The child in the wheelchair had no friends, sitting alone in the corner. The fire had destroyed his face and body, with ugly scars covering every inch of skin, yet his eyes were exceptionally bright.
Across the distance of an entire classroom, the boy immediately saw Gao Ming. His charred hands grasped the sides of the wheelchair, slowly and steadily moving closer.
The other children in their seats looked at the boy with envy; the orphan had found his own home, and the drifting leaves were cradled in his palm.
Having mastered the bizarre rules, Gao Ming's influence over the Delirium World was growing. He could confirm that the child before him was Number Two, and in the previous Delirium World, they had spent many years together.
