Lost in the Mire

Around 2:30 a.m. on the sixth day of her muddled memories.

After Yimo got the news that Xia Yuxi had been taken away, he comforted Xiaoxi first, then took her back to the rental apartment. After that, he went out with his younger sister and headed straight to the Public Security Bureau that had taken Xia Yuxi away.

By the time Yimo arrived, the sky was still completely dark.

The landlady and her husband were already outside the Public Security Bureau. Just looking at them, it was clear how worried they were.

Parents were parents, after all. No matter how badly things had soured between them and their child, how could they really not care about them?

Yimo went over and tried to comfort them, but it didn't help. In fact, the landlady only cried harder.

It was clear that the landlady deeply regretted what had happened. She said that if she'd known this would happen, she wouldn't have let Xia Yuxi leave the Psychiatric Hospital.

She cried and said over and over how much she regretted it.

Her husband just held her, muttering that they should blame it all on "fate." He said that, at worst, they could sell the house and pay the money back, doing everything they could to get Xia Yuxi out as soon as possible.

About ten minutes later, the landlady was in such a bad state that her husband drove her to the hospital.

Yimo finally entered the Public Security Bureau and explained to a Public Security Officer why he had come.

When the officer heard that it was Yimo, he looked him over and said, "We were planning to come find you after daybreak. I didn't expect you to come here first."

Yimo asked, "Does this have something to do with me too?"