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After they settled down, the team leader found someone who was more friendly to them and came to inquire. "In this country, at least [-] children are identified as witches every year. Among them, the lucky ones were expelled from their families and left to die; the unfortunate ones were brutally murdered. Before I came into contact with a witch boy whose father poured concentrated sulfuric acid to exorcise evil spirits. , was saved by us, but the doctor couldn’t do anything about it. After suffering for a month, he still went. The wizard has a high status here. I saw an exorcism ceremony, and the wizard announced that the newborn child can walk. If the child can’t walk , he is a witch boy, and he will be injected with oil to exorcise evil spirits. Compared with those terrible things, the little boy at the entrance of the village is considered lucky."

"Can this be called luck?" Thun couldn't help but shouted.

"Calm down, calm down, I know, I understand you, I understand very well, but what we have to do is to solve the problem." The leader stood up to appease Thun.

Thun immediately sat down and asked, "What can I do?"

"Tomorrow, our mission is complete, and the government will send garrisons to protect us from leaving. At that time, we can take that child away. Not now, you know? Don't be impulsive, wizards have a special place here, you can't Impulsive, that would put our team in danger."

Thun was silent for a while, then nodded: "I see."

At night, the weather was very hot, and even lighting several mosquito coils could not kill the constant stream of mosquitoes here.Thun tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, and finally endured the heat, sprayed himself with mosquito repellent, put on long-sleeved trousers, and sat by the door.

With the high beam, Thun could see the child huddled under the wall from a distance, gnawing something in his mouth.Maybe it was only at night that he could eat something.

The more Thun watched, the sadder she felt. She hugged her knees and sat by the door.

"Can't sleep?" The team leader sat beside her and asked softly.

"Ah."

"I thought you would give him food." The tie brother chuckled, "I heard movement from your side, so I followed."

"Don't worry, I have participated in aid many times. I am not a fool. Life is not an idol drama. I am so stupid to send food to that child. Not only will he not be able to keep it, but we will also have trouble." Thun looked at it. Although it was midnight, But the moon is shining brightly, the starry sky is bright, and some people in the village can't sleep under the heat.If anyone sees it, it will be a disaster for that child.

"She is a calm and good girl." The elder brother of the team leader said quietly: "When I first participated in the aid, I was full of blood and righteous indignation like you. Later, I became much calmer. If you are angry with something, it means that you are still angry with him. Have passion and hope, but always get angry, it proves that you don't understand it. This kind of thing is too common in Africa. War and poverty bring ignorance, and ignorance breeds crime. In our opinion, witch children are very cruel and terrible The industrial chain, those wizards touch their lips, saying that whoever is a witch boy, his family will spend several months or even a year's income to drive away evil spirits and pray for good luck. As for those children who are declared as unidentified, who cares What about them? Children are the weakest and least able to resist, and wizards do these businesses for nothing."

"I have met people with albinism who hunted and killed albinos before. People here believe that the stumps of albinos can bring good luck. Most of these children with albinism are sold as soon as they are born. A few who are lucky can live a few more years." Years later, I was killed by those all-pervasive 'hunters'. At that time, I was so angry that I rushed up to fight those beasts that killed the same kind, but I couldn't save the poor child after all."

"Those bastards didn't end well, did they?"

"Of course!" The leader brother smiled: "I sent all those bastards to prison!"

The child outside the earthen wall was crawling, and he seemed unable to stand up.Seeing this situation, the team leader sighed again: "What's the use? Here, going to jail is commonplace, and the reputation damage it brings is not as good as being declared unknown by the wizard. Even if a few people are punished, the concept will not change. There are victims. We can't take root here for many years. Medical care, education, is the key to change."

Thun turned his head away from the poor child: "This is what we are doing."

"I don't know when, there will be no such ignorant and cruel products as Wu Tong in the world."

"Starting today is better than starting tomorrow. This future will always come."

The team leader smiled heartily: "Yes, the best time to plant a tree, except ten years ago, is today."

The two looked at each other and smiled, both full of expectations for their careers.

In the early morning of the next day, accompanied by several government officials, the Red Cross Society held a simple ceremony, and representatives from the village sent a speech to thank the medical assistance.

When they walked out of the village, Tuen finally found an opportunity, pointed to the young child under the wall, and said, "That child is injured, let's take it to the car and bandage it."

The villagers suddenly became noisy, and several people said something one after another. After being conveyed by officials and translators, Thun pretended that he knew this person was a witch boy for the first time.

"It's okay, I don't believe in it, I'm willing to take him to therapy. Will his parents be willing?"

After a while of discussion, the translator said: "This child has long been expelled and does not belong to this village. If you want to save it, go ahead and save it."

Officials are also full of helplessness. Every year they encounter such problems. Volunteers who are willing to participate in international aid are all kind and philanthropic people.As elites, officials also know that the so-called witch boy is unreliable, but ignorance and superstition cannot be broken in a short time. All they can do is suppress the dissatisfaction of the villagers and let volunteers take the child away.

Thun dug out the water from his backpack, walked to the child, smiled, and waved to him gently, signaling that he would not hurt him.

Seeing someone approaching, the child quickly backed away, shrank under the wall, and roared, which was completely animal instinct.

Thun approached, squatted down, and said softly: "I won't hurt you, this is for drinking, I just want to give you some drinking."

Perhaps smiling is the universal language of the world. The child tentatively stood up, and Tuen turned on the water, demonstrating to him that it was drinkable.

The little boy finally came over and put his lips on the mouth of the bottle.

Thun couldn't help but shed tears, and when he got closer, he realized how thin and injured the boy was.In the hot weather, some wounds turned white, and some wounds had mosquito bites.

After the child finished drinking the water, Tuen took off the scarf and wrapped him up.A sip of friendship is enough for the child to believe that the person in front of him is not malicious.

After getting into the car, the rescue team spoke up, "My God, my God, why is it so cruel. I will give him a simple disinfection first, and then I will clean it carefully when I go back, and then do a detailed inspection."

"I can't believe it. The translator said that this child is two years old. How is it possible? He is so young. It's so pitiful." f

"Jessica, I remember you have cake, give him some, this kid is too hungry."

Back at the downtown office, Toon and Jessica bathed, fed, and treated the child, who was as thin as a kitten.

The child has been rescued, what should I do after it can be done?

"We can't take him abroad, he is still a citizen of the country, and handing him over to a local orphanage is the best choice."

"But can the local people accept him? He is a so-called witch boy." If we save him and push him back into the discriminatory environment, it will be different from pushing him into the abyss.

"Cui, what do you mean?"

"I want to adopt him." Thun said categorically. She has the financial ability and is mentally prepared.This child touched her too much. Under the clear starry sky, she watched the child struggle all night, but she couldn't move.To save this child is to save himself that night.

"But you are not eligible for adoption, Cui, you are not married yet."

Thun choked, "I'll think of a way. In short, I want to take him back to the United States, and I can't let him stay here anymore."

Thun was still in touch with a friend who was familiar with adoption laws, and Wang Lianhua arrived.

"How did you come?"

Wang Lianhua looked at her in distressed T-shirt and shorts, and said with a smile, "I remember that's what you asked me when we first met."

"What, suddenly recalling the old things, do you want to turn over the old scores for me?" Thun laughed.

Wang Lianhua supported his forehead, and he knew that any words to pave the way for the atmosphere would be in vain! "I heard that you want to adopt a child, but unfortunately you can't pass the procedures."

"Yeah, shall I take you to see it? It's so pitiful. Now that we have met him, we can't let him continue to suffer here."

Wang Lianhua took Tu En's hand: "Don't be busy, I will find a way to solve the adoption problem."

"what?"

"Marry, we are married, you can adopt a child." Wang Lianhua took out the ring from her trouser pocket, and said embarrassedly: "I heard that the custom in this world is that men have to kneel on one knee to propose marriage. Others have it. You can't be bad either."

Thun covered his mouth violently, and tears came down.

Too many images flashed through my mind: the first time I saw him, he was aloof and arrogant, and he abolished his martial arts to settle grievances.The second time I saw him on the street, he had already integrated into this world and looked like an ordinary boy.How did he come here step by step?What difficulties did you experience in the middle?How to break through the state of mind?Thinking back, Thun found that every picture was so clear, every step Wang Lianhua took had her own shadow.

Seeing the tears in her eyes, Wang Lianhua felt relieved, and remembered the past.What kind of fate can transcend time and space.Wang Lianhua didn't know if the person in front of him knew the reason why he kept traveling through time and space, but he believed that everything she showed was true.If the fate ends here, there will be no regrets in this life for a hundred years; if there is an afterlife, I hope to continue the relationship.

No need to twitch, no need to think, when this layer of window paper is not pierced, no matter what others say, Thun will not realize that she and Wang Lianhua are closer than ordinary friends.But when Wang Lianhua said it, she was like enlightened, and suddenly realized that it turned out that he liked me.And me?Of course I like him too.

Thun stretched out his hand and laughed through his tears: "You can call me Arn."