stronger, and I have to level up this system as much as I can. Maybe this is the break period I
15:23need. With a war brewing, the underdogs might have stopped looking for me for now. Gary thought. That same
15:32night, a peculiar trio was walking around Slough. Two large men in suits were accompanied by a teenager
15:39whose most prominent feature was the large black hoodie over his head. They were all standing outside an apartment
15:45room. Are you sure this is the right place? One of the men asked. Of course, I'm sure. Heck, it was easy enough
15:55to get the information. I didn't have to do much other than a simple phone call, but without a doubt, this should be
16:02his home address. The other replied confidently. They moved their young hooded companion to the side and knocked at the
16:09door. Who is it? A woman's voice came from the other side. She looked through the peephole and could see
16:17two figures she didn't recognize at all. We are from Westbridge, ma'am. Your son Gary has caused some
16:25trouble at school. Do you mind if we come inside to talk about it? The man asked. Gary? I'm sorry,
16:34but there is no Gary here, you must have gotten the wrong number. The woman replied, and quickly went
16:40away from the door. The two men sighed, looking at each other, before they lifted their legs and used
16:46all their strength to kick in the door. It was a bad neighborhood and the doors weren't exactly strong,
16:52making it easy to break into. The woman was seen shaking, a phone in her hand. Quickly running up to the
16:59woman, they slapped the phone out of her hand while the door was shut behind them. They had quickly
17:05gagged her mouth up, and finally, the young hooded man took off his hood, revealing who it was. Gil
17:12looked around the house to see if there were any photos or anything like that, and eventually, he found
17:17some of a male student. However, it didn't look like Gary at all. You sure this is the right person?
17:24One of the men asked, no longer so sure. Gil studied at the photo for a while,
17:30even though he knew straight away that it wasn't the right person. I'm not sure. This photo might
17:37have been taken a while ago, and since he dyed his hair, it's hard to tell. Gil replied, looking away,
17:44but smiling as he did so. I think it could be him. Turning around, the dropout ran over and
17:51immediately threw his arm out, punching the woman on the right side of the face.
17:56You know a boy called Gary Dem, don't you? Gil asked. What the f**k do you think you're doing,
18:03kid? You don't have to hit her. One of the men complained. Damien told us to get the information
18:11no matter what. She already lied to us, so now it's time to get her to tell the truth. Gil countered,
18:18not once looking at the other two, but only staring at the poor helpless woman in front of him.
18:24A short while later, the lady was a bloody mess, lying barely conscious on the floor. Gil's knuckles
18:31were sore after how much he had used them. I found a birth certificate. The names of her and her son
18:38don't match up with the one we are looking for. The first man stated. It looks like it must have been
18:44a fake address given by the school. Either our transporter is smarter than what we gave him credit
18:50for, or somebody is looking out for him. The other man looked at the woman, thinking about what to do
18:56with her. He reached into his coat pocket and placed a thick pile of cash on the floor.
19:02Don't do anything stupid. If we hear so much as a rumor about you complaining to the police,
19:08or telling anyone else that we were here, we'll have to pay you another visit. This is for your
19:13troubles. It should cover any medical expenses and then some. With that, the three left, without
19:21getting any closer to their suspect. We can't catch them at school or his home address. Damien is going
19:28to burst. We have to come up with something else. His partner sighed. Don't worry. Gil turned around,
19:37a part of the woman's blood still on his face. He looked like a frightening figure in the darkness
19:43that startled even the two underdog members for a second. I have a plan. Gil smiled.
19:50A little while later the two men left, and Gil was free to do as he wished, but he quickly turned around,
19:56and headed back. Standing there, the teenager was back at the same apartment they had left only moments ago.
20:03The worst night not counting the meeting, it was a rather normal day for the howlers.
20:15Since there was school the next day, the teenagers didn't stay too long in the pool club either.
20:21Each of them went back home, continuing their ordinary lives. Right now, the gang was on a reaction
20:27basis. They would wait to see the moves of the others first before they themselves acted. However,
20:34what none of them could have known was just how special tonight actually was going to be.
20:39It certainly wasn't a night where they could have afforded to relax.
20:43What used to be one of the gray color gang bases was currently being used by the gray elephants.
20:49It had been empty for a while and not even gray color gang members were allowed to return to the
20:54place until now. The reason for that had been kept a secret though. Outside, next to the warehouse
21:01around the back, there were three large delivery trucks. They were stationary, but there were several
21:07members inside, all ready to move. The orphans from the Black Rock Orphanage had just arrived at what
21:13was supposed to be their new home. Kevin, as the oldest kid from the orphanage. He was surveying the
21:20area, since it didn't exactly look like your typical orphanage. I can't look worried in front of everyone.
21:27I was the one that convinced Susan to accept this deal. If this place actually ends up being worse
21:33than the orphanage, then it would be my fault, not hers. Was the thought running through the head of Inu's
21:39best friend? All the other kids turned to look at him for guidance. After Inu he had been with the Black Rock
21:46Orphanage the longest, so he knew them all and could see the worried, cute look on their faces.
21:52It will be okay. Kevin reassured them with a smile on his face. The men slid the door open.
22:00As soon as the orphans saw the inside, the faces of all the kids turned into big smiles.
22:06The warehouse had been completely converted. There were now nice warm yellow lights illuminating the
22:12inside. There were many colored mats on the floor, play houses, climbing frames and even charming beds
22:19for all of them. Surprisingly, there were already some other kids present, ones that looked to be
22:25around their age. Please, make yourself feel welcome. The man gestured with his arms open.
22:33Just like all of you, these kids are from some other orphanages. Given the lack of funding for
22:39orphanages in Slough's area, our boss had us gather all of them here in an attempt to create a safe haven
22:45for them. However, the smaller children didn't listen. They were already over the moon, and had run
22:51inside to play with the other kids. Unsurprisingly, they were quickly making new friends, all of them
22:58enjoying the new shiny toys that would have been a pipe dream in the old orphanage. From what Kevin could
23:04see, including them, there had to be around 50 children or so. Regardless, the place didn't feel
23:11cramped at all since it was a large warehouse. There are plenty of staff to cater to all your needs.
23:17Just go ahead and have fun. The man prompted those hesitating once again. Looking around, Kevin found
23:25a few older looking kids, but just like him, they didn't seem too excited to be here. They seemed to just
23:32sit on their beds, being antisocial, while the smaller ones played around. Truth be told, Kevin
23:38wanted to do the same, but he was finding the whole situation weird. There are so many people looking
23:44after us. Why would a private corporation invest so much money into multiple orphanages? Could it be
23:51true that the owner really just used to be an orphan himself? Kevin started to scratch his head as
23:57he thought about it more. Ah, am I just overthinking the situation? No, I am the responsible one now.
24:06I should try to talk with the others and find out if they noticed anything strange first.
24:11Walking over to the beds that were stacked on the side, the young teenager greeted the ones on the bed
24:16with a hesitant wave. A friendly girl with short cute bangs and short blonde hair actually waved back.
24:23Noticing her actions, an afro-haired kid gave Kevin a sign to sit next to them. Seeing their reaction,
24:31Kevin felt like they were more approachable compared to the rest.
24:35Hi there, my name's Kevin. The 13-year-old introduced himself.
24:41I don't want to bother you, it's just, you know, at my orphanage there isn't really anyone my age.
24:47It's kinda nice to see others that kinda understand my situation for a change.
24:53The two smiled and welcomed Kevin, understanding what he meant. Sure, Kevin went to school,
24:59but he didn't really associate too much with the others, too afraid of his secret getting out.
25:04If anything, he would more likely get bullied for being different compared to the others.
25:09The three of them got talking as Kevin asked them multiple questions, mainly about how long they had
25:15been there. Apparently it hadn't been long at all. The girl had been there for two weeks,
25:21whereas the kid with an afro had come in one week after her from a different orphanage.
25:27From the sounds of things the people treated them nicely, they were given good food and an allowance
25:32when they went out, but there were some strange conditions that Kevin didn't know how to feel about.
25:37For one, all the kids were now being homeschooled. It did explain the school-looking equipment
25:43towards the back of the warehouse. The schools were informed of the decision that had been made.
25:49Honestly, Kevin didn't know if this was a good thing or bad thing for him, since school wasn't
25:54the best of places. I guess this place might be alright, but I still can't shake that something
26:00feels off. Kevin thought. Don't look too worried.
26:04The blonde-haired girl whose name was Birdie replied. This place is fun, even though this area kinda sucks.
26:13Honestly, they won't let us go out on our own. A group of us have to head somewhere accompanied
26:19by one of those adults, which I guess is a good thing with this sketchy area. Still, if you're lucky,
26:25you might get adopted quite quickly. I don't know how they do it, but they seem to have some list of
26:31people wishing to adopt us. Not counting your group, we were down to half the initial number
26:37from when I came here. Sometimes even a bulk of us get adopted at once. It's crazy. I've never seen
26:45anything like it before. Birdie seemed like a nice kid who was all smiles, which was why Kevin didn't
26:51want to say anything negative, but the last fact that she had just told him was like the final nail
26:56in the coffin for him. There was definitely something up with the place, and the young boy
27:01needed to find out what it was. It just wasn't normal. Where were these adopters before? A simple
27:09Google search would've shown them all the orphanages they could've gone to. Even if they did have a lost
27:14mass marketing for so many people to get picked up and so quickly. I'm really hoping that I'm wrong about
27:20all of this. Otherwise, I might have convinced Susan to do something terrible and put us all in danger.
27:28First, let's make sure my imagination is not running wild and find out what exactly is going on here.
27:34At the same time, driving in a fancy car was a fairly large man. Next to him was his long time friend,
27:42still wearing his sunglasses, despite it already being late. Up ahead, they could see the warehouse.
27:48Are you ready? Brandon asked Raven. Today is the day this whole city falls and breaks into chaos.
27:57We both agreed that there is no better time than now, don't tell me you're starting to feel guilty now.
28:03No. Raven shook his head. The way I see it, it's either the lives of some orphans or ours,
28:10and I can't exactly afford to die yet. Not until I find out what happened to my brother.
28:15Good, then we will get the show on the road. The last orphanage has arrived. The war will begin tonight.
28:24Although it was late and already dark out, there was one brave woman wrapped up in a coat traversing
28:36through the dark streets on her own. The area she was currently in wasn't the safest, and a woman
28:42shouldn't be out and about on her own at this late hour. She knew all of this herself when deciding to
28:48walk through here. However, she just had to. For some reason, I just can't feel happy about my decision.
28:57I miss the kids too much. Susan thought. What's the point of having all of this money, if I don't feel
29:04happy? The reason she was out and about this late was because she was heading to the location of where
29:09the kids had moved to. Susan had promised herself that she wouldn't. The caretaker knew that it would
29:16only make it harder on them and herself. Nevertheless, she decided that there was something that she could
29:22do, something that would fill the hole in her heart. With all the money, it was now possible for
29:28her to adopt at least one of the children she had grown to love. It would allow her to have a final
29:34goodbye with all the kids. Honestly, if she could and the system allowed it, she would have most likely
29:40taken them all home. Susan hated to play favorites, but it was the last good thing she could do for
29:46them. Hoping to catch them just before they headed to sleep, the woman started to pick up her pace and
29:52finally arrived at the address. Surprisingly, the streets were quiet on the way there. No one is allowed
29:59to enter this area, it has been boarded off to the public, go home. A man standing outside told her
30:06in a gruff voice. There was a metal fence covering the whole area of warehouses, and it looked like
30:12this was one of the few entrances. I'm sorry that I've come here unannounced. My kids, the ones from
30:19the Black Rock Orphanage should have arrived here today. I used to work there and just wanted to see
30:25them one more time. I was planning on adopting one of them. I'm here for business, I promise.
30:33Susan spoke, her voice feeling a little shaky. Maybe it was because she had been dealing with
30:38kids a lot, but she was finding it hard to talk to the two men in front of her.
30:43With the large bodies and arms folded, it wasn't giving off the impression of a welcoming place.
30:48That so? Too bad, we're closed already. Now leave, or we're going to have to force you to leave.
30:57We already said this place is off limits. The man threatened her. Thinking that these two men might
31:04have not understood, she decided to try to walk past them and would go see someone else, but they
31:09immediately stood in her way, and pushed her with such force that she tripped over and fell to the ground.
31:15We're not joking around. This is your last warning. The other man shouted at her.
31:23Understanding that there was next to no chance that she would be able to get out of such a place,
31:27Susan left, but not without looking for another way to get in. At the same time,
31:33she attempted to make a call to those business partners of hers to complain about their workers.
31:38The number you have dialed is no longer in service. Was all she heard on the other end,
31:44though? What the, not in service? That can't be. I just talked with them yesterday.
31:52She thought. Worrying that something was seriously wrong, the caretaker did the only thing that could
31:58possibly help the situation, and that was to call the police. Whether they would help or not was
32:03another thing altogether. Ever since the White Rose agents had informed Anton that they would be leaving,
32:10he had been working through the night to find some type of lead in the case. Something that would make
32:15them stay. If they stayed, the case would be reopened, but without them, not even he could
32:21give a good enough reason to his higher-ups to keep it under investigation. Rue. Anton shouted,
32:28and immediately rushing into the room was the young officer, who gave his superior a salute.
32:33Yes, sir. I keep looking through everything and I feel like I'm just one puzzle piece away from solving
32:40everything. I've looked at all the deaths reported starting from the construction site that day.
32:46Seeing if there was anything close to those that would match an altered killer,
32:50but there isn't one. Anton ruffled his hair in frustration. Looking at him, Rue could see the bags
32:57under the chief of police's eyes and felt like this case was driving him mad. Sir, I hate to say it,
33:03but maybe that's because there wasn't another killing by that altered? I'm not saying you're wrong about
33:09there being another altered killer, but perhaps your approach is wrong in looking for that altered's
33:13other victims. However, it felt like Rue's words weren't having any effect on his superior,
33:19making him let out a big sigh. Have you looked into missing people? The young officer specified.
33:27Missing people. Right, I mean, people go missing all the time in general. Trying to run away from
33:34crimes or possibly something else. Who is to say that we found whoever that other altered has killed?
33:41How about we look at all the people that have been reported missing, ever since the construction
33:45site incident? We can probably limit the search even further to the time Billy was killed.
33:51Hearing these words, it looked like a light had lit up in Anton. It was something that they should have
33:57done, but his mind had been so busy lately with all the things happening around him. Sir, there has been
34:03a report from a woman. Another officer said as she rushed in. The woman sounds panicked on the other end
34:11and is in what used to be the gray color gang area. We need your opinion on how to handle this situation.
34:18Inside the warehouse, after learning of the strange events, Kevin had been looking around the place,
34:23trying to see if he could find anything else strange. He spoke to a few kids as well,
34:29but they had said only similar things as the ones before.
34:33There is one thing that I've noticed, everything feels temporary and rushed. Kevin thought to himself.
34:40These colored mats are great, but they're really easy to buy and use, and the warehouse itself.
34:46They say it's been renovated, but there was no insulation on the walls. It still has its metal
34:52exterior. Instead, they're using a lot of electricity and have spent a fortune on portable heaters.
34:58Even if they have a lot of money at their disposal, it should take time for them to renovate the
35:04orphanages. It's as if they're certain we won't be here for too long. Eventually,
35:10Kevin had found something while searching the place. The side of the metal walls looked to be
35:15quite damaged, a few dents here and there, and there were temporarily boarded up panels. However,
35:22right at the bottom there was a larger panel. It looked crudely made, merely together by someone
35:27with some nails here and there. The young teenager figured that with a few pulls he might be able to
35:33get it undone. Before he attempted to do so, though, he made sure that nobody was paying attention to
35:39him. Luckily, the adults seemed to completely ignore the playing children. Pulling on the wood a
35:46few times, the nails came undone on one side. He lifted it up, so it slid upwards, at which point
35:53he noticed that it was just a large hole that had been made to the outside. Maybe knowing this will
35:59come in handy later. Birdie said that they wouldn't let us out on our own, which is a little strange.
36:05Kevin thought. Alright, everyone. One of the men shouted.
36:11Orphans from the Black Rock Orphanage, since this is your first day, will need to take a photo of each
36:17one of you. These will be your profile photos for our Clyde Dash, your future parents. Everyone,
36:24make sure to look your best. The other kids started following the men outside. Looking at the hole he had
36:31just found, Kevin was wondering if he should use this opportunity to leave. Something was telling him
36:37that if he did go with the others, there was a big chance that he wouldn't come back. In the end,
36:43Kevin made his choice, and joined up with the other orphans. Inu would never leave others alone.
36:49couple of days.