The trio didn't need long to learn that the situation was worse than they thought.

As soon as arriving at the Seongsim Orphanage, they summoned all the kids to the living room and started investigating. After establishing the grave nature of the situation, Kang Jin-Ho decided to not open the pizzeria the following day and instead spent it interviewing everyone in the orphanage.

The result turned out to be horrifying.

“What the f*ck! What's wrong with these kids...?!” Ju Yeong-Gi angrily kicked a chair. “They aren't some brain-dead wackos, so why were they all cracking silly smiles and saying everything's all cool and sh*t?! Especially after they got bullied in school! Are they psychos or something?!”

Park Yu-Min glared at him. “Don't insult the kids that way!”

“...My bad. It's just that I'm f*cking pissed right now, you see.” Ju Yeong-Gi huffed angrily for a while after apologizing. However, his anger still didn't subside, so he yanked out a cigarette and mouthed it.

While watching Ju Yeong-Gi light the cigarette and start puffing on it, Park Yu-Min sighed deeply. “What should we do now?”

“Well, what can we do?”

“We need a plan, right? But…” Park Yu-Min muttered in a slightly dazed face. “...Would things be different if Sister Yi was still alive?”

Kang Jin-Ho quickly rebuked his friend. “You shouldn't say that, Yu-Min.”

“But…”

“This is not your fault. Besides, were things different when Sister Yi was still alive? Did you ask her for help when bad things were happening to you...