"I'm really sorry. I caused you all trouble. I never expected Longzai to be so mischievous."
Now that his son had been found, Mr. Li had clearly put down his burden. With a relaxed expression, he saw Xu Yue and the Hu Jian brothers out.
"Please let Officer Huang and Captain Lu know that I need to take care of Longzai, so I won't be apologizing to them in person. I hope they'll understand."
Not only had his son been found, but he also learned that Captain Lu's police report not long ago had been a false alarm. It wasn't because Captain Lu had discovered anything, so Mr. Li truly felt at ease now.
"No problem. It's our duty, after all. Just come find me again if anything happens next time."
Xu Yue wore a broad, friendly smile.
Yet that smile reminded Mr. Li of something. Since he had a guilty conscience, the seventh day after death had already felt somewhat eerie to him.
Adding his son's earlier disappearance to the mix, he figured that after returning home, it would be better for the whole family to spend the night in a hotel.
But when Mr. Li arrived home, Mrs. Li told him in terror that Longzai had disappeared again.
Mr. Li immediately rushed out and ran after Xu Yue and the others, who were heading downstairs via the stairwell because the elevator was broken...
Leaving aside Mr. and Mrs. Li and Xu Yue's side, Huang Yaozu, who was leading Captain Lu and the others in their search for Longzai, had already heard Xu Yue's report through Captain Lu's walkie-talkie.
When he heard that it had merely been a false alarm and that Xiao Long had returned home, he inwardly cursed.
He understood that the handsome young man who