They'd heard the girl say it was a little boy and learned roughly when and where it had happened, so they'd thought he wouldn't be hard to find.
But that wasn't the case.
After all, although little boys weren't everywhere on the street, there certainly wasn't only one.
Meng Jixi's eyes widened as the images shifted before him.
Truthfully, given his temperament, he had little patience for watching surveillance footage.
It wasn't the first time he'd done it, either.
He'd watched until his head throbbed and his eyes were bloodshot, yet still hadn't found anything.
He preferred a face-to-face confrontation.
After watching for a while, Meng Jixi raised a hand and rubbed his temples.
Then he pinched the bridge of his nose.
He told himself to be patient.
To be thorough.
To—
"Found him."
The voice that suddenly rang out in the quiet room made Meng Jixi freeze.
But the next moment, once he understood what those words meant, he whipped around to look at Xiao Xiao.
His face showed a mixture of disbelief and delight.
"Master Xiao, you found him?"
"Really?!"
"Where?"
"Which one?"
Meng Jixi leaned forward until his face was almost pressed against the screen.
Xiao Xiao's brows twitched. "You're blocking the video."
"Oh, right."
Meng Jixi leaned back a little.
Xiao Xiao dragged the video's progress bar back slightly, then paused it.
He lightly tapped a spot on the screen. "Look here."
Meng Jixi leaned forward again.
It really was a little boy.
A girl stood opposite him.
Although the girl had her head lowered and her face couldn't be seen, she was wearing the same clothes as the girl he'd just seen in the café.
They'd found him!
Meng Jixi's eyes gleamed.
He took the mouse from Xiao Xiao and enlarged the image.
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